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Doctrine and Covenants 41–44
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Watch videos from Gospel scholars and teachers to learn more about these passages in the Doctrine and Covenants.
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Commentary
Doctrine and Covenants Contexts is a commentary series featuring insights from scholar Steven C. Harper. Restoration Voices is a series by Susan Easton Black.
Reading Plan
Structure your personal scripture study by following a 15-minute, day-by-day plan. Each day's assignment includes the required scripture passages from the Come, Follow Me curriculum, as well as suggestions for additional resources to bring context and understanding to your study. For the best experience, use our Reading Plan in the free ScripturePlus app! You can track your progress and have access to the best resources.
Monday
- Scripture: Doctrine and Covenants 41:1-12
- Scripture: Doctrine and Covenants 42:1-10
- Commentary: Section 41: Context
- Commentary: Commentary on D&C 41:7–12
- Commentary: Commentary on D&C 42:1–10
- Commentary: D&C 42: Historical Context
Tuesday
- Scripture: Doctrine and Covenants 42:11-29
- Commentary: Commentary on D&C 42:11–17
- Commentary: Commentary on D&C 42:18–29
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Quote: "And what better way to prepare to meet Him than to strive to become like Him through lovingly ministering to one another! As Jesus Christ taught His followers at the beginning of this dispensation, 'If thou lovest me thou shalt serve me.' Our service to others is a demonstration of discipleship and our gratitude and love for God and His Son, Jesus Christ. Sometimes we think we have to do something grand and heroic to “count” as serving our neighbors. Yet simple acts of service can have profound effects on others—as well as on ourselves. What did the Savior do? Through His supernal gifts of the Atonement and Resurrection—which we celebrate on this beautiful Easter Sunday—'none other has had so profound an influence [on] all who have lived and who will yet live upon the earth.' But He also smiled at, talked with, walked with, listened to, made time for, encouraged, taught, fed, and forgave. He served family and friends, neighbors and strangers alike, and He invited acquaintances and loved ones to enjoy the rich blessings of His gospel. Those “simple” acts of service and love provide a template for our ministering today."
- Jean B. Bingham, "Ministering as the Savior Does" 2018
Wednesday
- Scripture: Doctrine and Covenants 42:30-52
- Commentary: Section 42: Context
- Commentary: Commentary on D&C 42:30
- Video: Defining the Law of Consecration
Thursday
- Scripture: Doctrine and Covenants 42:53-69
- Commentary: Commentary on D&C 42:53–60
- Commentary: Commentary on D&C 42:61–69
- Video: The More Perfect Law
Friday
- Scripture: Doctrine and Covenants 42:70-93
- Commentary: Commentary on D&C 42:70–73
- Commentary: Commentary on D&C 42:74–93
Saturday
- Scripture: Doctrine and Covenants 43:1-18
- Commentary: D&C 43: Historical Context
- Commentary: Commentary on D&C 43:1–7
- Commentary: Commentary on D&C 43:8–14
Sunday
- Scripture: Doctrine and Covenants 43:19-35
- Scripture: Doctrine and Covenants 44:1-6
- Commentary: Commentary on D&C 43:23–28
- Commentary: Commentary on D&C 44:1–6
- Commentary: D&C 44: Historical Setting
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Additional Study
- Commentary: Commentary on D&C 43:29–34
Bibliography
Doctrine and Covenants 41
Steven C. Harper, “Section 41,” Doctrine and Covenants Contexts (Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2021), 86–88.
Sherilyn Farnes, “'A Bishop Unto the Church',” Revelations in Context: The Stories Behind the Sections of the Doctrine and Covenants. Salt Lake City, UT: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 2016.
Susan Easton Black, “Edward Partridge,” in Restoration Voices Volume 1: People of the Doctrine and Covenants (Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2021).
Susan Easton Black, “Leman Copley,” in Restoration Voices Volume 1: People of the Doctrine and Covenants (Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2021).
“Ye Shall Receive My Law,” Saints, Volume 1: The Standard of Truth (Salt Lake City, UT: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 2018), 1:117–119.
Richard Dilworth Rust, “’How long can rolling waters remain impure?’: Literary Aspects of the Doctrine and Covenants,” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 27 (2017): 87–83.
D&C 41:9–10
Book of Mormon Central, “What Did the Book of Mormon Teach Early Church Leaders about the Order and Offices of the Priesthood? (Alma 13:8),” KnoWhy 330 (June 23, 2017).
Doctrine and Covenants 42
Steven C. Harper, “Section 42,” Doctrine and Covenants Contexts (Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2021), 89–93.
