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Sunday, September 23, 2007

♦ 9/23/2007 11:34:00 PM 0 comments

Believe it or not, but I've been contemplating practically all day long about this Svithe. It's been a pretty challenging one for me and I know that it's still not very well developed. However, since the day is nearly over, I figure I can only give you what I've got and I don't seem to be getting much more than this any time soon. So, I'm supplementing what my Svithe lacks with a trailer for the movie Amazing Grace which graced (haha) our theaters this past February and should be coming to DVD soon.

But onto the meat of my post.

So, I've been reading in 3 Nephi for the past little while. 3 Nephi is actually my favorite section of the Book of Mormon (along with the war chapters in Alma; they're pretty cool, too). Anyway, that's sort of beside the point and doesn't really matter a whole lot. The other day I was reading in chapter 18 when I came across the following verse:

And whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, which is right, believing that ye shall receive, behold it shall be given unto you.

"Which is right." How, exactly, am I supposed to know if what I'm asking for is right? I've been contemplating this for the past few days and I'm still not so sure what the answer is. (Yeah, I'm kinda dumb like that.) I suppose one could refer to Mormon 9:25 which states

And whosoever shall believe in my name, doubting nothing, unto him will I confirm all my words, even unto the ends of the earth.

But where does confirmation come from? It comes from the Holy Spirit, of course!

God shall give unto you knowledge by his Holy Spirit yea, by the unspeakable gift of the Holy Ghost, that has not been revealed since the world was until now.

But, behold, I say unto you, that you must study it out in your mind; then ye must ask me if it be right, and if it is right I will cause that your bosom shall burn within you; therefore, you shall feel that it is right.

I guess I must still be in the "Study it out in your mind" part, because I'm still not getting any answer that I recognize as being an answer.

Anyway, that's as far along as I've gotten on that train of thought. If you've got any input to help it get going again, please share.

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