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Broadening Our Perspective - Exploring Basic Doctrine
“ The great thing for us to know is to comprehend what God did institute before the foundation of the world. Who knows it? It is the...
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May 135 min read
Learning By Sad Experience - The Return of the Pendulum Metaphor
The Lord offered an answer to the question of “What ought we to have learned?” The answer is concise and to the point. “ . . . You have...
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Apr 2338 min read
Being vs. Knowing - What Ought We to Have Learned?
Attempts at creating the “Guide and Standard” and resolving questions regarding women’s councils have left us asking “What ought we to...
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Apr 1835 min read
The Prophecy Conundrum - What Role Prophecy Plays in Our Lives
In the Glossary of Gospel Terms the subject of prophecy is addressed. [1] The following is an excerpt from “ Prophecy ”: “Prophecy is...
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Apr 535 min read
Becoming One : Zion is Accomplished One Person at a Time
Whenever we search for a description of Zion, a reference about Enoch and his people is often referred to. “And from that time forth...
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Mar 2020 min read
That Which is Needful
Each day our lives have competing forces for our time. An example of this is the encounter between Martha, sister of Lazarus and the...
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Mar 1031 min read
Opposition in All Things
We live in a world of convenience. That which is easily attained is more likely to be the focus of our efforts. Secular knowledge,...
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Mar 129 min read
Genealogy in God’s Economy : Establishing Your Lineage
*By way of encouragement, I suggest you pay close attention to the footnotes. They contain information I describe as “ doctrine that...
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Feb 2135 min read
Wash Yourself - Part 3 : Pulling on a Prophetic Thread
In part 2, there was a discussion about how a covenant with the Lord was established in the days of king Benjamin. Preparation for this...
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Feb 1333 min read
Wash Yourself - Part 2 : Preparing for Zion
Lehi and Nephi shared Lehi’s dream of “The Tree of Life” with their family. In Nephi’s explanation of the meaning of the dream, Nephi...
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Feb 732 min read
“Wash Yourself, Make Yourself Clean” - Part 1 : Preparation for Zion
The Lord, through His servant Isaiah said: “Your hands are full of blood. Wash yourself, make yourself clean ; put away the evil of your...
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Feb 219 min read
A Silent Witness of God’s Condescension - Part 2 : Conversing Through the Veil
Let me say at the outset, this paper is abbreviated from what it could have been. That said, I’ve entered dangerous territory by...
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Jan 2840 min read
“Do You understand God’s Condescension?” Part 1
In the course of experiencing a dream led by an angel, Nephi was asked if he understood God’s condescension. To condescend is to be...
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Jan 2121 min read
War Chapters in the Covenant of Christ Part 6-Conclusion : Amalickiah, Assyrian King, and the King of Babylon - A Composite of the Anti-Christ
“. . . And we also see the great evil that one very wicked man can cause among mankind . We see that Amalickiah, because he was a...
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Jan 1637 min read
War Chapters in the Covenant of Christ - Part 5 B : Prophetic Latter-day Conditions
Before exploring the account of Amalickiah, it is helpful to examine warnings from those whom the Lord showed our day in the Covenant of...
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Jan 924 min read
War Chapters in the Covenant of Christ : Part 5 A - Amalickiah-Type for the Latter-day Anti-Christ
The last paper explored Captain Moroni and how his life foreshadows events of a latter-day David. To continue considering the Lord’s...
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Jan 321 min read
War Chapters in the Covenant of Christ - Part 4A : Scriptural Type Foreshadowing Future Events
In the last installment, repeating elements relating to the tribes of Judah and Joseph were observed. Joseph Smith as “the Rod” and “the...
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Dec 27, 202426 min read
War Chapters in Covenant of Christ-Part 3B : Prophetic Clues from the Restoration
Restoration Clues from the Lord through Joseph Smith If not for statements from Nephi and the Savior in Covenant of Christ, we...
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Dec 21, 202423 min read
War Chapters in Covenant of Christ - Part 3A : Searching for Types
“History doesn’t repeat itself, but sometimes it rhymes.” In scriptural accounts, details may vary but human nature has been tested...
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Dec 14, 202425 min read
War Chapters in the Covenant of Christ - Part 2 : Divine Symmetry
What appears random or chaotic is actually part of divine symmetry preserving balance between opposites. “The Holy One has established...
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Dec 7, 202424 min read
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