Guidance, Divine

     The majority of the time you must seek/ask for divine guidance. The Lord provides many ways to guide you - through prophets, warnings, signs, nature, chastenings, angels/messengers, temples/mountains, divine tools(scriptures, gifts, visions, prayer) and above all, the Spirit. All divine guidance takes a sincere heart, meekness, a willingness to obey(otherwise, why would He trust you with His guidance?), repentance, etc. All of these are the same efforts you make to become more like Christ. The rewards for having faith in His guidance is the inheritance of His kingdom with its accompanying blessings and eternal life. He brings peace and rest to your sou, making you like an eternal spring/watered garden with the fruits of patience and love - you will be like Christ - an ultimate reward in itself.

*Gen 24:27 - The Lord's guidance is in the creation of families, seek His help to find a spouse - helped servant find Rebekah, (uses SIGNS as divine guidance)

*Ex 13:21 - Led the people of Moses by a cloud by day and pillar of fire by night(uses NATURE as divine guidance)

*Psalms 23:2 - He leads us by "still waters" makes you lie in "green pastures" which restores your soul, protects you, comforts you, anointest you, His guidance brings us back to Him and all His blessings

*Psalms 25:5,9 - He leads in truth, you must be meek to accept His guidance

*Psalms 27:11 - With His guidance, the path becomes plain.

*Proverbs 3:6 - If you acknowledge Him in all your ways, He will direct you on all your paths

*Isaiah 58:11 - He will satisfy your souls in drought, make your bones fat, make you like a watered garden, or a spring of water that never dies - make you like Christ.

*Amos 3:7 - Guides you through PROPHETS

*Matt 4:1 - Even Jesus had Divine Guidance, was led by the SPIRIT

*James 1:5 - If you want guidance, you have to ask for it - it will be given to you liberally - guided by PRAYER and REVELATION

*2 Thes 3:5 - God will direct your heart towards love and patience and ultimately to Christ *Good scripture to memorize as a parent

*1 Ne 2:16 - Nephi had great desires to know the mysteries of God, and the Lord guided him by visiting him and softening his heart.

*1 Ne 4:6 - Nephi led by SPIRIT, not knowing what to do - D&C 38:33 - God leads servants with unbeatable POWER to go wherever He needs them

*1 Ne 16:30 - Guided by directions of Liahona - SPIRITUAL TOOLS

*1 Ne 18:3 - Nephi went to mountain often to pray for guidance, the Lord showed him great things - VISIONS

*2 Ne 5:5 - Guided by WARNINGS

*Mosiah 26:14-15 - Guidance came after faith and pouring out soul to God - VOICE OF THE LORD

*Alma 48:16 - God guides you to safety and deliverance when you keep commandments and resist iniquity (Captain Moroni) - D&C 20:71 - be inspired by COMMANDMENTS

*Hel 10:3 - Nephi was pondering when voice came to him -Moses 6:24 - heard VOICE OF THE LORD

*Ether 2:5 - Lord guides by a cloud with his voice - NATURE and VOICE OF THE LORD

*Moro 10:4 - God will guide you(manifest truth to you) by the HOLY GHOST if you: 1. ASK in the name of Christ 2. With SINCERE HEART 3. REAL INTENT 4. FAITH in CHRIST - D&C 6:14 - Ask often and you will receive instruction

*D&C 8:2 - Guided by the HOLY GHOST telling you in your mind and heart - it is a gift, same as Moses had

*D&C 11:12 - Put your trust in the SPIRIT which leads to do good, do justly, walk humbly, judge righteously

*D&C 78:18 - Be of good cheer for Him to guide you. Blessings of guidance = kingdom and blessings and riches of eternity.

*D&C 112:10 -  Be thou humble, Lord shall lead thee by the hand, give answers to prayers

*JSH 1:12 - With great force and every feeling of the heart

*1 Kings 3:12, 4:29 - Through GIFTS a wise, understanding, large heart

*Matt 28:20 - If you obey, He is always with you. 

*1 Ne 11:25 - Rod of Iron = Guide to God's love - SCRIPTURES

*Moses 3:19 - Guides by the SPIRIT if 1. Yields to it 2. Put off natural man 3. Use the ATONEMENT 4. Become like a child 

*Alma 8:14 - Guided by an ANGEL

*D&C 95:1 - Guides by CHASTENING

Mysteries of Godliness

     The mysteries of God are endless, just like Him. To seek to know the mysteries and to come to know them is eternal life. In order to know mysteries, you must reverence God, have a desire, keep the commandments, repent, exercise faith, do good works, pray always, and have an open heart, ears, and mind. The Spirit will reveal things to you - through the scriptures, through prophets, through visions. The prophet holds the keys to mysteries, the priesthood is the power to learn and preach the mysteries of God. Seek to understand the mysteries of God, including His endlessness, the Atonement, love, marriage, death, and resurrection. In His own due time, and through your faithfulness, ALL mysteries will be revealed.

