D&C 64-66 I Why People Leave the Gospel

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🗓️ 29 May 2025

⏱️ 47 minutes

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How is it possible that some early Church members could be eyewitnesses to the miracles of the Restoration but still lose their testimonies and fall away from the Church? Join Lynn Hilton Wilson and special guest Steven C. Harper, Church History professor at BYU, for a frank discussion about the keys to maintaining a strong testimony in the gospel. Lynne and Steven will examine the lives of some of the early Saints and share their stories. What miracles did they see? What revelations were given to them specifically? Why did they choose to leave even though they witnessed some of the strongest spiritual manifestations on record? Don't miss this discussion, it may help someone you love or strengthen your own testimony.

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0:00.0	They were so excited to see Zion, and then they were so disappointed what Zion was.
0:04.2	Here we confront the assumption that we sometimes make that Joseph Smith is flawless.
0:09.2	Well, I think this is part of the culture of the time is this infallibility.
0:13.1	There's a big, big letdown, and it has a lot to do with our expectations.
0:18.8	Why do people fall away? The need for humility is big.
0:22.6	The only remaining question really is not whether God loves us, that's done.
0:28.6	The question isn't, will God deliver on his promises to us?
0:32.6	That's done.
0:33.6	The remaining questions are, do I love God?
0:36.6	And will I do what I promised him I will do?
0:39.3	Hello, welcome back to Scripture Central.
0:43.3	I'm Lynn Hilton Wilson, part of the Scripture Central team
0:46.3	where we try to build enduring faith in Jesus Christ
0:50.3	by illuminating restored scripture and making them more accessible and defensible and comprehensible.
0:56.8	And today we have the great opportunity to look back in history to 1831.
1:03.8	We're going to start in the fall time, September to October.
1:07.6	And we'll be looking at the historical background and some of the hard questions from
1:12.3	section 64 to 66 specifically, but we'll probably ease over because we have one of the best
1:20.2	of the best. We've got Steve Harper here to help us get some of the meat out of this historical
1:26.4	context that really helps us bring this to life. Welcome, Steve.
1:30.7	Thank you, Lynn. It's great to be with you. So what are the hard questions in this section?
1:37.3	You might remember that the explanatory introduction at the very beginning of the Doctrine Covenant says
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