Making it Up As I Go

Some brief thoughts: In recent years I’ve thought more about Mary and her experience as the mother of God. This chapter added some new ideas into that. I really like the idea that Gabriel “suggested” that Mary go to visit… Read more ›

Ah history. I do love it. And I mean that totally seriously, I’m not being facetious, the context and background of things really is useful- especially in this case. (Beside it just being really interesting on its own. So many… Read more ›

A couple of thoughts inspired by this chapter ( I don’t really have a lot to say about the actual content of the chapter this time): Do you think the early prophets/saints envied us living after Christ had lived on… Read more ›

I’m actually posting this the day I read the chapter rather than the day after, so I’m caught up. Feel free to comment whenever you’d like. Names! One of my personal favorite gospel topics. (Topics? Sure. It beats the ever… Read more ›

So much in this chapter, much of it great expounding on principles I already had basics on, but the extra detail or explanation made the view just open up. In particular, I appreciated the explanation of how God’s foreknowledge doesn’t… Read more ›

A couple things jumped out at me in this chapter, mainly, I think, because I just taught a lesson on the war in heaven on Sunday. It’s interesting to me that both those who fought on the Lord’s side, and… Read more ›

First, hooray for a 7 page chapter! These are the things that stood out to me as I read, what stood out to you? – I was struck by the fact that years are reckoned by Christ’s birth. Obviously I… Read more ›