Book of Mormon Feast
A Musical Tour of 2 Nephi
2 Nephi 1 – 4
In the first four chapters of his second book, Book of Mormon writer Nephi records the words of his aged father Lehi.
“My Father, Great Lehi,” by Maurine Ozment and Marilyn Arnold, captures the spirit of this great prophet:
Sacred Hymns of the Book of Mormon, 3
The Lord spoke and Lehi consented; he gave up his wealth and his lands
To live in remote isolation, no more to see home place and friends.
2 Nephi 1:5-
In the Book of Mormon, Lehi declared that the Lord God had given him and his family a land of promise, a land which is choice above all other lands.
Annie Karto
text by Katherine Lee Bates; music by Samuel A. Ward
2 Nephi 1:7
In the Book of Mormon, the prophet Lehi taught, concerning the Promised Land (America), “This land is consecrated unto him whom He shall bring. And if it so be that they shall serve Him according to the commandments which He hath given, it shall be a land of liberty unto them; wherefore, they shall never be brought down into captivity; if so, it shall be because of iniquity; for if iniquity shall abound cursed shall be the land for their sakes, but unto the righteous it shall be blessed forever.”
The Washington National Cathedral Choir
text by Samuel F. Smith; music from Thesaurus Musicus, London, 1744
2 Nephi 1:15
Book of Mormon prophet Lehi had aged and was soon to die. But he testified, “The Lord hath redeemed my soul from hell; I have beheld His glory, and I am encircled about eternally in the arms of His love.”
Tenor Dallyn Bayles, violinist Jenny Oaks Baker & the Lyceum Philharmonic
text by Orson F. Whitney; music by Harry A. Dean
2 Nephi 2:6-
Lehi taught his children that “Redemption cometh in and through the Holy Messiah; for He is full of grace and truth.”
O Savior, Thou Who Wearest a Crown
James Loynes
text by Karen Lynn Davidson
2 Nephi 2:7
The Book of Mormon, in speaking of the Savior Jesus Christ, says, “He offereth Himself a sacrifice for sin, to answer the ends of the law, unto all those who have a broken heart and a contrite spirit; and unto none else can the ends of the law be answered.”
A Capella trio Liahona Seumanu, Matt Nickle, Moana Haretuku
text by Mabel Jones Gabbot, 1910-
2 Nephi 2:14
The Book of Mormon testifies that “There is a God, and He has created all things, both the heavens and the earth, and all things that in them are, both things to act and things to be acted upon.”
All Things Bright and Beautiful
National Taiwan University Chorus
lyrics by Cecil Frances Alexander
2 Nephi 2:27,28
Lehi, in the Book of Mormon, teaches, “Men are free according to the flesh; and all things are given them which are expedient unto man. And tehy are free to choose lliberty and eternal life, through the great Mediator of all men, or to choose captivity and death, according to the captivity and power of the devil.”
The Crofts Family trio
text by Alfred Tennyson; music by Crawford Gates
2 Nephi 2:27,28
In the Book of Mormon, Lehi encouraged his sons to “look to the great mediator, and hearken unto His great commandments, and be faithful unto His words, and choose eternal life, according to the will of his Holy Spirit.”
Holly Michelle Anderson
text by Joseph L. Townsend; music by Henry A. Tuckett
The singer shows some ASL signs and actions to highlight the main words and ideas of the song. She signs very plainly and beautifully. She provides a link to another youtube video where she explains each sign.
2 Nephi 3:5-
Book of Mormon prophet Lehi saw the latter-
Latter-
text and music by Gerrit de Jong, Jr.
2 Nephi 3:8
The Book of Mormon tells us that God esteems the prophet of the latter-
LDS Videos
text by George Manwaring; music by Sylvanus Billings Pond, adapted by A.C. Smyth
2 Nephi 3:11
Lehi taught his children, as recorded in the Book of Mormon, that the latter-
What Was Witnessed in the Heavens?
Latter-
text by John S. Davis, 1813-
2 Nephi 3:12
The prophet Lehi quoted from Joseph of Old in prophesying of the seer named Joseph in the latter days. He said the scriptures he would bring forth (The Book of Mormon), by joining in conjunction with the Bible, would perform the following functions in the Lord’s plan: 1. Confound false doctrine
2. Lay down contentions
3. Establish peace
4. Bring people to the knowledge of the fathers of the native Americans
5. Bring people to the knowledge of God’s covenants
Latter-
text by Parley P. Pratt, 1807-
2 Nephi 4:15
Nephi, Book of Mormon writer, said, “My soul delighteth in the scriptures, and my heart pondereth them, and writeth them for the learning and the profit of my children.”
