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D&C 102–105
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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.
Videos
Doctrine and Covenants 102
Doctrine and Covenants 103
Doctrine and Covenants 104
Doctrine and Covenants 105
Daily Reading Plan
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Monday
- Commentary: Section 102 Context, Steven C. Harper
- Scripture: D&C 102:1–34
- Bio: Orson Hyde, Susan Easton Black
- Commentary: Casey Paul Griffiths, Doctrine and Covenants Minute, Doctrine and Covenants 102:9–12.
- Commentary: Casey Paul Griffiths, Doctrine and Covenants Minute, Doctrine and Covenants 102:13–18.
Tuesday
- Commentary: Section 103 Context, Steven C. Harper
- Scripture: D&C 103:1–28
- Bio: Lyman Wight, Susan Easton Black
- Commentary: Casey Paul Griffiths, Doctrine and Covenants Minute, Doctrine and Covenants 103:1–4.
- Commentary: Casey Paul Griffiths, Doctrine and Covenants Minute, Doctrine and Covenants 103:21–28.
Wednesday
- Scripture: D&C 103:29–40
- Commentary: Casey Paul Griffiths, Doctrine and Covenants Minute, Doctrine and Covenants 103:29–40.
- Commentary: Section 104 Context, Steven C. Harper
- Scripture: D&C 104:1–18
- Commentary: Casey Paul Griffiths, Doctrine and Covenants Minute, Doctrine and Covenants 104:1–10.
- Commentary: Casey Paul Griffiths, Doctrine and Covenants Minute, Doctrine and Covenants 104:11–16.
Thursday
- Scripture: D&C 104:19–46
- Commentary: Casey Paul Griffiths, Doctrine and Covenants Minute, Doctrine and Covenants 104:17–18.
- Commentary: Casey Paul Griffiths, Doctrine and Covenants Minute, Doctrine and Covenants 104:19–46.
- Video: The Home of Joseph Smith - Casey Paull Griffiths (D&C 102–105)
Friday
- Scripture: D&C 104:47–77
- Commentary: Casey Paul Griffiths, Doctrine and Covenants Minute, Doctrine and Covenants 104:47–53.
- Commentary: Casey Paul Griffiths, Doctrine and Covenants Minute, Doctrine and Covenants 104:54–66.
- Commentary: Casey Paul Griffiths, Doctrine and Covenants Minute, Doctrine and Covenants 104:67–77.
Saturday
- Scripture: D&C 104:78–86
- Commentary: Casey Paul Griffiths, Doctrine and Covenants Minute, Doctrine and Covenants 104:78–86.
- Commentary: Section 105 Context, Steven C. Harper
- Scripture: D&C 105:1–13
- Commentary: Casey Paul Griffiths, Doctrine and Covenants Minute, Doctrine and Covenants 105:1–5.
- Commentary: Casey Paul Griffiths, Doctrine and Covenants Minute, Doctrine and Covenants 105:6–13.
Sunday
- Scripture: D&C 105:14–41
- Commentary: Casey Paul Griffiths, Doctrine and Covenants Minute, Doctrine and Covenants 105:14–19.
- Commentary: Casey Paul Griffiths, Doctrine and Covenants Minute, Doctrine and Covenants 105:20–26.
- Commentary: Casey Paul Griffiths, Doctrine and Covenants Minute, Doctrine and Covenants 105:35–37.
- Commentary: Casey Paul Griffiths, Doctrine and Covenants Minute, Doctrine and Covenants 105:38–41.
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Steven C. Harper, “Section 102,” Doctrine and Covenants Contexts (Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2021), 256–258.
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Doctrine and Covenants 103
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D&C 103:16–21
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D&C 103:22
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Doctrine and Covenants 104
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D&C 104:14
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D&C 104:79
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Doctrine and Covenants 105
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Craig K. Manscill, “‘Journal of the Branch of the Church of Christ in Pontiac, . . . 1834’: Hyrum Smith’s Division of Zion’s Camp,” BYU Studies Quarterly 39, no. 1 (2000): 167–188.
Andrea G. Radke-Moss, “We Also Marched: The Women and Children of Zion’s Camp, 1834,” BYU Studies Quarterly 39, no. 1 (2000): 147–165.
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D&C 105:1–2
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D&C 105:13–14
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