Within two months of his baptism on August 20, 1831, William E. McLellin, a former schoolteacher, became deeply involved in the restoration story. Following his conversion, McLellin was ordained an elder and preached the gospel with Hyrum Smith for a few weeks before traveling to Orange, Ohio, in late OctoberContinue Reading
Sections 6,8, and 9 of the Doctrine and Covenants explain how revelation works. I find it worth noting that in the early days of the history of the church that the Lord outlined for the Saints how this delicate communication works. There are times when young people have expressed toContinue Reading
See also: Joseph Smith used a Urim and Thummim to translate The Book of Mormon Joseph Smith used a seer stone to translate The Book of Mormon The box was filled with tinkertoys 1827 September 21, 1823 – Joseph meets Moroni. Joseph is 17 years old. September 22, 1827 – JosephContinue Reading
I recently had the opportunity to teach Lesson 37: “We Thank Thee, O God, for a Prophet” and as I was preparing, I thought of how a living prophet could have settled some of the issues faced by the ancients. I put together a short list of some of theContinue Reading
President Benson said, “In the Book of Mormon we find a pattern for preparing for the Second Coming. A major portion of the book centers on the few decades just prior to Christ’s coming to America. By careful study of that time period we can determine why some were destroyedContinue Reading
From Ezekiel 34 to the end of his book, Ezekiel focuses on the latter days, emphasizing events far in the future, removed from his world of 600 B.C. His focus narrows on the restoration of the house of Israel both physically and spiritually, the reunion of the kingdoms of JudahContinue Reading
There is an increasing sentiment among some seminary students that the world is overpopulated, running out of resources and that the future looks bleak. Many students have expressed to me thoughts such as, “What’s the use? The world is going to end anyways. Why get married and have children? WillContinue Reading
Zebedee Coltrin Shares His Experiences Presidents John Taylor and George Q. Cannon, Apostles Erastus Snow, Brigham Young, Francis M. Lyman, and Heber J. Grant, and Elders L. John Nuttall and Zebedee Coltrin present. Brother Zebedee Coltrin said: I believe I am the only living man now in the church whoContinue Reading
Sometime into the teaching of this section, I was reminded of a story I heard about Florence Chadwick. This story has great application in the lives of youth in keeping true to their covenants in the midst of trials and living in a time with so much uncertainty. On JulyContinue Reading
Of all the sections in the Doctrine and Covenants, this section contains more names of individuals than any other. While the message of this section focuses on building the temple in Nauvoo and the construction of the Nauvoo house, I took this opportunity to discuss with the youth the peopleContinue Reading
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