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ISUN, APR 19, 2026

Genesis 5 is more than a list of names. It traces the long rhythm of mortality and then breaks the pattern with Enoch, who walked with God.

IISUN, APR 19, 2026

Matthew 5 moves righteousness from outward rule-keeping to the hidden grain of the heart, where anger, mercy, and enemy-love begin.

IIISAT, APR 18, 2026

1 Nephi 4 is a hard chapter about revelation, obedience, and the heavy cost of securing the brass plates for a future people.

IVSAT, APR 18, 2026

D&C 4 teaches that desire to serve is already part of the call, and that God qualifies His servants through the work itself.

VSAT, APR 18, 2026

Moses 4 explains Satan's rebellion, the Fall of Adam and Eve, and why the long road out of Eden is also the beginning of mercy.

VISAT, APR 18, 2026

Genesis 4 shows how jealousy turns deadly, why Cain's offering failed, and how God's justice and mercy still meet even after the first murder.

VIISAT, APR 18, 2026

Matthew 4 shows Jesus answering temptation with scripture, calling His first disciples, and beginning a ministry shaped by steady obedience.

VIIIFRI, APR 17, 2026

1 Nephi 3 shows why the brass plates mattered so much, and why faithful obedience often has to keep moving through early failure.

IXFRI, APR 17, 2026

D&C 3 shows Joseph Smith's rebuke after the lost 116 pages, and the steady truth that human failure cannot stop God's work.

XFRI, APR 17, 2026

Moses 3 teaches that creation had a spiritual pattern before a physical form, and that work, agency, and covenant all belong to God's design.