David Journal

Category: Scripture Notes

  • Hedging his bets

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    I think Joseph was young enough that Lehi had hope that he would follow Nephi but that he was also young enough that Lehi couldn’t be sure yet. He blessed Joseph with the promise that his seed would not be utterly destroyed, as he would bless the children of Laman and Lemuel, in case Joseph…

  • Martin’s thorn

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    It sounds like Martin Harris had a hard time giving himself fully to the work and letting go of how the world would prescribe him and his actions

  • Look to the good examples

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    Behold, all things have been done in the wisdom of him who knoweth all things. Adam fell that men might be; and men are, that they might have joy. And the Messiah cometh in the fulness of time, that he may redeem the children of men from the fall. And because that they are redeemed…

  • You need not suppose

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    Behold, I command you that you need not suppose that you are called to preach until you are called. Doctrine & Covenants 11:15 Wanting to serve and hoping to serve are not substitutes for being called to serve. Just because the desires are righteous doesn’t mean that the authority has been granted. Even if we…

  • Dig a pit for thy neighbor

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    A stark contrast between Heavenly Father and Satan is that Satan teaches people to go as low as (or lower than) those they have decided to oppose while Heavenly Father insists that those who follow him must not sink with their adversaries in order to prevail.

  • Understanding the context

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    Nephi was able to tell his brothers what the words of Isaiah meant because his vision had given him the context of what Isaiah was prophesying.

  • What are you building next? And how?

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    This is the outline of how I imagine the lesson tomorrow unfolding. Review the 1820-1830 “days never to be forgotten” with the personal “decade never to be forgotten” that Elder Stevenson described. Compare those periods of time and consider how they relate to your current and upcoming years. Talk about the origin story nature of…

  • Israel among the gentiles

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    In many ways, what Isaiah said to Israel anciently applies to modern Christianity. They talk about Christ while frequently rejecting His doctrine. They invoke the name but forego the covenant path. Gentile Christians today done have the same covenant relationship that Old Testament Israel had but many of the same principles apply.

  • Apostolic Criteria

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    Contend against no church, save it be the church of the devil. Doctrine & Covenants 18:20 It is easy to contend but we should be looking for that which unites us with others who are honestly striving to be good rather than focusing on points of difference. Those who are contentious make themselves part of…

  • All things in their time

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    Because neighbor writes of things from the time they were in Jerusalem it is easy to assume that he was writing as he went but the reality is that he didn’t begin either of his records until after crossing to the promised land. Whether in the large plates or the small plates the record from…