Mormon 1-6
Chapter summaries by Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints:
Mormon 1 Ammaron instructs Mormon concerning the sacred records—War commences between the Nephites and the Lamanites—The Three Nephites are taken away—Wickedness, unbelief, sorceries, and witchcraft prevail. About A.D. 321–26.
Mormon 2 Mormon leads the Nephite armies—Blood and carnage sweep the land—The Nephites lament and mourn with the sorrowing of the damned—Their day of grace is passed—Mormon obtains the plates of Nephi—Wars continue. About A.D. 327–50.
Mormon 3 Mormon cries repentance unto the Nephites—They gain a great victory and glory in their own strength—Mormon refuses to lead them, and his prayers for them are without faith—The Book of Mormon invites the twelve tribes of Israel to believe the gospel. About A.D. 360–62.
Mormon 4 War and carnage continue—The wicked punish the wicked—Greater wickedness prevails than ever before in all Israel—Women and children are sacrificed to idols—The Lamanites begin to sweep the Nephites before them. About A.D. 363–75.
Mormon 5 Mormon again leads the Nephite armies in battles of blood and carnage—The Book of Mormon will come forth to convince all Israel that Jesus is the Christ—Because of their unbelief, the Lamanites will be scattered, and the Spirit will cease to strive with them—They will receive the gospel from the Gentiles in the latter days. About A.D. 375–84.
Mormon 6 The Nephites gather to the land of Cumorah for the final battles—Mormon hides the sacred records in the hill Cumorah—The Lamanites are victorious, and the Nephite nation is destroyed—Hundreds of thousands are slain with the sword. About A.D. 385
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CFM: (Come Follow Me - Study Guide Topics)
CFM Week Theme: I Would That I Could Persuade All...To Repent
>JNE: (Observations by J Neil Evans)
CFM: I can follow Jesus Christ regardless of what other people do.
>JNE: Can a person truly follow the Jesus Christ of the Bible regardless of what the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints claims?
CFM: Godly sorrow leads me to Christ and to lasting change
>JNE: Or, does learning about the Who and Why of Jesus Christ lead me to Godly sorrow and a desire to change?
CFM: They did not realize that it was the Lord that had spared them
>JNE: Where does an awareness of God's rescue from anything come from?
CFM: Jesus Christ stands with open arms to receive me
>JNE: If you endure through all the steps of being faithful to the LDS gospel
Mormon 1 Ammaron instructs Mormon concerning the sacred records—War commences between the Nephites and the Lamanites—The Three Nephites are taken away—Wickedness, unbelief, sorceries, and witchcraft prevail. About A.D. 321–26.
Mormon 2 Mormon leads the Nephite armies—Blood and carnage sweep the land—The Nephites lament and mourn with the sorrowing of the damned—Their day of grace is passed—Mormon obtains the plates of Nephi—Wars continue. About A.D. 327–50.
Mormon 3 Mormon cries repentance unto the Nephites—They gain a great victory and glory in their own strength—Mormon refuses to lead them, and his prayers for them are without faith—The Book of Mormon invites the twelve tribes of Israel to believe the gospel. About A.D. 360–62.
Mormon 4 War and carnage continue—The wicked punish the wicked—Greater wickedness prevails than ever before in all Israel—Women and children are sacrificed to idols—The Lamanites begin to sweep the Nephites before them. About A.D. 363–75.
Mormon 5 Mormon again leads the Nephite armies in battles of blood and carnage—The Book of Mormon will come forth to convince all Israel that Jesus is the Christ—Because of their unbelief, the Lamanites will be scattered, and the Spirit will cease to strive with them—They will receive the gospel from the Gentiles in the latter days. About A.D. 375–84.
Mormon 6 The Nephites gather to the land of Cumorah for the final battles—Mormon hides the sacred records in the hill Cumorah—The Lamanites are victorious, and the Nephite nation is destroyed—Hundreds of thousands are slain with the sword. About A.D. 385
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CFM: (Come Follow Me - Study Guide Topics)
CFM Week Theme: I Would That I Could Persuade All...To Repent
>JNE: (Observations by J Neil Evans)
CFM: I can follow Jesus Christ regardless of what other people do.
>JNE: Can a person truly follow the Jesus Christ of the Bible regardless of what the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints claims?
CFM: Godly sorrow leads me to Christ and to lasting change
>JNE: Or, does learning about the Who and Why of Jesus Christ lead me to Godly sorrow and a desire to change?
CFM: They did not realize that it was the Lord that had spared them
>JNE: Where does an awareness of God's rescue from anything come from?
CFM: Jesus Christ stands with open arms to receive me
>JNE: If you endure through all the steps of being faithful to the LDS gospel