In the Arms of His Love

2 Nephi 29:8 - God's Love and the Book of Mormon

"Wherefore murmur ye, because that ye shall receive more of my word? Know ye not that the testimony of two nations is a witness unto you that I am God, that I remember one nation like unto another? Wherefore, I speak the same words unto one nation like unto another. And when the two nations shall run together the testimony of the two nations shall run together also."

To those who deny the validity of the Book of Mormon also deny and limit the extent of God’s love. In fact, this record is in itself primary evidence that God continues to reach out to all of His children. Indeed these two witnesses strengthen one another and should be viewed in a latitudinal plane rather than in a fault seeking light.

Trust in the Lord

Jacob 2:35 - The Law of Chastity

"Behold, ye have done greater iniquities than the Lamanites, our brethren. Ye have broken the hearts of your tender wives, and lost the confidence of your children, because of your bad examples before them; and the sobbings of their hearts ascend up to God against you. And because of the strictness of the word of God, which cometh down against you, many hearts died, pierced with deep wounds."

Jacob outlines the dire consequences of breaking the law of chastity. Compared to the world’s standards, these pleasure indulgences are considered desirable. However, as noted in this account, the hearts of the loved ones incur great damage. The consequences of those sins are not limited to a personal scope but extend to familial spheres as well.

2 Nephi 9:14 - Robes of Righteousness

"Wherefore, we shall have a perfect knowledge of all our guilt, and our uncleanness, and our nakedness; and the righteous shall have a perfect knowledge of their enjoyment, and their righteousness, being clothed with purity, yea, even with the robe of righteousness."

It is professed that at Judgement Day we will have "a perfect knowledge of all our guilt" and nakedness before God. This sensation is familiar to Adam and Eve's experience wherein they sought to hide their nakedness before the Lord because they felt ashamed. Just as God made them clothes, so too shall the righteous be "clothed with purity even with the robe of righteousness."

I Know that He Loveth His Children

Five Keys to Happiness

As given by a professor at Brigham Young University:

1. Exercise

2. Meditate

3. Keep a journal of gratitude

4. Keep a journal of positivity

5. Seek out acts of kindness

1 Nephi 15:11 - How to Find Truth

"Do ye not remember the things which the Lord hath said?—If ye will not harden your hearts, and ask me in faith, believing that ye shall receive, with diligence in keeping my commandments, surely these things shall be made known unto you."

Nephi highlights an important gospel formula in which one may ascertain truth. The process to which each person must adhere is remarkably simple to visualize, however, sometimes dubious in practice. Insomuch that one asks with a willing heart, one shall receive. Therefore one sees that inquiring of the Lord is an integral part of satiating the appetite for truth and knowledge.