D&C 109 A
D&C 109:05 For thou knowest that we have done this work through great tribulation; and out of our poverty we have given of our substance to build a house to thy name, that the Son of Man might have a place to manifest himself to his people.
What is sacrifice and service ?
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What is building the Kirtland temple?
8. _________yourselves; prepare every needful thing, and establish a ______, even a house of ______, a house of ______, a house of _____, a house of _____, a house of ______, a house of _____, a house of ________;
What is Organize , House, Prayer, Fasting, Faith, Learning, Glory, Order,God
Acquiring Spiritual knowledge can be abbreviated
What is ASK?
Melchizedek Priesthood
D&C 107:8
Sants labored and sacrificed for almost three years . They saw the fulfillment of the Lord’s promise that if they would keep His commandments, they would “have power to build it” (D&C 95:11).
What is the Kirkland Temple ?
56 That their hearts may be softened when thy servants shall go out from thy house, O Jehovah, to bear testimony of thy name; that their prejudices may give way before the truth, and thy people may obtain favor in the sight of all;
What is a The Church of Jesus Christ of latter day Saint Missionary?
D&C 109:53 But inasmuch as they will repent, thou art gracious and merciful, and wilt turn away thy wrath when thou lookest upon the face of thine
What will Heavenly Father will do for those who repent?
The source of all truth
Who is God?
The power of godliness is manifest in priesthood ordinances.
D&C 84:20-22
The hymn sang at the dedication of the Kirtland Temple and still sung today at current Temple Dedications.
What is the Spirit of God pg 2 of the Hymn book
D&C 109:50 Have mercy, O Lord, upon the wicked mob, who have driven thy people, that they may cease to spoil, that they may repent of their sins if repentance is to be found;
What is repentance and agency?
The Saints in Missouri suffered greatly because of the violence of the mobs in Jackson County. April 1836, the Prophet Joseph Smith was in Kirtland, Ohio. At the time he was unable to do anything personally to relieve the suffering of the Saints in Missouri, he did something during the dedication of the Kirtland Temple to help strengthen them.
Joseph Smith prayed for the saints of Missouro.
God’s divinely ordained pattern requires that we have an honest desire to know the truth and requires 2 essential steps
What is study and prayer?
The Lord is bound when we do what He says.
D&C 82:10.
A formal and sacred procedure in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) conducted to give added emphasis to the purpose of the occasion. ______________ are held at the dedications of temples and for specially-called meetings to provide instruction to church leaders.
What is a Solemn Assembly?
D&C 109:43 O Lord, we delight not in the destruction of our fellow men; their souls are precious before thee;
Is Everyone is precious in the site of God?
50 Have mercy, O Lord, upon the wicked mob, who have driven thy people, that they may cease to spoil, that they may repent of their sins if repentance is to be found
Who did the prophet also pray for?
There are three principles that can guide us as we seek to learn and understand eternal truth and resolve questions or issues
What is: 1. Act in faith.
2. Examine concepts and questions with an eternal perspective.
3. Seek further understanding through divinely appointed sources?
The Lord’s representatives must be called by one who has authority.
D&C 42:11.
What are saving ordinances?
67 And may all the scattered remnants of Israel, who have been driven to the ends of the earth, come to a knowledge of the truth, believe in the Messiah, and be redeemed from oppression, and rejoice before thee
Who will have the opportunity to listen to the gospel of Jesus Christ?
.13 And that all people who shall enter upon the threshold of the Lord’s house may feel thy power, and feel constrained to acknowledge that thou hast sanctified it, and that it is thy house, a place of thy holiness.
What is a Temple?
And as all have not faith, seek ye diligently and teach one another words of wisdom; yea, seek ye out of the best books words of wisdom; seek learning, even by study and also by faith.
What is Doctrine and Covenants 88:118?
D&C 6:36
Look unto me in every thought; doubt not, fear not
(D&C 109:22–23)
Full-time missionaries need this as they share the gospel.
What is the power that comes through temple ordinances and covenants?