May 6 2014 - institute

Moroni 1:1 vs Mormon 8Didn't plan on writing more, but did. Moroni 1:2 any believer, they'll kill. He won't deny the Christ. 3 - genocide. Not only are they killing off the nephites, but they're killing off themselves too. Love of bloodshed - they just could not be content. Vs 3 - I can. Optimistic. 4- I'm still gonna write for their benefit. How can you relate these verses to your day? My friends sometimes betray me, but I still try to be the example and be nice hoping it will effect them. Also, I feel that many are trying to tare our beliefs down with no mercy; yet we still put forth out faith and example, even through blogs or fb etc. hoping to reach out to someone. We have work to do, don't let someone make you back down. Be proactive on the gospel. Everyday satan tempts us to deny Christ. Sometimes we become lamanites when we deny Christ, but we can repent because of the atonement, become a nephite. Am I a nephite or a lamanite today? Sometimes you may loose friends because they want you to "deny Christ" while you're with them. Faith, hope, charity = pure love of Christ, patience, the solution to get through a trial, parents love for a child. Faith is a principal of action. Faith-> do because of belief. Pair up faith with obedience 1 nephi 3:7Moroni 7:40-48Watch elder uchdorfHope is critical. Hope braces us. The stronger out hope, the purer our charity. You can't untangle the three. Satan is going to go after your faith through your hope. Hope is an anchor of our hope and charity. Moroni 7:33, 40-48We NEED to have hope, or we're not living. Charity IS the savior. The description of charity in these verses are descriptions of who the savior. First start by humbling yourself. 48 become! Do what God wants me to do; BE LIKE CHRIST! 43- be meek n lowly of heart = charity Now read 40-43 again, keeping all we just discussed in mind. The antidote is to love. Put off that anger and frustration. 10:20 -22 we loose hope from transgressions. When you mess up, hope deminishes. You can always have because of the atonement - you can repent and retract your wrong. You can ALWAYS use the atonement. Don't let satan make you think your sin is too much for the atonement. Turn to God. Ask for help both from him, and from those around you. Seek spiritual help. Stop! Stop the transgression! 32-34 Moroni's last words. Come unto Christ, put aside the things of the world. How do you come unto Christ? Try reading the Book of Mormon. Read the whole book. At least once a day.