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Plan of Salvation

Righteousness from Heaven, Truth from the Earth

In Enoch’s expansive vision, God orchestrates a collaboration between heaven and earth for the salvation of humanity. His city is lifted up, and angels subsequently descend from heaven to bring others. In the last days, truth comes from both earthly and heavenly sources to build another Zion, which unites with Enoch’s city.

Atonement of Jesus Christ

Enoch and the Savior’s Ministry and Atonement

Enoch saw the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus Christ and connected it to his own sanctification and that of his people. Like subsequent prophets, he saw the Atonement of Jesus Christ as a manifestation of God’s love that defied temporal constraints, blessing him and the people he loved millennia before it happened.

Unity

Building Unity

Jesus prayed for His disciples to be one. Enoch and his people achieved that state of unity. We can do so as well by aligning our hearts more closely with Christ, loving one another as He loves us, and working together toward common causes.

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  • “Noah Found Grace”

    The Covenant, John Martin (1832)

    The first time the word covenant appears in the Bible is in Genesis 6. God informs Noah that a massive flood is coming and promises to save Noah and his family if he follows God’s instructions and builds an ark:

    I, even I, do bring a flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life, from under heaven; and every thing that is in the earth shall die.

    But with thee will I establish my covenant; and thou shalt come into the ark, thou, and thy sons, and thy wife, and thy sons’ wives with thee.

    Genesis 6:17-18

    Noah had found grace in the eyes of the Lord, and this covenant was a manifestation of that grace. (See Genesis 6:8.)

    After the flood, God expanded the covenant to include all of Noah’s descendants. He specifically promised never again to destroy humanity by a flood, with a rainbow as the reminder (Genesis 9:8-17). Moses clarified that God had previously promised Enoch that he would make this covenant with Noah. (See Moses 7:49-51; see also Moses 8:2.)

    The covenant is about far more than floods, though. It’s about God’s immense love for His children, even as we pass through difficult challenges. When Jesus Christ visited the Nephites and Lamanites after His resurrection, He quoted a chapter from Isaiah which includes the following affirmation from God to Israel:

    For a small moment have I forsaken thee, but with great mercies will I gather thee.

    In a little wrath I hid my face from thee for a moment, but with everlasting kindness will I have mercy on thee, saith the Lord thy Redeemer.

    For this, the waters of Noah unto me, for as I have sworn that the waters of Noah should no more go over the earth, so have I sworn that I would not be wroth with thee.

    For the mountains shall depart and the hills be removed, but my kindness shall not depart from thee, neither shall the covenant of my peace be removed, saith the Lord that hath mercy on thee.

    3 Nephi 22:7-10; compare Isaiah 54:7-10

    Noah found grace, and God covenanted to save his family and to have mercy on all of his descendants, which includes each of us.

    This week as we study Noah and the Flood, let’s remember how God’s love is manifest to us through the covenants He is willing to make with us.

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  • A Hundredth Part: Mormon’s Editorial Decisions

    A Hundredth Part: Mormon’s Editorial Decisions

    Book of Mormon authors made it clear how much they were leaving out as they wrote this “abridgment” of their history. Here’s a diagram showing how many words are dedicated to each of the 103 decades in the book.

  • Jesus Christ’s Sermon at the Temple in Bountiful – 3 Nephi 12-16, 20-22

    Jesus Christ’s Sermon at the Temple in Bountiful – 3 Nephi 12-16, 20-22

    Following His death and resurrection, Jesus Christ visited a group of people in the Americas. He taught them principles to help them deepen their discipleship, and He expanded their perspective by teaching them about God’s global, multigenerational work.

  • Names and Titles of Jesus Christ

    Names and Titles of Jesus Christ

    In March, 2019, I studied 20 different names or titles of Jesus Christ which appear in the Book of Mormon. I was particularly interested in the way each name was used, both in the Book of Mormon and in the Bible.