0 Doctrine & Covenants( Section 138) : Absurdity

Calamity shall cover the mocker, and the scorner shall be consumed; and they that have watched for iniquity shall be hewn down and cast into the fire. 45:50

Trivia: What man in the Doctrine and Covenants is said to be a perfect man who looked just like his father - so much so, in fact, that they could only be distinguished by their age?

Doctrine & Covenants ( Section 138) : Absurdity (13)

  1. As I pondered on these things, the spirit of the Lord rested on me, and I saw many dead people. 138:11
  2. They were all happily waiting for the Son of God to enter the spirit world. 138:15
  3. Their spirits and bodies were to be reunited. 138:17
  4. Then, while the dead people were talking and waiting around, the Son of God appeared. 138:18
  5. And he preached to them. 138:19
  6. But he stayed away from the wicked, ungodly, and unrepentant, wo had deviled themselves in the flesh. 138:20
  7. The dead saints rejoiced and sang. 138:23
  8. This is the way the gospel was preached to dead people. 138:32
  9. Joseph Smith and my father, Hyrum Smith, Brigham Young, John Taylor, Wilford Woodruff, and others built temples where dead people can be baptized. 138:53
  10. They were also among the dead people that I saw. 138:55
  11. They learned things even before they were born in the spirit world. 138:56
  12. And I saw elders preach to the spirits of the dead. 138:57
  13. After the dead people are washed clean, they'll be rewarded for their works. 138:59

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