2 Nephi 4

Lehi’s descendants will be blessed through JS & B of M

Just before Lehi died, he counseled and blessed children & grandchildren            2 Nephi 4:3–12

President Ezra Taft Benson said: “Just as a man does not really desire food until he is hungry, so he does not desire the salvation of Christ until he knows why he needs Christ. No one adequately and properly knows why he needs Christ until he understands and accepts the doctrine of the Fall and its effect upon all mankind” (Ensign, May 1987, 85).

How to overcome feelings of discouragement:

a. Read the scriptures (2 Nephi 4:15).

b. Delight in and ponder the things of the Lord (2 Nephi 4:16).

c. Trust in the Lord and look to Him for support (2 Nephi 4:20–21, 34).

d. Engage in mighty prayer (2 Nephi 4:24).

e. Be industrious; work (2 Nephi 5:15, 17).

f. Serve in the temple (2 Nephi 5:16).

“Nephi often remembers his sources of delight in the midst of affliction, serving to lift and focus his spirit on eternal blessings. To delight in Him is to acknowledge His hand in our lives.” (Susan B. Tanner, Ensign, May 2008, 91)