“Spreading Branches!” GET TO THE POINT™ Come Follow Me: D&C 71-75

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Opening Hymn: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wPEVxuMfxQ
Intro
i. You're looking good today and it feels good to be with you.
II. Theme: "Spreading Branches!"
i. Christ is center. But don’t neglect the branches
ii. Talking about grace and feeling welcome in church, but not talking about tithing, or personal devotions.
III. Point I 71 Church Critics
i. Charge:
1. Wherefore, confound your enemies; call upon them to meet you both in public and in private; and inasmuch as ye are faithful their shame shall be made manifest.
2. Wherefore, let them bring forth their strong reasons against the Lord.
3. Verily, thus saith the Lord unto you—there is no weapon that is formed against you shall prosper;
4. And if any man lift his voice against you he shall be confounded in mine own due time.
ii. Insight
1. All know Bible bashing never works. MJA April 1992, bashing
2. I was take back by RDH. April 2014, citing this. So milqutoast non-confrontational. Several times priesthood leaders have asked me to dial things back.
3. But ...
4. Expression "congregations of the wicked" 8x.
5. Need a fair hearing; nature of Ezra Booth's articles needed a dialing up. Next level of criticism, and refutation.
IV. Point II  Priesthood duties
i. 72 Bishop.
1. Brethren: study how to be bishop before you are called as one.
2. Mostly care for poor, not organizing hiking trips.
3. Doctrine, and conference talks
ii. 75 Missionaries
1. How are we supposed to do missionary work? Elder LeGrand Richard's book Marvelous Work And A Wonder was a systematic way to teach gospel. I used the old Missionary Guide, with the commitment pattern. Now focus on Christlike attributes. Move away from behaviorism and commitments to Christianity and covenants.
2. Temporal support of missionaries
3. V 6-7, Revoke commission and new commission--not call but commission is correct term for missionary. Change assignments and releases.
V. Point III JST
i. 73.
1. When translating BOM, just had family and farm to run Now had to run, staff a church, and oversee migrations to Missouri.
2. To do this, need seclusion, to focus. George Bernard Shaw writing hut, rotates to face the sun. JET and JTC written in temple for seclusion.
3. Translate bigger thing, and as "practicable" preach.
4. Pattern for elders: revelation, and switching focuses
5. Letter
a. https://www.josephsmithpapers.org/paper-summary/letter-to-church-brethren-15-june-1835/1#full-transcript
b. We are now commencing to prepare and print the New Translation, together with all the revelations which God has been pleased to give us in these last days, and as we are in want of funds to go on with so great and glorious a work, brethren we want you should donate and loan us all the means or money you can that we may be enabled to accomplish the work as a great means towards the salvation of Men.
ii. 74 Clarify Paul's passage
1. 1 Cor 7:14, a basis for original sin and infant baptism
a. https://biblehub.com/commentaries/1_corinthians/7-14.htm
2. issue of mixed marriage, Children being circumcised, and being taught Law of Moses, and drifting away from the church.
3. Paul's counsel: do away with Law of Moses in marriage, so children reared as Christians
VI. Christ Quotient
i. Second Coming Quotient:
1. Third Renaissance of JST, prepare us for Second Coming: Correct information, bad doctrine, witness of Christ. Hold true for doctrine in Doctrine and Covenants.
2. Duties of bishops: bishops focusing on express scriptural duties, as opposed to holding talent shows and block parties
ii. Atonement Quotient
1. Boring assignments, work-orders. But think about how people are being brought to Christ via the missionary work. or Bishops doing their work of helping the poor.
2. How the JST is a blessing, clarifying biblical confusion about Chrsit, the relationship between the Law of Moses and Law of the Gospel of Christ .. that’s the point
 
 
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