Mosiah 1:5 p.157

 ... I say unto you, that if ye should serve him who hath created you from the beginning, and art preserving you from day to day, by lending you breath, that ye may live and move, and do according to your own will, and even supporting you from one moment to another: I say if ye should serve him with all your whole soul, and yet ye would be unprofitable servants. And behold, all that he requires of you, is to keep his commandments; and he hath promised you that if ye would keep his commandments, ye should prosper in the land; and he never doth vary from that which he hath said; therefore, if ye do keep his commandments, he doth bless you, and prosper you.

John 17:15-21

15 I pray not that thou shouldest take them out of the world, but that thou shouldest keep them from the evil.

16 They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.

17 Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.

18 As thou hast sent me into the world, even so have I also sent them into the world.

19 And for their sakes I sanctify myself, that they also might be sanctified through the truth.

20 Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe on me through their word;

21 That they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me.

22 And the glory which thou gavest me I have given them; that they may be one, even as we are one:

23 I in them, and thou in me, that they may be made perfect in one; and that the world may know that thou hast sent me, and hast loved them, as thou hast loved me.

Matthew 6:5-15

5 And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.

6 But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.

7 But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.

8 Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him.

9 After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.

10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.

11 Give us this day our daily bread.

12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.

13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.

14 For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:

15 But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.

James 1:5

5 If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.

Luke 9:23, 24-27 My Scripture of the Day

23 And he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.

24 For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: but whosoever will lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it.

25 For what is a man advantaged, if he gain the whole world, and lose himself, or be cast away?

26 For whosoever shall be ashamed of me and of my words, of him shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he shall come in his own glory, and in his Father’s, and of the holy angels.

27 But I tell you of a truth, there be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the kingdom of God.

Isaiah’s Message for the Last Days – Isaiah Chapters in the BofM

Isaiah’s Message for the Last Days – Isaiah Chapters in the BofM

1 Nephi 5:11-13

Nephi was to attain the plates of brass because they did contain the five books of Moses which had an account of the creation and Adam and Eve. Also, it contained a record of the Jews all the way to the reign of Zedekiah, king of Judah. Importantly, included with the plates of brass were prophecies of God all the way to Jeremiah. Isaiah was among these prophets and likewise his prophecies were included in the plates of brass.

1 Nephi 19:22-23

Nephi taught his brethren from the plates of brass as they contained “doings of the Lord in other lands”. He read many things from the books of Moses. But he clearly understands that to more fully persuade his brethren to believe in the Lord, the Redeemer, he must read that which was written by the prophet, Isaiah. Lastly, and ever so importantly, he did “liken all scriptures unto us” so it would be easier to understand and learn from them. As Nephi used Isaiah’s writings of old and likened them to his times you too should use Nephi’s writings and Isaiah’s writings and liken them to your times.

2 Nephi 11

Nephi explains that he uses the words of Isaiah along with his words and his brother Jacob’s words because each of them have seen the “Redeemer” and truly know him. He then says God establishes his word “by the words of three” witnesses and he sends more to prove the truthfulness of his word. These witnesses are men who have thru building faith in Jesus Christ, seen the Lord Jesus Christ and know him and his ways.

2 Nephi 12 (Isaiah 2)

“The mountain of the Lord’s house” is the Lord’s temple and it will be built “in the top of the mountains” being higher than the hills. All nations, meaning tribes of Israel, will flow unto it. A divine message thru the Holy Ghost will be sent to many people who believe in the God of Jacob to “come ye, and let us go up to the mountain of the Lord”. There, the Lord, Jesus Christ, will teach those who have come to his ways and those who have come “will walk in his paths”. Those that come to Zion will rid themselves of weapons and thoughts of war and will no longer learn war.

Humble yourself enough to hear the message of the Lord thru the prophet Isaiah’s words. If you believe in the God of Jacob and you want to be counted with the house of Israel then you must accept that Isaiah is speaking directly to you. He says to you that you “have all gone astray, everyone to his wicked ways”. Your wicked ways are traditions, cares, worries and thoughts that do not lead you to Jesus Christ. Come to the Lord thru faith, seek to know him and his ways.

Isaiah writes about the land you live in now, America, and all others like it. He says it is full of “horses and chariots” - vehicles, full of “idols” - leaders, famous people, money, cell phones, electronics, food, you name it – if it was created by the “work of their own hands” it can be worshiped in place of the Lord. You worship what you seek. Seek God, even to know him face to face.

Pride is everywhere consuming this land. Separate yourself from pride by fearing God and no man. Humble yourself enough to hear the Lord, Jesus Christ. Listen to him and follow him in order to come unto him.

The Lord comes soon. Before he comes he will humbleth all men and take away all their idols and bring them down low. Cease from the ways of man with all your traditions and items of worship. Come to God. Be as he would have you be.

2 Nephi 13 (Isaiah 3)

Rid yourself of all your wants of the world and depend on the Lord thru faith. When the day of famine and drought come, when the Lord takes away the stay and the staff, be not afraid but have faith the Lord will show you where to go for water and bread. In that same day the Lord takes away the “mighty man”, those that are mighty as pertaining to things of the world, by taking away their desire for things of the world and replacing it with hunger and thirst. Many will not know what to do and will oppress one another, even family, friends and neighbors. The world will be in ruin and will have fallen because of the desires of their hearts will have been set on things of the world, even as Sodom. “Wo unto their souls, for they have rewarded evil unto themselves”. As the righteous eat the fruit of their doing likewise wo unto the wicked for they shall perish and the work of their hands rewardeth them evil.

See this sign and know the time is near even the day of drought and famine. Children will be oppressors to the world and women will rule over them. The daughters of Zion have become very prideful seeking attention from many various ways. They long for money so they can have fine things and they dress to impress and all the while forgetting their Lord. They will be brought low when the day of drought and famine comes. Be humble, see your vain and prideful ways for what they are and be done with them.

2 Nephi 14 (Isaiah 4)

There will be seven women to one man in Zion. The land will be beautiful and fruitful for those who are counted with the tribes of Israel. The city called, Zion, will be holy. The Lord will have washed away the filth and purged the blood from the world, even by fire and the glory thereof. There will be light by night and shadow during the day. The light will be from flaming fire for defense and there will be also a tabernacle for shadow and refuge from heat and covert from rain and storm.

