Elder McConkie taught that there are 3 pillars of eternity, as follows: 1. creation of the world, 2. the fall of Adam & Eve, and 3. the atonement of Jesus Christ. Here are various scenes where we find these 3 pillars to be of use. These are analogies which help us understand these pillars. IRead more
-Here we define “Family Creation” as 1. marriage and 2. childbearing -We often speak of the Fall of Adam & Eve as a fall “forward”. It was a good thing. That is a core doctrine of the restored gospel. They were stuck and the only way to advance was to fall forward, and praise GodRead more
(Some of these things are from Robert Millet’s book/lectures Doctrines of the Book of Mormon, they are all based on scripture and modern prophets. More about Millet: he is professor of ancient scripture and emeritus Dean of Religious Education at Brigham Young University (BYU) in Provo, Utah. Millet is a Latter-day Saint author and speakerRead more
-Jesus the Christ by Talmage says Christ on cross at 9am, then at noon the clouds darken, from 12-3 he is suffering all that happened in Gethsemane but “intensified”. Fetal position is the way we are in our most pain; the cross pain was intensified more than Gethsemane perhaps because he could not be inRead more
The Atonement of Jesus Christ: Can We Really Understand? video by Donald W Parry 2009 BYU Education Week This is one of the best descriptions of the Atonement of Jesus Christ I’ve ever heard. If any Christian is not in love with the old testament, they will be by the time they finish watching thisRead more