5 Questions to Illuminate Women in the Scriptures

This episode features Maria Eckersley and Brooke Walker as they discuss five questions to ask in our gospel study to learn from the examples of women in the scripture. They discuss how we can better understand how God values and empowers His daughters. How He loves and trusts them to do His work.

Maria's five questions:

1. How does her story illuminate the Plan of Salvation?
2. How does her story illuminate the power of covenants?
3. How does her story illuminate surrounding stories?
4. How does her story illuminate teh gift of agency?
5. How does her story illuminate the Savior's character?

Scriptural references:

• The Story of Eve - Moses 4:12
• Mary when the angel appeared - Luke 1:38
• Mary when Simeon told her a sword would pierce her soul - Luke 2:35
• Sarah's story - Genesis 17 (see verses 15-16)
• Hannah's story - 1 Samuel 1 (see verses 10-11 and 17-18)
• Abish and King Lamoni's wife - Alma 19 (see verses 8-10 and 16)
• The widow with the empty vessels - 2 Kings 4 (see verses 5-6)
• Emma Smith - D&C 25 (see verses 5-6 and 10)
• The woman with the issue of blood - Luke 8 (see verses 43 and 47)
• Mary Magdalene seeing the risen Lord - John 20 (see verses 10-13 and 14-16)

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