Enos, Jarom, Omni, Words of Mormon

We first looked at the historical overview of these sections - what has happened in this timespan?  Most important is the discovery of the people of Zarahemla who were descendants of King Zedekiah through Mulek, and the merging of a section of the Nephites with these people under the leadership of king Mosiah I.

Then we looked in more detail at the book of Enos, and discussed the doctrine of prayer.  

“No divine commandment has been more frequently repeated than the commandment to pray in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ” (Marion G. Romney, in Conference Report, Oct. 1979, 20; or Ensign, Nov. 1979, 16).

The discussion centered around five principles:
A.  Prayer has been a part of the gospel plan from the beginning.
B.  God has revealed why we should pray to Him.
C.  The scriptures tell us what we should pray for.
D.  The Lord has told us how to make our prayers more meaningful and effective.
E.  Fasting should sometimes accompany prayer.

We listened to a wonderful recording to round our evenings' discussion: Sally deFord's setting to the hymn text of "Prayer is the Soul's Sincere Desire" by James Montgomery (1771-1854). 

Our challenge for the week is to look at our individual prayers, using the prayer scale from Preach My Gospel to determine what aspect of prayer needs attention and recording plans for how to improve this aspect of prayer in our study journals.

Resources
John A. Tvedtnes : Composition and History of the Book of Mormon
https://www.lds.org/new-era/1974/09/composition-and-history-of-the-book-of-mormon?lang=enghttps://www.lds.org/new-era/1974/09/composition-and-history-of-the-book-of-mormon?lang=eng
Doctrines of the Gospel (Religion 430 and 431) :  Lesson 12 - Prayer and Fasting
https://www.lds.org/manual/doctrines-of-the-gospel-student-manual/chapter-12-prayer-and-fasting?lang=eng