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What can the Kirtland Temple dedication teach us about power, angelic help, and joy? Dr. Anthony Sweat examines the historical and spiritual significance of Doctrine and Covenants 109-110, clarifies the difference between the endowment and its presentation, and shows how repentance and covenant keeping open the way to lasting spiritual strength. SHOW NOTES/TRANSCRIPTS English: https://tinyurl.com/podcastDC240EN French: https://tinyurl.com/podcastDC240FR German: https://tinyurl.com/podcastDC240DE Portuguese: https://tinyurl.com/podcastDC240PT Spanish: https://tinyurl.com/podcastDC240ES YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/PNKlm6BOmOk ALL EPISODES/SHOW NOTES followHIM website: https://www.followHIM.co 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. Anthony Sweat 01:45 Thoughts on the Kirtland Temple 04:13 Anthony Sweat bio 07:36 Come, Follow Me Manual 08:58 President Nelson’s challenge 10:45 1836: A highlight 13:56 D&C 88:68: Thesis 17:19 Like a student stake 20:16 “Walking in darkness at noonday” 23:32 Temple is the point 25:55 Ordinances in Kirtland Temple? 28:36 Did they understand work for the dead yet? 30:36 Third floor rooms 34:20 Unanswered questions 37:28 Dedicatory prayer was given by revelation 39:46 Picturing the dedication 44:08 Introduction and plea 46:14 Fulfillment of promise 49:10 Sweat’s “We Need an Endowment” 51:37 Learn, grow, and become 54:55 Seeing the Savior in the temple 57:44 Intended to bring you inside the temple 59:52 Repent, return, restored, and reverence 1:00:17 Armed with power and delegation 1:04:45 Angels and family on the other side of the veil 1:07:10 Eternal family BBQ and work from the other side 1:12:25 Seven blessings 1:14:27 Ordinances as doors to power 1:17:03 Difference between presenting concepts and receiving power 1:21:40 End of Part 1 - Dr. Anthony Sweat 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