David Journal

Tag: Doctrine and Covenants

  • A pattern in all things

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    And again, I will give unto you a pattern in all things, that ye may not be deceived; for Satan is abroad in the land, and he goeth forth deceiving the nations—Wherefore he that prayeth, whose spirit is contrite, the same is accepted of me if he obey mine ordinances. He that speaketh, whose spirit…

  • Full consecration

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    I just realized that there is a more complete version of the law of consecration that we are not yet generally following. We are under covenant to consecrate all that we have received or will receive to the Lord’s church for the building up of the kingdom and the establishment of Zion but there is…

  • The message of warning

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    Prepare yourselves for the great day of the Lord; for if I, who am a man, do lift up my voice and call upon you to repent, and ye hate me, what will ye say when the day cometh when the thunders shall utter their voices from the ends of the earth, speaking to the…

  • The Law of Consecration

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    30 And behold, thou wilt remember the poor, and consecrate of thy properties for their support that which thou hast to impart unto them, with a covenant and a deed which cannot be broken.31 And inasmuch as ye impart of your substance unto the poor, ye will do it unto me; and they shall be…

  • The heaviest of cursings

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    Hearken and hear, O ye my people, saith the Lord and your God, ye whom I delight to bless with the greatest of all blessings, ye that hear me; and ye that hear me not will I curse, that have professed my name, with the heaviest of all cursings. Doctrine & Covenants 41:1 It seems…

  • We must stay vigilant

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    4 Behold, I, the Lord, have looked upon you, and have seen abominations in the church that profess my name.7 Behold, verily I say unto you, there are hypocrites among you, who have deceived some, which has given the adversary power; but behold such shall be reclaimed;8 But the hypocrites shall be detected and shall…

  • Historical nugget

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    I never realized before that Joseph Smith had a revelation directly about and got the Shakers and sent that revelation among them. I had been aware that Ann Lee predated Joseph Smith but did not realize that there had been a direct revelation addressing their claims.

  • I know thee

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    I have looked upon thy works and I know thee. Doctrine & Covenants 39:7 There is something powerful in being seen and known by the Lord.

  • Upon which there is no curse

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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. Doctrine & Covenants 38:18 “A land of promise…flowing with milk and honey, upon which there shall be no curse when the…

  • “I would rather not”

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    Sometimes we are called to do things that hold no interest for us. The key is to understand who is in charge. The call may because the Lord needs us there or because He needs someone else elsewhere. We learn to willingly do what needs to be done like John Whitmer.