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Read each book's title and tell what you think the book contains

Read each book's title and tell what you think the book contains

Read each book's title and tell what you think the book contains

Read each book's title and tell what you think the book contains

Read each book's title and tell what you think the book contains

Read each book's title and tell what you think the book contains

Define the word “doctrine” and the word “covenant”:

"In the Doctrine and Covenants our Lord teaches us what to believe concerning the Godhead, the Church, the Priesthood, the Millennium, the resurrection, the state of man after death in eternal glory, or the opposite, and many other subjects about which it is necessary to have true information.

Why the name “Doctrine and Covenants”?

Define the word “Covenant”"The word 'covenant' is a term by which God indicates the settled arrangement between Him and His people. It shows us what obligations we take upon ourselves in baptism, and what blessings we secure; it teaches us how to worship God and reveals to us the way back to the presence of God" (Hyrum M. Smith and Janne M. Sjodahl, The Doctrine and Covenants Commentary, rev. ed. (1972), xiii–xv).

Why the name “Doctrine and Covenants”?

Ezra Taft Benson, April 1987 General Conference

The Book of Mormon is the keystone of our religion, and the Doctrine and Covenants is the capstone, with continuing latter-day revelation.

Capstone and Keystone of our Religion

The Book of Mormon brings men to Christ.The Doctrine and Covenants brings men to Christ’s kingdom.

Ezra Taft Benson, April 1987 General Conference

Joseph Smith

Emma Smith Lucy Smith Brigham Young Edward Partridge

Hyrum Smith

Oliver Cowdery

David Whitmer

Martin Harris Sidney Rigdon

1. New York and Pennsylvania – D&C 2-372. Ohio – D&C 1, 38-56, 61-81, 84-99, 102-104, 106-110, 112, 1373. Missouri — D&C 57-62, 82-83, 113-1234. Illinois — D&C 124-1355. Nebraska — D&C 1366. Utah — D&C 138, Official Declarations 1 and 2

10. It's the only book of scripture in its original language. 9. It's the only book with no historical thread. 8. It's the shortest work we study in seminary. 7. The text covers the shortest time span (24 years). 6. It's the only book written in our dispensation. 5. It's the only work to which new scripture has been added in

our lifetime. 4. It's the only book in the world with a preface dictated by God. 3. It's the only book of scripture where all but a tiny portion is

written by one writer. 2. It's the youngest of the standard works. 1. It's the only scripture that the majority of church members

have memorized the order of the books.

TOP 10 REASONS How the Doctrine & Covenants is different from the other

standard works

Read the first paragraph of the Explanatory Introduction looking for the purpose of the Doctrine and Covenants.

Scan any section, looking for examples of:Doctrines CovenantsCommandmentsWarningsExhortations (invitations)The Voice of Jesus ChristMessages for temporal (life) well-beingMessages about salvation

The Purpose of the Doctrine and Covenants

Read the first two sentences of the sixth paragraph of the introduction (beginning with “These sacred revelations …”).

When (under what circumstances) were most of the revelations in the Doctrine and Covenants were received?

(“In answer to prayer,” “in times of need,” and “real-life situations”).

What is the purpose of the Doctrine and Covenants?

Bruce R. McConkie, Mission President’s Training, 1984

Whenever you find a section in the Doctrine and Covenants that deals with the situation in which you find yourself, you can accept it as if you had gone to the Prophet himself and he inquired of the Lord and received a revelation for you personally.

In what ways does the world view:

The God of theOld Testament

The God of theNew Testament

How do we view:

The God of theOld Testament

The God of theNew Testament

The God of theDoctrine andCovenants

What do we learn about the “God” of the Doctrine and Covenants?

 Doctrine and Covenants 1:37-38 

 Doctrine and Covenants 18:34–36

Doctrine and Covenants 45:3-5

“The testimony that is given of Jesus Christ—his divinity, his majesty, his perfection, his love, and his redeeming power—makes this book of great value to the human family and of more worth than the riches of the whole earth.”Doctrine and Covenants, Explanatory Introduction, p. iv, 1981

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