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1st Nephi 8:12

7/26/2012

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    Lehi speaking: As I partook of the tree (of life--see 1st Nephi 15:22),
my soul was filled with exceedingly great joy and I knew that this fruit                  was more desirable than any other fruit I had ever tasted.
    
    The Book of Mormon has many beautiful and majestic passages                     of scripture. Chapters 8 and 11 of 1st Nephi, regarding Lehi's vision,                 
are two excellent examples of the majestic beauty of the Book of Mormon. 
If you read these verses slowly and contemplatively, I believe you will
feel the spirit of the Lord.

    
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1st Nephi 4:6

7/18/2012

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    Nephii speaking: I was led by the Spirit, not knowing beforehand, the things
which I should do.
    For me, this is a very interesting statement, especially knowing that Nephi
would be "inspired"to kill a person (Laban--see 1st Nephi 4:18), when it was
really not his incllination to do so.
    I am glad that Nephi was called upon to kill Laban instead of me. I might
have balked at committing this "inspired" act. Or, at least, I might
have questioned as to exactly where this leading was coming from. 
    I have been reading a new biography about the assassination of Jame Garfield
by Charles Guiteau (Destiny of the Republic by Candice Millard, pub. 2011, by
Doubleday).
   Guiteau definitely felt he was doing the Lord's will when he shot President
Garfield.
   (What would have happened to Abraham, if an angel had not stopped him
from killing his son Isaac? What would Abraham's wife thought about this
"sacrifice")?
    Obviously, our minds can involve us in drastic actions whiich may produce dire
consequences. We should be very careful in what we say and do to ourselves or
any other individuals. Our actions thoughts and actions matter.
    





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1st Nephi 3:7

7/7/2012

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    Nephi speaking to his father: I will go and do the things that the Lord hath commanded...
    What may we say about humans and their nature? it would seem that most of us,
most of the time, would rather do anything and everything else than learn and obey the
commandments of God. While this learning and obeying might not always make our lives
instantly easier, it most certainly would make them better.
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