Saturday, April 6, 2013

Ether 12 Weak Things Made Strong


President Monson announced two new temples:  Cedar City, Utah, and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.  (April 2013)  Ether was a prophet in ancient America; the last of his people.  The Jaredites were to become extinct through their wickedness and pride.  Yet, the prophet Ether left these words to us, received from the mouth of the Lord:  “…ye receive no witness until after the trial of your faith.”  “And if men come unto me I will show unto them their weakness, I give unto men weakness that they may be humble; and my grace is sufficient for all men that humble themselves before me; for if they humble themselves before me, and have faith in me, then will I make weak things become strong unto them.” Later in this chapter, Moroni, says this about his meeting in person with the Savior:  “And then shall ye know that I have seen Jesus, and that he hath talked with me face to face, and that he told me in plain humility, even as a man telleth another in mine own language, concerning these things.”  Imagine meeting with Jesus—something we all will do—and imagine him talking to us in “plain humility.”  Meanwhile, as we anticipate that meeting, we can humble ourselves and listen with all our hearts to his servants on this earth.  Then, we can act in accordance with his will.

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