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Tait reminds that while studying the background and understanding the situations that prompted the revelations, it’s important to study the revelations themselves, too. “I always tell people don’t let that be a substitute for engaging with the text itself,” she said. “The revelations themselves are very rich and very powerful. And there’s no other way to get what’s in there than to read them and to deeply engage with what’s in the revelations.”[https://www.thechurchnews.com/2021/2/10/23218234/context-revelations-resources-and-other-tips-from-historians-to-studying-the-doctrine-and-covenants/] | Tait reminds that while studying the background and understanding the situations that prompted the revelations, it’s important to study the revelations themselves, too. “I always tell people don’t let that be a substitute for engaging with the text itself,” she said. “The revelations themselves are very rich and very powerful. And there’s no other way to get what’s in there than to read them and to deeply engage with what’s in the revelations.”[https://www.thechurchnews.com/2021/2/10/23218234/context-revelations-resources-and-other-tips-from-historians-to-studying-the-doctrine-and-covenants/] | ||
| − | “Come, Follow Me” for Dec. 30-Jan. 5 kicks off Latter-day Saints’ yearlong study of the Doctrine and Covenants with a focus on “The Restoration of the Fulness of the Gospel of Jesus Christ: A Bicentennial Proclamation to the World.” President Russell M. Nelson introduced the proclamation during April 2020 general conference through a video recorded in the Sacred Grove outside of Palmyra, New York. It is only the sixth proclamation issued by Church leaders. | + | “Come, Follow Me” for Dec. 30-Jan. 5 kicks off Latter-day Saints’ yearlong study of the Doctrine and Covenants with a focus on “The Restoration of the Fulness of the Gospel of Jesus Christ: A Bicentennial Proclamation to the World.” President Russell M. Nelson introduced the proclamation during April 2020 general conference through a video recorded in the Sacred Grove outside of Palmyra, New York. It is only the sixth proclamation issued by Church leaders.[https://www.thechurchnews.com/living-faith/2024/12/29/come-follow-me-december-30-january-5-what-have-church-leaders-said-about-2020-restoration-proclamation/] |
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Latest revision as of 15:07, 30 December 2024
During 2025, children, youth, and adults in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are encouraged to study the Doctrine and Covenants at home. This study will be supported in Primary, Sunday School, and Seminary.
The Doctrine and Covenants is unique among the Church’s standard works as it is not a translation of an ancient text as are the Bible, Book of Mormon, and Pearl of Great Price. The Doctrine and Covenants is a compilation of revelations given to prophets in answers to prayers as they worked to establish the Church and do the Lord’s work.
The “Come, Follow Me” curriculum helps members worldwide in their study of the Doctrine and Covenants at home. Other digital tools also amplify personal and family study, such as Historic Nauvoo and Carthage Jail, Revelations in Context: The Stories Behind the Sections of the Doctrine and Covenants, Saints: The Story of the Church of Jesus Christ in the Latter Days, Church History Topics, and Illustrated Doctrine and Covenants Stories.
“One of the things that people find challenging in engaging with the Doctrine and Covenants a lot of the times is that it does not have a narrative,” said Lisa Olsen Tait, who is a Church historian with an expertise on Latter-day Saint women’s history. “The text itself doesn’t tell a story that you can hold on to in the way that the Book of Mormon does, for example, with people speaking, characters to follow and a storyline.”
Tait reminds that while studying the background and understanding the situations that prompted the revelations, it’s important to study the revelations themselves, too. “I always tell people don’t let that be a substitute for engaging with the text itself,” she said. “The revelations themselves are very rich and very powerful. And there’s no other way to get what’s in there than to read them and to deeply engage with what’s in the revelations.”[1]
“Come, Follow Me” for Dec. 30-Jan. 5 kicks off Latter-day Saints’ yearlong study of the Doctrine and Covenants with a focus on “The Restoration of the Fulness of the Gospel of Jesus Christ: A Bicentennial Proclamation to the World.” President Russell M. Nelson introduced the proclamation during April 2020 general conference through a video recorded in the Sacred Grove outside of Palmyra, New York. It is only the sixth proclamation issued by Church leaders.[2]
