Jan 26 – Feb 1, 2026
Slow of Speech, Called Anyway
Genesis 5; Moses 6: God Calls People Who Think They're the Wrong Choice
When was the last time you were asked to do something and your first thought was why me? I'm not good at this.
Enoch had that moment. And it wasn't a fake-humble thing. He meant it.
When God called him to preach, Enoch pushed back: "Why is it that I have found favor in thy sight, and am but a lad, and all the people hate me; for I am slow of speech?" (Moses 6:31).
Three specific objections. He's young. He's disliked. He can't speak well.
God's response didn't argue with any of them. God said: go anyway. I'll fill your mouth. No one will stop you.
Enoch went.
The Long List of Names
Genesis 5 is full of ancestors with very long lifespans—like 900+ years. It sounds like it belongs in a trivia question, not a scripture study.
But look at the numbers. Adam lived 930 years. Enoch was born when Adam was still alive—which means the man from the garden, the man who walked with God before the Fall, was someone Enoch could have actually met.
The covenant wasn't just an old story to Enoch. It was something his elders were carrying firsthand. Moses 6 describes Adam gathering his family at Adam-ondi-Ahman to bless them, with God appearing and honoring Adam. Enoch came from that lineage—people who had seen God, who passed the covenant down like something living.
Your spiritual lineage has more in it than you probably know.
The Gospel, Taught in the Wilderness
Moses 6:50–68 is a full doctrinal lesson—the Fall, the Atonement, baptism, the Holy Ghost, the covenant path. Taught to Enoch. In the wilderness. Long before Moses received the Ten Commandments.
Moses 6:57: "Teach it unto your children, that all men, everywhere, must repent."
Moses 6:59: "This is the plan of salvation unto all men, through the blood of mine Only Begotten."
The gospel is not new. It's ancient. The same plan you're living right now—covenant path, baptism, sacrament—was given to people thousands of years ago and passed forward. You're not on some new experiment. You're part of something very old.
What He Became
Enoch didn't build Zion overnight. He preached for years. Some people listened; others didn't. Slowly—slowly—something changed. Moses 7 describes the result: "The Lord called his people Zion, because they were of one heart and one mind."
One heart and one mind. No poor among them. A city eventually translated into heaven.
Enoch started by saying he was a slow-speaking lad that everyone hated.
The calling didn't shrink to fit him. He grew into it.
🎮 What were Enoch's three objections when God called him to preach?
🎮 How did God respond to Enoch's objections?
🎮 What does Moses 6:57–59 teach about the gospel?
🎮 What was special about where Enoch came from, based on Genesis 5?
🎮 What does "one heart and one mind" describe in Moses 7?
🎮 What can you learn from Enoch's story about being called to do hard things?
Open Your Come Follow Me Manual
Look up what the manual says about building Zion. Then ask yourself: what does "one heart and one mind" look like in my family? In my class? Is there one thing you could do this week to move toward that—even slightly?