Pursuing the Covenant Path
“Now, to each member of the Church I say, keep on the covenant path. Your commitment to follow the Savior by making covenants with Him...
Come with me to explore deep questions about the restored Gospel of Jesus Christ. We'll pay close attention to inclusion, Zion-building, and gender roles while strengthening our faith in living prophets.
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Anne Kassel
- Aug 21
- 10 min
Caring for the Abused As Well As Their Abusers
Warning: this blogpost addresses the painful subject of domestic abuse and, in particular, child sexual abuse, and offers my own personal...
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Anne Kassel
- Aug 1
- 6 min
From Property to Queen
It's been a full week and it's late Sunday night. But after studying Esther all week, I need to write something, even if it's brief....
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Anne Kassel
- Jul 24
- 6 min
Growing Beyond The Need to Reject
When the Jews returned from Babylonian captivity to rebuild the temple in Jerusalem, they were initially welcomed by their cousins, the...
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Anne Kassel
- Jul 18
- 4 min
King Josiah's Triumph That Could Not Save His People
A friend and I had a conversation this week about the struggles of ministering to adult children who have chosen to step back from our...
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Anne Kassel
- Jul 11
- 4 min
Loving Refusal to Quietly Go Away
I am strongly struck by the story of Elisha and the Shunammite woman, as found in 2 Kings 4. She was a prominent woman who frequently...
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Anne Kassel
- Jun 20
- 8 min
Why I Follow a Fallible Prophet 2
"And as they begin to grow ye shall clear away the branches which bring forth bitter fruit, according to the strength of the good and the...
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Anne Kassel
- Mar 6
- 6 min
Why l Follow A Fallible Prophet: Part 1
Note: This is the first of what will probably be three posts. I'm hoping that I can post more regularly if I break up my thoughts into...
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Anne Kassel
- Feb 21
- 20 min
Satan's War On Women
"And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed;" (Genesis 3:15). One of the key doctrines of a...
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Anne Kassel
- Jan 23
- 5 min
Becoming Ready to Risk Offense
And it came to pass that Enoch went forth in the land, among the people, standing upon the hills and the high places, and cried with a...
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Anne Kassel
- Jan 23
- 6 min
Can We Dispense With Enmity?
"And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his...
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Anne Kassel
- Jan 10
- 7 min
The Unfirm Firmament
I found myself a little put off by the glaringly-inaccurate aspects of the Biblical creation account this week. I read three versions --...
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Anne Kassel
- Jan 3
- 7 min
Judging Between Good and Evil
Wherefore, all things which are good cometh of God; and that which is evil cometh of the devil; for the devil is an enemy unto God, and...
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Anne Kassel
- Dec 21, 2021
- 5 min
A Not-So-Novel Approach to Ministry
"And he said unto me: Knowest thou the condescension of God? And I said unto him: I know that he loveth his children; nevertheless, I do...
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Anne Kassel
- Dec 12, 2021
- 7 min
Musing on the Mysteries
"It is given unto many to know the mysteries of God; nevertheless they are laid under a strict command that they shall not impart only...
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Anne Kassel
- Dec 1, 2021
- 8 min
Charity: the Breastplate I Need Today
"But [the Lamanites] were not armed with breastplates, nor shields—therefore, they were exceedingly afraid of the armies of the Nephites...
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Anne Kassel
- Nov 22, 2021
- 5 min
Desire and Sacrifice
It's hard to imagine a more wrenching scene than Amulek, in bonds, wanting desperately to intervene as his wife and children and their...
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Anne Kassel
- Nov 14, 2021
- 5 min
Broad is the Plan While Narrow the Way
I had a long talk this week with someone dear to me. She rejoices that she has at last been delivered from a demon that has plagued her...
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Anne Kassel
- Nov 8, 2021
- 4 min
On Long-Suffering and Afflictions
"And the Lord said unto them also: Go forth among the Lamanites, thy brethren, and establish my word; yet ye shall be patient in...
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Anne Kassel
- Oct 31, 2021
- 5 min
When Repentance Comes Late
I don't think there is a more tragic character in all history than King Coriantumr, as he appears in Ether 15. He sees the approaching...
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