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The Tabernacle
Model of the tabernacle in Timna Valley Park, Israel by Trent Dee Stephens, PhD for the Come Follow Me lesson May 2–8, Exodus 35–40;...

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May 2, 202211 min read


Israel’s Footprint on the Arabian Peninsula
The Israelites in the Wilderness by Jacopo Bassano (c. 1510 – 1592) by Trent Dee Stephens, PhD for the Come Follow Me lesson April 25 –...

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Apr 28, 20228 min read


Where on Earth is Mount Sinai?
Israel at Mount Sinai, Jan Luyken (1704) by Trent Dee Stephens, PhD for the Come Follow Me lesson April 18 – April 24, Exodus 18-20 Mount...

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Apr 18, 20228 min read


The Immortal Messiah
The Incredulity of Saint Thomas by Caravaggio, 1601-02 by Trent Dee Stephens, PhD for the Come Follow Me lesson April 11 – April 17,...

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Apr 10, 20227 min read


Parting the Red Sea
Moses Crossing the Red Sea by Raphael (1483-1520), St Peters Basilica, Vatican City by Trent Dee Stephens, PhD for the Come Follow Me...

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Apr 4, 202213 min read


The Plagues of Egypt
The Death of the Firstborn; by Charles Foster 1897 by Trent Dee Stephens, PhD for the Come Follow Me lesson March 28 – April 3, exodus...

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Mar 19, 20228 min read


Moses and the Burning Bush
Burning Bush. Seventeenth century painting by Sébastien Bourdon in the Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg by Trent Dee Stephens, PhD for...

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Mar 17, 20226 min read


The Israelites in Egypt
Limestone relief of Nubian captives, with a scribe selecting two for the court of Tutankhamen; taken from the tomb of Horemheb XVIII,...

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Mar 12, 20226 min read


Egypt at the Time of Joseph
The Egyptians in Egypt, Scene from The Ten Commandments by Cecil B. DeMille, 1956 This blog by Trent Dee Stephens, PhD is written to...

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Mar 3, 20223 min read


Jacob and the Piebald Sheep
Come Follow Me lesson February 28-March 6, 2022; Genesis 28-33; by Trent Dee Stephens, PhD When I was a student of genetics,...

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Feb 14, 202223 min read


Wells, Camels and Pitchers of Water – Rebekah’s Story
Come Follow Me lesson February 21–27, 2022; Genesis 24–27; by Trent Dee Stephens, PhD I was intrigued when my wife, Kathleen, read the...

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Feb 14, 20224 min read


Fire and Brimstone Rained on Sodom and Gomorrah
Sodom and Gomorrah afire by Jacob de Wet II, 1680 Come Follow Me lesson February 14–20, 2022; Genesis 18–23; by Trent Dee Stephens, PhD...

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Feb 9, 202220 min read


Where is Heaven?
The Tower of Babel by Pieter Bruegel the Elder (1563). Come Follow Me lesson February 7–13, 2022; Genesis 12–17; Abraham 1-2; by Trent...

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Feb 1, 20228 min read


The Abrahamic Covenant; How Many Stars?
The Vision of the Lord Directing Abram to Count the Stars (woodcut by Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld from the 1860 Bible in Pictures) Come...

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Feb 1, 202212 min read


The World of Shem, Ham, and Japheth
A discussion of Genesis 10; Come Follow Me lesson January 31 – February 6; by Trent Dee Stephens, PhD Before beginning this essay, it is...

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Jan 28, 20225 min read


The Flood of Noah Global or Local?
Jacopo Bassano: The Animals entering Noah’s Ark, 1570s Come Follow Me lesson January 31 – February 6; Trent Dee Stephens, PhD In writing...

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Jan 28, 202239 min read


The Lord Called His People Zion
Come Follow Me Lesson: January 24–30. Moses 7: “The Lord Called His People Zion” by Trent Dee Stephens, PhD The Come Follow Me lesson...

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Jan 26, 202216 min read


No Blood Before the Fall?
by Trent Dee Stephens, PhD, January 17, 2022, to follow up on the Come Follow Me Lesson January 10-16, 2022. When Robley Dunglison,...

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Jan 17, 202210 min read


Is Man Found Upon the Earth?
In a June 1982 Ensign article, entitled “Christ and the Creation,” Elder Bruce R. McConkie stated, “The Sixth Day—The crowning day of...

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Jan 14, 20228 min read


What Can Parents Teach the Youth of the Church About the Relationship Between Science and Scripture
Seeing is Believing, a Perspective on Reality; Come Follow Me Lesson January 17-23 Without science, we have no mind, without scripture we...

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Jan 6, 202212 min read
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