David Journal

Tag: Jacob

  • We prophesy of Christ

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    The scriptures are replete with prophecies of Christ. There can be no doubt that the law of Moses was meant to point toward a Redeemer.

  • Celestial apprenticeship

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    It occurs to me that one of the reasons that Christ was so central to the creation and everything else that His Father did was so that he would have an intimate knowledge of everything to assist Him in His mission on Earth as well as in eternity.

  • Alma taught of Christ

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    The reason that the book of Alma is so long is because Alma and the sons of Mosiah taught so clearly and voluminously about Christ. Alma taught so much about Christ because Christ was his salvation and his message of good tidings.

  • The Millennial Reign

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    Who could hear of the millennial reign of Christ and not desire to experience such peace and justice?

  • The teachings of Sharem

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    I feel confident that the teachings of Sharem would be very popular in our day. In fact I feel confident that, being based in flattery, his teachings would be very manage such that they could be used to great effect in any day and age among any society.

  • Jacob’s prophecy

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    Jacob offered as his prophecy a personal witness that the words of Zenos would be fulfilled.

  • A complex operation

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    After the dark ages, when all the fruit throughout the vineyard had become corrupted, the Lord embarked on a very complex and lengthy operation involving grafts and counter-grafts to restore good fruit to His vineyard. Through His efforts those who produce good fruits will slowly gain and eventually overwhelming influence on the teens of the…

  • How much did Jacob know?

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    We can look at Zenos’ parable of the olive tree and see many detailed similarities to what will happen among the Nephites. I wonder how many of those things Jacob knew about the future of his people and how many he wouldn’t have known would distinctly mirror the coming history of his people.

  • The poorest spot

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    Everything that the omniscient Lord of the vineyard does has an initial result of bringing in more fruit whether that is to graft wild branches into a dying root or whether it is to plant natural branches in the poorest ground of the vineyard.

  • He will not abandon His children

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    We must remember that the Lord of the harvest, the master of the vineyard, will not abandon His children. In every case he will do everything possible to rescue them from the grasp of their adversary.