The old English hymn “A Way In a Manger” has a lyric that says “no crib for a King” this was impressed upon my mind this morning and it occurred to me that this teaches us of both Jesus Christ and exaltation, Jesus Christ entered the world Lowly and Meek; as we aught to be to inherit the kingdom of Heaven (God) (scripture 1:v). This doesn’t just show and teach us of Jesus Christ; it teaches us about our eternal destiny and potential. Wherever we have entered- or are at in this world we can too become “If not Heirs than Co-heirs with Christ” as the apostle Paul taught. That we may too be Kings. As seen in revelations (of John the divine) also.

Despite whatever feeding through or manger we may be in- or have been in. We can get there with Him. All because of Him. This Eternal Perspective allows us to see What He wants of us and what we are destined to become. The wonderful potential.

It is no coincidence Mary and Joseph went through torment (built them up), that in the whole of Bethlehem they could find ‘no room in the inn’ They where commanded to travel to Bethlehem; To keep them safe from Herod, To fulfill foretold prophesies; and to bring the Savior of the World into the World in a position of lowness. To show our eternal destiny, that we too can be like Him, wherever, or whoever we are.

Feeding trough – Feeding through the Atonement of Jesus Christ?

A Feeding trough is used for animals to eat from, The parable one could take from this is that, We, Humans partake of Jesus Christ, His words being the bread of eternal life, His precepts and ways being so forth…. His Atonement making all possible, that we partake of every time we take the Sacrament. We feed because of Jesus Christ, nothing would be on Earth if it were not for Him.

Based on our own worthiness, we would receive nothing because we have all sinned and fallen short of the glory of God (see Romans 3:23). However, when we are adopted by Jesus Christ, our imperfections are overcome through His perfect life and Atonement. Thus, through our covenants and obedience to Jesus Christ, we become a joint-heir and we “suffer with [Jesus Christ]” (Romans 8:17). This does not mean that we suffer what the Savior did as part of His atoning sacrifice. Rather, we suffer with Him by following Him and sacrificing worldly things, obeying the commandments, and faithfully enduring opposition. [We are ‘Giving up our sins to know thee’ as The King of the Lamanites said] – From the Home Seminary Students guide