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Doctrine and Covenants

Student Manual

Religion 324 and 325

cover

Prepared by the Church Educational System

Published by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Salt Lake City, Utah

Send comments and corrections, including typographic errors, to CES Editing, 50 E. North Temple Street, Floor 8, Salt Lake City, UT 84150-2722 USA. E-mail: <[email protected]>

Second edition

© 1981, 2001 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc.

All rights reserved

Printed in the United States of America

English approval: 4/02

Table of Contents

Preface vii

Maps viii

Introduction The Doctrine and Covenants: The Voice of the Lord to All Men 1

Section 1 The Lord’s Preface: "The Voice of Warning" 3

Section 2 "The Promises Made to the Fathers" 6

Section 3 "The Works and the Designs . . . of God Cannot Be Frustrated" 9

Section 4 "O Ye That Embark in the Service of God" 11

Section 5 The Testimony of Three Witnesses 12

Section 6 The Arrival of Oliver Cowdery 14

Section 7 John the Revelator 17

Section 8 The Spirit of Revelation 18

Section 9 "Your Bosom Shall Burn within You" 20

Section 10 God’s Wisdom "Is Greater Than the Cunning of the Devil" 22

Section 11 "First Seek to Obtain My Word" 24

Section 12 Revelation to Joseph Knight Sr. 26

Section 13 The Restoration of the Aaronic Priesthood 28

Section 14 Revelation to David Whitmer 29

Sections 15–16 Revelations to John Whitmer and Peter Whitmer Jr. 31

Section 17 Revelation to the Three Witnesses 32

Section 18 The Worth of a Soul 34

Section 19 The Gift of Repentance 36

Section 20 The Articles and Covenants of the Church 39

Section 21 "His Word Ye Shall Receive, As If from Mine Own Mouth" 43

Section 22 Baptism: A New and Everlasting Covenant 46

Section 23 "Strengthen the Church Continually" 47

Section 24 "Declare My Gospel As with the Voice of a Trump" 48

Section 25 "An Elect Lady" 50

Section 26 The Law of Common Consent 54

Section 27 "When Ye Partake of the Sacrament" 55

Section 28 "Thou Shalt Not Command Him Who Is at Thy Head" 57

Section 29 Prepare against the Day of Tribulation 59

Section 30 "Your Mind Has Been on the Things of the Earth" 64

Section 31 "Govern Your House" 65

Section 32 The First Mission among the Lamanites 66

Section 33 "Declare My Gospel" 67

Section 34 A Revelation to Orson Pratt 69

Section 35 "I Have . . . Prepared Thee for a Greater Work" 70

Section 36 Revelation to Edward Partridge 72

Section 37 "Ye Shall Go to the Ohio" 74

Section 38 "If Ye Are Prepared Ye Shall Not Fear" 75

Sections 39–40 Revelations to James Covill 79

Section 41 The First Bishop Is Called 81

Section 42 The Law of the Lord 82

Section 43 "The Lord Shall Utter His Voice out of Heaven" 87

Section 44 The Fourth General Church Conference 90

Section 45 "Looking Forth for the Great Day of the Lord" 91

Section 46 "Seek Ye Earnestly the Best Gifts" 98

Section 47 The Importance of Church Records 102

Section 48 Ohio: A Temporary Abode 103

Section 49 "Preach My Gospel unto the Shakers" 104

Section 50 "That Which Doth Not Edify Is Not of God" 107

Section 51 Bishop Edward Partridge and the Law of Consecration 110

Section 52 "Let Them Go Two by Two" 112

Section 53 A Call to Sidney Gilbert to Forsake the World 113

Section 54 "Stand Fast in the Office Whereunto I Have Appointed You" 114

Section 55 W. W. Phelps Is Called and Chosen 116

Section 56 The Lord Commands and the Lord Revokes 117

Section 57 Independence: Center Place of Zion 118

Section 58 The Land of Zion 119

Section 59 "That Thou Mayest More Fully Keep Thyself Unspotted from the World" 124

Section 60 "Thou Shalt Not Idle Away Thy Time nor Bury Thy Talents" 130

Section 61 The Lord Has Blessed the Land and Cursed the Waters 131

Section 62 "Ye Are Blessed, for the Testimony Ye Have Borne" 132

Section 63 "For This Is a Day of Warning, and Not a Day of Many Words" 133

Section 64 "Of You It Is Required to Forgive All Men" 136

Section 65 "May the Kingdom of God Go Forth, That the Kingdom of Heaven May Come" 139

Section 66 "You Are Clean, but Not All" 140

Section 67 I Give You a Testimony of the Truth of These Commandments 141

Section 68 Scripture Is the Will, Mind, Word, Voice, and Power of God unto Salvation 143

