7 Elements of Ancient Covenant Ceremonies, with Donna Nielsen

Meghan is joined by author Donna Nielsen to discuss the pattern of establishing covenant in antiquity. Topics Include:
- The Process of Establishing a Covenant
- Historical Patterns and Symbols to Understand Present Day
-Deeper Meanings of the Last Supper
- Stages of Life as Sanctifying
Be sure to register to view Donna's address at Awake & Ascend: The Covenant of the Fathers! Learn more at latterdaydisciples.com/conference
Donna Nielsen is married with 5 children and16 grandchildren. She is the author of "Beloved Bridegroom: Finding Christ in Ancient Jewish Marriage and Family Customs," as well as two audiobooks, "The Holy Child Jesus" and "He Hid Not His Face." She keeps a blog containing nearly 500 pages of scripture research.
Donna has been an Education Specialist for BYU Shakespeare Fellowship, Tour Guide to Israel, Teacher at Education Week and speaker at BYU Women's Conference. She coped during the Covid lockdown by getting a Doctorate of Divinity degree with an emphasis on Early Christian Iconography. Donna is currently loving her work as a Sandtray teacher and practitioner along with researching my favorite topics of history, culture, languages, and symbolism.
Awake & Ascend: The Covenant of the Fathers is coming to you virtually on June 28-29th! Register today and receive access to the two-day conference, a PDF notes packet, LIVE Q&A with the speakers, and an invitation to the LDD dinner and watch party (RSVP required; in Rigby, Idaho). Learn more at latterdaydisciples.com/conference

[@pagecluff7682]

Nativity salt covenant is in Ezekiel 16: 3-4. I have watched this multiple times. It is so beautiful. Thank you.

[@DoctrineofChrist248]

Donna, if you see this, my FIL and I love your book. You rock! Praise YHWH

[@LisaBurnham-yl2rl]

So many added insights ❤. Thank you for posting this so I could be a fly on the wall for this wonderful discussion. I especially loved the comments on salt and the end on appreciating and using the experiences we are having now to bring us closer to Christ, including this time of mothering, spending much of my time concerned with “butts and mouths” 😂. I have 4 kiddos who are 7, 5, 2 and my baby is 6 months old…so deep in the adventurous trenches. Trying to really embody and keep the perspective that these simple, chaotic, wonderful, stressful, blessed, maddening, moments can be powerful and transformative on this journey to become more like Christ.

[@pagecluff7682]

I love this so much. Wow the depth that she gives. So beautiful.

[@Steelblaidd]

Dr. Nehemiah Gordon has done a lot of research on the Name and has found several hundred manuscripts with the vowels for properly pronocing YHWH as Yehova. And proposes that it is a compression of the Hebrew phrases "I was. I Am. I will be."

[@kimtaylor7544]

What a fascinating topic...I learned so much and this discussion makes me want to learn more. Its hard to believe how we can spend our whole lives thinking we have so much knowledge and that we are living the gospel but we are missing so much meaning and the WHY of what we are doing. I also love knowing the WHY of things😊

[@rascalwind]

Wow moment. The blood covered wool allows the "mother" of the new born lamb that died to be accepted. Hm... Mother in heaven to accept children into the family based on the blood of son in mercy, Father an only provide justice.

[@88cruzer1]

Mind blown. Great insight. Are we all not bummer lambs.