41 But if ye will nourish the word, yea, nourish the tree as it beginneth to grow, by your faith with great diligence, and with patience, looking forward to the fruit thereof, it shall take root; and behold it shall be a tree springing up unto everlasting life.42 And because of your diligence and your... Continue Reading →
To Be Industrious – 2 Nephi 5:17
17 And it came to pass that I, Nephi, did cause my people to be industrious, and to labor with their hands. (2 Nephi 5:17) This week, I'm studying the attribute of diligence. In 2 Nephi 5, we learn what the people of Nephi did in order to "live after the manner of happiness" (verse... Continue Reading →
By Your Faith with Great Diligence and Patience – Alma 32:41-43
41 But if ye will nourish the word, yea, nourish the tree as it beginneth to grow, by your faith with great diligence, and with patience, looking forward to the fruit thereof, it shall take root; and behold it shall be a tree springing up unto everlasting life.42 And because of your diligence and your... Continue Reading →
Unwearyingness – Helaman 10:4-5
4 Blessed art thou, Nephi, for those things which thou hast done; for I have beheld how thou hast with unwearyingness declared the word, which I have given unto thee, unto this people. And thou hast not feared them, and hast not sought thine own life, but hast sought my will, and to keep my... Continue Reading →
Because of Their Heed and Diligence – Alma 49:30
30 Yea, and there was continual peace among them, and exceedingly great prosperity in the church because of their heed and diligence which they gave unto the word of God, which was declared unto them by Helaman, and Shiblon, and Corianton, and Ammon and his brethren, yea, and by all those who had been ordained... Continue Reading →
The Joy of Ammon – Alma 27:17-18
17 Now the joy of Ammon was so great even that he was full; yea, he was swallowed up in the joy of his God, even to the exhausting of his strength; and he fell again to the earth.18 Now was not this exceeding joy? Behold, this is joy which none receiveth save it be... Continue Reading →
Rather Than Spend Their Days in Idleness – Alma 24:18
18 And this they did, it being in their view a testimony to God, and also to men, that they never would use weapons again for the shedding of man’s blood; and this they did, vouching and covenanting with God, that rather than shed the blood of their brethren they would give up their own... Continue Reading →
In Wisdom and Order – Mosiah 4:27
27 And see that all these things are done in wisdom and order; for it is not requisite that a man should run faster than he has strength. And again, it is expedient that he should be diligent, that thereby he might win the prize; therefore, all things must be done in order.(Mosiah 4:27)If you're... Continue Reading →
2 Nephi 5:27 We Lived After the Manner of Happiness
27 And it came to pass that we lived after the manner of happiness. (2 Nephi 5:27) I like the idea of living "after the manner of happiness." It sounds both intentional and sustainable: a choice we make rather than something that just happens to us. What must we do in order to live this... Continue Reading →