Posts Tagged ‘Abraham’

Lessons from Abraham on “Honoring Parents” YW Lesson 9, Manual 1

Posted by Karen on March 21, 2012

(These notes were originally posted at Beginnings New March 15, 2012)

I think that I don’t need to bring up the concern that not every YW has parents that should be fully obeyed and honored in the many ways we would hope they should be. But what then does this lesson teach to someone who doesn’t have the “ideal” parents – and, by looking at that, what does this lesson teach to all of us about what it actually means to honor our parents? I would like to look at Abraham’s story, but first, I want to quote from Pres. Uchtdorf’s talk “Faith of Our Father” from 2008:

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Why Abraham “sought” the Priesthood

Posted by kirkcaudle on February 23, 2010

In Abraham chapter 1, Abraham talks about his appointment to the Priesthood. However, I am trying to figure out where he actually fits into the actual Patriarchal lineage of the Priesthood. Who is he a descendant of and why did he have to actually seek the Priesthood?

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