All Things Must Be Done in Order – Doctrine and Covenants 27-28

Links to free resources for children, youth, and adults to enhance the Come, Follow Me reading of Doctrine and Covenants 27-28. All links are to church websites or websites approved for further gospel study. Chose one thing a day to do with your children or chose a couple to do for family home evening.

Everyone

Chart – Putting on the Whole Armour of God – Fill this chart out together as a family to learn more about each piece of armor.

Poster – The Armor of God – Hang this poster to remember what each part of the our “armor” represents.

Saints, Volume 1 – The Rise of the Church – Narrative history of events surrounding the revelations

Saints, Volume 1 – Come Life or Death – Narrative history of events surrounding the revelations

Video – Put on the Whole Armor of God – Robert D. Hales recounts an experience in which his father taught him about putting on the armor of God.

Video – The Armor of God – Bible Video

Children

Activity – The Prophet Leads the Church – Make a two-sided mobile showing that Jesus leads His Church through His prophets.

Activity – “The Armor of Righteousness” – A matching activity about putting on the armor of righteousness.

Activity – “A Shield of Faith” – Print and color an illustrated shield.

Activity – “Sharing Time: Be a Good Example”  – Two visual aids compare physical and spiritual armor.

Activity – “The Whole Armor of God” – Includes instructions for making your own armor of God out of simple materials.

Article – “To Be a Knight” – A detailed description of medieval knights and armor.

Audio – The Prophet and Revelations for the Church – A Primary teacher and children learn about the prophet’s right to receive revelations for the Church, and we learn about a mission to the Lamanites. Hiram Page claimed to have a stone that let him receive revelations for the Church. When he learned that Satan had misled him, he repented. Only the prophet can receive revelation for the entire Church.

Poster – The Whole Armor of God – Explains what each piece of armor stands for.

Poster – Awake, my Sons; Put on the Armor of Righteousness

Video – The Prophet and Revelations for the Church – Doctrine and Covenants Scripture Reader

Video – A Mission to the Lamanites – Doctrine and Covenants Scripture Reader

Youth

Poster – Put on the Armor of God –

Video – Put on the Whole Armor of God –  N. Eldon Tanner delivers a message titled “Put on the Whole Armor of God.” (17:56 minutes)

Youth & Adults

Article – Sacrament Meetings – Church History Topics

Article – The Armor of God – This Ensign article lists several lessons we can learn from Paul’s military metaphor.

Article – Safe from Satan’s Sting – Learn how keeping the commandments forges a “breastplate of righteousness” that can protect us from Satan’s influence.

Article – We Believe in Following the Prophet – This Ensign article explains our fundamental beliefs regarding living prophets and describes some of the blessings that have come to us through these servants of the Lord.

Video – How to Really Feel “Alive” – Taylor Halverson (D&C 27) – Book of Mormon Central (3:01 minutes)

Video – KnoWhy 378: What Does the Book of Mormon Say about the Armor of God? – Book of Mormon Central

Video – Wine and Revelation – Casey Griffiths (D&C 27–28) – Book of Mormon Central (10:18 minutes)

Video – Avoiding Counterfeits – John Hilton III (D&C 28) – Book of Mormon Central (5:06)

Adults

Article – Resilience – Spiritual Armor for Today’s Youth – A great article for parents on how to help their children be more resilient in today’s world.

Article – Revelation, circa August 1830 [D&C 27] – Historical background and the earliest manuscript of each revelation, as published in The Joseph Smith Papers

Article – Revelation, September 1830–B [D&C 28] – Historical background and the earliest manuscript of each revelation, as published in The Joseph Smith Papers

Article – Thou Art an Elect Lady – Revelations in Context

Article – A Mission to the Lamanites – Revelations in Context

Article – All Things Must Be Done in Order – Revelations in Context

Article – Chapter 11: Doctrine and Covenants 26–28 – Doctrine and Covenants Institute Student Manual

Article – Section 27, “When Ye Partake of the Sacrament” – Doctrine and Covenants Institute Student Manual

Article – Section 28, “Thou Shalt Not Command Him Who Is at Thy Head” – Doctrine and Covenants Institute Student Manual

Article – The “Same” Organization That Existed in the Primitive Church – BYU Religious Studies Center

Article – Sacramental Connections – BYU Religious Studies Center

Article – The Lord’s Supper in Early Mormonism – BYU Religious Studies Center

Podcast – Audio Roundtable – All Things Must Be Done in Order – From the Interpreter Foundation

Video – Discussions on the Doctrine and Covenants: D&C 27-28 – Take Upon You My Whole Armor – Religious scholars from BYU discuss these sections. BYUtv.

Video – Act in Doctrine: Put on the Armor of God – Includes a link to a poem by one of the guest commentators. (27:27) Book of Mormon Central

Video – Come, Follow Me Insights: Endowed with Power – This week, Taylor and Tyler will explore many different topics ranging from seeing the Gospel through one lens, the sticks of Ephraim and Judah, the Armor of God, and receiving revelation within the Church. (56:45) Book of Mormon Central