…And the rocks of the earth must rend; and because of the groanings of the earth, many of the kings of the isles of the sea shall be wrought upon by the Spirit of God, to exclaim: The God of Nature suffers! 1 Nephi 19:12 Jesus is the Great Creator who created the earth and all life on it. He is the Original Source of … Continue reading God of Nature
Wherefore, He has given a law; and where there is no law given there is no punishment; and where there is no punishment there is no condemnation; and where there is no condemnation the mercies of the Holy One of Israel have claim upon them, because of the atonement [Jesus]; for they are delivered by the power of Him. For the atonement [Jesus] satisfieth the … Continue reading God Who Gave Them Breath
And the Lord said unto him: Believest thou the words which I shall speak? And he answered: Yea, Lord, I know that thou speakest the truth, for thou art a God of Truth, and canst not lie. Ether 3:11-12 Thomas saith unto him, Lord, we know not whither thou goest; and how can we know the way? Jesus saith unto him, I am the Way, … Continue reading God of Truth
Yea, come unto Christ, and be perfected in him, and deny yourselves of all ungodliness; and if ye shall deny yourselves of all ungodliness, and love God with all your might, mind and strength, then is his grace sufficient for you, that by his grace ye may be perfect in Christ; and if by the grace of God ye are perfect in Christ, ye can … Continue reading Bar of God
…Let us be faithful in keeping the commandments of the Lord; for behold He is Mightier Than All The Earth … 1 Nephi 4:1 Jesus the Great Creator of heaven and earth is Mightier than any storm, trial, persecution, or injustice that may blast against us. The winds obey him. Not even sin or death are a match for his endless power and enduring love. Continue reading Mightier Than All The Earth
And my father dwelt in a tent. 1 Nephi 2:15 …strengthen thy [tent] stakes and enlarge thy [tent] borders forever, that thou mayest no more be confounded, that the covenants of the Eternal Father which he hath made unto thee, O house of Israel, may be fulfilled. Yea, come unto Christ … Moroni 10:31-32 Let us dwell in the tent of Jesus. Let us dwell … Continue reading Tent
An angel with a sword of living and moving light (or fire) guarding a tree of life in the Garden of Eden calls to mind Moses and the burning bush found in Exodus 3:2-4. The elements of an angel with power, divine fire, and a bush or tree are all there. Although the bush that Moses saw was filled with living light, it was not … Continue reading Cherubim and a Flaming Sword
The crowning event recorded in the Book of Mormon is the personal ministry of the Lord Jesus Christ among the Nephites soon after His resurrection. It puts forth the doctrines of the gospel, outlines the plan of salvation, and tells men [and women] what they must do to gain peace in this life and eternal salvation in the life to come. After Mormon completed his … Continue reading A New Year
And then will I sing to My Well-Beloved, A Song of My Beloved, 2 Nephi 15:1 Jesus is A Song of My Beloved. He is the Song of the Righteous. He is the Song of Israel. He is the Song of the World. He is the Well-Beloved Son of God. Continue reading A Song of My Beloved
… Be reconciled unto Christ, and enter into the narrow gate [of covenant with Jesus], and walk in [Jesus] the strait path which leads to life, and continue in the path [of Jesus] until the end of the day of probation. 2 Nephi 33:9 Jesus is our path to a more abundant life. He lives the ultimate type of life and invites us to live … Continue reading Strait Path
And it came to pass that in the seventy and sixth year the Lord did turn away his anger from the people, and caused that Rain [Jesus] should fall upon the earth, insomuch that it did bring forth her fruit in the season of her fruit. And it came to pass that it did bring forth her grain in the season of her grain. And … Continue reading Rain
… Arise from the dust, my sons, and be men, and be determined in [Jesus] One Mind and in One Heart, United in all things, that ye may not come down into captivity; 2 Nephi 1:21 Lehi directed his sons to be determined in Jesus. He directed them to be one in Christ. As we unite in Jesus, we adopt his mind and his way … Continue reading One Mind
And now, my sons, remember, remember that it is upon The Rock of our Redeemer, who is Christ, the Son of God, that ye must build your foundation; that when the devil shall send forth his mighty winds, yea, his shafts in the whirlwind, yea, when all his hail and his mighty storm shall beat upon you, it shall have no power over you to … Continue reading The Rock of Our Redeemer
Jacob’s words echo Israel’s forgetting of God. In Deuteronomy 32:18 it states, “Of The Rock that Begat Thee thou art unmindful, and hast forgotten God That Formed Thee.” Jesus is the corner stone. He is the great and the last and only sure foundation. He is a sure foundation that we can build our lives on. If we are to be like the wise men … Continue reading The Foundation Stone
This high priesthood being after the order of his Son [Jesus], which order was from the foundation of the world; or in other words, [Jesus] being without beginning of days or end of years, being prepared from eternity to all eternity, according to his foreknowledge of all things— Now they were ordained after this manner—being called with a holy calling, and ordained with a holy … Continue reading Who Is Without Beginning Of Days Or End of Years