2 Nephi 15 (Isaiah 5)

The Lord built a vineyard for the House of Israel and instead of grapes it brought forth wild grapes. What is he to do but remove the vines from the vineyard. Many houses and cities will become desolate and scarce will be that which is good. Because men do not regard the work of the Lord, many are gone in captivity and this because they have no knowledge of the Lord. There will be drought and famine and hell will have enlarged itself upon the earth. All will be humbled by desolation, famine and drought except those who have faith in the Jesus Christ and have humbled themselves by coming to the Lord and rejected their old ways.

Wo unto those who call evil, good and call good, evil. Wo unto the wise according to themselves who do not humble themselves before the Lord. Wo unto those who drink strong drink. Wo unto those who justify the wicked and give them reward for wickedness and taketh away righteousness.

The Lord will take the wild grapes and remove them from his vineyard.
He will lift an ensign to be seen from far away and the tribes of Israel will go to it.
Those that come to God, removing themselves from the world, will be strong with the Lord.

2 Nephi 16 (Isaiah 6)

Isaiah is taken away in the spirit and sees the Lord, Jesus Christ on his throne. He also sees the father who is one of the seraphim (six wings: two cover his face, two cover his feet and with two he flies). The Father and the Lord cry to each other saying, “Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord of Hosts, the whole earth is full of his glory.” Isaiah sees all his sins for what they are and cries, “Wo is unto me! for I am undone”. Then the Father purges his sins saying, “thine iniquity is taken away”. The Lord, Jesus Christ, calls Isaiah to bring a message to his children and Isaiah says, “Here I am, send me.” The message to the children is: “Yes, you hear but you do not understand and yes, you see but you do not perceive, so shut your eyes and ears of the world and see and hear with your heart and be converted and be healed.” “How long?”, Isaiah asks the Lord. The Lord says until there are no more men on earth. A tenth shall return.

2 Nephi 17 (Isaiah 7)

A sign was given thru Isaiah from the Lord that he, Jesus Christ, would come to earth and be born of a virgin, being called Immanuel. He will know to refuse the evil and to choose the good. (2 Nephi 17:15) He came in a time when there was plenty… “for butter and honey shall everyone eat”.

2 Nephi 18 (Isaiah 8)

Write about the Lord, his ways. Seek him. Become broken in pieces by humbling yourself in order to hear the Lord and see him in everything. Do not walk in ways of people who allow fear to control them. Don't fear what they fear. “Sanctify the Lord of Hosts himself, and let him be your fear, and let him be your dread.” The Lord, Jesus Christ, will be your sanctuary. Seek the Lord thru your stumbling, humble yourself (be broken) and see your snares for what they are then refuse them in order to come unto Christ. Those that seek the Lord have him in their heart and will be found with him in Mount Zion. Seek the spirit of the Lord in everyone and everything by seeking familiar spirits, his spirit that you have recognized and heard and seen before. Seek for God among the living – see where they have been touched by the Lord – look for him in them. See past the things that are not of God, don't look for these things. Seek the Lord. Those who do not understand this will, “speak not according to his word, it is because there is no light in them”. Those who do not understand the Lord will go thru life and be hungry seeing it as hunger and fret and worry blaming the Lord their God for their trials. Those who do not understand the Lord see the darkness of things and the trouble and anguish, fear is their driving force. Let faith and love be your driving force. Seek the Lord, thru faith and keeping the pure love of Christ in your heart.

2 Nephi 19 (Isaiah 9)

Isaiah invites everyone (yes… everyone includes you) to come out of the darkness, the shadow of death, and see the light from the Lord. Come to the Lord, Jesus Christ, he will make light your burdens. (Isaiah 9:6) The Lord comes and will tear down all churches of men. There will be wars. All the while the Lord's hands will be stretched out waiting for those of his children that will come to him. For those who do not turn to the Lord and seek him he will cut off “head and tail” because the “head and tail” are their leaders and their leaders are keeping them from seeking the Lord. The head are the ancient, those who are many years old. The tail are the prophets that teacheth lies, they are not teaching to come to Christ. All that follow the ancient and the prophets who teach lies will be destroyed. The young and old, all of them, for they are “evil doers” and seek not the pure love of Jesus Christ to follow him. Isaiah writes, “The Lord will cut off from Israel head and tail, branch and rush in one day” (Israel, meaning the tribes of Israel specifically).

2 Nephi 20 (Isaiah 10)

Wo unto those that make claims and laws that are unrighteous in order to get gain and power and control. Because those who do so rob the poor, the needy, the widow, the fatherless and help them not. Without the Lord in your life you will not know who to turn to and you will become prisoners to the ways of men, the claims of men and the laws of men. The Lord will tread down the claims and laws and the ways of men including their false comforts and idols and images.

The purpose of the Lord's work as spoken of by Isaiah is to cleanse Mount Zion and Jerusalem. When the Lord does his work he “will punish the fruit of the stout heart” and these are those that have set themselves up as kings because of riches and worldly things. These are those who believe that “by the strength of my hand and my wisdom I have done these things, for I am prudent”. And also, these are those who rob people of their treasures putting them down without a peep and this because of unrighteous decrees and ways of men. Recognize these ways for what they are and do this by coming to Christ first and then listening to his spirit. The Lord of Hosts will take away all that has been built up by man for man. Then he will burn the briers and thorns (those who do not seek him and know him) in one day, even soul and body – only few will remain. Be patient and continue in faith, seeking the Lord. So long as you seek him you are counted with his people, the House of Israel. The time will come soon enough when he will tear down the indignation and the oppression will cease due to his destruction. The Lord of Hosts will correct and cleanse his garden on this earth and “the high ones of stature shall be hewn down; and the haughty shall be humbled”. Then, those who truly have chosen to come to the Lord will have rest.

2 Nephi 21 (Isaiah 11)

The Lord has the spirit of wisdom and understanding, he has the spirit of counsel and might and the spirit of knowledge and fear of God. Quick understanding in the fear of the Lord. He will not judge from what he sees and hears. He will judge with righteousness what is truly in your heart, the poor and meek will be one with him and by his very presence the wicked will be slain.

The millennium will have arrived and the righteous and faithful will be all that are able to withstand the glory, hence the righteous and faithful will remain. The wolf will dwell with the lamb, the leopard will lie down with the kid, calf and lion will be amongst each other and the child will lead them. Like the cow, the bear and lion and all animals that eat flesh will eat straw, or plants and fruits of the earth. No killings – no death. No sickness – no pain. “They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain, for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord”.

The Lord will have an ensign set up for all the tribes of Israel to come to. There will be no more envy and all adversaries will be gone. The Lord will make the paths to Zion so his children, those who seek him, will be able to “go over dry shod”.

