Tag: 3 Nephi

The Lord invited this who follow Him to sing even if they have previously been barren. At some point, either in mortality or afterwards, ask those who waited upon Him shall break forth in bounteous blessings that they shall have great reason to rejoice. I sincerely hope that my time for that is coming soon.

The words about believing gentiles being numbered with the House of Israel and unbelieving remnants of Israel being cut off sounds exactly like the pruning of the olive tree in the allegory by Zenos where the natural branches bringing bitter fruit are cut off and the wild branches that were grafted into the tree are…

Sometimes Jesus performed miracles that didn’t need to be performed – that is, He could have achieved the same function through means that would not be considered miraculous. I’m thinking of the way He miraculously provided bread and wine for the sacrament in the second day of His visit when He could have requested that…

I imagine that the disciples of Jesus were inspired by the Spirit to be able to teach the same words Jesus had taught the day before. We don’t know if they expected to be teaching the next morning but either way, they must have been blessed to be able to remember and share ask the…

Jesus taught the Nephites that anyone who would forbid another from joining with the saints in meeting was opening themselves to be led astray.

I realized today that we have no indication that the lost tribes were visited by Jesus in a single group. They could have been visited as any number of groups. At the last, there was a group roughly datorate from the Nephites that Christ intended to visit while the Nephites were sleeping and/or toiling to…

I look forward to the day when the record of the lost tribes of Israel comes to light and we have yet another witness of the divinity and ministry of Christ.

Jesus taught that the law was fulfilled but that all the words of the prophets would be fulfilled that went beyond that day. An example of that is the prophecy that the sons of Levi would again offer an offering in righteousness in the later days even though the law of Moses is finished. The…

I never considered how important the injunction is to judge not. If followers of Christ are to do good without seeking recognition then we should not expect to recognize all that they do in righteousness thus it is incumbent upon us to withhold judgement because if what we can’t expect to know. Over time patterns…

Having instructed the people in the attitudes of godliness, Jesus follows up with instructions on how to treat their fellow men, especially people in need. He teaches that men should have an attitude that sells not the recognition of Earth in their good works.