to the world, she was on top of the world. but to her, She was at her lowest. Molly Brown realized that material things do not bring her happiness. Spiritual things do.
In institute today we talked about the signs of Christ's birth and death.
I knew all of the signs, and I knew how devastating some were.
I did not know what some of them meant.
Three Days Of Darkness.
In the scriptures it says that the darkness was vapor like. You could not even light a candle. But why three days? and why darkness. Why not something else. I have always associated the darkness with Christ's death, but I didn't realize how much.
D&C 88:7-13
"7 Which truth shineth. This is the light of Christ. As also he is in the sun and the light of the sun, and the power thereof by whih it was made.
"8 As also he is in the moon, and is the light of the moon, and the power thereof by which it was made...
"11 And the light which shineth, which gieveth you light, is through him who enlighteneth your eyes, which is the same light that quickeneth your understandings."
It was dark because the Light was gone. Christ was dead. "I am the light of the world." The light of the world was gone.
Another interesting thing we spoke about was verse 11. The light of Christ was gone. Was faith gone? Did the believers still believe?
Children are afraid of the dark. Some adults are afraid of the dark. It is supposedly an irrational thing to be scared of. When in the dark, the first thing I look for is a light. Any light. Even if it is the light on the smoke detector or the stars on my celling.
When we are in our darkest hour, we look for the light of Christ. We look for the Light.
In 3 Nephi 10:13 it says, toward the bottom "Neither were they overpowered by the vapor of smoke and of darkness."
In Helamen 5, the prison was falling down. But in the center was a ring of fire, and the missonaries were protected from the darkness and shakings. The people asked, "What must we do that this cloud of darkness may be removed from us?" Do you know what they are told? To Repent and Cry unto the Lord.
repent= change.
The people were not overpowered by the vapor because they had been converted.
What is the difference between a testimony and conversion?
Testimony
- Is to know something
- is to be convinced of the truth
- is to know and declare
- talk about faith.
Conversion
- is to become something
- is to be changed (repent)
- to do, to become, I am.
- to be faithful.
"it is not enough to go through the motions. We have to become what our Heavenly Father wants us to become."
