Come, Follow Me Doctrine and Covenants
Doctrine and Covenants 109–110
A Glorious Light—Kirtland Temple, by Glen S. Hopkinson
The doors to the Kirtland Temple weren’t supposed to open until eight o’clock on the morning of March 27, 1836. But Saints who were hoping to attend the dedication services started lining up as early as seven. An overflow location and then a second session were needed to accommodate everyone. And it wasn’t just the living who were eager to be present. Multiple witnesses saw angels inside the temple and even on the roof, during and after the dedication. It really did seem that “the armies of heaven” had come to “sing and [to] shout” with the Latter-day Saints (“The Spirit of God,” Hymns, no. 2).
Why the great excitement—on both sides of the veil? After centuries, there was a house of the Lord again on the earth. The Lord was fulfilling His promise to endow His Saints “with power from on high” (Doctrine and Covenants 38:32). And this, He declared, was only “the beginning of the blessing” (Doctrine and Covenants 110:10). The era we now live in—with accelerated temple work and ordinances available to millions of the living and the dead—had its beginning in Kirtland, when “the veil o’er the earth [was] beginning to burst” (“The Spirit of God”).
D&C 109: Prayer offered at the dedication of the temple at Kirtland, Ohio, March 27, 1836. According to the Prophet’s written statement, this prayer was given to him by revelation.
D&C 110: Visions manifested to Joseph Smith the Prophet and Oliver Cowdery in the temple at Kirtland, Ohio, April 3, 1836. The occasion was that of a Sabbath day meeting. Joseph Smith’s history states: “In the afternoon, I assisted the other Presidents in distributing the Lord’s Supper to the Church, receiving it from the Twelve, whose privilege it was to officiate at the sacred desk this day. After having performed this service to my brethren, I retired to the pulpit, the veils being dropped, and bowed myself, with Oliver Cowdery, in solemn and silent prayer. After rising from prayer, the following vision was opened to both of us.”
- Come, Follow Me Study and Teaching Helps — Lesson 40: D&C 109–110 (2021), Jonn Claybaugh
Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me Doctrine and Covenants Lesson 40 (D&C 109–110) (2021)
- “The Gathering of My People” D&C 29:1-8; 33:3-7; 37; 38:24-41; 52:2-5, 42-43; 57:1-3; 110:11, Taylor Halverson, December 3, 2013
- “The Restoration of the Priesthood”: D&C 13; 20:38-67; 27:12-13; 84:6-30; 107:1-20; 110:11-16; Joseph Smith—History 1:66-73, Taylor Halverson, December 15, 2013
Scripture Roundtable: D&C Gospel Doctrine Lesson 8 (2013), Administration, January 31, 2017
- Scripture Roundtable: D&C Gospel Doctrine Lesson 12, "The Gathering of My People", Administration, March 11, 2017
- Scripture Roundtable: D&C Gospel Doctrine Lesson 8, The Restoration of the Priesthood, Administration, February 16, 2017
- Scripture Roundtable: D&C Gospel Doctrine Lesson 18, "Establish … a House of God", Administration, April 7, 2017
- Scripture Roundtable: D&C Gospel Doctrine Lesson 39, "The Hearts of the Children Shall Turn to Their Fathers", Administration, September 7, 2013
- Scripture Roundtable: D&C Gospel Doctrine Lesson 41, "Every Member a Missionary", Administration, October 12, 2013
- “How long can rolling waters remain impure?”: Literary Aspects of the Doctrine and Covenants, Richard Dilworth Rust, October 6, 2017
- Come, Follow Me—For Home and Church: Doctrine and Covenants 2025
- Chapter 43: Doctrine and Covenants 109–10, Doctrine and Covenants Institute Student Manual (2017)
- A School and an Endowment, Revelations in Context
- “A House for Our God”, Revelations in Context
- Priesthood Keys Restored in Kirtland Temple, Doctrine and Covenants Teaching Videos
- Priesthood Keys Revealed, Doctrine and Covenants Teaching Videos, Elder Robert D. Hales
- Why did Moses, Elias, and Elijah appear in the Kirtland Temple? – Doctrine and Covenants 110, Liahona – Come, Follow Me: Doctrine and Covenants
- Section 109, Harper, Steven C. – D&C Contexts (Book of Mormon Central Archive)
- Section 110, Harper, Steven C. – D&C Contexts (Book of Mormon Central Archive)
- Why Was Doctrine and Covenants Section 88 Quoted in Section 109?, Book of Mormon Central KnoWhy #618
- Why Is the “Pentecostal” Season in Kirtland Believable?, Book of Mormon Central KnoWhy #619
- Doctrine & Covenants 109, Doctrine & Covenants Central
- Doctrine & Covenants 110, Doctrine & Covenants Central
- Doctrine and Covenants 109 to 110 – “It Is Thy House, a Place of Thy Holiness”, BYU Studies
- Doctrine and Covenants 110 and the Mission of the Church from Religious Educator Vol. 3 No. 2 · 2002
- BYU Religious Education Discussions on the Doctrine and Covenants: Let Every Man Learn His Duty D&C 107-109
- BYU Religious Education Discussions on the Doctrine and Covenants: A Place of Holiness D&C 109 & 110
