1 Nephi 19:7
Do Not Fear
What
7 For
the things which some men esteem to be of great worth, both to the
body and soul, others set at naught and
trample under their feet. Yea, even the very God of Israel do
men trample under
their feet; I say, trample under their feet but I would speak in
other words—they set him at naught, and hearken not to
the voice of his counsels.
Some
people do not appreciate sacred records. They disregard sacred
teachings and ignore them or even fight against them.
Why
Why
do many people ignore or fight against the sacred word of God? Here
are some of the reasons.
1-
They close their ears and are deaf to the word of God because they do
not desire to change and are comfortable where they are or
2-They
desire to follow a different voice of rebellion.
3-They
are influenced more by peer pressure to be like the rest or most of
the world.
4-They
are deceived by the adversary.
5-They
are so learned in scientific matters that they don't know how to have
faith and prove things by the spirit.
6-they
don't know what they are missing so they have no desire to change.
Every
parent of child who goes astray desires to know why but there are so
many and it can be so complicated in ways and in ways just simple.
If we have the desire to know spiritual things then the Lord will
reveal them to us in a way we will understand.
Pride
may be the major cause of being blind to that which is sacred.
Pattern
Matthew 7:6
6
¶Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your
pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet,
and turn again and rend you.
Helaman 6:39
39
And thus they did obtain the sole management of the government,
insomuch that they did trample under their feet and
smite and rend and turn their backs upon the poor and the meek, and
the humble followers of God.
3 Nephi 28:35
35
And it would be better for them if they had not been born. For do ye
suppose that ye can get rid of the justice of an offended God, who
hath been trampled under feet of men, that thereby
salvation might come?
JST, Matthew 7:10
10
And the mysteries of the kingdom ye shall keep within yourselves; for
it is not meet to give that which is holy unto the dogs; neither cast
ye your pearls unto swine, lest they trample them under
their feet.
Helaman 4:22
22
And that they had altered and trampled under their feet the
laws of Mosiah, or that which the Lord commanded him to give unto the
people; and they saw that their laws had become corrupted, and that
they had become a wicked people, insomuch that they were wicked even
like unto the Lamanites.
Helaman 6:31
31
And now behold, he had got great hold upon the hearts of the
Nephites; yea, insomuch that they had become exceedingly wicked; yea,
the more part of them had turned out of the way of righteousness, and
did trample under their feet the commandments of
God, and did turn unto their own ways, and did build up unto
themselves idols of their gold and their silver.
Helaman 12:2
2
Yea, and we may see at the very time when he doth prosper his people,
yea, in the increase of their fields, their flocks and their herds,
and in gold, and in silver, and in all manner of precious things of
every kind and art; sparing their lives, and delivering them out of
the hands of their enemies; softening the hearts of their enemies
that they should not declare wars against them; yea, and in fine,
doing all things for the welfare and happiness of his people; yea,
then is the time that they do harden their hearts, and do forget the
Lord their God, and do trample under their feet
the Holy One—yea, and this because of their ease, and their
exceedingly great prosperity.
Helaman
describes how pride enters in and then people forget where their
blessings came from and become prideful.
D&C
3:12-16
12 And when thou deliveredst up that which God had
given thee sight and power to translate, thou deliveredst
up that which was sacred into the hands of a
wicked man,
13 Who has set at naught the counsels of God, and has
broken the most sacred promises which were made
before God, and has depended upon his own judgment
and boasted in his own wisdom.
16 Nevertheless, my work shall go forth, for inasmuch
as the knowledge of a Savior has come unto the world,through the testimony of the Jews, even so shall
the knowledge of a Savior come unto my people—
Christ
Matthew
26
1 And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished all these
sayings, he said unto his disciples,
2 Ye know that after two days is the feast of the passover,and the Son of man is betrayed to be crucified.
Matthew
2017 ¶And Jesus going up to Jerusalem took the twelve disciples apart in the way, and said unto them,
18 Behold, we go up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man
shall be betrayed unto the chief priests and unto the
scribes, and they shall condemn him to death,
19 And shall deliver him to the Gentiles to mock, and to
scourge, and to crucify him: and the third day he shall
rise again.
John
19:16
15 But they cried out, Away with him, away with
him, crucify him. Pilate saith unto them, Shall I crucify
your King? The chief priests answered, We have no king
but Cæsar.
16 Then delivered he him therefore unto them to be
crucified. And they took Jesus, and led him away.
