The texts that make up sections 133 and 134 of the Doctrine and Covenants are long and important ones, discussing topics of great relevance today: the end of the world, and the role of governments and religious freedom. Doctrine and Covenants 133 Although the sections...
The purpose of life is happiness. The Book of Mormon declares, “Adam fell that men might be; and men are, that they might have joy” (2 Nephi 2:25). The New Testament explains, “For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive” (1 Corinthians 15:22)....
The revelations that now makeup Doctrine and Covenants sections 129 to 132 were received in 1843, a period in which Joseph Smith, anticipating his death, felt the urgency of completing the Restoration and passing on doctrines he may have known for some time but...