Attorney and lifelong gospel teacher Mark A. Shields offers a systematic study of the Abrahamic covenant, tracing its blessings—posterity, priesthood, and promised land—through Genesis and the Pearl of Great Price. Framing the covenant as inseparable from temple worship, he shows how Abraham and Sarah serve as our exemplars for exaltation and how 'the works of Abraham' parallel the covenants and ordinances Latter-day Saints make today. Reverent and doctrinally rich, it invites readers to recognize and treasure blessings already promised to them. Unlocks one of scripture's most mentioned yet least understood doctrines—the Abrahamic covenant A reverent guide to recognizing the temple throughout the Old Testament Reframes Abraham and Sarah as personal role models on the path to exaltation Ties every 'work of Abraham' directly to the covenants and ordinances readers make today “To teach of the Abrahamic covenant without teaching of the temple—or teaching the temple without understanding the Abrahamic covenant—is like trying to explain the ocean without mentioning water.”Perfect for an endowed Latter-day Saint who wants a deeper doctrinal understanding of the temple and the Abrahamic covenant, or someone preparing to attend the temple.
