Tag: Jacob
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Repentance
The message from Jacob to those whose sins he had just expressed was “humble yourselves and begin to recognize and repair the damage you have caused through your iniquity.”
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Speaking of pride first
Why did Jacob speak out against the pride of the neighbors first before moving on to their grosser sins? I always thought it was because he couldn’t bare to drive into the deep end first but now i wonder if it was also because the infection of pride and inequality within their society helped to…
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Manifest unto us
Nephi must have felt great confidence that Jacob would see things like he did relative to the spiritual welfare of their people since they had both had the vision of what would happen asking their people. Nephi knew that after he was gone Jacob would shepherd them with the same care that he tried to…
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The earnest gardener
The story of the olive tree from Zeno’s is as much the story of a dedicated gardener who was determined to save His tree.
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The example I have set
Remember your children, how that ye have grieved their hearts because of the example that ye have set before them. Jacob 3:10 This really struck me tonight because I am seeing the fruits of the example my children have seen. They have not noticed much of the constant work and trying to hold things together.…
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Three witnesses
Jacob had the kind of witness to bar his testimony on. He heard that without the Atonement all mankind were lost. He saw (I assume in vision) that the Atonement was necessary. He also had the Holy Ghost testify to his heart that Christ and the appointment were fundamental and irreplaceable in the plan of…
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The Lord of the vineyard
Observe how watchful and careful the Lord of the vineyard is with regard to His tree. At the first sign of deterioration He seeks to nourish the tree. As interventions fail He goes to greater and greater lengths to preserve the tree and it’s fruit. When the servant requests that they not give up on…
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Anxious for his people
The anxiety that Jacob had for his people is common among the disciples of Christ whether “their people” are a large group or a small one.
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Too soon
In the days of Enos the Lamanites weren’t ready to listen to the pacing if the Nephites because the teachings of their fathers to hate the Nephites were too fresh in their minds. Over the course of generations that hatred would become less grounded in firsthand accounts but for now they were indicated by those…
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Love and Christ
The story of Sharem reminds us that those who are antichrist are not necessarily nonreligious. I scripture study with the older kids I noticed that the first general epistle of John makes clear that keeping the commandments or being righteous was primarily about loving Christ and showing love to other people. We had a great…