Historical Background to Section 111 After the great spirit that was felt at the dedication of the Kirtland temple in the spring of 1836, missionaries for the church left in every direction to go and preach the restored gospel of Jesus Christ. Bishop Edward Partridge, who had come north toContinue Reading

Show Notes D&C 102-105 Enroll in Institute Timestamps: 00:52 – Section 102 contains governing principles for councils. 10:25 – An example of a council in Acts 15. Moving forward with unity is important. 12:39 – Modern apostles share their experiences making decisions in the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. 14:47Continue Reading

D&C 109 The Dedicatory Prayer of the Kirtland Temple – March 27, 1836 Historical Background The following background information provided by Ostler and McConkie is valuable: In preparation for the dedication of the Kirtland Temple, the Prophet Joseph Smith, Sidney Rigdon, and Oliver Cowdery, as well as Warren A. CowderyContinue Reading

Show Notes D&C 98-101 Enroll in Institute Timestamps: 00:29 – In July 1833, Missourians mob the Saints. The Lord defines when fighting back is justified. 03:07 – The Book of Mormon teaches that we should be reluctant to go into conflict. 06:28 – Conflict should have righteous motivation: to preserve,Continue Reading

D&C 106 Directions to Warren A. Cowdery About 8 months before this revelation was received, the Prophet Joseph Smith was on a mission in New York in March of 1834. It was at this time that Joseph established the Freedom, New York branch. Joseph Smith documented that on “Sunday, MarchContinue Reading

Show Notes D&C 94-97 Transcript Enroll in Institute Timestamps: 00:43 – The Kirtland Saints and the Jackson County Saints received the same command to build a temple, but they had different results. 05:28 – The significance of temples was lost due to the Apostasy and misunderstanding of scriptural texts overContinue Reading

Show Notes: D&C 93 Quotes and Notes To enroll in an institute class, go to https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/si/institute?lang=eng 00:26 – Section 93 answers deep theological questions about the nature of God and His children. 01:42 – One step at a time, grace for grace, we will make it to the Celestial Kingdom.Continue Reading

D&C 98 August 6, 1833 The historical background, much of which provided here by Garrett and Robinson is worthy of note: Although Joseph Smith wrote almost nothing about the reception of Doctrine and Covenants 98 in his History of the Church, that revelation was one of three Joseph included in a letterContinue Reading

D&C 94 Historical background May 6- August 6 1833 In December 1832 (see D&C 88:119) and again in March 1833 (see D&C 90:7–9), the Saints in Ohio were commanded to build a temple at Kirtland. On 23 March 1833, a conference of Church leaders met in the schoolroom above theContinue Reading

Show Notes: D&C 89-92 Quotes and Notes To enroll in an institute class, go to https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/si/institute?lang=eng 00:32 – Defining the Word of Wisdom. 02:37 – The Word of Wisdom as a binding law came in gradually in Church practice. 08:15 – This Word of Wisdom is for us today, inContinue Reading