Come Follow Me - Matt. 1 & Luke 1 (part 2): "Nothing Shall Be Impossible" (Luke 1)

[@brunaloritz9967]

This morning as you read Luke 1:17 I had one of those "burning bush" experiences. I stopped and turned. I read my patriarcal blessing, there my mission was spelled out so similar to the one of John! Now I understand my childhood, why I was born to my parents, why I was "different" from my friends. Why I was so sober and inclined to spiritual things, why I could not even stand the smell of wine (in Italy even children drink wine at dinner diluted with water), why I was interested in family history well before meeting the missionaries. It all makes sense now. Luke 1:17 is my mission: to prepare a people for the Lord. Thank you Brother Halverson for teaching me to stop and see.

[@jodie672]

Brother Halverson, picture this. I am alone at my cleaning job at the child care center. I have my ear buds in listening to this episode, my mop in hand, laughing at your funnies, feeling it when you well up with emotion, exclaiming “wow” out loud when you teach me something profound, I even heard the puppies!! I don’t get much spare time, so what a joy you bring me in my work. Thank you for all the hard work you have put in over the years to your study of the gospel, for which we now get to savour the fruits 😊 can’t thank you enough for this channel

[@twoplustwoequalsfour48]

I love this❤️

[@curtiste3235]

I can really relate. Jodi. Nicely said. Couldn't agree more! 👏 😊

[@DoctorSuezz]

You said this perfectly Jody... I can relate to your humble gratitude and sweet comment. God bless you dear sister.

[@jodie672]

@@DoctorSuezz Thank you for your kind comment 💕

[@paulaburt1]

Love it!

[@ronhuneault2554]

Thanks Brother Halverson for enlightening my mind.

[@twoplustwoequalsfour48]

I used to listen to a lot of political news to stay informed for years..... now I listen to this! Now I'm more informed than ever before.

[@WegottaLovett]

I did too. I was a political science major at BYUH and loved presidential politics. Not any more. I turned off Fox News in November 2020. I concentrate on the Gospel these days. I found Unshaken during the lockdowns. I am thankful for you helping me better understand the Old Testament last year and I look forward to gaining a better understanding of the New Testament this year. Thank you and like many others, so very grateful to your family as well.

[@twoplustwoequalsfour48]

Amen brother! I love it! ❤️❤️💯

[@curtiste3235]

Me, too! 🤗 Less talk radio, More scriptire feasting!

[@lanafuchs9539]

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[@juliekoester7776]

I have finished all four videos that you’ve posted on the 400 years between the OT and the NT and now the two on our first come follow me assignment in the NT. I’m filled with such joy, not happiness but joy, and the Spirit is with me so strong! Now I have to go back and listen again and take notes. I want to write down the wealth of knowledge that you have and share with us! I read my scriptures but I just don’t understand what I’m reading…I just don’t understand. But when I hear you explain the scriptures I feel JOY! I can’t get enough! It’s like I’m starving! I want to write down what you say and then the thoughts that I have when you explain things. I feel like you’re saving my life brother Halverson. I can’t WAIT to learn more about my Savior Jesus Christ and my Father in heaven. I just can’t wait. I’ve never known anyone to love our Lord, our Father in heaven, and the scriptures as much as you do brother Halverson. Thank you for your time away from your family in the many hours of sacrifice that you put into making and getting these videos to me…to all who will listen. You are changing lives. You are most definitely guided by the Holy Ghost. D&C 18:15-16 15 And if it so be that you should labor all your days in crying repentance unto this people, and bring, save it be one soul unto me, how great shall be your joy with him in the kingdom of my Father! 16 And now, if your joy will be great with one soul that you have brought unto me into the kingdom of my Father, how great will be your joy if you should bring many souls unto me! I pray for you and your family to be blessed in this world. I know that you’ll be blessed in heaven. Thank you brother Halverson and your family too. ❤

[@dianebilyeu831]

before i go to bed im listening your teaching until i fall asleep all yourmessage makes me to ponder...

[@Lynder19]

You've made my world so much better. I feel so happy inside knowing that I have the ability to learn more about my Saviour thru the teaching of you. You are one of the very few teachers in my life that I have understood quite well. Thank you from the depths of my Heart & Soul.

