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→ Timestamps: (00:00) During the Nauvoo period, Joseph Smith receives substantial revelation pertaining to the ordinances of the temple.(03:45) The historical background of Section 125.(05:58) “Essaying” is a term that means trying. Becoming a Saint is a process.(07:39) Through the help of the Lord, Brigham Young and the Twelve gathered many converts in England. A revelation is given to Brigham commending him for his efforts and he is relieved of future travel abroad.(17:33) Joseph Smith reveals proxy ordinance work for the dead. Ezekiel’s visionary experience of the ancient temple.(19:39) Missouri is trying to extradite Joseph on charges of attempting to assassinate the previous Governor, Lilburn Boggs. Joseph goes into hiding for a time. The Nauvoo Charter helps prevent his extradition.(21:35) Orrin Porter Rockwell is also accused of the assassination attempt on Boggs. Rockwell is captured and spends many months in a Missouri prison.(30:29) While in hiding, Joseph writes encouraging epistles to the Saints with an outlook of gladness and joy.(34:13) The Lord always shows us our blessings and abundance. Satan emphasizes only what we lack in an effort to discourage us.(37:41) Chaos and creation narratives in antiquity are tied to the temple, covenants, and recording. One example is the Enuma Elish (The Tablets of Creation). When Tiamat steals the Tablets of Destiny, the rites of the temple cease. Moses’ reception of the tablets from God may have a connection to these ideas.(49:10) Baptismal fonts in our temples have associations with ancient symbols.(56:42) We need the dead and they need us. This welding link tying families together is Heavenly Father’s plan.(1:00:17) Michael Wilcox’s parable of The Keys.(1:11:34) Kim Sorenson’s account of receiving direct blessings from making family history a part of her daily schedule.



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→ Timestamps: (00:00) Joseph Smith and his companions escape from Missouri custody in April 1839.(08:34) The Saints beautify Nauvoo. An overview of this section.(11:03) Joseph has not fallen from grace. The Lord emphasizes Joseph’s prophetic role even though he has weakness. What are our expectations of prophets?(14:31) The significance of official proclamations. Watchmen on the tower warn the Saints of the coming enemy. The disintegration of the family is one of the biggest challenges of our day.(19:11) The Lord asks Joseph to make the first official proclamation calling the nations of the earth to give heed to Zion.(22:42) The Lord’s global approach to Zion, inviting all to come unto Christ.(24:42) Specific Saints that have passed away are remembered by the Lord. The story of Edward Partridge and his trials in Nauvoo.(31:37) The Lord commands that a temple be built in Nauvoo. Temples are where the Saints receive the fulness of the priesthood.(39:15) The doctrine of baptism for the dead was taught at Seymour Brunson’s funeral. The Saints performed these in the Mississippi River for a short time until the temple was ready. The Lord will meet us where we are and guide us to higher places.(45:17) D&C 124 can prompt meaningful discussions about what happens in the temple. Appropriate communication about the temple is important.(53:13) In the temple we put on sacred vestments as a symbol of changing our very natures as we come into the grace of Jesus Christ. Endowment, sacred vestments, investiture, “putting on,” are all related to the Greek word enduo.(55:40) Nine individuals receive the endowment in the upper room of the Red Brick Store in May 1842.(1:00:32) The Lord’s emphasis on the Nauvoo House is a reminder to be more inclusive.(1:05:03) Ammon and Aaron’s different approaches to missionary work.(1:08:22) The scourge placed on the inhabitants of Kirtland is removed by President Benson in 1979.(1:10:11) Priesthood leaders are gifts given by a loving Heavenly Father.



