Week 32: 2 Nephi 26:12-13

I have been studying 1 Nephi these past few days and using the Institute Student Manual as a guide.  It has been really rewarding and I thought I'd share some scriptures and quotes.  

1 Nephi 20:10 "For, behold, I have refined thee, I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction." 

In the Institute Manual, it had this quote in relation to the scripture.  "Intense heat refines metal and removes impurities.  Elder Dallin H. Oaks of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles observed that affliction can likewise refine and purify each of us: "Most of us experience some measure of what the scriptures call ‘the furnace of affliction’. Some are submerged in service to a disadvantaged family member. Others suffer the death of a loved one or the loss or postponement of a righteous goal like marriage or childbearing. Still others struggle with personal impairments or with feelings of rejection, inadequacy, or depression. Through the justice and mercy of a loving Father in Heaven, the refinement and sanctification possible through such experiences can help us achieve what God desires us to become."

Elder Poulsen