Posts Tagged ‘following the Lord’
December 5th, 2008
...the Lord Spake unto me saying: Thou shalt construct a ship.
“And it came to pass that the Lord spake unto me, saying: Thou shalt construct a ship, after the manner which I shall show thee, that I may carry thy people across these waters.”
Lets get all metaphoric for a moment. The many waters (ocean) separate Nephi and family from the promised land. They can represent a trouble or challenge in our life separating us from our metaphorical “promised land”. The Lord wants to help us overcome this trouble and in fact, he comes right out and shows us how to do it. It saves not only us, but our family too.
If only life were that easy! If only God would show us how to overcome our financial troubles! Oh, wait a minute… He did 🙂 Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: book of mormon, construct a ship, crossing the ocean, following the Lord, obedience, promised land, scripture | 
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