Section 2

It's going to take me a long time to get through the Doctrine and Covenants at this rate. But now I'm on Section 2.

It is interesting to me that a small section of Joseph Smith's vision from Moroni is made into a section in the Doctrine and Covenants, and that it is right at the very front. It does not indicate what date it was put in, only when the revelation was received. It is a total of 3 verses long, so it isn't in there because of the length; it has to be there because of the importance of its message.

In the first verse he says, "I will reveal unto you the Priesthood". I understand that to mean Elijah will come with the Priesthood keys for Family History work. With those keys we can tie our families together for eternities.

Verse 2, "He will plant in the hearts" - I love that God plants things in our hearts that help us WANT what we NEED before he gives us what we need. If we didn't WANT it, we wouldn't appreciate it when He gives it to us and this is an important one to want!

I think verse 3 explains why it is so important: without this work, the whole earth would be wasted, or in other words, there is no point to earth life if we are not tied together as families before this existence ends.