Brain dump OT

Covenants are significant to understand.

PoGP helps us understand the OT. Abraham wanted blessings of his father.

Why is it called by certain names like Abrahamic Covenant, is named after him so he is honored with the name, but it really is Adamic... That is the Romantic side of the priesthood.

Idols are dumb. Terah was going to sacrifice his son to those idols. (See that people will do what they do not really want to because of popular opinion)

When Abraham was saved, and priests and alter were destroyed, the people were upset about that instead of marveling why it happened.

Story of 3 virtuous women, were not saved, they are examples because it is examplar how they endured. And life does not really end nor will it for them, and it will be so much better.

Sometimes the wicked is not rational so it can not be reasoned out.

Father to son imitated the priesthood.

Until Peter, not all men had priesthood.

Doctrine, obedience, and covenants and how it relates to women holding the priesthood.

We are equal to men and have been since Adam and Eve.

equality does not mean same.

We have all of the blessings of the Abrahamic Covenant through temple.

Women decide to want a thing like the sacrifice of Cain which was not accepted because it was not asked.

Write down your thoughts and feelings as you study.

But, that is how the media works, you have a moment in the spotlight, but where is Sinister Johnson now?

It was a cool story about Linda Burton gave a hug and it was more than just her. I wonder if my husband could ever be a proxy.

Abrahamic covenant - Abraham and his seed shall have the priesthood which is enabled by a sealing to a spouse. Anyone can accept the gospel, adoption is possible, early saints saw a literal change, it is said that the blood literally changes.

Trial of faith to wait until late in life to have any child, but (I bet they were so much wiser and their child was taught so much more, as they understood more)

Abraham is likened to the early chuch journeying.

Who knew that being beautiful was a bad thing. But, Sarah was very beautiful.

Sarah means princess and in another language means queen.

Men cannot ever be who they can without their wife.

Whatever God asks is the correct thing.

Abraham was being prepared for a similar task, this reminds me of Ephraim's Rescue where he us asked to shave.

Jehovah's is on your team, he's got your back.

Maybe his child was born so late to be instructed properly as his seed would produce the Savior.

Abraham was not following peer pressure but instead of doing the things others in Egypt. He was obedient.

Abraham is an example of a righteous rich person.

Control has to come from within. We cannot control even our homes any more with the internet.

Kids who always listen to your voice will one day not be with you.

Inheritence is not really about our things it is spiritual. Eternal perspective.

Abraham translated as laughed, but Martin Luther translated as rejoiced.

Tithing is a test of Faith. It was prayed to Melchezedic. What did he do with it?

Easier to get immediate reward or answers to our prayers. But Abraham and Sarah are an example to us of how things will happen just not in our time. The Lord tells him that he will have more children than the stars in the sky, so he could have that visual reminder constantly.

Why are covenants and ordinances so important to life: because if we honor them then we will fall in line.
Also, it is the thing that seperates us and helps us know things are true. I am reminded of the search of Willford Woodruff for Truth.

Cut our covenants, like bread cut like body, and water is spilled like the blood.

Being childless was a huge stigma, and it was acceptable to give a servant in proxy. law of Sarah, was not something Sarah thought of but a commandment.

Ishmael is a reminder that even if we are sorrowful and sad, maybe only our burdens will be made lighter not removed, like Hagar in the wilderness (Reminds me of wives in the wilderness in the Book of Mormon)

Getting a new name is significant of a promise.

Abraham - father something, look it up.

Circumcision is an outward symbol of an inward promise or necessary change.

Is anything too hard for the Lord? Do we believe this? Even when it goes against other things we profess...