Sorry for the two weeks in one, but it was a great family
trip to Moab! Moab is another great place to read the Book of Mormon.
Thought: "I suggest
that you memorize scriptures that touch your heart and fill your should with
understanding. When scriptures are used as the Lord has caused them to be
recorded, they have intrinsic power that is not communicated when paraphrased.
Sometimes when there is a significant need in my life, I review mentally
scriptures that have given me strength. There is great solace, direction, and
power that flow from the scriptures, especially the words of the Lord."
(Richard G. Scott, Ensign, Nov. 1999, p. 88)
Gary's
Green Verses
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Date
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Chapter
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Verse
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Comments
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June
1
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Alma
58
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37
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Moroni
has this "trust God, not Man" thing all figured out.
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June
2
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Alma
59
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11
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Moroni
knows that God's support for a people is dependent upon their obedience.
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June
3
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Alma
60
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13
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The
death of a righteous person is a graduation to wonderful opportunities. God
allowing the wicked to destroy the righteous is a manifestation of His
commitment to agency.
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June
4
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Alma
61
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12-13
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Trusting
God is realizing that He uses our life's situations to bless us. Trust is the
key word for us.
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June
5
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Alma
62
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40
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Again,
we see our responsibility to be righteous in a Telestial world.
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June
6
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Alma
63
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2
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This
"doing good continually" should be our goal every day.
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June
7
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Hel.
1
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11
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Covenant
making is one of Lucifer's favorite imitations.
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June
8
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Hel.
2
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13
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This
secret combination has a long record of destruction of people.....
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June
9
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Hel.
3
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20
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Helaman
II is my Book of Mormon hero. Keep reading to find out why.
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June
10
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Hel.
4
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23-24
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This
is a warning to each of us and to all of us.
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June
11
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Hel.
5
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12
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President
Kimball said "remember" may be the most important word in the
dictionary
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June
12
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Hel.
6
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20
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How
do we react when we see wickedness among us?
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June
13
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Hel.
7
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16
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A
very interesting question. And Satan would have us think he cares about us.
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By Larry Barkdull (Borrowed from Meridian Magazine 6/6/2012)
Amen is one of the most common and misunderstood religious words. What
does amen mean? Amen translates from the Hebrew meaning “truly.” But amen also
traces to the Hebrew verb aman, meaning “to confirm,
to support, to uphold, to be faithful, to be firm.” Amen takes
on additional significance when we consider that the Hebrew aman parallels the
word-Ahman. According to the Prophet Joseph Smith, Ahman is the name of God the
Father in Adam’s-original-language-(D&C-78:20;95:17). Amen,
aman and Ahman-- Is there proof that these words are connected? Yes. It is
fascinating to note that the Talmud links the word amen with “God, trustworthy
king” (Tractate Shabbat 119b). In that context, the apostle John called Jesus
"the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of God's
creation" (Revelation 3:14).
Amen--to Make an Oath - Little
wonder, then, that we read of people invoking the word amen as if they were
applying to the name of God to make a solemn oath. “And Ezra blessed the LORD,
the great God. And all the people answered, Amen, Amen, with lifting up their
hands: and they bowed their heads, and worshiped the LORD with their faces to
the ground” (Nehemiah 8:6).
Amen--to Commit to Faithfulness - Furthermore, when Moses charged the people to live the
laws of God, they invoked the word amen after each law to signify their solemn
vow of faithfulness upon the penalty of suffering God’s curses for disobedience
(Deuteronomy 27:14-26). Amen is a commitment to faithfulness.
Amen--to Praise God - Unfortunately,
amen has lost its sacred meaning and is overused--almost like a period to a
sentence. But in ancient times, amen was uttered carefully. For example, in the
scriptures, we note that the people summoned the word amen to confirm or to
“make more sure” their devotion to and worship of God. “Blessed be the LORD God
of Israel for ever and ever. And all the people said, Amen, and praised the
LORD” (1 Chronicles 16:36). “Blessed be the LORD God of Israel from everlasting
to everlasting: and let all the people say, Amen. Praise ye the LORD” (Psalms
106:48).
Amen--to Add Our Testimony - Amen is used when we wish to add our testimony to a
spoken truth. If we wish to add the weight of our witness to establish the
truth, we do so “with this same prayer and covenant, or by saying Amen, in
token of the same” (D&C 88:153). That is, we often use amen to mean “I
testify of the same” or “so be it.”
Amen--to Make Covenants with God - Every covenant that we make with God ends with amen
(see D&C 20:73, 77-79). Thus, amen is used to secure or seal covenants.
Likewise, when we end our prayers with amen, we are not saying “the end;”
rather, we are saying “I promise.” But perhaps we are really saying more. In
the context of all we have discussed about the various meanings, we seal our
prayers with amen by saying, “I invoke the name of Jesus Christ to petition God
the Father. I make an oath of faithfulness. I worship and praise God. I stand
for and witness of the truth. I hereby make and renew covenants to obey God and
keep His commandments.”
Thus is the beautiful and sacred word Amen!
