This week I decided that I wanted to spend some time focusing on John the Baptist, with the discussion board I got to look a little bit more into his life, because of this I picked this topic so that I could learn even more about him and his life.
The passage that I read focuses on the birth of John the Baptist, I love what it says in the Bible dictionary about his purpose and birth it says "[he was] designated to prepare the way for the Messiah and make ready a people to receive him." Before I read this I had never understood the importance of John the Baptist and how much he helped to prepare the way for Christ.
The story of the birth of John is amazing, his mother Elisabeth was barren and she was also old. Elisabeth and Zacharias (John's father) really wanted a child, they were praying and fasting for a child. Zacharias had a incredible experience where an angel of the Lord appeared and told him that Elisabeth would bear a son and call him John. After this experience one of my favorite scriptures is written, Luke 1:37 which says "for with God nothing shall be impossible" I love this scripture and I especially love it in context. I love how God is able to do something that wasn't physically possible.
I love how the amazing circumstances surrounding his birth correspond to his amazing mission. I had never understood the amazingly important role that John had and now I more fully understand why the circumstances around his birth were so incredible.
Many people would rejoice over the birth of John the Baptist for these two reasons in addition to many incredible attributes such as he was unwavering and true, he bore a magnificent testimony of Jesus Christ, and he was a vigorous preacher. His influence even continued on as he ordained Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery to the Aaronic Priesthood. John had an amazing influence during his mortal life and beyond.
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