There are critics of the Church in whatever corner of the vineyard you go. The early Saints experienced this in the forms of violence and persecution, and we still have places online and in person where it is our calling to defend the work. Doctrine and Covenants 71–75 contain a promise for all those proclaiming the gospel, and we can have confidence that “no weapon that is formed against [us] shall prosper.”
Segment 1
Scriptures:
D&C 71:9 (Nothing against you shall prosper)
D&C 42:48 (Some are appointed unto death)
D&C 71:1-2 (Open your mouth to proclaim)
D&C 71:6 (Receive power from the Lord)
Segment 2
Scriptures:
D&C 71:2-4 (Mission for a season)
Segment 3
Scriptures:
D&C 71:7-11 (Opposition to the work)
Genesis 3:15 (Our promise over Satan)
Segment 4
Scriptures:
D&C 72:1-8 (Newel K. Whitney’s calling)
D&C 72:9-23 (Duties of a bishop)
D&C 72:24-26 (Gathering of Zion)
Daniel 2:34 (Stone cut without hands)
Study Helps:
Historical Background for D&C 71-75
Newel K. Whitney (Doctrine and Covenants Historical Resources)
Segment 5
Scriptures:
D&C 74:4 (Traditions of the fathers)
Segment 6
Scriptures:
D&C 75:22 (Gird up your loins and be faithful)
D&C 75:10-11 (Pray for the Comforter)
D&C 75:16 (The faithful overcome)
D&C 73:6 (Gird up your loins and be sober)
D&C 75:27-29 (Labor and be diligent)
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