Talk: Lessons from Liberty Jail: A Prison and a Temple by Elder Jeffrey R. Holland “No pain that we suffer, no trial that we experience is wasted. It ministers to our education, to the development of such qualities as patience, faith, fortitude and humility. All that we suffer and all that we endure, especially when we … Continue reading "Feb 21 2017 Lesson 22 by Bekah Ellsworth"

Notes on D&C Section 88 and 93 “The things of God are of deep import; and time, and experience, and careful and ponderous and solemn thoughts can only find them out. Thy mind, O man! if thou wilt lead a soul unto salvation, must stretch as high as the utmost heavens, and search into and … Continue reading "Jan 31 2017 D&C Class 19 by Rebekah Ellsworth"

D&C 76 – Review Does the 76th Section of the D&C speak to you differently today than it did when you were a youth?  How? President Uchtdorf “Exaltation is our goal, but discipleship is our journey” “If we look at ourselves through our mortal eyes, we may not see ourselves as good enough. But our … Continue reading "Jan 24 2017 D&C Lesson 18 by Rosemary Wixom"

Notes on “Preparing the World for the Second Coming of Jesus Christ“ Elder Neil L. Andersen said in April 2011: “From the early days of the Restoration, the Brethren have been very serious about their charge to declare the gospel. In 1837, only seven years after the organization of the Church, at a time of … Continue reading "Jan 17 2017 D&C Lesson 17 by Cynthia Williams"

Notes on “The Law of Consecration” “The time must come when we must obey that which has been revealed to us as the Order of Enoch, when there shall be no rich and no poor among the Latter-day Saints; when wealth will not be a temptation; when every man will love his neighbor as he … Continue reading "Jan 10 2017 D&C Lesson 16 by Rebekah Ellsworth"

AGENCY REVIEW Matt. 6: 21 “For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” Where is your treasure? Where is your treasure for the new year 2017?… Timothy G. Merrill spoke at a Religious Education Student Symposium, 2004 and gave a paper entitled: “Spiritual Forensics: Dusting for God’s Fingerprints in a World Filled … Continue reading "Jan 3 2017 D&C Lesson 15 by Rosemary Wixom"

D&C Pearls D&C 24:8 D&C 24:12 “Since it is clear that there were Christians long before there was a New Testament or even an accumulation of the sayings of Jesus, it cannot therefore be maintained that the Bible is what makes one a Christian. In the words of esteemed New Testament scholar N. T. Wright, ‘The … Continue reading "Dec 6 2016 Doctrine and Covenants Lesson 13 by Rebekah Ellsworth"

The Lord’s Voice in the Doctrine and Covenants Review Behold, I stand at the door, and knock; if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me. (Rev. 3:20) “In an inexplicable contradiction, Joseph was designated as the Lord’s prophet, … Continue reading "Nov 29 2016 Doctrine and Covenants Lesson 12 by Rosemary Wixom"

Notes for Doctrine and Covenants Class 9 “Prophets are alerted to tiny trends that bode ill for mankind.  Prophets, therefore, are the Lord’s early-warning system: they both detect and decry at his direction. What may seem to be a premature expression of prophetic concern is actually the early discovery of a difficulty that will later … Continue reading "Nov 1 2016 Doctrine & Covenants Class 9 by Rebekah Ellsworth"