May 6, 1833 The historical background from Robinson and Garrett is insightful Doctrinally, Doctrine and Covenants 93 is one of the more informative and important revelations in the Doctrine and Covenants, yet the Prophet gives almost no historical information concerning its reception. He simply recorded, “May 6.—I received the following.”[1]Smith,Continue Reading

In this podcast, we will cover Section 25 first, examining three ways to interpret and apply this scripture. In the subsequent podcast we discussed sections 23, 24, and 26. The Show Notes reflect an overall view of all of these sections. D&C 23-26 Show Notes D&C 23 April 1830 revelationContinue Reading

Show Notes: D&C 6-9 Quotes and Notes 00:30 – Historical background of Section 6. 04:45 – Two types of doubts. 05:56 – How God speaks to our heart. 26:03 – How God speaks to our mind. 40:27 – How we can tell the difference between our own thoughts and revelationContinue Reading

D&C 6-9 Show notes Section 6-9 of the Doctrine and Covenants deal with how the Lord speaks to us, and how we can invite revelation. So much of these sections are about actual application and relevance, so we will start with these ideas in the show notes. We begin withContinue Reading

Many of us have had experiences with the sweet power of prayer. One of mine was shared with a stake patriarch from southern Utah. I first met him in my medical office more than 40 years ago, during the early pioneering days of surgery of the heart. This saintly soulContinue Reading