[Teachldsseminary] teachldsseminary Digest, Vol 27, Issue 1

[Karyn Bloxham]

 Just one that I know of.  There isn't proof that this was really the case
but WOW! It feels right and an apostle said it in the ensign.  Good enough
for me.
 
  
Father &Jesus over Adam :Consider the worth of a soul
“To shed additional insight on this relationship, I would like to share a
remarkable quotation I found in a rare book in London one day while
searching through the library of the British Museum. It was published as a
20th-century English translation of an ancient Egyptian text. It was written
by Timothy, Archbishop of Alexandria, who died in a.d. 385. This record
refers to the creation of Adam; premortal Jesus is speaking of His Father:”
“He 
 made Adam according to Our image and likeness, and He left him lying
for forty days and forty nights without putting breath into him. And He
heaved sighs over him daily, saying, ‘If I put breath into this [man], he
must suffer many pains.’ And I said unto My father, ‘Put breath into him; I
will be an advocate for him.’ And My Father said unto Me, ‘If I put breath
into him, My beloved Son, Thou wilt be obliged to go down into the world,
and to suffer many pains for him before Thou shalt have redeemed him, and
made him to come back to his primal state.’ And I said unto My Father, ‘Put
breath into him; I will be his advocate, and I will go down into the world,
and will fulfil Thy command’ ” (“Discourse on Abbaton,” in E. A. Wallis
Budge, Ed. And Trans., Coptic Martyrdoms etc. In the Dialect of Upper Egypt
[1977], brackets appear in printed text; see Moses 3:7; Moses 6:8–9, 51–52,
59).
Jesus’ responsibility as Advocate, Savior, and Redeemer was foredetermined
in premortal realms and fulfilled by His Atonement (see Job 19:25–26; Matt.
1:21; Abr. 3:24–27). Our responsibility is to remember, to repent, and to be
righteous. (Russel M. Nelson, April 2000 En. Pg.4)
What is the worth of a soul?  That we have a Father that would watch his son
die for us and that we have a brother that would die and atone for us.  This
is individually and not collectively speaking.
 Karyn
 
Message: 8
Date: Thu, 1 Nov 2007 01:22:39 EDT
From: LynBoyer at aol.com
Subject: [Teachldsseminary] Meaning of the Number 40
To: teachldsseminary at latter-dayvillage.com
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An excellent book on symbols:
 
"The Lost Language of Symbolism"  an essential guide for  recognizing and
interpreting symbols of the Gospel.  ALONZO L.  GASKILL   ISBN 1-57008-891-8
 
In it he defines the number 40 to represent a period of trial, testing,
probation, or mourning.
 
Events where  the number 40 is significant:
Noah and the flood
Israel in the wilderness
Law of Moses states no more than 40 lashes for an offender
Nineveh given 40 days to repent
Moses on Mt Sinai (both times for a period of 40 days each)
Christ fasted for 40 days
Christ spent 40 days after his resurrection
and maybe, not coincidentally, the Salt LakeTemple took 40 years to  build!
 
And an interesting text states that Christ was born about the
four-thousandth year, or fortieth century.  So after a full period of the 
world's probation
under law, Jesus Christ was born to usher in grace.
 
Are there other instances of the number 40 that I've left  out?
 
 
Linda  Boyer
Claremont, CA
I want to live in Theory....everything works in  Theory.