Why Adam Lost His Agency in the Garden and Why His Fall Matters to Us Prepared by Elder Dwight Burford December 15, 2024, Printing [pdf copy] Helaman 5:85,86 – And now remember, remember, my brethren, that whosoever perisheth, perisheth unto himself; And whosoever doeth iniquity, doeth it unto himself; For behold, ye are free—ye are[…]
Why Adam Lost His Agency in the Garden – Chapter 1
Why Adam Lost His Agency in the Garden and Why His Fall Matters to Us Prepared by Elder Dwight Burford November 30, 2024, Printing [pdf copy] Genesis 7:40-43 IV – And in the garden of Eden gave I unto man his agency; and unto thy brethren have I said, and also gave commandment, that they[…]
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 8, Part 1
Chapter 8: The Standard of the Land of Zion Isaiah 11:10 – And in that day there shall be a root of Jesse, which shall stand for an ensign of the people; to it shall the Gentiles seek: and his rest shall be glorious.[221] Isaiah 49:22 – Thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, I will[…]
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[…]
Addressing a Falsehood
[printable pdf copy] Luke 18:20 – Thou knowest the commandments; Do not commit adultery. Do not kill. Do not steal. Do not bear false witness. Honor thy father, and thy mother. Romans 13:8,9 – … and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbor[…]
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 4
Chapter 4: Pushed to the Ends of the Earth Details given in Joseph’s birthright blessing—as stated by his father Jacob (Israel) and as confirmed by Moses—give us invaluable insights into the double portion of land his eldest son’s tribe received in the covenant land promised to Abraham and his seed. Each statement of the blessing and[…]
