Here’s the golden question though:⁣

What does it mean to “prosper”?⁣

I tend to get a very specific picture in my mind:⁣

An easy and happy life, money isn’t an issue…⁣

But that would mean all righteous Latter-day Saints should be rich with easy lives, right? ⁣

I could point to tons of examples of real-life, church history, and scriptural figures who prove that theory wrong. ⁣

So if God keeps His promises, how are people prospering?⁣

Let’s look at Joseph of Egypt. ⁣

After being almost murdered by his brothers, sold into slavery, and traded to Potiphar…⁣

“The Lord was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man”. (Genesis 39:2)

And then after being falsely accused of a terrible sin and being thrown into prison by someone who had grown to trust him…⁣

“The Lord was with him, and that which he did, the Lord made it to prosper.” (Genesis 39:23)⁣

I have found that when I am the most righteous, most devoted, most spiritual and in-tune with God version of myself, I am prosperous in lots of things. ⁣

Prosperous in inner peace. ⁣

Prosperous in love for myself and others. ⁣

Prosperous in joy despite my circumstances. ⁣

Prosperous in worshipping. ⁣

Prosperous in clarity. ⁣

Prosperous in blessings that aren’t tangible. ⁣

I fully believe that we are blessed to prosper when we keep our hearts pointed toward God continuously. ⁣

But just like Joseph of old, I believe that we prosper in all the inner ways that truly matter most.

How do you feel that you are blessed to prosper?

Happy Studying!

-Cali Black

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“You’ve got a bad habit, and you’ll never overcome it.”

“Life will always be this overwhelming, so you should stay frustrated all the time.”

“Life is going okay even though you stopped keeping the commandments, so you’ll be fine in the long run.”

In fact, King Noah’s wicked priests made fun of Abinadi for telling them to repent by echoing this same message:

“And behold, we are strong, we shall not come into bondage, or be taken captive by our enemies; yea, and thou hast prospered in the land, and thou shalt also prosper.” (Mosiah 12:15)

They haven’t been taken into bondage yet, so OF COURSE that means they will never be taken into bondage!

They had been prospering just fine, so OF COURSE they are going to continue to prosper!

But Jesus?

He’s all about change.

If you’ve got a bad habit, Jesus wants to help you overcome it.

If you are feeling overwhelmed, Jesus wants to offer you peace and strength to endure.

If you think you don’t need the gospel of Jesus Christ, Jesus invites you to see what you are missing out on.

Nothing ever stays the same….

And that is actually the best news ever.

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Here’s the golden question though:

What does it mean to “prosper”?

I tend to get a very specific picture in my mind:

An easy and happy life, money isn’t an issue…

But that would mean all righteous Latter-day Saints should be rich with easy lives, right?

I could point to tons of examples of real-life, church history, and scriptural figures who prove that theory wrong.

(Although do I think we subconsciously judge our own or others’ righteousness based off material possessions/jobs/education? Yes, but that’s a topic for another post)

So if God keeps His promises, how are people prospering?

Let’s look at Joseph of Egypt.

After being almost murdered by his brothers, sold into slavery, and traded to Potiphar…

“The Lord was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man”. (Genesis 39:2)

And then after being falsely accused of a terrible sin and being thrown into prison by someone who had grown to trust him…

“The Lord was with him, and that which he did, the Lord made it to prosper.” (Genesis 39:23)

I have found that when I am the most righteous, most devoted, most spiritual and in-tune with God version of myself, I am prosperous in lots of things.

Prosperous in inner peace.

Prosperous in love for myself and others.

Prosperous in joy despite my circumstances.

Prosperous in worshipping.

Prosperous in clarity.

Prosperous in blessings that aren’t tangible.

I fully believe that we are blessed to prosper when we keep our hearts pointed toward God continuously.

But just like Joseph of old, I believe that we prosper in all the inner ways that truly matter most.

How do you feel that you are blessed to prosper?

Happy Studying!

-Cali Black

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