Day One Entry: Feb 26, 2015

Seminary journal D&C 97

Today we talked about doctrine and covenants section 97, party Pratt is teaching in the school, and the Lord is giving instructions about it.

Questions:
Why does the Lord state that he is justified? Why does lord need to be justified? How is that helpful for us? What is the Lord justifying? Reference second Samuel nine-12

Why must we bring forth good fruit? What is good fruit?

Why does the Lord compare the temple to a fruitful tree by a stream? What happens in the temple that brings forth good fruit? How does that bless our lives?why does the Lord teach through symbols?

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Day One Entry: Feb 25, 2015

Seminary journal doctrine and covenants section is 94 through 96

Today we talked about the temple being at the center of the city, the pattern the Lord established for building his city, and those whom the Lord loves he chastens.

Questions:
why does God follow patterns? What do patterns represent? What pattern was given for the building of the city? Where else in scripture did the Lord use patterns?

What does it mean to be chastened?
why does the Lord chasten those he loves? What is the purpose of chastening?

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Day One Entry: Feb 23, 2015

Seminary journal doctrine and covenants chapter 93 verses one through 20

We talked about christ parentage, how he was half God and half mortal. We also discussed John's testimony that he grew from grace to grace.

Questions:
Why is obedience so important on this earth? What are we supposed to be obedient to? And what does obedience lead to?

Why is unity important to God? What is the power that comes from unity? How are God in Christ unified?

How was the earth created? Who created the earth? Who created man?

What does it mean to grow grace by grace? Why was John able to see Christ grow grace by grace?

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Day One Entry: Feb 18, 2015

Seminary journal doctrine and covenants section 89 and 90

We finish the day with section 89 in the promises made in the end of the word of wisdom. We began discussing section 90. In section 90 the Prophet Joseph Smith is getting further revelation about establishing the first presidency.

Questions:
What are the four parts of the promise in the end of the word of wisdom?
What is the destroying angel? When in scripture was the destroying angel used before?
what are some of the reasons given for the word of wisdom?
How is addiction in opposite word to the word agency? Why does Satan use addictions to influence and control man?
How does the word of wisdom protect us from addictions?
What does it mean to petition God? Why is the word petition significant and what does it indicate?
What are the oracles of God? What is an oracle?

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Day One Entry: Feb 17, 2015

Seminary journal doctrine and covenants section 89

Today we discuss the word of wisdom, we discussed how it is referenced all the way back in Leviticus with Aaron the priest being told to abstain from alcohol. We also discussed many other aspects of this wonderful principle with a promise.

Question:
What is the word of wisdom?
What were the circumstances in which the Lord gave the word of wisdom?
Why was the word of wisdom initially a recommendation and not a commandment?

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Day One Entry: Feb 12, 2015

Seminary journal doctrine and covenants 88 versus 117 through the end.

Today we discussed these verses, class was quite chatty, they had a geometry test today and I think a lot of them are very distracted with the test. However, we did discuss what it means to teach one another, read the best books, and organizing ourselves.

Questions:
What does it mean to teach one another?
Why does God want us to teach one another and what does he want us to teach?
what does God mean when he says read the best books? What are the best books? Is he only talking about the Scriptures? How can good books and good media influence us to do good things? By contrast, what would be bad books and bad media? And what influence or impact would they have upon us?
What does it mean to organize yourself? Why does God care if we are organized? How are some ways we can organize ourselves? What are time management skills? Why are time management skills needed? If time is largely a mortal experience, why would God have us practice time management skills now in preparation for eternity? What will we be doing in the eternities?

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Day One Entry: Feb 11, 2015

Seminary journal doctrine and covenants section 88 versus 70 through 117.

Today we discussed these verses, we really only got through versus 70 and 71 because of all of the questions in the discussion.

Questions:
what is a solemn assembly?
What does a solemn assembly point towards in Leviticus 23?
What is the last kingdom referenced in verse 70?
Why do prophets and apostles warn us?
What do prophets and apostles warn us about?
Why is it important that we are warned?

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Day One Entry: Feb 10, 2015

Seminary journal doctrine and covenants section 88 versus 41 through 69

Today we discussed the times and seasons and what that means, we also discussed that God is always with us and how he governs.

Questions:
What does it mean that God governs in times and seasons?
What are the times and seasons of our lives? What does that mean?
what does the parable inverses 55 through 63 mean as it relates to God being able to spend time with us?
Why can god spend time with us whenever we need him?
what does this tell us about our relationship to our heavenly father?
what does this tell us about how God views us?

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Day One Entry: Feb 9, 2015

Seminary journal doctrine and covenants section 88 verses one through 40

Today we talked a little bit about fear and faith, this was a subject over the weekend the Elder Holland talked about and I felt we should spend a few moments on. We then talked about what light is, that Christ is the source of all white, and what a soul is.

Questions:
what is the opposite of fear?
What is the pattern to develop faith?
What are some characteristics of light?
How did those characteristics relate to Jesus Christ and the Holy Ghost?
What are some of the things that Christ's light created for us?
What are some things that light can dispel?
What is a soul? Can see in affect the physical body?
Can harmful substances affect our spirits?

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Day One Entry: Feb 5, 2015

Seminary journal doctrine and covenants section 86

Today we spoke about the parable the wheat and the tears.

Questions:
In the parable what is the world? Who are the sewers? Who is the enemy? What are tears? What do the tears represent?what is the wheat? How do we participate in the harvest of the Lord?

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Day One Entry: Feb 6, 2015

Seminary journal doctrine and covenants section 87

Today we talked about this section, it's about future prophecies with some specifics about the Civil War.

Questions:
What is the difference between a prophecy and a prediction? what were some of the prophecies with the prescribed to do's for Noah, Samuel the Lamanite, Joseph of Egypt, and Lehi? Why is it important to recognize that typically prophecies will have a to do list associated with them? Why?
In section 87 what are the different wars and what are the different prophecies that Joseph Smith was prophesying about in addition to the Civil War?
With unrest in South Carolina occurring at the time Joseph Smith got this prophecy how does that relate to the fact that Joseph Smith got the prophecy about South Carolina? What does this tell us about that is often occurring when prophets need to get revelation?

What are some Prophecies that our prophet has given us in the last 10 years? What are the prescribed to do's?

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Day One Entry: Feb 4, 2015

Seminary journal doctrine and covenants section 85

Today was an excellent discussion, we started discussing church discipline, the Saints failure to live the law of consecration, keeping records, the jobs of a clerk, and then we moved into discussing what it means to steady the ark and why that can be problematic for those that do not have priesthood keys.

Questions:
What are the functions of a ward clerk or a clerk in the church? Why do we keep disciplinary council records? Why does the clerk keep records related to money and inheritances?
What is the Ark of the covenant? What is significant about the Lord allowing only the Levites to deal with the Ark of the covenant in the tabernacle? Why did Uzzah die when he touched the Ark of the covenant to study it? How does the idea if Uzzah steadying the Ark of the covenant relate to us directing the Lord's prophet or giving the Lord counsel? Why are these things problematic?

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