6/23/2023 0 Comments P civilization beyond earthBut that’s because I want to say something different today about being a mother, or a parent. He appears in the story as the favored, pampered child, who creates so much resentment in his eleven brothers that they plot to kill him, but let him off relatively easily by instead selling him into years of slavery.Ībout now, some of you are probably thinking this doesn’t sound very much like a mother’s day talk. Then he is so afraid of retaliation, that he runs away and hides with his uncle for over twenty years. Jacob and Esau fight with each other while still in the womb, and with his mother’s help, Jacob steals the birthright from his elder brother. Isaac has an elder brother, Ishmael, who is harshly treated and ejected from the family home. The very first son we are introduced to, Abel, is slain by his angry, jealous brother. The striking fact to any reader is that all these families are dysfunctional. After we get through the story of creation, Genesis settles into its real focus: families. This talk is to honor real mothers of real families. You have several sons, handsome and strong as stripling warriors, who all reached eagle scout and served honorable missions. ![]() Some of you may have four or five beautiful daughters, who all won their young women of excellence awards, were all married in the temple, and are raising perfect young families.
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