Hey everyone! Welcome to my D&C Blog.
This blog is dedicated to my Religion class at BYU Idaho for my midterm, because we are reaching out to have some scripture study with those who don't attend the school. I hope all of you will have fun reading along with me and hope that you can actively participate in reading and discussing!
Here is how this is going to be set up; I have taken portions of the syllabus given to me in class and posted it here so that you can follow along with my class structure so we can all study the same things at the same time. Weekly participation from everyone would be great, feel free to post your thoughts, feelings, or questions as often as you like!
OBJECTIVE: To come unto Christ by reading, studying and applying the teachings of the Doctrine and Covenants and those who are called and sustained to be our Prophets, Seers, and Revelators. This will require you to:
1. Read each of the Chapters in the Doctrine & Covenants and the chapters in the manual and ponder and pray about how their teachings apply to your life.
2. As the Spirit directs, apply the principles of discipleship that you discover in your readings.
REQUIRED TEXTS: You will need a complete set of scriptures, a copy of the Doctrine and Covenants can be found online here: http://scriptures.lds.org/dc/contents
Another useful resource to help your study is the Doctrine & Covenants Student Manual which you can access online at: http://www.ldsces.org/Institutes/Inst%20Institute%20Manuals.asp
A true disciple thirsts for the things of the Spirit.
- 1-June MID-TERM EXAM
- 4-June D&C 51,70,72,78,82,97,104
- 5-June D&C 57-59
- 8-June D&C 60-68
- 10-June D&C 76, 74, 137
- 12-June D&C 81, 83, 85, 90, 108; 86, 113
- 15-June D&C 84
- 17-June D&C 88
- 19-June D&C 89
- 22-June D&C 93
- 24-June D&C 98, 101, 134
- 26-June D&C 102
- 29-June D&C 103, 105
- 1-July D&C 107
- 3-July INDEPENDENCE DAY HOLIDAY
- 6-July D&C 91, 111, 115, 118-120
- 8-July D&C 121-123, 127, 101
- 10-July D&C 131-132; Official Declaration #1
- 13-July D&C 135-136
- 15-July D&C 138
- 17-July FINAL EXAM
This will be the reading schedule for the rest of my semester, its not required that you read everything on the exact days along with me, but do read as much as you can at least once a week so that we can maintain some good discussions. I will be posting my own thoughts about the reading as we go along, as well as insights that are pointed out in my class to share with you about the reading.
Once again, thanks to everyone I've invited to participate in this with me! Hope to hear from you all soon!
Hello Roselanni! So in the June 10 reading we're asked to read Section 76, the 3 degrees of glory. I have a question regarding verses 72 - 74, the description of the terrestrial glory - What is the meaning of "those who died without the law", and those "who received not the testimony of Jesus in the flesh, but afterwards received it"? Especially if you compare that section to D & C 137 wherein it states, "All those who have died without a knowledge of this gospel....shall be heirs of the celestial...." So what is the fundamental difference between those who are being described in D & C 76 (terrestrial) ("dying without the law") and those in Section 137 (celestial) ("dying without a knowledge")? I have been wondering about this for some time and have not had the chance to ask anyone yet. Also, I want to add my testimony that I know these visions happened and are true and that the Lord has poured out His Spirit upon His saints in these days, as we too can (and do!) receive revelation, visions and the Gift of the Holy Ghost, who tells us the truth of all things.
ReplyDeletep.s. that black background is hard to read against....can you switch it?
ReplyDeleteFor the June 12 reading, there is a note I have written in beside D & C: 81 - a remark by Elder Neil Maxwell - "Are we casually engaged or anxiously engaged?" (ie., engaged in a good cause). Tonight we are going to the celebration of Cleve and Eva Leavitt's 60th wedding anniversary. Eva is about 25 or 30 years older than me. I remember her teaching a lesson from this scripture about "Strengthening the Feeble Knees" (verse 5). If someone that old can still think about helping and lifting and strengthening others, we can "endure to the end" and "lengthen our stride" to help, lift and encourage those around us for a long while yet. I also love in Section 83 how the Lord's church cares for the poor and has systems in place for them, and for emergencies that occur around the world.
