Come, Follow Me Doctrine and Covenants
Doctrine and Covenants 94–97
Kirtland Temple, by Al Rounds
Anciently, the Lord commanded Moses to build a tabernacle “according to the pattern shewed to [him] in the mount” (Hebrews 8:5; see also Exodus 25:8–9). The tabernacle was to be the center of Israel’s wilderness camp (see Numbers 2:1–2).
In 1833, the Lord commanded Joseph Smith to build temples “not after the manner of the world” but rather “after the manner which I shall show” (Doctrine and Covenants 95:13–14; see also 97:10). Like the tabernacle in the wilderness, the temple was meant to be a central feature in Kirtland (see Doctrine and Covenants 94:1).
Today, temples are found around the world. Even if they aren’t at the center of our cities, they point us to Christ, who should be the center of our lives. Though each temple differs in appearance, within them we learn the same divine pattern—a heavenly plan to bring us back into the presence of God. Sacred ordinances and covenants connect us to Christ and strengthen our families “not after the manner of the world” but after the pattern God shows us.
D&C 94: Revelation given through Joseph Smith the Prophet, at Kirtland, Ohio, August 2, 1833. Hyrum Smith, Reynolds Cahoon, and Jared Carter are appointed as a Church building committee.
D&C 95: Revelation given through Joseph Smith the Prophet, at Kirtland, Ohio, June 1, 1833. This revelation is a continuation of divine directions to build a house for worship and instruction, the house of the Lord (see section 88:119–36).
D&C 96: Revelation given to Joseph Smith the Prophet, showing the order of the city or stake of Zion at Kirtland, Ohio, June 4, 1833, as an example to the Saints in Kirtland. The occasion was a conference of high priests, and the chief subject of consideration was the disposal of certain lands, known as the French farm, possessed by the Church near Kirtland. Since the conference could not agree who should take charge of the farm, all agreed to inquire of the Lord concerning the matter.
D&C 97: Revelation given through Joseph Smith the Prophet, at Kirtland, Ohio, August 2, 1833. This revelation deals particularly with the affairs of the Saints in Zion, Jackson County, Missouri, in response to the Prophet’s inquiry of the Lord for information. Members of the Church in Missouri were at this time subjected to severe persecution and, on July 23, 1833, had been forced to sign an agreement to leave Jackson County.
- Come, Follow Me Study and Teaching Helps — Lesson 36: D&C 94–97 (2021), Jonn Claybaugh
Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me Doctrine and Covenants Lesson 36 (D&C 94–97) (2021)
- Nibley Lecture – D&C 90-101, Dec 16, 1979
Scripture Roundtable: D&C Gospel Doctrine Lesson 18, "Establish … a House of God", Administration, April 7, 2017
- Scripture Roundtable: D&C Gospel Doctrine Lesson 46, "Zion—The Pure in Heart", Administration, October 30, 2013
- “Creator of the First Day”: The Glossing of Lord of Sabaoth in D&C 95:7, Matthew L. Bowen, September 30, 2016
- Come, Follow Me—For Home and Church: Doctrine and Covenants 2025
- “A House for Our God”, Revelations in Context
- Chapter 37: Doctrine and Covenants 94–97, Doctrine and Covenants Institute Student Manual (2017)
- A School and an Endowment, Revelations in Context
- Newel K. Whitney and the United Firm, Revelations in Context
- We Must Keep Temples Sacred, Doctrine and Covenants Teaching Videos, President Gordon B. Hinckley
- What Blessings Do the Pure in Heart Receive? – Doctrine and Covenants 94–97, Liahona – Come, Follow Me: Doctrine and Covenants
- Section 94, Harper, Steven C. – D&C Contexts (Book of Mormon Central Archive)
- Section 95, Harper, Steven C. – D&C Contexts (Book of Mormon Central Archive)
- Section 96, Harper, Steven C. – D&C Contexts (Book of Mormon Central Archive)
- Section 97, Harper, Steven C. – D&C Contexts (Book of Mormon Central Archive)
- Doctrine & Covenants 94, Doctrine & Covenants Central
- Doctrine & Covenants 95, Doctrine & Covenants Central
- Doctrine & Covenants 96, Doctrine & Covenants Central
- Doctrine & Covenants 97, Doctrine & Covenants Central
- Doctrine and Covenants 94 to 97 – “For the Salvation of Zion”, BYU Studies
- BYU Religious Education Discussions on the Doctrine and Covenants: A House of God D&C 94-97
