Remembrance
Deuteronomy 5 [13] Six days thou shalt labour, and do all thy work: [14] But the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, nor thy manservant, nor… Read more
Children of Israel
Sabbath Day
The Children of Israel were required by Pharoah to work seven days per week when they were slaves in Egypt. After they were liberated, the Lord commanded them: Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. (Exodus 20:8) The Lord expected the Children of Israel… Read more
Missionary Preparation Talk
Last Sunday I gave a talk in my church at the request of my bishop. The assigned topic was “The Five Elements of Missionary Preparation,” presumably for the benefit of young men and women. I have been concerned, however, that many of our young people… Read more
The First of the Ten Commandments
The Ten Commandments were given by Jehovah to the Children of Israel, as recorded in the Old Testament, Exodus 20. * * * Exodus 20 [1] And God spake all these words, saying, [2] I am the LORD thy God, which have brought thee out… Read more
Holy Ghost
[9] And he came thither unto a cave, and lodged there; and, behold, the word of the LORD came to him, and he said unto him, What doest thou here, Elijah? [10] And he said, I have been very jealous for the LORD God of… Read more
Walking Scriptures
This morning I took a walk around my neighborhood. My family and I live in an area with hills and pine trees. I remembered that the Bible has hundreds of verses containing the verb walk. Here are just a few… Adam and Eve heard the… Read more
Ten Commandments
To my brothers and sisters in Jesus Christ . . . The Ten Commandments were given by Jehovah to the Children of Israel, as recorded in the Old Testament, Exodus 20. * * * Exodus 20 [1] And God spake all these words, saying, [2]… Read more
Look to Jesus Christ
The children of Israel traveled through the Sinai wilderness. The following story is given in Numbers 21. [4] And they journeyed from mount Hor by the way of the Red sea, to compass the land of Edom: and the soul of the people was much… Read more
Forgiveness
Forgiving others is the most challenging commandment for me. I will not tell you the stories of people who have acted abusive toward me. Retelling those stories would be counter productive. But the scriptures are very clear on this point. Jesus Christ taught: Matthew 5… Read more
Messiah Ben-Joseph & Joseph Smith
Jewish teachings outside of the Torah refer to a Messiah Ben-Joseph (aka Messiah ben Ephraim). “According to the Talmud, the Messiah will be a descendant of the House of David and will be preceded by a secondary Messiah, from the House of Joseph . .… Read more