Ep 38 | DEFINITIONS: Land of Promise vs. Promised Land

February 8, 2021

Lehi, Mulek, and Jared's family were each promised a land for their inheritance. Sometimes in the scriptures, this land is referred to as the "promised land" and other times it is referred to as "land of promise." What is the difference?
A land that is promised to a group is a promised land. But the 'land of promise" implies that the land - the dirt and rocks themselves have the promise or that they have God's covenant blessing placed upon them. So what is a promise or a covenant?

There are two types of covenants:

Personal or Individual
- Baptism (Sacrament)
- Gift of the Holy Ghost
- Priesthood
- Washing & Anointing
- Endowment
- Sealing
National Covenants
- Given to the land and to anyone who lives upon the land
- Comes with a promise and a consequence

In America, the United States of America, this covenant was made with George Washington at the time of his inauguration and again with Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War.

Definitions:

Land of Promise - Covenant on the land, those living there are blessed if they keep the covenant. (Ether 2:8). A "Land of Covenant."
Promised Land - A land promised to a particular people. Land of great possibilities. See Land of Promise.

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Tresta is a mother of eight darling children and many borrowed children. Her husband introduced her to the idea of homeschooling after her fourth was born and she thought he was crazy. Twenty years later she is a strong advocate for homeschooling. She is a mentor for homeschool mothers and their parenting/schooling/mental needs. Her favorite homeschool subject is symbolic math. She is the author of God Saw That It Was Good and other homeschooling books. She is the co-founder of Called to Learn, restoring and preserving Gospel culture of learning patterned after the temple, with her husband, Thom. She and her son, Izaak, have a podcast called, Gospel Theory. Her passion is teaching, writing, and telling God’s Story. If you ask her about her most embarrassing moment she will tell you a story about sitting on a cactus.

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