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Genesis 18-23 I Come Follow Me I Handmaidens, Harems and Heroines I Lynne Hilton Wilson

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🗓️ 16 February 2026

⏱️ 87 minutes

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Summary

Genesis 18–23 highlights several remarkable women whose stories, read through an LDS lens, reveal faith, covenant, and the quiet influence of righteous women in God’s plan. Sarah stands at the center: in Genesis 18 she hears the promise that she will bear a son in her old age and initially laughs, a deeply human reaction that the Lord gently turns into a lesson about divine power and timing. Latter-day Saints often see in Sarah a model of covenant partnership with Abraham—someone who grows into faith and ultimately receives the miracle promised. Genesis 19 introduces Lot’s wife and daughters, whose experiences near the destruction of Sodom show both the dangers of looking back spiritually and the complexity of preserving family in a fallen world. An LDS perspective emphasizes agency and accountability, while also recognizing the difficult circumstances these women faced. Genesis 20–23 continues to show how women are woven into the covenant story. Sarah’s protection in foreign courts underscores the Lord’s watchful care over covenant mothers through whom promises flow. Her eventual joy in Isaac’s birth (Genesis 21) fulfills God’s word and highlights the doctrine that nothing is impossible for the Lord. Hagar and her son Ishmael are also remembered compassionately in Latter-day Saint thought: though separated from Abraham’s household, they are seen as recipients of God’s mercy and promises. Finally, Sarah’s death in Genesis 23 is treated with great honor, showing her importance as a matriarch in Israel. Altogether, these chapters present women not as side characters but as vital participants in the Abrahamic covenant, whose faith, struggles, and divine encounters still teach modern disciples about trust in God’s promises.

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0:00.0

Evolution was a very hot topic. God gave us the book of Scripture and the book of nature to find out

0:06.6

truth. Like when you assume scripture is talking like a science textbook, you are pretty much

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guaranteed to misread scripture. We trace the history of statements from the church on evolution.

0:17.2

And there have been people on both sides of the discussion with very strong feelings.

0:21.0

Basically, the trial highlighted two groups.

0:23.5

One group calls themselves the fundamentalists.

0:25.8

A second group called the modernist.

0:28.2

Individual leaders sometimes express their own opinions on this.

0:31.7

You can only reliably tell when a church leader is moved upon by the Holy Ghost,

0:37.0

when you personally are moved upon by the Holy Ghost, too.

0:41.0

There's this relationship between being a human and being the Lord's mouthpiece.

0:45.3

Inspiration isn't kind of this mechanical switch that you can just basically turn on.

0:49.7

How are regular members of the church like us supposed to know?

0:56.9

Hi, Casey.

0:58.1

Hi, Scott.

0:59.3

Good to see you.

1:00.7

You too, man.

1:01.8

Welcome back.

1:03.2

We are at episode seven in this what has turned out to be a pretty fun series, Casey, to do this with you.

1:10.8

Yeah. This is covering a little different ground than we're used to.

1:14.2

We're usually kind of playing around in the early restoration.

1:17.1

This takes us to the 20th century, which is fresh ground.

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