[@davidspjut9365]

My good brother…with your gifted guidance…these sacred stories now, are like hearing them for the first time…yet with a brighter view..a perfect way to begin a New Year…understanding in a new light…Thank you Jared…Keep up the good work❤️😇. David

[@twoplustwoequalsfour48]

I am amazed that I can pop this in my ears while at work and go home enlightened! I'm so energized to ponder and learn about how to creative ways Jared ties all scripture together like a fabric entertwind into our life. MY GRATITUDE IS FULL

[@curtiste3235]

Amen!

[@StolzeeYT]

I've doubted my doubts far too long and haven't put forth effort to confirm the truth. Brother Halverson your videos are a God send. I am taken up by the spirit as I listen to your videos. Bless you brother, bless you.

[@JohnBillings78]

I listened to this as I drove to work. I rarely have emotional experiences, which bring me to tears, when I study the scriptures. However, this morning that is what happened. Thank you Jared for the impassioned presentation you have shared. And I acknowledge that it was the spirit that touched me.

[@dianebilyeu831]

thank you very much helping us to learn and to remain faithful to follow our heavenly father ❤️❤️❤️

[@Lynder19]

Just like the heading of this lesson, for me I feel that Nothing is Impossible! 😊

[@socorrofrancisco6498]

Gracias hermano Halverson usted hace que las escrituras resalten y uno aprenda más de ellas muchas gracias por todo su esfuerzo por traerlas a nuestra casa y aprender más de ellas.

[@hyrumwadsworth6976]

WOW! This week’s lesson was just wonderful! Thank you, thank you, thank you!

[@BravyM9]

When you shared that you have a “scripture “ then asked what “our” scripture is l thought to myself, “l have some favorite scriptures but I don’t think l have a particular scripture”-as soon as l thought the thought one clearly popped into my mind. It’s a scripture that has often popped into my mind through the years since l joined the church. Thank you Brother Halverson! It became clear to me tonight that l indeed do have a scripture.

[@beckywright7906]

Brother Halverson, I love this so very much especially your last verse in Corinthians about Eve and Mary touched my heart. Thank you for this.

[@megoral1]

Found you at the conclusion of the Book of Mormon and have been there with you ever since. Has made me grateful for people like you that make the time to witness unto the world. Keep on going you make a difference.

[@tamsgirl99]

i'm so grateful for your efforts to share with us and allow us the chance to study along side you. I'm at a stage in my life when going to an organized class is not feasible--but I cherish my personal scripture study and institute time with you as the guide each day. It has filled a desire/need for more in depth and scholarly scripture study. Thank you so much for all the time you put into these videos!

[@harrisonbeckett1545]

I am so thankful for you teaching style you bring so much to the scriptures and our understanding of same in our lives please keep up the good work and your learning experiences you have so much in your life experiences and your grasp of word useages in all the languages of the time

[@dianeseipert2235]

Thank you for another great lesson. I appreciate your knowledge and insight it makes scripture study so enlightening and joyous.

[@bagnon]

One of the most spiritual episodes I've heard. For me especially when recounting the meaning of the names.

[@noskalborg723]

i love what you brought to Mary and Martha. Especially about how if it weren't for Rome, Jesus would have been King, and John would have been High Priest

[@michaelsessions7409]

Thank you Brother Halverson. You open the scriptures for/to me. Background, word meanings, deeper thoughts make the scriptures come alive for me. Thanks so very much for your instruction and insights.

[@claudettebray512]

I love your enthusiasm and knowledge of the scriptures. I love to read the transcripts as you’re talking. I’m a visual learner so doing both auditory and visual help so much. Thank you for the time you give so we can build our testimonies with more understanding.

[@conniewebb4208]

thanks for mentioning the transcritps, I didn't realize they were available! It's in a drop down menu found under the three dots to the right of the download.

[@rosieloperena3472]

Thank you sooooo very much!!!! You make my study of the scriptures more enjoyable. I can finally understand them and I always want to come back for more, wows!!!! I love it!!!

[@annsharp2570]

What a great beginning.Thank you so much.

