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God answering Joseph’s questions sec:121-123
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Where art thou? How long will we endure these persecutions? |
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Answers: |
Small moment, it will be for your good, religion isn't to answer questions, but to give courage, through faith, to move ahead when we don't have answers. |
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Principles of priesthood power |
longsuffering faith |
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Records |
make a list of grievances |
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Extermination order |
Mormons might take a bunch of votes, economic issues, we used resources but didn't really give back (kept it in our communities), gov boggs issued extermination order after Danite violence and the Mormon war in the DMZ, Rumors were circulating that mormons were killing peps, sidney rigdon had proclaimed that either the mormons should exterminate the mobs or vice-versa. |
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Nauvoo temple |
build it or you are rejected as a church, purpose: baptisms for dead |
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Nauvoo house |
a way for the hcurch to be more open and friendly |
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Replacing officers |
patriarch, assistant president (Oliver cowdry replaced hyrum) First presidency counselor (william law is the new counselor) |
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Epistles on the work for the dead |
Important to write proclaimations, important to have a recorder, recorded in heaven, keep records for baptisms, |
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Types of beings in heaven/detecting angels |
Angel (resurrected body) - shake your hand
Just man made perfect (spirit) - not shake your hand Devil - will shake but won't feel anything Learned this because early christians believed in Deification but that was lost as ex nilho creationism widened the gap between God and man. |
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Degrees in heaven, qualifications for celestial marriage |
Authority, time and eternity, sealed by holy spirit of promis |
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Joseph's q that sparked polygamy |
why did the lord permit ancient prophets to have wives/concubines |
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Reasons for polygamy |
1. raise up righteous seed 2. trial of faith 3. doctrine of restoration |
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Historic background of martyrdom |
Nauvoo expositor destroyed = thrown in jail, |
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What john taylor emphasizes: |
1. innocence of joseph, wickedness of perpetrators, similaries to christ (green tree), wicked men and governor responsible for joseph's death. |
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Who was responsible for Joseph's death? |
enemies of joseph in warsaw (Thomas sharp), William law |
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Organizing the camp of Israel for journey west |
Sidney rigdon (Thought he was equal in authority but only when the first pres was in effect) Brigham young (has to have keys - apostles have keys) |
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Joseph's death |
was necessary to seal his testimony with his blood, to be honored, enemies condemned. |
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Mountain Meadows |
Immigrant group, cedar city, John D. Lee, Piutes, etc |
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What is Joesph F Smith studying when he gets the vision of spirit world? |
1 Peter 3 &4 |
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Elijah Abel |
recieved the priesthood in Joseph's era |
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9 keys to successful family life |
Wholesome recreational activities |
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Naming of the text |
Journal of Discourses ( used for school of prophets) = docrine and the revelations = covenants, First called book of commandments |
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How unique? |
modern origins, not translated, choronolgical, still open, mostly one person |
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How organized |
first thematically now mostly chronologically |
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Titles: Sec 1, 42, 76, 88, 133 |
Preface, The law, the vision, the olive leaf, The appendix |
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aaronic priesthood |
Restored to Joseph and oliver on banks of Susque. by john the Bapt. |
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Melchizedek |
Restored by peter James john to joseph then oliver, david whitmer and martin harris, location unsure, holy priesthood after the order of the son of God - changed name to respect him, Melchizedek was great high priest. |
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Restoration of keys |
kirtland: Elias: Dispensation of Gospel of Abraham Moses: Gathering Elijah: sealing power |
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Organization of Church and church offices |
Fayette, NY, 6 people |
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Zion location |
Jackson county, Temple Lot East of courthouse |
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Law of consecration/united order |
Consecration: Stewardship of resources, give surplus to the bishop United order: gave everything and then owned certain bigh things (property/store owners - only observed by 15 or so.) |
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Meeting at Adam-ondi-ahman |
all faithful saids from all periods of time, future sacrament with the Savior at his coming |
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Who receieved these visions? 76, 137, 138 |
76: Joseph and Sidney (Celestial Kingdom) 137: Infants born without baptism - Joseph 138: Joseph F Smith - Missionary work for the dead. |