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Scripture Charades
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SALT
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LIGHT
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ANGER
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LOVE
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TITHING
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FASTING
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PRAYER
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JUDGE
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WISE
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ROCK
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JESUS
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3 Nephi 12-14
TEACHING
LAW OF THE WORLD
LAW OF MOSES
LAW OF CHRIST
Anger
12:21
12:22-26
Chastity
12:27
12:28-30
Adultery
12:31
12:32
Honesty
12:33
12:34-37
Retaliation and
Revenge
12:38
12:39
Love
12:43
12:44-47
Tithing and
Offerings
13:2
13:3-4
Prayer
13:5
13:6-7
Fasting
13:16
13:17-18
Judging Others
14:3-4
14:1
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3 Nephi 12-14
TEACHING
Anger
LAW OF THE WORLD
LAW OF MOSES
LAW OF CHRIST
12:21
12:22-26
12:27
12:28-30
12:31
12:32
12:33
12:34-37
12:38
12:39
12:43
12:44-47
13:2
13:3-4
13:5
13:6-7
13:16
13:17-18
14:3-4
14:1
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3 Nephi 12-14
TEACHING
LAW OF THE WORLD
LAW OF MOSES
LAW OF CHRIST
Anger
12:21
12:22-26
Chastity
12:27
12:28-30
12:31
12:32
12:33
12:34-37
12:38
12:39
12:43
12:44-47
13:2
13:3-4
13:5
13:6-7
13:16
13:17-18
14:3-4
14:1
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3 Nephi 12-14
TEACHING
LAW OF THE WORLD
LAW OF MOSES
LAW OF CHRIST
Anger
12:21
12:22-26
Chastity
12:27
12:28-30
Adultery
12:31
12:32
12:33
12:34-37
12:38
12:39
12:43
12:44-47
13:2
13:3-4
13:5
13:6-7
13:16
13:17-18
14:3-4
14:1
Honesty
3 Nephi 12:38-42
According to the New Testament, God permitted divorce under
some conditions because of the hardness of the people’s hearts; however,
as Jesus explained, “from the beginning it was not so” (Matt. 19:3–12). The
scriptures counsel against divorce generally and advise husbands and
wives to love each other in righteousness (1 Cor. 7:10–12; D&C 42:22).
Despite the truths taught about the sanctity of marriage, divorce
has become commonplace in the world. Because the family is central to
Heavenly Father’s plan for His children, Satan seeks to destroy marriages
and families. Because of the poor choices and selfishness of one or both
marriage partners, marriages sometimes end in contention, separation,
and divorce.
If, instead of resorting to divorce, each individual will seek the
comfort and well-being of his or her spouse, couples will grow in love and
unity. The gospel of Jesus Christ—including repentance, forgiveness,
integrity, and love—provides the remedy for conflict in marriage. (lds.org)
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3 Nephi 12-14
TEACHING
LAW OF THE WORLD
LAW OF MOSES
LAW OF CHRIST
Anger
12:21
12:22-26
Chastity
12:27
12:28-30
Adultery
12:31
12:32
Honesty
12:33
12:34-37
12:38
12:39
12:43
12:44-47
13:2
13:3-4
13:5
13:6-7
13:16
13:17-18
14:3-4
14:1
Honesty
3 Nephi
12:38-42
“If all mankind were honest, we could have heaven
here on
earth. We would have no need for armies or navies, nor even a
policeman in the smallest community, for there would be no
crime, no invasion of other people’s rights, no violence of one
person against another.
“There would be no grounds for divorce. Conflict between
children and parents would disappear…
“But in our society is there anything more widespread than the
tendency to lie and deceive?
“It is the lie of the drug peddler that tempts a child to indulge,
and the lie of the seducer that persuades a girl to surrender her
virtue….It is the lie of the shoddy workman that hides a faulty
repair….It is the lie on the lips of the neighborhood gossip that
brings character assassination to many innocent victims.”
(Elder Mark E. Petersen, October 1971 General Conference)
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3 Nephi 12-14
TEACHING
LAW OF THE WORLD
LAW OF MOSES
LAW OF CHRIST
Anger
12:21
12:22-26
Chastity
12:27
12:28-30
Adultery
12:31
12:32
Honesty
12:33
12:34-37
Retaliation and
Revenge
12:38
12:39
12:43
12:44-47
13:2
13:3-4
13:5
13:6-7
13:16
13:17-18
14:3-4
14:1
Going the Extra Mile
3 Nephi 12:38-42
“The Master taught us that
‘whosoever shall compel thee to
go a mile, go with him twain’ (3
Nephi 12:41). Some of the most
rewarding times of our lives are
those “extra mile” hours given in
service when the body says it
wants to relax, but our better self
emerges and says, ‘Here am I;
send me’ (2 Nephi 16:8)” (James
E. Faust, in Conference Report,
Oct. 2002, 56–57; or Ensign,
Nov. 2002, 52).
