Nick Serving the Lord in Virginia: Scriptures

Listed below are some of Nick's favorite sayings and scriptures:

John 20:31:

"But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God and that believing ye might have LIFE through His name."

Alma 6:6:
"Nevertheless the children of God were commanded that they should gather themselves together oft, and join in fasting and mighty prayer in behalf of the welfare of the souls of those who knew not God."

Deuteronomy 31:6
"Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the Lord thy God, He it is that doth go with thee; He will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.

Alma 36:24-25
24Yea, and from that time even until now, I have labored without ceasing, that I might bring souls unto ^arepentance; that I might bring them to ^btaste of the exceeding joy of which I did taste; that they might also be ^cborn of God, and be ^dfilled with the Holy Ghost.

25Yea, and now behold, O my son, the Lord doth ^agive me exceedingly great joy in the fruit of my ^blabors

Helaman 5:12

12And now, my sons, remember, remember that it is upon the ^arock of our Redeemer, who is Christ, the Son of God, that ye must build your ^bfoundation; that when the devil shall send forth his mighty winds, yea, his shafts in the whirlwind, yea, when all his hail and his mighty ^cstorm shall beat upon you, it shall have no power over you to drag you down to the gulf of misery and endless wo, because of the rock upon which ye are built, which is a sure foundation, a foundation whereon if men build they cannot fall.

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Nick referenced a couple of the hymns which have really touched him since he has been in the MTC. They are so beautiful and so much like scripture that I wanted to share them here:

Hymn # 165

ABIDE WITH ME; 'TIS EVENTIDE

Abide with me; 'tis eventide, The day is past and gone;

The shadows of the evening fall; The night is coming on.

Within my heart a welcome guest, Within my home abide.

Chorus:

O Savior, stay this night with me; Behold, 'tis eventide.

Abide with me; 'tis eventide, Thy walk today with me

Has made my heart within me burn, As I communed with thee.

Thy earnest words have filled my soul And kept me near thy side.

Chorus:

Abide with me; 'tis eventide, And lone will be the night

If I cannot commune with thee Nor find in thee my light.

The darkness of the world, I fear, Would in my home abide.

Chorus:

Luke 24: 29 (13-32)

The other one is Hymn # 85

HOW FIRM A FOUNDATION

How firm a foundation, ye Saints of the Lord,

Is laid for your faith in his excellent word!

What more can he say than to you he hath said, --

Who unto the Savior, who unto the Savior

Who unto the Savior, for refuge have fled?

In every condition--in sickness, in health,

In poverty's vale or abounding in wealth,

At home or abroad, on the land or the sea--

As thy days may demand, as thy days may demand

As thy days may demand, so thy succor shall be.

Fear not, I am with thee; oh, be not dismayed,

For I am thy God and will still give thee aid.

I'll strengthen thee, help thee, and cause thee to stand, --

Upheld by my righteous, upheld by my righteous,

Upheld by my righteous, omnipotent hand.

When through the deep waters I call thee to go,

The rivers of sorrow shall not thee o'erflow,

For I will be with thee, thy troubles to bless,

And sanctify to thee, and sanctify to thee,

And sanctify to thee thy deepest distress.

When through fiery trials thy pathway shall lie,

My grace, all sufficient, shall be thy supply.

The flame shall not hurt thee; I only design

Thy dross to consume, thy dross to consume,

Thy dross to consume and thy gold to refine.

E'en down to old age, all my people shall prove

My sov'reign, eternal, unchangeable love;

And then, when gray hair shall their temples adorn,

Like lambs shall they still, like lambs shall they still,

Like lambs shall they still in my bosom be borne.

The soul that on Jesus hath leaned for repose

I will not, I cannot, desert to his foes;

That soul, though all should endeavor to shake,

I'll never, no never, I'll never, no never,

I'll never, no never, no never forsake!

Isaiah 41:10; 43:2-5

Helaman 5:12

Hymn # 97

LEAD, KINDLY LIGHT

Lead, kindly Light, amid th'encircling gloom; Lead thou me on!

