As thou hast said in a revelation given to us, calling us thy friends, saying, call your solemn assembly, as I have commanded you.

Doctrine and Covenants, section 109 verse 6.

Hello, listeners, this is Nick from Book of Mormon Central.

And today's podcast addresses the question.

Why was Doctrine and Covenvenant Section 88 quoted in Section 109?

Doctrine in Covenant Section 88, sometimes called the olive leaf, is one of Joseph Smith's most eloquent and expansive revelations.

It opens with eternal vistas on multiple topics,

Jesus Christ, the light of the universe, verses 1 through 13.

Degrees of glory and divine perspectives on the relativity of laws within kingdoms,

verses 36 through 61. And how God's spirit will be poured out upon all the faithful who sincerely ask,

verses 62 through 68.

Following that soul-stretching instruction, the Lord asks His people to remember God's ultimate

promises and invites them to come together in solemn, sanctifying assemblies.

Verses 69 through 75. In January 1831,

years before Joseph received that revelation, the Lord commanded the saints to go to Ohio,

where they would be given the law, and there you shall be endowed with power from on high.

Doctrine and Covenants, Section 38, verse 32.

Two years later, in January 1833, it was time to take the next step to receiving that

promised blessing by building a house of the Lord in Kirtland. In delivering doctrine and

covenants, Section 88 to the saints, Joseph called it the Lord's message of peace to us.

This revelation gave assurance that the Lord was pleased with the efforts of his faithful saints.

The purpose of the temple still today is to direct us into the presence of the Lord and to help us become at peace with him.

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