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Chapter 2

Doctrine and Covenants 2:3

Verse 3 34

If it were not so, the whole earth would be utterly wasted at his coming.

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Luke 1:17

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Elijah

2 Kings 2:15

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Elijah,

Doctrine and Covenants 27:9

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plainer

Doctrine and Covenants 128:18

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- **Trust in the Lord** — Dallin H. Oaks (October 2019) · Reference
  The spirit-world bondage that applies to righteous converted souls is their need to await—and perhaps even be allowed to prompt—the performance of their proxy ordinances on earth so they can be baptized and enjoy the blessings of the Holy Ghost (see Doctrine and Covenants 138:30–37, 57–58).
  https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2019/10/17oaks?lang=eng&id=p9#p9

- **Our Good Shepherd** — Dale G. Renlund (April 2017) · Reference
  The impact of distinguishing between the outward characteristics of an individual and the individual himself is central to the novel Les Misérables, by the French author Victor Hugo.
  https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2017/04/our-good-shepherd?lang=eng&id=p4#p4

- **A Summer with Great-Aunt Rose** — Dieter F. Uchtdorf (October 2015) · Reference
  When she realized this, she felt a special prayer swell within her heart.
  https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2015/10/a-summer-with-great-aunt-rose?lang=eng&id=p66#p66

- **Roots and Branches** — Quentin L. Cook (April 2014) · Reference
  At the dawn of the Restoration, Moroni reemphasized this message in his initial instruction to young Joseph Smith in 1823.
  https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2014/04/roots-and-branches?lang=eng&id=p10#p10

- **TheWhyof Priesthood Service** — Dieter F. Uchtdorf (April 2012) · Reference
  Thomas Edison, the man who bathed the world in glowing electric light, said that “the value of an idea lies in the using of it.” In a similar way, gospel doctrine becomes more precious when it is put to use.
  https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2012/04/the-why-of-priesthood-service?lang=eng&id=p36#p36

- **Feed My Sheep** — Silvia H. Allred (October 2007) · Reference
  “Give spiritual instruction through a monthly message.”
  https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2007/10/feed-my-sheep?lang=eng&id=p13#p13

- **“Mom, Are We Christians?”** — Gary J. Coleman (April 2007) · Reference
  Another restored truth of the gospel I became acquainted with was the restoration of priesthood authority, or the power to act in God’s name.
  https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2007/04/mom-are-we-christians?lang=eng&id=p12#p12

- **The Bishop and His Counselors** — Boyd K. Packer (April 1999) · Reference
  “Quorums, auxiliaries, programs, and activities in the Church should strengthen and support the family.
  https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/1999/04/the-bishop-and-his-counselors?lang=eng&id=p58#p58

- **Covenant Marriage** — Bruce C. Hafen (October 1996) · Reference
  Marriage is by nature a covenant, not just a private contract one may cancel at will.
  https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/1996/10/covenant-marriage?lang=eng&id=p5#p5

- **“By the Power of His Word Did They Cause Prisons to Tumble”** — James M. Paramore (October 1992) · Alludes to
  One of the beautiful, profound statements of the man of God to Jean Valjean was: “My brother, you belong no more to evil, but to good.
  https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/1992/10/by-the-power-of-his-word-did-they-cause-prisons-to-tumble?lang=eng&id=p21#p21

- **Come to the House of the Lord** — David B. Haight (April 1992) · Alludes to
  In the first recorded revelation of this, the last dispensation, our Lord instructed Joseph Smith in what we regard as perhaps the greatest work of this dispensation: to seal the living to their families and progenitors (see D&C 2).
  https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/1992/04/come-to-the-house-of-the-lord?lang=eng&id=p3#p3

- **“Overcome … Even As I Also Overcame”** — Neal A. Maxwell (April 1987) · Alludes to
  Ours will be a time of great inversion as well as perversion, as some will call good evil and evil good (see Isa.
  https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/1987/04/overcome-even-as-i-also-overcame?lang=eng&id=p28#p28

- **The Power of the Priesthood** — W. Grant Bangerter (October 1975) · Alludes to
  Now the priesthood president of deacons, teachers, and priests is the bishop and their quorum presidents.
  https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/1975/10/the-power-of-the-priesthood?lang=eng&id=p22#p22

- **Come unto Christ—Together** — Taniela B. Wakolo (April 2026) · Reference
  The Lord has also declared that “marriage is ordained of God … that the earth might answer the end of its creation,” and without the sealing authority needed to enter these eternal covenants that unite families forever, “the whole earth would be utterly wasted at his coming.”
  https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2026/04/57wakolo?lang=eng&id=p_gUjTD#p_gUjTD

