Gospel Cogitations

Across the U.S., some states are cautiously trying to reopen parts of their economies.  At this time, many missionaries who were brought home from foreign countries are receiving their reassignments.  A couple of weeks ago I wrote some of my thoughts about all of this , and gave a few good sources to read through.  This week, I have some thoughts from a couple of my relatives, both of whom are currently serving missions. Sister Curle The first started serving in Michigan late last year.  I asked her to write some of her thoughts about the current situation.  Here are her words: "My name is sister Curle, and I'm currently serving in the Michigan, Detroit mission! This is a little about my experience as a missionary during the Covid-19 pandemic. At first, before we really knew what was going on, we were only restricted a little bit. We couldn't tract, and we couldn't visit anyone over the age of 65. That came as a total surprise to me, and I thought it wou...

Today I have a short analysis of some of the words of Isaiah, as quoted by Abinadi in the Book of Mormon. Photo credit: www.churchofjesuschrist.org/media This coming week in the lesson manual for Come, Follow Me , the assigned reading is Mosiah 11-17  in the Book of Mormon.  Some of these chapters contain the words of the prophet Abinadi, as he spoke to King Noah and his priests.  One of the most notable chapters is when Abinadi recites Isaiah 53 to teach about the coming of the Messiah.  I believe the chapter is important because the words of Abinadi are arranged similar to a chiasmus : it starts with him teaching that salvation does not come by the law of Moses alone, moves into speaking about the Messiah, then ends with warning about the consequences of not keeping the law of God, including the law of Moses.  Chapters 14 and 15 are the center, as they teach about the nature of the Savior. Some of you may remember a few weeks back when I wrote ...