Isaiah 57 This chapter starts with a consideration of the state of the righteous at the point of death. Isaiah points out that none really give the demise of the righteous much thought. But the blessings that follow the righteous, this is the end of it all, or in other words, this is the point …
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And Thy Father, Who Seeth in Secret, Himself Shall Reward Thee Openly
3 Nephi 13:1-18 The title phrase that I have chosen for this entry is a promise that the Savior repeats verbatim three times in this passage of scripture, emphasizing the spiritual importance of how some personal elements of discipleship ought to be kept to ourselves. For if we do these things to be seen of …
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“A Voice… Out Of Heaven”
3 Nephi 11: 1-7 (I am finally here!) Three times it took the people to lend an ear toward the voice that they heard from the heavens, and this is what they hear: Behold my Beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased, in whom I have glorified my name—hear ye him. Vs. 7 The …
“Thy Will Is Done,” JST Matthew 27:54
JST Matthew 27:54 (click on footnote) “Jesus, when he had cried again with a loud voice, saying, Father, it is finished, thy will is done, yielded up the ghost.” (emphasis added) It impresses me that it was the Father’s will to have an Atonement made by one who would do so in love. The temptation …