- 3 Nephi 1:18
PROPHETSWhat18 For they knew that the prophets had testified of these things for many years, and that the sign which had been given was already at hand; and they began to fear because of their iniquity and their unbelief.
WhyThis verse is to emphasize the reason for their fear. When we hear a prophecy and refuse to heed it then it happens, we would know that we are in deep trouble.
Patternthis verse is about being stubborn and disobedient and disbelieving. It is about pushing back when we hear the truth being taught. It is about denying the faith. It happens all the time in our day and has in the scriptures.Mosiah 15:26
26 But behold, and fear, and tremble before God, for ye ought to tremble; for the Lord redeemeth none such that rebel against him and die in their sins; yea, even all those that have perished in their sins ever since the world began, that have wilfully rebelled against God, that have known the commandments of God, and would not keep them; these are they that have no part in the first resurrection.
1 Kings 12:19
19 So Israel rebelled against the house of David unto this day.Daniel 9:5
5 We have sinned, and have committed iniquity, and have done wickedly, and have rebelled, even by departing from thy precepts and from thy judgments:Job 24:13
13 They are of those that rebel against the light; they know not the ways thereof, nor abide in the paths thereof.20 But if ye refuse and rebel, ye shall be devoured with the sword: for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it.10 Destroy thou them, O God; let them fall by their own counsels; cast them out in the multitude of their transgressions; for they have rebelled against thee.Rebellion, Rebel
6 Yet Jeroboam the son of Nebat, the servant of Solomon the son of David, is risen up, and hath rebelled against his lord.See also Apostasy of Individuals ; Contention ; Council in Heaven ; Disobedience ; Excommunication ; Holy Ghost, Unpardonable Sin against ; Murmuring ; Obedience ; Stiffnecked
Opposite of rebel is to be obedient- this would be the lesson here is to be obedient and listen to the prophets of our day!!!Obedience, Obedient, Obey
See also Agency ; Baptism, Qualifications for ; Command ; Commandments of God ; Commitment ; Dedication ; Diligence ; Do ;Duty ; Faith ; Family ; God, the Standard of Righteousness ; God, Will of ; Good Works ; Hearken ; Honoring Father and Mother ;Loyalty ; Observe ; Require ; Serve ; Steadfastness ; Subjection ; Submissiveness ; Walking with God
ConferenceWhen Moroni first came to Joseph Smith, he warned that Joseph’s “name should be had for good and evil among all nations.”1 We have seen the fulfillment of that prophecy. In the war between good and evil, the Restoration of the gospel through the Prophet Joseph Smith has both inspired believers who follow him and also provoked antagonists who fight furiously against the cause of Zion and against Joseph himself. This battle is not new. It began soon after young Joseph walked into the Sacred Grove and continues today with added visibility on the internet.
“The ends of the earth shall inquire after thy name, and fools shall have thee in derision, and hell shall rage against thee;“While the pure in heart, and the wise, and the noble, and the virtuous, shall seek counsel, and authority, and blessings constantly from under thy hand.”2Today I offer my testimony to all who seek to better understand the sacred mission of Joseph Smith Jr., the Prophet of the Restoration.We need not be timid about testifying of Joseph’s mission as prophet, seer, and revelator, for the Lord has always worked through prophets.3 Because of the truths restored through Joseph Smith, we know much more about our Heavenly Father and the Savior Jesus Christ. We know of Their divine attributes, Their relationship to each other and to us, and the great plan of redemption that allows us to return to Their presence....Because Joseph was a prophet, we know that marriage and family are an essential part of God’s plan for our happiness. We know that through temple ordinances and covenants, our cherished family relationships can endure eternally.Because Joseph was a prophet, we have more than a window into heaven—the very doorway to the eternities is open to us. We can know “the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom [He has] sent.”18 Eternal life can be ours.Most of all, because Joseph was a prophet, we have witness upon witness, testimony upon testimony, that Jesus Christ is the Son of God and Savior of the world. We have an unbroken chain of special witnesses of Jesus Christ, including our prophet today, President Thomas S. Monson; the counselors in the First Presidency; and the members of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. To their witnesses, I add my humble yet certain testimony: Jesus Christ lives and leads His Church. Joseph Smith was and is the Prophet of the Restoration. The priesthood and authority of God are again on the earth. May we fearlessly declare our witness and our gratitude for this wonderful prophet, seer, and revelator of the Lord is my prayer in the sacred name of Jesus Christ, amen.It is a great blessing to receive the word, commandments, and guidance of the Lord in these difficult days of the earth. The prophet can be inspired to see the future in benefit of mankind.
