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1 Nephi 8 1-18 Lehi experiences a vision in which he partakes of the fruit of the tree of life and invites his family to do the same. * What objects were the focus of Lehi's vision? (The tree of life and its fruit).  * What words and phrases did Lehi use to describe the fruit? ( See 1 Nephi 8:8-11) - 10 fruit was desirable to make one happy - 11 the fruit was most sweet, above all Lehi had ever tasted, and white to exceed all the whiteness that he had ever seen. The Lord often uses familiar objects as symbols to help us understand eternal truths.  Listen to the following statement by Elder Neal A. Maxwell and identify what the tree and the fruit symbolize: "The tree of life . . . is the love of God (see 1 Nephi 11:25). The love of God for His children is most profoundly expressed in His gift of Jesus as our Redeemer: 'God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son' (John 3:16). To partake of the love of God is to partake of Jesus' Atonement and the eman

  1 Nephi 7 Lehi's sons return to Jerusalem and invite Ishmael and his household to join them in their journey, Laman and others rebe, Nephi exhorts his brethren to have faith in the Lord, They bind him with cords and plan his destruction, He is freed by the power of faith, His brethren ask forgiveness, Lehi and his company offer sacrifice and burnt offerings. About 600-592 B.C. The sons and daughters of Lehi and Ishmael would marry and rear children "unto the Lord in the land of promise" (1 Nephi 7:1). Righteous families are an integral part of the Lord's divine purposes. The First Presidency and the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles proclaimed that "marriage between a man and a woman is ordained of God and that the family is central to the Creator's plan for the eternal destiny of His children. . . .  Boyd K. Packer: "Our destiny is so established that man can only find complete fulfillment and fill the divine purpose for his creation with a woman to whom