1. 1 Nephi 17: 1-3 And it came to pass that we did again take
our journey in the wilderness... And we did travel and
wade through much affliction in the wilderness; and our
women did bear children in the wilderness. And so great
were the blessing of the Lord upon us, that while we did
live upon raw meat in the wilderness, our women did give
plenty of suck for their children, and were strong, yea,
even like unto the men; and they began to bear their
journeyings without murmurings. And thus we see that
the commandments of God must be fulfilled. And if it so
be that the children of men keep the commandments of
God he doth nourish them, and strengthen them, and
provide means whereby they can accomplish the thing
which he has commanded them; wherefore, he did provide
means for us while we did sojourn in the wilderness.
2. Speaking of Laman and Lemeul:
1 Nephi 17:19-20 And now it came to pass that I, Nephi, was
exceedingly sorrowful because of the hardness of their
hearts; and now when they saw that I began to be sorrowful
they were glad in their hearts, insomuch that they did rejoice
over me, saying: …thou art like unto our father, led away by
the foolish imaginations of his heart; yea, he hath led us out
of the land of Jerusalem, and we have wandered in the
wilderness for these many years; and our women have toiled,
being big with child; and they have borne children in the
wilderness and suffered all things, save it were death; and it
would have been better that they had died before they came
out of Jerusalem than to have suffered these afflictions.
3. Mosiah 16:3 For they are carnal and devilish, and the devil
has power over them; yea, even that old serpent that did
beguile our first parents, which was the cause of their fall;
which was the cause of all mankind becoming carnal,
sensual, devilish, knowing evil from good, subjecting
themselves to the devil.
4. 2 Nephi 28:14 …they have all gone astray save it be a few,
who are the humble followers of Christ; nevertheless, they
are led, that in many instances they do err because they
are taught by the precepts of men.
5. Romans 13:1 Let every soul be subject unto the higher
powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that
be are ordained of God.
6. Doctrine and Covenants 61: 1 Behold, and hearken unto
the voice of him who has all power, who is from
everlasting to everlasting, even Alpha and Omega, the
beginning and the end.
7. Doctrine and Covenants 29:36 And it came to pass that
Adam, being tempted of the devil—for, behold, the devil
was before Adam, for he rebelled against me, saying, Give
me thine honor, which is my power; and also a third part
of the hosts of heaven turned he away from me because of
their agency;
8. 1 John 1:5 This then is the message which we have heard
of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him
is no darkness at all.
9. Doctrine and Covenants 88: 7-11 Which truth shineth.
This is the light of Christ. As also he is in the sun, and the
light of the sun, and the power thereof by which it was
made. As also he is in the moon, and is the light of the
moon, and the power thereof by which it was made; As
also the light of the stars, and the power thereof by which
they were made; And the earth also, and the power
thereof, even the earth upon which you stand. And the
light which shineth, which giveth you light, is through him
who enlighteneth your eyes, which is the same light that
quickeneth your understandings; which light proceedeth
forth from the presence of God to bfill the immensity of
space—The light which is in all things, which giveth life to
all things, which is the law by which all things are
governed, even the power of God who sitteth upon his
throne, who is in the bosom of eternity, who is in the
midst of all things.
10. Numbers 25: 12 Wherefore say, Behold, I give unto him
my covenant of peace
11.
Ezekiel 37: 26 Moreover I will make a covenant of peace
with them; it shall be an everlasting covenant with them:
and I will place them, and multiply them, and will set my
sanctuary in the midst of them for evermore.
12. Doctrine and Covenants 6: 23 Did I not speak peace to
your mind concerning the matter? What greater witness
can you have than from God?
13. Alma 32:27-28 But behold, if ye will awake and arouse
your faculties, even to an experiment upon my words, and
exercise a particle of faith, yea, even if ye can no more
than desire to believe, let this desire work in you, even
until ye believe in a manner that ye can give place for a
portion of my words. Now, we will compare the word unto
a seed. Now, if ye give place, that a seed may be planted in
your heart, behold, if it be a true seed, or a good seed, if ye
do not cast it out by your unbelief, that ye will resist the
Spirit of the Lord, behold, it will begin to swell within your
breasts; and when you feel these swelling motions, ye will
begin to say within yourselves—It must needs be that this
is a good seed, or that the word is good, for it beginneth to
enlarge my soul; yea, it beginneth to enlighten my
understanding, yea, it beginneth to be delicious to me.
14. Alma 32:31 And now, behold, are ye sure that this is a
good seed? I say unto you, Yea; for every seed bringeth
forth unto its own likeness. And now, behold, because ye
have tried the experiment, and planted the seed, and it
swelleth and sprouteth, and beginneth to grow, ye must
needs know that the seed is good.
15. Alma 32:35, 37, 41 O then, is not this real? I say unto
you, Yea, because it is light; and whatsoever is light, is
good…And behold, as the tree beginneth to grow, ye will
say: Let us nourish it with great care, that it may get root,
that it may grow up, and bring forth fruit unto us. And
now behold, if ye nourish it with much care it will get root,
and grow up, and bring forth fruit…but, if ye will nourish
the word, yea, nourish the tree as it beginneth to grow, by
your faith with great diligence, and with patience, looking
forward to the fruit thereof, it shall take root; and behold
it shall be a tree springing up unto everlasting life.