3 Nephi 6-10

For today's class, I read 3 Nephi 6-10. It is interesting to read these chapters because they are similar to others in the Book of Mormon. The Nephites, for the most part, are righteous. They become wicked and Prophets preach repentance unto them. Secret combinations are formed to take out the prophets and the righteous people. The one thing that is different, is that Samuel's prophecy of the coming of Christ is fulfilled.

Ch. 6 -- At the beginning of this chapter, it seems there is hope for the Nephites! They are righteous and building the Kingdom of God...but they become prideful and wicked. Because of their wickedness, prophets preach to the people. It is incredible to think of these people and their situation. They have prophets preaching to them and obvious signs that there is a God and that he will bless them if they are righteous, yet they do not obey and they do not believe.

Ch. 7 -- This chapter amazes me...these once righteous people are now more wicked than ever before. They are planning murder and betrayal of the people of the Lord. There are some righteous people still and they are separated from the wicked people. Nephi is preaching repentance to the people and many are being baptized. It just amazes me how fast the people can go from being righteous and being blessed by God to being wicked and cursing God...

Ch. 8 -- In this chapter the people are waiting for the signs of which Samuel prophesied. Once the prophecy is fulfilled and the earth quakes and many cities are destroyed, the people recognize that they should have repented. We should take this lesson in to our lives!! Are we just going to sit around and wait for terrible things to happen because of our wickedness, or are we going to prepare for the future by living our best today and repenting when we have done wrong??

Ch. 9 -- Christ's voice is heard through the darkness in this chapter. He proclaims His existence and all of the things that He has done. It is important to realize that even though in our day we do not hear His voice through the darkness that we can feel His power and His love through our trials and our darkest times in our lives. He is always there for us and will help us through if we live righteously and as He would have us live.

Ch. 10 -- In this chapter, the darkness is lifted and the more righteous are the only people that are spared. They begin to change their lives and live more righteously. I love that after all of the sorrow and pain that the people have gone through, that they realize their faults and repent of them. They recognize that God has spared them and that they owe everything to Him. We need to remember that this applies to us in our lives. God will not forget us and will always provide if we tell Him of our trials and the help that we need. He loves each of us in a unique way and will do anything to see us happy. All we need to do to receive those blessings is pattern our lives after Christ and repent when we have done wrong.