Jacob’s sons go to Egypt to buy grain, and Joseph, now governor of Egypt, tests them without revealing his identity. A silver cup is planted in Benjamin's sack, allowing Joseph's brothers’ to protect their youngest brother and demonstrate how they have changed. Joseph reveals himself to his brothers and assures them that God turned their evil actions into good. Jacob moves his family to Egypt, trusting in God’s guidance and provision during the famine.

Genesis 37–41 tells the story of Joseph, the son of Jacob, whose life is marked by deep and repeated adversity. Favored by his father but hated by his brothers, Joseph is betrayed, thrown into a pit, and sold into slavery in Egypt. What begins as family jealousy quickly becomes a long season of suffering and loss. Even when Joseph acts with integrity in the house of Potiphar, he is falsely accused and sent to prison. Injustice follows him, and even those he helps forget him.

Genesis 24–33 follows the next generation of Abraham’s family, focusing on Isaac and Jacob and God’s faithfulness to His covenant. Rebekah and Isaac are united in marriage and begin their family. Their son Esau gives up his birthright to his younger brother Jacob in exchange for a meal. Jacob’s deception to obtain the birthright and blessing leads to complications and long-term consequences. Amid family conflict and personal failure, God meets Jacob at Bethel and Peniel, reminding us that He works through our struggles. By wrestling with God, Jacob grows in faith and character, preparing him for his future role in God’s plan

Genesis 18–23 bring us into some of the most personal and emotionally demanding moments of Abraham’s life. These chapters move between promise and loss, hospitality and judgment, laughter and grief. Abraham receives heavenly visitors, pleads with the Lord for the city of Sodom, and hears a promise that seems impossible: that Sarah, long past childbearing years, will bear a son. When Sarah laughs, the Lord responds with a question that echoes through scripture and into our own lives: “Is there anything too hard for the Lord?”

We read of Noah and the flood in the book of Genesis, but instead of discussing a global, watery catastrophe, let's look at an emotional parallel: the inundation, the feelings of being overwhelmed, underwater, and without something solid beneath our feet. Everyone can relate to that; moreover, many suffer with their mental health at debilitating levels. Looking at Michelle Nixon's image of a flooded area near her home is a metaphor for those sinking feelings.

In her April 2018 General Conference sermon, Sister Reyna I. Aburto spoke of Zion-like purpose: "Girls and boys, young women and young men, sisters and brothers, we are on this journey together. In order to reach our sublime destiny, we need each other, and we need to be unified. The Lord has commanded us, 'Be one; and if ye are not one ye are not mine.'" She continued, "Every one of our paths is different, yet we walk them together. Our path is not about what we have done or where we have been; it is about where we are going and what we are becoming, in unity."