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Why did they live for so long?Disease and plagues were not then as common and horrendous as they are now. The physical bodies of earth's inhabitants had not yet degenerated to the disease-ridden, germ-governed shells of their former glory that is now the norm.

Bruce R. McConkieQuorum of the Twelve(The Millennial Messiah,p.578)The CreationThe FallThe AtonementGenesis 1-4; Moses 1-6Genesis 1-2; Moses 2-3Genesis 2-3; Moses 3-4Moses 5Text

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Moses 5:6-8Baptism & Holy Ghost | Washing & Anointing | The Endowment | Marriage Sealing The CreationThe FallThe Atonement(Faith & Repentance)(Faith & Repentance)(Faith & Repentance)(Faith & Repentance)

Genesis 1-4; Moses 1-6Genesis 1-2; Moses 2-3Genesis 2-3; Moses 3-4Moses 5Moses 6:64-65

Gen. 3:21Prior to their expulsion from the Garden of Eden, Adam and Eve were clad in sacred clothing. [See Moses 4:27; Gen. 3:21]They received this clothing in a context of instruction on the Atonement, sacrifice, repentance, and forgiveness (see Moses 5:58). The temple garment given to Latter-day Saints is provided in a similar context.

Elder Carlos E. AsayQuorum of the Seventy(Ensign, Aug 1997, 19)

It is given to remind wearers of the continuing need for repentance, the need to honor binding covenants made in the house of the Lord, and the need to cherish and share virtue in our daily living so that promised blessings may be claimed.

Elder Carlos E. AsayQuorum of the Seventy(Ensign, Aug 1997, 19)

Baptism & Holy Ghost | Washing & Anointing | The Endowment | Marriage Sealing The CreationThe FallThe Atonement(Faith & Repentance)(Faith & Repentance)(Faith & Repentance)(Faith & Repentance)

Genesis 1-4; Moses 1-6Genesis 1-2; Moses 2-3Genesis 2-3; Moses 3-4Moses 5Moses 6:64-65

Gen. 3:21Moses 6:67

To enter into the order of the Son of God is the equivalent today of entering into the fullness of the Melchizedek Priesthood, which is only received in the house of the Lord.Adam and his descendants entered into the priesthood order of God. Today we would say they went to the House of the Lord and received their blessings.

Ezra Taft Benson Quorum of the Twelve(Ensign, Aug. 1985, pp. 6-10)Baptism & Holy Ghost | Washing & Anointing | The Endowment | Marriage Sealing The CreationThe FallThe Atonement(Faith & Repentance)(Faith & Repentance)(Faith & Repentance)(Faith & Repentance)

Genesis 1-4; Moses 1-6Genesis 1-2; Moses 2-3Genesis 2-3; Moses 3-4Moses 5Moses 6:64-65

Gen. 3:21Moses 6:67 Gen. 2:25

Now, this man and this woman were sealed for eternity, God being the sealer. He gave to Adam his wife, Eve.Spencer W. KimballPresident("The Lord's Plan for Men and Women,"Ensign, Oct 1975, 2)Inside the Garden, Adam and Eve were:

Married for eternity (Gen. 2:25)Clothed with aprons of fig-leaves (Gen. 3:7)Clothed in a garment of skins (Gen. 3:21)Given the Key words of the priesthood (Abraham, facsimile #2, Fig. 3 explanation)Outside the Garden, Adam and Eve were:

Baptized & Confirmed (Moses 6:64-65)Endowment Completed (Moses 6:67)Sealed into the Family of God (Moses 6:68)Ancient Temple Pattern14Text

The Fall = Cut off from Gods PresenceFrom Parry, Donald W.Temples of the Ancient World: Ritual and Symbolism. Salt Lake City, Utah: Deseret Book Co, 1994. 134-35

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The Atonement = Regaining Gods PresenceFrom Parry, Donald W.Temples of the Ancient World: Ritual and Symbolism. Salt Lake City, Utah: Deseret Book Co, 1994. 134-35 16

17The Fall is dramatized in temple theology.

The Presence of God(Celestial)18

Paradisiacal State(Terrestrial)19

Lone and Dreary World(Telestial)20

The Offering of a LambWhats the Turning Point?21Our Only Hope

The Overarching Temple Message:Through the sacrifice of the Lamb of God we can regain Gods presence and be sealed into His family.23

Paradisiacal State(Terrestrial)24

The Presence of God(Celestial)25[E]verything in the temple is founded in the Atonement.