2 Nephi 22 (Isaiah 12)

Praise the Lord and have patience and humility, the Lord will comfort his children, all that seek him. In the day you have received a fulness of faith you will praise the Lord and declare his doings among the people. And in the millennium “sing unto the Lord, for he hath done excellent things; this is known in all the earth”.

2 Nephi 23 (Isaiah 13)

The Lord will command his sanctified ones and his mighty ones to go up the high mountain and “lift ye up a banner”. There will be a hand shake to go into the gates. “For mine anger is not upon them that rejoice in my highness.”

Large hosts of people will be mustered up for battle. The day of the Lord will be almost here. For those that seek him and are his people, they will rejoice. For those who do not seek him, they will be afraid and “every mans heart shall melt away”. They will flee to their own people with hopes of restitution, yet there will be none. “The day of the Lord cometh, cruel both with wrath and fierce anger” for he shall destroy the sinners from off the earth and this to make way and renew the earth for his presence. It will become completely dark, there will be no light from the stars, from the moon nor from the sun. The world will be punished for evil and the wicked for their iniquity. The Lord takes away arrogancy, the proud and pride of men. There will be so few that remain that a man will be rare to find, like it is rare to find gold when panning for gold. There will be a great earthquake. Those that flee to their own land and people, even all the wicked and proud will be killed in battle. There will be an army of evil that cares nothing for their neighbors and enemies having no compassion but only hate and fear. They will destroy all, even women and children with no mercy and thought. It shall be as Sodom and Gomorrah was destroyed, even everyone will be destroyed who is not with the Lord. “For I will destroy her speedily; yea, for I will be merciful unto my people, but the wicked shall perish.”

2 Nephi 24 (Isaiah 14)

The House of Israel will travel to their lands of promise. In that day, when the tribes of Israel are in their lands of promise, the Lord will give them rest from sorrow and fear. The Lord will have taken away “the staff of the wicked, the scepters of the rulers”. At this point “the whole earth is at rest.”

Satan will no longer have any power over men, for the men that remain will no longer desire to do evil, being the light of which he cannot enter. He will be brought low and those that see him will “narrowly look” upon him and ask, “Is this the man that made the earth to tremble, that did shake kingdoms?” “Seed of evil-doers shall never be renowned.” The ways of man will be done away, because those who will be left will be full of love for each other and will care nothing for riches, power and control. In Zion, will be “the poor of his people” and the Lord, Jesus Christ.

2 Nephi 25

The spirit of the Lord speaks in plainness and simple truths. He is what he speaks and what he speaks of is goodness and love. The words of Isaiah will be understood by those who truly are in tune with the spirit of the Lord.

Jerusalem was destroyed by Babylon soon after Lehi left and after a time the Lord prepared a way for the Jews to return. Since their return there have been wars and rumors of war – (as is still the case even today) – Jesus came in the flesh and was rejected by them because of their iniquities, pride (stiffness of their necks) and hardness of their hearts. They had him crucified. He did rise from the dead three days later as told by the prophets who came before. “All who believe on his name shall be saved in the kingdom of God.”

Shortly after Christ lived among the Jews and was rejected, Jerusalem was destroyed and the Jews were scattered among all nations. Babylon was also destroyed. This was done to humble the tribes of Israel so that someday they would accept the Son of God and believe in Christ. Soon the Lord comes a second time “to restore his people from their lost and fallen state”.

Nephi predominantly writes for the seed of Joseph but also to all the house of Israel. To Joseph because of the promise that his seed should never perish. Those that have kept and do keep the Law of Moses do so because of the commandments but remember it is a law that has an end and becomes dead and this happened when the Lord came and fulfilled it and now “We are alive in Christ because of our faith”. “We talk of Christ, we rejoice in Christ, we preach of Christ, we prophecy of Christ and we write according to our prophecies, that our children may know to what source they may look for a remission of their sins.”

Learn to what end the law of Moses was given and see it for what it is, it being a temporal law. Know the deadness of the law and become alive thru Christ, seeking him, even seeking to be like him. Harden your heart no more to him who says the law ought to be done away.

“The right way is to believe in Christ, and deny him not; and Christ is the holy one of Israel.” You must “bow down before him, and worship him with all your might, mind and strength”.

2 Nephi 26

Nephi talks about the time when Christ will come to see the Nephites in the Americas. The words which Christ speaks you need to accept them and receive them as his law of what you need to do.

Signs are given before Christ comes, this always is the case. For those people that cast out the prophets, stone and slay saints, and are wicked and proud shall perish. For those that are righteous who hearken unto the words of the prophets and who look forward unto Christ seeking him with steadfastness, thru persecution, are those that will not perish.

Be careful you do not yield unto the devil and chose works of darkness rather than light. Things of this world, pride and selfishness know them them for what they are. When the spirit ceases to dwell with a man then destruction speedily cometh. As the Jews are to believe in Christ so are the Gentiles.

The Lord, Jesus Christ, manifests himself to all that seek him and believe in him according to their faith.

In the last days the seed of Nephi and his brethren shall have dwindled in unbelief and the Gentiles come and destroy many of them and make them low. There is a book written by the righteous of the seed of Nephi that will be a familiar spirit to the seed of Nephi in the last days.

The Gentiles are full of pride, this is where they stumble and falter. You are among them. They have built up many churches yet “they put down the power and miracles of God” and preach up unto themselves their wisdom and their learning. They do this so they can have their money and nice things and turn their backs on the poor. These churches will be full of envyings, strifes, malice, secret combinations and many works of the devil which bind all that follow them down to hell.

The Lord does not work darkness. “He doeth not anything save it be for the benefit of the world”. He gave his life and calls everyone to come to him and there is no one he does not command to “come unto me all ye ends of the earth”. He commands that his people, those that truly seek and follow him, live life in a way that persuades all men to repentance, pointing to our example Jesus Christ.

There is to be no priestcrafts. Priestcrafts are done when men set themselves up as light unto the world and this so they can have their money and things and build upon them and also for the fame and praise of the world. In doing this they seek not the welfare of Zion. The Lord instructs you to do the opposite of this. He asks you to have charity and charity is the pure love of Christ. If you have charity, you will not suffer anyone who seeks the Lord, one who “labors in Zion”, to perish. You need to labor for Zion and not for money if you are to be full of charity. If you labor for money, you will perish. The Lord invites all to come unto him. No one is excluded. Come unto him, repent of ways that keep you from coming to him.

