Day 3

Read: 1 Nephi 3-5

Mark: 1 Nephi 3:7

“I have learned not to put question marks but to use exclamation points when calls are issued through inspired channels of priesthood government.”
~ Elder Russell M. Nelson

Why did Laman and Lemuel murmur? Why did Nephi support his father? What determines whether you are a murmurer or a supporter of the Lord’s work and His prophets?

*I believe Laman and Lemuel murmured because they were not converted to the Lord. They didn't believe what they were doing was what God wanted them to do. They were selfish, hard hearted men who valued money and property more than family or God. There is part of me that also believes on some level they wanted to believe. Yes they tried to kill their brother, and spoke of killing their father, but they repented. At one point they even kissed Nephi's feet asking for forgiveness.
*Nephi supported his father because he was a true believer. He didn't blindly follow and believe what his father told him. He wanted to know for himself what true. He prayed asking for answers knowing that he would receive them. Not only was he a believer, but he also acted upon that knowledge.
*I think your personal conversion with Christ determines if you will be a murmurer or a supporter. I don't think you are child of hell if you ask questions or murmur at times, Lehi murmured, when all the bows broke and there was no way to hunt, but he asked for forgiveness and continued to follow Christ.