Come, Follow Me — Doctrine and Covenants Lesson 7

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As the translation of the Book of Mormon continued, a question came up: What should Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery do about those lost pages of the translation? It might make sense to retranslate that portion, but the Lord saw something they could not: their enemies were planning to alter the words on those pages to cast doubt on Joseph’s inspired work. God had a plan to avoid that problem and keep the work moving forward. Thousands of years earlier, God inspired Nephi to write a second record that covered the same time period “for a wise purpose in Him” (1 Nephi 9:5).

“My wisdom,” the Lord said to Joseph, “is greater than the cunning of the devil” (Doctrine and Covenants 10:43). That’s a reassuring message in a day like ours, when the adversary is intensifying his efforts to weaken faith. Like Joseph, we can be “faithful and continue on” in the work God has called us to do (verse 3). Then we will find that He has already provided a way so that “the gates of hell shall not prevail” against us (verse 69).

D&C 10: Revelation given to Joseph Smith the Prophet, at Harmony, Pennsylvania, likely around April 1829, though portions may have been received as early as the summer of 1828. Herein the Lord informs Joseph of alterations made by wicked men in the 116 manuscript pages from the translation of the book of Lehi, in the Book of Mormon. These manuscript pages had been lost from the possession of Martin Harris, to whom the sheets had been temporarily entrusted. (See the heading to section 3.) The evil design was to await the expected retranslation of the matter covered by the stolen pages and then to discredit the translator by showing discrepancies created by the alterations. That this wicked purpose had been conceived by the evil one and was known to the Lord even while Mormon, the ancient Nephite historian, was making his abridgment of the accumulated plates, is shown in the Book of Mormon (see Words of Mormon 1:3–7).

D&C 11: Revelation given through Joseph Smith the Prophet to his brother Hyrum Smith, at Harmony, Pennsylvania, May 1829. This revelation was received through the Urim and Thummim in answer to Joseph’s supplication and inquiry. Joseph Smith’s history suggests that this revelation was received after the restoration of the Aaronic Priesthood.

Resources on ChurchofJesusChrist.org

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

- Interpreter Radio Show — January 19, 2025, including Doctrine & Covenants in Context

- Nibley Lectures: Come, Follow Me Doctrine and Covenants Lesson 7 (D&C 10–11)

- “This Great Mystery”: Gathering Still Other Sheep through the New Covenant of Peace, Matthew Scott Stenson, July 15, 2022

- Interpreting Interpreter: Mysterious Sheep, Kyler Rasmussen, July 15, 2022

- That Which You Have Translated, Which You Have Retained, Clifford P. Jones, February 26, 2021

- Come, Follow Me Study and Teaching Helps — Lesson 6: D&C 10–11 (2021), Jonn Claybaugh

- Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me Doctrine and Covenants Lesson 6 (D&C 10–11) (2021)

- 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 11, "The Field Is White Already to Harvest", Administration, March 11, 2017

- Scripture Roundtable: D&C Gospel Doctrine Lesson 6, "I Will Tell You in Your Mind and in Your Heart, by the Holy Ghost", Administration, February 5, 2017

- Scripture Roundtable: D&C Gospel Doctrine Lesson 4, "Remember the New Covenant, Even the Book of Mormon", Administration, January 24, 2017

- Scripture Roundtable: D&C Gospel Doctrine Lesson 6 (2013), Administration, January 24, 2017

- Come, Follow Me—For Home and Church: Doctrine and Covenants 2025

- The Work of God, Doctrine and Covenants Teaching Videos

- Thwarting Satan"s Evil Designs, Doctrine and Covenants Teaching Videos, Elder Joseph B. Wirthlin

- The Contributions of Martin Harris, Revelations in Context

- Chapter 3: Doctrine and Covenants 3; 10, Doctrine and Covenants Institute Student Manual (2017)

- Our Work Is to Keep the Commandments, Doctrine and Covenants Teaching Videos, Elder David A. Bednar

- Joseph Smith’s Support at Home, Revelations in Context

- Chapter 7: Doctrine and Covenants 4; 11–12; 14–16, Doctrine and Covenants Institute Student Manual (2017)

- How does the Lord’s wisdom bless our lives? , Liahona – Come, Follow Me: Doctrine and Covenants

- Saints, 1:51–61

- “Pray Always”, David A. Bednar, Ensign or Liahona, Nov. 2008, 41–44

Doctrine and Covenants 10-11, FAIR

Section 10, Harper, Steven C. – D&C Contexts (Book of Mormon Central Archive)

Section 11, Harper, Steven C. – D&C Contexts (Book of Mormon Central Archive)

Doctrine & Covenants 10 – Section Resource, Doctrine & Covenants Central

Doctrine & Covenants 11 – Section Resource, Doctrine & Covenants Central

Doctrine & Covenants 10 to 11 – “That You May Come Off Conqueror”, BYU Studies

BYU Religious Education Discussions on the Doctrine and Covenants: The Lost Manuscript D&C 3 & 10

BYU Religious Education Discussions on the Doctrine and Covenants: Qualifications for Servce D&C 4, 11-12 & 14-16

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