Come Follow Me (Insights into Moroni 7-9, December 7-13) by Scripture Central

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In the Old Testament, people were often warned that if they did not repent, they would die and their bodies—instead of being properly buried—would be devoured by wild animals. Such a fate was seen by many ancient peoples not only as a tragedy, as it would be today, but a disgrace and an indication of divine judgment. That judgment would carry over into the afterlife, where a person’s role and identity was thought to be determined and facilitated by where and how their body was buried.

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Come Follow Me (Insights into Moroni 1-6, Nov 30-Dec 6) by Scripture Central

By recognizing the connection between secret combinations and Cain’s initial slaying of Abel, we are better able to appreciate how insidious and ancient these conspiracies or private coalitions truly are.

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Come Follow Me (Insights into Ether 12-15, November 23-29) by Scripture Central

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Come Follow Me (Insights into Ether 6-11, November 16-22) by Scripture Central

The Book of Mormon says that the Nephites wrote in Egyptian and Hebrew (Mormon 9:32-33), but these languages had been "altered" to the point that "none other people knoweth our language" (Mormon 9:34). New evidence linking the Uto-Aztecan language family (spoken primarily in western Mexico and the southwestern US) to Semitic and Egyptian languages may help us better understand how Nephite language changed over time.

Come Follow Me (Insights into Ether 1-5, November 9-15) by Scripture Central