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D&C 98–101
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Overview
Doctrine and Covenants 98
Doctrine and Covenants 99
Doctrine and Covenants 100
Doctrine and Covenants 101
Daily Reading Plan
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Monday
- Commentary: Section 98 Context, Steven C. Harper
- Scripture: D&C 98:1–22
- Commentary: Casey Paul Griffiths, Doctrine and Covenants Minute, Doctrine and Covenants 98:4–8.
- Commentary: Casey Paul Griffiths, Doctrine and Covenants Minute, Doctrine and Covenants 98:11–15.
- Commentary: Casey Paul Griffiths, Doctrine and Covenants Minute, Doctrine and Covenants 98:19–22.
Tuesday
- Scripture: D&C 98:23–48
- Commentary: Casey Paul Griffiths, Doctrine and Covenants Minute, Doctrine and Covenants 98:23–31.
- Commentary: Casey Paul Griffiths, Doctrine and Covenants Minute, Doctrine and Covenants 98:32–38.
- Commentary: Casey Paul Griffiths, Doctrine and Covenants Minute, Doctrine and Covenants 98:39–48.
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Quote: Now, as members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, what does the Lord expect of us? As a Church, we must “renounce war and proclaim peace” (D&C 98:16). As individuals, we should “follow after the things which make for peace” (Romans 14:19). We should be personal peacemakers. We should live peacefully—as couples, families, and neighbors. We should live by the Golden Rule. We have writings of the descendants of Judah as now merged with writings of the descendants of Ephraim. We should employ them and expand our circle of love to embrace the whole human family. We should bring divine love and revealed doctrines of restored religion to our neighbors and friends. We should serve them according to our abilities and opportunities. We should keep our principles on a high level and stand for the right. We should continue to gather scattered Israel from the four corners of the earth and offer the ordinances and covenants that seal families together forever. These blessings we are to bring to people of all nations.
Russell M. Nelson, “Blessed Are the Peacemakers,” October 2002 General Conference.
Wednesday
- Commentary: Section 99 Context, Steven C. Harper
- Scripture: D&C 99:1–7
- Bio: John Murdock, Susan Easton Black
- Commentary: Section 100 Context, Steven C. Harper
- Scripture: D&C 100:1–17
- Commentary: Casey Paul Griffiths, Doctrine and Covenants Minute, Doctrine and Covenants 100:1–4.
- Commentary: Casey Paul Griffiths, Doctrine and Covenants Minute, Doctrine and Covenants 100:5–8.
Thursday
- Commentary: Section 101 Context, Steven C. Harper
- Scripture: D&C 101:1–25
- Commentary: Casey Paul Griffiths, Doctrine and Covenants Minute, Doctrine and Covenants 101:1–8.
- Commentary: Casey Paul Griffiths, Doctrine and Covenants Minute, Doctrine and Covenants 101:9–15.
- Commentary: Casey Paul Griffiths, Doctrine and Covenants Minute, Doctrine and Covenants 101:16–21.
Friday
- Scripture: D&C 101:26–62
- Commentary: Casey Paul Griffiths, Doctrine and Covenants Minute, Doctrine and Covenants 101:22–31.
- Commentary: Casey Paul Griffiths, Doctrine and Covenants Minute, Doctrine and Covenants 101:32–36.
- Commentary: Casey Paul Griffiths, Doctrine and Covenants Minute, Doctrine and Covenants 101:37–42.
Saturday
- Commentary 50913: Casey Paul Griffiths, Doctrine and Covenants Minute, Doctrine and Covenants 101:43–54.
- Commentary: Casey Paul Griffiths, Doctrine and Covenants Minute, Doctrine and Covenants 101:55–62.
- Scripture: D&C 101:63–80
- Commentary: Casey Paul Griffiths, Doctrine and Covenants Minute, Doctrine and Covenants 101:63–75.
- Commentary: Casey Paul Griffiths, Doctrine and Covenants Minute, Doctrine and Covenants 101:76–80.
Sunday
- Scripture: D&C 101:81–101
- Commentary: Casey Paul Griffiths, Doctrine and Covenants Minute, Doctrine and Covenants 101:81–100.
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Quote: And the Lord warned members of his church, “Let not that which I have appointed be polluted by mine enemies, by the consent of those who call themselves after my name: For this is a very sore and grievous sin against me, and against my people” (D&C 101:97–98).Because the laws of man, by and large, do not raise moral issues, we are taught to honor, sustain, and obey the law (see Articles of Faith 1:12) and that “he that keepeth the laws of God hath no need to break the laws of the land” (D&C 58:21).
Boyd K. Packer, “Our Moral Environment”, April 1992 General Conference. - Video: Advice on Sorrow from Jesus Christ (D&C 98-101)
Bibliography
Doctrine and Covenants 98
Steven C. Harper, “Section 98,” Doctrine and Covenants Contexts (Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2021), 244–247.