2 Nephi 27 (Isaiah 29)

In the last days or in the days of the Gentiles, when the gospel is sent out and shared with the Gentiles; the Gentiles, the Jews and everyone of all lands will be “drunken with iniquity and all manner of abominations. This day, which Isaiah speaks of, has arrived and is still upon us and the Lord of Hosts brings his wrath against those that fight against Zion.

The Lord has brought to you, the Book of Mormon, which was delivered to Joseph Smith for him to deliver its translation. He has translated the Book of Mormon with the power of God, all but the sealed portion of which is to remain sealed “until the own due time of the Lord”. The day comes when the revelations within the words of the sealed portion will be read by the power of Christ and “all things shall be revealed unto the children of men”. This will be a great day for the righteous and a dreadful day for the wicked.

Joseph Smith and three witnesses are all that were able to behold the book, golden plates. No more were able to view it save a few. These few bear testimony of it. The Lord proceeds to bring the words from the Book of Mormon thru as many witnesses as he chooses and he warns all that they should not reject it.

This book, the Book of Mormon, will be rejected by the learned or those people that suppose they “have already knowledge”. It will be the humble and unlearned that will receive the Book of Mormon and find out, thru faith, it is the word of God and the men in it are prophets of the Lord, Jesus Christ, having seen him and having written of him and his ways.

The Lord says, “I am God; and I am a God of miracles; and I will show unto the world that I am the same yesterday, today and forever; and I work not among the children of men save it be according to their faith”.

Seek the Lord with your heart, even as said in scripture, “with all thy heart, might and mind”. It is what is truly in your heart that the Lord sees. Seek him and his counsel thru the Holy Ghost and do not count on the precepts of men. Keep faith in the Lord and he will open your ears so you can hear and your eyes so that you can “see out of the obscurity of darkness”. Your meekness will increase and you will become poor among men because you no longer desire nor care for worldly things and riches.

The day comes when the terrible one is brought low and “to naught”, the scorners consumed and the ones who search and look for iniquity are cut off. Those that take words and turn them against the man that uses them, to attempt to invalidate that man though that man is just, will also be cut off.

2 Nephi 28

The Book of Mormon is of great worth, as it helps the children of men turn and seek the Lord. As it is written in scripture, the Book of Mormon will be brought to the children of men in a time which will be full of churches, each teaching the precepts of their own learning and denying the power of God by doing so. The priests and leaders of these churches, each in their own way, are preaching that God has come and lived and done his work and there is no God among us today that performs miracles and that he hath given his power unto men. You must see and recognize these teachings for what they are, for they are precepts of men and God still does perform miracles and he does not change nor his ways.

Here are some examples of precepts of men that that the Lord has provided you with for you to understand and recognize what they are. “Eat, drink and be merry, for tomorrow we die; and it shall be well with us.” Also, “Eat, drink, and be merry; nevertheless, fear God – he will justify in committing a little sin; yea, lie a little, take the advantage of one because of his words, dig a pit for thy neighbor; there is no harm in this; and do all these things, for tomorrow we die; and if it so be that we are guilty, God will beat us with a few stripes, and at last we shall be saved in the kingdom of God.” If you hear, see or sense this spirit, know that it does not come from God and that it is of the philosophies of men. God is opposite of this thinking. God has faith and love. He does not change. He asks you to come unto him. Become like him. It is becoming like God that gets you into the kingdom of God.

There are many that teach false, vain and foolish doctrine and they will believe in what they teach and be blind to the ways of the Lord. They are afraid to seek God's counsel for in doing this they admit they truly do not know his ways and so their works shall be in the dark and their hearts full of pride.

Humble yourself, ask yourself, and see the wrongs you have done being caught up in the philosophies of men. Are your teachers teaching to “come unto Christ”? Does your church “rob the poor because of their fine sanctuaries… fine clothing? Do you persecute the meek and poor in heart? Are you puffed up in pride? Do you believe you know though you have not received angels nor the second comforter? The spirit of this chapter, second Nephi twenty-eight, should prompt you to ask these questions of yourself.

In the last days, these days, they are all gone astray save a few. Its only a few. Even those few “do err because they are taught by the precepts of men”. Receive your teachings from the Lord, directly from him, thru the Holy Ghost and avoid being led astray by the precepts of men. This chapter is a warning to you, you must repent and change your ways - come unto Christ – trust him. Woes will be unto the rich, the wise, the learned, the prideful, false preachers and those who commit whoredoms, this because they shall be thrust down to hell.

Heed this warning from the Lord, Jesus Christ, he speaks directly to you. Do not “turn aside the just” thinking they haven't heard the spirit, but be humble and seek the spirit of the Lord in everyone and everything. Find what it is that has touched this particular person or thing and learn more yourself thru seeking the Lord, Jesus Christ. If you do this you will not “revile against that which is good”.

Repent of your wickedness and abominations. Stop doing things the Lord wouldn't do. Stop caring for things the Lord cares nothing for. Love others – care for them – seek Jesus Christ.

The great and abominable church, even all the churches of the world including your church, will fall “and great must be the fall thereof”. Those whose foundations are built upon these churches of the world “must shake” for they belong to the kingdom of the devil, being bound to him, and they need to be “stirred up unto repentance”. Satan binds the hearts of the children of men in many ways, he is very tricky – he is the greatest salesman of all. He encourages you towards him with carnal securities and thoughts like “All is well in Zion; yea, Zion prospereth, all is well”. “He cheateth their souls, and leadeth them away carefully down to hell.” He is tricky because of how well he conceals himself within your thoughts. You think it is your own thought when actually he is the influence. He is the greatest salesman of all because he knows what you want and desire. He sells to your thoughts and emotions exactly what you want to hear based on those wants and desires. This is why it is so important to have your wants and desires be coming unto Christ, being one with God. Satan will not have power over you if you truly want and desire to be like Christ.

Do not be at “ease in Zion!” or cry “All is well!” Do not hearken to the precepts of men. Seek God's instructions thru searching and prayer and listening thru the Holy Ghost. Always seek the Lord – continue the search always, praying always. Have faith that he will reveal. “I will give unto the children of men line upon line, precept upon precept, here a little and there a little; and blessed are those who hearken unto my precepts, for they shall learn wisdom; for unto him that receiveth I will give more; and from them that shall say, we have enough, from them shall be taken away even that which they have.” Do not trust the precepts of men, search for truths from God thru the Holy Ghost. Continue searching for the Lord as he says, “mine arm is lengthened out all the day long.”

