“But the Word of our God shall stand for ever” Isaiah 40:8

I was in love with Isaiah 40:8, as the sweet words would ring through my mind, "The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever." Until one...

Isaiah speaks through Divine Investiture

A careful reading of the Old Testament seems to indicate that the word Elohim is often used as an exalted title for deity as well as a noun meaning God or angels. It is...

A Bibliography: Who says that “You can’t have it both ways?

One of my daughters took a class at BYU where the professor suggested that we can’t have it both ways. We can’t accept just that which is convenient to us as members of the...
The Suffering Servant: Part II

The Suffering Servant: Part I

Find other posts in this series by clicking here As a descendant of Judah from my paternal heritage, my most valued treasure is the unshakable testimony of the Divinity of Jesus the Messiah, Son of...
I was gathered by the Book of Mormon

I was gathered by the Book of Mormon

I was born in Chile in 1954. My parental grandfather was a Lithuanian Jew and my grandmother, a German Jew. My mother’s side of the family is Chilean. I was raised Catholic but thought...
3. The Gathering of Israel and the Book of Mormon

3. The Gathering of Israel and the Book of Mormon

Read part 1 and part 2 to this series There are multiple references throughout the Holy Scriptures where the Lord reminds His people Israel of the Abrahamic covenant which was reiterated in Rain in Due...
2. The Gathering of Israel: YOU are of Israel

2. The Gathering of Israel: YOU are of Israel

Read part 1 and part 3 in this series The average member incorrectly believes he or she is a gentile. Also, few members and missionaries realize that we are gathering literal Israel. That is, the...
1. The Gathering of Israel: Nothing of greater consequence!

1. The Gathering of Israel: Nothing of greater consequence!

Read part 2 and part 3 to this series One of the primary foci of the Holy Scriptures, Hebrew Bible or Tanakh, as the Old Testament is called by the Jews, is the gathering. And...
Why Mormons get Isaiah 18

Are we among the Swift Messengers of Isaiah 18?

Are we to be counted among the swift messengers of Isaiah 18? President Russell M. Nelson has invited the youth of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to be one of the swift...

Time to Make a New Year’s Resolution?

Naturally, there are many resources out there to help us study, but I have chosen to start simple this year with the “Introduction to Isaiah,” Old Testament Study Guide for Home-Study Seminary Students lesson plans. However,...