Choose the Good

2 Nephi 17:15 (Compare Isaiah 7) "Butter and honey shall he (Immanuel) eat, that he may know to refuse the evil and to choose the good."

In Jesus' case, good choices always beget more of them.

A Great Forsaking

2 Nephi 16:12 (Compare Isaiah 6) " . . . there shall be a great forsaking in the midst of the land."

So far, the 21st Century shows evidence of a "great forsaking" of God in many lands.

He Who Sees

2 Nephi 15:12 (Compare Isaiah 5) ". . . they regard not the work of the Lord, neither consider the operation of his hands."

"Earth is crammed with heaven
And every common bush
Afire with God;
And only he who sees
Takes off his shoes.
The rest sit round it
And pluck blackberries."
                   Elizabeth Barrett Browning