Doctrine and
Covenants
111 – 114
Doctrine and Covenants 111
- Nakakaranas ang
Simbahan ng matinding
suliranin sa pinansiyal
- Sa mga nagdaang taon, ang
Simbahan ay nakakuha ng malaking
halaga ng utang dahil ang mga
pinuno ng Simbahan ay sumunod sa
mga utos ng Panginoon na itayo ang
Kirtland Temple
- Inatasan ng Panginoon si Joseph
Smith at iba pang mga pinuno ng
Simbahan na "bayaran ang lahat ng
[kanilang] mga utang" (D at T 104:
78).
- Ang kanilang pagsisikap na bayaran
ang mga utang na ito ay napigilan ng
pagkawala ng mga negosyong
pagkakakitaan sa Missouri.
D & C 104: 80
At hangga't ikaw ay masigasig
at mapagpakumbaba, at
gamitin ang panalangin ng
pananampalataya, masdan,
palambutin ko ang mga puso
ng mga kanino ka may utang,
hanggang sa magpadala ako
ng mga paraan sa iyo para sa
iyong kalayaan .
Doctrine and Covenants 111
- Isang miyembro ng
Simbahan na
nagngangalang Willam
Burgess ang nagsabi
sa mga pinuno ng
Simbahan tungkol sa
isang malaking halaga
na meron sa Salem,
- Sina Joseph Smith, Sidney
Rigdon, Oliver Cowdery at Hyrum
Smith ay naglakbay patungo sa
Salem.
- Pagdating sa Salem, nabigo
sila na makita ang malaking
halaga ng pera pero sinabi ng
Diyos na ang paglalakbay nila ay
maaari pa ring makinabang ang
Doctrine and Covenants 111: 2
Mayroon akong
maraming kayamanan sa lungsod na
ito para sa iyo, para sa pakinabang ng
Sion, at maraming mga tao sa lungsod
na ito, na aking titipunin sa takdang
oras para sa pakinabang ng Sion, sa
pamamagitan ng iyong kagamitan.
Ano ang sinabi ng Diyos na
meron sa Salem?
Si Joseph Smith at ang mga kasama niya
ay gumugol ng ilang linggo sa Salem, at
ipinangaral nila ang ebanghelyo sa
kanilang pananatili. Pagkalipas ng limang
taon, tinawag si Erastus Snow sa isang
misyon sa Salem, kung saan nag-organisa
siya ng isang sangay ng 120 mga
miyembro
"It's not our successes but
rather our sacrifices and
efforts that matter to the
Lord."
- Terence M. Vinson
Doctrine and Covenants 111: 11
Therefore, be ye
as wise as serpents
and yet without sin;
and I will order all
things for your good, as
fast as ye are able to
receive them. Amen.
Ano ang payo ng
Panginoon?
WHAT ARE SOME
WISE CHOICES
CAN WE MAKE?
Doctrine and Covenants 112
Nakatanggap ang
Propetang Joseph
Smith ng paghahayag
para kay Thomas B.
Marsh, na noon ay
Pangulo ng Korum ng
Labindalawang
Apostol.
Nagbigay ng payo ang
Panginoon patungkol
sa mga responsibilidad
ng Korum ng
Labindalawang
Apostol.
Negative emotions
angry
frustrated
offended
jealous
Ano ang ilang mga panganib
kapag pahihintulutan natin
ang gayong damdamin na
pamahalaan ang ating mga
saloobin at kilos?
Doctrine and Covenants 112: 1 – 3
1 Katotohanang ganito ang sabi
ng Panginoon sa iyo aking lingkod
na si Thomas: Narinig ko ang iyong
mga panalangin; at ang iyong limos
ay umakyat bilang isang alaala
sa harap ko, para sa mga iyon,
iyong mga kapatid, na napili upang
magpatotoo sa aking pangalan
at ipadala ito sa ibang bansa sa
lahat ng mga bansa, lahi, wika, at
bayan, at naordenahan sa
pamamagitan ng kagamitan ng
aking mga lingkod.
