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Doctrine & Covenants 133-134 Part 2 • Bro. Alvin Jackson • November 17-23 • Come Follow Me

November 12, 2025 • Hank Smith & John Bytheway • Season 5 • Episode 47

Brother Alvin Jackson unpacks vivid Second Coming imagery and covenant power in Section 133, then shows how Section 134 champions constitutional government and religious freedom amid persecution and calls disciples to courageous, informed civic engagement.

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2021 Episode Doctrine & Covenants 133-134 Part 2
https://youtu.be/XC76LJpD8rg

2021 Episode Doctrine & Covenants 133-134 Part 3
https://youtu.be/Uj4hHMgk4rU

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TIMECODE:

00:00 Part 2 - Brother Alvin Jackson
02:55 How to make wine
04:13 A Top Ten scripture
06:19 Pack your bags
08:38 Graves opening
11:19 God uses the unlikely
13:56 Growing up in the Baptist Church
15:56 The Doctrine and Covenants presented
19:52 Principle of protection of the innocent
23:39 King Noah was a “bad dude”
27:19 Brother Jackson’s greatest blessings and greatest warnings list
30:38 The Constitution as forerunner
33:55 “Almost all men …”
35:54 W.W. Phelps article
37:31 How should Saints interact with their government?
42:34 The Founding Fathers’ character
45:18 Advice for parents
47:31 We cannot be subtle any longer
52:04 How to honor sacrifice
53:49 Brother Jackson bears his testimony of Jesus Christ
58:49 End of Part 2 - Brother Alvin Jackson

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Steve & Shannon Sorensen: Cofounder, Executive Producer, Sponsor
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Dr. Hank Smith: Co-host
John Bytheway: Co-host
David Perry: Producer
Kyle Nelson: Marketing, Sponsor
Lisa Spice: Client Relations, Editor, Show Notes
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Ariel Cuadra: Spanish Transcripts
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Hank Smith

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John Bytheway

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