3 Ne 11:16-20
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- Verses 17 & 19: Here the people "did fall down at the feet of Jesus" and Nephi "bowed himself before the Lord and did kiss his feet." Presumably, this was done out of a sense of reverence and worship. The act of bowing occurs in several places in the Book of Mormon (see cross-references at the link below). Many of these instances are in regard to a king. However, kings had not been common among the Nephites for many generations. How might this cultural fact change the significance of the act of bowing? In our non-king, egalitarian-conscious culture, how is the significance of bowing (e.g. when we pray) different than it might be in a society with a king? How is the significance of bowing different in western cultures than in eastern cultures? How might these differences affect our susceptibility to different spiritual temptations?
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- Cross-references on bowing in the Book of Mormon are listed here.
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