D&C 111-114 - More Treasures than One

Unshaken Saints

Jared Halverson

Religion & Spirituality, Education

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🗓️ 5 October 2025

⏱️ 91 minutes

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Joseph Smith and his counselors were deep in debt, so they went searching for buried treasure in Salem, Massachusetts, leading to one of the most remarkable sections of the Doctrine and Covenants! Did God really approve of their "follies," and what did they find that was "more treasures than one"? SUMMARY: Join us as we explore D&C 111–114, covering a pivotal and often misunderstood moment in early Church history and the profound doctrinal answers God gave in response to conflict and confusion. D&C 111 | The Salem Trip: We analyze the search for wealth to settle Church debt, the warning against "get-rich-quick" schemes , and the Lord’s promise to Joseph Smith: "I have much treasure in this city for you" , shifting the focus from temporal silver to the spiritual treasure of souls and ancestry. D&C 112 | The Quorum of the Twelve: The Lord speaks directly to Thomas B. Marsh, President of the Twelve, to address "some few things in thine heart". The revelation is a powerful call to humility, urging him to "Be not partial" and let his "love abound unto all men". This section also outlines the authority given to the Twelve to "unlock the door of the kingdom" in the Dispensation of the Fulness of Times. D&C 113 | Q&A on Isaiah: Joseph Smith seeks clarity on Isaiah 11. The Lord reveals that the "Stem of Jesse" is Christ , and the "Rod" that comes from it is a servant in the hands of Christ—identified as Joseph Smith. We also discuss what it means for Zion to "put on thy strength" (priesthood authority) and loose the "bands of her neck". D&C 114 | Taking the Opportunity: In a stark warning against apostasy , the Lord calls David W. Patten to "settle up all his business" for a mission. The revelation teaches a critical principle: if leaders deny the Lord, others "shall be planted in their stead and receive their bishopric". CALL-TO-ACTION: Which of these four sections spoke most powerfully to you? Was it the call to patience with debt, the need for humility in leadership, the promised keys for the gathering, or the warning to take the "lifetime of an opportunity"? Let us know in the comments below! If you're studying the Doctrine and Covenants, hit the like button and subscribe for more deep dives into the scriptures. Chapter Timestamps: 0:00 Introduction 6:36 Get Rich Quick 18:14 Playing Favorites 31:03 Opening the Door 44:51 The Last Dispensation 55:28 Jesus Christ & Joseph Smith 1:12:12 Getting In on the Action 1:18:08 The Lifetime of an Opportunity 1:28:41 One-Liners

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0:00.0	Hello, my friends. I'm Jared Halverson. This is Unshaken, and I'm glad to have you back,
0:04.3	although this is a hard one to come back to, simply because of what we have to come back from.
0:10.7	Last week, we studied Section 109 and 110 and talk about a Pentecostal experience.
0:17.6	The dedication of the Kirtland Temple was one of those high points in the church.
0:22.3	If you got to go back and see any period of church history, that week between March 27th
0:27.5	and April 3rd of 1836 might be a great one to choose. And yet, the week then passes. And
0:35.7	you kind of have to come back down from the mountain, if you know what I mean.
0:39.8	For many of us, that happened when we got home from our missions. And all of a sudden, it's like,
0:44.0	I don't get to wear the tag anymore. And I don't have millions of Latter-day Saints praying for me
0:50.0	every day. I'm not as engaged in the work of the Lord as before and not feeling his presence and
0:55.6	power as much as before. If you think about Moses coming down from the mountain and meeting
1:02.0	Israelites worshipping a golden calf, talk about a rude awakening. You picture Nephi after these
1:07.2	visions that he has in First Nephi and comes down the mountain and no golden calf,
1:12.2	but two very murmuring brothers. And so how do you cope with that? What do we do after we've
1:19.2	given our all in a heavy church calling that demanded so much, but that changed us so much?
1:25.5	And then we're released and it's like, what do I do now?
1:28.4	If you've ever had, or you're coming back from FSY for you youth, coming back from, I don't
1:33.2	education week or whatever it is that brings you to this spiritual high, in some ways there's only
1:39.1	one way to go afterwards and that's down and that's difficult. What we're studying this week is section 111 through
1:45.8	114 and in some ways if you just take each one on its own, it's it's kind of a strange
1:52.1	conglomeration of revelations. They go to Salem and looking for money and they don't find it.
1:59.8	And so they're kind of sheepishly tail between the legs like, sorry we were trying to make
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