Doctrine and Covenants 117

Creation by Christ

For have I not the fowls of heaven, and also the fish of the sea, and the beasts of the mountains? Have I not made the earth? Do I not hold the destinies of all the armies of the nations of the earth? Doctrine and Covenants 117:6–7

The Lord Jesus Christ, who made the earth, reminds covetous men that everything already belongs to Him. He can make the desert blossom, so they should not cling to property.

How we know: a footnote points to Him · a Church study aid lists it

• alludes to Psalm 50:10-11 — Every beast of the forest is mine... I know all the fowls of the mountains.
• alludes to Isaiah 35:1 — The desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose.
• alludes to John 1:3 — All things were made by Him (the Word, Christ).

Ahman

Adam-ondi-Ahman — commonly understood as the land where Adam dwelt with God; Ahman is a name of God

Is there not room enough on the mountains of Adam-ondi-Ahman, and on the plains of Olaha Shinehah, or the land where Adam dwelt, that you should covet that which is but the drop, and neglect the more weighty matters? Doctrine and Covenants 117:8

The place-name holds Ahman, a name of God (compare Son Ahman in D&C 78:20). Here it mainly marks the land where Adam dwelt.

• the same title in D&C 116:1 — Spring Hill named Adam-ondi-Ahman.

Jehovah

Let my servant William Marks be faithful over a few things, and he shall be a ruler over many. Let him preside in the midst of my people in the city of Far West, and let him be blessed with the blessings of my people. Doctrine and Covenants 117:10

The Lord uses the words from His own parable of the talents, where the faithful servant is made ruler over many things.

• alludes to Matthew 25:21 — Thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things.

Cleanser of the Temple

And again, verily I say unto you, let all my servants in the land of Kirtland remember the Lord their God, and mine house also, to keep and preserve it holy, and to overthrow the moneychangers in mine own due time, saith the Lord. Even so. Amen. Doctrine and Covenants 117:16

The Lord calls the Kirtland Temple "mine house" and says He will overthrow the moneychangers. It is the same Jesus who drove moneychangers from His Father's temple in Jerusalem.

• alludes to John 2:14-16 — Jesus overthrows the tables of the changers in the temple.
• alludes to Matthew 21:12-13 — Jesus overthrew the tables of the moneychangers.