2 Nephi 16

More Isaiah! I try so hard not to get discouraged when reading Isaiah and I hate to even admit how quickly I try to get through 2 Nephi. It's just so difficult to understand most of what he's saying, or at least to apply it to my life. In this chapter, Isaiah talks of how he is forgiven of his sins. He uses the imagery of the seraphim placing a burning coal from the altar on his mouth. The Lord then speaks, asking, "Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then I said: Here am I; send me." The Lord then sends him forth to preach and to prophesy. I believe this is his actual calling from the Lord to be a prophet. I guess that is a pretty powerful visual- a burning coal to purify our sins. The powerful imagery of a burning coal evokes strong emotion, which is what happens when we are forgiven of our sins. Strong emotions encompass me when I feel forgiven and made clean again- gratitude, love, joy, the burning in my bosom of the Holy Ghost.