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The Littlest Nephite-Nephi and the Brass Plates – Bevan Olsen

“The Littlest Nephite” is a new children’s picture book series designed to teach children stories from the Book of Mormon using the medium of rhyme. The first installment in this series is called “Nephi and the Brass Plates” and is taken from the life of the prophet Nephi. We begin by meeting The Littlest Nephite, our tour guide through the story. He is very small—he stopped growing when he was 3’9’’. He’s been around a long, long time—in fact, no one’s sure just how old he is, and his height only confuses the issue further. But regardless of his age, … Continue reading →

Saturday Shabbat at the Rabbi’s House

As a child growing up in both secular and Orthodox households, I never felt close enough to understand Orthodox religion. The mental distance between God and and my world as a child was rigid; “no jumping on the beds,” “being quiet on Shabbat” and so on. At the time, there was a feeling that religion is my enemy and only dictates to me my flaws: am I good or bad if I don’t listen to the higher authority of good. We were invited to eat today’s Shabbat lunch at the head rabbi’s house in Pittsburgh. (American Jews call it “shabbos” … Continue reading →

LDS Week in Review – July 7th-12th

Welcome to our Week in Review! If you didn’t have the chance to join us every day here in LDS, here’s your opportunity to get caught up. We started off the week with “Dinner Discussions,” which helps keep us on track with our lessons. Then we had a review of Dallin H. Oaks’ conference talk on “Testimony.” Is your teen trying to decide whether or not to add seminary to his schedule? “Choose to Attend Seminary” will help him see that the blessings will be great if he’ll take that extra time to study the gospel more deeply. We continued … Continue reading →

Scripture Study – 1 Nephi 17:12-15

Nephi has just been commanded to build a ship, something he’s never done before in his life, but the Lord promised to show him the way, and Nephi is willing to give it a try. He makes a bellows to blow the fire, knowing he’ll need the heat to construct the tools for the building of the ship, and now he comments on the fact that they haven’t built many fires during the time they’ve been in the wilderness. 12. For the Lord had not hitherto suffered that we should make much fire, as we journeyed in the wilderness; for … Continue reading →

Scripture Study – 1 Nephi 16:10-19

Nephi and his family have been camped a short distance from Jerusalem while they took care of the remainder of their business with the city. Now with the brass plates and with new brides, they are ready to head out into the wilderness, never to look back. The first morning of their new lives, a discovery is made. 10. And it came to pass that as my father arose in the morning, and went forth to the tent door, to his great astonishment he beheld upon the ground a round ball of curious workmanship; and it was of fine brass. … Continue reading →

LDS Week in Review – April 7th-12th

Life just keeps getting busier! If you weren’t able to join us here throughout the week, we have a way for you to catch up. Here is the week in review. We began the week with a review of “The Crayon Messages,” a cute LDS novel about a woman who learns the true meaning of service by carrying out her visiting teaching assignment. We then continued the Scripture Study series with 1 Nephi 15:20-25. The sixth lesson in our Joseph Smith manual teaches us about “The Mission of John the Baptist,” who was sent to prepare the way of Jesus … Continue reading →

Scripture Study: 1 Nephi 15:20-25

Upon returning from the mountain where he met with the angel of the Lord and saw a vision concerning the future of his seed and that of his brothers, Nephi was met by those brothers who were full of questions about the prophecies of their father, Lehi. Nephi is consumed with the Spirit and wants his brothers to understand the importance of the things they have been taught, and so he speaks to them further about the things of eternity. 20. And I did rehearse unto them the words of Isaiah, who spake concerning the restoration of the Jews, or … Continue reading →

LDS Week in Review – March 31st – April 5th

If you weren’t able to join us here in LDS this week, do not despair! Here’s a listing of all the blogs posted throughout the week so you can get caught up. We began our week with “Food Storage . . . in a Trailer?” Tristi looked into unusual places to store food and the ways in which we can keep this important commandment even when we’re short on space. “Choosing Not to Take Offense” reminds us that while we can’t choose the things others may say to us, we can certainly choose how we will react to them and … Continue reading →

Scripture Study: 1 Nephi 15:12-19

Nephi is seeking to help his stubborn brothers understand the words their father has spoken to them. Symbolism is not their strong point. 12. Behold, I say unto you, that the house of Israel was compared unto an olive-tree, by the Spirit of the Lord which was in our father; and behold are we not broken off from the house of Israel, and are we not a branch of the house of Israel? 13. And now, the thing which our father meaneth concerning the grafting in of the natural branches through the fulness of the Gentiles, is, that in the … Continue reading →

Scripture Study: 1 Nephi 15:1-6

Nephi has been swept up in a vision wherein he saw a confirmation of the dream his father had, as well as the meaning of it. He has seen the fate that will befall his descendents, and has seen the end times of the world. He now returns to his father’s tent. 1. And it came to pass that after I, Nephi, had been carried away in the spirit, and seen all these things, I returned to the tent of my father. 2. And it came to pass that I beheld my brethren, and they were disputing one with another … Continue reading →