Come, Follow Me
Doctrine and Covenants Lesson 31:
July 26–August 1
“The Power of Godliness”
Doctrine and Covenants 84
As you read Doctrine and Covenants 84, ponder the counsel to “live by every word that proceedeth forth from the mouth of God” (verse 44). How will you live by the words in this revelation?
D&C 84: Revelation given through Joseph Smith the Prophet, at Kirtland, Ohio, September 22 and 23, 1832. During the month of September, elders had begun to return from their missions in the eastern states and to make reports of their labors. It was while they were together in this season of joy that the following communication was received. The Prophet designated it a revelation on priesthood.
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 Priesthood Is Restored,” Children’s Songbook, 89; see also “Ideas to Improve Your Family Scripture Study.”
- “I Quit Other Business”: Early Missionaries, Revelations in Context
- Doctrine Immunizes Us against Sin, Doctrine and Covenants Teaching Videos, Elder Russell M. Nelson
- Section 84, The Oath and Covenant of the Priesthood, Doctrine and Covenants Institute Student Manual (2002), pp 180–85
- Chapter 31: Doctrine and Covenants 84, Doctrine and Covenants Institute Student Manual (2017)
- Receiving Godly Power – Doctrine and Covenants 84, Liahona – Come, Follow Me: Doctrine and Covenants
Resources on Interpreter Foundation
- Come, Follow Me Study and Teaching Helps — Lesson 31: D&C 84, Jonn Claybaugh
- Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me Doctrine and Covenants Lesson 31 (D&C 84)
Additional Posts & Roundtables on the Interpreter Foundation Website
- KnoWhy OTL23A — How Does the Story of David’s Loyalty to Saul Apply in Our Day?, Jeffrey M. Bradshaw, June 14, 2018
- “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: Book of Mormon Gospel Doctrine Lesson 1, “The Keystone of Our Religion”, Administration, November 8, 2015
- Scripture Roundtable: D&C Gospel Doctrine Lesson 8, The Restoration of the Priesthood, Administration, February 16, 2017
- Scripture Roundtable: D&C Gospel Doctrine Lesson 25, "Priesthood: 'The Power of Godliness'", Administration, June 16, 2017
- Scripture Roundtable: D&C Gospel Doctrine Lesson 42, Continuing Revelation to Latter-day Prophets, Administration, October 12, 2013
- Scripture Roundtable: D&C Gospel Doctrine Lesson 4, "Remember the New Covenant, Even the Book of Mormon", Administration, January 24, 2017
Articles in Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship
- Dissenters: Portraying the Church as Wrong So They can be Right Without It, Brian C. Hales, May 9, 2014
- “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
- On Being the Sons of Moses and Aaron: Another Look at Interpreting the Oath and Covenant of the Priesthood, Mark Hamstead, May 11, 2018
Resources on Other Sites
- Doctrine and Covenants 84 (Come, Follow Me), FAIR
- Section 84, Harper, Steven C. – D&C Contexts (Book of Mormon Central Archive)
- Come Follow Me with Casey Paul Griffiths (Doctrine and Covenants 84, July 26 – August 1), Book of Mormon Central
- Come Follow Me Insights (Doctrine and Covenants 84, Jul 26-Aug 1), Book of Mormon Central
- Come Follow Me with Taylor Halverson (Doctrine and Covenants 84, July 26 – August 1), Book of Mormon Central
- Come Follow Me: Act in Doctrine (Doctrine and Covenants 84, Jul 26-Aug1)), Book of Mormon Central
- Doctrine & Covenants 84, Doctrine & Covenants Central
- Hard Questions in Church History with Lynne Hilton Wilson: Week 31-32 (D&C 84, Jul 26-Aug 1), Doctrine & Covenants Central
- Doctrine and Covenants 84, with Scott Woodward, Doctrine & Covenants Central
- Come Follow Me Doctrine and Covenants 84 (July 26-Aug.1) Don’t Miss This, Doctrine & Covenants Central
- Come Follow Me – Doctrine and Covenants 84: “The Power of Godliness”, Unshaken
- July 26–August 1, 2021 Come, Follow Me Songs, Music for Latter-day Life
- Come, Follow Me for Sunday School: “The Power of Godliness”, Doctrine and Covenants 84, Meridian Magazine
- Come, Follow Me Podcast #31: “The Power of Godliness”, Doctrine and Covenants 84, Meridian Magazine
- Doctrine and Covenants 84 – “The Power of Godliness”, BYU Studies