Socrates dictum of the unexamined life and the examination by Alma the Younger to the members of the church in Zarahemla.
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The Old Testament
What is the Old Testament? Which king of Judah was unlike any other in turning to the LORD with all his heart, all his soul, and all his might.
Follow the Prophet
the lesson lead with the question: Why do some people not listen to prophets?
A question posed this way, about these hypothetical some people, leads to very academic answers. The question becomes more informative when we ask instead why do YOU, and why do I, not listen to OUR prophet?
The Strength and Honor of the Priesthood
Audience: Massaponax Ward Location: Fredericksburg, Virginia, United States of America Date: 19 June 2016 The…
Aaronic Priesthood Preview
Audience: Massaponax Ward 11 year old young men Location: Fredericksburg, Virginia, United States of America…
Obedience
What is Obedience?
I think the simplest way we can say it is that it is doing something that somebody us tells us to do. When I looked a bit deeper into what a good Biblical definition of “obedience” might be, I found three Greek words from which the word “obey” or “obedience” has been translated from. Phobos, Hupakouo, and Hupotasso. These words mean, respectively, fear, to listen, and to subordinate oneself. Thinking about these three different words brought a lot of questions to mind. What are our motivations to be obedient, to whom should we be obedient, what is the purpose of obedience, what happens when we are disobedient?