In chapter 12 of 3rd Nephi, Jesus teaches the Nephites the Gospel Law, in its re-newed fulness. Prior to this, they’d lived under the Mosaic Law, with its strict rules, designed to lead a people unprepared for communion with God to a more perfect understanding and faith. The Nephites had lived that law in an … Continue reading Perfect
John 5:39 & 40
In the KJV, verse 39 is translated as a direction: Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me. The French 1901 translation gives it a different meaning:
You search the scriptures, because you think that in them ye have eternal life: it is they which testify of me.
And you will not come to me to have life(!) Continue reading Gatherings
Here we are nothing, but here we want everything, because we think this is our only chance. ~ Hugh Nibley When I read this recently, I thought it was excellent, because it describes perfectly what people do in this world so much of the time. Either not knowing or forgetting that this is one act … Continue reading This is not our only chance
We were studying Lehi’s (and Nephi’s) vision of the Tree of Life in Sunday School today – like everyone else in the Latter-day Saint world – and the questions our teacher asked led to some interesting thoughts. I’ve wondered before about the symbolism of the Tree itself, and this is where my thoughts went again … Continue reading Having a vision of the Tree of Life in our hearts and minds
Almost certainly, someone will read this post and think that I’m writing about something of which I have no personal experience, and therefore have no right to have an opinion on. Yet it’s something I feel strongly about, because I am a daughter of Eve, because eventually I will experience it personally, because I’m an … Continue reading To have the courage of Adam and Eve
Peaceable Treasures 