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1 Nephi 19-21

1 Nephi 19-21. 1 Nephi 19. What do you consider most sacred in your life ? What is the most sacred thing you have, you’ve done or you know? How do you feel when people ignore, mock, or belittle these? Read 1 Nephi 19:6-7 What does it mean to set something “at naught”?

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1 Nephi 19-21

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  1. 1 Nephi 19-21

  2. 1 Nephi 19 What do you consider most sacred in your life? What is the most sacred thing you have, you’ve done or you know? How do you feel when people ignore, mock, or belittle these? Read 1 Nephi 19:6-7 • What does it mean to set something “at naught”? • (To consider something worthless.) • Read 1 Nephi 19:8–9. According to these verses, how did those at the time of Jesus Christ’s mortal ministry “set him at naught”? • List modern parallels of this.

  3. 1 Nephi 19 In the fall of 1857, the nineteen-year-old Joseph F. was returning from his mission in Hawaii, and in California he joined a wagon train. It was a volatile time for the Saints. Johnston’s Army was marching towards Utah, and many had bitter feelings towards the Church. One evening several hoodlums rode into camp, cursing and threatening to hurt every Mormon they could find. Most in the wagon train ran and hid in the brush. But Joseph F. thought to himself: “Shall I run from these fellows? Why should I fear them?” With that, he walked up to one of the intruders who, with pistol in hand, demanded, “Are you a Mormon?” Joseph F. Smith responded, “Yes siree; dyed in the wool; true blue, through and through...”

  4. 1 Nephi 19 At that, the hoodlum grasped his hand and said, “Well you are the [blankety-blank] pleasantest man I ever met! Shake hands, young fellow. I am glad to see a man that stands up for his convictions” Gospel Doctrine, pg 518

  5. 1 Nephi 19 • Share a time when you felt uncomfortable, embarrassed, or uneasy about your membership in the church.

  6. 1 Nephi 19 Statements about not being ashamed

  7. I am not ashamed… Consider that you are invited to a friend's house for breakfast. On the table you see a large pitcher of freshly squeezed orange juice from which your host fills his glass. But he offers you none. Finally, you ask, "Could I have a glass of orange juice?" He replies, "Oh, I am sorry. I was afraid you might not like orange juice, and I didn't want to offend you by offering you something you didn't desire." Now, that sounds absurd, but it is not too different from the way we hesitate to offer up something far sweeter than orange juice. I have often worried how I would answer some friend about my hesitancy when I meet him beyond the veil. Robert C. Oaks, Oct. 2000 Gen. Conf.

  8. I am not ashamed… Some members say, "I'm afraid to share the gospel because I might offend someone." Experience has shown that people are not offended when the sharing is motivated by the spirit of love and concern. How could anyone be offended when we say something like this: "I love the way my church helps me" and then add whatever the Spirit directs.” M. Russell Ballard, April 2003 Gen. Conf.

  9. I am not ashamed… Each of us has many opportunities to proclaim our belief to friends and neighbors, fellow workers, and casual acquaintances. I hope we will take these opportunities to express our love for our Savior, our witness of his divine mission, and our determination to serve him. If we do all of this, we can say, like the Apostle Paul, “I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ Dallin H. Oaks, Oct. 1990 Gen. Conf.

  10. I am not ashamed… Don't be afraid to walk out of a movie, turn off a television set, or change a radio station if what's being presented does not meet your Heavenly Father's standards. In short, if you have any question about whether a particular movie, book, or other form of entertainment is appropriate, don't see it, don't read it, don't participate. Thomas S. Monson, Oct. 1990 Gen. Conf.

  11. CHALLENGE: Be a pebble.

  12. CHALLENGE:

  13. CHALLENGE: Be A little BOLDER!

  14. President Gordon B. Hinckley:  “Now, brothers and sisters, we must do our duty, whatever that duty might be. Peace may be denied for a season. Some of our liberties may be curtailed. We may be inconvenienced. We may even be called on to suffer in one way or another. But God our Eternal Father will watch over this nation and all of the civilized world who look to Him. He has declared, “Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord” (Ps. 33:12). Our safety lies in repentance. Our strength comes of obedience to the commandments of God.” (Gordon B. Hinckley, “The Times in Which We Live”. Ensign, Nov 2001, 72.)

  15. “Our safety lies in repentance. Our strength comes of obedience to the commandments of God.” (Gordon B. Hinckley, “The Times in Which We Live”. Ensign, Nov 2001, 72.) Elder Richard G. Scott Free Soloing Dan Osmun Free Soloing

  16. 1 Nephi 19-21

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