Come, Follow Me
February 15–21. 2 Nephi 6–10: ‘I Am He That Comforteth You’

“February 15–21. 2 Nephi 6–10: ‘I Am He That Comforteth You’” Come, Follow Me: For Sunday School (2015), 16–17

“February 15–21. 2 Nephi 6–10: ‘I Am He That Comforteth You’” For Sunday School, 16–17

2 Nephi 6–10

February 15–21

“I Am He That Comforteth You”

Preparing to Teach in Sunday School

Begin your preparation to teach by reading 2 Nephi 6–10 before studying any supplemental material. Prepare your teaching plan and record your thoughts and impressions. You might also use some of the ideas on the next page or in Come, Follow Me for individuals and families.

Encourage Sharing

  • How can you encourage class members to share insights they had as they studied these scriptures individually and with their family?

  • What experiences have class members had as they acted on what they learned?

Teach the Doctrine

  • As you teach gospel principles from these scriptures, what verses, quotations, experiences, questions, and other materials might you share?

  • How might you use these resources to help class members ponder the gospel principles?

  • How can you encourage class members to record and act upon the impressions they receive?

Encourage Sharing and Learning at Home

  • Invite class members to read 2 Nephi 11–25 this week by challenging them to find prophecies and teachings about the Savior in the words of Isaiah.

My Teaching Plan

Additional Ideas

2 Nephi 7:7–9; 8:9–16. The Lord fulfills His promises.

  • Are there any verses in 2 Nephi 6–8 that we could liken to our lives, just as Jacob did? (see 2 Nephi 6:5).

  • As recorded in 2 Nephi 7:7–9; 8:9–16, Isaiah testified of the Savior’s power to fulfill the promises He has made to His covenant people. What are some of the words and phrases in these verses that describe the Lord’s power? It may help class members to ponder these words if they write them on the board. How have we seen the Lord’s power extended to us? How does our understanding of the Savior’s power help us trust in His ability to fulfill His promises?

2 Nephi 9:3–26. The Savior’s Atonement is infinite and eternal.

  • What Church resources have helped us and our families understand the Atonement?

  • Come, Follow Me for individuals and families contains several pictures that depict the events of Christ’s Atonement and Resurrection (see pages 57–59; see also Luke 22:39–44; 23:33–46; 24). To teach each other about the Atonement, class members could each select a picture, find a verse in 2 Nephi 9 that relates to the picture, and share with each other what they find.

  • Jacob starts several verses with the word “O” and several with the word “wo.” What do we notice about the teachings found in these verses?

2 Nephi 9:28–38, 49–53. “My soul abhorreth sin.”

  • What have we learned from modern prophets about the unrighteous attitudes and behaviors taught in these verses? (see the statement by Elder Dallin H. Oaks in the “Optional Resource” for an example).

  • What unrighteous attitudes and behaviors does Jacob warn us about in 2 Nephi 9:28–38? Why are these attitudes and behaviors a cause for concern today? What do we learn from 2 Nephi 9:50–53 about how to avoid these dangers? The Church’s youth theme in 2014, “Come unto Christ,” is similar to Jacob’s invitation in these verses. You could find several media resources on lds.org/youth/theme/2014 that could inspire class members.

Optional Resource

Counsel from Elder Dallin H. Oaks

“Wherever we are in our spiritual journey—whatever our state of conversion—we are all tempted by [the deceitfulness of riches]. When attitudes or priorities are fixed on the acquisition, use, or possession of property, we call that materialism. … The possession of wealth or significant income is not a mark of heavenly favor, and their absence is not evidence of heavenly disfavor. When Jesus told a faithful follower that he could inherit eternal life if he would only give all that he had to the poor (see Mark 10:17–24), He was not identifying an evil in the possession of riches but an evil in that follower’s attitude toward them. As we are all aware, Jesus praised the good Samaritan, who used the same coinage to serve his fellowman that Judas used to betray his Savior. The root of all evil is not money but the love of money (see 1 Timothy 6:10)” (“The Parable of the Sower,” Ensign or Liahona, May 2015, 34).

What do we learn from Elder Oaks about the dangers of the love of riches? What do his teachings add to our understanding of 2 Nephi 9:30?