David Journal

Category: Scripture Notes

  • No man knoweth…until we KNOW

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    Jesus warns that we should not go after those that come claiming to be Him. How will we know if we can’t follow those who claim to be Christ? When He does come He will not need to announce Himself. Either we will simply be certain at His appearance or potentially Heavenly Father could announce…

  • Generation shall not pass

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    I’ve known the prophecy that “this generation shall not all pass away” which is the wording here in Mark but I thought it interesting that Joseph Smith—Matthew clearly has it as “that generation” meaning the generation when the listed signs would be given. That one makes more sense to me.

  • The message of the ten virgins

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    Perhaps the message if the parable of the ten virgins is that we may have warning before the coming of the Lord but not necessarily enough to become prepared if we have not already been preparing.

  • The worst is yet to come

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    It seems clear from this account of Matthew that the Jews have not yet faced the worst of their tribulations. Also, nobody will need someone to tell them that Christ has come for it shall be done in the light of day where all will know it. Any claim about a secret return (in a…

  • The rising generation

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    I feel like the situation with the rising generation who did not believe the words which had been spoken by King Benjamin is playing it again in our day—many of our rising generation are instructed by various philosophies of the world and can’t or won’t believe the doctrines taught by the church. Hopefully a good…

  • The most personal baptisms

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    Not that it’s a competition but Alma the elder must hold the record (or be very close) for the most baptisms personally performed. He baptized at least 450 of his own people before they fled from the armies of Noah and I imagine he baptized more as they came of age before coming to the…

  • Teaching the same thing

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    Amulon and his brethren were appointed as teachers among the Lamanites but they didn’t teach any spiritual truths. It sounds like they taught the landlord as well as they had taught the people of king Noah. The only difference was that asking the Lamanites they also taught record keeping so they actually provided some benefit.

  • The Father testifies

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    I knew that Heavenly Father testified of Christ at His baptism but had not realized that He also audibly bore witness of Christ towards the end of His ministry when Christ was declaring that the purpose of His mission was to fulfill the unpleasant task of being lifted up on the cross and then raised…

  • Questions to entrap

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    It has always been clear that scribes and Pharisees often asked questions of Jesus to try tripping him up but like makes it clear that in the latest part of His ministry they also enlisted the help of others who pretended to be regular people to ask those types of questions. Maybe they expected that…

  • Why curse the fig tree?

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    I’ve always wondered why Christ cursed the fig tree. When it says that the time of figs was not yet that makes it sound even less rational. (Personally I think that is likely wrong. It seems more likely that the time it guys was past or fully due.) But it occurred to me that cursing…