[@paulaburt1]

There are not enough words in this world of ours to thank you, Bro Halverson. As a Temple worker myself, I was so touched when you said “that was his Zacharias moment” - and I can tell you I’ll always remember this when sitting in the endowment room from now on! And I love that San Diego Temple picture behind you - we were also sealed there. Happy New Testament Year to you and 😊 23:57 yours!

[@carolynkeiser7082]

Thank you !

[@WegottaLovett]

At the end of this lesson, when you compared Mary to Eve, I remembered the superb lesson you taught us a year ago as we began in Genesis. You showed us a painting of Eve and Mary. I have reflected on that lesson over the past 12 months. I am so grateful for your knowledge. Listening to you is one of the blessings in my life. Thank you.

[@susiuche1609]

Thank you much

[@saintguymoski364]

Thank you, brother

[@harmonywoodrome9911]

Really love this lesson, I learned more about Marry, Elisabeth of their believe, trust in God to accept their duty to be a mothers of God children. Thank you so much😍👏

[@curtiste3235]

I'm so proud of these women! What great matriarchs. Especially in their time and day. I can't imagine what they had to bear. I'm in awe of them.

[@gills2561]

Thank you brother Halverson, here we go on another wonderful and exciting road trip with you, this time in the New Testament, I can’t wait I absolutely loved this weeks lesson, I can’t tell you how much I learned about Mary and Joseph and Elizabeth and Zachariah.❤thank you. Look forward to it .x

[@madogg152]

Thank you for your time. Saying that is an understatement of magnitudinal proportions.

[@suebrown3194]

"They that were full have hired themselves for bread, and they that were hungry ceased." We who have the fullness of the gospel and enjoy the blessings of the Lord are/can be the Lord's hirelings to feed those who are hungry for truth and righteousness. And thank you for the comparison of Eve and Mary. That was enlightening as well.

[@chertretta262]

Your life of dedication to serving and learning has blessed me beyond anything that I could have imagined. I have truly fallen in love with scripture. Thank you so much for making me incredibly grateful for the pandemic!!! These videos have changed me in such a beautiful and profound way.

[@peterstokes3978]

1:31:33 We can serve God without fear. He is at the threshold. The day is quickly coming.

[@BookOfMormon4GenZ]

Wow! I can sense already that we are brothers and friends in Christ. I really enjoyed listening to the scriptures that you read, following along and being receptive to the Holy Ghost. There is a video produced by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints that depicts the meeting of Elizabeth and Mary as well as a video which depicts the naming and blessing of John. My daughter and have watched the latter many, many times because she loves baby feet. at one point in the video a blanket is kicked away by the baby John and his feet slip out from under the blanket. She loves seeing John’s little feet. There are many things that you brought to my attention that I haven’t noticed before in Luke 1. You have an excellent gift for bringing the scriptures to life just like The Chosen. Oh, how I enjoy The Chosen! I am subscribed with notifications on! Thank you!

[@michelleskousen324]

I love learning from you! I feel so blessed to b able to benefit from your knowledge and insights. I try to take good notes because want to remember what I am learning. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and gift for teaching with us!

[@novawarren5089]

Its early in the morning and I found you after one of the BYU Talks from The Holland's when he was The President. I love your teaching and your giving us more information on the world around them, and I get to live along beside them when studying and pour out my emotions Thank you very much and prayers for you and your family ❤️❤️📖🙏

[@wandapeach4380]

Love the New Testament already!!!

[@theresaghansah9989]

Brother Jared, thank you for starting the new year in such a profound and inspiring way. I am hungry for rest of the New Testament and I am anxiously waiting for the follow up. Bless you

[@marciacrofts1548]

Brother Halverson, I appreciate and love you so much. I count you among my “trees of righteousness” (Isa.62:3). I have listened to your Come Follow Me lessons since 2020 and they have made a real difference in my life. Your powerful testimony, scholarship, and ever-abiding commitment to the Savior has lifted me as well as grounded me. Yours is a voice of truth that I can count on. After listening to your comments about Mary, it made me think of a beautiful musical rendition of “my soul doth magnify the Lord.” It is from the oratorio Gloria: The Life of Christ/Jerusalem” by Lex de Acevedo. It was filmed in 1990 in front of the walls of the temple in Jerusalem. You can listen to it on KZbin. Start at minute marker 25:00 and go to 29:30. The words of her prayer and the sheer beauty of her voice make me weep every time. Surely, the Lord has done great things to all of us in our lives. I hope your listeners will take time to listen to this 4 minute gem. Thanks again for all you do!

