Doctrine and Covenants

Title Page

Introduction

Chronological Order of Contents

Sections

Official Declarations

The
Doctrine and
Covenants
of The Church of Jesus Christ
of Latter-day Saints

Containing Revelations Given to
Joseph Smith, the Prophet
with Some Additions by His Successors
in the Presidency of the Church

Published by
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

© 2013 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. Source: 2015/03/24

Introduction

The Doctrine and Covenants is a collection of divine revelations and inspired declarations given for the establishment and regulation of the kingdom of God on the earth in the last days. Although most of the sections are directed to members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the messages, warnings, and exhortations are for the benefit of all mankind and contain an invitation to all people everywhere to hear the voice of the Lord Jesus Christ, speaking to them for their temporal well-being and their everlasting salvation.

Most of the revelations in this compilation were received through Joseph Smith Jr., the first prophet and president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Others were issued through some of his successors in the Presidency (see headings to D&C 135, 136, and 138, and Official Declarations 1 and 2).

The book of Doctrine and Covenants is one of the standard works of the Church in company with the Holy Bible, the Book of Mormon, and the Pearl of Great Price. However, the Doctrine and Covenants is unique because it is not a translation of an ancient document, but is of modern origin and was given of God through His chosen prophets for the restoration of His holy work and the establishment of the kingdom of God on the earth in these days. In the revelations, one hears the tender but firm voice of the Lord Jesus Christ, speaking anew in the dispensation of the fulness of times; and the work that is initiated herein is preparatory to His Second Coming, in fulfillment of and in concert with the words of all the holy prophets since the world began.

Joseph Smith Jr. was born December 23, 1805, in Sharon, Windsor County, Vermont. During his early life, he moved with his family to present-day Manchester, in western New York. It was while he was living there in the spring of 1820, when he was fourteen years of age, that he experienced his first vision, in which he was visited in person by God, the Eternal Father, and His Son Jesus Christ. He was told in this vision that the true Church of Jesus Christ that had been established in New Testament times, and which had administered the fulness of the gospel, was no longer on the earth. Other divine manifestations followed in which he was taught by many angels; it was shown to him that God had a special work for him to do on the earth and that through him the Church of Jesus Christ would be restored to the earth.

In the course of time, Joseph Smith was enabled by divine assistance to translate and publish the Book of Mormon. In the meantime he and Oliver Cowdery were ordained to the Aaronic Priesthood by John the Baptist in May 1829 (see D&C 13), and soon thereafter they were also ordained to the Melchizedek Priesthood by the ancient Apostles Peter, James, and John (see D&C 27:12). Other ordinations followed in which priesthood keys were conferred by Moses, Elijah, Elias, and many ancient prophets (see D&C 110; 128:18, 21). These ordinations were, in fact, a restoration of divine authority to man on the earth. On April 6, 1830, under heavenly direction, the Prophet Joseph Smith organized the Church, and thus the true Church of Jesus Christ is once again operative as an institution among men, with authority to teach the gospel and administer the ordinances of salvation. (See D&C 20 and the Pearl of Great Price, Joseph Smith—History 1.)

These sacred revelations were received in answer to prayer, in times of need, and came out of real-life situations involving real people. The Prophet and his associates sought for divine guidance, and these revelations certify that they received it. In the revelations, one sees the restoration and unfolding of the gospel of Jesus Christ and the ushering in of the dispensation of the fulness of times. The westward movement of the Church from New York and Pennsylvania to Ohio, to Missouri, to Illinois, and finally to the Great Basin of western America and the mighty struggles of the Saints in attempting to build Zion on the earth in modern times are also shown forth in these revelations.

Several of the earlier sections involve matters regarding the translation and publication of the Book of Mormon (see sections 3, 5, 10, 17, and 19). Some later sections reflect the work of the Prophet Joseph Smith in making an inspired translation of the Bible, during which many of the great doctrinal sections were received (see, for example, sections 37, 45, 73, 76, 77, 86, 91, and 132, each of which has some direct relationship to the Bible translation).

In the revelations, the doctrines of the gospel are set forth with explanations about such fundamental matters as the nature of the Godhead, the origin of man, the reality of Satan, the purpose of mortality, the necessity for obedience, the need for repentance, the workings of the Holy Spirit, the ordinances and performances that pertain to salvation, the destiny of the earth, the future conditions of man after the Resurrection and the Judgment, the eternity of the marriage relationship, and the eternal nature of the family. Likewise, the gradual unfolding of the administrative structure of the Church is shown with the calling of bishops, the First Presidency, the Council of the Twelve, and the Seventy and the establishment of other presiding offices and quorums. Finally, the testimony that is given of Jesus Christ—His divinity, His majesty, His perfection, His love, and His redeeming power—makes this book of great value to the human family and “worth to the Church the riches of the whole Earth” (see heading to D&C 70).

The revelations were originally recorded by Joseph Smith’s scribes, and Church members enthusiastically shared handwritten copies with each other. To create a more permanent record, scribes soon copied these revelations into manuscript record books, which Church leaders used in preparing the revelations to be printed. Joseph and the early Saints viewed the revelations as they did the Church: living, dynamic, and subject to refinement with additional revelation. They also recognized that unintentional errors had likely occurred through the process of copying the revelations and preparing them for publication. Thus, a Church conference asked Joseph Smith in 1831 to “correct those errors or mistakes which he may discover by the Holy Spirit.”

After the revelations had been reviewed and corrected, Church members in Missouri began printing a book titled A Book of Commandments for the Government of the Church of Christ, which contained many of the Prophet’s early revelations. This first attempt to publish the revelations ended, however, when a mob destroyed the Saints’ printing office in Jackson County on July 20, 1833.

Upon hearing of the destruction of the Missouri printing office, Joseph Smith and other Church leaders began preparations to publish the revelations in Kirtland, Ohio. To again correct errors, clarify wording, and recognize developments in Church doctrine and organization, Joseph Smith oversaw the editing of the text of some revelations to prepare them for publication in 1835 as the Doctrine and Covenants of the Church of the Latter Day Saints. Joseph Smith authorized another edition of the Doctrine and Covenants, which was published only months after the Prophet’s martyrdom in 1844.

The early Latter-day Saints prized the revelations and viewed them as messages from God. On one occasion in late 1831, several elders of the Church gave solemn testimony that the Lord had borne record to their souls of the truth of the revelations. This testimony was published in the 1835 edition of the Doctrine and Covenants as the written testimony of the Twelve Apostles:

Testimony of the
Twelve Apostles to the Truth of the
Book of Doctrine and Covenants

The Testimony of the Witnesses to the Book of the Lord’s Commandments, which commandments He gave to His Church through Joseph Smith, Jun., who was appointed by the voice of the Church for this purpose:

We, therefore, feel willing to bear testimony to all the world of mankind, to every creature upon the face of the earth, that the Lord has borne record to our souls, through the Holy Ghost shed forth upon us, that these commandments were given by inspiration of God, and are profitable for all men and are verily true.

We give this testimony unto the world, the Lord being our helper; and it is through the grace of God the Father, and His Son, Jesus Christ, that we are permitted to have this privilege of bearing this testimony unto the world, in the which we rejoice exceedingly, praying the Lord always that the children of men may be profited thereby.

The names of the Twelve were:

Thomas B. Marsh

David W. Patten

Brigham Young

Heber C. Kimball

Orson Hyde

William E. McLellin

Parley P. Pratt

Luke S. Johnson

William Smith

Orson Pratt

John F. Boynton

Lyman E. Johnson

In successive editions of the Doctrine and Covenants, additional revelations or other matters of record have been added, as received and as accepted by competent assemblies or conferences of the Church. The 1876 edition, prepared by Elder Orson Pratt under Brigham Young’s direction, arranged the revelations chronologically and supplied new headings with historical introductions.

Beginning with the 1835 edition, a series of seven theological lessons was also included; these were titled the Lectures on Faith. These had been prepared for use in the School of the Prophets in Kirtland, Ohio, from 1834 to 1835. Although profitable for doctrine and instruction, these lectures have been omitted from the Doctrine and Covenants since the 1921 edition because they were not given or presented as revelations to the whole Church.

In the 1981 edition of the Doctrine and Covenants, three documents were included for the first time. These are sections 137 and 138, setting forth the fundamentals of salvation for the dead; and Official Declaration 2, announcing that all worthy male members of the Church may be ordained to the priesthood without regard for race or color.

Each new edition of the Doctrine and Covenants has corrected past errors and added new information, particularly in the historical portions of the section headings. The present edition further refines dates and place-names and makes other corrections. These changes have been made to bring the material into conformity with the most accurate historical information. Other special features of this latest edition include revised maps showing the major geographical locations in which the revelations were received, plus improved photographs of Church historical sites, cross-references, section headings, and subject-matter summaries, all of which are designed to help readers to understand and rejoice in the message of the Lord as given in the Doctrine and Covenants. Information for the section headings has been taken from the Manuscript History of the Church and the published History of the Church (collectively referred to in the headings as Joseph Smith’s history) and the Joseph Smith Papers.

Chronological Order of Contents

Date

Place

Sections

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September

Manchester, New York

2

1828

July

Harmony, Pennsylvania

3

1829

February

Harmony, Pennsylvania

4

March

Harmony, Pennsylvania

5

April

Harmony, Pennsylvania

6, 7, 8, 9, 10

May

Harmony, Pennsylvania

11, 12, 13*

June

Fayette, New York

14, 15, 16, 17, 18

Summer

Manchester, New York

19

1830

Wayne County, New York

74

April

Fayette, New York

20*, 21

April

Manchester, New York

22, 23

July

Harmony, Pennsylvania

24, 25, 26

August

Harmony, Pennsylvania

27

September

Fayette, New York

28, 29, 30, 31

October

Manchester, New York

32

October

Fayette, New York

33

November

Fayette, New York

34

December

Fayette, New York

35*, 36*, 37*

1831

January

Fayette, New York

38, 39, 40

February

Kirtland, Ohio

41, 42, 43, 44

March

Kirtland, Ohio

45, 46, 47, 48

May

Kirtland, Ohio

49, 50

May

Thompson, Ohio

51

June

Kirtland, Ohio

52, 53, 54, 55, 56

July

Zion, Jackson County, Missouri

57

August

Zion, Jackson County, Missouri

58, 59

August

Independence, Missouri

60

August

Missouri River, Missouri

61

August

Chariton, Missouri

62

August

Kirtland, Ohio

63

September

Kirtland, Ohio

64

October

Hiram, Ohio

65, 66

November

Hiram, Ohio

1, 67, 68, 69, 70, 133

December

Hiram, Ohio

71

December

Kirtland, Ohio

72

1832

January

Hiram, Ohio

73

January

Amherst, Ohio

75

February

Hiram, Ohio

76

March

Hiram, Ohio

77, 79, 80, 81

March

Kirtland, Ohio

78

April

Independence, Missouri

82, 83

August

Hiram, Ohio

99

September

Kirtland, Ohio

84

November

Kirtland, Ohio

85

December

Kirtland, Ohio

86, 87*, 88

1833

February

Kirtland, Ohio

89

March

Kirtland, Ohio

90, 91, 92

May

Kirtland, Ohio

93

June

Kirtland, Ohio

95, 96

August

Kirtland, Ohio

94, 97, 98

October

Perrysburg, New York

100

December

Kirtland, Ohio

101

1834

February

Kirtland, Ohio

102, 103

April

Kirtland, Ohio

104*

June

Fishing River, Missouri

105

November

Kirtland, Ohio

106

1835

April

Kirtland, Ohio

107

August

Kirtland, Ohio

134

December

Kirtland, Ohio

108

1836

January

Kirtland, Ohio

137

March

Kirtland, Ohio

109

April

Kirtland, Ohio

110

August

Salem, Massachusetts

111

1837

July

Kirtland, Ohio

112

1838

March

Far West, Missouri

113*

April

Far West, Missouri

114, 115

May

Spring Hill, Daviess County, Missouri

116

July

Far West, Missouri

117, 118, 119, 120

1839

March

Liberty Jail, Clay County, Missouri

121, 122, 123

1841

January

Nauvoo, Illinois

124

March

Nauvoo, Illinois

125

July

Nauvoo, Illinois

126

1842

September

Nauvoo, Illinois

127, 128

1843

February

Nauvoo, Illinois

129

April

Ramus, Illinois

130

May

Ramus, Illinois

131

July

Nauvoo, Illinois

132

1844

June

Nauvoo, Illinois

135

1847

January

Winter Quarters (now Nebraska)

136

1890

October

Salt Lake City, Utah

Official Declaration 1

1918

October

Salt Lake City, Utah

138

1978

June

Salt Lake City, Utah

Official Declaration 2

*

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Section 1

Revelation given through Joseph Smith the Prophet, on November 1, 1831, during a special conference of elders of the Church, held at Hiram, Ohio. Many revelations had been received from the Lord prior to this time, and the compilation of these for publication in book form was one of the principal subjects passed upon at the conference. This section constitutes the Lord’s preface to the doctrines, covenants, and commandments given in this dispensation.

1–7, The voice of warning is to all people; 8–16, Apostasy and wickedness precede the Second Coming; 17–23, Joseph Smith is called to restore to earth the Lord’s truths and powers; 24–33, The Book of Mormon is brought forth and the true Church is established; 34–36, Peace will be taken from the earth; 37–39, Search these commandments.

1 aHearken, O ye people of my bchurch, saith the voice of him who dwells on high, and whose ceyes are upon all men; yea, verily I say: Hearken ye people from afar; and ye that are upon the islands of the sea, listen together.

2 For verily the avoice of the Lord is unto all men, and there is none to bescape; and there is no eye that shall not see, neither cear that shall not hear, neither dheart that shall not be penetrated.

3 And the arebellious shall be bpierced with much csorrow; for their iniquities shall be dspoken upon the housetops, and their secret acts shall be revealed.

4 And the avoice of warning shall be unto all people, by the mouths of my disciples, whom I have bchosen in these clast days.

5 And they shall ago forth and none shall stay them, for I the Lord have commanded them.

6 Behold, this is mine aauthority, and the authority of my servants, and my preface unto the book of my bcommandments, which I have given them to cpublish unto you, O dinhabitants of the earth.

