Sacrament Talk: Stand Ye In Holy Places
Image made with AI Musings on Section 85 At this time in Church History, Kirtland was the headquarters in the Church, but Missouri had somewhat recently been revealed as the location of Zion, the New Jerusalem. This made many eager to move to Missouri. In Section 85, the Lord speaks of many Saints who made that move but did so without abiding by the principles revealed to Joseph Smith (see Section 42). This revelation spurred the ever-evolving understanding of the law of consecration Joseph had throughout his life, specifically in the first several years of the Church's existence. The Lord chastens those Saints who did not follow counsel and reveals further what the Church was to do in those situations. While the history of how the early Saints understood the law of consecration is interesting, the short of the principles Joseph grew into was that the act of consecration is completely voluntary, but, at the same time, it is a completely necessary act for those who desire an inherit...