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→ Timestamps: (00:00) Historical background.(02:17) Joseph Smith demonstrated majesty in chains while in custody in Richmond.(05:35) Ten eternal truths we can apply to our lives from the Liberty Jail experience.(07:38) #1: God is aware of your trials, you are not alone. (11:11) #2: Your suffering will end. It will not last forever.(12:41) #3: Be faithful in tribulation and endure it well.(17:59) #4: Thy friends do stand by thee. Share your burdens.(24:18) #5: Other people, like Job, survived their challenges.(25:29) #6: God allows agency, but justice will prevail in the end. The Missourians eventually pay a bitter price for their actions.(29:13) The classic problem of evil.(31:54) #7: Mortality is oftentimes painful, but we are promised that joy will swallow up the suffering through divine compensation.(38:33) Like Job and Joseph, we can communicate directly with God about our how we really feel.(41:01) #8: All these things shall give thee experience and shall be for thy good.(44:40) #9: Jesus is familiar with our pain and knows what we need to be saved.(47:17) #10: Their bounds are set. Suffering is calculated for our benefit.(48:36) An alternate view of D&C 122.9. Perhaps this verse applies to Joseph Smith only and is not universal in its application.(51:05) An overview of the ten truths.(54:56) Lyman Wight collects affidavits which are used to seek redress from the federal government. It is our duty to seek truth and light.(57:39) The persecution in Missouri was both religious and political, but the main complaint against the Saints was their religion.(1:00:26) A discussion about unrighteous dominion. Power comes from righteousness, not from position or compulsion.(1:10:45) The end of this section contains an invitation to understand dominion as it is taught in the temple. A description of God as a Man of Holiness, who invites His children with meekness to partake in all that He has.



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→ Timestamps: (00:00) The Saints leave Kirtland. The pattern of prosperity and pain in church history.(05:06) In January 1838, Joseph and Emma leave Kirtland, never to return. Their enemies follow them to Missouri.(11:16) In Section 115 the Lord puts His name on the Church.(14:20) On April 26, 1839, the Quorum of the Twelve lay the cornerstone of the temple in Far West, fulfilling the command in Section 115.(17:13) W.W. Phelps’ reaction to the Quorum of the Twelve and his later change of heart. Our worst days do not define us.(18:47) More stakes are to be built nearby for the Saints to come and join Zion. This brings about the revelation regarding Adam-Ondi-Ahman in Section 116.(23:37) The Danites are a zealous group of members who defend the church and want to force out any dissenters. Sidney Rigdon gives the Salt Sermon, prompting the Danites to issue a written resolution to the dissenters in June 1838.(27:19) May we learn to be more wise than the Danites!(31:18) Was Joseph Smith a Danite?(32:25) John Corrill’s witness of Danite culture.(34:45) Sampson Avard leads the Danites in many of their extreme behaviors.(37:33) Oliver Granger is to sell all the property in Kirtland for as much as he can after the Saints leave. The message from the Lord to Oliver applies to us when we face difficult assignments. When you fall, rise again.(42:29) Not all the Saints left Kirtland by July 1838. William Marks and Newel K. Whitney are commanded to leave in Section 117.(44:50) The law of tithing is given to the whole church in Section 119.(49:22) A knock down at Gallatin and the Judge Adam Black affair lead to increased tensions.(52:23) Reed Peck’s account of Joseph Smith’s sermon in October and Joseph’s determination to fight back against the Missourians.(53:49) After many Saints’ homes were burned by Missourians, there is a pivot point in the Mormon War. The Danites now go on the offensive. Lyman Wight is given authority to defend the Saints from Hyrum Parks.(58:12) Thomas B. Marsh and Orson Hyde secretly leave the Saints and write an affidavit against the Church and send it to Lilburn W. Boggs, the Governor of Missouri.(1:00:29) Governor Boggs issues the Extermination Order. 17 Saints were murdered and 14 were injured in the Haun’s Mill Massacre.(1:04:13) Joseph is taken to prison and the Saints evacuate Missouri. George Hinckle’s role in the surrender.(1:07:59) God is with us in darkness. The light will come again.



