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さて、わたしモルモンは、愛する同砲であるあなたがたに話したい。父なる神と私たちの主イエス・キリストの恵みにより、また主がわたしに召しの賜物をお与えくださったので、主の聖なる御心により、わたしは今あなたがたに語る機会を得ている。モロナイ７：２ And now I, Mormon, speak unto you, my beloved brethren; and it is by the grace of God the Father, and our Lord Jesus Christ, and his holy will, because of the gift of his calling unto me, that I am permitted to speak unto you at this time.  Moroni 7:2 In the 7th chapter of the Book of Moroni, Moroni shares with us a copy of a letter his father, Mormon, wrote to him earlier.  Moroni feels this letter from his father is important because Mormon teaches us about faith, hope, and charity.  モロナイ書の第7章では父親モルモンが息子モロナイ宛に出した手紙の言葉を紹介しています。モロナイはこの父親からの手紙は信仰や希望、慈愛について教えているので重要だと感じていました。 In the 2nd verse of this chapter, Mormon makes a very interesting statement.  In his opening remarks, Mormon says that he is able to speak to the people because of “the gift of his calling unto me”. この章の２節ではモルモンはとても興味深いことを述べています。出だしでモルモンは「主がわたしに召しの賜物をお与えくださったので」人々に話すことができると述べています。 We all have callings in the […]

そして、アルマは言った。「見よ、ここにモルモンの泉がある。（この泉はこのように呼ばれていた。）あなたがたは神の羊の群れに入って、神の民と呼ばれたいと願っており、重荷が軽くなるように、互いに重荷を負い合うことを望み、また、悲しむ者とともに悲しみ、慰めの要る者を慰めることを望み、また神に贖われ、第一の復活にあずかる人々とともに数えられて永遠の命を得られるように、いつでも、どのような所にいても、死に至るまでも神の証人になることを望んでいる。モーサヤ１８：８－９ And it came to pass that he said unto them: Behold, here are the waters of Mormon (for thus were they called) and now, as ye are desirous to come into the fold of God, and to be called his people, and are willing to bear one another’s burdens, that they may be light; Yea, and are willing to mourn with those that mourn; yea, and comfort those who stand in need of comfort, and to stand as a witness of God at all times and in all places that ye may be in, even until death, that ye may be redeemed of God, and be numbered with those of the first resurrection, that ye may have eternal life; Mosiah 18:8-9 This scripture was given by Alma as he taught the people the words of the prophet Abinadi. Abinadi […]

それゆえ、あなたのすべての生き方により、またすべての祈りにより、すべての訓戒により、すべての行いにより、あなたの兄弟たちを強めなさい。教義と聖約１０８：７－８ Therefore, strengthen your brethren in all your conversation, in all your prayers, in all your exhortations, and in all your doings.  And behold, and lo, I am with you to bless you and deliver you forever.  Doctrine & Covenants 108:7-8 This scripture was part of a revelation given by the Prophet Joseph Smith to Lyman Sherman in 1835, when Brother Sherman was released as one of the presidents of the Seventy.  It contains an important admonition for us as well. この聖句は1835年に予言者ジョセフ・スミスからライマン・シャーマンに与えられた啓示です。その時シャーマン兄弟は何人かいる七十人の会長から解任されました。この訓戒は私たちにも大切なものです。 In this scripture, Brother Sherman was told to use all his talents, efforts, and activities to help strengthen the brethren of the Church.  Like Brother Sherman, we should do all that we can to help others. この聖句でシャーマン兄弟は彼のすべての才能や努力、行ないを教会の兄弟たちを助け強めるために使うよう言われました。シャーマン兄弟のように私たちも出来る限りのことをして他の誰かを助けるべきなのです。 How do we help others in our conversation?  We can help others in our conversations just by talking to them.  Perhaps there […]

June 2, 2019 「兄さんたち、もし兄さんたちが義にかなっていて、神の御前をまっすぐに歩めるように、進んで真理に聞き従い、それを心に留めるならば、その真理をためにつぶやいて、『おまえは我々に厳しいことを言った』　などとは言わないでしょう。」　ニーファイ第一章１６：３ And now my brethren, if ye were righteous and were willing to hearken to the truth, and give heed unto it, that ye might walk uprightly before God, then ye would not murmur because of the truth, and say: Thou speakest hard things against us.  1 Nephi 16:3 Prior to this scripture, Nephi had been teaching his older brothers about the Tree of Life vision. He taught them that the wicked who reject the fruit of the Tree, or in other words, who reject the gospel, would not be able to enter into the kingdom of God.  They would be cut off from the “greatest of all the gifts of God”. この聖句より前で、ニーファイは兄たちに命の木の示現について教えていました。彼は木の実を拒絶した邪悪な者、つまり福音を拒絶した者が神の王国には入れないと教えました。彼らは「神のすべての贈り物の最も素晴らしいもの」から断ち切られるのです。 His brothers were not happy.  They did not like what he said to them.  They were angry with Nephi and said, “Thou hast declared […]