2 Katotohanang sinasabi ko sa iyo,
may kaunting mga bagay sa iyong
puso at kasama mo kung saan ako,
ang Panginoon, ay hindi
nasisiyahan nang mabuti.
3 Gayon pa man,
kung magpakababa ka
ng iyong sarili ikaw ay aangat;
samakatuwid, lahat ng iyong mga
kasalanan ay pinatawad sa iyo.
Anong mga babala ang ibinigay ng
Panginoon kay Thomas B.
Marsh? Anong mabubuting bagay ang
sinabi ng Panginoon na nagawa ni
Doctrine and Covenants 112: 10
Be thou humble;
and the Lord thy
God shall lead thee
by the hand, and
give thee answer to
thy prayers.
Anong
alituntunin
ang
maaari nating
matutunan
dito?
Nang ibigay ng Panginoon ang
paghahayag na ito, ang Simbahan
ay nakakaranas ng pagkakawatakwatak, pagtatalo, at pagtalikod. Ang
pagmamataas at kasakiman ay
humantong sa ilang mga miyembro
ng Simbahan na lantarang pintasan
si Propetang Joseph Smith at
kwestyunin ang kanyang
awtoridad. Ang ilang mga miyembro
ng Simbahan, kabilang ang ilan sa
Korum ng Labindalawang Apostol,
ay naghahangad din na alisin si
Joseph Smith bilang Pangulo ng
Simbahan.
Doctrine and Covenants
112: 11 - 33
- Pray for his brethren of
the Twelve.
- Be not partial towards
them in love, love them
as himself.
- The Lord helped Thomas B.
Marsh recognize the importance
of his responsibilities as President
of the Quorum of the Twelve
Apostles while continuing to
remind him to be humble.
- The Lord reminded Thomas not
to rebel against Joseph Smith –
that the Quorum of the Twelve
Apostle must work side by side
with the First Presidency because
the power of priesthood is given to
them.
“We don’t discover humility by thinking
less of ourselves; we discover humility by
thinking less about ourselves. It comes as we
go about our work with an attitude of serving
God and our fellowman.
“… The moment we stop obsessing with
ourselves and lose ourselves in service, our
pride diminishes and begins to die”
- President Dieter Uchtdorf
Doctrine and
Covenants 112: 34
Be faithful until I come, for
I come quickly; and my reward
is with me to recompense
every man according as
his work shall be. I am Alpha
and Omega. Amen.
Ano yung dapat gawin ni Thomas
Marsh to receive the Lord's promised
blessings which is very applicable din
sa ating ng principle na ito?
For a time, President Marsh followed the counsel he
had received. He worked to strengthen the Church and
sustain Joseph Smith. However, he soon returned to his
contentious feelings about the way the Church was led.
These feelings combined with concerns about conflicts
between disobedient and aggressive Church members
and their neighbors in Missouri. In September 1838,
while he was beset by this spirit of apostasy, his wife,
Elizabeth, became involved in a dispute. She and
another woman, both members of the Church, had
agreed to regularly exchange milk to have enough to
make cheese, but Sister Marsh was accused of violating
her agreement by keeping the part of the milk that was
richest in cream. The matter was brought before
Church leaders more than once. It was even brought
before the First Presidency. Each time, it was decided
that Sister Marsh was at fault. President Marsh was
angry and unsatisfied with these decisions.
While this situation did not lead him to leave
the Church, it compounded with his other
frustrations. He became increasingly critical of
other Church leaders, and he eventually turned
against the Saints. He later recalled, “I became
jealous of the Prophet … and overlooked
everything that was right, and spent all my time
in looking for the evil”
In October 1838, Thomas B. Marsh swore
before a magistrate that Joseph Smith and the
Latter-day Saints were hostile toward the state
of Missouri. This affidavit contributed to the
government issuing an extermination order
that resulted in the expulsion of more than
15,000 Saints from their homes in Missouri.
