#LDS Scriptures

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[bildswoman]

Horrible news everyone

Scripture Power is NOT in the Children's Songbook

[sincerely-sofie]

I mostly just want to say you’re really cool! I always get so excited seeing you in my notifications even though we don’t interact much. I love seeing your art (when tumblr actually SHOWS me it smh smh, not seeing your and obbys stuff on my page was actually half the reason I went on a major unfollow spree haha) I hope you are doing well! If you’re in the mood for it you should totally draw a dachbun,, I love that little guy (no pressure tho ofc!)

YOU ARE SO KIND OH MY WORD THANK YOU AAAAAAAAAAAAA

Here's a sneak peak of a project I'm cooking behind the scenes, this piece in particular featuring a lil dachsbun. These guys are weirdly difficult to draw.

[delightintruth]

“All things denote there is a God; yea, even the earth, and all things that are upon the face of it, yea, and its motion, yea, and also all the planets which move in their regular form do witness that there is a Supreme Creator.”

Alma 30:44

[heathersdesk]

Confession Time:

I don't like Come Follow Me and never have. And I haven't been able to articulate why until I tried to buckle down and start with the Book of Mormon this year.

The first paragraph of the first section for 1 Nephi 1-5 ends with this sentence:

"Overall, there is power in this imperfect family’s examples of faith."

I was rocked by that a little bit the first time I read it.

I thought to myself, "Wow. Are we really going to confront the hero worship and unhealthy worldviews our community has internalized about this book because of the way the negative behaviors of the characters are never challenged or confronted for what they are? That many of the details are included because they're cautionary tales about what NOT to do, but you'd never know that based on how the material is presented and talked about by our people at large because the conversation is driven by the needless compulsion to focus on the same tired perspectives of faith promotion that the subjects sometimes don't deserve?"

*reads the section, which is full of the same "I will go and do" about Nephi that they always do, without once confronting the conflicts, doubts, and struggles of anyone but Nephi in any serious way, some of which are exacerbated (if not cause) by Nephi being insufferable and self-righteous to everyone around him*

Nephi is an unreliable narrator, y'all. You're not supposed to believe everything he says, thinks, and does. Especially when he's younger. His view of the people around him and their motivations lack depth because he was totally unconcerned with their feelings and struggles. He was bad at helping and honoring people in their darkest moments, having nothing better to offer them for support than glib and shallow assertions that they would be struggling less if they were more like him. An attitude he learned from his father's blatant and unapologetic favoritism.

Nephi is not an example of what to do when there is conflict in your family. And it takes him until "O wretched man that I am" to realize he's not the most important man in every room. His disrespect for other people in his leadership is the reason they want nothing to do with him, and it takes him a lifetime of chasing people away from God to realize he's not as good of a person as he thinks he is. He has failed people from his need to be seen as being better than he is, better than everyone else is at loving God and knowing what that means. And this becomes a cultural artifact, a baked-in foregone conclusion in the minds of his people that ends up shaping their self-perceptions until it destroys them. His personal failures, viewed for their long-term ramifications and consequences, is part of what this book is supposed to be about.

But sure. Let's do "I will go and do" again, without pondering in any serious way if Nephi's interpretation of his interaction with the Holy Ghost might be lacking in credibility because the alternative is to say something closer to "We really botched this job and killing Laban was not a forgone conclusion or a necessary evil that I can acquit myself of because God said it was okay."

Maybe we don't have to believe that. Maybe we can examine how our culture in the modern church has perpetuated this same logical fallacy with vigilante violence, justified by appeals to this exact story.

Point being, never read the story of Nephi without keeping it firmly fixed in your mind that he's going to regret and repent of most of this later. That cross reference to 2 Nephi 4 is probably the most important thing you can have in your margins every time he says or does something totally uncalled for. 🖖

[myexmosafespace]

I don’t mind if people are religious. They can believe what they want. But WHY must they make it their entire personality?!

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tide jrwi has so much primary teacher energy

[latterday-mouth-share]

I love this so much! The first time I saw this, the first thing I thought was happiness is a choice, and it is YOURS to make.

Just because there are others who may have more than you do, doesn’t mean you should start feeling bad about yourself. Rather, you should count your blessings on what you do have and think of what matters the most to you. Being happy for someone else can bring you just as much happiness.

As they say, counting blessings is much better than counting problems or other negativity. Always be positive and stay happy! Build your own happiness and strive to be Christ like!

Follow the example of the Savior!

Be an example others would want to follow!

[askamemberofthechurch]

FAQs about the Book of Mormon

What is the Book of Mormon?