2 Nephi 29

The Gentiles have received of the gospel and are rejecting the fullness of it, even now today. You are a Gentile, so be careful that you do not continue on rejecting the gospel of the Lord, Jesus Christ. Keep searching for the Lord, look for him to be your guide and receive of the fulness after the trials of your faith. Never stop searching for the Lord, he manifests himself in many ways; thru the Bible, the Book of Mormon, a friend, a family member and even perhaps someone you perceived to be an enemy. Look to the Lord, Jesus Christ – search for him – seek him always. You are truly blessed because you have the testimony of two nations in the Bible and the Book of Mormon of which stand as witnesses of God and his ways. The Lord uses more than one witness to prove that he is the same yesterday, today and forever.

There are other words that are written, being inspired of God, that you do not have. He commands “all men… that they shall write the words which I speak unto them”. It is out of these books the Lord will judge the world. There are more books of God out there, you just have not received anymore yet – you will in the Lord's due time. As mentioned, you know there are the words of the Jews (Bible), the words of the Nephites (Book of Mormon) and the words of the lost ten tribes of Israel which you haven't received yet. The house of Israel will be gathered to their own lands and the books and words will be gathered and shown to be as one.

2 Nephi 30

It matters not what lineage you have, whether Gentile or Jew, the Lord's covenant people are those who repent and have faith in him, seeking him.

The Book of Mormon has been brought to the remnant of the seed of Nephi and they are able to find out their true lineage and of them there are those whose “scales of darkness shall begin to fall from their eyes”. And many of the scattered Jews who are found among the Gentiles and all across the earth shall begin to believe in Christ and they will begin to gather and all that come to Christ, believe him, will become a delight-some people. All this is foretold by Nephi. Repent and believe in Christ, become a part of the poor and meek of the earth. There will be a great division and the Lord will destroy the wicked and spare his people. His people are those who believe in him and follow him and are one with him. Then there will be no more hurt and no more destruction. It will be a day of rest, “for the earth shall be full of knowledge of the Lord”. Everything shall be known. There will be no secrets, all things of light will be known and likewise all things of darkness will be known. This pure knowledge keeps Satan (and all those who follow Satan) from having any power over the hearts of the children of men.

2 Nephi 31

The doctrine of Christ and the plainness of how the Lord works among the children of men as Nephi explains:

“The Lord God giveth light unto the understanding; for he speaketh unto men according to their language, unto their understanding”.

The Lamb of God was baptized by one with authority, even a prophet of God, to “fulfill all righteousness”. If he has need to be baptized of water then how much more do you need to be baptized. Jesus Christ was baptized to humble himself before the father and “witnessed unto the father that he would be obedient unto him in keeping his commandments”. After he was baptized with water the Holy Ghost descended upon him. Straight is the path and narrow is the gate – only one way – the Lord's way. He continually calls out to you and asks you to “follow thou me”. “Repent ye, repent ye and be baptized in the name of my beloved son.” And again, he says, “He that is baptized in my name, to him will the father give the Holy Ghost, like unto me, wherefore, follow me, and do the things ye have seen me do.”

Enter the gate thru repentance and baptism then receive a remission of your sins by fire, even by the Holy Ghost. Receive the tongue of angels and never deny the Lord and his ways. Endure to the end by continuing to seek him – praying always, searching scripture, listening for his instructions and following his example – this thru faith and love and humility and meekness and patience. “Press forward with a steadfastness in Christ, having a perfect brightness of hope, and a love of God and of all men.” Following Christ thru faith and allowing him to be your guide and enduring to the end is the way to eternal life. This is the doctrine of Christ.

2 Nephi 32

After you have received the Holy Ghost you are able to speak with the “tongue of angels” for angels of the Lord speak by the power of the Holy Ghost.

“Feast upon the words of Christ”, seek to understand his words for his words “will tell you all things what ye should do”.

If you do not understand the words of Christ you do not ask him to reveal them unto you and you remain in the dark.

Receive the Holy Ghost, “it will show unto you all things what ye should do”.

This is the doctrine of Christ and there is no more until he manifests himself unto you – always search for knowledge receiving it from the Lord, Jesus Christ by way of the Holy Ghost.

The spirit of the Lord teacheth you that you must pray and pray always (listening for knowledge and guidance). The evil spirit teacheth you that you need not pray. Pray always, pray in the name of Jesus Christ, pray that the Lord “will consecrate thy performance” and “that thy performance may be for the welfare of thy soul”.

2 Nephi 33

The Holy Ghost speaks to you. You have to receive understanding of things of God from the Holy Ghost. No matter where or who or what manifests the truth you must seek the understanding of it from the Holy Ghost.

Seek the Lord – seek to understand thru the Holy Ghost. Pray for others to seek for the Holy Ghost as well. Live in a way that persuades others to do good and seek the Lord.

Truth speaketh harshly against sin. No man is angry when hearing truth unless that man has been influenced by the spirit of the devil.

Glory in the Lord, Jesus Christ, and have charity for all. Enter into the narrow gate and walk in the straight path being reconciled unto Christ.

Believe in Christ and believe in the words of Christ for they teach all men to be good.

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1 Nephi 20-21 (Isaiah 48-49)

Even the Lord's people, rather all people that are baptized in the Lord's name and swear in his name and “make mention of the God of Israel”, are lost and fallen and naturally do not swear in truth and righteousness. The Lord calls to you and shows you the way always yet you do not hear him because of the trust you have in the “natural man”. It is the trust of which you understand because you are of the world. Hear him, follow the Lord – his ways are eternal and not of this world. Learning his ways separates you from this world. Seek his peace and receive it with faith. Remember that the wicked receiveth no peace. Those that will oppress you after you have chosen to follow the lord, even kings, will bow to you and they will be “drunken with their own blood”. Then all flesh will know the Redeemer is the savior “the mighty one of Jacob”.

2 Nephi 6:6-7 & 16-18

The Lord's people, those that truly seek and follow him leaving the ways of the world behind will be delivered from their capturers. Those that contend with his people will be contended with.

2 Nephi 7 (Isaiah 50)

The Lord does not “put away” you, you have sold yourself away because of your iniquities. Everyone in this world has to overcome it while upon it. The Lord calls out to everyone – he is calling out whether you hear him or not. He warns you about creating your own sparks and kindling your own fire. This is creating comforts and trusts in the world because you are in the world. Trust only God. Find him. Listen to him. He knows the way. His ways separate him from the world, he being eternal. If you follow him and learn his ways, you will separate yourself from the world as he has done.

