I got to teach the deaf Sunday School today. The topic was Doctrine and Covenants 71-75. I covered some history of Ezra Booth and what led to the revelation.
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7 Wherefore, aconfound your benemies; call upon them to cmeet you both in public and in private; and inasmuch as ye are faithful their dshame shall be made manifest. |
Surprise them by inviting them to meet in public and
private. If you :Love them as yourself Keep it classy They will look silly holding a grudge. |
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8 Wherefore, let them bring forth their astrong reasons against the Lord. |
Let them talk. |
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9 Verily, thus saith the Lord unto you—there is no aweapon that is formed against you shall prosper. |
Nothing they say can hurt your salvation. |
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10 And if any man lift his voice against you he shall be aconfounded in mine own due time. |
Trust the Lord. |
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11 Wherefore, akeep my commandments; they are true and faithful. Even so. Amen. |
Love the Lord. Love your neighbor. |
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Who was Ezra Booth?
Ezra Booth was a Methodist preacher who joined the LDS church after seeing a miraculous healing. He later was called on a mission to Missouri and was not pleased that he was told to walk the entire distance and preach along the way while Joseph Smith and Sidney Rigdon went by wagon. On the return trip he chose to travel by boat and stage. He left the church and wrote criticisms in the Ohio Star.
Who was Newel K Whitney?
Newel K Whitney was a store owner and belonged to Sidney Rigdon's church, the Campbellites. He joined the church and housed Joseph Smith's family above the store. He was called as a bishop and served in that calling in each location the saints emigrated to.
How has the bishop blessed you? How can we sustain the bishop? What does it mean to sustain?
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