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This Weekend Marks the 201st Anniversary of Joseph Smith Hearing About the Golden Plates and How that Fits in With the Ancient Hebrew Feasts

Posted on September 22, 2024 by treeoflifemama

It was 201 years ago on Sept. 21-22 that Joseph Smith received instructions from an angel of God, Moroni, about the golden plates buried in the Hill Cumorah. From these plates, he eventually translated the Book of Mormon Another Testament … Continue reading →

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Amazing Grace is Now in the New LDS Hymnal and More Thoughts About Grace

Posted on September 16, 2024 by treeoflifemama

I blogged this past summer about the thirteen new hymns being released by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. I’ve enjoyed singing some of them, including “My Eye is On the Sparrow.” I didn’t know that Whitney Houston … Continue reading →

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Turning a Testimony from a Seed to a Tree: Experiment Upon the Word

Posted on July 29, 2024 by treeoflifemama

I have always loved, loved, loved Alma 32 from the Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ. That’s because it describes the most important experiment anyone could ever do. That’s the “experiment upon the word.” That means planting the … Continue reading →

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A Gospel-themed Love Story from Nigeria

Posted on July 22, 2024 by treeoflifemama

I found this love story in the Gospel Library app of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and have to share it, it’s so beautiful! It’s a love story that also involves the restored gospel of Jesus Christ, … Continue reading →

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Reasons to Rejoice in Christ: Spiritual and Other Random Things that Bring Me So Much Joy

Posted on July 15, 2024 by treeoflifemama

Look at this deer I randomly saw on my walking trail this past week! Oh my! So cool! It didn’t run off after it saw me! It just quietly bent down to take a cold drink in the stream by … Continue reading →

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The Plan of Salvation is Embedded in the Ancient Hebrew Wedding Ceremony

Posted on July 7, 2024 by treeoflifemama

Have you ever wondered why Jesus Christ has sometimes referred to himself as the Beloved Bridegroom? I have. It all started when as a 12-year-old I went to hear a speaker at my church speak about the Parable of the … Continue reading →

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How to Make Scripture Study More Meaningful: F.E.A.S.T.

Posted on July 7, 2024 by treeoflifemama

Does anybody use periods in acronyms anymore? Not many. I added the periods to the acronym FEAST above in the title of this post to emphasize that each letter stands for something. In this case, we are talking about FEASTing … Continue reading →

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New Hymnbook is Being Released in Batches

Posted on June 26, 2024 by treeoflifemama

I’m so excited about this! My church, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, has released a batch of new hymns as part of a future publication of a new hymnbook. In my own congregation we have sung one … Continue reading →

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Aunt Nancy’s Story of Conversion to Jesus Christ as a Jewish Woman

Posted on June 17, 2024 by treeoflifemama

I’m so excited to share this video with you all! It just came out on David Alexander’s YouTube Channel. I blogged about David a few months ago over here. He’s a former pastor who searched for the true church of … Continue reading →

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Sunday 6/16/24 Moving Woes, a Major Injury, and My Answered Prayers Lately

Posted on June 16, 2024 by treeoflifemama

Sorry for the lull in blogging. I have been moving! Oh the joys of it all! Not!!!! This post contains some photos of our old place that we have lived in and loved the past almost 4 years. I call … Continue reading →

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