Week 9


When the Savior comes the second day, he asks Nephi to bring the records and show them to Him. He asks Nephi if the prophecies of Samuel the Lamanite have been written down and if the fulfillment of them was written down also. When Nephi tells him no, Christ rebukes him for not keeping the record more detailed. I think this lesson can apply to journaling as well. Many prophets and apostles have commanded us to keep a journal. They have counsels us to write down the miracles we see in our lives and the tender mercies of the Lord. The blessings they promise us from doing this are plenty. They promise that we will have more gratitude for the Lord as we take note of His blessings. I can be better at writing down and remembering the blessings from the Lord. Even if I just spent 10 min a week writing down the blessings that I saw in my life that week, I would be more aware of the love that God has for me. Another lesson from this reading is the commandment to pay tithes and offerings. For me tithing has always been easy. It's just been what I've done my whole life. My parents had me start paying tithing as soon as I started getting any money. Paying tithing was always something fun and exciting for me and my siblings. I don't know how my parents got us to look at it that way but at the end of the year when we went to tithing settlement we were always super excited to be full tithe payers. I guess it make us feel like big kids or something. The hearts of the children are turned to their fathers is another lesson Jesus teaches his third day with the Nephites. This is a sign He gives of the second coming. This prophecy is getting fulfilled in our day as we are seeing family history and temple work taking a huge stride of progress. The amount of temples we have now is amazing. We are ushering in the Millenium with the work of the dead. One last comment on this weeks reading, babies were saying marvelous things that can't be written because of how sacred they were! I can't even imagine how cool this must have been! You're a mom and your baby just starts talking and making prophecies! That would be incredible.