Facing Darkness Before Seeing the Light

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The journey of life involves going through darkness before seeing the light. In the story of Job, the concept is emphasized as individuals choose to go through mortality, experiencing opposition, and darkness. However, through prayer and seeking help from God, the light can be revealed. The experience of darkness may not be apparent at first, as in the story where the man realizes he was in a dark and dreary waste only after following another person. This journey symbolizes the process of recognizing and confronting darkness before gaining understanding and seeing the light.

How did we forget the Lord? Dr. Gaye Strathearn examines key questions, ideas, and context to encourage understanding of Lehi’s Dream and Nephi’s Vision.

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00:00 Part 1–Dr. Gaye Strathearn
00:54 Dr. Strathearn previews the episode
02:00 Introduction of Dr. Strathearn
02:55 Hearkening to the Lord
04:08 The context for Lehi’s Dream and Nephi’s Vision
07:02 Lehi thinks about posterity
08:42 Hope as catalyst for Lehi’s Vision
11:35 Recording only things of worth
12:35 Nephi’s questions to Laman and Lemuel
15:36 How have we forgotten the Lord?
17:37 Sister Browning and President Kimball on the word “remember”
19:14 The Sacrament
21:35 The faith of Ishmael’s family
24:32 Dream language
27:16 The Lord answers prayers and expects work
28:46 Being humbled
31:15 Faith, forgiveness, and sacrifice
36:27 Lehi’s Dream and the Small Plates
39:44 Dark and light
40:40 Trees and temples
44:38 The fruit
47:50 The path and the Iron Rod
49:14 The Garden of Eden parallels
54:17 Numberless concourses
56:58 Worshiping in the prone position
1:00:11 Not choosing Jesus
1:03:42 End of Part 1–Dr. Gaye Strathearn

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