King Benjamin's Speech - Week 3

WEEK THREE - Mosiah 2:15 - 2:35

DAY ONE - SERVICE

Mosiah 2:15-18

Read verse 17, but substitute the name of your spouse (or closest family member) for the words "fellow beings." For example, it might read as such:

"And behold, I tell you these things that ye may learn wisdom; that ye may learn

that when ye are in the service of James ye are only in the service of your God."

Now read the verse again and substitute the name of each of your immediate family members in that spot.

Choose one of these names and write it down. Underneath it, describe some ways you could serve that person over the next few days.

DAY TWO - Unprofitable servants

Mosiah 2:19-21

Underline each of the things listed that God has done for each of us.

Write down what God has done for you today. Consider the list above as categories to help make your list varied and specific.

DAY THREE - Obedience

Mosiah 2:22-26

King Benjamin equates obedience with the blessing of prospering. Write down your definition of "to prosper." Then write down the ways in which you would like to see yourself and your family prosper. Include spiritual and temporal ideas.

In what ways can you link obedience with prospering? Does it have to be linked?

King Benjamin says "ye cannot say that ye are even as much as the dust of the earth." Given our usual regard for God more familiarly as "Father," how do you feel to think of yourself as less than the dust of the earth? What do you think King Benjamin was driving at? Read verse 25 four times in a row. Write down the feelings that flood immediately into your heart.

DAY FOUR - Leadership

Mosiah 2:27-30

King Benjamin wants to clear his conscious and make sure all has been said before he dies. There is an urgency to his words. Do you hear the same urgency in our prophet's voice today? Write three things the prophet taught at least General Conference, or in the last three First Presidency messages in the Ensign magazine.

Do you teach these messages to your children with the same urgency? Write down a few age-appropriate ways you can teach these three things to your family.

DAY FIVE - Generational teaching

Mosiah 2:31-35

Circle every time you read something about generations - "father" "sons" "time" etc.

Looking back through the generations of your family, what teachings have been consistently taught?

What benefits do you see from have consistent lessons from one generation to the next?

King Benjamin is also writing about being taught from past prophets. We can look beyond our family for righteous teachings and habits to instill. Think about righteous people from the past - they could be scriptural prophets or examples, or early church pioneers, or someone you have known in your own life. What aspects of their lives would you like to teach to your family?