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Read a context about each section of the Doctrine and Covenants
Steven C. Harper
Nov 28, 2021
Section 137 & 138 Context
Section 137 Soteriology (so·te·ri·ol·o·gy) is theology about salvation. Christianity’s soteriological problem is based on three...
Steven C. Harper
Nov 21, 2021
Section 135 & 136 Context
Section 135 It was “a deliberate political assassination, committed or condoned by some of the leading citizens of Hancock County.” [1] ...
Steven C. Harper
Nov 7, 2021
Section 129, 130, 131 & 132 Context
Section 129 Section 129 is esoteric. It can only be understood by people with temple knowledge. It is also euphemistic. It’s no more...
Steven C. Harper
Oct 31, 2021
Section 125, 126, 127 & 128 Context
Section 125 From the confines of a jail cell in Liberty, Missouri, Joseph wrote to Bishop Partridge in Illinois that the saints could buy...
Steven C. Harper
Oct 24, 2021
Section 124 Context
Section 124 Joseph emerged from the depressing jail in Liberty, Missouri with an undaunted spirit. He had known since January 1838 that...
Steven C. Harper
Oct 17, 2021
Section 121, 122 & 123 Context
Section 121 Section 121 puts a counterintuitive twist on the age-old problem of suffering and power. If God is benevolent and powerful,...
Steven C. Harper
Oct 10, 2021
Section 115, 116, 117, 118, 119 & 120 Context
Section 115 Revelation, 26 April 1838 [D&C 115]. Image courtesy of josephsmithpapers.org. In December 1836, the Missouri state...
Steven C. Harper
Oct 3, 2021
Section 111, 112, 113 & 114 Context
Section 111 The revelation of section 111 on August 6, 1836 reoriented Joseph and his companions. They had been preoccupied with paying...
Doctrine and Covenants Contexts
Listen or read a context for each section of the Doctrine and Covenants. Each written by Dr. Steven C. Harper
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