Doctrine & Covenants 102-105 Part 1 • Dr. Matthew Godfrey • Sept 15-21 • Come Follow Me

What can the struggles of early Saints teach us about faith and perseverance today? Dr. Matthew Godfrey explores the 1834 Zion’s Camp expedition and D&C 102-103, providing historical insights on the expulsion from Missouri, the creation of the Kirtland High Council, and the call to redeem Zion, while also drawing powerful modern parallels about unanswered prayers, prophetic counsel, and enduring faith. SHOW NOTES/TRANSCRIPTS English: https://tinyurl.com/podcastDC238EN French: https://tinyurl.com/podcastDC238FR German: https://tinyurl.com/podcastDC238DE Portuguese: https://tinyurl.com/podcastDC238PT Spanish: https://tinyurl.com/podcastDC238ES YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/Y244pDzjPsQ ALL EPISODES/SHOW NOTES followHIM website: https://www.followHIMpodcast.com FREE PDF DOWNLOADS OF followHIM QUOTE BOOKS New Testament: https://tinyurl.com/PodcastNTBook Old Testament: https://tinyurl.com/PodcastOTBook Book of Mormon: https://tinyurl.com/PodcastBMBook WEEKLY NEWSLETTER https://tinyurl.com/followHIMnewsletter SOCIAL MEDIA Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/followHIMpodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/followhimpodcast TIMECODE 00:00 Part 1 - Dr. Matthew Godfrey 01:38 Episode teaser 04:59 Dr. Godfrey’s bio 07:12 Study informs testimony 11:24 The Lord blesses those who are willing 13:38 Vilate Kimball recalls friends turning against Joseph 15:46 Come, Follow Me Manual 17:39 Background 21:20 When we feel like we don’t receive answers 24:26 Zion’s Camp isn’t stationary 26:48 New church offices 30:16 Kirtland High Council organized 35:10 Important difficulties 38:45 Did the Lord restore ancient councils? 41:35 Councils or counsels? 46:16 The Kirtland High Council 49:42 Helping the Saints in Missouri 54:22 Joseph calls for volunteers to redeem Zion 58:34 We need to pay more attention to the Book of Mormon 1:01:39 Does the lord punish sin? 1:05:48 The Lord’s specific warning 1:09:49 Anxiety and feeling close to the Lord 1:14:12 Coming Up in Part II 1:16: 25 End of Part I - Dr. Matthew Godfrey Thanks to the followHIM team: Steve & Shannon Sorensen: Cofounder, Executive Producer, Sponsor David & Verla Sorensen: Sponsors Dr. Hank Smith: Co-host John Bytheway: Co-host David Perry: Producer Kyle Nelson: Marketing, Sponsor Lisa Spice: Client Relations, Editor, Show Notes Will Stoughton: Video Editor Krystal Roberts: Translation Team, English & French Transcripts, Website Ariel Cuadra: Spanish Transcripts Amelia Kabwika: Portuguese Transcripts Heather Barlow: Communications Director Sydney Smith: Social Media, Graphic Design "Let Zion in Her Beauty Rise" by Marshall McDonald https://www.marshallmcdonaldmusic.com