"Now the rest of the acts of Solomon, first and last, are they not written in the book of Nathan the prophet, and in the prophecy of Ahijah the Shilonite, and in the visions of Iddo the seer against Jeroboam the son of Nebat?"
2 Chronicles 9:29
The book of Nathan the prophet is one of several books of "lost scripture." These are books of scripture that we don't have by prophets we know of, or in some cases, prophets that are referred to in existing scripture, but that we don't know of otherwise because we don't have their writings.
It's actually a really understandable thing, working with scriptures that were compiled by so many people, from so many sources, but I love hearing them referred to because I hope there is a giant library somewhere in Heaven where we can go read about them, and maybe meet them someday as well.
In Moses 6:61 the Holy Ghost is referred to as the "record of heaven," which is interesting, and might give us a clue about the nature and source of the giant library I was hoping for. :) And really, that means that there aren't just records of a few prophets whose names are still extant in our version of the scriptures, but that means that there is a source that contains everything, from everyone, right?
The scriptures speak of the books written in heaven and in some cases using those books to judge us (D&C 128:7), and although of course that means that we should probably get our lives in order, I don't see the idea as being about fear, but more about... amazing resources. Nothing is ever lost unless God chooses to lose it (for instance when he tells us that he won't remember our sins when we repent). Those near-death experiences where people's lives flash before their eyes are probably tapping into that same source, and getting some important reminders.
Today, let's definitely get our lives in order, but let's also take some times to think about the incredible stories of our lives, and the ways that we have seen the hand of God working with us... and let's write those things down, so that we can leave a record for the people who come after us, so they can know us, and know of our testimonies, and maybe get some strength, just as we do when we read about these others.
2 Chronicles 9:29
The book of Nathan the prophet is one of several books of "lost scripture." These are books of scripture that we don't have by prophets we know of, or in some cases, prophets that are referred to in existing scripture, but that we don't know of otherwise because we don't have their writings.
It's actually a really understandable thing, working with scriptures that were compiled by so many people, from so many sources, but I love hearing them referred to because I hope there is a giant library somewhere in Heaven where we can go read about them, and maybe meet them someday as well.
In Moses 6:61 the Holy Ghost is referred to as the "record of heaven," which is interesting, and might give us a clue about the nature and source of the giant library I was hoping for. :) And really, that means that there aren't just records of a few prophets whose names are still extant in our version of the scriptures, but that means that there is a source that contains everything, from everyone, right?
The scriptures speak of the books written in heaven and in some cases using those books to judge us (D&C 128:7), and although of course that means that we should probably get our lives in order, I don't see the idea as being about fear, but more about... amazing resources. Nothing is ever lost unless God chooses to lose it (for instance when he tells us that he won't remember our sins when we repent). Those near-death experiences where people's lives flash before their eyes are probably tapping into that same source, and getting some important reminders.
Today, let's definitely get our lives in order, but let's also take some times to think about the incredible stories of our lives, and the ways that we have seen the hand of God working with us... and let's write those things down, so that we can leave a record for the people who come after us, so they can know us, and know of our testimonies, and maybe get some strength, just as we do when we read about these others.
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