As we continue to learn about the restoration of the Church this year in “Come, Follow Me,” we focus on the importance of the organization of the Church of Jesus Christ. Watch “Organization of the Church of Christ” by visiting https://youtu.be/qDtGlbihal0. This video is produced by BYU Religious Education.

“Latter-day Saints in Washington, DC: History, People, and Places” is available now at Deseret Book! Edited by Kenneth L. Alford, Lloyd D. Newell, and Alexander L. Baugh, this volume takes a fresh look at the history, people, and places in Washington, DC, that have affected the Church, beginning with Joseph Smith’s earliest interactions with the federal government in the 1830s. Order your own hardcover or eBook copy online by going to https://deseretbook.com/p/rsc-latter-day-saints-in-washington-dc?variant_id=190627-hardcover

Learn more about the organization of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints through this week’s “Come, Follow Me” supplemental resources on the RSC website: rsc.byu.edu/my-gospel-study/come-follow-me. Painting: "Oliver Cowdery Ordains Joseph Smith" by Walter Rane

Did you know Elder Jeffrey R. Holland established BYU’s Religious Studies Center? He did so while serving as dean of Religious Instruction at BYU in 1975. Check out this video to learn more about the RSC’s history!  https://youtu.be/XxP-Fn_eZSg The Religious Studies Center is the publishing arm of Religious Education at Brigham Young University. Our mission is to encourage, sponsor, and publish serious, faithful, gospel-related materials.

The book trailer for “Raising the Standard of Truth” is out now! View it by going to https://rsc.byu.edu/book/raising-standard-truth or https://youtu.be/dGnZa5BYzls. Edited by Scott C. Esplin, this volume explores events and teachings of the early years of the Restoration. The book features scholars from Brigham Young University, the Church History Department, and the Joseph Smith Papers. This collection of outstanding articles previously published by the BYU Religious Studies Center is designed to be a companion to study of Doctrine and Covenants and Church history in “Come, Follow Me” this year.

The latest episode of the Y Religion podcast, “The Eternal in the Temporal,” by Jordan Watkins, is out and available to listen to by visiting https://rsc.byu.edu/media/y-religion/26

"Business and Religion: The Intersection of Faith and Finance,” edited by Matthew C. Godfrey and Michael Hubbard MacKay, examines how economics and business have influenced religion and religious practices. This collection, published in 2019, highlights the research of fifteen presenters at a BYU Church History Symposium, including keynote addresses by Bishop Gérald Caussé and Professor Sharon Ann Murphy.

This week, “Come, Follow Me” focuses on Doctrine and Covenants sections 18 and 19, both of which teach timeless doctrinal principles. Doctrine and Covenants 18:10 reads, “Remember the worth of souls is great in the sight of God.” Our Father in Heaven loves every one of his children. Let us love as he does. Illustration by Emma Taylor

The 23rd annual BYU Religious Education Student Symposium can now be found on YouTube. Each year, BYU students are invited to submit original papers about religious subjects from a faithful perspective. The student presentations for this event are now accessible for viewing by going to https://www.youtube.com/user/BYURelEd/videos

Our “Come, Follow Me” supplementary readings spotlight four women of the early Restoration—Mary Musselman Whitmer, Lucy Mack Smith, Lucy Harris, and Emma Hale Smith. “A Multiplicity of Witnesses: Women and the Translation Process,” by Amy Easton-Flake and Rachel Cope, discusses the previously overlooked contributions of each of these important women and the impact they had on the Restoration. Painting: Emma Hale Smith, by Lee Richards

This week in “Come, Follow Me” we read about the witnesses of the Book of Mormon. "Witnesses—Those Who Assist to Bring Forth This Work,” by A. Bryan Weston, discusses the Three Witnesses in depth and encourages us to be faithful witnesses of the Restoration of the gospel. It’s a five-minute read: https://rsc.byu.edu/vol-11-no-2-2010/witnesses-those-who-assist-bring-forth-work Painting: "The Angel Moroni Showing the Gold Plates to Joseph Smith, Oliver Cowdery, and David Whitmer," by Gary B. Smith.

In honor of Presidents’ Day this week, we spotlight the book “Storming the Nation: The Unknown Contributions of Joseph Smith’s Political Missionaries,” by Derek R. Sainsbury. This volume uncovers the significant but previously unknown contributions of the electioneers who advocated for Joseph Smith’s 1844 presidential campaign.