Genesis 19 Verse 1 Joseph Smith corrected two to three. The footnote also points out that angel could/should mean messenger. Who where these angels that needed to eat? I think only mortals and resurrected beings can eat, which is why Jesus broke bread with the disciples, to prove he wasn’t a spirit after the resurrection, [...]

I just can’t seem to get back into a regular habit again. Part of it is laziness and procrastination of course, part of it is that T1 is very demanding and now needs to be taken outside to play every single day, and it is also due to our upcoming trip to Europe. My list [...]

Genesis 18 Abraham spares no expense as he attempts to welcome his special guests, but I’m trying to think abut these events as they must have happened in real time and I am struck by how long everything would have taken. These surprise guests would have had to be very patient (he ran to the [...]

Genesis 17 A note about Abraham falling on his face. The JST clarifies that Abraham fell on his face in order to call on the Lord. He was showing respect in order to communicate with Him. The law of circumcision was given to remind the people that children are innocent until they are 8 years [...]

Genesis 17 Verse 3 Abrham fell on his face. Fear? Or respect? Could it have been both? Verse 5 Abraham’s relationship with God and his spiritual maturity developed, and with that came a name change. This name change was very symbolic and means that God was ready to begin to share with Abraham many wonderful [...]