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3 Nephi 12-14
TEACHING
LAW OF THE WORLD
LAW OF MOSES
LAW OF CHRIST
Anger
12:21
12:22-26
Chastity
12:27
12:28-30
Adultery
12:31
12:32
Honesty
12:33
12:34-37
Retaliation and
Revenge
12:38
12:39
Love
12:43
12:44-47
13:2
13:3-4
13:5
13:6-7
13:16
13:17-18
14:3-4
14:1
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3 Nephi 12-14
TEACHING
LAW OF THE WORLD
LAW OF MOSES
LAW OF CHRIST
Anger
12:21
12:22-26
Chastity
12:27
12:28-30
Adultery
12:31
12:32
Honesty
12:33
12:34-37
Retaliation and
Revenge
12:38
12:39
Love
12:43
12:44-47
Tithing and
Offerings
13:2
13:3-4
13:5
13:6-7
13:16
13:17-18
14:3-4
14:1
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3 Nephi 12-14
TEACHING
LAW OF THE WORLD
LAW OF MOSES
LAW OF CHRIST
Anger
12:21
12:22-26
Chastity
12:27
12:28-30
Adultery
12:31
12:32
Honesty
12:33
12:34-37
Retaliation and
Revenge
12:38
12:39
Love
12:43
12:44-47
Tithing and
Offerings
13:2
13:3-4
Prayer
13:5
13:6-7
13:16
13:17-18
14:3-4
14:1
The Sermon on the Plain
3 Nephi 12-14
TEACHING
LAW OF THE WORLD
LAW OF MOSES
LAW OF CHRIST
Anger
12:21
12:22-26
Chastity
12:27
12:28-30
Adultery
12:31
12:32
Honesty
12:33
12:34-37
Retaliation and
Revenge
12:38
12:39
Love
12:43
12:44-47
Tithing and
Offerings
13:2
13:3-4
Prayer
13:5
13:6-7
Fasting
13:16
13:17-18
14:3-4
14:1
The Sermon on the Plain
3 Nephi 12-14
TEACHING
LAW OF THE WORLD
LAW OF MOSES
LAW OF CHRIST
Anger
12:21
12:22-26
Chastity
12:27
12:28-30
Adultery
12:31
12:32
Honesty
12:33
12:34-37
Retaliation and
Revenge
12:38
12:39
Love
12:43
12:44-47
Tithing and
Offerings
13:2
13:3-4
Prayer
13:5
13:6-7
Fasting
13:16
13:17-18
Judging Others
14:3-4
14:1
“Judge Not, that Ye be not Judged”
3 Nephi 14:1-5
"I have been puzzled that
some scriptures command us
not to judge and others instruct
us that we should judge and
even tell us how to do it. I am
convinced that these
seemingly contradictory
directions are consistent when
we view them with the
perspective of eternity
“Judge Not, that Ye be not Judged”
3 Nephi 14:1-5
“The key is to understand that
there are two kinds of judging:
final judgments, which we are
forbidden to make, and
intermediate judgments, which
we are directed to make, but
upon righteous principles"
(Dallin H. Oaks, “Judge Not
and Judging,” [CES fireside for
young adults, 1 Mar. 1998], 1).
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3 Nephi 12-14
STANDARD
Education
Dating
Dress and Appearance
Friends
Language
Sabbath Day
Seminary
Prayer/Scripture
Study
Yesterday’s Law
Today’s Law
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3 Nephi 12-14
WORLD
MOSES
CHRIST
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3 Nephi 12-14
TELESTIAL
TERRESTRIAL
CELESTIAL
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3 Nephi 12-14
GOOD
BETTER
BEST
Elder Dallin H. Oaks
Telestial =
Don’t do
Terrestrial = Do
Celestial =
BECOME
- BYU-Idaho Education Week 2001
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3 Nephi 12-14
Which do you need to work on?
• Anger
• Chastity
• Honesty
• Retaliation
• Loving your enemies
• Tithing
• Prayer
• Fasting
• Being judgmental
Motives + Actions
PURE
MOTIVES
IMPURE
MOTIVES
Motives + Actions
PURE
MOTIVES
RIGHTEOUS
ACTIONS
UNRIGHTEOUS
ACTIONS
IMPURE
MOTIVES
Motives + Actions
PURE
MOTIVES
RIGHTEOUS
ACTIONS
UNRIGHTEOUS
ACTIONS
IMPURE
MOTIVES
Hypocrite
Motives + Actions
PURE
MOTIVES
IMPURE
MOTIVES
RIGHTEOUS
ACTIONS
Hypocrite
UNRIGHTEOUS
ACTIONS
Rebel
Motives + Actions
PURE
MOTIVES
RIGHTEOUS
ACTIONS
UNRIGHTEOUS
ACTIONS
IMPURE
MOTIVES
Hypocrite
Natural Man
Rebel
Motives + Actions
PURE
MOTIVES
IMPURE
MOTIVES
RIGHTEOUS
ACTIONS
Disciple
Hypocrite
UNRIGHTEOUS
ACTIONS
Natural Man
Rebel
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3 Nephi 12-14
One final doctrine…
1. T F
Heavenly Father wants us to be perfect.
2. T F
We need to be perfect in this life in order to
enter the celestial kingdom.
3. T F
We can become perfect.
3 Nephi 12:48
Perfection Pending,”
Ensign, Nov. 1995,
88
“We need not be dismayed if
our earnest efforts toward
perfection now seem so arduous
[difficult] and endless. Perfection
is pending. It can come in full
only after the Resurrection and
only through the Lord. It awaits
all who love him and keep his
commandments”
“This Is Our Day,”
Ensign, May
1999, 19
“Perfection is an eternal
goal. While we cannot be perfect
in mortality, striving for it is a
commandment, which
ultimately, through the
Atonement, we can keep”
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