Tag: Doctrine and Covenants
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Doctrine and Covenants 84:6 – 42
I wonder about the priesthood that was confirmed upon Aaron and his seed. Did they have to have and ritual (perhaps when they came off age) to receive the priesthood that was their right by birth? Aaron and his seed received the lesser priesthood and the people of Israel received only the gospel of repentance…
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Doctrine and Covenants 84:1 – 5
When the church split after the death of Joseph the site designated for the temple in Independence was not given to waiter of the two most prominent factions from the once-unified church. It is interesting to think how that piece of land fell to one splinter group (known as the Church of Christ – Temple…
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Men and Authority
When it says that “we have learned by sad experience that it is the nature and disposition of almost all men, as soon as they get a little authority, as they suppose, they will immediately begin to exercise unrighteous dominion,” I wonder if that observation is specific to men or whether it applies to women…
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Priesthood Power and Authority
Reviewing what the scriptures say regarding priesthood authority. The focus first seems to be the proper form of priesthood transmission namely that it is given by the laying in of hands by someone with authority to give it. What I really wanted to consider was the message found in Doctrine and Covenants Section 121. I…
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Marriage
I wanted to see what the Bible Dictionary had to say about marriage as the coming together of man and woman. Unfortunately it focused on the traditional marriage practice among the Jews with a little bit thrown in about how marriage performed with priesthood authority is eternal. As I read section 132 I realized that…
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Doctrine and Covenants 56
I don’t know why I settled on this section but I find it interesting that Ezra Thayre was given the opportunity to take his money back from the church and leave the saints if he wasn’t interested in living according to the commandments of the Lord. I wonder what other saints would have thought if…
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28 November 2009
Purpose and Direction of Elders QuorumD&C 107:12,18-19,89 – Elders are to watch over the church – “The high priest and elder are to administer in spiritual things, agreeable to the covenants and commandments of the church; and they have a right to officiate in all these offices of the church when there are no higher…
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7 November 2009
Doctrine and Covenants + Church History – Lesson 41I can’t help but couple the concept of preparing to share the gospel as a missionary with the concept of preparing to raise children in the gospel. As I think on that subject I return again and again to this statement by Elder Ballard:
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24 October 2009
Doctrine and Covenants + Church History – Lesson 39The Savior visited the righteous dead during his death and organized them to minister to the spirits in darkness. He prepared them to receive resurrection but they had to wait until after His resurrection.
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17 October 2009
Doctrine and Covenants + Church History – Lesson 38What a great topic to speak on self-reliance. “Work is a spiritual necessity even if, for some, it is not an economic necessity.” Neal A. Maxwell, “Put Your Shoulder tot he Wheel” April Conference 1998