Carving Heaven out of Hell
In Ether 10, Morianton was the dispossessed heir of a despot. His forefather, Riplakish, had oppressed the people until they'd rebelled...
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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
Nov 17, 20201 min read
Ether 4-5
To the "Gentiles" of Covenant Israel: When we exercise faith like the brother of Jared did and become sanctified in Christ, He will...
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Anne Kassel
Nov 15, 20207 min read
High Stakes Faith
For me, there are some unsettling elements in the account of the Brother of Jared and the 16 stones. They are his anxiety about the...
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Anne Kassel
Nov 8, 20204 min read
Mormon 9: With Fear and Trembling
The Lord's promises to covenant Israel are so present with Moroni that, even when he's writing to the unbelieving, they spill out. The...
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Anne Kassel
Nov 7, 20203 min read
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...
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Anne Kassel
Nov 7, 20203 min read
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...
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Anne Kassel
Nov 1, 20205 min read
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...
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Anne Kassel
Oct 29, 20201 min read
Bravery
I was honored to be invited by Mackenzie Millward to write something on bravery for her Wildflower Literary project. Mackenzie interviews...
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Anne Kassel
Oct 27, 20203 min read
3 Nephi 25
Who would have guessed that the promises made to Covenant Israel would be so exhaustive that focussing my attention on them would make me...
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Anne Kassel
Oct 24, 20204 min read
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...
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Anne Kassel
Oct 19, 20201 min read
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,...
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Anne Kassel
Oct 18, 20204 min read
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...
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Anne Kassel
Oct 16, 20207 min read
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...
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Anne Kassel
Oct 11, 20203 min read
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...
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Anne Kassel
Oct 4, 20205 min read
Encouraged by Conference
I approached General Conference this weekend with a mixture of excitement and anxiety. A little more anxiety than is usual for me,...
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Anne Kassel
Sep 26, 20209 min read
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...
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Anne Kassel
Sep 20, 20207 min read
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...
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Anne Kassel
Sep 13, 20203 min read
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...
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Anne Kassel
Sep 5, 20204 min read
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....
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Anne Kassel
Aug 30, 20205 min read
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,...
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