insight for the night

Name: Erin Christina Elliott Rel. 122 Section: 25 Word Count: 446 Date: February 16, 2009
1) What is the reference of the insight?
Helaman 12:1-8 (also mentioned in various versus in the other chapters)
2) What principle or doctrine is taught?
Compelled to be humble
3) What message for improvement is taught?
Throughout all of the reading there we saw how the people were going back and forth through remembering God and then following the Evil one. The people time and time again had to be compelled to be humble, they would only remember and go unto God when they were in serious trouble and danger. In chapter 12 we are told that is what it is that men have been doing, they are; quick to boast, to do iniquity, boast, and be lifted in pride and how slow they are to remember their Lord, hearken unto him, give ear unto his counsels, and walk in wisdoms path. Man needs to be slow to the things they are quick at and quick to the things they are slow at. They should not need a reason to be humble. It sets up bad habit; they do whatever they want till God gets mad and then punishes them, then they remember their God and repent, then once they are brought out of affliction they go back to iniquity and forget their God. God blesses his people with so much that they lose sight and become wrapped in the earthly things, and once God takes those away they repent so they are given back. It is the circle of man and it’s important to know this, so we do not follow in their footsteps.
4) How can I apply this principle, doctrine, or message in my life?
I often times find myself not doing the things that I should be at all times. In my past you would find me praying only when I was in trouble and when I needed the Lords help, I was being compelled to be humble. I have been doing my best to follow the counsel given in chapter 12, turning the quicks in to slow if at all and the slows to quicks. I want to be the best I can be, I don’t want to be the one who is always compelled to be humble, I want to be someone my Heavenly Father is proud of because I am a faithful follower always doing what I should be doing. I need to always pray not just when I NEED help, but in everything I do, always praying, not being compelled to pray and do what should be done, but do it on my own feel will and it be a habit of mine to do those things.






i really wish that i could do my hw -- the school web sites are down and so the book report i have been reading all weekend to write -- cant -- and many other hw assinments i cant do bc all my hw is on I-Learn -- one of the school sites ... sigh ...


<3 Erin Christina