During the
teaching the Saviors way broadcast the following things seemed impressed upon
my mind. What the full ramifications are unclear at present but I wanted to
capture them here.
They read from
the book of Enos
1 Behold, it came to pass that I, Enos, knowing my father
that he was a just man—for he taught me in his language,
and also in the nurture and admonition of the Lord—and blessed be the
name of my God for it—
2 And I will tell you of the wrestle which I had before
God, before I received a remission of my sins.
3 Behold, I went to hunt beasts in the forests; and the words
which I had often heard my father speak concerning eternal life, and the joy of
the saints, sunk deep into my heart.
4 And my soul hungered; and I kneeled down before
my Maker, and I cried unto him in mighty prayer and
supplication for mine own soul; and all the day long did I cry unto him; yea,
and when the night came I did still raise my voice high that it reached the
heavens.
5 And there came a voice unto me, saying: Enos, thy sins
are forgiven thee, and thou shalt be blessed.
The thing that
stood out to me, but was not said was that although Enos was most likely
intending to go to the forest to hunt beast for food of flesh, the intent of
the Lord was that he Hunt down the beast of his sole. To seek repentance to
cleans himself from the bests of Sin that troubled his sole.
The broadcast
reiterated the need to delve into the Scriptures not just read some, but to incorporate
the scripture chains, and talk about them. Not to just read the scripture and
let that be that. I see this a lot in class and it bothers me immensely. Personal revelation and experience backed by scripture is
more what is desired.
Plus, the
majority of what was shared was not by the leaders but by others. I have
noticed that the instruction manuals / guides in recent years are walking away
from focusing on quotes by the "Great scholars of yesteryears", and focused on the
current bulwark of instruction from leaders and seeks for students to make use
of the gift of the spirit they have been promised to seek and find answers and
meaning and then to share those insights and experiences. As God tried to do with Israel we are to
become a nation of Priests not a Nation of those who have just studied a
collection of words from past priests.
It was clear
that old habits were still modeled in the mist of trying to change directions and they often fell back on old ways during the broadcast.
The adage is true that habits are difficult to overcome. This direction the instruction
is heading is a dangerous path that has great opportunity to increase the level
of gospel understanding and instruction and it is truly exciting. Listening to the spirit is becoming more and more a the desire.
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