Note: Commandment, promise, condition

D&C 90:24
Search diligently, pray always, and be believing, and all things shall work together for your good, if ye walk uprightly and remember the covenant wherewith ye have covenanted one with another.

Note: Need to keep temple covenants

Revelation 3:4
Thou hast a few names even in Sardis which have not defiled their garments; and they shall walk with me in white: for they are worthy.

Note: We become gods and God's

Revelation 3:12
Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more out: and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, which is new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my God: and I will write upon him my new name.

Note: Turn to the word of god

Revelation 2:27
And he shall rule them with a rod of iron; as the vessels of a potter shall they be broken to shivers: even as I received of my Father.

Note: Be faithful

Revelation 2:11
He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; He that overcometh shall not be hurt of the second death.

Note: Everything centered on Christ

Revelation 1:13
And in the midst of the seven candlesticks one like unto the Son of man, clothed with a garment down to the foot, and girt about the paps with a golden girdle.

Note: By this principle (tithing) the loyalty of the people of this Church shall be put to the test. By this principle it shall be known who is for the kingdom of God and who is against it. By this principle it shall be seen whose hearts are set on doing the will of God and keeping his commandments, thereby sanctifying the land of Zion unto God, and who are opposed to this principle and have cut themselves off from the blessings of Zion. There is a great deal of importance connected with this principle, for by it it shall be known whether we are faithful or unfaithful.... when a man keeps all the law that is revealed, according to his strength, his substance, and his ability, though what he does may be little, it is just as acceptable in the sight of God as if he were able to do a thousand times more.—Apr. C. R., 1900, Joseph F. Smith

Malachi 3:8
¶ Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye say, Wherein have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings.

Note: Peter and John

Mark 14:13
And he sendeth forth two of his disciples, and saith unto them, Go ye into the city, and there shall meet you a man bearing a pitcher of water: follow him.

Note: There is no faith when there is no obedience

John 7:17
If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself.

Note: The young lad gave all that he had. It was sufficient to feed maybe one person. The Lord performed the miracle. He fed 5000 and had more left over.

John 6:9
There is a lad here, which hath five barley loaves, and two small fishes: but what are they among so many?

Note: While thinking about one of my children. This passage of scripture came to mind. It raised the question - why did Lehi beckon? Why didn't he go and bring his children to the tree? One of the reasons that came to me was that this journey to the tree was a personal one! But as parents we invite, we beckon, we plead with our children to come. And when the night comes I see Lehi (and ourselves) lighting a beacon for our children so they know where they are to come. And that they know we are waiting there for them. Neither are they alone as they walk the path holding to the iron rod! For does not holding to the rod invite the holy ghost to be with us?! 3 March 2011

1 Nephi 8:15
And it came to pass that I beckoned unto them; and I also did say unto them with a loud voice that they should come unto me, and partake of the fruit, which was desirable above all other fruit.

Note: Messengers - John the Baptist Joseph Smith

Isaiah 40:3
¶ The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make straight in the desert a highway for our God.

Note: Dwelling places - our homes Assemblies - our churches Tabernacle - our temples

Isaiah 4:5
And the Lord will create upon every dwelling place of mount Zion, and upon her assemblies, a cloud and smoke by day, and the shining of a flaming fire by night: for upon all the glory shall be a defence.

Note: For the Fathers

3 Nephi 18:21
Pray in your families unto the Father, always in my name, that your wives and your children may be blessed.

Note: Helaman 3: 18-19.: Have you wondered why the Book of Mormon cites a numbering system such as this. Do we say, "forty and six, forty and seven, forty and eight?" No! Joseph Smith's natural interpretation would more appropriately have been forty-six, forty-seven, forty-eight without the "ands." Brother Hanna excitedly observes that he use of "and" in "forty and six" is precisely correct Arabic. Remember they number, as well as read, from right to left and recite their numbers with the "and" to separate the columns.

Helaman 3:18
The forty and sixth year of the reign of the judges ended;

Note: Helaman 3:14: In this verse, there are a total of eighteen "ands." Reviewers of the Book of Mormon have, on occasion, been critical of the grammar in such a passage where the use of the word "and" seems so repetitious. Yet Brother Hanna explains that each of the "ands" in this verse is absolutely essential to the meaning when this verse is expressed in Arabic, for the omission of any "and" would nullify the meaning of the words.

Helaman 3:14
But behold, a hundredth part of the proceedings of this people, yea, the account of the Lamanites and of the Nephites, and their wars, and contentions, and dissensions, and their preaching, and their prophecies, and their shipping and their building of ships, and their building of temples, and of synagogues and their sanctuaries, and their righteousness, and their wickedness, and their murders, and their robbings, and their plundering, and all manner of abominations and whoredoms, cannot be contained in this work.

