O God Where Art Thou
Joseph Smith cried out to God from this Missouri location when he received Doctrine and Covenants 121
Liberty Jail
In verse 7, God calls Joseph by this tender title
In verse 33, Joseph compares man’s attempt to stop God’s work to trying to stop this river
The Missouri
In verse 26, God promises to give knowledge through this “unspeakable gift.”
The Holy Ghost
In verse 1, Joseph asks, “O God, where art thou?” and wonders what is structure is that “covereth thy hiding place.”
Pavilion
The Lord tells Joseph that his afflictions “shall be but a ______ moment.”
According to verse 33, it’s as foolish to stop God’s work as to try to make the Missouri River do this
Turn Upstream
This group of people “awaited with anxious expectation” the knowledge revealed in the latter days
Our Forefathers
In verses 2–3, Joseph pleads for God to look down and hear the cries of these people
The Saints
If Joseph “endure it well,” God promises to do this for him
Exalt him on high
This phrase describes human weakness compared to God’s power in verse 33
Man's puny arm
According to verse 25, the Lord declares that there is one of these “appointed for every man.”
Time
This phrase describes the tormentor’s voice that Joseph’s persecutors had — “cold and frozen and made you cringe like metal on stone.”
Enemies of the Saints
In verse 10, God compares Joseph’s suffering to this Old Testament figure
Job
In that verse 33, God declares that man cannot stop Him from doing this great act upon the Latter-day Saints
Pouring down knowledge from heaven
According to D&C 121:29, this group of people will have “all thrones and dominions, principalities and powers” revealed to them
Those who endure valiantly for the gospel of Jesus Christ
When Joseph asks God to “let thy hiding place no longer be covered,” he is pleading for this divine quality to be restored
Presence of Gods Mercy
According to verse 9, Joseph’s friends “stand by thee” and will greet him again in this warm and human way
Warm hearts and Friendly hands
Verse 33 closes with this powerful symbol of divine inevitability and revelation
Nothing can hinder the Almighty from revealing truth
Verse 31 says that all “times, revolutions, and set times” will be revealed in this era
Dispensation of the fullness of times