This is My voice
unto all…
Doctrine and Covenants
Section 25
How do we get scripture?
Lord’s Servant
Lord
1.
2.
3.
4.
Instruction
Problem
or Need
Lord’s Servant
Has a problem or need
Lord supplies guidance or instruction
That instruction is recorded so “that all
might profit”
D&C 25
16 And verily, verily, I say unto you, that this is my
voice unto all. Amen
Nephi records:
for I did liken all scriptures unto us, that it might
be for our profit and learning.(1 Nephi 19:23)
July 1830
Emma and Joseph
married in 1827
Emma basically
disowned by her
family
Lost one baby in
Harmony, Penn.
Seen her husband
arrested twice
D&C 25- Given to Emma
4 Murmur not because of the things which thou
hast not seen, for they are withheld from thee
and from the world, which is wisdom in me in a
time to come.
5 And the office of thy calling shall be for a comfort
unto
servant,
Joseph
Smith,
Jun.,
thy
unto
mymy
servant,
Kevin
Cindy
Hinckley,
Hinckley,
thy
thy
husband,
wife,
her
in
Emma
Smith,
thy
wife,
in in
her
husband,
in with
his
afflictions,
with
consoling
words,
his
afflictions,
afflictions,
with
consoling
consoling
words,
words,
in
the
in the
spirit
spirit
of of
in the spirit of meekness.
meekness.
D&C 25
14 Continue in the spirit of meekness, and
beware of pride
Question:
What is the difference between meekness
and pride?
A Little Illustration…
Satan’s
Destruction
Company
Heavenly
Father
Man
Pride
D&C 25
Behold, thy sins are forgiven thee, and thou art an
elect lady, whom I have called.
An elect lady is a female member of the Church
who has already received, or who through
obedience is qualified to receive, the fulness of
gospel blessings. This includes temple
endowments, celestial marriage, and the fulness
of the sealing power (Bruce R. McConkie, MD, 217)
D&C 25
13 Wherefore, lift up thy heart and rejoice,
and cleave unto the covenants which thou
hast made.
Webster’s 1828 Dictionary
Cleave: 1. To stick; to adhere; to hold to.
A college professor and church
dissident recently asked:
If the male always presides,
even in love and
righteousness, isn't the
other partner subordinate,
at least in rule, if not in rank?
And if so, does this lead to inequality?
President Packer
…the whole universe is organized in order that man
and woman might fulfill the full measure of their
creation. It is a perfect system where delicate
balances and counter-balances govern the physical, the
emotional, and the spiritual in mankind…the separate natures of
man and woman were designed by the Father of us all to fulfill the
purposes of the gospel plan.
Only a woman can bestow upon man that supernal title of father.
She in turn becomes a mother. Can anyone dispute that her part is
different from and more demanding than his?
Men and women have complementary, not competing,
responsibilities. There is difference but not inequality. Intelligence
and talent favor both of them. But in the woman's part, she is not
just equal to man; she is superior! She can do that which he can
never do; not in all eternity can he do it. There are
complementary rewards which are hers and hers alone" ("A Tribute
to Women," Ensign, July 1989, 73