Study Journal

- Date: October 28, 2008.
- THE RESTORATION AND THE SECOND COMING FORTH OF NEW SCRIPTURE.
- God called Joseph Smith to be the prophet of the Restoration.
- Doctrine and Covenants 1:17
Heavenly Father knew about the apostasy that happened in the earth. The Lord called Joseph Smith to restore His Church at the last dispensation. Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ appeared to Joseph Smith and gave him commandments to build the Church.
- Joseph Smith 1:17.
Joseph Smith saw Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ. They are two different personages. Their glory cannot describe with all descriptions. Heavenly Father introduced His Son Jesus Christ to Prophet Joseph.

- Joseph Smith translated the Book of Mormon and brought forth other scriptures by the gift and power of God.
- 1 Nephi 13:39-40
The Book of Mormon will come at the last dispensation by the power of God to convince people about the Savior of the World. It will return the precious things that had been taken away from the earth. People will know Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ better when they read Book of Mormon. They need to come unto Jesus Christ in order to be saved.
- 2 Nephi 3:11-12
Prophet Joseph Smith translated the Book of Mormon by the Power of God. The Book of Mormon is from plate of Joseph. The Book of Mormon will grow together with the Bible and help people understand their Heavenly Father better and also the covenants that they had made unto Him.

Study Journal

- Date: October 23, 2008
- PROPHETS AND APOSTASY
- The rejection of the Savior, His teachings, and priesthood authority resulted in the Apostasy of the New Testament Chruch.
- Matthew 24: 24.
Many people will say that they are the Messiah. There will be also people say that they are the prophets of God. People will see many miracles and great signs. They will trying to trick the chosen people.
- Acts 20: 29-30.
There are some people will go to the Latter Day Saints communities and try preach the false doctrine among them. It will make their faith become weak and leave the Church.
- The European Reformation helped prepare the way for the final Restoration.
- Joel 2:28-29.
The Lord sent the Spirit to help the people in the European Reformation to get a revelation. The Lord made confusion among those people about the real Gospel.

Study Journal

- Date: October 21, 2008
- Prophets and Apostasy.
- The Lord provides truth, priesthood authority, ordinances, and organization through His prophet.
- Amos 3: 7.
The Lord will reveal the truth unto the children of men by His Holy Prophets. The prophets has the Spirit of Revelation. The Lord will reveal to His prophets, then The Prophets will command us to do what The Lord told him to do.
- Alma 12: 27-30.
We will be judge after we leave the earth. God has appointed a Prophet to guide us in this earth. The propehts will teach us unto repentance and plan of salvation.

Study Journal

- Date: October 15, 2008.
- Heavenly Father's Plan.
- The Atonement of Jesus Christ makes it possible to overcome the obstacles of spiritual and physical death.
- Alma 34: 8-10.
The Messiah will come to the earth to atone the sins of the world. The Atonement of Jesus Christ is important for the Plan of Salvation. People who believe in Jesus Christ's atonement will not be perished.
- 2 Nephi 9:10-13.
The Lord has prepared a way to save us from death and hell. There are two types of death. The first one is death of the body and the second one is the death of the spirit. Jesus has prepare a way through spiritual death from his Atonement.
- Heavenly Father prepared degrees of glory for His children.
- D&C 98:18.
There are many places in the Lord's kingdom. The Lord always prepare a place for us when we are worthy to receive it. Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ live in Celestial kingdom.
- John 14:2.
There are lots of places to live in Heavenly Father's house. He always prepare a place for His children because He loves us.

Study Journal

- Date: October 14, 2008.
- HEAVENLY FATHER'S PLAN.
- There are three stages of Heavenly Father's plan: premortal, mortal, and postmortal.
- Alma 12:25
The plan of Salvation made as a foundation of the world. If there is no Plan of Salvation, there will be no resurrection from the dead. The Plan of Salvation is His works.
- Moses 5:11
Because the Fall of Adam and Eve, they had opportunity to have children, and know good and evil. The Lord promised eternal life to their seeds if they keep His commandments.

- Jesus Christ is central to Heavenly Father's plan.
- 2 Nephi 2; 9
2 Nephi 2 -> Lehi testifies of the Savior as Redeemer.
2Nephi 2:6 -> Redemtion come from the Holy Messiah, He has full of Grace truth.
2 Nephi 9 -> Jacob testifies of the Atonement. 2 Nephi 9: 26 -> Jesus will be our Judge. His Atonement saved us from the evil.

Study Journal

· Date: October 8, 2008

· WE LEARN TO TEACH “BY STUDY AND ALSO BY FAITH,” PART 2

· God promises the Holy Ghost to those who treasure up His word.

- Alma 17: 2-3.

- When people seek diligently the scriptures will know the word of God.

- They need to pray with sincere heart and fast to receive the spirit of prophecy, the spirit of revelation which belongs to the Holy Ghost.

- They will teach with the power of the Spirit and with God’s authority.

- D & C 84: 85.

- We need to treasure up the scripture diligently before we teach people about the word of God.

- The Lord will tell us what to do and what should we say in our teachings.

Study Journal

- Date: September 6, 2008.

- WE LEARN TO TEACH “BY STUDY AND FAITH,” PART 2

- Bearing testimony invites the Spirit into our teaching.

- 2 Nephi 33:1

- Nephi spoke unto his seed. By the power of the Holy Ghost, our teachings will touch the heart of our investigators. The power of the Holy Ghost will guide us in our teachings.

- D&C 100: 5-8.

- We need to share our testimony to all people. We will gain our testimony by the power of the Holy Ghost. We need to bear our testimony with humble heart. Holy Ghost will give us power to bear our testimony.

- We obtain the word by faith.

- Romans 10:17.

- Faith comes after we hear and learn about the gospel. We ponder in our heart and by the power of the Holy Ghost we will know that it is true.

- D&C 42:14

- After we pray for many days with humble heart and with faith, the Spirit will comes to our heart and testify that it is true. If you do not feel the influence of the Spirit in your heart, you shall not teach because the Spirit will not touch the heart of our investigators.

Study Journal

•        Date: October 1, 2008.
  
•         WE LEARN TO TEACH “BY STUDY AND ALSO BY FAITH”.
  
•        We obtain the word by study and by preparing to teach the restored gospel.
  

Ø  Doctrine and Covenants88:118

In this scripture, if we do not have faith, The Lord commands us to seek diligently and teach one another. We needs to seek out the best books words of wisdom , which referring to the scriptures. We need learn by study and also by faith to understand the gospel well.