[@socorrozamarripa9567]

I am a Temple worker, and I just marvel just being in the Temple. I wish I could just share. However, my experiences just can not be spoken.

[@ravenwoodbane17]

Just started watching and thought I’d start with the New Testament. Regretting it now in a way cause I feel like I’ve missed so much learning about the Old Testament. Even so, I’ve been an inactive member for a while now, mostly by choice as I’ve allowed people to guide me away … no one’s fault but my own. I feel blessed to have family still in the church, who have recommended watching your videos; your knowledge of the gospel. It’s been a challenge ngl, listening to these videos though has given me a deeper understanding. I’m not ready to go back to church, cause I feel like I don’t deserve it. Being able to learn about Jesus’ light and life though, through these videos…it makes me want to be better, live better, if only so when I do meet him I can say I did my best to get back to how he wanted me to live. Thank you again for these videos 🥰

[@alistaircox3867]

Thank you for your amazing insights that enrich our daily scripture study. We have learned so much over the past couple of years and our love for the scriptures increases daily. We cannot thank you enough. Love Janet - Alistair’s wife🎈🎈

[@dawnlittle8347]

Hi Brother Halverson, this is my second year of watching you on KZbin, I joined church in 1972. Thank you for explaining so much of the Old Testament, I learned so much from your class. We live in Alberta Canada. Looking forward to this year on New Testament . 🙏👍

[@mariarubio6917]

Hno Halverson plz activate CLOSED CAPTION. I take notes & rewinding a sentence takes minutes to understand. I’m grateful for the spirit you have, sharing your time, your wit, and humor. I binged you in 2020 & rarely watch tv. I faithfully watched your videos & created organized binders. I’m honored to know you, a chosen servant & part of the many followers. Until we meet…Forever grateful

[@veonnaaldred1099]

I am able to activate closed captioning by going to the settings on the screen.

[@nnaxorfamily638]

Maria, under the title of the episode you will see “ more…” Click on it. Down below is a link to transcript. Hope this helps 🤗

[@tiffanywitkin133]

My Scripture to live by (always have had this on my Kitchen pantry door) I will always know and testify the truth of it…Moroni 8:26 ❤

[@dianebilyeu831]

thank you very much 😊 brother 💓💓💓❤️❤️ i do much to learn More...

[@kathleennielsen5626]

Loving all the beautiful graphics and lists you’ve prepared for us…thank you so much and please keep ‘em coming! 😊

[@DoctorSuezz]

"That holy thing" always struck me as, "The main EVENT" that would change the world forever. I remember having this discussion with my kids when they were teens and the word, "Thing", seemed so natural to them. They had each said, "This would be the one thing that would change the lives of mankind forever", which totally made sense to me. It goes to show, I could learn a thing or two from teenagers. Lol.

[@brettmajeske3525]

Language changes over time. While today the word "thing" usually means a non-person, usually either an object or concept, back at the time of the translation it could also mean a person (Shakespeare in his histories calls soldiers "things"). Originally it meant "a time for gathering" so "the main EVENT" is actually a rather interesting interpretation. "Thing" has the same root as both "time" and "tide" so that certainly works from an etymological perspective.

[@jerikeeley1361]

Sometimes I wonder if Elisabeth was really able to KNOW she was truly pregnant before Mary came. If she wasn't "regular" or even menstruating anymore she wouldn't really be able to count back, and if she was like me before I was finally able to have children, she may have convinced herself she was pregnant many times throughout her lifetime because she longed for it so much. A lot of things can feel like a baby kicking. As far as we know, there weren't any pregnancy tests. So she had faith and hope and a husband who couldn't talk. But when Mary came she not only had it confirmed to her by the undeniable Spirit that Mary was going to give birth to the Savior, but it was in a way that completely confirmed her pregnancy, also. I love this story of love, friendship and family ❤️

[@reylainbloxham2525]

Thank you for that beautiful insight ❤

[@NaeNae62]

Love this! ❤

[@deanneroberts6853]

Thank you so much for these lessons. I hope at the end of our study of the Gospels that you will share your test of scriptures without references so we can see if we can recognize the unique styles of these writers. I’m trying to get to know them as individuals. Thanks for your help.

