by Richard E. Turley Jr. | Jul 11, 2021 | Church Doctrine, Revelation, The Nature of God
In April 1829, around the time Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery first met at Harmony, Pennsylvania, the Lord gave Joseph a revelation that is now section 6 of the Doctrine and Covenants. At the time, Oliver was an earnest seeker of truth, and the revelation, directed...
by Richard E. Turley Jr. | Jul 11, 2021 | Church Doctrine, Church History, Come Follow Me
March 1832 saw additional revelations to follow the great vision of the hereafter that Joseph Smith and Sidney Rigdon experienced in February (Doctrine and Covenants 76). These March revelations were largely focused on practical concerns of the Church and its members...
by Richard E. Turley Jr. | Jul 4, 2021 | Church Doctrine, Doing Good
Standing before the provincial Roman governor Pontius Pilate, Jesus testified, “To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice.” Pilate, steeped...
by Richard E. Turley Jr. | Jul 4, 2021 | Church Doctrine, Church History, Come Follow Me, Salvation and Exaltation
In the scriptures and Church history, opposition is often followed by great blessings in an endless cycle of spiritual growth. As William Phelps wrote in “Praise to the Man,” “Sacrifice brings forth the blessings of heaven.” The opposition that...
by Richard E. Turley Jr. | Jun 28, 2021 | Church Doctrine, Doing Good
On a recent walk, I looked up the street and saw a boy perhaps nine years old trying to wrestle a trash container from the curb to its usual resting spot near his house. The boy was perhaps a foot shorter than the container, making the task far more difficult than it...
by Richard E. Turley Jr. | Jun 21, 2021 | Church Doctrine, Church History, Church Organization, Revelation
Joseph Smith, with Oliver Cowdery as his scribe, finished translating the Book of Mormon by early July 1829. While Joseph worked with Martin Harris to find a publisher for the Book of Mormon, Oliver began the laborious task of making a copy of the original translation...