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→ Timestamps: (00:00) Accepting the representations of William Burgess, Joseph Smith and others church leaders visit Salem, Massachusetts in hopes of alleviating the church’s debt.(04:32) God can be both loved and feared. Examples of how He sees our efforts and quickly forgives our mistakes.(15:19) The Salem visit seems to be a gentle reminder from heaven of the dangers of being overzealous in religious thinking and behavior.(23:24) The Anti-Nephi-Lehies were welcomed and protected by the Nephites, who could have justified turning them away.(25:354) The pride cycle. Prosperity and pain are critical junctions where we can choose either humility or pride.(30:58) A brief sketch of the Kirtland Safety Society, the bank that was established in Kirtland. Due to mismanagement of assets, and in concert with the financial crisis of 1837, many Saints lose wealth, and some blame the Prophet Joseph Smith.(35:33) In 1836-37 Kirtland becomes prosperous prior to the financial crisis. The Lord warns the Saints of coming trouble if they are not humble.(37:17) Thomas B. Marsh explains how his apostasy began by pridefully reviling against the Prophet.(41:03) Four important lessons from Section 112.(44:16) Joseph flees to Missouri and the Lord comforts him through the writings of Isaiah in Section 113. A small branch grows out of a dead tree and will eventually become a mighty tree itself. Joseph is the rod and has dual citizenship, being from both the tribe of Judah and Ephraim.(48:37) In our darkest days, may we remember the image of a new tree growing out of the dead tree.(50:29) David Patten dies before he is able to serve a mission to England. A story is told about him continuing missionary work in the spirit world among the English Christians eager to hear the message of the Restoration.(55:43) God’s work will move forward.



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→ Timestamps: (00:00) A brief history of many noteworthy events leading up to the dedication of the Kirtland Temple.(03:28) Washings and anointings are introduced to a core group of Saints in Kirtland.(09:12) Edward Partridge and Joseph Smith are reconciled and share in visionary experiences.(11:26) The construction of the temple came with great personal sacrifice and tribulation. Did the Saints use their best china in the plaster?(14:17) The dedicatory prayer of the Kirtland Temple reveals some of the purposes and blessings of temples. Temples connect heaven and earth, the focal point where God manifests holiness to his children. We can take our challenges to the temple and partner with God in resolving them.(17:18) Temples are a house of God, where he dwells and communes with mankind. Feeling His divine presence is a reminder of our heavenly home.(22:45) A closer look as to why Sidney Rigdon reads Psalm 96 and 24 at the dedication and how they relate to ancient ideas about temples.(29:21) The temple is a place of instruction and learning.(39:14) The temple is a house of protection.(41:32) The dedicatory prayer ends by Joseph taking his problems to the Lord. He prays for his enemies, the nations of the earth, the redemption of Jerusalem, and for leaders of the Church.(46:20) An outline of the eventful week after the dedication.(48:50) Four significant heavenly beings come to the temple and bring keys to gather Israel and seal families: The Savior, Moses, Elias, and Elijah.(56:43) The coming of Elijah during Passover week was a prophecy thousands of years in the making.



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→ Timestamps: (00:00) God has realistic expectations of us. We don’t have to be perfect to be saved.(07:17) An interpretation of D&C 106.6, bowing to God’s scepter. When we choose to follow the Lord, He gives us all that He has in return.(14:23) Section 107 is a revelation on the priesthood.(16:19) Why Melchizedek is the model and designation for which the priesthood is named.(30:18) The purpose of the priesthood and hierarchy is to bring God’s children home.(33:35) The patriarchal priesthood is practiced in the home and is not hierarchal. The priesthood offices function as scaffolding to bless and build the family.(35:27) Calling and election is discussed in these revelations, but the journey matters as much as the destination.(39:47) Elder McConkie, “if you’re on that path when death comes…you’ll never fall off from it, and, for all practical purposes, your calling and election is made sure”.(42:19) How Boyd K. Packer’s understanding of Section 107 influenced change in the organization of the Seventy.(53:30) The Lord allows humans to run the church. The president of the church has the power to decide (D&C 107.79-80).(54:52) The ascendancy of the Quorum of the Twelve in 1841.(57:03) The restoration is ongoing. We are part of a living Church that grows and adjusts.(59:27) The meeting at Adam-ondi-Ahman.(1:02:13) The Pseudepigraphal Testament of Adam as it relates to the Lord’s comments in D&C 107.53-54. Joseph Smith sits in the tradition of early Christianity and their understanding of Adam’s role among the ancients.



