"And now that my soul might have joy in you, and that my heart might leave this world with gladness because of you, that I might not be brought down with grief and sorrow to the grave, arise from the dust, my sons, and be men, and be determined in one mind and in one heart, united in all things, that ye may not come down into captivity;"
2 Nephi 1:21
This is sort of sad. It is Lehi, pleading with his wicked sons basically on his deathbed to stand up and do what's right. I think that the phrase "arise from the dust" is because he had seen a vision of the future, and what happened to their posterity, and he was pleading with them to change it. To change the future by arising from the dust of the "past" and making better choices.
I think the same sort of interesting time-travel is possible for us. Even if we haven't seen a vision of our own future, we can get an idea from looking at the pattern of our lives so far. Are we really going to get to those things that we keep putting off? Are we really going to change that habit that we keep engaging in, even though we know that we should do better?
The answer is, not unless we wake up, and arise from the dust. In order to change the future... to be that ideal self later down the line, we have to change who we are today. ... So let's get on that, and avoid the curse of our own inaction. Let's stand up, and be men (or women), and let God change our hearts while we change our actions. Let's be more than we are, and make the future a lot brighter. :)
2 Nephi 1:21
This is sort of sad. It is Lehi, pleading with his wicked sons basically on his deathbed to stand up and do what's right. I think that the phrase "arise from the dust" is because he had seen a vision of the future, and what happened to their posterity, and he was pleading with them to change it. To change the future by arising from the dust of the "past" and making better choices.
I think the same sort of interesting time-travel is possible for us. Even if we haven't seen a vision of our own future, we can get an idea from looking at the pattern of our lives so far. Are we really going to get to those things that we keep putting off? Are we really going to change that habit that we keep engaging in, even though we know that we should do better?
The answer is, not unless we wake up, and arise from the dust. In order to change the future... to be that ideal self later down the line, we have to change who we are today. ... So let's get on that, and avoid the curse of our own inaction. Let's stand up, and be men (or women), and let God change our hearts while we change our actions. Let's be more than we are, and make the future a lot brighter. :)
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