Teaching lessons

1 Nephi 13 is still the angel showing things to Nephi. I wonder if he was exhausted. He was shown alot. What I noticed in these chapters is that the angel doesn't just show Nephi visions and tell him what they are, the angel involves him and always asks first what he sees. After asking he continues to teach. I thought that was interesting. Shows us how we should be teaching as well. I could see myself just showing pictures and saying...this is this and that is that. If I were to follow this example I would ask questions about the picture, about what is seen and then teach off of that. For all the great teachers out there that might be normal, but teaching is not a natural gift of mine so this gave me some insight.

This chapter begins talking about the church of the devil rising up. Can anyone shed some light on this subject. Is the great and abominable church really just those who choose to do wickedness? Or is actually a church that gathers together? I know it seems that I would have learned this over and over, but I feel like it always goes past me when I have had this lesson.

Also in verses 10-12 is where Nephi sees Columbus. I know I have learned this, but as I was reading I didn't catch on to that. I was reading the lesson from my class and it had it spoke about Columbus and how he was led by the Spirit. I think it is interesting, the connection made with Columbus in the scriptures. I think I might read up a little more about him. Sometimes it shocks me to see the scriptures have someone like Columbus in them because he is someone we learn about in school, someone that no one can doubt existed. It reminds me again that the scriptures are not a story and the people in them are not characters, they are real people who really lived the lives and performed the Lord's tasks.