A 24-slide PowerPoint Presentation for the Seminary Lesson 83: D&C 78-80
by Amber Andrus
A 24-slide PowerPoint Presentation for the Seminary Lesson 83: D&C 78-80
"On March 1, 1832, the Lord revealed to Joseph Smith the revelation now recorded in Doctrine and Covenants 78. In this revelation, the Lord directed the Prophet to organize a firm (later known as the United Firm) to manage the storehouses and publishing efforts of the Church. The Lord also described the blessings the Saints would receive if they obeyed the commandment to organize this firm. In an effort to protect this Church-operated entity from enemies of the Church, some of the language of this revelation was changed when it was first published in the 1835 edition of the Doctrine and Covenants. For example, the United Firm was referred to as the “order” or “united order.” Around the same time that the Lord commanded Joseph Smith to organize the United Firm, the Lord gave the revelations recorded in Doctrine and Covenants 79–80. In these revelations, the Lord called Jared Carter, Stephen Burnett, and Eden Smith to serve as missionaries." [Introduction from the online lesson at lds.org]