(Originally published on 6 February 2013.)
This is a Scripture Roundtable from The Interpreter Foundation, in which we discuss Doctrine & Covenants Gospel Doctrine Lesson #9, covering the organization of the LDS Church (D&C 20, 21, 27, 115), bringing in various insights to help us better understand the scriptures. These roundtables will generally follow the 2013 Gospel Doctrine schedule of scriptures, a few weeks ahead of time.
Panelists for this roundtable include Bryce Haymond, Daniel Peterson, and Mike Parker.
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Happy to help, Jacob. See Thomas G. Alexander, “The Word of Wisdom: From Principle to Requirement,” Dialogue 14/3 (Autumn 1981),
79.
https://dialoguejournal.com/wp-content/uploads/sbi/articles/Dialogue_V14N03_80.pdf
Thank you very much. Great article.
Mike, can I get some help/references on the changes to water in the sacrament? You mentioned the 1906 change. The question came up on Sunday and I would like to be able to provide some more insight. I spent time looking last night, but wasn’t able to come up with anything “official.”
I really enjoy these, thanks for doing them.
Thank you! Thank you for taking the time to do this. I didn’t realize how much I’d been missing this type of discussion and insight after teaching 4-year-old gospel doctrine for the last few years.
Just a note to confirm to you (Dan Peterson) that these roundtable discussions are indeed useful to those who listen to them. I love the insights and historical background that these discussions offer. As someone who has been a member for almost 50 years, I’m eagerly awaiting every new episode as if I were an investigator just hearing the Gospel for the first time. Thank you again for taking the time to share these things with members around the world. I look forward to the next discussion.