Isaiah was a prophet. He prophesied about things that would happen in his day, in the life of Christ, in the latter days, and during the Millennium after the Second Coming of Jesus Christ. Isaiah warned his people to “cease to do evil” and “learn to do well” (Isaiah 1:16-17) and taught them that through repentance their sins could be made “white as snow” (Isaiah 1:18). Isaiah prophesied of the birth and life of Jesus Christ, saying, “Behold a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel,” (Isaiah 7:14) and “For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given… and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.” (Isaiah 9:6) Isaiah prophesied of the scattering of Israel and of the gathering of Israel in the latter days, and that the “Lord’s house shall be established in the top of the mountains… and all nations shall flow unto it.” (Isaiah 2:2)

In 3 Nephi 23:1, Jesus Christ told the Nephites to “search these things diligently; for great are the words of Isaiah.” Although Isaiah’s writings are sometimes difficult to understand, we can learn a lot the Lord and His people from Isaiah’s words.