by Richard E. Turley Jr. | Dec 27, 2021 | Church Doctrine, Interactive Curriculum, Level 200, 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. | Dec 20, 2021 | Church Doctrine, Interactive Curriculum, Level 200, 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. | Dec 13, 2021 | Church Doctrine, Interactive Curriculum, Level 200, 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...
by Richard E. Turley Jr. | Dec 8, 2021 | Church Doctrine, Church Organization, Interactive Curriculum, Level 200
Scriptures in the New Testament mention offices in the Church organization of that day. Acts 13:1 talks of “prophets and teachers.” Acts 14:23 describes ordaining elders. In I Corinthians 12:28, the apostle Paul relates that “God hath set some in the...
by Richard E. Turley Jr. | Nov 29, 2021 | Church Doctrine, Interactive Curriculum, Level 200, Priesthood
In the New Testament, the Savior told His disciples, “Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give...
by Richard E. Turley Jr. | Nov 22, 2021 | Church Doctrine, First Principles and Ordinances, Interactive Curriculum, Level 200
In the summer of 1829, the Prophet Joseph Smith received a revelation that commanded, “Thou shalt declare repentance and faith on the Savior, and remission of sins by baptism, and by fire, yea, even the Holy Ghost.” These fundamental principles and...