“Attention is called to the name, because the Scriptures predict the coming of a great deliverer in the latter days, so named. Nephi says that Joseph, the Patriarch, predicted the coming forth of the House of Israel on the American continents, of a ‘righteous branch’ and a Seer, whose name, he said, ‘shall be called after me’ (Joseph), and after the name of his father (II. Nephi 3:1–15).” (pp. 34-35)
Who is "Smith and Sjodahl Commentary cited by the Mormon Church in this student manual?
Lds "apostle" Hyrum M. Smith and James Sjodahl co-wrote a church-approved A Commentary on the Doctrine and Covenants, published in Liverpool, England, 1919.
Here is BYU-Idaho Lon A. Pyper's syllabus and Powerpoints related to teaching Religion 324 and 325 @ BYU:
Part I: The Return of the Prophet Joseph Smith [Will 2014 bring the second coming of Joseph Smith?]