To be of the seed of Abraham, under the covenant, is to do the works of Abraham and fulfill the mission to which he was called.
- Abraham – Thou art my son
- “Abraham, Abraham . . .” the Lord opened the conversation with his name twice.
- Father of nations
- Moses – Thou art my son.
- Drawn out of Water
- Immanuel
- God with us
- Mary
- Thou hast Found Favor with God
- this is a reminder that women are called as well
- Joseph
- To Add, To Gather
- Genesis 49:22-26
- Joseph was separated from his brethren as we are to be separated from the world. We are to gather the covenant people of the world in with us, not by grasping for the world, but by helping others to leave the world behind.
- Ephriam
- Fruitful in the land of affliction
- Dauteronomy 33:16-17
- Jeremiah 31:9,20
- D&C 133:31-34
- Judah
- Praise
- Genesis 49:8-12
- Jeremiah 33:16
- Levi (Aaron especially)
- Joined and Pledged
- D&C 13
- the Kohanim – google Kohanim
- the Temple Institute of Jerusalem – http://www.templeinstitute.org
- Jerusalem
- City of Peace
- I can’t wait for that day.
- The apostles were called by name
- Joseph Smith
- “One of them spake unto me, calling me by name . . .”