Eric Poulin

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1 Nephi 13:7-8

Gold adorned cathedral

“And I also saw gold, and silver, and silks, and scarlets, and fine-twined linen, and all manner of precious clothing; and I saw many harlots.
And the angel spake unto me, saying: Behold the gold, and the silver, and the silks, and the scarlets, and the fine-twined linen, and the precious clothing, and the harlots, are the desires of this great and abominable church.”

Nephi sees the formation of an abominable church whose desires are on riches and fine clothing. We can see this in a number of churches today who have large and marvelous cathedrals, most notably in Europe. They are adorned with gold in places, and built at a time when poverty was terrible. The priests would dress in very fine linens while impoverished people wore shredded, dirty cloth and were embarrassed to even enter the church. While the money that went into these spacious buildings and clothings for the Priests could have been used to help the poverty of the people – to save lives, the desired of that church were set upon money. Read the rest of this entry »

1 Nephi 4:19

“And after I had smitten off his head with his own sword, I took the garments of Laban and put them upon mine own body; yea, even every whit; and I did gird on his armor about my loins.”:

Nephi here is trying too appear as Laban to get the plates. He can now freely walk into Laban’s home with his servants respecting him. We don’t know if Nephi looks anything like Laban, however, its the clothes that demand the respect, not Laban himself. Think about it… its Laban’s wealth that demand respect, not Laban himself. Take away Laban’s wealth and he doesn’t garner the respect that his servants give him. His fine clothes are a symbol of his wealth. Read the rest of this entry »