Doctrinal Mastery Anchor Scriptures

Doctrinal Mastery Anchor Scriptures

Acquiring Spiritual Knowledge James 1:5-6 If you lack wisdom, ask of God

THE GODHEAD D&C 130:22-23 The Father and Son have bodies of flesh and bone

THE PLAN OF SALVATION Moses 1:39 God’s work and glory is to bring to pass the immortality and eternal life of man

THE ATONEMENT OF JESUS CHRIST Alma 7:11-13 Jesus Christ experienced our pains and overcame sin and death

THE RESTORATION JSH 1:15-20 In the First Vision, God called Joseph Smith to be a prophet

PROPHETS AND REVELATION Amos 3:7 God reveals His secrets to His prophets

PRIESTHOOD AND PRIESTHOOD KEYS Matthew 16:15-19 Jesus Christ promised to build His Church and confer the keys of the kingdom

ORDINANCES AND COVENANTS D&C 84:20-22 The power of godliness is manifest in priesthood ordinances

MARRIAGE AND FAMILY D&C 49:15-17 Marriage between a man and a woman is ordained of God 
COMMANDMENTS John 14:15 If ye love me, keep my commandments

Jacob 6:12 Be Wise and Happy

President Gordon B. Hinckley:

“Don’t make the kinds of mistakes that will bring regret. You can be wise and happy or stupid and miserable. The choice is yours” (December 2006 New Year's Eve Youth Devotional).

Jacob 5:7 God Loves You

President Dieter F. Uchtdorf of the First Presidency:

“God loves you this very day and always.

“He is not waiting to love you until you have overcome your weaknesses and bad habits. He loves you today with a full understanding of your struggles. … He knows of your sufferings. He knows of your remorse for the times you have fallen short or failed. And still He loves you” (Dieter F. Uchtdorf, “Living the Gospel Joyful,” Ensign or Liahona, Nov. 2014, 123).

President Russel M. Nelson
"While divine love can be called perfect, infinite, enduring, and universal, it cannot correctly be characterized as unconditional. The word does not appear in the scriptures. On the other hand, many verses affirm that the higher levels of love the Father and the Son feel for each of us—and certain divine blessings stemming from that love—are conditional. Before citing examples, it is well to recognize various forms of conditional expression in the scriptures." 
"Why is divine love conditional? Because God loves us and wants us to be happy. “Happiness is the object and design of our existence; and will be the end thereof, if we pursue the path that leads to it; and this path is virtue, uprightness, faithfulness, holiness, and keeping all the commandments of God" 
("Divine Love," Ensign, Feb 2003).

Jacob 2:16 Pride

President Dieter F. Uchtdorf

“At its core, pride is a sin of comparison, for though it usually begins with ‘Look how wonderful I am and what great things I have done,’ it always seems to end with ‘Therefore, I am better than you.’ …

“… This is the sin of ‘Thank God I am more special than you.’ At its core is the desire to be admired or envied. It is the sin of self-glorification” (Dieter F. Uchtdorf, “Pride and the Priesthood,” Ensign or Liahona, Nov. 2010, 56).

See also: Mere Christianity, Book 3, Chapter 8, "The Great Sin" and "Beware of Pride" by President Ezra Taft Benson.