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→ Timestamps: (00:00) Section 102 contains governing principles for councils.(10:24) An example of a council in Acts 15. Moving forward with unity is important.(12:37) Modern apostles share their experiences making decisions in the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.(14:45) The historical background of Zion’s Camp. Their mission was to reclaim their lands in Jackson County.(18:13) Missouri Attorney General Robert W. Wells assures the Saints they will be restored to their homes if they send men to help. Governor Dunklin later reverses this decision.(22:22) How the Zion’s Camp experience can apply in our lives today.(30:23) Much of the history of Zion’s Camp is from George A. Smith’s journal, who was just 17 at the time.(33:34) Joseph had a plan to go back in two years and reclaim Zion, but it did not happen. The Saints struggled to follow the Lord’s counsel.(39:00) Zion’s Camp helped shape powerful leaders – Brigham Young, Wilford Woodruff and others.(40:23) We must finish building Zion today.(44:23) Three members in Missouri were chastised by Joseph Smith. Even though Joseph corrected these men, his later letters portray his great love for them.(48:15) The Lord instructs Israel to become great.



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→ Timestamps: (00:00) In July 1833, Missourians mob the Saints. The Lord defines when fighting back is justified.(03:07) The Book of Mormon teaches that we should be reluctant to go into conflict.(06:25) Conflict should have righteous motivation: to preserve, defend, and protect.(10:10) We can’t be guilty of striking back. We won’t have the Lord’s help in conflict if we retaliate.(19:46) Conflict is justified in times of exigency, an urgent need or demand.(21:49) The Saints made mistakes which inflamed the conflict in Missouri.(26:42) We must accept the responsibilities that come with rights.(41:24) Section 99 is a revelation to John Murdock.(44:20) In Section 100 Joseph is on his mission to Canada, where key converts are later found.(45:46) Section 101 emphasizes the need for a watchman on a tower. Prophets and temples will prepare us for what is to come.(55:12) The violence and suffering continues in 1833. The prophet Joseph details what Zion must do to be safe, including building a temple.(1:01:14) The end of Section 101 can be read as much more than a call to gather Zions Camp and march to Missouri. It can also be read as the Lord’s call to perfect the Saints.(1:06:00) The future of Zion is bright. Be still and know that I am God.(1:11:04) Beautiful promises of the Second Coming of Christ and future Millennial peace.



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→ Timestamps: (00:00) The Kirtland Saints and the Jackson County Saints received the same command to build a temple, but they had different results.(05:27) The significance of temples was lost due to the Apostasy and misunderstanding of scriptural texts over time.(07:05) Four days after the revelatory rebuke in D&C 95, George A. Smith, Hyrum Smith, and Reynolds Cahoon haul loads of stone and commence digging trenches for the temple.(12:01) The other buildings described in Section 94 are not built, but the Saints did finish the Kirtland Temple.(15:04) The importance of temple work and its peculiar nature as emphasized in D&C 95.4 and Isaiah 28.21. A brief examination of Isaiah 28 in its temple context.(27:32) We build temples to give us a place to take our most holy desires unto the Lord so that He can pour out His spirit upon us.(28:55) The dedicatory prayer of King Solomon’s temple and its relevance to our day.(33:59) The Kirtland Temple is built on part of the Peter French farm.(37:56) The Latter-day Saints’ opposition to slavery contributed to the political tension in Jackson County, Missouri in the summer of 1833.(44:40) The Lord offers the Saints a way to escape vengeance by building the temple. He gives a similar message to Hezekiah, King of Judah, who understands the blessings and promises of the temple.(52:18) Why we build temples.



