1 Nephi 11-15: “Armed with Righteousness and with the Power of God” (January 20-26)

After hearing his father’s dream and his father’s prophecies, Nephi wanted to see the things his father had seen. As a result, he experienced an expansive, interactive vision, which enabled him to explain his father’s words to his brothers.

Nephi’s Vision: The Life of Jesus Christ (1 Nephi 11)

• How does the birth of Jesus Christ help us understand the love of God?
• What does the Book of Mormon teach about the baptism of Jesus?
• What is the significance of the title “the Lamb of God?”
• What does it mean to “cast out devils?”

Nephi’s Vision: His Posterity (1 Nephi 12)

• How can I recognize the temptations of the devil?
• What does it mean to be a disciple of Jesus Christ?

Nephi’s Vision: Apostasy and Restoration (1 Nephi 13)

• What is the “great and abominable church?”
• What does the Book of Mormon teach about the United States of America?
• What is an “awful state of blindness” or a “state of awful woundedness?”
• What are “plain and precious” things?
• What is Zion?

Nephi’s Vision: The Church of the Devil vs. the Church of the Lamb of God (1 Nephi 14)

• What “stumbling blocks” has God taken away from us?
• Who is the house of Israel?

Receiving Revelation (1 Nephi 11, 15)

• Why is it important to ask questions?
• How can I ask questions in a productive way?
• Why is firsthand spiritual knowledge important?
• What should I do when there are questions I can’t answer?
• How did the angel help Nephi see the relationships between his father’s dream and his father’s prophecies?