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This is PART 4 of a multiple part posting, please read PART 1, PART 2, and PART 3 to get the background. In this part, let us discuss the significance of numbers. There are four numbers represented in the menorah symbol. They are the number 7 for the seven branches of the tree, the number […]
I am going to take a wild guess that not many women have read Pres. Eyring’s Priesthood address from conference (May 2008). It is called Faith and the Oath and Covenant of the Priesthood. Let me quote from his talk, with just a few side notes from me. “Through keeping the covenants…and renewing them in […]
This is PART 3 of a multiple part posting, please read PART 1 and PART 2 to get the background. The menorah candle branch tops were cup-shaped in order that olive oil could be poured into them with a wick. The candles were oil lamps rather than wax candles. This is very significant. Oil is […]
Sometimes in teaching the scriptures I have rewritten the scriptures to suit the audience. Everyone has added their name in place of say Oliver Cowdery or Emma Smith. We might modernize some words so we carry out a deeper, more personal meaning. I’m sure Alma or Mormon don’t mind when we do that. Likewise, I […]
This is PART 2 of a multiple part posting, please read PART 1 to get the background. The dividing of the heifer, goat, and ram into two pieces was symbolic of the covenant God makes between Him and each one of us. Hence, the two divided pieces represent one piece as God and the other piece […]
How many of us really believe in the Atonement? We talk about it, we read about, we even have lessons on it, but it seems to me it is often skirted in Relief Society lessons, because…we just don’t understand it and that makes us afraid. There are a lot of things I don’t understand about […]
PART 1 This is the first part of a multiple parts posting to take the time to explain the symbolism of the menorah for Latter-day Saints. H G R R G H H = Heifer, G = Goat, R = Ram The menorah symbol is actually a representation of the Tree of Life. It really does look like […]
How many of you really read the lesson before each Sunday comes along? Come on, let’s be honest here. How many of you bring your manuals? Participate, offer to read something, interrupt with a thought that strikes you, share something personal, fall asleep? Lessons are lessons and they only tend to be as good as […]
The name of God or our Heavenly Father in Hebrew is: אלהים It is pronounced `elohim Let’s examine the symbolic meaning of each Hebrew character going from left to right: The א, aleph as previously discussed in another post is the first letter in the Hebrew alphabet and represents God […]
The word for man and woman in Hebrew symbolically illustrate each is of divine origin as well as has a divine future. We will look at each word for woman and man in Hebrew and discuss the symbolism. Man in Hebrew is pronounced `ish and looks like this: (Note: Hebrew is read left to right, […]
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