David Journal

Tag: Doctrine and Covenants

  • There will be many surprises

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    And they who are of the High Priesthood, whose names are not found written in the book of the law, or that are found to have apostatized, or to have been cut off from the church, as well as the lesser priesthood, or the members, in that day shall not find an inheritance among the…

  • Every man in his season

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    Therefore, sanctify yourselves that your minds become single to God, and the days will come that you shall see him; for he will unveil his face unto you, and it shall be in his own time, and in his own way, and according to his own will. Doctrine & Covenants 88:68 If we seek the…

  • The context is telling

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    For what doth it profit a man if a gift is bestowed upon him, and he receive not the gift? Behold, he rejoices not in that which is given unto him, neither rejoices in him who is the giver of the gift. Doctrine & Covenants 88:33 I never realized that this talk of receiving not…

  • See His hand

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    I, the Almighty, have laid my hands upon the nations, to scourge them for their wickedness. And plagues shall go forth, and they shall not be taken from the earth until I have completed my work, which shall be cut short in righteousness. Doctrine & Covenants 84:96-97 Whatever plagues we see in the world are…

  • The oath and covenant of the priesthood

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    This is according to the oath and covenant which belongeth to the priesthood. Therefore, all those who receive the priesthood, receive this oath and covenant of my Father, which he cannot break, neither can it be moved. Doctrine & Covenants 84:39-40 I’ve heard people talk about the oath and covenant of the priesthood all my…

  • End of all nations

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    With the sword and by bloodshed the inhabitants of the earth shall mourn; and with famine, and plague, and earthquake, and the thunder of heaven, and the fierce and vivid lightning also, shall the inhabitants of the earth be made to feel the wrath, and indignation, and chastening hand of an Almighty God, until the…

  • Need of every member

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    Let every man stand in his own office, and labor in his own calling; and let not the head say unto the feet it hath no need of the feet; for without the feet how shall the body be able to stand? Also the body hath need of every member, that all may be edified…

  • Be careful what you ask for

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    Ye call upon my name for revelations, and I give them unto you; and inasmuch as ye keep not my sayings, which I give unto you, ye become transgressors; and justice and judgment are the penalty which is affixed unto my law. Doctrine & Covenants 82:4 When people seek revelation they become accountable for what…

  • True for any office

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    Wherefore, be faithful; stand in the office which I have appointed unto you; succor the weak, lift up the hands which hang down, and strengthen the feeble knees. Doctrine & Covenants 81:5 No matter what office has been appointed to us we always have opportunities to succor the weak, lift up hands hanging down, and…

  • The hymn of Zion

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    The Lord hath brought again Zion;The Lord hath redeemed his people, Israel,According to the election of grace,Which was brought to pass by the faithAnd covenant of their fathers.The Lord hath redeemed his people;And Satan is bound and time is no longer.The Lord hath gathered all things in one.The Lord hath brought down Zion from above.The…