Lynne's Scripture Journal D&C

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...

June 3, 2017 Section 36:1-8 Example Importance Of, Priesthood Ordinances and Blessings, Lord Is Near To Us, Scriptures Liken Them Unto Ourselves, Missionary Way, Wear Yourself Out In The Service, Edward Partridge, Holy Ghost, Peace, Gird Up Your Loins, Serve, Missionaries as Examples to Their Neighbors, Confirmation, As mentioned in my June 2 nd ’s entry, Sidney Rigdon and many of the congregation he was over joined the church after hearing the LDS missionaries. Edward Partridge heard the missionaries at that time, and was interested enough to journey with Sidney to meet Joseph Smith in order to learn more about this new church and the man who led it. Lucy Mack Smith wrote: “… In December of the same year [1830], Joseph appointed a meeting at our house. While he was preaching, Sidney Rigdon and Edward Partridge came in and seated themselves in the congregation. When Joseph had finished his discourse, he gave all who had any remarks to make, the privilege of speaking. Upon thi...

March 26, 2017 Section 6:16-37 Lord Knows Our Thoughts, Progress in the Gospel, Revelation, Revelation of Peace, Peace, God’s Love for Us,    V 16 was surprising to me—it is Heavenly Father’s ‘privacy clause’.   “ Yea, I tell thee, that thou mayest know that there is none else save God that knowest thy thoughts and the intents of thy heart.”   Then there is the quote from Bruce R McConkie in Mormon Doctrine p 670: “ Men’s thoughts are secret and cannot be pried into by other men, or for that matter by devils.” I know that God knows the desires of my heart whether I tell Him or not in my prayers. I also know that as I talk to Him in my prayers, and discuss my failures, my triumphs, my joys, my thankfulness, my worries and my concerns—that He can literally guide my thoughts, and there have been times when He has literally directed my thoughts to conclusions I would never have come up with on my own. I also know that when I stand at the judgment bar of Christ t...