"And ye shall say unto him: Have ye murdered your brother?
And he shall stand with fear, and wist not what to say. And behold, he shall deny unto you; and he shall make as if he were astonished; nevertheless, he shall declare unto you that he is innocent.
But behold, ye shall examine him, and ye shall find blood upon the skirts of his cloak.
And when ye have seen this, ye shall say: From whence cometh this blood? Do we not know that it is the blood of your brother?
And then shall he tremble, and shall look pale, even as if death had come upon him.
And then shall ye say: Because of this fear and this paleness which has come upon your face, behold, we know that thou art guilty.
And then shall greater fear come upon him; and then shall he confess unto you, and deny no more that he has done this murder.
And then shall he say unto you, that I, Nephi, know nothing concerning the matter save it were given unto me by the power of God. And then shall ye know that I am an honest man, and that I am sent unto you from God."
Helaman 9:29-36
I like this little detective story in the Book of Mormon where Nephi tells the people how to catch a murderer. :) Of course, I'm not sure you could really write novels about a prophet-detective, because God just told him who did it and how to get a confession, so there isn't a lot of intrigue there. :) Definitely a good story for the scriptures though. It is a good reminder that God can solve all the mysteries in our lives, and deliver us out of all of our troubles.
Today, let's remember to turn to the Lord when we need to figure things out. We should of course still do what we can, and study things out in our own minds so that we can learn, but including God in the process is the way to get the best results, as well as the way to always have hope even when things seem overwhelming and complicated. God can cut through all of that and make things simple, so we never have to feel like we are facing the impossible. :)
And he shall stand with fear, and wist not what to say. And behold, he shall deny unto you; and he shall make as if he were astonished; nevertheless, he shall declare unto you that he is innocent.
But behold, ye shall examine him, and ye shall find blood upon the skirts of his cloak.
And when ye have seen this, ye shall say: From whence cometh this blood? Do we not know that it is the blood of your brother?
And then shall he tremble, and shall look pale, even as if death had come upon him.
And then shall ye say: Because of this fear and this paleness which has come upon your face, behold, we know that thou art guilty.
And then shall greater fear come upon him; and then shall he confess unto you, and deny no more that he has done this murder.
And then shall he say unto you, that I, Nephi, know nothing concerning the matter save it were given unto me by the power of God. And then shall ye know that I am an honest man, and that I am sent unto you from God."
Helaman 9:29-36
I like this little detective story in the Book of Mormon where Nephi tells the people how to catch a murderer. :) Of course, I'm not sure you could really write novels about a prophet-detective, because God just told him who did it and how to get a confession, so there isn't a lot of intrigue there. :) Definitely a good story for the scriptures though. It is a good reminder that God can solve all the mysteries in our lives, and deliver us out of all of our troubles.
Today, let's remember to turn to the Lord when we need to figure things out. We should of course still do what we can, and study things out in our own minds so that we can learn, but including God in the process is the way to get the best results, as well as the way to always have hope even when things seem overwhelming and complicated. God can cut through all of that and make things simple, so we never have to feel like we are facing the impossible. :)
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