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Today I started reading the Book of Mormon again. I had some thoughts that I wanted to share. In first Nephi chapter 1 verse 4 it says,
"...and in that same year there came many prophets, prophesying unto the people that they must repent, or the great city Jerusalem must be destroyed."
I thought about a lesson I heard on Sunday about Samuel. In a basic summary, the lesson talked about warnings were are given today and whether we are following those warnings. The warnings were things like watching good television, listening to good music, etc. It is easy to get lackadaisical and excuse behavior. I am addicted to Buffy the Vampire Slayer. But is it a wholesome show that I should watch or let my kids watch? Believe me when I say they didn't bring up Buffy the Vampire Slayer. That was just one of my guilty thoughts.
I read further in chapter 1 verse 19-20 and it says,
"And it came to pass that the Jews did mock him because of the things which he testified of them; for he truly testified of their wickedness and their abominations; ...
And when the Jews heard these things they were angry with him; ...
I thought about how many times I have been reminded that I need to make good choices and how many times I have made excuses for my actions.
There is one part of this chapter that reminded me of a specific experience I had and that is in verses 11-13.
And they came down and went forth upon the face of the earth; and the first came and stood before my father, and gave unto him a book and bade him that he should read.
And it came to pass that as he read, he was filled with the Spirit of the Lord.
And he read, saying: Wo, wo, unto Jerusalem, for I have seen thine abominations! Yea, and many things did my father read concerning Jerusalem—that it should be destroyed, and the inhabitants thereof; many should perish by the sword, and many should be carried away captive into Babylon.
On my mission I met a woman from the Philippines. I loved meeting with her because she spoke English. I was still new to Germany and learning how to speak more fluently. With her, I was able to speak comfortably.
She shared an experience of a dream she had. In the dream a man came to her and gave her a book. He asked her to read it. She woke up before she could read. The dream left her wanting to read the book that was given to her. She felt like the dream had a specific meaning.
I asked her to describe the man in her dream. She described a nice man with long brown hair. I held up a picture of Jesus in a red robe and asked her if he looked anything like the picture. The picture was unlike the ones in Germany with Jesus dying on the cross with a look of sheer unhappiness. She looked at the picture and immediately said that this was the man she had seen.
I asked her to describe the book that he had given her. She described a book that looked exactly like the Philippine version of the Book of Mormon.
Today I started reading the Book of Mormon again. I had some thoughts that I wanted to share. In first Nephi chapter 1 verse 4 it says,
"...and in that same year there came many prophets, prophesying unto the people that they must repent, or the great city Jerusalem must be destroyed."
I thought about a lesson I heard on Sunday about Samuel. In a basic summary, the lesson talked about warnings were are given today and whether we are following those warnings. The warnings were things like watching good television, listening to good music, etc. It is easy to get lackadaisical and excuse behavior. I am addicted to Buffy the Vampire Slayer. But is it a wholesome show that I should watch or let my kids watch? Believe me when I say they didn't bring up Buffy the Vampire Slayer. That was just one of my guilty thoughts.
I read further in chapter 1 verse 19-20 and it says,
"And it came to pass that the Jews did mock him because of the things which he testified of them; for he truly testified of their wickedness and their abominations; ...
And when the Jews heard these things they were angry with him; ...
I thought about how many times I have been reminded that I need to make good choices and how many times I have made excuses for my actions.
There is one part of this chapter that reminded me of a specific experience I had and that is in verses 11-13.
And they came down and went forth upon the face of the earth; and the first came and stood before my father, and gave unto him a book and bade him that he should read.
And it came to pass that as he read, he was filled with the Spirit of the Lord.
And he read, saying: Wo, wo, unto Jerusalem, for I have seen thine abominations! Yea, and many things did my father read concerning Jerusalem—that it should be destroyed, and the inhabitants thereof; many should perish by the sword, and many should be carried away captive into Babylon.
On my mission I met a woman from the Philippines. I loved meeting with her because she spoke English. I was still new to Germany and learning how to speak more fluently. With her, I was able to speak comfortably.
She shared an experience of a dream she had. In the dream a man came to her and gave her a book. He asked her to read it. She woke up before she could read. The dream left her wanting to read the book that was given to her. She felt like the dream had a specific meaning.
I asked her to describe the man in her dream. She described a nice man with long brown hair. I held up a picture of Jesus in a red robe and asked her if he looked anything like the picture. The picture was unlike the ones in Germany with Jesus dying on the cross with a look of sheer unhappiness. She looked at the picture and immediately said that this was the man she had seen.
I asked her to describe the book that he had given her. She described a book that looked exactly like the Philippine version of the Book of Mormon.
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