7 Wherefore, afear and btremble, O ye people, for what I the Lord have cdecreed in them shall be dfulfilled.

8 And verily I say unto you, that they who go forth, bearing these tidings unto the inhabitants of the earth, to them is power given to aseal both on earth and in heaven, the unbelieving and brebellious;

9 Yea, verily, to seal them up unto the aday when the bwrath of God shall be poured out upon the cwicked without measure—

10 Unto the aday when the Lord shall come to brecompense unto every man according to his cwork, and dmeasure to every man according to the measure which he has measured to his fellow man.

11 Wherefore the voice of the Lord is unto the ends of the earth, that all that will hear may hear:

12 Prepare ye, aprepare ye for that which is to come, for the Lord is bnigh;

13 And the aanger of the Lord is kindled, and his bsword is bathed in heaven, and it shall fall upon the inhabitants of the earth.

14 And the aarm of the Lord shall be revealed; and the bday cometh that they who will not chear the voice of the Lord, neither the voice of his dservants, neither give eheed to the words of the prophets and fapostles, shall be gcut off from among the people;

15 For they have astrayed from mine bordinances, and have cbroken mine deverlasting covenant;

16 They aseek not the Lord to establish his righteousness, but every man bwalketh in his cown dway, and after the eimage of his own god, whose image is in the likeness of the world, and whose substance is that of an idol, which waxeth fold and shall perish in gBabylon, even Babylon the great, which shall fall.

17 Wherefore, I the Lord, aknowing the calamity which should come upon the binhabitants of the earth, ccalled upon my dservant Joseph Smith, Jun., and espake unto him from heaven, and gave him fcommandments;

18 And also gave commandments to others, that they should proclaim these things unto the world; and all this that it might be fulfilled, which was written by the prophets—

19 The aweak things of the world shall come forth and break down the mighty and strong ones, that man bshould not counsel his fellow man, neither ctrust in the arm of flesh—

20 But that every man might aspeak in the name of God the Lord, even the Savior of the world;

21 That faith also might increase in the earth;

22 That mine everlasting acovenant might be established;

23 That the afulness of my bgospel might be cproclaimed by the dweak and the simple unto the ends of the world, and before ekings and frulers.

24 Behold, I am God and have spoken it; these acommandments are of me, and were given unto my servants in their weakness, after the manner of their blanguage, that they might come to cunderstanding.

25 And inasmuch as they aerred it might be made known;

26 And inasmuch as they sought awisdom they might be binstructed;

27 And inasmuch as they sinned they might be achastened, that they might brepent;

28 And inasmuch as they were ahumble they might be made strong, and blessed from on high, and receive bknowledge from time to time.

29 And after having received the record of the Nephites, yea, even my servant Joseph Smith, Jun., might have power to atranslate through the bmercy of God, by the power of God, the cBook of Mormon.

30 And also those to whom these commandments were given, might have apower to lay the foundation of this bchurch, and to bring it forth out of obscurity and out of cdarkness, the only true and living dchurch upon the face of the whole earth, with which I, the Lord, am well epleased, fspeaking unto the church collectively and not individually—

31 For I the Lord cannot look upon asin with the least degree of allowance;

32 Nevertheless, he that arepents and does the bcommandments of the Lord shall be cforgiven;

33 And he that arepents not, from him shall be btaken even the light which he has received; for my cSpirit shall not always dstrive with man, saith the Lord of Hosts.

34 And again, verily I say unto you, O inhabitants of the earth: I the Lord am willing to make these things aknown unto ball flesh;

35 For I am no arespecter of persons, and will that all men shall know that the bday speedily cometh; the hour is not yet, but is nigh at hand, when cpeace shall be taken from the earth, and the ddevil shall have power over his own dominion.

36 And also the Lord shall have apower over his bsaints, and shall creign in their dmidst, and shall come down in ejudgment upon fIdumea, or the world.

37 aSearch these bcommandments, for they are true and cfaithful, and the prophecies and dpromises which are in them shall all be fulfilled.

38 What I the Lord have spoken, I have spoken, and I excuse not myself; and though the heavens and the earth pass away, my aword shall not pass away, but shall all be bfulfilled, whether by mine own cvoice or by the dvoice of my eservants, it is the fsame.

39 For behold, and lo, the Lord is God, and the aSpirit beareth record, and the record is true, and the btruth abideth forever and ever. Amen.

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1a

Deut. 32:1; Isa. 1:2; 49:1.

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b

3 Ne. 27:3 (1–8); D&C 20:1; 21:3. TG Jesus Christ, Head of the Church.

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c

Ps. 33:18; Amos 9:8; D&C 38:7 (7–8). TG God, Omniscience of.

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2a

Ps. 65:2; Micah 1:2; D&C 1:34 (34–35); 18:28 (26–28); 39:15; 42:58; 68:8; 138:30. TG Israel, Mission of.

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b

Job 34:22; 1 Thes. 5:3.

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c

TG Conversion.

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d

TG Heart.

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3a

TG Rebellion.

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b

TG Conscience.

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c

Ps. 32:10. TG Sorrow.

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d

Prov. 28:13; Isa. 57:12 (11–12); Luke 8:17; 12:3; 2 Ne. 27:11; Morm. 5:8; D&C 88:108; 112:25 (25–26).

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4a

Ezek. 3:21 (17–21); D&C 63:37. TG Israel, Mission of; Mission of Latter-day Saints; Warn.

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b

TG Priesthood, Authority.

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c

TG Last Days.

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5a

TG Missionary Work.

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6a

TG Jesus Christ, Authority of; Priesthood, Authority.

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b

D&C 33:14; 42:13; 51:4.

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c

Acts 13:49; D&C 72:21.

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d

Joel 1:2; Micah 1:2.

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7a

Deut. 5:29; Eccl. 12:13.

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b

Ezra 9:4.

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c

Isa. 10:22 (21–34); Matt. 24:34.

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d

Isa. 34:16 (16–17).

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8a

D&C 68:12. TG Priesthood, Keys of; Sealing.

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b

TG Rebellion.

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9a

2 Cor. 1:14.

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b

Prov. 11:4 (3–9); Eccl. 8:12 (11–12); Rev. 18:6 (6–8).

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c

Nahum 1:3; Mosiah 16:2; JS—M 1:55 (31, 55).

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10a

TG Day of the Lord.

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b

Prov. 11:31; Isa. 65:6 (6–7, 11); Ezek. 7:4; Mosiah 12:1; D&C 56:19. TG Jesus Christ, Judge.

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c

Job 34:11; Prov. 24:12; Isa. 59:18; Alma 9:28; 36:15; 41:3 (2–5); 42:27; D&C 6:33.

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d

Matt. 7:2; Luke 6:38.

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12a

TG Millennium, Preparing a People for.

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b

D&C 2:1; 49:28; 58:65; 68:11; 68:35; 84:119. TG Jesus Christ, Second Coming.

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13a

D&C 63:6. TG Anger; God, Indignation of.

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b

Ezek. 21:3; D&C 35:14; 84:114; 85:3.

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14a

Isa. 40:10 (5–10); D&C 45:47; 56:1.

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b

Zech. 14:1.

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c

Ezek. 33:31 (30–33); Matt. 11:15; Heb. 5:11 (11–14); 2 Ne. 9:31; Mosiah 26:28; Moses 6:27. TG Hardheartedness; Haughtiness.

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d

TG Prophets, Rejection of.

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e

D&C 11:2. TG Disobedience.

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f

TG Apostles.

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g

Acts 3:23 (22–23); Alma 50:20; D&C 5:5; 50:8; 56:3 (1, 3–4).

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15a

Josh. 23:16 (15–16); Isa. 24:5; D&C 3:6 (6–8); 104:52.

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b

TG Ordinance.

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c

TG Apostasy of Individuals; Apostasy of Israel; Apostasy of the Early Christian Church.

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d

Ezek. 44:7. TG New and Everlasting Covenant.

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16a

Matt. 6:33.

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b

TG Walking in Darkness.

◀

c

Isa. 53:6; Jer. 44:17.

◀

d

Gen. 6:12; D&C 82:6; Moses 8:29.

◀

e

Ex. 20:4; Isa. 41:29 (24, 29); 3 Ne. 21:17 (17–19). TG Idolatry.

◀

f

Isa. 50:9.

◀

g

Isa. 21:9; 48:14; D&C 64:24; 133:14. TG Babylon; Worldliness.

◀

17a

TG God, Foreknowledge of.

◀

b

Isa. 24:6 (1–6).

◀

c

TG Called of God.

◀

d

TG Servant.

◀

e

TG Revelation.

◀

f

D&C 1:30 (23–28, 30).

◀

19a

1 Chr. 29:1; Acts 4:13; 1 Cor. 1:27; 1 Ne. 7:8 (8–18); D&C 35:13; 124:1. TG Meek.

◀

b

Isa. 8:10.

◀

c

Ps. 44:6 (6–8); Jer. 9:4; 17:5; 2 Ne. 28:31 (30–31). TG Trust Not in the Arm of Flesh.

◀

20a

TG Authority.

◀

22a

D&C 39:11. TG Covenants; New and Everlasting Covenant.

◀

23a

Rom. 15:29.

◀

b

TG Gospel.

◀

c

TG Missionary Work.

◀

d

1 Cor. 1:27 (26–29). TG Strength.

◀

e

TG Kings, Earthly.

◀

f

Ps. 119:46; Matt. 10:18; Acts 9:15; D&C 124:3 (3, 16, 107).

◀

24a

Isa. 51:16; 2 Ne. 33:10 (10–11); Moro. 10:27 (27–29).

◀

b

2 Ne. 31:3; Ether 12:39; D&C 67:5. TG Language.

◀

c

D&C 50:12. TG Understanding.

◀

25a

Isa. 29:24.

◀

26a

Eccl. 8:16 (16–17); D&C 42:68. TG Wisdom.

◀

b

TG Teachable.

◀

27a

TG Chastening; Reproof.

◀

b

TG Repent.

◀

28a

TG Humility; Poor in Spirit.

◀

b

TG Knowledge.

◀

29a

D&C 3:12.

◀

b

TG Mercy.

◀

c

TG Book of Mormon.

◀

30a

D&C 1:17 (4–5, 17–18).

◀

b

TG Restoration of the Gospel.

◀

c

TG Darkness, Spiritual.

◀

d

1 Cor. 14:33; Eph. 4:5 (3–13). TG Church.

◀

e

D&C 38:10.

◀

f

D&C 50:4.

◀

31a

Lev. 5:17 (17–19); D&C 24:2. TG Sin.

◀

32a

TG Repent.

◀

b

Prov. 19:16.

◀

c

Ps. 65:3; D&C 58:42 (42–43). TG Forgive.

◀

33a

D&C 3:11; 121:37 (34–37).

◀

b

Matt. 25:29 (29–30); D&C 60:3 (2–3).

◀

c

TG God, Spirit of; Holy Ghost, Loss of.

◀

d

Gen. 6:3; 1 Sam. 28:15; Isa. 57:16; Moro. 9:4.

◀

34a

Isa. 45:19. TG Testimony.

◀

b

D&C 1:2; 18:28 (26–28); 39:15; 42:58.

◀

35a

Deut. 1:17; 10:17; Prov. 24:23; Acts 10:34; Col. 3:25; Alma 1:30; 16:14; D&C 38:16; Moses 5:21 (20–21).

◀

b

TG Last Days.

◀

c

Rev. 6:4. TG Peace; War.

◀

d

TG Devil.

◀

36a

TG Protection, Divine.

◀

b

TG Saints.

◀

c

Micah 4:7. TG Jesus Christ, Millennial Reign.

◀

d

Zech. 2:11 (10–12); D&C 29:11 (9–11); 45:59; 84:119 (118–19); 104:59.

◀

e

TG Judgment.

◀

f

TG World, End of. BD Idumea.

◀

37a

TG Priesthood, Magnifying Callings within; Scriptures, Study of; Study.

◀

b

Rev. 21:5.

◀

c

TG Trustworthiness.

◀

d

Rev. 17:17; D&C 58:31; 82:10.

◀

38a

2 Kgs. 10:10; Ps. 33:11; 119:89; Matt. 5:18; 24:35; 2 Ne. 9:16; 10:17; D&C 5:20; 101:64; Moses 1:4; JS—M 1:35.

◀

b

TG Promise.

◀

c

Deut. 18:18; Jer. 7:23 (21–28); D&C 18:35 (33–39); 21:5. TG Obedience; Prophecy; Revelation.

◀

d

Isa. 50:10; 1 Jn. 4:6 (1–6); D&C 25:16. TG Priesthood, Authority.

◀

e

1 Thes. 4:2. TG Prophets, Mission of; Servant.

◀

f

TG Sustaining Church Leaders.

◀

39a

1 Jn. 5:6; D&C 20:27; 42:17.

◀

b

TG Truth.

Section 2

An extract from Joseph Smith’s history relating the words of the angel Moroni to Joseph Smith the Prophet, while in the house of the Prophet’s father at Manchester, New York, on the evening of September 21, 1823. Moroni was the last of a long line of historians who had made the record that is now before the world as the Book of Mormon. (Compare Malachi 4:5–6; also sections 27:9; 110:13–16; and 128:18.)

1, Elijah is to reveal the priesthood; 2–3, The promises of the fathers are planted in the hearts of the children.

1 Behold, I will reveal unto you the Priesthood, by the hand of aElijah the prophet, before the coming of the great and bdreadful day of the Lord.

2 And ahe shall plant in the hearts of the children the bpromises made to the fathers, and the hearts of the children shall turn to their fathers.

3 If it were not so, the whole aearth would be utterly wasted at his coming.

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1a

Mal. 4:5 (5–6); 3 Ne. 25:5 (5–6); D&C 35:4; 110:13 (13–15); 128:17; JS—H 1:38 (38–39). TG Last Days; Priesthood, Keys of.

◀

b

1 Cor. 5:5; D&C 1:12; 34:8 (6–9); 43:17 (17–26).

◀

2a

2 Kgs. 2:15; D&C 27:9; 98:16 (16–17).

◀

b

TG Family, Children, Duties of; Genealogy and Temple Work; Promise; Salvation for the Dead.

◀

3a

Luke 1:17. TG Earth, Purpose of.

