Dr. Gaye Strathearn examines key questions, ideas, and context to encourage understanding of Lehi's Dream and Nephi's Vision. They discuss topics such as hearkening to the Lord, hope as a catalyst, recording things of worth, forgotten faith, the Sacrament, Ishmael's family, dream language, humbling oneself, faith, forgiveness, sacrifice, dark and light symbolism, trees and temples, the fruit, the path and the Iron Rod, Garden of Eden parallels, numberless concourses, and worshiping in the prone position.
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Lehi's Dream's Importance
Lehi's dream is crucial for Nephi, highlighted by its placement within two chapters discussing plates.
These chapters emphasize the dream's worth and power to bring people to God.
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Context and Catalyst
Lehi's concern for his family, especially Laman and Lemuel, is central to the dream.
The dream may have been catalyzed by Lehi reading about hope for the house of Israel in Zenos' allegory.
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Finding Worth in Scripture
Assume every chapter and verse in scripture holds value, even war chapters.
Search, ponder, and discover the worthwhile lessons within each part.
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How did we forget the Lord? Dr. Gaye Strathearn examines key questions, ideas, and context to encourage understanding of Lehi’s Dream and Nephi’s Vision.
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00:00 Part 1–Dr. Gaye Strathearn
00:54 Dr. Strathearn previews the episode
02:00 Introduction of Dr. Strathearn
02:55 Hearkening to the Lord
04:08 The context for Lehi’s Dream and Nephi’s Vision
07:02 Lehi thinks about posterity
08:42 Hope as catalyst for Lehi’s Vision
11:35 Recording only things of worth
12:35 Nephi’s questions to Laman and Lemuel
15:36 How have we forgotten the Lord?
17:37 Sister Browning and President Kimball on the word “remember”
19:14 The Sacrament
21:35 The faith of Ishmael’s family
24:32 Dream language
27:16 The Lord answers prayers and expects work
28:46 Being humbled
31:15 Faith, forgiveness, and sacrifice
36:27 Lehi’s Dream and the Small Plates
39:44 Dark and light
40:40 Trees and temples
44:38 The fruit
47:50 The path and the Iron Rod
49:14 The Garden of Eden parallels
54:17 Numberless concourses
56:58 Worshiping in the prone position
1:00:11 Not choosing Jesus
1:03:42 End of Part 1–Dr. Gaye Strathearn
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