Come, Follow Me
Doctrine and Covenants Lesson 18:
April 26–May 2
“The Promises … Shall Be Fulfilled”
Doctrine and Covenants 45

President Russell M. Nelson taught: “Write the thoughts that come to your mind. Record your feelings and follow through with actions that you are prompted to take” (“Revelation for the Church, Revelation for Our Lives,” Ensign or Liahona, May 2018, 95).
D&C 45: Revelation given through Joseph Smith the Prophet to the Church, at Kirtland, Ohio, March 7, 1831. Prefacing the record of this revelation, Joseph Smith’s history states that “at this age of the Church … many false reports … and foolish stories, were published … and circulated, … to prevent people from investigating the work, or embracing the faith. … But to the joy of the Saints, … I received the following.”
Resources on ChurchofJesusChrist.org
Come, Follow Me—For Individuals and Families (lesson materials at ChurchofJesusChrist.org)
Come, Follow Me—For Sunday School (lesson materials at ChurchofJesusChrist.org)
Come, Follow Me—For Primary (lesson materials at ChurchofJesusChrist.org)
“When He Comes Again,” Children’s Songbook, 82–83; see also “Ideas to Improve Your Family Scripture Study.”
- Chapter 17: Doctrine and Covenants 43–45, Doctrine and Covenants Institute Student Manual (2017)
Be Not Troubled, Doctrine and Covenants Teaching Videos
They that are Wise, Doctrine and Covenants Teaching Videos
- Section 45, “Looking Forth for the Great Day of the Lord”, Doctrine and Covenants Institute Student Manual (2002), pp 91–98
- Joseph Smith’s Bible Translation, Revelations in Context
Resources Mentioned in the Lesson Manual
“Revelation for the Church, Revelation for Our Lives,”, Russell M. Nelson, Ensign or Liahona, May 2018, 93–96
- 2 Nephi 2:8–9
- Mosiah 15:7–9
- Moroni 7:27–28
- Doctrine and Covenants 29:5
- Doctrine and Covenants 62:1
- Isaiah 5:26
- Isaiah 11:10–12
- Doctrine and Covenants 115:5–6
- Matthew 25:1–13
- Ether 13:2–9
- Moses 7:62–64
- Doctrine and Covenants 45:11–15, 66–71
- “Zion”, Gospel Topics
“The Mediator”
- 1 Nephi 22:26
- Revelation 20:1–3
“When He Comes Again”, Children’s Songbook, 82–83
Resources on Interpreter Foundation
Come, Follow Me Study and Teaching Helps — Lesson 18: D&C 45, Jonn Claybaugh
Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me Doctrine and Covenants Lesson 18 (D&C 45)
Additional Posts & Roundtables on the Interpreter Foundation Website
Scripture Roundtable: D&C Gospel Doctrine Lesson 21, "Looking Forth for the Great Day of the Lord to Come", Administration, June 16, 2017
Articles in Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship
- “How long can rolling waters remain impure?”: Literary Aspects of the Doctrine and Covenants, Richard Dilworth Rust, October 6, 2017
Resources on Other Sites
Doctrine and Covenants 45 (Come, Follow Me), FAIR
Section 45, Harper, Steven C. – D&C Contexts (Book of Mormon Central Archive)
Come Follow Me with Casey Paul Griffiths (Doctrine and Covenants 45, Apr 26 – May 2), Book of Mormon Central
Come Follow Me Insights (Doctrine and Covenants 45, Apr 26-May 2), Book of Mormon Central
Come Follow Me: Act in Doctrine (Doctrine and Covenants 45, Apr 26-May 2), Book of Mormon Central
Come Follow Me with Taylor Halverson (Doctrine and Covenants 45, Apr 26 – May 2), Book of Mormon Central
Come Follow Me with John Hilton III (Doctrine and Covenants 45, Apr 26-May 2), Book of Mormon Central
Doctrine & Covenants 45 – Section Resource, Doctrine & Covenants Central
Doctrine and Covenants 45, with Scott Woodward, Doctrine & Covenants Central
Doctrine and Covenants 45 (Apr. 26-May 2) Come Follow Me Don’t Miss This, Don’t Miss This
Come Follow Me – Doctrine and Covenants 45: “They That Are Wise”, Unshaken
Come Follow Me Podcast #18: “The Promises…Shall Be Fulfilled”, Doctrine and Covenants 45, Meridian Magazine
Come, Follow Me for Sunday School: “The Promises Shall Be Fulfilled”, Doctrine and Covenants 45, Meridian Magazine
April 26-May 2, 2021 Come, Follow Me Songs, Music for Latter-day Life
Doctrine and Covenants 45–“The Promises … Shall Be Fulfilled”, BYU Studies