The midst of darkness represents the challenges and distortions of mortality, such as the difficulties encountered in everyday life. It is compared to the distortion caused by fog, such as the impact of COVID-19 pandemic. The personal example of not being able to take the sacrament for months due to COVID-19 restrictions highlights the struggle of feeling distant from spiritual nourishment. This led to a distorted perception of the value of communal worship, and the eventual return to church symbolized the triumph over the mist of darkness and the power of communal support.
Dr. Gaye Strathearn continues to explore the Savior’s invitation to receive the blessings of the Savior’s Atonement in 1 Nephi 6-10.
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- 00:00 Part II–Dr. Gaye Strathearn
- 00:07 The rod of iron and the river symbolism
- 01:33 Garden of Eden parallels
- 03:58 Dr. Strathearn shares a personal story about Covid
- 08:13 The Great and Spacious building
- 10:04 Human self-sufficiency vs. belief in God
- 13:26 Residents of the Great and Spacious Building
- 15:56 Korihor
- 16:40 Approval of God vs the approval of man
- 18:33 John shares a story about missionary in a prison
- 20:31 Staying at the Tree of Life
- 24:47 Activity vs passivity
- 28:21 The four groups in Lehi’s dream parallel four types of ground
- 30:40 Nephi asks regarding Lehi’s Dream
- 34:05 Lehi teaches about the seed of Laman and Lemuel
- 39:13 Jesus saves from the darkness
- 42:39 The Allegory of Zenos
- 46:54 Understanding the Fall
- 48:51 Allowing the Spirit to teach as we study
- 52:53 End of Part II– Dr. Gaye Strathearn
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