Follow Him--Doctrine and Covenants 2025

For the Salvation of Zion For the Salvation of Zion Hebrews 8:5 The buildings of temple and how they are constructed and used is important to the Lord. Exodus 25:8–9 Temples are to be sanctuaries for the Lord’s people; a place where He can dwell with them. Numbers 2:1–2 Our families’ lives should be centered on Jesus Christ and around the temple, which binds us to Him and can seal us as forever families. Doctrine and Covenants 95:13–14 The Lord’s temples need to be built after His manner and according to His instructions, not after the manner of men. 97:10 The Lord gives his prophets the pattern for temple building. Doctrine and Covenants 94:1 The foundations of the cities of the saints should be built with the temple being central to their lives. Saints ,  1:169–70 A House for Our God I can be “wholly dedicated unto the Lord.” Doctrine and Covenants 94 ;  97:10–17 Doctrine and Covenants 94:2–12 What impresses you about what the Lord says about th...

Receive of His Fulness Receive of His Fulness Why is having Faith in Jesus Christ important to everything else in the gospel, church, and kingdom? “When you climb up a ladder,” Joseph Smith taught, “you must begin at the bottom, and ascend step by step, until you arrive at the top; and so it is with the principles of the gospel—you must begin with the first, and go on until you learn all the principles of exaltation” ( Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Joseph Smith  [2007],  268 ). We cannot climb this ladder without Jesus’s help. Heavenly Father and Jesus have always seen our potential, and it is their good pleasure to help us become like them. They know the way. Jesus is the Way. Doctrine and Covenants 93:21, 23 21  And now, verily I say unto you, I was in the beginning with the Father, and am the Firstborn; 23  Ye were also in the beginning with the Father; that which is Spirit, even the Spirit of truth; Our Father’s Pl...

  A Principle with Promise A Principle with Promise The School of the Prophets was a sacred place where the brethren were taught about building God’s kingdom on earth. Do we realize the significance of the work we are engaged in? Think of it. We are carrying on with what was laid before for us to do. They must have formed strong bonds of brotherhood as they fellowshipped together, praying, fasting, discussion gospel truths, and sharing the gospel. Can you imagine in those circumstances that there might be come with chewing tobacco or cigarettes littering the floors. It wasn’t uncommon in those days for people to do so in settings that should have had a reverential decorum. Emma didn’t much care to clean up the mess left behind and she let Joseph know. Joseph took those concerns to the Lord. As a result, we now have “The Word of Wisdom”, section 89 of the Doctrine and Covenants. Verse 4 states why this counsel (or commandment) was given to the saints: 4  Behold, verily, thus sa...