Come, Follow Me Doctrine and Covenants
Doctrine and Covenants 109–110

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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.”

Referring to Doctrine and Covenants 109:24–28, Elder David A. Bednar said, “I invite you to study repeatedly and ponder prayerfully the implications of these scriptures in your life and for your family” (“Honorably Hold a Name and Standing,” Ensign or Liahona, May 2009, 99). Consider this invitation as you study.

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.”

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)
•   “The Spirit of God,” Hymns, no. 2.

• Section 109, Prayer of Dedication for the Kirtland Temple, Doctrine and Covenants Institute Student Manual (2002), pp 270–74
• 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
• Section 110, Messengers with Keys, Doctrine and Covenants Institute Student Manual (2002), pp 274–77
•   Why did Moses, Elias, and Elijah appear in the Kirtland Temple? – Doctrine and Covenants 110, Liahona – Come, Follow Me: Doctrine and Covenants

Resources on Interpreter Foundation

•   Come, Follow Me Study and Teaching Helps — Lesson 40: D&C 109–110, Jonn Claybaugh
•     Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me Doctrine and Covenants Lesson 40 (D&C 109–110)

Resources on Other Sites

•   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)
•   Come Follow Me with Casey Paul Griffiths (Doctrine and Covenants 109-110, September 27 – October 3), Book of Mormon Central
•   Come Follow Me Insights (Doctrine and Covenants 109-110, Sep 27-Oct 3), Book of Mormon Central
•   Come Follow Me: Act in Doctrine (Doctrine and Covenants 109-110, Sep 27- Oct 3), Book of Mormon Central
•   Come Follow Me with Taylor Halverson (Doctrine and Covenants 109-110, September 27 – October 3), Book of Mormon Central
•   Why Was Doctrine and Covenants Section 88 Quoted in Section 109?, Book of Mormon Central KnoWhy #618
•   Come Follow Me with John Hilton (Doctrine and Covenants 109-110, Sep 27 – Oct 3), Book of Mormon Central
•   Why Is the “Pentecostal” Season in Kirtland Believable?, Book of Mormon Central KnoWhy #619
•   Doctrine and Covenants 110, with Scott Woodward, Doctrine & Covenants Central
•   Doctrine & Covenants 109, Doctrine & Covenants Central
•   Doctrine & Covenants 110, Doctrine & Covenants Central
•   Hard Questions in Church History with Lynne Hilton Wilson: Week 40 (D&C 109-110, Sep 27-Oct 3), Doctrine & Covenants Central
•     The Savior in Kirtland – Karl Anderson, Doctrine & Covenants Central
•   Come Follow Me Doctrine and Covenants 109-110 (Sept. 27-Oct. 3) Don’t Miss This, Don’t Miss This
•   Come Follow Me – Doctrine and Covenants 109-110: “A Place of My Holiness”, Unshaken
•   Come, Follow Me for Sunday School: “It Is Thy House, a Place of Thy Holiness”, Doctrine and Covenants 109–110, Meridian Magazine
•     Come Follow Me Podcast #40: The Spiritual Manifestations in a Holy House–Doctrine and Covenants 109-110, Meridian Magazine
•   September 27–October 3, 2021 Come, Follow Me Songs, Music for Latter-day Life
•   Doctrine and Covenants 109 to 110 – “It Is Thy House, a Place of Thy Holiness”, BYU Studies