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I'm really excited to talk about this section with you today, Bryce, Section 25 of the Doctrine Covenants. One of the very first revelations in the church. We have a church that's

brand new April of 1830, and in Harmony, Pennsylvania, in July of 1830, the Lord, he's speaking to Emma specifically,

isn't he?

He is.

And this is a landmark section.

This week, we're supposed to cover 23, 24, 25, and 26.

Well, 23, 24, and 26 are great, and they have some wonderful application.

But they don't rise to the level that 25 is at.

25 is a landmark section.

It was even called out by President Nelson in his talk in October of 2019.

He elevates Section 25 to a very prominent position.

It's worthy of our sole focus. The only section given to a woman

in all of the doctrine covenants, 138 sections, and this is the one. It was given to Emma.

Now, I'm going to suggest to you that there are at least three layers to section 25,

and you can even find more, but we're going to focus on three layers. Layer number one is the Lord speaking to Emma Smith. And that one's significant because

Emma was an elect lady, and Emma did have some tasks that the Lord wanted her to do, like the hymn book that

Emma started, and the Lord is speaking to Emma. And that's kind of the layer that most people

will study this week. And that's a good layer. And that's a great layer. But then I would push

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