Doctrine and Covenants 88 – Establish . . .a House of God

Links to free resources for children, youth, and adults to enhance the Come, Follow Me reading of Doctrine and Covenants 88. Choose one thing a day to do with your children or choose a couple to do for family home evening.

Everyone

Activity – Your Daily Spiritual Charge – Small and simple things can have gravity-defying, life-changing results! Some simple science activities to do with your family as you discuss how simple, spiritual activities help us.

Article – Six Things to Remember about the Kirtland Temple – Some of the ways in which the Saints fulfilled the temple’s divine purposes are shown through photos and words.

Article – Exploring the Doctrine and Covenants: House of Revelation – Referred to as the “House of God” in D&C 88, the Newel K. Whitney and Co. store in Kirtland, Ohio, was the site of seventeen revelations recorded in the Doctrine and Covenants and of sacred visions. Includes pictures for the family to see.

Music – Peace in Christ – The Lord offers us hope and peace.

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

Sing Along – Teach Me to Walk in the Light – Gather the family to sing this Primary song.

Video – Light and Truth, part 1 – (D&C 88:6-13) This video examines God’s attributes of light and truth as explained in section 88 of the Doctrine and Covenants. (6:39 minutes)

Video – The Spirit and the Body – (D&C 88:14-17) President Packer teaches about the spirit and the body. (2:13 minutes)

Children

Activity – The Temple is a House of God – Color the picture then cut out to make a puzzle.

Activity – A Temple is the House of the Lord – Make a little booklet about the temple.

Activity/Article – Blessings of the Temple – Gathering Israel means helping all of Heavenly Father’s children return to Him. The temple helps us do that! Teachings from President Nelson and a maze.

Activity/Article – A House of God – Learn about and build a temple.

Activity/Article – Mine is a House of Order – Learn about D&C 88:118 and put a puzzle together.

Article – The Important Guest – Read this story of a boy who learns to help his family prepare for a very important guest.

Youth

Activity/Article – Discovering Light and Truth – Look up the scriptures and fill in the blanks.

Article – Line Upon Line: The Light of Christ (D&C 88:7, 11, 13) – Delve deeper into these scriptures.

Article – Real Life Education – Why worry about education? Because learning is how we prepare to serve both now and in eternity.

Article – Five Easy Ways to Make School Hard and Five Hard Ways to Make School Easy – Going to school is one of the few times when we pay and then don’t want our money’s worth. We just want learning to be easy. Perhaps that’s understandable, but we have to decide if we want it to be easy now or easy later.

Article – More Fit for the Kingdom – The reason we need more education is so that the Lord can use us to do His work and bless the lives of others.

Video – School of the Prophets – (D&C 88:117-137) President Hinckley teaches about the School of the Prophets. (1:21 minutes)

Video – Those Warned Must Warn Others – (D&C 88:81-82) President Eyring explains those warned must warn others. (1:14 minutes)

Youth & Adults

Article – Your Refined Heavenly Home – The nearer we get to God, the more easily our spirits are touched by refined and beautiful things. If we could part the veil and observe our heavenly home, we would be impressed with the cultivated minds and hearts of those who so happily live there. BYU Speeches.

Article – Sacred Homes, Sacred Temples – Understanding the eternal nature of the temple will draw you to your family; understanding the eternal nature of the family will draw you to the temple.

Article – They That Be with Us – The power of the Savior will descend on His faithful covenant people.

Article – The Light of Christ – Physical light serves as a symbol for the spiritual Light of Christ.

Article – A House for Our God – Revelations in Context

Article – A School and an Endowment – Revelations in Context

Article – School of the Prophets – Church History Topics

Article – Solemn Assemblies – Church History Topics

Article – Temple Building – Church History Topics

Article – Washing of Feet – Church History Topics

Video – The School of the Prophets – BYU Religious Education

Video – The First Temple – Scripture Central (7:15 minutes)

Video – How Does God Comfort Us? – Scripture Central (3:42 minutes)

Adults

Article – Light, Truth, and Grace: Three Interrelated Principles Necessary for Exaltation – An essential part of the glory of God is light—or living, life-giving energy. In the scriptural sense, light is a capacitating power through which the righteous are given the faculty to receive truth. BYU Speeches.

Article – “That All May Be Edified of All” – An education that edifies does not destroy innocence but pushes back ignorance. It does not eradicate faith but enables educated believers to articulate reasons for the hope that is in them. BYU Speeches.

Article – Section 88, The Olive Leaf – Doctrine and Covenants Institute Student Manual

Article – Chapter 33: Doctrine and Covenants 88:1–69 – Doctrine and Covenants Institute Student Manual

Article – Chapter 34: Doctrine and Covenants 88:70–141 – Doctrine and Covenants Institute Student Manual

Article – The Olive Leaf and the Family of Heaven – BYU Religious Studies Center

Podcast – Follow Him Podcast: Dr. Anthony Sweat: Episode 33 Part 1 : Doctrine & Covenants 88 (video link) – How do we prepare for heaven on earth and what is the other Comforter? Dr. Anthony Sweat returns to discuss Section 88 and how we can become a celestial people. Learning from “The Olive Leaf,” the Saints learn how to prepare the world, and themselves, for the return of the Savior.

Podcast – Follow Him Podcast: Dr. Anthony Sweat: Episode 33 Part 2 : Doctrine & Covenants 88 (video link) – Can you explain the importance of baptism or marriage in one sentence? Can you describe the significance of the temple endowment in one sentence? Understanding the temple endowment can be more complicated. Still, Dr. Anthony Sweat continues shares how the School of the Prophets enabled the Savior to reveal Himself to a company of endowed priests and priestesses and teaches the purpose of the endowment–a purpose you can share in a sentence! 

Video – Discussions on the Doctrine and Covenants: D&C 88-89 – Prepare and Sanctify Yourselves – Religious scholars from BYU discuss these sections.

Video – Hard Questions in Church History with Lynne Hilton Wilson: Week 34 (D&C 89-92, Aug 16-22) – Church History Matters Podcast (46:34 minutes)

Video – Come Follow Me Insights: D&C 88 – Scripture Central (1:26:27 minutes)

Video – Act in Doctrine: D&C 88 – Scripture Central (26:08 minutes)