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Commentary on Doctrine & Covenants 93

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Find helpful commentary on the verses below to better understand the message of this revelation.

Verses 6-11
Verses 12-18
Verses 19-20
Verses 21-23
Verses 24-28
Verses 29-32
Verses 33-35
Verses 36-37
Verses 38-40
Verses 41-53

Casey Paul Griffiths (LDS Scholar)

 

The last few verses of the revelation may seem to be a departure from the profound doctrinal declarations of the revelation, but thematically they are linked. The truths taught in this section inform the Saints of the sacred nature of all people. In this last part of the revelation, the members of the First Presidency and Bishop Whitney are reproved for not focusing on their families. As a later prophet of the Church would teach, “No other success can compensate for failure in the home.”18 In the measure of eternity, the role we play in our homes is more significant than the callings we hold in the Church, even the calling of being a prophet.

 

Out of all the grand roles and powers of God that are discussed in the revelations, the most significant role He holds is to nurture and help His children along their path to eternal life. Fatherhood is an inseparable element of how Latter-day Saints conceive, think of, and conceptualize the nature of God. President Dallin H. Oaks taught, “Our theology beings with heavenly parents. Our highest aspiration is to be like them. Under the merciful plan of the Father, all of this is possible through the atonement of the Only Begotten of the Father, our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. As earthly parents we participate in the gospel plan by providing mortal bodies for the spirit children of God. The fulness of eternal salvation is a family matter.”19 While not all will be parents in this life, nurturing and helping other people become better aid us significantly in understanding God and becoming like Him. We are learning the nature of godhood when we act as fathers, mothers, teachers, or mentors to another person.

 

18. David O. McKay, quoted from J. E. McCulloch, Home: The Savior of Civilization, 1924, 42; in Conference Report, April 1935, 116.

 

19. Dallin H. Oaks, “Apostasy and Restoration,” April 1995 General Conference.

 

(Doctrine and Covenants Minute)