Church History
“The Lion and the Lioness: Brigham Young and Eliza R. Snow”

By Jill Mulvay Derr

“He was born in 1801, she in 1804. He was a man known for his humor and gruffness, she a woman known for her sobriety and refinement. He preached unforgettable sermons, though he never learned to spell. She wrote reams of poetry and songs. He provided her a home as one of his wives for thirty years, but she never took his name. Both he and she were passionately devoted to the Prophet Joseph Smith and his expansive vision of eternity.”

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Article of the Week

Your Sister in the Gospel: The Life of Jane Manning James, a Nineteenth-Century Black Mormon

By Carter Charles

This week’s featured article gives us a look at the incredible life of Jane Elizabeth Manning James, one of the first black members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Read her full autobiography on our website.

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Book Announcement

New Testament Commentary: Epistle to the Hebrews

by Richard D. Draper and Michael D. Rhodes

Available April 16, 2021. Pre-order now!

The next installment in our New Testament Commentary series is a verse-by-verse commentary on the Epistle to the Hebrews. The book provides a modern English version of the text and cites scriptures of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, focusing on Jesus Christ in his role as High Priest and Savior and highlighting the saving nature of faith in him.

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Come, Follow Me Resources
Easter
“I Am He Who Liveth, I Am He Who was Slain”

“Studying Jesus Christ’s experience in Gethsemane, his death on the cross, and his resurrection helps us appreciate his willing, loving sacrifice. These articles from BYU Studies Quarterly delve deeply into the Atonement and its meaning for us.”
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Women’s History Month

The Significance of “O My Father” in the Personal Journey of Eliza R. Snow

By Jill Mulvay Derr

‘O My Father’ is primarily a hymn of orientation. It speaks of place, habitation, sphere, wandering, residing, and dwelling. Eliza R. Snow’s first-person declaration of her relationship to God through primeval past, earthly present, and eternal future becomes the personal affirmation of each one who sings the hymn. Thus, the invocation sung by the sisters confirmed their place not only within the Bishop’s Building, but also within the cosmos. For the past 150 years, prophets and Saints have prized the simple eloquence with which ‘O My Father’ captures some of the most profound truths of the eternal gospel.”
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