SPOILER NOTICE: If you have not read the book Cold Sassy Tree
One of the themes that goes through the book is reference to the scripture, “Ask, and it shall be given you…” Towards the end of the book, the main character says something that gave me a lot of insight into that scripture. (I think it is funny how sometimes you get insight in …
WASHINGTON, DC (AP) – Congress approved sweeping legislation, which provides new benefits for many Americans. The Americans With No Abilities Act (AWNAA), signed into law by President Barack Obama shortly after its passage, is being hailed as a major victory by advocates of the millions of Americans who lack any real skills or ambition.
“Roughly 50 percent of Americans do not possess the competence and drive necessary to carve out a meaningful role for themselves in society,” said Obama, a longtime AWNA supporter.
“This is why many of them voted for me. We can no longer stand by and allow …
6. Now, all these things were said and done as my father dwelt in a tent in the valley which he called Lemuel. 1 Nephi 1:6
I have always wondered why Nehi told everyone that his father dwelt in a tent. I also think that everything in the scriptures, no matter how minor it may seem, was put there for a reason. It was not easy for Nephi to write on the plates. It would take time and resources to do so. So why would he waste the time to tell us that his father dwelt in a tent? The …
