Book Of Exodus Analysis

The Book of Mormon contains many different patterns throughout the whole book. One prominent and important pattern recognized is the Exodus Pattern. According to the Webster’s Dictionary of 1828, Exodus is defined as Departure from a place, particularly, the departure of the Israelites from Egypt under the conduct of Moses. The first Exodus we see in the Book of Mormon happens in 1 Nephi when Lehi is commanded to take his family and leave Jerusalem. The family is commanded to leave after Lehi has a vision that Jerusalem will be destroyed. 1 Nephi 17:37 states “And he raiseth up a righteous nation, and destroyeth the nations of the wicked.” The land of Jerusalem was becoming home to a large amount of wicked people, so in order to preserve the righteous, the Lord commanded Lehi and his family to participate in the Pattern of Exodus. The Pattern of Exodus is not just a one-time occurrence. Lehi told his sons that they were commanded to return to Jerusalem in order to get the plates from Laban to preserve the history of the people of old. Lehi’s sons had to prove
Now days, we consider the Missionary Training Center to be a form of Exodus. The righteous missionaries of the church leave the comfort of their homes, friends, and also family to obey the Lord and follow his commandment to spread the gospel throughout the earth. God uses the righteous young men and young women of his church to teach the world about his work and glory, which is to bring to pass the immortality and eternal life of man as stated in Moses 1:39. The only way to receive immortality and eternal life is through Jesus Christ. The righteous missionaries, whom are part of the Exodus Pattern, are using the atonement and following the commandments of the Lord. These missionaries and their families are abundantly blessed with the Pattern of Bountiful because of their willingness to serve the