Transcript Abraham and Lot - LDSGospelDoctrine.net

…he that is in the field, let
him likewise not return
back. Remember Lot's
wife."
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And my father dwelt in a tent…
Why is that significant?
King Benjamin
Mosiah 2:6
6 And they pitched their tents round about
the temple, every man having his tent
with the door thereof towards the temple
Prophet Joseph Smith
You must make yourselves
acquainted with those men
who like Daniel who pray three times a
day toward the House of the Lord
President Kimball
When you look in the dictionary for the most important word, do you
know what it is? It could be remember. Because all of you have
made covenants-you know what to do and you know how to do it-our
greatest need is to remember.
Remember is the word. Remember is the program."
What, then, is the significance of:
Genesis 13:12
Abram dwelled in the land of Canaan, and
Lot dwelled in the cities of the plain, and
pitched his tent toward Sodom
How do families today sometimes pitch their
tents towards “spiritual sodom?”
Teaching our children to “point the
tents” in the right direction can be a
challenge
Genesis 19
Blessings of the JST
Old Testament
Joseph Smith Translation
4 But before [Lot and the visitors] lay down, the men of the
city, even the men of Sodom, compassed the house
round…
9 And they said unto him, Stand back. And they were
angry with him.
5 And they called unto Lot, and said unto him, Where are
the men which came in to thee this night? bring them
out unto us, that we may know them.
10 And they said among themselves, This one man came
in to sojourn among us, and he will needs now
make himself to be a judge; now we will deal worse
with him than with them.
6 And Lot went out at the door unto them, and shut the
door after him,
7 And said, I pray you, brethren, do not so wickedly.
11 Wherefore they said unto the man, We will have the
men, and thy daughters also; and we will do with
them as seemeth us good.
8 Behold now, I have two daughters which have not known
man; let me, I pray you, bring them out unto you, and
do ye to them as is good in your eyes: only unto these
men do nothing; for therefore came they under the
shadow of my roof.
13 And Lot said, Behold now, I have two daughters which
have not known man; let me, I pray you, plead with
my brethren that I may not bring them out unto you;
and ye shall not do unto them as seemeth good in
your eyes;
9 And they said, Stand back. And they said again, This one
fellow came in to sojourn, and he will needs be a
judge: now will we deal worse with thee, than with
them. And they pressed sore upon the man, even Lot,
and came near to break the door.
14 For God will not justify his servant in this thing…
Just a reminder…
'Behold, this was the iniquity of thy sister
Sodom, pride, fulness of bread, and
abundance of idleness was in her and in
her daughters,
…neither did she strengthen the hand of
the poor and needy. And they were
haughty, and committed abomination
before me: therefore I took them away
as I saw good' (Ezekiel 16:49-50)
Genesis 19:15-26
15 And when the morning arose, then the
angels hastened Lot, saying, Arise, take
thy wife, and thy two daughters, which are
here; lest thou be consumed in the iniquity of the city.
17 And it came to pass, when they had brought them forth abroad, that he
said, Escape for thy life; look not behind thee, neither stay thou in all
the plain; escape to the mountain, lest thou be consumed.
24 Then the LORD rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone
and fire from the LORD out of heaven;
25 And he overthrew those cities, and all the plain, and all the inhabitants
of the cities, and that which grew upon the ground.
26 But his wife looked back from behind him, and she became a pillar of
salt.
President Thomas Monson
The Sunday School teacher was
describing how Lot's wife looked
back and turned into a pillar of salt.
Little Johnny was much interested.
“My mother looked back once while she was
driving," he explained, "and she turned into
a telephone pole!"
Elder Neal Maxwell
"Many today are as indecisive about
the evils emerging around us—are as
reluctant to renounce fully a wrong
way of life—as was Lot's wife.
Perhaps in this respect,…our present
parallels are most poignant and
disturbing.
It was Jesus himself who said, 'Remember Lot's wife.' Indeed we
should—and remember too all that the Savior implied with
those three powerful words.
While it was tragic for Lot's wife to look back, for our generation
a hard look back at Sodom could save us from impending
tragedies!"
Question
What should we remember about Lot’s
wife?
Improvement Era- 1935
REGRET-another bad bed-fellow, and he
stays with us all day if we will let him.
Oh! if it were only possible to put him
in an iron chest and sink him in the sea.
Anyone can have regrets, but it takes character to forget
the unpleasant and ugly. Regrets are only of value in a
lesson learned, not what has happened, but what it has
done to the individual. We are all a little bit delinquent,
have made mistakes, but that should bring us closer
together.
Understanding should come because we are all so human.
Failures may become successes. Look up and forget the
past. Go on to the new day. Remember Lot's wife…