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Meridian Magazine--Come Follow Me Latter-day Saint Podcast

Truth Will Prevail No Matter What the Opposition - Doctrine & Covenants 111-114

Meridian Magazine--Come Follow Me Latter-day Saint Podcast

Scot Facer Proctor

Religion & Spirituality

4.81.1K Ratings

🗓️ 4 November 2025

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

October 6-12

As you begin this week’s reading assignment, and you don’t skip over the headnotes in Section 111, you realize this revelation was given in Salem, Massachusetts. Isn’t the central leadership of the Church in Kirtland, Ohio? What is the First Presidency doing in Salem nearly 650 miles to the east and a whopping 1,500 miles from Western Missouri? Isn’t this the same city of the famous Salem Witch Trials 144 years before in 1692? This will all make sense as we study together in this episode.

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As you begin this week's reading assignment and you don't skip over the headnotes in Section 111,

0:10.5

you realize this revelation was given in Salem, Massachusetts.

0:15.2

Isn't the central leadership of the church in Curtland, Ohio?

0:19.4

What is the first presidency doing in Salem nearly 650 miles to the east and a whopping 1,500

0:26.4

miles from western Missouri?

0:29.2

Isn't this the same city of the famous Salem Witch Trials, 144 years before in 1692?

0:37.4

This will all make sense as we study together this week.

0:42.7

Welcome to Meridian Magazine's Come Follow Me podcast. We are Scott and Maureen Proctor, and this week

0:49.5

we have been reading sections 111 through 114 of the Doctrine of Covenants with a lesson entitled,

0:57.0

I will order all things for your good. I like that title. Just a quick reminder, the

1:03.6

26th, Old Testament, Come Follow Me calendar has just arrived and we are thrilled. The photography is gorgeous and the aids to your

1:14.1

Come Follow Me studies the next year will be wonderful. This is a beautiful, full-color wall calendar

1:20.7

with images from Egypt, Israel, and other places. This will help bring the Old Testament to life for you, your family, your friends,

1:30.3

your ministering families, and your Christmas gift giving list. Order yours today at

1:36.7

Latterdayst.mag.com forward slash 2026. That's Latterdaystantmag.com forward slash 2026. You'll love having this hanging in your home or office.

1:51.5

And I love it on the wall of my office. I look at it all the time. And I have it in my office too. I love it.

1:57.5

It reminds me of all these beautiful places from the scriptures. It's like the scriptures are just coming alive in our rooms.

2:04.6

Now before we answer the questions about Salem, Massachusetts,

2:08.6

Maureen, there are two very important events we have to talk about

2:12.6

that happened in February, 1835, in Kirtland.

2:16.6

You remember Zion's Camp March with its 202 men, 11 women,

2:22.0

and 7 children. Well, after the horrible attack of the cholera, where 68 were afflicted and 14 of them

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