2017 Gospel Doctrine Sunday School Lesson Schedule: Highland 23rd Ward

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Topic Scriptures Revelations in Context/

Gospel Topics (GT)

Supplemental Sources Discussion

Questions

1/1 How We Got the Doctrine and

Covenants

D&C 21, 47,

67, 69, 70

Introduction to

D&C

“The Book of John Whitmer”

“Joseph Smith as Revelator

and Translator”

http://www.josephsmithpape

rs.org/intro/revelations-and-

translations-series-

introduction

What makes the

D&C unique? How

did we get from

revelation to text to

book?

1/8

1 Hearken O Ye People D&C 1, 133 Holland: “The Lord’s

Preface”

https://rsc.byu.edu/archived/

sperry-symposium-classics-

doctrine-and-covenants/3-

lord-s-preface-dc-1

McConkie: “This

Generation Shall Have My

Word through You”

https://rsc.byu.edu/archived/

sperry-symposium-classics-

doctrine-and-covenants/4-

generation-shall-have-my-

word-through

How does the Lord

frame the

revelations with

these two (1, 133)?

1/15 Dawning of the Restoration

Joseph Smith-

History 1:1-54

D&C 2

GT: “First Vision Accounts” “Joseph Smith and Hearty

Repentance”

https://rsc.byu.edu/archived/

volume-12-number-2-

2011/joseph-smith-and-

hearty-repentance

How was JS

prepared for his

mission?

1/22 “The Works of God Cannot Be

Frustrated”

D&C 3, 5, 10 “The Contributions of Martin Harris”

“Joseph Smith’s Support at Home”

What did JS learn

from the disaster of

losing the

translated pages?

1/29 4. “You Shall Testify”: The Book

of Mormon and Its Witnesses

D&C 17;

20:5-15;

84:54-62

JS-H 1:55-65

“The Experience of the Three

Witnesses”

GT: “Book of Mormon Translation”

What is the

significance of the

experiences of the

witnesses to the

Book of Mormon?

2/5 5,

6

The Spirit of Revelation D&C 6, 7, 8,

9; 11:12-14

“Oliver Cowdery’s Gift” Bednar, David A. “The

Spirit of Revelation.” Ensign

(May 2011). Scott, Richard

G. “To Acquire Spiritual

Guidance.” Ensign

(November 2009).

What is the spirit

of revelation? How

is it accessed and

made operative?

2/12 Ward Conference

2/19 Revelations to Individuals D&C 4, 11,

12, 14, 15, 16,

23, 39, 40

“The Knight and Whitmer Families”

“Orson Pratt’s Call to Serve”

“James Covel and the Cares of the

World”

What can we learn

from these

revelations to

individuals?

2/26 2,

7

Priesthood, Apostles,

Atonement

D&C 13, 18,

19

JS-H 1:66-75,

incl. footnote

“Build Up My Church” “Restoration of the

Priesthoods,” Joseph Smith

Papers (Season 1, Episode

9).

http://byutv.org/watch/67bc

20f9-61d6-4c29-914e-

dbe5a59715a4

How did

priesthood

authority pave the

way for the

Church?

3/5 9. “The Only True and Living

Church”

D&C 20, 21,

22, 26; 115:1-

4; 1:29-30, 74

What are the

organizing

principles of the

Church?

3/12 10. Joseph and Emma

D&C 24, 25 “Thou Art an Elect Lady”

“The Elect Lady Revelation”

https://rsc.byu.edu/archived/

sperry-symposium-classics-

doctrine-and-covenants/10-

elect-lady-revelation-dc-25-

its

What did Joseph

and Emma learn

about themselves

and about each

other from these

revelations?

3/19 “Done in Order”

Mission to the Lamanites

D&C 27, 28,

43

D&C 28, 30,

32, 35

“A Mission to the Lamanites”

GT: “The Book of Mormon and DNA

Studies”

What “order” is

established in these

revelations? Why

is it important?

What was the

purpose of the

mission? What

were its results?

3/26 11. “The Field Is White Already to

Harvest”

D&C 4; 31,

33, 34, 43, 79,

80, 99

“‘I Quit Other Business’: Early

Missionaries”

What do these

revelations teach

about missionary

work: purpose,

message, methods?

