To me, one of the great lessons of Section 124 (in our Come, Follow Me reading) is that the purpose of priesthood offices is to minister to our brothers and sisters as would Christ, whose priesthood it is.
offices I have given unto you ... for the work of the ministry and the perfecting of my saints.
Doctrine and Covenants 124:143
I am grateful for Joseph's testimony in Liberty Jail that we can rely on Jesus Christ for our deliverance.
I'm grateful for Jesus Christ who warns of coming storms and for Zion and her stakes where we can gather for refuge.
"The gathering together upon the land of Zion, and upon her stakes, may be for a defense, and for a refuge from the storm"
Doctrine and Covenants 115:6
I'm grateful for temples where we can be endowed with and feel the power of God to endure the trials of mortality and carry on His work.
"All people who shall enter upon the threshold of the Lord’s house may feel thy power, and feel constrained to acknowledge that thou hast sanctified it, and that it is thy house, a place of thy holiness."- Doctrine and Covenants 109:13
From this week's Come, Follow Me reading, comes hope and a path to testimony.
"Every soul who forsaketh his sins and cometh unto me, and calleth on my name, and obeyeth my voice, and keepeth my commandments, shall see my face and know that I am."
Doctrine and Covenants 93:1
