Come, Follow Me — Doctrine and Covenants Lesson 37

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C.C.A. Christensen (1831–1912), Saints Driven from Jackson County Missouri, c. 1878, tempera on muslin, 77 ¼ x 113 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, gift of the grandchildren of C.C.A. Christensen, 1970.

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For the Saints in the 1830s, Independence, Missouri, was literally the promised land. It was “the center place” of Zion (Doctrine and Covenants 57:3)—the city of God on earth—and the gathering of Saints there was an exciting prelude to the Second Coming. But their neighbors in the area saw things differently. They objected to the claim that God had given the land to the Saints, and they were uncomfortable with the political, economic, and social consequences of so many unfamiliar people moving in so quickly. Discomfort soon turned into persecution and violence. In 1833, the Church’s printing office was destroyed, and the Saints were forced from their homes.

Joseph Smith was more than 800 miles away in Kirtland, and this news took weeks to reach him. But the Lord knew what was happening, and He revealed to His Prophet principles of peace and encouragement that would comfort the Saints—principles that can also help us when we face persecution, when our righteous desires go unfulfilled, or when we need a reminder that our daily afflictions will eventually, somehow, “work together for [our] good” (Doctrine and Covenants 98:3).

D&C 98: Revelation given through Joseph Smith the Prophet, at Kirtland, Ohio, August 6, 1833. This revelation came in consequence of the persecution upon the Saints in Missouri. Increased settlement of Church members in Missouri troubled some other settlers, who felt threatened by the Saints’ numbers, political and economic influence, and cultural and religious differences. In July 1833, a mob destroyed Church property, tarred and feathered two Church members, and demanded that the Saints leave Jackson County. Although some news of the problems in Missouri had no doubt reached the Prophet in Kirtland (nine hundred miles away), the seriousness of the situation could have been known to him at this date only by revelation.

D&C 99: Revelation given through Joseph Smith the Prophet to John Murdock, August 29, 1832, at Hiram, Ohio. For over a year, John Murdock had been preaching the gospel while his children—motherless after the death of his wife, Julia Clapp, in April 1831—resided with other families in Ohio.

D&C 100: Revelation given to Joseph Smith the Prophet and Sidney Rigdon, at Perrysburg, New York, October 12, 1833. The two brethren, having been absent from their families for several days, felt some concern about them.

D&C 101: Revelation given to Joseph Smith the Prophet, at Kirtland, Ohio, December 16 and 17, 1833. At this time the Saints who had gathered in Missouri were suffering great persecution. Mobs had driven them from their homes in Jackson County; and some of the Saints had tried to establish themselves in Van Buren, Lafayette, and Ray Counties, but persecution followed them. The main body of the Saints was at that time in Clay County, Missouri. Threats of death against individuals of the Church were many. The Saints in Jackson County had lost household furniture, clothing, livestock, and other personal property; and many of their crops had been destroyed.

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

- Interpreter Radio Show — August 17, 2025, including Doctrine & Covenants in Context

- Nibley Lectures: Come, Follow Me Doctrine and Covenants Lesson 37 (D&C 98–101)

- Come, Follow Me Study and Teaching Helps — Lesson 37: D&C 98–101 (2021), Jonn Claybaugh

- Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me Doctrine and Covenants Lesson 37 (D&C 98–101) (2021)

- Nibley Lectures: Come, Follow Me D&C Lesson 37

- Nibley Lecture – D&C 90-101, Dec 16, 1979

- Nibley Lecture – D&C 101, Dec 23, 1979

- “Being Good Citizens” D&C 58:21-22, 26-28; D&C 98:4-10; 134; Articles of Faith 1:12, Taylor Halverson, October 13, 2013

- Scripture Roundtable: D&C Gospel Doctrine Lesson 21, "Looking Forth for the Great Day of the Lord to Come", Administration, June 16, 2017

- Scripture Roundtable: D&C Gospel Doctrine Lesson 27, "They Must Needs Be Chastened and Tried, Even as Abraham", Administration, June 16, 2017

- Scripture Roundtable: D&C Gospel Doctrine Lesson 44, Being Good Citizens, Administration, October 12, 2013

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

- Waiting for the Word of the Lord, Revelations in Context

- Afflictions Can Be For Our Good, Doctrine and Covenants Teaching Videos, Elder Dallin H. Oaks

- Proclaim Peace, Doctrine and Covenants Teaching Videos, Elder Russell M. Nelson

- Chapter 38: Doctrine and Covenants 98–100, Doctrine and Covenants Institute Student Manual (2017)

- “I Quit Other Business”: Early Missionaries, Revelations in Context

- A Mission to Canada, Revelations in Context

- Gather in Stakes, Doctrine and Covenants Teaching Videos, Elder Dallin H. Oaks

- God Raised Up Wise Men to Establish the Constitution, Doctrine and Covenants Teaching Videos, President Ezra Taft Benson

- The Lord Tests His People, Doctrine and Covenants Teaching Videos, President James E. Faust

- Chapter 39: Doctrine and Covenants 101, Doctrine and Covenants Institute Student Manual (2017)

- The Parable of the Nobleman: A Lesson in Obedience – Doctrine and Covenants 101, Liahona – Come, Follow Me: Doctrine and Covenants

- Section 98, Harper, Steven C. – D&C Contexts (Book of Mormon Central Archive)

- Section 99, Harper, Steven C. – D&C Contexts (Book of Mormon Central Archive)

- Section 100, Harper, Steven C. – D&C Contexts (Book of Mormon Central Archive)

- Section 101, Harper, Steven C. – D&C Contexts (Book of Mormon Central Archive)

- Doctrine & Covenants 98, Doctrine & Covenants Central

- Doctrine & Covenants 99, Doctrine & Covenants Central

- Doctrine & Covenants 100, Doctrine & Covenants Central

- Doctrine & Covenants 101, Doctrine & Covenants Central

- Doctrine and Covenants 98 to 101 – “Be Still and Know That I Am God”, BYU Studies

- BYU Religious Education Discussions on the Doctrine and Covenants: I Will Prove You In All Things D&C 98-100

- BYU Religious Education Discussions on the Doctrine and Covenants: Chastened and Tried D&C 101, 103, 105

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