1. Nephi has visions from God asking and receiving answers. He sees the future of the world including the rise and fall of different nations and churches. 2. Nephi is shown that the gospel will be taken from the Jews and given to the Gentiles, and that the Gentiles will reject the fullness of the gospel and face condemnation. 3. Nephi warns that in the latter days there will be a great division between the righteous and wicked, and many will fall away by being deceived unless they follow the scriptures, words of prophets, and guidance of the Holy Ghost.

1. 1 Nephi Chapters 8, 11--15

2. 
President Packer:
“No message appears in
Scripture more times, in
more ways, than „Ask, and
ye shall receive.‟”
--October 1991 Conference.
Setting the Stage

3. 
1 Ne. 11: 1
1 Ne. 15: 3
Nephi Asks, And Asks, And
Receives, And Receives
So, what does Nephi do?
What happens?

4. 
1 Ne. 8 and 1 Ne. 11

5. 
 1 Ne. 13: 1—9
 1 Ne. 13: 27
1 Ne. 13—Nephi‟s Vision Continues

6. 
I want to say to you, my brethren, the time is coming when we will be mixed
up in these now peaceful valleys to that extent that it will be difficult to tell
the face of a Saint from the face of an enemy against the people of God. Then
is the time to look out for the great sieve, for there will be a great sifting
time, and many will fall. For I say unto you there is a test, a Test, a TEST
coming. Elder Romney stated that there was no guarantee that the devil will
not deceive a lot of men who hold the priesthood. Free agency is the
principle against which Satan waged his war in heaven. It is still the front on
which he makes his most furious, devious, and persistent attacks. You see, at
the time he was cast out of heaven, his objective was (and still is) to deceive
and to blind men and to lead them captive at his will.' This he effectively
does to as many as will not hearken unto the voice of God. His main attack is
still on free agency. When he can get men to yield their agency, he has them
well on the way to captivity. (October Conference 1963)
Be Ye Not Deceived

7. 
 1 Ne. 14: 7
 1 Ne. 14: 12
 1 Ne. 14: 15
Nephi Offers Similar
Warning
Nephi also offers hope…
 1 Ne. 14: 14

8. 
May I suggest three short tests to avoid being deceived, both pertaining to
this freedom struggle and all other matters:
1. What do the standard works have to say about it?
2. The second guide is: what do the latter-day Presidents of the Church have
to say on the subject—particularly the living President?
3. The third and final test is the Holy Ghost—the test of the Spirit. By that
Spirit we ". . . may know the truth of all things" (Moro. 10:5).
October Conference 1963.
Be Ye Not Deceived

9. 
 1 Ne. 15: 34—36
“Many Bible and modern scriptures speak of a final
judgment at which all persons will be rewarded
according to their deeds or works or desires of their
hearts. But other scriptures enlarge upon this by
referring to our being judged by the condition we have
achieved. The prophet Nephi describes the final
judgment in terms of what we have become.” (October
Conference 2000).
Condition of Souls

10. 
Where to Be and How?