17 And he bearing his cross went forth into a place
called the place of a skull, which is called in the
Hebrew Golgotha:
19 ¶And Pilate wrote a title, and put it on the cross
.And the writing was, JESUS OF NAZARETH THE
KING OF THE JEWS.
Conference://www.lds.org/general-conference/2004/04/do-not-fear?lang=eng
4/04-
Boyd K. Packer
Do
Not Fear
...They will see many events transpire in the course of their lifetime. Some
of these shall tax their courage and extend their faith. But if they seek
prayerfully for help and guidance, they shall be given power over
adverse things. Such trials shall not be permitted to stand in the way of
their progress, but instead shall act as stepping-stones to greater
knowledge.
As a grandfather and as one of the Twelve, I will give you some counsel,some caution, and a lot of encouragement. I could do this much better
if the grandmother in our family, my wife of 57 years, were standing
beside me. Mothers know much more about life than fathers do, but I
will do the best I can.
We do not fear the future for ourselves or for our children. We live in
dangerously troubled times. The values that steadied mankind in earlier
times are being tossed away.
We must not ignore Moroni’s words when he saw our day and said, “Ye[must] awake to a sense of your awful situation” (Ether 8:24).
“The Lord in his great infinite goodness doth bless and prosper those
who put their trust in him … doing all things for the welfare and
happiness of his people; yea, then is the time that they do harden their
hearts, and do forget the Lord their God, and do trample under their
feet the Holy One—yea, and this because of their ease, and their
exceedingly great prosperity.
“And thus we see that except the Lord doth chasten his people with
many afflictions, yea, except he doth visit them with death and with
terror, and with famine and with all manner of pestilence, they will not
remember him” (Hel. 12:1–3; emphasis added).
...The Lord said, “Take upon you my whole armor, that ye may be able to
withstand the evil day, having done all, that ye may be able to stand”(D&C 27:15).
Our young people in many ways are much stronger and better than we
were. They and we should not be afraid of what is ahead.
Encourage our young people. They need not live in fear (see D&C 6:36).Fear is the opposite of faith.
10/07
Quentin L. Cook
https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2007/10/live-by-faith-and-not-by-fear?lang=eng
Live
By Faith and Not Fear
I know that many of you are concerned about raising your children
during these difficult times and increasing their faith. When my wife and
I were starting our family in the San Francisco Bay Area, we had that
same concern. At a critical point our stake members were advised by
Elder Harold B. Lee, then a member of the Twelve, that we could raise
our families in righteousness if we would:
- Focus on the ordinances and principles taught in the temple. (See D&C 115:5; Harold B. Lee, “Your Light to Be a Standard unto the Nations,” Ensign, Aug. 1973, 3–4.)
Apply
President
Packer gave the best solution we can have to protecting ourselves and
our children from spiritual danger.
“While we cannot erase wickedness, we can produce young Latter-daySaints who, spiritually nourished, are immunized against evil influences.
As a grandfather who has lived a long time, I counsel you to have faith.
Things have a way of working out. Stay close to the Church. Keep your
children close to the Church.”
While
it is no guarantee, it is the best thing we can do to help our
children in the choices they will have to make in their lives. Teach
them and live the gospel in your home and prepare them for the ugly
war that Satan will rage against each of them in a battle for their
souls. Never give up. Hold to the promise of eternal families and
do all you can to prepare them for the worst because we all are
brought to our knees with trials in this life and have our agency to
choose. The war is real and it is big so prepare your children and
arm them with all the faith and knowledge you can.
Do
not fear- President Packer said “
Such trials shall not be permitted to stand in the way of
their progress, but instead shall act as stepping-stones to greater
knowledge.”
Be
Patient
It
takes faith in God to “not fear” He is always there and he will
always bless us according to our needs. Things will not go as we
expect them too but there will be wonderful bright spots along the
way and our testimonies of Jesus Christ will see us through to that
glorious day when we reach our to be with Him again. Life is a
journey and although we do not see the future, we can have faith in
it. Nothing stays the same so when times are tough remember that
there will be brighter days and the sun will shine and eventually we
will find joy. These tough times will make us stronger. Take joy in
the journey and just press forward with faith.
Hymn
105
Master, The Tempest Is Raging
Matt.
4: 39 And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said unto
the sea, Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there
was a great calm. 40 And he said unto them, Why are ye so fearful? How
is it that ye have no faith? 41 And they feared exceedingly, and said one to
another, What manner of man is this, that even the wind
and the sea obey him?
Dhildren-159-Stand
For The Right
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