Doctrine and Covenants 85-87 – Stand Ye in Holy Places

Links to free resources for children, youth, and adults to enhance the Come, Follow Me reading of Doctrine and Covenants 85-87. Choose one thing a day to do with your children or choose a couple to do for family home evening.

Everyone

Music – Stand – Music created for the youth for the 2013 Youth Theme.

Saints, Volume 1 – Holy Places – Narrative history of events surrounding the revelations

Saints, Volume 2 – Round Up Your Shoulders – Narrative history of events surrounding the revelations

Sing Along – The Holy Ghost – Gather the family to sing this Primary song.

Video – “Stand Ye in Holy Places—Bloom Where You’re Planted,” – Three hundred youth in Las Vegas come together to share their testimony of Jesus Christ.

Video – Stand in Holy Places and Be Not Moved – Elaine Dalton relates the story of Kristina, a young woman who joined the Church in Denmark, and encourages youth today to stand in holy places and be not moved.

Video – The Fire of Temple Covenants – David A. Bednar draws parallels between temple-related miracles in 1846 and in 2020. Covenants made in the temple are worth every sacrifice and provide us with spiritual strength. BYU Speeches (3:39 minutes)

Children

Activity – Our Homes Can Be Holy Places – Color and draw

Activity – Color the Temple – Coloring page

Activity – Jesus said we should be a “light” unto others (Doctrine and Covenants 86:11). That means we should be good examples to everyone. Draw a candle on a piece of paper and color the flame on the top. Cut it out and attach it to your shirt or hang it around your neck with some string, like a necklace. With your family, talk about what you can do to be a good example. From Scripture Time Fun from the Friend.

Activity – For Doctrine and Covenants 85–87: Sing a hymn or Primary song very quietly. Practice concentrating on hearing and understanding the song. Help your little ones say, “I can listen for the Holy Ghost.” From Scripture Time Fun for Little Ones.

Activity – Build a Temple” – A paper temple you can construct plus other ideas for building your own model temple.

Activity – Find that Temple! – Match the stained-glass windows to the temple they are in.

Activity – Funstuff: Temples around the World – A temple word search.

Activity – A Holy Place – A dot-to-dot picture of a temple.

Activity – I Love to See the Temple – A booklet to color and cut out with the words of the song “I Love to See the Temple.”

Activity – Temples in Our Day – Solve a temple word puzzle and then draw a temple using the letter A.

Activity/Article – Jesus Helped in Many Ways – Read how Jesus helped others and write a list of ways you can serve too.

Activity/Article – Feeling the Holy Ghost – Benson learns about the Holy Ghost from his dad. Includes an activity to color pictures of things we can do to invite the Holy Ghost into our lives.

Article – Taye Visits the Temple – An illustrated story about a boy’s visit to the temple.

Article – The Temple and You” – Joy D. Jones of the Primary presidency encourages children to do family history work and prepare to enter the temple. 

Article – Blessings of the Temple” – Paul E. Koelliker testifies that children can feel the blessings of the temple.

Article – I’m not old enough to go to the temple. What can I learn about it?” – Russell M. Nelson teaches some things children can learn about the temple.

Audio – A Revelation About the Priesthood – A Primary teacher and children learn of a revelation about the priesthood and a revelation about war. Joseph Smith receives a revelation concerning the priesthood. All priesthood holders make a covenant with God to be faithful and to use the priesthood to serve others. The prophet also receives a revelation about the Civil War that would come 30 years later. There will be many wars before Christ comes again.

Poster – I Can Make My Home a Holy Place – Print and hang this poster in your home.

Video – A Revelation About War – Doctrine and Covenants Scripture Reader

Youth

Article – Standing in Holy Places – Youth from all over the world to shared pictures that show how they stand in holy places.

Article – Standing on Higher Ground – The question I hope every young man will ponder is, Am I standing in holy places?

Article – Holy Places in Your Life – What is a holy place? Where is a holy place? How can we stand in holy places? How do we make places we regularly inhabit more holy?

Article – Line Upon Line: Doctrine and Covenants 87:8 – A simple guide to delve deeper into this scripture verse.

Article – Questions and Answers – How do I “stand in holy places” when there’s so much unholiness around me, like at school?

Article /Video – Your Holy Places – Whether [your holy places] are geographic or moments in time, they are equally sacred and have incredible strengthening power.