Note: Helaman 1:3: Here reference is made to the contending for the judgment seat. Brother Hanna observes that the use of the term "judgment seat" would be quite strange to an American who might have used a more familiar noun such as governor, president, or ruler. Yet, in Arabic custom, the place of power rests in the judgment seat and whoever occupies that seat, is the authority and power. The authority goes with the seat and not with the office or the person. So, this, in the Semitic languages, connotes the meaning exactly.

Helaman 1:3
Now these are their names who did contend for the judgment-seat, who did also cause the people to contend: Pahoran, Paanchi, and Pacumeni.

Note: Alma 63:11: Reference is made to Helaman, son of Helaman. Why did not Joseph Smith interpret this as Helaman, Jr., which would have been more logical for him, bearing the same name as his father, Joseph, and being named Joseph Smith, Jr. In Arabic, Brother Hanna explains, there is no word "junior" to cover this circumstance. Their custom is to use the terminology Joseph, son of Joseph; Helaman, son of Helaman, etc.

Alma 63:11
Therefore it became expedient for Shiblon to confer those sacred things, before his death, upon the son of Helaman, who was called Helaman, being called after the name of his father.

Note: many elegant and spacious buildings and ornamented them with fine work and precious things, including ziff." Have you ever wondered about the meaning of the word "ziff" referred to in this scripture? This word, although in the Book of Mormon, is not contained in dictionaries of the English language. Yet it translates freely back into the Arabic language, for ziff is a special kind of curve sword somewhat like a scimitar which is carried in a sheath and often used for ornamentation as well as for more practical purposes

Mosiah 11:8
And it came to pass that king Noah built many elegant and spacious buildings; and he ornamented them with fine work of wood, and of all manner of precious things, of gold, and of silver, and of iron, and of brass, and of ziff, and of copper;

Note: Reference is made here as in other parts of the Book of Mormon, to the "stiffneckedness" of his people. Brother Hanna perceives that this word would be a very unusual word for an American youth, Joseph Smith, to use. An American would likely prefer an adjective such as stubborn or inflexible. But the custom in the Arabic language is to use just such a descriptive adjective. Stiffnecked is an adjective they use in describing and obstinate person.

Words of Mormon 1:17
For behold, king Benjamin was a holy man, and he did reign over his people in righteousness; and there were many holy men in the land, and they did speak the word of God with power and with authority; and they did use much sharpness because of the stiffneckedness of the people—

Note: Omni 18: "Zarahemla gave a genealogy of his fathers, according to his mwmthis is a typical custom of his Semitic forbearers to recite their genealogy from memory.

Omni 1:18
But it came to pass that Mosiah caused that they should be taught in his language. And it came to pass that after they were taught in the language of Mosiah, Zarahemla gave a genealogy of his fathers, according to his memory; and they are written, but not in these plates.

Note: Jarom 2: "It must needs be..." This expression, odd and awkward in English, is excellent Arabic grammar. Elsewhere in the book, the use of the compound verbs "did eat", "did go", "did smile"... again, awkward and rarely used in English, are classical and correct grammar in the Semitic languages

Jarom 1:2
And as these plates are small, and as these things are written for the intent of the benefit of our brethren the Lamanites, wherefore, it must needs be that I write a little; but I shall not write the things of my prophesying, nor of my revelations. For what could I write more than my fathers have written? For have not they revealed the plan of salvation? I say unto you, Yea; and this sufficeth me.

Note: Rights - authority, keys, power

D&C 121:36
That the rights of the priesthood are inseparably connected with the powers of heaven, and that the powers of heaven cannot be controlled nor handled only upon the principles of righteousness.

Note: Naaman wanted to take Israel dirt with him so he could offer sacrifices on that dirt. Unless his king wanted him to worship their god in house of Rimmon

2 Kings 5:17
And Naaman said, Shall there not then, I pray thee, be given to thy servant two mules' burden of earth? for thy servant will henceforth offer neither burnt offering nor sacrifice unto other gods, but unto the Lord.

Note: Christ is the living water and will heal us We are the salt of the earth.

2 Kings 2:21
And he went forth unto the spring of the waters, and cast the salt in there, and said, Thus saith the Lord, I have healed these waters; there shall not be from thence any more death or barren land.

Note: We should look to our living prophet

2 Kings 2:18
And when they came again to him, (for he tarried at Jericho,) he said unto them, Did I not say unto you, Go not?

Note: Dedicatory prayer for Solomon's Temple

1 Kings 8:22
¶ And Solomon stood before the altar of the Lord in the presence of all the congregation of Israel, and spread forth his hands toward heaven:

Note: Labours- work associated with Gods work and the salvation of ourselves and our family

Alma 34:32
For behold, this life is the time for men to prepare to meet God; yea, behold the day of this life is the day for men to perform their labors.

Note: Rock is Saviour. Idols could be made from rock

Deuteronomy 32:31
For their rock is not as our Rock, even our enemies themselves being judges.

Note: "I can't think of any more powerful weapons than faith and a knowledge of the scriptures in the which are contained the word of God. One so armoured and one so prepared with these weapons is prepared to go out against the enemy that is more to be feared than the enemies of the light ... More to be feared than the enemies that come in the daylight that we can see are the enemies that strike in the darkness of the night that we can't see with our eyes. "

Ephesians 6:16
Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.

