Choose The Right

April 1
Mosiah 26

Mosiah 26:29 "Therefore I say unto you, Go; and whosoever transgresseth against me, him shall ye judge according to the sins which he has committed; and if he confess his sins before thee and me, and repenteth in the sincerity of his heart, him shall ye forgive, and I will forgive him also."

• What is our role in judging others? In one sense it is good to judje to avoid wrong but at the same time we must always forgive. 
• We are to forgive all men. There is a peace that comes into your life when you forgive others of their trespasses. 

 27:1 "And now it came to pass that the persecutions which were inflicted on the church by the unbelievers became so great that the church began to murmur, and complain to their leaders concerning the matter; and they did complain to Alma. And Alma laid the case before their king, Mosiah. And Mosiah consulted with his priests."

D: The wicked taketh the truth to be hard. 
P: The righteous are often persecuted for their good choices. 
A: Don't make fun of people, especially for doing good things. 

Judgement

April 1
Mosiah 26

Mosiah 26:29 "Therefore I say unto you, Go; and whosoever transgresseth against me, him shall ye judge according to the sins which he has committed; and if he confess his sins before thee and me, and repenteth in the sincerity of his heart, him shall ye forgive, and I will forgive him also."

• What is our role in judging others? In one sense it is good to judge to avoid wrong but at the same time we must always forgive. 
• We are to forgive all men. There is a peace that comes into your life when you forgive others of their trespasses. 

 27:1 "And now it came to pass that the persecutions which were inflicted on the church by the unbelievers became so great that the church began to murmur, and complain to their leaders concerning the matter; and they did complain to Alma. And Alma laid the case before their king, Mosiah. And Mosiah consulted with his priests."

D: The wicked taketh the truth to be hard.
P: The righteous are often persecuted for their good choices. 
A: Don't make fun of people, especially for doing good things. 

Power of Deliverance

March 27
How can the principles of deliverance found in mosiah be applied to your life?

Mosiah 24:9 "For Amulon knew Alma"

• Past sins can still come back to haunt us even after we've been spiritually redeemed from them.

You need a change of heart in relation  to your classes.

D&C 18:6 "Behold, the world is ripening in iniquity; and it must needs be that the children of men are stirred up unto repentance, both the Gentiles and also the house of Israel."

• What happened to the more excellent way? Things are getting worse, you should be getting better.

8 And now, marvel not that I have called him unto mine own purpose, which purpose is known in me; wherefore, if he shall be diligent in keeping my commandments he shall be blessed unto eternal life; and his name is Joseph

• Your purpose in doing the things that you're doing is known by God. Your job is just to keep the commandments.

D: There is power that can only be unleashed through covenant keeping.
P: As we keep the commandments we fulfill our side of the baptismal covenant.
A: This week review in your personal study the commandments that you have covenanted to keep and think if ways to do that better. No more living sloppy.

Mosiah 24:13 "And it came to pass that the voice of the Lord came to them in their afflictions, saying: Lift up your heads and be of good comfort, for I know of the covenant which ye have made unto me; and I will covenant with my people and deliver them out of bondage."

• We can't forget how much power is in our covenwnts, its there according to the way that we remember them and the way that we remember him.

                                                                                                      

Chastening and Growth

March 25

Mosiah 22

22:2 "And it came to pass that they could find no way to deliver themselves out of bondage, except it were to take their women and children, and their flocks, and their herds, and their tents, and depart into the wilderness; for the Lamanites being so numerous, it was impossible for the people of Limhi to contend with them, thinking to deliver themselves out of bondage by the sword."

• Sometimes we need to leave good things if we are to escape the bad that they are connected to. 
• Maybe in some situations you just need to react to your environment better, then, if you find that despite your best efforts it's still bad, you need to change the environment that you're in. 

 23:21 "Nevertheless the Lord seeth fit to chasten his people; yea, he trieth their patience and their faith."

