Was the Requirement of a Broken Heart Known Before the Time of Christ?
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- “Crawling Over, Under, or Around Section 132”: The Debate Over Joseph Smith and Polygamy by Daniel C. Peterson
- A Mother’s Memories: Those Things Happen by Maurine Proctor
- The Quiet Voice of Heaven: A Legacy of Listening to the Spirit by Tanya Neider
- The Man Who Entered Alone: How Israel’s High Priest Pointed to Christ by Patrick D. Degn
- Elder W. Mark Bassett Dies at Age 59 by Meridian Church Newswire
- Gathering Israel: Special Moments Need to be Shared by Mark J. Stoddard
- The Soft-Spoken Parent Series: Understanding Anger by H. Wallace Goddard
- What Are the Most Cited, Recited, and Misunderstood Verses in Deuteronomy? by Jeffrey M. Bradshaw
- Your Hardest Family Question: How can I say “no” and still be Christ-like? by Geoff Steurer, MS, LMFT
- Hastening Now: A Weekly Church Report by Meridian Church Newswire
















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Erik HansenFebruary 5, 2016
Those particular terms "a broken heart and contrite spirit" are not used often except in modern and other scriptures Prophet Joseph brought to light, but I think it is not uncommon to find the basic tenet spoken of differently or with words such as "perfect heart and a willing mind" from Kings. "Broken" and "contrite" heart seem the clearest to me but perhaps not to everybody. I'm sure the enemies of Israel plucked these basic ideas out many times. Am I right on this?
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