Apocryphal Scripture of the Week: (see Doctrine and Covenants 91)
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“And as the city was held by the Hebrews from that time, I too will here conclude my account.
“If it has been well and pointedly written, that is what I wanted; but if it is poor, mediocre work, that was all I could do.
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“Let us get up now and fight for our lives, for today is not like yesterday or the day before,
For here is the battle in front of us and behind us, and on one side the water of the Jordan, and on the other marsh and thicket, and there is no room to retreat.
Apocryphal Scripture of the Week: (see Doctrine and Covenants 91)
This one’s pretty fun and awesome, but it requires a bit of context first, so bear with me:
In “The Story of Bel and the Dragon,” we see a sort of alternate version (or maybe additional tale?) of Daniel in the Lion’s Den. The Persian King Cyrus, who with the Babylonians worships idols, commands Daniel to worship statues.
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