In our “Come, Follow Me” study this week, we’ll discuss lessons about priesthood and motherhood and how the two of them come together to form an eternal marriage between a man and a woman. We’ll talk about some ways to improve your marriage relationship, ways men can step up as husbands, fathers, and priesthood holders, and how the sacred role of women and motherhood is also absolutely vital to the work of salvation and exaltation in these last days that precede the Lord’s glorious return.
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0:56 - Male and female complete each other and together create one great whole
3:31 - Isaac and Rebekah - what a love story! - working to be worthy of the Lord’s promised blessings; covenanting and making promises; Abraham’s family tree; seeking out a righteous eternal companion;
17:27 - Teaching tip - making commitments
18:30 - Seeking the Lord’s help to find our own love story; the central purpose of marriage in God’s plan; and actively loving in our marriage
32:04 - Successfully facing struggles in a marriage; turning to and giving ourselves to the Lord and to each other
35:08 - Motherhood and Rebekah’s sons Esau and Jacob
37:18 - The birthright; priesthood authority and power; and stepping up to the privilege of holding the priesthood of God and increasing in priesthood power
44:57 - The Lord makes His covenant with each one of us as we willingly bind ourselves to Him in His holy temples; the blessings of the everlasting covenant
48:12 - Jacob and Esau and the birthright blessing
51:26 - Women and motherhood and their vital role in this winding-up scene preceding the Lord’s Second Coming; concluding thoughts about the united eternal companionship of man and woman
