Mosiah Chapter 3: King Benjamin continues

Day 116: February 15, 2012

Mosiah 3

This chapter is wonderful. King Benjamin is teaching his people about the plan of salvation. He is telling them of Jesus Christ who was to come and atone for their sins. He taught them of how Adam had fallen and because of that we are all in a fallen state and are natural men. In order to overcome this fall we must have faith in the Atonement of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. It is through his name only that we can receive a remission of our sins and be able to return to our Father’s presence. He teaches that little children who die before accountability are saved in the Savior. I am so grateful for my knowledge of this great plan of salvation. I am so grateful for my Savior and Redeemer making it possible for me that I might repent daily and be forgiven of the mistakes and sins that I commit every day. What a wonderful plan! It truly is a plan of happiness.

Verse 19

We are told in this verse that we are all natural men and that the natural man is an enemy to God. The tendency o f the natural man is to sin. In order to put off the natural man we need to follow the promptings we receive through the Holy Ghost. We are also taught that we need to be come as a little child. In order to do that we are told a list of attributes we need to obtain. I want to go through each one and make sure that I understand exactly what they each mean. The first attribute we are told we need to put off the natural man and become as a child is to be submissive. According to dictionary.com submissive means to be meekly obedient. The next attribute is to be meek. According to dictionary.com meek means to be quiet, gentle, and easily imposed on. The next attribute is humble. The dictionary.com says that to be humble means having or showing a modest or low estimate of one's own importance. The next attribute is patience. The definition of patient on dictionary.com is being able to wait without becoming annoyed or anxious. The last few things we are asked to do is to be full of love and to be willing to submit our own will to the will of the Father and do all things that he asks of us. We are not asked to be childish, but to be childlike. One important note about this verse that it is still all through the atonement of Jesus Christ that this is possible.