And the fire upon the altar shall be burning in it; it shall not be put out: and the priest shall burn wood on it every morning, and lay the burnt offering in order upon it; and he shall burn thereon the fat of the peace offerings. The fire shall ever be burning upon the altar; it shall never go out. • • •
And he shall take of it his handful, of the flour of the meat offering, and of the oil thereof, and all the frankincense which is upon the meat offering, and shall burn it upon the altar for a sweet savour, even the memorial of it, unto the LORD"(Leviticus 6:9, 12-13, 15). "The fire shall ever be burning upon the altar; it shall never go out" symbolized 1.our prayers came unto God, and 2.we should pray always.
This oracle drawing with a mouth shown as "cry unto God in mighty prayer".
"A man humble himself kneeling down to say a prayer" is another oracle word about "prayer", and "elder brother" is also the meaning of this drawing, because, most of time, it was supposed to be one of the duties of the eldest brother in the whole family.
Combined "Altar" with "elder brother", it was the word used in the ancient Chinese book shown as "say a prayer", but now "wish, hope" is the modern meaning of this word.
The modern prophets encourage us several things, 1. pray always, 2. read the scriptures and keep Lord's commandments, 3. attend the sacrament meeting and renew our covenants.
On this map of the way to the tree of life, it shew us clearly that prayer came before the tree of life.
"Hand holding the iron rod" shew us, 1.holding the Priesthood from God, 2.searching the words of God (of the scriptures and living prophets), 3.keeping the commandments.
The following drawings shew us, 1.attending the sacrament always, 2.renew our covenants with God.
Then the promise of our Lord will be fulfilled, it said, "And if it so be that they shall keep his commandments they shall be blessed upon the face of this land, and there shall be none to molest them, nor to take away the land of their inheritance; and they shall dwell safely forever"(2 Nephi 1:9).
Following drawing means "enrichment, fertility, and prosperity".
From the Chapter 5, the second book of Nephi, it told us that the Nephites were blessed:
"10 And we did observe to keep the judgments, and the statutes, and the commandments of the Lord in all things, according to the law of Moses.
11 And the Lord was with us; and we did prosper exceedingly; for we did sow seed, and we did reap again in abundance. And we began to raise flocks, and herds, and animals of every kind.....
15 And I did teach my people to build buildings, and to work in all manner of wood, and of iron, and of copper, and of brass, and of steel, and of gold, and of silver, and of precious ores, which were in great abundance.
16 And I, Nephi, did build a temple; and I did construct it after the manner of the temple of Solomon save it were not built of so many precious things; for they were not to be found upon the land, wherefore, it could not be built like unto Solomon’s temple. But the manner of the construction was like unto the temple of Solomon; and the workmanship thereof was exceedingly fine.
17 And it came to pass that I, Nephi, did cause my people to be industrious, and to labor with their hands.....
27 And it came to pass that we lived after the manner of happiness."
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