Section 3

Revelation given to Joseph Smith the Prophet, at Harmony, Pennsylvania, July 1828, relating to the loss of 116 pages of manuscript translated from the first part of the Book of Mormon, which was called the book of Lehi. The Prophet had reluctantly allowed these pages to pass from his custody to that of Martin Harris, who had served for a brief period as scribe in the translation of the Book of Mormon. The revelation was given through the Urim and Thummim. (See section 10.)

1–4, The Lord’s course is one eternal round; 5–15, Joseph Smith must repent or lose the gift to translate; 16–20, The Book of Mormon comes forth to save the seed of Lehi.

1 The aworks, and the designs, and the purposes of God cannot be bfrustrated, neither can they come to naught.

2 For God doth not awalk in crooked paths, neither doth he bturn to the right hand nor to the left, neither doth he vary from that which he hath said, therefore his paths are straight, and his ccourse is one eternal round.

3 Remember, remember that it is not the awork of God that is frustrated, but the work of men;

4 For although a man may have many arevelations, and have bpower to do many mighty works, yet if he cboasts in his own dstrength, and sets at naught the ecounsels of God, and follows after the dictates of his own will and fcarnal desires, he must fall and incur the gvengeance of a hjust God upon him.

5 Behold, you have been aentrusted with these things, but how strict were your commandments; and remember also the promises which were made to you, if you did not transgress them.

6 And behold, how aoft you have btransgressed the commandments and the laws of God, and have gone on in the cpersuasions of men.

7 For, behold, you should not have afeared man more than God. Although men set at naught the counsels of God, and bdespise his words—

8 Yet you should have been faithful; and he would have extended his arm and asupported you against all the fiery bdarts of the cadversary; and he would have been with you in every time of dtrouble.

9 Behold, thou art Joseph, and thou wast chosen to do the work of the Lord, but because of transgression, if thou art not aware thou wilt afall.

10 But remember, God is merciful; therefore, repent of that which thou hast done which is contrary to the commandment which I gave you, and thou art still chosen, and art aagain called to the work;

11 Except thou ado this, thou shalt be delivered up and become as other men, and have no more gift.

12 And when thou deliveredst up that which God had given thee sight and power to atranslate, thou deliveredst up that which was bsacred into the hands of a wicked cman,

13 Who has set at naught the counsels of God, and has broken the most sacred promises which were made before God, and has depended upon his own judgment and aboasted in his own wisdom.

14 And this is the reason that thou hast lost thy privileges for a season—

15 For thou hast suffered the counsel of thy adirector to be trampled upon from the beginning.

16 Nevertheless, my awork shall go forth, for inasmuch as the knowledge of a Savior has come unto the world, through the btestimony of the Jews, even so shall the cknowledge of a dSavior come unto my people—

17 And to the aNephites, and the Jacobites, and the Josephites, and the Zoramites, through the testimony of their fathers—

18 And this atestimony shall come to the knowledge of the bLamanites, and the Lemuelites, and the Ishmaelites, who cdwindled in unbelief because of the diniquity of their fathers, whom the Lord has suffered to destroy their ebrethren the Nephites, because of their finiquities and their abominations.

19 And for this very apurpose are these bplates cpreserved, which contain these records—that the dpromises of the Lord might be fulfilled, which he made to his epeople;

20 And that the aLamanites might come to the knowledge of their fathers, and that they might know the bpromises of the Lord, and that they may cbelieve the gospel and drely upon the merits of Jesus Christ, and be eglorified through faith in his name, and that through their repentance they might be saved. Amen.

◀

1a

TG God, Works of.

◀

b

Jer. 1:8 (7–8).

◀

2a

Neh. 9:8; Isa. 45:19; Alma 7:20. TG God, Perfection of.

◀

b

Josh. 1:7; 3 Ne. 18:13 (12–14).

◀

c

1 Ne. 10:19 (18–19); D&C 35:1.

◀

3a

Acts 5:38; Morm. 8:22; D&C 10:38 (38–40).

◀

4a

TG Revelation.

◀

b

Alma 19:4.

◀

c

Amos 6:13 (13–14); Mosiah 11:19; D&C 84:73. TG Boast.

◀

d

TG Strength.

◀

e

Josh. 9:14; Jacob 4:10; Alma 37:37. TG Counsel.

◀

f

TG Carnal Mind; Chastity; Lust.

◀

g

TG Vengeance.

◀

h

2 Ne. 1:22.

◀

5a

Alma 37:14.

◀

6a

D&C 5:21; 20:5; JS—H 1:28 (28–29).

◀

b

Josh. 23:16 (15–16); Alma 12:31. TG Transgress.

◀

c

Titus 1:14; D&C 45:29; 46:7; JS—H 1:19. TG Motivations; Peer Influence.

◀

7a

Neh. 6:13; Ps. 27:1 (1–14); Isa. 57:11; Luke 9:26; John 12:43 (42–43); Acts 4:19; D&C 122:9 (4–9). TG Courage; Fearful.

◀

b

Num. 15:31 (30–31); 2 Sam. 12:9 (7–9); 1 Ne. 19:7; 2 Ne. 33:2; Jacob 4:14 (8–14). TG Hate.

◀

8a

TG God, Power of.

◀

b

Eph. 6:16; 1 Ne. 15:24; D&C 27:17.

◀

c

TG Devil.

◀

d

Ps. 81:7; Alma 9:17; 38:5.

◀

9a

Acts 1:25; 1 Cor. 10:12. TG Apostasy of Individuals.

◀

10a

D&C 10:3.

◀

11a

Luke 13:3; D&C 1:33; 121:37 (34–37).

◀

12a

D&C 1:29; 5:4 (4, 30–31).

◀

b

TG Sacred; Sacrilege.

◀

c

D&C 10:6 (6–8).

◀

13a

Jacob 4:10. TG Haughtiness; Pride.

◀

15a

IE the Lord; see v. 6.

◀

16a

TG Israel, Mission of.

◀

b

John 5:39; 1 Ne. 13:25 (23–25); 2 Ne. 29:4 (4–6); D&C 20:26.

◀

c

Mosiah 3:20.

◀

d

TG Jesus Christ, Savior.

◀

17a

1 Ne. 13:30; 2 Ne. 29:12 (12–13); Alma 45:14 (10–14).

◀

18a

TG Testimony.

◀

b

Jacob 1:13; Enos 1:13; D&C 10:48 (46–52); 109:65.

◀

c

2 Ne. 26:15; Jacob 3:7. TG Doubt.

◀

d

TG Family, Children, Responsibilities toward; Sin.

◀

e

Morm. 8:2 (2–3).

◀

f

Mosiah 12:7.

◀

19a

1 Ne. 9:3 (3, 5).

◀

b

TG Book of Mormon.

◀

c

TG Scriptures, Preservation of.

◀

d

Enos 1:16 (13–18); Mosiah 21:4; 3 Ne. 5:14 (13–15); D&C 10:47 (46–50).

◀

e

TG Israel, Joseph, People of; Israel, Restoration of.

◀

20a

2 Ne. 30:5 (3–6); D&C 28:8 (8–9, 14); 32:2; 49:24.

◀

b

2 Ne. 10:9 (9, 21); Alma 9:24.

◀

c

Morm. 3:21.

◀

d

2 Ne. 31:19; Moro. 6:4.

◀

e

Moro. 7:26 (26, 38).

Section 4

Revelation given through Joseph Smith the Prophet to his father, Joseph Smith Sr., at Harmony, Pennsylvania, February 1829.

1–4, Valiant service saves the Lord’s ministers; 5–6, Godly attributes qualify them for the ministry; 7, The things of God must be sought after.

1 Now behold, a amarvelous work is about to come forth among the children of men.

2 Therefore, O ye that embark in the aservice of God, see that ye bserve him with all your heart, might, mind and strength, that ye may stand cblameless before God at the last day.

3 Therefore, if ye have desires to serve God ye are acalled to the work;

4 For behold the afield is white already to bharvest; and lo, he that thrusteth in his sickle with his might, the same layeth up in cstore that he perisheth not, but bringeth salvation to his soul;

5 And afaith, bhope, ccharity and dlove, with an eeye single to the fglory of God, gqualify him for the work.

6 Remember faith, avirtue, knowledge, btemperance, cpatience, dbrotherly ekindness, fgodliness, charity, ghumility, hdiligence.

7 aAsk, and ye shall receive; bknock, and it shall be opened unto you. Amen.

◀

1a

Isa. 29:14; 1 Ne. 14:7 (7–17); 22:8; D&C 6:1; 11:1; 12:1; 18:44. TG Missionary Work; Restoration of the Gospel.

◀

2a

Acts 20:19. TG Children of Light; Service.

◀

b

Josh. 22:5; Judg. 6:14; 1 Sam. 7:3; D&C 20:19; 76:5. TG Commitment; Dedication; Heart; Mind; Strength.

◀

c

1 Cor. 1:8; Col. 1:22; Jacob 1:19; Mosiah 3:21; 3 Ne. 27:20; D&C 88:85.

◀

3a

Matt. 8:19 (19–22); D&C 11:4, 15; 36:5; 63:57. TG Called of God; Service.

◀

4a

John 4:35; Alma 26:5; D&C 11:3; 12:3; 14:3; 33:3 (3, 7); 101:64.

◀

b

Joel 3:13; D&C 31:4. TG Harvest.

◀

c

Gen. 41:36 (33–57); 1 Tim. 6:19; 3 Ne. 4:18.

◀

5a

TG Faith.

◀

b

TG Hope.

◀

c

TG Charity.

◀

d

TG Love.

◀

e

Ps. 25:15; 141:8; Matt. 6:22; Morm. 8:15.

◀

f

TG Glory; Motivations.

◀

g

TG Priesthood, Qualifying for.

◀

6a

TG Chastity; Virtue.

◀

b

TG Temperance.

◀

c

TG Patience.

◀

d

TG Brotherhood and Sisterhood.

◀

e

TG Benevolence; Courtesy; Kindness.

◀

f

TG Godliness.

◀

g

TG Humility; Meek; Poor in Spirit.

◀

h

TG Diligence.

◀

7a

Matt. 7:7 (7–8). TG Prayer.

◀

b

TG Objectives.

Section 5

Revelation given through Joseph Smith the Prophet, at Harmony, Pennsylvania, March 1829, at the request of Martin Harris.

1–10, This generation will receive the Lord’s word through Joseph Smith; 11–18, Three witnesses will testify of the Book of Mormon; 19–20, The word of the Lord will be verified as in previous times; 21–35, Martin Harris may repent and be one of the witnesses.

1 Behold, I say unto you, that as my servant aMartin Harris has desired a witness at my hand, that you, my servant Joseph Smith, Jun., have got the plates of which you have testified and borne record that you have received of me;

2 And now, behold, this shall you say unto him—he who spake unto you, said unto you: I, the Lord, am God, and have given these things unto you, my servant Joseph Smith, Jun., and have commanded you that you should stand as a awitness of these things;

3 And I have caused you that you should enter into a acovenant with me, that you should not bshow them except to those cpersons to whom I commanded you; and you have no dpower over them except I grant it unto you.

4 And you have a gift to atranslate the plates; and this is the first gift that I bestowed upon you; and I have commanded that you should pretend to no other gift until my purpose is fulfilled in this; for I will grant unto you no other gift until it is finished.

5 Verily, I say unto you, that awoe shall come unto the inhabitants of the earth if they will not bhearken unto my words;

6 For hereafter you shall be aordained and go forth and deliver my bwords unto the children of men.

7 Behold, if they will not abelieve my words, they would not believe you, my servant Joseph, if it were possible that you should show them all these things which I have committed unto you.

8 Oh, this aunbelieving and bstiffnecked generation—mine canger is kindled against them.

9 Behold, verily I say unto you, I have areserved those things which I have entrusted unto you, my servant Joseph, for a wise purpose in me, and it shall be made known unto future generations;

10 But this generation shall have my word athrough you;

11 And in addition to your testimony, the atestimony of three of my servants, whom I shall call and ordain, unto whom I will show these things, and they shall go forth with my words that are given through you.

12 Yea, they shall know of a asurety that these things are true, for from heaven will I declare it unto them.

13 I will give them power that they may behold and view these things as they are;

14 And to anone else will I grant this power, to receive this same testimony among this generation, in this the beginning of the rising up and the coming forth of my bchurch out of the wilderness—clear as the cmoon, and fair as the sun, and terrible as an army with banners.

15 And the testimony of three awitnesses will I send forth of my word.

16 And behold, whosoever abelieveth on my words, them will I bvisit with the cmanifestation of my dSpirit; and they shall be eborn of me, even of water and of the Spirit—

17 And you must wait yet a little while, for ye are not yet aordained—

18 And their testimony shall also go forth unto the acondemnation of this generation if they bharden their hearts against them;

19 For a desolating ascourge shall go forth among the inhabitants of the earth, and shall continue to be poured out from time to time, if they brepent not, until the earth is cempty, and the inhabitants thereof are dconsumed away and utterly destroyed by the brightness of my ecoming.

20 Behold, I tell you these things, even as I also atold the people of the destruction of Jerusalem; and my bword shall be verified at this time as it hath hitherto been verified.

21 And now I command you, my servant Joseph, to arepent and bwalk more uprightly before me, and to yield to the cpersuasions of men no more;

22 And that you be afirm in bkeeping the commandments wherewith I have commanded you; and if you do this, behold I grant unto you ceternal life, even if you should be dslain.

23 And now, again, I speak unto you, my servant Joseph, concerning the aman that desires the witness—

24 Behold, I say unto him, he exalts himself and does not ahumble himself sufficiently before me; but if he will bbow down before me, and humble himself in mighty cprayer and faith, in the dsincerity of his heart, then will I grant unto him a eview of the things which he desires to see.

25 And then he shall say unto the people of this generation: Behold, I have seen the things which the Lord hath shown unto Joseph Smith, Jun., and I aknow of a surety that they are true, for I have seen them, for they have been shown unto me by the power of God and not of man.

26 And I the Lord command him, my servant Martin Harris, that he shall say no more unto them concerning these things, except he shall say: I have seen them, and they have been shown unto me by the power of God; and these are the words which he shall say.

27 But if he deny this he will break the acovenant which he has before covenanted with me, and behold, he is condemned.

28 And now, except he humble himself and acknowledge unto me the things that he has done which are wrong, and covenant with me that he will keep my commandments, and exercise afaith in me, behold, I say unto him, he shall have no such views, for I will grant unto him no views of the things of which I have spoken.

