David Journal

Tag: Mormon

  • Sinking to destruction

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    I notice a progression of prevailing actions and attitudes among these Nations which are sinking into it destruction. First they are proud – refusing repentance and ascribing all success to themselves. Next they grow in anger such that they are perpetually incensed against others. Finally their depravity grows extreme and they lose almost all markets…

  • War and peace

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    Mormon led the Nephite armies through 20 years of way before they were given 10 years of reprieve. During that time they fortified themselves and rejected the invitation to repent. After successfully defending themselves there times in succession they began to boast and Mormon declared that he would lead them no more. At this point…

  • Motivated by fear

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    There Nephites seem to have been motivated by fear. Early in his tenure as leader of the Nephite armies, Mormon found that his men would run from the Lamanites more often than fight.

  • Always alone

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    I never realized before that for his entire adult life, even before he was given military command at a very young age, Mormon was alone in his faith. The disciples were taken away and he himself was forbidden to preach until the people. Surely there were a few other good people but no true mentors…

  • The prints of the nails

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    Is it universally true that whoever Jesus appeared to as Himself after His resurrection, He showed the prints of the nails and the wound of the spear? He didn’t when he appeared to the disciples on the road to Emmaus, although he didn’t reveal his identity to them either. As far as I can tell,…

  • He shall save His people

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    Besides the Savior being openly proclaimed, He promises to openly defend His covenant people.

  • A testimony of the resurrection

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    A testimony of Christ is incomplete at best of it does not include a testimony of his resurrection from the dead. When the apostles sought to replace Judas they made a testimony of the resurrection of Christ one of the defining characteristics of who they would choose. A testimony today cannot be that He lived,…

  • He came to serve and not to be served

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    While it is appropriate that people should sell to serve the Savior – that is about us and our recognition of our place relative to Him, not about what His purpose and expectation were. The same hold true for our current leaders. They sell not to be served even though we should sell to serve…

  • The Lamb and the Shepherd

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    It is interesting and people that Christ is both the lamb of God and the Good Shepherd to the children of God.

  • Our attitudes about judgement are telling

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    The righteous are more likely to welcome judgement, this if we are righteous we are more likely to welcome the chance to be judged by Christ. (This doesn’t hold true for those who are preparing beating themselves up because they may expect the same from the Lord.)