3 Nephi Chapter 27

27:3-8 - "...And they said unto him: Lord, we will that thou wouldst tell us the name whereby we shall call this church..."
This is important, because we do not worship Joseph Smith, Mormon, Moses, Luther, or anybody else except God and His Son..
It's important that we do not call the church after someone else.


27:5-7 - "... Have they not read the scriptures, which say ye must take upon you the name of Christ, which is my name? For by this name shall ye be called at the last day; And whoso taketh upon him my name, and endureth to the end, the same shall be saved at the last day..."
Whatever we do, we must do it as if the Savior were in our place.  This is how we should take upon us His name.  We need to be examples at all times, in all things, and in all places.


27:10-12 - "...And if it so be that the church is built upon my gospel then will the Father show forth his own works in it..."
We are an example of the Believers (1 Timothy 4:10).  Others look at us and judge the church after what we do.  Though they may not completely justified in that, they do have a point.  I wouldn't want to join a church that wouldn't be able to help me be saved.  What would be the point?
We need to be good examples and build upon the gospel.


27:13-22 - "...Behold I have given unto you my gospel, and this is the gospel which I have given unto you—that I came into the world to do the will of my Father, because my Father sent me..."
Elder Daniel K. Judd talked about the quality of teaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ in the November 2007 Ensign, Pg. 93-95.
"Just as I learned as a young man that grain was more appealing to our horses than a dirt-filled bucket...as teachers and leaders, it is vital that we nourish those we teach and lead by focusing on the fundamental doctrines, principles, and applications emphasized in the scriptures and the words of our latter-day prophets instead of spending precious time on subjects and sources of lesser importance."
When we focus on the doctrine, it makes all the difference, and helps us to improve behavior quicker than the study of behavior improves behavior.


27:29 - "...Therefore, ask, and ye shall receive; knock, and it shall be opened unto you; for he that asketh, receiveth; and unto him that knocketh, it shall be opened..."
This recurring theme keeps coming back in the scriptures.  If we want to receive answers to our prayers and questions, we must act and ask in faith.  When we do, in all sincerity, the Lord will answer.  We must be ready to receive.