tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58805632011-04-21T22:02:04.274-05:00Sharing thoughts and ideas and things I'm learning as I read the Book of Mormon this year!meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01894711709962001104noreply@blogger.comBlogger151100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880563.post-1094164400495318402004-09-02T17:32:00.000-05:002004-09-06T12:23:45.426-05:00

Isn't this fun? I'm in Alma right now and reading them simultaneously is pointing things out to me. Like the dwelling in a tent topic. Awesome. So we have Nephi's testimony that he that "diligently seeketh shall find." I want to add that when you seek you find in abundance! Thinkof Joseph Smith trying to find out which church was true, or Joseph and Sidney Rigdon pondering over the scriptures.

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Anyway, on to chapter 10? Are we in 10 already? (No, I missed chapter 9. I'll get back to it.) Whoops. Wow. Okay, Lehi is making predictions concerning Jews and Jerusalem. Now, remembering that we have lost 116 pages of Lehi's book, this must have been very important. (and, yeah, I am assuming that it's being repeated for our benefit, and if we had those 116 pages we'd be seeing it again.)

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Okay, before I begin a confession: I always skip this chapter. From here to 2 Nephi. No particular reason, oh! and I can not for the life of me find my Book of Mormon class transcripts. So, if from here to 2 Nephi seems sparse, feel free to help me out! Here we go - The Vision Lehi has a vision (on the side, Elder Bucshe's book, Yearning for the Living God, is fabulous! He was having dreams,

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I'm talking with a friend of mine about families. The purpose of, the importance of, etc. And where do I find myself in the scriptures but heading back to Jerusalem with the sons of Lehi to get some wives? Picture this: You have a friend who, along with his family, leaves overnight. Leaves their house, possesions and valuables. A while later, say, two months, his sons show up. "Hey, dad sent

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Short and sweet, got to love it. Here's Nephi, recognizing that he doesn't have much room on the plates. He writes soley to bring men to God, and will not "occupy these plates with things which are not of worth unto the children of men. Wow! And this record, the Book of Mormon was only part of what Moroni gave to Joseph Smith and that was only (what?) Mormon and Moroni abridging 1 / 100th of all

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Agh! I forgot some things in the last chapter. Oh well, I'll try to get it all in this time and I have a treat for you regarding verse 14 and mtDNA! fun! First of all, "the boys" have been gone quite awhile and like any good mum Sariah was a wee bit nervous but then she started to compain against Lehi. Now! remember how important these plates are that they are getting! But Lehi, sweet Lehi, he

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Okay, so we left off with Laman and Lemuel murmuring, even though they'd seen an angel. I love the references back to the Bible throughout the Book of Mormon. Nephi, in trying to bolster their courage and faith reminds them of Moses and the children of Israel escaping Pharoah. Looking at verse 3, I am inclined to also say there is a pattern here of the Lord destroying his enemies. (Also, a

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You know I've just been waiting to get to this chapter! "If we seek first the kingdom of God, all good things will be added." - Joseph Fielding Smith Some really important things are going on in this chapter (and the next) so if ideas are out of context or seem choppy, sorry. the brass plates we know that in order for civilization/society to survive (let alond flourish) we need some sort of a

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Okay, so Lehi and his family are leaving Jerusalem and Laman and Lemuel are murmuring. Lehi, in leaving, left all of his stuff. I think about all the stuff that I would conside precious to me (my books, my fluffy comforter, etc.) and they just left it. It reminds me a little bit of missionaries, too. They are called to leave home and take nothing to go and obediently preach. In verse 7, Lehi

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Chapter 1 is a pretty basic, "Hey this is who I am," kind of chapter. Kind of Journalish. What's really cool to note though is the very first verse"I, Nephi, having been born of goodly parents..."While I was at UCLA I had the chance to visit the Skirball Museum, and they had some Jewish scrolls from before 600 BC (When Lehi leftJerusalem). They started the same way, "I...." This is a common

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Well, I'm redoing the blog, some friends and I are working through the Book of Mormon together this year and you're welcome to join us with comments and ideas...even questions. We can't wait to get to share thoughts and ideas with you! meg **HOWEVER! I will delete rude, inappropriate or demeaning comments. You don't have freedom of speech, sorry.

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(deep breath, I'm still have palpitations over the NJ blog) "...We declare that God's commandment for His children to multiply and replenish the earth remains in force." I hear about starving children in Ethiopia all the time. (still!) And you know what? When companies stop throwing away food in boxes because the labels are wrong and when we start teaching other countries how to farm and raise

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"In the premortal realm.." I love that I know where I came from. There is this picture I use in nursery that shows a book lying flat on a table that shows the Nephi on the right and Moroni on the left and across the book are depictions of Book of Mormon stories. I see my "life" like that. There I was, here I am and that's where I am going. What's even better is that in some instances I can

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Wow - this is why I have a blog. Who else could I spout all this out to? Sorry in advance. If I knew how to hook links up whenever I wanted to I'm sure I'd have a ton. FYI - this is in response the "September 6" question I asked at Bob&Logan's blog. Thanks, guys! "...marriage between a man and a woman is ordained of God... It is not "good" that man should be alone. Holy cow. Moses tells us that

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I teach nursery at church and we are teaching them about how we have living prophets but that "Follow the Prophets" song (pg 110 in Children's Songbook) has NO Book of Mormon prophets (or Joseph Smith, etc.) SO I made some up. Here they are. Maybe they will be useful to someone: Samuel the Lamanite: Samuel was a prophet, high on the city wall arrows could not hit him, and he could not fall this

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