Robert D. HalesQuorum of the Twelve(Return: Four Phases of Our Mortal Journey Home,p. 246-247)Russell M. NelsonQuorum of the Twelve("Personal Preparation for Temple Blessings,"Ensign, May 2001, 32)The basis for every temple ordinance and covenantthe heart of the plan of salvationis the Atonement of Jesus Christ. How to Regain Gods Presence(Recap of Moses 5:5-8; 6:50-68)

Law of ObedienceLaw of SacrificeLaw of the GospelBelieveRepent Be baptizedReceive the Holy GhostCall upon God in the name of the SonEnter into the Order of the Son of Godie. Receive all of the Temple OrdinancesThe priesthood blessings come by inheritance. They were passed down from Adam by lineage (D&C 107:40-41)

Genesis 11-5029Genesis 1-11 covers about 2,000 years20 Generations (from Adam to Abraham)16 pages

Genesis 11-50 covers about 300 years4 Generations (from Abraham to Joseph)61 pages

Genesis 11-25. Abrahams story.21 pagesWheres the Authors Emphasis?Age of Abraham when Isaac was born (100) + Age of Isaac when Jacob was born (60) + Age of Jacob when Joseph was born (74) + Age of Joseph when he died (110) = 344. But the early life of Abraham is not covered. He marries Sarah around age 60 (Abraham 2:2, 14). His story really slows down here. 30Genesis 12-22God Establishes the Covenant with AbrahamAbraham 1:17, 19You are my son; I am thy GodGenesis 12:2-3, 7; Abr. 2:9-11, 18-19I will make of thee a great nationI will bless them that bless thee and curse them that curse thee. In thee and thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed with the blessing of the Gospel & Eternal LifeI will give the land of Canaan to you and your seedYour posterity will have a right to the priesthood and the priesthood blessings (ordinances & covenants)Genesis 12-22God Establishes the Covenant with AbrahamGenesis 13:14-17I will give you & your seed the land of Canaan foreverI will make thy seed in number as the dust of the earthGenesis 15:1-21 (note the JST)You will have seed as numerous as the starsI will give you the land Canaan as an eternal inheritance.Your posterity will come into this land in four generationsGenesis 17:1-14 (note the JST)Thou shalt be a father of many nations.Kings shall come of thee. God establishes the covenant of circumcision. Genesis 22:16-18The covenant is made sure

Genesis 24And so I go to the Salt Lake Temple and marry my wife for time and for all eternity, and so begins a new kingdom of God. And I have been given through that ordinance every promise that Abraham received. It is given on conditional basis. We must be true and faithful and keep the covenant that we make in the temple, but if we are faithful, we will receive the blessings.

Bruce R. McConkieQuorum of the Twelve("The Promises Made To The Fathers," in Studies in Scripture: Vol. Three The Old Testament, p. 61)Why does Covenant Marriage Matter?The crowning blessings of the gospel are received in temples.... It is in these holy houses that faithful couples enter into the ordinance of celestial marriage through which they become parties to the Abrahamic covenant, the covenant of eternal increase, the covenant that in them and in their seed all generations shall be blessed.

Bruce R. McConkieQuorum of the Twelve(A New Witness for the Articles of Faith, p.539)Why does Covenant Marriage Matter?

How does Rebekah feel about Motherhood?

Genesis 24:60Genesis 27:46Quoting from a Moms blog:

[Growing] up in this culture, it is very hard to get a biblical perspective on motherhood. Children rank way below college. Below world travel for sure. Below the ability to go out at night at your leisure. Below honing your body at the gym. Below any job you may have or hope to get. She then adds: Motherhood is not a hobby, it is a calling. You do not collect children because you find them cuter than stamps. It is not something to do if you can squeeze the time in. It is what God gave you time for.

Neil L. AndersenQuorum of the Twelve(Ensign, Nov. 2011)RememberAbraham, Isaac, and Jacob have entered into their exaltation, and sit upon thrones, and are gods.~D&C 132:37Esau gave up his birthright blessing for a bowl of red bean soup.

Elder David A. Bednar(Ricks College Education Week, June 4, 1998)Would you really want to forfeit the birthright as the seed of Abrahamforeordained in the premortal existence, coming to the earth at this particular time to bless the families of the earth, the most glorious destiny spiritually you could ever hope for? Do you really want to give that up for 20 minutes of messing around? If you understand who we are and why we are here, then that doctrine changes the way we do things.

