Doctrine and covenants section three and five were given in response to Joseph Smith and Martin Harris losing the first 116 translated pages of the Book of Mormon. Martin Harris wanted to take the pages home to his wife hoping that she would then believe that they were indeed ancient scriptures sent from God. Martin asked Joseph to pray and ask God if he could take the pages home... Read More

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Blessings of the Temple

"The ideals of faith, hope, and charity are most evident in the holy temples. There we learn the purpose of life, strengthen our commitment as disciples of Christ by entering into sacred covenants with Him, and seal our families together for eternity across generations. Receiving our own endowment in a temple and returning frequently to perform sacred ordinances for our kindre... Read More

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This is a principle I learned under God's tender tutoring hand. It is a true principle and if followed will help you make many good decisions in life. 

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Today was the last day of my Doctrine and covenants class and I am sad that it is ending.  I am suprised at how much I did not know about a book that I consider scripture and the prophet to whom the revelations were given.  There probably still is much I am unawhere of but hopefully I will continue to learn more and more as I continue my own study of the scriptures.  That is for the best, it is good that a man should continue to learn throughout his life, and that is precisely... Read More

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As a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints I’ve been asked on a few occasions how we can have a claim to modern day revelation when there are currently no new scriptures being added to the Doctrine and covenants or to our cannon of scripture in general.  I have learned more about this through the Doctrine and covenants class that I am taking. Here are some explanations:

First, I realized that several sections of t... Read More

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