David Journal

Category: Scripture Notes

  • Intimidation meets boldness

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    The priests of Noah were accustomed to intimidating anyone they questioned. I’m sure they were surprised to find that Abinadi was not intimidated in their presence. Their surprise came well before they attempted to lay hands upon him and found that they could not do so—that must have been an even greater shock.

  • Joy amidst trials

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    Somehow in all my years I never recognized that Section 127 and Section 128 of the Doctrine and Covenants were letters from Joseph Smith to the church. There are a couple of parts of Section 128 that I have latched on to in the past but putting them all together tonight they meant even more…

  • Why Noah?

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    I wonder why Zeniff choose Noah as his successor. Did he have other sons? If he had other sons did he blindly pick based on age or did he have a belief that Noah would be a good ruler? Was Noah good until Zeniff died? The truth is that we don’t know how quickly Noah…

  • An important process

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    I think it was important for the people of Zerahemla to view their need for Christ and to make their covenant with Him before Benjamin declared that they should take His name upon them. It would not have meant the same thing without the process.

  • A planned message

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    I don’t thing i really appreciated before the fact that Benjamin one the message he was going to give to his people in advance—both that he would declare Mosiah as his successor but also that the people should be known by the name of Christ. He knew both parts of the message and he told…

  • How is it done?

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    And he said unto me: Because of thy faith in Christ, whom thou hast never before heard nor seen. And many years pass away before he shall manifest himself in the flesh; wherefore, go to, thy faith hath made thee whole. Enos 1:8 When Enos asked how his sins were washed away he was told…

  • The earnest gardener

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    The story of the olive tree from Zeno’s is as much the story of a dedicated gardener who was determined to save His tree.

  • The example I have set

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    Remember your children, how that ye have grieved their hearts because of the example that ye have set before them. Jacob 3:10 This really struck me tonight because I am seeing the fruits of the example my children have seen. They have not noticed much of the constant work and trying to hold things together.…

  • Closing witness

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    I never before considered that Nephi’s closing witness is of the very thing that the angel told him he should witness after seeing the vision of the tree of life for himself.

  • Nauvoo House

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    I never before realized that the Nauvoo House was funded by shareholders. It makes me wonder who those shareholders ended up being and how many shares they acquired. I love the order set out, that there was a maximum number of shares anyone could purchase and a minimum price for stocks. A share cost $50…