Jesus spent three days with the Nephites and the Lamanites. He talked and talked. And the people listened. Every night when Jesus left, the people wondered if He would come back the next day. Or if He had run out of things to say. But when the morning came, there was Jesus again, talking and … Continue reading Zion and the big balloon (3 Nephi 20-26)
The long day that wasn’t long at all (3 Nephi 17-19)
When Jesus came to the Nephites, He taught them to be meek and He taught them about heaven. And all this teaching and loving and smiling took a long time. But no one noticed. No one noticed as the sun moved from the horizon to directly over their heads. No one noticed as the clouds … Continue reading The long day that wasn’t long at all (3 Nephi 17-19)
The sermon about how to be good like Jesus instead of hiding like a rabbit (3 Nephi 12-16)
When Jesus came to the Nephites do you think they were excited? Did they jump up and down and say, “Hurray hurray”? They did not. They did not even say hello. Instead, they fell flat on their faces and tried not to move. They were hiding like rabbits. And like rabbits their hearts were beating … Continue reading The sermon about how to be good like Jesus instead of hiding like a rabbit (3 Nephi 12-16)
The terrible, horrible storm, and then in the morning, Jesus (3 Nephi 7-11)
The signs of Jesus birth were these: A new star would appear and there would be two days with no night in between. And the sign of his death was the opposite. There would be a new and terrible storm, and two nights with no day in between. And so when the new star arrived … Continue reading The terrible, horrible storm, and then in the morning, Jesus (3 Nephi 7-11)
The stargazers and the downlookers (3 Nephi 1)
Samuel the Lamanite was gone. And nobody wrote down his story. And people tried to forget everything he said. And they tried to carry on their lives as if Samuel had never stood on the wall and never told them that Jesus was going to be born in five years. And perhaps they would have … Continue reading The stargazers and the downlookers (3 Nephi 1)
The story of Samuel, who was almost forgotten (Helaman 13-16)
The story we are about to tell you was almost forgotten. And it was almost forgotten because it is a story about a Lamanite. And the Book of Mormon is more about the Nephites than the Lamanites. And so even though there were many great Lamanite prophets, we do not know about any of them, … Continue reading The story of Samuel, who was almost forgotten (Helaman 13-16)
Nephi, who was no good at hiding (Helaman 6-12)
The last story we told you was about how God loved the Lamanties just like He loved the Nephites. And once the Lamanites knew that they were loved, they became kinder, and peaceful, and more loveable. People are like flowers. And when you love them, you are like the sun. And people bloom when you … Continue reading Nephi, who was no good at hiding (Helaman 6-12)
The story of the prison on fire (Helaman 1-5)
Moroni and Pahoran would live the rest of their lives happy at home with their families. But they would sometimes remember the war and they would think to themselves, “That war was terrible, so terrible that no one will ever want to fight again. And for that alone, it will have been worth it. Our … Continue reading The story of the prison on fire (Helaman 1-5)