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Unshaken Saints

D&C 89-92 - Words of Wisdom

Unshaken Saints

Jared Halverson

Religion & Spirituality, Education

52.3K Ratings

🗓️ 18 August 2025

⏱️ 102 minutes

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Summary

Is the Word of Wisdom just a list of "don'ts"? What does the Lord really expect of us when it comes to what we consume, spiritually and physically? D&C 89-92 answers these questions and more, offering a powerful blueprint for health, wisdom, and eternal progression. Summary: In this episode, we'll dive deep into four brief but impactful sections of the Doctrine and Covenants. We begin with a fresh look at the Word of Wisdom in D&C 89, revealing it as a "principle with promise" for the "weak" and a shield against the "evils and designs of conspiring men." We'll explore the often-overlooked "do's" of the revelation and what it truly means to receive "health in their navel and marrow to their bones." Next, we turn to D&C 90, which outlines the ongoing mission of the First Presidency and the incredible counsel to "study and learn" from "all good books." We’ll use the concept of becoming "bilingual" to understand our charge to share the gospel in a way others can comprehend. We'll also examine the humility of prophets, who are "admonished in all your high-mindedness and pride," and learn from the inspiring story of Vienna Jaques's selfless consecration. Finally, we tackle the fascinating revelation on The Apocrypha in D&C 91, which provides a universal key for discerning truth in a world of information: "the Spirit manifesteth truth." We'll conclude with D&C 92, a reminder of the mutual responsibility between new and established members to be both "received" and "lively." This is a video you won't want to miss! Call-to-Action: What is one "hidden treasure of knowledge" you've found from these sections? Share it in the comments below! If you're gaining new insights from our "Unshaken" series, please like this video, subscribe to the channel, and ring the notification bell to stay up-to-date.

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0:00.0

Hello my friends and welcome back to Unshaken. I'm Jared Halverson and I've been wrestling lately with scripture as a verb.

0:07.0

I know we're used to you've seen scripture as a noun and that's what it is. It's an object, right?

0:11.0

But it's something, it's an object that does things. And so the verb perspective on what scripture does, but it's not just a verb of what it does, it's a verb about what we do with it.

0:21.7

There's been some interesting research done that I've been wrestling with about

0:26.1

scripturalizing texts and that it's an active relationship that we are forming with word.

0:34.4

And if we aren't infuse, well, I'll put it this way, God infuses these words with his

0:39.4

wisdom. This is revelation from him. But if we don't infuse the scriptures with meaning for ourselves,

0:46.6

then we've lost touch with that scriptural reality. We haven't scriptured as a verb. We haven't

0:53.0

formed a relationship with God through His Word.

0:56.8

And so there is a scripturalizing need for all of us to engage in.

1:03.4

And I'm just so grateful.

1:05.3

As I was driving here today, I was thinking about you

1:08.3

and thinking about what amazing people you are

1:11.3

for your desire to scripture, to scripturalize,

1:16.4

to dive into Word and keep it alive and well,

1:20.6

for you to see its value,

1:22.9

for you to receive it in the same spirit by which it was given originally.

1:29.4

And as soon as there is a generation that by and large refuses to do that, there's the end of Scripture. It will still

1:35.4

exist. It will be there. But it won't be treated scripturally by people that could have been

1:42.5

connecting with heaven through what is here on the page.

1:45.7

So again, my hat's off to each of you.

1:47.4

It is truly an honor to be able to spend time with you each week in these words.

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