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Section 88 Part 2, Light, Comprehension and Understanding, and Will The theme of ‘light’ runs through the entirety of Section 88 of the Doctrine and Covenants. The contexts in which it is used are more than I have understood in past readings of the revelations. Light is associated with life, law, power, the Spirit of […]

Section 88 Part 1, The Second Comforter Section 88 of the Doctrine and Covenants is chock full of fascinating insights that I cannot focus on just one or two main points like I typically do in these messages. So, I hope to be able to break it up into several messages over the next week

Time to Reset Today’s message will be different. I won’t be exploring a gospel topic, per se. Instead, I will tell you about something I think is important to do as a thinker. I use the term thinker because I am not qualified in any academic discipline, nor have I been trained as a writer

The Priesthood as an Order In thinking about the subject matter of the reading for this week, my mind focused on how the priesthood is an order. We learn that the order of Melchizedek, as mentioned in the Bible, was originally known as The Holy Priesthood after the Order of the Son of God. This

God and Nature In Doctrine and Covenants 82 it says, “And again, I say unto you, I give unto you a new commandment, that you may understand my will concerning you; Or, in other words, I give unto you directions how you may act before me, that it may turn to you for your salvation.

The Purposes of Visions While pondering on sections 76 and 77 in the Doctrine and Covenants, a question came to mind; Why does God give us visions? Today I would like to explore some possibilities. When we think about some of the greatest visions recorded in the Bible, especially John’s Revelation, many of them seem

The Vision of Kingdoms Section 76 of the Doctrine and Covenants is one so singular that it deserves special consideration. How it was given, received, and witnessed by those present was so impressive that, even in its time, it was simply known as ‘The Vision’. No vision in the Bible was given and received by

The Spiritual Mind Our interactions with God can range from small intuitions to powerful visions, and even face-to-face visitations. Very few will experience the latter, but everyone experiences small and subtle promptings from the Spirit of God. I suspect most of us miss many of the quiet communications because we are distracted by worldly concerns

The Jewels of God Leave it to me to be attracted to the more obscure verses in the revelations of the Doctrine and Covenants. I have a hard time being interested in the instructions given to the individuals mentioned in the sections describing their specific missions. While the instructions can apply to us as we

Scriptural Imagery While I was reading Doctrine and Covenants Section 58, I came to verses 8-12 and immediately realized that there was something profoundly deep that I needed to discover. Here are the verses, “And also that a feast of fat things might be prepared for the poor; yea, a feast of fat things, of