Hidden Treasure

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Hidden Treasure

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Samuel

• And it came to pass that in this year there was
  one Samuel, a Lamanite, came into the land of
  Zarahemla, and began to preach unto the people.
  And it came to pass that he did preach, many
  days, repentance unto the people, and they did
  cast him out, and he was about to return to his
  own land.
• But behold, the voice of the Lord came unto him,
  that he should return again (angel), and prophesy
  unto the people whatsoever things should come
  into his heart.
• And it came to pass that they would not suffer
  that he should enter into the city therefore he
  went and got upon the wall thereof, and stretched
  forth his hand and cried with a loud voice, and
  prophesied unto the people whatsoever things the
  Lord put into his heart.
• Chapter 16 And as they went forth to lay their
  hands on him, behold, he did cast himself down
  from the wall, and did flee out of their lands

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Repeating Patterns

• Lehi
• Preached
• Had vision, angels
• Returned to preach
• Life was sought
• City Destroyed

Abinadi- King Noah
Alma- with Amuleck
The Lord gives us repeat stories to make sure we
learn the lesson being taught. What lessons are
we being taught here?
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We Believe in a God of Second Chances

• Lord to Joseph, after the loss of the 116 pages
• Behold, you have been entrusted with these
  things
• And behold, how oft you have transgressed the
  commandments and the laws of God, and have gone
  on in the persuasions of men.
• For, behold, you should not have feared man more
  than God
• Behold, thou art Joseph, and thou wast chosen to
  do the work of the Lord, but because of
  transgression, if thou art not aware thou wilt
  fall.
• But remember, God is merciful therefore, repent
  of that which thou hast done which is contrary to
  the commandment which I gave you, and thou art
  still chosen, and art again called to the work

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In addition,

• And behold, a curse shall come upon the land,
  saith the Lord of Hosts, because of the
  peoples' sake who are upon the land, yea,
  because of their wickedness and their
  abominations.
• And it shall come to pass, saith the Lord of
  Hosts, yea, our great and true God, that whoso
  shall hide up treasures in the earth shall
  find them again no more, because of the great
  curse of the land, save he be a righteous man and
  shall hide it up unto the Lord.
• For I will, saith the Lord, that they shall hide
  up their treasures unto me and cursed be they
  who hide not up their treasures unto me for none
  hideth up their treasures unto me save it be the
  righteous and he that hideth not up his
  treasures unto me, cursed is he, and also the
  treasure, and none shall redeem it because of the
  curse of the land.

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Zion Society
Man uses the Lords resources
Bishops Storehouse
Returns back to the Lord What he didnt need
Surplus! (more than he needs right now)
Receives Sufficient for his Needs
Sick, poor, widowed
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Rex Lee

• I am reminded also of the view of Edward
  Lorenz, a meteorologist who teaches that it
  is impossible to make long-range weather
  predictions because there are so many
  variables.
• He contends, for example, that a
  Brazilian butterfly beating its wings in
  Brazil has an effect on air movements that,
  together with other currents, affect the weather
  in Texas. Accordingly, he asserts that in order
  to accurately predict long-range Texas weather
  conditions, one would need to measure, among
  other things, each flap of a butterfly wing weeks
  in advance.
• What is the practical significance of this?
  Professor Paul Carrington, one of the nation's
  leading scholars, suggests as follows
• Lorenz does not of course imply that butterflies
  or men and women should despair of being useful.
  His observation should be taken as encouragement
  to men and women, and to any butterflies that
  read, to do what they can and not what they
  cannot.
• BYU Devotional, September, 1992

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Capitalism
Man works hard (No free lunch!)
Government
Meets his Needs
Surplus! (more Than he needs Right now)
Wealth
Taxes
My Treasure
Sick, poor, widowed
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Treasure Test

• If we have to bury or hide it, what kind of
  treasure is it?

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James E. Faust

• The relationship of money to happiness is at best
  questionable. Even the Wall Street Journal
  acknowledged, "Money is an article which may be
  used as a universal passport to everywhere except
  heaven, and as a universal provider of everything
  except happiness."
• Henrik Ibsen wrote, "Money may buy the husk of
  many things, but not the kernel. It brings you
  food, but not the appetite medicine, but not
  health acquaintances, but not friends servants,
  but not faithfulness days of joy, but not peace
  or happiness."
• (James L. Faust, To Reach Even Unto You Salt
  Lake City Deseret Book Co., 1980, p. 8.)