In the Book of Mormon we read that Nephi was brought before the multitude, having been accused to murdering the chief judge. They interrogated him, trying to get him to admit to the murder. But he proclaimed his innocence and told them that if they would go see the murdered man's brother and question him, he would confess. This happened just as he said and he and the other five were released. Because of this, some people believed that Nephi was a prophet. Helaman 9:19-41 "Nevertheless, they caused that Nephi should be taken and bound and brought before the multitude, and they began to question him in divers ways that they might cross him, that they might accuse him to death— Saying unto him: Thou art confederate; who is this man that hath done this murder? Now tell us, and acknowledge thy fault; saying, Behold here is money; and also we will grant unto thee thy life if thou wilt tell us, and acknowledge the agreement which thou hast made with him. But Nephi said unto them: O ye fools, ye uncircumcised of heart, ye blind, and ye stiffnecked people, do ye know how long the Lord your God will suffer you that ye shall go on in this your way of sin? O ye ought to begin to howl and mourn, because of the great destruction which at this time doth await you, except ye shall repent. Behold ye say that I have agreed with a man that he should murder Seezoram, our chief judge. But behold, I say unto you, that this is because I have testified unto you that ye might know concerning this thing; yea, even for a witness unto you, that I did know of the wickedness and abominations which are among you. And because I have done this, ye say that I have agreed with a man that he should do this thing; yea, because I showed unto you this sign ye are angry with me, and seek to destroy my life. And now behold, I will show unto you another sign, and see if ye will in this thing seek to destroy me. Behold I say unto you: Go to the house of Seantum, who is the brother of Seezoram, and say unto him— 7 Has Nephi, the pretended prophet, who doth prophesy so much evil concerning this people, agreed with thee, in the which ye have murdered Seezoram, who is your brother? And behold, he shall say unto you, Nay. And ye shall say unto him: Have ye murdered your brother? And he shall stand with fear, and wist not what to say. And behold, he shall deny unto you; and he shall make as if he were astonished; nevertheless, he shall declare unto you that he is innocent. But behold, ye shall examine him, and ye shall find blood upon the skirts of his cloak. And when ye have seen this, ye shall say: From whence cometh this blood? Do we not know that it is the blood of your brother? And then shall he tremble, and shall look pale, even as if death had come upon him. And then shall ye say: Because of this fear and this paleness which has come upon your face, behold, we know that thou art guilty. And then shall greater fear come upon him; and then shall he confess unto you, and deny no more that he has done this murder. And then shall he say unto you, that I, Nephi, know nothing concerning the matter save it were given unto me by the power of God. And then shall ye know that I am an honest man, and that I am sent unto you from God. And it came to pass that they went and did, even according as Nephi had said unto them. And behold, the words which he had said were true; for according to the words he did deny; and also according to the words he did confess. And he was brought to prove that he himself was the very murderer, insomuch that the five were set at liberty, and also was Nephi. And there were some of the Nephites who believed on the words of Nephi; and there were some also, who believed because of the testimony of the five, for they had been converted while they were in prison. And now there were some among the people, who said that Nephi was a prophet. And there were others who said: Behold, he is a god, for except he was a god he could not know of all things. For behold, he has told us the thoughts of our hearts, and also has told us things; and even he has brought unto our knowledge the true murderer of our chief judge."
In the Old Testament we read about the death of Jacob, and how he asked Joseph to take his body back so he could be buried with Abraham, Sarah, Isaac and Rebekah. Genesis 49:29-33 "And he charged them, and said unto them, I am to be gathered unto my people: bury me with my fathers in the cave that is in the field of Ephron the Hittite, In the cave that is in the field of Machpelah, which is before Mamre, in the land of Canaan, which Abraham bought with the field of Ephron the Hittite for a possession of a burying place. There they buried Abraham and Sarah his wife; there they buried Isaac and Rebekah his wife; and there I buried Leah. The purchase of the field and of the cave that is therein was from the children of Heth. And when Jacob had made an end of commanding his sons, he gathered up his feet into the bed, and yielded up the ghost, and was gathered unto his people."
Some scriptures with a thought booklet remind us not to judge others. Sometimes we may tend to notice small, nitpicky things in other pople while ignoring huge faults of our own. This should not be! Only God can judge people. We only see part of the picture and are in no position to judge. The story is told of a family who went out to eat and the waiter was very bad tempered and short with them. They planned to give him a very small tip to show their dissatisfaction with his bad service. At the end of the meal the daughter asked for a box to take home some leftovers for her cat. At this, the waiter broke down completely. He explained that his cat had disappeared four days ago and he was overcome with grief and worry. Suddenly, they realized why the waiter was in such a bad mood and with this new understanding, they had compassion for him. Often we only see outward things without really knowing what's in a person's heart. So we need to leave the judging to God who knows and understands everything. Matthew 7:1-5 "Judge not, that ye be not judged. For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again. And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye? Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam is in thine own eye? Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye."
In the Old Testament we read about the death of Jacob, and how he asked Joseph to take his body back so he could be buried with Abraham, Sarah, Isaac and Rebekah. Genesis 49:29-33 "And he charged them, and said unto them, I am to be gathered unto my people: bury me with my fathers in the cave that is in the field of Ephron the Hittite, In the cave that is in the field of Machpelah, which is before Mamre, in the land of Canaan, which Abraham bought with the field of Ephron the Hittite for a possession of a burying place. There they buried Abraham and Sarah his wife; there they buried Isaac and Rebekah his wife; and there I buried Leah. The purchase of the field and of the cave that is therein was from the children of Heth. And when Jacob had made an end of commanding his sons, he gathered up his feet into the bed, and yielded up the ghost, and was gathered unto his people."
Some scriptures with a thought booklet remind us not to judge others. Sometimes we may tend to notice small, nitpicky things in other pople while ignoring huge faults of our own. This should not be! Only God can judge people. We only see part of the picture and are in no position to judge. The story is told of a family who went out to eat and the waiter was very bad tempered and short with them. They planned to give him a very small tip to show their dissatisfaction with his bad service. At the end of the meal the daughter asked for a box to take home some leftovers for her cat. At this, the waiter broke down completely. He explained that his cat had disappeared four days ago and he was overcome with grief and worry. Suddenly, they realized why the waiter was in such a bad mood and with this new understanding, they had compassion for him. Often we only see outward things without really knowing what's in a person's heart. So we need to leave the judging to God who knows and understands everything. Matthew 7:1-5 "Judge not, that ye be not judged. For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again. And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye? Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam is in thine own eye? Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye."
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