Come, Follow Me - Aug 17, 2025 - D&C 88 Establish a House of God
Come, Follow Me Aug 17, 2025 D&C 88 – Establish a House of God Please Note: This material includes additional information that may not have been used in my lesson outline, and some quotations I used in our class are “buried” in or slightly altered from what is provided here. Background On December 27, 1832, during a conference of priesthood leaders in the upper room of the Whitney store, those present prayed to know the Lord’s will concerning the establishment of Zion. The Prophet Joseph Smith received the revelation recorded in Doctrine and Covenants 88:1–126 on December 27 and 28, 1832. The revelation recorded in Doctrine and Covenants 88:127–37 was received later, on January 3, 1833. The Prophet referred to the revelation as an “‘olive leaf’ … plucked from the Tree of Paradise” (D&C 88, section heading) perhaps because it was a message of peace with the potential to mend the harsh feelings some Saints in Missouri were having toward Church leaders in Kirtla...