2 Nephi 8 (Isaiah 51 – 52:2)

Those that seek the Lord and righteousness are the only ones that “hearken unto me” and it is to those that seek the Lord and righteousness that Isaiah writes. Notice, “Look”, be aware of the fact that you are digging in a pit. It is a pit you have dug. Now that you seek the Lord you have turned from digging down and you are now digging your way out.

Look to heaven – become like Jesus Christ by following him and his ways. See this world as a mortal place that will rot away and wax old. If you seek righteousness then hearken unto the Lord. Fear God and not man. Nor fear things of this world. God will protect you from this world even if your oppressors have you killed, and this because you will rise above it. “Therefore, the redeemed of the Lord shall return, and come with singing unto Zion; and everlasting joy and holiness shall be their heads; and they shall obtain gladness and joy; sorrow and mourning shall flee away.”

Be comforted by the Lord seeking even the second comforter, seeing him face to face. How is it you allow yourself to fear man or anything of this world when you have the creator calling out to you asking you to “fear not” and to “come unto me” and to “come follow me”

Trust the Lord, Jesus Christ. Put your comfort in him and he will comfort you. When you do this you are one of his people.

The Lord calls to those who seek righteousness to “Awake, Awake” repent of things worldly, things that are not of God, have faith and believe in Jesus Christ following and doing what he would do. Fulfill his commandments to be baptized. Come to Zion. All things happen spiritually before they happen physically.

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Mosiah 11

King Noah did not follow the ways of his righteous father who was the previous leader of the people and the people's church. King Noah became the leader of the people and the church and his example along with his priests' lead nearly all the people astray. He built lavish and spacious buildings, had many wives and concubines, collected lots and lots of silver, gold, brass, copper and ziff. He used his workmen to decorate the temple with fine workmanship and lots of this gold, silver, brass, copper and ziff. The people of Zeniff excelled even though they were led astray and became very prideful.

Then came Abinadi, he was called by God to tell the people of their worldly, corrupt wicked ways and to repent and come to God. He told them they would come into bondage if they did not repent. The people were blinded in their ways and their hearts were hardened against the words of Abinadi. They were wroth with him all the way up to King Noah and resented Abinadi's teachings and accused him of judging them.

Mosiah 12

After two years, Abinadi returned to the people of Zeniff. He prophesied to the people and told them he was sent by God to teach them of their wicked ways and to repent and come unto God. He tells them what will happen if they repent not and that is that they will be smitten with famine, pestilence and be put under bondage. The people still do not see the sins they commit as being sins – because they are blinded by the ways of the world; and because they do not look to or seek – the Lord, Jesus Christ. Abinadi is arrested and taken away to prison. Then he is brought before the king and his priests. The priests try and use scripture to confound Abinadi (one is from Isaiah 52:7-10). Abinadi exclaims that if they believe in scripture then why do they not live by them and that their poor example has brought the people iniquity and they are blinded to the ways of the Lord.

Isaiah 52:7-10

Zion, where God reigneth and publisheth peace, good tidings and salvation… where those who have seeked the Lord and are coming to know him and fully understand his ways will share the same beliefs… being as one, no poor among them and seeing eye to eye. Look to the day when you will be in Zion until then continue with faith in the Lord, Jesus Christ, and repentance – enduring to the end.

Mosiah 13

King Noah and his priests do not like what Abinadi has to say. They thought he was crazy, “a mad man”. King Noah was going to have Abinadi taken away and slain but he could not nor would not because of his fear of Abinadi's words at that moment. Abinadi recognizes that “because I have told you the truth ye are angry with me”. They cold not touch Abinadi at that moment because the power of God was with him and he hadn't finished delivering God's message. Abinadi proclaimed the 10 commandments or Law of Moses to them. He explains how that just living the Law of Moses will not enough to reach salvation but that the Lord's children must be redeemed by the Lord, Jesus Christ. The Law of Moses, the lesser law, was given as “a law of performances and of ordinances, a law which they were to observe strictly from day to day, to keep them in remembrance of God and their duty towards him”, this because the children of Israel were quick to do iniquity and slow to remember the Lord.

Mosiah 14 (Isaiah 53)

Isaiah explains that all the people of the world push the Lord and Savior aside and out of the way to get to their God who must not be him who they pushed aside, how could he be… there's nothing special about him. You, being of the world, do not see the Lord because you are expecting him to be something he is not, you think he will most definitely standout to you. “He is despised and rejected of men.” All men “have gone astray” and “turned everyone to his own way”. In coming to earth the Lord took upon him everyone's iniquities and it was everyone of this earth that had “him stricken, smitten of God and afflicted”. You and each one of his children are oppressors, afflicters and the cause of his grief and sorrows. See your ways as temporal and wicked. Turn from them to the Lord and follow his ways being good and eternal.

Mosiah 15

The Lord came and lived upon the earth, being the Father and the Son. “They are one God, yea, the very Eternal Father of heaven and of earth.” He suffered temptation, yielding not, and he suffered himself to be mocked, and scourged, and cast out, and disowned, and crucified until death by his people. After he suffered these things, never straying from the will of the father, he gained victory over death and was given the power “to make intercession for the children of men”.

He broke the bonds of death and takes upon himself the iniquity and transgressions of his children, his seed. Who are his seed? His seed are his holy prophets and all those that hear the words of the prophets “yea, all the holy prophets who have prophesied concerning the coming of the Lord”. All those that hearken to the spirit that testifies the truthfulness of the messages brought forth by the prophets, even the true prophets of the Lord, and seek the Lord – coming unto him, striving to be like him and rejecting the ways of the world truly are his seed. These are his seed and “they are the heirs of the kingdom of God”. “For these are they whose sins he has borne; these are they for whom he has died.” Those who are of the seed of the Lord will come forth in the first resurrection. “Behold, and fear, and tremble before God, for ye ought to tremble; for the Lord redeemeth none such that rebel against him and die in their sins.”

The day comes when the Lord shall bring again Zion and all who live there shall see eye to eye. “The Lord hath made bare his holy arm in the eyes of all the nations; and all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of our God.”

Mosiah 16

The time comes when everyone will “see eye to eye and shall confess before God that his judgments are just”. Then the wicked shall be cast out, all those who did not hearken unto the Lord and hear his message from his prophets. The wicked will not be redeemed because they will be bound to another because they are “carnal and devilish, and the devil has power over them.” “All mankind were lost… they would have been endlessly lost were it not that God redeemed his people.” But remember, “he that persists in his own carnal nature, and goes on in the ways of sin and rebellion against God, remaineth in his fallen state and the devil hath power over him.”

