Abraham

We had a really good talk in Sacrament Meeting this week. It was mostly about the Abrahamic covenant.  That's not what I am going to focus on though, I want to talk about Abraham.

Abraham is a familiar Old Testament prophet. If you'll recall, he is most known for being asked to sacrifice his son Isaac in similitude of our Heavenly Father sacrificing His Son, Jesus Christ. He is also considered the "father of the faithful".

Abraham was a very righteous man and it is recorded in Scripture that he was among the noble and great spirits in the pre-mortal existence and was chosen to be a leader among men (see Abraham 3:22-23).

Abraham's father, on the other hand, was a very wicked man. Scriptures record that Abraham's father turned from righteousness and from the holy commandments of the Lord and turned to worshiping idols and that his heart was set to do evil.(See Abraham 1:5-6)

Abraham's father was so wicked that he allowed wicked priests-- who also worshiped idols and made sacrifices unto them-- to take his son, Abraham, and try to kill him. But Abraham prayed to the Lord and He saved him from being murdered by the wicked priests.

Despite his father's wickedness, Abraham lived a very righteous life.  Abraham made covenants with the Lord and was promised many blessings in return. Anyone who lives a righteous life and obeys the commandments of God is entitled to receive those blessings through the Abrahamic covenant.

My point in writing this blog was to point out that no matter how wicked your own father (or mother) is or what kind of family you come from, everyone can live a righteous life despite the wickedness and evil around you. Even if evil and wickedness surround you within your own family.

A have hope.

That's my two cents.