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Mormon 8: Moroni Takes Up the Torch
In this chapter, Moroni thinks he is concluding the record of his father. His people are all dead, he is hunted and alone and he doesn't...
Anne Kassel
Nov 7, 20203 min read
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Mormon's Message to the Remnant of Lehi
Mormon 7 is a letter from a dying prophet to the modern day descendants of his people. It's full of both promises and exhortations and...
Anne Kassel
Nov 7, 20203 min read
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Promises Repeated and an Invitation to Repent
Mormon 1-6 doesn't seem to be crammed with promises to covenant Israel like the end of 3 Nephi was. I thought it was interesting that so...
Anne Kassel
Nov 1, 20205 min read
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3 Nephi 23-24: And He Shall Purify His Servants
First, a list of promises in these chapters: Prophecies of Isaiah shall be fulfilled Record of the Lehites shall go forth to the Gentiles...
Anne Kassel
Oct 24, 20204 min read
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3 Nephi 22: Great Shall Be the Peace of Thy Children
Those who have had blessings withheld will receive them in extraordinary abundance. Israel will spill out of her current habitations,...
Anne Kassel
Oct 19, 20201 min read
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Promises: 3 Nephi 21
This chapter is full of promises to covenant Israel. In fact, there's not much here that doesn't fit within that description. I'm going...
Anne Kassel
Oct 18, 20204 min read
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Promises to Covenant Israel: 3 Nephi 20
This is the first in a series of posts about the promises the Lord has made to covenant Israel. President Nelson invited us to make such...
Anne Kassel
Oct 16, 20207 min read
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Our Savior's Serenade
Everything I learn from 3 Nephi 17-19 is beautiful to the point of wonder. And there is one discovery that is stunning. That is, my...
Anne Kassel
Oct 11, 20203 min read
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A Sermon on Assertiveness
For most of my life, I have been ultra-compliant, people-pleasing and self-disregarding. It served me pretty well growing up as an eldest...
Anne Kassel
Sep 26, 20209 min read
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We Will Not Yield Ourselves To Satan's Power
The collapse of Nephite society happened in just six years. That's six years from righteousness and unprecendented unity to the...
Anne Kassel
Sep 20, 20207 min read
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Questions Met With Courage Can Deepen Belief into Conviction
In the months preceding the birth of Jesus Christ, believers in the Americas were in a perplexing position. At the same time that the...
Anne Kassel
Sep 13, 20203 min read
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Signs Only Strengthen Those with Faith
In the year 2 BC, the signs of the times began to appear among the people of Nephi, son of Helaman. We don't know what they were exactly....
Anne Kassel
Sep 6, 20204 min read
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Sacred Power and Sister Nephi
The story that is told in Helaman 10 is so sacred that I dare not explore it in public. Instead, I'd like to muse about an untold story,...
Anne Kassel
Aug 30, 20205 min read
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On Faith and Fire
In a surpassingly sacred story from this week's Book of Mormon readings, some 300 Lamanites gather for the execution of two missionaries...
Anne Kassel
Aug 23, 20207 min read
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Dealing With Dissent
When I was serving in a challenging companionship on my mission, my mission president gave me a piece of valuable advice. He said there...
Anne Kassel
Aug 15, 202013 min read
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God's Stealthy Plan to Make Us Free
In Alma 42:7, we see an interesting phrase. After recounting how Adam and Eve were cut off from the presence of the Lord, Alma says, "And...
Anne Kassel
Aug 1, 20204 min read
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Alma 36 in Poetry
I'm short on time today, so I'm posting a poem (or, actually, lyrics to a song), based on Alma 36. The story told here is purely...
Anne Kassel
Jul 26, 20203 min read
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Of Faith, Seeds and Trees
I had a beautiful and thought-provoking experience this week. A friend of mine experienced a spiritual rebirth and a mighty change of...
Anne Kassel
Jul 19, 20205 min read
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Alma 23-29 The Blessings of An Omniscient Guide
The big thing that struck me this week as I studied Alma 23-29 is the security that comes in knowing that the Lord is guiding us and He's...
Anne Kassel
Jul 12, 20204 min read
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Discerning Truth When You Literally Can't Believe Your Eyes
This week's readings in Come Follow Me struck me as especially timely, given an article I read as the week began about the sophistication...
Anne Kassel
Jul 12, 20203 min read
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