1 Nephi Chapter 7

Well tonight was going to be another night where I could spend an hour on the computer but say to myself that I had to much to do and needed to get to bed because it is late. Well, no excuses!

So my first thought in reading this chapter is...I wonder how the daughters of Ishmael felt. Were they happy to get husbands? I can't imagine they being very excited to journey in the desert!

Then two of the daughters, Nephi's brothers and two of the brothers of Ishmael rebelled and wanted to go back to Jerusalem. My first thought is...LET THEM GO! It will serve them right because they will get brought into captivity when Jerusalem is taken over. It would have save Lehi & his family so much grief if they would have just let them go.

As I read on...Nephi does give them the choice. He reminds them the Jerusalem will be destoyed "And you shall also perish with them. And now if ye have choice, go up to the land, and remember the words which I speak unto you, that if ye go ye will also perish; for thus the Spirit of the Lord contraineth me that I should speak."

Then the brothers get mad and tie Nephi up and Nephi prays and the Lord loosens the rope and he is freed. They get mad and try again but the daughters of Ishmael plead with them and they feel bad and apologize. If they didn't believe Nephi so much, why did they try to hurt him. Why didn't they just go back?

In verses 10-12 Nephi mentioned that they forgot about the angel, forgot about how they were delivered out of Labans hands, and forgot about all the things God can do. So what experiences in my life have I forgotten at times?
1. I forget all the times I've felt the spirit testify of the truthfulness of the gospel: testimony meetings, in the temple, EFY, Youthconferece & girls camp. All the times I've prayed and recieved answer.
2. The peacful feeling of truth I've felt in the temple. (I haven't been for over a year...one of my goals for April is to go to the Temple)
3. I've forgotten the guidence I used to get in reading my patriarchal blessing. It used to help me guide my life...but hasn't really for some time. I'm going to read that tomorrow.