Section 123 |
- Include a list of lost property, damaged reputations, and names of perpetrators- No hearsay, no second-hand accounts, no speculation or suppositions, no "mission field-like folk tales": only facts, numbers, and compelling evidences
- Many in the world are seeking for the truth but are not able to find it (12)
- Do all things cheerfully and then wait for the Lord's salvation (17)
Section 124
Beginning of the "Nauvoo Period" (1840-45) |
- Hyrum Smith and George Miller commended for their integrity (15, 20)
- David Patten (1799-1838), Edward Partridge (1793-1840) and Joseph Smith Sr. (1771-1840) were received in the Lord's bosom (19)
- Saints from afar commanded to come to Nauvoo and bring their treasures to build the temple (26-27)
- Purposes of the Nauvoo Temple--and by extension, of all other temples:
- Baptisms for the dead cannot be accepted outside of the temple if its construction is not finished after sufficient time (30-32)
- When enemies hinder a work, the Lord may no longer require it (49-50,53)
- Hyrum Smith called as Patriarch, Prophet, Seer, and Revelator (91-96)
- Hyrum was also to hold the keys of the sealing blessings (124)
- Twelve Apostles hold the authority to open the work in all nations (128)
- Names of the Twelve Apostles in January of 1841 (127,129)
- Quorums of Elders (standing ministers) instituted (137)
- Quorums of Seventies (traveling elders) instituted (138-140)
- Purpose of these quorums: for help, for government, for the work of the ministry, and perfecting of the saints (143)
Section 127 |
- Recorders must always be present when baptisms for the dead are performed (6-7)
Section 128 |
- Relationship between earthly and heavenly records of ordinances and other priesthood actions (8-9)
- How the sealing power works: (9)
- Symbolism of baptism and of the baptismal font (12-13)
- Salvation of the dead is necessary for our salvation (15,18)
- Dispensation of the fulness of times: "a whole and complete and perfect union and welding together of dispensations, and keys, and powers, and glories" (18)
- Keys and knowledge brought back by many heavenly
personages (20-21)
Questions for Review
1. What does the Lord reveal in his house (i.e. the temple)? (124:40-41)
2. What did the Prophet Joseph Smith call "the most glorious of all subjects belonging to the everlasting gospel"? (128:17)
3. How can an action (i.e. an ordinance, a prophecy, etc.) performed by a righteous priesthood holder become a law on earth and in heaven? (128:9)
4. What is necessary in the dispensation of the fulness of times for the salvation of the whole human family? (128:18)