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Joseph Smith and MormonJosephMormonNamed after their fatherAge 16JosephSober childVisited by the LordResponsible for Nephite RecordsPreached the GospelCalled as ApostleSaw attacks against the ChurchBecame a GeneralKilled defending his peopleAge 11By Age 15Age 24To the peaceableYesMormonCumorahAge 12Age 14Age 23YesYesNauvooCarthageYesYes3The Prophet MormonMormon 1:1,2

4Elder BedarPlease consider the significance of this important spiritual gift. As used in the scriptures, the wordobservehas two primary uses. One use denotes to look or to see or to noticeas we learn in Isaiah 42:20: Seeing many things, but thou observestnot; opening the ears, but he heareth not (emphasis added).The second use of the wordobservesuggests to obey or to keepas is evident in the Doctrine and Covenants: But blessed are they who have kept the covenant andobservedthe commandment, for they shall obtain mercy (D&C 54:6; emphasis added).Thus when we are quick to observe, we promptly look or notice and obey. Both of these fundamental elementslooking and obeyingare essential to being quick to observe. And the prophet Mormon is an impressive example of this gift in action.

5QuestionIn your experience, what are the challenges associated with being quick to observe?

6Morning Quote:If our spirits are inclined to be stiff and refractory, and we desire continually the gratification of our own will to the extent that this feeling prevails in us, the Spirit of the Lord is held at a distance from us; or, in other words, the Father withholds his Spirit from us in proportion as we desire the gratification of our own will (Erastus Snow, Journal of Discourses, 7:352).

7My Joy Was VainMormon 2:12-15

8Question:Godly SorrowSorrowing of the DamnedSorrowing Over Repented Sins?

9Why he wrote.Mormon 5:8,12

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Principle: Mormon 5:17Sheep?Or Ship?11InformationNephi, in Egyptian, is NFR Meaning: Good, beautiful, fair

And their young men and their daughters became exceedinglyfair,and they were numbered among theNephites,and they were calledNephites. (3 Nephi 2:16)

Mormon 6:17-19

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