Why Paul Taught Jesus Rose the Third Day Prepared by Elder Dwight Burford hisworkmanship.net August 12, 2025, Printing [pdf copy] _____ This is a study letter on the timing of the resurrection of Jesus Christ based primarily on Old and New Testament scriptures preserved in the Bible. From a review of the relevant passages of[…]
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Why The Testimony of Jesus is the DNA of The Body of Christ – Part 1
[pdf printable copy] I Corinthians 1:4-9 – I thank my God always on your behalf, for the grace of God which is given you of Jesus Christ; That in everything ye are enriched of him, in all utterance, and in all knowledge; Even as the testimony of Christ was confirmed in you; So that ye[…]
Why Look to “the Stick of Joseph” as a Standard – Chapter 7
Joseph, Steward of the Land of Zion A New Jerusalem Jacob and Moses were not the only prophets who spoke of Joseph inheriting a land at the ends of the earth—a land distant from Abraham’s covenant land.[151] Another remarkable prophecy regarding Joseph’s land was preserved in the Book of Mormon by God’s design and for[…]
Why Look to “the Stick of Joseph” as a Standard – Chapter 6
Chapter 6: Jacob’s Well and the Waters of Mormon Mosiah 9:33,65-67 – Now there was in Mormon a fountain of pure water… yea, the Place of Mormon, the Waters of Mormon, the Forest of Mormon—How beautiful are they to the eyes of them who there came to the knowledge of their Redeemer! Yea, and how[…]
Why Keep the New Commandment of the New Covenant
[Printable pdf copy] Jesus Christ is the prophet we must hear in all things or be cut off from among God’s people.[1] III Nephi 9:60,61 – Behold, I Am He of whom Moses spake, saying: A Prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren like unto me; Him shall ye[…]
Why Look to “the Stick of Joseph” as a Standard – Chapter 5
Chapter 5: Choice Above All Other Lands The Book of Mormon provides us with an abundance of details[1] about Manasseh’s small remnant which God led out of the land of Jerusalem in 600 B.C. to an inheritance in the land blessed for them by Jacob and Moses.[2] With these unique details come fresh insights into[…]
Why Look to “the Stick of Joseph” as a Standard – Chapter 3
Chapter 3: The Learning of the Jews and the Language of the Egyptians The authors of the Book of Mormon were from a small remnant of the line of Manasseh[1] which God led out of the land of Jerusalem in 600 B.C.[2] As the family that formed the core of this remnant departed the ancient[…]
Why Look to “the Stick of Joseph” as a Standard – Chapter 2
Chapter 2: Called After the Land of Mormon We learn about the remnant of Manasseh God led to Joseph’s land from an abridged set of records known as the Book of Mormon.[1] The Lord called a man named Mormon to prepare this unique book from sacred records kept over the course of many generations by a[…]
Why I am a Miner
Why I am a Minor [pdf copy] Holding Fast that which is Good During the 1980’s, I earned advanced engineering degrees in metallurgy at the Colorado School of Mines (CSM), a mining school established in 1874. As part of my undergraduate studies, I received training in how to profitably extract [1] an ounce of gold from[…]
Why We Live in an Open Enrollment
[Printable pdf copy] Open enrollment is a term familiar to most people with health insurance policies. During a specified window of time, the insured are given an opportunity to select their coverage plan for the coming term. By analogy, it may be said that we are living in an open enrollment period, one in which[…]
