Flooding My Life with the Book of Mormon 2.0

1 Nephi 22:23 For the time speedily shall come that all churches which are built up to get gain, and all those who are built up to get power over the flesh, and those who are built up to become popular in the eyes of the world, and those who seek the lusts of the flesh and the things of the world, and to do all manner of iniquity; yea, in fine, all those who belong to the kingdom of the devil are they who need fear, and tremble, and quake; they are those who must be brought low in the dust; they are those who must be consumed as stubble; and this is according to the words of the prophet. Pride is a strong motivator for the natural man. It is one of the three temptations Satan used to try to destroy the Savior in the wilderness after His baptism. Popularity--what others think of us--is a temptation few can resist. The great and abominable church uses popularity like currency. If we look at social media influencers today, we see how fame and popularity are the ultimate goal for those con...

1 Nephi 19:9 And the world, because of their iniquity, shall judge him to be a thing of naught; wherefore they scourge him, and he suffereth it; and they smite him, and he suffereth it. Yea, they spit upon him, and he suffereth it, because of his loving kindness and his long-suffering towards the children of men. To be kind is to be sympathetic, helpful, gentle, and loving. So Jesus's loving kindness is His innate nature to be kind because He loves everyone. He is sympathetic to His persecutors because He sees from their perspective. Given what they know and believe and the circumstances in which they live, He understands why they are cruel, vicious, and hateful.  This loving kindness is born out of His atonement. Having suffered all things in the flesh, having lifted every person's burden, having experienced every pain, anguish, affliction, and illness, He knows me personally, intimately, directly, and perfectly. And that knowledge inspires sympathy, not anger; kindness, not r...

1 Nephi 13:13 And it came to pass that I beheld the Spirit of God, that it wrought upon other Gentiles; and they went forth out of captivity, upon the many waters. Christopher Columbus was inspired by God to explore the ocean and discover the New World. Columbus was an imperfect man in many ways, but God was still able to work through him, just as He can work through me, though I am likewise imperfect. God can do great things with imperfect people.

1 Nephi 11:22 And I answered him, saying: Yea, it is the love of God, which sheddeth itself abroad in the hearts of the children of men; wherefore, it is the most desirable above all things. The love of God is the most desirable thing because it is the source of everything else. We exist because of the love of God. The earth was created, life was granted, families formed, the plan of salvation designed, commandments given, the atonement performed, repentance granted, resurrection, judgment, salvation, and exaltation--all because of the love of God. No wonder the Apostle John said that God is love. Everything he does is motivated by love, and everything we have and are comes from His love. If we think anything in the universe is more important or desirable than His love, we are sadly mistaken.