Elder David A. Bednar(Ricks College Education Week, June 4, 1998)

Jacobs ladderJacob realized that the covenants he made with the Lord there were the rungs on the ladder that he himself would have to climb in order to obtain the promised blessingsblessings that would entitle him to enter heaven and associate with the Lord. Temples are to us all what Bethel was to Jacob.

Marion G. RomneyFirst Presidency("TemplesThe Gates to Heaven," Ensign, Mar. 1971, p. 16)Eternal LifeGods LifeGodhoodJacobs Ladder

Concerning Endowments Leading to the Middle Degree of the Celestial Kingdom

President Joseph Fielding Smith All the ordinances of the gospel pertain to the celestial kingdom, and any person who is faithful to the covenant of baptism will be entitled to enter there, but no person can receive an exaltation in the celestial kingdom without the ordinances of the temple. The endowments are for advancement in that kingdom, and the sealings for our perfection, provided we keep our covenants and obligations. People baptized, and who are not endowed in the temple of the Lord, may enter the celestial kingdom. But that does not mean that a baptized person is going to get the exaltation in that kingdom. He is not going to pass on to the fulness just by being baptized. He will not pass on to the fulness even after he has been baptized and received an endowment in the temple. He has also to receive the other ordinances so that he can become through his faithfulness and obedience a son of God. The first principles of the gospel are principles that save. By obedience to them we enter the celestial kingdom of God. Then, when we get into that kingdom, if we have received the other covenants, have been true and faithful to other obligations, we will advance until we shall become like Godhis sons, his daughters, receiving a fulness of his kingdom. That is the promise. (Doctrines of Salvation, 2:45)47Firstborn, Bible Dictionary, p.675

In the patriarchal order, the firstborn son is the heir and inherits the leadership of the family upon the death of the father. This is often spoken of in the scriptures as birthright (Gen. 43:33). The eldest son received a double portion of his fathers possessions (Deut. 21:17); and after his fathers death, he was responsible for the care of the mother and sisters.Who has the Birthright?

Adam Abraham (Abr. 1:3)Isaac (Gen. 17:19-21; 26:2-4)Jacob (Gen. 25:29-34; 28:1-4)The House of Israel (Ex. 4:22)Joseph (Gen. 37:3; 2 Ne. 3:16)The tribe of Ephraim (Jer. 31:9)There is some question as to what Josephs coat actually was. The Hebrew word denotes a long coat with sleeves i.e. an upper coat reaching to the wrists and ankles, such as noblemen and kings daughters wore (Keil and Delitzsch, Commentary, 1:1:335;). The coat may have been of different colors, but its significance seems to have been far more than its brightness and beauty.

Old Testament Student Manual, Genesis2 Samuel, p.93)One noted scholar suggested that it was a tunic reaching to the palms of the hands and soles of the feet; the badge of the birthright which has been forfeited by Reuben and transferred to Joseph. If indeed this coat signaled that Joseph held the birthright, this fact would explain the intense hostility and jealousy the coat provoked among the other sons of Jacob.

Old Testament Student Manual, Genesis2 Samuel, p.93)Genesis 48:5-6, 13-20

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What are Some Duties of the Tribes of Ephraim & Manasseh?

Look in JST Gen. 48:6-11 (p.799 of appendix); D&C 133:30-34; Deuteronomy 33:17 (p. 307)Christ came from the seed of Abraham through the lineage of Judah. That line was entrusted with responsibility for preparing the world for the first coming of the Lord.

Russell M. Nelson Quorum of the Twelve(Perfection Pending, 205)On the other hand, responsibility for preparation of leadership of the world for the Second Coming of the Lord was assigned to the lineage of Joseph, through Ephraim and Manasseh.Joseph's was the lineage selected to pioneer the gathering of Israel, the seed to lead throughout the world in blessing all the nations of the earth.

Russell M. Nelson Quorum of the Twelve(Perfection Pending, 205, 207)I testify that we are of the house of Israel, specifically of the lineage of Joseph, bearing the birthright and charged with the irrevocable responsibility to prepare the world for the second coming of the Savior.

Russell M. Nelson Quorum of the Twelve(Ensign, May 1984, 52)EndBlues39836.65Blues39836.65