WEEK SIX - Mosiah 4:9-30
DAY ONE - A summary of faith
Mosiah 4:9-10
In these two verses you will find a succinct summary of the things in
which we must believe. As you read the verses, number each item as
you come to it. Then write the list down in your journal.
Read your list through, slowly, more than a few times. Think about
which ones you truly believe in. Think about any that you struggle
with or aren't as strong in your belief in.
Choose two of the beliefs (one you are strong in and one you struggle
with) and write a few sentences about each. Start with the one you
find easy to believe and record your testimony of it. Then move on
to the one that isn't as firm, and write what you know about it. (If
you don't struggle with any of these ideas, write something down from
another aspect of the Gospel that your struggle with.) Then write
down the questions you still have about it. Leave some space
underneath those questions for a time when Heavenly Father will
unfold the mysteries of God to your view (see Mosiah 2:9.)
DAY TWO - Sibling rivalry
Mosiah 4:11-15
Go through these verses and underline the things you want to be
present in your home among your family members. Then go through and
highlight what King Benjamin teaches is necessary to do in order to
obtain these blessings.
Doctrine and Covenants 130:20-21 states:
"There is a law, irrevocably decreed in heaven before the
foundations of
this world, upon which all blessings are predicated - And when we
obtain
any blessing from God, it is by obedience to that law upon which it
is
predicated."
Make two lists in your journal: one called "commandments"(laws)
and one called "blessings." Write the actions King
Benjamin teaches we must do under the commandments column, and then
write the associated blessings in the second column.
Stare at the list and think about your family members. Think about
what your home would look and feel like if you were blessed with all
the blessings. Now think about how you can start to follow some of
the commandments in your home so that you can call down those
promises on your family.
DAY THREE - Are we not all beggars?
Mosiah 4:16-21
Think of yourself as the beggar King Benjamin describes us as.
Sketch that image in your journal, or write a descriptive paragraph.
Now read verse 20 and 21 and underline what God gives to us as we beg
from him. Sketch another image (or write another paragraph) of you
now blessed with the Spirit and filled with joy and granted whatever
we ask.
DAY FOUR - Serving your children
Mosiah 4:22-25
As mothers we are on-call 24 hours a day, seven days a week. It can
be exhausting to constantly be battered with requests from our
children, pleas to help them, answer them, do something for them.
Read verse 22 with the thought of motherhood in your mind. Write
down how this verse applies to you as a mother and your child as the
beggar "putting up his petition to you," not for substance
but for your time and attention.
Although we want to give our all to our children, we must also
remember that there are many things demanding our time, and sometimes
it is not possible to give our undivided attention to our children.
Read verses 23-25 as a reminder to yourself that sometimes there are
times when we can't be there, and that we "remain guiltless"
in these circumstances.
DAY FIVE - Wisdom and order
Mosiah 4:26-30
Underline in verse 26 all the things we must do to retain a remission
of our sins from day to day.
Now, in your journal, write down a list of all the demands asked of
you from day to day, in your role as woman, wife, mother, your job,
your calling. Write the numbers 1-5 next to the five things that
take the most time and effort in your day.
If you are a little overwhelmed by the length of the list, read verse
27. Now look back at your list and look at the things you numbered.
Are they in the right order? Does something not belong there? Is
there something missing? Re-number the top five as you think they
should be if "all these things are done in wisdom and order."
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