Religious Educator: Perspectives on the Restored Gospel Volume 11 Number 1 Article 17 4-1-2010 Vol. 11 No. 1 Religious Educator Religious Educator Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/re BYU ScholarsArchive Citation Educator, Religious. "Vol. 11 No. 1 Religious Educator." Religious Educator: Perspectives on the Restored Gospel 11, no. 1 (2010). https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/re/vol11/iss1/17 This Full Issue is brought to you for free and open access by the Journals at BYU ScholarsArchive. It has been accepted for inclusion in Religious Educator: Perspectives on the Restored Gospel by an authorized editor of BYU ScholarsArchive. For more information, please contact [email protected], [email protected]. 1&341&$5*7&40/5)&3&4503&%(041&- 13070 65") 70-6.&/6.#&3 )33. CZ#SJHIBN:PVOH6OJWFSTJUZ 1SPWP 6UBI"MMSJHIUTSFTFSWFE 1SJOUFEJOUIF64"POBDJEGSFFQBQFS 0OUIFDPWFS -JHIUQFOFUSBUFTUIFGPHBU.PVOU5BNBMQBJT 4UBUF1BSLJO.BSJO$PVOUZ $BMJGPSOJB COVERPHOTOBYMILAZINKOVA WIKIMEDIA EDITOR´SNOTE "/FX%FDBEF%BXOT We are excited to begin a new year and a new decade for the Religious Educator. Additionally, in 2011 the Religious Studies Center (RSC) celebrates its thirty-fifth anniversary. Established in 1975 by Jeffrey R. Holland, then dean ofReligious Education, the RSC promotes research and publication of topics central to the mission of Religious Education at BYU. Ten years after the RSC was founded, President Holland wrote as university president, “With the horizons expanding at an unprecedented rate for the study of what is ancient and what is modern, it is fitting for us to look to the resources, scholarship, and leadership of the [Religious Studies] Center to assist us in our search for ‘all that God has revealed, all that he does now reveal, and [all] that he will yet reveal . pertaining to the kingdom of God.’ We build on a grand tradi- tion and hope to add an increasing amount of substantial, published research to the good work already begun.” In a real sense, we realize that we are competing for your time. With the proliferation of online publishing and the continued expansion of the book and journal trade, no one has enough time to read everything, even in a given field. Certainly this is the case with the restored gospel—countless blogs, articles, and books are posted and released, making it impossible to engage them all. We hope this issue offers many articles well worth your time. During my research, speaking, and personal travels this past year, I have visited places both near and far. Each place has provided me some insight about myself and about the world around me. Beyond the diversity of the landscape, the people differ widely from those in my own neighborhood. They speak many languages and have different customs, yet they share many of the same dreams. They want to live in a healthy and happy family, and they need shelter and nourishment. No matter where I travel on this amazing planet, there is something to learn at each destina- tion if I am open to it. Likewise, we hope readers will find value in the diversity of articles in the Religious Educator. Some pieces offer new insight to a familiar topic. Some offer valuable teaching tools. What unites them all is a fresh perspective on the gospel of Jesus Christ, the “good news” we all share. Enjoy! Editor Richard Neitzel Holzapfel Editor JW $POUFOUT 1 Four Fundamentals for Those Who Teach and Inspire Youth ELDERRICHARDGSCOTT 17 The Name and Titles of God in the Old Testament DANAMPIKE 33 The War in Heaven and Satan’s Continuing Battle for Power KEVINMBULLOCH 47 The Gathering of Israel JOSEPHFIELDINGMCCONKIE 65 The Story of Judah and Tamar BENSPACKMAN 77 A Latter-day Saint Perspective on Biblical Inerrancy ROBERTLMILLET 91 Egyptian Papyri and the Book of Abraham: Some Questions and Answers KERRYMUHLESTEIN 109 Lincoln and the Brethren MARYJANEWOODGERAND JESSICAWAINWRIGHTCHRISTENSEN 143 Paradox and Discipleship TERRYLLGIVENS 157 Hope through a Windshield SUSANBALCOMWALTON 163 Helping Students Understand Divine Truth BARBARAMORGAN W 3FMJHJPVT&EVDBUPS 70-6.&/6.#&3Á 183 Multiple Intelligences in the Gospel Classroom JOHNHILTONIII 191 The Church in Brazil: An Interview with CES Director Paulo Grahl ROYDONOLSEN 199 New Publications 203 Upcoming Conferences 205 Staff Spotlight *OUFMMFDUVBM3FTFSWF *OD &MEFS3JDIBSE(4DPUU 'PVS'VOEBNFOUBMT GPS5IPTF8IP5FBDI BOE*OTQJSF:PVUI ELDERRICHARDGSCOTT &MEFS3JDIBSE(4DPUUJTBNFNCFSPGUIF2VPSVNPGUIF5XFMWF"QPTUMFT5IJTBEESFTTXBT HJWFOBUUIF$IVSDI&EVDBUJPOBM4ZTUFN3FMJHJPVT&EVDBUPST4ZNQPTJVNPO"VHVTU BU#:6 he time devoted to the preparation of this message has been rewarded Twith the deepest feelings of love, thanksgiving, and gratitude to the Lord for His mercy and kindness in providing us with the holy scriptures, for the indescribable blessing of prayer, and, when we have given