D: We can't grow in faith until we reach past our limits.

P: The Lord will chasten us by trying our patience and faith.

A: We must trust him, especially when we feel like we shouldn't (v. 22)

23:39 "And the king of the Lamanites had granted unto Amulon that he should be a king and a ruler over his people, who were in the land of Helam; nevertheless he should have no power to do anything contrary to the will of the king of the Lamanites."

• I'm not entirely sure how this all came together, but it's interesting how, when you get closer to someone, you have a greater desire to conform to what they do. This can be both beneficial and destructive based on who you're with. 

Application for the day: Desire to improve. 

With each activity that you engage in, forget your own expectation or focus and think of what the Lord wants you to do to fulfill your purpose during that activity. then do it. 

Prayer and Motivation

March 24

Mosiah 19-21

20:22 And now let us pacify the king, and we fulfil the oath which we have made unto him; for it is better that we should be in bondage than that we should lose our lives; therefore, let us put a stop to the shedding of so much blood."

• Sometimes it's just best to evaluate and stop the bleeding. We can't go all out sometimes, because it just won't work. We need to take the right steps, line upon line, precept upon precept. 

14 And they did humble themselves even in the depths of humility; and they did cry mightily to God; yea, even all the day long did they cry unto their God that he would deliver them out of their afflictions.

• BD "Prayer is the act by which the will of the Father and the will of the child are brought into correspondence with each other. The object of prayer is not to change the will of God but to secure for ourselves and for others blessings that God is already willing to grant but that are made conditional on our asking for them. Blessings require some work or effort on our part before we can obtain them. Prayer is a form of work and is an appointed means for obtaining the highest of all blessings."

D: Submissin through covenants. 

P: To have God's help we must do things His way. 

A: Pray often

35 They were desirous to be baptized as a witness and a testimony that they were willing to serve God with all their hearts; nevertheless they did prolong the time; and an account of their baptism shall be given hereafter.

• Why do they want to be baptized? Not because they want the blessings, because they want to serve God.

Denying the Natural Man

March 21

Mosiah 16-

16:3 "For they are carnal and devilish, and the devil has power over them; yea, even that old serpent that did beguile our first parents, which was the cause of their fall; which was the cause of all mankind becoming carnal, sensual, devilish, knowing evil from good, subjecting themselves to the devil."

• Devilish often takes on a connotation that we can't identify with. It reminds us of evil and conspiring and lieing. However, devilish just means doing whatever the devil does us to do and therefore turning away from our godly potential. 

16:12 "Having gone according to their own carnal wills and desires; having never called upon the Lord while the arms of mercy were extended towards them; for the arms of mercy were extended towards them, and they would not; they being warned of their iniquities and yet they would not depart from them; and they were commanded to repent and yet they would not repent."

• Only through the Atonement of Christ can we be changed from this carnal state. We must be willing to submit to the will of the Lord and give up all carnal desires. 

D: Through the Atonement our nature can be changed

P: We must be willing to give up our sins to Christ. 

A: What carnal desires do you give into on a daily basis?

Subjecting ourselves to the will of the Father

March 20

Mosiah 14-15

14:12 "Therefore will I divide him a portion with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he hath poured out his soul unto death; and he was numbered with the transgressors; and he bore the sins of many, and made intercession for the transgressors."

• He spent and gave all his time to the least. He never esteemed himself greater but reached down to those that needed his help. 

D: Baptismal Covenant

P: Serve those as Christ served

A: What else can you do for your home teachees and other quorum members this week?

15:2 "And because he dwelleth in flesh he shall be called the Son of God, and having subjected the flesh to the will of the Father, being the Father and the Son—"

• Subjected the flesh to the will of the Father. 
• • In what ways can you submit the flesh to the will of the father that you have not?
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 9 He is the light and the life of the world; yea, a light that is endless, that can never be darkened; yea, and also a life which is endless, that there can be no more death.