“That I Might Draw All Men unto Me”

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1. 1 Nephi 2:16

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   Nephi had “great desires to know of the mysteries of God, wherefore, [he] did cry unto the Lord,” and his heart was softened.

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2. 1 Nephi 2:11

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   Nephi accepted challenging assignments without complaint, but Laman and Lemuel “did murmur in many things.” Murmuring is the scriptural equivalent of childish whining.

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3. 1 Nephi 2:12

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   Nephi accepted challenging assignments without complaint, but Laman and Lemuel “did murmur in many things.” Murmuring is the scriptural equivalent of childish whining.

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4. 1 Nephi 1:20

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   Nephi’s closeness to God enabled him to recognize and appreciate God’s “tender mercies.” In contrast, when Laman and Lemuel saw Nephi receiving blessings, they “were wroth with him because they understood not the dealings of the Lord.” Laman and Lemuel saw the blessings that they received as their due and petulantly assumed that they should have more.

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5. Mosiah 10:14

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   Nephi’s closeness to God enabled him to recognize and appreciate God’s “tender mercies.” In contrast, when Laman and Lemuel saw Nephi receiving blessings, they “were wroth with him because they understood not the dealings of the Lord.” Laman and Lemuel saw the blessings that they received as their due and petulantly assumed that they should have more.

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6. 1 Nephi 17:23

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   Nephi exercised faith in God to accomplish what he was asked to do.

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7. 1 Nephi 15:3

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   Nephi exercised faith in God to accomplish what he was asked to do.

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8. 1 Nephi 15:9

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   Nephi exercised faith in God to accomplish what he was asked to do.

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9. Luke 15:2

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   The closer we are to Jesus Christ in the thoughts and intents of our hearts, the more we appreciate His innocent suffering, the more grateful we are for grace and forgiveness, and the more we want to repent and become like Him.

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10. 3 Nephi 27:14

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    “And for this cause have I been lifted up; therefore, according to the power of the Father I will draw all men unto me.”

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11. 3 Nephi 18:12

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    “But whoso among you shall do more or less than these are not built upon my rock, but are built upon a sandy foundation; and when the rain descends, and the floods come, and the winds blow, and beat upon them, they shall fall.”

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12. Luke 24:30

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    “And they told what things were done in the way, and how he was known of them in breaking of bread.”

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13. Revelation 21:4

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    “God shall wipe away all tears from [our] eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed

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1. Jesus the Christ

   Chapter 33: The Last Supper and the Betrayal

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   • 3 Nephi 27:14

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     In some manner, actual and terribly real though to man incomprehensible, the Savior took upon Himself the burden of the sins of mankind from Adam to the end of the world.

2. Jesus the Christ

   Chapter 42: Jesus the Christ to Return

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   • Revelation 21:4

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     In Jesus the Christ:

     Open paragraph (Revelation 21:1, 3, 4)

     Regeneration of the Earth.—In speaking of the graded and progressive glories provided for His creations, and of the laws of regeneration and sanctification, the Lord has thus spoken through revelation in the present dispensation: “And again, verily I say unto you, the earth abideth the law of a celestial kingdom, for it filleth the measure of its creation, and transgresseth not the law.