Helaman 7-12
Helaman 7 Nephi is rejected in the north and returns to Zarahemla—He prays upon his garden tower and then calls upon the people to repent or perish. About 23–21 B.C.
Helaman 8 Corrupt judges seek to incite the people against Nephi—Abraham, Moses, Zenos, Zenock, Ezias, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Lehi, and Nephi all testified of Christ—By inspiration Nephi announces the murder of the chief judge. About 23–21 B.C.
Helaman 9 Messengers find the chief judge dead at the judgment seat—They are imprisoned and later released—By inspiration Nephi identifies Seantum as the murderer—Nephi is accepted by some as a prophet. About 23–21 B.C.
Helaman 10 The Lord gives Nephi the sealing power—He is empowered to bind and loose on earth and in heaven—He commands the people to repent or perish—The Spirit carries him from multitude to multitude. About 21–20 B.C.
Helaman 11 Nephi persuades the Lord to replace their war with a famine—Many people perish—They repent, and Nephi importunes the Lord for rain—Nephi and Lehi receive many revelations—The Gadianton robbers entrench themselves in the land. About 20–6 B.C.
Helaman 12 Men are unstable and foolish and quick to do evil—The Lord chastens His people—The nothingness of men is compared with the power of God—In the day of judgment, men will gain everlasting life or everlasting damnation. About 6 B.C.
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CFM: (Come Follow Me - Study Guide Topics)
CFM Week Theme: Remember The Lord
>JNE: (Observations by J Neil Evans)
CFM: Prophets reveal the will of God to the people.
>JNE: Are there people who have been called "prophet" who are not actually a prophet of God? How do we know?
CFM: My faith in Jesus Christ must be built on more than signs and miracles.
>JNE: Has any person in all of human history matched the claims, signs and wonders of Jesus.
CFM: The Lord gives power to people who seek His will and strive to keep His commandments
>JNE: Or is it God's power at work in and through people who seek and serve Him?
CFM: Pondering the word of God invites revelation
>JNE: Revelation Understanding The Word or adding to The Word?
CFM: The Lord wants me to remember Him
>JNE: What is the source of what Jesus wants me to remember?