Come, Follow Me
Doctrine and Covenants Lesson 20:
May 10–16

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“He that receiveth light, and continueth in God, receiveth more light; and that light groweth brighter and brighter until the perfect day” (Doctrine and Covenants 50:24). Ponder how you are receiving light by continuing in God.

D&C 49: Revelation given through Joseph Smith the Prophet to Sidney Rigdon, Parley P. Pratt, and Leman Copley, at Kirtland, Ohio, May 7, 1831. Leman Copley had embraced the gospel but still held to some of the teachings of the Shakers (United Society of Believers in Christ’s Second Appearing), to which he had formerly belonged. Some of the beliefs of the Shakers were that Christ’s Second Coming had already occurred and that He had appeared in the form of a woman, Ann Lee. They did not consider baptism by water essential. They rejected marriage and believed in a life of total celibacy. Some Shakers also forbade the eating of meat. In prefacing this revelation, Joseph Smith’s history states, “In order to have [a] more perfect understanding on the subject, I inquired of the Lord, and received the following.” The revelation refutes some of the basic concepts of the Shaker group. The aforementioned brethren took a copy of the revelation to the Shaker community (near Cleveland, Ohio) and read it to them in its entirety, but it was rejected.

D&C 50: Revelation given through Joseph Smith the Prophet, at Kirtland, Ohio, May 9, 1831. Joseph Smith’s history states that some of the elders did not understand the manifestations of different spirits abroad in the earth and that this revelation was given in response to his special inquiry on the matter. So-called spiritual phenomena were not uncommon among the members, some of whom claimed to be receiving visions and revelations.

Resources on ChurchofJesusChrist.org

•   Come, Follow Me—For Individuals and Families (lesson materials at ChurchofJesusChrist.org)
•   Come, Follow Me—For Sunday School (lesson materials at ChurchofJesusChrist.org)
•   Come, Follow Me—For Primary (lesson materials at ChurchofJesusChrist.org)
•   “Shine On,” Children’s Songbook, 144.

• Chapter 18: Doctrine and Covenants 46–49, Doctrine and Covenants Institute Student Manual (2017)
•   Baptism of the Holy Ghost, Doctrine and Covenants Teaching Videos, Elder David A. Bednar
• Leman Copley and the Shakers, Revelations in Context
• Section 49, “Preach My Gospel unto the Shakers”, Doctrine and Covenants Institute Student Manual (2002), pp 104–7
• Religious Enthusiasm among Early Ohio Converts, Revelations in Context
•   A Man without Eloquence, Doctrine and Covenants Teaching Videos
• Section 50, “That Which Doth Not Edify Is Not of God”, Doctrine and Covenants Institute Student Manual (2002), pp 107–10
• Chapter 19: Doctrine and Covenants 50, Doctrine and Covenants Institute Student Manual (2017)

Resources on Interpreter Foundation

•   Come, Follow Me Study and Teaching Helps — Lesson 20: D&C 49–50, Jonn Claybaugh –>
•     Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me Doctrine and Covenants Lesson 20 (D&C 49–50) –>

Resources on Other Sites

•   Doctrine and Covenants 49-50 (Come, Follow Me), FAIR
•   Section 49, Harper, Steven C. – D&C Contexts (Book of Mormon Central Archive)
•   Section 50, Harper, Steven C. – D&C Contexts (Book of Mormon Central Archive)
•     Come Follow Me with Casey Paul Griffiths (Doctrine and Covenants 49-50, May 10-16), Book of Mormon Central
•     Come Follow Me Insights (Doctrine and Covenants 49-50, May 10-16), Book of Mormon Central
•     Come Follow Me: Act in Doctrine (Doctrine and Covenants 49-50, May 10-16), Book of Mormon Central
•     Come Follow Me with Taylor Halverson (Doctrine and Covenants 49-50, May 10-16), Book of Mormon Central
•     Come Follow Me with John Hilton III (Doctrine and Covenants 49-50, May 10-16), Book of Mormon Central
•     Doctrine and Covenants 49, with Scott Woodward, Doctrine & Covenants Central
•   Doctrine & Covenants 49 – Section Resource, Doctrine & Covenants Central
•   Doctrine & Covenants 50 – Section Resource, Doctrine & Covenants Central
•     Doctrine and Covenants 49-50 (May 10-16) Come Follow Me Don’t Miss This, Don’t Miss This
•     Come Follow Me – Doctrine and Covenants 49-50: “Brighter and Brighter”, Unshaken
•     Come Follow Me Podcast #20: “That Which is of God is Light”, Doctrine and Covenants 49-50, Meridian Magazine
•   Come, Follow Me for Sunday School: “The Which is of God is Light”, Doctrine and Covenants 49-50, Meridian Magazine
•     May 10-16, 2021 Come, Follow Me Songs, Music for Latter-day Life
•   Doctrine and Covenants 49 to 50 –“That Which Is of God Is Light”, BYU Studies