Steven Deam’s granddaughter
words by Jaclyn Thomas Milne; music by Carol Baker Black
The Books in the Book of Mormon
Family Gal
words by Daphne Matthews; music from “Ten Little Indians”
2 Nephi 4:15,16
Nephi said, “My soul delighteth in the things of the Lord.”
The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square
text by Marvin K. Gardner; music by Robert Cundick
General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-
2 Nephi 4:16-
In the Book of Mormon, Nephi wrote plaintively of his need for God’s presence in his life: “I know in whom I have trusted. My God hath been my support. He hath led me through mine afflictions in the wilderness.”
Randy Owen and the Isaacs
text by Annie S. Hawkes; music by Robert Lowry
2 Nephi 4:16-
In “Nephi’s Psalm” in the Book of Mormon, the only such selection in the book, Nephi expresses the yearnings, pains, and hope of his heart.
In “Nephi’s Psalm,” lyricist Marilyn Arnold and composer Maurine Ozment bring to music these feelings. Sacred Hymns of the Book of Mormon, 5
Wake, wake, my soul awake! No more with anguish ridden,
Joy is thine, my heart rejoice, let anger be forbidden.
2 Nephi 4:34
In the Book of Mormon, Nephi wrote, “O Lord, I have trusted in thee, and I will trust in thee forever.”
Max Adams
text by Isaac Watts, based on Psalm 146; music by Evan Stephens
2 Nephi 8:3
Book of Mormon people had much of what we call the Old Testament, recorded on what they called the Brass Plates. Their prophets taught them these things, especially from the writings of Isaiah. Jacob taught the people, “The Lord shall comfort Zion. He will comfort all her waste places, and He will make her wilderness like Eden, and her desert like the garden of the Lord. Joy and gladness shall be found therein, thanksgiving, and the voice of melody.”
The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square
text by George Gill; music by Joseph G. Fones
2 Nephi 8:11
The Book of Mormon records that Jacob continued teaching his people from the words of Isaiah: “Therefore, the redeemed of the Lord shall return, and come with singing unto Zion; and everlasting joy and holiness shall be upon their heads; and tehy shall obtain gladness and joy; sorrow and mourning shall flee away.
Hail to the Brightness of Zion’s Glad Morning!
The Golden Angels
text by Thomas Hastings
2 Nephi 8:24
Jacob taught his people Isaiah’s words: “Awake, awake, put on thy strength, O Zion! Put on thy beautiful garments, O Jerusalem, the Holy City!”
Awake, Ye Saints of God, Awake!
The Bonneville High School Bonnevaires in 2009
conducted by Steve Dresen, accompanied by Nancy Bennett, arranged by Ron Staheli
text by Eliza R. Snow, 1804-
Book of Mormon prophet Jacob prophesied that “the time comes that they shall be restored to the true church and fold of God.”
Steve Green
2 Nephi 9:5, 10-
Jacob movingly spoke to the people in the Book of Mormon about the atonement that the Great Creator would effect for all mankind: “O how great the goodness of our God, who prepareth a way for our escape from the grasp of this awful monster; yea, that monster, death and hell, which I call the death of the body, and also the death of the spirit!”
We’ll Sing All Hail to Jesus’ Name
Mark Geslison and Geoff Groberg, guitar & violin
text by Richard Alldridge; music by Joseph Coslett
2 Nephi 10:23,24
In the Book of Mormon, Jacob taught the people that they had a choice: “Therefore,
cheer up your hearts, and remember that ye are free to act for yourselves -
Know This, That Every Soul Is Free
Britney Lavatai, accompanied by guitar
anonymous text; music by Roger L. Miller
2 Nephi 10:24
After explaining that they had a choice, Book of Mormon prophet Jacob encouraged his people to seek to do God’s will: “Wherefore, my beloved brethren, reconcile yourselves to the will of God, and not to the will of the devil and the flesh; and remember, after ye are reconciled unto God, that it is only in and through the grace of God that ye are saved.”
Cantiques Karaoke
text by Frank I Kooyman; music by Robert P. Manookin
2 Nephi 10:24,25
The Book of Mormon records the prayerful desire of the prophet Jacob for his people: “May God raise you from death by the power of the resurrection, and also from everlasting death by the power of the atonement, that ye may be received into the eternal kingdom of God, that ye may praise Him through grace divine. Amen.”
Paul Cardall, concert pianist
text by Frank I. Kooyman; music by Robert P. Manookin
2 Nephi 12:2,3
In the Book of Mormon, Nephi, who loved the words of Isaiah, recorded many of them upon his gold plates. Writing of these latter days, when the Lord would establish a great and free nation upon the promised land, when that nation would stand above all other nations of the earth, and when the fulness of the gospel would come forth in that nation, Nephi copied from the Brass Plates:
“And it shall come to pass in the last days, when the mountain of the Lord’s house shall be established in the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills, and all nations shall flow unto it.
