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Jacob & Rachel
Genesis 28-30
M.A.S.H
1.Number2.Number3.Number4.Number
1.City2.City3.City4.City
1. Occupation2. Occupation3. Occupation4. Occupation
1. Crush2. Crush3. Crush4. Name from this class
(opposite gender)
The story is told in Hymn 100
Genesis 28:10-19What do you do to help you
remember your spiritual experiences?
• Why did he leave home? Genesis 27:42-28:2• The Abrahamic Covenant is passed on (28:3-4)
Jacob leaves home
Where’s the best place to find a wife?
• Genesis 29:1-3• Why would Jacob go
to the well in Haran?• Are there any
characteristics in your mom or dad that you’d like your spouse to have?
The most romantic verse in all the scriptures…
• Genesis 29:4-on
So how much did he pay?
Minimum wage in Utah is $7.25
$7.25 x 8hrs = $58 day
$58/day x 5days/week = $290 week
$290/week x 52weeks = $15,080 year
$15,080 x 14years = $211,120 in 14 years
OR, median income in Utah is $59,770 x 14 = $836,780
NEW PRICE FOR RACHEL $836,780!!
What the Apostles say about their wives
“The first day I saw Frances, I knew I’d found the right one.”
Thomas S. Monson & Frances Beverly JohnsonOctober 7, 1948, Salt Lake Temple, 3 children
“[She is] a person who has always made me want to be the very best that I can be.”
Henry B. Eyring & Kathleen JohnsonJuly 27, 1962, Logan Temple, 6 children
“I [am] married to the woman I [have] loved ever since I first saw her.”“She is the sunshine of my life.”
Dieter F. Uchtdorf & Harriet ReichDecember 14, 1962, Bern Switzerland Temple, 2 children
“Because of the office I hold, I have a solemn obligation to tell the truth: She’s perfect.”
Boyd K. Packer & Donna Edna SmithJuly 28, 1947, Logan Temple, 10 children
“I am certain paradise is a much more joyful place because she is there. . . . Even though there is great loneliness without her, her passing was sweet because of the way she had lived.”
L. Tom Perry & Virginia LeeJuly 18, 1947, Logan Temple, 3 children
“Because of her, I know all the blessings that can come to a husband, father, and grandfather.”
Russell M. Nelson & Dantzel WhiteAugust 31, 1945, Salt Lake Temple, 10 children
“She just brought out the best in me. . . . June has kept me from getting pompous and self-important.”
Dallin H. Oaks & June DixonJune 24, 1952, Salt Lake Temple, 6 children
“I knew from the beginning that I wanted to marry her, but she didn’t share the same feelings. It was a little hard convincing her. …Getting her to agree to marry me was the greatest sales job I ever did.”
M. Russell Ballard & Barbara BowenAugust 28, 1951, Salt Lake Temple, 7 children
“I know what it is to love a daughter of Father in Heaven who with grace and devotion lived the full feminine splendor of her righteous womanhood.”Richard G. Scott & Jeanene WatkinsJuly 16, 1952, Manti Temple, 7 children
“Mary has never held me back. We follow the Quaker proverb ‘Thee lift me and I’ll lift thee, and we will ascend together.’”
Robert D. Hales & Mary CrandallJune 10, 1953, Salt Lake Temple, 2 children
“My wife has the purest faith and deepest spirituality I know. … Paraphrasing what Mark Twain’s Adam said of his Eve, I say of her, Wherever she was, there was paradise.”Jeffrey R. Holland & Patricia TerryJune 7, 1963, St. George Temple, 3 children
“My wife, Susan, is a virtuous woman and a righteous mother. You will quickly see that purity and goodness are evident in her countenance. I love her and appreciate her more than words can express.”
David A. Bednar & Susan Kae RobinsonMarch 20, 1975, Salt Lake Temple, 3 children
“It would be hard to find anybody in the whole world who is as good and righteous and bright as she is. . . . Marrying her was the best decision I have ever made.”
Quentin L. Cook & Mary GaddieNovember 30, 1962, Logan Temple, 3 children
"Those who know my Kathy have observed that I married much above myself, a conclusion I heartily agree with."D. Todd Christofferson & Katherine JacobMay 29, 1968, Salt Lake Temple, 5 children
“[God] allowed me to marry one of His angels here on earth. … I would be nothing without her. For much of my life, I have been trying to become what she thought I already was.”
Neil L. Andersen & Kathy Sue WilliamsMarch 20, 1975, Salt Lake Temple, 4 children
Cheaper by the DozenLeah Rachel Bilhah Zilpah
Simeon
Levi
Zebulun
Judah
Benjamin
Issachar
Asher
GadJoseph Dan
Naphtali
Rueben
In what ways did this challenge Leah?
In what ways did this challenge Rachel?
Israel’s FamilyGenesis 28-30
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