Lynne's Scripture Journal D&C

January 31, 2019 Section 136:12-42 Obedience, Lord’s Rules for Living, Keep the Commandments, Unity, Draw Near Unto Me, Satan’s Efforts, Smith and Sjodahl summarize verses 18-27 beautifully : “the members of the Church had been disappointed, if not discouraged, because Zion had not been redeemed. No doubt it was trying to the faith of some to be on the way to the unknown region of the Rocky Mountains. All that they had heard of this territory was discouraging and the redemption of Zion seemed farther away than ever from fulfillment. Now they were to take courage, for the Lord had not forgotten Zion, and it should be redeemed in the due time of the Lord. It was well, therefore, for the members to obey counsel and not seek to build themselves at the expense of others; should this be done they would lose the reward. The Lord would lead them as he led the children of Israel, and he was just as mindful of the Saints today as he was then. Every man should respect t...

January 29, 2019 Section 136:1-11 Pioneer Exodus, Lord’s Organization, Lord’s Preparations in Our Lives, Lord’s Rules for Living, Zion, Ministering to One Another, Pure Heart and Faithfulness Winning Combination, This revelation was given about 2 ½ years after Joseph’s and Hyman’s deaths. Mob violence did not stop after the martyrdom at Carthage Jail. Brigham Young, as president of the quorum of the 12, was leading the church. He went forward with plans first spoken about by Joseph to take the saints to the Rocky Mountains where they might be able to live in peace. Under Brigham’s direction, the saints had started leaving Nauvoo in February 1846 (1 ½ years after Carthage). As they moved west across Iowa, they established camps for those who would follow. B H Roberts wrote: “ The serious business of preparing for the continuation of the march into the wilderness, the completion of the exodus from the United States, was not neglected. It was considered in m...

May 25, 2017 Section 31: 1-13 Thomas Marsh, Missionary Instructions & Promises, Lord’s Rules for Living, Missions Bless our Family, Anger Beware, Apostasy Spirit Of, Holy Ghost Signs of Him In Us, This is the last of a series of 4 revelations given to Joseph Smith in Sept 1830,around the time of the first church conference held after the church was officially organized 6 months previously. Section 31 is a revelation to Thomas B Marsh, who had been baptized earlier in the month and ordained to the office of elder. In Smith and Sjodahl Commentary, p 165 it says: “ Thomas B Marsh had embraced the gospel o the testimony of the Spirit concerning 16 pages of the Book of Mormon, and he moved to Palmyra in order to join the Church. This was faith. Many ‘inquirers’ cannot be moved, though they have an entire library from which to draw information. God commends him for his faith.” This section is a beautiful welcome for a new member of the Church. It speaks of wondrous blessings...