Day Four - 1st Nephi 10-12 (6/11/09)

I was going to post something else for today but then I saw this talk from Pres. Benson and decided to share it..

Let us consider some of the attributes of our Lord, as found in the Book of Mormon, that show that Jesus is the Christ. Then let us confirm each of those attributes about Him with a brief quote from the Book of Mormon.
He is Alive: “The life of the world … a life which is endless” ( Mosiah 16:9).
He is Constant: “The same yesterday, today, and forever” ( 2 Ne. 27:23).
He is the Creator: “He created all things, both in heaven and in earth” ( Mosiah 4:9).
He is the Exemplar: He “set the example. … He said unto the children of men: Follow thou me” ( 2 Ne. 31:9, 10).
He is Generous: “He commandeth none that they shall not partake of his salvation” ( 2 Ne. 26:24).
He is Godly: He is God (see 2 Ne. 27:23).
He is Good: “All things which are good cometh of God” ( Moro. 7:12).
He is Gracious: “He is full of grace” ( 2 Ne. 2:6).
He is the Healer: The “sick, and … afflicted with all manner of diseases … devils and unclean spirits … were healed by the power of the Lamb of God” ( 1 Ne. 11:31).
He is Holy: “O how great the holiness of our God!” ( 2 Ne. 9:20).
He is Humble: “He humbleth himself before the Father” ( 2 Ne. 31:7).
He is Joyful: “The Father hath given” Him a “fulness of joy” ( 3 Ne. 28:10).
He is our Judge: We “shall be brought to stand before the bar of God, to be judged of him” ( Mosiah 16:10).
He is Just: “The judgments of God are always just” ( Mosiah 29:12).
He is Kind: He has “loving kindness … towards the children of men” ( 1 Ne. 19:9).
He is the Lawgiver: He “gave the law” ( 3 Ne. 15:5).
He is the Liberator: “There is no other head whereby ye can be made free” ( Mosiah 5:8).
He is the Light: “The light … of the world; yea, a light that is endless, that can never be darkened” ( Mosiah 16:9).
He is Loving: “He loveth the world, even that he layeth down his own life” ( 2 Ne. 26:24).
He is the Mediator: “The great Mediator of all men” ( 2 Ne. 2:27).
He is Merciful: There is a “multitude of his tender mercies” ( 1 Ne. 8:8).
He is Mighty: “Mightier than all the earth” ( 1 Ne. 4:1).
He is Miraculous: A “God of miracles” ( 2 Ne. 27:23).
He is Obedient: Obedient unto the Father “in keeping his commandments” ( 2 Ne. 31:7).
He is Omnipotent: He has “all power, both in heaven and in earth” ( Mosiah 4:9).
He is Omniscient: “The Lord knoweth all things from the beginning” ( 1 Ne. 9:6).
He is our Redeemer: “All mankind were in a lost and in a fallen state, and ever would be save they should rely on this Redeemer” ( 1 Ne. 10:6).
He is the Resurrection: He brought to pass “the resurrection of the dead, being the first that should rise” ( 2 Ne. 2:8).
He is Righteous: “His ways are righteousness forever” ( 2 Ne. 1:19).
He is the Ruler: He rules “in the heavens above and in the earth beneath” ( 2 Ne. 29:7).
He is our Savior: “There is none other name given under heaven save it be this Jesus Christ … whereby man can be saved” ( 2 Ne. 25:20).
He is Sinless: He “suffereth temptation, and yieldeth not to the temptation” ( Mosiah 15:5).
He is Truthful: “A God of truth, and canst not lie” ( Ether 3:12).
He is Wise: “He has all wisdom” ( Mosiah 4:9).

Once one is convinced, through the Book of Mormon, that Jesus is the Christ, then he must take the next step; he must come unto Christ. Learning the precepts found in what the Prophet Joseph Smith called the most correct book on earth, the Book of Mormon, is but the first step. Abiding by those precepts found in the “keystone” of our religion gets a man nearer to God than through any other book (see History of the Church, 4:461). Can we not see why we should be reading this book daily and practicing its precepts at all times?
Ezra Taft Benson, “‘Come unto Christ’,” Ensign, Nov 1987, 83

The phrase I made red is from today's reading and I really like that scripture. I will go ahead and share this that ties in to that scripture. Elder Orson F. Whitney taught, "The Fall had a twofold direction - downward, yet forward. It brought man into the world and set his feet upon progression's highway". Further the scriptures of the Restoration affirm that Adam and Eve were forgiven of their transgression in the Garden of Eden and thus "the Son of God hath atone for original guilt" (Moses 6:54). At the same time, however, there was a fall and this fall does indeed take its toll upon us, both physically and spiritually. As Lehi observed all men and women remain in a lost and fallen state unless and until they rely upon the redeeming powers of Jesus Christ (1 Nephi 10:6).

I find it interesting that the fall took place in a garden and the atonement began in a garden. I guess I need to work on my green thumb - gardens seem to be the happening place to be!