Chapter 29

Isaiah: The Restoration

A Picture is worth 1000 words. Today’s lesson can be summarized in one diagram Isaiah 11:1,10 Cross-reference D&C 113:1–6, looking for the meanings of these symbols.

There will be Opposition Isaiah 14:12–14 - what was Satan’s motivation from the beginning? Isaiah 14:15–20 — look for what will ultimately happen to Satan. List as many doctrines about Satan as you can….

Doctrines regarding the Devil Satan is a spirit son of God who was once an angel "in authority in the presence of God" (2 Nephi 24:12-15) In the pre-mortal Council in Heaven, Lucifer rebelled against God. He seeks that all become miserable like he is. (Moses 4:2, 2 Ne 2:18) In Satan's rebellion against God, Satan "sought to destroy the agency of man" (Moses 4:3). Satan persuaded "a third part of the hosts of heaven" to turn away from the Father (D&C 29:36). Heavenly Father allows Satan and Satan's followers to tempt us as part of our experience in mortality (see 2 Nephi 2:11– 14) Individuals do not have to give in to Satan's temptations. Each person has the power to choose good over evil, and the Lord has promised to help all who seek )Him through sincere prayer and faithfulness. (2 Ne 2:27

What is this?

Martin Harris One of Three Witnesses (1783-1875) One of Three Witnesses Mortgaged his farm to print Book of Mormon

Charles Anthon Professor of Greek and Latin at Columbia University (1797-1867) Professor of Greek and Latin at Columbia University Published 36 books

Restoration Prophecies in Isaiah 29 Isaiah 29:4 JSH 1:51-52 Isaiah 29:10 JSH 1:10, 18-19 Isaiah 29:11 Ether 4:5 Isaiah 29:12 JSH 1:63-65 Isaiah 29:13-14 JSH 1:19 Divide students into pairs. Ask each partnership to read the references in the chart together and summarize Isaiah’s prophecies and their latter-day fulfillment in the center column. (You may want to explain that Nephi also recorded Isaiah’s account in 2 Nephi 27:6–10, 15–20. Nephi’s account provides more detail than Isaiah’s account in the Bible.) After sufficient time, ask: • Who delivered the copied characters of the Book of Mormon to the learned man? • Who was the learned man who said he could not read a sealed book? Remind students that a portion of the golden plates was sealed, and the Prophet Joseph Smith was commanded not to translate this portion. Isaiah 29:14 • What did the Lord say He would do to overcome the effects of the Apostasy? • What is the marvelous work and wonder Isaiah prophesied about?

www.lds.org/media-library/video/2011-03-093-a-marvelous-work-and-a-wonder?category=old-testament/isaiah-malachi www.lds.org/media-library/video/2011-03-093-a-marvelous-work-and-a-wonder?category=old-testament/isaiah-malachi Video “A Marvelous Work and a Wonder”(3:57). This clip portrays events contributing to the coming forth of the Book of Mormon, including Martin Harris’s experience with Charles Anthon. Invite students to look for how Isaiah’s prophecy was fulfilled. This video is available on LDS.org.

“Isaiah foresaw that God would do ‘a marvelous work and a wonder’ in the latter days (Isaiah 29:14). … That marvelous work would include the coming forth of the Book of Mormon and the Restoration of the gospel” “Isaiah foresaw that God would do ‘a marvellous work and a wonder’ in the latter days (Isaiah 29:14). … That marvelous work would include the coming forth of the Book of Mormon and the Restoration of the gospel” (“Scriptural Witnesses,” Ensign or Liahona, Nov. 2007, 46, endnote 26). • According to verse 14, what effect will the Restoration and the Book of Mormon have on the wisdom of the world? Elder Russel M. Nelson

https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2011/10/the-book-of-mormon-a-book-from-god?lang=eng Watch from minute 3:52 to 5:42 https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2011/10/the-book-of-mormon-a-book-from-god?lang=eng

What effect will the Restoration and the Isaiah 29:14 What effect will the Restoration and the Book of Mormon have on the wisdom of the world? “Isaiah foresaw that God would do ‘a marvellous work and a wonder’ in the latter days (Isaiah 29:14). … That marvelous work would include the coming forth of the Book of Mormon and the Restoration of the gospel” (“Scriptural Witnesses,” Ensign or Liahona, Nov. 2007, 46, endnote 26). • According to verse 14, what effect will the Restoration and the Book of Mormon have on the wisdom of the world?

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