The Book of Malachi records some of the teachings and prophecies of the prophet Malachi. Some of the people during Malachi’s day were using sick or blemished animals as sacrifices. The Lord had commanded them to offer their best and purest offerings. Malachi warned the people of his day not to pollute their offerings.

Some of the people were being mean to their neighbors and families. Malachi warned the people to keep their covenants and the laws of God.

Some of the people had forgotten to pay their tithes and offerings. Malachi promised them if they paid their tithes and offerings, the windows of heaven would be opened and blessings would be poured out upon the people.

Some of the people thought that it was vain or worthless to serve God. Malachi taught the people that those who remembered God would be his jewels and he would spare them from the judgements that would come upon the proud and wicked.

Malachi prophesied of the return of Elijah the prophet who would “turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers.” Elijah did come and he restored the sealing keys to Joseph Smith in the Kirtland Temple in 1836.