based on all we've studied in Jacob chapter 2.

Jacob chapter 2.

Jacob chapter 3 is on the one hand a perfect continuation,

but on the other hand a drastic reversal.

Now, it's still in the same context. In some ways I wish there were no

chapter break and you just flowed seamlessly and kept reading chapter 2 to chapter 3

because this is still part of the same temple text, the same temple sermon

that Jacob is giving them. But Chapter 2 was really focused at the men and he'll come back to

them in Chapter 3 but the beginning of chapter 3 is meant

for the women and children. I think the closest analogy I can give you is a talk that

Elder Richard G. Scott gave years ago in general conference. He actually gave a very similar talk

two different times, about 20 years apart, because unfortunately it needed repeating.

And it was about healing from the tragic scars of abuse. Now when it comes to abuse there is yes a

perpetrator and a victim but their messages are very different and the one I'm remembering was the second of the two and there was a dramatic change

Not only in content, but even in terms of tone of voice. I remember in in which is hard to come by when you're the victim of abuse.

He spoke about forgiveness and not a forced forgiveness

that further victimizes the victim by making them feel guilty

when they can't yet forgive their abuser.

Elder Scott was incredibly inspired when he said if you can't forgive yet,

yet, then just keep coming unto Christ.

Don't beat yourself up because this is such a hard thing to forgive.

God gets it.

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