29 And if this be the case, I command you, my servant Joseph, that you shall say unto him, that he shall do no more, nor trouble me any more concerning this matter.

30 And if this be the case, behold, I say unto thee Joseph, when thou hast translated a few more pages thou shalt stop for a season, even until I command thee again; then thou mayest translate again.

31 And except thou do this, behold, thou shalt have no more gift, and I will take away the things which I have entrusted with thee.

32 And now, because I foresee the lying in wait to destroy thee, yea, I foresee that if my servant Martin Harris humbleth not himself and receive a witness from my hand, that he will fall into atransgression;

33 And there are many that lie in wait to adestroy thee from off the face of the earth; and for this cause, that thy days may be bprolonged, I have given unto thee these commandments.

34 Yea, for this cause I have said: Stop, and astand still until I command thee, and I will bprovide means whereby thou mayest accomplish the thing which I have commanded thee.

35 And if thou art afaithful in keeping my commandments, thou shalt be blifted up at the last day. Amen.

◀

1a

D&C 5:23 (23–24); JS—H 1:61.

◀

2a

TG Witness.

◀

3a

TG Covenants.

◀

b

Prov. 25:2.

◀

c

2 Ne. 27:13. See also “The Testimony of Three Witnesses” and “The Testimony of Eight Witnesses” in the preliminary pages of the Book of Mormon.

◀

d

2 Ne. 3:11.

◀

4a

D&C 3:12; 6:25 (25, 28).

◀

5a

Rev. 8:13; Hel. 7:22; D&C 1:14.

◀

b

Jer. 26:4; Alma 5:37 (37–38).

◀

6a

D&C 20:2 (2–3).

◀

b

2 Ne. 29:7.

◀

7a

Luke 16:30 (27–31); D&C 63:7–12.

◀

8a

TG Unbelief.

◀

b

Morm. 8:33. TG Haughtiness; Stiffnecked.

◀

c

TG Anger; God, Indignation of.

◀

9a

Alma 37:18.

◀

10a

Mosiah 18:19 (18–20); D&C 31:4; 42:12; 52:36.

◀

11a

2 Ne. 27:12; Ether 5:3 (3–4); D&C 17:3 (1–5); 20:10.

◀

12a

Ether 5:3.

◀

14a

2 Ne. 27:13.

◀

b

Rev. 12:1 (1–6). TG Church; Jesus Christ, Head of the Church.

◀

c

Song 6:10; D&C 105:31; 109:73.

◀

15a

D&C 17:1. TG Witness.

◀

16a

Ether 4:11.

◀

b

Ps. 8:4; 1 Ne. 2:16; 19:11; Alma 17:10.

◀

c

D&C 8:1 (1–3); 70:13.

◀

d

TG God, Spirit of.

◀

e

TG Baptism; Holy Ghost, Baptism of; Man, New, Spiritually Reborn.

◀

17a

TG Priesthood, Authority; Priesthood, Ordination.

◀

18a

1 Ne. 14:7; D&C 20:13 (13–15).

◀

b

TG Hardheartedness.

◀

19a

Isa. 28:18 (15, 18); D&C 29:8; 35:11 (11–16); 43:17 (17–27). TG Last Days.

◀

b

TG Repent.

◀

c

Isa. 24:1 (1, 5–6).

◀

d

Mal. 3:6 (6–7).

◀

e

Isa. 66:15 (15–16); D&C 133:41. TG Jesus Christ, Prophecies about; Jesus Christ, Second Coming.

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20a

Lam. 1:8 (7–9); 1 Ne. 1:18; 2 Ne. 25:9.

◀

b

D&C 1:38.

◀

21a

D&C 3:6; 20:5; JS—H 1:28 (28–29).

◀

b

1 Ne. 16:3.

◀

c

TG Peer Influence.

◀

22a

Hel. 7:7.

◀

b

TG Obedience.

◀

c

D&C 132:49.

◀

d

Alma 60:13; D&C 6:30; 135:1 (1–7).

◀

23a

D&C 5:1.

◀

24a

Ether 9:35.

◀

b

Alma 22:17. TG Reverence.

◀

c

TG Prayer.

◀

d

TG Sincere.

◀

e

D&C 17:1. See also “The Testimony of Three Witnesses” in the preliminary pages of the Book of Mormon.

◀

25a

Ether 5:3.

◀

27a

TG Covenants.

◀

28a

Ether 4:7.

◀

32a

Enos 1:13.

◀

33a

D&C 10:6 (6, 25); 38:13 (13, 28); 42:64.

◀

b

Ex. 20:12; Deut. 4:40; 11:9 (8–9); Prov. 3:2 (1–2); Hel. 7:24; 15:11 (10–11).

◀

34a

1 Sam. 9:27; Isa. 30:15.

◀

b

1 Ne. 3:7.

◀

35a

Ex. 15:26; D&C 11:20.

◀

b

John 6:39; 1 Thes. 4:17; 3 Ne. 15:1; D&C 9:14; 17:8; 52:44; 75:16, 22.

Section 6

Revelation given to Joseph Smith the Prophet and Oliver Cowdery, at Harmony, Pennsylvania, April 1829. Oliver Cowdery began his labors as scribe in the translation of the Book of Mormon, April 7, 1829. He had already received a divine manifestation of the truth of the Prophet’s testimony respecting the plates on which was engraved the Book of Mormon record. The Prophet inquired of the Lord through the Urim and Thummim and received this response.

1–6, Laborers in the Lord’s field gain salvation; 7–13, There is no gift greater than the gift of salvation; 14–27, A witness of the truth comes by the power of the Spirit; 28–37, Look unto Christ, and do good continually.

1 A great and amarvelous work is about to come forth unto the children of men.

2 Behold, I am God; give heed unto my aword, which is quick and powerful, bsharper than a two-edged sword, to the dividing asunder of both joints and marrow; therefore give heed unto my words.

3 Behold, the afield is white already to harvest; therefore, whoso desireth to reap, let him thrust in his sickle with his might, and reap while the day blasts, that he may ctreasure up for his soul everlasting salvation in the kingdom of God.

4 Yea, whosoever will thrust in his sickle and reap, the same is acalled of God.

5 Therefore, if you will aask of me you shall receive; if you will knock it shall be opened unto you.

6 Now, as you have asked, behold, I say unto you, keep my commandments, and aseek to bring forth and establish the cause of bZion;

7 aSeek not for briches but for cwisdom, and behold, the dmysteries of God shall be unfolded unto you, and then shall you be made erich. Behold, he that hath feternal life is rich.

8 Verily, verily, I say unto you, even as you adesire of me so it shall be unto you; and if you desire, you shall be the means of doing much bgood in this generation.

9 Say nothing but arepentance unto this generation; keep my commandments, and assist to bring forth my work, according to my commandments, and you shall be blessed.

10 Behold thou hast a gift, and blessed art thou because of thy agift. Remember it is bsacred and cometh from above—

11 And if thou wilt ainquire, thou shalt know bmysteries which are great and marvelous; therefore thou shalt exercise thy cgift, that thou mayest find out mysteries, that thou mayest bring dmany to the knowledge of the truth, yea, econvince them of the error of their ways.

12 Make not thy gift known unto any save it be those who are of thy faith. Trifle not with asacred things.

13 If thou wilt do agood, yea, and bhold out cfaithful to the dend, thou shalt be saved in the ekingdom of God, which is the greatest of all the fgifts of God; for there is no gift greater than the gift of gsalvation.

14 Verily, verily, I say unto thee, blessed art thou for what thou hast done; for thou hast ainquired of me, and behold, as often as thou hast inquired thou hast received instruction of my Spirit. If it had not been so, thou wouldst not have come to the place where thou art at this time.

15 Behold, thou knowest that thou hast inquired of me and I did enlighten thy amind; and now I tell thee these things that thou mayest know that thou hast been benlightened by the cSpirit of truth;

16 Yea, I tell thee, that thou mayest know that there is none else save God that aknowest thy thoughts and the bintents of thy cheart.

17 I tell thee these things as a witness unto thee—that the words or the work which thou hast been writing are atrue.

18 Therefore be diligent; astand by my bservant Joseph, faithfully, in whatsoever difficult circumstances he may be for the word’s sake.

19 Admonish him in his faults, and also areceive admonition of him. bBe patient; be sober; be temperate; have patience, faith, hope and charity.

20 Behold, thou art Oliver, and I have spoken unto thee because of thy desires; therefore atreasure up these words in thy heart. Be faithful and bdiligent in keeping the commandments of God, and I will encircle thee in the arms of my clove.

21 Behold, I am Jesus Christ, the aSon of God. I am the same that came unto mine bown, and mine own received me not. I am the clight which shineth in ddarkness, and the darkness comprehendeth it not.

22 Verily, verily, I say unto you, if you desire a further witness, cast your mind upon the night that you cried unto me in your heart, that you might aknow concerning the truth of these things.

23 Did I not speak apeace to your mind concerning the matter? What greater bwitness can you have than from God?

24 And now, behold, you have received a awitness; for if I have btold you things which no man knoweth have you not received a witness?

25 And, behold, I grant unto you a gift, if you desire of me, to atranslate, even as my servant Joseph.

26 Verily, verily, I say unto you, that there are arecords which contain much of my gospel, which have been kept back because of the bwickedness of the people;

27 And now I command you, that if you have good desires—a desire to lay up atreasures for yourself in heaven—then shall you assist in bringing to light, with your gift, those parts of my bscriptures which have been hidden because of iniquity.

28 And now, behold, I give unto you, and also unto my servant Joseph, the akeys of this gift, which shall bring to light this ministry; and in the mouth of two or three bwitnesses shall every word be established.

29 Verily, verily, I say unto you, if they areject my words, and this part of my gospel and ministry, blessed are ye, for they can do no more unto you than unto me.

30 And even if they ado unto you even as they have done unto me, blessed are ye, for you shall bdwell with me in cglory.

31 But if they areject not my words, which shall be established by the btestimony which shall be given, blessed are they, and then shall ye have joy in the fruit of your labors.

32 Verily, verily, I say unto you, as I said unto my disciples, where two or three are gathered together in my name, as atouching bone thing, behold, there will I be in the cmidst of them—even so am I in the dmidst of you.

33 aFear not to do bgood, my sons, for whatsoever ye csow, that shall ye also reap; therefore, if ye sow dgood ye shall also reap good for your ereward.

34 Therefore, fear not, little aflock; do good; let earth and hell combine against you, for if ye are bbuilt upon my rock, they cannot prevail.

35 Behold, I do not condemn you; go your ways and asin no more; perform with soberness the work which I have commanded you.

36 aLook unto me in every bthought; cdoubt not, fear not.

37 aBehold the wounds which pierced my side, and also the prints of the bnails in my hands and feet; be faithful, keep my commandments, and ye shall cinherit the dkingdom of heaven. Amen.

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1a

Isa. 29:14; D&C 4:1 (1–7); 18:44.

◀

2a

Heb. 4:12; Rev. 1:16; D&C 27:1.

◀

b

Hel. 3:29 (29–30); D&C 15:2; 33:1; 85:6; 121:43.

◀

3a

Joel 3:13; D&C 101:64.

◀

b

TG Procrastination.

◀

c

TG Treasure.

◀

4a

D&C 11:4 (3–4, 27); 12:4 (3–4); 14:4 (3–4).

◀

5a

Matt. 7:7.

◀

6a

JST Matt. 6:38 (Matt. 6:33 note a); JST Luke 12:34 (Luke 12:31 note a).

◀

b

D&C 35:24. TG Mission of Latter-day Saints; Objectives; Zion.

◀

7a

Alma 39:14 (12–14); D&C 68:31 (31–32). TG Study.

◀

b

1 Kgs. 3:11 (10–13); Matt. 19:23 (23–26); Jacob 2:18. TG Worldliness.

◀

c

TG Education; Wisdom.

◀

d

Rom. 16:25; D&C 42:65 (61–65); 121:27 (25–27). TG Mysteries of Godliness.

◀

e

4 Ne. 1:3. TG Treasure.

◀

f

Prov. 13:7; Rev. 3:18.

◀

8a

TG Motivations; Prayer.

◀

b

TG Good Works.

◀

9a

D&C 15:6; 18:14; 34:6. TG Missionary Work; Prophets, Mission of; Repent.

◀

10a

TG God, Gifts of.

◀

b

D&C 63:64.

◀

11a

D&C 46:7; 102:23; JS—H 1:18 (18, 26). TG Prayer.

◀

b

Matt. 11:25; 13:11; Alma 12:9.

◀

c

TG Talents.

◀

d

1 Tim. 2:4; Alma 36:26. TG Knowledge.

◀

e

James 5:20; Alma 12:1; 62:45; D&C 18:44.

◀

12a

Prov. 23:9; Matt. 7:6; D&C 10:37 (36–37). TG Sacred; Sacrilege.

◀

13a

TG Good Works.

◀

b

1 Tim. 1:19; 1 Ne. 15:24.

◀

c

Ps. 31:23; Mosiah 2:41; Ether 4:19; D&C 51:19; 63:47; 138:12. TG Perseverance; Steadfastness.

◀

d

Rev. 2:10.

◀

e

TG Kingdom of God, in Heaven.

◀

f

TG God, Gifts of.

◀

g

TG Salvation.

◀

14a

TG Guidance, Divine.

◀

15a

TG Mind.

◀

b

Eph. 1:18. TG Holy Ghost, Mission of.

◀

c

TG God, Spirit of.

◀

16a

2 Sam. 7:20; 1 Chr. 28:9; Ps. 139:2; Matt. 12:25; Heb. 4:12; Mosiah 24:12; Morm. 6:22; D&C 15:3. TG God, Omniscience of.

◀

b

TG Motivations; Sincere.

◀

c

1 Kgs. 8:39.

◀

17a

D&C 18:2.

◀

18a

TG Diligence; Loyalty.

◀

b

D&C 124:95.

◀

19a

TG Teachable.

◀

b

See Topical Guide entry on each of the qualities listed here.

◀

20a

D&C 11:26; 84:85. TG Treasure.

◀

b

TG Diligence.

◀

c

John 15:12 (12–15). TG God, Love of.

◀

21a

TG Jesus Christ, Divine Sonship.

◀

b

John 1:11; Acts 3:17 (14–17); 3 Ne. 9:16. TG Prophets, Rejection of.

