Education

You can always increase education by counseling with the Lord, to not counsel is to be a fool and learning is in vain. Parent's education to you is "an ornament of 'grace' unto the head" or "a divine means of help or strength given through the bounteous mercy and love of Jesus Christ." (BD). Education leads to good works, salvation and God - it is life.  In order to grow in knowledge, you must 1) always rejoice 2) be filled with the love of God and 3) repent. The glory of God is intelligence (light and truth). You gain education through His Spirit, and it gives you the "mind of Christ." *My education should be intricately connected to charity and humility. If I'm not rejoicing and repenting and reaching out to others, then everything I "learn" is in vain. The more I do those things, the more light and truth I will have until I have the mind of Christ and become like God.

*Prov 5:1 A wise man knows how to "increase" his learning, he attains "wise counsels" You can always increase your learning by counseling with the Lord.
*Prov 1:7-9 Parents teachings are "an ornament of 'grace' unto thy head" divine means of help or strength given through the bounteous mercy and love of Jesus Christ.
*Prov 3  Education the Lord gives, esp verse 11
*Prov 4:13 Instruction is life
*Dan 1:17  God gives knowledge, it is a gift, learning and wisdom is a skill
*Matt 7:8 Education  is asking, seeking, knocking
*John 5:39 Search the scriptures
*John 8:32 Education is truth and freedom
*Eph 1:17-18 Through Jesus Christ you can be educated with his hope and riches
*Col 1:9-10 Keep the Spirit with you, keep the commandments, you will gain knowledge
*2 Tim 3:15-16 The scriptures are given to educate us, which leads to good works, salvation, and God
*2 Ne 9:28 Education without counsel from the Lord is foolishness, vanity, frailty, and part of "that cunning plan of the evil one" and it will profit nothing unless you consider yourself a fool before God and go to the depths of humility and then he will open doors
*2 Ne 9:42 We learn line upon line, precept upon precept
*2 Ne 28:30 If you take counsel, he will give you more
*Mos 1:5, Alma 37:8 Scriptures are pivotal educators, to read, understand his mysteries and have his commandments always before your eyes
*Mos 4:2 In order to grow in knowledge of creator, "that which is just and true" you need to 1) always rejoice 2) be filled with the love of God and 3) repent
*Alma 38:9 Wisdom is knowing the way (Christ) you are saved (Christ)
*D&C 6:7 Education makes you rich (have eternal life)
*D&C 19:23 Learn of Christ, walk by the Spirit
*D&C 55:4 Education is pleasing and important to the Lord
*D&C 88:78 With teaching comes grace, divine strength, and help. Education is study and faith and from each other and from the best books.
*D&C 90: 15-16 My business and mission: study, learn, become acquainted with all good books, languages, tongues, and people.
*D&C 93:36 The glory of God is intelligence (light and truth)
*D&C 93:53 Education (learning history, countries, kingdoms, laws of God and man) is all for salvation of Zion
*D&C 107:99 Learn your duty
*D&C 130:19 You keep your knowledge and intelligence (learned through diligence and obedience) in the world to come
*D&C 131:6 It is impossible to be saved in ignorance
*D&C 136:32-33 Education comes through humility, a contrite heart, then the Spirit will come and enlighten and eyes and ears will be open
*Moses 6:6 Adam and Eve taught their children to read and write
*Moses 6:23 You can teach it, educate faith
*Abraham 1:2 Possess greater knowledge, be a greater follower of righteousness. Have a desire to receive instructions.
*Alma 10:15 Education could also be used for evil means (the education of men, not Christ - Col 2:8)
*2 Ne 32:7-9 Those who will not search knowledge = those in unbelief, wickedness, ignorance, and stiffneckedness. Hearken to the Spirit, it will teach you to pray, it will consecrate your performance.
*1 Cor 2:11 You gain education through your Spirit
*1 Cor 2: 9-16 God has prepared a great education for those that love Him, reveals it through His Spirit, gives you the mind of Christ.
*1 Cor 8:1-3 Knowledge puffs up , but charity edifieth. Educate yourself with charity.
*1 Cor 14:20 Be men in understanding, children in malice
*Acts 7:22 Moses was a mighty educated man
*Matt 5:6 Hunger and thirst after righteousness
*Prov 3:15 "Trust in the Lord with all thine heart and lean not unto thine own understanding"

Honoring Father and Mother

Honoring your father and mother is the only commandment with a promise, and the only one with a warning. Live or die. The earth is a waste if we do not honor our families. If you despise your parents, you are despising their names and hence your birthright and all the sacredness that comes with it. Honoring your parents is preparing you to meet the Lord. If I truly want to live - in all senses of the word - then I must obey my parents (living physically, spiritually, and eternally).

*Ex 20:12, Eph 6:2 - only commandment with a promise (Matt 15:4) and a warning - you will surely die if you do not (Ex 21:17)
*Deut 21:18-21 Children put to death who do not obey so that "evil" does not remain.
*Ezek 22:7 - It is a sin even to make light of parents
*Mal 1:6 - If you do not honor your parents, you despise their names.
*D&C 2 - The earth is a waste if we do not honor our families.
*John 8:49, D&C 19:24 - Christ sets the example.
*Col 3:20 - It is well pleasing to the Lord.
*Alma 56:47, 57:21 - The stripling warriors were honoring their parents - that's why they lived, they were obeying the commandment with a promise.
*Luke 1:17 - By honoring and being obedient, you are preparing to meet the Lord.

Birthright

The first thing Nephi tells us is that he was born of goodly parents. His birthright then becomes his crowning characteristic, his inheritance to all the "blessings and power" of his lineage along with all its "prerogatives and opportunities". He is who he is because of those who have gone before him and thus understands "a good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favor rather than silver and gold." Your birthright is sacred, it is where you find a place of repentance, where you can return to God. It includes access to all priesthood blessings and the duty to share those blessings of everlasting priesthood. When we use the Atonement, we become joint heirs with Christ, gaining a heavenly birthright. Therefore, the more I come to know my birthright, both physical and spiritual lineage, the more I will understand Christ and the Atonement and who I am. It will become my crowning characteristic: to know my responsibilities and opportunities (repentance and priesthood) and inherit the birthright of everlasting priesthood, immortality and eternal life.

*Gen 25:30-34, 27:36 - Jacob and Esau: Esau willing to sell it, despising its reponsibilitieis and duties, yet wept over his lost blessings.
*Num 3:10 - there are different birthrights, different responsibilities/appointments ex. Aaron and sons
*1 Chron 5:2 - Priesthood goes through the birthright
*Heb 12:16-17 - To reject the birthright is to be profane (irreverence/contempt for God/sacred things), to inherit the birthright is to find a place of repentance (returning to God)
*D&C 86: 9-10 - Birthright includes the inheritance of the priesthood blessings which must remain on earth until the restoration of all things includes being "hid from the world with Christ in God"
*D&C 113:8 - authority of the priesthood
*Abr 1:4 - Abraham sought out his birthright
*Abr 2:11 - with the priesthood comes the duty to share the blessings of salvation, of life eternal
*Ex 40:15 - birthright = everlasting priesthood
*Rom 8:17 - There is a heavenly birthright - being joint heirs with Christ, if we suffer with Him, use the Atonement.