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Lesson 9b – Genesis 5, Moses 6-7. Enoch’s Call and the Senses. Genesis Account of Enoch. Genesis 5:23-24 “Enoch walked with God, and he was not, for God took him” Why is the account taken away? Truths revealed to Enoch Principles of the Gospel Account of a merciful God. Enoch’s Call.
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Lesson 9b – Genesis 5, Moses 6-7 Enoch’s Call and the Senses
Genesis Account of Enoch • Genesis 5:23-24 • “Enoch walked with God, and he was not, for God took him” • Why is the account taken away? • Truths revealed to Enoch • Principles of the Gospel • Account of a merciful God
Enoch’s Call • We’ll be talking plenty about prophets; what is important about Enoch’s call? • v31 – “Why is it that I have found favor in thy sight?” • Other examples: • Exodus 4:10-12 • Jeremiah 1:4-9 • Coincidence or quality of a prophet? • D&C 35:13-14 • We are the weak things. • “by the fire of mine indignation will I preserve them”
General Conference • Priesthood Session - Elder Holland • 2:02 – 3:12 • Satan has power to bind our tongue • Moses 6:32 • Does binding the tongue always mean physically? • 5:54 – 7:40 • How do we unbind our tongues? • The Atonement, the miracle of forgiveness. • 14:06 – 15:27
General Conference • Saturday Morning – President Uchtdorf • 0:58 – 3:47 • Mosiah 4:5-7 • When you recognize your own nothingness, you recognize your dependence on the Lord and His atonement • 3:47 – 5:20 • Yet the purpose for the entire creation is to save mankind, “the worth of souls is great” • The great paradox of man • Satan tries to deceive us through the extremes of this paradox. How? • We are better than God/have no need for God vs we are not worth it • 18:24-19:30 – You are His child
Notebook Ideas • What weaknesses do you have that are actually strengths to the Lord? • How can you use your physical senses to increase your spiritual sensitivity? • What does it mean to you to be a child of God?