2 Nephi 30

(Below is a list of questions and quotes that help me think about each verse as I read it. The numbers represent the verses in the chapter.)

The Book of Mormon can help all people come to know Jesus Christ ans live His gospel. Satan will not have power over the hearts of people during the Millennium, and righteousness and peace will prevail.

1. What is the danger of allowing yourself to think and feel that you are more righteous than someone else? What can you do to avoid this? What is the true measure of righteousness according to this verse? How does focusing on keeping the commandments on a personal level help you avoid putting on 'airs' of righteousness?

2. What do you need to do before the Lord will enter into a covenant with you? Who are the Lord's Covenant people today?

"To be a member of the house of Israel, entitled to all the blessings of the covenant family, requires more than ancestry. Those not born to the house of Israel become members of the covenant family through their faith in Jesus Christ, repentance, and making covenants at baptism, which the Atonement of Jesus Christ makes possible." - Book of Mormon Student Study Guide, [2000], 57

"We are a covenant people... We make that covenant when we are baptized... and great are the obligations that go with that covenant." - Gordon B Hinckley, Friend, January 2000

3-8. Besides the Spirit, what is the greatest single tool available to every missionary? What reasons do you find in these verses that illustrate why the Book of Mormon is a powerful missionary tool? What groups of people will be touched by the Book of Mormon? How has the Book of Mormon help you you come to know the Savior? Why is it important that you share your testimony of the Book of Mormon with others? How will you use the Book of Mormon to help others come to know the Savior?

"The Book of Mormon has been at the center of missionary work since the gospel was restored through the Prophet Joseph. We use it every day in missionary work. One fact about the Book of Mormon being the key to power in each part of missionary work is this: the Book of Moron is a testament of Jesus Christ. The title page tells us that. It says that the purpose of the book is to show what great things the Lord has done for His people, to help them know that the covenants the Lord has made with His people are still in force, and to convince all people that Jesus is the Christ." - Henry B Eyring, New Era, May 2008

"Combined with the Spirit of the Lord, the Book of Mormon is the greatest single tool which God has given us to convert the world If we are to have the harvest of souls that President Kimball envisions, then we must use the instrument which God has designed for that task - the Book of Mormon." - Ezra Taft Benson, GC, October 1984

6. What does the phrase 'their scales of darkness shall begin to fall from their eyes' mean to you?

9-11. Have you seen a great division separating the righteous from the wicked? What will eventually happen to the wicked? (See D&C 101:24-25)

12-18. What do you learn about the Millennium from these verses? What can you do to help yourself, your family and others prepare for this period of peace and righteousness? What do you feel would be most anticipated about being worthy to live during the time period described in these verses? How can a knowledge of the Millennium be a blessing to you today?

"Each day the forces of evil and the forces of good enlist new recruits. Each day we personally make many decisions showing the cause we support. The final outcome is certain - the forces of righteousness will win. But what remains to be seen is where each of us personally, now and in the future, will stand in this battle - and how tall we will stand. Will we be true to our last days and fulfill our foreordained missions?" - Ezra Taft Benson, Ensign, September 1988

12-14. How will the animals behave during this period of time? (See D&C 101:26; Isaiah 65:25)

16-17. Do you look forward to the time when ALL things shall be revealed? Why or why not? (See D&C 101:32-34)

18. What will happen to Satan during the Millennium? (SEE D&C 101:28, Revelations 20:1-3; 1 Nephi 22:26) What can you do to limit the power Satan has in your life right now?