Lynne's Scripture Journal D&C

July 11, 2017 Section 48:1-5 Bloom Where You Are Planted, New Jerusalem, Follow the Prophets, Kirtland Gathering, The members of the Church, obedient to the Lord’s commands in Section 37:1-3 (“Herein is given the first commandment concerning a gathering in this dispensation”) and 45:64 (Wherefore I, the Lord, have said, gather ye out of the eastern lands, assemble ye yourselves together ye elders of my church; go ye forth into the western countries, call upon the inhabitants to repent, and inasmuch as they do repent, build up churches unto me.”) The lesson manual titles this as “ Ohio: A Temporary Abode”   P 103: “   ‘Zion!’ The very word stirred the emotions of the early Saints. But where was the city of the New Jerusalem to be built? It appears that many of the Saints in 1831 thought that the command to move to Ohio was an indication that the New Jerusalem would be there. John Whitmer spoke of this feeling when he wrote: “The time drew near for the brethren from...

June 15, 2017 Section 42:18-52 Marriage, Mission Companion, Consecration, New Jerusalem, Death vs Health, Progression, In v’s 18-29, the Lord is reminding the members of the Church that the 10 commandments are as binding today as they were in the days of Moses. Interestingly, there are only two commandments in all the scriptures that require us to love with all our heart. We are commanded to love God with all our heart (Deut 6:5; Matt 22:37), and we are commanded to love our spouse with all our heart.   Just like our relationship with God is based on daily communication with Him, sharing our problems, our gratitude, our hopes, our weaknesses, our plans—that’s how we become closer to Him. The same is true of our spouse: daily communication…sharing our problems, our gratitude , our hopes, our weaknesses, our plans brings us closer to each other. I find it very helpful to focus on all the really good & sweet things I love about Bob—and when we do need to focus on one of t...