Lynne's Scripture Journal D&C

May 7, 2018 Section 95:1-2 God’s Love, Chastisement, Chasten, Parenting, Agency, Adult Children, The commandment to build a temple was first given in December 1832 (D&C 88:119). This section was given just about one month after Section 94, which spoke of building edifices ‘for the work of the ministry’ as well as the temple. Joseph reported that when this section was given “ great preparations were making to commence a house of the Lord ,” but “ the church was poor ” and the work lagged. (history of the church 1:349-50) The first verse comes from a loving God: “ Verily (truly), thus saith the Lord unto you whom I love, and whom I love I also chasten that their sins may be forgiven, for with the chastisement I prepare a way for their deliverance in all things…” Brigham Young once said: “ At times I may to many of the brethren appear to be severe. I sometimes chasten them; but it is because I wish them to so live that the power o God, like a flame o...

May 2, 2018 Section 93:31-40 Agency, Family Home Evening, Children Raised in Light and Truth, Parenting, A very sobering verse to begin today: v 31 “ Behold, here is the agency of man, and here is the condemnation of man; because that which was from the beginning is plainly manifest unto them, and they receive not the light.” I know that my children who have left the church have agency to do that. I know, too, that anger forces the spirit from us. And while I know that they thought, and struggled, and pondered—I feel they did that without the spirit near. And after scanning and reading all their missionary letters – and subsequent letters – I wonder how they can forget the spiritual gifts and insights and comfort they were given. But I know too, what a precious gift agency is. Sometimes I’m a little surprised that I didn’t accept the safeness of Satan’s plan, for I have never liked risk. And then I remind myself that we learned of that plan when we had a full...