David Journal

Tag: insights

  • Four verses

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    For all the significance that building the ship was for enabling these people to get to the promised land I was surprised to realize today that there were only 4 verses written about it in this record. The key points of that scant record being that 1) Nephi received instructions bit by bit over time…

  • Making tools

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    We don’t think much about the time it took Nephi to make tools for building the ship. That was critical preparatory work for the larger project which he did on his own. I can only wonder how much he was learning through that process while everyone else was not involved. They would have observed some…

  • Where are we now?

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    I see the pattern of people driving in wickedness and then suffering destruction as well as the pattern of people giving themselves and getting blessed for it. Right now it appears we are ripening in iniquity and flirting with real destruction. Not only that but there is clear prophecy of the remnant of Israel going…

  • The process of mortality

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    An outline of what I recognized— When Eve made the choice to eat the fruit she only had partial knowledge to inform her choice but by the time she invited Adam to join her she had more knowledge of what she was asking. One of the things she knew by the time she approached Adam…

  • What do we desire?

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    While reading Alma 41 I just saw so clearly how it desires determine what we receive spiritually. I saw how so many of my kids desire to lash out and desire to put down others. They desire to win and try to feel powerful but they don’t desire peace, harmony, or self control.

  • Farewell Grandpa

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    Grandpa died this afternoon. It’s been just under a week since the nurse indicated that he was transitioning (a process that can take anywhere from hours to weeks) so we have expected it soon. Mom let me know by text within minutes of Marilyn observing him pass. I’m grateful that over the last several weeks…

  • Sorting truth

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    Father promised to send messengers to teach us but we are constantly surrounded by those teaching the philosophies of men mingled with scripture—attempting to teach their preferred ideas in a way that makes it hard to distinguish between philosophies of men and scripture. The world will mingle “there’s nothing static (let alone eternal) about gender”…

  • A timely temple lesson

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    Considering the events of last Saturday it’s no surprise that I didn’t record my experience from the temple that morning but as I was talking to Bill yesterday I realized that my insights in the temple that morning provided helpful context for me in processing Isaac’s drama that evening. As I was doing more processing…

  • Because of the Resurrection

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    Hailey Dalton She is ebullient when speaking about the miracles on her mission. How appropriate for Easter. Expect miracles. Her mission president’s wife taught her that before President Nelson said it in this most recent conference. The story of the young woman who moved out of her parents house when she turned 18 in order…

  • Emotional Self-reliance

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    Sister Amy Jones: The church website now has material on emotional self reliance/emotional resilience. That’s cool. I wonder if there is anything there on awareness of those around you to recognize those who are overwhelmed. “I think Laman and Lemuel get a bad rap because I relate to them—if I had been taken away from…