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Come Follow Me Insights is a weekly scripture study class hosted on YouTube by two very gifted teachers. Over 200,000 Latter-day Saints have chosen to make this an important part of their weekly devotions. Episodes average just over an hour in length. This program is a tremendous resource that supplements personal reading and scripture study. Since the COVID-19 pandemic emphasized home-centered learning, Taylor and Tyler provide the welcome feeling of sitting in a classroom with two knowledgeable and inspiring instructors.
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Come Follow Me Insights with Taylor Halverson and Tyler Griffin

<h2>SUMMARY</h2>
<ul><li>Focuses on 1 Nephi chapters 11-15, highlighting Nephi's vision of the tree of life and the virgin Mary.</li>
<li>Nephi's desire to know, belief in God's power to reveal, and dedicated pondering lead to his vision on a high mountain.</li>
<li>The process of revelation is outlined: desire, belief, pondering, and being caught away by the Spirit.</li>
<li>Discusses the symbolism of the tree and Mary, both described with beauty and whiteness, correlating to purity and spiritual state.</li>
<li>Compares Nephi's faithful seeking of revelation to Laman and Lemuel's lack of faith and contention.</li>
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Come Follow Me Insights (1 Nephi 11-15)

Tyler Griffin and Taylor Halverson share some wonderful insights for this week's Come, Follow Me lesson. Sign up for our weekly emails to receive notifications and more Come, Follow Me resources: https://forms.aweber.com/form/58/2127539758.htm 0:00 Intro Tyler- Nephi has incredible panoptic vision 0:40 How you inquired of the Lord 1:00 chapter 11 Nephi wanted to experience vision 1:34 Process of what Nephi went through for vision desired to know, believing, sat pondering in heart, caught away in the spirit of the Lord. 3:00 for us same patterned – pondering invites revelation 3:34 What did Nephi really want to see? :55 Verse 7 – “It” Tree/Man 4:45 Verse 8 – beauty of tree exceeding all beauty 5:23 Irony – ask for interpretation/Line upon Line 5:54 – shown future – Mary description same as for tree 6:29 – skin color/race – color might refer to state of persons spirit and soul 7:20 – Tree, man, mother attributes are similar. 8:17 pay attention to “Look” 8:32 invites you to analyze where you are in seeking revelation. 9:27 Taylor speaking – 2 mountain Covenants 10:09 Book of Mormon Brilliantly constructed Covenant instruction manual. Nephi’s vision is invoked by his faithfulness to the covenant 10:33 Jesus is the Covenant path 10:58 Believe – to be within the covenant. - demonstrating 11:49 1 Nephi 11:1 Nephi doesn’t pause to explain 13:30 because Nephi lives within the covenant God can reveal more to him. Tree of life is Jesus 13:53 English word Believe modern day English Be – fully 100% complete, "lieve" means Love. Belief in God means I love God. 14:58 vision ends 1 Nephi 14:30 – Amen in Hebrew means belief. Nephi makes a covenant statement. 16:10 Look for Keywords : Belief, faith, amen Conclusion. Timestamps courtesy of Lorraine Evans