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Thoughts on Gospel Doctrine Lesson 25
In Gospel Doctrine Lesson 25, we study the accounts of the Savior's experience in the Garden of Gethsemane. Be sure to read the following commentary by Bruce R. McConkie, James E. Talmage, Orson F. Whitney, Hugh Nibley, B. H. Roberts, Daniel H. Ludlow, and James E. Faust. The publications from which these passages were excerpted can be found in their entirety in GospeLink 2001. Read more >
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New Testament Primer: Regions of the Holy Land
Need help keeping all those New Testament place names straight? In this final installment of our "New Testament Primer" series, we take a look at new Testament geography. Professor D. Kelley Ogden examines the Holy Land by region, describing the topography, population, and history of each area. Read more >
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New Testament Resources for Latter-day Saints
Whether you're a Gospel Doctrine teacher preparing to teach the New Testament for the first time, or a Gospel Doctrine student anxious to drink deep this coming year, you could probably use a good book (or two) to supplement your study. From recent titles to perennial favorites, here is a review of some of the best New Testament books for Latter-day Saints. Read more >
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New Testament Primer: Jewish Family Life in Christ's Day
...the Father sent the Lord Jesus into a Jewish home, into a Jewish family circle. In such an environment the Infant Messiah would receive tender and loving care and be exposed to the best teaching and training available in any mortal family unit. Even God's own Son would be influenced by his environment. Read more >
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New Testament Primer: Pharisees and Sadducees
"Every society includes in its numbers those who harbor strong feelings about religious and moral behavior. It was no different for ancient Jewish society." Readers of the New Testament frequently encounter the Pharisees and the Saducees. Who were they? What did they believe? You'll find the answers to these questions in this latest installment in our New Testamnet Primer series. Read more >
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New Testament Primer: The Temple in Christ's Day
No single place in all the world was holier to Jews and to Christians at the time of Jesus than Jerusalem's Temple Mount. It was known as Har Habayit, the "Mountain of the House [of God]," and no mountain on earth has such a unique history. To this most sacred parcel of ground the God of all creation could come to converse with his servants, the prophets and priests. Read more >
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"The Birth of Jesus Christ Was on This Wise"
New Testament scholar Gerald N. Lund provides a fascinating glimpse into the Christmas story. With the skill of a story- teller, he brings the drama to life, revealing the human side of the miraculous events leading up to the Savior's birth in Bethlehem of Judaea. Read more >
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Word of Wisdom: The Reality
Only you will be held accountable for the choices you make in this life. Only you will reap the benefits, and only you will live with the consequences. Read more >
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Word of Wisdom: The Voices of Prophets
Be smart. Do not be so shortsighted as to indulge in the use of alcohol, tobacco, and drugs. It simply is not smart to do so. It is stupid, if you will pardon that harsh word, to use cocaine, marijuana, or any of the other drugs that rob you of control of your mind. . . Why spend money on that which can only harm you? Why become enslaved to a habit that can only hinder and short-circuit your future? Read more >
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Word of Wisdom: Voices of Experience
This article consists of direct quotes from interviews with LDS youth who responded to 12 questions about their experience with drug use and repentance. They have willingly shared their real feelings and experiences with you, and though it isn't always easy to learn from someone else's experience, it can sure save you a lot of heartache. Read more >
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Word of Wisdom: Voices of Experience
This article consists of direct quotes from interviews with LDS youth who responded to 12 questions about their experience with drug use and repentance. They have willingly shared their real feelings and experiences with you, and though it isn't always easy to learn from someone else's experience, it can sure save you a lot of heartache. Read more >
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Word of Wisdom: The Low-Down
What we don't know won't hurt us, right? Maybe not so right. And that's why this information is here, not to lecture you, not to browbeat you, but simply to give you the "rest of the story" on some of the most commonly abused chemicals out there today. Read more >
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Word of Wisdom: The Fallout
Not everyone likes the sensation, but most people who get high would say they're having a great time. Eating hot fudge sundaes is a great time too, but those who keep doing it can wind up paying a pretty "hefty" price. Every choice comes with consequences, and those consequences have a way of adding up. Read more >
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Word of Wisdom: The Quick Fix
How high a price are you willing to pay for a quick fix? When you feel pressured, stressed, angry, sad or just plain bored, what are you going to do about it? Will you go for fast relief, no matter what the cost? Will you be taken in by phony advertising? Or will you give it some time, find out everything you can, and think things through? Read more >
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Word of Wisdom: The Pressure, Part 2
Friends' behavior can influence you even when nothing is said—even when you don't realize you're being influenced. Group dynamics are powerful. That's why it doesn't hurt to think carefully about the groups you choose. Read more >
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Word of Wisdom: The Pressure, Part 1
People are communal creatures, and wanting to be one of the crowd is natural. This usually brings up questions: "Which set of rules makes sense to me, if any? Whose ideas come closest to my own? What group or groups truly satisfy my needs?" Answers may not be that easy to come by, and that's why an understanding of group behavior and how it affects you is so important. Read more >
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TV or Not TV?
I'm going to make a challenge here-are you sure you want to keep reading? Here it comes. Ladies and gentlemen (please imagine a drum roll somewhere in the distance), I challenge you...wait...I challenge thee (it sounds more, you know, like a commandment), I challenge thee to fast from TV for a month! No TV, no movies, no videos! Read more >
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Word of Wisdom: Stupid Rule or Cool?
How hard is it to be one of the few guys on the team who doesn't throw down a beer once in awhile? How does it feel to be labeled "close-minded," "too religious," or even "brainwashed by your parents" because you won't try just one cigarette...smoke just one bowl...take just one pill? There has to be a way to do what's right and still "fit in," right?
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Types and Shadows: The Old Testament Revealed
...let us pay close attention to the ways in which that remarkable story is a shadow of other, even greater events... let us seek to understand why those events happened the way they did—not only with the historians penchant for causality, but with the prophet's eye for typology. Read more >
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A Personal Quest: Lachoneus, Relief Society, and Me
A lot of what Lachoneus taught his people we are being taught now, in sources such as the Relief Society Declaration... so we are first directed to "increase our testimonies of Jesus Christ through prayer and scripture study." ... "seek spiritual strength," as we should do "by following the promptings of the Holy Ghost...." Read more >
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