The night is dark, and I am far from home; Lead thou me on!

Keep thou my feet; I do not ask to see

The distant scene - one step enough for me.

I was not ever thus, not pray'd that thou - Shouldst lead me on,

I loved to choose and see my path, but now, Lead thou me on!

I loved the garish day, and, spite of fears,

Pride ruled my will. Remember not past years.

So long thy pow'r hath blest me, sure it still - Will lead me on

O'er moor and fen, o'er crag and torrent, till The night is gone.

And with the morn those angel faces smile,

Which I have loved long since, and lost awhile!

Psalms 43:3

Psalm 119:133-35

"My God hath been my support; he hath led me through mine afflictions in the wilderness; and he hath preserved me upon the waters of the great deep." -- 2 Nephi 4:20

HYMN #29 ALL VERSES A Poor Wayfaring Man of Grief

Isaiah 6:8 "Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us. Then said I, Here am I; send me."

D&C 121:44-45 "That he may know that thy faithfulness is stronger than the cords of death. Let thy bowels also be full of charity towards all men, and to the household of faith, and let virtue garnish thy thoughts unceasingly; then shall thy confidence wax strong in the presence of God; and the doctrine of the priesthood shall distil upon thy soul as the dews from heaven."

Special Scripture:
Alma 37: 35-37 "O remember, my son, and learn wisdom in thy youth; yeah, learn in thy youth to keep the commandments of God. 36. Yea, and cry unto God for all thy support; yea, let all thy doings be unto the Lord, and whithersoever thou goest let it be in the Lord; yea, let all thy thoughts be directed unto the Lord; yea, let the affections of thy heart be placed upon the Lord forever. 37. Counsel with the Lord in all thy doings, and he will direct thee for good; yea, when thou liest down at night lie down unto the Loird, that he may watch over you in your sleep; and when thou risest in the morning let thy heart be full of thanks unto God; and if ye do these things, ye shall be lifted up at the last day."

D&C 101:16 "Therefore, let your hearts be comforted concerning Zion; for all flesh is in mine hands; be still and know that I am God.

2 Nephi 2:26
"And the Messiah cometh in the fulness of time, that he may redeem the children of men from the fall. And because that they are redeemed from the fall they have become free forever, knowing good from evil; to act for themselves and not to be acted upon, save it be by the punishment of the law at the great and last day, according to the commandments which God hath given."

1 Cor. 2:5
"That your faith should not in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God."

Here are 3 new scriptures from Elder Richards which I feel are AWESOME - especially to those of us who have the desire to come back to the Savior and progress.

2 Nephi 32:8-9
"And now, my beloved brethren, I perceive that ye ponder still in your hearts; and it grieveth me that I must speak concerning this thing, For if ye would hearken unto the Spirit which teacheth a man to pray ye would know that ye must pray; for the evil spirit teacheth not a man to pray, but teacheth him that he must not pray.

But behold, I say unto you that ye must pray always, and not faint; that ye must not perform any thing unto the Lord save in the first place ye shall pray unto the Father in the name of Christ, that he will consecrate thy performance unto thee, that thy performance may be for the welfare of thy soul."

D&C 109:21
"And when thy people transgress, any of them, they may speedily repent and return unto thee, and find favor in thy sight, and be restored to the blessings which thou hast ordained to be poured out upon those who shall reverence thee in thy house."

Moroni 6:8
"But as oft as they repented and sought forgiveness, with real intent, they were forgiven."

Here is a favorite poem of Nick's:

INVICTUS

Out of the night that covers me,

Black as the Pit from pole to pole,

I thank whatever gods may be

For my unconquerable soul.

In the fell clutch of circumstance

I have not winced nor cried aloud.

Under the bludgeonings of chance

My head is bloody, but unbowed.

Beyond this place of wrath and tears

Looms but the Horror of the shade,

And yet the menace of the years