Video – Standing in Holy Places – A young woman reflects on the blessings of walking the covenant path as she makes her journey to the temple.

Youth & Adults

Article – Experience God’s Love – Addressing our dysfunctional receptors for God’s love restores power, stability, and direction in our lives.

Article – Can You Hear the Music? – So the process of learning to hear the voice of the Spirit not only refines us and allows us to enjoy the wondrous music of the Spirit, but it also blesses us, directs our steps, and brings us the favor and guidance of heaven.

Article – Standing in Holy Places – Communication with our Father in Heaven—including our prayers to Him and His inspiration to us—is necessary in order for us to weather the storms and trials of life.

Article – Navigating Our Way Through Life – It is my belief that we can obtain this goal of celestial glory as we seek and follow the divine feedback that comes through the still, small voice of the Holy Ghost.

Article – Building a Spiritual and Temporal Refuge – We have been counseled to build a refuge for our families both physically and spiritually.

Article – Standing in Holy Places – James E. Faust encourages Saints all over the world, wherever possible, to strive to stand more often in holy places.

Article – Prophecy of War, Prescription for Peace – In revelation, Joseph foresaw the American Civil War and other calamities but also received divine guidance about how to be at peace.

Article – Joseph Smith’s Bible Translation – Revelations in Context

Article – Peace and War – Revelations in Context

Article – Prophecies of Joseph Smith – Church History Topics Essay

Video – War and the Wheat/Tares – Scripture Central (8:52 minutes)

Video – The Wheat and the Tares – Scripture Central (5:52 minutes)

Video – Still Small Voice of God – Scripture Central (3:57 minutes)

Adults

Article – Divinely Appointed Responsibilities, Heavenly Blessings – As we strive to fulfill these divinely appointed responsibilities as part of the Lord’s work, the Church provides a multitude of resources. These are blessings that are pouring down upon us from heaven.

Article – A Compensatory Spiritual Power for the Righteous – As the world slides from its spiritual moorings, the Lord prepares the way for those who seek Him, offering them greater assurance, greater confirmation, and greater confidence in the spiritual direction they are traveling.

Article – Section 85, Those Who Put Their Hands “to Steady the Ark” – Doctrine and Covenants Institute Student Manual

Article – Chapter 32: Doctrine and Covenants 85–87 – Doctrine and Covenants Institute Student Manual

Article – Section 86, The Parable of the Wheat and the Tares – Doctrine and Covenants Institute Student Manual

Article – Section 87, War in the Last Days – Doctrine and Covenants Institute Student Manual

Podcast – Follow Him: D&C 85-87 Part 1 (video link) – Will members receive revelation for those outside of their stewardship? Who is the one “Great and Mighty” mentioned in this week’s lesson? Join Dr. Kenneth Alford as he shares what it means to “steady the ark,” as well as teaching how the early Saints learned about personal revelations, corporeal revelation, and the “unspeakable gift’ of the Holy Ghost. The Saints are living through persecution and hear the rumors of war. This week’s lesson applies to each member as we live in a time of tribulations and learn to listen to the voice of the Lord.

Podcast – Follow Him: D&C 85-87 Part 2 (video link) – How do Lydia and Edward Partridge’s suffering, humility, and service apply to Latter-day Saints today? Dr. Alford returns for Part II and we discuss keeping a record of the Lord’s hand in our lives, what supporting our leaders may look like (or not), as well as the parable of the Last Days. Dr. Alford’s lifelong service in the US Army helps us relate to wars, rumors of wars, in the 1830s and today.

Video – Discussions on the Doctrine and Covenants: D&C 84-87 – Oath and Covenant of the Priesthood – Religious scholars from BYU discuss these sections. BYUtv. (27:59 minutes)

Video – Come Follow Me Insights: D&C 85-87 – Being instruments in God’s hands can be one of the most rewarding and challenging aspects of this life. Join Taylor and Tyler in this amazing episode to discuss these principles as well as diving into the parables and their interpretations discussed in these sections. Scripture Central (1:08:34 minutes)

Video – Act in Doctrine: D&C 85-87 – We focus on three doctrinal takeaways: 1) The Lord will direct his own kingdom and does not need our correction. 2) Do not let the tares of this world shake your testimony of the gospel. 3) Stand in holy places and be not moved. Scripture Central (33:34 minutes)