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Come, Follow Me with FAIR – Doctrine and Covenants 46–48 – Autumn Dickson

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Avoiding Confusion

by Autumn Dickson

The Lord continues to clarify and restore His church. This week, He helps to clarify what their meetings should look like and who gets to come. There were some Saints who started acting strangely during these meetings because they believed they were being acted upon by the Holy Ghost. The Lord taught what it truly looks like when the Spirit is working through you.

Here is part of His clarification: [Read more…] about Come, Follow Me with FAIR – Doctrine and Covenants 46–48 – Autumn Dickson

Come, Follow Me with FAIR – Doctrine and Covenants 45 – Autumn Dickson

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Our Advocate

by Autumn Dickson

I feel like there are many ways to illustrate the atonement of Jesus Christ in order to add layers to our understanding. I don’t think one verse, one way of explaining it, one parable can do it justice. It’s so universal and so individual at the same time. Applying it and having it change us can be so nuanced. Studying layer upon layer can give us a more full picture of the Savior’s powerful sacrifice.

This section holds one of my favorite verses, and it teaches us another layer about His atonement. I’ve actually shared this verse before in a different Easter message in a different year, but I taught it from a completely different angle so I’m going to use it again. [Read more…] about Come, Follow Me with FAIR – Doctrine and Covenants 45 – Autumn Dickson

Come, Follow Me with FAIR – Doctrine and Covenants 41–44 – Autumn Dickson

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As Seemeth Him Good

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Sidney Rigdon has become an increasingly significant character in the formation of the young church, and this week we get to read a revelation that was directed towards him. Sidney was originally trained as a tanner, but he left that profession to preach because he dearly loved the word of God. He worked with the Baptists for some time before splitting with them over disagreements. He moved to Ohio with his family and was elected preacher over a congregation there. Sidney Rigdon dearly wanted a restoration of Christ’s church; he recognized that the church he was looking for wasn’t on the earth at the time, but he faithfully tried to pattern his congregation after what he learned about in the New Testament. [Read more…] about Come, Follow Me with FAIR – Doctrine and Covenants 41–44 – Autumn Dickson

Come, Follow Me with FAIR – Doctrine and Covenants 37–40 – Autumn Dickson

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An Act of Faith

by Autumn Dickson

This week, we run into a big announcement for the Saints.

Doctrine and Covenants 37:3-4

3 And again, a commandment I give unto the church, that it is expedient in me that they should assemble together at the Ohio, against the time that my servant Oliver Cowdery shall return unto them.

4 Behold, here is wisdom, and let every man choose for himself until I come. Even so. Amen.

The Lord asks His Saints, many of whom are gathered in New York, to pack up and move to Ohio. [Read more…] about Come, Follow Me with FAIR – Doctrine and Covenants 37–40 – Autumn Dickson

Come, Follow Me with FAIR – Easter – Autumn Dickson

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They Fell Back

by Autumn Dickson

This week is all about Christ and His atonement. The Come Follow Me manual recommends studying Luke 22 to reflect on the sacrifice that the Savior made in the Garden of Gethsemane. Instead, I want to read the same experience except I want to share it from the book of John. [Read more…] about Come, Follow Me with FAIR – Easter – Autumn Dickson

Come, Follow Me with FAIR – Doctrine and Covenants 30-36 – Autumn Dickson

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Left to Inquire

by Autumn Dickson

David Whitmer, one of the three witnesses of The Book of Mormon, is chastened in one of the sections that we read for this week. He had listened to Hiram Page who had been receiving false revelations, and the Lord spoke with him regarding this. His response can be helpful because we have all been in David’s shoes to one extent or another. [Read more…] about Come, Follow Me with FAIR – Doctrine and Covenants 30-36 – Autumn Dickson

Come, Follow Me with FAIR – Doctrine and Covenants 29 – Autumn Dickson

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I Am In Your Midst

by Autumn Dickson

There is a lot of doctrine covered in Doctrine and Covenants 29. I absolutely love it. It ranges from the Millennium to agency and all over the board. There are so many things that caught my attention that are meaningful to me but alas, let’s talk about just one of the principles. Before I jump into the verse, I want to give some background to explain why it caught my attention. [Read more…] about Come, Follow Me with FAIR – Doctrine and Covenants 29 – Autumn Dickson

Come, Follow Me with FAIR – Doctrine and Covenants 27–28 – Autumn Dickson

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God Chose a Prophet

by Autumn Dickson

We are currently still in the very early days of the church where the Lord is revealing line upon line. Satan is actively working against God’s plan, and he often tries to mimic God to lead people astray. He loves to tell half-truths that seem logical upon first examination. [Read more…] about Come, Follow Me with FAIR – Doctrine and Covenants 27–28 – Autumn Dickson

Come, Follow Me with FAIR – Doctrine and Covenants 23–26 – Autumn Dickson

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Require Not Miracles

by Autumn Dickson

The Doctrine and Covenants differs from other books of scripture in the sense that the Lord is often responding to individual people. This can lead to some of the sections seeming disjointed as the Lord covers multiple feelings and circumstances that any given individual may be experiencing. In other books of scriptures, we get stories or sermons that were all meant to go together. In the Doctrine and Covenants, the Lord is simply talking to the people receiving the revelation (most often through the prophet Joseph Smith), and it’s like a letter. He’s going to respond to many different circumstances. [Read more…] about Come, Follow Me with FAIR – Doctrine and Covenants 23–26 – Autumn Dickson

Come, Follow Me with FAIR – Doctrine and Covenants 20–22 – Autumn Dickson

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Nuances of Baptism

by Autumn Dickson

Let’s talk about historical context again quickly so that we can have a reference for what we read this week. Chronologically, Section 21 came before Section 20. Section 21 came on the day the church was organized, and it talks a lot about how Joseph was called as a prophet and the importance of listening to the prophets. Section 20 came in between the day that the church was organized and its first conference held in June. Section 20 had a lot of administrative tasks explained as well as core doctrines that are found in The Book of Mormon. Section 22 came last as people were wondering whether they needed to get rebaptized. [Read more…] about Come, Follow Me with FAIR – Doctrine and Covenants 20–22 – Autumn Dickson