You're not going to be here. Hasn't this been a glorious year in carefully studying the Book of Mormon as individuals and families?

Did you notice time and time again that the lesson for that week was just the answer

you needed for yourself, your family, or for the current situation in the world.

Have you found that you have drawn closer to Christ in this past year of study?

It's hard to leave our intense Book of Mormon studies behind, but we are now given the immense privilege

of studying the doctrine and covenants and the early history of the Church and the restoration

of God's kingdom here upon the earth in our day. What could be more exciting?

Welcome dear friends to Meridian magazines, Come Follow Me Podcast,

We are Scott and Maureen Proctor, and this is our first of 50 podcasts about the doctrine and covenants and the new curriculum this year.

The doctrine and covenants is the most significant, powerful, and sacred book.

President Ezra Taff Benson said,

the Book of Mormon is the keystone of our religion,

and the doctrine and covenants is the capstone

with continuing Latter-day revelation. The Lord has placed his stamp of

approval on both the keystone and the capstone.

In fact, Maureen, the Lord himself gives us our charge and a very specific commandment in Section

1 of the Doctrine and Covenants.

Search these commandments, this is in verse 37, for they are true and faithful and the prophecies and

promises which are in them shall all be fulfilled and then comes this verse which

I have probably quoted more than any other verse in my institute classes.

What I the Lord have spoken, I have spoken, and I excuse not myself.

And though the heavens and the earth pass away, my word shall not pass away, but shall all be fulfilled,

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