We are told that “surely the Lord God will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets” (Amos 3:7). We learn from this scripture that the Lord will reveal to His prophets absolutely anything that He feels is necessary to communicate to us. He will reveal His will to us, and He will instruct us through His prophets.The Lord promised us that if we believe in the holy prophets, we should have eternal life (see D&C 20:26). In the sixth article of faith, we declare that we believe in prophets. To believe means to have faith and confidence in them and to follow and do what the prophets ask us to do....The living prophet is receiving specific revelations for us. I can remember many times when I have been present to hear one of the servants of the Lord speak about a specific thing for a city or country. I remember at least three of the living prophets, seers, and revelators who have spoken about my country, Brazil. One of these servants said that Brazil would become a great economy in the world and be free of inflation. At the time, we had two-digit inflation every month. It was difficult for many people to believe what the prophet said, but I believed. Brazil has had about 5 percent inflation each year for many consecutive years now. Brazil has become eighth in the world economy, and the country is doing great!Third fundamental: “The living prophet is more important to us than a dead prophet” (“Fourteen Fundamentals,” 27)....“Seventh: The prophet tells us what we need to know, not always what we want to know” (“Fourteen Fundamentals,” 27, 28).“And now it came to pass that after I, Nephi, had made an end of speaking to my brethren, behold they said unto me: Thou hast declared unto us hard things, more than we are able to bear. …“And now my brethren, if ye were righteous and were willing to hearken to the truth, and give heed unto it, that ye might walk uprightly before God, then ye would not murmur because of the truth, and say: Thou speakest hard things against us.”ApplyI must Study the conference addresses and apply them to my life specifically. Ask the questions and ponder the actions that I should take. Always remember that the living prophet is the most important prophet in our time. Follow the prophet. As the song says “He knows the way!”
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Friday, March 3, 2017
Prophets 3 Nephi 3:18
Thursday, February 16, 2017
Repentance
3
Nephi 3:16
The Brilliant Morning of Forgiveness
“Often the most
difficult part of repentance is to forgive yourself. Discouragement
is part of that test. Do not give up. That brilliant morning will
come.”—President Boyd K. Packer, “The
Brilliant Morning of Forgiveness”
What
16 And
so great and marvelous were the words and prophecies of Lachoneus
that they did cause fear to come upon all the people; and they did
exert themselves in their might to do according to the words of
Lachoneus.
Why
Because
they knew that Lachoneus spoke the truth, that if they did not repent
that the Gadianton robbers would destroy them.
Pattern
Mosiah, Son of Benjamin — The Guide to the Scriptures
A
book in the Book of Mormon. Chapters 1–6 contain King Benjamin’s
forceful sermon to his people. The Spirit of the Lord touched their
hearts and the people were converted and felt no more desire to do
evil. Chapters 7–8 tell of a group of Nephites ...
Benjamin—Nephite prophet-king [c. 120 B.C.]
Lehi, Jonah, 3 So
Jonah arose, and went unto Nineveh, according to the word of
the Lord.
Now Nineveh was an aexceeding
great city of
three days’ bjourney.
4 And
Jonah began to enter into the city a day’s journey, and he cried,
and said, Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be overthrown.
5 ¶aSo the
people of bNineveh believed
God, and proclaimed a cfast,
and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them even to the least of
them.
Isaiah Chapter 1
The
people of Israel are apostate, rebellious, and corrupt; only a few
remain faithful—The people’s sacrifices and feasts are
rejected—They are called upon to repent and work righteousness—Zion
will be redeemed in the day of restoration.
Christ
He
called all people to repentance and offers salvation to our souls.
Conference
APRIL
2007 | Point
of Safe Return
Dieter
F. Uchtdorf Of
the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
The
Atonement of Jesus Christ causes each person to be accountable for
his or her individual sins. We will overcome the consequences of
individual sin by claiming the blessings and benefits of the
Atonement.
President
David O. McKay said, “Every principle and ordinance of the gospel
of Jesus Christ is significant and important …, but there is none
more essential to the salvation of the human family than the divine
and eternally operative principle [of] repentance” (Gospel
Ideals [1953],
13).
“For
salvation cometh to none … except it be through repentance and
faith on the Lord Jesus Christ” (Mosiah
3:12).
It
is not repentance per se that saves man. It is the blood of Jesus
Christ that saves us. It is not by our sincere and honest change of
behavior alone that we are saved, but “by grace that we are saved,
after all we can do” (2
Nephi 25:23).