◀

c

John 1:5; D&C 10:58. TG Jesus Christ, Light of the World; Light [noun]; Light of Christ.

◀

d

TG Darkness, Spiritual.

◀

22a

TG Discernment, Spiritual; God, Access to.

◀

23a

Gen. 41:16. TG Contentment; Peace; Peace of God.

◀

b

Rom. 2:15 (14–15); 1 Jn. 5:9.

◀

24a

D&C 18:2.

◀

b

TG God, Omniscience of.

◀

25a

Mosiah 8:13; D&C 5:4 (4, 30–31); 9:2 (1–3, 5, 10).

◀

26a

D&C 8:1; 9:2. TG Record Keeping; Scriptures, Writing of; Scriptures to Come Forth.

◀

b

TG Wickedness.

◀

27a

TG Treasure.

◀

b

D&C 35:20.

◀

28a

D&C 7:7.

◀

b

Deut. 19:15; 2 Cor. 13:1.

◀

29a

John 15:20.

◀

30a

D&C 5:22; 135:1 (1–7). TG Martyrdom.

◀

b

Rev. 3:21.

◀

c

TG Glory.

◀

31a

3 Ne. 16:10 (10–14); D&C 20:15 (8–15).

◀

b

TG Testimony.

◀

32a

Matt. 18:19 (19–20); D&C 29:6; 84:1.

◀

b

TG Unity.

◀

c

D&C 32:3; 38:7.

◀

d

D&C 29:5; 88:63 (62–63).

◀

33a

TG Courage; Fearful.

◀

b

TG Good Works.

◀

c

Job 34:11; Ps. 7:16; Hosea 8:7; Gal. 6:7–8; Mosiah 7:30; Alma 9:28; D&C 1:10. TG Harvest.

◀

d

TG Benevolence.

◀

e

TG Reward.

◀

34a

TG Church; Sheep.

◀

b

Ps. 71:3; Matt. 7:24 (24–25); Hel. 5:12; D&C 10:69; 11:16 (16, 24); 18:4 (4, 17); 33:13; Moses 7:53. TG Rock.

◀

35a

John 8:11.

◀

36a

Isa. 45:22; D&C 43:34.

◀

b

TG Motivations.

◀

c

TG Doubt.

◀

37a

TG Jesus Christ, Appearances, Postmortal.

◀

b

TG Jesus Christ, Crucifixion of.

◀

c

Matt. 5:10 (3, 10).

◀

d

TG Kingdom of God, in Heaven.

Section 7

Revelation given to Joseph Smith the Prophet and Oliver Cowdery, at Harmony, Pennsylvania, April 1829, when they inquired through the Urim and Thummim as to whether John, the beloved disciple, tarried in the flesh or had died. The revelation is a translated version of the record made on parchment by John and hidden up by himself.

1–3, John the Beloved will live until the Lord comes; 4–8, Peter, James, and John hold gospel keys.

1 And the Lord said unto me: aJohn, my beloved, what bdesirest thou? For if you shall ask what you will, it shall be granted unto you.

2 And I said unto him: Lord, give unto me apower over bdeath, that I may live and bring souls unto thee.

3 And the Lord said unto me: Verily, verily, I say unto thee, because thou desirest this thou shalt atarry until I come in my bglory, and shalt cprophesy before nations, kindreds, tongues and people.

4 And for this cause the Lord said unto Peter: If I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee? For he desired of me that he might bring asouls unto me, but thou desiredst that thou mightest speedily come unto me in my bkingdom.

5 I say unto thee, Peter, this was a good desire; but my beloved has desired that he might do more, or a greater awork yet among men than what he has before done.

6 Yea, he has undertaken a greater work; therefore I will make him as flaming fire and a aministering angel; he shall minister for those who shall be bheirs of salvation who dwell on the earth.

7 And I will make thee to minister for him and for thy brother James; and unto you three I will agive this power and the bkeys of this ministry until I come.

8 Verily I say unto you, ye shall both have according to your desires, for ye both ajoy in that which ye have desired.

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1a

John 19:26 (26–27); 20:2 (2–9).

◀

b

2 Chr. 1:7 (7–12); 3 Ne. 28:1 (1–12).

◀

2a

TG Death, Power over.

◀

b

Luke 9:27.

◀

3a

John 21:22 (20–25). TG Translated Beings.

◀

b

TG Glory; Jesus Christ, Glory of; Jesus Christ, Second Coming.

◀

c

Rev. 10:11.

◀

4a

TG Conversion; Worth of Souls.

◀

b

TG Kingdom of God, in Heaven.

◀

5a

Philip. 1:24 (23–24); 3 Ne. 28:9 (1–12).

◀

6a

Heb. 1:14; D&C 43:25; 130:5.

◀

b

D&C 76:88.

◀

7a

Matt. 16:19.

◀

b

Acts 15:7; D&C 6:28; JS—H 1:72. TG Priesthood, Keys of.

◀

8a

TG Joy.

Section 8

Revelation given through Joseph Smith the Prophet to Oliver Cowdery, at Harmony, Pennsylvania, April 1829. In the course of the translation of the Book of Mormon, Oliver, who continued to serve as scribe, writing at the Prophet’s dictation, desired to be endowed with the gift of translation. The Lord responded to his supplication by granting this revelation.

1–5, Revelation comes by the power of the Holy Ghost; 6–12, Knowledge of the mysteries of God and the power to translate ancient records come by faith.

1 aOliver Cowdery, verily, verily, I say unto you, that assuredly as the Lord liveth, who is your God and your Redeemer, even so surely shall you receive a bknowledge of whatsoever things you shall cask in faith, with an dhonest heart, believing that you shall receive a eknowledge concerning the engravings of old frecords, which are ancient, which contain those parts of my scripture of which has been spoken by the gmanifestation of my Spirit.

2 Yea, behold, I will atell you in your mind and in your bheart, by the cHoly Ghost, which shall come upon you and which shall dwell in your heart.

3 Now, behold, this is the spirit of revelation; behold, this is the spirit by which Moses abrought the children of Israel through the Red Sea on dry ground.

4 Therefore this is thy agift; apply unto it, and blessed art thou, for it shall bdeliver you out of the hands of your cenemies, when, if it were not so, they would slay you and bring your soul to destruction.

5 Oh, remember these awords, and keep my commandments. Remember, this is your gift.

6 Now this is not all thy agift; for you have another gift, which is the gift of Aaron; behold, it has told you many things;

7 Behold, there is no other power, save the power of God, that can cause this gift of Aaron to be with you.

8 Therefore, adoubt not, for it is the gift of God; and you shall hold it in your hands, and do marvelous works; and no power shall be able to take it away out of your hands, for it is the bwork of God.

9 And, therefore, whatsoever you shall ask me to tell you by that means, that will I grant unto you, and you shall have knowledge concerning it.

10 Remember that without afaith you can do nothing; therefore ask in faith. Trifle not with these things; do not bask for that which you ought not.

11 Ask that you may know the mysteries of God, and that you may atranslate and receive knowledge from all those ancient records which have been hid up, that are bsacred; and according to your faith shall it be done unto you.

12 Behold, it is I that have spoken it; and I am the same that spake unto you from the beginning. Amen.

◀

1a

JS—H 1:66.

◀

b

Dan. 5:16; Mosiah 8:13 (13–18); D&C 6:25; 9:5 (1–5). TG Testimony.

◀

c

Isa. 58:9 (8–9).

◀

d

TG Prayer; Sincere.

◀

e

TG Knowledge.

◀

f

D&C 6:26; 9:2.

◀

g

D&C 5:16.

◀

2a

D&C 9:8 (7–9). TG Guidance, Divine.

◀

b

Ezek. 40:4. TG Heart; Inspiration.

◀

c

Rom. 8:9. TG Holy Ghost, Mission of.

◀

3a

Ex. 3:10 (2–10); 13:14; 14:16; Deut. 11:4; Josh. 2:10; Neh. 9:11; 1 Ne. 4:2; 17:26; Mosiah 7:19; Hel. 8:11; D&C 17:1. TG Israel, Deliverance of.

◀

4a

2 Tim. 1:6.

◀

b

TG Deliver.

◀

c

Ex. 23:22 (20–23); D&C 105:15; 136:40.

◀

5a

Deut. 11:18.

◀

6a

D&C 6:10.

◀

8a

TG Doubt.

◀

b

TG God, Works of.

◀

10a

TG Faith.

◀

b

D&C 88:65 (63–65).

◀

11a

D&C 1:29; 9:1, 10.

◀

b

TG Sacred.

Section 9

Revelation given through Joseph Smith the Prophet to Oliver Cowdery, at Harmony, Pennsylvania, April 1829. Oliver is admonished to be patient and is urged to be content to write, for the time being, at the dictation of the translator, rather than to attempt to translate.

1–6, Other ancient records are yet to be translated; 7–14, The Book of Mormon is translated by study and by spiritual confirmation.

1 Behold, I say unto you, my son, that because you did not atranslate according to that which you desired of me, and did commence again to bwrite for my servant, Joseph Smith, Jun., even so I would that ye should continue until you have finished this record, which I have entrusted unto him.

2 And then, behold, aother brecords have I, that I will give unto you power that you may assist to ctranslate.

3 Be patient, my son, for it is awisdom in me, and it is not expedient that you should translate at this present time.

4 Behold, the work which you are called to do is to awrite for my servant Joseph.

5 And, behold, it is because that you did not continue as you commenced, when you began to translate, that I have taken away this privilege from you.

6 Do not amurmur, my son, for it is wisdom in me that I have dealt with you after this manner.

7 Behold, you have not understood; you have supposed that I would give it unto you, when you took no thought save it was to ask me.

8 But, behold, I say unto you, that you must astudy it out in your bmind; then you must cask me if it be right, and if it is right I will cause that your dbosom shall eburn within you; therefore, you shall ffeel that it is right.

9 But if it be not right you shall have no such feelings, but you shall have a astupor of thought that shall cause you to forget the thing which is wrong; therefore, you cannot write that which is bsacred save it be given you from me.

10 Now, if you had known this you could have atranslated; nevertheless, it is not expedient that you should translate now.

11 Behold, it was expedient when you commenced; but you afeared, and the time is past, and it is not expedient now;

12 For, do you not behold that I have agiven unto my servant bJoseph sufficient strength, whereby it is made up? And neither of you have I condemned.

13 Do this thing which I have commanded you, and you shall aprosper. Be faithful, and yield to no btemptation.

14 Stand fast in the awork wherewith I have bcalled you, and a hair of your head shall not be lost, and you shall be clifted up at the last day. Amen.

◀

1a

D&C 8:11 (1, 11).

◀

b

JS—H 1:67.

◀

2a

An allusion to additional translation activity, i.e., the Joseph Smith Translation of the Bible and the Book of Abraham, in which Oliver Cowdery assisted as a scribe. See also BD Joseph Smith Translation.

◀

b

D&C 6:26; 8:1. TG Scriptures to Come Forth.

◀

c

D&C 6:25 (25, 28); 10:3 (3, 18, 41, 45).

◀

3a

TG God, Wisdom of; Stewardship.

◀

4a

D&C 18:2; 24:1. TG Scribe; Scriptures, Writing of.

◀

6a

TG Murmuring.

◀

8a

Acts 1:24 (22–26). TG Knowledge; Meditation; Problem-Solving; Study; Testimony.

◀

b

TG Mind.

◀

c

TG Communication; Prayer.

◀

d

Luke 24:32.

◀

e

TG Inspiration; Revelation.

◀

f

D&C 8:2 (2–3). TG Holy Ghost, Source of Testimony.

◀

9a

D&C 10:2.

◀

b

TG Sacred.

◀

10a

D&C 8:11.

◀

11a

TG Fearful.

◀

12a

D&C 1:29.

◀

b

D&C 18:8.

◀

13a

Deut. 29:9; Ps. 1:3 (2–3).

◀

b

TG Temptation.

◀

14a

1 Cor. 16:13.

◀

b

TG Called of God.

◀

c

D&C 5:35; 17:8.

Section 10

Revelation given to Joseph Smith the Prophet, at Harmony, Pennsylvania, likely around April 1829, though portions may have been received as early as the summer of 1828. Herein the Lord informs Joseph of alterations made by wicked men in the 116 manuscript pages from the translation of the book of Lehi, in the Book of Mormon. These manuscript pages had been lost from the possession of Martin Harris, to whom the sheets had been temporarily entrusted. (See the heading to section 3.) The evil design was to await the expected retranslation of the matter covered by the stolen pages and then to discredit the translator by showing discrepancies created by the alterations. That this wicked purpose had been conceived by the evil one and was known to the Lord even while Mormon, the ancient Nephite historian, was making his abridgment of the accumulated plates, is shown in the Book of Mormon (see Words of Mormon 1:3–7).

1–26, Satan stirs up wicked men to oppose the Lord’s work; 27–33, He seeks to destroy the souls of men; 34–52, The gospel is to go to the Lamanites and all nations through the Book of Mormon; 53–63, The Lord will establish His Church and His gospel among men; 64–70, He will gather the repentant into His Church and will save the obedient.

1 Now, behold, I say unto you, that because you adelivered up those writings which you had power given unto you to translate by the means of the bUrim and Thummim, into the hands of a wicked man, you have lost them.

2 And you also lost your gift at the same time, and your amind became bdarkened.

3 Nevertheless, it is now arestored unto you again; therefore see that you are faithful and continue on unto the finishing of the remainder of the work of btranslation as you have begun.

4 Do not run afaster or labor more than you have bstrength and means provided to enable you to translate; but be cdiligent unto the end.

5 aPray always, that you may come off bconqueror; yea, that you may conquer Satan, and that you may cescape the hands of the servants of Satan that do uphold his work.

6 Behold, they have sought to adestroy you; yea, even the bman in whom you have trusted has sought to destroy you.

7 And for this cause I said that he is a wicked man, for he has sought to take away the things wherewith you have been entrusted; and he has also sought to destroy your gift.

8 And because you have delivered the writings into his hands, behold, wicked men have taken them from you.

9 Therefore, you have delivered them up, yea, that which was asacred, unto wickedness.

10 And, behold, aSatan hath put it into their hearts to alter the words which you have caused to be bwritten, or which you have translated, which have gone out of your hands.

