History LessonHistory Lesson By Heather Bergeson Church Magazines. Personal Application: Joseph...
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An a
ncien
t fa
llin
g aw
ay c
an h
elp
you
know
how
to
stan
d st
rong
tod
ay.
Per
son
al
App
lic
ati
on
: God
will
giv
e us
trut
h an
d kn
owle
dge
whe
n w
e as
k. B
ut w
e ne
ed to
bel
ieve
in H
im a
nd
belie
ve H
e an
swer
s pr
ayer
s. W
e ca
n sh
ow G
od th
at re
ceiv
ing
pers
onal
re
vela
tion
is im
port
ant t
o us
by
aski
ng q
uest
ions
and
act
ing
on th
e an
swer
s w
e re
ceiv
e. A
s w
e se
ek a
nsw
ers,
He
give
s us
kno
wle
dge
and
guid
ance
.
His
tor
ica
l Po
int:
As
apos
tasy
spr
ead,
man
y pe
ople
beg
an to
thin
k th
at G
od w
asn’
t goi
ng to
spe
ak to
His
peo
ple
anym
ore
exce
pt th
roug
h th
e sc
riptu
res
that
alre
ady
exis
ted.
This
fals
e be
lief t
hat t
he h
eave
ns w
ere
“sea
led”
cau
sed
man
y pe
ople
to s
top
aski
ng q
uest
ions
and
see
king
reve
-la
tion.
As
a re
sult,
“[th
ose]
that
[sai
d], W
e ha
ve e
noug
h, fr
om th
em [w
as]
take
n aw
ay e
ven
that
whi
ch th
ey [h
ad]”
(2 N
ephi
28:
30).
Per
son
al
App
lic
ati
on
: The
prie
stho
od a
nd it
s ke
ys a
re e
ssen
tial,
beca
use
with
out t
hem
ther
e is
no
way
to re
ceiv
e sa
ving
ord
inan
ces
and
mak
e et
erna
l co
vena
nts.
The
auth
ority
and
key
s of
the
prie
stho
od w
ere
rest
ored
thro
ugh
Jose
ph
Smith
so
that
thes
e es
sent
ial o
rdin
ance
s co
uld
once
aga
in b
e ad
min
iste
red
to m
em-
bers
of C
hris
t’s C
hurc
h (s
ee Jo
seph
Sm
ith H
isto
ry 1
:66–
75).
His
tor
ica
l Po
int:
Whe
n Ch
rist c
ame
to th
e ea
rth,
H
e or
dain
ed 1
2 Ap
ostle
s an
d ga
ve th
em th
e pr
iest
hood
, w
ith k
eys
and
auth
ority
to a
ct in
His
nam
e. B
ut a
s w
icke
d-ne
ss s
prea
d an
d pe
ople
reje
cted
trut
h, th
ese
prie
stho
od
keys
wer
e ta
ken
from
the
eart
h.
Let’s
look
at s
ome l
esso
ns fr
om th
e Gre
at
Apos
tasy
we c
an a
pply
to o
ur li
ves t
oday
:
Less
on #
2:
Prie
sth
oo
d k
eys
are
Nec
essa
ry f
or
Salv
atio
n
Less
on #
1:
Reve
lati
on
is K
ey
With
all
the
pers
ecut
ion
that
Chr
istia
ns s
uffer
ed a
fter t
he S
avio
r’s
Resu
rrec
tion
and
Asce
nsio
n, th
e Th
essa
loni
an S
aint
s fig
ured
the
Seco
nd C
omin
g w
ould
be
happ
enin
g so
on. B
ut P
aul t
augh
t the
m
that
bef
ore
Chris
t’s S
econ
d Co
min
g th
ere
wou
ld b
e a
“falli
ng a
way
firs
t” (2
Thes
salo
nian
s 2:
3). Th
at fa
lling
aw
ay d
id o
ccur
. We
refe
r to
it as
the
Gre
at A
post
asy.
Afte
r peo
ple
reje
cted
and
kill
ed th
e Sa
vior
and
His
Apo
stle
s, th
e Lo
rd’s
prie
stho
od a
utho
rity
and
His
Chu
rch
wer
e lo
st fr
om th
e ea
rth.
This
con
-tin
ued
until
Hea
venl
y Fa
ther
and
Jesu
s Ch
rist a
ppea
red
to Jo
seph
Sm
ith in
18
20 to
beg
in th
e Re
stor
atio
n of
the
fuln
ess
of th
e go
spel
.Ev
en th
ough
the
fuln
ess
of th
e go
spel
was
n’t o
n th
e ea
rth
durin
g th
at
time,
we
can
gain
a lo
t fro
m s
tudy
ing
this
per
iod.
