Sabbath

• D&C 59:9-12

Blessings of Sabbath-day observance & law of Sabbath given for this dispensation.

• D&C 59:16

"fulness of the earth" is a blessing of sabbath day observance.

• Exodus 20:8-11

One of the Ten Commandments.

• Exodus 31:13-17

Law & covenant of Sabbath given to Moses's dispensation.

• Isaiah 58:13-14

Blessings of Sabbath-day observance.

• Gospel Doctrine: Sermons and Writings, pp. 241-247

• Joseph Fielding Smith, Doctrines of Salvation, Vol. 1, pp. 152-153

Sabbath as example of everlasting covenant.

• Joseph Fielding Smith, Doctrines of Salvation, Vol. 3, p. 1

"Sabbath" used as term for millenium.

• Answers to Gospel Questions

Vol. 1, pp. 100-107 - What can we do on the Sabbath?

Vol. 3, pp. 59-62 - Sabbath moved to 1st day, sundry comments on Hebrew Sabbath, and arbitrariness of particular day.

Vol. 4, p. 208 - Sabbath is spiritual law.

Vol. 4, pp. 210-211 - Reflection on keeping of Sabbath and effect of saint non-observance.

• Preach My Gospel: A Guide to Missionary Service, p. 74

• "Especially for Sunday", Ensign, Feb. 2005, p. 72

Ideas for what "can" be done on the Sabbath.

• For the Strength of Youth: Fulfilling our Duty to God, pp. 32-33

• Bruce R. McConkie, Mormon Doctrine, pp. 658-659

• Jubilees 2:17-27

• The Dead Sea Scrolls, "The Damascus Document", Col 10 line 14 - Col 11 line 18

Dead Sea sect's rules for the Sabbath.

• Livni, Joseph. 2017. Cultural Evolution of an Institution: The Sabbath. Cliodynamics 8:59–74.

Abstract

According to the biblical account the Sabbath has been commanded at Mount Sinai during the Exodus. Reasonably, there can be no archaeological evidence to confirm that. However, the archaeological evidence points to a rankless society in premonarchic Israel. Lack of social layers in settled societies does raise questions about controlling the lawlessness. Livni and Stone mathematically established that the Sabbath could keep unruliness under control and that later, starting with the Second Temple, it did so. This multi-disciplinary report portrays the history of the Sabbath in terms of socio-cultural evolution combining analyses of anthropologists, archaeologists, biblical scholars, and computation methods. The report shows that the Sabbath is at least 3000 years old.

Notes

Don't:
Shop
Study (James E. Faust, "The Lord's Day", Ensign, Nov. 1991)

Do:
Prepare Lessons (James E. Faust, "The Lord's Day", Ensign, Nov. 1991, quoting The Miracle of Forgiveness pp.96-97)
Study Gospel (", ")
Meditate (", ")
Visit Sick & Afflicted (", ")
Sleeping (", ")
Reading Wholesome Material (", ")
Attending Church Meetings (", ")
Strengthening Family Ties (", quoting Church News, 2 Feb. 1980)
Writing Personal and Family Histories (", ")
Genealogy (", ")
Missionary Work (", ")

Cross-References

• The 10 Commandments
• Fast Sunday