Talk:1 Ne 18:1-4

Verse 18: 2 is an excellent one in which to substitute your own name and your life to make it more applicable and inspiring personally.

Now I, [Mark] did not … build [my life] after the manner of men; but I did build it after the manner which the Lord had shown unto me … And I, [Mark] did go into the mount oft, and I did pray oft unto the Lord; wherefore the Lord showed unto me great things. And it came to pass that after I had finished [my life], according to the word of the Lord, my brethren beheld that it was good, and that the workmanship thereof was exceedingly fine; wherefore, they did humble themselves again before the Lord.--RM Matheson 23:54, 17 Nov 2005 (UTC)

A nice addition to this thought can be found in Doc. & Cov. 95:13 regarding the building of the Kirtland Temple [and of course, our lives], "Now here is wisdom, and the mind of the Lord---let the house be built, not after the manner of the world, for I give not unto you that ye shall live after the manner of the world". --Janet Lisonbee Oct. 18, 2009