Doctrine and Covenants 93:5

Elder Jeffrey R. Holland:

“In all that Jesus came to say and do, including and especially in His atoning suffering and sacrifice, He was showing us who and what God our Eternal Father is like, how completely devoted He is to His children in every age and nation. In word and in deed Jesus was trying to reveal and make personal to us the true nature of His Father, our Father in Heaven.

“He did this at least in part because then and now all of us need to know God more fully in order to love Him more deeply and obey Him more completely. …

“So feeding the hungry, healing the sick, rebuking hypocrisy, pleading for faith—this was Christ showing us the way of the Father, He who is ‘merciful and gracious, slow to anger, long-suffering and full of goodness’ [Lectures on Faith(1985), 42.]” (“The Grandeur of God,” Ensign, Nov. 2003, 70, 72).

Doctrine and Covenants 93:6–11

“The Word, even the messenger of salvation”

President Russell M. Nelson:

“In the Greek language of the New Testament, that Word was Logos, or ‘expression.’ … That terminology may seem strange, but it is appropriate. We use words to convey our expression to others. So Jesus was the Word, or expression, of His Father to the world” (“Jesus the Christ: Our Master and More,”Ensign, Apr. 2000, 4).

“The light and the Redeemer of the world”

Through the Light of Christ, Jesus Christ gives life and light to all things. He is also called the Light of the World because He provides the perfect example of how all people should live. Jesus Christ is the Redeemer of the world because through His Atonement He paid the price for the sins of all mankind and made possible the resurrection of all people.

“The Spirit of truth”

The title “the Spirit of truth” helps us understand that Jesus Christ does not lie and that He possesses a fulness of truth (see Enos 1:6; D&C 93:26). He reveals truth to mankind (see D&C 76:7–8). This title is also used to refer to the Holy Ghost, who testifies of Jesus Christ (see John 15:26).

“The Only Begotten of the Father”

Jesus Christ is the greatest being to be born on this earth. God is the Father of the spirits of all mankind, but Jesus Christ is the only person who was born into the world as the literal Son of God in the flesh. Because Jesus Christ was born of an immortal father, He had power over death (see John 5:26). This power allowed Him to accomplish the Atonement and Resurrection for all mankind.

Doctrine and Covenants 93:12–16

President Dallin H. Oaks:

“The gospel of Jesus Christ is a plan that shows us how to become what our Heavenly Father desires us to become.

“A parable illustrates this understanding. A wealthy father knew that if he were to bestow his wealth upon a child who had not yet developed the needed wisdom and stature, the inheritance would probably be wasted. The father said to his child:

“‘All that I have I desire to give you—not only my wealth, but also my position and standing among men. That which I have I can easily give you, but that which I am you must obtain for yourself. You will qualify for your inheritance by learning what I have learned and by living as I have lived. I will give you the laws and principles by which I have acquired my wisdom and stature. Follow my example, mastering as I have mastered, and you will become as I am, and all that I have will be yours.’

“This parable parallels the pattern of heaven. The gospel of Jesus Christ promises the incomparable inheritance of eternal life, the fulness of the Father, and reveals the laws and principles by which it can be obtained” (“The Challenge to Become,” Ensign, Nov. 2000, 32).

Doctrine and Covenants 93:12, 19–20

The Prophet Joseph Smith:

“It is not wisdom that we should have all knowledge at once presented before us; but that we should have a little at a time; then we can comprehend it” (Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Joseph Smith [2007], 268).

“When you climb up a ladder, you must begin at the bottom, and ascend step by step, until you arrive at the top; and so it is with the principles of the gospel—you must begin with the first, and go on until you learn all the principles of exaltation. But it will be a great while after you have passed through the veil before you will have learned them. It is not all to be comprehended in this world; it will be a great work to learn our salvation and exaltation even beyond the grave” (Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Joseph Smith [2007], 268).

Doctrine and Covenants 93:13–14

President Lorenzo Snow:

“When Jesus lay in the manger, a helpless infant, He knew not that He was the Son of God, and that formerly He created the earth. When the edict of Herod was issued, He knew nothing of it; He had not power to save Himself; and [Joseph and Mary] had to take Him and [flee] into Egypt to preserve Him from the effects of that edict. … He grew up to manhood, and during His progress it was revealed unto Him who He was, and for what purpose He was in the world. The glory and power He possessed before He came into the world was made known unto Him” (Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Lorenzo Snow [2012], 279).

Doctrine and Covenants 93:19–20

Elder Bruce R. McConkie:

“Perfect worship is emulation. We honor those whom we imitate” (The Promised Messiah: The First Coming of Christ [1978], 568.).

Doctrine and Covenants 93:20

President Lorenzo Snow:

“Do not expect to become perfect at once. If you do, you will be disappointed. Be better today than you were yesterday, and be better tomorrow than you are today. The temptations that perhaps partially overcome us today, let them not overcome us so far tomorrow. Thus continue to be a little better day by day; and do not let your life wear away without accomplishing good to others as well as to ourselves” (Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Lorenzo Snow [2012], 103).

Doctrine and Covenants 93:40–50

First Presidency Letter:

“We call upon parents to devote their best efforts to the teaching and rearing of their children in gospel principles which will keep them close to the Church. The home is the basis of a righteous life, and no other instrumentality can take its place or fulfill its essential functions in carrying forward this God-given responsibility.

“We counsel parents and children to give highest priority to family prayer, family home evening, gospel study and instruction, and wholesome family activities. However worthy and appropriate other demands or activities may be, they must not be permitted to displace the divinely-appointed duties that only parents and families can adequately perform” (First Presidency letter, Feb. 11, 1999, quoted in Handbook 2: Administering the Church [2010], 1.4.1).