The Sunday after next we'll be studying, among other sections, D&C 128. I have a very soft spot in my heart for this section. There are so many things about it that I love.
One is the language that Joseph uses in it. The section comes from a letter Joseph Smith wrote to the church while he was in exile because authorities from Missouri were seeking to extradite him and try him for crimes he didn't commit. Unlike the tone of the letter he wrote while imprisoned in Liberty Jail (D&C 121-122), this letter, as well as the one in section 127, is full of uplifting, excited language. And why not? In these letters, Joseph addresses the incredible, merciful, gracious doctrine of salvation for the dead. And it is clear that he loves this doctrine. In fact, from the language he uses, it sounds as if he views this as the apex of the Restoration, that all that occurred, all that was restored before this, was leading up to this climactic revelation. In a way, I agree with that, because this doctrine is intrinsically linked to the temple, and the establishment of the temple, with all the accompanying blessings of the temple, is in my mind the apex, the climax, the most glorious of all the blessings of the Restoration.
More on this later, I'm sure.
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- I was born less than a mile away from Cougar (now LaVell Edwards) Stadium. I've tried not to stray too far from it since.
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