sufficiently of our- selves, for the blessing of answer to prayer. I likewise have feelings of gratitude for the declarations of the prophets that demonstrate a love for the scriptures and lead us to study, ponder, and apply them in our lives. I have a profound feeling of love for each of you who have participated in this symposium, who so willingly devote yourselves to teaching the gospel to Father in Heaven’s children. I likewise sense deep feelings of love. That love gives encouragement to try to express the feelings of my heart this morning in a way that can be understood to bless the lives of the students you, with such tender care, so willingly serve. Some of your students may ask, “Why are we studying the Old Testament when President Ezra Taft Benson has spoken so vigorously about the need to know the Book of Mormon?” 3FMJHJPVT&EVDBUPSÀ6/,./À In the 1986 October conference, our beloved prophet, President Benson, said: That sacred and holy book has been of inestimable worth to the children of men. In fact, it was a passage from the Bible that inspired the Prophet Joseph Smith to go to a grove of trees near his home and kneel in prayer. What followed was the glorious vision that commenced the restoration of the fulness of the gospel of Jesus Christ to the earth. That vision also began the process of bringing forth new scriptures to stand shoulder to shoulder with the Bible in bearing witness to a wicked world that Jesus is the Christ and that God lives and loves His children and is still intimately involved in their salvation and exaltation. Today we have three new books of scriptures: the Book of Mormon, the Doctrine and Covenants, and the Pearl of Great Price. I love all of these sacred volumes. (in Conference Report, October 1986, 100–101; or Ensign, November 1986, 78–79) These statements from the living prophet of God indicate the impor- tance of all scripture. Each of your students needs to determine personally how he or she will follow the admonition of the prophet to know and to live the teachings of the Book of Mormon. However, this year’s course in semi- nary and institute provides you with the opportunity to open the curtains of understanding to many who otherwise may never on their own find the treasures contained within the Old Testament. I express gratitude to those who prepared the curriculum for this year and, particularly this morning, to all who have labored so diligently to prepare the workshops and messages of this symposium to further facilitate the under- standing of the sacred contents of the Old Testament. They have provided you with suggestions, teaching aids, and methods to help your students find the diamonds of truth that sometimes must be carefully mined from the pages of the Old Testament. How wonderful it is that you have the opportunity to invite your students to drink of the waters of truth the Lord has placed in the Old Testament. You have come to know that your students learn from you in three ways: What they hear, What they see, and What they feel. What they hear results from your painstaking preparation for each class encounter. Each skill you develop, each teaching capacity you exercise helps them benefit from what they hear. What they see is more than the visual aids you use within the classroom. Paramount and predominant in what they observe is the example of your 'PVS'VOEBNFOUBMTGPS5IPTF8IP5FBDIBOE*OTQJSF:PVUI own life—how you work; how you react to challenges in and out of the class- room; for those of you with families, how you treat them. How you live is constantly under observation. It impacts the lives of your students even in moments when you are least aware that you are being an example. But the greatest impact of all is what they feel in your presence in the classroom and elsewhere. Your commitment to teach the precious children of our Father in Heaven is not alone the long hours you spend in prepara- tion for each class, nor the many hours of fasting and prayer that you may become a more effective teacher. It is the commitment to a life every hour of which is purposefully lived in compliance with the teachings and example of the Savior and of His servants. It is a commitment to constant striving to be evermore spiritual, evermore devoted, evermore deserving to be the conduit through which the Spirit of the Lord may touch the hearts of those you are trusted to bring to a greater understanding of His teachings. I have observed the influence of some of you, the tremendous conse- quences of your devoted service as instruments of truth. Years ago, when the first missionaries were being called from South America, they were few in number, enthusiastic but lacking in formal preparation. I contrast that now with the repeated example observed in many areas in South America, Central America, and Mexico, areas with which I am most familiar.