Covenants – Women Read Scripture

Why John the Baptist was so Different?

Posted on January 8, 2023January 10, 2023 by Christine Thackeray

January: Matthew 3; Mark 1; Luke 3
In both the books of Matthew and Mark, John the Baptist is described as “clothed with camel hair... Read More

Nebuchadnezzar the Bad parent

Posted on October 23, 2022November 19, 2022 by Annette Marie Lantos Tillemann-Dick

Week Forty Five: Daniel 1–6
The experience reported in Daniel 3 joins an impressive array of awe inspiring, and faith-promoting experiences in the Old Testament. A number involve fire, water and air. Noah, the flood and rainbow; Moses…the parting of the Red Sea and manna from the sky; Elijah, fire falling from heaven to consume his water soaked offering and Elijah ascending to heaven in a chariot of fire. These miracles were certainly memorable.Read More

Lost Parables
by Christine Thackeray
May: Luke 12-17; John 11
In Luke 15 Jesus tells us of three lost items, a lost sheep, a lost coin and a lost son. Each is lost in a unique way, and each is found in a different way. ... Read More
What Lack I Yet in My Relationship with God and Man?
by Marianna Richardson
May: Matthew 19-20; Mark 10; Luke 18
After the April 2023 General Conference, the way we treat other people was on everyone’s mind... Read More
Jesus, Not a Man of Letters but a Man of Action
by Christine Thackeray
April: John 7-10
In John 7, Jesus travels to Jerusalem for the Feast of Tabernacles, the harvest feast.... Read More
The Promise of the Shepherd and the Sheep
by Christine Thackeray
April: John 7-10
In John 10 Jesus uses the analogy of a Shepherd and Sheep to teach his promise to those who follow him and our responsibilities as disciples of Christ.... Read More
Who Is My Neighbor?
by Marianna Richardson
April: Matthew 18; Luke 10
After my mother’s car accident, she was walking along the beach near her home in California... Read More
What are the Two Great Commandments?
by Christine Thackeray
April: Matthew 18; Luke 10
Directly before Christ tells the story of the Good Samaritan, a lawyer who wants to “tempt” Jesus asks, “What shall I do to inherit eternal life?” ... Read More
Help Thou My Unbelief
by Marianna Richardson
April: Matthew 15-17; Mark 7-9
My mother went through a horrendous car accident that caused her to go through many painful operations and a long, healing process... Read More
Sisters and the Priesthood
by Christine Thackeray
April: Matthew 15–17; Mark 7–9
Pres Nelson said the following, “…my dear sisters, your ability to discern truth from error, to be society’s guardians of morality, is crucial in these latter days.... Read More
Holy, Holy, Hectic, Harrowing
by Annette Marie Lantos Tillemann-Dick
April: Easter
The very high highs and lows lows of Holy Week are a pretty good metaphor for life itself. ... Read More
The Easiest Way is to Follow Christ
by Marianna Richardson
April: Easter
My testimony of the Savior has changed me. It delivers me from daily sins, minor transgressions, and worldly depression.... Read More
Emmaus
by Annette Marie Lantos Tillemann-Dick
April: Easter
And it came to pass, that, while they communed together and reasoned, Jesus himself drew near, and went with them. But their eyes were holden that they should not know him.... Read More
The Savior Amplifies my Offerings
by Marianna Richardson
April: Matthew 14; Mark 6; John 5-6
Often, I have felt like I was feeding the five thousand with twelve children and thirty grandchildren.... Read More
Jesus Judges…The Christ Criticizes
by Annette Marie Lantos Tillemann-Dick
March: Matthew 13; Luke 8; 13
One of the clearest messages of the mission of Jesus Christ, along with “Repent!” and “Forgive!” is "Judge not!."... Read More
My Heart Must Be Prepared to Receive the Word of God
by Marianna Richardson
March: Matthew 13; Luke 8; 13
Do you have a family story that is significant to your family, but people outside your family would not understand it?... Read More
Finding Rest in Jesus Christ
by Marianna Richardson
March: Matthew 11-12; Luke 11
As a mom of twelve children, I have often sought a life of rest. For decades, sleep has been a scarce commodity in my life.... Read More
Touchless Healing
by Annette Marie Lantos Tillemann-Dick
March: Matthew 11–12; Luke 11
There was no Facebook, no Instagram, no Twitter, no radio, no television, no telephone, and no printing press in the year 30 AD. But somehow the word got out... Read More
Seeking for a Heavenly Reward
by Marianna Richardson
March: Matthew 9-10; Mark 5 and Luke 9
I don’t know if I want to know my future. If I knew that my future was full of pain and suffering, I don’t know if it would make my future easier or harder.... Read More
Becoming a Part of the Family of Christ
by Marianna Richardson
March: Matthew 8; Mark 2-4 and Luke 7
Jonathan Taylor talked about having a terrible accident that caused him to be paralyzed. His words of hope are for all of us... Read More
Patterning Our Prayers after The Lord’s Prayer
by Christine Thackeray
February: Matthew 5; Luke 6
When I taught my children to pray, I told them we talked to God with a Prayer Sandwich. Like the two pieces of bread we begin with... Read More
Being Perfect
by Christine Thackeray
February: Matthew 6-7
Jesus ends the Sermon on the Mount with the admonition “Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.”... Read More
Becoming Like Christ
by Marianna Richardson
February: Matthew 5; Luke 6
How would you prepare for a sermon by the Savior? How would you feel sitting at His feet, looking up into His face?... Read More
Our Motivation Matters
by Marianna Richardson
February: Matthew 6-7
Why do we do the things we do? Motivation research focuses on what truly motivates individuals to act.... Read More
The Beatitudes: A Path to Discipleship
by Christine Thackeray
February: Matthew 5; Luke 6
The Sermon on the Mount opens with the Beatitudes. The term “beatitudes” is taken from the Latin Vulgate for “blessed are” or beati sunt.... Read More
Christ’s First Miracle: Water to Wine
by Christine Thackeray
February: John 2-4
Shortly after the calling of the twelve, Jesus went to a wedding in Cana...... Read More
Women at the Well
by Marianna Richardson
February: John 2-4
John related an occasion when Jesus left Judea to return to Galilee and chose the route through Samaria...... Read More
An Unfinished Woman
by Christine Thackeray
Jaroldeen Asplund EdwardsHere am I, Lord,The dishes barely done and … Continue reading An Unfinished Woman →
Peter’s Change: Loving the Lord
by Christine Thackeray
February: Matthew 4; Luke 4-5
In the Gospel of Matthew, Simon Peter’s call to the ministry seems quite straightforward...... Read More
The Synagogue at Nazareth: Finding Christ
by Christine Thackeray
February: Matthew 4; Luke 4-5
After fasting in the wilderness and overcoming Satan’s temptations, Jesus returns to his hometown to begin his ministry and is asked to read at the synagogue in Nazareth... Read More
Resisting Temptations: Following the Savior’s Example
by Marianna Richardson
February : Matthew 4; Luke 4-5
Jesus Christ prepared for the inevitability of temptation in this world by fasting and communing with His Father... Read More
Why Jesus fasted and Why We Should Too
by Annette Marie Lantos Tillemann-Dick
February: Matthew 4; Luke 4-5
This morning, at dawn, I got down on my knees to pray. I greeted the Lord and expressed gratitude... Read More