And it came to pass that there came a voice unto them, yea, a pleasant voice, as if it were a whisper, saying: Peace, peace be unto you, because of your faith in My Well Beloved Who Was From The Foundation Of The World. And now, when they heard this they cast up their eyes as if to behold from whence the voice came; and … Continue reading My Well Beloved Who Was From The Foundation Of The World
Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in my house; and prove me now herewith, saith the Lord of Hosts, if I will not open you The Windows of Heaven [Jesus], and pour you out a blessing that there shall not be room enough to receive it. And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, and he shall … Continue reading The Windows of Heaven
Yea, and it came to pass that the Lord our God did visit us with assurances that he would deliver us; yea, insomuch that he did speak peace to our souls, and did grant unto us great faith, and did cause us that we should hope for our deliverance in him. And we did take courage with our small force which we had received, and … Continue reading The Cause of Our Liberty
13 And now, the thing which our father meaneth concerning the grafting in of the natural branches through the fulness of the Gentiles, is, that in the latter days, when our seed shall have dwindled in unbelief, yea, for the space of many years, and many generations after the Messiah shall be manifested in body unto the children of men, then shall the fulness of … Continue reading True Fold of God
28 Now, we will compare The Word [Jesus] unto a Seed. Now, if ye give place, that a seed [Jesus] may be planted in your heart, behold, if it be a true seed, or a good seed, if ye do not cast it out by your unbelief, that ye will resist the Spirit of the Lord, behold, it will begin to swell within your breasts; … Continue reading Seed
And thus He shall bring salvation to all those who shall believe on his name; this being the intent of this last sacrifice, to bring about the bowels of mercy, which overpowereth justice, and bringeth about means unto men that they may have faith unto repentance. And thus mercy can satisfy the demands of justice, and encircles them in the Arms of Safety [Jesus], while … Continue reading Arms of Safety
Preach unto them repentance, and faith on the Lord Jesus Christ; teach them to humble themselves and to be meek and lowly in heart; teach them to withstand every temptation of the devil, with their faith on the Lord Jesus Christ. Teach them to never be weary of good works, but to be meek and lowly in heart; for such shall find rest to their … Continue reading Lowly
Father, behold Our God is With Us, and he will not suffer that we should fall; then let us go forth; Alma 56:46 And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name Jesus: for he shall save his people from their sins. Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, … Continue reading God is With Us
And he hath said: Repent all ye ends of the earth, and come unto me, and be baptized in my name, and have faith in me, that ye may be saved. And now, my beloved brethren, if this be the case that these things are true which I have spoken unto you, and God will show unto you, with power and great glory at the … Continue reading Day of Miracles
For this, the waters of Noah unto me, for as I have sworn that the waters of Noah should no more go over the earth, so have I sworn that I would not be wroth with thee. For the mountains shall depart and the hills be removed, but my kindness shall not depart from thee, neither shall the Covenant of My Peace be removed, saith … Continue reading Covenant of My Peace
8 And now, my son, I have somewhat to say concerning the thing which our fathers call a ball, or director—or our fathers called it Liahona, which is, being interpreted, a compass; and the Lord prepared it. 39 And behold, there cannot any man work after the manner of so curious a workmanship. And behold, it was prepared to show unto our fathers the course … Continue reading Compass
And after they had been received unto baptism, and were wrought upon and cleansed by the power of the Holy Ghost, they were numbered among the people of the church of Christ; and their names were taken, that they might be remembered and nourished by the Good Word of God, to keep them in the right way, to keep them continually watchful unto prayer, relying … Continue reading Bread and Wine
18 And who shall say that Jesus Christ did not do many mighty miracles? And there were many mighty miracles wrought by the hands of the apostles. 19 And if there were miracles wrought then, why has God ceased to be a God of miracles and yet be an unchangeable Being? And behold, I say unto you he changeth not; if so he would cease … Continue reading The God In Whom They Should Trust
And again I would exhort you that ye would come unto Christ, and lay hold upon every good gift, and touch not the evil gift, nor the unclean thing. And Awake, and arise from the dust… Yea, come unto Christ, and be perfected in him, and deny yourselves of all ungodliness; and if ye shall deny yourselves of all ungodliness, and love God with all … Continue reading Awake!
