Prophecies

1 Nephi 10...This is a fantastic chapter. I think there is so much good in here. The first thing I thought of was what it might have been like to sit there and listen to Lehi prophesy the things to come. I wonder if I would have believed, if I would have been desirous to know for myself, if I would have thought he was crazy. Sometimes people say things and I just think they are crazy. I wonder if I would have known he was a prophet of God. The next thing that came to mind was what are our Prophets teaching and prophesying to us now that I am not taking seriously enough. For starters, I wasn't taking my Book of Mormon reading seriously...AND HOW LONG HAVE THEY BEEN STRESSING THAT? I'm a work in progress. But what other things are telling us that just slide right past me? I think I need to go back and read the recent General Conference talks.

Lehi does a lot of prophesying in this chapter, if you haven't guessed that already. Verse 16-""And all these things, of which I have spoken, were done as my father dwelt in a tent..." Have you noticed that Lehi is often dwelling in a tent when he recieves his visions or is prophesying? What is that telling us? I wonder if his dwelling in a tent is him seeking privacy while he prays...do you think he is praying and trying to be one with God when he is in his tent? I kind of do. Why else would his tent dwelling be mentioned so frequently? Any thoughts?

Anyways, that isn't the only thing I got out of this chapter. Verse 19 says, "For he that diligently seeketh shall find; and the mysteries of God shall be unfolded unto them, by the power of the Holy Ghost, as well in these times as in times of old..." So the "mysteries of God" are mentioned again. Of course previous to this verse Nephi talks of how he desires to know for himself again so I am sure that is why this came up again. I love how it says that if we diligently seek, we will find. That is exciting for me because I feel like I am starting to diligently seek...I don't think the mysteries of God will be unfolded for me tomorrow, but I know that one day the ones that I desire to know will be.

Later in verse 20 he talks about the fact that our doings will be brought to judgement...duh duh duuuuuhhhhh....I know it sounds scary, but I do believe that if we do the best, the absolute best we can without justifying or rationalizing, then we won't be so scared when judgement comes upon us. It is like when you study and study and study for a test...really study with full concentration...sure, you might feel a bit nervous for the test but you also feel confident because you know your stuff, you worked hard and there is nothing more to be done. I think it will be kind of like that feeling.

This was a great chapter. Is it weird that I didnt' focus on Lehi's actual prophecies about the coming of Christ and what not? Maybe a little, but these other thoughts are ones that stood out to me.