Seminary Notes (September 9th 2013)

Daily Thought:

" The tree of life...is the love of God (see Nephi 11:25). The love of God for His children is most profoundly expressed in His gift of Jesus as our Redeemer. "God so loved the world, that he sent his only begotten Son". (John 3:16) To partake of the love of God is to partake of Jesus' Atonement and the emancipation and joys which it can bring". -Elder Neal A. Maxwell.

In what ways do we allow ourselves to "draw closer to God"?

Scriptures:

1st Nephi 8:

5-12: Lehi's vision of the Tree of Life.
-What does he see?
Tree and fruit.
Fruit: sweet and white.
Tree: desirable fruit.
-What are the symbols in Lehi's vision?
Symbol:                                                       Interpretation:
1st Nephi 8:10-12:                                      1st Nephi 11:21-25:
Tree & Fruit.                                               The love of God.
1st Nephi 8:13:                                            1st Nephi 12:16; 15: 26-29:                                                
A river of water.                                           Filthy sins.
1st Nephi 8:19:                                            1st Nephi 11:25:
Iron rod.                                                      The word of God.
1st Nephi 8:23:                                             1st Nephi 12:17:
Mist of darkness.                                          Temptations of the Devil.
1st Nephi 8:26:                                             1st Nephi 11: 35-36; 12:18:
Great and spacious building.                          Pride of the world.

-What else is in the vision?
 *Who is partaking of the fruit?
  The righteous.
 *Who is in the great and spacious building?
   The prideful. (Haha, so that means Mr.Darcy...off topic)

-Do you sometimes end up in the great and spacious building?
-How do you fix that?