Doctrine and Covenants 2
Moroni, Malachi, and Elijah
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Revelation 14:6
And I saw another angel fly in the
midst of heaven, having the
everlasting gospel to preach unto
them that dwell on the earth, and
to every nation, and kindred, and
tongue, and people.
WHO?
John the Revelator ‘saw another angel
fly in the midst of heaven, having the
everlasting gospel to preach unto them
that dwell on the earth, and to every
nation, and kindred, and tongue, and
people.’ That angel has come. His name
is Moroni. His is a voice speaking out of
the dust, bringing another witness of
the living reality of the Lord Jesus Christ.
Gordon B. Hinckley, Oct. 1995 Gen. Conf.
22 total visits have
been documented.
1st visit: Sept 21, 1823
22nd visit: June, 1829
Is there anything wrong with this picture?
What did Moroni tell Joseph?
JSH 1:33-35, 42
Doctrine and
Covenants 2
Doctrine and Covenants 2 is so important it is in all
of the standard works!
Malachi 4:5-6
Luke 1:16-17
3 Nephi 25:5-6
JSH: 36-39
Old Testament
New Testament
Book of Mormon
Pearl of Great Price
Elder John A. Widtsoe: “The beginning and the
end of the gospel is written in section two of the
Doctrine and Covenants. It is the keystone of the
wonderful gospel arch; and if that center stone
should weaken and fall out, the whole gospel
structure would topple down in unorganized
doctrinal blocks” (Elway L. Christiansen, C.R., April, 1960, 48).
Group 1
Doctrine and Covenants 2:1—Who is Elijah? What
priesthood power did Moroni say Elijah would restore?
Group 2
Doctrine and Covenants 2:2—Who are the fathers and
the children referred to in this verse? How is this
prophecy fulfilled?
Group 3
Doctrine and Covenants 2:3—Why would the earth be
utterly wasted if the sealing power had not been
restored?
1) Who is Elijah? (GROUP 1)
2) Has Elijah come or are we still waiting?
3) How can the Second Coming of the Lord be both “great” and
“dreadful”?
4) Who are the fathers and who are the children? (GROUP 2)
Joseph Fielding Smith said: “Those who died without a knowledge of the
Gospel and without the opportunity of receiving the sealing ordinances
of the Priesthood. According to these promises, the children in the
latter days are to perform all such ordinances in behalf of the dead.”
(I.E. Vol. 25 p. 829, July 1922)
5) Has this prophecy been fulfilled?
6) Why would the earth be “utterly wasted” if Elijah did not come?
(GROUP 3)
Joseph Fielding Smith said: “The sealing power of Elijah makes it
possible for this joining of the families, generation to generation, back to
the beginning. Now, if these units of authority were not here, then the
work of sealing, by which the family units are preserved, could not be
performed; then the binding power by which all blessings are sealed in
heaven, as well as on earth, would be lacking. If this were so, the earth
would be smitten with a curse, for all work which had been done,
without these binding or sealing ordinances, would fall to the ground
unfulfilled.” (Doctrines of Salvation 2:121-22)
Sealing Power Time Line
ca 900 BC
1 Kings 17:1
Elijah receives the sealing power
897 BC
2 Kings 2:11-12
Elijah is translated and taken to heaven
420 BC
Malachi 4:5-6
Malachi prophecies Elijah’s return
AD 33
Mathew 17:3
Elijah returns and gives the sealing power to
Peter, James and John on the Mount of
Transfiguration
21 Sep. 1823
D&C 2
Moroni appears to Joseph Smith and repeats
Malachi’s prophecy
3 April 1836
D&C 110:13-16
Elijah returns and gives the sealing power to
Joseph Smith in the Kirtland temple on
Passover
11 June 1998
Eric and Megan Richards are sealed in the San
Diego Tempe
The Spirit of Elijah
It is no coincidence that tools
have come forth at a time
when young people are so
familiar with a wide range of
information and
communication technologies.
Your fingers have been
trained to text and tweet to
accelerate and advance the
work of the Lord—not just to
communicate quickly with
your friends [but] to
contribute to the work of
salvation.
