2 Nephi 25-30

"The day cometh that the Only Begotten of the Father, yea, even the Father of heaven and of earth, shall manifest himself unto them in the flesh, behold, they will reject him, because of their iniquities, and the hardness of their hearts, and the stiffness of their necks -2 Nephi 25:12

Today in Sunday school we were taught that Christ came to this earth, rather than one of God's other worlds, because this world was the most wicked. We are the only world that would crucify the Son of God. This really got to me because I see so much good in the world. The world is wicked, but it isn't all bad. I believe that if this world is the most wicked then it is, or surely has the capability to be, the most righteous as well. 2 Nephi chapter two talks about how there must needs be an opposition in all things. Because of this scripture, we can reason that without good their can't be bad. Therefore, if our world is wicked, there is also goodness in it. I hope that I am part of the good of this world.

"The right way is to believe in Christ and deny him not; for by denying hi ye also deny the prophets and the law" -2 Nephi 25:28

CTR! I really believe that Christ is, and will always be the right choice. Choosing Christ makes you happy. It lets you live with your families forever, lets you be forgiven of your sins, and lets you become the glorious being that your Father in Heaven wants you to become. By choosing Christ, you are choosing happiness, and we all want happiness.

"Thy ways are just" -2 Nephi 26:7

This chapter talks the destruction of the Nephites, and about how horrible it was. In the end Nephi says that God's ways are just. He just saw a vision that his people would be destroyed, but he knew that God had a plan. We should be more like that. We need to always trust God.

God also gives his people numerous chances to repent, but they get destroyed if they don't. We need to listen to us. He will give us second chances, but we need to obey him.

"Lord God worketh not in darkness" 2 Nephi 26:23

I really love the fact that Christ and God are compared to light. In light, there are no mysteries.  Eventually, he will reveal everything to us because he loves us. We just need to wait until it is time for him to do so. He always loves us.

Tender Mercies:

This weekend has been a rough one. I got a $50 dollar parking ticket on my brother's car, and I have no clue how I am going to afford to pay for it. I was only parked there for an hour and it was all just a huge mistake.

It was so hard, and I'm not sure why, but getting that ticket just made me fall apart. I have been working so hard and haven't gotten much sleep and I just lost it.

My brother and Dad were so nice to me. Brandon took me out to ice cream, and my dad brought me flowers, well a cactus with flowers. It really made my day to know that even though I was having a rough time, that my family still cared about me. I love them so much!