Because of Christ, there is a resurrection but not necessarily a redemption. You must put away all you carnal and devilish ways and thru faith, repentance, baptism and reception of the Holy Ghost endure to the end becoming like Christ, seeking him and his ways. Who you truly are in your heart determines where you will stand after you die. Is your heart good, full of love and the Lord's ways or is your heart evil, full of fear and devilish ways? “If they be good, to the resurrection of endless life and happiness; and if they be evil, to the resurrection of endless damnation being delivered up to the devil, who hath subjected them, which is damnation.”

Recognize your carnal wills and desires – eliminate them, by calling upon the Lord and seeking to become like him, having faith that you will receive further light and knowledge, precept upon precept, until the glorious day of which you will be blessed with a visit from the Lord, Jesus Christ, even the second comforter.

Mosiah 17

Abinadi finished speaking his message, the Lord sent him to deliver. He did not deny it, even unto death. He suffered death by fire and told the people the calamities that would soon arrive upon them because God will not allow his servants to suffer without executing vengeance. Alma heard the words of Abinadi and saw the truth of the Lord and had to flee from the king and his men. Alma carried on the work of the Lord and served the Lord the rest of his life.

Broken Heart & Contrite Spirit (Moroni 1-10)

Broken Heart & Contrite Spirit (Moroni 1-10)

Moroni 1

Separate yourself from the evils of this world. Always do the will of the Lord especially if it is beyond what you have supposed or previously thought.

Moroni 2

Christ spake to the twelve disciples he chose when he came to the Nephites soon after his resurrection and laid his hands upon them. He called them by name and told them to first, pray unto the Father in the name of Jesus Christ and then they would be able to use the power of God to give the Holy Ghost to those upon which they lay their hands.

Moroni 3

The twelve disciples were called the elders of the church. The twelve disciples ordained priests and teachers. They did it in the manner that was shown them by Jesus Christ. In mighty prayer they called upon the Father in the name of Jesus Christ to be able to use the power of God to ordain. Then right after their prayer they laid their hands upon those who were to be priests and teachers. And the words they used while laying their hands upon them were: “In the name of Jesus Christ I ordain you to be a priest, (or, if he be a teacher) I ordain you to be a teacher, to preach repentance and remission of sins through Jesus Christ, by the endurance of faith on his name to the end. Amen.” The twelve disciples ordained these priests and teachers according to how God revealed to them the particular gifts and callings of God for each man. The twelve disciples ordained by the power of the Holy Ghost which was received by Jesus Christ and was in them.

Moroni 4

Administering the sacrament. The disciples and priests administered the flesh and blood of Christ unto the church. The whole church knelt down in prayer while an elder or priest prayed to the father in the name of Jesus Christ saying (for the bread): “O God, the Eternal Father, we ask thee in the name of thy son, Jesus Christ, to bless and sanctify this bread to the souls of all those who partake of it, that they may eat in remembrance of the body of thy son, and witness unto thee, O God, the Eternal Father, that they are willing to take upon them the name of thy son, and always remember him, and keep his commandments which he hath given them, that they may always have his spirit to be with them. Amen.”

Moroni 5

(for the wine) “O God, the Eternal Father, we ask thee, in the name of thy son, Jesus Christ, to bless and sanctify this wine to the souls of all those who drink of it, that they may do it in remembrance of the blood of thy son, which was shed for them; that they may witness unto thee, O God the Eternal Father, that they may have his spirit to be with them. Amen.”

All those who partook of the sacrament did so even until they were full. Be full in the spirit of the Lord.

Moroni 6

You must have a broken heart and a contrite spirit and witness to the church of Christ that you have truly repented of your sins before you are baptized. You may receive baptism when you commit to take upon yourself the name of Christ with a determination to serve him to the end. Once baptized you are named among the church of Christ.

Christ’s church is a group of individuals who have been baptized and that meet together often. In his church, you fast and pray and speak one with another concerning the welfare of each other’s souls. Iniquity is not permitted in Christ’s church. If you commit iniquities and do not repent of them then your name will be blotted out and you will not be numbered among the church of Christ. Three witnesses are needed to testify against you and your iniquities before your name can be blotted out. If you repent and seek for forgiveness, with real intent, you are forgiven. Meetings and gatherings as a church are to be conducted after the manner of the spirit and power of the Holy Ghost. The power of the Holy Ghost leads you whether to preach, exhort, pray, supplicate or sing.

Moroni 7

Mormon spoke concerning faith, hope and charity. Mormon only speaks after being called to do so by the Lord, Jesus Christ. He spoke with much love and concern for his beloved brethren. He spoke to the church, meaning the peaceable true followers of Christ, those who had hope to enter into “the rest of the Lord”.

You will know a peaceable true follower of Christ because of their good works, doing good with real intent. Doing good without real intent is evil. What rests in your heart truly defines you whether it be good or evil. So, it is very important to know that “a man being a servant of the devil cannot follow Christ and if he follows Christ he cannot be a servant of the devil.”

All things good cometh of God and all things evil cometh of the devil. Things that are evil inviteth and enticeth to do evil continually. Things that are good inviteth and enticeth to do good continually. Everything that invites and entices to do good, to love God, and to serve him is inspired of God. Do not mix up that which is evil to be of God or that which is good to be of the devil. As your knowledge increases you will be able to see clearer and clearer even until you know with a surety exactly what is of good (God) and what is of evil (the devil), even a perfect knowledge, “as the daylight is from the dark night”.

You have the spirit of Christ given to you that you may know the good from evil. To judge in the way the Lord would have his children judge is to discern between what is of good and what is of evil. That which inviteth and persuadeth you to do good and believe in Christ is sent forth by the power and gift of Christ so that thru faith and repentance you may know with a perfect knowledge it is of God. And when your understanding of things that are good strengthens so will your understanding of things that are evil strengthen. Things that “persuadeth men to do evil, and believe not in Christ, and deny him, and serve not God” you will begin to see and understand more and more to the until that point of which you will know with a perfect knowledge that it is of the devil. This happens simultaneously as you begin to see and understand things that are good to be of God and likewise continuing to the point where you know it with a perfect knowledge.

You must come to understand who Jesus Christ is. What are his attributes? What would he do? As you begin to understand and see things of God, recognizing them as good and things of the devil, recognizing them as evil, you then will be able to judge which path to take. Take head, be very careful that you judge to take a good path, for if you judge wrongfully you will be judged according to that path. You need to search diligently to know Christ and recognize what is good from what is evil. Do that which is good and be sure not to condemn it.

