You may wish to consider the following questions:
- 3 Nephi 2:1–3. What do these verses teach about the role that the heart plays in baptized members remaining constant or moving toward apostasy? Does the heart, or our feelings and attitudes, make a difference? Do they play a significant role? In what way? How can we guard ourselves from hard-heart syndrome?
- 3 Nephi 2:1–3. What role do signs play in conversion? Does it make any difference how spectacular the signs are? How quickly did the people forget or rationalize away the signs? Are signs a cure for disbelief? What did Jesus say about signs? What can we do to keep such blessings in our minds?
- 3 Nephi:5–8. From what three successive points of origin did the Nephites use to calculate their years?