1 Nephi 21 also refer to Isaiah 49

This chapter is a beautiful conversation between the Lord and the House of Israel. For us in the latter-days, the words of encouragement from the Lord can be seen as our marching orders. He has and continues to prepare us to be His servants in gathering His children back to him.

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1 Nephi 20 (See also Isaiah 48)

Take a deep breath. We are encountering our first Isaiah chapter and it's going to be awesome!

This episode will aide you in gaining an appreciation for our Lord - how He knows everything from the beginning, how He knows our vulnerabilities, and how He knew our tendency to gravitate to graven images.

But, despite our weakness, He provided a way. He declared all things from the beginning and reminds us of what exactly He is prepared to do to help us along the way.

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1 Nephi 19

As I read this chapter, I read it through the eyes of a mature Nephi who is reflecting on all that he has done to teach his people to "Remember the Lord Their Redeemer." He has taught them from the Brass Plates teaching them of the prophecies of those prophets who, with him, stand as witnesses of the Lord's coming.

Jesus is the Christ!

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1 Nephi 18: 5-25 and Ether 6: 5-12

In this episode we compare and contrast the experience of the Lehites to the Jaredites who were also instructed to construct a ship and sail to the promised land.

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1 Nephi 17:48 - 1 Nephi 18:4

We wrap up 1 Nephi 17 with the most exciting part of the entire chapter. Nephi basically receives superpowers from God and Laman and Lemuel finally receive their personal "Know of a surety" moment!

While you listen to this episode, I want you to liken the verses to what you are currently being asked to do by the Lord. Are you All In? Whatever He asks of you, are you in? Are you being patient with the process? Are you acting in faith by taking the first step? Are you trusting that he will reveal to you "from time to time" what comes next? Are you working after the manner of the Lord or of men? Are you going to the temple often and praying often to receive the Lord's guidance on how you should personally work the timbers of your ship?

I hope so! If not, listen to this week's podcast and consider the possibilities if you choose to partner up with the Lord.

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1 Nephi 17:45-55

"Ye are swift to do iniquity but slow to remember the Lord you God." That is the smack down that Nephi gave his brethren after they accused Lehi of judging the people of Jerusalem.

What is iniquity?

Listen to today's episode and discover the wide net that the words iniquity casts. It wasn't just Laman and Lemuel who committed iniquities and it isn't only those who are out of our spheres. Iniquity hides in our hearts and if we desire to feel the promptings of the spirit, we must rid ourselves of its clutches.

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1 Nephi 17: 22-44

The Nephites loved Moses. Repeatedly throughout the Book of Mormon, the Nephite leaders bring the people to remembrance about this great prophet.

Nephi, while trying to encourage his brethren to have faith and help him construct a ship, reveals to us one of his personal motivators - the faithfulness of Moses. "Let us be strong like unto Moses!" (1 Nephi 4:2). This episode will ponder upon Moses and a particular attribute of his that did make him strong. We will also learn that like the children of Israel, we must learn to look to Jesus Christ when we are bitten by our own personal fiery serpents. A way for healing has been prepared. Israel was just asked to look and live.

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1 Nephi 17

The family has finally reached the sea and the land which the Lord provided them was filled with fruit and honey. Bountiful was their respite. But now what?

After many days in Bountiful, the Lord commands Nephi to get into the mountain. It is there, in prayer, that Nephi learns that he is to build a ship. As far as we know, Nephi didn't have ship building skills, but that is okay. The way he was to build the ship would be after the manner of the Lord and not of man.

What is the Lord commanding you to build. Recently, a prophet of God gave us instruction to remodel our homes into centers of gospel learning. Perhaps it is other personal commandments that you are in need of pursuing, listen to discover how to follow the light and block out the obstacles that surely will arise.

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1 Nephi 17: 1-14

The Lord promises His children who keep His commandments that He will strengthen them, nourish them, and provide means that they may accomplish the things they have been commanded to do. How does He do this? He has taken it upon himself to be our Light. He is The Light. And if we remain faithful and not slothful, He will lead us......but sometimes we do become slothful and we do tarry, not following a direct course. Is there something to learn during these moments? Absolutely! Because the Lord is your Light!

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1 Nephi 16: 33-39; 1 Nephi 17: 1-3

Our agency is so powerful that we can see things, hear things, and experience things and yet if we choose not to believe, choose not to remember and put forth the effort to know God for ourselves, we are powerful enough to fool ourselves. We can fall for our own deceptions. That is what Laman, Lemuel and the sons of Ishmael demonstrated for us over and over again.

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