- **The Sealing Power** — D. Todd Christofferson (October 2023) · Reference
  Without the sealings that create eternal families and link generations here and hereafter, we would be left in eternity with neither roots nor branches—that is, neither ancestry nor posterity.
  https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2023/10/15christofferson?lang=eng&id=p16#p16

- **Preparing for the Lord’s Return** — D. Todd Christofferson (April 2019) · Reference
  Also vital to the preparation for the Second Coming is the great redemptive effort on behalf of our ancestors.
  https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2019/04/44christofferson?lang=eng&id=p28#p28

- **Prepare to Meet God** — Quentin L. Cook (April 2018) · Reference
  Third, Elijah committed the sealing keys of this dispensation.
  https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2018/04/prepare-to-meet-god?lang=eng&id=p16#p16

- **Nurturing Marriage** — Russell M. Nelson (April 2006) · Reference
  But these things I do know: I know “that marriage between a man and a woman is ordained of God and that the family is central to the Creator’s plan for the eternal destiny of His children.” I know that the earth was created and that the Lord’s Church was restored so that families could be sealed and exalted as eternal entities.
  https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2006/04/nurturing-marriage?lang=eng&id=p8#p8

- **The Redemption of the Dead and the Testimony of Jesus** — D. Todd Christofferson (October 2000) · Reference
  The vicarious ordinances we perform in temples, beginning with baptism, make possible an eternal welding link between generations that fulfills the purpose of the earth’s creation.
  https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2000/10/the-redemption-of-the-dead-and-the-testimony-of-jesus?lang=eng&id=p29#p29

- **The Atonement** — Russell M. Nelson (October 1996) · Reference
  The Creation required the Fall.
  https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/1996/10/the-atonement?lang=eng&id=p29#p29

- **Blessings of the Priesthood** — Robert D. Hales (October 1995) · Alludes to
  Brothers and sisters, can you imagine how dark and empty mortality would be if there were no priesthood?
  https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/1995/10/blessings-of-the-priesthood?lang=eng&id=p4#p4

- **The First and the Last Words** — A. Theodore Tuttle (April 1982) · Alludes to
  Without the authority and use of that power, in all ages of the world, none of our Heavenly Father’s children can enter His presence or ever become like Him!
  https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/1982/04/the-first-and-the-last-words?lang=eng&id=p22#p22

- **What Temples Are For** — W. Grant Bangerter (April 1982) · Alludes to
  The endowment in the temple is a necessary and sacred blessing as essential for the members of the Church as baptism.
  https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/1982/04/what-temples-are-for?lang=eng&id=p23#p23

- **The Second Coming of Christ** — LeGrand Richards (April 1978) · Alludes to
  Just think of all that Malachi saw when he saw the coming of Elijah.
  https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/1978/04/the-second-coming-of-christ?lang=eng&id=p25#p25

- **Relationships** — William Grant Bangerter (April 1976) · Alludes to
  Putting the Lord’s family together on eternal terms constitutes the purpose for which the gospel was restored.
  https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/1976/04/relationships?lang=eng&id=p27#p27

Trust in the Lord

Dallin H. Oaks October 2019 Saturday Morning Session

The spirit-world bondage that applies to righteous converted souls is their need to await—and perhaps even be allowed to prompt—the performance of their proxy ordinances on earth so they can be baptized and enjoy the blessings of the Holy Ghost (see Doctrine and Covenants 138:30–37, 57–58).

Reference Verified
Our Good Shepherd

Dale G. Renlund April 2017 Saturday Morning Session

The impact of distinguishing between the outward characteristics of an individual and the individual himself is central to the novel Les Misérables, by the French author Victor Hugo.

Reference Verified
A Summer with Great-Aunt Rose

Dieter F. Uchtdorf October 2015 General Women’s Session

When she realized this, she felt a special prayer swell within her heart.

Reference Verified
Roots and Branches

Quentin L. Cook April 2014 Saturday Afternoon Session

At the dawn of the Restoration, Moroni reemphasized this message in his initial instruction to young Joseph Smith in 1823.

Reference Verified
TheWhyof Priesthood Service

Dieter F. Uchtdorf April 2012 Priesthood Session

Thomas Edison, the man who bathed the world in glowing electric light, said that “the value of an idea lies in the using of it.” In a similar way, gospel doctrine becomes more precious when it is put to use.

