DA'S - President Bankhead - Introduction

Hi family,
I have wanted to see if we can all participate in a family study of the DA's (Doctrinal Approaches). Tonight Charity & Chris were over and Charity thought we could do it through a blog. What I hope everybody will do is read through the DA's and scriptures and look for:
1 - Doctrines
2 - Principles
3 - Ideas
4 - Concepts
then post these thoughts relating to the scriptures. Please reference the scripture and verse you are commenting on and also include your name.

I also encourage you to list other relevant scriptures to the DA's. I also invite questions and comments on those questions. The one over riding caution is that we stick to doctrine and words from the scriptures and prophets as opposed to speculation and "private pipeline" revelation. This is "revelation" that is quoted or misquoted from what a general authority reportedly said when that may not have been the intent. Recently remarks by Boyd K Packer that he supposedly gave in his home ward Sacrament Meeting got out on the internet. Our Bishop received a letter from Elder Packer's office telling him that he was misquoted. We were told by our Bishop (Dyer) that this is not the way of the Lord, that if we wanted to know the Brethren's mind, go to the General Conference Report.

I will post other DA's from President Bankheads book Building Faith In Christ With The Book of Mormon. In time we can add other DA's.

In time, we will se if we can put them in a final printed form appropriate for putting in a notebook to be used as a great resource for you and your family.

What a blessing we have to live in this age where we can share our thoughts and testimonies in this way.

Any suggestions as we go along are appreciated.

Love, Dad