Jacob and Sherem.
A prophet’s testimony of Jesus Christ.
Jacob was a prophet
who saw Jesus Christ.
He wanted the
people to believe in Jesus.
Jacob taught the people to
keep God’s commandments. He worked hard to teach
the people about Jesus.
One day, a man named
Sherem started teaching the people.
But Sherem taught
that Jesus was not real.
Sherem was good at speaking, and
many Nephites believed what he said.
Because of him, many people
stopped believing in Jesus.
Sherem also wanted Jacob
to stop believing in Jesus.
Sherem said no one could know
what would happen in the future.
He said this meant no one
could know if Jesus was real, because Jesus had not come to earth yet. But Jacob said the scriptures and
all the prophets taught about Jesus.
God had shown Jacob that Jesus
would come to earth. Sherem still would not believe. He wanted Jacob
to show him a sign that Jesus is real.
Jacob said Sherem knew Jesus
would come and did not need a sign. But Jacob said God would make
Sherem faint to show that God has power and Jesus is real. Suddenly, Sherem
became sick and fell to the ground.
After many days, he
knew he was going to die.
He told the people that he
had been tricked by Satan. He said he had lied to God. He
knew the whole time that Jesus is real.
Then Sherem died. The people read
the scriptures and believed in Jesus.