Ep 125 | D&C 121-123, Come Follow Me (October 18-24)

Show Notes Enroll in Institute Timestamps: 00:31 – Historical background. 02:18 – Joseph Smith demonstrated majesty in chains while in custody in Richmond. 05:38 – Ten eternal truths we can apply to our lives from the Liberty Jail experience. 07:43 – #1: God is aware of your trials, you are not alone. The story of the yellow cup. 16:10 – #2: Your suffering will end. It will not last forever. 17:42 – #3: Be faithful in tribulation and endure it well. 23:09 – #4: Thy friends do stand by thee. Share your burdens. 29:35 – #5: Other people, like Job, survived their challenges. 30:53 – #6: God allows agency, but justice will prevail in the end. The Missourians eventually pay a bitter price for their actions. 34:37 – The classic problem of evil. 37:18 – #7: Mortality is oftentimes painful, but we are promised that joy will swallow up the suffering through divine compensation. 44:03 – Like Job and Joseph, we can communicate directly with God about our how we really feel. 46:36 – #8: All these things shall give thee experience and shall be for thy good. 50:13 – #9: Jesus is familiar with our pain and knows what we need to be saved. 52:50 – #10: Their bounds are set. Suffering is calculated for our benefit. 54:09 – An alternate view of D&C 122.9. Perhaps this verse applies to Joseph Smith only and is not universal in its application. 58:17 – An overview of the ten truths. 1:00:55 – Lyman Wight collects affidavits which are used to seek redress from the federal government. It is our duty to seek truth and light. 1:03:21 – The persecution in Missouri was both religious and political, but the main complaint against the Saints was their religion. 1:06:11 – A discussion about unrighteous dominion. Power comes from righteousness, not from position or compulsion. 1:16:37 – A description of God as a man of holiness, who invites his children with meekness to partake in all that He has. Listen on Apple Podcasts Listen on Google Podcasts Listen on Audible Listen on Facebook Listen on Stitcher Listen On Spotify Listen on