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"When men begin to live by faith they begin to draw near to God; and when faith is perfected, they are like him; and because he is saved, they are saved also; for they will be in the same situation he is in, because they have come to him; and when he appears they shall be like him, for they will see him as he is."

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Kirsten (Geeky Owl) said…
"And because of the knowledge of this man he could not be kept from beholding within the veil; and he saw the finger of Jesus, which, when he saw, he fell with fear; for he knew that it was the finger of the Lord; and he had faith no longer, for he knew, nothing doubting" (Ether 3:19)

Your quote reminded me of this scripture. I love this scripture. The Brother of Jared had "faith no longer, for he knew, nothing doubting".
We need to have faith, we need to live by faith. We need to draw close of God in so much that maybe one day we too will have faith no longer because we will know for certain.
Don't know if this is what you meant, but this is what I saw. :)
November 9, 2011 at 1:16 PM
Michelle said…
I really love that story because it shows that I could be like the brother of Jared if I exercised my faith and drew closer to God. I like seeing that things are possible and it is possible.

The thoughts I had when I read my quote was that Heavenly Father loves us so much that He has given us a pathway so we can be like him. He wants us to be one with him just like Jesus Christ is one with Him. It is possible for us to do that because of the sacrifice Jesus Christ made. How can you not realize the pure love Heavenly Father has for us when we read the scriptures and realize all that He has blessed us with? It is possible to be like Christ and that's what Heavenly Father wants us to strive to do.
November 11, 2011 at 12:56 AM
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