My dad is an excellent poet. If you are interested in poetry about anything from Star Trek to Set Theory to The Lord of the Rings, you should check out his website . Once in a while this poetry gene will manifest itself in me. I had the thought a couple of months ago to write a poem about Jacob , the brother of Nephi, and his unshakable faith. I wrote the first half of the poem, then got stuck. It was only recently that I wrote the second half. I hope you enjoy it. Credit: lds.org Jacob the Unshakable Copyright 2018 Benjamin James Jacob the unshakable, Servant of the Lord Taught to all of Lehi’s kin The everlasting word. Among them came an antichrist Lo, Sherem was his name. He had great skill in speech of men, Untruths he did proclaim. “Dear brother Jacob,” he effused “I wish to speak with thee. Thou keepest these poor people down Not letting them be free.” “You cannot know of things to come, The future is un...
Scriptures, references, and musings about various gospel topics.