by Richard E. Turley Jr. | May 30, 2021 | Church Doctrine, Church History, Come Follow Me
During the week after Doctrine and Covenants 59 was given, three other revelations followed to guide those returning from Missouri to the places from which they had come. These three revelations, now Doctrine and Covenants sections 60 through 62, helped guide the...
by Richard E. Turley Jr. | May 23, 2021 | Church Doctrine, Church History
Next to the scriptures or four standard works (the Bible, the Book of Mormon, the Doctrine and Covenants, and the Pearl of Great Price), the Church’s hymnals may be its most influential doctrinal works. In the revelation that is now section 25 of the Doctrine and...
by Richard E. Turley Jr. | May 23, 2021 | Church Doctrine, Church History, Come Follow Me
In August 1831 while Joseph Smith was still in Jackson County, Missouri, he received additional revelations to help guide the Saints who were living there and throughout the Church. Two revelations, which today are sections 58 and 59 of the Doctrine and Covenants,...
by Richard E. Turley Jr. | May 17, 2021 | Church Doctrine, Church History, Scripture
Like the New Testament, the Doctrine and Covenants is a compilation of several types of records. These range from revelation in the form of direct dictation from the Lord to letters or epistles and even minutes. How the Doctrine and Covenants came together as a book...
by Richard E. Turley Jr. | May 17, 2021 | Church Doctrine, Church History, Come Follow Me, Laws and Governments of Humans, Revelation
In the two months between May 20 and July 20, 1831, the Prophet Joseph Smith received seven revelations to guide the Church in its second year of existence. These revelations covered topics ranging from the first principles and ordinances of the gospel to missionary...
by Richard E. Turley Jr. | May 9, 2021 | Church History, Come Follow Me
Nearly two months elapsed between the receipt of the revelation that is now section 48 of the Doctrine and Covenants and the two revelations that are now sections 49 and 50. These were turbulent times for Joseph Smith, his wife Emma, and other Church members. During...