Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Moses 1

While I am on the topic of scriptures this week I thought I would share one of my favorite scenes and lines. We don't read the Pearl of Great Price very often, but I am in the class right now and it is the one I have been looking forward to the most and hasn't let me down. Luckily I found my quad because I didn't have an extra Pearl of Great Price laying around. Our first assignment from the actual text was Moses 1:1-20. Seriously I love how stalwart Moses is here. After Moses had a really spiritual experience Satan came tempting him.

Moses says, "Who art thou? For behold I am a son of God; and where is thy glory, that I should worship thee?"
Satan has no glory and Moses could see that. He understood his worth as a son of God and asked what Satan had to offer, if anything, for him

Next verse 16 "Get thee hence, Satan; deceive me not."
He speaks with power and force and by this Satan get desperate. It shows his true nature that we do not see other places in the scriptures. He tries to convince Moses he is the Only Begotten. Moses is scared by this reaction but not fooled. He then calls on the name of God and Satan leaves. 

I honestly hope to have the strength of Moses. To understand the difference between those who want to hurt and those who would help me. Media has a way to tell stories but also to show truths and teach lessons by example, not just in the scriptures but it all forms.

2 comments:

  1. Thanks for sharing this! I am always wanting to understand more the importance of being a daughter of God and this example helps. God is all glory and Satan has none. We, as his children, also have that glory with us and it is shown in this contrast.

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