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Rising above Troubled Waters in the Church

How much confusion from a discordant society, chaotic world, and political and ecclesiastical leadership do...
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How Isaiah Impacts Book of Mormon Prophecies

We may have noticed that when Book of Mormon prophets make predictions about the time...
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End-Time Manifestations of an “Eternal Hatred”

In our day, as in Book of Mormon times, what the scriptures depict as an...
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How Isaiah Defines the “Line-upon-Line” Principle of Learning

As Isaiah is the first prophet to address the “line-upon-line” principle of learning, his words...
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Conspiracy Theories in Isaiah and the Book of Mormon

When truthers in the world warned against dubious measures implemented against the kind of plagues...
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How Isaiah Defines the Gathering of Israel

Because literary devices transform the entire Book of Isaiah into an end-time scenario—in which the...
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Fruit Meet for Their Father’s Kingdom

The question of yielding fruit worthy of God’s acceptance ought to concern all. As Zenos’...
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Works of Darkness and the Manner of the Jews

The paradox of people’s understanding the words of Isaiah only when they are taught the...
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Interpreting Jesus’ Twin Chiastic Structure of 3 Nephi 21

In his twin prophetic discourse to the Nephites at Bountiful in 3 Nephi 21 that...
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Interpreting Jesus’ Chiastic Structure of 3 Nephi 20

In his prophetic discourse to the Nephites at Bountiful in 3 Nephi 20 that is...
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Gadianton Apocalypse

Where do we imagine current societal trends will take us if left unchecked? Have we...
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Avraham’s Mailbox

Question about Unnatural Disasters

Question: With at least three major fires in the Los Angeles area having been observed...
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Question about Inconvenient Parts of Moroni’s Prophecy

Question: In my gospel doctrine class, I rarely find topics discussed that touch on censuring...
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Question about Who Were the Magi or Wise Men

Question: Do we know who the wise men were who came from the east, bringing...
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Ancient and End-Time Gift Bearers

As all that happens in the end-time has a type or pattern in the past,...
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Question about Temple Covenants and the Davidic Covenant

Question: How are temple covenants “manifestations of the Davidic Covenant” as you have taught in...
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Question about Making Sure Your Calling and Election

Question: Does Isaiah teach anything about making one’s calling and election sure as the prophet...
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Question about the Queens of the Gentiles’ Ministering Role

Question: According to Isaiah, what is the end-time role of the queens of the Gentiles...
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Isaiah’s Context of Malachi’s Prophecy of Fathers and Children

From Isaiah’s covenant theology, Malachi’s prophecy of the hearts of the fathers turning to the...
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Question about Why Joseph Smith Is not the Servant

Question: I recently watched a podcast that claimed the servant Jesus speaks of in 3...
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Monthly Supplement

A Covenant of Life and Covenant with Death

Breaking God’s Laws and Changing His Ordinances Sets the Stage for Covenant Curses to Follow...
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Two Woman Figures in the Book of Isaiah

Isaiah’s prophecies address two kinds of end-time Israel: first, people like the Jews, who have...
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Reading in Context—An Interpretive Principle

Built into Isaiah’s prophecy—and indeed into all scripture—are two different ways one may interpret them....
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Following Jesus Christ, Not a Man

Nephi sees that “because of pride, and because of false teachers, and false doctrine”—which “pervert...
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God’s Great and Marvelous Work

God’s performing his great and marvelous work “among the children of men" (2 Nephi 25:17;...
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The Sealed Book of Isaiah

In this modern age, when materialism, idolatry, perversions, and telestial trivia seduce the masses, one...
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The Fulness of Truth

Consistent with the “other books” that are to come forth that will fulfill his prediction,...
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A Great Division Among the Gentiles

Paradoxically, on the other hand, as noted, because additional scriptures come forth only when the...
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God’s Sons/Servants Overcome Sin and Iniquity

Those who attain this second level of blessedness are freed from iniquity as well as...
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Three Years of Warning before Three Years of Judgment

According to Isaiah, God raises up his servant when the world is spiraling in a...
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