Eighteen years after Thomas B.
Marsh left the Church, he humbly
wrote a letter to President Heber C.
Kimball of the First Presidency,
asking for forgiveness and
permission to rejoin the Church. He
explained what he had learned
through his mistakes: “The Lord
could get along very well without me
and He has lost nothing by my
falling out of the ranks; But O what
have I lost?!”
Doctrine and Covenants 113: 1, 2, 4, 6
Book of Isaiah
1 Who is the Stem of
Jesse spoken of in
the 1st, 2d, 3d, 4th, and
5th verses of the 11th
chapter of Isaiah?
2 Verily thus saith the
Lord: It is Christ.
4 Behold, thus saith the Lord: It is a
servant in the hands of Christ, who is
partly a descendant of Jesse as well
as of Ephraim, or of the house of
Joseph, on whom there is laid
much power.
6 Behold, thus saith the Lord, it is
a descendant of Jesse, as well as
of Joseph, unto whom rightly belongs
the priesthood, and the keys of the
kingdom, for an ensign, and for the
gathering of my people in the last
days.
Doctrine and Covenants 114
- David W. Patten joined the
Church on June 15, 1832. He
was ordained an Apostle in
1835. He was fearless in his
defense of the faith and of the
Prophet Joseph Smith. In
defending the Saints against
the mobs in Missouri, David W.
Patten was known as “Captain
- Elder Patten asked Joseph Smith
to seek a revelation on his behalf.
- The Lord commands David W.
Patten to prepare to serve a
mission.
- A tragedy occurred six months
after the revelation to David Patten
was given.
Doctrine and
Covenants 111 – 114
SHORT QUIZ
Doctrine and
Covenants 111 – 114
QUIZ
1. Doctrine and Covenants 111 is about what?
a. Revelation concerning the United Firm
b. The Lord's assurance about concerns regarding debt and
welfare of Zion
c. Revelation given through Prophet Joseph Smith to Peter
Whitmer
Doctrine and
Covenants 111 – 114
QUIZ
2. Where did Joseph Smith, Sidney Rigdon, Oliver Cowdery
and Hyrum Smith went when they left Kirtland?
a. Salem, Massachusetts
b. New York, New York
c. Provo, Utah
Doctrine and
Covenants 111 – 114
QUIZ
3. Doctrine and Covenants 112 is about what?
a. Revelation given through Joseph Smith about the counsel
regarding the responsibilities of the Quorum of the Twelve
Apostles
b. Revelation about tithing
c. Revelation about the new and everlasting covenant of
marriage
Doctrine and
Covenants 111 – 114
QUIZ
4. Who was the President of the Quorum of the Twelve
Apostles mentioned in Doctrine and Covenants 112?
a. Thomas B. Marsh
b. Thomas S. Monson
c. Thomas T. Jefferson
Doctrine and
Covenants 111 – 114
QUIZ
5. Complete the following sentence in Doctrine and
Covenants 112: 10
Be thou ________________ and the Lord thy God shall
_________ thee by the hand and give thee ________________
to thy prayers.
Doctrine and
Covenants 111 – 114
QUIZ
6. Doctrine and Covenants 113 is about what?
a. An epistle from Joseph Smith to the Latter-Day Saints at
Nauvoo, Illinois
b. Revelation about the duty of the Saints in revelation to their
persecutions
c. Answers to certain questions on the writings of Isaiah
Doctrine and
Covenants 111 – 114
QUIZ
7. According to Doctrine and Covenants 113: 1 – 2, who
does the stem of Jesse represent?
a. Abraham
b. Jesus Christ
c. Heavenly Father
Doctrine and
Covenants 111 – 114
QUIZ
8. Who is the roots and rod mentioned in Doctrine and
Covenants 113: 3 – 6?
