1. DOCTRINE AND COVENANTS 32-37 MISSIONS TO THE LAMANITES

2. Within six months of the Church’s organization, missionaries were called to preach the gospel to the Lamanites. The Book of Mormon On their way to the western borders of Missouri, they stopped in Kirtland, Ohio, where they shared the message of the restored gospel with Parley Pratt’s friend and former minister, Sidney Rigdon In a short time more than 100 people, including Sidney Rigdon and many members of his congregation, were baptized. This more than doubled the Church’s total membership. Mission to the Lamanites What’s the Principle???

3. “Do not rely on planning every event of your life—even every important event. Stand ready to accept the Lord’s planning and the agency of others in matters that inevitably affect you. Plan, of course, but fix your planning on personal commitments that will carry you through no matter what happens. Then you can await the Lord’s timing and be sure of the outcome.” Dallin H. Oaks

4. Parley P. Pratt He read the Book of Mormon in one day He was baptized by Oliver Cowdery in September 1830 and ordained an elder soon after He converted his brother Orson and called to serve with others on a mission to the Lamanites in Ohio and Missouri He was ordained an Apostle in 1835 His first wife, Thankful, died following childbirth While serving a mission in Arkansas, he was murdered in 1857—he is considered a martyr

5. Parley P. Pratt Parley P. Pratt and the Dog: He was locked in a prison overnight. In the morning an officer (Mr. Peabody) took him to get his breakfast breakfast. “After sitting awhile by the fire, I requested to step out. I walked out into the public square accompanied by him. “Said I, ‘Mr. Peabody, are you good at a race?’ ‘No,’ said he, ‘but my big bull dog is, and he has been trained to assist me in my office these several years; he will take any man down at my bidding.’ “’Well, Mr. Peabody, you compelled me to go a mile, I have gone with you two miles. You have given me lodging and breakfast. I must now go on my journey; if you are good at a race you can accompany me. I thank you for all your kindness–good day, sir.’

6. Parley P. Pratt “I then started on my run, while he stood amazed and not able to step one foot before the other. He did not awake from his astonishment sufficiently to start in pursuit till I had gained, perhaps, two hundred yards. I had already leaped a fence, and was making my way through a field to the forest on the right of the road. He now came hallowing after me, and shouting to his dog to seize me. The dog, being one of the largest I ever saw, came close on my footsteps with all his fury; the officer behind still in pursuit, clapping his hands and hallooing, ‘Stu-boy, Stu-boy–take him–watch–lay hold of him, I say–down with him,’ and pointing his finger in the direction I was running. “The dog was fast overtaking me, and in the act of leaping upon me, when, quick as lightning, the thought struck me. I pointed my finger and shouted in imitation of the officer. The dog hastened past. “I soon lost sight of the officer and dog, and have not seen them since.” Chapter 7 of Autobiography

7. After a three-month journey, Thomas was traveling home when he “heard of [a] Golden Book found by a youth named Joseph Smith.” He made his way to Palmyra, New York, where he met Martin Harris. The printer gave Thomas a proof sheet containing the first sixteen pages of the Book of Mormon. Thomas later wrote, “After arriving home … I showed my wife the sixteen pages of the Book of Mormon … with which she was well pleased, believing it to be the work of God.” About a year later, after learning about the organization of the Church, Thomas and his family moved to Palmyra and he was baptized and ordained an elder by Oliver Cowdery in September 1830. Thomas B. Marsh

8. Grandson of Massachusetts Congressman Oliver Partridge He owned a hat-making factory in Painesville, Ohio His wife, Lydia, was baptized by the missionaries before Edward embraced the restored gospel, but was fully persuaded when he and Sidney Rigdon visited the Prophet in 1830 He was baptized on December 11, 1830 by Joseph Smith He was called by revelation in February of 1831 to become the first bishop He passed away on May 27, 1840 at the age of 46 in Nauvoo Edward Partridge

9. Ezra Thayre He was a builder of bridges, dams, and mills in Palmyra He was converted through the teaching of Hyrum Smith and baptized by Parley P. Pratt in October 1830 Along with Northrop Sweet, he was called on a mission and many joined the church through his services Ezra was called and obeyed another mission call (D&C 75:31) He participated in Zion’s Camp and later served on high council.

