Welcome to Church History Matters, Come Follow Me Edition, where we are systematically diving into

every section of the doctrine and covenants throughout the year 2025. We have a lot to talk about

today, so let's get into it.

Casey.

Here we are, once again.

We're cruising through the Doctrine and Covenants.

It's going by quick.

And today, we've got a meaty block, I guess you'd say here.

We got a chunk.

What is it?

Doctrine in Covenants 12 through 17?

Yeah, I think this is the biggest leap we've made so far in the Doctrine and Covenants.

And a little Joseph Smith history.

Yeah, and a chunk of Joseph Smith history. That's not inconsiderable.

Lots to talk about today. Just ask you this, Casey. So let's say you only had 50 minutes to teach this whole chunk. I know a lot of people listening to this Sunday school or gospel doctrine are in some capacity, limited time.

What would you focus on in this big section 12 to section 17 of the doctrine covenants?

Yeah, wonderful question. I mean,

these are some great sections that introduce us to some wonderful figures that are going to be really crucial in the restoration. However, we learn history from the scriptures, but we focus

primarily on the doctrine, right? The doctrine of Christ, and then the most important history.

And that means section 13 and section 17 are where I would focus my efforts here.

Section 13 is the restoration of the erronic priest. It's huge. Yeah. The first real bestowal

of priests of authority in this dispensation.

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