a. Abraham
b. Moses
c. Joseph Smith
Doctrine and
Covenants 111 – 114
QUIZ
9. Doctrine and Covenants 114 is about what?
a. Revelation given through Prophet Joseph Smith to Warren
Cowdery
b. Revelation given through Prophet Joseph Smith to David
Patten
c. Revelation about the new and everlasting covenant of
marriage
Doctrine and
Covenants 111 – 114
QUIZ
10. What counsel is received in Doctrine and Covenants
114?
a. To prepare for a mission
b. To pay tithe
c. To follow the Words of Wisdom
11. Read Doctrine and Covenants 111: 2. What is
the truth that you can learn from that verse?
Complete the sentence.
The Lord can bring
forth g___ from our
sincere ef_____.
12. Ano ang maitutulong sayo
ng katotohanan sa D&C
111:2 kapag may mga
pagkakataon na pakiramdam
natin ay palagi tayong bigo na
magawa ang isang bagay gaano
pa man ang pagsisikap natin?
13. Read Doctrine and Covenants 111: 11. What
is the principle that you can learn from this
verse? Complete the sentence.
If we are w___ and avoid
s__, then the Lord will
arrange all things for our
g___.
14. Read Doctrine and Covenants 112: 10. What is the
principle that you can learn from this verse? Complete
the sentence.
If we are hu____, the Lord
will l___ us and give us
an_____ to our prayers.
15. Why do you
think humility
helps us receive
the Lord's
direction?
16. Read Doctrine and Covenants 112: 34. What is the
principle that you can learn from this verse? Complete
the sentence.
We must be fa______ in
order to receive the Lord’s
promised bl_______.
17. Read Doctrine and Covenants 113: 6. What is the
principle that you can learn from this verse? Complete
the sentence.
Joseph Smith received the
keys of the kingdom for the
gat_____ of Is____ in the last
days.
Elder Patten's Story
In the fall of 1838, hostilities and
persecutions again increased against
the Saints in Missouri. On October 24, a
mob kidnapped three of the Saints,
apparently planning to kill them that
night. On hearing this, a local judge
named Elias Higbee, a member of the
Church, ordered Lieutenant Colonel
George M. Hinkle of the state militia,
also a member of the Church, to
organize a group of men to disperse the
mob and rescue the prisoners. Seventyfive men gathered at midnight, with
David W. Patten as their captain.
Elder Patten hoped to surprise the mob
and rescue the prisoners without the
loss of blood, but as the men
approached the Crooked River, a
hidden member of the mob fired a
single shot. Patrick O’Banion, a
member of the Saints’ militia, fell.
Captain Patten, who had led 15 men
away from the rest of the group, heard
the shot and led a charge toward the
area. A quick fight ensued, and several
men were wounded. Gideon Carter
died instantly, and Patrick O’Banion
died that night. Elder Patten was also
among the wounded.
Elder Patten's Story
Elder Patten died several hours
after the battle. His faith in the
restored gospel was such that he
had once expressed to the
Prophet Joseph Smith a desire to
die the death of a martyr. “The
Prophet, greatly moved,
expressed extreme sorrow, ‘for,’
said he to David, ‘when a man of
your faith asks the Lord for
anything, he generally gets it’”
Just before Elder Patten’s
funeral in Far West,
Joseph Smith pointed to
Elder Patten’s body and
said, “There lies a man
that has done just as he
said he would—he has
laid down his life for his
friends”
18. Based on what you've
read about Elder Patten,
how do you think the
command to go on a mission
and heed the Lord's counsels
have been a blessing for
Elder Patten, even though he
never fulfilled the mission
he expected to fulfill?
19. Based on Elder Patten's story, what is the
principle that you can learn from his story? Complete
the sentence.
If we he__ the Lord’s
direction, we will be
pre_____ for whatever He
has planned for us.