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→ Timestamps: (00:00) Section 93 answers deep theological questions about the nature of God and His children.(01:41) One step at a time, grace for grace, we will make it to the Celestial Kingdom. As we improve and grow, the light we receive shows us more we need to do. Divine discontent is meant to motivate, not discourage.(20:16) Don’t judge others. They may be more faithful to the light they have than we are to the light we have.(22:21) The reciprocal nature of grace in the Greek charis – χάρις.(26:17) Some early Christian theologians wrestled with the idea of an embodied God. How can God be everywhere and yet have a body? Our understanding of light and truth helps explain how both are possible.(29:39) Different translations of John 1.1. The Logos can be understood as participatory.(35:43) We were with the Father in the pre-earth council.(37:49) Many trials await the Saints in Missouri in 1833. The timing of this revelation could be a gift of light to help them get through a difficult time.(40:32) Is man inherently good or evil? Augustine’s view of the depravity of man became orthodoxy, but this section teaches something different.(43:39) We all miss the mark (hamartia– the word translated as “sin”) and need to keep practicing. Our Heavenly Father is a God of do-overs and second chances. As we make covenants we are born again.(47:45) Intelligence was not created nor made by God. This part of man has always existed and is independent.(54:35) Truth is knowledge of things as they really are, as they were, and as they are to come. The Deification of man was taught in the texts of the Bible and understood by the early Christians.(1:00:43) See people for who they are and what they have the potential to become.(1:03:32) Bring up your children in light and truth. The Lord rebukes those who need to be more diligent and concerned at home, their primary responsibility.



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→ Timestamps: (00:00) The historical background to the Word of Wisdom.(02:06) The Word of Wisdom as a binding law came in gradually in Church practice.(07:44) The Word of Wisdom is for us today, in our time.(09:08) It may be beneficial to not try to give explanations for the Word of Wisdom besides the reason the Lord gives.(09:48) The President of the Church can state and define the requirements of the Word of Wisdom.(14:05) Layer 1 is the connection between our physical body and our spiritual nourishment. Food, exercise, sleep, stress, and hormone management are critical aspects of the Word of Wisdom.(24:31) Layer 2 is a warning against conspiring men in the last days. The Mahan principle is converting human life into property.(35:59) Commentary on the questionable comma found in D&C 89.13.(38:30) Section 90 is the further establishment of the First Presidency and their duties.(40:15) The roots of the word oracle. One of the best ways to weather the storms of the last days is to hold the words of the first presidency in high esteem and not treat them lightly.(46:16) The meaning of D&C 90.25, let your families be small.(48:21) Vienna Jaques, a consecrated Saint.(52:19) The Apocrypha can give light and background to the multifaceted nature of scripture.(56:04) Hugh Nibley discusses 10 things that apocryphal texts have in common.(1:03:33) Be a lively member!



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→ Timestamps: (00:00) The First and Second Comforter.(04:33) The mosaic pictures of the Savior Jesus Christ.(07:08) Synonyms for Jesus: light, life, law, and power.(14:22) Through the power of His resurrection, Jesus is the quickener.(21:28) Jesus is law. Law gives power and light everywhere in the universe. We are sanctified by obedience to law.(24:17) Salvation is a gift. The law as a synonym for Jesus.(26:42) God’s creations obey him. Mankind uses agency and falls short of obedience to God’s law.(28:15) The earth “rolls upon her wings” in glory and majesty.(32:37) Jesus cares about the individual. He tarried with the laborers in the field.(41:00) The Lord gives a great and last promise.(48:07) The Saints are encouraged to be instructed more perfectly, to seek out the best books, to search wisdom by study and by faith. Secular learning has a place in God’s kingdom.(53:50) Jesus wants us to warn our neighbors about the change coming to the earth. The Second Coming is described.(56:31) The history of the world is drenched in blood and warfare. The earth will bear her testimony before the Second Coming with great signs.(1:01:04) The order of the glorious resurrection. Christ’s people who are alive when He comes will be caught up to meet Him and descend with Him. They who are in their graves will be resurrected to meet Him.(1:04:13) The 5th trump is the angel proclaiming that “Every knee will bow and every tongue confess that Jesus is the Christ.”(1:07:41) The 6th trump is the angel proclaiming the end of Babylon’s reign. Zion is going to take the throne from Babylon.(1:11:49) The 7th trump is the binding of Satan. The fight is over and the Savior’s Millennial reign will commence.(1:15:06) The end of the Millennium will bring a time when Satan is loosed for a little season. The final battle between the forces of light and darkness will usher in the time of the celestial earth.(1:18:33) The Lord calls for the School of the Prophets.