11 And behold, I say unto you, that because they have altered the words, they read contrary from that which you translated and caused to be written;

12 And, on this wise, the devil has sought to lay a cunning plan, that he may destroy this work;

13 For he hath put into their hearts to do this, that by lying they may say they have acaught you in the words which you have pretended to translate.

14 Verily, I say unto you, that I will not suffer that Satan shall accomplish his aevil design in this thing.

15 For behold, he has put it into their ahearts to get thee to btempt the Lord thy God, in asking to translate it over again.

16 And then, behold, they say and think in their hearts—We will see if God has given him power to translate; if so, he will also give him power again;

17 And if God giveth him power again, or if he translates again, or, in other words, if he bringeth forth the same words, behold, we have the same with us, and we have altered them;

18 Therefore they will not agree, and we will say that he has lied in his words, and that he has no agift, and that he has no power;

19 Therefore we will destroy him, and also the work; and we will do this that we may not be ashamed in the end, and that we may get aglory of the world.

20 Verily, verily, I say unto you, that aSatan has great hold upon their hearts; he stirreth them up to biniquity against that which is good;

21 And their hearts are acorrupt, and bfull of wickedness and abominations; and they clove ddarkness rather than light, because their edeeds are evil; therefore they will not ask of me.

22 aSatan stirreth them up, that he may blead their souls to destruction.

23 And thus he has laid a cunning plan, thinking to adestroy the work of God; but I will brequire this at their hands, and it shall turn to their shame and condemnation in the day of cjudgment.

24 Yea, he stirreth up their hearts to aanger against this work.

25 Yea, he saith unto them: aDeceive and lie in wait to catch, that ye may destroy; behold, this is no harm. And thus he flattereth them, and telleth them that it is no sin to blie that they may catch a man in a lie, that they may destroy him.

26 And thus he aflattereth them, and leadeth them along until he draggeth their souls down to bhell; and thus he causeth them to catch themselves in their own csnare.

27 And thus he goeth up and down, ato and fro in the earth, seeking to bdestroy the souls of men.

28 Verily, verily, I say unto you, wo be unto him that alieth to bdeceive because he supposeth that another lieth to deceive, for such are not exempt from the cjustice of God.

29 Now, behold, they have altered these words, because Satan saith unto them: He hath deceived you—and thus he aflattereth them away to do iniquity, to get thee to btempt the Lord thy God.

30 Behold, I say unto you, that you shall not translate again those words which have gone forth out of your hands;

31 For, behold, they shall not accomplish their evil designs in lying against those words. For, behold, if you should bring forth the same words they will say that you have lied and that you have pretended to translate, but that you have contradicted yourself.

32 And, behold, they will publish this, and Satan will aharden the hearts of the people to stir them up to anger against you, that they will not believe my words.

33 Thus aSatan thinketh to overpower your btestimony in this generation, that the work may not come forth in this generation.

34 But behold, here is wisdom, and because I show unto you wisdom, and give you commandments concerning these things, what you shall do, show it not unto the world until you have accomplished the work of translation.

35 Marvel not that I said unto you: Here is awisdom, show it not unto the world—for I said, show it not unto the world, that you may be preserved.

36 Behold, I do not say that you shall not show it unto the righteous;

37 But as you cannot always judge the arighteous, or as you cannot always tell the wicked from the righteous, therefore I say unto you, hold your bpeace until I shall see fit to make all things known unto the world concerning the matter.

38 And now, verily I say unto you, that an account of those things that you have written, which have gone out of your hands, is engraven upon the aplates of Nephi;

39 Yea, and you remember it was said in those writings that a more particular account was given of these things upon the plates of Nephi.

40 And now, because the account which is engraven upon the plates of Nephi is more particular concerning the things which, in my wisdom, I awould bring to the knowledge of the people in this account—

41 Therefore, you shall translate the engravings which are on the plates of Nephi, down even till you come to the reign of king Benjamin, or until you come to that which you have translated, which you have retained;

42 And behold, you shall publish it as the record of Nephi; and thus I will aconfound those who have altered my words.

43 I will not suffer that they shall destroy my awork; yea, I will show unto them that my bwisdom is greater than the cunning of the devil.

44 Behold, they have only got a part, or an aabridgment of the account of Nephi.

45 Behold, there are many things engraven upon the aplates of Nephi which do throw greater views upon my gospel; therefore, it is wisdom in me that you should btranslate this first part of the engravings of Nephi, and send forth in this work.

46 And, behold, all the remainder of this work does contain all those parts of my agospel which my holy prophets, yea, and also my disciples, bdesired in their prayers should come forth unto this people.

47 And I said unto them, that it should be agranted unto them according to their bfaith in their prayers;

48 Yea, and this was their faith—that my gospel, which I gave unto them that they might preach in their days, might come unto their brethren the aLamanites, and also all that had become Lamanites because of their dissensions.

49 Now, this is not all—their faith in their prayers was that this gospel should be made known also, if it were possible that other nations should possess this land;

50 And thus they did leave a blessing upon this land in their prayers, that whosoever should believe in this agospel in this land might have eternal life;

51 Yea, that it might be afree unto all of whatsoever nation, kindred, tongue, or people they may be.

52 And now, behold, according to their faith in their prayers will I bring this part of my gospel to the knowledge of my people. Behold, I do not bring it to adestroy that which they have received, but to build it up.

53 And for this cause have I said: If this generation aharden not their hearts, I will establish my bchurch among them.

54 Now I do not say this to destroy my church, but I say this to build up my church;

55 Therefore, whosoever belongeth to my church need not afear, for such shall binherit the ckingdom of heaven.

56 But it is they who do not afear me, neither keep my commandments but build up bchurches unto themselves to get cgain, yea, and all those that do wickedly and build up the kingdom of the devil—yea, verily, verily, I say unto you, that it is they that I will disturb, and cause to tremble and shake to the center.

57 Behold, I am Jesus Christ, the aSon of God. I came unto mine own, and mine own breceived me not.

58 I am the alight which shineth in darkness, and the darkness comprehendeth it not.

59 I am he who said—aOther bsheep have I which are not of this fold—unto my disciples, and many there were that cunderstood me not.

60 And I will show unto this people that I had other asheep, and that they were a bbranch of the house of cJacob;

61 And I will bring to light their marvelous works, which they did in my name;

62 Yea, and I will also bring to light my gospel which was ministered unto them, and, behold, they shall not deny that which you have received, but they shall build it up, and shall bring to light the true points of my adoctrine, yea, and the only doctrine which is in me.

63 And this I do that I may establish my gospel, that there may not be so much acontention; yea, bSatan doth cstir up the hearts of the people to dcontention concerning the points of my doctrine; and in these things they do err, for they do ewrest the scriptures and do not understand them.

64 Therefore, I will unfold unto them this great mystery;

65 For, behold, I will agather them as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, if they will not harden their hearts;

66 Yea, if they will come, they may, and partake of the awaters of life freely.

67 Behold, this is my doctrine—whosoever repenteth and acometh unto me, the same is my bchurch.

68 Whosoever adeclareth more or less than this, the same is not of me, but is bagainst me; therefore he is not of my church.

69 And now, behold, whosoever is of my church, and aendureth of my church to the end, him will I establish upon my brock, and the cgates of hell shall not prevail against them.

70 And now, remember the words of him who is the life and alight of the bworld, your Redeemer, your cLord and your God. Amen.

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1a

D&C 3:12 (1–15).

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b

TG Urim and Thummim.

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2a

Eph. 4:18. TG Mind.

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b

D&C 9:9.

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3a

D&C 3:10.

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b

D&C 9:2 (1–3, 5, 10); 10:18 (18, 41, 45); 11:19.

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4a

Mosiah 4:27; Alma 1:26.

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b

Ex. 18:18 (13–26). TG Health; Strength.

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c

Matt. 10:22. TG Diligence.

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5a

TG Prayer.

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b

TG Self-Mastery.

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c

Ps. 59:2 (1–5).

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6a

D&C 5:33 (32–33); 38:13 (13, 28); 42:64.

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b

D&C 3:12 (7–13); 5:2 (1–18).

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9a

TG Sacrilege.

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10a

TG Devil.

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b

D&C 3:12.

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13a

Jer. 5:26.

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14a

TG Evil.

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15a

John 13:2.

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b

TG Test.

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18a

D&C 10:3.

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19a

Matt. 4:8.

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20a

TG Devil.

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b

2 Ne. 28:20–22. TG Sin.

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21a

Gen. 6:5 (5–6, 11); Ps. 14:1; 2 Tim. 3:8; D&C 112:23 (23–24); Moses 8:28 (28–30).

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b

Rev. 17:4. TG Wickedness.

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c

Moses 5:18 (13–18).

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d

Job 24:13 (13, 16); Mosiah 15:26. TG Darkness, Spiritual.

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e

John 3:19 (18–21); D&C 29:45. TG Evil.

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22a

Luke 22:31; 2 Ne. 2:18 (17–18, 27); 3 Ne. 18:18; D&C 50:3.

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b

TG Damnation.

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23a

Neh. 6:2 (1–14).

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b

TG Accountability.

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c

Hel. 8:25; D&C 121:24 (23–25).

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24a

TG Anger.

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25a

Prov. 26:19 (16–19); Luke 20:23; Alma 10:17. TG Lying.

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b

2 Ne. 2:18; 28:8 (7–23); Moses 4:4. TG Gossip.

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26a

TG Apostasy of Individuals.

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b

TG Hell.

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c

Esth. 7:10; Ps. 69:22; Prov. 29:6 (3–8); Matt. 7:2 (1–2); 1 Ne. 14:3.

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27a

Job 1:7; Prov. 7:12.

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b

Rev. 13:7; 2 Ne. 2:18; 28:20 (19–23); D&C 76:29.

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28a

TG False Doctrine; Honesty.

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b

TG Deceit.

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c

Rom. 2:3.

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29a

TG Flatter.

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b

Matt. 4:7.

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32a

TG Hardheartedness.

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33a

TG Devil.

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b

TG Testimony.

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35a

TG God, Wisdom of.

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37a

Prov. 23:9; Matt. 7:6; 15:26 (26–28); 23:28; D&C 6:12 (10–12).

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b

Ex. 14:14.

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38a

1 Ne. 9:2 (2–6); W of M 1:3.

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40a

W of M 1:7 (3–7).

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42a

TG Book of Mormon. In the Preface to the first edition of the Book of Mormon, the Prophet explained that the material in the 116 pages had been translated from a portion of the plates called the “Book of Lehi.”

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43a

TG God, Works of.

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b

TG God, Wisdom of; Wisdom.

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44a

W of M 1:3.

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45a

TG Book of Mormon.

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b

D&C 10:3.

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46a

TG Gospel.

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b

Enos 1:13 (12–18); Morm. 8:24 (24–26); 9:36 (34–37).

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47a

Enos 1:16 (13–18); 3 Ne. 5:14 (13–15); D&C 3:19.

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b

TG Faith.

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48a

Moro. 10:1 (1–5); D&C 3:18; 109:65.

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50a

TG Gospel.

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51a

TG Mission of Latter-day Saints.

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52a

Matt. 5:17.

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53a

TG Hardheartedness.

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b

TG Church.

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55a

TG Courage; Fearful.

◀

b

Matt. 5:10 (3, 10).

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c

TG Kingdom of God, in Heaven.

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56a

Eccl. 8:13 (12–13); 12:13–14; Jer. 44:10 (10–11); Rom. 3:18; D&C 45:39.

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b

TG Devil, Church of.

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c

4 Ne. 1:26. TG Selfishness.

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57a

Rom. 1:4.

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b

TG Prophets, Rejection of.

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58a

D&C 6:21.

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59a

John 10:16.

◀

b

TG Jesus Christ, Good Shepherd.

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c

3 Ne. 15:16–18.

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60a

TG Sheep.

◀

b

TG Israel, Joseph, People of; Vineyard of the Lord.

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c

TG Israel, Origins of.

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62a

1 Ne. 13:34 (34–42).

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63a

TG Self-Mastery; Strife.

◀

b

TG Devil.

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c

TG Provoking.

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d

TG Contention; Disputations.

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e

2 Pet. 3:16.

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65a

Luke 13:34; D&C 39:22. TG Israel, Gathering of; Last Days.

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66a

TG Living Water.

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67a

Matt. 11:28.

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b

TG Church; Jesus Christ, Head of the Church.

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68a

1 Tim. 6:3.

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b

Luke 11:23.

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69a

TG Perseverance.

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b

D&C 6:34; 11:16 (16, 24); 18:4 (4, 17); 33:13. TG Rock.

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c

Matt. 16:18; D&C 17:8; 18:5; 21:6; 33:13; 98:22; 109:26.

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70a

TG Jesus Christ, Light of the World; Light of Christ.

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b

TG World.

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c

TG Jesus Christ, Lord.

Section 11

Revelation given through Joseph Smith the Prophet to his brother Hyrum Smith, at Harmony, Pennsylvania, May 1829. This revelation was received through the Urim and Thummim in answer to Joseph’s supplication and inquiry. Joseph Smith’s history suggests that this revelation was received after the restoration of the Aaronic Priesthood.

1–6, Laborers in the vineyard will gain salvation; 7–14, Seek wisdom, cry repentance, trust in the Spirit; 15–22, Keep the commandments, and study the Lord’s word; 23–27, Deny not the spirit of revelation and of prophecy; 28–30, Those who receive Christ become the sons of God.

1 aA great and marvelous work is about to come forth among the children of men.

2 Behold, I am God; give aheed to my bword, which is quick and cpowerful, dsharper than a two-edged sword, to the dividing asunder of both joints and marrow; therefore give eheed unto my word.

3 Behold, the field is awhite already to harvest; therefore, whoso desireth to reap let him thrust in his sickle with his bmight, and reap while the day lasts, that he may ctreasure up for his soul deverlasting salvation in the kingdom of God.

4 Yea, whosoever will thrust in his sickle and areap, the same is bcalled of God.

5 Therefore, if you will ask of me you shall receive; if you will aknock it shall be opened unto you.

6 Now, as you have asked, behold, I say unto you, keep my commandments, and seek to bring forth and establish the cause of aZion.

7 Seek not for ariches but for bwisdom; and, behold, the mysteries of God shall be unfolded unto you, and then shall you be made crich. Behold, he that hath eternal life is rich.

8 Verily, verily, I say unto you, even as you desire of me so it shall be done unto you; and, if you desire, you shall be the means of doing much good in this generation.

