Understanding the Scriptures
Doctrine and Covenants 79
| Eastern countries(v. 1) | Eastern United States | |
| Comforter(v. 2) | Holy Ghost | |
| Crown him again with sheaves(v. 3) | Bless him with converts |
Doctrine and Covenants 80
| Amiss(v. 3) | Wrong, astray |
Doctrine and Covenants 80:4—You Cannot Teach What You Do Not Know
Elder Orson Pratt, who was a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, made the following observation about missionary work: “I have been abroad with several companies of missionaries … , and I have n them lament and mourn, and have heard them tell their feelings one to another, saying—‘O that I had occupied my time that I have spent as it were in folly, in treasuring up the principles of eternal life,—that I had studied the scriptures—that I had made myself acquainted more extensively with the doctrines of the Church—that I had made myself acquainted with those principles revealed from heaven for our guidance! I should then have been prepared to stand before the inhabitants of the earth and edify them with regard to our principles’” (inJournal of Discourses,7:76).
Studying the Scriptures
Do activity A or B as you studyDoctrine and Covenants 79–80.
The Blessings of Missionary Work
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How did the Lord describe the gospel to Jared Carter inDoctrine and Covenants 79:1?
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If there are people who do not feel that way about the gospel, what do you think they should do?
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What promises did the Lord make to Brother Carter if he served faithfully? How could you receive those promises now?
Missionary Preparation
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InDoctrine and Covenants 80, what were Stephen Burnett and Eden Smith commanded to teach on their mission?
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What must every missionary do before he or she can fulfill this command the way the Lord intended?
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