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Jennifer Roach Lees holds a Master in Divinity as well as a Masters in Counseling Psychology. She is a licensed mental health therapist and lives in Utah.
Prophets
Come, Follow Me with FAIR – Exodus 14–18 – Part 2 – Autumn Dickson
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Parted Waters, Messy Leadership, and Miracles
by Autumn Dickson
The story of Moses freeing the Israelites through the power of God is an incredible parable for the atonement of Jesus Christ. It’s probably the most important lesson we can pull from that story. However, it’s not the only story we can learn from it. There are other principles at work too. Let’s talk about one of them. [Read more…] about Come, Follow Me with FAIR – Exodus 14–18 – Part 2 – Autumn Dickson
Procedural Developments in the Solemn Assembly
Note: This is the second in a two-part series about solemn assemblies to sustain a President of the Church. The first part addressed current procedures and the principles of solemn assemblies and sustaining Church Presidents.
Since October 1880 when John Taylor was first sustained as the President of the Church, a solemn assembly is held “for the body of the Church to express the voice of the Church in a first sustaining vote for a new President of the Church.”1J. Reuben Clark Jr., Conference Report, October 1945, 3. Although the exact procedures have varied over time, the fundamentals have remain unchanged.
Joseph Smith and Brigham Young
Joseph Smith introduced the special pattern of voting that is now followed in our solemn assemblies. During the dedicatory services of the Kirtland Temple on March 27, 1836, Sidney Rigdon: [Read more…] about Procedural Developments in the Solemn Assembly
The Solemn Assembly
By David W. Smith
Note: This is the first in a two-part series about solemn assemblies to sustain Presidents of the Church. Part 2 is here.
With the passing of President Russell M. Nelson in September 2025, members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will soon have the special privilege to participate in a solemn assembly to sustain a new Church president. Because this sustaining is a bit different than the normal sustaining process, it may be helpful to review the procedure and principles of the solemn assembly and sustaining Church leaders. [Read more…] about The Solemn Assembly
Come, Follow Me with FAIR – Genesis 6–11; Moses 8 – Jennifer Roach Lees
Come, Follow Me with FAIR – Moses 7 – Jennifer Roach Lees
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Moses 7: Enoch’s Vision (Jennifer Roach Lees)
The vision of Enoch in Moses 7 bridges the gap between ancient scripture and modern discipleship. We can absolutely see ourselves in it.
On the one hand, it’s a text of great scholarly interest. Go read Jeff Bradshaw’s paper. It’s very long, very dense and very scholarly. Moses 7 expands the kind of sparse biblical account of Enoch into this big sweeping narrative.
And on the other hand, it’s a profoundly practical guide for Latter-day Saints seeking to live faithfully in the present, not in some future idealized world on the actual street that you live on.
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Come, Follow Me with FAIR – Genesis 5; Moses 6 – Jennifer Roach Lees
Introducing a New Documentary Series about Brigham Young from the Interpreter Foundation
Come, Follow Me with FAIR – The Articles of Faith and Official Declarations 1 and 2 – Part 2 – Autumn Dickson
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If God is so Powerful, Why Didn’t He Just Stop Their Enemies?
by Autumn Dickson
I want to share something from the Official Declaration 1, the declaration that ended the practice of polygamy in the latter-days. This post isn’t specifically about polygamy, but the principle I want to teach is being taught through the polygamy example. [Read more…] about Come, Follow Me with FAIR – The Articles of Faith and Official Declarations 1 and 2 – Part 2 – Autumn Dickson
Prophets of God
In her October 2025 General Conference message, Sister Andrea Muñoz Spannaus taught that recognizing and trusting living prophets is essential for navigating “the many voices” of our day. Just like the woman of Shunem who discerned that Elisha was “a holy man of God,” we too can receive a personal witness of God’s chosen servants.
But a thoughtful question arises in our time: Why should modern believers place their trust in a living prophet? [Read more…] about Prophets of God
