Comments on: Revelations in Context: The Unveiling

By: Ardis E. Parshall

Ardis E. Parshall — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 00:13:04 +0000

Matt, where on the page is the index? It may be there but I’m not seeing it.

By: Matt M

Matt M — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 23:42:38 +0000

Two new articles posted to this series as well as an index by section…

By: Amy T

Amy T — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 14:22:53 +0000

Good news!

By: Ardis E. Parshall

Ardis E. Parshall — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 14:01:09 +0000

Links to Revelations in Context have begun showing up in the online Sunday School manual. See this page, for example (in the righthand column, below the listen-print-download links).

By: Don

Don — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 00:12:07 +0000

Ardis, thanks for the explanation. I appreciate your help in disseminating this valuable info. I may actually start attending SS again if we can get some substance back into SS lessons.

By: Ardis E. Parshall

Ardis E. Parshall — Sun, 03 Feb 2013 20:52:17 +0000

Don, the essays are still being written and will appear on the Revelations in Context page over the next few months as fast as they are ready. As far as I know, all sections will be addressed (but that's only my assumption, so understand that I may be wrong. It's possible that they will address only those sections used in the current Sunday School Gospel Doctrine lessons, since they were intended chiefly as an aid to Sunday School teachers and class members). Although they haven't appeared yet (they should start showing up any day now), the links will be embedded in the online version of the Gospel Doctrine manual posted at lds.org, here. You'll see that there is a column on the right side of the page that has links to other media (pictures, sound and video). I expect that the links to Revelations in Context will appear somewhere in that right-hand column (although again, that is only my assumption; we'll both have to watch for their appearance).

By: Don

Don — Sun, 03 Feb 2013 20:13:39 +0000

This is great info about the sections covered at http://history.lds.org/series/doctrine-and-covenants-revelations-in-context?lang=eng#/date/10/1

But at risk of sounding like a dufus, let me ask where can I find info about other D&C sections?

Related to that question, do you know where the linkage between the Gospel Doctrine Manual and these essays will be?

By: Sam Brunson

Sam Brunson — Sun, 03 Feb 2013 05:16:10 +0000

Thanks, Ardis! Now I’ve just got to follow your link and take a look!

By: Ardis E. Parshall

Ardis E. Parshall — Sat, 02 Feb 2013 16:48:39 +0000

To clarify: This isn’t my project. I’ve been aware it was in progress, and have been enthusiastic about it, but the project I’m helping the Church with is something else entirely.

By: Rameumptom

Rameumptom — Sat, 02 Feb 2013 14:15:53 +0000

In the past, some Church historians and leaders sought to make an inspirational and faithful portrayal of the Church, often by not discussing many of the details, and sometimes by whitewashing the history.

That said, we are not the only ones who have done this.

That the Church has been bringing everything out now, means we can look forward, rather than backward. We will see how messy history is, and LDS history often has been, and we will be amazed at how Joseph Smith and others could accomplish so much with such messy things going on at the same time. I’m excited that Ardis is involved in this project (or at least it seems she is, which is a good thing).