Section 174 Vote Results

Here are the results of the vote on Section 174:

338 in favor and 17 against formally adopting the Section within our scriptures.
324 in favor and 21 against adding a second paragraph of material to the section.

Section 174, with the additional material, will be included in the T&C.

The Mystery of the Running Headers

There have been enough volunteers during the final text review of the scriptures who have been baffled by how the running headers are arranged at the top of the pages that they should likely be explained.

Most scriptures use running headers that give the starting and ending verses on a given page. We have simplified that by indicating the starting new paragraph number at the top of the left-hand page and the last new paragraph number at to of the right-hand page:

Here is a link to a sample.

Section 174 Vote

To participate in a vote to formally add what has bee Section 174 to our scriptures and to separately vote on expanding that section, click on the following:

VOTE

This vote will continue through this coming Sat, May 11th.

Oops

Somewhere along the way an important item was missed. The Lord's explanation to us of what He meant by "mutual agreement" was added as a section to the T&C, but no record of a vote to do so can be found. Perhaps it was assumed that something from the Lord would undoubtedly be added. Not sure, but we need to formally rectify the problem, so an online vote to adopt His explanation as scripture and to add it to the T&C as Section 174 will be held next week. In the meantime, please spread the word that the vote will be coming. A post about it will be made here and on Scriptures.info.

There has also been a proposal to add to the same section some information Denver gave about it. Here is how the additional vote will be worded:

An expansion to 174 has been proposed. In his talk That We Might Become One (Jan 14, 2018) Denver explained:

"When the definition was given, it was accompanied by the realization the Lord could have disputed every day of His life with someone. He deliberately chose to not contend. He was not an argumentative personality."

The reasons for the addition/expansion were given as follows:

1. It gives greater understanding of the Lord and the Lord’s personality not found anywhere else. 
2. It assists people in understanding how to go about solving disagreements in the way the Lord did.  It's directly related to us and our current desire for Zion, and is focused on the Lord.
3. It directly relates to the answer about mutual agreement, as Denver stated it “accompanied” the revelation. Therefore it seems like it should also accompany the answer as part of 174. It sheds light on the Lord’s ministry and choices.

It is proposed that Denver's remarks be added as a second paragraph to the proposed Section 174.

Glossary Additions

The growth of the Glossary had to stop at some point and that was the announcement of the stand-alone publication. But words continue to pop up in Denver's teaching that should arguably be in there. For that reason we have made sure to add about 10 blank pages at the end of the Glossary for adding definitions and explanations that we run across. For example, in the talk Denver gave in conference this past Sunday he defined "good" and explained what is meant by "judgment". Those will not be added in print in the Glossary, but can readily find a place in the back. Perhaps a mark of some sort in the body of the terms could point to those entries being in the back...

New sections in the T&C

The addition of material on the Resurrection to expand Section 161 was voted in the positive unanimously. The Lord's approval of the scriptures project becoming Section 177 was also voted in the positive unanimously. They will be added to scriptures.info and the mobile apps within the next few days.

It's all there... Almost

Vol. 3 of the scriptures (Teachings and Commandments) is now updated to the final text on scriptures.info. The glossary has also been updated to include over 400 entries. There are a few ancillary tools to be added or updated in the coming week.