1 Nephi 3:5-8 Nephi said: "I will go and do the thing which the Lord hath commanded, for I know that the Lord giveth no commandment... save he shall prepare a way [to] accomplish the thing which he commandeth..." ( 1Nephi 3:7 , paraphrased) Mary said: "Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word." ( Luke 1:38 ) Simon Peter said: "Master, we have toiled all night... nevertheless at thy word I will let down the net."( Luke 5:5 , abbreviated) Samuel answered: " Speak , LORD ; for thy servant heareth ." ( 1 Samuel 3:9-10 ) The Christ submitted himself to His Father with these words: "If thou be willing, remove this cup from me, nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done." ( Luke 22:42 ) Truly, the commandments of the Lord require faith to execute them. To the natural man, they are foolishness. The decision to obey a commandment of the Lord is the ground work for salvation. The contrast between Nephi and his mu...
A personal study of the Book of Mormon by Brent Leavitt,
a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.