You need to understand and know all good things, thru faith and repentance. God sends messengers to those who have diligently seeked to know him thru faith. Messengers deliver messages from God to you that teach you more about the coming of Christ unto you and “in Christ there should come every good thing”. God speaks to prophets “by his own mouth” and declares things of Christ that are eternal. There are many different ways God manifests to his children, all good cometh of Christ. By visitations of angels and Christ, prophets of old, “our fathers” began to exercise faith in Christ and they did “lay hold upon every good thing”. They learned thru faith all they could with the Holy Ghost, then they learned all they could with visits from angels and then they learned all they could from Christ directly face to face, becoming all things good just as Christ has become. Many are now one with God because of their faith and repentance. Visits from angels and Christ and Heavenly Father are miracles and will happen to all those you diligently (with real intent) seek to know God with an unshaken faith and desire to know and understand him and his eternal ways.

Christ asks you to repent of not coming unto him and being caught up in the world by coming unto him thru faith in him, Jesus Christ, and being baptized in his name and having faith in him that you may be saved. If you receive not these miracles of visitations of angels and Christ himself then you are to blame. Christ does not change, he ceases not to show himself unto those who have faith in him. It is unbelief that prevents you from seeing angels, Christ and Heavenly Father.

Be meek and have faith in Christ. Without faith in Christ you are not numbered among his church. Faith in Jesus Christ brings visitations and Jesus Christ himself, hence without visitations of at least the Holy Ghost and the receipt of the Lord’s messages you are not numbered in his church.

Be meek and lowly in heart, truly humble, asking God what to do and to show you the way. Only he knows the way, therefore, you must ask him and listen to the Holy Ghost for directions. You must have hope, hope to hear God and even see him face to face, then you can have faith in him. You also must have charity. Faith, hope and charity are attributes of Christ. These attributes are what you must learn from him. “Charity suffereth long, and is kind, and envieth not, and is not puffed up, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil, and rejoiceth not in iniquity but rejoiceth in the truth, beareth all things, believe all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.” Charity does not fail. Without charity you will fail. If you are charitable like Christ is you will not fail again. You must pray unto the father with all your heart that you will be filled with love, even charity. All of the true followers of Christ are filling their hearts with a completeness of love. In doing this, true followers, become one with God. This is his way.

Moroni 8

Pray continually to the Father in the name of Jesus Christ for yourself and others to be as one, being one purpose with the Lord enduring to the end. The Lord Jesus Christ came to this world to call sinners to repentance. He comes for those who are not whole. Children, like Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden before they partook of the forbidden fruit, are whole and incapable of sin. One is only capable of sin once one understands good from evil. Therefore, children do not require baptism. After (not before) falling into transgression, as Adam fell, requires repentance and baptism in order to become exalted. Baptism is unto repentance. “The first fruits of repentance is baptism and baptism cometh by faith unto fulfilling the commandments and fulfilling the commandments bringeth remission of sins.”

Remission of sins brings meekness and lowliness of heart. Because next, when you have meekness and lowliness of heart you then will receive visitations of the Holy Ghost and all that are one with God, the comforter. Perfect love endureth by diligence unto prayer until the end comes and all those who have become one with God will dwell with him. Pride destroys nations. If you have pride you must repent. Stay humble to keep the spirit striving with you. Pray for those that are lost in pride that repentance will come to them. Do not put down all power and authority that comes from God by setting up or accepting simpler, seemingly easier paths or ways. Those ways do not lead you to God. Listen to the Holy Ghost in order to stay the way to Christ.

Moroni 9

You must labor diligently to become like God, the Father, and his Son, Jesus Christ. If you cease to labor in faith and repentance then you will be brought under condemnation. This is why you are here on earth in your tabernacle of clay, to conquer all unrighteousness and become like Jesus Christ. Christ has conquered all unrighteousness, as he was shown how from the Father, and you must follow him as he followed the Father. Faith in Jesus Christ, repentance of unrighteousness (things he would not do) and this by becoming as a little child – humbling yourself, being meek, lowly of heart and full of love. Depend on the Lord to guide you. Ask him everything. Follow him.

Be very careful of grievous things that when dwelled upon bring hatred and revenge. Dwell not on grievous things but dwell on things eternal. Dwell on that hope to be as Jesus Christ and the attaining of the glory and eternal life that he has…let this rest in your mind forever.

Moroni 10

Remember how merciful the Lord has been to you and to all men in all times, keep that in your heart. Pray to the father in the name of Jesus Christ to find his truths. Look to see and ask to understand what is of God and what is of man and what is of the devil. It is by the power of the Holy Ghost the Lord, God, manifests truths unto you and this after searching, asking with a sincere heart and with real intent having faith in Jesus Christ. This is how you are to find truth of all things.

Everything that is good is just and true and will never deny the Christ but only acknowledges that he is the way, the truth (the light) and the good. He is love. Deny not the power of God and deny yourself not of faith in God, for it is according to faith that he worketh.

Many gifts are given by the spirit of God and nine are noted here by Moroni: teach word of wisdom, teach word of knowledge, exceeding faith, healing, work mighty miracles, prophesy, beholding angels & ministering angels, speak all kinds of tongues and interpret languages of divers tongues.

Every good gift comes thru the spirit of Christ. These gifts come unto man according to their faith in Jesus Christ and the greater your faith and understanding the greater the gifts. God does not change, so think not that because you have no gifts its God’s doing. He does no such thing. He gives freely to those who have faith. If you have no gifts, you must increase your faith in Jesus Christ for this is how you are able to receive his gifts.

Have hope, not despair. Have faith, not fear. Have charity, not selfishness. Unbelief keeps you from knowing god. It keeps you from the power and gifts of God.

You must not put away your faith, believing to yourself that you need not receive God’s power and gifts, for in doing so you choose fear and where fear is found God is not. If you do this you will die in your sins and you will not be saved in the kingdom of God. Fear in this manner is a sin and putting away faith is just that. Come to Jesus Christ, ask him whatever you should do, everything. Increase your faith and understanding in God and attain each and every good gift and touch not evil nor the unclean. You cannot dwell with God if you are found with any evil ways, thoughts, fears or tendencies.

You must come unto Christ, reaching perfection in all things eternal, denying all things that are ungodly. Once you have denied all ungodliness and you truly do love God with all your might, mind and strength then and only “then is his grace sufficient for you, that by his grace ye may be perfect in Christ.” When you have reached this perfect knowledge you will know the power of God as God knows it. Jesus Christ is Jehovah, the Eternal Judge of both the quick and dead.