Come, Follow Me Doctrine and Covenants
Doctrine and Covenants 125–128
Us with Them and Them with Us, by Caitlin Connolly
In August 1840, a grieving Jane Neyman listened to the Prophet Joseph speak at the funeral of his friend Seymour Brunson. Jane’s own teenage son Cyrus had also recently passed away. Adding to her grief was the fact that Cyrus had never been baptized, and Jane worried what this would mean for his eternal soul. Joseph had wondered the same thing about his beloved brother Alvin, who also died before being baptized. So the Prophet decided to share with everyone at the funeral what the Lord had revealed to him about people who pass away without receiving gospel ordinances—and what we can do to help them.
The doctrine of baptism for the dead thrilled the Saints; their thoughts turned immediately to deceased family members. Now there was hope for them! Joseph shared their joy, and in a letter teaching this doctrine, he used joyful, enthusiastic language to express what the Lord taught him about the salvation of the dead: “Let the mountains shout for joy, and all ye valleys cry aloud; and all ye seas and dry lands tell the wonders of your Eternal King!” (Doctrine and Covenants 128:23).
D&C 125: Revelation given through Joseph Smith the Prophet, at Nauvoo, Illinois, March 1841, concerning the Saints in the territory of Iowa.
D&C 126: Revelation given through Joseph Smith the Prophet, in the house of Brigham Young, at Nauvoo, Illinois, July 9, 1841. At this time Brigham Young was President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.
D&C 127: An epistle from Joseph Smith the Prophet to the Latter-day Saints at Nauvoo, Illinois, containing directions on baptism for the dead, dated at Nauvoo, September 1, 1842.
D&C 128: An epistle from Joseph Smith the Prophet to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, containing further directions on baptism for the dead, dated at Nauvoo, Illinois, September 6, 1842.
- Come, Follow Me Study and Teaching Helps — Lesson 45: D&C 125–128 (2021), Jonn Claybaugh
Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me Doctrine and Covenants Lesson 45 (D&C 125–128) (2021)
Scripture Roundtable: D&C Gospel Doctrine Lesson 29, "Building the Kingdom of God in Nauvoo, Illinois", Administration, June 16, 2017
- Scripture Roundtable: D&C Gospel Doctrine Lesson 30, "The Prisoners Shall Go Free", Administration, June 25, 2017
- “How long can rolling waters remain impure?”: Literary Aspects of the Doctrine and Covenants, Richard Dilworth Rust, October 6, 2017
- Joseph Smith and the Doctrine of Sealing, A. Keith Thompson, July 8, 2016
- Not Leaving and Going On to Perfection, Matthew L. Bowen, August 7, 2015
- The Life-giving “Water” of the Restoration, Daniel C. Peterson, July 14, 2017
- Come, Follow Me—For Home and Church: Doctrine and Covenants 2025
- Organizing the Church in Nauvoo, Revelations in Context
- Chapter 49: Doctrine and Covenants 125–28, Doctrine and Covenants Institute Student Manual (2017)
- “Take Special Care of Your Family”, Revelations in Context
- Letters on Baptism for the Dead, Revelations in Context
- Preparation of Joseph Smith: Tutored by Heaven, Doctrine and Covenants Teaching Videos
- Section 125, Harper, Steven C. – D&C Contexts (Book of Mormon Central Archive)
- Section 126, Harper, Steven C. – D&C Contexts (Book of Mormon Central Archive)
- Section 127, Harper, Steven C. – D&C Contexts (Book of Mormon Central Archive)
- Section 128, Harper, Steven C. – D&C Contexts (Book of Mormon Central Archive)
- Doctrine & Covenants 125, Doctrine & Covenants Central
- Doctrine & Covenants 126, Doctrine & Covenants Central
- Doctrine & Covenants 127, Doctrine & Covenants Central
- Doctrine & Covenants 128, Doctrine & Covenants Central
- Doctrine and Covenants 125 to 128 – “A Voice of Gladness for the Living and the Dead”, BYU Studies
- Scripture Note: Doctrine and Covenants 125 from Religious Educator Vol. 4 No. 1 · 2003
- BYU Religious Education Discussions on the Doctrine and Covenants: Baptisms for the Dead D&C 125-128
