The allegory of the Olive Tree is one of my favorite things in all the world. Jacob, along with the book of James (who is the mortal brother of the Savior), ties for second place in my scripture hierarchy. As we go through this allegory (which will be broken down into many parts), I hope to adequately represent why Jacob is one of my favorite prophets. I'm going to just share what I wrote a couple of years ago in my scriptures about these verses as I was studying them. In order to give the full understanding of the verses in chapter 5, we have to go to chapter 4 and gain perspective a bit. So follow along, if you wish, as we walk the paths of Jacob's heart. The first few verses of chapter 4 tell us why they have written on these plates and that they rejoice in the very laborious process which is part of this gift they have preserved for us. Then we get into verses 4 and 5. "For, for this intent have we written these things, that they may kn...
I used to just read my scriptures. I could tell them, almost quote them to you, word for word. I knew the words, but they did not feed me. It seemed I was in a perpetual fast. Eventually I learned HOW to feast. Come. Let's discover together the beautiful path from fasting to feasting.