What can you learn from the preface of a book of scripture? Dr. JB Haws explores the background to Doctrine and Covenants 1, including resources to help aid study in 2025.

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TIMECODE

• 00:00 Part I - Dr. JB Haws
• 00:34 Intro
• 01:06 Hopes for 2025
• 02:39 Come, Follow Me Manual
• 04:17 D&C 1 - Preface 
• 07:00 Background to Section 1
• 10:07 William McLellin’s account 
• 13:16 Matt 14 parallels
• 15:47 Young members and 10,000 copies
• 18:28 Book of Commandments background
• 25:22 Order of the sections
• 27:36 Joseph Smith Papers website
• 32:36 Resources for 2025
• 37:25 Order of sections
• 38:38 “Typology of opposites”
• 40:21 D&C 1:1  - Audience
• 42:45 D&C 1:2-3 - Attention and typology of opposites
• 46:39 D&C 1:16 - Idolatry and Scripture Citation Index
• 50:35 D&C 1:14-17 - Relationships and calamities
• 55:41 D&C 1:19-28 - Weak things of the world
• 58:45 God proves He wrote the section
• 01:02:05  End of Part 1 - Dr. JB Haws

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