I Will Love Them Freely

David, Prophetic Figure of the Last Days

Victor L. Ludlow

Encyclopedia of Mormonism (1992)

Prophecies in Hosea and Ezekiel tell of a man who would be like King David. Jesus Christ fits the description, but there may also be another righteous king by the name of David in the last days.

Amos through Malachi: Major Teachings of the Twelve Prophets

Blair G. Van Dyke, D. Kelly Ogden

Religious Educator 4, no. 3 (2003)

Discover the striking similarities between the days of the Twelve Prophets and our modern era, marked by challenges of faith and worship.

“The Great and Dreadful Day of the Lord”: The Anatomy of an Expression

Dana M. Pike

BYU Studies 41, no. 2 (2002)

The Lord encourages and commands, “Prepare yourselves for the great day of the Lord” (D&C 133:10) because of the challenges associated with that day. If we study how the word “great” is used throughout the scriptures, it usually means extraordinary, not happy. The joy of the righteous at Jesus’ return will come not only from greeting Jesus but also from relief that they are delivered from the terrible events of the last days.