1. Concerning the Building of Mine House Doctrine and Covenants Sections 94-96 1

2. Roadmap THE BIG QUESTIONS: How shall we organize ourselves now the we have gathered? 2

3. Roadmap THE BIG QUESTIONS: How shall we organize ourselves now the we have gathered? What is the structure of the Church? 3

4. Timeline: 1831-1833 with highlights Sections 94-96 from Joseph Smith Papers Context for Sections and vocabulary To the Text 4

5. This is a drawing of A.A quilt pattern B.A corn maze in Springville C.The plat plan for the cities of Kirtland and Zion 5

6. What are the three squares designating? A.The location of city administra- tion buildings B.The location of the school of the elders, the temple and the home for Joseph Smith C.The location of the school of the elders, the temple, and the printing office 6

7. George Edward Anderson Collection (photographed these sites while traveling across the country to begin his mission in England from 1909-1911) 7

8. 8 What is this building’s function?

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10. 1831 Ezra Booth joins the church; disaffected & leaves; writes 8 letters published by anti-Mormon papers in Ohio; used Howe’s Mormonism Unvailed (sic) of 1834 March 1833 Building committee authorizes purchase of lands to build temple March 1833 Levi Hancock writes in his journal that the Saints in Kirtland have no place to worship April 1833 The building committee of Kirtland meet in the school to raise funds to build a “school for the elders” (an MTC) May 1833 Section 94 revealed June 1833 Saints scolded and rebuked for not building as directed by Section 88 TIMELINE 10

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15. TIMELINE 1831 Ezra Booth joins the church; disaffected & leaves; writes 8 letters published by anti-Mormon papers in Ohio; used Howe’s Mormonism Unvailed (sic) of 1834 March 1833 Building committee authorizes purchase of lands to build temple March 1833 Levi Hancock writes in his journal that the Saints in Kirtland have no place to worship April 1833 The building committee of Kirtland meet in the school to raise funds to build a “school for the elders” (an MTC) June 1833 Saints scolded and rebuked for not building as directed by Section 88 May 1833 Section 94 revealed 15

16. Doctrine and Covenants Sections 94-96 Vocabulary in context 16

17. Doctrine and Covenants Sections 94-96 Why study these sections? 17