1. The Things Which I Saw While I Was Carried Away in the Spirit Lesson 4

2. Recap Lesson 3 Understand the symbols in the vision of the tree of life and the application of these symbols in their lives

3. Purpose Understand Nephi’s vision of the future and how the warnings and promises in it apply to us today

4. Nephi’s vision

5. Historical Events Timeline Battle between Lamanites and Nephites The Crucifixion of Jesus Christ Discovery of America by Christopher Columbus The Great Apostasy Restoration of gospel of Jesus Christ

6. Historical Events Timeline Battle between Lamanites and Nephites The Crucifixion of Jesus Christ Discovery of America by Christopher Columbus The Great Apostasy Restoration of gospel of Jesus Christ 1820 A.D. ~100 - 1820 A.D. 33 A.D. 1492 A.D. ~385 A.D.

7. 1 Nephi 13 Formation of the great and abominable church Discovery and colonization of the Americas Apostasy and the loss of many plain and precious parts of the Bible Coming forth of the Book of Mormon and the Restoration of the gospel

8. Colonization of the Americas

9. Bruce R. McConkie “The titles church of the devil and great and abominable church are used to identify all churches or organizations of whatever name or nature—whether political, philosophical, educational, economic, social, fraternal, civic, or religious—which are designed to take men on a course that leads away from God and his laws and thus from salvation in the kingdom of God”

10. Conclusion Nephi’s vision shows us that we must choose between only two options: following Jesus Christ working against Him and thus following Satan