1 Nephi 3-4

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GIRLS: write down their definition of a real man. BOYS: write down definition of real woman.

1 Nephi 2:16- Nephi is exceedingly young (a boy) 1 Nephi 4:31- Nephi is a man.

What happened to Nephi between these two verses?

Read a column between 1Ne 2:16 and 1 Ne 4:31. Create a list of things that turned Nephi into a man.

From a boy to a Man

What is the furthest any of you have ever traveled on foot?Read 1 Ne 3:1-3. Distance from Jerusalem to the Red Sea is 180 miles + 3 days. (12-14 days one way). Why not a shopping list? Zions camp principle. Ever had a trial and didnt know why it was happening at the time, but realized its blessing after it was over? From a boy to a ManPresidentHaroldB.Leecounseled:Youmustlearntowalktotheedgeofthelight,andperhapsafewstepsintothedarkness[theunknown],andyouwillfindthatthelightwillappearandmoveaheadofyou(inLucileC.Tate,BoydK.Packer:AWatchmanontheTower[1995],13738).Making Decisions

VIDEO: President Monson, Will We Be Willing (1:54)From a boy to a Man

1st attempt: (luck)1 Ne 3:9-14 What about verse 7? How would you persuade your brothers to go back after a death threat? (Vs 16-20)2nd attempt: (money) 1 Ne 3:22-26 1 Nephi 3:28-31 Why didnt the angel convert them? 3rd attempt: (spirit) 1 Ne 4:5-10 Talk Nephi into killing Laban (4:11) Elder Hollands accountHow to make decisions: D&C 9:7-9. Another principle: decisions change with time and circumstance (missions, marriage, career) through the Spirit.Making Decisions

Joseph Smith: God said, Thou shalt not kill; at another time He said, Thou shalt utterly destroy. This is the principle on which the government of heaven is conductedby revelation adapted to the circumstances in which the children of the kingdom are placed. Whatever God requires is right, no matter what it is, although we may not see the reason thereof till long after the events transpire (Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith, sel. Joseph Fielding Smith [1976], 256).Making Decisions

Chop off the head: 1 Ne 4:15-18.How does Nephi get the plates home?(summarize the story for us)Oaths. Why make Zoram make an oath? Making Decisions

"I have been asked what I mean by 'word of honor.' I will tell you. Place me behind prison walls--walls of stone ever so high, ever so thick, reaching ever so far into the ground--there is a possibility that in some way or another I may escape; but stand me on the floor and draw a chalk line around me and have me give my word of honor never to cross it. Can I get out of the circle? No. Never! I'd die first! (Karl G. Maeser, as quoted in the BYU Honor Code)Making Decisions

Did they read the scriptures on the 14 day journey home? How did Nephi feel when he read Exo21:12-13?Making Decisions

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Ponderasituation you arecurrentlyfacinginwhichthe Lordsrequirementsaredifficult: The Lord WILL help you cut off a head!The Book of Mormon1 Nephi 3-4