Humble Souls at Altars Kneel

Jeremy R. Jaggi October 2025 Saturday Afternoon Session

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  1. 3 Nephi 18:4

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    The new sacrament hymn “Bread of Life, Living Water” fills my soul.

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  2. Moroni 4

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    I then asked, “What do you do for Latter-day Saint services?” He pushed those symbols away and pointed to the large wooden altar in the middle of the sanctuary.

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  3. Moroni 5

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    I then asked, “What do you do for Latter-day Saint services?” He pushed those symbols away and pointed to the large wooden altar in the middle of the sanctuary.

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  4. Genesis 22:11

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    Abraham built an altar, bound Isaac, and was ready to sacrifice his only son, but his hand was stayed, and he declared, like the Lord has declared, “Here am I”!

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  5. Genesis 31:11

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    Abraham built an altar, bound Isaac, and was ready to sacrifice his only son, but his hand was stayed, and he declared, like the Lord has declared, “Here am I”!

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  6. Genesis 46:2

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    Abraham built an altar, bound Isaac, and was ready to sacrifice his only son, but his hand was stayed, and he declared, like the Lord has declared, “Here am I”!

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  7. Exodus 3:4

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    Abraham built an altar, bound Isaac, and was ready to sacrifice his only son, but his hand was stayed, and he declared, like the Lord has declared, “Here am I”!

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  8. Exodus 1

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    Abraham built an altar, bound Isaac, and was ready to sacrifice his only son, but his hand was stayed, and he declared, like the Lord has declared, “Here am I”!

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  9. Song of Solomon 3:4

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    Abraham built an altar, bound Isaac, and was ready to sacrifice his only son, but his hand was stayed, and he declared, like the Lord has declared, “Here am I”!

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  10. Isaiah 6:8

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    Abraham built an altar, bound Isaac, and was ready to sacrifice his only son, but his hand was stayed, and he declared, like the Lord has declared, “Here am I”!

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  11. Abraham 3:27

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    Abraham built an altar, bound Isaac, and was ready to sacrifice his only son, but his hand was stayed, and he declared, like the Lord has declared, “Here am I”!

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  12. Matthew 5:23

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    During His Sermon on the Mount, the Savior invited us to reconcile with our brothers and sisters before we approach the altar.

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  13. Hebrews 10:10

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    During His Sermon on the Mount, the Savior invited us to reconcile with our brothers and sisters before we approach the altar.

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  14. 1 Nephi 2:4

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    The prophet Lehi “left his house … and his precious things.

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  15. 1 Nephi 2:7

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    The prophet Lehi “left his house … and his precious things.

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  16. Moses 5:5

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    Our first parents, Adam and Eve, built and worshipped at altars.

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  17. 1 Timothy 5:15

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    If the Savior is the great connector, then the adversary is the separator.

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  18. 1 Timothy 3

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    If the Savior is the great connector, then the adversary is the separator.

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  19. Nehemiah 6:16

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    If the Savior is the great connector, then the adversary is the separator.

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  20. Nehemiah 11:29

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    If the Savior is the great connector, then the adversary is the separator.

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  21. Alma 15:17

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    If the Savior is the great connector, then the adversary is the separator.

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  22. Isaiah 28:10

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    Building an understanding of the Savior’s eternal Atonement line upon line, precept upon precept, provides a spiritual inoculation against the wiles of the adversary.

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  23. Isaiah 28:13

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    Building an understanding of the Savior’s eternal Atonement line upon line, precept upon precept, provides a spiritual inoculation against the wiles of the adversary.

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  24. 1 Corinthians 11:28

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    Today I look forward to check-in connections with Heavenly Father.

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  25. Isaiah 51:17

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    When Amy and I look closely at our life experiences, we celebrate the gift of Jesus Christ’s perfect love and sacrifice.

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  26. Isaiah 51:22

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    When Amy and I look closely at our life experiences, we celebrate the gift of Jesus Christ’s perfect love and sacrifice.

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  27. Isaiah 3

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    When Amy and I look closely at our life experiences, we celebrate the gift of Jesus Christ’s perfect love and sacrifice.

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  28. Nehemiah 11:11

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    When Amy and I look closely at our life experiences, we celebrate the gift of Jesus Christ’s perfect love and sacrifice.

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  29. Doctrine and Covenants 19:18

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    The “bitter cup” He drank in the Garden of Gethsemane and His suffering, “intensified” on the cross at Calvary, allow us to lay the hard, the insolent, the violent, the furious, and the trembling upon the altars of the Lord and be “sanctified by the reception of the Holy Ghost,” always.

