Opening song
Opening prayer
Scripture by Kelsie Barker
Doctrines:
1. As we seek answers from heavenly father, he will give us instruction.
2. The Lord will enlighten our minds through the Holy Ghost.
3. God knows our thoughts and the intensive our hearts.
4. When we receive revelation, we should treasure it up in our hearts.
Lightbulb and sunrise drawing
How is turning on a light ball different from watching the sunrise?
Elder David a Bednar of the Quorumn of the 12 apostles use this analogy to teach about personal revelation. He taught that sometimes revelation happens quickly, completely, and all at once like turning on a light in a dark room, but most frequently revelation comes in small increments over time.
Read Joseph Smith history one: 66-67 silently and identify how heavenly father help Joseph and his efforts to translate more quickly.
What did the Lord dealer response to Joseph's plea for someone to help them translate?
Oliver Cowdrey came from Palmyra, New York, more than 140 miles away, to meet Joseph in harmony, Pennsylvania.
Read doctrine and covenants 6:5-6, 8 silently, look for indications that the Lord knew all of her's desires.
Have you ever received an answer from God and then later experience concerns or confusion regarding the answer?
The Lord told Oliver Cowdrey that Oliver had a gift of Revelation, read doctrine and covenants 6:14-17, 20 silently looking for what the Lord taught all of her about receiving and recognizing revelation.
What truths did the Lord teach Oliver about receiving and recognizing revelation?
Why is it important for us to know that the Lord hears and answers our prayers?
What do you think it means that the Lord will enlighten our minds?
Why is it important to know that only God knows our thoughts and intents of our hearts?
What do you think it means to treasure of the Lords words?
Read doctrine and covenants 6:21-24, search for another way the Lord communicate with us.
What can we learn from the verse about another way the Lord speaks to us?
From your experience what does it feel like to have the Lord speak peace to our minds?
Elder Bednarek carry the analogy of the sunrise one step further to clarify how communication from the Lord often comes.
How might we sometimes overlooked or dismiss the Lords answers to our prayers?
What advice would you give to someone who wants to learn how to better recognize when the Lord is speaking to him or her?
It was not until after this revelation was received all of her told Joseph about "the night" that the Lord referred to in doctrine and covenants 6:22
After we had received this revelation, Oliver Cowdrey stated to me that after he had gone to my fathers to board, and after the family had communicated to him concerning my having obtained the plates, that one night after he had retired to bed he called upon the Lord to know if these things for so, and the Lord manifested to him that they were true, but he kept the circumstance entirely secret, and mentioned it to no one; so that after this revelation was given, he knew that the work was true, because no being living knew of the thing alluded to in the revelation, but God and himself.
If you were all of her, what feelings might you have had as you heard the responsibility the Lord was placing upon you?
What truths or principles from this council can we apply in our lives?
What are some examples of how a person might look to Christ in every thought?
Nothing has been revealed about the specifics of John's ministry as a translated being.
Thanks Billy Bayne
Email William.bayne@gmail.com
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