Joseph does not shy away from humbly including Section 3 in the Doctrine and Covenants, where

he is severely chastened by the Lord for a failing.

He could have hit it or polished it up to preserve his image, but because he is so honest,

we not only get to see first-hand the spiritual development of a prophet, but he also gives us all

a deep teaching. You should not have feared man more than God. Welcome to Meridian Magazine's

Come Follow Me podcast. This is Scott and Maureen Proctor, and today we will look at Doctrine

and Covenants, Sections 3 through 5 called

My Work Shall Go Forth. Please tell your friends about this podcast or post it on Facebook so they can come and study with us.

The transcripts and show are available at Latterdaystmag.com forward slash podcast. Plus, you can find the podcast on

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Section 3 has an intriguing backstory, made even more interesting when you drill down to the context and details,

which we will do today.

We have mentioned that once Joseph said he had seen a light, persecution became his life.

After September 22nd, 1827, when he got the plates, he was hounded by those hoping to steal them in the form of passionate

emotional mobs. One night, Joseph learned that a mob was coming, and they took up a portion of the

hearth to hide the plates there. Lucy Mac Smith said, the hearth was scarcely relayed when a large

company of armed men came rushing up to the house.

Joseph threw the door open and hallooed as if he had a legion at hand,

giving the word of command with great importance.

At the same time, the males that belong to the house, from the father down to little Carlos,

ran out with such vehemence upon the mob that it struck them with

terror and dismay and they fled before our little Spartan band away into the woods where they dispersed

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