February 10, 2017

Dispensations: The Pattern of Apostasy and Restoration

This new Doctrinal Mastery video explains the importance of dispensations.
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A new Doctrinal Mastery video entitled “Dispensations: The Pattern of Apostasy and Restoration” is available to help teach about dispensations, apostasy, and the restoration of gospel truths. In this video, Elder David A. Bednar of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles explains the concepts of dispensations and dispensation heads, and he addresses why this last dispensation is unique. He also encourages Church members to flood the earth with righteousness and truth.

This video is included in next year’s Book of Mormon Doctrinal Mastery lesson on the Restoration, but please feel free to use it this year as you teach and review dispensations, apostasy, or the Restoration in your study of the New Testament. Related scripture passages include Ephesians 2:19–20; 4:11–14; and 2 Thessalonians 2:1–3. Another resource is Elder Bednar’s address “To Sweep the Earth as with a Flood” (Brigham Young University Education Week devotional, Aug. 19, 2014).

Doctrinal Mastery App Update

Additionally, the Doctrinal Mastery App with all 100 doctrinal mastery passages is now available in 37 languages. It’s available in the App Store (Apple devices) and Google Play (Android devices). Teachers and students can download the app or update their current app to access the new languages.

What does the App do?

The app is available for all mobile Apple and Android devices and features a memorization tool, flashcards, and quizzes. In addition to the 100 seminary doctrinal mastery passages, other personalized content can be imported using the Gospel Library app’s sharing feature.

You can pinch to enlarge and reduce scripture text size. Tap the top menu to change the book of scripture.

Please email feedback and ideas for enhancements to DoctrinalMastery@ldschurch.org, or send your feedback through the app by going to Settings > Send Feedback.

For more information about the Doctrinal Mastery program, please see the Doctrinal Mastery Core Document.

Approved Language List:

Albanian, Armenian, Bulgarian, Cambodian, Cebuano, Chinese Traditional, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Latvian, Lithuanian, Malagasy, Mongolian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Samoan, Spanish, Swedish, Tagalog, Thai, Tongan, Ukrainian, Vietnamese