Short thoughts and comments on gospel-related ideas
Here is something to consider. Isaiah lived around 700 years before the Messiah was born. When Jesus was being crucified might he have been thinking of Isaiah's words? Was this his rite of passage as the Messiah? Source of prophetic [...]
The Come, Follow Me lessons consistently state that their lesson outlines are merely starting points for our study of that week's material. This week I was struck with some powerful impressions about the emotions that could have accompanied Christ's cleansing [...]
We are told that all things testify of God. In this case it is pole beans and scripture study. I truly never thought I would put those two things into the same sentence. This piece is about my experience with [...]
Have you ever wondered why God allowed His covenant people to become slaves for almost 400 years? How could He possibly be okay with that? This is being written under the category of Gospel Shorts, so it isn't supposed to [...]
In the Come, Follow Me manual for the Old Testament is a beautiful one page discussion on the the House of Israel (pg 41). Let's expand on an aspect of that discussion. Connection to Abraham Neither Abraham nor Jacob (Israel) [...]
Photo by Christopher Beddies on Unsplash I wonder what my mother would say if she knew I was hearing voices in my head? I wonder if she would feel like I was a failure? Sometimes such things are [...]
The gospel of Christ is about covenants, which are all administered through the priesthood. Those covenants are what bring us happiness. In part one I discussed what I mean by the terms "holding" the priesthood and "having" the priesthood. (Reading part [...]
When I think of the doctrine that we are eternal creatures, I think of modern revelation. It is Joseph Smith who teaches us about the premortal life, about the three degrees of glory, and about our potential to progress to [...]
Some temptations are insidious, in that they have come and gone before you even recognize that you have been had. These temptations are difficult to spot ahead of time, because you are usually in an emotional state, like angry or [...]
The Holy Ghost is the key to all gospel/spiritual knowledge. Without Him our memories would fade what even our eyes beheld, and we would forget. I was reading lesson six in the Gospel Principles manual for the umpteenth time [...]