Thank you, Eryn Sun, for this uplifting story. Thanks to David Robertson for his steadfast, patient, and civil defense of his faith, and for Richard Morgan for sharing his story. Thanks also for referencing Mormonism in a civil manner. I understand that you have an interest in metaphors. Below are some from the Book of Mormon that teach of Christ. I hope that you, Richard Morgan, and your reade...more

Thank you, Eryn Sun, for this uplifting story. Thanks to David Robertson for his steadfast, patient, and civil defense of his faith, and for Richard Morgan for sharing his story. Thanks also for referencing Mormonism in a civil manner.

I understand that you have an interest in metaphors. Below are some from the Book of Mormon that teach of Christ. I hope that you, Richard Morgan, and your readers will enjoy them.

(Aliases are used for brevity: copy & paste after http://bit.ly/ Write me for a copy having live URLs.)

Some of these will be familiar from the Bible, of which the Book of Mormon bears witness: dKmPHW egpYP6 f8SN9N

River and valley: fZew7X
Tree of Life, mists of darkness, rod of iron, great & spacious building: fpEYmS
Condescension of God = Son of God = love of God = Tree of Life gfj3n7
Olive tree = House of Israel; Jesus = true vine, grafting of wild & natural branches:
fz21sz fNVSce gQqVYW f2L12q gwaJK6 eKSzAI fnE5HU gSXVw1 ike0Bs eW0128
Remnant of Joseph's coat: egh6cJ epx1jg flQRMG i2B9ZU gbh33r i4ADq3 dTKGvY dZcO1t
Strait path, narrow gate: efB4Ug gWHIkE f3Ju5b
Abraham's offering as type of Christ: f7ldNj
The suffering servant: hWPMFH dJ1cIP h5aiXM
Born again: fy1qkG g9Ckbz dMgN9s i6bych
Seed = word of God; planting & nourishing = faith: f82L4R
Law of Moses as type of Christ: hT8klF fAlyCq hClLLU g7z6OW
Brazen serpent as type of Christ: hId5Pp ihIohw fEJHTx
Liahona, a sacred compass, likened to heeding words of Christ: fBNry5
Hen and chicks: gZwA0D
Good Shepherd: ieVJrG
Other sheep: esqsd1 fLSwHL
Bread and wine: fSwomS hbutm3 htbRmY dM13zE
Earth rolled together as a scroll: eR5pgm eyGIS6
Stakes of Zion: (stakes: 2,865, wards & branches: 28,424, and counting) hmyVLv dXU1BB

If we receive all that God has revealed in faith, we will receive much, much more! gUyzfx

Tracy Hall Jr
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