D&C 115-120: Sacrifice

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Segment 1

Scriptures:
D&C 117:1-3 (Speedily follow the Lord)
D&C 115:10 (Labor diligently)

Segment 2

Scriptures:
D&C 20:1 (The Church of Christ)
D&C 107:59 (The Church of Christ)
D&C 115:4 (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
D&C 115:5-6 (Arise and shine forth)

Words of the General Authorities:
The appropriateness of this title is self-evident, and in it there is a beautiful recognition of the relationship both of the Lord Jesus Christ and of the Saints to the organization. It is ‘The Church of Jesus Christ.’ It is the Lord’s; He owns it, He organized it. It is the Sacred Depository of His truth. It is His instrumentality for promulgating all those spiritual truths with which He would have mankind acquainted. It is also His instrumentality for the perfecting of the Saints, as well as for the work of the ministry. It is His in all these respects; but it is an institution which also belongs to the Saints.
It is their refuge from the confusion and religious doubt of the world. It is their instructor in principle, doctrine, and righteousness. It is their guide in matters of faith and morals. They have a conjoint ownership in it with Jesus Christ, which ownership is beautifully recognized in the latter part of the title. ‘The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints,’ is equivalent to ‘The Church of Jesus Christ,’ and ‘The Church of the Latter-day Saints.’ (B.H. Roberts, History of the Church Vol. 3, p. 24 footnotes)

Segment 3

Scriptures:
D&C 115:5 (Standard to the nations)

Translations:
Standard - That which is established as a rule or model, by the authority of public opinion, or by respectable opinions. (Websters 1828 Dictionary)

Words of the General Authorities:
A subtle but significant blessing we receive is the spiritual gift of gratitude that enables our appreciation for what we have to constrain desires for what we want. A grateful person is rich in contentment. An ungrateful person suffers in the poverty of endless discontentment (see Luke 12:15). (David A. Bednar, “The Windows of Heaven”, October 2013 General Conference)

Segment 4

Scriptures:
D&C 115:6 (A defense and refuge)
CR: Revelation 14:10 (Poured without mixture)
CR: Revelation 16

Hymns:
Let the lower lights be burning;
Send a gleam across the wave.
Some poor fainting, struggling seaman
You may rescue, you may save.
(“Brightly Beams our Father’s Mercy”, Hymns #335)

Words of the General Authorities:
I think that the Lord’s…answer to our prayer was to get us on the right road as quickly as possible with some reassurance, with some understanding, that we were on the right road and we didn't have to worry about it, and in this case, the easiest way to do that was to let us go 400 yards or 500 yards on the wrong road, and very quickly know, without a doubt, that it was the wrong road, and therefore with equal certainty with equal conviction that the other one was the right road. I have absolute certain knowledge, perfect knowledge, that God loves us.(Jeffrey R. Holland, “Wrong Roads” Inspirational Messages formerly Mormon Messages)

Many years ago, I was first counselor to a district president in the eastern United States. More than once, as we were driving to our little branches, he said to me, “Hal, when you meet someone, treat them as if they were in serious trouble, and you will be right more than half the time.” Not only was he right, but I have learned over the years that he was too low in his estimate. (Henry B. Eyring, “Try, Try, Try”, October 2018 General Conference)

Pearl: “Is it hard to be a prophet? Are you, like, really busy?”
President Nelson: “Of course it’s hard. Everything to do with becoming more like the Savior is difficult…That’s good! That’s good, because we’re always progressing. (as relayed by Joy B. Jones, “An Especially Noble Calling”, April 2020 General Conference)

Segment 5

Scriptures:
D&C 117:1 (Settle your affairs and follow the Lord)
D&C 117:6-9 (Covet but the drop)
Matthew 6:28 (Consider the lilies)
D&C 116:1 (Adam-ondi-Ahman is named)

Segment 6

Scriptures:
D&C 119:3-4 (Tithing is one tenth)
D&C 119:6-7 (Tithing sanctifies Zion)

Words of the General Authorities:
Often as we teach and testify about the law of tithing, we emphasize the immediate, dramatic, and readily recognizable temporal blessings that we receive. And surely such blessings do occur. Yet some of the diverse blessings we obtain as we are obedient to this commandment are significant but subtle. Such blessings can be discerned only if we are both spiritually attentive and observant.

The honest payment of tithing is much more than a duty; it is an important step in the process of personal sanctification. To those of you who pay your tithing, I commend you. (David A. Bednar, “The Windows of Heaven”, October 2013 General Conference)

The law of tithing is an eternal law. The Lord Almighty never had his Kingdom on the earth without the law of tithing being in the midst of his people, and he never will. It is an eternal law that God has instituted for the benefit of the human family, for their salvation and exaltation. This law is in the Priesthood, but we do not want any to observe it unless they are willing to do so. (Brigham Young, “Tithing; The United Order”, Discourses of Brigham Young, also referenced in Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Brigham Young, Chapter 22: Tithing and Consecration)