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Welcome to Talking Scripture. I'm Mike. And I'm Bryce. And today, come follow me is going to cover

Genesis 37 through 41. Now, just to note, there are some chapters that are skipped and

come follow me. We are going to talk about those. But before we get

started, Bryce, why don't you talk about the main point of these sections in the Come Follow Me

chapters of Genesis? Now, this is a story that you know. This is Joseph struggling with his brethren.

He gets sold into Egypt, Potipher's house, the prison, Pharaoh, the dreams, and then Joseph becomes second in command.

This is probably one of the best known portions of the Old Testament.

This is a great example of the practical everyday living of the covenant in our family situation,

because a lot of these brothers are going to struggle

in living up to the gospel ideals while Joseph is going to stand out. Joseph will live the covenant

and Joseph is going to be prospered by the covenant. So if people wonder, well, why does the Abrahamic

covenant matter today? It's simply, if you live the covenant, rise above worldly behavior and are

different from the world. If you influence the world, rather than let the world influence you,

if you make the Lord's name known by your example,

then the Lord blesses and prospers you. In chapter two of First Nephi, we see Lehi simply

teaching a great summary of the Abrahamic covenant when he says in verse 20 inasmuch as

you shall keep my commandments you shall prosper and shall be led there's a summary of the Abrahamic

covenant if you live the gospel covenant a good example for the world to see and you're not taking the thread of the world.

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