by Jonn Claybaugh | Nov 23, 2021 |
D&C 137 “The Heavens Were Opened Upon Us” Joseph Smith’s oldest brother Alvin had been enthusiastic about the visits of the angel Moroni and encouraged Joseph to be faithful in order to obtain the plates from which Joseph was to translate the Book of Mormon. But...
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by Jonn Claybaugh | Nov 16, 2021 |
D&C 135 The Martyrdom During the early months of 1844 Joseph had administered the ordinances of the temple to more Church members, and he passed on all priesthood keys that he had received—along with instructions related to the temple and its ordinances—to the...
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by Jonn Claybaugh | Nov 9, 2021 |
D&C 133:1-21 “Go Ye Out from Babylon” This section was given in November 1831, two days after Section 1 had been received. Section 1 is the Lord’s “preface” or introduction to the Book of Commandments (the first version or edition of what became the Doctrine and...
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by Jonn Claybaugh | Nov 2, 2021 |
D&C 129 Three Grand Keys President John Taylor said that Joseph Smith saw and spoke “not only with the Lord, but with the ancient apostles and prophets…. He seemed to be as familiar with these people as we are with one another” (Journal of Discourses, 21:94). As...
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by Jonn Claybaugh | Oct 26, 2021 |
D&C 125 Do My Will According to verse 2, how does the Lord define those who are truly “essaying” (trying) to be His Saints? D&C 126 Brigham Young Joseph Smith’s love and esteem for Brigham Young is evident in the way Joseph began his recording of this...
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by Jonn Claybaugh | Oct 19, 2021 |
D&C 124:1-2 Nauvoo In 1839 the Saints were expelled from Missouri and the Prophet Joseph Smith and his associates were allowed to escape from imprisonment. Church leaders purchased property in Illinois and began to lay out the city of Nauvoo. Joseph traveled to...
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by Jonn Claybaugh | Oct 12, 2021 |
D&C 121:1-6 Joseph’s Supplications The winter of 1838-1839 was extremely difficult for Church leaders and members. Among other things, a number of members had been robbed, beaten, raped, and murdered. They were displaced from the state; thousands of them being...
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by Jonn Claybaugh | Oct 5, 2021 |
D&C 115:4-6 The Name and Purposes of the Church It is April 1838 and Joseph Smith and about 2,000 Saints are living in the area of Far West, Missouri, making it the de facto headquarters of the Church. For the first eight years of the restored Church, it was known...
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by Jonn Claybaugh | Sep 28, 2021 |
D&C 111 I am not Displeased, Notwithstanding Your Follies Read the section heading and consider this: When things do not go as we had hoped, we should not simply assume that we had made a mistake. We cannot say that Joseph Smith erred in making a 1,200-mile...
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by Jonn Claybaugh | Sep 21, 2021 |
D&C 109 The Kirtland Temple As recorded in the section heading, this is the dedicatory prayer for the Kirtland, Ohio Temple, and was revealed by the Lord to the Prophet Joseph Smith. Kirtland was the first temple of this dispensation and this prayer has been a...
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by Administration | Nov 16, 2021 |
This is an Interpreter Radio Roundtable for Come, Follow Me Doctrine and Covenants Lesson 48, “He ‘Has Sealed His Mission and His Works with His Own Blood’” on D&C 135-136. The panelists for this roundtable were Kris Frederickson and Martin Tanner....
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by Administration | Nov 9, 2021 |
This is an Interpreter Radio Roundtable for Come, Follow Me Doctrine and Covenants Lesson 47, “Prepare Ye for the Coming of the Bridegroom” on D&C 133-134. The panelists for this roundtable were Terry Hutchinson, John Gee and Kevin Christensen. This roundtable...
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by Administration | Nov 2, 2021 |
This is an Interpreter Radio Roundtable for Come, Follow Me Doctrine and Covenants Lesson 46, “When We Obtain Any Blessing from God, It Is by Obedience” on D&C 129-132. The panelists for this roundtable were Neal Rappleye, Jasmin Rappleye and Hales Swift. This...
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by Administration | Oct 26, 2021 |
This is an Interpreter Radio Roundtable for Come, Follow Me Doctrine and Covenants Lesson 45, “A Voice of Gladness for the Living and the Dead” on D&C 125-128. The panelists for this roundtable were Steve Densley and Mark Johnson. This roundtable was extracted...
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by Administration | Oct 19, 2021 |
This is an Interpreter Radio Roundtable for Come, Follow Me Doctrine and Covenants Lesson 44, “A House unto My Name” on D&C 124. The panelists for this roundtable were Martin Tanner, Kris Frederickson and Mike Parker. This roundtable was extracted from the...
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by Administration | Oct 12, 2021 |
This is an Interpreter Radio Roundtable for Come, Follow Me Doctrine and Covenants Lesson 43, “O God, Where Art Thou?” on D&C 121-123. The panelists for this roundtable were Terry Hutchinson, John Gee and Kevin Christensen. This roundtable was extracted from the...
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by Administration | Oct 5, 2021 |
This is an Interpreter Radio Roundtable for Come, Follow Me Doctrine and Covenants Lesson 42, “His Sacrifice Shall Be More Sacred unto Me Than His Increase” on D&C 115-120. The panelists for this roundtable were Neal Rappleye, Jasmin Rappleye and Hales Swift....
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by Administration | Sep 28, 2021 |
This is an Interpreter Radio Roundtable for Come, Follow Me Doctrine and Covenants Lesson 41, “I Will Order All Things for Your Good” on D&C 111-114. The panelist for this roundtable was Martin Tanner. This roundtable was extracted from the August 29th broadcast...
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by Administration | Sep 21, 2021 |
This is an Interpreter Radio Roundtable for Come, Follow Me Doctrine and Covenants Lesson 40, “It Is Thy House, a Place of Thy Holiness” on D&C 109-110. The panelists for this roundtable were Mark Johnson, Bruce Webster and Matthew Bowen. This roundtable was...
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by Administration | Sep 14, 2021 |
This is an Interpreter Radio Roundtable for Come, Follow Me Doctrine and Covenants Lesson 39, “To Have the Heavens Opened” on D&C 106-108. The panelists for this roundtable were Martin Tanner, Kris Frederickson and Mike Parker. This roundtable was extracted from...
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