Note: Jericho is the lowest city in the world 800 metres below sea level. The moving from Jerusalem (2600 feet above sea level) to Jericho can be compared to someone going down the path of full activty to less activity in the Church.

Luke 10:30
And Jesus answering said, A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, which stripped him of his raiment, and wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead.

Note: The Samaritan can also represent the Savior.

Luke 10:33
But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was: and when he saw him, he had compassion on him,

Note: The Samaritan can also represent the Savior.

Luke 10:33
But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was: and when he saw him, he had compassion on him,

Note: Jericho is the lowest city in the world 800 metres below sea level The moving from Jerusalem (2600 feet above sea level) to Jericho can be compared to someone going down the path of full activty to being less active

Luke 10:30
And Jesus answering said, A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, which stripped him of his raiment, and wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead.

Note: Some of the sins of Sodom Jeremiah 23:14 Ezekiel 16:49-50

Genesis 19:5
And they called unto Lot, and said unto him, Where are the men which came in to thee this night? bring them out unto us, that we may know them.

Note: Genesis 19:1-5 the angels meet Lot at the gates of Sodom

Genesis 18:32
And he said, Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak yet but this once: Peradventure ten shall be found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for ten's sake.

Note: Genesis 18:2,16-17,20-23,32 The lord shares with Abraham what he will do to the wicked who live in Sodom

Genesis 14:12
And they took Lot, Abram's brother's son, who dwelt in Sodom, and his goods, and departed.

Note: Genesis 14:12 - Lot moved from overlooking Sodom to moving into it

Genesis 13:12
Abram dwelled in the land of Canaan, and Lot dwelled in the cities of the plain, and pitched his tent toward Sodom.

Note: Gratitude

1 Nephi 5:9
And it came to pass that they did rejoice exceedingly, and did offer sacrifice and burnt offerings unto the Lord; and they gave thanks unto the God of Israel.

Note: What and How much am I prepared to sacrifice to overcome sin?

Hebrews 12:4
Ye have not yet resisted unto blood, striving against sin.

Note: Elder Harold B. Lee explained the meaning of the symbolism of this passage: "We have the four parts of the body that ...(are) the most vulnerable to the powers of darkness. The loins, typifying virtue, chastity. The heart typifying our conduct. Our feet, our goals or objectives in life and finally our head, our thoughts ..."

Ephesians 6:13
Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.

Note: What is truth? D&C 93:24 "and the heart, what kind of a breastplate shall protect our conduct in life? We shall have over our hearts a breastplate of righteousNess. Well, having learned truth we have a measure by which we can judge between right and wrong and so our conduct will always be gauged by the things we know to be true."

Ephesians 6:14
Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness;

Note: "by what shall we protect our feet, or by what shall we gauge our objectives on life? ...how fortunate are you of your childhood in the home of your father and mother you were taught the doctrine of repentance, faith in Christ, the son of the living God, the meaning of baptism and what you gain by the laying on of hands for the gift of the Holy Ghost. Fortunate is the child who has been taught to pray and who has been given those steps to take on through life. Feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace!..."

Ephesians 6:15
And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace;

Note: "and then finally the helmet of salvation... What is salvation? Salvation is to be saved. Saved from what? Saved from death and saved from sin..."

Ephesians 6:17
And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:

Note: " I can't think of any more powerful weapons than faith and a knowledge of the scriptures in the which are contained the word of god. One so armoured and one so prepared with those weapons is prepared to go out against the enemy that is more to be feared than the enemies of the light ... More to be feared than the enemies that come in the daylight that we can see are the enemies that strike in the darkness of the night that we can't see with our eyes."

Ephesians 6:16
Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.

Note: "this is our proper pattern. If we would prevent sin rather than be faced with the much more difficult task of curing it. As I study the story of the Redeemer and his temptations, I am certain he spends his energies fortifying himself against temptation rather than battling with it to conquer it."

Matthew 4:10
Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.

Note: "Having been reared on the farm, I know that when the pigs got out, I looked first for the holes through which they had previously escaped. When the cow was out of the field looking for greener pastures elsewhere, I knew where to look first for the place of her escape. It was most likely to be the place where she had jumped the fence before, or where the fence had been broken. Likewise the devil knows where to tempt, where to put the telling blows. He finds the vulnerable spot. Where one was weak before, he will most easily tempted again."

Alma 49:1
And now it came to pass in the *eleventh month of the nineteenth year, on the tenth day of the month, the armies of the Lamanites were seen approaching towards the land of Ammonihah.

Note: Chastening sanctifies

D&C 101:5
For all those who will not endure chastening, but deny me, cannot be sanctified.

Note: we need to be sanctified to be able to be In God's presence

Hebrews 12:14
Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord:

Note: Love the saviour more than fish

John 21:15
¶ So when they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my lambs.