4/2 General Conference

4/9 Stake Conference

4/16 “Mine Elect”: Agency and

Eschatology

D&C 29 What does this

revelation teach

about the plan of

salvation? Who are

the “elect”?

4/23 12 “The Gathering of My People”

D&C 36, 37,

38, 44, 48

“Go to the Ohio”

“The Journey of the Colesville

Branch”

What do these

revelations teach

about the purpose

for gathering?

4/30 14. The Law D&C 38, 41,

42, 51, 56, 72,

78, 82, 83, 85,

104

“A Bishop unto the Church”

“The Law”

“Newel K. Whitney and the United

Firm”

What were the

elements of the

Law given by the

Lord? What do

these revelations

teach about

consecration?

5/7 17. Consecration and Tithing

D&C 119; 120 “The Tithing of My People”

“All Things Are the Lord’s”

https://rsc.byu.edu/archived/

doctrine-and-covenants/all-

things-are-lords-law-

consecration-doctrine-and-

covenants

How might

understanding the

historical context

of these revelations

affect our

understanding of

the principle of

tithing?

5/14 13. The Scriptures

D&C 37, 45,

71, 73, 76, 77,

86, 91, 132

Bible

Dictionary,

“Joseph Smith

Translation,”

“Joseph Smith’s Bible Translation”

“One Continuous Flow”

https://rsc.byu.edu/archived/

doctrine-and-covenants/one-

continuous-flow-revelations-

surrounding-new-translation

“A Primary Source”

https://rsc.byu.edu/archived/

sperry-symposium-classics-

doctrine-and-covenants/12-

joseph-smith-translation-

primary-source

What principles

were restored by

Joseph Smith

through his work

on the Bible?

5/21 21. Thy Kingdom Come D&C 45, 65

“The Second Coming of

Christ: Q&A”

https://rsc.byu.edu/archived/

sperry-symposium-classics-

doctrine-and-covenants/16-

second-coming-christ-

questions-and-0

What does the Lord

want us to know

about the last days?

What does He want

us to do?

5/28 15. “Seek Ye Earnestly the Best

Gifts”

D&C 46, 49

“Leman Copley and the Shakers” What does this

revelation (46) add

to our

understanding of

spiritual gifts?

What truths did the

Lord teach in

response to the

Saints’ encounter

with the Shakers?

6/4 24. “Be Not Deceived”

D&C 50, 52

“Religious Enthusiasm among Early

Ohio Converts”

What principles do

these revelations

teach for avoiding

spiritual deception?

6/11 16. Zion in Missouri D&C 52, 53,

54, 55, 57, 58,

59, 60, 61, 62

“The Center Place”

What do these

revelations teach

about Zion?

6/18

Principles of Zion

63, 64, 66, 68, “Ezra Booth and Isaac Morley”

“William McLellin’s Five Questions”

What do these

revelation teach

about Zion?

6/25 25 Priesthood

D&C 84, 121

75, 113

McConkie, “The Doctrine of

the Priesthood.” General

Conference, April 1982.

Eyring, “Faith and the Oath

and Covenant of the

Priesthood,” General

Conference, April 2008.

What principles

concerning

priesthood are

taught in these

revelations?

7/2 19

20

The Vision D&C 76 “The Vision”

GT: “Becoming Like God”

GT: “Are Mormons Christian?”

What does this

revelation teach

about our eternal

destiny?

7/9 War and Peace, Light and

Truth

87, 88 “Peace and War” How is this

revelation (88)

related to previous

revelations?

7/16 Teaching, Learning, Temple 88 “A School and an Endowment”

What pattern for

learning does this

revelation set

forth?

7/23 22. The Word of Wisdom: “A

Principle with Promise”

D&C 89

“The Word of Wisdom” How is this

revelation a

“principle with

promise”?

7/30

More Fulness 93 “Man Was Also in the Beginning with

God”

“Light, Truth, and Grace”

https://rsc.byu.edu/archived/

sperry-symposium-classics-

doctrine-and-covenants/18-

light-truth-and-grace-three-

themes-0

How do vs. 40-53

relate to vs. 1-39?

8/6 Build My House/

Trouble Brewing

94, 95, 96, 97,

98

100, 106

“A House for Our God”

“Warren Cowdery”

Why did the Saints

have to be prodded

to build the

temple?

