PPT-Doctrine & Covenants

127128 MISSIONARY MOMENT My husband died unbaptized years ago so theres no hope for him DampC 12834 DampC 12867 The Perfecting Link Why are the Catholic bishops so concerned about Mormons . Construction of Covenants. Traditional Approach = strict construction. (exactly as written). Modern Approach = broad construction. (includes similar unstated limits consistent with purpose). Joslin v. Pine River Development. “. The Olive Leaf. ”. President Joseph Fielding Smith: “Doctrine and Covenants 88 was one of the greatest revelations ever given to man” . (. Doctrines of Salvation,.  comp. Bruce R. . McConkie. Single Adult. Lesson 3. Introduction. Jim and Judith McConkie. (801) 916-1830. Discussion Groups. Syllabus (. jamesjudithmcconkie.com. ). Sources. Doctrine and Covenants Student Manual . (free at . https://www.lds.org/manual/doctrine-and-covenants-student. . What is a Covenant? . A covenant is an agreement between two groups with rules, promises, and stipulations that each group must do.. Covenants were legal agreements, often between a stronger group (such as a King) and a weaker group.. Bishops council . (Bishopric and Executive Secretary or Clerk). Stake council. (Stake presidency, high councilors, and . Clerk). Read Doctrine and Covenants 102:1-4. Format for Church Judgment . (Church Disciplinary Councils). RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS restriction or person practical or, as the continued that the and capacity to the the restriction whether in respect fee simple the property have agreed, their acts same being th Construction of Covenants. Traditional Approach = strict construction. (exactly as written). Modern Approach = broad construction. (includes similar unstated limits consistent with purpose). Joslin v. Pine River Development. Historical Covenants. Covenants were common in the Near East from the third-millennium Sumer civilizations onward. . The Hittites, around 1450-1200 BCE (the time of Moses), made ample use of covenants and the archeological remains exist to help modern scholars understand them.. Hittite covenants followed a set pattern:. Doctrine and Covenants 103,105. We need . 229 . people willing to march . 1000 . miles on foot in less than 60 days. You will travel through the swamps and dry . praries. of Missouri, averaging 20-40 miles each day. Your feet will be swollen; sores will form and you will bleed most every day. You will arise each day at 4am, eating stale bread, bacon with maggots and bad water. You may also pick up cholera and many will die along the way. The days will be miserably hot and the nights piercingly cold. Mosquitoes will be with . . We do not know where it was written (Hebrews).. . One of the so far unsolved mysteries of sectarian scholarship is: . Who wrote the Epistle, God only knows” (. Dummelow,10-12. ).. . Martin Luther thought it was Apollos (. Given. !. What is the difference between being transfigured and translated. ?. . “The doctrine of translation is one of those mysteries that has eluded humankind. . The Prophet Joseph Smith taught that “the doctrine of translation is a power which belongs to this (Melchizedek) Priesthood. There are many things which belong to the powers of the Priesthood and the keys thereof, that have been kept hid from before the foundation of the world; they are hid from the wise and prudent to be revealed in the last times” (. Doctrine & Covenants 69-75 Doctrine & Covenants 69 Instructions to preserve historical records Doctrine & Covenants 69:2-3 I wish we could all sense how often our little pebble of poor performance helps to start, or to sustain, an avalanche Doctrine & Covenants 46-48 Why Gifts of the Spirit ? Doctrine & Covenants 46:7-8 “ And that ye may not be deceived !” Why the Word of Wisdom ? Doctrine and Covenants 89:4 Doctrine & Covenants 60-64 Can you share an experience when the fear of man kept you from accepting the invitation to use one of your talents? Was it the fear of failure? Doctrine & Covenants