1 Nephi 11

In 1 Nep 11 Nephi is talking to the SPirit of the Lord and asking for the interpretation of the vision his Father had.  I have always found it interesting that the Spirit doesn't just tell him what everything means, that Nephi has this GRAND vision of a LOT of different things,...

First off...Nephi beholds the TREE! And Nephi asks for the interpretation of the tree...and instead of telling Nephi what it meant, he shows him Mary and how she gave birth to Jesus.

 13 And it came to pass that I looked and beheld the great city of Jerusalem, and also other cities. And I beheld the city of Nazareth; and in the city of ^aNazareth I beheld a ^bvirgin, and she was exceedingly fair and white.

 14 And it came to pass that I saw the ^aheavens open; and an angel came down and stood before me; and he said unto me: Nephi, what beholdest thou?

 15 And I said unto him: A virgin, most beautiful and fair above all other virgins.

 18 And he said unto me: Behold, the ^avirgin whom thou seest is the ^bmother of the Son of God, after the manner of the flesh.

 19 And it came to pass that I beheld that she was carried away in the Spirit; and after she had been carried away in the ^aSpirit for the space of a time the angel spake unto me, saying: Look!

 20 And I looked and beheld the virgin again, bearing a ^achild in her arms.

 21 And the angel said unto me: Behold the ^aLamb of God, yea, even the ^bSon of the Eternal ^cFather! Knowest thou the meaning of the ^dtree which thy father saw? 

               I LOVE here how the Spirit then ASKS Nephi....what is the meaning of the tree?!  Even though Nephi had asked first, he was shown this vision of Mary and of Jesus and then said...what do YOU think is the meaning of the tree....

22 And I answered him, saying: Yea, it is the ^alove of God, which^bsheddeth itself abroad in the hearts of the children of men; wherefore, it is the ^cmost desirable above all things.

 23 And he spake unto me, saying: Yea, and the most ^ajoyous to the soul.

I will end today on these two scriptures...The LOVE of God is the MOST desirable above all things!!  AND the MOST JOYOUS to the soul.  I love these two verses.  They are so true.  I do desire to feel the Love of the Lord everyday!  And I know that when I feel His Love my soul is full of JOY!  Gosh, it feels so good!  Words cannot describe it, the deeling I have when I know the LORD is watching over me and is SHEDDING forth His Love!!  How thankful I am to know that LOVE!  To KNOW that JOY!  How thankful I am that the Lord sends me His love and shows me that He is there watching over me!