Elder David A. Bednar, October 2011
The Spirit of Elijah
I invite the young people of
the Church to learn about
and experience the Spirit of
Elijah. I encourage you to
study, to search out your
ancestors, and to prepare
yourselves to perform proxy
baptisms. And I urge you to
help other people identify
their family histories.
Elder David A. Bednar, October 2011
The Spirit of Elijah
Your testimony of and
conversion to the Savior will
become deep and abiding.
And I promise you will be
protected against the
intensifying influence of the
adversary. As you participate
in and love this holy work,
you will be safeguarded in
your youth and throughout
your lives.
Elder David A. Bednar, October 2011
“Your fingers have been trained to text and tweet…”
The Lord has prepared social networks where his children are connected
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Internet created in 1969
1985: 1% of homes have computers
1990: 50% of homes have computers
2014: 94% of homes have computers
Facebook began in 2004
– 1 in 9 human beings is on Facebook
– 23% of Facebook users login at least 5 times daily
– Americans spend 15 hours/month on Facebook
• Instagram reached 1 million users 9 months after being
founded.
• Pinterest (2011) has over 70,000,000 users with 30 billion
pins
• Youtube: 92 billion views/month
– Collectively, humans have spent 13,687 years watching the
“Gangum Style” video
What Happens In An Internet Minute?
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72 hours of video is uploaded on YouTube
250,000 pictures posted on Pintrest
2 million searches on Google
6 million Facebook views
320 new Twitter accounts are created
• 100,000 tweets are sent
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$83,000 in sales on Amazon
47,000 apps are downloaded
200 million emails are sent
130 people buy a cell phone
57 new websites are created
1.4 million minutes are used on Skype
78 million ‘Likes’ in Facebook
Use your digital skills to further the work of
redeeming the dead.
Use your digital skills to further the work of
redeeming the dead.
CHANGE YOUR TEMPLE EXPERIENCES AND YOUR LIFE (VIDEO)
5 Ways You Can Help
• Engage in digital missionary work or
family history once a week
• www.createfan.com
• www.indexing.familysearch.org
• Ask the families you Home Teach
• Invite New Members to let you help
them prepare a name for the Temple
Why work to Redeem the Dead?
Blessings Promised
Why work to Redeem the Dead?
"Do you young people want a sure
way to eliminate the influence of the
adversary in your life? Immerse yourself
in searching for your ancestors." Elder
Richard G. Scott
Why work to Redeem the Dead?
"The devil with one third part of the spirits
of Father's Kingdom got here before us. You
can now comprehend how it is that they are
always trying to get possession of the bodies
of human beings; you may now see people
with legions of evil spirits in and around them
there are men who walk our streets that have
more than a hundred devils round about them
prompting them to all manner of evil." (Brigham
Young, Journal of Discourses Vol 3, p. 369)
Why work to Redeem the Dead?
“One of the things we need to teach…is the
reality of angels, their work, and their ministry.
Personal ministering angels who are with us and
around us, empowered to help us, and who do
exactly that.
“I believe we need to speak of and believe in
and bear testimony to the ministry of angels more
than we sometimes do. They constitute one of God's
great methods of witnessing through the veil…” Elder
Holland, ES Symposium on the Book of Mormon • 9 August 1994
Why work to Redeem the Dead?
"Our fathers and mothers, brothers, sisters and
friends who have passed away from this earth may
have a mission given them to visit their friends and
relatives upon the earth again, bringing messages of
love, of warning, of reproof or instruction to those
whom they had learned to love in the flesh." (Joseph
Fielding Smith, Gospel Doctrine, p. 436)
Why work to Redeem the Dead?
“Enveloped in flaming fire, they [in the
spirit world] are not far from us, and know
and understand our thoughts, feelings, and
emotions, and are often pained therewith.”
Joseph Smith, History of the Church, 6:52
Why work to Redeem the Dead?
“When you were baptized, your ancestors
looked down on you with hope. … They rejoiced
to see one of their descendants make a
covenant to find them. Their hearts are bound
to you. Their hope is in your hands.” Elder Henry B.
Eyring, Hearts Bound Together, Conference April 2005
• Do you attend the temple regularly?
• How do you feel as you attend the
temple?
• How has your life been blessed by the
temple?
• Do you participate in genealogy?
• How do you feel as you engage in
genealogical work?
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Moroni and Malachi