Verse five says that the wicked who are mean and kill the prophets and the righteous people will be killed. The first person I thought of was Joseph Smith and I thought "Good, they deserve it." Much to my surprise, in verse seven, Nephi's soul is anguished for these people. He is sad that such things must come to pass. I think I need to work on my pride and have more love like Nephi.
Verse eight impacted me tremendously. "But behold, the righteous that hearken unto the words of the prophets, and destroy them not, but look forward unto Christ with steadfastness for the signs which are given, notwithstanding all persecution--behold, they are they which shall not perish."
The first thing that ran through my mind was when the verse talks about looking for the signs. How can you look for something that you don't know? I thought of my son and how ill prepared he would be if I didn't teach him right. It is so important to teach the children about right and wrong. If you don't, it can cause so much more harm than just physical damage, which is bad enough.
Verse ten: " . . . And they sell themselves for naught . . ." I thought of how everyone sells themselves by watching bad things on TV, by listening to horrible things on the radio, by reading and viewing such awful things in any shape or form. How little we sell ourselves for.
Verses 25, 26, 27 and 28 really apply to me I think. I have a complex where I think I'm not good enough for anything. I love how these verses spoke to me, saying that the Lord has never said that I'm not good enough, nor has He ever turned me away. That made me feel specail and loved while boosting my testimony of the tender mercies of Heavenly Father.
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