(See Alma 7:11-12. Latter-day Saints affirm that life is a three-stage process, to be viewed within the context of the Father's "great plan of happiness" (Alma 42:8). Moses was able to discern and perceive. Both men had questions raised about marital decisions they had made: Moses with regard to the Cushite or Ethiopian woman (Numbers 12:1-2), and Joseph in connection with the revelations concerning plural marriage. They spit upon me, pointed their fingers at me, saying, `Prophesy, prophesy!` and thus did they imitate those who crucified the Savior of mankind, not knowing what they did. " (Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith, p. 220) How different the Lord's "now" is from ours. He has no other interest. Moses doesn't lead them across the Jordan, but Joshua does. ), The contrasts here are extreme. Indeed, those who gain exaltation in the highest heaven hereafter are said to "come unto Mount Zion." Our solar system centers on the sun, one of a huge group of stars on the order of 100 billion stars swirling around a huge pinwheel-shaped mass called the Milky Way galaxy, which is about 100,000 light-years across. . Paralyzed with fear, "he saw the bitterness of hell." It would have been during this time-before he had returned to Egypt to deliver Israel-that Moses 1 occurred. . (January 10, 1962, BYU Speeches of the Year, 1962, p. 9). In this great moment of crisis, 'Moses received strength, and called upon God, saying: In the name of the Only Begotten, depart hence, Satan' (Moses 1:21). The consequence is, we lose blessings instead of retaining them-a decrease of the Holy Spirit follows, instead of an increase, and our minds become darkened. Ps. How grand they are!

Their effects sweep across the existence of mankind from before the world was, through the days of our mortal probation, to the endless vistas of a never-ending eternity. "As early as June 1830, opposition to the newly organized Church had become a force to be reckoned with.

(Moses 1:20.) He's flat; he's out cold. That June a mean-spirited constable arrested and verbally abused the Prophet for the better part of a day. ("Confidence through Conversion," Ensign, Nov. 1992, 88). Satan told him, 'I am the Only Begotten, worship me' (Moses 1:19). 4 Und Gott sah, dass das Licht gut war.

and the glory of God was upon Moses; therefore Moses could endure his presence." TG Eternal Life; Man, Potential to Become like Heavenly Father. (Exodus 14:12.) 1976, 71). 8:3 (3–4); Amos 9:6; D&C 76:24; Moses 7:30 (29–31). 3:10 (7–12). and now they are also [130] spoken unto you show them not unto any except them that believe [131] amen [132], [4] SR : not in (TS), (1851), CM, IV, 1878, 1888, 1902, 1921, 1981, [5] SR : not in (TS), (1851), CM, IV, 1878, 1888, 1902, 1921, 1981, [6] “The words of God . 30 And it came to pass that Moses called upon God, saying: aTell me, I pray thee, why these things are so, and by what thou madest them? [24] And it came to pass that when Satan had departed from the presence of Moses he [71] lifted up his eyes unto Heaven being filled with the Holy Ghost which beareth record of the Father and the son; [25] And calling upon [72] the name of God, he beheld again [73] his glory \ [74], for it was [75] upon him and he heard a voice, saying, Blessed art thou Moses, for I, the almighty have chosen thee, and thou shalt [76] be made stronger than the [77] many waters, for they shall obey thy command even [78] as if thou wert God [79].

10:8 (8, 17); 1 Ne. 29:11 (11–12). called upon God in the name of Jesus Christ, saying to Satan, Depart Hence.” / IV, 1878, 1888 “. Show them not unto any except them that believe. (Moses 1:39.) .

V. January, 1902. Having just conversed with God, having just beheld the earth and all of its inhabitants, Moses sees "the bitterness of hell." TG Immortality; Jesus Christ, Mission of; Resurrection. We are using a name most sublime, most holy, and most wonderful-the very name of the Son of God. 22:20; Deut. 17:36; Moses 1:33, 39). 34:10; D&C 17:1. The stuff had piled up behind a dam; and when the dam broke, it came down with a rush of dirty water, mud, sand, trees, and everything else.

Moses again commanded him to depart, and Satan cried and ranted upon the earth, again refusing to leave (see Moses 1:18-19).

Moses' remarkable spiritual experience did not come unaccompanied by a traumatic encounter with the adversary. Ex.

They are so great, so incomprehensible, that no one can remain mortal who sees them all.

And the same thing happens again. 18:15; Acts 3:22; 1 Ne.

[3] And God spake unto Moses, saying, behold I [7] am the Lord God Almighty, and endless is my name for I am without beginning of days or end of years; and is this not [8] endless.

What He is doing so lovingly and redemptively is, nevertheless, work-even for Him!

"When we use these sacred words, 'in the name of Jesus Christ,' they are much more than a way to get out of a prayer or out of a testimony or out of a talk.

Matt. "Here was a power that was dark and bitter. No man can remain permanently miserable who believes with all his heart that the Almighty is his defense, and that a divine guide daily pours light upon a human pathway."

Did the Spirit of God impress it by the rays of light upon the retina of the eye only? TG Discernment, Spiritual; Holy Ghost, Mission of. 7:6).

[22] And [67] it came to pass that Satan cried with a loud voice with weeping and wailing [68] and gnashing of teeth, and \ [69] departed hence yea [70] from the presence of Moses that he beheld him not.

7 And now, behold, this one thing I show unto thee, Moses, my son, for thou art in the world, and now I show it unto thee.

In eternity, when the faithful receive "all that [the] Father hath," this will include an enormous enlargement intellectually.

[6] And I have a work for thee, Moses, my son; and thou art in the [13] similitude to [14] mine only begotten; and mine [15] only begotten is and shall be [16], for he is full of grace and truth; but there is none other1 [17] God beside [18] me; and all things are present with me, for I know them all. He was a son of God. And that is a good statement to be used by every soul who is besieged by this father of lies. "It was under these circumstances that the Lord began the process leading to the creation of the book of Moses-a most remarkable book, one of the revelatory gems of the Restoration and a major component of the Pearl of Great Price... "When the Prophet Joseph Smith first released the whole series of Moses revelations to the Church in December 1830, he lumped them into two distinct documents. TG God, Eternal Nature of. [39] For [112] behold [113] this is my work to 114 [114] my glory to the [115] immortality and \ [116] eternal life of man. I am sorry to say that this instruction is not always sufficiently regarded by those to whom our Lord has given, through the Everlasting Covenant, His pearls of wisdom, knowledge, and precious gifts. hath he not spoken also by us?

It is marvelous that He would attend to us so personally in the midst of those cosmic duties. "Moses had learned something about himself. While encountering and exploring such vastness, we sometimes know more than our tongues can tell. 12 And it came to pass that when Moses had said these words, behold, aSatan came btempting him, saying: Moses, son of man, worship me. In Moses 1, we get the Lord's Mission Statement:  this is my work and my glory-to bring to pass the immortality and eternal life of man. Here is cwisdom and it remaineth in me. TG Israel, Twelve Tribes of. (D&C 1:20. (D&C 93:24.)

(Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2005), 57–66. Amen.). (D&C 130:7.) The seeric gift is a supernatural endowment.

32:17; 1 Kgs. 8:53 (51, 53).

52:7.). Compared with such distances, our solar system occupies a very tiny amount of space. Joshua does the very same thing when they get to the Jordan. (JS-H 1:15-16. Is it a small thing that thou hast brought us up out of a land that floweth with milk and honey, to kill us in the wilderness, except thou make thyself altogether a prince over us?" 19:13 (13–15); Jacob 4:9; Moses 2:1 (1, 5).