*Deut 29:29 - Secret things of God revealed to you and your children

*Psalms 25:14 - Secret things revealed to those who fear(reverence)God

*Dan 2:28 - Revealed through dreams

*Matt 13:10-11 - Parables given to understand mysteries so only those who want it will get it - Mark 4:11, Luke 8:10 

*Romans 11:25 - Those who are ignorant of mysteries become calloused and lost

*Rom 16:25 - Priesthood power to preach and reveal mysteries, prophet has keys to mysteries - D&C 28:7, 35:18, 84:19, 107:19, Mysteries of scriptures revealed to prophets - JSH 1:74, Prophets are stewards of mysteries - 1 Cor 4:1

*1 Cor 2:7-10 - Restoration of mysteries - blessings beyond what you imagined - revealed by prophets to all men - Eph 6:19, Eph 3:9

*1 Cor 13:2 - You can understand all the mysteries, but without charity you are nothing

*1 Cor 14:2 - Mysteries revealed by speaking through the Spirit

*1 Cor 15:51 - A mystery - death is not sleep but a change

*Eph 1:9 - He will let you know the mystery of His will

*Eph 5:32 - Love and marriage = great mystery of God

*Col 1:26 - Mystery hid from ages - salvation through Christ - now revealed, mystery of faith. - 1 Tim 3:9, 16

*1 Ne 2:16 - Pray/desire to know the mysteries of God - given soft heart to believe, ask and you'll know all the mysteries that bring you joy - D&C 42:61

*1 Ne 10:19 - Diligently seek mysteries and you will find them

*2 Ne 27:22 - God reveals in His own time - to all faithful will reveal all - D&C 76:1-8, D&C 101:33

*Jacob 4:8 - Unsearchable are the depths of His mysteries - impossible for man to know them all

*Mosiah 1:5 - Scriptures reveal mysteries. Some mysteries are very basic to you - Christ - but great to others - always remember that. Without scriptures all mysteries are lost and so are we. - Mosiah 8:19, Alma 37:4

*Mosiah 2:9 - To understand mysteries, open your ears, your heart, your mind

*Alma 10:5-6 - You can be given to understand mysteries and yet still rebel

*Alma 12:9 - When you know mysteries - careful who you share with and when you share - if at all

*Alma 26:22 - To know mysteries: repent, exercise faith, do good works, pray always, use knowledge of mysteries to bring others to repentance.

*Alma 40:3-4 - Resurrection is one of God's mysteries

*D&C 6:7 - Seek for wisdom, not riches - then you'll know mysteries and be rich(have eternal life)

*D&C 19:10 - Mystery = God is endless!

*D&C 77:6 - Sealed book of John contains mysteries

*D&C 97:5 - blessing=expounding of scriptures and mysteries for edification

*D&C 93:28 - Keep the commandments and you will receive more light and truth and know all things by the Spirit. - D&C 121:26

Priesthood, Power of

     The power of the priesthood is God's power. It is entrusted to man to do God's work on earth, that through personal purity and righteousness, the priesthood can be used to preach and teach and testify to bring all children to God through the saving ordinances: faith, repentance, baptism, Holy Ghost, new names, endowment, sealings, endure - it is what helps us achieve eternal life. It is the power that has been given the final time to men on earth - to build and govern and strengthen Zion, to perform miracles and heal and rule all things. It is what ultimately brings us to Christ and helps us become like God.

*Matt 10:1 - Christ gives apostles power to heal and cast out unclean spirits and power over enemies, they won't be hurt - Luke 10:14, Mark 3:15

*Matt 28:18 - Power of priesthood is all power in heaven and earth

*Acts 4:7 - Power to teach and testify, in every tongue(De 90:11), it becomes scripture (D&C 68:4) - 1 Cor 2:4, 1 Ne 2:14, 2 Ne 1:27, Mosiah 13:6, 3 Ne 7:17, D&C 138:30, Micah 3:8

*Acts 6:8 - With faith, it is the power to do wonders and miracles - Acts 19:11

*1 Cor 4:20 - Building the kingdom

*1 Ne 17:48 - Power = protection against enemies - Moses 8:18

*D&C 45:8 - power of miracles, of the Atonement, of eternal life

*Abr 1:18 - Given to Abraham

*D&C 50:27 - He who has the priesthood is possessor of all things, all are subject to him

*D&C 84:20 - Ordinances(eternal life): endowed, sealing, records D&C 128:8, 132:7, 105:11 - power to teach

*D&C 112:30 - Priesthood given for last time in the last days, Zion puts on her strength - D&C 113:8

*D&C 121:36 - Priesthood power is power of heaven - can only be used through and for righteousness

*Moses 7:31, Moro 10:31 - Zion governed by priesthood - Isa 52:1

*Gen 32:28 - New name with power