Gospel Doctrine
Lesson: Hosea
Reading: Hosea 1-3, 11, 13-14
KD Old Testament Lesson 34: Hosea
Posted by Karl D. on September 6, 2010
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RS/MP Lesson 17: “The Church of Jesus Christ Today”
Posted by Robert C. on September 6, 2010
As usual (for me), I am going to focus on the scriptures that underlie this lesson, rather than the other parts of the lesson. I think the content of this lesson, in particular, justifies this approach, as I will suggest below. The scriptures I will take up, in the order they occur in the lesson are: Amos 8:11–12; Isaiah 29:14; JS-History 1:19; and 2 Nephi 3:6ff.
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Sunday School Lesson 36: Isaiah 1-6
Posted by Jim F. on September 5, 2010
Scriptural Background
The Savior tells us, “great are the words of Isaiah” (3 Nephi 23:1), and he commands us to search them diligently. Read the rest of this entry »
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Sunday School Lesson 35: Amos 3, 7-9; Joel 2-3
Posted by Jim F. on September 4, 2010
Note to newcomers: These are not lesson notes. They are notes–and questions–to help people study the lesson material. Of course, as such they may also be helpful for preparing lessons, but that isn’t their primary purpose.
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Sunday School Lesson 34: Hosea 1-3; 11; 13-14
Posted by Jim F. on September 3, 2010
The book of Hosea is an excellent example of a book that we often find difficult because we don’t understand “the manner of prophesying among the Jews” (2 Nephi 25.1). Read the rest of this entry »
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A Conference on D&C 42
Posted by joespencer on September 2, 2010
See the linked-to poster for an upcoming conference on D&C 42 (in a week!). Speakers include Nate Oman, Kristine Haglund, Russell Arben Fox, Jeremiah John, Karen Spencer, and our own Robert C. and Joe Spencer.
The conference is being hosted by the Richard L. Evans Chair of Religious Understanding at BYU, the Mormon Theology Seminar, and Southern Virginia University.
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What Is the Doctrine and Covenants? Part II.3, The Book of Commandments
Posted by joespencer on August 28, 2010
In my post on the printing of the revelations in the Evening and Morning Star, I have already outlined some of the basic history behind the Church’s development of its first efforts at putting Joseph’s revelations in print. The turn toward printing, it seems, worked itself out through a series of events: the unauthorized publication of section 42 in non-Mormon newspapers seems first to have precipitated the desire; the conversion of W. W. Phelps, already a professional printer, seems to have made for the actual possibility of printing the revelations; and the organization of the Literary Firm during the November 1831 conference in Kirtland seems to have sealed the deal. In that previous post, I avoided, for the most part, dealing with the plans to produce the Book of Commandments, focusing instead on the printing of the revelations in the Star, both because the Star was issued earlier than the Book of Commandments and because the Star commanded a much, much larger readership than the Book of Commandments ever did. Here I want to begin by returning to this early history but now with a focus on the Book of Commandments. After that, I will turn to the actual volume that is the Book of Commandments, along with the manuscript collections that tell us something about the production of the Book of Commandments. Finally, I will look at efforts at history-writing that were undertaken alongside the publication of the Book of Commandments. I will postpone discussion of the aftermath of the publication of the Book of Commandments until my next post, where I will deal with the publication of the Doctrine and Covenants in 1835. Read the rest of this entry »
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Sunday School Lesson 33: Jonah 1-4: Micah 2, 4-7
Posted by Jim F. on August 26, 2010
This is another long set of study notes. I have adapted parts of them from a set of notes that Arthur Bassett made several years ago—but don’t hold Art responsible for any mistakes you see here. They are probably mine. I will provide study notes for both sets of readings, that from Jonah and that from Micah, but I will concentrate my notes on the book of Jonah. Read the rest of this entry »
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KD OT Testament Lesson 33: Jonah
Posted by Karl D. on August 25, 2010
Gospel Doctrine
Lesson: Jonah
Reading: Jonah, Micah 2,4-7
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