Today we study Section 84. In September 1832, elders were reporting back on their labors from their missions during a conference. Joseph Smith received revelation about the temple but also added knowledge about the priesthood. 

Links

Bednar Talk

https://abn.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2021/04/56bednar?lang=eng

D&C Student Manual

https://abn.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/doctrine-and-covenants-student-manual-2017/chapter-31-doctrine-and-covenants-84?lang=eng

Deseret Bookshelf

https://deseretbook.com/bookshelf

Barbara Gardner - Priesthood Power of Women

https://deseretbook.com/p/priesthood-power-of-women?variant_id=170500-hardcover

Barbara Gardner – Discussion Panel

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WI9-mlk9CqI&t=2946s

Sheri Dew – Women and the Priesthood

https://deseretbook.com/p/women-and-the-priesthood-what-one-latter-day-saint-woman-believes-revised-edition?queryID=735e89acc4dd45561ef1418c9f4494ae&variant_id=190616-hardcover

Linda Burton – Priesthood power available to all

https://abn.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/ensign/2014/06/priesthood-power-available-to-all?lang=eng

2021 Digital Women’s Conference

https://womensconference.byu.edu/2021-digital-event

Women’s Conference YouTube Channel

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXrckBrMXlUjlADQ84Mac-Q

Elder Bednar Quote

https://news-ug.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/apostle-instructs-hundreds-in-uganda

Elder Ballard Education Week

https://speeches.byu.edu/talks/m-russell-ballard/let-us-think-straight-2/

Elder Pieper Devotional

https://abn.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/liahona/2016/01/young-adults/revealed-realities-of-mortality?lang=eng¶=p26-p27#p26

Sheri Dew – You were born to Lead, you were born for glory

https://speeches.byu.edu/talks/sheri-l-dew/born-lead-born-glory/

Joseph Smith’s Teachings about Priesthood, Temples, and Women https://abn.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/gospel-topics-essays/joseph-smiths-teachings-about-priesthood-temple-and-women?lang=eng

Joseph Smith Sermon

http://www.boap.org/LDS/Parallel/1843/27Aug43.html

This week we are assigned Sections 81-83 of the Doctrine and Covenants. Section 82 concerns the United Firm which we discussed last week. Today I’m going to begin with a short spark about Section 83, and a very long spark about Section 81, both of which talk about faith.


Links

Elder Oaks – Tithing

https://abn.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/1994/04/tithing?lang=eng

Section 81 Revelations in Context

https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/revelations-in-context/jesse-gause-counselor-to-the-prophet?lang=eng

McClaren Stages of Faith

https://www.slideshare.net/brianmclaren/stages-of-faith-1920055

McClaren Faith Matters Podcast episode

https://www.buzzsprout.com/719454/8323550-67-faith-s-dance-with-doubt-a-conversation-with-brian-mclaren

Yeats’ Gyres

https://www.faena.com/aleph/a-brief-approach-to-wb-yeats-lunar-system

Hafen Devotional

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDOlCIk-EwU

Elder Anderson talk

https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2015/10/faith-is-not-by-chance-but-by-choice?lang=eng

Today I am going to discuss some general guidelines for trying to understand the book of Revelation, I’ll talk about personal revelation, and having the faith to sustain our church leaders. 

Links

Joseph Smith Revelation quote

https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/new-era/1973/05/revelation-the-plainest-book-ever-written?lang=eng

Elder Packer talk

https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/1984/10/the-pattern-of-our-parentage?lang=eng

Insights from the JST into the Book of Revelation – Lund

https://rsc.byu.edu/joseph-smith-translation/insights-jst-book-revelation

Lost Language of Symbolism

https://www.amazon.com/Lost-Language-Symbolism-Recognizing-Interpreting/dp/160908912X

Elder Packer

https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/1984/10/the-pattern-of-our-parentage?lang=eng

United Firm

https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/revelations-in-context/newel-k-whitney-and-the-united-firm?lang=eng¶=4#p4

Elder Oaks article

https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/ensign/1995/01/scripture-reading-and-revelation?lang=eng¶=p4-p5#p4

Elder Eyring talk

https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2017/10/the-lord-leads-his-church?lang=eng

D&C Student Manual

 https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/doctrine-and-covenants-student-manual-2017/chapter-29-doctrine-and-covenants-77-80?lang=eng

Today we have a simple task, just one section. Section 76. Okay, well, maybe it’s a not-so-simple task. My introduction ended up being too long to call an introduction, so today we’ll just go ahead and call it the first spark.

