6/14/2017 - Section 42:1-17
June 14, 2017 Section 42:1-17 Missionary Short Course, Missionaries as Angels, Teach Correct Doctrine, False Teachers and Teaching, Astray Leading Others, Teach by the Spirit, Very interesting background to this section in the study manual p 82: “ Once the Prophet moved to Kirtland Ohio, he acted swiftly to set the Church in order. Under direction from the Lord, he appointed the first bishop of the Church, put an end to an incorrect system of having all things in common (section 41), and defined many policies and procedures. Several problems developed as other members from New York began flooding into Kirtland. This place was already an area of rapid growth for the Church, because many of the people there had been prepared by Sidney Rigdon to embrace the truth. The Prophet had been told that the Lord would reveal His law to the Saints once they had moved to Ohio (D&C 38:32). However, after Joseph Smith arrived in Kirtland, the Lord added one further stipulation: the elders...