Lynne's Scripture Journal D&C

October 29, 2018 Section 121:26-46 Testimony, Loss of Faith, Revelation Still Guides the Church, Callings in the Church, Promises of Performing Pure Service, Service Rewards, Growth and Development, Eternal Growth, I re-read a quote from the student manual when I sat down today. It is from George Q Cannon and he is speaking about how people who once believed fall away: “ The Saints should not imagine that because they know the truth and the Work of God at the present time, that they will alsways know these things and therefore be able to stand. If they lose the Holy Spirit throught their transgressions, from that moment theier knowledge respecting he Work of God ceases to increase and becomes dead: a short time only elapses before such persons deny the faith. ” I don’t know if we can steriotype how people decided to leave the church. But I do know that this life is to help us progress, and that a spiritual truth is that we are either progressing or regressing. If we...

August 9, 2018 Section 107:1-19 Callings in the Church, Devotion, Humility, Priesthood Power, The historical background to this section is very interesting to me. On February 14, 1835, the first Quorum of the Twelve Apostles was chosen. The parts of this section that applies directly to those 12 are verses1-52 and 56-58. We know they had been meeting together and that they all planned to leave Kirtland on May 4 th to visit and strengthen the branches in the eastern states. But here is a portion of what two of the apostles (Elders Hyde and M’Lelin) wrote: “ This afternoon the Twelve met in council….On reviewing our past course we are satisfied, and feel to confess also, that we have not realized the importance of our calling to that degree that we ought; we have been light-minded and vain, and in many things have done wrong. For all these things we have asked the forgiveness of our heavenly Father….We have unitedly asked God our heavenly Father to grant unto ...