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Why Would God “Inflict” Things on Us?
This is the second of three posts in response to a question I received last week. Yesterday, I wrote that God’s love is most clearly demonstrated in the life and suffering of Jesus Christ, that the Savior feels genuine empathy … Continue reading
Posted in Adversity, God - Love
Tagged 2 Nephi 2, Alma 12, Alma 42, Helaman 15, Mosiah 23, Mosiah 24, Mosiah 3
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What Does the Book of Mormon Add to Our Understanding of the Resurrection?
References to the resurrection appear only a couple of times in the Old Testament: Job testifies to his friends, “Though after my skin worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God” (Job 19:26). Ezekiel describes a … Continue reading
Posted in Resurrection
Tagged 2 Nephi 9, Alma 11, Alma 40, Alma 41, Alma 42, Helaman 14, Mormon 6, Mormon 7, Mormon 9, Mosiah 16
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How Can I Teach the Gospel More Effectively in My Home?
The Book of Mormon contains many sermons. Some were delivered to hostile audiences, some to congregations of believers, and some to audiences of one. The interesting point to me is that the sermons to very small audiences, generally a father … Continue reading
How Can I Be a Better Father?
Today is Father’s Day, and I’m thinking about what I can do to be a better father. Here are ten principles the Book of Mormon teaches about being an effective father: 1. Give your children assignments, and trust that they … Continue reading
What Is the Plan of Redemption?
The word “plan” doesn’t appear in the King James Version of the Bible. But it appears 51 times in the Book of Mormon. Book of Mormon prophets, particularly Jacob and Alma, teach clearly that God created a plan for us, … Continue reading
Posted in Plan of Salvation, Uncategorized
Tagged 2 Nephi 11, 2 Nephi 9, Alma 12, Alma 34, Alma 42, Jacob 6, Jarom 1
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What Does the Book of Mormon Teach About the Resurrection?
Today, I reviewed all 35 passages in the Book of Mormon which use the word “resurrection.” Here are some of the principles I saw: Because of the fall of Adam and Eve, we will all die (2 Nephi 9:6). There … Continue reading
Posted in Resurrection, Uncategorized
Tagged 2 Nephi 2, 2 Nephi 26, 2 Nephi 9, 3 Nephi 26, 3 Nephi 6, Alma 11, Alma 12, Alma 16, Alma 21, Alma 27, Alma 33, Alma 4, Alma 40, Alma 41, Alma 42, Helaman 14, Jacob 4, Jacob 6, Mormon 7, Mormon 9, Moroni 7, Mosiah 13, Mosiah 15, Mosiah 16, Mosiah 18
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What Does It Mean to Be Sober?
Throughout the Book of Mormon, people who are responsible, disciplined, and serious are referred to as “sober.” Nephi and Jacob both tell us that they taught the gospel with soberness (1 Nephi 18:10, Jacob 6:5). Jacob explains that God expected … Continue reading
Posted in Soberness, Uncategorized
Tagged 1 Nephi 18, Alma 37, Alma 38, Alma 42, Alma 53, Jacob 2, Jacob 6, Mormon 1, Mosiah 4
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