Using Isaiah as a backdrop, Jacob prophecies of the future scattering and gathering of Israel, and likens it to the death and resurrection of Christ.

Lehi makes a heartbreaking final request to Laman and Lemuel to repent, coupled with a matchless lesson on agency, the meaning of life, and the Plan of Salvation.

The journey of Lehi’s family through the wilderness was a pattern that God’s people had followed before and would follow again—that of exodus. The telling of the journey’s story to highlight the wickedness of those who opposed the prophet was also a pattern, one followed by Nephi, which would later be followed by Stephen and even Jesus himself.

The spirit shows Nephi the interpretation of his father's vision, and, as a result, Nephi teaches us far more about revelation itself than he ever did about the dream of Lehi.

Lehi’s dream is more than a simple allegory—it is a powerful parable with multiple layers describing the spiritual journey each of us travels, and that journey’s connection with the Creation, the story of Cain and Abel, the Exodus, the Atonement, and the New Creation.

The first chapters of the Book of Mormon contain important parallels with the Old Testament books of the same time period, powerful spiritual lessons, and a puzzling moral dilemma.

What can we learn from the introductory materials in the Book of Mormon, and in what sense is the Book of Mormon another “testament” of Christ?

I respond to your questions with my thoughts and opinions from the scriptures! Questions include: (1:41) Is it the offerer or the priest that kills the animal under the Law of Moses? (7:44) What is the significance of the horn that holds oil for temple anointings? (15:24) What is your favorite scripture? (31:20) What is poetry in the scriptures, and how can we recognize it? (38:18) Why do bad things happen to good people? (50:56) Have you ever considered writing for the TV Show “The Chosen?” (52:31) Is the Wisdom of God from Proverbs 8 a separate entity from God in Jewish belief?

John’s Apocalypse was not merely a description of the end of the world, but a symbolic representation of the world’s entire history as seen from a spiritual perspective. In short, it’s a summary of the entire plan of God. Therefore, it isn’t only useful to those near the end times; it’s useful to anyone who desires to continue the same spiritual battle engaged in by all of God’s followers since the beginning.

We discuss the three lessons that are at the top of our list this year about the meaning of Christmas. Bonus: a twenty-four-year-old Christmas message from President Russell M. Nelson!