Show Notes Enroll in Institute Timestamps: 00:26 – The blessings of the Abrahamic Covenant include preservation, protection, priesthood, power, a place, and posterity. 09:20 – The responsibility of the Abrahamic Covenant is to make Christ’s name known to the world and help all to obtain priesthood and temple blessings. 19:29 –Continue Reading

Show Notes Enroll in Institute Timestamps: 00:43 – Moses 7 reveals the true character of God. He is an eternal being who weeps for his children. 09:17 – Moses 7.38 – “a prison have I prepared for them.” There is an exit from hell as explained in D&C 19. 15:04 –Continue Reading

Show Notes Enroll in Institute Timestamps: 00:30 – An overview of these chapters. 01:25 – The long lives of the Patriarchs may not have been literal. The Sumerian King List can help give context to their ages. 11:35 – A brief overview of Enoch literature. The name Mahijah in Moses 6.40Continue Reading

D&C 135 – John Taylor reports the martyrdom of Joseph and Hyrum Smith Historical Context Steven Harper gives the following historical background to D&C 135: It was “a deliberate political assassination, committed or condoned by some of the leading citizens of Hancock County.”[1]Dallin H. Oaks and Marvin S. Hill, CarthageContinue Reading

D&C 64 During this time the Church at Kirtland, Ohio, experienced a limited apostasy. In addition to the problems of the Saints in Ohio who were seeking after signs and suffering the spiritual weaknesses caused by immorality (see D&C 63), Ezra Booth returned from his mission to Missouri, discontented withContinue Reading