For as death hath passed upon all men, to fulfil the merciful plan of the Great Creator, there must needs be a power of Resurrection [Jesus], and the Resurrection [Jesus] must needs come unto man by reason of the fall; and the fall came by reason of transgression; and because man became fallen they were cut off from the presence of the Lord. 2 Nephi … Continue reading Resurrection
4 And they are one God, yea, the very Eternal Father of heaven and of earth. 5 And thus the flesh becoming subject to the Spirit, or the Son to the Father, being one God, suffereth temptation, and yieldeth not to the temptation, but suffereth himself to be mocked, and scourged, and cast out, and disowned by his people. 6 And after all this, after … Continue reading Crucified
Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and thieves break through and steal; But lay up for yourselves Treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal. For where Your Treasure is, there will Your Heart be also. 3 Nephi 12:19-21 Jesus is your treasure and your treasure … Continue reading Your Treasure
Wherefore, ye must press forward with a steadfastness in Christ, having A Perfect Brightness of Hope, and a love of God and of all men. Wherefore, if ye shall press forward, feasting upon the word of Christ, and endure to the end, behold, thus saith the Father: Ye shall have eternal life. 2 Nephi 31:20 Jesus is our Perfect Brightness of Hope who fills our … Continue reading A Perfect Brightness of Hope
And also that ye might know of the coming of Jesus Christ, the Son of God, the Father of heaven and of earth, the Creator of all things from the beginning; and that ye might know of the signs of his coming, to the intent that ye might believe on his name. And if ye believe on his name ye will repent of all your … Continue reading Creator of All Things
Jesus is the light and life of the world. He is a light that cannot be extinguished. He radiates grace, mercy, joy, and goodness. As we look to Jesus and his love, we are healed. Continue reading Light of the World
28 Now, we will compare the WORD [Jesus] unto a SEED [Jesus]. Now, if ye give place, that a seed [Jesus] may be planted in your heart, behold, if it be a true seed, or a good seed, if ye do not cast it out by your unbelief, that ye will resist the Spirit of the Lord, behold, it will begin to swell within your … Continue reading A Good Seed
For the names of the righteous shall be written in the Book of Life, and unto them will I grant an inheritance at my right hand. And now, my brethren, what have ye to say against this? I say unto you, if ye speak against it, it matters not, for the word of God must be fulfilled. Alma 5:58 Jesus is called the “Word” and … Continue reading Book of Life
And he cometh into the world that he may save all men if they will hearken unto his voice; for behold, he suffereth the pains of all men, yea, the pains of every living creature, both men, women, and children, who belong to The Family of Adam. And he suffereth this that the resurrection might pass upon all men, that all might stand before him … Continue reading Family of Adam
And none were received unto baptism save they took upon them the name of Christ, having a determination to serve him to the end. And after they had been received unto baptism, and were wrought upon and cleansed by the power of the Holy Ghost, they were numbered among the people of the church of Christ; and their names were taken, that they might be … Continue reading Author
And thus saith the Lord, thy Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; I have sent him, the Lord thy God who teacheth thee to profit, who leadeth thee by the way thou shouldst go, hath done it. O that thou hadst hearkened to my commandments—then had thy peace been as a river, and thy righteousness as the waves of the sea. Thy seed also had … Continue reading Waves of the Sea
…and it came to pass that when they had done all these things they got aboard of their vessels or barges, and set forth into the sea, commending themselves unto the Lord their God. And it came to pass that the Lord God caused that there should be a furious wind blow upon the face of the waters, towards the promised land; and thus they … Continue reading Wind
Jesus is the great “AND” that connects us with heaven. His gospel is a gospel of binding covenants and loving connection. He is our intermediary with our Heavenly Parents. With Him, we can do all things. He connects us with each other as we are united in Him. As the Prince of Peace, He unites us together in one heart AND one mind. He is … Continue reading AND
For he is the same yesterday, today, and forever; and the way is prepared for all men from the foundation of the world, if it so be that they repent and come unto him. For he that diligently seeketh shall find; and the Mysteries of God shall be unfolded unto them, by the power of the Holy Ghost, as well in these times as in … Continue reading One Eternal Round
…Is the Son of God the very Eternal Father? And Amulek said unto him: Yea, he is the very Eternal Father of heaven and of earth, and all things which in them are; He Is The Beginning and the end, The First and the last; And he shall come into the world to redeem his people; and he shall take upon him the transgressions of … Continue reading Beginning
And it came to pass that I beheld that she was carried away in the Spirit; and after she had been carried away in the Spirit for the space of a time the angel spake unto me, saying: Look! And I looked and beheld the virgin again, bearing a Child in her arms. And the angel said unto me: Behold the Lamb of God, yea, … Continue reading Holy Child
Behold, do men light a candle and put it under a bushel? Nay, but on a candlestick, and it giveth light to all that are in the house; Therefore let your light so shine before this people, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father who is in heaven. Therefore, hold up your light that it may shine unto the world. Behold … Continue reading Candle
And behold, there shall a New Star arise, such an one as ye never have beheld; and this also shall be a sign unto you. And behold this is not all, there shall be many signs and wonders in heaven. …and they knew that it was the day that the Lord should be born, because of the sign which had been given. And it had … Continue reading New Star
And behold, this will I give unto you for a sign at the time of his coming; for behold, there shall be great lights in heaven, insomuch that in the night before he cometh there shall be no darkness, insomuch that it shall appear unto man as if it was day. Therefore, there shall be one day and a night and a day, as if … Continue reading Night Without Darkness
…come unto the Holy One of Israel, and feast upon that which perisheth not, neither can be corrupted, and let your souls delight in fatness. 2 Nephi 9:51 Jesus is our holy feast. He feeds us with his divine light. His words inspire our minds and fill our hearts with love. He is the bread and waters of life. He is the milk and honey … Continue reading Feast
Hopes of Glory 