Section 153 (Community of Christ)
Reading Time: 4 minutesActing on the requirements of Section 152:1a, b, President W. Wallace Smith read a statement of resignation and instruction to the World Conference on April 3, 1978 (this appeared in previous printings of the Doctrine and Covenants as Appendix F until the 1990 World Conference removed all of the appendixes.) By this he enabled the orderly transmittal of prophetic…
Section 154 (Community of Christ)
Reading Time: 4 minutesPresident Wallace B. Smith on April 8, 1980, presented this inspired document to the councils, quorums, and orders of the church and to the World Conference as expressing the divine will for the church. It was on that basis that the Conference accepted it and authorized its inclusion in the Doctrine and Covenants. Clifford A. Cole, Donald V. Lents,…
Section 155 (Community of Christ)
Reading Time: 3 minutesOn Monday, March 29, 1982, President Wallace B. Smith presented the following document to the councils, quorums, and orders of the church, and to the delegates of the World Conference, asking them to consider it as divine guidance for the whole church. The Conference adopted it on that basis the next day and provided for its inclusion…
Section 156 (Community of Christ)
Reading Time: 5 minutesPresident Wallace B. Smith submitted the following document to the quorums, councils, and orders of the church, and to the World Conference, convened at Independence, Missouri, on April 3, 1984. Major aspects of the document centered in (1) the release of Apostle Charles D. Neff and the call of Geoffrey F. Spencer to the Council of Twelve, (2) the purposes of…
Section 157 (Community of Christ)
Reading Time: 5 minutesPresident Wallace B. Smith submitted the following document to the quorums, councils, and orders of the church and to the World Conference on Tuesday, April 12, 1988. Major provisions included: (1) Apostles Lloyd B. Hurshman and Roy H. Schaefer were released from the Council of Twelve, and the vacancies were filled by A. Alex Kahtava and John P. Kirkpatrick. (2) The…
Section 158 (Community of Christ)
Reading Time: 5 minutesPresident Wallace B. Smith submitted the following counsel to the World Conference on Sunday, April 5, 1992, and to the quorums, councils, and orders of the church the following day. Major provisions included: (1) President Alan D. Tyree was released from the First Presidency and the vacancy was filled by W. Grant McMurray. (2) Duane…
Section 159 (Community of Christ)
Reading Time: 3 minutesPresident Wallace B. Smith submitted the following counsel to the World Conference on Sunday, April 10, 1994, and to the quorums, councils, and orders of the church the following day. Major provisions included: (1) Paul W. Booth was released from duties as presiding evangelist and Apostle Everett S. Graffeo was called to fill the vacancy. (2) Apostles Geoffrey F. Spencer and C. Eugene…
Section 160 (Community of Christ)
Reading Time: 2 minutesPresident Wallace B. Smith submitted the following letter of instruction to the World Conference on Sunday, April 14, 1996, and to the quorums, councils, and orders of the church the following day. Conference delegates voted on April 15, 1996, to include this document in the Doctrine and Covenants. The pastoral letter referred to in the document is published…
Section 161 (Community of Christ)
Reading Time: 4 minutesPresident W. Grant McMurray submitted the following counsel to the quorums, councils, and orders of the church and to the World Conference on Tuesday, April 4, 2000. Conference delegates voted on April 7, 2000, to include this document in the Doctrine and Covenants. President McMurray prefaced his “Words of Counsel to the Church” with the following introductory…