“Two Men, One Cause!” GET TO THE POINT™ Come Follow Me: D&C 3-5

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Intro
i. You're looking good today and it feels good to be with you.
II. Theme:
i. "Two Men, One Cause!"
ii. This lesson focuses on the 116 pages
iii. Aggravating, D&C 3 should be followed by D&C 10, see Chronological list of revelations
iv. Bold columns of background data, buttressing the history. Scholarship comes into play
III. Point I: Martin Harris
i. DHO https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/1999/04/the-witness-martin-harris?lang=eng
ii. Good friend to JS, who consecrated money to help publish Book of Mormon
iii. Had issues
1. Needed verification
a. Charles Anthon
b. Show 116 pages
2. Call to be one of Three Witnesses
a. Look at priesthood lineage
3. 5:24-26, given specific words, and no more.
IV. Point II: Joseph Smith
i. Struggles
1. how oft transgressed
2. persuasions of men (we’ve all done it)
3. Feared man and not God
4. Yet you should have been faithful; and he would have extended his arm and supported you against all the fiery darts of the adversary; and he would have been with you in every time of trouble
ii. Hope--and warning
1. Behold, thou art Joseph, and thou wast chosen to do the work of the Lord, but because of transgression, if thou art not aware thou wilt fall. But remember, God is merciful; therefore, repent D&C 3:9-10
2. if he abide in me, and if not, another will I plant in his stead. D&C 35:18
3. Pretend to no other gift: focus on calling, lift where you stand
iii. Reminder:
1. For although a man may have many revelations, and have power to do many mighty works, yet if he boasts in his own strength, and sets at naught the counsels of God, and follows after the dictates of his own will and carnal desires, he must fall and incur the vengeance of a just God upon him.
a. Explains how Paul H Dunn, George P. Lee, or James Hamula, or anyone else, position of authority
b. Harold Kushner, Why Bad Things happen to Good People. Why good people do bad things
c. D&C 20:Possible man may fall from grace, including the sanctified
iv. This generation shall have my word through you
1. Trace through JS
2. Issue of Christian Cousins
v. Pause translation
1. Waste and were out life; Hel 10:12, given sealing power, not go home.
2. Wisdom Order, Strength, and means and diligent
3. NOt Promised to have infinite trials placed upon him, and still overcome. "Slow Down" with Turbulence. Have to stop and take care of farm, and harvest and plant, and have to juggle all these balls.
4. MRB Oct 2006, O Be Wise:
V. Point III Section 4
i. I memorized this as a missionary, but for patriarch to church
ii. Focus on virtues,not behavior and activities, and awards/rank advancement. Christlike attributes in Preach My Gospel
iii. Remember: 2 Peter 1, and calling and election made sure. Need all these, not, as Beatles told us, All You Need is Love. What is love without diligence?Or chastity?
VI. Bonus: Desolating sickness
i. Apocalyptic aspects to D&C
ii. They shall see an overflowing scourge; for a desolating sickness shall cover the land. D&C 45:31
iii. For a desolating scourge shall go forth among the inhabitants of the earth, and shall continue to be poured out from time to time, if they repent not, until the earth is empty, and the inhabitants thereof are consumed away and utterly destroyed by the brightness of my coming. D&C 5:19
iv. Isaiah 24
v. Sickness "time to time" As viruses exposed to ambient radiation, comic, and background, mutate. Why so many Flue and Covid-19 variations
VII. Christ Quotient
i. Atonement Quotient:
1. How Joseph Smith repented of loosing the 116 pages is model for us. We can come back. OC and OP lost privileges, but they left. Compare this to what happened to Martin Harris or Thomas B Marsh
2. Have we forgiven JS and MH for this loss?
ii. Callings and Christ
1. Gift of Translation and work of Christ
a. Missionary proselytizing
2. Your gift
a. Pretending to another gift or calling
b. Charity for any calling
iii. Virtues, Discipleship, and Christ
1. Following Christ doesn't mean mimicking His behaviors. We follow his example "in the best sense of that word" (not growing a beard, wearing sandals)
2. List of virtues. Character versus behaviors or wad socials
3. Key to knowing the Savior(as Peter says), in the ultimate sense.
4. Know Christ: this is life eternal--and the point
 
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