David Journal

Category: Scripture Notes

  • Setting up

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    I wonder what the first years of life in the promised land were like for the Jaredites. Unlike the Nephites they had no enemies in the really years because they were all unified until look after Jared and his brother had died. Certainly there was plenty of work to do to get established in the…

  • Preparation

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    It is clear from the beginning of this record that hated and his brother were prepared to receive the blessings of the Lord. Jared didn’t just invent the idea of having their language preserved or of being driven out of the land or of receiving a land of promise. Clearly he had been taught about…

  • A final plea

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    I never before thought it the significance if the fact that Mormon wrote his final words to the Lamanites inviting them to accept Jesus and know their heritage after they had slaughtered his people in the final battle. This was not his final message before facing them, it was his message after they had left…

  • Self identified

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    How people identify themselves tells others a lot about them. It is instructive even if their self-identification isn’t accurate. Considering that, I find it very interesting that Christ identifies himself as “I am He who liveth; I am He who was slain,” this making His Atonement as central to His concept of His identity. Even…

  • Confusing cause and effect

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    It is no wonder that the Nephites were so ready to have Mormon leading again. They believed that they had started losing to the Lamanites because he had quit leading. They were not ready to believe his words that he had quit leading because their wickedness had made victory an impossibility.

  • Sad developments

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    I could just imagine the sorrow that Mormon felt as the disciples of Christ were withdrawn from the Nephites and as he observed that none received the Holy Ghost among the people. It must have felt hopeless and debilitating.

  • Ignoring the obvious

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    It seems to me that when the people began to split apart—not having things in common and forming new churches—that anyone who desired to follow Christ would have easily been able to see where the immortal disciples of Christ were connected and this which was the correct church. Until the disciples withdrew the people had…

  • Built upon my gospel

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    There are two requirements for a church to be the church of Christ: it must be called in His name and it must be built upon his gospel. One out of two is not enough. I love that Christ assured His disciples that their church was built upon His gospel when He taught them this…

  • Not the hundredth part

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    I can only imagine what else Christ taught the people and how that teaching enabled them to have peace for over a century.

  • Canonizing scripture

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    I have often expected that the Family Proclamation would eventually become part of our scriptural canon. At times I have wondered why that has not happened already. As I studied the history surrounding Sections 137 and 138 of the Doctrine and Covenants I had more thoughts on the subject. For one thing, there might be…