Tag: Doctrine and Covenants

Unto all the faithful elders of my church…Unto you it shall be given to know the signs of the times, and the signs of the coming of the Son of Man; Doctrine & Covenants 68:7,11 As faithful elders of the church (keyword “faithful”) it shall be given to know the signs of the times and…

Inasmuch as you strip yourselves from jealousies and fears, and humble yourselves before me … the veil shall be rent and you shall see me and know that I am—not with the carnal neither natural mind, but with the spiritual. Doctrine & Covenants 67:10 The spiritual mind cannot be activated while someone is carrying jealousies,…

blessed are they whose feet stand upon the land of Zion, who have obeyed my gospel; for they shall receive for their reward the good things of the earth, and it shall bring forth in its strength. And they shall also be crowned with blessings from above, yea, and with commandments not a few, and…

And now, verily, I say concerning the residue of the elders of my church, the time has not yet come, for many years, for them to receive their inheritance in this land. Doctrine & Covenants 58:44 The Lord hunted from the beginning that it would be a long time before Zion was to be the…

I, the Lord, will forgive whom I will forgive, but of you it is required to forgive all men. And ye ought to say in your hearts—let God judge between me and thee, and reward thee according to thy deeds. Doctrine & Covenants 64:10-11 The Lord makes clear His forgiveness is not universal but He…

Until that hour (the coming of the Son of Man) there will be foolish virgins among the wise; and at that hour cometh an entire separation of the righteous and the wicked; and in that day will I send mine angels to pluck out the wicked. Doctrine & Covenants 63:54 We will never be able…

The Lord sent a vanguard of trusted servants to establish businesses and begin to acquire property so that the coming saints would have the means to settle in Missouri.

The church had unique problems to solve because of the command for them to physically gather to a common place. This necessitated the church coordinating donations, purchased, and disbursement of land and goods.

Hear the word of him … Who willeth to take even them whom he will take, and preserveth in life them whom he will preserve; Who buildeth up at his own will and pleasure; and destroyeth when he pleases, and is able to cast the soul down to hell. Behold, I, the Lord, utter my…

And in that place (Cincinnati from verse 30) they shall lift up their voices unto God against that people … a people who are well-nigh ripened for destruction. Doctrine & Covenants 61:31 Looking at the history of Cincinnati I wonder if there was something related to slavery and the abolitionist movement that was drawing the…