“Noah … Prepared an Ark to the Saving of His House”   The flood story is one of the best known in the Bible (my children played with their Fisher Price Noah’s Ark while I recorded this lesson), but also problematic on multiple levels. This episode introduces some of those concerns and then focuses on… Continue Reading

“Noah … Prepared an Ark to the Saving of His House”   The idea of a world-covering flood is striking, with a lone ark carrying all breathing things, but the floods that are most urgent in our own lives are the events that threaten to drown us. Similarly, a universal confusion of tongues is intriguing,… Continue Reading

“If Thou Doest Well, Thou Shalt Be Accepted”   Part II of the episode discusses Cain and Abel in literary and historical perspective, then introduces some ancient traditions about Enoch Part III examines the theology of this story, returns to the assigned reading with an analytical lens, and then tackles the tradition of black skin… Continue Reading

“If Thou Doest Well, Thou Shalt Be Accepted”   Containing some of the most sublime verses in LDS scripture, these chapters also present a study in contrasts. What do we learn by comparing Cain and Enoch? Specifically, how do they treat God and treat their fellow human beings? This lesson focuses especially on Moses 7.… Continue Reading

“If Thou Doest Well, Thou Shalt Be Accepted”   The stories of Enoch and Cain present powerful contrasts… Enoch is shattered by suffering and his empathy expands as wide as eternity, while Cain mockingly asks whether he is his brother’s guard and kills out of jealousy and avoidance. These lessons teach us about the state… Continue Reading

“Because of My Transgression My Eyes Are Opened”   We can appreciate the story of Adam and Eve on many levels. It is a story about human nature, about making hard choices, about growing up. This episode explores the role of the Fall in LDS culture and theology, contrasts it with the idea of “original… Continue Reading

“Because of My Transgression My Eyes Are Opened”   The story of Adam and Eve is the story of all of us… we all leave the “paradise” of innocence and are cast off into the lone and dreary world of adulthood and responsibility, tasked with using our knowledge of good and evil to live responsibly… Continue Reading

The Creation This portion of the Creation episode explores the worldview of the Ancient Near East details of the Genesis creation accounts theories of authorship of the Books of Moses evolution the origins of the universe Recurring Donation: $5 $10 $20 $50 One Time Donation: $20 $50 $100 Class Reading:Moses 1:27-42; 2; 3; Abraham 3:24–25;… Continue Reading

The Creation Appreciating the miracle of creation and our responsibility relating to it proves more important than understanding its mechanics, but the latter remains valuable. Sheldon, Danny and Amanda discuss the accounts in Moses and Abraham and the relationship of scripture and science relating to the creation of human beings and the world. Recurring Donation:… Continue Reading