Latter-day Saint FAIR-Cast

Come, Follow Me with FAIR – 3 Nephi 8–18 – Mike Parker


Listen Later

Jesus Christ’s ministry among the people of Nephi, part 1
(3 Nephi 8–18)

by Mike Parker

(Mike Parker is a long-time FAIR member who has graciously allowed us to use materials he originally prepared for the Hurricane Utah Adult Religion Class. The scripture passages covered in his lessons don’t conform exactly to the Come, Follow Me reading schedule, so they will be shared here where they fit best. This post will cover the content for the next two weeks, plus part of the following week.)

Class Notes

Additional Reading

John W. Welch explains that everything in 3 Nephi, especially the ministry of the Savior, echoes themes related to the temple and the presence of the Lord in the Holy of Holies. Welch, “Seeing Third Nephi as the Holy of Holies of the Book of Mormon,” Journal of the Book of Mormon and Other Restoration Scripture 19, no. 1 (2010): 36–55.

The great destructions and thick darkness in the Book of Mormon lands described in 3 Nephi 8 have all the indications of intense volcanic activity. Several Latter-day Saint scientists have written about this; their conclusions are summarized in these brief articles from Book of Mormon Central:

  • What Caused The Darkness And Destruction In The 34th Year? (KnoWhy #197),” 28 September 2016.

  • Is There Evidence of Sunken Cities in Ancient America? (KnoWhy #429),” 1 May 2018.

  • Is There Evidence for Great Destruction in the Land Northward at the Death of Christ? (KnoWhy #530),” 6 September 2019.

    Immediately before Jesus’s appearance at the temple in Bountiful, the people there “were showing one to another the great and marvelous change which had taken place great” (3 Nephi 11:1). What was this “great and marvelous change”? Clifford Jones argues that it refers to “the essential, infinite change wrought by the Atonement.” (Jones, “The Great and Marvelous Change: An Alternate Interpretation,” Journal of the Book of Mormon and Other Restoration Scripture 19, no. 2 (2010): 50–63.)

    When Jesus appeared at Bountiful, “the whole multitude” of the people there “fell to the earth.” (3 Nephi 11:12) This description echoes Lehi₁’s dream of the tree of life, in which he saw “multitudes” of people who “did press their way forward, continually holding fast to the rod of iron, until they came forth and fell down and partook of the fruit of the tree.” (1 Nephi 8:30) For more on the connections between these two passages, see Matthew L. Bowen, “‘They Came Forth and Fell Down and Partook of the Fruit of the Tree’: Proskynesis in 3 Nephi 11:12–19 and 17:9–10 and Its Significance,” Studies in the Bible and Antiquity 5 (2013): 63–89.

     

    Mike Parker is a business and marketing analyst with over twenty years’ experience in the financial services and cellular telephone industries. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration with an emphasis in Management Information Systems from Dixie State University (now Utah Tech University) of St George, Utah. He also has eight years’ experience in corporate training and currently teaches an adult religion class in southern Utah. Mike and his wife, Denise, have three children.

    The post Come, Follow Me with FAIR – 3 Nephi 8–18 – Mike Parker appeared first on FAIR.

    ...more
    View all episodesView all episodes
    Download on the App Store

    Latter-day Saint FAIR-CastBy FAIR

    • 4.1
    • 4.1
    • 4.1
    • 4.1
    • 4.1

    4.1

    547 ratings


    More shows like Latter-day Saint FAIR-Cast

    View all
    Maxwell Institute Podcast by Maxwell Institute Podcast

    Maxwell Institute Podcast

    803 Listeners

    Leading Saints Podcast by Leading Saints

    Leading Saints Podcast

    1,223 Listeners

    BYU Speeches by BYU Speeches

    BYU Speeches

    1,409 Listeners

    Scripture Central by Scripture Central

    Scripture Central

    976 Listeners

    Faith Matters by Faith Matters Foundation

    Faith Matters

    1,657 Listeners

    All In by LDS Living

    All In

    6,545 Listeners

    Y Religion by BYU Religious Education

    Y Religion

    1,749 Listeners

    Church News by Church News

    Church News

    880 Listeners

    Unshaken Saints by Jared Halverson

    Unshaken Saints

    2,555 Listeners

    followHIM by Hank Smith & John Bytheway

    followHIM

    10,396 Listeners

    Standard of Truth by Dr. Gerrit Dirkmaat

    Standard of Truth

    858 Listeners

    The Scriptures Are Real by Kerry Muhlestein

    The Scriptures Are Real

    491 Listeners

    Come Back Podcast by Ashly Stone

    Come Back Podcast

    1,375 Listeners

    Church History Matters by Scripture Central

    Church History Matters

    1,892 Listeners

    Temples and Covenants by BYU Speeches

    Temples and Covenants

    125 Listeners