Come, Follow Me Doctrine and Covenants
Doctrine and Covenants 6–9
In the fall of 1828, a young schoolteacher named Oliver Cowdery took a teaching job in Manchester, New York, and stayed with the family of Lucy and Joseph Smith Sr. Oliver had heard about their son Joseph and his remarkable experiences, and Oliver, who considered himself a seeker of truth, wanted to know more. The Smiths described visits from angels, an ancient record, and the gift to translate by the power of God. Oliver was fascinated. Could it be true? Lucy and Joseph Sr. gave him advice that applies to anyone seeking truth: pray and ask the Lord.
Oliver did, and the Lord answered, speaking “peace to [his] mind” (Doctrine and Covenants 6:23). Revelation, Oliver discovered, isn’t just for prophets like Joseph Smith. It’s for anyone who wants it and seeks it diligently. Oliver still had a lot to learn, but he knew enough to take his next step. He knew the Lord was doing something important through Joseph Smith, and Oliver wanted to be part of it.
D&C 6: Revelation given to Joseph Smith the Prophet and Oliver Cowdery, at Harmony, Pennsylvania, April 1829. Oliver Cowdery began his labors as scribe in the translation of the Book of Mormon, April 7, 1829. He had already received a divine manifestation of the truth of the Prophet’s testimony respecting the plates on which was engraved the Book of Mormon record. The Prophet inquired of the Lord through the Urim and Thummim and received this response.
D&C 7: Revelation given to Joseph Smith the Prophet and Oliver Cowdery, at Harmony, Pennsylvania, April 1829, when they inquired through the Urim and Thummim as to whether John, the beloved disciple, tarried in the flesh or had died. The revelation is a translated version of the record made on parchment by John and hidden up by himself.
D&C 8: Revelation given through Joseph Smith the Prophet to Oliver Cowdery, at Harmony, Pennsylvania, April 1829. In the course of the translation of the Book of Mormon, Oliver, who continued to serve as scribe, writing at the Prophet’s dictation, desired to be endowed with the gift of translation. The Lord responded to his supplication by granting this revelation.
D&C 9: Revelation given through Joseph Smith the Prophet to Oliver Cowdery, at Harmony, Pennsylvania, April 1829. Oliver is admonished to be patient and is urged to be content to write, for the time being, at the dictation of the translator, rather than to attempt to translate.
Come, Follow Me Study and Teaching Helps — Lesson 5: D&C 6–9, Jonn Claybaugh
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Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me Doctrine and Covenants Lesson 5 (D&C 6–9)
Scripture Roundtable: D&C Gospel Doctrine Lesson 6, "I Will Tell You in Your Mind and in Your Heart, by the Holy Ghost", Administration, February 5, 2017- Scripture Roundtable: D&C Gospel Doctrine Lesson 5. "This Is the Spirit of Revelation", Administration, January 24, 2017
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)
Dare to Do Right,” Children’s Songbook, 158.
- Our Most Important Duty, Doctrine and Covenants Teaching Videos, Elder Jeffrey R. Holland
- This is the Spirit of Revelation, Doctrine and Covenants Teaching Videos
- Section 6, The Arrival of Oliver Cowdery, Doctrine and Covenants Institute Student Manual (2002), pp 14–16
- Oliver Cowdery’s Gift, Revelations in Context
- Chapter 5: Doctrine and Covenants 6; 8–9, Doctrine and Covenants Institute Student Manual (2017)
- Oliver Cowdery’s Gift, Revelations in Context
- Section 7, John the Revelator, Doctrine and Covenants Institute Student Manual (2002), pp 17–18
- Getting Answers to Prayers, Doctrine and Covenants Teaching Videos, Elder Richard G. Scott
- Section 8, The Spirit of Revelation, Doctrine and Covenants Institute Student Manual (2002), pp 18–19
- Proceed with Trust, Doctrine and Covenants Teaching Videos, Elder Richard G. Scott
- Section 9, “Your Bosom Shall Burn within You”, Doctrine and Covenants Institute Student Manual (2002), pp 20–21
“What greater witness can you have than from God?” , Liahona – Come, Follow Me: Doctrine and Covenants
- Saints, 1:58–64
- “Days of Harmony”
- “Revelation for the Church, Revelation for Our Lives”, Russell M. Nelson, Ensign or Liahona, May 2018, 93–96
- “And upon the Handmaids in Those Days Will I Pour Out My Spirit”, Julie B. Beck, Ensign or Liahona, May 2010, 10–12
- Revelations in Context: “Oliver Cowdery’s Gift”
- Doctrine and Covenants 11:8
- “Desire”, Dallin H. Oaks, Ensign or Liahona, May 2011, 42–45
- “Be Not Troubled”, Elder Ronald A. Rasband, Ensign or Liahona, Nov. 2018, 18–21
- Esther 4
- Alma 26:23–31
- “Dare to Do Right” , Children’s Songbook, 158
- Doctrine and Covenants 6-9, FAIR
- Section 6, Harper, Steven C. – D&C Contexts (Book of Mormon Central Archive)
- Section 7, Harper, Steven C. – D&C Contexts (Book of Mormon Central Archive)
- Section 8, Harper, Steven C. – D&C Contexts (Book of Mormon Central Archive)
- Section 9, Harper, Steven C. – D&C Contexts (Book of Mormon Central Archive)
- Come Follow Me with Casey Paul Griffiths (Doctrine and Covenants 6-9), Book of Mormon Central
- Come Follow Me Insights (Doctrine and Covenants 6-9, Jan 25-31), Taylor Halverson and Tyler Griffin
- Why Were So Many Sections in the Doctrine and Covenants Revealed during the Days When the Book of Mormon Was Being Translated?, Book of Mormon Central KnoWhy #593
- Come Follow Me: Act in Doctrine (Doctrine and Covenants 6–9, Jan 25–31), Book of Mormon Central
- Come Follow Me with Taylor Halverson (Doctrine and Covenants 6-9, Jan 25-31), Book of Mormon Central
- Come Follow Me with John Hilton III (Doctrine and Covenants 6-9), Book of Mormon Central
- Doctrine and Covenants 6, with Scott Woodward, Doctrine & Covenants Central
- Doctrine and Covenants 7, with Scott Woodward, Doctrine & Covenants Central
- Doctrine and Covenants 8-9, with Scott Woodward, Doctrine & Covenants Central
- Hard Questions in Church History with Lynne Hilton Wilson: Book of Mormon Translation, Doctrine & Covenants Central
- Doctrine & Covenants 6 – Section Resource, Doctrine & Covenants Central
- Doctrine & Covenants 7 – Section Resource, Doctrine & Covenants Central
- Doctrine & Covenants 8 – Section Resource, Doctrine & Covenants Central
- Doctrine & Covenants 9 – Section Resource, Doctrine & Covenants Central
- Come Follow Me Don’t Miss This Doctrine and Covenants 6-9 (Jan. 25-31), Don’t Miss This
- Come Follow Me – Doctrine and Covenants 6-9: “The Spirit of Revelation”, Unshaken
- Come, Follow Me for Sunday School: “This Is the Spirit of Revelation”, Doctrine and Covenants 6-9, Meridian Magazine
- Come, Follow Me Podcast #5: “This is the Spirit of Revelation”, Doctrine and Covenants 6-9, Meridian Magazine
- January 25-31, 2021 Come, Follow Me Songs, Music for Latter-day Life
- Doctrine & Covenants 6 to 9 – “This Is the Spirit of Revelation”, BYU Studies