The Book of Mormon is another testament of Jesus Christ! It is a record of a people who were told by God to flee Jerusalem before it was besieged by the Babylonians (the same event that brought Daniel to the court of Nebuchadnezzer), and who eventually ended up on the American continent. I know, it sounds kind of miraculous, but as we know, "...with God, all things are possible" (Matthew 19:26). The Book of Mormon talks about their lives, the doctrine and prophecies of Christ, and records the visit of the resurrected Christ to these people. In short, the Book of Mormon "...is to the convincing...that Jesus is the Christ, the Eternal God, manifesting himself unto all nations..." (Title Page of the Book of Mormon).

So does the Book of Mormon replace the Bible?

Definitely not- the books of the Bible and the books of the Book of Mormon are meant to be used together- they are both testaments of Jesus Christ! In fact, there's a scripture in the Old Testament that is a prophecy of the Book of Mormon being used to teach Christ's Doctrine- Ezekiel 37:16-17

16 Moreover, thou son of man, take thee one stick, and write upon it, For Judah, and for the children of Israel his companions: then take another stick, and write upon it, For Joseph, the stick of Ephraim, and for all the house of Israel his companions: 17 And join them one to another into one stick; and they shall become one in thine hand.

The stick of Judah in verse 16 is the Bible- the Old Testament and New Testament- which was written for and by the descendants of Judah (aka the Jewish peoples) and the Book of Mormon, which was written by the descendants of Joseph (aka the Nephites- the people who left Jerusalem). But don't forget verse 17- which says that both sticks shall become one- they are meant to be used as one and have the same purpose, which is to bring everyone to Christ.

Can you prove the Book of Mormon is really scripture?

I can't, no. But you can find out for yourself- just like you know the Bible is true scripture. When you read the Bible, you do so prayerfully and thoughtfully, trying to learn what God wants you to do. Remember how you came to know the Bible is true, and apply that same process to the Book of Mormon. In fact, there is a "how to" in the last chapter of the entire book (Moroni 10: 4-6)

4 And when ye shall receive these things, I would exhort you that ye would ask God, the Eternal Father, in the name of Christ, if these things are not true; and if ye shall ask with a sincere heart, with real intent, having faith in Christ, he will manifest the truth of it unto you, by the power of the Holy Ghost. 5 And by the power of the Holy Ghost ye may know the truth of all things. 6 And whatsoever thing is good is just and true; wherefore, nothing that is good denieth the Christ, but acknowledgeth that he is.

In other words, just because a person says the Book of Mormon is true doesn't mean it is... which also means just because a person says the Book of Mormon isn't true doesn't mean it isn't. There is nothing that makes one person a better authority on it than the other. That is why you need to ask God- He knows all things, wants the best for you, and will not lie to you!

So remember- nothing that is good denies Christ, and the Book of Mormon acknowledges and testifies of Christ- give it a shot!

What other FAQs about the Book of Mormon do you want addressed? (Just a reminder from my pinned post: only good faith questions- I'm not here to argue or debate with anyone, but here to explain where we're coming from!)

[lds-me]

Matthew 14:22-33 is the story of Peter walking on the water to Christ. In verse 29 he is beconed to come to Christ on the water. In verse 30 he looks away, becomes scared, and begins to sink.

He cries out "Lord save me"

He doesn't first try to save himself or turn back around to grab his boat. He doesn't call out to his friends for help. He immediately calls out to the Savior.

And then "IMMEDIATELY Jesus stretched forth his hand and caught him". He didn't wait, saying "You're the one who looked away. I'm gonna wait now for you to recenter and take a step to me." He didn't wait and say "Well now you get to sink there a moment as you learn your lesson." No, he IMMEDIATELY stretched forth his hand, the moment Peter called out to him. Sometimes when we uncenter our lives from Christ we think we need to suffer before Christ will come. But he will come immediately.

[bildswoman]

Mosiah 4: 17-18

17 Perhaps thou shalt say: The man has brought upon himself his misery; therefore I will stay my hand, and will not give unto him of my food, nor impart unto him of my substance that he may not suffer, for his punishments are just—

18 But I say unto you, O man, whosoever doeth this the same hath great cause to repent; and except he repenteth of that which he hath done he perisheth forever, and hath no interest in the kingdom of God

Hmmmm. This verse speaks to me.

[icarianlibrary]

Me pulling out the scriptures when I get a random gut feeling that I should read my bible

[delightintruth]

“And again, be patient in tribulation until I come; and, behold, I come quickly, and my reward is with me, and they who have sought me early shall find rest to their souls. Even so. Amen.”

Doctrine and Covenants 54:10

[heathersdesk]

"I suppose the lesson I'm learning today from Samuel the Lamanite is one of solidarity. I don't know about the comparative wealth of the Nephites and Lamanites to now. But I do know that I go to Church with some of the richest people on the planet, whether they've ever had the occasion to realize that or not. And it's nice to know that when giving rich people the reminder that none of this is how God wants things to work, we both get the same reaction."