“And many people shall go and say, Come ye, and let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the house of the God of Jacob; and He will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in His paths; for out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.”
Young Men and Young Women choir from stakes in Bennion and Taylorsville, Utah USA
This presentation is signed
text by William G. Mills, 1822-
The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square
This exuberant rendition is accompanied by beautiful video reenactment footage of building the magnificent holy temple in Salt Lake City, Utah.
text by Joel Hills Johnson, 1802-
Behold, the Mountain of the Lord
Max Bradley Adams plays “Behold, the Mountain of the Lord” on a Steinway organ
text by Michael Bruce; music by Leland B. Sateren
2 Nephi 12:12,13
Nephi and Isaiah tell us that the day of the Lord of Hosts soon cometh upon all nations, and it will be a day of great humbling.
Libera
2 Nephi 14:5
Isaiah wrote, “The Lord will create upon every dwelling-
Glorious Things Are Sung of Zion
The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square
William W. Phelps; music is an old Dutch melody
Nephi copied Isaiah’s immortal words and taught them to his people: “Therefore,
the Lord himself shall give you a sign -
Emily Jean
Cave Church, Egypt
70,000 Egyptian Christians
This beautiful Christian Arabic song’s lyrics in English:
Your people declare their faith, holding onto your promises
You are our shepherd and precious, covering us in your grace
Immanuel, Immanuel, God with us
Whenever war toughens on us, Your Spirit’s manifestation is in us
You are ours, and who could satisfy us But You, our Savior?
Immanuel, Immanuel, God with us
You teach us your word, a Lamp to our feet
Your Spirit in us comforts us, and enlightens our eyes
Immanuel, Immanuel, God with us."
2 Nephi 20:27
The Book of Mormon records the words of Isaiah: “It shall come to pass in that day that his burden shall be taken away from off thy shoulder, and his yoke from off thy neck, and the yoke shall be destroyed because of the annointing.”
The Century Singers of Texas A&M University present “Cast Thy Burden upon the Lord.”
(Hymns of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-
2 Nephi 21:4
In the Book of Mormon, Nephi copied the words of Isaiah in describing the coming Millennium: “With righteousness shall He judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth.”
Cantiques Karaokes presents “Softly Beams the Sacred Dawning.” Sing-
2 Nephi 21:9
Isaiah said, “They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain.”
Bujor Florin Lucian plays “Our Mountain Home So Dear” on an electric organ. (Hymns
of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-
2 Nephi 21:12
Book of Mormon writer Nephi loved the words of Isaiah, and copied many of them onto his gold plates: “And he shall set up an ensign for the nations, and shall assemble the outcasts of Israel, and gather together the dispersed of Judah from the four corners of the earth.”
This is a beautiful presentation of “High on the Mountain Top” by Friends to All
Nations at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah. (Hymns of the Church
of Jesus Christ of Latter-
The DVD is packed with great footage of the Church’s activities during the Olympic
Games, such as Light of the World: A Celebration of Light -
2 Nephi 22:2
Isaiah declared, “Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid; for the Lord JEHOVAH is my strength and my song; he also has become my salvation.”
The Coventry Singers present “From All that Dwell below the Skies,” from their Album
“The Hymn-
2 Nephi 22:5
Nephi wrote the words of Isaiah in the Book of Mormon: “Sing unto the Lord; for He hath done excellent things; this is known in all the earth.”
Cantiques Karaokes presents “Father, Thy Children to Thee Now Raise” (Hymns of the
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-
2 Nephi 22:6
Isaiah wrote joyfully of Christ’s Second coming, as recorded in the Book of Mormon: “Cry out and shout, thou inhabitant of Zion; for great is the Holy One of Israel in the midst of thee!”
The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square sings “Lo, the Mighty God Appearing!” (Hymns
of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-
2 Nephi 24:7
In the Book of Mormon, Nephi recorded the words of Isaiah concerning conditions in the Millennium: “The whole earth is at rest, and is quiet; they break forth into singing.”
Country-
2 Nephi 25:20
The Book of Mormon, Another Testament of Jesus Christ, says “As the Lord God liveth that brought Israel up out of the land of Egypt, and gave unto Moses power that he should heal the nations after they had been bitten by the poisonous serpents, if they would cast their eyes unto the serpent which he did raise up before them, and also gave him power that he should smite the rock and the water should come forth, yea, behold, I say unto you, that as these things are true, and as the Lord God liveth, there is none other name given under heaven save it be this Jesus Christ, of which I have spoken, whereby man can be saved.”
Romanian group Noblesse sings “In Christ Alone.” (Lyrics by Stuart Townend; music by Keith Getty)
2 Nephi 25:23,26,29
The Book of Mormon bears beautiful testimony of the Savior Jesus Christ. Nephi wrote, “We labor diligently to write, to persuade our children, and also our brethren, to believe in Christ, and to be reconciled to God; for we know that it is by grace that we are saved, after all we can do.”
