Sharing Time February 2012

Nephi was blessed for choosing the right

Explain to the primary that they are going to help tell the story of Nephi and his family.  Ask 10 children to come up and help be prompters as you tell the story.  Give each of the 10 children the appropriate props and explain to the primary that when they hear a KEY WORD in the story, they have to say a specific catch phrase and do an action together.  The prompters will each hold up their props when they hear their word in the stories.  As you read the story, the key words are capitalized and bolded.  Make sure you pause appropriately at each of the key words to give the primary time to complete the action.

KEY WORDS:
(WORD)	(PHRASE)	(ACTION)	(PROP)
LEHI	“A visionary man”	Hands around eyes	Large glasses
LAMAN AND LEMUEL	“murmur, murmur”	Fold arms across chest	Name sign
SAM	“okie-dokie”	Thumbs up	Name sign
NEPHI	“I will go, I will do!”	Fist in the air with each phrase	Name sign
LABAN	“a wicked man”	Stroke chin evilly	Name sign
THE BRASS PLATES	“the plates”	Lift scriptures (think “scripture power”)	Paper plates
A BOAT	“row, row”	Rowing motion with arms	Toy boat
THE PROMISED LAND	“Aaaaahhhh” (think orchestra music)	Hold arms above head in praise	Palm tree
CHOOSE THE RIGHT	Sing “Choose the Right”	Hands in prayer formation	CTR shield
BLESSED	“Blessings” (spoken angelically)	Fingers raining down	Play xylophone glissando

 THE STORY:

The Lord told LEHI in a dream that Jerusalem was wicked and would be destroyed.  He commanded LEHI to take his family and leave Jerusalem.  LEHI took his wife Sariah and their four sons, LAMAN AND LEMUEL, SAM, and NEPHI and journeyed into the wilderness. 

How did they CHOOSE THE RIGHT?  By obeying the Lord.

How were they BLESSED?  Their family escaped the captivity and destruction of Jerusalem.

The Lord commanded LEHI that NEPHI and his brothers should return to Jerusalem to obtain THE BRASS PLATES, from LABAN.  THE BRASS PLATES contained the scriptures and the genealogy of LEHI’S family LAMAN AND LEMUEL didn’t want to go, but NEPHI and SAM wanted to obey the Lord’s commandments.  NEPHI said “I will go and do the things which the Lord hath commanded, for I know that the Lord giveth no commandments unto the children of men, save he shall prepare a way for them, that they may accomplish the thing which he commandeth them.”   The brothers drew lots and LAMAN was chosen to go ask LABAN for the plates.  LABAN was angry and refused to give LAMAN    THE BRASS PLATES, and tried to kill him.  LAMAN AND LEMUEL were ready to give up, but NEPHI persuaded them to be faithful in keeping the Lord’s commands.  They went to their old home in Jerusalem and gathered all their gold and silver and precious things and brought them to LABAN, asking him to give THE BRASS PLATES in exchange for all their riches.  LABAN refused, and again tried to kill the brothers.  Now LAMAN AND LEMUEL were really angry with NEPHI and SAM and started to beat them with a rod.  An angel appeared and rebuked LAMAN AND LEMUEL and told them to go back to Jerusalem, where the Lord would deliver LABAN into NEPHI’s hands.  NEPHI was led by the spirit back to LABAN’s house where he found LABAN fallen to the earth, drunken with wine.  The spirit told NEPHI to slay LABAN, because it was better for one wicked man to perish, than that a whole nation should dwindle and perish in unbelief.  NEPHI took LABAN’s sword and smote off his head.  He was then able to obtain THE BRASS PLATES and return with SAM and LAMAN AND LEMUEL to his father and mother in the wilderness.

How did NEPHI CHOOSE THE RIGHT? He had faith in the Lord and followed the promptings of the Spirit.

How was he BLESSED? He was able to obtain the scriptures for himself and his family.

               

The Lord commanded NEPHI to build A BOAT so that their family could travel safely to THE PROMISED LAND.  LAMAN AND LEMUEL thought NEPHI was being foolish and complained against him, refusing to help build THE BOAT.  NEPHI was sorrowful with his brothers and asked how they could have seen how the Lord blessed them to obtain THE BRASS PLATES, and even see an angel, and still be so hard in their hearts.  LAMAN AND LEMUEL were angry with NEPHI for the things he said, and they wanted to bind him and throw him into the sea.  But NEPHI was filled with the Spirit, and told LAMAN AND LEMUEL “Touch me not, for I am filled with the power of God…and whoso will lay his hands upon me…God shall smite him.”  The Lord told NEPHI to stretch forth his hand and shock LAMAN and LEMUEL so that they would know that NEPHI was filled with the power of God.  Then NEPHI told LAMAN AND LEMUEL to murmur no more and to help build THE BOAT so that their families would be able to journey to THE PROMISED LAND.

How did NEPHI CHOOSE THE RIGHT? He built a boat as the Lord commanded him, and set a good example for his brothers.

How was he BLESSED? The Lord taught him how to build a boat and led his family to the promised land.