As hugh nibley demonstrates in his lectures below, the. Kerr said after studying the book of mormon for two semesters, the students felt. Record a two minute video of yourself reading your favorite scripture from the book of mormon, then. The book of mormon twominute challenge home facebook. Book of mormon challenge is a fascinating new game of strategy and skill designed for the entire family. Using the book of mormon to meet todays challenges clyde j. Here is a sample of the truths you can learn during your study of the book of mormon at seminary, at home, and at church. The cards compliment the devotionals found in our devotional book, dont miss this in the book of mormon. Were asking for people all over the world to take the book of mormon 2minute challenge. Thirteen years ago i read the book at home, during lunch breaks at work, and while traveling. Moroni, the last of the nephite prophethistorians, sealed up the abridged records of. Hinckleys challenge to members to read the book by the end of 2005 and my experiences in accepting that challenge. It is either a true record and joseph is a prophet who was called to translate it.
The challenge the book of mormon makes to the world. For the next mormon prophet, challenges abound retention, gays, women, slowing growth, but so do opportunities. Free 90 day book of mormon reading challenge printable. There are some typos and discrepancies to watch for in the 2 hour book of mormon. You might consider reading the two minute devotional and then starting a short discussion from the conversation cards. The book of mormon 2minute youtube challenge intro youtube. Ideas to help you teach come, follow me 2 nephi 2630 a. April 2020 general conference predictions from the book of mormon scripture challenge.
Using the book of mormon to meet todays challenges. Book of mormon reader expresses her gratitude for your support. Miller author matthew roper when the book of mormon first appeared, skeptics said that references to horses, asses, elephants, and other animals such as swine and cows were out of place. It takes about 20 to 30 minutes to play and is an ideal family home evening companion. They ultimately finished in 23 hours and 55 minutes. The 24hour challenge that built these manchester students. Basically, the idea is that the detractors of the book are invited to try their hand at writing a similar epic, the point presumably being that it is so difficult that it could only have come about with divine help. What is it that you want to achieve in your life that you feel is impossible. This year we did minute to win it book of mormon games.
New mormon challenge, the francis beckwith, carl mosser, paul owen, richard. There are lots of blank spaces for you to add additional challenges unique to your area and situation. See more of the book of mormon two minute challenge on facebook. Forget yourself and go to work about 2 minutes service through song about 3 1 2 minutes. This video portrays interviews with several youth from eastern europe who accepted a challenge to read the book of mormon for 20 minutes every day. Every member of each team will go head to head and compete in each task, with the challenge of completing within one minute and faster than their competitor. A two hundredyear era of peace followed that visit of christ. When you are done with the discussion the card includes a simple challenge for each day.
Apr 15, 2018 every year for our seminary christmas party i like to have a game day. Start reading the new mormon challenge on your kindle in under a minute. A 100 day challenge to complete reading the book of mormon is the little inspiration to hold herself accountable and make the experience more enjoyable by sharing it. If one scoffs at the missionarys explanation of the book of mormon, he is in so many words claiming it to be false. Before showing the video, ask students to look for how the testimonies and faith of the youth in the video were influenced by their daily study of the book of mormon. The book of mormon videos are an impressive undertaking, with approximately 30 installments to be released over time, each ranging in length from about two minutes to 26 minutes. It was all part of a recent 24hour book of mormon reading challenge completed by.
Mormons share 2 minute testimonies on youtube a recent deseret news article found here detailed how a member of the church only found negative videos about the book of mormon on youtube. Allow students five minutes to try to abridge the description on the title page of the book of mormon by rewriting it. The book of mormon challenge was popularised by hugh nibley, and often presented to his students in a course on the book of mormon. Though it is several decades old, it still offers a challenge worth pondering. The helps you need to teach mosiah filled with love. I speak of the gift of the book of mormon, given to mankind 156 years ago. The faith of latterday saints called upon to do battle against covid19 during church general conference. Free printable challenge from president nelson to youth.
Book of mormon 24 hour readathon around the first of the year we asked our young women to write down a goal for their personal progress and had them turn it in. The challenge of the book of mormon religious studies center. Come, follow me 2 nephi 2630 a marvelous work and a wonder february 24 march 1 is another great week to help you prepare for the special april general conference. See more ideas about book of mormon, mormon quotes and book of mormon quotes. Prayerfully studying the truths in the book of mormon can help you acquire the spiritual knowledge you need to guide your life and to answer questions that you or others may have. The official youtube channel of the book of mormon musical. Write a history of ancient people covering a period from 2200 b. Timeless truths for today s challenges marilyn faulkner on.
Having the 2 hour book of mormon as a bit of a prepper to help remind me of the major events and people id encounter as i went along worked as a fantastic primer that made reading through the book of mormon again much easier. I was asked if they believed it was true and this is my response with the bicentennial proclamation from the book of mormon scripture challenge. Were asking for people all over the world to take the book of mormon 2 minute challenge. The challenge the book of mormon makes to the world to produce a similar record under similar circumstances, the following conditions would have to be complied with. Devin takes the book of mormon twominute challenge and explains a major theme. Get two small 72hour kit bags one for each competitor.
The goal is to be in the book, learning, drinking, and preparing their hearts and minds. Sometimes, we feel things are really hard, however if we just show up and do what we need to every single day, we will be amazed at where we end up. Discuss ways we can all come unto christ and avoid satans traps. Nelson issued an invitation to read the book of mormon by the end of 2018, i thought of president gordon b. Below is the book of mormon challenge, an assignment that professor hugh nibley at byu sometimes gave to students in a required class on the book of mormon. We asked five youth to try elder stevensons invitation to replace 10 minutes of daily screen time with reading the book of mormon.
You must write a book with 239 chapters, 54 of them about wars, 21 about history, 55 about prophecy, 71 about doctrine, 17 about missionaries, and 21 about the mission of jesus. April 2020 general conference predictions from the book of. My topic for discussion here is the challenge of the book of mormon. Whoever finishes first gets the point for their team. You cannot be a college graduate, in fact, you can have only three years of schooling. For the next mormon prophet, challenges abound retention. In fact we suggest that you do not challenge the youth to read the entire book of mormon in 30 days since it is the end of the school year and that would be a heavy load to ask of them right now. If the text of the book of mormon were to be used as the script for makig a series of movies, this is what the movie trailer might look like. There are only two options when it comes to the book of mormon. The book of mormon records the visit of jesus christ to people in the americas following his resurrection. So, after wrestling with the lord and trying to convince myself that a 10 day book of mormon challenge was impossible for someone like me to complete, i came up with so many reasons, the main one being that im not a reader and cant stay awake when i read for longer than 15 min, for real. That it is a deceiving fraud formulated through the efforts and talents of a common man. Kimball in his first press conference after he became president of the church. Williams after more than thirty two years of teaching and studying the book of mormon, i have gained a profound appreciation for the importance of this book in preparing us to meet the challenges of our day.