Saturday, April 21, 2012

Lesson 14: For a Wise Purpose - Scriptures and Quotes


Book of Mormon: Gospel Doctrine Teacher’s Manual, (1999), 61–65

Reading 1 – Enos 1:1-2

Reading 2 - President Harold B. Lee said: “If the time comes when you have done all that you can to repent of your sins … and have made amends and restitution to the best of your ability … , then you will want that confirming answer as to whether or not the Lord has accepted of you. In your soul-searching, if you seek for and you find that peace of conscience, by that token you may know that the Lord has accepted of your repentance” (Stand Ye in Holy Places [1974], 185).

Reading 3 – The Book of Mormon Student Manual says: "The wrestle Enos had before God was with himself. Sometimes the greatest effort is put forth when a person contends with himself before the Lord. Such wrestling is the struggle to find and express one's real desires which are sometimes hidden behind sin, evasion, and cover-up. Wrestling with oneself involves deep thought, meditation, and concentration. It means going beyond the cliché level of prayer to the point that one truly pours his soul into words and offers them to God. Repetitions cease to be vain, trite, or unfelt. Instead, each phrase is an expression of a yearning desire to do God's will. Such prayers are assisted and guided by the Holy Spirit, 'for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered' (Romans 8:26)." (Religion 121-122, Book of Mormon Student Manual, p55)

Reading 4 – Enos 1:3-8

Reading 5 – Elder Boyd K. Packer said: “Sometimes you may struggle with a problem and not get an answer. What could be wrong?
It may be that you are not doing anything wrong. It may be that you have not done the right things long enough. Remember, you cannot force spiritual things.
Sometimes we are confused simply because we won’t take no for an answer. (Ensign, November 1979, p. 21.)

Reading 6 – Enos 1:9-10

Reading 7 – Enos 1:11-16

Reading 8: Jarom 1:11-12

Reading 9 -- Omni 1:13-15

Reading 10 – Omni 1:17

Words of Mormon 1:3-4,6-7


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