Our Mothers Knew It with Maria Eckersley

A Creative Study of Come, Follow Me

Book of Mormon [JACOB 5-7] Insights

“The Lord Labors with Us”

April 8 - April 14, 2024

WEEK 15: SUMMARY

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Lesson Summary:

Jacob’s final teachings will focus our attention squarely on the Atonement of Jesus Christ. In Jacob 5, he’ll teach us Zenos’ allegory of the Olive Tree to help us understand the depth and infinite scope of God’s love for His children. Next, in chapter 6, he’ll urge us to be reconciled to God through Christ in this life and not procrastinate the day of our repentance. In chapter 7, Jacob we teach us how to be unshaken in the face of fierce opposition when he encounters Sherem, the first Anti-Christ of the Book of Mormon.

Questions to Consider:

Jacob 5:4 | How do you see agency and omnicience working together in the same space. As an omniscient God, why does he speak in possibilities?

Jacob 5:18 | Have you seen examples where those who are new to the Covenant draw strength from and simultaneously add strength to the Church?

Jacob 5:30-31 | How can the trap of being busy but not productive in the Lord’s way lead to apostasy in us?

Jacob 7:4 | Why is flattery such an effective tool of the adversary? How do we guard against it?

Jacob 6:5 | Do you see connections between cleaving and covenants? How do we cleave unto God?

CHAPTERS

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00:00:13 INSIGHTS INTRODUCTION

00:04:36 SPARK 1: HE USES MANY TOOLS

00:13:18 SPARK 2: HE IS A GARDENER AND A TRAINER

00:20:36 SPARK 3: HE WORKS WHEN WE DO NOT SEE HIM

00:24:49 SPARK 4: HE IS AN OPTIMIST

00:28:55 SPARK 5: HE MOURNS LOSS AND GIVES MEASURED RESPONSE

00:34:43 SPARK 6: CHARACTER OF A PROPHET, PROPHETS SPEAK PLAINLY

00:40:09 SPARK 7: CHARACTER OF A PROPHET, PROPHETS SEEK GOD’S WILL

00:48:01 QUESTIONS

00:51:22 WRAP UP

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