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→ Timestamps: (00:00) The historical context. The first presidency clarifies the meaning of the “mighty and strong one.”(04:44) Uzzah’s steadying of the ark and modern applications.(08:08) David O. McKay’s quote concerning those who try to direct others while lacking authority.(10:01) Getting your name in the book of the law of God.(12:00) The parable of the wheat and the tares & Noah blindness.(33:46) Being descendants of Abraham, lawful heirs according to the flesh, and statements from early church leaders relating to literal descendants.(41:16) Prophecy that the Civil War is coming.(43:14) Refuting criticism of the Prophet Joseph Smith: While D&C 87 was not canonized until 1876, it was published and distributed many years before the Civil War.(46:25) The accuracy of D&C 87.(50:21) The Nullification Crisis and other historical context to this prophecy in 1832.(54:00) Joseph Smith sees war being poured out upon all nations causing death and misery of many souls. Wars of the oppressed rising up against who they see as their oppressors.(57:47) Elder Joseph L. Wirthlin’s approach to D&C 87:4. “Slaves shall rise up against their masters.”(58:58) Like those in the book of Helaman, we live in an environment where there are wars of the heart.(1:05:07) Peace is in the gospel of Jesus Christ. Stand in holy places.



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→ Timestamps: (00:00) The historical context of Section 84.(02:49) The purpose of the priesthood and its attendant blessings.(10:49) One of the ways we claim the privileges of the priesthood is through the ordinances of the temple.(23:44) The blessings of the priesthood are for everyone in the world. It is not necessary to hold an office in the priesthood to claim the blessings.(30:01) Multiple ways to view Mount Zion, the mysteries of God, and Moses’ translation.(33:49) The danger of neglecting the Book of Mormon.(36:47) The offering of the Sons of Levi is clarified. A book containing the records of the family of Adam will be presented to God. We work toward getting everyone in the book.(46:12) Difficulty with the prophecy regarding New York, Albany, and Boston. A deeper examination of this challenging text, with a forthright approach to the weaknesses of each interpretation.(1:03:53) C.S. Lewis taught that there is great value in the struggle with difficult doctrines.(1:06:26) We shall rejoice in the success of the Almighty by singing a new song.



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→ Timestamps: (00:00) Jesse Gause was a counselor to the Prophet who could no longer fulfill the assignment.(02:48) Being part of a council requires that we share our perspective to assure proper decisions are made.(11:38) The background of Section 82 is a quarrel between Saints in Ohio and Missouri. They are all trying to build Zion, but disagree on how it should be done.(22:41) The relationship between light, truth, and obedience. Where much is given, much is required.(26:19) If we sin again, do our former sins return? A discussion of ways to interpret D&C 82.7.(30:06) Old habits can lead to old sins. The admonitions in D&C 82 relate to the Saints later in Ohio, Missouri, and Nauvoo.(33:02) The Lord is bound when we do what He says, D&C 82.10.(34:04) The Parable of the Unjust Steward as it relates to making friends with the mammon of unrighteousness. The words used in the original text can help in interpreting these verses.(40:07) Section 83 may lead people to think that the church thinks men are more important than women. A discussion on the balance between patriarchal priesthood in the home and hierarchal priesthood in the Church.(44:58) The order of operations in Church Welfare: Rely upon yourself, your family, and then the Bishop’s Storehouse.



