Tag: Doctrine and Covenants

I see the doctrines of section 132 and I’m confident that I understand them but i also see that the way many of those principles are worded probably make more sense to the 19th century mind than to those of us in the 21st century. There are a number of things worded in such a…

Somehow in all my years I never recognized that Section 127 and Section 128 of the Doctrine and Covenants were letters from Joseph Smith to the church. There are a couple of parts of Section 128 that I have latched on to in the past but putting them all together tonight they meant even more…

I never before realized that the Nauvoo House was funded by shareholders. It makes me wonder who those shareholders ended up being and how many shares they acquired. I love the order set out, that there was a maximum number of shares anyone could purchase and a minimum price for stocks. A share cost $50…

When Joseph calls for the Lord to pierce with His eye the enemies if the saints, he is doing so out of mortal weakness and frustration. He is righteous enough that he calls upon the Lord for redress rather than seeking to punish his enemies himself—that’s a step better than many men. But those who…

Over and over the Lord points the spiritual direction for the leaders of His church (the directions may be generally applied but the specific calling are for those leaders). At the same time He consistently promised that their temporal needs will be met.

The fact that I read the section where the Lord clearly stated what His church would be called in the latter days is interesting in light of the things I read about offshoot organizations this morning. It became clear to me that the term “Mormon” had become synonymous with anything linked to the church—as much…

What does the Lord mean when he says “those who deny my name”? Does it just mean abandoning the church or does it mean denying Christ himself? To say “I believe in God…” or even “I believe in Christ himself but I do not believe that this temporal organization represents Him now (if it ever…

Section 113 of the Doctrine and Covenants is an example of the principle “ask and ye shall receive.”

The feeling I get from this episode of the journey to Salem seeking money for their debts is that the Lord has different ideas than the brethren but he allowed them to pursue their ideas knowing that he could make use of their actions to benefit His children. They made the journey expecting to find…