Read: Mormon 8-9
Mark: Mormon 9:11-12, 21
“The Lord will never forsake or abandon anyone. You may abandon him, but he will never abandon you. You never need to feel that you are alone.”
~ Elder Joseph B. Wirthlin
Mormon’s ministry ends in these chapters. Pay attention to Moroni’s warnings for our day. Righteousness sometimes seems to bring loneliness? Why are we not really as alone as we sometimes feel? In chapter 9, look for reasons why you can rely on the Lord.
*I can't imagine what it must have been like to be Moroni. He was all alone. His father, his people and his friends died. I am sure if he had a family they also died. He was truly alone on this earth. This was all because he was living the way the Lord wanted him too. He was following the gospel and because he followed Christ he wasn't really alone. He had the Spirit, the Savior and our Heavenly Father on his side. It can and is tough to be in the world and not of it, but if we remember that we are never truly alone when we have the Savior.
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Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Monday, July 12, 2010
Day 89
Read: Mormon 5-7
Mark: Mormon 6:16-20
“The tragedy of the Book of Mormon is not what became of the Nephites but what the Nephites became.”
~ Hugh Nibley
What led to the fall of the Nephites? What things do you do each day to stay strong?
*The Nephites fell because the became wicked. They fell away from the teaching of Christ and valued riches and themselves more than they valued the gospel. I know that the Church today is the latter day church modeled after the church during the Nephites. They had opportunities to attend meetings and learn from prophets, they chose not to. They also chose to kill the prophets. If I continue to live my life according to the gospel, I will be strong. I have to watch myself everyday.
Mark: Mormon 6:16-20
“The tragedy of the Book of Mormon is not what became of the Nephites but what the Nephites became.”
~ Hugh Nibley
What led to the fall of the Nephites? What things do you do each day to stay strong?
*The Nephites fell because the became wicked. They fell away from the teaching of Christ and valued riches and themselves more than they valued the gospel. I know that the Church today is the latter day church modeled after the church during the Nephites. They had opportunities to attend meetings and learn from prophets, they chose not to. They also chose to kill the prophets. If I continue to live my life according to the gospel, I will be strong. I have to watch myself everyday.
Sunday, July 11, 2010
Day 88
Read: Mormon 2-4
Mark: Mormon 2:12-13
“Full repentance involves a 180-degree turn, and without looking back! …In ritual regret, we mourn our mistakes but without mending them. There can be no real repentance without personal suffering and the passage of sufficient time for the needed cleansing and turning…Chastening is often needed until the turning is really under way!”
~ Elder Neal A. Maxwell
We can be sorry for the wrong reasons (like when we’re caught or punished). What can help you be sorry for the right reason?
*The only thing that can help with that is Godly Sorrow. There is an awaking that has to take place, if that doesn't happen there is no true repentance. You have to want to be sorry, you have to want to change.
Mark: Mormon 2:12-13
“Full repentance involves a 180-degree turn, and without looking back! …In ritual regret, we mourn our mistakes but without mending them. There can be no real repentance without personal suffering and the passage of sufficient time for the needed cleansing and turning…Chastening is often needed until the turning is really under way!”
~ Elder Neal A. Maxwell
We can be sorry for the wrong reasons (like when we’re caught or punished). What can help you be sorry for the right reason?
*The only thing that can help with that is Godly Sorrow. There is an awaking that has to take place, if that doesn't happen there is no true repentance. You have to want to be sorry, you have to want to change.
Friday, July 9, 2010
Day 87
Read: 3 Nephi 29 – Mormon 1
Mark: Mormon 1:13-15
“[President Brigham Young said] ‘I want you to teach the people – and I want you to follow this counsel yourself – that they must labor and so live as to obtain the Holy Spirit, for without this you cannot build up the kingdom; without the spirit of God you are in danger of walking in the dark.’”
~ President Wilford Woodruff
As a young man Mormon enjoyed the blessings of the Lord despite living in a wicked society. How can you keep the Spirit with you regardless of conditions in the world?
*It's all about living in the world but not being of the world. In most cases as children we have no choice where we will live, we may have a difficult family life, or live in a dangerous place. If we strive to keep the Spirit with us by doing the things we are taught, the Spirit will lead and guide us.
Mark: Mormon 1:13-15
“[President Brigham Young said] ‘I want you to teach the people – and I want you to follow this counsel yourself – that they must labor and so live as to obtain the Holy Spirit, for without this you cannot build up the kingdom; without the spirit of God you are in danger of walking in the dark.’”
~ President Wilford Woodruff
As a young man Mormon enjoyed the blessings of the Lord despite living in a wicked society. How can you keep the Spirit with you regardless of conditions in the world?
*It's all about living in the world but not being of the world. In most cases as children we have no choice where we will live, we may have a difficult family life, or live in a dangerous place. If we strive to keep the Spirit with us by doing the things we are taught, the Spirit will lead and guide us.
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