D&C 8:2-3 have always fascinated me! Of all the great examples out there, why would the Lord use this one to describe personal revelation? After a little bit of study, I think he chose the perfect example! 👏🏻 #
The words “doubt” and “fear” have been driving a lot of emotions and opinions over the last year or so. These are not new emotions, and Satan leverages those to his advantage. God knows our propensity to lean towards these two emotions, and has a great solution...for Oliver Cowdery, and for us today. 😀 If you’d like to view the video that goes with this podcast, click here
Harmony, PA was a place of growth for the Restoration of the gospel. Oliver Cowdery played a huge role in the unfolding of this “marvelous work”. Indeed, as he himself said, “These were days never to be forgotten!”
I imagine that once Joseph had the ability to translate back, he was anxious to jump back in and try and catch up. The Lord is good and promised him “means” whereby he could do that. He puts someone into his life at the right time for that to happen. He does the same today with us. 😀
As Martin Harris and Joseph were both healing from the events of losing the 116 pages, the Lord gives both of them some very important counsel that certainly applies to us today.
D&C 4 has always been known as “The Missionary Section”, but it is not just for missionaries. It is for anyone with a desire to serve God. 😇
Two of my favorite concepts about God are taught in the first 10 verses of D&C 3.
What does the idea of “fearing man more than God” look like today?
Martin Harris’s story is both inspiring and complicated, but a little context to D&C 3 will help you see how valuable he really was to the work of the Lord at this time.
After caring for these plates for at least 36 years on this earth and 1400 years on the other side, Moroni was ready to give Joseph charge of the plates...but not without some specialized tutoring and preparation.