130 - D&C 65-66 CFM - Sign Seeking VS Seeking a Witness - E25B Jun 16-22

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🗓️ 11 June 2025

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Welcome to Church History Matters Come Follow Me Edition where we are systematically diving into every section of the Doctrine and Covenants throughout the year 2025! In this episode Scott and Casey cover Doctrine & Covenants 65-66, while covering the context, content, controversies, and consequences of this important history.

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0:00.0	Is this sign seeking, Casey?
0:01.4	Short answer?
0:02.3	Yep.
0:02.9	Yeah, it is.
0:04.9	Okay.
0:05.6	It doesn't seem like receiving signs as a negative thing.
0:08.7	It's just if you keep pushing the limits, which McClellan seems to do again and again and again,
0:14.9	and nothing satisfies you, that it becomes a problem.
0:17.6	The cheap way to get the thing that God wants to give you anyway, sign seeking.
0:22.3	Fewer planned responses, and unless I get a sign, I'm out of here, that's negative sign seeking.
0:27.5	We have faith so that the Lord can give us signs.
0:30.4	It seems like there's that kind of relationship happening there.
0:33.6	Hello, Casey.
0:34.6	We are back.
0:35.6	Hello, Scott.
0:36.6	We're here once again. Section 64 through 66 this week, and this is part two. We are covering section 65 and 66 here. So 65 is just one of those little shorties but goodies, Casey. This is one of my favorites, honestly, because of how much it packs in six little verses.
0:55.9	As we go through it, I'll explain more as to why this is so insightful to me.
0:59.9	But before we do that, what was the context?
1:02.4	What do we know about the context for this section?
1:10.6	Section 65 is the first section, I believe, that's received at John Johnson's home in Hiram, Ohio.
1:17.7	And this is going to be a place that is hugely consequential for the church.
1:22.4	This is where the doctrine and covenants is born, essentially.
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