Devout Latter-day Saints consider the Doctrine and Covenants (D&C) one of the standard works of scripture, along with the Bible and the Book of Mormon. The D&C is especially revered because it is thought to offer guidance and moral precepts in response to distinctly modern needs. Moreover, ...
squishy provisos, and openly flouted prohibitions. Don’t take my word for it; read the original passed on to the world via Joseph Smith in 1833 in Doctrine and Covenants section 89, available at http://www.lds.org.
TheDoctrine and Covenants, in keeping with Latter-day Saint tradition more generally, describes teaching and learning as a religious imperative both cross-disciplinary in scope and salvific in purpose. Framing the superlative sanctity of the educative endeavor, the text presents the following principles...