August 1831 Joseph Smith, Sidney Rigdon, Oliver Cowdery, William W. Phelps, Sidney Gilbert, Samuel H. Smith, Reynolds Cahoon, Ezra Booth, Frederick G. Williams, Joseph Coe, are in travels back from Zion, Independence MO to Kirtland OH.
We will consider the prophecies of the Christ child from those who prophesied or made the journey to Bethlehem as a result of the decree by Caesar Augustus.
This book contains my thankful words; Faith, Hope, and Charity. These are introduced by Moroni in the Book of Ether, prior to his more famous discourse in Moroni 7.
I prophesy unto you concerning the last days, Nephi wrote (2 Nephi 26:14). In other words, he was writing about our day. Nephi spoke of “a marvelous work and a wonder” led by God Himself (2 Nephi 27:26).
Lehi’s dream—with its iron rod, mists of darkness, spacious building, and tree with “most sweet” fruit—is an inspiring invitation to receive the blessings of the Savior’s love and atoning sacrifice.
Each of us has to give up something in order to accept the gospel of Jesus Christ—bad habits, incorrect beliefs, unwholesome associations, or something else.
Church members in Corinth struggled to maintain unity, so Paul sought to help them find unity in their belief in Christ. The messages to the Greeks often engaged with Greek philosophy and sought to demonstrate the benefit of Christ's teachings and the gospel over the wisdom of the world.
Historically, Jeremiah is the prophet during the fall of Jerusalem and Ezekiel lived in captivity. Daniel was a noble Jewish youth of Jerusalem taken into captivity by Nebuchadnezzar II of Babylon.
