D&C Articles

Because the 2009 Gospel Doctrine classes will be dealing with the Doctrine and Covenants and Church history, I began teaching a class on this subject in September 2008 in the Rogers Arkansas Stake. In connection with that class, I have been sending the students various new articles with insights into topics related to the D&C, which I have decided to post here in an effort to make them available to others who might be interested in supplementing their Gospel Doctrine studies, along with links to relevant articles previously posted elsewhere. Here I list these articles in order of the D&C section numbers that are most relevant to the topic at hand. As new articles are added, they will appear in various places in this list, following this criterion. Check back often to see what has been added. I will highlight in red the posting date of the most recent articles to facilitate finding them in the list.

“Introduction to the Doctrine and Covenants” 23 Dec 20o8

Response to question about ongoing revelation, posted on the SHIELDS web site

“Historical Perspectives on the Kirtland Revelation Book,” in Stephen D. Ricks, Donald W. Parry, and Andrew H. Hedges, The Disciple as Witness: Essays on Latter-day Saint History and Doctrine in Honor of Richard Lloyd Anderson (Provo: FARMS, 2000). Also posted on the FARMS web site. (D&C 1)

“Rejection of Priesthood Leaders as a Cause of the Great Apostasy,” posted on the FAIR web site, December 2004

“Variants in the Stories of the First Vision of Joseph Smith and the Apostle Paul,” posted on the Meridian Magazine site, July 2007 (JS-H)

“The Patriarchal Order of Priesthood,” posted on the Meridian Magazine web site, 2005 (D&C 1, 107, 131-132)

“Coming Forth of the Book of Mormon” (D&C 3, 5, 10, 17, JS-H) 23 Dec 20o8

“Sharp as a Two-Edged Sword” (D&C 6, 11-12, 14) 23 Dec 20o8

“The Translation of the Apostle John,” posted on the Meridian Magazine site, July 2007 (D&C 7)

“Keys of the Aaronic Priesthood” (D&C 13, JS-H) 23 Dec 20o8

“The Articles and Covenants of the Church” (D&C 20) 23 Dec 20o8

“Priesthood Offices” (D&C 20, 68, 107) 23 Dec 20o8

“Sustaining Priesthood Officers” (D&C 20) 23 Dec 20o8

“Symbolism of Baptism,” posted on the Meridian Magazine site, September 2007 (D&C 20, 22)

Response to question on the gift of the Holy Ghost, posted on the SHIELDS web site (D&C 20)

“Symbolism of the Sacrament,” posted on the Meridian Magazine site, June 2007 (D&C 20)

“That Ye Enter Not Into Temptation,” posted on the Meridian Magazine site, June 2007 (D& 20)

“Prophet, Seer, and Revelator” (D&C 21) (23 Dec 20o8)

“The Nature of Prophets and Prophecy,” posted on FAIR and SHIELDS web sites, 2002 (D&C 21)

“Michael Sounds the Trump” (D&C 29) (24 Dec 20o8)

“Be One” (D&C 38) (24 Dec 20o8)

“Unto Every Nation,” posted on the Meridian Magazine site, July 2007 (D&C 38, 43, 68, 95, 109-110)

“The Office of Bishop,” posted on the Meridian Magazine web site, 2005 (D&C 41)

“Caring for the Poor” (D&C 42) 25 December 2008

“The Devil’s Power over the Waters” (D&C 61) 25 December 2008

“The Vision atop the Mount” (D&C 63) 25 December 2008

“Three Degrees of Glory,” posted on the Meridian Magazine site, August 2007 (D&C 76)

“The Apocrypha” (D&C 91) 25 December 2008

“The Lord of Sabaoth” (D&C 95) 25 December 2008

“The Lord Appointed Other Seventy Also,” Insights: An Ancient Window 19/4 (April 1999) (D&C 107)

“Evolution of the Term ‘Priesthood’,” posted on the Meridian Magazine web site, 2005 (D&C 107)

“Keys of the Priesthood” (D&C 107) 25 December 2008

“Pentecost,” posted on the Meridian Magazine site, July 2007 (D&C 109-110)

“Keys of the Kingdom,” posted on the Meridian Magazine site, March 2007 (D&C 110)

“The Coming of Elijah” (D&C 110) 26 December 2008

“Moses and Elijah” (D&C 110) 26 December 2008

Response to question on the name of the Church, posted on the SHIELDS web site (D&C 115)

“All Things to Be Revealed” (D&C 121) 26 December 2008

“Proxy Baptism,” The Ensign, February 1977 (D&C 128)

“Baptism for the Dead: The Coptic Rationale,” presented at a symposium held 5 June 1981 in Jerusalem, Israel, and sponsored by the L. A. Mayer Memorial Museum of Islamic Art and the Israel Ministry of Education and Culture. Published as No. 2, Special Papers of the Society for Early Historic Archaeology, September 1989, and subsequently posted on the FAIR web site in 2003. (D&C 128)

“The Dead Shall Hear the Voice,” FARMS Review of Books 10/2 (1998) (D&C 128)

“Baptism for the Dead in Early Christianity,” in Donald W. Parry and Stephen D. Ricks, The Temple in Time and Eternity (Provo: FARMS, 1999). Also posted on the Maxwell Institute web site. (D&C 128)

“The Messiah Opens the Gates of Sheol” (co-authored with Matthew Roper, 2000), posted on the Meridian Magazine web site, 2001. (D&C 128)

“The Quick and the Dead,” FARMS Review 19/2 (2007) (D&C 128)

Response to question on baptism for the dead, posted on the SHIELDS web site. (D&C 128)

“Eternal Laws” (D&C 130) 26 December 2008

Response to question about the nature of the Godhead, posted on the SHIELDS web site (D&C 130)

“The King Follett Discourse in the Light of Ancient and Medieval Jewish and Christian Beliefs,” presented at the 2004 FAIR symposium and posted on the FAIR web site 31 May 2005 (D&C 130)

“One Cannot Be Saved in Ignorance” (D&C 130-131) 26 December 2008