This week in Come Follow Me we are assigned Doctrine and Covenants sections 41-44. Section 41 and 43 both deal with an issue we’ve discussed before, false revelations. Section 42, originally titled ‘The Law of the Lord’ came in response to church regulation questions. For those interested, I’ve linked to a page that tells you the exact questions asked. And section 44 is another small section about church organization. The sparks today are wide-ranging. A few of the topics we’ll discuss are: property and happiness, which aren’t always defined the way you might think; the role of judges in Israel, and the constant need for discernment.

Links

Section 42 Questions

https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/church-historians-press/jsp-revelations/dc-042a-b-1831_02_09_000?lang=eng

Definition of property (I don’t speak to the essay as a whole, just the research on Locke.)

https://www.libertarianism.org/publications/essays/john-lockes-theory-property-problems-interpretation

Elder Cook – Are you a saint?

https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2003/10/are-you-a-saint?lang=eng

Quotes from Elder Simpson, President Taylor and President Cannon

https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/manual/doctrine-and-covenants-student-manual/enrichment-i-judges-in-israel-watching-over-the-church?lang=eng

Epicurus quote

https://www.pursuit-of-happiness.org/history-of-happiness/epicurus/

Actions preceeding section 43

https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/church-historians-press/jsp-revelations/dc-043-1831_02_01_000?lang=eng