I learned about the Abrahamic Covenant by remembering 6 P’s - Priesthood, Posterity, Property, Prosperity, Protection and Peace. I really enjoy your videos, I always learn so much. Thank You!
Alma 48:15&16 gives us some context about the "prosperity" we are promised by the Lord. It lists: - warning us to flee danger; - warning us to prepare for war; - where to go to defend ourselves; - how to be delivered from dangers. It doesn't mention or imply temporal wealth. In other places the scriptures are clear that the "prosperity" that God promises us for keeping the commandments is enjoying "the presence of the Lord" - cf: 2 Neph 1:20 2 Neph 4:4 Alma 9:13-14 Alma 36:30 Alma 37:13 Alma 38:1 Alma 50:20 Hel 12:21 I think we need to re-focus our expectations of the "prosperity" God promises us for being faithful to him, and consider the phrase "rest of the Lord" in Alma 13&14, D&C 84, and Ether 3.
Such a great lesson! I have loved learning more about the covenant path and belonging to covenant Israel ever since President Nelson issued his invitation to learn more. His recent devotional to young adults where he talks about his identity as a child of the covenant has so much more meaning to me now. Thanks for this!
I love all of your videos and how you take different topics and break them down! I am giving a talk in a week from now on the topic of “He will yet reveal many great and important things pertaining to the kingdom of God.” With all of the negative headlines in the news I want to bring a spirit of hope and joy for the things we have to look forward to despite the tumultuous times we live in. If you have any GC talks that come to mind, videos you have previously made or lessons in the scriptures I would love a good starting point next thank you!
Seems that "the promised land" in our days is the "mountain of the Lord's House, meaning Zion" or the stake or district organization where we belong. It is on this "promised land" we are promised to find safety from the world, and it is in Zion, or in our stakes, where we will "stand in holy places"; we may even say that we "stand in holy places" wherever we go as long as we are worthy and faithful!
Very interesting video. I do have an honest question. What happens to people who do not marry in the temple in this life? Whether its because of anxieties, depression, other mental health issues, being gay, lesbian or bisexual? Or civilly married only? What happens to them with the promises of exaltation?
Love your your channel, I want to share something the LORD gave me. The word of the LORD came to me, The LORD told me that he wanted to show me the inside of his heart.. I’m now going to share this with you… Hear Me My Love How, I long to pick you up, and cleanse the dirt of this fallen, world from you… Let me shower you, in my life giving word, true life…. I have given of my own-self for you… I have given, My Own Royal Robe of Righteousness… My Righteousness, My Beloved Son, Jesus Christ, to wrap you in… This is in and of myself, thus I… This I have laid down, so you can be lifted up… My heart, melts within me, for you to hear my voice… “NOW LOOK INTO MY HEART” Long Ago The world, turned It’s back on me… Its Creator… I loved and love them as a father, to a son… For I wanted, nothing more, than their love… For I would be their God, they my people… For I will be their father… The more that I loved them, the more they pushed me away… This hurt me, so… For I gave them everything, including myself… So Yes; This angered me… But my anger would not last… Because my Love consumed my wrath… For I knew it would be over come… For my love for them is to great… In my love for them, I gave of my very self, unto them… In flesh and blood… For I humbled myself; and partook of their world as they do… So me, The Creator of all, became The Creation… In hope of saving my beloved people… So that through me, they might love me, as their God… So I walked and talked, among them as a fellow brother… This brought me joy to be with them… But it also caused me pain… For I saw through their eyes and ears, how truly lost they were… My love of my children was worth, all the pain… Now you must know, I AM The God Of Order and Truth and Righteousness, For in this is Love… So when I make it so, with my word… That is Order and Truth and Righteousness and Love… I myself being: The First and Last; The beginning and End; The Alfa and Omega… Will Honor My Word, Over My Own Name… In this long ago, I set my words upon my kingdom… As I have said, I will honor those words… No matter the outcome… For I AM Righteous, over all… I AM Righteous, In My Judgment… Even of my own Son, Thus I … When My creation, rebelled against me, causing others to fall… This hurt me, more than angered me… I could of completely started over… Erasing out of existence everything… But when I looked, upon my creation… I felt great compassion… For I loved it so… So I set my word in place… That in hope, my creation will find me, and love me of free will… For I could of set it, within them to obey me, by my command… But I wanted more than a commanded will… For that is not of righteousness, of free will… I wanted to be loved freely, and openly among them… For I want to dwell with them… Just as I did, before The Great Fall… Where they were taken from me… By unrighteousness and untruth and no honor, thus no love… Lawlessness that wanted, what was not his… The creation wanted to be the creator… So he deceived and perverted what was Holy and True… For it became, unholy and untrue… Now is where my word, is to be honored… For it is Righteous and True… Where there is sin, thus what is against my word… There will be death… For this death is eternal, with no end… This death I speak of, is separation from me and all that I have… For this death is not of flesh and blood, but what is spiritual,for this is death from me… So in this is their free will, to choose; Righteous or Lawlessness… The choice is theirs… I will honor their choice, for it is theirs to make… So not by me or my will, is their destiny set… I can only give spiritual guidance, for there are laws you know not of; Thus my word… For it was given in hope they would chose to love me, without seeing me… This is Faith…”
# ask a priest : Why did God choose to hurt the private part of men (which is embarrassing ) as the sign of covenant instead of other parts of the body? Please do not answer that's for salvation, that's missing the point. The question is: why that sensitive and taboo private parts while there are fingers, forehead, shoulders, chests many parts else to make a mark?
Isn't celestial marriage plural marriage? It's a greater sacrifice for a greater kingdom for few are those that enter into the gate. Few of the entire world not, few of the LDS.
No. Celestial marriage may be monogamous or polygamous. For most people, this will be a monogamous relationship as polygamous relationships have rarely been allowed by God throughout history.