This week in Come Follow Me we are discussing Sections 37-40 and the topic Gathering to Ohio, or as the sections call it “the Ohio.” But I'm not going to talk much about Ohio today. Instead I want to talk about the Second Coming, more specifically what the saints thought about the timing of Christ’s return. I also want to talk about James Covill, the subject of sections 39 and 40, and the parallels I see to the parable of the young rich man. 

Links

D&C Manual Section 38

https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/manual/doctrine-and-covenants-student-manual/section-38-if-ye-are-prepared-ye-shall-not-fear?lang=eng

Camel and Needle Debunking

https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/ensign/1985/03/i-have-a-question/can-you-give-me-some-background-on-matthew-19-24?lang=eng

World Wealth Report

https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2017/11/14/top-1-now-own-half-worlds-wealth-credit-suisse_a_23277649/

https://www.forbes.com/sites/camilomaldonado/2019/10/23/credit-suisse-top-1-own-nearly-50-of-global-wealth-and-chinas-wealthy-now-outnumber-americas/

https://www.businessinsider.com/switzerland-is-full-of-rich-people-credit-suisse-global-wealth-2016-11

James Covel

https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/revelations-in-context/james-covel-and-the-cares-of-the-world?lang=eng

Joseph Smith Papers DC 38

https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/church-historians-press/jsp-revelations/dc-038-1831_01_02_000?lang=eng

Early Saints and the Millenium

https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/ensign/1979/08/early-saints-and-the-millennium?lang=eng