Mosiah 16: The Crack in the Walnut
I found a crack in a walnut table. I could fill it with epoxy or cut the joint apart and start over. Mosiah 16 is about the same choice.
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Every scripture reflection and discipleship note David has published on LDS Daily Path. Showing older entries, page 7.
I found a crack in a walnut table. I could fill it with epoxy or cut the joint apart and start over. Mosiah 16 is about the same choice.
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I forgot the back panel on a bookshelf. Without it, the whole thing racks. D&C 81 is about the people who hold things together.
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1 Corinthians 13 defines charity as the pure love of Christ and shows why it is greater than faith and hope.
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D&C 83 reveals the divine hierarchy of care: family first, then the Church through the Lord's storehouse for widows, orphans, and the poor.
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Paul's great chapter on the resurrection: Christ as firstfruits, the spiritual body, and death swallowed up in victory.
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Moses descends to find Israel worshiping a golden calf. The broken tablets, the Levites' judgment, and what it means for us.
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The last chapter of 1 Corinthians reads like cleanup. But the pile on the floor is where you see how the work actually got done.
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Alma believes Abinadi's words and is cast out. Abinadi refuses to recant and seals his testimony with death by fire.
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Moses refuses to move without God's presence. He asks to see His glory. What he gets is a cleft in the rock and a glimpse of the back parts.
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A crack in a cherry board taught me about comfort. Paul says God comforts us in affliction so we can comfort others.
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