Come, Follow Me
Book of Mormon Lesson 3:
January 13–19

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As you read 1 Nephi 8–10, consider what messages from Lehi’s vision apply to you. Record the spiritual impressions you receive in your scriptures, a notebook, or this resource.

1 Nephi 8: Lehi sees a vision of the tree of life—He partakes of its fruit and desires his family to do likewise—He sees a rod of iron, a strait and narrow path, and the mists of darkness that enshroud men—Sariah, Nephi, and Sam partake of the fruit, but Laman and Lemuel refuse. About 600–592 B.C.

1 Nephi 9: Nephi makes two sets of records—Each is called the plates of Nephi—The larger plates contain a secular history; the smaller ones deal primarily with sacred things. About 600–592 B.C.

1 Nephi 10: Lehi predicts that the Jews will be taken captive by the Babylonians—He tells of the coming among the Jews of a Messiah, a Savior, a Redeemer—Lehi tells also of the coming of the one who should baptize the Lamb of God—Lehi tells of the death and resurrection of the Messiah—He compares the scattering and gathering of Israel to an olive tree—Nephi speaks of the Son of God, of the gift of the Holy Ghost, and of the need for righteousness. About 600–592 B.C.

Resources on ChurchofJesusChrist.org

•   Come, Follow Me—For Individuals and Families (lesson materials at ChurchofJesusChrist.org)
•   Come, Follow Me—For Sunday School (lesson materials at ChurchofJesusChrist.org)
•   Come, Follow Me—For Primary (lesson materials at ChurchofJesusChrist.org)

•   Search, Ponder, and Pray, Children’s Songbook, 109
•   Family Study Fun (Ensign Activities at ChurchofJesusChrist.org)
•   What Does the Fruit in Lehi’s Vision Symbolize? (Ensign Weekly Book of Mormon Insights)
•   The Power of Deliverance: Why Nephi Killed Laban, Clyde J. Williams (Ensign)
•   1 Nephi 8–10 (Ensign Support Articles and Activities)
•     Lehi Sees a Vision of the Tree of Life (Book of Mormon Videos)

Resources on Interpreter Foundation

•   Come, Follow Me Study and Teaching Helps — Lesson 3: 1 Nephi 8-10, Jonn Claybaugh
•     Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me Book of Mormon Lesson 3 (1 Nephi 8-10)
•   Labor Diligently to Write: The Ancient Making of a Modern Scripture, Chapter 11, Brant A. Gardner

Resources on Other Sites

•   Come Follow Me 2020: 1 Nephi 8-10, Book of Mormon Central
•   1 Nephi 8-10, John W. Welch Notes
•   What Did the River of Filthy Water and the River of Laman Look Like?, Book of Mormon Central
•     The Tree of Life (Come Follow Me Lesson Jan 13 – 19), Taylor Halverson and Tyler Griffin
•     Come Follow Me 1 Nephi 8-10 (Jan.13-19), Don’t Miss This
•     Come Follow Me Book of Mormon Podcast 3, “Come and Partake of the Fruit” — 1 Nephi 8-10, Meridian Magazine
•   1 Nephi 8 to 10 – “Come and Partake of the Fruit” , BYU Studies
•   “Behold, I Have Dreamed a Dream”, BYU Religious Studies Center
•   Lehi Dreamed a Dream: The Report of Lehi’s Dream in Its Biblical Context, BYU Religious Studies Center
•   “It Filled My Soul with Exceedingly Great Joy”: Lehi’s Vision of Teaching and Learning, BYU Religious Studies Center
•   Illuminating a Darkened World, BYU Religious Studies Center
•   The Double Nature of God’s Saving Work: The Plan of Salvation and Salvation History, BYU Religious Studies Center
•     “Sunday on Monday”: 6 Insights to Deepen the Meaning of Lehi’s Dream, LDS Living