Below are the quotes that were used in the video.
“Nephi, to dramatize the importance of baptism, tells us that the Savior had to be baptized to "fulfill all righteousness" (2 Nephi 31:5). The doctrine is both little understood and marvelously important. In the high spiritual sense there is no righteousness without willing submission to all the ordinances of salvation. No more perfect example could be found than Christ himself. Christ, who was sinless, had to be baptized in order to be considered righteous. To be righteous, as the word is used in its highest spiritual sense, means far more than being sinless, pure, or merely good. Righteousness is not simply the absence of evil or impropriety; it is the active seeking of the mind and will of the Father and compliance with that will once it has been obtained.” (McConkie and Millet, Doctrinal Commentary on the Book of Mormon, vol. 1, p. 361)
President Russell M. Nelson: “The pure doctrine of Christ is powerful. It changes the life of everyone who understands it and seeks to implement it in his or her life. The doctrine of Christ helps us find and stay on the covenant path. Staying on that narrow but well-defined path will ultimately qualify us to receive all that God has. Nothing could be worth more than all our Father has!” (“Pure Truth, Pure Doctrine, and Pure Revelation,” Liahona, Nov. 2021, 6)
Elder Robert D. Hales: “At baptism we make a covenant with our Heavenly Father that we are willing to come into His kingdom and keep His commandments from that time forward, even though we still live in the world. …
“When we understand our baptismal covenant and the gift of the Holy Ghost, it will change our lives and will establish our total allegiance to the kingdom of God. When temptations come our way, if we will listen, the Holy Ghost will remind us that we have promised to remember our Savior and obey the commandments of God.” (“The Covenant of Baptism: To Be in the Kingdom and of the Kingdom,” Ensign, Nov. 2000, 7)
Elder Bruce R. McConkie: “Sins are remitted not in the waters of baptism, as we say in speaking figuratively, but when we receive the Holy Ghost. … We become clean when we actually receive the fellowship and companionship of the Holy Ghost. It is then that sin and dross and evil are burned out of our souls as though by fire. The baptism of the Holy Ghost is the baptism of fire.” (Bruce R. McConkie, A New Witness for the Articles of Faith [1985], 290)
President Jeffrey R. Holland: “If we give our heart to God, if we love the Lord Jesus Christ, if we do the best we can to live the gospel, then tomorrow—and every other day—is ultimately going to be magnificent, even if we don’t always recognize it as such. Why? Because our Heavenly Father wants it to be! He wants to bless us. A rewarding, abundant, and eternal life is the very object of His merciful plan for His children! It is a plan predicated on the truth “that all things work together for good to them that love God.” So keep loving. Keep trying. Keep trusting. Keep believing. Keep growing. Heaven is cheering you on today, tomorrow, and forever.” (“Tomorrow the Lord Will Do Wonders among You,” Ensign or Liahona, May 2016, 127)
What is the Doctrine of Christ?
Elder Deiter F. Uchdorf: “This beautiful gospel is so simple a child can grasp it, yet so profound and complex that it will take a lifetime—even an eternity—of study and discovery to fully understand it.
“But sometimes we take the beautiful lily of God’s truth and gild it with layer upon layer of man-made good ideas, programs, and expectations. Each one, by itself, might be helpful and appropriate for a certain time and circumstance, but when they are laid on top of each other, they can create a mountain of sediment that becomes so thick and heavy that we risk losing sight of that precious flower we once loved so dearly.” (https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2015/10/it-works-wonderfully?lang=eng)
Nephi’s emphasis on Christ “…having set the example.” (2 Nephi 31:9)
Truths about the Holy Ghost:
President Gordon B. Hinckley: “I heard President David O. McKay say to the members of the Twelve on one occasion, ‘Brethren, we do not spend enough time meditating.’
“I believe that with all my heart. Our lives become extremely busy. We run from one thing to another. We wear ourselves out in thoughtless pursuit of goals which are highly ephemeral. We are entitled to spend some time with ourselves in introspection, in development. I remember my dear father when he was about the age that I am now. He lived in a home where there was a rock wall on the grounds. It was a low wall, and when the weather was warm, he would go and sit on his wall. It seemed to me he sat there for hours, thinking, meditating, pondering things that he would say and write, for he was a very gifted speaker and writer. He read much, even into his very old age. He never ceased growing. Life was for him a great adventure in thinking.” (First Presidency Message, Ensign, February 1999)
Feast upon the words of Christ … 2 Nephi 32:3 in:
Sister Linda Burton – “9 Ways to Tune your Heart to the Spirit”
What the Book of Mormon will do for you:
Ideas for teaching:
President Russell M. Nelson: “The pure doctrine of Christ is powerful. It changes the life of everyone who understands it and seeks to implement it in his or her life. The doctrine of Christ helps us find and stay on the covenant path. Staying on that narrow but well-defined path will ultimately qualify us to receive all that God has. Nothing could be worth more than all our Father has!” (“Pure Truth, Pure Doctrine, and Pure Revelation,” Liahona, Nov. 2021, 6)
Elder Robert D. Hales: “At baptism we make a covenant with our Heavenly Father that we are willing to come into His kingdom and keep His commandments from that time forward, even though we still live in the world. …
“When we understand our baptismal covenant and the gift of the Holy Ghost, it will change our lives and will establish our total allegiance to the kingdom of God. When temptations come our way, if we will listen, the Holy Ghost will remind us that we have promised to remember our Savior and obey the commandments of God.” (“The Covenant of Baptism: To Be in the Kingdom and of the Kingdom,” Ensign, Nov. 2000, 7)
Elder Bruce R. McConkie: “Sins are remitted not in the waters of baptism, as we say in speaking figuratively, but when we receive the Holy Ghost. … We become clean when we actually receive the fellowship and companionship of the Holy Ghost. It is then that sin and dross and evil are burned out of our souls as though by fire. The baptism of the Holy Ghost is the baptism of fire.” (Bruce R. McConkie, A New Witness for the Articles of Faith [1985], 290)
President Jeffrey R. Holland: “If we give our heart to God, if we love the Lord Jesus Christ, if we do the best we can to live the gospel, then tomorrow—and every other day—is ultimately going to be magnificent, even if we don’t always recognize it as such. Why? Because our Heavenly Father wants it to be! He wants to bless us. A rewarding, abundant, and eternal life is the very object of His merciful plan for His children! It is a plan predicated on the truth “that all things work together for good to them that love God.” So keep loving. Keep trying. Keep trusting. Keep believing. Keep growing. Heaven is cheering you on today, tomorrow, and forever.” (“Tomorrow the Lord Will Do Wonders among You,” Ensign or Liahona, May 2016, 127)
What is the Doctrine of Christ?
