“Let Us Rise Up and Build”   Class Member Reading: Ezra 1-8; Nehemiah 1; 2; 4; 6; 8 Additional Reading: Haggai 1; “Ezra” and “Nehemiah”, Bible Dictionary Other Reading: Look through the rest of Ezra, especially chapters 9-10; Haggai; Zechariah 1-8   We don’t talk about this section of the Jewish Scriptures much–we have no primary songs… Continue Reading

“A Kingdom, Which Shall Never Be Destroyed”   Class Member Reading: Daniel 2; D&C 65:2 Additional Reading: D&C 65 Other Reading: Moses 7:62-64   Daniel interprets the vision of the stone cut out of a mountain without hands, but what does the stone mean, exactly? Is it the gospel? The Kingdom of God? The LDS Church? Is there… Continue Reading

“A Kingdom, Which Shall Never Be Destroyed”   Class Member Reading: Daniel 2; D&C 65:2 Additional Reading: D&C 65 Other Reading: Moses 7:62-64   Daniel interprets the vision of the stone cut out of a mountain without hands, but what does the stone mean, exactly? Is it the gospel? The Kingdom of God? The LDS Church? Is there… Continue Reading

“If I Perish, I Perish”   Class Member Reading: Daniel 1; 3; 6; Esther 3; 4; 5; 7; 8; D&C 89:18-20 Additional Reading: Esther 1; 2; 6; 9; 10 Other Reading: None   What is worth giving our lives for? This lesson uses the stories of Daniel and Esther to explore the topics of integrity… Continue Reading

“If I Perish, I Perish”   Class Member Reading: Daniel 1; 3; 6; Esther 3; 4; 5; 7; 8; D&C 89:18-20 Additional Reading: Esther 1; 2; 6; 9; 10 Other Reading: None   What is worth giving our lives for? This lesson uses the stories of Daniel and Esther to explore the topics of integrity… Continue Reading

 “Every Thing Shall Live Whither the River Cometh”   Class Member Reading: Ezekiel 43; 44; 47; Revelation 22:1-3; 1 Nephi 8:10-11; 1 Nephi 11:25 Additional Reading: None Other Reading: None   This lesson focuses on the temple, but I suggest we focus first on the water–the water that gives life and healing. The scriptures teach that… Continue Reading

 “Every Thing Shall Live Whither the River Cometh”   Class Member Reading: Ezekiel 43; 44; 47; Revelation 22:1-3; 1 Nephi 8:10-11; 1 Nephi 11:25 Additional Reading: None Other Reading: None   This lesson focuses on the temple, but I suggest we focus first on the water–the water that gives life and healing. The scriptures teach that… Continue Reading

The Shepherds of Israel   Class Member Reading: Ezekiel 18; 34; 37; Psalm 23; Alma 5:7-14 Additional Reading: Ezekiel 2 Other Reading: D&C 121   Turns out when you are assigned to care for sheep as a shepherd, eating them instead is not the recipe for success. This episode discusses the attributes of good leadership,… Continue Reading

The Shepherds of Israel   Class Member Reading: Ezekiel 18; 34; 37; Psalm 23; Alma 5:7-14 Additional Reading: Ezekiel 2 Other Reading: D&C 121   Turns out when you are assigned to care for sheep as a shepherd, eating them instead is not the recipe for success. This episode discusses the attributes of good leadership,… Continue Reading

“I Will Write It in Their Hearts”   Class Member Reading: Jeremiah 16; 23; 29; 31; Ezekiel 11:17-20; Ezekiel 36:24-28; 2 Corinthians 3:2-3 Additional Reading: Jeremiah 3; 9; 13; 30; 32:37-42; 33; 35 Other Reading: None   What motivates our actions? Is it better to “fake it until we make it”, or wait until we are sincere?… Continue Reading