Wednesday, January 16, 2008

Swords

Words of Mormon 1:13 – “King Benjamin . . . did fight with the strength of his own arm, with the sword of Laban.”
Isn’t it interesting that even though this was 215 years after Nephi and his family left Jerusalem that King Benjamin was still using the sword of Laban. Many prophets were reported to have used this sword in battle (2Ne 5:14, Jacob 1:10, W of M 1:13, Mosiah 1:16) and this sword has almost taken on a mystical, supernatural feel/aura about it. As I was thinking about this I began to wonder: are there any “swords” in my life that have been passed down through generations, things that me and my family look to as a protection, strength, or a saving power? What kind of metal could that have been that they were still using 215 years later and then even 2430 years later (D&C 17) when Joseph Smith sees it? What does it represent? In my life? I see the sword of Laban as a symbol of the power that comes with obedience – Nephi got this sword because he was being obedient to the commands of the Lord; those who wielded it were the righteous. Joseph Smith was only able to see it/handle it after he had exhibited his obedience. I think one application in my life, one thing that I see as a ‘sword of Laban’ is my journal. I have been recording experiences I have had, blessings I’ve received, and spiritual opportunities the Lord has given me. These have come in consequence of obedience, and these are things that I plan on passing on to my children. I like what president Eyring said in the past conference about these sort of things: as we read them we will see more and more the power of the Lord in our life, our faith will increase (leading to an increase in spiritual ‘power’) and we will be more grateful. Interesting.
Posted by Scotty B at 9:41 AM 0 comments

Monday, January 14, 2008

Movies

I got a phone call from a girl yesterday thanking me for something I had asked her that I didn't really even think about twice. I had asked her if it was unrealistic of me to hope for a girl who didn't want to watch PG-13 movies. I know that seems really wierd, but I don't and it would be nice if the girl I dated/married didn't either. I know that there aren't really any girls out there like that (none that I know of), but maybe even if she was just willing to stop watching them - I know it's really selfish of me, but it's just one of those little things that I think about that would be nice. Anyway, I asked her and she said she didn't think so and we moved on in our conversation. Well she called me up last night and told me that she thought about what I asked her a lot and apparently she had gone on a date the night before. The kid she went out with told her they were going to go watch a movie that was PG-13 and she didn't really want to watch it, well, she asked him if they could watch something else and so they did. Anyway it was really cool for me because I didn't even think about that conversation again - it was such a little thing, but to her she had thought about it a lot more after that. Too bad she's off limits to me to date (she dated one of my buddies) 'cause now there is a girl out there that doesn't watch them . . .
Posted by Scotty B at 7:56 PM 4 comments
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