1 Nephi 18:4
Theme- Humility
4 And
it came to pass that after I had finished the ship, according to the
word of the Lord, my brethren beheld that it was good, and that the
workmanship thereof was exceedingly fine; wherefore, they did
humble themselves
again before the Lord.
Humility, Humble
Why
The
rebellious brothers had humbled themselves before the Lord because
they had participated in a revelatory experience as they witnessed
that Nephi received direction from the Lord to build this ship in a
way they had never ever heard or seen before. They were pleased with
the end result and recognized that the Lord had been their teacher
and guide and they understood and became submissive and teachable and
obedient to the teachings given them of the Lord through their
younger brother, Nephi.
Pattern
Chronicles
7:14
14 If
my people, which are called by my name, shall humble
themselves,
and pray,
and seek my face,
and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and
will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.
Matt.18:4
4 Whosoever
therefore shall humble himself
as this little child,
the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
James
4:10
D&C
112:10
10 Be
thou humble;
and the Lord thy God shall lead thee
by the hand, and give thee answer to thy prayers.
D&C
136:32-33
32 Let
him that is ignorant learn wisdom by humbling himself
and calling upon the Lord his God, that his eyes may
be opened that he may see, and his ears opened that he may hear;
33 For
my Spirit is
sent forth into the world to enlighten the humble and
contrite, and to the condemnation of
the ungodly.
Ether
12:27
“And
if men come unto me I will show unto them their weakness. I give unto
men weakness that they may be humble; … for if they humble
themselves before me, and have faith in me, then will I make weak
things become strong unto them.”
Christ
It
was the Lord who directed the building of the ship and the brothers
of Nephi did humble themselves before Him.
Jesus
was humble and followed the teachings and will of his Father in
Heaven even to the point of sacrificing his own life and atoning for
the sins of the world. He said I the Lord's prayer,
Matt.6:10
Conference
2016
Snow
Be
Thou Humble
The
Savior taught His followers that they must humble themselves as a
little child in order to enter into the kingdom of heaven.6 As
we raise our own children, we need to help them remain humble as they
mature into adulthood. We do not do this by breaking their spirit
through unkindness or by being too harsh in our discipline. While
nurturing their self-confidence and self-esteem, we need to teach
them the qualities of selflessness, kindness, obedience, lack of
pride, civility, and unpretentiousness. We need them to learn to take
joy in the successes of siblings and friends. President Howard W.
Hunter taught that “our genuine concern should be for the success
of others.”7 If
not, our children can become obsessed with self-promotion and
outdoing others, jealousy, and resentment for the triumphs of peers.
I’m grateful for a mother who, when seeing I was becoming too full
of myself as a boy, would say, “Son, a little bit of humility right
now would go a long way.”
But
humility is not something reserved to be taught only to children. We
must all strive to become more humble. Humility is essential to gain
the blessings of the gospel. Humility enables us to have broken
hearts when we sin or make mistakes and makes it possible for us to
repent. Humility enables us to be better parents, sons and daughters,
husbands and wives, neighbors and friends.
On
the other hand, unnecessary pride can dissolve family relationships,
break up marriages, and destroy friendships.
Apply
Applying
humility to our lives is difficult because when we think we are
humble then we are probably not and when we think we are not then
perhaps we really are,
Give
the Lord credit where credit is due. That would be for everything
good that comes to us. Being teachable and eager to learn good
things.
Think
of others instead of ourselves. Serve with unselfishness. Forget
yourself and focus on what you can do for others. If you do that you
will have joy in your service and you will be effective.
Help
children to think about how others feel and what their needs are
instead of being all wrapped up in themselves. Teach them to follow
the Lord. To pray and to follow Him.
A
humble person is a strong person who knows the source of their power
comes from God.
Hymn
130-Be
Thous Humble
98-I
Need Thee Every Hour
2
Nephi 4:34-35
34 O
Lord, I have trusted in
thee, and I will trust in
thee forever. I will not put my trust in
the arm of flesh; for I know that cursed is he that putteth
his trust in
the arm of flesh. Yea, cursed is he that putteth his trust in man or
maketh flesh his arm.
35 Yea,
I know that God will give liberally to
him that asketh. Yea, my God will give me, if I ask not amiss;
therefore I will lift up my voice unto thee; yea, I will cry unto
thee, my God, the rock of
myerighteousness.
Behold, my voice shall forever ascend up unto thee, my rock and mine
everlasting God. Amen.
171-With
Humble Heart
Children
78-
I'm Trying To Be Like Jesus
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