by Richard E. Turley Jr. | Oct 31, 2021 | Church Doctrine, Interactive Curriculum, Level 200, The Nature of God
The Savior in His Great Intercessory Prayer, declared, “And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent” (John 17:3). During his famous April 1844 general conference address that has come to be known as the...
by Richard E. Turley Jr. | Oct 31, 2021 | Church Doctrine, Church History, Church Organization, Come Follow Me, Revelation
In 1841 and 1842, as the Saints were gathering in and around Nauvoo, Illinois, the Lord gave the Prophet Joseph Smith revelations that related to the gathering and one of the main purposes for gathering, which is building temples and doing work in them. Doctrine and...
by Richard E. Turley Jr. | Oct 25, 2021 | Church Doctrine, Doing Good, Interactive Curriculum, Level 100
The gospel of Jesus Christ and the teachings of the Church embrace all that is good, or in other words, all things that come from God. In the New Testament, the apostle Paul made it clear that true Saints seek after that which is good. In Philippians 4:8, he concluded...
by Richard E. Turley Jr. | Oct 25, 2021 | Church History, Come Follow Me
The difficult days of Missouri and Liberty Jail passed in the spring of 1839 when Joseph Smith and his companions were able to escape captivity and join their families and other Saints in Quincy, Illinois, a community that had welcomed the refugees with open arms....
by Richard E. Turley Jr. | Oct 18, 2021 | Church Doctrine, Interactive Curriculum, Laws and Governments of Humans, Level 100, Uncategorized
In Luke 20:22‒25, the chief priests and scribes sought to ensnare the Savior with a question they thought would condemn him either way he answered. “Is it lawful for us to give tribute unto Cæsar, or no?” they asked. If he answered yes, then they would...