10. Northrop Sweet He was baptized by Parley P. Pratt in October 1830 He was called with Ezra Thayre on a mission He fell away from the church (claiming that Joseph Smith was a false prophet) and formed a church of his own in Kirtland (Pure Church of Christ) When his church failed to prosper, he moved to Ohio and then later to Michigan He died in February 1881

11. Sidney Rigdon He was an accomplished orator and a Baptist minister Parley P. Pratt belonged to his church and later Parley P. Pratt introduced him to the Book of Mormon; he was baptized on November 14, 1830 He served as a scribe for Joseph Smith who was translating the inspired version of the Bible He suffered persecutions, even tarring and feathering, along with Joseph in 1832

12. Ziba Peterson He was baptized as a young man on April 18, 1830 and ordained an elder He was called to serve a mission among the Lamanites along with parley P. Pratt, Oliver Cowdery and Peter Whitmer Jr. He withdrew himself from fellowship in the church and was excommunicated on June 25, 1833 (D&C 58:60) He moved to California with his family in 1848 where he became the sheriff in a mining community, called Hangtown, where he is buried

13. Orson Pratt Younger brother of Parley P. Pratt; he was baptized by Parley P. Pratt September 19, 1830 Orson traveled “on foot near 4000 miles, attended 207 meetings, … baptized 104 persons, and organized several new Branches of the Church He participated in Zion’s Camp in 1834 and was ordained an Apostle in 1835. He was also a teacher of Hebrew He was one of the first individuals to view Salt Lake Valley and also served in the Quorum of Twelve in Utah He crossed the Atlantic Ocean 16 times on missionary work to the British Isles He was the last surviving member of the original Council of the Twelve and passed away on October 3, 1881

14. “LEARNING BY FAITH REQUIRES SPIRITUAL, MENTAL, AND PHYSICAL EXERTION AND NOT JUST PASSIVE RECEPTION.” Elder David A. Bednar

15. LEARN AND TEACH Identify the CIUFA of your passage and then teach it to a small group of your peers. In return, you will hear each member of your group teach their passage to you as well.

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17. Invite your group to mark your verse and then teach… Context: Tell a bit about the background of your section Identify and Understand: Share your favorite insight from your passage Feel and Apply How have you seen the power of this doctrine/principle in your own life? Extend a simple invitation to act based on the principle you’ve shared 1. D&C 32: 1. D&C 32: What are the three requirements to preach the gospel successfully (vs 1)? What does the word trifle mean in verse 5? 2. D&C 33: What time is it? (Vs 3) What message is repeated three times? (vs 8-10 OYM) What must they remember to keep? (Vs 14) 3. D&C 34: What is the purpose of missionary work? (Vs 6) When will it happen? (Vs 12) Does God love his missionaries? (Vs 3) What is the symbol of missionary work? (Vs 6). Why? 4. D&C 35: Titles for Christ (1-2), Have you seen one of the miracles in vs 9? Three attributes of good missionaries (vs 13). What if you’re scared to serve? (vs 14) 5. D&C 36: What should missionaries say when they preach? (Vs 3 or 6). Does God hate dirty laundry? Why? (vs 6). And in D&C 37, what principle is taught in vs 4? Be sure to mark these great verses!

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19. Invite your group to mark your verse and then teach… Context: Tell a bit about the background of your section Identify and Understand: Share your favorite insight from your passage Feel and Apply How have you seen the power of this doctrine/principle in your own life? Extend a simple invitation to act based on the principle you’ve shared 1. D&C 32: 1. D&C 32: What are the three requirements to preach the gospel successfully (vs 1)? What does the word trifle mean in verse 5? 2. D&C 33: What time is it? (Vs 3) What message is repeated three times? (vs 8-10 OYM) What must they remember to keep? (Vs 14) 3. D&C 34: What is the purpose of missionary work? (Vs 6) When will it happen? (Vs 12) Does God love his missionaries? (Vs 3) What is the symbol of missionary work? (Vs 6). Why? 4. D&C 35: Titles for Christ (1-2), Have you seen one of the miracles in vs 9? Three attributes of good missionaries (vs 13). What if you’re scared to serve? (vs 14) 5. D&C 36: What should missionaries say when they preach? (Vs 3 or 6). Does God hate dirty laundry? Why? (vs 6). And in D&C 37, what principle is taught in vs 4? Be sure to mark these great verses!

20. “You will bless the lives of those you teach, and their posterity after them. You will bless your own life. You will bless the lives of your family, who will sustain you and pray for you.” President Gordon B. Hinckley

21. DOCTRINE AND COVENANTS 32-37 MISSIONS TO THE LAMANITES