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I saw a pillar of l___ e______ over my h___ above the b________ of the sun, which d______ gradually until it fell upon me.
17 It no sooner appeared than I found myself delivered from the e— which held me bound. When t— light rested upon me I saw two Personages, whose brightness and glory d— all description, standing above — in the a-. One — them spake unto me, calling me by name and said, pointing to the other-This is My Beloved Son. H____ H___!
D&C 1:30
“The only true and living Church”
37 Search these commandments, for they are true and faithful, and the prophecies and promises which are in them shall all be fulfilled.
38 What I the Lord have spoken, I have spoken, and I excuse not myself; and though the heavens and the earth pass away, my word shall not pass away, but shall all be fulfilled, whether by mine own voice or by the voice of my servants, it is the same.
Section 1
D&C 6:36 Look unto me in every thought; doubt not, fear not.
what Do you do to help yourself “look unto Christ in every thought?
D&C 8:2-3
“_ will tell Y__ in your m____ and in your h____, by the H____ G_____.”
“I will tell you in your mind and in your heart, by the Holy Ghost”
R______ the wo___ os souls is ____ in the s____ of G___
D&C 18:10 “Remember the worth of souls is great in the sight of God”
D&C 13:1 Upon you my fellow servants, in the name of Messiah I confer the Priesthood of Aaron, which holds the keys of the ministering of angels, and of the gospel of repentance, and of baptism by immersion for the remission of sins; and this shall never be taken again from the earth, until the sons of Levi do offer again an offering unto the Lord in righteousness.
The Aaronic Priesthood “holds the keysof the ministering of angels, and of the gospel of repentance, and of baptism“
Verse 11 For, behold, the Lord your Redeemer suffered death in the flesh; wherefore he suffered the painof all men, that all men might repent and come unto him.
D&C 18
D&C 18:15 And if it so be that you should labor all your days in crying repentance unto this people, and bring, save it be one soul unto me, how great shall be your joy with him in the kingdom of my Father!
Have you had an experience of feeling joy in sharing the gospel? What was the experience?
D&C 18:16
how g_____ will be y___ j__ if you should b____ many s___ unto me!
how great will be your joy if you should bring many souls unto me!
D&C 19: 16
16 For b______I, ___, have s_______ these things for a__, that they might n__ suffer if they would _____.
16 For behold, I, God, have sufferedthese things for all, that they mightnot suffer if they would repent;
D&C 19:16-9
I, [Jesus Christ] have suffered these things for all
4 Wherefore, meaning the church, thou shalt give heed unto all his words and commandments which he shall give unto you as he receiveth them, walking in all holiness before me;
Chapter 21
5 For his (the prophet’s) word ye shall receive, as if from mine own mouth, in all patience and faith.
6 For by doing these things the gatesof hell shall not prevail against you; yea, and the Lord God will disperse the powers of darkness from before you, and cause the heavens to shakefor your good, and his name’s glory
How do you know that the prophet’s voice is truly God’s voice? How does one come to know that this is true?
Doctrine and Covenants 21:4–6: The ________ “word ye shall r______ as if from m____ own m_____.”
Doctrine and Covenants 21:4–6:The prophet’s “word ye shall receive, as if from mine own mouth.”
D&C 1:38 What I the ____ have s_____, I have spoken, and I ______ not myself; and though the h_____ and the e____ pass away, my word shall not p____ _____, but shall all be f_____, whether by mine own ____ or by the voice of my ________, it is the _____.
38 What I the Lord have spoken, I have spoken, and I excuse not myself; and though the heavens and the earth pass away, my word shall not pass away, but shall all be fulfilled, whether by mine own voice or by the voice of my servants, it is the same.
D&C 29:10-11
“I will reveal myself from heaven with power and great glory … and dwell in righteousness with men on earth a thousand years.”
18 My object in going to inquire of the Lord was to know which of all the sects was right, that I might know which to join. No sooner, therefore, did I get possession of myself, so as to be able to speak, than I asked the Personages who stood above me in the light, which of all the sects was right (for at this time it had never entered into my heart that all were wrong)—and which I should join.
JSH 1
D&C 18
10 Remember the worth of souls is great in the sight of God;
11 For, behold, the Lord your Redeemer suffered death in the flesh; wherefore he suffered the painof all men, that all men might repent and come unto him.
What can you start/stop doing to see yourself and others through the Savior’s eyes?
D&C 8:2-3 I ___ tell you in ____ ____ and in your ____, by the H____ _____.”
I will tell you in your mind and in your heart, by the Holy Ghost.”
JSH 1:19
19 I was a_______ that I m____ j___none of them, for they were all _____; and the Per______ who addressed me said that all their creeds were an ab_______in his _____; that those professors were all c______; that: “they ____ near to me with their ____, but their ____ are ___ from me, they t____ for doctrines the commandments of m__, having a form of g_________, but they deny the ______ thereof.”
19 I was answered that I must join none of them, for they were all wrong; and the Personage who addressed me said that all their creeds were an abomination in his sight; that those professors were all corrupt; that: “they draw near to me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me, they teach for doctrines the commandments of men, having a form of godliness, but they deny the power thereof.”
JSH 1:15-20
Joseph Smith “saw two Personages, whose brightness and glory defy all description.”
37 Search these commandments, for they are true and faithful, and the prophecies and promises which are in them shall all be fulfilled.
D&C 1
30 And also those to whom these commandments were given, might have power to lay the foundation of this church, and to bring it forth out of obscurity and out of darkness, the only true and living church upon the face of the whole earth, with which I, the Lord, am well pleased, speaking unto the church collectively and not individually—
How have you personally come to know that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints is the “only true and living church?”
D&C 21:4-6 The ______’_ w____ ye shall _______, as if from _____ own m______.”
The prophet’s “word ye shall receive, as if from mine own mouth.”