ITUE, JUN 2, 2026
The Sealed Book and the Three Witnesses of 2 Nephi 27
Prophecy of the sealed Book of Mormon coming forth in the last days and the three witnesses who would testify of it.
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The Crack That Runs Through It — 2 Nephi 26
Walnut slabs, hairline cracks, and what Nephi saw when he looked ahead to the Savior's visit to the Americas.
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IIIMON, JUN 1, 2026
The Coffee Can Wisdom of D&C 48 — Gathering, Saving, and Preparing
D&C 48 shows how the early Saints balanced spiritual gathering with practical preparation like saving money and sharing land.
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IVMON, JUN 1, 2026
The Crossed Hands: Why Jacob Blessed Ephraim Over Manasseh in Genesis 48
Genesis 48 tells how the dying Jacob crossed his hands to bless the younger Ephraim over the firstborn Manasseh and what that means for divine timing.
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VMON, JUN 1, 2026
Lazarus and the Two Days Jesus Did Not Move — John 11 in the Workshop
John 11 raises questions about divine timing, grief and miracle in the raising of Lazarus through David Whitaker's woodshop perspective.
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VIMON, JUN 1, 2026
Mary's Spikenard and the Grain of Wheat: John 12 in the Workshop
A reflection on John 12, from Mary's anointing to the triumphal entry to the grain of wheat, through the lens of a woodworker's shop.
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VIISUN, MAY 31, 2026
Keeper of the Record: D&C 47 and the Calling of John Whitmer
A reflection on D&C 47, John Whitmer being called as Church historian, and what record-keeping teaches us about faithfulness.
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VIIISUN, MAY 31, 2026
The Good Shepherd and the Oneness of the Father and the Son
John 10 contains the parable of the Good Shepherd, the declaration of oneness with the Father, and the gathering of other sheep.
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IXSUN, MAY 31, 2026
The Man Born Blind: Seeing What the Pharisees Could Not in John 9
John 9 covers Jesus healing a man born blind, the Pharisees interrogation, and the lesson of spiritual blindness.
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XSUN, MAY 31, 2026
Plainness in Prophecy: Nephi Testimony of Christ in 2 Nephi 25
2 Nephi 25 explains why Nephi quotes Isaiah and testifies of Christ and the law of Moses.
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