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Old Testament Lesson 7: "The Abrahamic Covenant"

By Ted L. Gibbons

I have been interested in a statement made about Abraham by Moses in Genesis 24:

Latter-day Saint Life

Why We Sometimes Don't Receive Answers to Our Questions

By Daedan Olander

Many have found themselves in this situation: Religion is brought up, and we share that we are members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Questions follow that we don’t know how to answer.

President Kimball once had a powerful dream about his deceased father. Here’s how it shaped his testimony

By Dennis B. Horne

Editor’s note: The following excerpt comes from a book about special witnesses of Jesus Christ. You can read this chapter in its entirety at truthwillprevail.xyz as well as other chapters as they are posted. This excerpt is republished here with permission.

1 Nephi 6–10: Dreamed a Dream

This week, we get to study 1 Nephi 6–10 and focus on Lehi’s dream. If you have read these chapters many times, the Come, Follow Me manual challenges us this time to think about the vision the way Lehi did—within the context of our families and those we love. This approach will help us see symbols like the iron rod, the great and spacious building, and the tree of life in a new light, revealing deeper lessons that apply to our daily lives.

Poem: 'The Restoration,' with Bible References

The time had come. Prophecy fulfilled [Micah 3:6]

Just Let Go: One LDS Man's Story of Tragedy and the Power of Forgiveness

By Chris Williams

When half his family was killed in a drunk-driving accident, Chris Williams made the most important decision of his life: to forgive. The results impacted him, his family, the driver, and their whole community. This is his story. You can also watch Chris's story as told in the new movie Just Let Go. Now available on DVD at Deseret Book stores and deseretbook.com.

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New Testament Lesson 11: He Spake Many Things unto Them in Parables

By Ted L. Gibbons

Matthew 13

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New Testament Lesson 20: Woe unto You, ... Hypocrites

By Ted L. Gibbons

Matthew 21-23; John 12:1-8

Latter-day Saint Life

The Scripture We've Been Getting All Wrong + How It Helps Us Understand Spirit Prison and Hell

By Joseph Fielding McConkie and Robert L. Millet

After teaching his son Corianton concerning the journey of spirits—righteous and wicked—into the spirit world, Alma continued: "And then shall it come to pass, that the spirits of those who are righteous are received into a state of happiness, which is called paradise, a state of rest, a state of peace, where they shall rest from all their troubles and from all care, and sorrow" (Alma 40:12; italics added). We thus see that paradise is the abode of the righteous in the world of spirits, a "state of happiness," a place hereafter where the spirits of the faithful "expand in wisdom, where they have respite from all their troubles, and where care and sorrow do not annoy." 12