D&C 49, Mosiah 17, Mosiah 20

D&C 49

16 Wherefore, it is lawful that he should have one wife, and they twain shall be one flesh, and all this that the earth might answer the end of its creation;

Interesting that it's the point of creation. In day to day lives it feels like there is so much going on, and the point of creation is so simple. Like the point of man, Men are that they might have joy, so simple, and so complicated.

19 For, behold, the beasts of the field and the fowls of the air, and that which cometh of the earth, is ordained for the use of man for food and for raiment, and that he might have in abundance.

The Secret! Abundance! It's there for us, and He wants us to have it. This is cool, I've never seen that part of this verse before.

20 But it is not given that one man should possess that which is above another, wherefore the world lieth in sin.

You can have it all, but share it all. Hoarding is not what The Law of Attraction is about. It's meant to be used and shared. Half of the joy of having a years supply of food would be the sharing of it with those who had nothing.

21 And wo be unto man that sheddeth blood or that wasteth flesh and hath no need.

So true.

Here's something interesting about the next two parts. I was muscle testing for what I needed to read, as I was reading Mosiah 17 (in 17 and 20 I tested for the specific verses that I have here, not the entire chapters, which makes it more cool) I was thinking, this is weird, why did I test for this, I have no idea what it's for. So read them both, together, and it's really cool. They go together, and I didn't know that when I tested for them.

Mosiah 17

16 And it will come to pass that ye shall be afflicted with all manner of diseases because of your iniquities.
17 Yea, and ye shall be smitten on every hand, and shall be driven and scattered to and fro, even as a wild flock is driven by wild and ferocious beasts.
18 And in that day ye shall be hunted, and ye shall be taken by the hand of your enemies, and then ye shall suffer, as I suffer, the pains of death by fire.
19 Thus God executeth avengeance upon those that destroy his people. O God, receive my soul.
20 And now, when Abinadi had said these words, he fell, having suffered death by fire; yea, having been put to death because he would not deny the commandments of God, having sealed the truth of his words by his death.

I remember thinking while reading this that parts of it (man I hope not all of it) might be like the end times.

Mosiah 20

17 Now when Gideon had heard these things, he being the king’s captain, he went forth and said unto the king: I pray thee forbear, and do not search this people, and lay not this thing to their charge.
18 For do ye not remember the priests of thy father, whom this people sought to destroy? And are they not in the wilderness? And are not they the ones who have stolen the daughters of the Lamanites?
19 And now, behold, and tell the king of these things, that he may tell his people that they may be pacified towards us; for behold they are already preparing to come against us; and behold also there are but few of us.
20 And behold, they come with their numerous hosts; and except the king doth pacify them towards us we must perish.
21 For are not the words of Abinadi fulfilled, which he prophesied against us—and all this because we would not hearken unto the words of the Lord, and turn from our iniquities?
22 And now let us pacify the king, and we fulfill the oath which we have made unto him; for it is better that we should be in bondage than that we should lose our lives; therefore, let us put a stop to the shedding of so much blood.
23 And now Limhi told the king all the things concerning his father, and the priests that had fled into the wilderness, and attributed the carrying away of their daughters to them.
24 And it came to pass that the king was pacified towards his people; and he said unto them: Let us go forth to meet my people, without arms; and I swear unto you with an oath that my people shall not slay thy people.

Isn't it amazing that they tested up together without my knowledge that they were linked? I think the point was to show me that it's ok to muscle test for what to read in the scriptures, and that I can test accurately, and of course, to draw a connection between chapters.