“…
land of our inheritance…”
-In
Jerusalem, Laman, Lemuel and Nephi would have had a sizeable amount of wealth
and land to inherit (we can surmise from the record) but even if it were 1,000
acres the comparison is ridiculous when we see the continent the Lord had in
mind for their new inheritance. Truly we
also cannot comprehend the great things the Lord has in store for us if we will
just obey his commands and do his works.
"did
gather together our gold, and our silver, and our precious things."
-sounds a
little like consecration to me. Is this
not an example of a type of consecration?
The agreement is to give all our possession to the work of the Lord if
called upon to do so. Some are called
upon to do so… are we ready to be called?
This
trial of the brass plates is simply a comprehensive study in the law of
consecration (give all our time, talents and possessions in the service of the
Lord). First they were asked for their
time, next for their possessions and finally their talents. During the entire endeavor they are putting their
very lives in jeopardy. If this is not
an exercise in living and illustrating the law of consecration, I don’t know
what is.
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