True repentance, however, is the condition required so that God’s
forgiveness can come into our lives. True repentance makes “a
brilliant day [out] of the darkest night” (Spencer W. Kimball, The
Miracle of Forgiveness [1969],
362).
President
Spencer W. Kimball taught: “The essence of the miracle of
forgiveness is that it brings peace to the previously anxious,
restless, frustrated, perhaps tormented soul. … God will wipe away
… the tears of anguish, and remorse, … and fear, and guilt”
(The Miracle
of Forgiveness, 363,
368).
Jesus
promised, “Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: …
Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid” (John
14:27).
The
prophet Alma, who was reclaimed from sin to happiness by God’s
forgiveness, declared, “Wickedness never was happiness” (Alma
41:10).
He had witnessed the bitter pains of sin, but he also spoke with
excitement about the happiness that accompanies true repentance and
forgiveness: “Yea, I say unto you, … there can be nothing so
exquisite and sweet as was my joy” (Alma
36:21).
Alma concluded with powerful and wise counsel to all who seek
forgiveness: “And now, … I desire that ye should let these things
trouble you no more, and only let your sins trouble you, with that
trouble which shall bring you down unto repentance” (Alma
42:29).
Once
we have truly repented, Christ will take away the burden of guilt for
our sins. We can know for ourselves that we have been forgiven and
made clean. The Holy Ghost will verify this to us; He is the
Sanctifier. No other testimony of forgiveness can be greater.
The
Lord said, “He that repents and does
the commandments of
the Lord shall be forgiven” (D&C
1:32;
emphasis added). And He said, “Come unto me, all ye that labour and
are heavy laden, and I will give you rest” (Matthew
11:28).
“Be faithful and diligent … and I will encircle thee in the arms
of my love” (D&C
6:20).
And
He declared, “Behold, he who has repented of his sins, the same is
forgiven, and I, the Lord, remember them no more” (D&C
58:42).
My
dear brothers and sisters, my dear young friends, when the captain of
a long-range jet passes the point of safe return, and the headwinds
are too strong or the cruising altitudes too low, he might be forced
to divert to an airport other than his planned destination. This is
not so in our journey through life back to our heavenly home.
Wherever you find yourselves on this journey through life, whatever
trials you may face, there is always a
point of safe return; there is always hope. You are the captain of
your life, and God has prepared a plan to bring you safely back to
Him, to your divine destination.
The
gift of the Atonement of Jesus Christ provides us at all times and at
all places with the blessings of repentance and forgiveness. Because
of this gift, the opportunity to make a safe return from the
disastrous course of sin is available to all of us.
For
this I give thanks to our Heavenly Father, and of this I bear
testimony with all my heart and soul in the name of Jesus Christ,
amen.
Apply
From
Elder Uchtdorf
For
our own good, we need the moral courage to forgive and to ask for
forgiveness. Never is the soul nobler and more courageous than when
we forgive. This includes forgiving ourselves.
Each
of us is under a divinely spoken obligation to reach out with pardon
and mercy and to forgive one another. There is a great need for this
Christlike attribute in our families, in our marriages, in our wards
and stakes, in our communities, and in our nations.
We
will receive the joy of forgiveness in our own lives when we are
willing to extend that joy freely to others. Lip service is not
enough. We need to purge our hearts and minds of feelings and
thoughts of bitterness and let the light and the love of Christ enter
in. As a result, the Spirit of the Lord will fill our souls with the
joy accompanying divine peace of conscience (see Mosiah
4:2–3).
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Wednesday, February 15, 2017
Cry Unto The Lord-3 Nephi 3:15
3
Nephi 3:15
Cry
Unto The Lord, He will deliver you
What
15 Yea,
he said unto them: As the Lord liveth, except ye repent of all your
iniquities, and cry unto the Lord, ye will in nowise
be adelivered out
of the hands of those Gadianton robbers.
\
Why
the
Lord does not bless the wicked or protect them.
It
is important to pray for the blessings we desire.
Pattern
TG Deliver
See
also Israel,
Deliverance of ; Jesus
Christ, Redeemer ; Jesus
Christ, Savior ; Protection,
Divine ; Redeem ; Redemption ; Salvation ; Save
Deliver,
Deliverance
- Deliver me … from the hand of my brother.
Deliver,
Deliverance
- Deliver me … from the hand of my brother.
- are delivered ere the midwives come.
- deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians.
- smote the Egyptians, and delivered our houses.
- delivered them out of the hand of those that spoiled.
Protection,
Divine
- I am thy shield.
- God sent me before you to preserve you.
Ps.
31:23
23
O love the Lord,
all ye his saints: for the Lord preserveth the faithful,
and plentifully rewardeth the
proud doer.
