Tag: D&C 121
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"Taken unto himself"
As mentioned in a recent post, I looked at Alma 46, in which Moroni quotes a prophecy of the patriarch Jacob/Israel comparing the preservation of a remnant of the coat of Joseph to a righteous remnant of his seed. In making this comparison, he uses a unique phrase, highlighted in red below: 24 Yea, let us preserve…
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"Chosen" as a reference to covenants
I believe that \”chosen\” is a special word in the scriptures. In this series, my hope is to outline a pattern demonstrating how this word connects to covenants through priesthood ordinances. Like many scriptural concepts, careful study of each and every occurrence of this word has helped me see a pattern that was not readily…