Day 1 1Nephi 1-3

 

Welcome to day one of "Reading the Book of Mormon in 90 days".  This is a really nice time of year to start a 90-day journey reading the entire Book of Mormon.   You will finish around the Christmas Season!  What a wonderful way to celebrate the birth of our Savior by reading The Book of Mormon and drawing closer to Jesus Christ,  leading up to the celebration of His coming in to the world.  The Book of Mormon prophecies about Christ being born and I am so happy to be sharing this journey with all y'all at this time of year!!!  In this blog, I will share a daily thought and encourage any comments from you about what you have been reading as well.  Let's learn together, inspire one another, and grow in love for Our Savior. -Stacey

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Day 1 Reflection

Right off the bat the first thing that amazes me about The Book of Mormon is how much faith Lehi had.  Can you imagine what it must have felt like to have creature comforts, friends, family, and status in your community and have the Lord tell you to take your entire family, go in to the wilderness, leave your life, treasures, money, animals, home, and everything behind to follow God, preserve his family, their faith, and be obedient without any direction yet?  That kind of Faith is powerful!  In Chapter 3, we read that Lehi wants his sons to go back to Jerusalem and get the plates of brass from Laban (which was dangerous).  What does Nephi say?  In 1 Nephi 3:7, which I have sometimes heard  refered to as, "Nephi's promise", the verse says, "I will go and do the things which the Lord hath commanded, for I know that the Lord giveth no commandment unto the Children of men, save he shall prepare a way for them, that they may accomplish the thing which he commandeth them".  Wow!  Such amazing faith in God.  Already, we get to learn that this family really loved the Lord and trusted Him fully.