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Moses 2:16

16 And I, God, made two great lights; the greater ^alight to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night, and the ^bgreater light was the sun, and the lesser light was the moon; and the stars also were made even according to my word.

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b Gen. 1:16

16 And God made two great lights; the ^agreater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also.

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Moses 2:6a (refers to Moses 2:14-18)

6 And again, I, God, said: Let there be a ^afirmament in the midst of the water, and it was so, even as I spake; and I said: Let it divide the waters from the waters; and it was done;

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Russell M. Nelson, GC, Apr. 2000
(Moses 2:14-19)

Russell M. Nelson, GC, Apr. 2000
(Moses 2:5-31)

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Hel. 13:12-18 (7/7)
Alma 19:24-27 (6/4)
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Alma 60:5-9 (5/5)
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3 Ne. 4:7-11 (5/5)
1 Ne. 22:13-14 (4/2)
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Alma 2:23-24 (2/2)
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Alma 13:3-4 (2/2)
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Alma 37:6-7 (2/2)
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Alma 56:16-17 (2/2)
Alma 57:22-23 (2/2)
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Hel. 3:24-25 (2/2)
Hel. 8:5-6 (2/2)
Hel. 12:1-2 (2/2)
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Hel. 13:37-38 (2/2)
Hel. 16:13-14 (2/2)
Hel. 16:20-21 (2/2)
3 Ne. 3:2-3 (2/2)
3 Ne. 3:18-19 (2/2)
3 Ne. 6:14-15 (2/2)
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Ether 4:14-15 (2/2)
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Ether 14:7-8 (2/2)
Ether 15:16-17 (2/2)
D&C 88:93-94 (2/2)
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