[@JohnBillings78]

At the location 1:36:19 of the transcript, Jared makes reference to an " empty sea" but the transcript replaced that with "MTC". I have frequently asked the missionaries why they call the Missionary Training Center the MTC, and then tell them it is called the empty sea because there are many fishermen but no fish there.

[@elizabethwhipple314]

I like "reading" the scriptures through your eyes. I thought I knew the story of Mary, Joseph , Elizabeth and Zacharias until I heard you tell it. I like that you tell what their names mean. I especially like the meaning of Elizabeth's name for a selfish reason: my name is Elizabeth. Bless you. I am going to try to find the scripture that embodies my mission. I have often wondered why I was sent to earth. The closest I have come is spelled out in the song on page 230 in our hymnal. My mission is to scatter sunshine. I hate to admit it but I am not very fond of Patriarchal bless. Maybe some day I will appreciate it.

[@tinacarvalhoBodyandHealth]

One of the elders by us was ur student . We love his way of thinking and ur teachings reached him well.

[@louisevigil4485]

That was so good, you are so smart, the spirit is really helping you to help us to be ready for his coming, just love it. I am taking notes so I can teach those who are on my way

[@pumkenheim]

I also enjoy this podcast series. I was struck by the description of the four different Gospel books. A thought came to mind as we began to spend time with Elizabeth this week and Mary next week: The scriptures were written by males and translated by males. As a female, I am constantly having to find myself in the scriptures. I have several female friends who struggle with reading the scriptures because the messages don't speak to women in the way women interact with their environment. We can see the differences in General Conference addresses by women and to women versus the men.

[@janepollard112]

I feel Elizabeth's strength is due to HER Faithfulness and strengthened by her visit with Mary. imagine how their visit was more about the miracles in their lives than being of service

[@robertwebb4906]

Indeed, can we take time to be holy? President Nelson once said that "service in the temple is the crown jewel of ALL our service in the kingdom of God." For me, even just standing in the empty halls of the Nauvoo Temple, where I serve,, have become moments to savor. If we let them, even these quiet moments allow cleansing tides to wash over us which then become those 'times of holiness' so very much needed to remain "unshaken" when we are outside those sacred walls. Thanks for sharing your wife's Vegas experience.

[@annettewiddison9364]

You need to write a study guide for all the scriptures. I have learned so much from listening to you lessons. Thank you for all you time to teach us.

[@neverstoplearning2]

". . .'til labor then I stopped being jealous at all." You made me laugh so hard with that one!

[@karyshort4994]

Well spoken about!

[@clarawilliams3196]

Bless me Jehovah God to go to Church next Sunday. 01_15_2023. Clara Williams

[@rutht2023]

More than 30 years ago a man from India scoffingly asked me if I believed that Mary could have actually been a virgin. I gave him the very same answer you presented. If humans can grow embryos and then emplant them in a woman, without sex being involved, it is definitely possible for God, who created all things, to take care of that. The man nodded his head and that was the end of the conversation.

[@stephanieyoung9940]

Just a thought came to me as you were teaching about Joseph and Mary to Zachariah and Elizabeth. Could Mary by chance be a Levite considering Elizabeth was? If they were related.. possibly the Savior was the house of David as well as a levite.. making him king and priest too??? Food for thought?

[@uvadaalvey]

I was so thrilled to hear you mention the Waldsians because I too I’m a descendant of them

[@marciacrofts1548]

Trees of righteousness is found in Isaiah 61:3

[@juliespencer9673]

I named my youngest son Quinn Shane, Quinn means wise, Shane means God is gracious. My oldest is Handsome soldier (Kyle Tyrone) all of my children were miracles i should not have had 1 but I had 4 healthy children. Every one a huge miracle. And I have some crazy great stories to tell of each birth. My youngest child is my little Victorious Angel. ( Angelina Victoria) names mean a lot. I wanted to choose carefully. I had divine help i think.

