Hello and welcome back my friends! My name is Spencer Charles also known as Latterdayhelp and I will be sharing this week some things I enjoyed about D&C 129-132. 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 below 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!!!
“But then, sometimes God may ask us to do things that are so uncomfortable that they do seem unreachable. For many early Saints, plural marriage was one such commandment. The commandment to marry additional wives was a severe trial of faith for Joseph Smith, his wife Emma, and almost everyone who received it. To make it through this trial, they needed more than just favorable feelings about the restored gospel; they needed faith in God that went far deeper than any personal desires or biases. The commandment no longer stands today, but the faithful example of those who lived it still does. And that example inspires us when we are asked to make our own “sacrifices in obedience” (Doctrine and Covenants 132:50).
I personally know God will ask us to do hard things! He does this fo help us trust in Him more and so we can have more faith. We know that many people may say we have multiple wives and mock us for that. However we do not! The Saints and prophet hated and didn’t want to practice polygamy. God on the other hand commanded them to do it for an unknown reason known to us. When the Lord commands it is for our benefit to obey and to learn. For us or for them to endure trials, we need more than ‘feelings’ about the gospel. We need faith in God and in His church. We need to cast off our will and immerse ourselves in God’s will no matter how hard it is.
“One of the most comforting truths restored through the Prophet Joseph Smith is that marriage and family relationships can last forever. Through Joseph Smith, the Lord restored the ordinances and authority needed to make these relationships eternal.”
It is a great privilege to know that families can be together forever! Because of Jospeh Smith, the ordinances for eternal families has been restored upon the earth. What a great blessing!
Anyone who has read the Old Testament has probably wondered about Abraham, Jacob, Moses, and others marrying multiple wives. Were these good men committing adultery? Or did God approve of their actions? Look for answers in Doctrine and Covenants 132:1–2, 29–40.
We may not know or understand all things but God has knows and understands all. When He commands you to do something, don’t lean to your own understanding. Trust God and do what He says.
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