Section 69 Instructions to Preserve Historical Records 147

Section 70 The Lord’s Stewards 149

Section 71 "If Any Man Lift His Voice against You" 150

Section 72 Duties of a Bishop 151

Section 73 Revision of the Bible 153

Section 74 Little Children Are Holy 155

Section 75 "Neither Be Idle but Labor with Your Might" 156

Section 76 The Vision of the Degrees of Glory 158

Section 77 Questions and Answers on the Book of Revelation 167

Section 78 Consecration: An Everlasting Covenant 171

Section 79 The Lord Will Bless His Faithful Servants 173

Section 80 "Declare the Things Which Ye Have Heard, and Verily Believe, and Know to Be True" 174

Section 81 The Call of Frederick G. Williams 175

Section 82 "I, the Lord, Am Bound When Ye Do What I Say" 177

Section 83 The Laws of the Church Concerning Widows and Orphans 179

Section 84 The Oath and Covenant of the Priesthood 180

Section 85 Those Who Put Forth Their Hands "to Steady the Ark" 186

Section 86 The Parable of the Wheat and the Tares 189

Section 87 War in the Last Days 192

Section 88 The Olive Leaf 197

Section 89 The Word of Wisdom 206

Section 90 The Oracles of God 212

Section 91 The Apocrypha 215

Section 92 "You Shall Be a Lively Member" 216

Section 93 "Truth Is Knowledge of Things . . ." 217

Section 94 Houses for the Work of the Ministry 223

Section 95 "Walking in Darkness at Noon-day" 224

Section 96 This Stake Should Be Made Strong 226

Section 97 "This Is Zion—the Pure in Heart" 228

Section 98 "Renounce War and Proclaim Peace" 230

Section 99 The Word of the Lord to John Murdock 235

Section 100 Words of Comfort to Joseph Smith and Sidney Rigdon 236

Section 101 The Saints Are "Cast Out from the Land of Their Inheritance" 238

Section 102 The Constitution of the High Council 245

Section 103 The Redemption of Zion by Power 248

Section 104 The Order of the Church for the Benefit of the Poor 252

Section 105 Revelation to Zion’s Camp 257

Section 106 "That Ye May Be the Children of Light" 261

Section 107 The Organization of Priesthood Quorums 262

Section 108 Obedience Brings Blessings 269

Section 109 Prayer of Dedication for the Kirtland Temple 270

Section 110 Messengers with Keys 274

Section 111 The Greatest Treasure 277

Section 112 The Word of the Lord to the Twelve 279

Section 113 Isaiah Interpreted 283

Section 114 Revelation to David W. Patten 284

Section 115 "For Thus Shall My Church Be Called in the Last Days" 285

Section 116 Grand Council 287

Section 117 Revelation to William Marks, Newel K. Whitney, and Oliver Granger 288

Section 118 Revelation to the Twelve 291

Section 119 The Law of Tithing 292

Section 120 Disposition of Church Funds 294

Section 121 Constitution of the Priesthood 295

Section 122 "All These Things Shall Give Thee Experience" 301

Section 123 Documenting Persecution: An Imperative Duty 302

Section 124 A Solemn Proclamation: The Priesthood Order Is Established 304

Section 125 The Will of God for the Saints in Iowa 311

Section 126 Brigham Young: Well Beloved of the Lord 313

Section 127 The Nauvoo Temple and Baptism for the Dead 314

Section 128 Baptism for the Dead 316

Section 129 Keys for Determining If Administrations Are from God 319

Section 130 Items of Instruction 321

Section 131 Keys to Exaltation 324

Section 132 Marriage: An Eternal Covenant 327

Section 133 The Lord’s Appendix to the Doctrine and Covenants 335

Section 134 Earthly Governments and Laws 344

Section 135 A Tribute to the Martyrs 348

Section 136 Organization of the Camp of Zion 350

Section 137 Vision of the Celestial Kingdom 353

Section 138 Vision of the Redemption of the Dead 356

Official Declaration 1 Manifesto 361

Official Declaration 2 "Every Faithful, Worthy Man" 364

APPENDIX

Enrichment A The Warning Voice 365

Enrichment B Establishing Zion 369

Enrichment C Receiving Personal Revelation 375

Enrichment D Contributions of the Doctrine and Covenants to an Understanding of Jesus Christ 380

Enrichment E Overcoming Sin and Obtaining Forgiveness 385

Enrichment F "As If from Mine Own Mouth": The Role of Prophets in the Church 389

Enrichment G The Nature and Purpose of Law 393

Enrichment H The Last Days 397

Enrichment I Judges in Israel: Watching over the Church 406

Enrichment J Keys for Avoiding Deception 411

Enrichment K "Seek Learning, Even by Study and Also by Faith" 416

Enrichment L The Law of Consecration and Stewardship 421

Enrichment M Priesthood and Church Government, Part 1 430

Enrichment N Priesthood and Church Government, Part 2 439

Enrichment O Salvation for the Dead 445

BIBLIOGRAPHY 450

AUTHOR INDEX 453

SCRIPTURE INDEX 467

SUBJECT INDEX 491