“Old Things Are Done Away, and All Things Have Become New”
The Sermon on the Mount is the most significant “testimony” of our Lord ever recorded. It is a blueprint for exaltation because it bears witness of the Savior’s celestial character. it is an invitation from the Redeemer of all mankind to “Come watch me. Listen to my words. do what you see me do. Learn of me and receive eternal life.” In this magnificent sermon, the Savior taught the Nephites about his magnificent character and what it really means to become “even as He is.” Latter-day Saints are fortunate tro have an inspired version of th Sermon on the Mount and an additional version, the Sermon at the temple in the land Bountiful. Both sermons add much light and understanding to what jesus really taught.
“Even As I Am,” Jeffrey Marsh, Meridian Magazine, http://www.ldsmag.com/gospeldoctrine/bom/080923bom38.html
Overview-3 Nephi 12–15
Jesus teaches the Beatitudes to the Nephites. Jesus declares that His followers are to be the salt of the earth and a light to other people. Jesus declares that He has fulfilled the law of Moses. He teaches the people a higher law. Jesus teaches the Nephites how they must live to be His true disciples.
Here is this week’s lesson handout: Book of Mormon Lesson 38.
Summary of the story in the chapters assigned:
- 3 Nephi 12:1–12. Jesus teaches the Beatitudes to the Nephites.
- 3 Nephi 12:13–16. Jesus declares that His followers are to be the salt of the earth and a light to other people.
- 3 Nephi 12:17–48; 15:1–10. Jesus declares that He has fulfilled the law of Moses. He teaches the people a higher law.
- 3 Nephi 13–14. Jesus teaches the Nephites how they must live to be His true disciples. He tells them that those who hear and do His sayings are like a wise man who builds a house on a rock.
Additional reading: Matthew 5–7; D&C 101:39–40; 103:9–10.
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