Lynne's Scripture Journal D&C

April 19, 2017 Section 18:1-21 Personal Revelation, Desire, Faith, Action, Spirit Manifestations Of, Gates of Hell, Keep the Commandments, Repentance, Missionary Instructions, Contention None, This section reinforces the Lord’s instructions of ‘Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you”. The student manual points out that since receiving Section 13 (May 15,1829—and in that visit John the Baptist had said there would also be a restoration of a higher priesthood-- that Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery “ now became anxious to have that promise realized, which the angel that conferred upon us, viz., that provided we continued faithful, we should also have the Melchizedek Priesthood, which hold the authority of the laying on of hands for the gift of the Holy Ghost. We had for some time made this matter a subject of humble prayer, and at length we got together   in the chamber of Mr. Whitmer’s house, in order more particularly...

April 14, 2017 Section 12:1-9 Seek, Knock, Gospel Simple Formula, Humility, Love, Charity, Desire, Work Hard, Missionary Attitudes, Missionary Motivation, The background: Joseph Knight Sr. met Joseph 3 years prior to this section. Mr. Knight had hired Joseph to work for him. When Mr. Knight learned more of what Joseph was doing, he “ very kindly and considerately brought us a quantity of provisions, in order that we might not be interrupted in the work of translation by the want of such necessaries of life; and I would just mention here, as in duty bound that he several times brought us supplies, a distance of at least thirty miles, which enabled us to continue the work when otherwise we must have relinquished it for a season.   Being very anxious to know his duty as to this work, I inquired of the Lord for him and obtained the following: [D&C 12]” JK believed the things JS said about the plates and the work of translation. He put this faith into action as he broug...