March 21 — Melchizedek Priesthood Qualifications. Hebrews 7:1-3, 26 “For this Melchisedec, king of Salem, priest of the most high God, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings, and blessed him; 2 To whom also Abraham gave a tenth part of all; first being by interpretation King of righteousness, and after that also King of Salem, which is, King of peace; 3 Without father, without mother, without descent, having neither beginning of days, nor end of life; but made like unto the Son of God; abideth a priest continually. 26 For such an high priest became us, who is holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and made higher than the heavens.” (more…)
Posts Tagged ‘Elijah’
Tip of the Day March 21 — Melchizedek Priesthood Qualifications
Posted in March, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged ., D&C 2:1-3, Elijah, false prophet Joseph Smith, Melchizedek priesthood on 03/21/2019| 3 Comments »
Elijah, Moses and John are Angels on Other Planets
Posted in Mormon Dilemmas, tagged angels, Elijah, Ensign October 1973, False Prophecies of Joseph Smith, John, Moses, Transfiguration on 10/20/2015| 3 Comments »
Ensign, ‘I have a Question,’ OCTOBER 1973; “Why was it necessary for Elijah to be taken into heaven as he was? Are there other prominent persons who did not taste of death—and do we regard Moses as being translated instead of dying?
Since Elijah and Moses were foreordained to perform earthly ordinances before the death and resurrection of Christ, it was necessary that they retain their physical bodies beyond the natural time of their lives. President Joseph Fielding Smith has written:
LDS Sunday School OT Lesson 29
Posted in Sunday School - Old Testament, tagged Elijah, Elisha, following the prophet, He Took Up the Mantel, LDS Sunday School OT Lesson #29 on 03/26/2014| Leave a Comment »
The name of this week’s lesson is “He Took Up the Mantle of Elijah” and it centers on the story of when Elisha took Elijah’s mantle to become God’s prophet for Israel. The lesson focuses on what Mormons can do to increase their willingness to follow the counsel of Church leaders and the instructors are told to testify the president of the Church is a prophet just as Elisha was.
LDS Sunday School OT Lesson 28
Posted in Sunday School - Old Testament, tagged Book of Mormon, Elijah, Holy Spirit, LDS Sunday School OT Lesson #28, Nephi, Spirit of God on 03/25/2014| Leave a Comment »
The name of the LDS Sunday School Lesson for week #28 is “After the Fire a Still Small Voice” and it centers on 1st Kings and the prophet Elijah.
My heart hurts. It hurts because of the lies being fed to the Mormon people week after week through the onslaught of misleading statements and downright blatant lies about God and the people He worked through in the Old Testament. This pain and heaviness is reminiscent of my days in Mormonism. Going to church every Sunday as a Mormon reminded me of all the works I still had to do in the upcoming week and it was cumbersome.