In the Book of Mormon w read that the sign was given as prophesied, and the day, the night, and the day or no darkness did come to pass. The people were astonished and fell to the earth. They began to know that the Son of God would shortly appear and they began o fear because of their iniquity and unbelief. A new star also appeared. 3 Neph 1:15-21 "And it came to pass that the words which came unto Nephi were fulfilled, according as they had been spoken; for behold, at the going down of the sun there was no darkness; and the people began to be astonished because there was no darkness when the night came. And there were many, who had not believed the words of the prophets, who fell to the earth and became as if they were dead, for they knew that the great plan of destruction which they had laid for those who believed in the words of the prophets had been frustrated; for the sign which had been given was already at hand. And they began to know that the Son of God must shortly appear; yea, in fine, all the people upon the face of the whole earth from the west to the east, both in the land north and in the land south, were so exceedingly astonished that they fell to the earth. For they knew that the prophets had testified of these things for many years, and that the sign which had been given was already at hand; and they began to fear because of their iniquity and their unbelief. And it came to pass that there was no darkness in all that night, but it was as light as though it was mid-day. And it came to pass that the sun did rise in the morning again, according to its proper order; and they knew that it was the day that the Lord should be born, because of the sign which had been given. And it had come to pass, yea, all things, every whit, according to the words of the prophets. And it came to pass also that a new star did appear, according to the word."
In the Old Testament we read that the people were so generous in their donations to build the tabernacle that Moses had to tell them to stop making gift offerings because they already had brought more than enough to do all the work. This speaks so highly of the generosity of these people, to give so much that there was more than enough to do what needed to be done. They are great examples for us to follow. Exodus 36:4-7 "And all the wise men, that wrought all the work of the sanctuary, came every man from his work which they made; And they spake unto Moses, saying, The people bring much more than enough for the service of the work, which the Lord commanded to make. And Moses gave commandment, and they caused it to be proclaimed throughout the camp, saying, Let neither man nor woman make any more work for the offering of the sanctuary. So the people were restrained from bringing. For the stuff they had was sufficient for all the work to make it, and too much."
A verse with a thought booklet tells us that we'll be blessed if we place our trust in the Lord, and not in prideful people who tell lies. The Lord is always honest and always full of integrity. He fulfills everything He says He will do. We truly can safely trust in Him--always! Psalms 40:4 "Blessed is that man that maketh the Lord his trust, and respecteth not the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies."
In the Old Testament we read that the people were so generous in their donations to build the tabernacle that Moses had to tell them to stop making gift offerings because they already had brought more than enough to do all the work. This speaks so highly of the generosity of these people, to give so much that there was more than enough to do what needed to be done. They are great examples for us to follow. Exodus 36:4-7 "And all the wise men, that wrought all the work of the sanctuary, came every man from his work which they made; And they spake unto Moses, saying, The people bring much more than enough for the service of the work, which the Lord commanded to make. And Moses gave commandment, and they caused it to be proclaimed throughout the camp, saying, Let neither man nor woman make any more work for the offering of the sanctuary. So the people were restrained from bringing. For the stuff they had was sufficient for all the work to make it, and too much."
A verse with a thought booklet tells us that we'll be blessed if we place our trust in the Lord, and not in prideful people who tell lies. The Lord is always honest and always full of integrity. He fulfills everything He says He will do. We truly can safely trust in Him--always! Psalms 40:4 "Blessed is that man that maketh the Lord his trust, and respecteth not the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies."
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