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Section 121. Prayer and prophecies written by Joseph Smith the Prophet in an epistle to the Church while he was a prisoner in the jail at Liberty, Missouri, dated March 20, 1839. The Prophet and several companions had been months in prison. Their petitions and appeals directed to the executive officers and the judiciary had failed to bring them ...
Doctrine and Covenants 121:7–33 is an excerpt from the first part of Joseph’s letter. Joseph introduced it as a revelation, writing, “When the heart is sufficiently contrite, then the voice of inspiration steals along and whispers, ‘My son, peace be unto thy soul’” (D&C 121:7). 6 In the original letter, the Lord’s answer did not directly follow Joseph’s earlier pleas.
Sep 1, 2021 · Sections 121, 122, and 123 all come from this one profound letter. 8 Section 121:1–6 follows Joseph’s description of the jail as “hell surrounded with demons.”. Even more concerning to him were the widows and orphans of the men murdered at Haun’s Mill and “the unrelenting hand” of oppression. It is about the duration of these ...
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After the Prophet Joseph Smith had been in Liberty Jail for 110 days, he began to dictate a two-part, twenty-nine page letter addressed to “the church of Latter day saints at Quincy Illinois and scattered aboard and to Bishop Partridge.”. Prisoner Alexander McRae scribed twenty-seven pages of the letter and prisoner Caleb Baldwin, two.
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121:44 That he may know that thy faithfulness is stronger than the cords of death. 121:45 Let thy bowels also be full of charity towards all men, and to the household of faith, and let virtue garnish thy thoughts unceasingly; then shall thy confidence wax strong in the presence of God; and the doctrine of the priesthood shall distil upon thy ...
Jun 1, 2011 · Doctrine and Covenants 121:41–43. Joseph Smith taught the Lord’s way of exercising priesthood authority. 41 No power or influence can or ought to be maintained by virtue of the priesthood, only by persuasion, by long-suffering, by gentleness and meekness, and by love unfeigned; 42 By kindness, and pure knowledge, which shall greatly enlarge ...
Section 121 applies to all who serve in the Church and family, and all can receive the blessings promised in these sublime verses. James E. Faust taught about the beneficial effects of adversity. Divine light and encouragement were revealed through the Prophet Joseph Smith while he was imprisoned in Liberty Jail.
