Author Archives: LeGrand Baker

Moroni 7:40-44 & 2 Peter 1:1-10 – ‘Hope,’ the Affirmation of One’s Eternal Reality – LeGrand Baker

Posted on October 10, 2014 by LeGrand Baker

When we know the gospel, our path is set so that we can move through the experiences of this life in an orderly sequence. The pattern is universal, but the details are not, and observation teaches us that much of … Continue reading →

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Moroni 7:19-39 – “faith in Christ” as pistis, covenant/contract – LeGrand Baker

Posted on September 27, 2014 by LeGrand Baker

When I showed this to a friend he mused, “By reading faith as pistis/covenant, you have taken out all of the nice uncertainties and turned Mormon’s sermon into a Supreme Court case.” My response was, “We are talking about how … Continue reading →

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Moroni 7:16-21 – Standing in the Light of Christ – LeGrand Baker

Posted on September 14, 2014 by LeGrand Baker

16 For behold, the Spirit of Christ is given to every man, that he may know good from evil; wherefore, I show unto you the way to judge; for every thing which inviteth to do good, and to persuade to … Continue reading →

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Moroni 7:12-17 – Avoiding sin in a world of grey – LeGrand Baker

Posted on September 7, 2014 by LeGrand Baker

Moroni 7:12-17 12 Wherefore, all things which are good cometh of God; and that which is evil cometh of the devil; for the devil is an enemy unto God, and fighteth against him continually, and inviteth and enticeth to sin, … Continue reading →

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Moroni 7:8-11 – One Cannot Bribe a Prophet – LeGrand Baker

Posted on August 30, 2014 by LeGrand Baker

Moroni 7:8-11 8 For behold, if a man being evil giveth a gift, he doeth it grudgingly; wherefore it is counted unto him the same as if he had retained the gift; wherefore he is counted evil before God. 9 … Continue reading →

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Moroni 7:5-7 – Validity of Priesthood Ordinances – LeGrand Baker

Posted on August 23, 2014 by LeGrand Baker

5 For I remember the word of God which saith by their works ye shall know them; for if their works be good, then they are good also. 6 For behold, God hath said a man being evil cannot do … Continue reading →

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