Come Follow Me January 6–12

Doctrine and Covenants 1

Welcome to Church History Matters, Come Follow Me edition! If you've followed the Church History Matters Podcast since it launched in 2023, you'll be excited to join Scott Woodward and Casey Griffiths in studying Come Follow Me this year.

Scott and Casey are going to focus their Come, Follow Me study on the Context, Content, Controversies, and Consequences of each section of the Doctrine and Covenants.

Today, Scott and Casey delve into Doctrine and Covenants 1. This section is placed chronologically out of time, but serves as an introduction to the entire volume of scripture. Once again, they focus on the four C's: Context, Content, Controversies, and Consequences.

According to D&C 1, The Doctrine and Covenants serves as a manual for understanding God's work and establishing His covenant with His people. They go over the controversy around the phrase "the only true and living church." Some view this rhetoric as exclusive, so Scott and Casey explore its likely intended meaning.