It is likely that the most famous scripture in the Book of Mormon is 1 Nephi 3:7. In that light, I thought it best not to skip it and to add a couple insights on this great verse.
Number one, I believe, is that the key to the scripture is the phrase 'I KNOW'. Everything hinges on this simple statement of testimony. Nephi declares that he will keep all of the commandments because he has a testimony that those commandments are from God and that He will help him (Nephi) keep them. He knows that Heavenly Father wants us to keep His commnads and therefore, will give us assistance to keep them.
Point number two is a quote by Presdient Ezra Taft Benson which says, "When obedience ceases to be an irritant and becomes our quest, in that moment God will endow us with power." A sure sign of spiritual maturity is shown when a person recognizes that the commandments are meant to bless us and not hinder us in our pursuit of happiness. That recognition came for me sometime in my junior year of high school and I am grateful for that knowledge.
Now, go and do...
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I just want you to know that I now know what qualifies as a testimony. My american foundations class spent multiple class periods on "testimony versus thankimony".
I'm not sure when keeping the commandments became a blessing, not a burden, for me. I do know that 1 Nephi 3:7 has often been encouragement for me to do something hard.
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