- 2 Ne. 31:9-12 Faith
- 2 Ne. 31:13-14 Repent
- 2 Ne. 31:4-7 Baptism
- 2 Ne. 31:17-18 Gift of the Holy Ghost
- 2 Ne. 31:15-17, 19-20 Endure to the End
Elder Deiter F. Uchdorf: “This beautiful gospel is so simple a child can grasp it, yet so profound and complex that it will take a lifetime—even an eternity—of study and discovery to fully understand it.
“But sometimes we take the beautiful lily of God’s truth and gild it with layer upon layer of man-made good ideas, programs, and expectations. Each one, by itself, might be helpful and appropriate for a certain time and circumstance, but when they are laid on top of each other, they can create a mountain of sediment that becomes so thick and heavy that we risk losing sight of that precious flower we once loved so dearly.” (https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2015/10/it-works-wonderfully?lang=eng)
Nephi’s emphasis on Christ “…having set the example.” (2 Nephi 31:9)
- 2 Ne. 32:10 “Follow thou me”
- 2 Ne. 32:12 “follow me, and do the things which ye have seen me do.”
- 2 Ne. 32:13 “if ye shall follow the Son…”
- 2 Ne. 32:13 “by following your Lord and your Savior…”
- 2 Ne. 32:17 “do the things which I have told you I have seen that your Lord and your Redeemer should do;”
Truths about the Holy Ghost:
- “…Then can ye speak with the tongue of angels… (31:13).
- “…Then cometh a remission of your sins by fire and by the Holy Ghost” (31:17).
- “…Which witnesses of the Father and the Son… (32:18).
- “…It will show you all things what ye should do” (32:5).
- “…Which teaches…” (32:8).
- “…Carrieth it unto the hearts…” (33:1).
President Gordon B. Hinckley: “I heard President David O. McKay say to the members of the Twelve on one occasion, ‘Brethren, we do not spend enough time meditating.’
“I believe that with all my heart. Our lives become extremely busy. We run from one thing to another. We wear ourselves out in thoughtless pursuit of goals which are highly ephemeral. We are entitled to spend some time with ourselves in introspection, in development. I remember my dear father when he was about the age that I am now. He lived in a home where there was a rock wall on the grounds. It was a low wall, and when the weather was warm, he would go and sit on his wall. It seemed to me he sat there for hours, thinking, meditating, pondering things that he would say and write, for he was a very gifted speaker and writer. He read much, even into his very old age. He never ceased growing. Life was for him a great adventure in thinking.” (First Presidency Message, Ensign, February 1999)
Feast upon the words of Christ … 2 Nephi 32:3 in:
- Personal scripture study
- Sacrament meeting
- General conference
- Family scripture study
- Fasting
- Family home evening
- Temple worship
- Personal prayer
Sister Linda Burton – “9 Ways to Tune your Heart to the Spirit”
- Sincerely and humbly pray.
- Act promptly on spiritual impressions.
- Search the scriptures daily.
- Live the law of the fast.
- Be worthy and worship in the temple.
- Trifle not with sacred things.
- Be prepared to move forward in faith.
- Let the Lord decide the details of what He chooses to reveal and when He chooses to reveal it.
- Heed prophetic warnings. (“Tuning Our Hearts to the Voice of the Spirit.”)
What the Book of Mormon will do for you:
- Persuade you to do good. (33:4)
- “Maketh know unto them of their fathers.” (33:4)
- Speaks of Jesus. (33:4)
- Persuades us to believe in Christ. (33:4)
- Persuades us “to endure to the end.” (33:4)
- “Speaketh harshly against sin.” (33:5)
Ideas for teaching:
- Understand the ‘Doctrine of Christ.’
- If I follow Christ today, then today I will …
- What can you do to allow the Holy Ghost to speak more to you in your life?
- Feast, snack, or starve?
- “And the Spirit shall be given unto you by the prayer of faith” (D&C 42:14).
- What will the Book of Mormon do for you today?