1st Nephi 2

Alright so Lehi had a vision in a dream.....

a dream. If I had a dream that told me to

get my family out of dodge, I think I would have

to second guess it. I guess because I have never

personally had revelation in a dream, it's kinda hard

for me to think I would take it seriously.

I guess that the Lord would let you feel the urgency,

or somehow help you to distinguish the difference

between a dream and a vision....I don't know. Lehi

must have had a ton of faith to leave everything and

take his family into the wilderness.

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So I can remember several times when my

Father gave me counsel and I am so glad that

it didn't come down to him speaking .....

"with power, being filled with the Spirit, until

their frames did shake before him. And he did

confound them that they durst not utter against

him"

Yowzers, I did have halucinations one time

that my Dad was screaming so loud that he

was shaking the house....and that was terrifying.
I imagine it being something like that...except

instead of him screaming, I just imagine Lehi had

a really powerful, booming voice.

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One verse that I never understood and

always made me laugh was Verse 15

"And my father dwelt in a tent."

really?.....

Until I discovered that in their time to

dwell in a tent was considered a great honor.

To dwell in a tent represented living close to

and trusting in the Lord. Also, that

the father's tent was considered the

center of the whole community.

So those simple little 7 words represent so

much more than I used to think. I also find

it very appropriate that, that particular verse

is right after he set Laman and Lemuel straight.

Ahem.....your father should be respected and at

the center of your family.

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Lastly, Nephi is chosen by the Lord,

because of his faith, for he sought the Lord

diligently, with lowliness of heart.

And the Lord promises Nephi that if his

brothers should rebel against him, he would

cut them off and Nephi would be a ruler over

them.....that sounds good to me...hehehe ;)