Please read this post, follow the directions, write answers to the questions asked (turn them in), and watch the video at the end of the lesson. Not only is this post worth a make up day, but it is also worth 30 team points if turned in by October 24th.
In a revelation to the Prophet Joseph Smith, the
Lord commanded that His restored Church be organized on April 6, 1830. He also
taught about the importance of the Book of Mormon and gave instructions about
the government of His Church, including priesthood offices, ordinances, and
procedures of the newly restored Church. This
revelation, which was called the “Articles and Covenants” in the early days of
the Church, is now found in Doctrine and Covenants
20.
As part of the
meeting to organize the restored Church of Jesus Christ, Joseph Smith and
Oliver Cowdery confirmed those who had previously been baptized and bestowed
upon them the gift of the Holy Ghost (see History of the Church, 1:61). Joseph Smith’s parents were
baptized and confirmed that day. This was a joyful time for the Prophet, who
exclaimed, “Praise to my God! that I lived to see my own father baptized into
the true Church of Jesus Christ!” (in Lucy Mack Smith, History of Joseph Smith
by His Mother, ed. Preston Nibley [1958], 168; see also History of the Church,
1:79).
Doctrine and Covenants 20:37 outlines the covenant we made when we were baptized. Ponder what you are doing now to live according to your baptismal covenant.
- When have you seen others “manifest … a godly walk and conversation”?
- How do you think their actions and attitude influence others around them?
- How can you change your actions and speech to be more in harmony with God?