[@brettmajeske3525]

While I really enjoyed your presentation, as someone who studied Jacobean literature/language, I am going to be a bit pedantic about the usage of the word "thing". While it is used in the modern vernacular to mean "an object", it originally meant "a time for gathering". A gathering of people from multiple clans was known as a "thing" or "thingmeet". By the time of King James the word had expanded to include people generically without the pejorative objectification associated with such usage today. Thingmeet being treated as 'a meeting of things' instead of 'a time of meetings'. It is likely that the word is derived from the same etymology as "tide", "time", and even "tense". A "Holy Thing" at the time of King James would be understood to mostly likely be a person, whereas today it sounds more like an object or even a concept. Much as the word "one" is an indeterminate pronoun, so too the word "thing" could have been used. I do not know about the Greek or Hebrew, my linguistic area of expertise is in medieval/ renaissance English and French, so I do not know to what that degree that is accurate to the Greek text.

[@jeffstewart9141]

Brother Halverson. When you said your scripture for your mission plaque was in Alma 39 what verse was it?

[@ronr3540]

Love your charts. Any chance of making them available for download?

[@maryjones6863]

Ron, I copy EVERY chart by taking and cropping and savjng the screenshot. Now they are annotated by source into my Halverson Scripture album!

[@maryjones6863]

I turn them into saved screenshots saved in a Halverson photo album. Enjoy.

[@lindaemro9327]

I love your lessons. They help me so much. Is there any change we can access the Old Testaments or Book of Mormon? Thank you

[@kristend344]

@42:42 - Zacharias didn't just not accept what was "coming into his ears" - he outright scoffed at it and he *demanded* *a* *sign* . (Whereby shall I know this?) Big mistake. Being struck dumb was the "sign" he was given. When Mary asked, "how can this be?" - Unlike Zacharias, she wasn't expressing disbelief, she wanted to understand the "how".

[@dougorgailbowman8378]

I have a QUESTION PLEASE?? I have a new set of scriptures that need marking with the new information I'm learning from you. In the past, I have used the Color Coding the Scriptures guide, but haven't used it in a while. Do you have a recommendation? What do you do?

[@Let_there_be_peace]

This is just one little tip I learned from a class by Scott Proctor. I carefully went thru the whole Bible and underlined the JST corrections in the footnotes, and a small blue star at the beginning of those verses, to draw attention to the footnotes below.

[@johndhanks]

I’ve tried to find your standard works reading schedule to no avail. Please help me find that link! Thank you. John Hanks (the guy who told you you talk too slow after your national day of prayer talk)

[@Unshaken]

Here's the link so you can download a copy. Happy feasting! drive.google.com/file/d/1AJQRs6Uy-B7Tr5AOiGFy31h9dhAOm1fS/view

[@bimhoff7793]

Please explain how Jesus is from the house of David , when it’s Joseph who is the one from the house of David . He is the step father. No DNA shared ? Please help .

[@latterdaycovenantliving]

He talked about how the adoption of Jesus by Joseph would have made him heir also it has been suggested elsewhere that Mary and Joseph would have been related and therefore the same line

[@markconway6402]

Because Mary was also of the House of David. And by adoption or the Law of adoption as those who are sealed in the temple to thier parents recieve all the blessings etc as though they had been born..... My children are both adopted. They bear my name and are legally mine and have legal claim on all that is mine when I am gone. God the Father recognize them as mine and has given me the responsibility for them.

[@markconway6402]

You are adopted into the family of Christ when you are born of water and the spirit and stand to inherit all that the Father hath!

[@curtiste3235]

Jesus was related thru Mary by birth, and Joseph by adoption. Double insurance, 😉

[@doncheney4647]

How did it happen that there was a population of faithful Jews in the region of the Galilee as well as Judaea but the area in between was primarily Samaritan?

