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Come, Follow Me July 20, 2025 D&C 77-80 AND 76

  Quotation Used in Lesson  Plus additional not used Section 77 1.   “The Book of Revelation is one of the grandest books in sacred literature, and the Lord clearly designs that the Saints should become familiar with it. Else, why this Revelation in the Doctrine and Covenants? “But [section 77] is not a complete interpretation of the book. It is a key. A key is a very small part of the house. It unlocks the door through which an entrance may be gained, but after the key has been turned, the searcher for treasure must find it for himself. . . “The Lord has, in this Section, given His people a key to the book. . . .” (1981 Doctrine & Covenants Student Manual, 167)   2.   D &C 77:1 . The Earth like a Sea of Glass Prophet Joseph Smith: “While at dinner, I remarked to my family and friends present, that when the earth was sanctified and became like a sea of glass, it would be one great urim and thummim, and the Saints could look in it and see as t...
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Come, Follow Me - June 15, 2025 "I Am With The Faithful Always" D&C 60-63

    D&C 60-63   Quotations items in italics were not included in my lesson outline Section 60 60:2 “for they will not open their mouths. . . they hide the talent . . given them” The Prophet Joseph Smith (1805–1844) taught that our “greatest and most important duty is to preach the Gospel” (Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Joseph Smith [2007], 330). President Dieter F. Uchtdorf explained ways we can fulfill this responsibility: “My dear young friends, perhaps the Lord’s encouragement to ‘open [your] mouths’ [D&C 60:2] might today include ‘use your hands’ to blog and text message the gospel to all the world! But please remember, all at the right time and at the right place. “… With the blessings of modern technology, we can express gratitude and joy about God’s great plan for His children in a way that can be heard not only around our workplace but around the world. Sometimes a single phrase of testimony can set events in motion that affect som...
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Come, Follow Me, May 18, 2025 "Seek Ye Earnestly the Best Gifts, D&C 46-48

  Come, Follow Me D&C 46-48 Quotations Used A “The Spirit of Christ is given to all men and women that they may know good from evil, and manifestations of the Holy Ghost are given to lead earnest seekers to repentance and baptism. These are preparatory gifts. What we term spiritual gifts come next. “Spiritual gifts come to those who have received the gift of the Holy Ghost. As the Prophet Joseph Smith taught, the gifts of the Spirit ‘are obtained through that medium’ [the Holy Ghost] and ‘cannot be enjoyed without the gift of the Holy Ghost.’ …” (Dallin H Oaks, “Spiritual Gifts,” Ensign, Sept. 1986, 68). B “These are by no means all of the gifts. In the fullest sense, they are infinite in number and endless in their manifestations” (Bruce R McConkie, Mormon Doctrine , 2nd ed. [1966], 315). C “The Apostle Paul specifies three gifts that Elder Neal A. Maxwell and others have termed the “cardinal” gifts: faith, hope, and charity. He indicates that of all the gifts of...
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