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Jacob 5 vs 22 I like this verse because it makes me think of each of us, His children, and the work He puts into working with us individually and doesn't give up on us even when we don't produce the best fruit sometimes. vs 27 The Lord doesn't give up on us when we aren't doing what He wants us to do. He helps us through the hard times, makes us stronger and welcomes us back into His arms. The Lord God does what it takes to be there for His people in every way. We need to be prepared and ready to listen to His guidance and counsel not only for our own lives but to continue His work on earth in all aspects of it. There is a great work that needs to be done and we need to be ready to work . Blessing- That God reveals things to me and tells me what I need to do in His own timing.
Jacob 5 Our Father in Heavens plan takes work, we can't just sit back and watch things happen. This parable has a lot of symbolism. Joseph Fielding Smith said, "This parable in and of itself stamps the Book of Mormon with convincing truth. No mortal man, without the inspiration of the Lord, could have written such a parable." The Lord works hard and does a lot for His people that goes unnoticed and unappreciated. Blessing- God's tender mercies, He continues to bless me even when I don't appreciate or acknowledge the blessings I receive like I should Interpretation/meaning of Jacob 5  The Vineyard The World Master of the vineyare Jesus Christ The servant The Lord’s prophets Tame olive tree The house of Israel, the Lord’s covenant people. Wild olive tree Gentiles, or non-Israel (later in the parable, wild branches are apostate Israel) Branches Groups of people The roots of the tame olive tree ...
Which group of people am I trying to be? *The pure in heart recieving the pleasing word of God, or * the wicked evil sinners Sitting on the fence is harder today than it use to be. That fence is more obvious but not easy to stay on. Jacob 4:3 "Now in this thing we do rejoice; and we labor diligently to engraven these words upon plates, hoping that our beloved brethren and our children will recieve them with thankful hearts, and look upon them that they may learn with joy and not with sorrow, neither with contempt, concerning their first parents." We need to leave our testimonies for others especially the coming generations so that they know and understand the importance of knowing Christ and having a relationship with Him. When we know this we live our lives differently. Jacob 4:10 "Wherefore, brothern, seek not to counsel the Lord, but to take counsel from his hand . For behold, ye yourselves know that the counseleth in wisdom , and in justice , and in great mercy...
Teaching the Gospel to God children and laboring with all our might is a duty of those of us who have been blessing with the gospel in our lives.  In what ways can we be more obedient today to God words? "Meeting the Challenges of Today's World" By  Elder Robert D Hales 🔹Heavenly Father has promised that He will lead us. 🔹Put your trust in the spirit. 🔹Always be looking to gain more knowledge, " Education will prepare you for what is ahead, including marriage." 🔹"He has a plan for (me)." 🔹"If you want more then you on have, reach up, not across." 🔹personal council each week.
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2 Nephi 31 Christ is our perfect example not only by words but by His actions. He lived a perfect life then He got baptized to set an example to us so that He could "fulfill all righteousness" (vs 6). Then He invited each of us to follow Him by saying, "Follow thou me." Chapter 31:10 it is asked, can we follow Jesus save we shall be willing to keep the commandments of the Father? What Commandment do I have a hard time following? We have been given commandments today from our leaders that we need to follow as well. New revelation given to us by our modern day Prophet is more applicable to our lives but we still need to follow the council and guidance given to us by ancient prophets.  After having a witness of the truthfulness of the Gospel, we must stay true to our testimonies and continue to strengthen them through gospel, and the spirit. "We must press forward feasting upon the words of Christ." 2 Nephi 31:20 Blessing: to have the gospel on e...
2 Nephi 28 talks about other churches and how they aren't run properly. Then in Chapter 29 he is prophesying of the coming of The Book of Mormon, Another testiment of Jeaus Christ. What a blessing it is to have more of out Heavenly Fathers words. I'm thankful for them every day.
Christ came into this world to perform the Atomement and to set an example for us to follow. He commands us to repent and to become like Him. Easier said then done but with His help we can. We can also live with Him and Heavenly Father again.  God has a plan and knows what's going to happen. We need to choose a side, we can't sit on the fence anymore. "Who's on the Lords side, who!"  We know who is going to win in the end but are we willing to sacrifice our agency and the natural man for things that we don't fully understand or can see?