They brought [Jesus] to Jerusalem, to present him to the Lord; ... and to offer a sacrifice according to that which is said in the law of the Lord, A pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons. The King of Kings was born in humble poverty. Elder Jeffrey R. Holland explains, "These two [Mary and Joseph] were desperately poor. At the purification offering which the parents made after the child’s birth, a turtledove was substituted for the required lamb, a substitution the Lord had allowed in the Law of Moses to ease the burden of the truly impoverished. (See https://www.lds.org/ensign/1977/12/maybe-christmas-doesnt-come-from-a-store?lang=eng.)
Christ was always humble. He relied on his Heavenly Father for everything. "I seek not to mine own will, but the will of the Father which hath sent me" (John 5:30). I need to submit my will to the Lord. I can have what I want, or something better. (See https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2016/04/i-am-a-child-of-god?lang=eng&_r=1.) It all depends on how I humbly submit to the Lord's will, and the Lord's timing.
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Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not willing to make her a publick example, was minded to put her away privily. Jesus had a humble, loving step-father. Before the angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph, and told him that "that which is conceived of [Mary] is of the Holy Ghost," Joseph desired to "put her away privily," without specifying the cause. Joseph did not want to make a public example out of Mary, or put her to shame. (See http://biblehub.com/commentaries/matthew/1-19.htm.) His name was called JESUS, which was so named of the angel before he was conceived in the womb. Jesus' mortal life was part of a much larger plan. Jesus Christ is central to the Plan of Salvation. He was prepared from the beginning to perform the Atonement. Just as God had a specific plan for Jesus Christ (down to a predetermined name), God too has a detailed plan for my life. And when the days of her purification according to the law of Moses were accomplished, they brought him to Jerusalem, to present him to the Lord. Jesus had a devoutly obedient mother. She followed all applicable laws (circumcision, purification) with respect to the birth of her son. I too should follow civil and eternal laws.
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