Camped Before the Mount and The Ascension of Isaiah

Last updated on: August 27, 2022 at 9:14 am By Delisa Hargrove

I’ve been riveted on the idea from last week’s Come Follow Me scripture reading that Moses and Israel camped before the mount. The Lord made significant collective promises to them. Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people: for all the earth is mine And ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests, and an holy nation. These are the words which thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel. That. Is. Amazing!! This week’s reading... Read more

Kurt Johnson: What the Resurrection Means

Last updated on: August 27, 2022 at 9:14 am By Delisa Hargrove

What does the resurrection mean to you? For me, the resurrection is a promise of everlasting life after death because of Jesus Christ’s sacrifice for me. Kurt Johnson beautifully shared what resurrection means to him, and I wanted to share Kurt’s thoughts with you. Kurt Johnson: What the Resurrection Means THE STORY OF THE RESURRECTION OF JESUS Several months before His death, Jesus told His disciples that He would die and be resurrected. In Matthew we read, “From that time... Read more

Reacting To The Waves That Hit

Last updated on: August 27, 2022 at 9:17 am By Delisa Hargrove

Waves broke my friend’s face. Periphery Waves She lounged in a tide pool, enjoying the water, and holding her infant son securely to her chest. She watched her husband and two-year-old daughter exploring the tide pool’s ridgeline. Suddenly, in her periphery, she saw monster waves thundering toward them. Regularly the news tells stories of people walking atop tide pools being swept away into the sea by random massive waves. Recently a crashing wave tragically pulled my sister’s... Read more

3 Nephi 17:8 Why “I See?”

Last updated on: August 27, 2022 at 9:18 am By Delisa Hargrove

This morning as I read 3 Nephi 17:8, a phrase stuck out in a way I hadn’t noticed before: I see. For I perceive that ye desire that I should show unto you what I have done unto your brethren at Jerusalem, for I see that your faith is sufficient that I should heal you. I see that your faith is sufficient. Why see? Why not one of the other senses, like feel, or even words like know or believe? I had the thought to look up See... Read more

“Hope Did Not Die Here, But Here Was Given”

Last updated on: August 27, 2022 at 9:20 am By Delisa Hargrove

A friend and I laughed recently about the fact that almost nothing in our lives has gone according to our pre-adult plans for our lives. Seriously almost nothing. Along those lines, we talked about my latest random miscarriage at 50 years old, lucky 13, and how she was coping as the cruel calendar shouted that we’d passed the one-year mark of her adult son’s suicide. We talked about both of our moving upheavals and craving for stability as we sought... Read more

Conversation Starters for God at General Conference

Last updated on: August 27, 2022 at 9:21 am By Delisa Hargrove

It’s time for General Conference! I love the opportunity to sit and learn from prophets and apostles and leaders who serve around the world. Aside from setting aside the time to be present during conference, the most important thing I do is decide on some questions I’d like to have answered during conference. For me, General Conference is an opportunity to have a long conversation with God. So I ask myself, “If I had a chance to sit and talk... Read more

Separation and Passover

Last updated on: August 27, 2022 at 9:29 am By Delisa Hargrove

This has been a period of separation. Separation isn’t unique in our histories. Separation stories fill our religious history. From the very beginning, Adam and Eve were separated from God. We have exoduses of the House of Israel from Canaan and Egypt, tribes to the North, and saints driven from Ohio, Missouri, and Illinois. People separated themselves because of faith and fear, envy and conviction. Brothers were sold and killed, divided and lived. People separated themselves from lepers and prophets. ... Read more

Stories of Moses from Birth to Burning Bush

Last updated on: August 27, 2022 at 9:29 am By Delisa Hargrove

Continuing with details and other stories from other perspectives parallel to the Biblical narrative, I pulled this interesting conglomeration of information from the Jewish Encyclopedia about Moses‘ life up until the time he approached Pharoah to let God’s people go. I left the source information inserted if you’d like to read the stories from the source materials. Stories of Moses Moses is Judaism’s most important prophet and many mythical legends persist about his life. So it seems like a great time... Read more

Perfectly Placed Chandelier Crystals

Last updated on: August 27, 2022 at 9:30 am By Delisa Hargrove

I love sitting and thinking in the Lubbock Texas Temple’s celestial room. As peaceful solitude surrounds me, I contemplate issues and questions, usually while staring at the glorious dome or chandelier or stained glass. In the mornings, the sunlight dances on the glass and crystals creating a colorful kaleidoscope. One morning as I focused on the chandelier, I noticed that each crystal became a prism, individually catching the sunlight and sharing that light through some color of the spectrum. Curiously,... Read more

Joseph and Potiphar’s Wife from the Book of Jasher

Last updated on: August 27, 2022 at 9:31 am By Delisa Hargrove

Joseph’s encounter with Potiphar’s wife proved pivotal in his covenant journey and eventual marriage to Asenath. The Genesis account shares a couple of verses highlighting Joseph’s commitment to preserving his virtue in what seems like a one-and-done experience. However the Book of Jasher (an apocryphal book mentioned in the Bible and translated into English in 1840) provides much greater detail, devoting an entire chapter to the account of Joseph and Potiphar’s wife. Chapter 44 of the Book of Jasher 1... Read more

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