Nephite Wives that Grieve
We have a teaching by the prophet Jacob in the Book of Mormon on the wives that grieve because of their husbands, along with their children. The scriptures in Jacob 2: 31-35 it says:
31 For behold, I, the Lord, have seen the sorrow, and heard the mourning of the daughters of my people in the land of Jerusalem, yea, and in all the lands of my people, because of the wickedness and abominations of their husbands.
32 And I will not suffer, saith the Lord of Hosts, that the cries of the fair daughters of this people, which I have led out of the land of Jerusalem, shall come up unto me against the men of my people, saith the Lord of Hosts.
33 For they shall not lead away captive the daughters of my people because of their tenderness, save I shall visit them with a sore curse, even unto destruction; for they shall not commit whoredoms, like unto them of old, saith the Lord of Hosts.
34 And now behold, my brethren, ye know that these commandments were given to our father, Lehi; wherefore, ye have known them before; and ye have come unto great condemnation; for ye have done these things which ye ought not to have done.
35 Behold, ye have done greater iniquities than the Lamanites, our brethren. Ye have broken the hearts of your tender wives, and lost the confidence of your children, because of your bad examples before them; and the sobbings of their hearts ascend up to God against you. And because of the strictness of the word of God, which cometh down against you, many hearts died, pierced with deep wounds.
Jacob Teaches us that God sees and hears our grateful prayers when we mourn to him. He knows the sufferings that we feel from even our own husbands. He also teaches that the Lord sees the sorrow, heard the mourning because of their husbands wickedness and abominations, and that the Lord will not let the women suffer because of their prayers. He realizes that each one of his daughters have a tenderness and he will not allow them to become captive because of it. He values each one of his daughters that he sees that their hearts have been broken and that each one of their sobbings. Of their heart ascends to God as a testimony against the men's behavior.
Jacob is letting us know that God doesn't like it when his daughters are hurting. He also lets us know that God will not suffer those cries to go unnoticed. Jacob let's the husbands know that it is a great iniquity to break the hearts of their wives that God calls tender. Even today God counsels prophets in the hearts of women. The Proclamation to the Family states that" husband and wife have a solemn responsibility to love and care for each other and for their children. " " Happiness in family life is most likely to be achieved when founded upon the teachings of the Lord Jesus Christ. Successful marriages and families are established and maintained in principles of faith, prayer, repentance, forgiveness, respect, love, compassion, work, and wholesome recreational activities........ In these sacred responsibilities, father's and mothers are obligated to help one another as equal partners. " Through the proclamation God let us know what he expects to this very day the expectations that he has for man and woman within the family. He even let's man know that he will be judged on the way he treats his spouse and family. That's a lot to say we at held to a high expectations to do right to our family. Each year that is poured out and agony that is heartfelt by God's daughters he all ready knows and he records it all down that it will stand as a testimony against those who harm. God wants us to be strong and hold on to our tenderness. He loves each of us enough that he doesn't want to see our hearts become captive to the harm that unrighteousness brings.
31 For behold, I, the Lord, have seen the sorrow, and heard the mourning of the daughters of my people in the land of Jerusalem, yea, and in all the lands of my people, because of the wickedness and abominations of their husbands.
32 And I will not suffer, saith the Lord of Hosts, that the cries of the fair daughters of this people, which I have led out of the land of Jerusalem, shall come up unto me against the men of my people, saith the Lord of Hosts.
33 For they shall not lead away captive the daughters of my people because of their tenderness, save I shall visit them with a sore curse, even unto destruction; for they shall not commit whoredoms, like unto them of old, saith the Lord of Hosts.
34 And now behold, my brethren, ye know that these commandments were given to our father, Lehi; wherefore, ye have known them before; and ye have come unto great condemnation; for ye have done these things which ye ought not to have done.
35 Behold, ye have done greater iniquities than the Lamanites, our brethren. Ye have broken the hearts of your tender wives, and lost the confidence of your children, because of your bad examples before them; and the sobbings of their hearts ascend up to God against you. And because of the strictness of the word of God, which cometh down against you, many hearts died, pierced with deep wounds.
Jacob Teaches us that God sees and hears our grateful prayers when we mourn to him. He knows the sufferings that we feel from even our own husbands. He also teaches that the Lord sees the sorrow, heard the mourning because of their husbands wickedness and abominations, and that the Lord will not let the women suffer because of their prayers. He realizes that each one of his daughters have a tenderness and he will not allow them to become captive because of it. He values each one of his daughters that he sees that their hearts have been broken and that each one of their sobbings. Of their heart ascends to God as a testimony against the men's behavior.
Jacob is letting us know that God doesn't like it when his daughters are hurting. He also lets us know that God will not suffer those cries to go unnoticed. Jacob let's the husbands know that it is a great iniquity to break the hearts of their wives that God calls tender. Even today God counsels prophets in the hearts of women. The Proclamation to the Family states that" husband and wife have a solemn responsibility to love and care for each other and for their children. " " Happiness in family life is most likely to be achieved when founded upon the teachings of the Lord Jesus Christ. Successful marriages and families are established and maintained in principles of faith, prayer, repentance, forgiveness, respect, love, compassion, work, and wholesome recreational activities........ In these sacred responsibilities, father's and mothers are obligated to help one another as equal partners. " Through the proclamation God let us know what he expects to this very day the expectations that he has for man and woman within the family. He even let's man know that he will be judged on the way he treats his spouse and family. That's a lot to say we at held to a high expectations to do right to our family. Each year that is poured out and agony that is heartfelt by God's daughters he all ready knows and he records it all down that it will stand as a testimony against those who harm. God wants us to be strong and hold on to our tenderness. He loves each of us enough that he doesn't want to see our hearts become captive to the harm that unrighteousness brings.
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