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39: “To Have the Heavens Opened” (Doctrine and Covenants 106–108)

Let’s play a game of guess who. Are you ready? This person was “a man of faith, who wrought righteousness; and when a child he feared God, and stopped the mouths of lions, and quenched the violence of fire.” Do you have any guesses so far? As we study Doctrine and Covenants 106–107, we’ll find out who this Old Testament prophet was and what his significant role was in the priesthood. Oh no! We just gave you two more clues. So grab your scriptures and let’s dig into this week’s lesson.

Bonus: Matthew Godfrey: The Liberty Jails That Refine Us

Having spent the last decade of his life working on the Joseph Smith Papers, Matthew Godfrey knows a thing or two about the Prophet’s life. And as next week the Come, Follow Me chapters cover the stirring revelations Joseph received in Liberty Jail, we sat down to learn all we could from Matthew about them. For example, did you know that Joseph wrote nine letters total from Liberty Jail and just two them make up sections 121–123? On this special bonus episode, Matthew shares why he believes Liberty Jail changed Joseph as a person and as a prophet.

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Latter-day Saint Life

Latter-day Saint runner qualifies for the Olympics 6 days before his temple marriage

By Church News

Last weekend James Corrigan qualified for this summer’s Olympic Games in Paris. This weekend he and his fiancé will be sealed in the Saratoga Springs Utah Temple.

Follow the Prophets

Song by President Nelson added to the hymnbook

By Emily Linder

“I wrote the words to that song as my prayerful feelings for our Father in Heaven,” President Russell M. Nelson has said.

LDS Week in Review: 5 Must-Read Stories (Jan. 11 - 17)

By LDS Living

1. Another New Temple Film

D&C 19: Learn of Me

Doctrine and Covenants 19 is an account of our Savior, Jesus Christ telling us about His own personal suffering from His perspective. It is a deeply personal section–deeply personal for Martin Harris who it is directed towards and deeply personal for all of us who need a reminder of what Christ did. But no matter who we are, the Atonement of Christ is the answer when we are asking questions.

Emily Snyder: Choosing Deliberate Amidst the Unexpected Life

Magnolia Chief of Staff Emily Snyder never imagined her life would include working for well known, influential people or getting an MBA from an Ivy League School. In fact, all she ever dreamed of becoming was a mother but when her life began to look very different than her dreams, she decided she couldn’t let it stop her from taking full advantage of her “one precious life.”

Countdown to Conference: The Road of the Restoration

By Lindsey Williams

At the end of the October 2019 general conference, President Russell M. Nelson said that April 2020 conference would be "different from any previous conference."

How Families Around the World Are Using "Come, Follow Me" Successfully

By Preston Lee and Kylie Burgener

It’s such a great concept—every member of the Church, no matter where we live, all has access to the same materials, so we can study the gospel in our own way and at our own pace.