(April 2005, and May 2012) Continued From This topic, because of it's length, is continued from Topic Study: Seventy I Why The Number 70 In conclusion, it now becomes clear why Jesus chose two sets of disciples, the twelve and the seventy. The twelve bore an obvious relation to the tribes of Israel, the seventy to … Continue reading Topic Study: Seventy and 144,000
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Topic Study: Seventy
(April 2005 TG Entry: Seventy) Overview In 1961 President McKay announced that the president’s of the Quorum of the Seventy would be ordained as High Priests. This caused a little bit of a stir in the church (See Bruce R. McConkie Biography page 177 - 179). In 1986, Elder Packard realized from studying section 107 … Continue reading Topic Study: Seventy
Topic Study: Time Management
(January 2005 TG Entry - Steward) I Results of my Time Study I wrote the following e-mail to some friends in January 2005. You may (or may not) be interested in the results of my personal time study for the last year. I estimated daily my time spent in different areas of my life for … Continue reading Topic Study: Time Management
Personal Balanced Scorecard System
The following is a journal entry from Monday, April 16, 2001 12:26 PM about needing a better goal system: Overwhelmed I went to bed last night feeling a bit overwhelmed with things. I realized yesterday that I had lost balance again yesterday morning. I spent a couple of hours reading as an escape from doing … Continue reading Personal Balanced Scorecard System
Topic Study: Diversity
(September 2003 TG Unity) Overview This entry deals with thoughts gathered in August and September 2003 about the importance of diversity, unity, and charity. Summary This entry explains Paul’s writings in 1 Corinthians chapters 12 and 13. I Importance of Different Skills and Abilities The Lord is the creator of this world. In creating this … Continue reading Topic Study: Diversity
Topic Study: Joseph Son of Heli
(December 2004 BD Joseph2. Updated December 25, 2011.) Overview Merry Christmas to you. It is an honor to be asked to speak today, Christmas day, in this meeting where we commemorate the sacrifice of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. The adults this month have been blessed this month to have been instructed by an … Continue reading Topic Study: Joseph Son of Heli
Topic Study: Priesthood, Levitical
(See Priesthood Restoration, Oath and Covenant. See also TG Entry: Levitical. Undated entry, assumed near study of Oath and Covenant of the Priesthood.) I Levitical Priesthood The word “including” in this verse seems to indicate to me that there is a separate priesthood called the Levitical Priesthood. 1 THERE are, in the church, two priesthoods, namely, … Continue reading Topic Study: Priesthood, Levitical
Topic Study: Oath and Covenant of the Priesthood
Editors Note: This blog entry is converted from a personal study effort which I called the Topical Guide Compendium started in 2002 in which I studied a chosen topic in the Topical Guide of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints scriptures, and attempting to outline all the aspects of the topic into a … Continue reading Topic Study: Oath and Covenant of the Priesthood
Topic Study: Procreation
(October 2004 From a Lesson to Woodridge II Ward Young Women, October, 2004) I Independence When a child is born, who is that child the closest, or most attached to? The answer is obviously his or her mother. In fact, the child is so attached that the child does not know he or she is … Continue reading Topic Study: Procreation
Topic Study: History of the Church
(October 2004) Overview The following summarizes the significant periods in modern church history. Note that church activity in Missouri runs concurrent with much of the Kirtland period. I Missouri Timeline and Church Periods Date Church Period Date Missouri Period Details April 6 1830 Palmyra, NY Organization of the Church Feb. 1831 … Continue reading Topic Study: History of the Church
Kip on Character 