D&C 81-83 - Bound to God

Unshaken Saints

Jared Halverson

Religion & Spirituality, Education

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🗓️ 17 July 2025

⏱️ 98 minutes

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Have you ever felt called to serve, wondered about true forgiveness, or questioned how God provides for His people? This video unlocks divine principles from Doctrine & Covenants Sections 81-83! Summary: In this comprehensive lesson, we delve into three powerful revelations that lay foundational principles for God's organized kingdom. First, in D&C 81, we explore the sacred calling of a counselor, using the example of Frederick G. Williams. Learn that being a counselor is a divine assignment to listen, give your best advice, and faithfully support chosen leadership. It's a unique blend of leading through counsel and following with diligence, a testament to God's acknowledgment of humble service. Next, D&C 82 unveils profound truths about forgiveness and the Lord's Storehouse. Discover that God, who forgives our sins, also expects us to "refrain from sin" to prevent past transgressions from returning. We then examine the principle of "much is given, much is required", leading into the radical concept of the Lord's Storehouse—a divine economic system designed to eliminate poverty and promote equality among God's people. This isn't just about material goods, but a consecration of all our gifts and talents for the common good. Through this covenant, God declares, "I, the Lord, am bound when ye do what I say". Finally, D&C 83 addresses the compassionate care for vulnerable members of society—women, children, widows, and orphans. This revelation emphasizes the Church's and individual responsibility to provide for the needy, ensuring that no one is left destitute within God's expanding Zion. This video offers practical guidance on living a consecrated life, extending forgiveness, building unity, and actively participating in God's ongoing work to care for all His children and establish Zion. Call-to-Action: Which principle from D&C 81-83 resonates most with you today? How can you better live these divine laws in your life? Share your thoughts and experiences in the comments below! If this video enlightened your understanding of God's kingdom, please like, share, and subscribe to "Unshaken" for more revelatory discussions. Chapter Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 5:16 Called as Counselor 17:16 Strengthening Others 29:14 Much Given, Much Required 39:50 Returning to Sin & Sins Returning 57:48 Bound Together 1:08:43 Border Wars 1:22:29 Regular Maintenance 1:35:20 One-Liners

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0:00.0	Hello, Unshaken Saints. Welcome back. I am hoping you are loving the doctrine
0:04.3	and covenants as much as I am. This is an incredible book of scripture and I hope that
0:08.5	we're seeing more and more relevance within these revelations the further we go.
0:13.0	Next week we have an incredible one-week, one chapter week in section 84.
0:20.0	As much as I love the doctrine and the power of section
0:23.8	76, I may even like section 84 better. It is, it has so many little strands coming together
0:31.6	into this amazingly beautiful tapestry. So prepare yourself for next week. Last week and this week, the two weeks in between
0:38.5	76 and 84, are more of the smaller kind of day-to-day live-the-gospel kinds of revelations. And yet
0:46.4	there's some incredible things in here too. Especially this week, it's interesting. We have so
0:51.5	little text to actually cover. If you have the old hard copy of Doctrine and Covenants, this is like three and a half pages,
0:58.1	and a bunch of those pages are taken up with section heading.
1:00.8	There's not a ton of words to study this week.
1:04.2	So if you're the type that doesn't read everything, maybe this is the week to change.
1:08.2	You'll be able to have plenty of time to read every single word in these revelations.
1:13.1	But the beauty of it is there are still, there are plenty of principles worth pulling out
1:18.0	to be able to cover our week's worth of study.
1:21.7	For this week, I'm going to do four principles from section 82, two from section 81, and one from section 83. And as far as
1:32.4	historical background is concerned, section 81 is a step in the direction of, well, it's an
1:38.5	ecclesiological section. Ecclesiology is the study of churches and how they run, kind of organization.
1:45.8	And I've said to this repeatedly, Joseph Smith did not come out of the Sacred Grove holding the church
1:51.6	handbook of instructions. It was a line upon line, precept upon precept kind of gradual organization
1:57.4	of the church. And to this point, there is no first presidency. There's no quorum in the 12. There's no quorums of the church. And to this point, there is no first presidency. There's no
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