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4/23/2018 0 Section 92:1-2

April 23, 2018 Section 92:1-2 United Order, Order of Enoch, Lively Members, Peace, Comfort, Sorrow, Trials, Growth, If I understand the timing here, this section was given 1 year and 1 month after section 82. In that section, the saints were trying to live the United Order, but there were those who did not comply and lived selfishly among the saints. But in verses 11-12 of section 82, the leaders had been commanded to live the Order of Enoch and be examples to the rest of the saints on how to live the law of consecration. Those leaders were Joseph Smith, Oliver Cowdery, Martin Harries, Sidney Rigdon, Newel K Whitney and a few others. There were to unite their temporal interests under the rule of the Order of Enoch. Now, in Section 92 Frederick G. Williams—who is now one of the 2 counselors to Joseph Smith is being commanded to join the Order of Enoch. The Lord says to him: “ …you shall be a lively member in the order; and inasmuch as you are faithful in keepi...