1st nephi journaling

In these final chapters, Nephi completes his record. At five pages, you may have time to dive into the beautiful doctrines. As a young man, Nephi had seen in vision the baptism of Christ. In chapter 31, he reminds us of the importance of baptism and the gift of the Holy Ghost (mentioned in verses 8 and 12-14). My margin quote for the first page is about the Holy Ghost: "The Holy Ghost will be your personal tutor as you seek to know and understand what the Lord would have you know and do,"…

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If you're new to my blog, please note that I include the links for each quote I use. These links take you directly to the talk or scripture chapter being referenced on the official website ChurchofJesusChrist.org. None of those links is monetized. Obviously. This is my favorite illustration in my scripture journal (it looks better in person). In chapter 11, Nephi asks an angel for the interpretation of the tree his father saw in a vision. Instead of answering, the angel shows Nephi a vision…

After two weeks spent in dreams and visions, we are now back to the adventuring chapters of 1 Nephi! This week I have a lot of journaling to share. The density is partly due to the fact that I started my journal in 2019 before the 2020 schedule was made public. I had no way of knowing that all the beauty of these seven chapters was going to be squeezed into one week. In 1 Nephi 16:7, Nephi, his brothers, and Zoram all marry daughters of Ishmael. Speaking of "tender mercies of the Lord" (1…