adding details on hope, charity, love

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 Personal Application: “What small step could you take this week to grow in your faith, hope, charity, or love?”
 
 
+## Hope
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+### Terrestrial: Worldly hope
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+**Doctrine: D&C 5:7** – Martin Harris asks for a sign, representing hope tied to tangible evidence rather than spiritual assurance.
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+Joseph’s Story: Early on, Joseph and his companions often sought validation in worldly success (e.g., wanting converts quickly).
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+Personal Reflection: My hope is often tied to immediate results. I struggle to trust in God’s timing and cling to hopes based on outcomes I can control.
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+### Enlightenment: Growing spiritual hope
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+**Doctrine: D&C 6:13** – “There is no gift greater than the gift of salvation.” Enlightened hope looks beyond immediate circumstances to eternal promises.
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+Joseph’s Story: Joseph learned to find hope in personal revelation and the guidance of the Spirit during the translation process.
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+Personal Reflection: I feel this kind of hope when I trust in God’s ability to make my weaknesses strengths, even if the process is slow.
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+### Covenant: Hope tied to divine promises
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+**Doctrine: D&C 11:23** – “Have good desires, and have thrust in your sickle to reap.” Covenant hope is grounded in eternal rewards promised through sacred covenants.
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+Joseph’s Story: Hope sustained Joseph as he led the Saints to Kirtland and beyond, trusting in the Lord’s promise of Zion.
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+Personal Reflection: Hope tied to covenants reminds me that my efforts have eternal significance, even when I feel inadequate.
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+### Sanctification: Perfect hope
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+**Doctrine: D&C 4:2** – “Serve him with all your heart, might, mind, and strength.” Perfect hope inspires total consecration.
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+Joseph’s Story: Joseph exemplified sanctified hope as he faced martyrdom, confident in the Lord’s ultimate triumph.
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+Personal Reflection: Perfect hope feels like trusting God so completely that I am at peace regardless of life’s storms—a place I’m striving to reach.
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+## Charity
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+### Terrestrial: Self-serving charity
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+**Doctrine: D&C 10:20** – Satan’s plan to destroy God’s work shows how earthly “charity” (self-interest disguised as good) can lead astray.
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+Joseph’s Story: Early on, misplaced trust in others, like Martin Harris, shows charity influenced by human weakness.
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+Personal Reflection: My service can sometimes be transactional—seeking recognition or validation.
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+### Enlightenment: Empathy and compassion
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+**Doctrine: D&C 6:33** – “Fear not to do good, my sons.” Charity grows as we learn to care for others out of genuine compassion.
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+Joseph’s Story: Joseph’s kindness to others, like when he welcomed visitors with warmth despite his own burdens, shows enlightened charity.
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+Personal Reflection: I feel this level of charity when I’m moved by someone’s struggles and act to help, even if it’s inconvenient.
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+### Covenant: Christ-like charity
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+**Doctrine: D&C 4:6** – Charity as a covenantal virtue becomes the pure love of Christ, driving selfless service.
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+Joseph’s Story: Joseph’s sacrifices for the Saints, like enduring poverty to serve, reflect covenant charity.
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+Personal Reflection: Covenant charity is a challenge for me, but when I serve others as part of my covenant with God, it transforms my perspective.
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+### Sanctification: Pure, divine charity
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+**Doctrine: D&C 6:9** – Charity fully aligned with repentance and salvation for others.
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+Joseph’s Story: Joseph’s ability to forgive enemies and seek their welfare reflects sanctified charity.
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+Personal Reflection: Sanctified charity is my aspiration—to love others as God loves them, without judgment or expectation.
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+## Love
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+### Terrestrial
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+**D&C 3:7** – Joseph’s love for Martin Harris temporarily outweighs his love for God’s commands, showing the conditional, human level of love.
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+### Enlightenment
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+**D&C 10:55** – The Lord speaks of His love for His children, reminding Joseph that true love seeks the eternal good of others. Joseph begins to embrace this divine perspective in his leadership.
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+### Covenant
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+**D&C 4:5–6** – Love tied to covenant includes diligence, humility, and patience in serving God and others. Joseph’s role as a prophet is deeply rooted in this covenantal love.
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+### Sanctification
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+**D&C 11:12** – “Put your trust in that Spirit which leadeth to do good.” Perfect love aligns completely with the Spirit, as Joseph demonstrates in his willingness to sacrifice all for the work of the Lord.