• Isaiah

1. MOREOVER the LORD said unto me, Take thee a great roll, and write in it with a man's pen concerning Maher-shalal-hash-baz.

The Lord commands us to use the resources we have available.

2. And I took unto me faithful witnesses to record, Uriah the priest, and Zechariah the son of Jeberechiah.

The names of the righteous are recorded in books.

3. And I went unto the prophetess; and she conceived, and bare a son. Then said the LORD to me, Call his name Maher-shalal-hash-baz.

Isaiah's wife (who was also a mother) must have had some great spiritual strength, to be called a prophetess (Alma 32:23). Or the desgination could simply mean "wife of a prophet".

4. For before the child shall have knowledge to cry, My father, and my mother, the riches of Damascus and the spoil of Samaria shall be taken away before the king of Assyria.

The spoils of Samaria are the conquered people and wins from the campaign against Israel. 2 Kings 15:29, "carried them captive to Assyria".