2/3/2019 - Section 138:1-11
February 3, 2019 Section 138: 1-11 Scriptures of Latter-days, Revelation How to Receive, Story of Dead Son Comforting His Parents, Section 138 is President Joseph F Smith’s vision of the redemption of the dead. It concerns the Savior’s visit to the spirits of the dead while his body was in the tomb. Four weeks prior to his death ( he was weak and often confined to his bed in the last 6 months of his life), he spoke in the Oct 1918 General Conference. “ although somewhat weakened in body, my mind is clear with reference to my duty , and with reference to the duties and responsibilities that rest upon the Latter-day Saints; and I am ever anxious for the progress of the work of the Lord, for the prosperity of the people of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints throughout the world….I have not lived alone thee five months. I have dwelt in the spirit of prayer, or supplication, communication with the Spirit of the Lord continuously.” Two weeks after that ...