1 Nephi 1:8
Spiritual Gifts
What
Lehi having cast himself on his bed,
now has another vision and saw the heavens open and saw God sitting
upon His throne surrounded by concourses of angels singing and
praising their God.
Why
God was about to reveal even more to
Lehi. He was being prepared for a great mission to preach
repentance and later to remove his family and re-locate and stat over
in a new land.
Pattern
1 Ne 3:17-18 Lehi knew Jerusalem would
be destroyed and that he had to flee for he had seen a great vision.
Gen. 15:1 The Lord came to Abram in a
vision
Num 12:6 The Lord came in a pillar of
cloud and spoke to Moses, Meriam and Aaron and told them that if
there be a prophet, he would speak to him in a vision and a dream.
(He was rebuking Meriam and Aaron)
Others who had visions were Samuel,
Nathan, Job, Isaiah, Ezekial, Daniel, Ephriam (Hosea 12:10) Obadiah,
Nahum, Peter, James, John, Stephen Ananias, Paul, John, Joseph Smith
and Sidney Rigdon.
Heavens
Ezekial saw the heavens opened- Ez 1:1
Stephen saw in the heavens and Jesus
standing on the right side of God.
Nephi saw and an agel came down
Joseph Smith (D&C 137) saw the
heavens opened and describes the celestial kingdom , the gate ,
throne, streets, Adam, Abraham, The Father and Son, His family and
heard the voice of the Lord.
Alma saw as Lehi did.
Helaman 5:45-49 Nephi and Lehi were
imprisoned. They were encircled with fire and the Holy Spirit of God
came down from heaven, They spoke filled with the spirit and the
heavens opened and angels came down and ministered to about 300
people.
Christ
Joseph describes in D&C 137:1-3 The
blazing throne of God where the Father and the Son both sat. He will
judge all men according to their works and desires of their hearts.
Stephen (Acts 7:55-56) saw Jesus
standing on the right hand of God.
Apply
Work daily to be worthy of the
celestial kingdom. These scriptures strengthen my testimony of the
celestial kingdom and Joseph's visions. Many others have seen the
heavens.
It helps me reflect upon my own sacred
experiences. Also to be able to sing and praise God is a privilege.
Conference-10/14 “Prepared In
A Manner That Never Had...
Linda K. Burton
Daily drops of preparation are required
of them to come out on top. Likewise, those who wish to qualify for
exaltation in the celestial kingdom are expected to live a higher
standard of obedience that comes by practicing the virtue of
obedience day by day and drop by drop.
10/12
An Unspeakable Gift from God- by Elder
Craig C. Christensen
Through the gift of the Holy Ghost, we
receive added capacity and spiritual gifts, increased revelation and
protection, steady guidance and direction, and the promised blessings
of sanctification and exaltation in the celestial kingdom. All of
these blessings are given as a result of our personal desire to
receive them and come as we align our lives with the will of God and
seek His constant direction.
Hymns
#284 If You Could Hie To Kolob
#257 Rejoice! A Glorious Sound Is Heard
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