1Ne Ch11

This chapter is full of a lot that Nephi asks of The Lord and is shown in a vision. Prepare for a huge load of awesome!

Starting in v1, Nephi asks The Lord and believes The Lord is able to make his questions known, he sits and ponders in his heart in the things that he has asked. That is probably the most important part of praying; listening for an answer afterwards! So he gets swept into a vision where he gets to have a conversation with the Spirit of The Lord. (HINT: It is easier to imagine the conversation if you read carefully put quotes around who said what then re-read it).

According to Nephi's faith Spirit (of The Lord) rejoices and says, "blessed art thou, Nephi, because thou believest in the Son of the most high God." Now personally I like to insert my own name in there because I know how happy I would be to hear Christ telling me that :)

So The Lord grants Nephi's desires because of his great faith and shows him the vision of the Tree of Life, and tells him to bare record of his visions. Nephi is more curious to know the interpretation of the vision so the Spirit of The Lord (in the form of a man (v11)) shows him another vision and teaches him. I like that He doesn't just give Nephi the answers.

He first shows him Mary, "the mother of the Son of God, after the manner of the flesh," (v13-18) then the Lamb of God as a new born. Nephi learns that the tree means the Love of God which is all encompassing and joyous to the soul (v21-23).

Nephi is then shown Christ going amount the people and being worshiped my man and learns that the Rod of Iron was the Word of God (v24-25). Nephi speaks of John the Baptist again and how he baptized the Lamb of God (v27), then how the ministering continues and Christ is cast out. Nephi witnesses the twelve apostles but didn't see their faces (v29) but he saw many miracles by the hands of angels and.Christ (v30-31).

Nephi then sees the people rejecting Christ and his crucifixion after being judged of the world. He sees all the people gathered to fight against the apostles and how they are in the large and spacious building (v32-35). The angel/Spirit of The Lord says, "Behold the world and the wisdom thereof," which I would say as, "Behold the world and the lack of wisdom thereof."

Nephi has now learned that the great and spacious building is the pride of the world. He bears record of the fall of the building with all the people in it who have taught against the apostles of God (v36). Let us all strive to be out of that building by keeping our pride in check. Be a humble follower of Christ and we will stand with him at the last day.