1 Nephi 14:7 – The sharing of the gospel truly sifts wheat from tares. Either to soften and convert the heart and mind of a person or to turn them to their hard heart and blind mind.
Gideon versus Mideon
- Faith casts out fear – those who were afraid were dismissed (32000 to 10000)
- Obedience is better than repentance – those who stopped to drink and then caught up were dismissed while those who drank as they marched were accepted (10000 to 300)
The Law of Inconvenience – In any endeavor in life people will be successful in direct proportion to their willingness to be inconvenienced. – Ray H. Garrison
Everything in life would be in vain if we did not have the love of God. We must know this ourselves or we will be empty.