Come, Follow Me — Doctrine and Covenants Lesson 4

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Detail from He Called Me by Name, by Michael Malm

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It had been three years since God the Father and His Son, Jesus Christ, appeared to Joseph Smith in the grove, and Joseph hadn’t received any additional revelations since then. He began to wonder whether the Lord was displeased with him. Like all of us, he had made mistakes, and he felt condemned by them. Yet God still had a work for him to do. And the work Joseph was called to do is connected to what God asks of us. Joseph would bring forth the Book of Mormon; we are invited to share its message. Joseph would receive priesthood keys to turn the hearts of the children to their fathers; we can now receive ordinances for our ancestors in temples. Joseph was told of prophecies that would soon be fulfilled; we are called to help fulfill these prophecies. As we take part in God’s work, we can expect to face opposition and even persecution, just as the Prophet did. But we can also have faith that the Lord will make us instruments in His hands, just as He did for Joseph.

D&C 2: An extract from Joseph Smith’s history relating the words of the angel Moroni to Joseph Smith the Prophet, while in the house of the Prophet’s father at Manchester, New York, on the evening of September 21, 1823. Moroni was the last of a long line of historians who had made the record that is now before the world as the Book of Mormon. (Compare Malachi 4:5–6; also sections 27:9; 110:13–16; and 128:18.)

JS-H 1:27-54: Moroni appears to Joseph Smith—Joseph’s name is to be known for good and evil among all nations—Moroni tells him of the Book of Mormon and of the coming judgments of the Lord and quotes many scriptures—The hiding place of the gold plates is revealed—Moroni continues to instruct the Prophet.

JS-H 1:55-65: Joseph Smith marries Emma Hale—He receives the gold plates from Moroni and translates some of the characters—Martin Harris shows the characters and translation to Professor Anthon, who says, “I cannot read a sealed book.”

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- Study and Teaching Helps: 2025 Doctrine & Covenants, Jonn Claybaugh

- Interpreter Radio Show — December 29, 2024, including Doctrine & Covenants in Context

- Come, Follow Me Study and Teaching Helps — Lesson 3: D&C 2; JS-History 1:27–65 (2021), Jonn Claybaugh

- Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me Doctrine and Covenants Lesson 3 (D&C 2; JS-History 1:27–65) (2021)

- Scripture Roundtable: D&C Gospel Doctrine Lesson 30, “The Prisoners Shall Go Free”, Administration, June 25, 2017

- Scripture Roundtable: D&C Gospel Doctrine Lesson 39, “The Hearts of the Children Shall Turn to Their Fathers”, Administration, September 7, 2013

- Celestial Visits in the Scriptures, and a Plausible Mesoamerican Tradition, Diane E. Wirth, Jan 30, 2015

- How Big A Book? Estimating the Total Surface Area of the Book of Mormon Plates, Bruce E. Dale, Jun 16, 2017

- Many Witnesses to a Marvelous Work, Daniel C. Peterson, Jun 10, 2016

- Restoring the Original Text of the Book of Mormon, Royal Skousen, Feb 20, 2015

- The Expanse of Joseph Smith’s Translation Vision, Brant A. Gardner, Sep 18, 2020

- The Geology of Moroni’s Stone Box: Examining the Setting and Resources of Palmyra, Benjamin R. Jordan and Warren P. Aston, Nov 23, 2018

- Was Joseph Smith Smarter Than the Average Fourth Year Hebrew Student? Finding a Restoration-Significant Hebraism in Book of Mormon Isaiah, Paul Y. Hoskisson, Oct 23, 2015

- How Joseph Smith’s Grammar Differed from Book of Mormon Grammar: Evidence from the 1832 History, Stanford Carmack, June 9, 2017

- Come, Follow Me—For Home and Church: Doctrine and Covenants 2025 (lesson materials)

- William McLellin’s Five Questions, Revelations in Context

- Moroni’s Visit

- What did Moroni teach Joseph Smith? , Liahona – Come, Follow Me: Doctrine and Covenants

- Saints, 1:20–48

- “Becoming True Millennials”, President Russell M. Nelson, worldwide devotional for young adults, Jan. 10, 2016

- “Hearts Bound Together”, President Henry B. Eyring, Ensign or Liahona, May 2005, 78

- “Let This House Be Built unto My Name”, David A. Bednar, Ensign or Liahona, May 2020, 84–87

- “Special Witnesses of Christ?—President Russell M. Nelson”

- “Family History and Temple Work: Sealing and Healing”, Dale G. Renlund, Ensign or Liahona, May 2018, 46–49

- Section 2, Harper, Steven C. – D&C Contexts (Book of Mormon Central Archive)

- Why Did Moroni Quote Malachi about Elijah’s Coming?, Book of Mormon Central KnoWhy #591

- Doctrine & Covenants 2 – Section Resource, Doctrine & Covenants Central

- Doctrine & Covenants 2; Joseph Smith History 1:27-65 – “The Hearts of the Children Shall Turn to Their Fathers”, BYU Studies

- BYU Religious Education Discussions on the Doctrine and Covenants: Promises Made to the Fathers D&C 2

- The Probation of a Teenage Seer: Joseph Smith’s Early Experiences with Moroni from The Coming Forth of the Book of Mormon: A Marvelous Work and a Wonder

- Firsthand Witness Accounts of the Translation Process from The Coming Forth of the Book of Mormon: A Marvelous Work and a Wonder

- Martin Harris’s 1828 Visit to Luther Bradish, Charles Anthon, and Samuel Mitchill from The Coming Forth of the Book of Mormon: A Marvelous Work and a Wonder

- Hefted and Handled: Tangible Interactions with Book of Mormon Objects from The Coming Forth of the Book of Mormon: A Marvelous Work and a Wonder

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