Our Personal Wilderness Journey

Searching in The Light, Led by The Spirit

"For the word of the Lord is truth, and whatsoever is truth is light, and whatsoever is light is Spirit, even the Spirit of Jesus Christ." - D&C 84:45

Recognizing Types in Scripture

We recognize types of Christ...

Abraham offering Isaac, Moses lifting the serpent, the Passover Lamb

Question: Do we recognize types of the Temple Endowment in scriptures?

Are there types of the Temple Endowment in the scriptures?

Types of the Temple Endowment

Consider the following 3 stories as possible Temple Endowment "Types"

The Children of Israel in the Wilderness

Led by Moses from Egypt through the wilderness to the promised land

Lehi's Dream

The vision of the tree of life and the path back to God's presence

Lehi's Family Wilderness Journey

Led by the Liahona through trials to the promised land

The Core Message

Learning to trust God by abiding in His Light and Spirit to be led back into His love, peace, and presence

This is the pattern in all the wilderness journeys

How We Navigate Our Wilderness Journey

The Pattern:

  • The endowment teaches it
  • Israel and Lehi's family demonstrated it
  • We LIVE it through revelation

The Liahona Life: Alma 37:45 so it is with the word of Christ; if we follow its course, it will carry us beyond this vale of sorrow into a far better land of promise

  • • Following the Light of Christ
  • • Guided by the Holy Ghost
  • • Led back into His presence

Hidden in Plain Sight

The Liahona Life pattern is found in...

The Children & Youth Program

A practical help for living the revelatory "Liahona Life"

Discover • Plan • Act • Reflect

The Children & Youth Growth/Revelatory Pattern

Growth Pattern Cycle

Journaling is an aspect of step of the growth/revelatory pattern

Alma 32: The Growth Pattern Revealed

Growth Pattern Cycle

Discover → Desire to Believe

"If ye have no more than desire to believe, let this desire work in you" (Alma 32:27)

Plan → Plant the Seed

"We will compare the word unto a seed" (Alma 32:28)

Act → Nourish with Diligence

"Nourish the word, yea, nourish it with much care" (Alma 32:37)

Reflect → Observe the Growth

"It beginneth to enlarge my soul... enlighten my understanding" (Alma 32:28)

The Holy Ghost enables all growth

This Is For Everyone

The Children & Youth pattern isn't just for youth—it's for everyone seeking to navigate the wilderness journey and live the Liahona Life

Led by the Light of Christ • Guided by Revelation • Returning to His Presence

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