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LDS Old Testament Slideshow 04: The Fall Cain & Abel
LDS Old Testament Slideshow 04: The Fall Cain & Abel
2 Nephi 2:1516
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Three cursings
The serpent/Satan (Genesis 3:1415).
Belly. Enmity. Bruise (crush).
Cherubim
2 Nephi 2:22
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Alma 12:2224
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Secret combinations
Cain entered into a secret combination with Satan and became Master Mahan (Moses 5:2831).
Helaman 7:21. Ether 8:14.
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Secret combinations
The Book of Mormon teaches that secret combinations engaged in crime present a serious challenge, not just to individuals and families but to entire civilizations. Among todays secret combinations are gangs, drug cartels, and organized crime families. Among their purposes are to murder, and plunder, and steal, and commit whoredoms and all manner of wickedness, contrary to the laws of their country and also the laws of their God (Helaman 6:23).
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Secret combinations
If we are not careful, todays secret combinations can obtain power and influence just as quickly and just as completely as they did in Book of Mormon times. Do you remember the pattern? The secret combinations began among the more wicked part of society, but eventually seduced the more part of the righteous until the whole society was polluted (Helaman 6:38). Elder M. Russell Ballard, October 1997
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Secret combinations
From the international drug and arms traffic to the sneaky chemical additions in the supermarket, the principle applies: life in exchange for profits. One example should suffice. This month a headline announces that Radiation Dump Could Bring Cash to County. Some counties actually clamor to convert the land Bountiful into the land Desolation for a quick buck. Hugh Nibley, May 1987
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Secret combinations
Secret combinations vs. sacred covenants. Mahan = ( maha), to destroy + -n = noun mahan, destroyer.
Perdition = (apoleia), destruction (Moses 5:24).
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I am free
Cains observation of a newfound freedom was false doctrine straight from the adversary. In reality he enslaved himself to a life of deceit and a life shut out from the presence of the Lord. (Moses 5:41.) Cain brought this tragedy to his own life by disregarding priesthood principles. He refused to be his brothers keeper, and in so doing he sold his soul to the father of lies and murder. Bishop Robert L. Simpson, October 1968
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Enoch
Moses 6:257:69