by Richard E. Turley Jr. | Sep 26, 2021 | Church Doctrine, Interactive Curriculum, Level 100, Revelation
From the beginning, God has spoken to His children. Adam and Eve “heard the voice of the Lord God” (Genesis 3:8). God spoke through prophets in the Old Testament (see, e.g., Genesis 46:2, Exodus 6:2) and to His disciples in the New Testament Church (see,...
by Richard E. Turley Jr. | Sep 26, 2021 | Church History, Come Follow Me, Priesthood, Revelation
The first temple of the Church was supposed to be built in Zion, Jackson County, Missouri, the center place for the gathering of the Saints and the planned site of the New Jerusalem. But mobs drove out the Saints before it could be completed. A second temple planned...
by Richard E. Turley Jr. | Sep 19, 2021 | Church Doctrine, Level 100, Scripture
Deuteronomy 8:3 in the Old Testament declares that “man doth not live by bread only, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of the Lord.” When Christ was tempted by the devil in the wilderness at the beginning of His ministry, He echoed this...
by Richard E. Turley Jr. | Sep 19, 2021 | Church History, Church Organization, Come Follow Me
As the Church grew and matured, it faced the perpetual challenge of growth: finding and training good leaders. After the march of the Camp of Israel, the Lord called members of that group to serve in two new leadership bodies, the Quorum of the Twelve and the Seventy....
by Richard E. Turley Jr. | Sep 12, 2021 | Church Doctrine, Interactive Curriculum, Level 100, Spiritual Gifts
In 1 Corinthians 12:1‒11 in the New Testament, the apostle Paul enumerates gifts of the Spirit found in the Church, including “divers kinds of tongues,” “prophecy,” “healing,” and “the interpretation of tongues.” Paul...