16:1-5 - "...wicked take the truth to be hard..."
Amaziah and Jeroboam also took the truth to be hard (Amos 7:10-13).
Lawyers elsewhere in the Book of Mormon took the truth to be hard (Alma 14:3).
Thomas B. Marsh took the truth to be hard.
Other great leaders, such as Brigham Young when confronted and chastised by Joseph Smith, humbled himself.
This is the difference - we must humble ourselves...or risk being humbled.
16:7 - What does the Book of Mormon say about dating?
"I, Nephi, took one of the daughters of Ishmael to wife."
As John Bytheway has said, "Mr. 'Go and Do' just went and did."
Just a fun little comment.
16:7,11,12,13,14,15,22,23,24,27,30,31,32,33,39 - "...I will go and do the things which the Lord hath commanded me..."
Nephi sure wasn't joking in 1 Nephi 3:7. All of these verses mentioned above show examples of Nephi or part of his family following one or more commandments from the Lord. As they did so, they received more revelation according to their faith and diligence (1 Nephi 16:28-29).
We must do the same - acting upon the commandments we receive and then we will receive further light and knowledge.
16:28-29 - The Liahona worked according to faith and diligence
There are a lot of great tools that help us, but we need to have faith and be diligent in heeding the commandments. Then these tools (like General Conference) will help us progress & become more like Christ.
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