Steven C. Harper, “The Law,” Revelations in Context: The Stories Behind the Sections of the Doctrine and Covenants. Salt Lake City, UT: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 2016.
Lisa Olsen Tait, “'I Quit Other Buiness': Early Missionaries,” Revelations in Context: The Stories Behind the Sections of the Doctrine and Covenants. Salt Lake City, UT: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 2016.
Sherilyn Farnes, “'A Bishop Unto the Church',” Revelations in Context: The Stories Behind the Sections of the Doctrine and Covenants. Salt Lake City, UT: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 2016.
“Ye Shall Receive My Law,” Saints, Volume 1: The Standard of Truth (Salt Lake City, UT: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 2018), 1:117–119.
“After Much Tribulation,” Saints, Volume 1: The Standard of Truth (Salt Lake City, UT: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 2018), 1:125–127.
“A Holy and Consecrated Land,” Saints, Volume 1: The Standard of Truth (Salt Lake City, UT: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 2018), 1:300–302.
Book of Mormon Central. “How Can the Book of Mormon Help Saints Live the Law of Consecration? (Mormon 4:19).” KnoWhy 297 (April 7, 2017).
Steven C. Harper, "'All Things Are the Lord's': The Law of Consecration in the Doctrine and Covenants," The Doctrine and Covenants: Revelations in Context, ed. Andrew H. Hedges, J. Spencer Fluhman, and Alonzo L. Gaskill (Provo and Salt Lake City: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, and Deseret Book, 2008), 212–28.
Blair G. Van Dyke, “Conquest of the Heart: Implementing the Law of Consecration in Missouri and Ohio,” Religious Educator 3, no. 2 (2002): 45–65.
Richard D. Gardner, “Consecration Brings Forth Zion, Not Just Disaster Relief: An Examination of Scholarly and Prophetic Statements on the Law of Consecration,” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 26 (2017): 123–226.
“United Firm,” Church History Topics.
“Consecration and Stewardship,” Church History Topics.
“Bishop,” Church History Topics.
“Church Discipline,” Church History Topics.
D&C 42:8–9
Book of Mormon Central. “Where Did Joseph Smith Get His Ideas about the Physical and Spiritual Gathering of Israel? (2 Nephi 21:11).” KnoWhy 290 (March 22, 2017).
Book of Mormon Central, “Why Do the Prophets Speak of Multiple Jerusalems? (Ether 13:3-6),” KnoWhy 247 (December 7, 2016).
D&C 42:12
Book of Mormon Central, “What Was Mormon’s Purpose in Writing the Book of Mormon? (Mormon 5:14),” KnoWhy 230 (November 14, 2016).
Sharon Anderson, “Moroni, Son of Mormon,” in The Glory of the Son (Orem, UT: Time-Lines Etc., 2019), 57.
D&C 42:16
Sharon Anderson, “Testifying,” in The Glory of the Son (Orem, UT: Time-Lines Etc., 2019), 89.
D&C 42:22
Book of Mormon Central. “Where Did Joseph Smith Get His Teachings on the Family? (3 Nephi 18:21).” KnoWhy 285 (March 10, 2017).
D&C 42:30–31
Book of Mormon Central, “How Can Honest Labor and Self-Reliance Bring Lasting Happiness? (2 Nephi 5:17),” KnoWhy 365 (September 19, 2017).
Doctrine and Covenants 43
Steven C. Harper, “Section 43,” Doctrine and Covenants Contexts (Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2021), 94–96.
Jeffrey G. Cannon, “'All Things Must Be Done in Order',” Revelations in Context: The Stories Behind the Sections of the Doctrine and Covenants. Salt Lake City, UT: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 2016.
D&C 43:24
Book of Mormon Central, “Why Did Jesus Christ Compare Himself to a Hen? (3 Nephi 10:4),” KnoWhy 200 (October 3, 2016).
D&C 43:25
Book of Mormon Central, “What Does Mormon Teach Us about Ministering as Angels? (Moroni 7:29),” KnoWhy 425 (April 17, 2018).
D&C 43:33
Book of Mormon Central, “Why Do the Scriptures Compare Hell to an Unquenchable Fire? (Mosiah 2:38),” KnoWhy 81 (April 19, 2020).
D&C 43:46
Sharon Anderson, “Twelve Oxen and the Brazen Sea,” in The Glory of the Son (Orem, UT: Time-Lines Etc., 2019), 25.
Doctrine and Covenants 44
Steven C. Harper, “Section 44,” Doctrine and Covenants Contexts (Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2021), 97–98.
