some symbolism

Picture I took at the Oquirrh Mountain Temple on Saturday

"As sovereigns, choosing to yield to the Highest Sovereign is our highest act of choice. It is the only surrender which is also a victory! The putting off of the natural man makes possible the putting on of the whole armor of God, which would not fully fit before!" - Neal A. Maxwell

I had a delightful scripture study this morning in 1st Nefi 1 (again! haha), but I'm at the library at the moment and don't have my BoM notes with me... so - how about some MISSION NOTES? Yes? Yes.

How do we know that Christ was resurrected? Where is the evidence we have for that other than a few witnesses (ok, there have been a lot!) that saw Him after he was resurrected? It is on faith that we have to believe in the resurrection and believe that we too will be reunited with our bodies one day. It takes the same kind of faith to believe that the Book of Mormon is the word of God and that the original plates existed. There are some interesting similarities between what "evidence" we have for the BoM and what "evidence" we have of the Resurrection.

Resurrection of Christ
body placed in a tomb
sealed with a stone
angel came to witness
body felt by witnesses
ascends into heaven

Book of Mormon
plates also placed in a "tomb"
sealed up with a stone
angel came to bear witness
plates felt by witnesses
ascends into heaven

Interesting, huh?

Now let's talk about some symbolism of numbers in the scriptures. Now, I am sure that these aren't representative in EVERY case, but it can sure give neat insights into some scripture stories. Got this list from Pres. D at a zone conference one transfer

1 - God
2 - opposition
3 - covenant
4 - man
5 - Atonement
6 - didn't get that one
7 - whole & complete
8 - new beginning

For example, the arc only had 8 people on it when mankind had to start over again. I didn't write any more examples down and I don't have time to ponder on it at the moment, but see what you can come up with!

*man + covenants = whole & complete... perfected