FULNESS OF THE FATHER

Doctrine and Covenants 93

Purpose of D&C 93

D&C 93:19

“Fullness” 19 timesin D&C 93…

The fulness of glory (vs 6)A fulness of truth (vs 26)A fulness of joy (vs 33)

Who we worshipD&C 93:1-5

What does John teaches us about the Savior?

 Joseph Smith: “It is the first principle of the Gospel to know for a certainty the Character of God…”Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith, 343-346)

‘Saber’ vs ‘Conocer’

Scan Doctrine and Covenants 93:8–11 looking for titles used to describe the

Savior.

“The Only Begotten of the Father”“The light and the Redeemer of the

world”“The Spirit of truth”

“The Word, even the messenger of salvation”

“In the Greek language of the New Testament, that Word was Logos, or ‘expression.’ … So Jesus was the Word, or expression, of His

Father to the world” (“Jesus the Christ: Our Master and More,” Ensign,Apr. 2000, 4).

“In all that Jesus came to say and do He was showing us who and what God our Eternal Father is like, how completely devoted He is to His children in every age and nation. In word and in deed Jesus was trying to reveal and make personal to us the true nature of His Father, our Father in Heaven.

“He did this because all of us need to know God more fully in order to love Him more deeply and obey Him more completely. …

“So feeding the hungry, healing the sick, rebuking hypocrisy, pleading for faith—this was Christ showing us the way of the Father.” (“The Grandeur of God,” Elder Holland, Ensign, Nov. 2003, 70, 72).

Doctrine and Covenants 93:12–13

How Jesus Christ became like His Father.

“Perfect worship is emulation. We honor those whom we imitate”

(Elder Bruce R. McConkie).

“Do not expect to become perfect at once. If you do, you will be disappointed. Be better

today than you were yesterday, and be better tomorrow than you are today. ..Thus continue to be a little better day by day”

(Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Lorenzo Snow [2012], 103).

Doctrine and Covenants 93:21–23What are some of the responsibilities of being the

firstborn?

What is intelligence? D&C 93:29 Is Satan intelligent? D&C 93:36-37 Are you (currently) intelligent? D&C 93:39 How do you gain intelligence? D&C 93:27 Are your parents intelligent? D&C 93:40

FULNESS OF THE FATHER

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