Behind?

Are you behind? If you are or you aren't we want to hear from you.

One idea on getting caught up is just don't put it off!! Just do it even if

something else sounds more fun at the time. Isn't that how life is? Remember

the Tree of Life chapter and those people on the building? Well I'm sure they

weren't all drinking beer and enticing those on the path to come have some.

I'm sure there were plenty saying "don't read your scriptures, this is more

fun right now. You can go back later and read them".

What are your ideas of how to stay on track or get back on track with reading?

(leave your ideas in the comment section below.)

Here are all the symbols in Lehi’s dream and what they mean.

Symbols:

1. The tree (1 Nephi 8:20)

2. The fruit (1 Nephi 8:11)

3. The rod of Iron (1 Nephi 8:19)

4. Mist of darkness (1 Nephi 8:23)

Meanings:

1. The love of God in giving the world his Only Begotten Son (1 Nephi 11:21-22)

2. Eternal life (1 Nephi 15:36)

3. The word of God (1 Nephi 15:23-24)

4. Temptations of the devil (1 Nephi12:17)

Here are some questions for you to think about as you read about the Tree of Life.

1. When Nephi asked the angel to show him the meaning of the tree, he saw a vision of the

birth and ministry of the Savior.

How do the birth and ministry of Jesus Christ show God’s great love for us?

2. What does the fruit of the tree represent? (The gift of eternal life). Nephi saw that Jesus

Christ, because of his love for us, would be crucified for our sins so that we might repent and

gain eternal life.

Think about what you must do to obtain eternal life.

3. The iron rod represents the word of God.ow will reading the Book of Mormon every day help you stay on the path back to our

Heavenly Father? (1 Nephi 15:24)

4. The mist of darkness represents the temptations of the devil, which can confuse us and lead

us astray.

In what ways does Satan tempt you to leave the strait and narrow path? What can you do to

resist his temptation?

5. The great and spacious building represents the pride of the world.

In what ways have you been made fun of because you were trying to do right?

Who influences people who make fun of us?

The vision of the tree of life teaches us the importance of the choices that we make and the

importance of continuing down the correct path. Even though there are things around us that

may distract us there are ways to help us hold on to the iron rod; such as: reading the Book of

Mormon, obeying your parents, praying, being honest, choosing good friends, choosing good

entertainment and so on.

Written by Autumn Polson

Day One

Here is a fun way we can encourage and keep up with one another on how our reading of the Book of Mormon is going. Over the next 4 months we will all be reading the Word of God together. Our testimonies will increase and we get to feel the Saviors love personally in our own lives. I hope you all take moment to comment on this blog about how you are feeling. Feel free to share your experiences, tender mercies, miracles and testimonies as comments on this blog. If you don't choose to share then just enjoy the comments of others. Please keep comments within the standards of the church (refer to the Strength for Youth pamphlet). How special and unique you all are. I hope you get to learn that even more throughout these next months.