D&;C
1:36
36
And also the Lord shall have power over
his saints,
and shall reign in
their midst,
and shall come down in judgment upon Idumea,
or the world.
Christ
Jesus
is our deliverer in our earthly battles and in our eternal salvation.
He has delivered the atonement for us.
Conference
As
we exercise our faith in the Savior, He will lift us up and carry us
through all of our trials and, ultimately, save us in the celestial
kingdom.
As
part of our Heavenly Father’s plan, He allowed sorrow to be woven
into our mortal experience.1 While
it seems that painful trials fall unevenly on us, we can be assured
that to one degree or another, we all suffer and struggle. It is my
prayer that the Holy Spirit will guide us to a greater understanding
why this must be so.
God
invites us to respond with faith to our own unique afflictions in
order that we may reap blessings and gain knowledge that can be
learned in no other way. We are instructed to keep the commandments
in every condition and circumstance, for “he that is faithful in
tribulation, the reward of the same is greater in the kingdom of
heaven.”6 And
as we read in scripture, “If thou art sorrowful, call on the Lord
thy God with supplication, that your souls may be joyful.”7
The
Apostle Paul, himself no stranger to affliction, drew from his own
experience to teach with depth and beauty the eternal perspective
that comes when we endure well and with patience. He said, “For our
light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far
more exceeding and eternal weight of glory.”8 In
other words, we can know in the midst of our afflictions that God has
provided an eternal compensating reward.
Many
of us have pleaded with God to remove the cause of our suffering, and
when the relief we seek has not come, we have been tempted to think
He is not listening. I testify that, even in those moments, He hears
our prayers, has a reason for allowing our afflictions to
continue,10 and
will help us bear them.11
“… Part
of enduring well consists of being meek enough, amid our suffering,
to learn from our relevant experiences. Rather than simply passing
through these things, they must pass through us … in ways
which sanctify [us].”18
When
all is finished and we have endured all things with faith in Jesus
Christ, we have the promise that “God shall wipe away all [the]
tears from [our] eyes.”21
I
testify that God our Father and His Son, Jesus Christ, live and that
They are keepers of promises. I testify that the Savior invites all
of us to come and partake of His Atonement. As we exercise our faith
in Him, He will lift us up and carry us through all of our trials
and, ultimately, save us in the celestial kingdom. May I invite you
to come unto Christ, endure well in faith, become perfected through
Him, and have perfect joy in Him. In the sacred name of Jesus Christ,
amen.
APRIL
2012 | The
Power of Deliverance
By
Elder L. Tom Perry Of
the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
A
dominant theme of the Book of Mormon is expressed in the final verse
of the first chapter of 1 Nephi. Nephi writes, “But behold, I,
Nephi, will show unto you that the tender mercies of the Lord are
over all those whom he hath chosen, because of their faith, to make
them mighty even unto the power of deliverance” (1 Nephi
1:20).
I
wish to speak about how the Book of Mormon, which is a tender mercy
of the Lord preserved for these latter days, delivers us by teaching
us in a pure and “most correct” way the doctrine of Christ.
Many
of the stories of the Book of Mormon are stories of deliverance.
Lehi’s departure into the wilderness with his family was about
deliverance from the destruction of Jerusalem. The story of the
Jaredites is a story of deliverance, as is the story of the
Mulekites. Alma the Younger was delivered from sin. Helaman’s
stripling warriors were delivered in battle. Nephi and Lehi were
delivered from prison. The theme of deliverance is evident throughout
the entire Book of Mormon.
The
second story is similar in many respects but also different. The
account is recorded in Mosiah
24.
Alma
and his people had settled in the land of Helam, when an army of the
Lamanites came into the borders of the land. They met and worked out
a peaceful solution. (See Mosiah
23:25–29.)
Soon the leaders of the Lamanites began to impose their will on the
people of Alma and placed heavy burdens on them to bear (see Mosiah
24:8).
In verse
13 we
read, “And it came to pass that the voice of the Lord came to them
in their afflictions, saying: Lift up your heads and be of good
comfort, for I know of the covenant which ye have made unto me; and I
will covenant with my people and deliver them out of bondage.”
The
people of Alma were delivered from the hands of the Lamanites and
safely made their way back to be united with the people of Zarahemla.
Apply
From
Elder Perry
“We
can be delivered from the ways of evil and wickedness by turning to
the teachings of the holy scriptures. The Savior is the Great
Deliverer, for He delivers us from death and from sin (see Romans
11:26; 2 Nephi
9:12).
“
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