Tag: 3 Nephi
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1 January 2008
3 Nephi 3I wonder what would have happened if Lachoneus had not been a good man and had chosen to accept the demands of Giddianhi. I would have obviously led to the destruction of any who followed him (spiritually, even in the unlikely event that the robbers kept their promise). I believe that if he…
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31 December 2007
3 Nephi 2Somehow I had never attached much significance to the fact that during the life of Christ there were signs being given all over the earth so that people would believe in Him.
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30 December 2007
3 Nephi 1The Nephites had at least on member of the Gadiantons serve as their chief judge. Somehow they managed to appoint a just man to that position later. Perhaps that took place during their famine. Maybe they had a corrupt Chief Judge who died during that strife and famine and they had humbled themselves…
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30 July 2007
3 Nephi 17Jesus told the people that He had given them the full substance of what He taught during His mortal ministry. Now, as He tells them He must leave and return tomorrow they seek more and He stays to heal all their sick before calling them to bring their children to Him whereupon he…
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29 July 2007
3 Nephi 15 – 16When the Savior talks about the gentiles rejecting his gospel He could be talking about a time when they literally cast out those who believe, as the people did in Ammonihah and elsewhere, before the Lord allows the remnants of the seed of Jacob to go through and rend them, but…
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28 July 2007
3 Nephi 13 – 14The message of the Savior to the people is to take care and do their works of righteousness for the sage of righteousness and not for the sake of praise. To the chosen disciples His message is to leave the world behind and focus on those things which are spiritual to…
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27 July 2007
3 Nephi 12“Take upon yourselves the attributes in the beatitudes, go beyond the strict letter of the ten commandments, and become perfected in Me.” That is the summation of the teachings of the Savior.
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26 July 2007
3 Nephi 11It’s little wonder that the Nephites had centuries of peace after an entire generation (or at least thousands among them) was given essentially an apostolic witness of Christ.
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25 July 2007
3 Nephi 9 – 10I never realized that Christ declared the fulfilling of the Law of Moses and the end of burnt offerings during the days of darkness. I knew that He did during his visit later, but I had not realized that He had declared it during the lamentation of the people. I had…