What is this blog?

In 2008 I stumbled upon a blog organized by a woman who wanted to read The Bible each day through the year and then comment and receive comments about the reading assignment. I decided to join and I really enjoyed the experience of discussing the passages. I wanted to continue that. I thought I would start a blog that follows the LDS Sunday School lessons, not in any way replacing them, but just to offer a venue to comment on the readings for those who don't like to/get to comment in class or don't get to go to class at all, or just anybody. 2009 was my first full year with this blog, reading the Doctrine and Covenants (all archived in 2009). 2010 I did my best to discuss the Old Testament but fell off in the fall. 2011 is a review of The New Testament, but I was even less successful in continuing with that year, but I hope to fill those in during the year! During 2012 we discuss The Book of Mormon. I will post at least once for the week's readings. I will not post on General Conference weeks and will probably be behind your current reading due to our church schedule, but hope you can still find relevancy. Also, I probably won't proofread much, so please forgive me for errors, I'll be lucky to just get a post each week in. Feel free to comment on my current week or your class' current week. Enjoy! I do!

Friday, January 23, 2009

Thursday, Friday catch-up

Explanation of this blog: Another iron in the fire
Thurs, Jan 22nd:DC 17; 20:5–15; 84:54–62;
Fri, Jan 23rd: Our Heritage,pages 5–10.

I just realized that I didn't blog about two days! Sorry about that!

I find it amazing that Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ covered all the bases regarding the veracity of the Book of Mormon. They made sure there were three witnesses who saw the plates and eight witnesses regarded its truthfulness, fulfilled prophecy from Isaiah, fulfilled prophecy from Christ's own mouth and countless other testimonies. Yet, there are so many who claim it as unbelievable.

Here's an out of the blue question that doesn't really matter if there is an answer: When the Urim and Thumim was taken away from Joseph because he let Marin take the transcript, where did the Urim and Thumim go and how was it taken? Just an interesting thing to think about.

I think it's amazing that the Lord knew a portion of the translation would be lost and so prepared a contingency plan, even instructing Mormon to include the plates of Nephi, not really telling Mormon why. Speaking of preparing for accidents, or needful things, it's amazing that Heavenly Father sent people or things Joseph's way just when he needed it, like Joseph Knight Sr. It's nice to trust in an all-knowing God.
Posted by at

No comments:

Post a Comment

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)