Light!

Ether 6:3

"And thus the Lord caused stones to shine in darkness, to give light unto men, women, and children, that they might not cross the great waters in darkness."

The people of Jared had a problem. They were sailing across the ocean with no light. The brother of Jared solved this problem by having the Lord touch some stones and give them light. These lighted rocks gave light to the boats for nearly a year! This is so incredible and hard to believe, but with the Lord anything is possible. The Lord can solve our problems if we let Him. He doesn't want us to be in darkness and will give us light!

Priorities

Mormon 8:4

"Therefore I will write and hide up the records in the earth; and whither I go it mattereth not."

Moroni is the last Nephite remaining after witnessing the destruction of his entire people because of wickedness. He knows the most important thing is preserving the records. Once that is done nothing else matters. The Lord's work and wishes are the only thing that really matters.

Mormon 4:5

"But, behold, the judgements of God will overtake the wicked; and it is by the wicked that the wicked are punished; for it is the wicked that stir up the hearts of the children of men unto bloodshed."


Wickedness will never prevail. God's laws remain and His punishments will hold.

Wilfull Rebelling

Mormon 1:16

"And I did endeavor to preach unto this people, but my mouth was shut, and I was forbidden that I should preach unto them; for behold they had wilfully rebelled against their God; and the beloved disciples were taken away out of the land, because of their iniquity."

When we are wicked and unworthy we are not following the prophet. Similarly, when a whole people is wicked and rebelling against God, the Lord takes away the prophet from them and no one is allowed to preach unto them. They no longer have the Spirit of the Lord with them and they are no longer able to feel that warmth and love. This is a sad state, and can only be turned around through true repentance and change of heart.