Comments on: How to learn great things from the Lord

By: Kim Siever

Kim Siever — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 00:22:33 +0000

No, I don't The only speculation I have is that it's something not currently in the scriptures.

By: Jeff Milner

Jeff Milner — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 00:00:18 +0000

Do you have an opinion on what these great things were?

(This is a setup to ask you if Nephi's method is the best way to go about it).

By: Kim Siever

Kim Siever — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 21:39:03 +0000

Well, that's the whole Book of Mormon for ya.

By: Jeff Milner

Jeff Milner — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 21:27:08 +0000

I would consider the use of bellows for metal working and advanced ship-making with no prior experience to be "great".

But nevertheless, I admit, it's only implied and doesn't actually say, "the ship was one of the great things".

But if that's the case, then Nephi doesn't actually tell us what was so great about the things he learned. We are stuck just taking his word for it.

By: Kim Siever

Kim Siever — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 21:21:11 +0000

There is no indication in verse 3 that the ship was one of the great things.

By: Jeff Milner

Jeff Milner — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 21:18:59 +0000

I wonder if there are examples of great things that have come from Temple attendance.

I would like to say that's where Philo Taylor Farnsworth got his idea for the television, but at only 14 years, maybe that's unlikely. (Also I'm just assuming he was Mormon because of where he grew up).

Any other examples besides Nephi's ship?

By: Kim Siever

Kim Siever — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 21:07:02 +0000

I can't say I've learned many great things in the time I've been here, but perhaps it would depend on the major. I guess it depends on what we deem as "great", too. Or what Nephi meant by ""great".

By: Jeff Milner

Jeff Milner — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 21:01:50 +0000

if we want to learn great things, we too should pray often and go to the mountain

Can you honestly say you wouldn't have more luck at a University?

By: JM

JM — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 19:48:08 +0000

It sounds like he was able to go at his leasure and meditate and reflect as his hearts desired.

Too bad we can't do that today without taking up a few hours of proxy work first.