9/27/2018 - Section 113:1-10
September 27, 2018 Section 113:1-10 Holy Ghost and me, Joseph Smith’s role, Joseph Smith and Kirtland, I did not know that when Joseph Smith left Kirtland in January of 1838, it was because there were people against the church there who were seeking his life. It was not a previously planned trip; he was fleeing to protect his life. And yet when he arrives in Far West, after their “long and tedious trip” he writes of the joy and love he felt as he was reunited with the saints of Missouri. There had been extremely hard times in both places, and they focused on rejoicing at being with each other again. And section 113 are some of the things they talked about. The history of the church does not know who asked the first questions about Isaiah—it may be that Joseph asked them on his own behalf. But we know that Elias Higbee asked the final questions. This tells me that in the midst of their hardships, they did not neglect their scripture studies. It’s difficult...