13:4 - "...And it came to pass that they would not suffer that he should enter into the city; therefore he went and got upon the wall thereof, and stretched forth his hand and cried with a loud voice, and prophesied unto the people whatsoever things the Lord put into his heart..."
They wouldn't let Samuel in by the gate, so he went by the wall.
Application is that when the Lord says to do something, we do it! There may be obstacles, but there is always a way to keep the commandments that God gives us (1 Nephi 3:7).
13:5 - "...Behold, I, Samuel, a Lamanite, do speak the words of the Lord which he doth put into my heart..."
We must always follow the Spirit, like Samuel the Lamanite did, and be ready to say what the Lord wants us to say, even if it is difficult.
13:11 - "...But if ye will repent and return unto the Lord your God I will turn away mine anger, saith the Lord; yea, thus saith the Lord, blessed are they who will repent and turn unto me, but wo unto him that repenteth not..."
If we repent and come to the Lord, he will turn away his anger.
So if we don't want to be a cause of His anger, we must repent.
13:26-27 - "...Behold ye are worse than they; for as the Lord liveth, if a prophet come among you and declareth unto you the word of the Lord, which testifieth of your sins and iniquities, ye are angry with him, and cast him out and seek all manner of ways to destroy him; yea, you will say that he is a false prophet, and that he is a sinner, and of the devil, because he testifieth that your deeds are evil. But behold, if a man shall come among you and shall say: Do this, and there is no iniquity; do that and ye shall not suffer; yea, he will say: Walk after the pride of your own hearts; yea, walk after the pride of your eyes, and do whatsoever your heart desireth—and if a man shall come among you and say this, ye will receive him, and say that he is a prophet..."
Who do we put our faith in and trust? The people at this point accepted false prophets and cast out true prophets.
Do we put our faith and trust in people who tell us that good is bad and that bad is good? Or do we have faith in the Lord and in His teachings? He will guide us if we trust Him.
Additionally, do we really listen to the General Conference talks, or do we just listen to hear what we want to hear?
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