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Monday, April 27, 2020

Alma on physical and spiritual deliverance

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Just as I think that the scattering and gathering of Israel have both a physical and a spiritual aspect , Lord Wilmore just demonstrated th...

Temple symbols in 2 Nephi 14

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2 Nephi 14 (also Isaiah 4) presents us with a glorious future state of the redemption of Zion. This chapter speaks of a time when the world ...
Sunday, April 26, 2020

April 27–May 3. Mosiah 7–10: “In the Strength of the Lord”

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Here are additional resources from this blog to help you in your Come, Follow Me studies this week. Link to the Come, Follow Me lesson. ...

"blotted out"

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I haven't noticed this detail before. In Alma 5, Alma-2 is preaching to the people in Zarahemla. Verse 57 reads: And now I say unto yo...

Physical deliverance in the scriptures as a metaphor for spiritual deliverance

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Reading the first paragraph of the upcoming Come, Follow Me lesson for Mosiah 7 reminded me of a story from Alma 20 that I recently saw in a...
Saturday, April 25, 2020

"they had viewed themselves"

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This expression, "they had viewed themselves", is found in Mosiah 4:2. It's an interesting and unique expression in the script...

"Cast..." and "hard heart"

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I'm looking at symbols of the covenant between God and man.  They come in two basic forms, which I call "positive" and "n...
Friday, April 24, 2020

"Friend" as covenant term

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I came across something interesting on this excellent blog . The blogger quotes from books that I don't have so I will just copy some of...

Chiasmus in Mosiah 3

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Mosiah 3 is a great example of the complex, multilayered nature of the Book of Mormon text.  This chapter is very well known among members...