Repent of Iniquity and Hear the Lord (Ether 4, 5 & 11, 12)

Repent of Iniquity and Hear the Lord (Ether 4, 5 & 11, 12)

Ether 4

The word of the Lord will not be heard by you until you have repented of your iniquity. Iniquity is when your heart is set on things of the world or anything other than being set on the Lord. The day that you exercise faith in Jesus Christ and repent of your worldly desires will be the day the Lord begins to manifest things unto you, this includes revelations. Eventually, he will show you all things as your understanding of him broadens into knowledge. You will then see the Lord, Jesus Christ, and when you are ready he’ll introduce you to the Father.

Make sure you do not contend against the word of the Lord, for if you deny the things of the Lord you will be accursed and you will not be shown greater things. Hear out others, listen for the Spirit of the Lord, look for the good. You can recognize the disciples of the Lord because what they say will help you realize what is good. Whatsoever thing that persuadeth you to do good comes from God. The good cometh from God and none other. He is the light, the life and the truth to the world. Come unto Jesus Christ and he will show you greater things. Open up so you can let the Lord in and cast away your unbelief. Break down your unbelief and hardness of heart by having a broken heart and contrite spirit. Receive the Lord, fear not to leave the world.

After you have opened up and believe that you will receive, looking for eternal things (things of the Lord) within all things, the Lord says that you will recognize what was written by John the Revelator as they unfold. When you see these things you will know the time is at hand.

Repent by coming unto the Lord, leave your worldly cares behind. Believe in the Lord’s gospel. Be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ, because when you truly believe in him and are baptized by someone who has been given authority from him, you will be saved. Blessed you will be if you are found true and faithful at the last day because at that day you will be lifted up from the things temporal/telestial to dwell in the kingdom prepared from the foundation of the world.

Ether 5

The golden plates can only be translated with wisdom in God. There are three witnesses who have been shown, by the power of God, the golden plates. The gospel found in the Book of Mormon is to be established by three witnesses, “the testimony of three, and this work, in the which shall be shown forth the power of God and also his word, of which the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Ghost bear record”. All of this will stand as a testimony against those who are of the world at the last day. You need to repent and come unto the Father in the name of Jesus. Seek to understand the testimony of the three witnesses and the works of the Book of Mormon and this thru faith and listening intently to the spirit to hear the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Ghost bear record of truthfulness.

Ether 11

Prophets teach that you must have faith and exercise repentance or the Lord will bring down his judgments. If you repent, the Lord forgives you, so long as you have a broken heart and a contrite spirit - come unto the Lord, Jesus Christ.

Ether 12

Believe in God unto repentance and this thru faith that all things are fulfilled. Hope for a better world, a better place where you can be in the presence of God. Hope comes from faith and faith brings about good works. Good works bind you to the good, the good is Jesus Christ and he is one with the Father, thus you will be one with them. “Faith is things which are hoped for and not seen; wherefore, dispute not because ye see not, for ye receive no witness until after the trial of your faith.”

Christ, when he came to visit the Nephites soon after his resurrection, showed himself to them because their faith was sufficient. He shows not himself to those whose faith are not sufficient or those who are still of the world. You are invited to partake of the heavenly gift and meet with the Lord face to face as soon as your faith is sufficient to do so. It was by faith that the prophets of old were able to see God and were called after the holy order of God. Faith brought about the law of Moses and a greater faith hath brought a more excellent way, the higher law of seeking God thru faith, even knowing him by coming to him, being as he would be, seeing as he would see and doing as he would do, love unfeigned.

After the trial of their faith all prophets of old were able to bring about miracles and the same goes for prophets of today and always, for the Lord does not change. First, you must have faith and believe in the Son of God, Jesus Christ, then and only then are things shown unto you and miracles are brought about. To those whose faith is so great, the Lord is unable to hide himself any longer, just as he was unable to hide himself from the brother of Jared.

Be cautioned that you do not do what the Lord warns against when he says, “Fools mock, but they shall mourn”, instead be meek and hear out those people who have even the most humble of origins.

If you come unto Christ he will show you your weaknesses. He gives you weakness that you might be humble. He assures all those who are humble that his grace is sufficient, so if you will humble yourself enough to see what you need to repent of and then repent of it, he will make weak things strong.

Thru works of faith, hope and charity you will be coming unto Jesus Christ, the fountain of all righteousness. After you have faith in Jesus Christ, even unto a fullness thereof, he will manifest himself unto you and show himself unto you in great power.

The Lord has prepared a place for you among his mansions above, if you come unto him by doing what he does. He is full of charity. He came and gave his life to show all of us the way, therefore you must have charity, even in the way Christ had and has charity. You must have charity, you must recognize your weaknesses, you must repent of your weaknesses and thru this process you come to Christ even to the point where you know him and you will then have a place among his mansions. It matters not if others have or have not charity. What matters is that you have charity. Look not for weaknesses in others, only look for guidance to repent of your own weaknesses. Love others and do good works to them and for them. The Lord has shown himself to all his true disciples, continue in faith until it is full and become a true disciple of Christ.