…the truth. Part of what I hope to get to tonight, and if not tonight then in Logan, are the reasons why. Joseph Smith called this “doctrine” – important doctrine. “Leading items of the religion.” And that he would answer to every principle that was advanced in the document. Now to his credit, Joseph Fielding Smith, who was on that committee said in 1966: “I suppose that the rising generation knows little about the Lectures. In my own judgment these Lectures are of great value and should be studied. I consider them to be of extreme value in the study… (Search hits: 11 in body, 0 in title, 0 in comments. Score: 18.91)
…: “And when the priests left their labor to impart the word of God unto the people, the people also left their labors to hear the word of God. And when the priest had imparted unto them the word of God they all returned again diligently unto their labors; and the priest, not esteeming himself above his hearers, for the preacher was no better than the hearer, neither was the teacher any better than the learner; and thus they were all equal, and they did all labor, every man according to his strength. And they did impart of their substance,… (Search hits: 10 in body, 0 in title, 0 in comments. Score: 18.9)
…He spent his time on the Lectures on Faith, and this is early in his ministry. This is when he wanted to make sure that the doctrine was correct. And this is the doctrine that came rolling out in that first publication. And yet, despite that, we tend to read this and not take it seriously. If you are going to be saved, you must be exactly, you must be precisely what Christ is and nothing else. O.K.? You! At that moment, that is when you are saved. As a consequence of that, to speak of Christ is necessarily to… (Search hits: 10 in body, 0 in title, 0 in comments. Score: 18.36)
…Joseph Smith. Joseph said, when a brother Brown was being threatened with excommunication for his error in doctrine: “I did not like the old man being called up for erring in doctrine. It looks too much like the Methodist, and not like the Latter-day Saints. Methodists have creeds which a man must believe or be asked out of their church. I want the liberty of thinking and believing as I please. It feels so good not to be trammeled. It does not prove that a man is not a good man because he errs in doctrine.” The price we have… (Search hits: 10 in body, 0 in title, 8 in comments. Score: 18.05)
…men to contend with anger, one with another. Behold, this is not my doctrine, to stir up the hearts of men with anger [against one] another, but this is my doctrine, that such things should be done away. (3 Nephi 5:8 RE) It requires strength to refrain from contention and disputes with froward and arrogant people. When we feel strongly that we are right or are firmly convinced someone else is wrong, it’s difficult to bridle our tongue and meekly persuade without contention. But the Heavenly Mother possesses the strength required to look with compassion on our failings. She deals… (Search hits: 10 in body, 0 in title, 0 in comments. Score: 17.83)
…that I have of Mormonism and the views that, that person has of Mormonism can largely be accounted for based upon how much study, effort, review, thoughtfulness has gone into where they are and where I am. The effort to uncover the story of the Restoration is still left undone. It’s still incomplete. But let me tell you, the search is worth it. No matter how shallow the pool is that you’ve drunk out of in trying to figure out what the history of Mormonism is, let me assure you that if you uncover a question, there is an answer… (Search hits: 9 in body, 0 in title, 0 in comments. Score: 17.81)
http://media.blubrry.com/denversnufferpodcast/denversnufferpodcast.com/episodes/074_Hyrum-Smith_v1.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 47:57 — 55.6MB) Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS | More Today, Denver addresses the question: “What was Hyrum Smith’s role in the Restoration?” Transcript Doctrine and Covenants Section 124 is a revelation given in January 1841. In it the Lord offered to the Saints a return of “the fullness” which had been lost. Beginning at verse 28, the Lord said through Joseph: “For there is not a place found on earth that he [“He” being the Lord] may come to and restore again that which was lost unto you, or which… (Search hits: 9 in body, 0 in title, 0 in comments. Score: 17.28)
