Malachi in the Book of Mormon (3 Nephi 24-25)

1. Read 3 Nephi 24:2. To what is Jesus Christ compared in this verse?

2. Read 3 Nephi 24:3; Doctrine and Covenants 128:24. What offering can we make that is like the offering of the sons of Levi?

3. List five kinds of people that the Lord will swiftly judge (see 3 Nephi 24:5).

4. Read 3 Nephi 24:7. What promise is made in this verse?

5. Why do you think neglecting to pay tithes and offerings could be called “robbing God”? (see 3 Nephi 24:8).

6. Use your Topical Guide to find three other scriptures that teach the importance of tithing. Cross-reference them to 3 Nephi 24:8, and then list them here.

7. List the blessings the Lord promises to those who obey the law of tithing (see 3 Nephi 24:10–12). Which of these blessings have you noticed in your own life?

8. Read 3 Nephi 24:16–17. Who does the Lord compare to jewels in these verses? Why is that an appropriate comparison?

9. Find another verse that teaches the value of Heavenly Father’s children, and write the reference here.

10. Read 3 Nephi 25:1. What day is being spoken of in this verse?

11. Read verse 2. In this verse, the Savior promises to “arise with healing in his wings.” Why is that promise comforting?

12. Read verse 5. What promise is made in this verse?

13. Read Doctrine and Covenants 110:13–16. When was the prophecy in 3 Nephi 25:5 fulfilled? Where was it fulfilled?

14. What latter-day prophet did Elijah appear to?

15. Read 3 Nephi 25:6 and compare it to Malachi 4:6 and Joseph Smith—History 1:39. What differences are there in the three versions of this verse?

16. The Prophet Joseph Smith stated, “The greatest responsibility in this world that God has laid upon us is to seek after our dead” (History of the Church, 6:313). Read Doctrine and Covenants 128:15–18. What do you think “turn[ing] the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers” means?

17. What is your favorite verse in 3 Nephi 24–25? Why?