{"id":70234,"date":"2019-02-10T17:14:03","date_gmt":"2019-02-11T00:14:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/danpeterson\/?p=70234"},"modified":"2019-02-17T19:37:36","modified_gmt":"2019-02-18T02:37:36","slug":"gleanings-on-a-sabbath-in-february","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/danpeterson\/2019\/02\/gleanings-on-a-sabbath-in-february.html","title":{"rendered":"Gleanings on a Sabbath in February"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><head><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><\/head><body><p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_34441\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-34441\" style=\"width: 597px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/186\/2016\/06\/las-vegas-temple-lds-758798-gallery.jpg\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-34441\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/186\/2016\/06\/las-vegas-temple-lds-758798-gallery.jpg\" alt=\"Nevada's first temple\" width=\"597\" height=\"347\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-34441\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The spires of the Las Vegas Nevada Temple at nightfall (LDS.org). This was the first temple built in the state of Nevada. \u00a0The Church is strong there in Las Vegas, and Latter-day Saints played a vital and very early role in the establishment of the city. \u00a0I was privileged to meet with a number of members of the Church on Saturday evening while briefly visiting the city.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s an item, designed to be helpful for New Testament study in Latter-day Saint classes and homes, from the Interpreter Foundation:<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/interpreterfoundation.org\/come-follow-me\/come-follow-me-new-testament-lessons\/come-follow-me-new-testament-lesson-6\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><em>Come, Follow Me<\/em>\u00a0New Testament Lesson 6:\u00a0<span class=\"et_pb_fullwidth_header_subhead\">Matthew 4;\u00a0Luke 4\u20135\u00a0\u201cThe Spirit of the Lord Is upon Me\u201d<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>***<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s a brief video featuring <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mormoninterpreter.com\/author\/nealr\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Neal Rappleye<\/a> \u2014 it\u2019s less than four minutes long \u2014 that I think you\u2019ll enjoy:<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bookofmormoncentral.org\/node\/62998\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">\u201cWATCH: Archaeological evidence for Egyptian writing by Israelites in Book of Mormon times\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>***<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s a particularly vile little robbery technique that is apparently being employed by at least two greedy thugs in Utah:<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ksl.com\/article\/46487816\/ogden-woman-warns-of-imposters-posing-as-latter-day-saint-missionaries?fbclid=IwAR0SNADWR388Gpl4bcKRpYMrJzVYBKAiQX5kcVVEPIu9rsYb4iLdUZ-VyiA\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">\u201cOgden woman warns of imposters posing as Latter-day Saint missionaries\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Thanks to my friend Tom Pittman for calling this to our attention.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>If you happen to see a \u201cLatter-day Saint missionary\u201d with red hair and wearing a goatee, or if two \u201cmissionaries\u201d come to your door and begin to ask you personal questions and questions about your neighbors rather than trying to teach you about the <a href='https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/library\/mormonism' target='_blank'>Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints<\/a>, please don\u2019t hesitate to call the police. \u00a0In fact, please do so immediately.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>And you might perhaps want to warn your family and your neighbors. \u00a0This doesn\u2019t sound like a major threat and I\u2019m certainly not suggesting fear, but forewarned is forearmed \u2014 and it would be nice if these people were to have an encounter with the police.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>***<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mormonnewsroom.org\/article\/president-nelson-pens-op-ed-the-arizona-republic\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">\u201cProphet Pens Op-Ed for the Arizona Republic in Advance of His Visit:\u00a0President Nelson to address 68,000 Latter-day Saints in Glendale\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>You can read President Nelson\u2019s column (which I, personally, liked very much) at the following link:<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azcentral.com\/story\/opinion\/op-ed\/2019\/02\/10\/viewpoints-lds-leader-urges-spirituality-secular-world-visits-phoenix-area\/2776270002\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">\u201cLDS president urges spirituality in an increasingly secular world during Phoenix-area visit\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>***<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mormonnewsroom.org\/article\/apostle-tells-educators-be-first-responders-students-considering-suicide\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">\u201cApostle Tells Educators to be \u2018First Responders\u2019 to Students Considering Suicide:\u00a0Elder Rasband speaks to some 50,000 Church educators\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>***<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mormonnewsroom.org\/article\/groundbreaking-date-set-praia-cabo-verde-temple\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">\u201cGroundbreaking Date Set for Praia Cabo Verde Temple:\u00a0Artist rendering also released to public\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>***<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mormonnewsroom.org\/article\/elder-soares-remembering-savior-happiness\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">\u201cElder Soares Says Remembering the Savior Leads to Happiness:\u00a0Apostle speaks to BYU audience in Provo\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">***<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This is important:<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/scripturalmormonism.blogspot.com\/2019\/02\/larry-morris-on-value-of-testimony-of.html\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-item-type=\"post\" data-id=\"6805901578471367600\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cLarry Morris on the Value of the Testimony of the Eight Witnesses\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 \u00a0 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