[@hollayevladimiroff131]

Luke 1:17, He who also go before Him in the spirit and power of ELIJAH, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient in the wisdom of the just, to make ready a people prepared for the Lord. Elijah's power and spirit was upon John the Baptist, Jesus speaks of this in Matthew 17:11-13 The prophets ask the Lord, when will Elijah come and Jesus said he has already come, the disciples understood that he spoke to them of John the Baptist and the power and spirit of Elijah. The spirit of Elijah was upon John the Baptist who led the way for Jesus and His ministry. Mormonism believes in Gods, Polytheism, that God the Father, the Son of God, the Holy Spirit are three separate Gods, Christians believe That the trinity is three persons, God the Father, Jesus Christ, the Holy Spirit are one God, Monotheism, the trinity is demonstrated in the birth of Jesus, the Holy Spirit, and God is overshadowed on Mary, the trinity is also witnessed at Jesus's baptism, and through out the bible. The Literal word used in the birth of Jesus makes one to wonder what this means; it is stated in LDS doctrine by the president Ezra Taft Benson. The body in which He (Jesus) performed His mission in the flesh was sired by that Holy Being we worship as God, our eternal Father, nor was He begotten by the Holy Ghost. The teachings of Ezra Taft Benson p7.

[@Dunlappin]

Does anyone know how John was saved from Herod's edict to kill all the male babies? Did his parents also flee?

[@maxineenglund2138]

Instead of a punishment, is it possible that Zacharias being stuck dumb was actually an answer to his question, "How might I know?"?

[@7superthings]

Thank you for mentioning that Christ was a Nazarite! There is so much more that can be talked about there. My lineage also comes from the Waldenses.

[@annewandering]

It is interesting to me that the women, Mary and Elizabeth, both had no doubt. Both men doubted.

[@lifthearth]

Missionary plaque: Alma 39:16?

[@Unshaken]

That's the one! A true masterpiece!

[@notalltheories]

Just had an epiphany about Mary’s “overshadowing” by the Holy Ghost… it’s very similar (if not identical) to Adam when the Lord “caused a deep sleep to come upon him” and took from him a rib and made Eve. If God can create Adam from the dust and breathe life into him, then why would He do any differently in the case of Jesus?

[@notalltheories]

Oh my gosh! Also the fact that she was in Judah for a few months helping Elisabeth probably gave rise to most of the nasty rumors in Nazareth when she was “found with child” when she got home 😢

[@harrisonbeckett1545]

❤❤❤

[@shotgun4257]

I always thought that Mathew, Luke and John were witness accounts of The Lord. They were written AD? And at separate times? Maybe I'm just confused. Can anyone help to explain? Matthew, Mark, Luke & John weren't there?

[@SbzeroGames]

My wife and I were endowed and our family sealed at the Las Vegas Temple.

[@61aynie]

How much older is Joseph from Mary?

[@rolandobawalan9810]

With regards to Mary's pregnancy? Yes...some people think about that ...the process of being impregnated. When you said about "God is one step ahead from the way we are knowing conception occurs...the process of those others gone through just to conceive, as?Science and Technology intervention for these possibilities？ But as you have said..it's God's. This is Vilma the wife of late Rolando.

[@clarawilliams3196]

Bless me 😃 and my mom with some stimulus checks and my check. I need my lotion and soap and some 🥝🥑 food. Sarah Miles

[@c.p.1807]

I don't think Zacharias's imposed silence was a punishment. It was a gift. "Here is how I will help you believe". Gabriel could have said, "fine, don't believe me, see if I care" and left, and Zacharias would have been left to his own devices, never having this amazing tool to help grow his faith. So I caution against calling his chastisement "punishment" - punishment has little purpose other than fulfilling justice, this is not that. Also, when the priest exits the temple, he is supposed to say some words (I don't remember what though). Zacharias couldn't fulfill that duty, being unable to speak. That would have made a lot of people take notice...

[@walterzagieboylo6802]

I would like to emphasize very strongly that sex is sacred. The idea of wicked salaciousness comes from the evil misuse of the sacred act.

[@besskannan4126]

Zachariah would “know” when she become pregnant 😂

[@clarawilliams3196]

Bless me Jehovah God 🙏 Corey Miles, to keep my Job. Bless me with some friends 😊 and some more food 🥝. Bless me with some stimulus checks and my income tax money.

[@clarawilliams3196]

Bless me Jehovah God 🙏 Felicia Miles,I have to get food and pay Rent and my telephone 📞 💸 💸 Bill.

[@clarawilliams3196]

Bless me Jehovah God, to go to CVS Pharmacy Store Friday and get a Vaccine Flu shot 💉. And my medicine 💊 s. 01_10_2023. Clara Williams