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  30. 3 Nephi 27:20

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    The “bitter cup” He drank in the Garden of Gethsemane and His suffering, “intensified” on the cross at Calvary, allow us to lay the hard, the insolent, the violent, the furious, and the trembling upon the altars of the Lord and be “sanctified by the reception of the Holy Ghost,” always.

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  31. Doctrine and Covenants 88:33

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    When we come to the altar, we aren’t earning a reward; we are learning about the Gift Giver.

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  32. 2 Nephi 4:21

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    “He hath filled me with his love, even unto the consuming of my flesh.”
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  33. 3 Nephi 9:13

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    When we come to the altar, we aren’t earning a reward; we are learning about the Gift Giver.

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  34. Matthew 8:20

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    “The Son of Man has no place to lay his head,” yet He invited His disciples, you and me, to the sacrament table to rest with Him there.

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  35. Luke 22:14

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    “The Son of Man has no place to lay his head,” yet He invited His disciples, you and me, to the sacrament table to rest with Him there.

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  36. Matthew 11:28

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    “‘For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light’ [Matthew 11:28–30; emphasis added].”

    Alludes to High confidence

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  1. Jesus the Christ

    Chapter 33: The Last Supper and the Betrayal

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    • Isaiah 51:17

      In this talk:
      Open paragraph (1)
      In Jesus the Christ:
      Open paragraph (Isaiah 51:17, 22)

      The Cup as a Symbol.—Our Lord’s frequent mention of His foreseen sufferings as the cup of which the Father would have Him drink (Matthew 26:39, 42; Mark 14:36; Luke 22:42; John 18:11; compare Matthew 20:22; Mark 10:38; 1 Corinthians 10:21) is in line with Old Testament usage of the term “cup” as a symbolic expression for a bitter or poisonous potion typifying experiences of suffering.

    • Isaiah 51:22

      In this talk:
      Open paragraph (1)
      In Jesus the Christ:
      Open paragraph (Isaiah 51:17, 22)

      The Cup as a Symbol.—Our Lord’s frequent mention of His foreseen sufferings as the cup of which the Father would have Him drink (Matthew 26:39, 42; Mark 14:36; Luke 22:42; John 18:11; compare Matthew 20:22; Mark 10:38; 1 Corinthians 10:21) is in line with Old Testament usage of the term “cup” as a symbolic expression for a bitter or poisonous potion typifying experiences of suffering.

  2. Jesus the Christ

    Chapter 12: Early Incidents in Our Lord’s Public Ministry

    1 shared verse

    • Matthew 8:20

      In this talk:
      Open paragraph (1)
      In Jesus the Christ:
      Open paragraph (Matthew 8:19, 20)

      Some of the “Chief Rulers” Believed.—Nicodemus was not the only one among the ruling classes who believed in Jesus; but of most of these we learn nothing to indicate that they had sufficient courage to come even by night to make independent and personal inquiry.

  3. Jesus the Christ

    Chapter 18: As One Having Authority

    1 shared verse

  4. Jesus the Christ

    Chapter 2: Preexistence and Foreordination of the Christ

    1 shared verse

    • Abraham 3:27

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      Justification for citing these scriptures in connection with our present consideration will be found in the cause of the great contention—the conditions that led to this war in heaven.

  5. Jesus the Christ

    Chapter 22: A Period of Darkening Opposition

    1 shared verse

  6. Jesus the Christ

    Chapter 27: Continuation of the Perean and Judean Ministry

    1 shared verse

  7. Jesus the Christ

    Chapter 4: The Antemortal Godship of Christ

    1 shared verse

    • Isaiah 6:8

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      In Jesus the Christ:
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      Jesus, when once assailed with question and criticism from certain Jews who regarded their Abrahamic lineage as an assurance of divine preferment, met their abusive words with the declaration: “Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am.”w The true significance of this saying would be more plainly expressed were the sentence punctuated and pointed as follows: “Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham, was I Am”; which means the same as had He said—Before Abraham, was I, Je...

  8. Jesus the Christ

    Chapter 5: Earthly Advent of the Christ Predicted

    1 shared verse

    • Moses 5:5

      In this talk:
      Open paragraph (1)
      In Jesus the Christ:
      Open paragraph (Moses 5:5)

      The difficulty vanishes, and the “historical question” as to the origin of sacrifice is definitely solved by the revelations of God in the current dispensation, whereby parts of the record of Moses—not contained in the Bible—have been restored to human knowledge.

  9. Jesus the Christ

    Chapter 39: Ministry of the Resurrected Christ on the Western Hemisphere

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