Thursday, October 16, 2014

WE KNOW THAT... D&C 20 Make up lesson


      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.

Doctrine and Covenants 20:68–69: Read these verses and identify and mark the Lord’s expectations for each of us after we have been baptized. We show the Lord our worthiness through our godly walk and conversation.  “a godly walk and conversation” through actions, attitude, and speech that are in harmony with God.
  1. When have you seen others “manifest … a godly walk and conversation”? 
  2. How do you think their actions and attitude influence others around them? 
  3. How can you change your actions and speech to be more in harmony with God?

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