David Journal

Tag: Doctrine and Covenants

  • I will lead you along

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    Ye cannot bear all things now; nevertheless, be of good cheer, for I will lead you along. The kingdom is yours and the blessings thereof are yours, and the riches of eternity are yours. Doctrine & Coverage 78:18 It feels like 193 years later we are still not able to bear all things now. The…

  • To be distinctly fulfilled

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    I have the impression that the fulfillment of the prophecies in the book of Revelation will be distinct rather than vague. When those things happen any who are familiar with the words of John and looking for his revelation to be fulfilled will recognize the fulfillment and understand his words when they come to pass.…

  • Not to be taken lightly

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    2 Hearken, O ye who have given your names to go forth to proclaim my gospel, and to prune my vineyard. 3 Behold, I say unto you that it is my will that you should go forth and not tarry, neither be idle but labor with your might— 4 Lifting up your voices as with…

  • Some called to Zion

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    I find it interesting that the Lord repeatedly says that only some of the members are called to go to Zion. They were explicitly trying to avoid a situation where other residents in Missouri would feel threatened by an influx of saints.

  • Sun to Moon to Stars

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    These are they who receive of the presence of the Son, but not of the fulness of the Father. Doctrine & Covenants 76:77 If they can receive of the presence of the Son then they can receive of the presence of the Father because the Father and the Son are both glorified, celestial, eternal Gods.…

  • Very select groups

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    They who are the sons of perdition … are vessels of wrath, doomed to suffer the wrath of God … Having denied the Holy Spirit after having received it, and having denied the Only Begotten Son of the Father, having crucified him unto themselves and put him to an open shame. {These are} the only…

  • A source of perpetual income

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    It sounds like the publication of the revelations was the first source of income given to support the cure leadership of the church in full time ministry.

  • Function over form

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    I’m a big fan of Joseph Smith but I have to honestly ask myself if I would be disappointed upon meeting a poorly educated 19th Century man with a limited vocabulary when I encountered the prophet. Do I have any cause to believe I’m better than those who knew Joseph in life? Would I become…

  • An invitation

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    This revelation to Joseph and Sydney was a gracious and loving invitation from Heavenly Father where he granted them an expensive perspective on the context of mortality with glorious promise of what was available to those who remain faithful to such great knowledge and covenants as He offers His sons and daughters.

  • Family support comes first

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    Let all such as can obtain places for their families, and support of the church for them, not fail to go into the world, whether to the east or to the west, or to the north, or to the south. And again, verily I say unto you, that every man who is obliged to provide…