In some ancient wedding ceremonies, the husband and wife had their hands tied together, symbolizing their union, an unbreakable bond, an intent for the two to become one (hence our idiom, ‘tying the knot’). A visible symbol of the binding covenant they made to one another. Often the Lord uses wedding imagery to help us …
Enoch lived in a time of great wickedness and turmoil. The people among whom he lived ‘denied’ the Lord, ‘sought their own counsels in the dark,’ ‘devised murder,’ and did not keep the commandments (see Moses 6:28). Even so, Enoch received the invitation from the Lord: ‘walk with me’ (Moses 6:34). Although he felt inadequate …
I attended the baptism of a dear 8 year old girl recently and was touched by the symbolism of that ordinance and the priesthood power radiating through that process. Her experience and journey is the journey for all of us who choose to live a life in Christ. She willingly and joyfully entered the water …
