Moses 6

Friday, May 24, 2013


People became evil and turned against each other. This is because of Satan. Satan wants to bring chaos and disruption into the people of the earth. He is a jealous figure who hates love and despises happiness. With this being said, we know that Satan will do anything to stop us from being happy and loving the Lord. The perfect example of this is in the section below, Cain killed his brother Abel out of jealousy. When he did this, their family was also very upset and unhappy. We know that this was Satan's plan. It made him overjoyed to know that these people were miserable. He feels the same way when we aren't happy and turn against each other. Even when we don't agree with other people's decisions, the best thing we can do is stand by them, not turn against them and abandon them. For one, it is not right and two, it also creates a void in which both people do not want to be around each other. This becomes a problem, especially in families, which are most sacred. Families need to support each other. In fact, they are the main support group, so when you take this away, you really don't have much left. 
In this chapter, God becomes angry with the people for not listening to Him. Heavenly Father asks us to repent for our mistakes. Basically, feel bad about what you did, pray and ask for forgiveness, and try to not do it again. It is a very simple process and yet the people of this land ignored it and with that, the Lord became angry with them. 
Heavenly Father tells Enoch to go to the people and say "Choose ye this day to serve the Lord God who made you." This is a reminder to us that as we go throughout each day, we need to choose to serve the Lord, our God and Heavenly Father. He created us and loves us dearly.
As I began pondering about this section, a Mormon Message I had been a bit back came to mind. It was called "Waiting on Our Road to Damascus." This is a story about a man named Saul, who was walking upon the road to Damascus when suddenly a light appeared on him. He hear the Lord's voice asking him why he had done all of the bad things he had. In the end, Saul became Paul and set out to serve the Lord. This video tells us to choose this day to serve, not one day, but this day. To say one day or someday states an indefinite amount of time. You could go on forever without actually choosing to serve the Lord. This is of absolutely no benefit to us. After all, if we are not doing the Lord's will, how can we be blessed? The point is, choose this day to serve the Lord; do not wait on the road to Damascus (after all, most of us will not have a Saul/Paul moment). 
Follow what the Lord says. Enoch testified and spoke what the Lord told him to saying "If thou wilt turn unto me, and hearken unto my voice, and believe, and repent of all thy transgressions, and be baptized, even in water, in the name of mine Only Begotten Son, who is full of grace and truth, which is Jesus Christ, the only name which shall be given under heavens, whereby salvation shall come unto the children of men, ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost, asking all things in his name, and whatsoever ye shall ask, it shall be given you." Heavenly Father has asked us to follow this and it really is quite simple. Repent, be baptized, know and believe that Jesus Christ is the Only Begotten Son and believe in Him, receive the gift of the Holy Ghost and strive to follow God in the best ways you can, you will be able to be with Him in heaven. He also tells us that if we ask all things in His name, what we need shall be given to us. That's a pretty amazing promise, to know that Heavenly Father will always help us when we really need it.