Hello! My name is Spencer Charles also known as Latterdayhelp and I will be sharing this week what I liked about D&C 125-128. Let’s dive in!
Suggestion: when using The Come Follow Me book, use this page for my commentary and overview. You will see a quote from the Come Follow Me and my comments on it. First, look at the quote and when it appears in the book, read my commentary below the quote. Repeat until you finish the Come Follow Me for this week. Enjoy!!!
“In August 1840, a grieving Jane Neyman listened to the Prophet Joseph speak at the funeral of his friend Seymour Brunson. Jane’s own teenage son Cyrus had also recently passed away. Adding to her grief was the fact that Cyrus had never been baptized, and Jane worried what this would mean for his eternal soul. Joseph knew how she felt; he had wondered the same thing about his beloved brother Alvin, who also died before being baptized. So the Prophet decided to share with Jane, and everyone else at the funeral, what the Lord had revealed to him about those who had died without receiving the ordinances of the gospel—and what we can do to help them…. The doctrine of baptism for the dead thrilled the Saints; their thoughts turned immediately to deceased parents, grandparents, and other family members. Now there was hope for them!”
This is amazing! Joseph didn’t have to reveal this revelation He received. I think Jospeh did this because it is important for everyone to know that members of their families can still accept and receive ordinances in the next life. I would imagine Jane’s sorrow and grief would be dimmed just enough to help take away her pain. Just knowing that your family members are still alive and they can receive ordinances is a gift to help us feel less sorrow and pain.
Picture is from “Us with Them and Them with Us,” by Caitlin Connolly
“Remember that some of the greatest needs may be those right in front of you. Begin your service in your own homes and within your own families.”
— Sister Bonnie L. Oscarson, former Young Women General President
I think this is important for many of us to know. Many people don’t know where to start serving however, starting within your own families and homes are an amazing place to start!
“False accusations and the threat of arrest had again forced Joseph Smith into hiding in August 1842. And yet the words he wrote to the Saints during this time (now Doctrine and Covenants 127) are full of optimism and joy.”
In my life have also been accused of things by people who think they know me personally or know my whole story. God will eventually deal justice on those that judge or accuse others when the only person who has the right to do this is Jesus Christ! He knows everyone personally and we do not. Because of this we cannot unrighteously judge or accuse.
The same thing was happening Jospeh except worse! He was threatened with arrest and he had to go into hiding. However, what he wrote to the Saints was full of Joy! I love this! This is exactly what our current prophet Russell M. Nelson said: “The joy we feel has little to do with the circumstances of our lives and everything to do with the focus of our lives.”
“Consider making a paper chain with family members’ and ancestors’ names on each link to show how family history and temple work creates a “welding link” connecting us with our ancestors. Maybe you could do some research on FamilySearch.org to find additional family members and see how long your chain grows.”
This is a good idea and I encourage you to do it. This will show you how important everyone is in your family since they are connecting the chain. It would be cool to see how long to make your chain. Maybe you could do this as a young men’s or young women’s project to see who can have the longest chain and whoever gets the longest gets a prize! This could also help encourage others to do more family history research.
“Wilford Woodruff later said of this principle: “The moment I heard of it my soul leaped with joy. … I went forward and was baptised for all my dead relatives I could think of. … I felt to say hallelujah when the revelation came forth revealing to us baptism for the dead. I felt that we had a right to rejoice in the blessings of Heaven.”
Those that we baptize that have passed before us will have the ability to accept it and leave spirit prison. What joy they can receive from us doing their ordinances in this life! We will be blessed for doing their work and we may at times feel their gratefulness through the spirit.
“In writing to her friends and family about baptism for the dead, Sally Randall recalled the passing of her son George:
“Oh what a trying time that was to me and it seems yet that I can not be reconciled to have it so, but … his father has been baptised for him and what a glorious thing it is that we believe and receive the fulness of the gospel as it is preached now and can be baptized for all of our dead friends and save them as far back as we can get any knowledge of them.
I hope you will come to the knowledge of how important it is to do ordinances for those that have passed into the next life. Many people have not been able to do their ordinances on this earth and because God is so merciful and loving, He provides a way for all of His children to return to Him.
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