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D&C 46–48
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Watch videos from Gospel scholars and teachers to learn more about these sections of the Doctrine and Covenants. Book of Mormon Central produces weekly videos from Tyler Griffin, Taylor Halverson, John Hilton III, Anthony Sweat, Casey Griffiths, Stephanie Dibb Sorensen and Marianna Richardson. Read commentaries and other resources from KnoWhys, Steven C. Harper, Casey Griffiths, and Susan Easton Black.
Overview
Doctrine and Covenants 46
Doctrine and Covenants 47
Doctrine and Covenants 48
Daily Reading Plan
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Monday
- Commentary: Section 46 Context, Steven C. Harper
- Scripture: D&C 46:1–5
- Commentary: Casey Paul Griffiths, Doctrine and Covenants Minute, Doctrine and Covenants 46:1–6.
Tuesday
- Scripture: D&C 46:6–12
- KnoWhy 299: How Did the Book of Mormon Help the Early Saints Understand Spiritual Gifts?
- Commentary: Casey Paul Griffiths, Doctrine and Covenants Minute, Doctrine and Covenants 46:7–9.
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Quote: Again, let me say we know that not only do we have a spark of divinity within us, but that we are actually spirit children of our Heavenly Father and that “every man is given a gift by the Spirit of God”.
With this relationship, we are thus blessed with many talents and possess great possibilities. The Savior set our greatest goal for us when he said, “Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.”
Franklin D. Richards, “Talents: A Blessing and Responsibility,” October 1968 General Conference.
Wednesday
- Scripture: D&C 46:13–20
- Commentary: Casey Paul Griffiths, Doctrine and Covenants Minute, Doctrine and Covenants 46:13.
- Commentary: Casey Paul Griffiths, Doctrine and Covenants Minute, Doctrine and Covenants 46:15.
- Commentary: Casey Paul Griffiths, Doctrine and Covenants Minute, Doctrine and Covenants 46:16.
- Commentary: Casey Paul Griffiths, Doctrine and Covenants Minute, Doctrine and Covenants 46:17–18.
Thursday
- Scripture: D&C 46:21–26
- Commentary: Casey Paul Griffiths, Doctrine and Covenants Minute, Doctrine and Covenants 46:21.
- Commentary: Casey Paul Griffiths, Doctrine and Covenants Minute, Doctrine and Covenants 46:24–26.
- Video: The First Gift of the Spirit - John Hilton III (D&C 46)
Friday
- Scripture: D&C 46:27–33
- Commentary: Casey Paul Griffiths, Doctrine and Covenants Minute, Doctrine and Covenants 46:28–33.
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Quote: Young men and older men, please take special note of what I will say now. As we exercise the undoubted power of the priesthood of God and as we treasure His promise that He will hear and answer the prayer of faith, we must always remember that faith and the healing power of the priesthood cannot produce a result contrary to the will of Him whose priesthood it is. This principle is taught in the revelation directing that the elders of the Church shall lay their hands upon the sick. The Lord’s promise is that “he that hath faith in me to be healed, and is not appointed unto death, shall be healed”. Similarly, in another modern revelation the Lord declares that when one “asketh according to the will of God … it is done even as he asketh”.
From all of this we learn that even the servants of the Lord, exercising His divine power in a circumstance where there is sufficient faith to be healed, cannot give a priesthood blessing that will cause a person to be healed if that healing is not the will of the Lord.
Dallin H. Oaks, “Healing the Sick,” April 2010 General Conference.
Saturday
- Commentary: Section 47 Context, Steven C. Harper
- Scripture: D&C 47:1–4
- Commentary: The Church Historian - Insight Into D&C 47, Susan Easton Black
- Video: Your Spiritual Gifts - Taylor Halverson (D&C 46)
Sunday
- Commentary: Section 48 Context, Steven C. Harper
- Scripture: D&C 48:1–6
- Commentary: Property in Kirtland - Insight Into D&C 48, Susan Easton Black
- Video: Spiritual Gifts - Casey Griffiths (D&C 46-47)
Bibliography
Doctrine and Covenants 46
Steven C. Harper, “Section 46,” Doctrine and Covenants Contexts (Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2021), 102–103.
Susan Easton Black, “Gifts of the Spirit - Insight Into D&C 46,” in Restoration Voices Volume 2: Insights and Stories of the Doctrine and Covenants (Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2021).
Elizabeth Maki, “Religious Enthusiasm among Early Ohio Converts,” Revelations in Context: The Stories Behind the Sections of the Doctrine and Covenants. Salt Lake City, UT: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 2016.
Book of Mormon Central. “How Did the Book of Mormon Help the Early Saints Understand Spiritual Gifts? (Moroni 10:8).” KnoWhy 299 (April 12, 2017).
Craig K. Manscill and Derek Mock, “Gifts of the Spirit,” Religious Educator 6, no. 2 (2005): 69–84.
David M. Whitchurch, “They Unifying Power of Spiritual Gifts,” Shedding Light on the New Testament: Acts–Revelation, ed. Ray L. Huntington, Frank F. Judd Jr., and David M. Whitchurch (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2009), 98–127.
President Cecil O. Samuelson, "Gifts of the Spirit," Religious Educator 8, no. 1 (2007): 1–7.
Pat Debenham, “The Seduction of Our Gifts,” BYU Studies Quarterly 41, no. 3 (2002): 59–70.
“Gifts of the Spirit,” Church History Topics.
“Gift of Tongues,” Church History Topics.
D&C 46:17
Book of Mormon Central, “Why Did Nephi Work So Hard to Preserve the Wisdom He Had Received? (1 Nephi 6:5-7),” KnoWhy 262 (January 16, 2017).
Doctrine and Covenants 47
Steven C. Harper, “Section 47,” Doctrine and Covenants Contexts (Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2021), 104–105.
Susan Easton Black, “The Church Historian - Insight Into D&C 47,” in Restoration Voices Volume 2: Insights and Stories of the Doctrine and Covenants (Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2021).
Susan Easton Black, “John Whitmer,” in Restoration Voices Volume 1: People of the Doctrine and Covenants (Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2021).
Brian Reeves, “The Book of John Whitmer,” Revelations in Context: The Stories Behind the Sections of the Doctrine and Covenants. Salt Lake City, UT: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 2016.
Book of Mormon Central, “Why Is It Important to Keep Records? (1 Nephi 9:5),” KnoWhy 345 (July 28, 2017).
Doctrine and Covenants 48
Steven C. Harper, “Section 48,” Doctrine and Covenants Contexts (Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2021), 106–107.
Susan Easton Black, “Property in Kirtland - Insight Into D&C 48,” in Restoration Voices Volume 2: Insights and Stories of the Doctrine and Covenants (Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2021).
