Post by Nephi – Lets get back to Isaiah. The kingdom of Judah had been in existence for about 200 years when Isaiah, who was a resident of this southern kingdom, wrote about the mountain of the Lord’s house being established in the top of the mountains, to be exalted above the hills, and all…
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Many witnesses of Christ
Post by Nephi – I appreciate the writings of my brother Jacob. Who would have thought my little baby brother, born in the wilderness, could grow up so firm in his testimony of our Savior. In fact Jacob has seen our Savior. Now I am going to write more of the writings of Isaiah because…
Understanding Isaiah
Post by Nephi – As Jacob shares the teachings of Isaiah with you, let me give you a few keys that help me understand Isaiah’s writings. I recognize that though I delight in plainness, I also delight in the writings of Isaiah which some say are the furthest thing from plain. I admit that Isaiah…
Living after the manner of happiness
Post by Nephi – After so many years of contention, broken up by only brief stints of harmony, we finally have our destiny in our own hands. Free from the hatred of my brothers, we have proven the Lord’s promises. We now observe to keep the judgments, the statutes and commandments of the Lord, according…
Our flight into the wilderness
Post by Nephi – Have you ever been so distraught that when you went to God in prayer, it was if you were crying and pleading with your parents when you were a child? That is how I have become. My brothers have become so angry with me, I go to my Lord and present…
I lament my weakness
Post by Nephi – This will certainly not surprise you to hear that Laman and Lemuel and the sons of Ishmael are angry again. And of course, it is a result of my admonishing them of the Lord. It has only been a few days since my father was buried. Most of what my father…
I miss my sweet husband Lehi
Post by Sariah – I miss my dear husband Lehi. I hope to join him soon as I miss him so. My pain is so strong I sometimes wish I had perished when I was brought so near to death when my dear Nephi was so cruelly mistreated by his brothers. Yet, despite my current…
Lehi’s Death
Post by Nephi – I write to share a great heaviness I feel at the death and burial of my father Lehi. It has been many years since we left the land of Jerusalem and through all those years he and my mother Sariah gave everything they had to lead, encourage and love a somewhat…
Fruit of My Loins
Post by Joseph – Jacob told you about his blessing and the teachings he received from our father. Though my father did the same with me, rather than teach doctrines of great profoundness, he mostly prophesied about my posterity and taught me about my ancestor for whom I was named. As Jacob said, we two…
More prophecy from the Plates of Brass
Post by Nephi – These many prophecies concerning the coming of and crucifixion of the Son of God and what would follow are found throughout the writings on the Plates of Brass. It is clear that the workings of the spirit were common with the prophets of old. They testified that following the crucifixion of…
