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2 Nephi 20:1: 1.      rod = servant in the hands of Christ = Joseph Smith 2.      stem of Jesse = Christ 3.      branch = Christ 4.      his roots = Joseph Smith's roots (i.e. lineage through Jesse) The First vision was in the Plan before we even came to this earth and everything has it's order. Blessing: I have amazing bosses that help me out a lot.

2 Nephi 19:6, Our Savior Jesus Christ has many roles and responsibilities he is responsible for. He is our Savior, our Father of creation, our brother, exampler, and so much more... I am so thankful for the example our Savior set for me so that I may have a life to live my own life after, well try to. Wilford Woodruff said, "Jesus Christ was crucified, the Apostles were put to death, and most every man who bore the Priesthood was slain, excepting John the Revelator... These men laid down their lives, and the judgments of God overtook the Jewish nation, in fulfillment of the predictions of the Savior and the Prophets. Moses told them in his day, 'And thou shalt eat the fruit of thine own body, the flesh of thy sons and of thy daughters, which the Lord thy God hath given thee, in the siege, and in the straitness, wherewith thine enemies shall distress thee.' All this came to pass, and the kingdom was taken from the earth, the holy Priesthood was taken up to God, who ga...

2 Nephi 19:6 Oliver Cowdery said, "From those ancient inspired men we learn the fact, that, not only a Son was to be sent; but that that Son was to be no less than an everlasting Father, a mighty God, a Prince of peace! that from Bethlehem this illustrious personage was to come forth, and when he should come forth, was to be lead as a sheep to the slaughter, be numbered with transgressors, bear the sins of many, and be smitten for the children of men; but suffer this affliction to make intercession for the transgressors." (Messenger and Advocate, vol 2, p. 270) 2 Ne 19:6 and the government shall be upon his shoulder Jeffrey R. Holland "The fact that the government would eventually be upon his shoulders affirms what all the world will one day acknowledge-that he is Lord of lords and King of kings and will one day rule over the earth and his Church in person....All can take comfort from the fact that because the government-and the burdens thereof-will be upon his...

Christ was prepared and chosen from the beginning to be our redeemer and Savior of the world. He was ready and willing to give His life for each of us so that we could return to live with our Father in Heaven again. That is true love. 2 Ne 17:16 before the child shall know to refuse the evil and choose the good The Lord's prophecy has dual fulfillment and probably applies to Isaiah's son. The destruction of Syria and Ephraim are to come before this child reaches the age of accountability. Jeffrey R. Holland said "There are plural or parallel elements to this prophecy, as with so much of Isaiah's writing. The most immediate meaning was probably focused on Isaiah's wife, a pure and good woman who brought forth a son about this time, the child becoming a type and shadow of the greater, later fulfillment of the prophecy that would be realized in the birth of Jesus Christ. The symbolism in the dual prophecy acquires additional importance when we realize that Isa...

2 Ne 15:10 ten acres of vineyard shall yield one bath This verse uses three unfamiliar measures, "bath," "homer," and "ephah." In the Bible Dictionary, under "weights and measures," we learn that a bath is a volume of liquid approximately 8 ¼ gallons. An ephah is the dry equivalent to a bath, and a homer is ten times the amount of an ephah. The significance in these verses is that the crops and land will be cursed so that they will produce much less than would be expected. "In verse ten the seriousness of the desolation in the fields is demonstrated by the terms used. Ordinarily, a farmer would hope to get a thirty-, sixty-, or even a hundred-fold increase from the seed he planted. But instead, he would only get one tenth back, because one homer of seed (equal to ten ephahs) would yield only one ephah of harvest. This is a unique type of "reverse tithing." (Victor L. Ludlow, Unlocking the Old Testament, 149 as taken from Comm...

2 Ne 15:2 planted it with the choicest vine The house of Israel became the covenant people of the Lord because of the faith of the patriarchs, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. 'For the promise, that he should be the heir of the world, was not to Abraham, or to his seed, through the law, but through the righteousness of faith' (Rom 4:13). Abraham was favored of the Lord for his righteousness and faith. He could be considered 'the choicest vine' which the Lord planted in his vineyard, for Abraham was both choices and chosen (Abr. 3:23). -It talks about the vineyard and being able to do more to keep it growing. It's interesting because the last couple weeks I've been trying to decide what I need to do more? How can we improve our lives to follow more closely in the steps of our Savior Jesus Christ? Isaiah sees our day and doesn't know how to explain it I think that is why Isaiah is so confusing and it takes me like a week to get through one of his chapters. B...

I'm in the Isaiah chapter; God warns people throughout the scriptures both the Book of Mormon and the Bible to obey His commandments and obey or they will be punished and suffer. It's interesting that generation after generation His children do the same things. 2 Ne 13:16-24 the daughters of Zion are haughty Joseph Fielding Smith "As I sit on the stand in a stake conference and look down over the congregation, I see some of the conditions existing of which Isaiah spoke...The standards expressed by the General Authorities of the Church are that women, as well as men, should dress modestly. They are taught proper deportment and modesty at all times. It is, in my judgment, a sad reflection on the 'daughters of Zion' when they dress immodestly. Moreover, this remark pertains to the men as well as to the women." (Answers to Gospel Questions, 5:172-4 as taken from Latter-day Commentary on the Book of Mormon compiled by K. Douglas Bassett, p.34) Wilford Woo...