Note: 450 ft long, 75 feet wide, 45 feet tall

Genesis 6:15
And this is the fashion which thou shalt make it of: The length of the ark shall be three hundred cubits, the breadth of it fifty cubits, and the height of it thirty cubits.

Note: Divine investiture of authority

Moses 1:3
And God spake unto Moses, saying: Behold, I am the Lord God Almighty, and Endless is my name; for I am without beginning of days or end of years; and is not this endless?

Note: Divine investiture of authority

Moses 1:3
And God spake unto Moses, saying: Behold, I am the Lord God Almighty, and Endless is my name; for I am without beginning of days or end of years; and is not this endless?

Note: Alma 15:3-12

Alma 35:13
And the people of Ammon departed out of the land of Jershon, and came over into the land of Melek, and gave place in the land of Jershon for the armies of the Nephites, that they might contend with the armies of the Lamanites and the armies of the Zoramites; and thus commenced a war betwixt the Lamanites and the Nephites, in the eighteenth year of the reign of the judges; and an account shall be given of their wars hereafter.

Note: Tender mercies

2 Kings 6:7
Therefore said he, Take it up to thee. And he put out his hand, and took it.

Note: Tender mercies

2 Kings 6:6
And the man of God said, Where fell it? And he shewed him the place. And he cut down a stick, and cast it in thither; and the iron did swim.

Note: He literally plagued them with blindness. The contrast of the spiritual eyes of Elisha and the physical blindness is powerful. 2 Nephi 9:39 to be spiritually minded is life eternal.

2 Kings 6:18
And when they came down to him, Elisha prayed unto the Lord, and said, Smite this people, I pray thee, with blindness. And he smote them with blindness according to the word of Elisha.

Note: Elisha did not pray them to go away but that the servants eyes would be opened that He would not fear knowing The arm of the Lord was with them.

2 Kings 6:17
And Elisha prayed, and said, Lord, I pray thee, open his eyes, that he may see. And the Lord opened the eyes of the young man; and he saw: and, behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire round about Elisha.

Note: The ax floats! This seems like a trivial problem to waste a miracle on, but the ore was precious, and the man would have had to become a bond servant to work off the cost of the borrowed ax. We are the ax, and the Branch cut by the Prophets is Christ who floats and raises us up out of the world. He never sank into the murky water so He can lift us up. He changes our nature, wood floats, iron doesn't. Christ was later baptized in this very river.

2 Kings 6:6
And the man of God said, Where fell it? And he shewed him the place. And he cut down a stick, and cast it in thither; and the iron did swim.

Note: Place is too large, need to move somewhere else

2 Kings 6:1
And the sons of the prophets said unto Elisha, Behold now, the place where we dwell with thee is too strait for us.

2 Kings 6:1
And the sons of the prophets said unto Elisha, Behold now, the place where we dwell with thee is too strait for us.

Alma 15:16
And it came to pass that Alma and Amulek, Amulek having forsaken all his gold, and silver, and his precious things, which were in the land of Ammonihah, for the word of God, he being rejected by those who were once his friends and also by his father and his kindred;

Note: Bit of a pouter isn't he.

Moses 1:19
And now, when Moses had said these words, Satan cried with a loud voice, and ranted upon the earth, and commanded, saying: I am the Only Begotten, worship me.

Note: Moses learned directly from God Himself and anticipated learning much more. When we have experiences with the Spirit it helps us to discern.

Moses 1:18
And again Moses said: I will not cease to call upon God, I have other things to inquire of him: for his glory has been upon me, wherefore I can judge between him and thee. Depart hence, Satan.

Note: Moses exudes confidence and faith here, he doesn't cower and just passively experience this, he stands up to Satan.

Moses 1:13
And it came to pass that Moses looked upon Satan and said: Who art thou? For behold, I am a son of God, in the similitude of his Only Begotten; and where is thy glory, that I should worship thee?

Note: Same contrasting experience as Joseph had, just in reverse order.

Moses 1:12
And it came to pass that when Moses had said these words, behold, Satan came tempting him, saying: Moses, son of man, worship me.

Note: Moses' mother gave up her son twice, once to save his life after birth and again after he had grown to a boy.

