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Doctrine and Covenants 88

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Every so often, the Lord gives us a glimpse of His boundless “majesty and power” (Doctrine and Covenants 88:47) through stunning revelations. Doctrine and Covenants 88 is that kind of revelation—one about light and glory and kingdoms that can make our earthly cares seem small by comparison. Even if we can’t comprehend it all, we can at least sense that there’s far more to eternity than we ever realized. Of course, the Lord doesn’t share these grand truths to intimidate us or make us feel small. In fact, He promised, “The day shall come when you shall comprehend even God” (verse 49; emphasis added). Perhaps it was to that glorious end that the Lord commanded His Saints in Kirtland to form the School of the Prophets. “Organize yourselves,” He said. “Prepare every needful thing; and establish … a house of God” (verse 119). More than anywhere else, it is within God’s holy house—and in our homes—that He can lift our vision beyond the mortal world, “unveil his face unto [us],” and prepare us to “abide a celestial glory” (verses 68, 22).

D&C 88: Revelation given through Joseph Smith the Prophet at Kirtland, Ohio, December 27 and 28, 1832, and January 3, 1833. The Prophet designated it as the “‘olive leaf’ … plucked from the Tree of Paradise, the Lord’s message of peace to us.” The revelation was given after high priests at a conference prayed “separately and vocally to the Lord to reveal his will unto us concerning the upbuilding of Zion.”

President Russell M. Nelson said, “I promise that as you diligently work to remodel your home into a center of gospel learning, … the influence of the adversary in your life and in your home will decrease” (“Becoming Exemplary Latter-day Saints,” Ensign or Liahona, Nov. 2018, 113).

D&C 88: Revelation given through Joseph Smith the Prophet at Kirtland, Ohio, December 27 and 28, 1832, and January 3, 1833. The Prophet designated it as the “‘olive leaf’ … plucked from the Tree of Paradise, the Lord’s message of peace to us.” The revelation was given after high priests at a conference prayed “separately and vocally to the Lord to reveal his will unto us concerning the upbuilding of Zion.”

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)
•   “Nearer, My God, to Thee,” Hymns, no. 100.

•   Light and Truth, Part 1, Doctrine and Covenants Teaching Videos
•   School of the Prophets, Doctrine and Covenants Teaching Videos, President Gordon B. Hinckley
•   The Spirit and the Body, Doctrine and Covenants Teaching Videos, President Boyd K. Packer
•   Those Warned Must Warn Others, Doctrine and Covenants Teaching Videos, President Henry B. Eyring
• Section 88, The Olive Leaf, Doctrine and Covenants Institute Student Manual (2002), pp 197–206
• A School and an Endowment, Revelations in Context
• “A House for Our God”, Revelations in Context
• Chapter 33: Doctrine and Covenants 88:1–69, Doctrine and Covenants Institute Student Manual (2017)
• Chapter 34: Doctrine and Covenants 88:70–141, Doctrine and Covenants Institute Student Manual (2017)
•   The Light of Christ – Doctrine and Covenants 88, Liahona – Come, Follow Me: Doctrine and Covenants

Resources on Interpreter Foundation

•   Come, Follow Me Study and Teaching Helps — Lesson 33: D&C 88, Jonn Claybaugh
•     Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me Doctrine and Covenants Lesson 33 (D&C 88)

Resources on Other Sites

•   Doctrine and Covenants 88, FAIR
•   Section 88, Harper, Steven C. – D&C Contexts (Book of Mormon Central Archive)
•     Come Follow Me with Casey Paul Griffiths (Doctrine and Covenants 88, August 9-15), Book of Mormon Central
•     Come Follow Me Insights (Doctrine and Covenants 88, Aug 9-15), Book of Mormon Central
•     Come Follow Me with Taylor Halverson (Doctrine and Covenants 88, August 9-15), Book of Mormon Central
•     Come Follow Me: Act in Doctrine (Doctrine and Covenants 88, Aug 9-15), Book of Mormon Central
•     Doctrine and Covenants 88, with Scott Woodward, Doctrine & Covenants Central
•   Doctrine & Covenants 88, Doctrine & Covenants Central
•     Hard Questions in Church History with Lynne Hilton Wilson: Week 33 (D&C 88, Aug 9-15), Doctrine & Covenants Central
•     Hard Questions in Church History with Lynne Hilton Wilson: Week 34 (D&C 89-92, Aug 16-22), Doctrine & Covenants Central
•     Come Follow Me Doctrine and Covenants 88 (Aug. 9-15) Don’t Miss This, Don’t Miss This
•     Come Follow Me – Doctrine and Covenants 88: “Every Needful Thing”, Unshaken
•     Come, Follow Me Podcast #33: “Establish a House of God”, Doctrine and Covenants 88, Meridian Magazine
•     August 9–15, 2021 Come, Follow Me Songs, Music for Latter-day Life
•   Doctrine and Covenants 88 – “Establish … a House of God”, BYU Studies