But We Heeded Them Not - Aldin Porter

 But We Heeded Them Not - Aldin Porter

This is our friend Julie Powell's dad!!    

I ask you, what are the rewards of standing fast in your own virtue, even against the scorn of the world? They are far more monumental than one might think. When Nephi, the son of Helaman and the brother of Lehi, was “much cast down” (Hel. 10:3) in the building of the kingdom, the Lord said to him:

“Blessed art thou, Nephi, for those things which thou hast done; for I have beheld how thou hast with unwearyingness declared the word, which I have given unto thee, unto this people. And thou hast not feared them, and hast not sought thine own life, but hast sought my will, and to keep my commandments.

“And now, because thou hast done this with such unwearyingness, behold, I will bless thee forever; and I will make thee mighty in word and in deed, in faith and in works; yea, even that all things shall be done unto thee according to thy word, for thou shalt not ask that which is contrary to my will” (Hel. 10:4–5; emphasis added).

No blessing that came to Nephi will be denied anyone in this dispensation who will give the same devotion, the same commitment, to the Lord and to His work.