0 Doctrine & Covenants : Good Stuff

the laws which ye have received from my hand are the laws of the church, and in this light ye shall hold them forth. Behold, here is wisdom. 58:23

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Doctrine & Covenants : Good Stuff (21)

  1. Charity, love, virtue, knowledge, temperance, patience, kindness, charity, humility, diligence - are all good things. 4:1
  2. Help the poor with your property. 42:30
  3. Everyone's needs will be supplied. 42:33
  4. Live together in love. 42:45
  5. Take care of the poor. 44:6
  6. Wo to rich men who won't help the poor. Your riches will canker your souls. 56:16
  7. Love your neighbor as yourself. That's a nice idea, but it isn't original in the D&C. It's copied directly from the Bible. See . 59:6
  8. Forgive each other. 64:9
  9. If the family doesn't receive an adequate inheritance, the church will provide for them. 83:5
  10. The church will provide for widows, orphans, and the poor. 83:6
  11. It isn't right for one man to be in bondage to another. 101:79
  12. We believe that governments should ensure that individuals are free, and have the right to protect their life and property. 134:2
  13. We believe that laws must be enforced equally. 134:3
  14. We do not believe that human law has a right to intefere with religion.  134:4
  15. We believe that the government should restrain crime, but never control conscience; it should punish guilt, but never suppress freedom. 134:4
  16. We believe that men should uphold their government, that sedition and rebellion should be punished, and that governments should enact laws for the public good, while protecting freedom of conscience. 134:5
  17. We believe that laws should be respected and obeyed. 134:6
  18. We believe that laws should be enacted to protect religious freedom, as long as such beliefs do  not justify sedition or conspiracy. 134:7
  19. We believe that crimes should be punished. 134:8
  20. We do not believe that religion should influence government,  or that one religion should be granted special privileges. 134:9
  21. We believe that men should appeal to the civil law to redress wrongs, but individuals also have the right to defend themselves and their property when such relief is unavailable. 134:11

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