…advance the truth about His Gospel: “And according as I have commanded you” [And by the way; these words were spoken by the Lord immediately preceding the Doctrine of Christ.] “And according as I have commanded you thus shall ye baptize. And there shall be no disputations among you, as there have hitherto been; neither shall there be disputations among you concerning the points of my doctrine, as there have hitherto been. For verily, verily I say unto you, he that hath the spirit of contention is not of me, but is of the devil, who’s the father of contention,… (Search hits: 10 in body, 0 in title, 0 in comments. Score: 16.75)
…they, controlled that timing. His provocation at that time was a deliberate act on His part because His “time had come,” and His sacrifice needed to be made. Second, there are the Lord’s teachings. We have time and time again focused on the Doctrine of Christ. We have the doctrine of Christ on numerous websites, enshrined in numerous talks, and as a theme that has been adopted for conferences. Just before the doctrine of Christ He tells you what His doctrine is NOT. This is what Christ says immediately preceding His doctrine: “neither shall there be disputations among you concerning… (Search hits: 10 in body, 0 in title, 0 in comments. Score: 16.75)
…I have done all. What could I have done more for my vineyard? But, behold, the servant said unto the Lord of the vineyard: Spare it a little longer. And the Lord said: Yea, I will spare it a little longer, for it grieveth me that I should lose the trees of my vineyard. (Jacob 5:48-51; see also Jacob 3:22 RE) See, the Lord (despite the fact that He can’t think of anything else that He’s left undone in all of His preparations—and it is only that; it is only His preparations)— Go to Doctrine and Covenants section 19, and… (Search hits: 9 in body, 0 in title, 0 in comments. Score: 16.74)
…pondering profanity. Having nothing better to do one weekend, I went with the Mormons to a campout in Sharon, Vermont, the birthplace of Joseph Smith. There I obtained a copy of the Doctrine and Covenants from the visitor’s center. Steve Klaproth, himself a convert, showed me Section 76. Reading it was the first time I took seriously anything that came from Joseph. The words gripped me. They inspired my mind to deep reflection. They had value. It shattered the paradigm and left me unable to trust a dismissive view for Joseph. He required evaluation. Joseph’s words inspired my investigation of… (Search hits: 8 in body, 0 in title, 0 in comments. Score: 16.73)
…God is family. Therefore, the sealing is to put together a family. Now one of the requests that the mother of John and his brother came and made of Christ was that when Christ got into His kingdom, the mother was asking if her boys could sit on His left and on His right. Okay? And Christ said that, “When I get my kingdom they can be there with me, but I don’t have the right to assign who’s going to sit on my right and who’s going to sit on my left. That’s left up to the Father.” The… (Search hits: 8 in body, 0 in title, 0 in comments. Score: 16.73)
…have had to endure and suffer complete and recorded. There can be no attempt to shield myself from criticism in these journals. The truth of matters should be left, and my pride should be abandoned. No man elevates himself by pretensions to being more than they are. Once called as Gospel Doctrine teacher, I remained in that position in Pleasant Grove, Alpine and Sandy, Utah for over two decades, only moving to teach Priesthood lessons when not in Gospel Doctrine. After decades of this, I was called as the Ward Mission Leader for two years, then onto the Stake High… (Search hits: 9 in body, 0 in title, 0 in comments. Score: 16.21)
…moment that Eve, overcome by the Spirit and the spirit of Wisdom, was able to interpret and define what was going on, and how all of this was suitable and appropriate. They two were one. This is the gospel of Christ. This is the power of God unto redemption, and this is the stuff that Joseph Smith was attempting to lay out when he was taken. There’s a lot left to be done. There’s more left to be done than has been started. There’s more that has not been revealed than what Joseph was able to get on the ground… (Search hits: 8 in body, 0 in title, 0 in comments. Score: 16.19)
…its strength. And they shall also be crowned with blessings from above, yea, and with commandments not a few, and with revelations in their time—they that are faithful and diligent before me.” That’s from Doctrine and Covenants Section 59. Christ said that: “It behoveth the Father that it should come forth from the gentiles.” He says: “The gentiles, if they will not harden their hearts, that they may repent and…be baptized in my name and know the true points of my doctrine, that [the Gentiles] may be numbered among my people” (3 Nephi 21:6). In the dedicatory prayer to the… (Search hits: 9 in body, 0 in title, 0 in comments. Score: 15.67)