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→ Timestamps: (00:00) An overview of the book of Revelation.(01:46) A look at the types of apocalyptic texts, and how they are found in St. John’s apocalypse and the Book of Mormon.(07:52) The historical evidence of Joseph’s visions places him in the apocalyptic tradition of ancient visionary prophets.(11:46) The Book of Mormon helps us see the significance of Section 77, and how it is a restoration of truth.(16:21) Nephi is shown the vision that John sees. Nephi is instructed to not write much of the vision because it is John’s assignment to do so.(24:23) Each of the seven seals represents a portion of the earth’s history.(25:47) Holding a book in his right hand, God knows the past, present, and future of the earth. He also knows your life story.(35:21) If you will receive it, this is Elias. How Elias can be a composite figure.(40:13) John eats a book which represents the gathering of Israel. We should do our part to bring others to Christ.(49:40) The United Firm and its establishment. The celestial requirement is that we learn to see each other as equals, even though we are different.(1:01:13) The establishment of Michael’s feet is explained in a temple context.(1:06:48) Missionaries are called in sections 79 and 80.



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→ Timestamps: (00:00) An overview of D&C 76.(17:34) Jesus Christ, redeemer of all worlds. Only those who reject Him will not receive a kingdom of glory.(21:51) The Greek text of John 5 reveals a different reading, suggesting distinctions within the Resurrection. (24:18) Those who reject Christ are seen in vision, including Lucifer and the sons of perdition. The Saints are encouraged to not be overcome by the Adversary.(42:24) The Order of Melchizedek. Those who overcome by faith inherit all things. The early Christians discussed how Christ’s victory enabled man to become like God, or theosis. (46:34) The terrestrial world is seen in vision.(56:57) The telestial world is a glory that is beyond description.(59:42) In the celestial world the saints see as we are seen and are known as we are known.(1:02:39) The telestial world is seen again. We are invited to lay down the animal within us upon the altar of sacrifice.→ For more of Bryce Dunford’s podcast classes, click here.



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→ Timestamps: (00:00) The background and an overview of these sections.(01:59) Fight darkness by spreading light. Truth will prevail.(09:18) “No weapon that is formed against you shall prosper” found in D&C 71.9 and Isaiah 54.17. This promise of invulnerability is associated with the temple and eternal blessings.(19:04) David O. McKay reveals the priority of the stewardships we will need to account for with the Savior.(27:59) The Joseph Smith Translation teaches us how to read The Bible. Joseph never felt it was completed. The translation process opened the door to revelation.(35:13) Infant baptism in modern revelation, the Book of Mormon, and in ancient Christianity. Paul’s counsel to Saints who are married to unbelievers.(44:14) Traditions are good, but can be very challenging if they are contrary to truth.(53:54) Several missionaries are called in D&C 75 and given special promises. How this section applies in the lives of modern missionaries.(57:21) Luke Johnson’s life experiences.(59:09) Samuel Smith, Joseph Smith’s brother, one of the eight witnesses to the Book of Mormon.(1:03:15) Simeon Carter and his experience meeting John Tanner.(1:07:28) D&C 75:28 provides comfort for those who desire to serve a mission, but are are not able to serve.



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→ Timestamps: (00:00) These sections were revealed at a special conference in November 1831. William E. McLellin endeavors to write a revelation of his own and fails.(10:51) What are our expectations of revelatory experiences? Sometimes they are a still, small voice.(15:00) Accepting and seeking to understand the scriptures invites more revelation in our lives. Absalom’s tomb and its inscription as a metaphor for coming to understand more from the scriptural text.(22:31) The veil shall be rent and ye shall see me and know that I am.(27:46) In the historical record, Joseph Smith explains how things happened in his visionary experiences. He describes seeing with spiritual eyes.(33:39) David B. Haight’s account of revelation while pleading for help.(38:42) A brief sketch of Orson Hyde and his mission to Israel.(47:37) Descendants of Aaron have rights to the Bishopric. The Old Testament contains clues that there were debates regarding who had authority to be priests.(51:27) Revelation to John Taylor about how God will reveal everything necessary for the rolling forth of His kingdom.(53:02) We have a mighty stewardship to teach our children to have faith.(58:32) Beware of temptation and take the extra precaution.(1:02:53) The first scripture committee of the church, the Literary Firm. A general distrust of paid clergy was prevalent at the time, yet the “same is worthy of his hire.”(1:08:41) The Lord’s storehouse as compared to the Bishop’s storehouse.



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