David Journal

Tag: Doctrine and Covenants

  • Defining peaceable things

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    If thou shalt ask, thou shalt receive revelation upon revelation, knowledge upon knowledge, that thou mayest know the mysteries and peaceable things—that which bringeth joy, that which bringeth life eternal. Doctrine & Covenants 42:61 The reason that the Lord promises revelation and knowledge is to teach “the mysteries and peaceable things” but I like how…

  • The Endowment narrative

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    I had never noticed this concise description of the narrative which underscores the temple endowment ceremony. The doctrine isn’t new but I don’t think there is any single place in scripture which declares the spiritual historic foundation that is used to give context to the covenants made in the temple endowment. It is here in…

  • No doubt about God

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    One key feature of the millennium will be the death of atheism—only toward the end of the thousand years will men again begin to deny God. That doesn’t mean that everyone will have exactly the same knowledge of God for those thousand years but there will be no dispute regarding His existence and His benevolence…

  • The kingdom of heaven is at hand

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    Declaring to the world that “the kingdom of heaven is at hand” would have had special meaning in the earliest days of the church when the temporary kingdom was first available on earth again after having been absent for centuries. I think that is still true every time someone is first exposed to the restored…

  • The story of James Covel

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    I suspect there are many like James Covel who get in the right place to say “Lord, I would follow thee” and then fear the consequences of making a massive change in their lives like the rich young man who went away sorrowing. It looks different for each individual. For James Covel he was a…

  • Wisdom vs Commandment

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    Section 28 is a hidden gem as it clearly lays the distinction between the role of the president of the church (in this case, Joseph) compared to an apostle who is likewise a prophet, seer, and revelator. (The church did not have any called apostles at this time but the role outlined for Oliver here…

  • The ultimate sacrament meeting

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    Wherefore, lift up your hearts and rejoice, and gird up your loins, and take upon you my whole armor, that ye may be able to withstand the evil day, having done all, that ye may be able to stand. Stand, therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, having on the breastplate of righteousness, and…

  • Covenant Promises

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    I hold forth and deign to give unto you greater riches, even a land of promise, a land flowing with milk and honey, upon which there shall be no curse when the Lord cometh;And I will give it unto you for the land of your inheritance, if you seek it with all your hearts. Doctrine…

  • What are the peaceable things?

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    You shall receive my Spirit, the Holy Ghost, even the Comforter, which shall teach you the peaceable things of the kingdom. Doctrine & Covenants 36:2 I’d like to know what are considered “the peaceable things of the kingdom.” I know that my spirit leaps at the thought of being saturated with peaceable doctrines—things that encourage…

  • A burden relieved

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    Lay aside the things of this world, and seek for the things of a better. Doctrine & Covenants 25:10 I have the feeling that Emma was concerned about worldly things but from a greedy mindset but from a practical one. While laying those things aside might have been a challenge for her (I don’t know)…