The second lesson in the Joseph Fielding Smith manual, used in Priesthood and Relief Society lessons in the coming year, discusses the life of Jesus Christ and his role in the plan of salvation; quite a lot to cover in a single lesson. In the texts included, Smith ranges from Christ’s birth as the only begotten son of God, to his role establishing a pattern for us to follow, to how we are His sons and daughters through the atonement and through our obedience to His teachings. Fortunately, Mormon poetry, like our teachings, emphasize the role of Christ, making it relatively easy to find poetry that covers similar territory, like the following text, once a hymn included in LDS songbooks.
Tag: Jesus Christ
The Question of Pacifism
I’m not, by nature, a pacifist.
An Apostle’s Easter Thoughts on Christ
This past weekend, the Church posted an Easter Video on its Youtube page, which it prominently plugged on the LDS.org front page.