April 29 2014 - institute

Isaiah 27:5 laws of randomization. Take hold if His strength. Strength - atonement = enabling power. Break this verse into a math formula - 1. strength + willingness + action + savior's strength (grace)  = peace 2. Atonement (Christ love ) - sin = forgiveness (peace) If you love me, keep my commandments, even if that means to repent. 3. Lords strength + my faith = peace (comfort in trial ) 4. Christ strength =/> my peace / strength Christ's strength / courage Ether 12:27Have the courage to act on what The Lord asks of you. Humbling yourself is a sign of strength. D&c 88:63The Lord has full control over it- he gave us / showing us our weaknesses. God is giving us something to learn a lesson. God makes us weaker than God so we can turn to him for help. Weakness is singular not plural. Moses 1 Weakness - mortality, sin, agency (muscle) natural man -> put off the natural man to become saints, because he is an enemy to God. Enemy to strength. 2 nephi 2 tune your agency to be strong  like a muscle. The more you work out, the stronger it gets. Align with GodEther 12:27 replace weakness with Misalignment Humble/ask- submit/ have faith - act / be gratefulRepent!!! Acknowledge you're misaligned. Change your desires. Make the effort to change. Mosiah 28:19, mormon 8:7-12Alma 37:21-26Ether 1:2, 2:8When you read the stories in Ether, they all have the same plan - align with God - put off the natural man. Ether 2:13 they've stopped. Had a destination, but stopped doing what The Lord wanted them to do. They felt comfortable. "We'll eventually get there" satan wants us to believe we don't need to progress. That we're fine where we're at. 14 The Lord waited until the end when they finally turned back to The Lord. The Lord talked with him for three hours. The vision occurred for three hours, then continued starting to chasten him for not turning to The Lord. When The Lord chastened you, how do you feel? He didn't chasten for the whole three hours. It was just for a short time, then teaches him. ( ,and  /  With)Immediately, don't wait. Did not call upon The Lord = passive prayers - repetitious. 15 he got realigned. Repenting for not praying with real intent - for not allowing God to help him progress. How many prayers are you giving a day? You go find out what to do with that problem, then come back to me and tell me what you have come up with. Ch 3 he finally learned the lesson, and was able create such amazing miracles. Pray with a submissive attribute. Align with God and you will be converted.