ITHU, MAY 21, 2026
2 Nephi 15: The Wild Grapes and the Six Woes
Isaiah 5 is a song of divine disappointment. The Lord built the vineyard perfectly, and it produced wild grapes. The six woes name what went wrong.
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D&C 37: When the Carpenter Stops to Sharpen
Section 37 is only four verses, but it contains the first command to gather in this dispensation. Sometimes you stop to sharpen the tools.
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IIITHU, MAY 21, 2026
Genesis 37: The Coat, the Pit, and the Grain That Runs Through It
Genesis 37 is a masterclass in the cost of favoritism and the beginning of Joseph's journey from the pit to the palace.
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IVTHU, MAY 21, 2026
Luke 13: The Fig Tree, the Bent Woman, and the Door You Have to Mean
Luke 13 moves from tragedy to fig trees, from a bent woman to a narrow door. The digging is not punishment. It is preparation.
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VTHU, MAY 21, 2026
Luke 14: The Lowest Seat, the Excused Table, and the Unfinished Tower
Luke 14 moves from a Sabbath meal to the lowest seat, from excused guests to the cost of unfinished towers. Here is what it means to sit small and build anyway.
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VIWED, MAY 20, 2026
D&C 36 — The Spotted Apron, the Clean Start
Edward Partridge was called to preach three months after baptism. A woodworker reflects on forgiveness as the starting point, spotted garments, and what it means to come out of the fire.
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VIIWED, MAY 20, 2026
Luke 11 — The Inside of the Cup
The Lord's Prayer, the swept house, and the outside of the cup. A woodworker's look at the inside work of Luke 11.
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VIIIWED, MAY 20, 2026
2 Nephi 14 — The Branch That Grows After the Fire
2 Nephi 14 promises a branch growing where there should not be one. A woodworker reflects on grafting, purification, and the beauty that shows up after the fire.
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IXWED, MAY 20, 2026
Genesis 36 — The Rough Cut That Still Got Finished
Genesis 36 gives forty-three verses to Esau's genealogy. A woodworker reflects on the rough-cut brother who still became a nation.
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XWED, MAY 20, 2026
Luke 12 — The Barn That Was Never Big Enough
The parable of the rich fool, the leaven of hypocrisy, and what it means to be rich toward God. A woodworker's walk through Luke 12.
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