9 aSay nothing but brepentance unto this generation. Keep my commandments, and assist to bring forth my cwork, daccording to my commandments, and you shall be blessed.

10 Behold, thou hast a agift, or thou shalt have a gift if thou wilt desire of me in faith, with an bhonest heart, believing in the power of Jesus Christ, or in my power which speaketh unto thee;

11 For, behold, it is I that speak; behold, I am the alight which shineth in darkness, and by my bpower I give these words unto thee.

12 And now, verily, verily, I say unto thee, put your atrust in that bSpirit which cleadeth to do dgood—yea, to do ejustly, to walk fhumbly, to gjudge righteously; and this is my Spirit.

13 Verily, verily, I say unto you, I will impart unto you of my Spirit, which shall aenlighten your bmind, which shall fill your soul with cjoy;

14 And then shall ye know, or by this shall you know, all things whatsoever you desire of me, which are pertaining unto things of arighteousness, in faith believing in me that you shall receive.

15 Behold, I command you that you need not suppose that you are acalled to bpreach cuntil you are called.

16 Wait a little longer, until you shall have my word, my arock, my bchurch, and my gospel, that you may know of a surety my doctrine.

17 And then, behold, according to your desires, yea, even according to your afaith shall it be done unto you.

18 Keep my commandments; hold your peace; appeal unto my Spirit;

19 Yea, acleave unto me with all your heart, that you may assist in bringing to light those things of which has been spoken—yea, the btranslation of my work; be patient until you shall accomplish it.

20 Behold, this is your work, to akeep my commandments, yea, with all your might, bmind and strength.

21 Seek not to adeclare my word, but first seek to bobtain my cword, and then shall your tongue be loosed; then, if you desire, you shall have my dSpirit and my word, yea, the power of God unto the econvincing of men.

22 But now hold your apeace; study bmy word which hath gone forth among the children of men, and also cstudy my word which shall come forth among the children of men, or that which is dnow translating, yea, until you have obtained all which I shall egrant unto the children of men in this generation, and then shall all things be added thereto.

23 Behold thou art aHyrum, my son; bseek the kingdom of God, and all things shall be added according to that which is just.

24 aBuild upon my brock, which is my cgospel;

25 Deny not the spirit of arevelation, nor the spirit of bprophecy, for wo unto him that cdenieth these things;

26 Therefore, atreasure up in your bheart until the time which is in my wisdom that you shall go forth.

27 Behold, I speak unto aall who have good desires, and have thrust in their sickle to reap.

28 Behold, I am Jesus Christ, the aSon of God. I am the life and the blight of the world.

29 I am the same who came unto mine own and mine own areceived me not;

30 But verily, verily, I say unto you, that as many as receive me, to them will I give apower to become the bsons of God, even to them that cbelieve on my name. Amen.

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1a

Isa. 29:14; D&C 4:1 (1–7).

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2a

D&C 1:14 (14, 37); 84:43 (43–45).

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b

Heb. 4:12.

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c

Alma 4:19; 31:5.

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d

Hel. 3:29; D&C 6:2.

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e

1 Ne. 15:25 (23–25).

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3a

D&C 4:4.

◀

b

TG Dedication.

◀

c

TG Treasure.

◀

d

1 Tim. 6:19.

◀

4a

TG Harvest.

◀

b

Rev. 14:15; D&C 4:3; 6:4; 12:4 (3–4); 14:4 (3–4).

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5a

TG Objectives; Prayer.

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6a

Isa. 52:8; D&C 66:11. TG Zion.

◀

7a

1 Kgs. 3:11 (11–13); 2 Ne. 26:31; Jacob 2:18 (17–19); D&C 38:39.

◀

b

TG Education; Wisdom.

◀

c

TG Treasure.

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9a

D&C 19:21 (21–22).

◀

b

TG Repent.

◀

c

TG God, Works of.

◀

d

D&C 105:5.

◀

10a

D&C 46:8.

◀

b

Luke 8:15. TG Motivations.

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11a

TG Light of Christ.

◀

b

TG Jesus Christ, Authority of.

◀

12a

Prov. 28:25 (25–26); D&C 84:116. TG Trust in God.

◀

b

Rom. 8:1 (1–9); 1 Jn. 4:1 (1–6). TG God, Spirit of.

◀

c

TG Guidance, Divine.

◀

d

TG Benevolence.

◀

e

TG Justice.

◀

f

TG Humility.

◀

g

Matt. 7:1 (1–5); Rom. 14:4 (4–6); Alma 41:14 (14–15).

◀

13a

Eph. 1:18; D&C 76:12. TG Discernment, Spiritual; Inspiration; Light of Christ.

◀

b

TG Mind.

◀

c

TG Joy.

◀

14a

TG Righteousness.

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15a

TG Authority.

◀

b

A of F 1:5. TG Preaching.

◀

c

D&C 30:5.

◀

16a

D&C 6:34; 10:69; 18:4 (4, 17); 33:13. TG Rock.

◀

b

TG Church; Jesus Christ, Head of the Church.

◀

17a

TG Faith.

◀

19a

Josh. 23:8; Jacob 6:5; Hel. 4:25.

◀

b

D&C 10:3.

◀

20a

Ex. 15:26; D&C 5:35. TG Commitment; Obedience.

◀

b

TG Dedication.

◀

21a

TG Missionary Work; Preaching.

◀

b

Alma 17:2 (2–3); D&C 84:85.

◀

c

TG Learn; Scriptures, Value of.

◀

d

TG Teaching with the Spirit.

◀

e

TG Conversion.

◀

22a

Ex. 14:14.

◀

b

IE the Bible.

◀

c

TG Education; Scriptures, Study of; Study.

◀

d

IE the Book of Mormon.

◀

e

Alma 29:8; 3 Ne. 26:8 (7–10).

◀

23a

JS—H 1:4.

◀

b

Matt. 6:33.

◀

24a

Matt. 7:24.

◀

b

TG Rock.

◀

c

TG Gospel.

◀

25a

TG Revelation.

◀

b

Rev. 19:10. TG Prophecy.

◀

c

TG Apostasy of Individuals.

◀

26a

Deut. 11:18; D&C 6:20; 43:34; 84:85; JS—M 1:37.

◀

b

Prov. 20:5.

◀

27a

TG Mission of Latter-day Saints.

◀

28a

Rom. 1:4.

◀

b

TG Jesus Christ, Light of the World; Light [noun].

◀

29a

TG Prophets, Rejection of.

◀

30a

John 1:12.

◀

b

TG Sons and Daughters of God.

◀

c

1 Jn. 3:23 (19–24).

Section 12

Revelation given through Joseph Smith the Prophet to Joseph Knight Sr., at Harmony, Pennsylvania, May 1829. Joseph Knight believed the declarations of Joseph Smith concerning his possession of the Book of Mormon plates and the work of translation then in progress and several times had given material assistance to Joseph Smith and his scribe, which enabled them to continue translating. At Joseph Knight’s request, the Prophet inquired of the Lord and received the revelation.

1–6, Laborers in the vineyard are to gain salvation; 7–9, All who desire and are qualified may assist in the Lord’s work.

1 aA great and bmarvelous work is about to come forth among the children of men.

2 Behold, I am God; give heed to my aword, which is quick and powerful, sharper than a two-edged sword, to the dividing asunder of both joints and marrow; therefore, give heed unto my word.

3 Behold, the field is awhite already to harvest; therefore, whoso desireth to reap let him thrust in his sickle with his might, and reap while the day lasts, that he may treasure up for his soul everlasting salvation in the kingdom of God.

4 Yea, whosoever will thrust in his sickle and areap, the same is bcalled of God.

5 Therefore, if you will ask of me you shall receive; if you will knock it shall be opened unto you.

6 Now, as you have asked, behold, I say unto you, keep my commandments, and seek to bring forth and establish the cause of aZion.

7 Behold, I speak unto you, and also to all those who have desires to bring forth and establish this work;

8 And no one can assist in this work except he shall be ahumble and full of blove, having faith, hope, and charity, being temperate in all things, whatsoever shall be centrusted to his care.

9 Behold, I am the light and the life of the world, that speak these words, therefore give heed with your might, and then you are called. Amen.

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1a

See D&C 11:1–6 for similar concepts and cross-references.

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b

Isa. 29:14; D&C 4:1 (1–4).

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2a

Heb. 4:12.

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3a

D&C 4:4; 14:3; 33:3 (3, 7); 101:64.

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4a

Rev. 14:15.

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b

D&C 6:4; 11:4 (3–4, 27); 14:4 (3–4).

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6a

Isa. 52:8.

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8a

TG Humility.

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b

TG Charity; Faith; Hope; Love; Temperance.

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c

1 Thes. 2:4; D&C 124:113.

Section 13

An extract from Joseph Smith’s history recounting the ordination of the Prophet and Oliver Cowdery to the Aaronic Priesthood near Harmony, Pennsylvania, May 15, 1829. The ordination was done by the hands of an angel who announced himself as John, the same that is called John the Baptist in the New Testament. The angel explained that he was acting under the direction of Peter, James, and John, the ancient Apostles, who held the keys of the higher priesthood, which was called the Priesthood of Melchizedek. The promise was given to Joseph and Oliver that in due time this higher priesthood would be conferred upon them. (See section 27:7–8, 12.)

The keys and powers of the Aaronic Priesthood are set forth.

1 Upon you my fellow servants, in the name of Messiah I aconfer the bPriesthood of Aaron, which holds the ckeys of the ministering of dangels, and of the gospel of erepentance, and of fbaptism by immersion for the remission of sins; and this shall never be taken again from the earth, until the gsons of Levi do offer again an offering unto the Lord in hrighteousness.

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1a

JS—H 1:69 (68–75). TG Delegation of Responsibility; Ordain; Priesthood, Authority; Restoration of the Gospel.

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b

D&C 27:8. TG Priesthood, Aaronic.

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c

D&C 84:26. TG Priesthood, Keys of.

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d

TG Angels.

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e

D&C 84:26 (26–28). TG Repent.

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f

TG Baptism; Remission of Sins.

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g

See JS—H 1:71, footnote by Oliver Cowdery on the restoration of the Aaronic Priesthood. Gen. 49:5; Deut. 10:8; 1 Chr. 6:48; 23:24; D&C 84:31 (18–34); 124:39; 128:24; JS—H 1:69.

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h

TG Righteousness.

Section 14

Revelation given through Joseph Smith the Prophet to David Whitmer, at Fayette, New York, June 1829. The Whitmer family had become greatly interested in the translating of the Book of Mormon. The Prophet established his residence at the home of Peter Whitmer Sr., where he dwelt until the work of translation was carried to completion and the copyright on the forthcoming book was secured. Three of the Whitmer sons, each having received a testimony as to the genuineness of the work, became deeply concerned over the matter of their individual duty. This revelation and the two following (sections 15 and 16) were given in answer to an inquiry through the Urim and Thummim. David Whitmer later became one of the Three Witnesses to the Book of Mormon.

1–6, Laborers in the vineyard will gain salvation; 7–8, Eternal life is the greatest of God’s gifts; 9–11, Christ created the heavens and the earth.

1 aA great and marvelous work is about to come forth unto the children of men.

2 Behold, I am God; give heed to my word, which is quick and powerful, sharper than a two-edged sword, to the dividing asunder of both joints and marrow; therefore give heed unto my word.

3 Behold, the field is white already to harvest; therefore, whoso desireth to reap let him thrust in his sickle with his might, and reap while the day lasts, that he may treasure up for his soul everlasting salvation in the kingdom of God.

4 Yea, whosoever will thrust in his sickle and reap, the same is called of God.

5 Therefore, if you will ask of me you shall receive; if you will aknock it shall be opened unto you.

6 Seek to bring forth and establish my Zion. Keep my commandments in all things.

7 And, if you akeep my commandments and bendure to the end you shall have ceternal life, which gift is the greatest of all the gifts of God.

8 And it shall come to pass, that if you shall ask the Father in my name, in faith abelieving, you shall receive the bHoly Ghost, which cgiveth utterance, that you may stand as a dwitness of the things of which you shall both ehear and see, and also that you may declare frepentance unto this generation.

9 Behold, I am aJesus Christ, the bSon of the cliving God, who dcreated the heavens and the eearth, a flight which cannot be hid in gdarkness;

10 Wherefore, I must bring forth the afulness of my bgospel from the cGentiles unto the house of Israel.

11 And behold, thou art David, and thou art called to assist; which thing if ye do, and are faithful, ye shall be blessed both spiritually and temporally, and great shall be your reward. Amen.

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1a

See D&C 11:1–6 for similar concepts and cross-references.

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5a

TG Objectives.

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7a

Ps. 19:11 (9–11); Prov. 7:2; Mosiah 2:22; D&C 58:2.

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b

TG Steadfastness.

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c

D&C 6:13; 88:4. TG Eternal Life; Exaltation; God, Gifts of; Man, Potential to Become like Heavenly Father.

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8a

2 Cor. 4:13. TG Trust in God.

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b

Acts 2:4.

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c

TG Holy Ghost, Mission of.

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d

Acts 26:16; 2 Ne. 27:12 (12–14); Ether 5:4 (3–5). TG Witness.

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e

See “The Testimony of Three Witnesses” in the preliminary pages of the Book of Mormon.

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f

TG Repent.

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9a

Mosiah 4:2; Morm. 9:11; D&C 76:24 (20–24).

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b

Rom. 1:4.

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c

Dan. 6:26; Alma 7:6; D&C 20:19.

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d

Jer. 14:22; Acts 4:24 (23–24); Mosiah 4:2; 3 Ne. 9:15; D&C 45:1. TG Creation; Jesus Christ, Creator.

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e

Abr. 4:12 (12, 24–25).

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f

2 Sam. 22:29. TG Light [noun]; Light of Christ.

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g

TG Darkness, Spiritual.

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10a

Rom. 15:29; D&C 20:9 (8–9); JS—H 1:34.

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b

TG Israel, Restoration of.

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c

1 Ne. 10:14; 13:42; 15:13 (13–20).

Section 15

Revelation given through Joseph Smith the Prophet to John Whitmer, at Fayette, New York, June 1829 (see the heading to section 14). The message is intimately and impressively personal in that the Lord tells of what was known only to John Whitmer and Himself. John Whitmer later became one of the Eight Witnesses to the Book of Mormon.

