Lund was sustained to the Second Quorum of the Seventy in April 2002. Their story will thrill you to the core.Įlder Gerald N. Trapped by early winter snows in Wyoming, these Saints driven by the "fire of the covenant" they had made with God rose to heights of unsurpassed courage and endurance. Elder Lund weaves his fictional characters into the tapestry of actual historical events helping us feel a part of the companies who set out for Zion late in the season during the first year of the great handcart migration.
The author of the acclaimed historical fiction series The Work and the Glory brings another dramatic chapter in Church history to life in Fire of the Covenant, a novel about the 1856 Willie and Martin Handcart Companies. Unwavering, unquenchable, undimmed by the night, the fire of the covenant burns bright, burns bright.Share in the pathos and spiritual power of the handcart experience The fire of the covenant we make burns in our hearts like a flame. We are the youth of the great and final days, armed with truth and a legacy of faith.Īnd we will rise up and shine the light He gives, and with the saints, we will testify- He lives! The fire of the covenant they made burned in their hearts like a flame. Hold on thy way, be not afraid, for God is on thy side. The storms will come and sin will rage, and enemies deride. There was a shout heard above the bitter storm from fathful saints who had come to take them home, where they would build up a place of peace and love, and raise a temple to bind our souls as one. Unwavering, unquenchable, undimmed by the night, the fire of the covenant burned bright.
The Fire of the covenant they made burned in their hearts like a flame. Their love was deeper than the snow and stronger than the wind. Their hope was brighter than the fire of cruel and angry men. With nothing left, they still kept their faith in Him.
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