A G
rea
t (A
post
asy) H
isto
ry
Les
son
By H
eath
er B
erge
son
Chur
ch M
agaz
ines
Per
son
al
App
lic
ati
on
: Jo
seph
Sm
ith w
as th
e fir
st p
roph
et
in th
is d
ispe
nsat
ion,
and
we
have
bee
n bl
esse
d w
ith li
ving
pro
phet
s an
d ap
ostle
s ev
er s
ince
. Tod
ay, P
resi
dent
Rus
sell
M. N
elso
n, h
is C
ouns
elor
s, an
d th
e Tw
elve
Ap
ostle
s ha
ve th
e ke
ys a
nd a
utho
rity
to d
irect
the
Chur
ch, a
nd G
od g
uide
s th
em o
n ho
w
to b
est h
elp
Chur
ch m
embe
rs. A
s w
e su
stai
n ou
r lea
ders
and
follo
w th
eir c
ouns
el, w
e ca
n kn
ow th
at w
e ar
e fo
llow
ing
God
’s di
rect
ion.
Per
son
al
App
lic
ati
on
: Af
ter t
he R
esto
ratio
n br
ough
t an
end
to
the
Gre
at A
post
asy,
God
pro
mis
ed th
at th
ere
wou
ld n
ever
be
a ge
nera
l ap
osta
sy fr
om th
e tr
uth
agai
n (s
ee D
octr
ine
and
Cove
nant
s 65
:2).
But w
e st
ill h
ave
to b
e ca
refu
l and
gua
rd o
urse
lves
aga
inst
per
sona
l apo
stas
y.
Her
e ar
e so
me
thin
gs y
ou c
an d
o to
str
engt
hen
your
faith
in Je
sus
Chris
t, re
mai
n st
rong
in H
is C
hurc
h, a
nd p
rogr
ess
alon
g th
e co
vena
nt p
ath:
• Le
arn
how
the
Holy
Ghos
t spe
aks t
o yo
u an
d st
rive
to a
lway
s fol
low
the
prom
ptin
gs yo
u re
ceive
from
Him
.•
Stud
y an
d po
nder
eac
h co
vena
nt y
ou’ve
mad
e (o
r one
day
hop
e to
mak
e).
• St
rive
to o
bey
the
com
man
dmen
ts a
nd k
eep
your
sta
ndar
ds h
igh.
• W
rite
dow
n an
d ac
t on
coun
sel f
rom
Chu
rch
lead
ers
at g
ener
al
conf
eren
ce.
• Po
nder
the
Savi
or’s
love
for y
ou a
s yo
u pa
rtak
e of
the
sacr
amen
t.•
Seek
to c
onst
antly
str
engt
hen
your
test
imon
y th
roug
h da
ily s
crip
ture
st
udy,
pray
er, a
nd s
ervi
ce.
See
True
to th
e Fa
ith (2
004)
, 13–
14. N
E
His
tor
ica
l Po
int:
Thro
ugho
ut h
isto
ry, t
he L
ord
has
guid
ed
His
peo
ple
thro
ugh
livin
g pr
ophe
ts a
nd a
post
les.
But
dur
ing
the
Gre
at A
post
asy,
whe
n th
ere
was
no
one
on e
arth
with
apo
stol
ic
auth
ority
, the
re w
as n
o on
e to
act
as
God
’s sp
okes
man
on
the
eart
h.
His
tor
ica
l Po
int:
The
Gre
at A
post
asy
had
been
pro
phes
ied
in O
ld T
esta
men
t tim
es (s
ee Is
aiah
60:
2; A
mos
8:1
1–12
). Th
e pr
ophe
cy w
as fu
lfille
d as
fals
e te
achi
ngs
divi
ded
the
peop
le
of th
e an
cien
t Chu
rch.
The
doct
rines
that
Chr
ist t
augh
t be
cam
e co
rrup
ted
and
man
y pe
ople
did
n’t k
now
how
to
find
trut
h.
Less
on #
3:
Foll
ow
Liv
ing
Pro
phet
s an
d A
post
les
Less
on #
4:
Ho
w t
o G
uard
Yo
urse
lf A
gai
nst
Apo
stas
y
HiS
Au
ThO
rIt
Y
“Prie
stho
od is
the
mea
ns w
here
by th
e Lo
rd a
cts
thro
ugh
men
to s
ave
soul
s. O
ne o
f the
defi
ning
fe
atur
es o
f the
Chu
rch
of Je
sus
Chris
t, bo
th a
ncie
ntly
and
toda
y, is
His
au
thor
ity. Th
ere
can
be n
o tr
ue C
hurc
h w
ithou
t divi
ne a
utho
rity.”
Elde
r Dav
id A
. Bed
nar o
f the
Quo
rum
of t
he T
wel
ve A
post
les,
Apr
. 201
2 ge
nera
l co
nfer
ence
(Ens
ign
or L
iaho
na, M
ay 2
012,
48)
.
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