Lynne's Scripture Journal D&C

December 8, 2018 Section 128:1-18 Baptism for the Dead, Genealogy, Last Days, Service, Temple Service, Journals, Spiritual Things To Be Recorded and Preserved, This section is a letter written to the church explaining baptism for the dead. It was written by Joseph while he was in hiding. V 8 says “ …whatsoever you record on earth shall be recorded in heaven; and whatsoever you do not record on earth shall not be recorded in heaven; for out of the books shall your dead be judged., according to their own works…” My thoughts on that verse were that I really should record my own inspirations and insights. Spiritual things are delicate and fragile. They sometimes fade with time. If we record them when we recognized them, then they are there for us to go back to again and again. They are there to direct us and help us negotiate those times we go periodically through when we seem to feel fewer answers and gifts from the Holy Ghost. I love v 15: “ …let me...

November 16, 2018 Section 124:21-48 Temple Service, Temple Importance, Keep the Commandments…Really Well, Agency, In v’s 25-27, the saints are asked once again, to build a temple. This is the 5 th temple they have been asked to build. The Kirtland Temple was completed and the Nauvoo temple was completed, but used for only a brief time. The corner stones were laid in Jackson County Missouri, Kirtland Ohio, Far West, Missouri, Adam-oni-Ahan, Missouri. This shows the importance the Lord places on having a working temple, and then doing the work within the temple. I need to remember when I go, that while it is a place of peace and learning and renewal, it is also a place where we do work for others that they cannot do for themselves. It is the most important ‘service project’ in which we could be involved. Joseph Smith said: “ What was the object of gathering the Jews or the people of God in any age of the world?...The main object was to build unto the Lord a ho...