1 Nephi 18:25-Gratitude for God's
Creations
25 And
it came to pass that we did find upon the land of promise, as we
journeyed in the wilderness, that there were beasts in
the forests of every kind, both the cow and the ox, and the ass and
the horse, and the goat and the wild goat, and all manner of wild
animals, which were for the use of men. And we did find all manner
of ore, both of gold, and of silver, and of copper.
What
They
found the land was full
of treasures of ore and of all kinds of animals and forests.
Why
All
these things were for their use. They must have been pretty thrilled
to discover all the blessings the Lord had placed in this land for
their use.
Pattern
Helaman 6:11
11
And behold, there was all manner of gold in both these lands, and of
silver, and of precious ore of
every kind; and there were also curious workmen, who did work all
kinds of ore and
did refine it; and thus they did become rich.
23
And they did work in all manner of ore,
and they did make gold, and silver, and iron, and brass, and all
manner of metals; and they did dig it out of the earth; wherefore,
they did cast up mighty heaps of earth to get ore,
of gold, and of silver, and of iron, and of copper. And they did
work all manner of fine work.
2 Nephi 5:15
15
And I did teach my people to build buildings, and to work in all
manner of wood, and of iron, and of copper, and of brass, and of
steel, and of gold, and of silver, and of precious ores,
which were in great abundance.
Christ
Christ
is the creator and the giver of the land and all things. He has also
prepared a celestial home for those who follow Him.
2
For those that live shall inherit the earth, and those that die shall
rest from all their labors, and their works shall follow them; and
they shall receive a crown in the mansions of
my Father, which I have prepared for them.
Ether 12:32
32
And I also remember that thou hast said that thou hast prepared a
house for man, yea, even among the mansions of
thy Father, in which man might have a more excellent hope; wherefore
man must hope, or he cannot receive an inheritance in the place which
thou hast prepared.
Conference
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“For
Whatsoever a Man Soweth, That shall He also reap”
I
marvel each year as I witness the system which the Lord has provided
to supply for the needs of His children here on the earth. Each
spring I follow a piece of string tied between two stakes to make a
straight line, and with my hoe in hand I proceed to drop two or three
seeds into good, fertile soil. Each fall I am overwhelmed with the
bounteous harvest. Those few seeds have grown into tall plants, and
each seed for the most part has produced a full golden ear containing
more than a hundredfold of the original seed which was dropped into
the soil a few months earlier. Each season of harvest one must be
overwhelmed with humble gratitude for the blessings of the Lord to
His children.
The
Savior must have appreciated this process, for He used the example of
this growth cycle many times as He taught in parables during His
earthly ministry. We find lesson after lesson in His teachings using
examples from the Lord’s supply system. We find parables concerning
the sower (see Matt.
13:3–23),
the seed growing by itself (see Mark
4:26–29),
the tares (see Matt.
13:24–30),
the unfruitful fig tree (see Luke
13:6–9),
the fig tree’s leaves (see Matt.
24:32–33),
treasures hidden in a field (see Matt.
13:44),
and many, many others. Is it any wonder we found His disciples
teaching after His earthly ministry, “Be not deceived; God is not
mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap” (Gal.
6:7).
One
must be impressed with the great message of the Lord’s law of the
harvest. His system produces growth, multiplication, and abundant
rewards. Surely as we watch the blessings of this growth cycle each
year, we would expect His children to catch the vision of their
mortal potential. He
has entrusted to many of His children during their earthly ministry
the opportunity of caring for His special creations—His sons and
His daughters. It is surely the greatest of all responsibilities
which He has delegated to mankind.
Apply
The
Lord does provide for our needs. He has blessed with a beautiful
earth that is filled with plants, animals and ore. It is also
complete with the gospel of Jesus Christ. We have all we need to
make life pleasant as we work to achieve our celestial promised land.
We have much to be grateful
for.
Hymns
62-
All Creatures of Our God And King
Children
231-
All Things Bright and Beautiful
Genesis
1 :1
Genesis
1:
23 And
the evening and the morning were the fifth day.
24 ¶And
God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after
his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth
after his kind: and it was so.
25 And
God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after
their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his
kind: and God saw that it
was good.
2
Nephi 2:14
15 And
to bring about his eternal purposes in the end of man,
after he had created our first parents, and the beasts of
the field and the fowls of the air, and in fine, all things
which are created, it must needs be that there was an opposition;
even the forbidden fruit in opposition to
the tree of life; the one being sweet and the other bitter.
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