by Richard E. Turley Jr. | Mar 28, 2021 | Church History, Come Follow Me
This week’s Come, Follow Me lesson shifts from the usual focus on specific sections of the Doctrine and Covenants and concentrates instead on the subject of Easter. It suggests, “As you prepare to commemorate the Savior’s Resurrection on Easter...
by Richard E. Turley Jr. | Mar 22, 2021 | Church History
People who lived in Joseph Smith’s day had a familiarity with the Bible that is almost unknown in society today, at least in the United States. They grew up on the Bible in their families and churches, studied it while learning to read and obtain an education, and...
by Richard E. Turley Jr. | Mar 22, 2021 | Church History, Come Follow Me
In September 1830, just five months after the Church of Christ was organized, Church members were studying the Bible, Book of Mormon, and manuscript copies of Joseph Smith’s revelations, when they had access to them. Isaiah 52:8 and related passages in the Book...
by Richard E. Turley Jr. | Mar 15, 2021 | Church History, Come Follow Me
This week’s Come, Follow Me lesson looks at sections 27 and 28 of the Doctrine and Covenants, which provide further direction to the fledgling Church of Christ on a host of matters ranging from sacramental emblems and the Second Coming through priesthood...
by Richard E. Turley Jr. | Mar 15, 2021 | Church History
As a parent and grandparent, I have often taken small children on walks. It is fascinating to observe these children as they encounter nature. Often they discover objects that adults ignore, including sticks and stones that they routinely pick up to examine and may...
by Richard E. Turley Jr. | Mar 8, 2021 | Church History, Subjects
In April 1980, the Church was celebrating its 150th anniversary, and Church history was on many people’s minds. On the seventeenth of that month, an undergraduate student named Mark Hofmann walked into the library at Utah State University with a yellowed...