The Lord will protect and bless those who obey His commandments and do as He asks. We have been given agency, "Therefore, cheer up your hearts and remember that ye are free to act for yourself..." (2 Nephi 10:23)
Our Father in Heaven trusts us enough to give us the responsibility of obeying His commandments and returning to His presence. So in order to do this, we must listen to His servants and obey and change our ways to be God's way.
This is awesome:
2 Ne 11:2-3 he verily saw my Redeemer, even as I have seen him. And my brother, Jacob, also has seen him
Nephi recognized the similarities between himself, Jacob, and Isaiah. All three had been privileged to see the Savior, to witness portions of his mortal ministry, and to be given knowledge about how the house of Israel will be gathered home in the last days. Their combined witness declares that Jesus Christ is the Messiah, that the promises of the fathers given to the house of Israel will all be fulfilled, and that God lives, for they had all seen him. As Nephi declares, by the words of three, God hath said, I will establish my word.
Jeffrey R. Holland
"I am suggesting here that Nephi, Jacob, and Isaiah are three early types and shadows of Oliver Cowdery, David Whitmer, and Martin Harris, if you will-witnesses positioned right at the front of the book where Oliver, David, and Martin would be positioned-that Nephi, Jacob, and Isaiah are the three great ancient witnesses of the Book of Mormon-or more particularly, the first three great witnesses in the Book of Mormon testifying to the divinity of Jesus Christ, the Son of God, he who will be the central, commanding, presiding figure throughout the Book of Mormon. Nephi stresses this idea himself when he writes in the eleventh chapter of 2 Nephi: [verses 2-3]." ("For a Wise Purpose," Ensign, Jan. 1996, p. 14)
2 Nephi 11:8
Gene R. Cook said,
"It is absolutely essential to apply the scriptures to yourself...[when] we're searching to apply them to our own hearts is when they really come alive...If you really want to come unto the Lord, if you really want to draw close to Him and find out how He is, how He works, how He thinks, what He counts to be important and what He doesn't, you'll find it in the scriptures." (LDS Church News, Deseret News, Nov. 19, 1988)
Blessing: Heavenly Father helps me have time for the things that are important in life; scripture study, prayer, church...
Our Father in Heaven trusts us enough to give us the responsibility of obeying His commandments and returning to His presence. So in order to do this, we must listen to His servants and obey and change our ways to be God's way.
This is awesome:
2 Ne 11:2-3 he verily saw my Redeemer, even as I have seen him. And my brother, Jacob, also has seen him
Nephi recognized the similarities between himself, Jacob, and Isaiah. All three had been privileged to see the Savior, to witness portions of his mortal ministry, and to be given knowledge about how the house of Israel will be gathered home in the last days. Their combined witness declares that Jesus Christ is the Messiah, that the promises of the fathers given to the house of Israel will all be fulfilled, and that God lives, for they had all seen him. As Nephi declares, by the words of three, God hath said, I will establish my word.
Jeffrey R. Holland
"I am suggesting here that Nephi, Jacob, and Isaiah are three early types and shadows of Oliver Cowdery, David Whitmer, and Martin Harris, if you will-witnesses positioned right at the front of the book where Oliver, David, and Martin would be positioned-that Nephi, Jacob, and Isaiah are the three great ancient witnesses of the Book of Mormon-or more particularly, the first three great witnesses in the Book of Mormon testifying to the divinity of Jesus Christ, the Son of God, he who will be the central, commanding, presiding figure throughout the Book of Mormon. Nephi stresses this idea himself when he writes in the eleventh chapter of 2 Nephi: [verses 2-3]." ("For a Wise Purpose," Ensign, Jan. 1996, p. 14)
2 Nephi 11:8
Gene R. Cook said,
"It is absolutely essential to apply the scriptures to yourself...[when] we're searching to apply them to our own hearts is when they really come alive...If you really want to come unto the Lord, if you really want to draw close to Him and find out how He is, how He works, how He thinks, what He counts to be important and what He doesn't, you'll find it in the scriptures." (LDS Church News, Deseret News, Nov. 19, 1988)
Blessing: Heavenly Father helps me have time for the things that are important in life; scripture study, prayer, church...
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