David Journal

Tag: 3 Nephi

  • Christlike

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    Jesus wasted no time in teaching His gospel when He visited the Nephites. He taught them about baptism (the covenant path) and how to be peaceable followers of Christ. Those who apply the beatitudes in adjusting their conduct will become more like Christ. Doing that and making covenants are the essence of the gospel. If…

  • Easter rebirth

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    It is fitting that I read of Christ visiting the Nephites on this matter weekend. It occurs to me that when Christ comes again he will do it in the spring – around Easter/Passover. When he reveals himself to the world he will do so by declaring the truth and making clear to whom he…

  • Introspection

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    What would you ponder in hours of silent darkness after great destruction followed by hearing the voice of the Lord? I would imagine much soul-searching and reflections upon how you had responded to invitations to repent prior to the destruction.

  • Compensatory blessings

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    I think the ultimate example of compensatory blessings is the biggest shift from unparalleled destruction to hearing the voice of Christ explaining what had happened and inviting the people to return to Him and be healed. It reminds me of an extreme example of what we have been invited to look for in this day…

  • Destruction and fear

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    As I read of the destruction at the death of Christ I realize that the fear those people experienced and the destruction they faced were so maybe that it makes or far and loss to coronavirus shrink to nothing. (Maybe a bit more than nothing in places like New York and Italy.)

  • Trust and social capital

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    When the people could no longer trust their government they turned to the gross where they felt they could trust each other. These were primarily based on family relationships. such a fractured society those with little suicidal capital would be the most vulnerable. Considering how over coincides with lack of social capital I would guess…

  • Carried away by pride

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    It will always amazed me that many judges in the land would turn to secret combinations to kill innocent men so soon after their nation was nearly destroyed by secret combinations simply because they testified in favor of repentance. When people are carried away in price they can be led to do any iniquity.

  • A reprieve

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    Between periods of gross wickedness, the Nephites had some years or righteousness during the lifetime of Jesus. Sadly they didn’t most of that time flirting with secret combinations which nearly destroyed them twice in three decades.

  • A late siege

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    The fact that the rivers tried to lay siege against the Nephites makes more sense when I consider that they did so after the Nephites had been sheltered together for four years. It would be reasonable to expect that their supplies were low by that time. Reasonable, but incorrect.

  • Hidden agenda

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    What made Giddianhi write his invitation/threat? The obvious motive was to convince the Nephites to surrender but I wonder why. He must have expected that winning an all out war would be costly and not certain to succeed. I suspect he also was growing tired of living in the wilderness and subsisting of what plunger…