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3 Nephi 17–19: Overview

“3 Nephi 17–19: Overview,” Book of Mormon Teacher Manual (2024)

“3 Nephi 17–19,” Book of Mormon Teacher Manual

3 Nephi 17–19

Overview

After teaching the multitude, the Savior announced it was time for Him to go. Nevertheless, their tears and yearning that He would stay a little longer touched His heart. In a marvelous display of compassion, He healed them, prayed with them, and blessed their children one by one. He instructed them about the ordinance of the sacrament, and He showed them how to pray. He then departed, and the next day, the multitude gathered again. They were baptized and were filled with the Holy Ghost, and angels ministered to them. Jesus appeared once more and continued to teach them.

Prepare to Teach

The following information provides teachers with ideas of what may need to be prepared in advance for each lesson.

3 Nephi 17

Lesson purpose: This lesson can help students feel the compassion Jesus Christ has for them.

  • Student preparation: Invite students to think of times when they have felt mercy, compassion, or love from God. Students might prepare to share how these experiences affected their relationships with Him.

  • Videos: “Jesus Christ and Angels Minister with Compassion” (11:59; watch from time codes 0:12 to 1:30 and 1:30 to 11:45)

  • Content to display: The scripture blocks for students to practice visualizing

  • Videoconference teaching suggestion: To help students practice visualizing what the Savior did in 3 Nephi 17:7–25, you could post links to the videos with time codes. If students wish to, they could mute their microphones and turn off their cameras while they watch the videos. After sufficient time, invite students to share which moments were most meaningful to them.

3 Nephi 18:1–14

Lesson purpose: This lesson can help students have meaningful experiences remembering the Savior as they partake of the sacrament.

  • Student preparation: Invite students to ponder how meaningful their sacrament experiences are. Encourage students to ponder what they could do to improve them.

  • Video: “Jesus Christ Introduces the Sacrament to the People” (10:49; watch from time code 0:12 to 6:12)

  • Content to display: The self-assessment about the sacrament

  • Videoconference teaching suggestion: Consider using the whiteboard function to create the chart about having a more meaningful sacrament experience. List students’ responses on each side of the chart.

3 Nephi 18:15–39; 19:19–29

Lesson purpose: This lesson can help students follow the teachings and example of Jesus Christ to pray always and to have more meaningful prayers.

  • Student preparation: Invite students to read or listen to President M. Russell Ballard’s talk “Watch Ye Therefore, and Pray Always” (Ensign or Liahona, Nov. 2020, 77–79), looking for truths that could help them with their personal prayers.

  • Content to display: The following sentence written on the board: If I wanted to learn about , I would follow the example of because .

  • Video: “The Disciples Minister and Jesus Christ Prays for the People” (7:30; watch from time code 3:05 to 7:18)

  • Videoconference teaching suggestion: Invite students to use the chat feature to complete the sentences “I can follow the Savior’s teachings on prayer by …” and “I can follow the Savior’s example in prayer by …”

3 Nephi 19

Lesson purpose: The purpose of this lesson is to help students better understand how to receive the blessings of the Holy Ghost.

  • Student preparation: Consider inviting students to study “Disciples of Jesus Christ seek the gift of the Holy Ghost” in the study outline for 3 Nephi 17–19 in Come, Follow Me—For Home and Church: Book of Mormon 2024 and to come prepared to share what they learned and felt as they did so.

  • Video: “Having the Holy Ghost” (2:56)

  • Videoconference teaching suggestion: Consider assigning half of your students to do activity A and the other half to do activity B. Ask students to prepare to share what they learn with a classmate. After sufficient time to study, place students into breakout rooms so they can teach one another. If possible, pair students who studied different activities.

Doctrinal Mastery Review 20

Lesson purpose: This lesson will give students an opportunity to memorize doctrinal mastery references and their key scripture phrases and even memorize entire passages.

  • Student preparation: Invite students to review the final 12 Book of Mormon doctrinal mastery passages and select one (or a few key scripture phrases) that they feel would be helpful for them to memorize. Ask them to come prepared to share circumstances in which memorizing this passage (or these phrases) might help them and why.

  • Content to display: The chart of doctrinal mastery references from Alma through Moroni

  • Videoconference teaching suggestion: Consider placing students into breakout rooms to practice memorizing doctrinal mastery scriptures. One way they can practice is to repeat the key scripture phrase or the entire passage by alternating words.