As this is my first entry on any blog I hope that it is acceptable to any who read it. I certainly admire my sister for coming up with this idea and being so steadfast in it thus far. I am sorry that it has taken me so long to post anything Pam, but I have thoroughly enjoyed reading your posts. Anyway, there is no better way to start then to just go for it...so here I go. :)
Reading through chapter 5 I came to a think of my ancestors and what they have done for me. For a moment I had the quick thought that it would be nice to simply have one book with all of our family history in it. That would be terribly convenient; however, I think we would loose our purpose as to what genealogy is for. It is to draw us closer to our ancestors and to help us feel a love for those who came before us. To feel the same closeness with them that we feel with our living relatives. To feel a respect for the hardships, and struggles they had to face in order to bring us the blessings which we are able to enjoy.
Another thought that came to me in this chapter is this: how would I feel, if I had discovered that I just killed my distant cousin? I understand that what was done had to be done. But at the moment I am grateful that Nephi's trial in this area has not been my own.
I love what Nephi says in verse 21 that "we had obtained the records which the Lord had commanded us, and searched them and found that they were desirable; yea, even of great worth unto us, insomuch that we could preserve the commandments of the Lord unto our children." Isn't it wonderful that even through the ages, and not just to the children of Nephi, but all of the Lord's children now have the opportunity to read these documents. These testimonies. That we can have such a close account as to the commandments of the Lord, and can use them to draw nearer unto Him.
This is what our Journals need to be like. Or at least our spiritual journals. Or even this blog. Anything which will help draw others nearer unto God. I think so often we forget to see Him in our everyday lives. I hope that I can strive to see Him and remember that sight at least once a day. For instance the other day my friends and I were driving home from church and it was raining. The rain fell so quickly that we had to pull over and wait for it to slow because our windshield wipers didn't move quickly enough to help us see the road. Nevertheless, when we finally got onto the highway we were just at the right angle to see a beautiful rainbow. You could see every layer. It started on the side of the highway, and ended right in front our our car. We drove home, at the end of the rainbow. There was no pot of gold but there was a gratitude for the wonders of God, the fact that the three of us could share it, and that the world still has the promise of the Lord that it will not be completely flooded again. Isn't it amazing. That even in our weakness, and wickedness, we have a God that loves us, and is willing to forgive us. I hope I can show Him the gratitude I have for these blessings.
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