Susan Easton Black, “Laws of the Land - Insight Into D&C 98,” Restoration Voices Volume 2: Insights and Stories of the Doctrine and Covenants (Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2021).
David W. Grua, “Waiting for the Word of the Lord,” 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.
D&C 98:2
Sharon Anderson, “Choosing the Better Part,” in The Glory of the Son (Orem, UT: Time-Lines Etc., 2019), 88.
D&C 98:3
“Though the Mob Kill Us,” Saints, Volume 1: The Standard of Truth (Salt Lake City, UT: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 2018), 1:184.
D&C 98:32
Book of Mormon Central, “Was Nephi’s Slaying of Laban Legal? (1 Nephi 4:18),” KnoWhy 256 (January 2, 2017).
D&C 98:40
Sharon Anderson, “Fire, Fire,” in The Glory of the Son (Orem, UT: Time-Lines Etc., 2019), 88.
Doctrine and Covenants 99
Steven C. Harper, “Section 99,” Doctrine and Covenants Contexts (Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2021), 248–249.
Susan Easton Black, “Mercy - Insight Into D&C 99,” Restoration Voices Volume 2: Insights and Stories of the Doctrine and Covenants (Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2021).
Lisa Olsen Tait, “'I Quit Other Business': Early Missionaries,” 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.
Susan Easton Black, “John Murdock,” Restoration Voices Volume 1: People of the Doctrine and Covenants (Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2021).
Doctrine and Covenants 100
Steven C. Harper, “Section 100,” Doctrine and Covenants Contexts (Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2021), 250–252.
Susan Easton Black, “Perrysburg, New York - Insight Into D&C 100,” Restoration Voices Volume 2: Insights and Stories of the Doctrine and Covenants (Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2021).
Eric Smith, “A Mission to Canada,” 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.
Jennifer C. Lane, “Redemption’s Grand Design for Both the Living and the Dead,” in The Doctrine and Covenants, Revelations in Context, ed. Andrew H. Hedges, J. Spencer Fluhman, and Alonzo L. Gaskill (Provo and Salt Lake City: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, and Deseret Book, 2008), 188–211.
D&C 100:15
Sharon Anderson, “Reaching Up,” in The Glory of the Son (Orem, UT: Time-Lines Etc., 2019), 88.
Doctrine and Covenants 101
Steven C. Harper, “Section 101,” Doctrine and Covenants Contexts (Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2021), 253–255.
Susan Easton Black, “Tribulation - Insight Into D&C 101,” Restoration Voices Volume 2: Insights and Stories of the Doctrine and Covenants (Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2021).
David W. Grua, “Waiting for the Word of the Lord,” 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.
Jennifer C. Lane, “Redemption’s Grand Design for Both the Living and the Dead,” in The Doctrine and Covenants, Revelations in Context, ed. Andrew H. Hedges, J. Spencer Fluhman, and Alonzo L. Gaskill (Provo and Salt Lake City: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, and Deseret Book, 2008), 188–211.
Amy Easton-Flake, “Revealing Parables: A Call to Action within the Doctrine and Covenants,” in You Shall Have My Word: Exploring the Text of the Doctrine and Covenants, ed. Scott C. Esplin, Richard O. Cowan, and Rachel Cope (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center; Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2012), 149–66.
“The Camp of Israel,” Saints, Volume 1: The Standard of Truth (Salt Lake City, UT: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 2018), 1:194–195.
“Stewards Over This Ministry,” Saints, Volume 1: The Standard of Truth (Salt Lake City, UT: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 2018), 1:211–212.
“Move On to the West,” Saints, Volume 1: The Standard of Truth (Salt Lake City, UT: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 2018), 1:297–298.
“Jackson County Violence,” Church History Topics.
“Opposition to the Early Church,” Church History Topics.
“Slavery and Abolition,” Church History Topics.
“Vigilantism,” Church History Topics.
D&C 101:3
Sharon Anderson, “Transformation,” in The Glory of the Son (Orem, UT: Time-Lines Etc., 2019), 88.
D&C 101:4
Sharon Anderson, “What Wilt Thou Ask?,” in The Glory of the Son (Orem, UT: Time-Lines Etc., 2019), 88.
D&C 101:17–18
Sharon Anderson, “Establishing Zion,” in The Glory of the Son (Orem, UT: Time-Lines Etc., 2019), 88.
D&C 101:39
Sharon Anderson, “Near a Salty Sea,” in The Glory of the Son (Orem, UT: Time-Lines Etc., 2019), 88.
D&C 101:65
Sharon Anderson, “Time of Gathering,” in The Glory of the Son (Orem, UT: Time-Lines Etc., 2019), 88.