Reference Verified
Feed My Sheep

Silvia H. Allred October 2007 General Relief Society Meeting

“Give spiritual instruction through a monthly message.”

Reference Verified
“Mom, Are We Christians?”

Gary J. Coleman April 2007 Sunday Afternoon Session

Another restored truth of the gospel I became acquainted with was the restoration of priesthood authority, or the power to act in God’s name.

Reference Verified
The Bishop and His Counselors

Boyd K. Packer April 1999 Sunday Morning Session

“Quorums, auxiliaries, programs, and activities in the Church should strengthen and support the family.

Reference Verified
Covenant Marriage

Bruce C. Hafen October 1996 Saturday Afternoon Session

Marriage is by nature a covenant, not just a private contract one may cancel at will.

Reference Verified
“By the Power of His Word Did They Cause Prisons to Tumble”

James M. Paramore October 1992 Saturday Morning Session

One of the beautiful, profound statements of the man of God to Jean Valjean was: “My brother, you belong no more to evil, but to good.

Alludes to High confidence
Come to the House of the Lord

David B. Haight April 1992 Saturday Morning Session

In the first recorded revelation of this, the last dispensation, our Lord instructed Joseph Smith in what we regard as perhaps the greatest work of this dispensation: to seal the living to their families and progenitors (see D&C 2).

Alludes to High confidence
“Overcome … Even As I Also Overcame”

Neal A. Maxwell April 1987 Sunday Afternoon Session

Ours will be a time of great inversion as well as perversion, as some will call good evil and evil good (see Isa.

Alludes to High confidence
The Power of the Priesthood

W. Grant Bangerter October 1975 Priesthood Session

Now the priesthood president of deacons, teachers, and priests is the bishop and their quorum presidents.

Alludes to High confidence
Come unto Christ—Together

Taniela B. Wakolo April 2026 Sunday Afternoon Session

The Lord has also declared that “marriage is ordained of God … that the earth might answer the end of its creation,” and without the sealing authority needed to enter these eternal covenants that unite families forever, “the whole earth would be utterly wasted at his coming.”

Reference Verified
The Sealing Power

D. Todd Christofferson October 2023 Saturday Morning Session

Without the sealings that create eternal families and link generations here and hereafter, we would be left in eternity with neither roots nor branches—that is, neither ancestry nor posterity.

Reference Verified
Preparing for the Lord’s Return

D. Todd Christofferson April 2019 Sunday Morning Session

Also vital to the preparation for the Second Coming is the great redemptive effort on behalf of our ancestors.

Reference Verified
Prepare to Meet God

Quentin L. Cook April 2018 Sunday Afternoon Session

Third, Elijah committed the sealing keys of this dispensation.

Reference Verified
Nurturing Marriage

Russell M. Nelson April 2006 Saturday Afternoon Session

But these things I do know: I know “that marriage between a man and a woman is ordained of God and that the family is central to the Creator’s plan for the eternal destiny of His children.” I know that the earth was created and that the Lord’s Church was restored so that families could be sealed and exalted as eternal entities.

Reference Verified
The Redemption of the Dead and the Testimony of Jesus

D. Todd Christofferson October 2000 Saturday Morning Session

The vicarious ordinances we perform in temples, beginning with baptism, make possible an eternal welding link between generations that fulfills the purpose of the earth’s creation.

Reference Verified
The Atonement

Russell M. Nelson October 1996 Saturday Afternoon Session

The Creation required the Fall.

Reference Verified
Blessings of the Priesthood

Robert D. Hales October 1995 Saturday Afternoon Session

Brothers and sisters, can you imagine how dark and empty mortality would be if there were no priesthood?

Alludes to High confidence
The First and the Last Words

A. Theodore Tuttle April 1982 Sunday Afternoon Session

Without the authority and use of that power, in all ages of the world, none of our Heavenly Father’s children can enter His presence or ever become like Him!

Alludes to High confidence
What Temples Are For

W. Grant Bangerter April 1982 Sunday Afternoon Session

The endowment in the temple is a necessary and sacred blessing as essential for the members of the Church as baptism.

Alludes to High confidence
The Second Coming of Christ

LeGrand Richards April 1978 Sunday Afternoon Session

Just think of all that Malachi saw when he saw the coming of Elijah.

Alludes to High confidence
Relationships

William Grant Bangerter April 1976 Sunday Afternoon Session

Putting the Lord’s family together on eternal terms constitutes the purpose for which the gospel was restored.

Alludes to High confidence

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