ReplyDeleteis roselanni going to post anything more up here?
ReplyDeleteyeah, where's the RRB?
ReplyDeleteok, so here's a comment about D&C 89, the infamous Word of Wisdom:
ReplyDeleteSometimes it's easy to get bogged down about all the "do's and do not's" in the W of W, or to get into great debates about what exactly qualifies as a "hot drink" or what it means to "eat meat sparingly." (like what happened in sunday school last week-yikes! it was ridiculous!)
We need to remember however the great principle/promise of the W of W comes at the end in vs. 20 which says that if we are obedient to it's principles then we will find "great treasures of knowledge, even hidden treasures." Surely these treasures are the knowledge we gain in Temple, which entrance to is a blessing of following the W of W (one of the requirement of worthiness).
Yes, that's true, about gaining entrance to the temple, and VERY important... but you are also much more sensitive to the Spirit when your body is "tuned" up as well. Being in poor health consumes your thoughts and attention and can get in the way of receiving revelation. Being in "the zone", in top form, makes you like a well honed radio receiver. It's worth the effort to practice higher health laws (plus the "running and not being weary" is a great blessing too). (old age comes fast enough!) Conversely, people who choose to partake in substances like alcohol are so out of tune they can barely carry on a conversation with a normal person right next to them, much less heed the "still, small voice". Try talking to a drunk and see how stubbornly illogical they become. Smokers are too busy listening to the hacking up of a lung, and caffeine wires you up too much to have the patience. As far as meat, "sparingly", preferably "in winter", is pretty plain language, most folks just want to try to confuse it to justify their habits, or are too lazy or too busy to learn new ways to create meals. Change is slow...
ReplyDeleteSection 84 and 88 are real diamonds too! Knowing we can see the face of God in this lifetime is worth all the righteous striving (Sec 88:68). Then D & C 88: 7 - 14 is an experiential thing instead of intellectual, and it all becomes so very clear.
Sec 83: 33 - 44 is a good summary of covenants - the Lords' part and our part....I marked each part in my scriptures in pencil - starts with our part in 33.
are you (RRB) going to be posting new posts in connection with the chapters/readings?
ReplyDeleteI think Tod and I were lucky to be in a class last week that spurred positive conversation on the study and reflection of D&C 89, our teacher themed it after the anti drugs program everyone get in Jr. High and wrote on the board "Just say no".
ReplyDeleteWe all talked about the various effects that disobeying the word of wisdom has on ourselves and our society, including a campaign started by Columbia entreating Europeans to choose a different drug of choice other than cocaine because their country is being destroyed by the production of it. (I think they should aim that over here, since the US is the #1 consumer of cocaine)
"UNODC executive director Antonio Maria Costa said it was up to richer countries to help the developing world fight the drugs problem - either by assisting in drug enforcement or by offering South American coca farmers the investments they need to switch to legal crops. " -- http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/5118012.stm
This isn't the only example that we discussed in class last week and I think it sums up what our class discussion was about; The W.o.w. isn't only a personal choice, it is a principle to support communities and nations. So you can whip that out next time someone asks about our "strict" moral code.
roselanni you really need to ass some new posts. if you even just made a new post for each reading i think it would be easier, because it's hard to read one long thread os comments that don't neccessarily all relate to each other!
ReplyDeletewhat happened to posting up your class discussions, etc?
Taralee, you need to spell check your work! yeesh...
ReplyDeleteThat is a good comment about supporting societies and nations, and not supporting their "Gadianton robbers" who then run riot as unethical militia, and gain so much power and money that they can take control, like gangs whose income is from illegal sources, mainly drugs, here in Canada too.
So I'm reading...is anyone else?
ReplyDeleteyes i am.
ReplyDeleteis roselanni?
yes I am. Sorry. Things are just crazy. Im posting new stuff right now. I will come back and respond to these posts after I post my new materials.
ReplyDeleteOh goodie....we'll all post again! Keep everyone reading!
ReplyDeleteYou need to do this as a New Testament blog so it will be in sync with the new year... then you will be ahead of the game!
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