Spencer Ellison sings a medley of “I Believe in Christ” and “Jesus, Once of Humble
Birth,” accompanied on the piano by Dan Ellison. (Hymns of the Church of Jesus Christ
of Latter-
2 Nephi 26:33
The Book of Mormon expresses Jesus’s invitation to all mankind: “He doeth that which is good among the children of men; and He doeth nothing save it be plain unto the children of men; and He inviteth them all to come unto Him and partake of His goodness; and He denieth none that come unto Him, black and white, bond and free, male and female; and He remembereth the heathen; and all are alike unto God, both Jew and Gentile.”
The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square gave a fine performance of “Come Unto Jesus”
in General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-
2 Nephi 27:6-
Six hundred years before the first advent of Christ to the world, His prophet Nephi
saw in vision the great impact that the Book of Mormon would have on the world, a
world with Christianity split with disagreements over the meaning of the Bible while
unbelievers began to drag the culture farther and farther from the principles of
love and peace that that Bible teaches. Nephi saw that the Book of Mormon, the words
of those who had slumbered in the dust, would bring many to know Christ in the latter-
From the dust shall they cry, and their words will shine forth
From darkness, and none can delay it.
When the power of God reaches out to a man,
A book shall come forth; none can stay it.
“From the Dust Shall They Come,” Sacred Hymns of the Book of Mormon. 1. (Words by Marilyn Arnold; music by Maurine Ozment)
2 Nephi 27:12,13
Nephi, the first prophet to write the gold plates which were translated by the gift and power of God to become the Book of Mormon, explained that these plates would be viewed by only a few, who would be called to testify as witnesses to what they had seen.
The Mormon Youth Chorus sang “What Glorious Scenes Mine Eyes Behold” at General Conference
of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-
2 Nephi 28:7,8,20-
The Book of Mormon points out different fallacies that people will adopt in their
latter-
Caleb plays“Hope of Israel” on the piano. He plays a different hymn every Sunday
at 6. (Hymns of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-
2 Nephi 28:20-
In the Book of Mormon we read about all the wiles of the devil to be used against people in the
An institute choir sings a special arrangement of “Up, Awake, Ye Defenders of Zion.”
(Hymns of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-
2 Nephi 30:5,6
Nephi described, in the Book of Mormon, the happiness that would come to peole as they learned about the Christian heritage of the native American people, saying “And then shall they rejoice.”
Max Bradley Adams plays “The Happy Day at Last Has Come” on a Steinway piano. (Hymns
of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-
2 Nephi 30:15
The Book of Mormon repeats the yearning words of Isaiah concerning the Millennium: “They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my hold mountain.”
Sam Hinton sings “O Ye Mountains High,” accompanied by guitar, from his album “The
Wandering Folksong.” (Hymns of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-
2 Nephi 31:5-
One of Nephi’s most brilliant essays is his description of the necessity and meaning of baptism. “Wherefore, do the things which I have told you I have seen that your Lord and your Redeemer should do; for, for this cause have they been shown unto me, that ye might know the gate by which ye should enter. For the gate by which ye should enter is repentance and baptism by water; and then cometh a remission of your sins by fire and by the Holy Ghost.”
Cantiques Karaokes
text by Mabel Jones Gabbott, 1910-
2 Nephi 31:10-
During His earthly ministry, Jesus invited all and everyone to “Come, follow Me.”
Book of Mormon prophet Nephi issues a similar invitation: “[be] willing to take
upon you the name of Christ, by baptism -
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text by John Nicholson; music by Samuel McBurney
2 Nephi 31:19-
Nephi reminds his readers that “Ye have not come thus far save it were by the word of Christ, with unshaken faith in Him, relying wholly upon the merits of Him who is mighty to save.”
Come, All Ye Saints Who Dwell on Earth
Bujor Florin Lucian on the organ
text by William W. Phelps; music by William B. Bradbury
2 Nephi 31:20
Nephi encourages his readers to continue on in the path of following the Lord: “Wherefore, ye must press forward with a steadfastness in Christ, having a perfect brightness of hope, and a love of God and of all men. Wherefore, if ye shall press forward, feasting upon the word of Christ, and endure to the end, behold, thus saith the Father: Ye shall have eternal life.”
Children’s Choir
Words by Naomi Ward Randall, Music by Roy M. Darley
Combined choir from BYU-
2011 General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-
text by Marvin K. Gardner; music by Vanja Y. Watkins
2 Nephi 33:12
As Nephi prayed for his brethren, he also said, “I pray the Father in the name of Christ that many of us, if not all, may be saved in his kingdom at that great and last day.”
Young Single Adult Choir
Text: Joseph L. Townsend; Music: William Clayson