1 And after Christ shall have risen from the dead he shall show himself unto you, my children, and my beloved brethren; and the words which he shall speak unto you shall be the law which ye shall do. (2 Nephi 26:1) For Nephi, obedience was not a static concept. To obey was not simply... Continue Reading →
I Perceive That They Are Not Written in Your Hearts – Mosiah 13:11
11 And now I read unto you the remainder of the commandments of God, for I perceive that they are not written in your hearts; I perceive that ye have studied and taught iniquity the most part of your lives. (Mosiah 13:11) Just before the children of Israel entered the promised land, the prophet Moses... Continue Reading →
Types of Things to Come – Mosiah 13:29-31
29 And now I say unto you that it was expedient that there should be a law given to the children of Israel, yea, even a very strict law; for they were a stiffnecked people, quick to do iniquity, and slow to remember the Lord their God; 30 Therefore there was a law given them,... Continue Reading →
According to the Commandment of My Father – Jarom 1:1, 15
1 Now behold, I, Jarom, write a few words according to the commandment of my father, Enos, that our genealogy may be kept.... 15 And I deliver these plates into the hands of my son Omni, that they may be kept according to the commandments of my fathers. (Jarom 1:1, 15) I'll admit that I've... Continue Reading →
I Am the Law, and the Light – 3 Nephi 15:9
9 Behold, I am the law, and the light. Look unto me, and endure to the end, and ye shall live; for unto him that endureth to the end will I give eternal life.(3 Nephi 15:9)It makes sense to me that the Savior is both the law and the light. We learn from the Doctrine... Continue Reading →
2 Nephi 9:25 Where There Is No Law Given, There Is No Punishment
25 Wherefore, he has given a law; and where there is no law given there is no punishment; and where there is no punishment there is no condemnation; and where there is no condemnation the mercies of the Holy One of Israel have claim upon them, because of the atonement; for they are delivered by... Continue Reading →
1 Nephi 20:17 Who Teacheth Thee to Profit
17 And thus saith the Lord, thy Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; I have sent him, the Lord thy God who teacheth thee to profit, who leadeth thee by the way thou shouldst go, hath done it. (1 Nephi 20:17) Heavenly Father wants us to be successful in life. Of course we have trials and difficulties--that's part of... Continue Reading →