14 And now it came to pass that when Jesus had expounded all the scriptures in one, which they had written, he commanded them that they should teach the things which he had expounded unto them. (3 Nephi 23:14) What does it mean to "[expound] all the scriptures in one," as Mormon tells us Jesus... Continue Reading →
1 Nephi 11:16-17 I Know That He Loveth His Children
16 And he said unto me: Knowest thou the condescension of God? 17 And I said unto him: I know that he loveth his children; nevertheless, I do not know the meaning of all things. (1 Nephi 11:16-17) I like the way Nephi answered this question from the angel. Sometimes when we are asked a... Continue Reading →
Alma 32:38-39 If Ye Neglect the Tree…
38 But if ye neglect the tree, and take no thought for its nourishment, behold it will not get any root; and when the heat of the sun cometh and scorcheth it, because it hath no root it withers away, and ye pluck it up and cast it out.39 Now, this is not because the... Continue Reading →
Alma 10:5-6 I Knew…Yet I Would Not Know
5 Nevertheless, after all this, I never have known much of the ways of the Lord, and his mysteries and marvelous power. I said I never had known much of these things; but behold, I mistake, for I have seen much of his mysteries and his marvelous power; yea, even in the preservation of the... Continue Reading →
Mosiah 26:3 Because of Their Unbelief They Could Not Understand
And now because of their unbelief they could not understand the word of God; and their hearts were hardened. (Mosiah 26:3)You can choose not to believe. One consequence of that choice can be an inability to understand the things of God. As Elder Packer taught, the skeptic will never know what we know because he... Continue Reading →