Come, Follow Me — Doctrine and Covenants Lesson 20

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As Parley P. Pratt, Oliver Cowdery, Ziba Peterson, and Peter Whitmer Jr. left Kirtland and moved on to continue preaching the gospel, they left more than 100 new members of the Church who had plenty of zeal but little experience or direction. They had no instructional handbooks, no leadership training meetings, no broadcasts of general conference—in fact, they didn’t even have enough copies of the Book of Mormon to go around. Many of these new believers had been drawn to the restored gospel by the promise of marvelous manifestations of the Spirit, especially those described in the New Testament (see, for example, 1 Corinthians 12:1–11). But many found it hard to identify true manifestations of the Spirit. Seeing the confusion, Joseph Smith prayed for help. The Lord’s answer is valuable today, when people often deny or ignore the things of the Spirit. He reaffirmed that spiritual manifestations are real. He also clarified what they are: gifts from a loving Heavenly Father, “given for the benefit of those who love [Him] and keep all [His] commandments, and him that seeketh so to do” (Doctrine and Covenants 46:9).

D&C 46: Revelation given through Joseph Smith the Prophet to the Church, at Kirtland, Ohio, March 8, 1831. In this early time of the Church, a unified pattern for the conducting of Church services had not yet developed. However, a custom of admitting only members and earnest investigators to the sacrament meetings and other assemblies of the Church had become somewhat general. This revelation expresses the will of the Lord relative to governing and conducting meetings and His direction on seeking and discerning the gifts of the Spirit.

D&C 47: Revelation given through Joseph Smith the Prophet, at Kirtland, Ohio, March 8, 1831. John Whitmer, who had already served as a clerk to the Prophet, initially hesitated when he was asked to serve as the Church historian and recorder, replacing Oliver Cowdery. He wrote, “I would rather not do it but observed that the will of the Lord be done, and if he desires it, I desire that he would manifest it through Joseph the Seer.” After Joseph Smith received this revelation, John Whitmer accepted and served in his appointed office.

D&C 48: Revelation given through Joseph Smith the Prophet, at Kirtland, Ohio, March 10, 1831. The Prophet had inquired of the Lord as to the mode of procedure in procuring lands for the settlement of the Saints. This was an important matter in view of the migration of members of the Church from the eastern United States, in obedience to the Lord’s command that they should assemble in Ohio (see sections 37:1–3; 45:64).

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

- Interpreter Radio Show — April 20, 2025, including Doctrine & Covenants in Context

- Nibley Lectures: Come, Follow Me Doctrine and Covenants Lesson 20 (D&C 46–48)

- Come, Follow Me Study and Teaching Helps — Lesson 19: D&C 46–48 (2021), Jonn Claybaugh

- Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me Doctrine and Covenants Lesson 19 (D&C 46–48) (2021)

- Scripture Roundtable: D&C Gospel Doctrine Lesson 15, "Seek Ye Earnestly the Best Gifts", Administration, March 20, 2017

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

- Joseph Smith’s Bible Translation, Revelations in Context

- Gifts of the Spirit Come to the Obedient, Doctrine and Covenants Teaching Videos, President Dieter F. Uchtdorf

- Religious Enthusiasm among Early Ohio Converts, Revelations in Context

- Chapter 18: Doctrine and Covenants 46–49, Doctrine and Covenants Institute Student Manual (2017)

- The Book of John Whitmer, Revelations in Context

- “To Acquire Spiritual Guidance”, Elder Richard G. Scott, Ensign or Liahona, Nov. 2009, 8

- “Religious Enthusiasm among Early Ohio Converts” , Revelations in Context, 105–11

- “Gifts of the Spirit”, Elder Robert D. Hales, Ensign, Feb. 2002, 16

- “Spiritual Gifts”, Gospel Topics

- “There Shall Be a Record Kept among You” , Elder Marlin K. Jensen of the Seventy, Ensign, Dec. 2007, 28, 33

- “Have I Done Any Good?”, Hymns, no. 223

- Section 46, Harper, Steven C. – D&C Contexts (Book of Mormon Central Archive)

- Section 47, Harper, Steven C. – D&C Contexts (Book of Mormon Central Archive)

- Section 48, Harper, Steven C. – D&C Contexts (Book of Mormon Central Archive)

- Why Did John Whitmer Continue to Testify of the Book of Mormon?, Book of Mormon Central KnoWhy #602

- Doctrine & Covenants 46 – Section Resource, Doctrine & Covenants Central

- Doctrine & Covenants 47 – Section Resource, Doctrine & Covenants Central

- Doctrine & Covenants 48 – Section Resource, Doctrine & Covenants Central

- Doctrine and Covenants 46 to 48 –“Seek Ye Earnestly the Best Gifts”, BYU Studies

- BYU Religious Education Discussions on the Doctrine and Covenants: To Every Man is Given a Gift D&C 46-49

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