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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I'm excited!  I got signed up for another online course from BYU!  This is the course I really wanted to study in the first place, but I had trouble getting into the course.  I finally did it this morning.  I'm taking a course about the Joseph smith Translation of the Bible!  It's something I've wanted to know more about for a long time, so I'm really happy to have the opportunity now.  Between this course, and the course about the Holy Land, I will really be bus... Read More

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I am a member of the church of JESUS CHRIST OF LATER DAY SAINTS.I have been a member since 1977.I am sealed to my husband .I have four children and six grandchildren.I live in west virginia . I am a true blue hill billy.I love to sing and play the guitar.We have two horses,three cats ,six dogs ,one guinea pig,one hamster.one chinese water dragon and two frogs and oh yes two fish.My daughter is 14 and she loves animals.She wants to be a vet one day.

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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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         Medical advances in our day have caused infant mortality rates to drop significantly from where they were for most of the history of the human race.  Just a couple of centuries ago nearly every family experienced the death of a child and in many cases parents would have to bury several of their children within their lifetime.  Many of the Christian sects of the time could not see any way that these children could be saved in the kingdom o... Read More

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