LDS Doctrine and Covenants Slideshow 25: D&C 121-123

8/9/2019 LDS Doctrine and Covenants Slideshow 25: D&C 121-123

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DOCTRINE andCOVENANTS

Hurricane Utah Adult Religion Class

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April 1838

excommunications

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Oliver Cowdery David Whitmer

Hiram Page John Whitmer Lyman E. Johnson


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Salt Sermon, 17 June 1838

If the salt have lost its savor,wherewith shall it be salted?It is thenceforth good for

nothing, but to be cast out, andto be trodden under foot ofmen. (Matthew 5:13.)

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Sidney Rigdon


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We take God and all the holy angels to witness this day, thatwe warn all men in the name of Jesus Christ, to come on us nomore forever. for from this hour, we will bear it no more, ourrights shall no more be trampled on with impunity. The manor the set of men, who attempts it, does it at the expense oftheir lives. And that mob that comes on us to disturb us; itshall be between us and them a war of extermination; for wewill follow them till the last drop of their blood is spilled, or else they willhave to exterminate us: for we will carry the seat of war to their own houses,and their own families, and one party or the other shall be utterlydestroyed.Remember it then all MEN.Wewill never be the agressors, we will infringe on the rights of no people;but shall stand for our own until death. We claim our own rights, and arewilling that all others shall enjoy theirs.No man shall be at liberty to come into our streets, to threaten us withmobs, for if he does, he shall attone for it before he leaves the place, neithershall he be at liberty, to villify and slander any of us, for suffer it we will not

in this place. Sidney Rigdon

Independence Day Sermon, 1838

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The Danites

Private militia of about 300Mormons.

Created and directed by SampsonAvard .

The saints of the most High shall

take the kingdom, and possess [it] forever (Daniel 7:18).

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BUNCOMBES STRIP

6 Aug 1838

19 Aug 1838

25 Oct 1838


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The Exterminating Order

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p u t s t he M o r m o n s i n t he a t t i t u d e o f a n o p e n a n d a v o w e d d e f i a n c e o f t he l a w s

a n d o f ha v i n g m a d e w a r u p o n t he p e o p l e o f t h i s S t a t e .

t he M o r m o n s m u s t b e t r e a t e d a s e n e m i e s a n d m u s t b e e x -t e r m i n a t e d o r d r i v e n f r o m t he S t a t e i f n e c e s s a r yf o r t he p u b l i c p e a c e . Lilburn W. Boggs, 27 October 1838


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BUNCOMBES STRIP

30 Nov 1838

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AlexanderDoniphan

Winter183839


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Letter of 2025 March 1839

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Letter of 2025 March 1839

121:16121:725

121:2632121:33

121:3446122:19

123:117

2,420 of 7,340 words (33%)

History of the Church 3:289305


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And again, the cries of orphans and widows would not haveascended up to God against [the inhabitants of Missouri].But oh! the unrelenting hand! The inhumanity and murderousdisposition of this people! It shocks all nature; it beggars anddefies all description; it is a tale of woe; a lamentable tale; yeaa sorrowful tale; too much to tell; too much for contemplation;

too much for human beings; it cannot be found among theheathens; it cannot be found among the nations where kings and tyrantsare enthroned; it cannot be found among the savages of the wilderness; yea,and I think it cannot be found among the wild and ferocious beasts of theforestthat a man should be mangled for sport! women be robbed of all

that they havetheir last morsel for subsistence, and then be violated togratify the hellish desires of the mob, and finally left to perish with theirhelpless offspring clinging around their necks.But this is not all. After a man is dead, he must be dug up from his graveand mangled to pieces, for no other purpose than to gratify their spleenagainst the religion of God. Joseph Smith, 20 March 1839

(History of the Church 3:29091)

The abuses the Saints suffered

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We had been a long time without information; and when weread those letters they were to our souls as the gentle air isrefreshing, but our joy was mingled with grief, because of thesufferings of the poor and much injured Saints. And we neednot say to you that the floodgates of our hearts were lifted andour eyes were a fountain of tears, but those who have not been

enclosed in the walls of prison without cause or provocation,can have but little idea how sweet the voice of a friend is; one token offriendship from any source whatever awakens and calls into action everysympathetic feeling; it brings up in an instant everything that is passed; itseizes the present with the avidity of lightning; it grasps after the futurewith the fierceness of a tiger; it moves the mind backward and forward,from one thing to another, until finally all enmity, malice and hatred, andpast differences, misunderstandings and mismanagements are slainvictorious at the feet of hope; and when the heart is sufficiently contrite,then the voice of inspiration steals along and whispers, [D&C 121:725].

Joseph Smith, 20 March 1839

(History of the Church 3:293)

Comfort at receiving news

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Endurance in adversity

121:710. Thine adversity and thineafflictions shall be but a small moment.

And then, if thou endure it well, God

shall exalt thee on high. 121:910. Thy friends do stand by

thee[they] do not contend against thee,

neither charge thee with transgression, asthey did Job.

122:79. All these things shall give theeexperience, and shall be for thy good.

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The revelationsshow that we should even givethanks for our afflictions because they turn ourhearts to God and give us opportunities to preparefor what God would have us become. The Lordtaught the prophet Moroni, I give unto men weak-

ness that they may be humble, and then promised that iftheyhumble themselvesand have faith in me, then will I makeweak things become strong unto them. In the midst of thepersecutions the Latter-day Saints were suffering in Missouri,the Lord gave a similar teaching and promise: VerilyI say untoyou my friends, fear not, let your hearts be comforted; yea,rejoice evermore, and in everything give thanks;and allthings wherewith you have been afflicted shall work togetherfor your good. Elder Dallin H. Oaks, April 2003

The blessing of adversity

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The Lords warning to apostates

121:1622. Those who accuse theLords appointed leaders of

transgression are transgressorsthemselves. Lift up the heel: Psalm 41:9; John 13:18.

Cut off from:121:19. The blessings of the temple.

121:20. The bounties of the earth

121:21. The rights and blessing of the priesthood.

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Knowledge reserved for the last days

121:2628. Knowledgethat has notbeen revealed since the world wasuntil now.

124:41. Things which have been kepthid from before the foundation of theworld.

128:18b. Things which never havebeen revealed from the days of Adameven unto the present time.

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D&C 121:3031

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Principles of priesthood government

121:3436. Many are called but feware chosen. D&C 68:12; 131:5.

D&C 95:56.

121:3738. Keys to loss of priesthoodpower.

121:3940. Lord Actons maxim.

121:4146. Keys to increasingpriesthood power.

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Principles of priesthood government

Reproving:To seek to correct, especially by mildrebuke.

Betimes:At an appropriate time, early, and

before it was too late. Sharpness:Acuteness of intellect; quickness of

understanding, sense, or perception.

Reproving betimes with sharpnessmeans to

correct at an appropriate, early occasion, and thereproof must come with plainness anddiscernmentand only when the Holy Ghost soinstructs, followed by an increase of love.

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