Links

Revelation in Context Section 76

https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/revelations-in-context/the-vision?lang=eng

Doctrine and Covenants 76

https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/doctrine-and-covenants-student-manual-2017/chapter-27-doctrine-and-covenants-76-1-49?lang=eng

Christ of other worlds

https://www.fairlatterdaysaints.org/answers/Question:_Is_Jesus_Christ_the_savior_of_other_worlds%3F#cite_note-5

Becoming Like God Essay

https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/gospel-topics-essays/becoming-like-god?lang=eng

All Things New

https://www.amazon.com/All-Things-New-Rethinking-Everything/dp/1953677029

Elder Bednar

https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2012/10/converted-unto-the-lord?lang=eng

Elder Oaks Missionary Work

https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2016/10/sharing-the-restored-gospel?lang=eng

Faith Matters Podcast

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_b4WOeXFJs&t=2000s

Barbara Thompson – Eliza R. Snow quote

https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2011/10/personal-revelation-and-testimony?lang=eng

Brigham Young quote

https://rsc.byu.edu/joseph-smith-prophet-seer/joseph-smith-vision-1832#_ednref19

I’m excited to share with you this week as we talk about Doctrine and Covenants sections 71-75. I’m going to spend our time today in section 72 and section 73, well, in ideas relating to these sections. Section 74 restores valuable knowledge about 1 Corinthians 7:14 and section 75 details a change in missionary work: calling it a duty of the elders of the church and not a choice.

Links

Elder Wirthlin

https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/ensign/1997/05/true-to-the-truth?lang=eng¶=p30-p31#p30

Handbook about apostasy

https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/general-handbook/32-repentance-and-membership-councils?lang=eng

Elder Maxwell

https://speeches.byu.edu/talks/neal-a-maxwell/patience/

Robert Millet- JST

https://rsc.byu.edu/joseph-smith-translation/joseph-smiths-translation-bible

Packer – Scriptures

https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/1982/10/scriptures?lang=eng

Samuelson – The Importance of Asking Questions

https://speeches.byu.edu/talks/cecil-o-samuelson/importance-asking-questions/

Faith – guide to the scriptures

https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/gs/faith?lang=eng

Changes since President Nelson

https://www.thechurchnews.com/leaders-and-ministry/2020-12-30/president-nelson-announcements-changes-church-prophet-200435

We’re discussing section 67-70 in Come Follow Me this week. My first spark is about a document that was supposed to be in the Doctrine and Covenants, but didn’t make it. My second talks about William McLellin’s challenge to Joseph’s vocabulary in the revelations, and the third spark discusses the second comforter.

Links

Testimony of Book of Commandments

https://www.josephsmithpapers.org/paper-summary/testimony-circa-2-november-1831/1#historical-intro

Brad Wilcox – After all we can do

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVUPWd7s-4c

McConkie Quote

https://rsc.byu.edu/book-mormon-alma-testimony-word/holy-order-god

Whitney quote

 https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/manual/doctrine-and-covenants-student-manual/section-67-i-give-you-a-testimony-of-the-truth-of-these-commandments?lang=eng

Comforter – Guide to the scriptures

https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/gs/comforter?lang=eng

Biblehub – John 14:16

https://www.biblehub.com/john/14-16.htm

Joseph quote

https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/manual/doctrine-and-covenants-student-manual/section-67-i-give-you-a-testimony-of-the-truth-of-these-commandments?lang=eng

Reading Song of Solomon as a Latter-day Saint

https://rsc.byu.edu/vol-15-no-2-2014/reading-song-solomon-latter-day-saint

This week in the Come, Follow Me program for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, we are discussing sections 64-66. Section 64 is a revelation to the elders who were still dealing with the fallout from the contentious journey on the waters from last week. Section 65 is called a revelation on prayer, though I did find a quote from Joseph that said, “In the fore part of October, I received the following prayer through revelation” (History of the Church, 1:218). It’s an interesting exercise to reread that short section and see in what ways the verses are similar to and different from a prayer, and why Joseph might call it that. Section 66 returns us to William McLellin, whom we met in section 1. After this week and next, which talk about the events that immediately preceded the receiving of section 1, I suggest going back and listening to that episode again because it will help give you a fuller understanding of the man and his role in that story.

