Phases of the Moon New Moon = Crescent Facing Left Quarter Moon Waxing Gibbous Moon [Gibbous is Latin for “Hump.”] Full Moon Waning Gibbous Moon Third Quarter Moon Waning Crescent Moon A “Blue Moon” is the second Full Moon in the same month. May 18th, 2019 is the date for […]
Daily Archives: July 3, 2018
The scriptures and prophets are clear that coming to this earth was an assignment made by God in the premortal councils in Heaven. “And hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, […]
Queen ESTHER and You: Born “For such a time as ...
There are numerous scriptural references to the casting of lots as a way to discern the will of God and decide everything from choosing an apostle (Acts 1:26) to deciding who should confront Laban and request the Plates of Brass as mentioned in the Book of Mormon (1 Nephi 3:11). […]
The Casting of Lots
There was a lot of pressure for Nephi to get ahead. There are a great number of people both in and out of the Church who have a hard time defending or justifying Nephi in the Book of Mormon decapitating Laban. (1 Nephi 4:18) The essence of the story […]
Samuel and Nephi
2 Samuel 2: David moved from Ziklag, a town on the Philistine border, to Hebron in Judah. Hebron is about nineteen miles almost directly south of Jerusalem. Ziklag [Place of Distress] is about nineteen miles southwest of Hebron. David commended the valiant men of Jabesh-gilead [Dry-Place of Testimony] who had […]