2 Nephi 11

2 And now I, Nephi, write more of the words of Isaiah, for my soul delighteth in his words. For I will liken his words unto my people, and I will send them forth unto all my children, for he verily saw my Redeemer, even as I have seen him.
3 And my brother, Jacob, also has seen him as I have seen him...

Isaiah, Nephi, and Jacob all saw Christ! What an incomprehensible blessing to be able to see the Savior in the flesh. Someone very close to me was told in their patriarchal blessing that they would see the Savior in this life. I was astounded when I heard that. I've always wondered if the prophets all get to see Him. I always assumed so but Lance isn't so sure and has since made me wonder. Your faith would have to be so pure, so unwavering, so strong- just as the Brother of Jared's.

6 And my soul delighteth in proving unto my people that save Christ should come all men must perish.
7 For if there be no Christ there be no God; and if there be no God we are not, for there could have been no creation. But there is a God, and he is Christ, and he cometh in the fulness of his own time.

Nephi's logic here is profound. One must have a testimony of each of the elements of which he speaks in order to follow his reasoning.

• First, if there is no Christ, then there is no God. Why is that? Why must there be a Christ in order for God to exist? Is it because a perfect being who fathers spirit children must, due to His compassionate nature, provide the means whereby His imperfect children could return to Him and not be cut off forever due to the carnal nature of their flesh? I believe that.
• Second, if there is no God, then we do not exist, for there could have been no creation. That one makes perfect sense. I am studying Nutrition for my bachelor's degree. After all of the anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, and nutrition classes I have taken, I couldn't possibly begin to imagine that our profoundly complex bodies were a result of some accident or spontaneous evolution. It seems more likely that an uneducated person, one that is so ignorant of the true miracle of the human body, would be more likely to believe in evolution or the Big Bang Theory. In fact, it is simply ironic that the more educated one becomes, the more likely it actually is that one ceases to believe in the Creator. The thought makes reason stare.

Nephi concludes with a matter-of-fact statement that there is a God and that He is Christ, and that He will come to the earth. Christ did come just as Nephi prophesied and I know that He will come again, as prophets for ages have prophesied. I would love to be able to see Him in this life but I know I will see Him in the next life and I rejoice in that knowledge.