 Links

Joseph Smith quote on section 65

https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/doctrine-and-covenants-student-manual/section-65-may-the-kingdom-of-god-go-forth-that-the-kingdom-of-heaven-may-come?lang=eng

D&C Student Manual -64

https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/manual/doctrine-and-covenants-student-manual/section-64-of-you-it-is-required-to-forgive-all-men?lang=eng

Section 65

https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/doctrine-and-covenants-student-manual/section-65-may-the-kingdom-of-god-go-forth-that-the-kingdom-of-heaven-may-come?lang=eng

Doctrine and Covenants Contexts - 65

https://archive.bookofmormoncentral.org/content/section-65

Student Manual - 66

https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/manual/doctrine-and-covenants-student-manual/section-66-you-are-clean-but-not-all?lang=eng

Gerald Lund, Symbols

https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/ensign/1986/10/understanding-scriptural-symbols?lang=eng

Hallstrom

https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/ensign/2011/06/the-heart-and-a-willing-mind?lang=eng

BH Roberts quote

https://www.gutenberg.org/files/60492/60492-h/60492-h.htm

I’ve got four sparks for you today. The first deals with the opening verses of 63 and the idea of a wrath-filled God, spark 2 is about fear, 3 focuses on the promises God has made to us, and 4 concerns keeping our minds clean. 

Links

Doctrine and Covenants Student Manual

https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/doctrine-and-covenants-student-manual-2017/chapter-23-doctrine-and-covenants-63?lang=eng

Oaks – Miracles

https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/ensign/2001/06/miracles?lang=eng¶=p26-p28#p26

McConkie Quote

https://rsc.byu.edu/book-mormon-alma-testimony-word/holy-order-god

Uchtdorf

https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2017/04/perfect-love-casteth-out-fear?lang=eng

Section 60 was given specifically for missionaries, but as always, the principles given apply to everyone in many situations. I’ll talk about just one. Section 61 is the source of a misconception that I had and probably share with many other people who grew up in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, which I’ll clear up today. And I’ll end today with 62, which was counsel for the elders to gather together in a conference, but also reminds us of one of the most important doctrines we can hold dear in our lives’ today.

Links

Ballard – Be Strong in the Lord

https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/ensign/2004/07/be-strong-in-the-lord?lang=eng¶=p46-p49%2Cp51#p46

Richards talk

https://speeches.byu.edu/talks/franklin-d-richards/talents-choice-gift-god/

Civility at the Constitutional Convention

https://scholarcommons.sc.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=4051&context=sclr

BH Roberts full quote and DC Commentary quote

https://www.gospeldoctrine.com/doctrine-covenants/sections-61-80/section-61

Symbols of Revelation – Richard Draper

https://rsc.byu.edu/shedding-light-new-testament/understanding-images-symbols-book-revelation

Missouri River Flooding

https://www.columbiamissourian.com/news/local/2019-set-a-record-for-flooding-in-missouri-how-bad-was-the-damage/article_c4d64174-28db-11ea-977b-5f0c87cf5b79.html

Finger Pointing to the Moon

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4O9o4CKTGzQ

Way

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/way?q=ways

Oaks – Strengths

https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/ensign/1994/10/our-strengths-can-become-our-downfall?lang=eng¶=p16-p17#p16

Behold

https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/church/news/viewpoint-pay-attention-to-behold-and-thus-we-see-verses?lang=eng

In sections 58-59, this week, the Lord gave counsel to the Saints as they arrived and strived to establish Zion in Independence, Missouri. My sparks are rather long today, with just two for our time together: one concerns the assumptions of some of the elders who were called to work in Zion, and the other centers on some of my very favorite verses in all scripture.  

Links

Joseph Smith Papers – Section 58

https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/church-historians-press/jsp-revelations/dc-058-1831_08_01_000?lang=eng

Oaks – Joseph, the man and the prophet

https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/1996/04/joseph-the-man-and-the-prophet?lang=eng

Joseph’s Athleticism

https://rsc.byu.edu/joseph-smith-prophet-man/joseph-smiths-athletic-nature

Madsen – Joseph Smith

https://speeches.byu.edu/talks/truman-g-madsen/joseph-smiths-personality-and-character/

Joseph Smith Papers – Section 59

https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/church-historians-press/jsp-revelations/dc-059-1831_08_07_000?lang=eng

Ballard – Hope in Christ

https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2021/04/28ballard?lang=eng

Ballard – Counseling with Our Counsels

https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/1994/04/counseling-with-our-councils?lang=eng

Faith Matters – Women Creating Sacred Space

https://youtu.be/VB4QMPMt5YA

Benson quote

https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/doctrine-and-covenants-student-manual-2017/chapter-21-doctrine-and-covenants-57-58?lang=eng

Ballard – Be Anxiously Engaged

https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2012/10/be-anxiously-engaged?lang=eng