• Day 86
    • Principle: You can prepare for the second coming of Jesus Christ by listening to prophets, both old and new.
    • Read: Jacob 7:6 - 7:23
      •  Jacob and Sherem read from the same scriptures but came to different conclusions.  (See verses 8-10)  By what means does Jacob teach Sherem how to understand the scriptures?  This is still a problem today of understanding and interpreting scriptures.  How can you use what Jacob taught to understand the scriptures?
    • Sterling W. Sill taught
      • “The second coming of Christ is mentioned over 1,500 times in the Old Testament and 300 times in the New Testament. If God thought this subject that important, he must have wanted us to do something about it” (in Conference Report, Apr. 1966, 19).
    • Dallin H. Oaks said:

      • “While we are powerless to alter the fact of the Second Coming and unable to know its exact time, we can accelerate our own preparation and try to influence the preparation of those around us. …

        “What if the day of His coming were tomorrow? If we knew that we would meet the Lord tomorrow—through our premature death or through His unexpected coming—what would we do today? What confessions would we make? What practices would we discontinue? What accounts would we settle? What forgivenesses would we extend? What testimonies would we bear?

        “If we would do those things then, why not now? Why not seek peace while peace can be obtained? If our lamps of preparation are drawn down, let us start immediately to replenish them” (“Preparation for the Second Coming,” Ensign or Liahona, May 2004, 8, 9).

    • In addition preparing for the second coming has been taught in the Doctrine and Covenants.  Study the following two sets of scriptures to look for a couple of different ways to prepare for the second coming.
    • Why do you need to prepare for the second coming?
      • Who do you have a responsibility for to help prepare for the second coming?  What can you do?
    • Additional Study