8/13

27. “The Strength of My House” 101, 103, 105

“Waiting for the Word of the Lord”

“The Acceptable Offering of Zion’s

Camp”

How do these

revelations use the

term “power”?

8/20 Priesthood Structure

81, 90, 92,

102, 107, 124

108

“Jesse Gause: Counselor to the

Prophet”

“Restoring the Ancient Order”

“‘Wrought Upon’ to Seek Revelation”

Turley, Richard E. Jr. “The

Calling of the Twelve

Apostles and the Seventy in

1835.”

https://rsc.byu.edu/archived/

joseph-smith-and-doctrinal-

restoration/23-calling-

twelve-apostles-and-

seventy-1835

What principles

govern the

priesthood

structure of the

Church?

8/27 18. Kirtland Temple/Endowment

109, 110, 137

111

“More Treasures than One”

“The Kirtland Temple: An

Endowment of Power,”

Joseph Smith Papers TV

series (Season 1, episode 27)

http://byutv.org/watch/f7b3f

bc4-31ac-475f-84a0-

fe6f95093af3/the-joseph-

smith-papers-the-kirtland-

temple-an-endowment-of-

power

What principles

related to the

temple are

contained in these

sections?

9/3 26. “Go Ye into All the World, and

Preach My Gospel”

D&C 112, 118

“The Faith and Fall of Thomas

Marsh”

Ronald K. Esplin, “Exalt

Not Yourselves”

https://rsc.byu.edu/archived/

sperry-symposium-classics-

doctrine-and-covenants/20-

exalt-not-yourselves-

revelations-and-0

What is the calling

and commission of

the Twelve?

9/10 Conference Broadcast

9/17

The Church; Laws and

Governments

114, 115, 116,

117, 134

How did this

document (134)

grow out of the

Saints’ experience

with government?

What principles

does it contain that

are still relevant?

9/24 28. “O God, Where Art Thou?” D&C 121,

122, 123

“Within the Walls of Liberty Jail”

“Far West and Adam-ondi-Ahman”

Why do good

people suffer?

10/1 General Conference

10/8 29. Nauvoo Developments:

Temple Preparation

D&C 124,

125, 129, 130

“Organizing the Church in Nauvoo”

“Our Hearts Rejoiced to Hear Him

Speak”

GT: “Mother in Heaven”

GT: “Joseph Smith’s Teachings on

Priesthood, Temple, and Women”

GT: “Translation and Historicity of

the Book of Abraham”

“Doctrinal Developments in

Nauvoo,” Past Impressions

audio podcast on the

Mormon Channel

http://mormonchannel.org/p

ast-impressions/43

How did this

revelation (124) set

out priorities for

the Saints and JS in

Nauvoo?

10/15 30. “The Prisoners Shall Go Free” D&C 124,

127, 128

“Letters on Baptism for the Dead” What is the

significance of the

doctrine taught in

these revelations?

10/22 31. Marriage D&C 131:1–4;

132

“Mercy Thompson and the Revelation

on Marriage”

GT: “Plural Marriage in Kirtland and

Nauvoo”

How do we

distinguish

principle from

context in this

revelation (132)?

10/29 32. “To Seal the Testimony” D&C 135

“Remembering the Martyrdom” What does it mean

to bear testimony?

To “seal” a

testimony”

11/5

33,

34,

35

Brigham Young D&C 126, 136 How did BY build

on the foundation

laid by JS?

11/12 Wilford Woodruff: Continuing

Revelation

OD 1 “The Messenger and the Manifesto”

GT: “Plural Marriage in Utah”; “The

Manifesto and the End of Plural

Marriage”

What continuing

revelation occurred

during WW’s

administration?

11/19 Stake Conference

11/26 Joseph F. Smith: Priesthood,

Vision

D&C 138 “Susa Young Gates and the Vision of

the Redemption of the Dead”

What were the

significant

developments

under JFS?

12/3 38. Heber J. Grant: Welfare and

War

What were the

significant

developments

under HJG?

12/10

David O. McKay: A Global

Church

What were the

significant

developments and

implications during

the DOM

administration?

12/17 Spencer W. Kimball: The Long

Promised Day

OD 2 How does SWK’s

handling of the

priesthood

revelation show a

pattern for

continuing

revelation in the

Church?

12/14 Christmas Eve—No Class

12/31 46. Pioneers in Every Land

What does it mean

to build Zion

today?