Exodus 2:10
And the child grew, and she brought him unto Pharaoh's daughter, and he became her son. And she called his name Moses: and she said, Because I drew him out of the water.

Note: Slime is translated from a word which means asphalt or tar, sometimes called bitumen. Placed in the same river that was supposed to take his life.

Exodus 2:3
And when she could not longer hide him, she took for him an ark of bulrushes, and daubed it with slime and with pitch, and put the child therein; and she laid it in the flags by the river's brink.

Note: Interesting that hearing the words of the Prophet not only led them to repent but to learn more from the scriptures.

Alma 14:1
And it came to pass after he had made an end of speaking unto the people many of them did believe on his words, and began to repent, and to search the scriptures.

Note: Example of an aquarium, what you put in affects the whole tank.

Establishing a Christ-Centered Home
Understanding the eternal nature of the family is a critical element in understanding Heavenly Father's plan for His children. The adversary, on the other hand, wants to do everything in his power to destroy Heavenly Father's plan. In his attempt to defeat God's plan, he is leading an unprecedented attack on the institution of the family. Some of the more powerful weapons he uses in his attack are selfishness, greed, and pornography.

Note: Live so the Lord can trust you in all things that you do.

Helaman 10:5
And now, because thou hast done this with such unwearyingness, behold, I will bless thee forever; and I will make thee mighty in word and in deed, in faith and in works; yea, even that all things shall be done unto thee according to thy word, for thou shalt not ask that which is contrary to my will.

Note: Peter gets it now, and wants to partake of all the cleansing he can receive of from the Savior.

John 13:9
Simon Peter saith unto him, Lord, not my feet only, but also my hands and my head.

Mormon 9:27
O then despise not, and wonder not, but hearken unto the words of the Lord, and ask the Father in the name of Jesus for what things soever ye shall stand in need. Doubt not, but be believing, and begin as in times of old, and come unto the Lord with all your heart, and work out your own salvation with fear and trembling before him.

Note: Test2

1 Nephi 8:30
But, to be short in writing, behold, he saw other multitudes pressing forward; and they came and caught hold of the end of the rod of iron; and they did press their way forward, continually holding fast to the rod of iron, until they came forth and fell down and partook of the fruit of the tree.

Note: Test

1 Nephi 8:29
And now I, Nephi, do not speak all the words of my father.

Note: Pride is the universal sin, when we think of what others think we are ruining ourselves.

1 Nephi 8:28
And after they had tasted of the fruit they were ashamed, because of those that were scoffing at them; and they fell away into forbidden paths and were lost.

1 Nephi 8:10
And it came to pass that I beheld a tree, whose fruit was desirable to make one happy.

Note: Times when a father needs to warn.

1 Nephi 8:4
But behold, Laman and Lemuel, I fear exceedingly because of you; for behold, methought I saw in my dream, a dark and dreary wilderness.

The Family Proclamation
We, the First Presidency and the Council of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, solemnly proclaim that marriage between a man and a woman is ordained of God and that the family is central to the Creator's plan for the eternal destiny of His children.

Establishing a Christ-Centered Home
Early on in my service as a young missionary in Uruguay and Paraguay, I realized one of the great attractions to those seeking to know more about The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was their interest in our doctrine regarding the family. In fact, since the Restoration of the gospel of Jesus Christ, truth-seeking investigators have been drawn to the doctrine that families can be together forever.

Note: What does Satan use to pull families apart? Selfishness, greed, and immorality.

Chapter 36
Satan knows how important families are to our Heavenly Father's plan. He seeks to destroy them by keeping us from drawing near to the Lord. He will tempt us to do things that will draw our families apart.

Note: What would be your top 3 things for a successful happy family?

Chapter 36
All of us want to have happy, successful families. The following things will help us achieve this:

Note: How can I do this better? Write down characteristics of our relationship with Heavenly Father, then compare in our role as Fathers. What am I doing or not doing as a Father that my Heavenly Father wouldn't or would be doing?

Chapter 36
Every new child should be welcomed into the family with gladness. Each is a child of God. We should take time to enjoy our children, to play with them, and to teach them.