David Journal

Category: Scripture Notes

  • A sacred trust

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    I never really thought about modern contributions to the Book of Mormon but it was modern members of the church who have worked to bring corrections ensuring consistency with the original manuscript and it was modern people who broke things into chapter and verse (not always correctly in my opinion) and who provided the chapter…

  • Peeking through the window

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    The Lord is being very transparent about what He is doing with these revelations and even as He says that those who will not repent will lose the lift they had previously received, He also says that He is willing to share this light with all men. The Lord is God, and the Spirit beareth…

  • Competing impulses

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    The Lord declared that His servants have power given them to seal up the wicked into the day of the wrath of the Lord. That’s all fine and good and compatible with the popular protestant teachings of that day about hellfire and damnation but I know by experience that the servants of the Lord are…

  • An exciting annual pilgrimage

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    I can imagine the excitement Joseph must have felt each year as September 22nd approached. Perhaps the first time he returned he didn’t know what to expect but each time after that I would have been wondering and contemplating about what new things I might possibly be taught in meeting with Moroni again.

  • The promise of the last dispensation

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    At the opening of this dispensation the Lord declared that the restoration would bring about the fulfillment of these prophecies (verses 19-23): I fully expect that these will be fulfilled over and over again—in other words, if we can point to one fulfillment, or even several, there is no reason the Lord will not accomplish…

  • Barriers to disbelief

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    Elder Holland once said that the Book of Mormon was a barrier standing in the way of anyone who wants to leave the church. The idea is that someone who is intellectually honest could not claim the church was false without explaining away the Book of Mormon. I think the testimonies of the three witnesses…

  • Introducing the Doctrine and Covenants

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    I don’t think I’ve ever read the introduction to the Doctrine & Covenants before. In doing so today I have came to appreciate the efforts the church makes to clearly explain and give context to our sacred texts. I also discovered that there was a published testimony from the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles in…

  • What we need to know

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    The introduction to the Book of Mormon (a modern text, unlike the Title Page) concluded with a list of things that sincere readers can come to know through the book. Of all the things listed, the most important one is that Jesus Christ is the Savior of the world.

  • Gather all things in Christ

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    This is the specific work of the last dispensation in a single sentence: God will gather together in one all things in Christ.

  • God Loves His Children

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    We solemnly proclaim that God loves His children in every nation of the world. God the Father has given us the divine birth, the incomparable life, and the infinite atoning sacrifice of His Beloved Son, Jesus Christ. By the power of the Father, Jesus rose again and gained the victory over death. He is our…