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Doctrine and Covenants 38-40

 Let your preaching be the warning voice, every man to his neighbor, in mildness and meekness.


Go out from among the wicked. Save yourselves. Be clean ye that bear the vessels of the Lord.


Seek the riches of eternity

Seek the Kingdom of God with all my heart.


If ye are not one, ye are not mine.



Section 39


thou hast rejected me many times because of pride and the cares of the world.

How many times have I rejected him just by focusing on things that aren't that important?


Section 40

The fear of persecution and the cares of the world...these are the things that can cause us to reject the word.






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