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Doctrine and Covenants 124

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As difficult as the last six years had been for the Saints, things started to look better in the spring of 1839: The refugee Saints had found compassion among the citizens of Quincy, Illinois. Guards had allowed Joseph Smith and other Church leaders to escape captivity in Missouri. And the Church had just purchased land in Illinois where the Saints could gather again. Yes, it was swampy, mosquito-infested land, but compared to the challenges the Saints had already faced, this probably seemed manageable. So they drained the swamp and drafted a charter for a new city, which they named Nauvoo. It means “beautiful” in Hebrew, though it was more an expression of faith than an accurate description, at least at first. Meanwhile, the Lord was impressing His Prophet with a sense of urgency. He had more truths and ordinances to restore, and He needed a holy temple where He could “crown [His Saints] with honor, immortality, and eternal life” (Doctrine and Covenants 124:55). In many ways, these same feelings of faith and urgency are evident in the Lord’s work today.

D&C 124: Revelation given to Joseph Smith the Prophet, at Nauvoo, Illinois, January 19, 1841. Because of increasing persecutions and illegal procedures against them by public officers, the Saints had been compelled to leave Missouri. The exterminating order issued by Lilburn W. Boggs, governor of Missouri, dated October 27, 1838, had left them no alternative. In 1841, when this revelation was given, the city of Nauvoo, occupying the site of the former village of Commerce, Illinois, had been built up by the Saints, and here the headquarters of the Church had been established.

As you read Doctrine and Covenants 124, ponder the blessings the Lord invited the Saints in Nauvoo to receive and the blessings He offers you.

D&C 124: Revelation given to Joseph Smith the Prophet, at Nauvoo, Illinois, January 19, 1841. Because of increasing persecutions and illegal procedures against them by public officers, the Saints had been compelled to leave Missouri. The exterminating order issued by Lilburn W. Boggs, governor of Missouri, dated October 27, 1838, had left them no alternative. In 1841, when this revelation was given, the city of Nauvoo, occupying the site of the former village of Commerce, Illinois, had been built up by the Saints, and here the headquarters of the Church had been established.

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)
•   “I Love to See the Temple,” Children’s Songbook, 95.

•   Temples Bless the Living and the Dead, Doctrine and Covenants Teaching Videos, Elder Joseph B. Wirthlin
• Section 124, A Solemn Proclamation: The Priesthood Order Is Established, Doctrine and Covenants Institute Student Manual (2002), pp 304–11
• Chapter 48: Doctrine and Covenants 124, Doctrine and Covenants Institute Student Manual (2017)

Resources on Interpreter Foundation

•   Come, Follow Me Study and Teaching Helps — Lesson 44: D&C 124, Jonn Claybaugh
•     Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me Doctrine and Covenants Lesson 44 (D&C 124)

Resources on Other Sites

•   Come, Follow Me Week 44 – Doctrine and Covenants 124, FAIR
•   “The keys whereby he may ask and receive” (D&C 124), FAIR
•   Section 124, Harper, Steven C. – D&C Contexts (Book of Mormon Central Archive)
•   Come Follow Me with Taylor Halverson (Doctrine and Covenants 124, October 25-31), Book of Mormon Central
•   Come Follow Me with Casey Paul Griffiths (Doctrine and Covenants 124, October 25-31), Book of Mormon Central
•   Come Follow Me Insights (Doctrine and Covenants 124, Oct 25-31), Book of Mormon Central
•   Come Follow Me: Act in Doctrine (Doctrine and Covenants 124, Oct 25-31), Book of Mormon Central
•   Hard Questions in Church History with Lynne Hilton Wilson: Week 44 (D&C 124, Oct 25-31), Doctrine & Covenants Central
•   Doctrine & Covenants 124, Doctrine & Covenants Central
•   Doctrine and Covenants 124, with Scott Woodward, Doctrine & Covenants Central
•   Come Follow Me Doctrine and Covenants 124 (Oct. 25-31) Don’t Miss This, Don’t Miss This
•   Come Follow Me – Doctrine and Covenants 124: “A House unto My Name”, Unshaken
•   Come, Follow Me for Sunday School: “A House unto My Name”, Doctrine and Covenants 124, Meridian Magazine
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•   October 25–31, 2021 Come, Follow Me Songs, Music for Latter-day Life
•   Doctrine and Covenants 124 – “A House unto My Name”, BYU Studies