1–2, The Lord’s arm is over all the earth; 3–6, To preach the gospel and save souls is the thing of most worth.

1 Hearken, my servant John, and listen to the words of Jesus Christ, your Lord and your Redeemer.

2 For behold, I speak unto you with asharpness and with power, for mine arm is over all the bearth.

3 And I will atell you that which no man bknoweth save me and thee alone—

4 For many times you have desired of me to know that which would be of the most worth unto you.

5 Behold, blessed are you for this thing, and for speaking my words which I have given you according to my commandments.

6 And now, behold, I say unto you, that the thing which will be of the most worth unto you will be to adeclare brepentance unto this people, that you may bring csouls unto me, that you may drest with them in the ekingdom of my fFather. Amen.

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2a

Hel. 3:29 (29–30). TG God, Power of.

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b

Ex. 9:29; D&C 14:9; Abr. 4:12 (12, 24–25).

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3a

TG God, Omniscience of.

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b

D&C 6:16.

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6a

D&C 6:6; 18:15 (15–16); 30:9 (9–10).

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b

TG Missionary Work; Repent.

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c

TG Conversion; Soul; Worth of Souls.

◀

d

TG Rest.

◀

e

TG Kingdom of God, in Heaven.

◀

f

TG God the Father, Elohim.

Section 16

Revelation given through Joseph Smith the Prophet to Peter Whitmer Jr., at Fayette, New York, June 1829 (see the heading to section 14). Peter Whitmer Jr. later became one of the Eight Witnesses to the Book of Mormon.

1–2, The Lord’s arm is over all the earth; 3–6, To preach the gospel and save souls is the thing of most worth.

1 aHearken, my servant Peter, and listen to the words of Jesus Christ, your Lord and your Redeemer.

2 For behold, I speak unto you with sharpness and with power, for mine arm is over all the earth.

3 And I will tell you that which no man knoweth save me and thee alone—

4 For many times you have desired of me to know that which would be of the most worth unto you.

5 Behold, blessed are you for this thing, and for speaking my words which I have given unto you according to my commandments.

6 And now, behold, I say unto you, that the thing which will be of the most worth unto you will be to declare repentance unto this people, that you may bring souls unto me, that you may rest with them in the kingdom of my Father. Amen.

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1a

See D&C 15 for similar concepts and cross-references.

Section 17

Revelation given through Joseph Smith the Prophet to Oliver Cowdery, David Whitmer, and Martin Harris, at Fayette, New York, June 1829, prior to their viewing the engraved plates that contained the Book of Mormon record. Joseph and his scribe, Oliver Cowdery, had learned from the translation of the Book of Mormon plates that three special witnesses would be designated (see Ether 5:2–4; 2 Nephi 11:3; 27:12). Oliver Cowdery, David Whitmer, and Martin Harris were moved upon by an inspired desire to be the three special witnesses. The Prophet inquired of the Lord, and this revelation was given in answer through the Urim and Thummim.

1–4, By faith the Three Witnesses will see the plates and other sacred items; 5–9, Christ bears testimony of the divinity of the Book of Mormon.

1 Behold, I say unto you, that you must rely upon my word, which if you do with full purpose of heart, you shall have a aview of the bplates, and also of the cbreastplate, the dsword of Laban, the eUrim and Thummim, which were given to the fbrother of Jared upon the mount, when he talked with the Lord gface to face, and the hmiraculous directors which were given to Lehi while in the wilderness, on the borders of the iRed Sea.

2 And it is by your faith that you shall obtain a view of them, even by that faith which was had by the prophets of old.

3 And after that you have obtained faith, and have seen them with your eyes, you shall atestify of them, by the power of God;

4 And this you shall do that my servant Joseph Smith, Jun., may not be destroyed, that I may bring about my righteous purposes unto the children of men in this work.

5 And ye shall testify that you have seen them, even as my servant Joseph Smith, Jun., has seen them; for it is by my power that he has seen them, and it is because he had faith.

6 And he has translated the abook, even that bpart which I have commanded him, and as your Lord and your God liveth it is true.

7 Wherefore, you have received the same power, and the same faith, and the same gift like unto him;

8 And if you do these last acommandments of mine, which I have given you, the bgates of hell shall not prevail against you; for my cgrace is sufficient for you, and you shall be dlifted up at the last day.

9 And I, Jesus Christ, your aLord and your God, have spoken it unto you, that I might bring about my righteous purposes unto the children of men. Amen.

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1a

2 Ne. 27:12; Ether 5:4 (2–4); D&C 5:15 (15, 24). See also “The Testimony of Three Witnesses” in the preliminary pages of the Book of Mormon.

◀

b

Morm. 6:6; Ether 4:5 (4–7); JS—H 1:52.

◀

c

Ex. 25:7.

◀

d

1 Ne. 4:9; 2 Ne. 5:14; Jacob 1:10; Mosiah 1:16.

◀

e

TG Urim and Thummim. BD Urim and Thummim.

◀

f

Ether 3:28 (1–28).

◀

g

Gen. 32:30; Num. 12:8; Moses 1:2.

◀

h

1 Ne. 16:16 (10, 16, 26); 18:12 (12, 21); 2 Ne. 5:12; Alma 37:38 (38–47).

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i

1 Ne. 2:5.

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3a

Ether 5:3 (3–4); D&C 5:11. TG Witness.

◀

6a

TG Book of Mormon.

◀

b

2 Ne. 27:8 (7–11, 21); 3 Ne. 26:9 (7–12, 18); Ether 4:5 (4–7); 5:1.

◀

8a

D&C 19:13.

◀

b

Matt. 16:18; 1 Ne. 22:26; Alma 48:17 (16–17); 3 Ne. 11:39 (39–40); D&C 10:69.

◀

c

TG Grace.

◀

d

1 Ne. 13:37; 3 Ne. 27:14 (14–15, 22); D&C 5:35; 9:14; 27:18.

◀

9a

TG Jesus Christ, Lord.

Section 18

Revelation to Joseph Smith the Prophet, Oliver Cowdery, and David Whitmer, given at Fayette, New York, June 1829. According to the Prophet, this revelation made known “the calling of twelve apostles in these last days, and also instructions relative to building up the Church.”

1–5, Scriptures show how to build up the Church; 6–8, The world is ripening in iniquity; 9–16, The worth of souls is great; 17–25, To gain salvation, men must take upon themselves the name of Christ; 26–36, The calling and mission of the Twelve are revealed; 37–39, Oliver Cowdery and David Whitmer are to search out the Twelve; 40–47, To gain salvation, men must repent, be baptized, and keep the commandments.

1 Now, behold, because of the thing which you, my servant Oliver Cowdery, have desired to know of me, I give unto you these words:

2 Behold, I have amanifested unto you, by my Spirit in many instances, that the bthings which you have written are ctrue; wherefore you know that they are true.

3 And if you know that they are true, behold, I give unto you a commandment, that you arely upon the things which are bwritten;

4 For in them are all things awritten concerning the foundation of my church, my gospel, and my brock.

5 Wherefore, if you shall build up my achurch, upon the foundation of my gospel and my brock, the cgates of hell shall not prevail against you.

6 Behold, the aworld is bripening in iniquity; and it must needs be that the children of men are stirred up unto repentance, both the cGentiles and also the house of Israel.

7 Wherefore, as thou hast been abaptized by the hands of my servant Joseph Smith, Jun., according to that which I have commanded him, he hath fulfilled the thing which I commanded him.

8 And now, marvel not that I have acalled him unto mine own purpose, which purpose is known in me; wherefore, if he shall be bdiligent in keeping my commandments he shall be cblessed unto eternal life; and his name is dJoseph.

9 And now, Oliver Cowdery, I speak unto you, and also unto David Whitmer, by the way of commandment; for, behold, I acommand all men everywhere to repent, and I speak unto you, even as unto Paul mine bapostle, for you are called even with that same calling with which he was called.

10 Remember the aworth of bsouls is great in the sight of God;

11 For, behold, the Lord your aRedeemer suffered bdeath in the flesh; wherefore he csuffered the dpain of all men, that all men might repent and ecome unto him.

12 And he hath arisen again from the dead, that he might bring all men unto him, on conditions of brepentance.

13 And how great is his ajoy in the bsoul that crepenteth!

14 Wherefore, you are called to acry repentance unto this people.

15 And if it so be that you should labor all your days in crying repentance unto this people, and bring, save it be one asoul unto me, how great shall be your joy with him in the kingdom of my Father!

16 And now, if your joy will be great with one soul that you have brought unto me into the akingdom of my Father, how great will be your bjoy if you should bring many csouls unto me!

17 Behold, you have my gospel before you, and my rock, and my asalvation.

18 aAsk the Father in my bname in faith, believing that you shall receive, and you shall have the Holy Ghost, which manifesteth all things which are cexpedient unto the children of men.

19 And if you have not afaith, bhope, and ccharity, you can do nothing.

20 aContend against no church, save it be the bchurch of the devil.

21 Take upon you the aname of Christ, and bspeak the truth in csoberness.

22 And as many as repent and are abaptized in my name, which is Jesus Christ, and bendure to the end, the same shall be saved.

23 Behold, Jesus Christ is the aname which is given of the Father, and there is none other name given whereby man can be bsaved;

24 Wherefore, all men must take upon them the aname which is given of the Father, for in that name shall they be called at the last day;

25 Wherefore, if they aknow not the bname by which they are called, they cannot have place in the ckingdom of my Father.

26 And now, behold, there are others who are acalled to declare my gospel, both unto bGentile and unto Jew;

27 Yea, even twelve; and the aTwelve shall be my disciples, and they shall take upon them my name; and the Twelve are they who shall desire to take upon them my bname with full purpose of heart.

28 And if they desire to take upon them my name with full purpose of heart, they are called to go into all the aworld to preach my bgospel unto cevery creature.

29 And they are they who are ordained of me to abaptize in my name, according to that which is written;

30 And you have that which is written before you; wherefore, you must perform it aaccording to the words which are bwritten.

31 And now I speak unto you, the aTwelve—Behold, my grace is sufficient for you; you must walk uprightly before me and sin not.

32 And, behold, you are they who are ordained of me to aordain priests and teachers; to declare my gospel, baccording to the power of the Holy Ghost which is in you, and according to the ccallings and gifts of God unto men;

33 And I, Jesus Christ, your Lord and your God, have spoken it.

34 These awords are not of men nor of man, but of me; wherefore, you shall testify they are of me and not of man;

35 For it is my avoice which speaketh them unto you; for they are given by my Spirit unto you, and by my power you can read them one to another; and save it were by my power you could not have them;

36 Wherefore, you can atestify that you have bheard my voice, and know my words.

37 And now, behold, I give unto you, Oliver Cowdery, and also unto David Whitmer, that you shall search out the Twelve, who shall have the desires of which I have spoken;

38 And by their adesires and their bworks you shall know them.

39 And when you have found them you shall show these things unto them.

40 And you shall fall down and aworship the Father in my bname.

41 And you must preach unto the world, saying: You must arepent and be baptized, in the name of Jesus Christ;

42 For all men must repent and be baptized, and not only men, but women, and achildren who have arrived at the years of baccountability.

43 And now, after that you have received this, you must keep my acommandments in all things;

44 And by your hands I will work a amarvelous work among the children of men, unto the bconvincing of many of their sins, that they may come unto repentance, and that they may come unto the kingdom of my Father.

45 Wherefore, the blessings which I give unto you are aabove all things.

46 And after that you have received this, if you akeep not my commandments you cannot be saved in the kingdom of my Father.

47 Behold, I, Jesus Christ, your Lord and your God, and your aRedeemer, by the bpower of my Spirit have spoken it. Amen.

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2a

D&C 6:24 (22–24).

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b

D&C 9:4.

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c

D&C 6:17 (15–17).

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3a

Prov. 22:21; D&C 98:11. TG Dependability; Guidance, Divine; Scriptures, Value of.

◀

b

D&C 18:30 (29–30).

◀

4a

D&C 20:9 (8–11); 39:11; 68:1. TG Gospel.

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b

D&C 6:34; 10:69; 11:16 (16, 24); 33:13.

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5a

TG Church; Jesus Christ, Head of the Church.

◀

b

TG Rock.

◀

c

Matt. 16:18; D&C 10:69.

◀

6a

TG World.

◀

b

Rev. 14:15.

◀

c

1 Ne. 13:42; D&C 18:26; 19:27; 21:12; 90:9 (8–9); 107:33; 112:4. TG Gentiles; Israel, Restoration of; Missionary Work.

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7a

JS—H 1:71 (70–71).

◀

8a

D&C 9:12.

◀

b

TG Diligence.

◀

c

TG Blessing.

◀

d

2 Ne. 3:15 (14–15). TG Joseph Smith.

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9a

Acts 17:30.

◀

b

Rom. 1:1.

◀

10a

Isa. 43:4. TG Life, Sanctity of; Worth of Souls.

◀

b

TG Soul.

◀

11a

TG Jesus Christ, Redeemer.

◀

b

TG Death; Jesus Christ, Death of.

◀

c

TG Redemption; Self-Sacrifice.

◀

d

Isa. 53:4 (4–5). TG Jesus Christ, Atonement through; Pain.

◀

e

John 12:32.

◀

12a

TG Jesus Christ, Resurrection.

◀

b

D&C 19:4 (4–18).

◀

13a

Luke 15:7.

◀

b

TG Worth of Souls.

◀

c

TG Repent.

◀

14a

D&C 6:9; 34:6; 63:57.

◀

15a

TG Missionary Work; Worth of Souls.

◀

16a

TG Kingdom of God, in Heaven.

◀

b

John 4:36; 1 Thes. 3:9; Alma 26:11 (11–13); D&C 50:22 (17–22). TG Joy.

◀

c

TG Conversion.

◀

17a

TG Rock; Salvation.

◀

18a

TG Prayer.

◀

b

John 15:16.

◀

c

D&C 88:64 (63–65).

◀

19a

TG Faith.

◀

b

TG Hope.

◀

c

TG Charity.

◀

20a

2 Tim. 2:24 (23–24); 3 Ne. 11:29 (29–30).

◀

b

TG Devil, Church of.

◀

21a

TG Jesus Christ, Taking the Name of.

◀

b

2 Cor. 4:13; D&C 100:7 (5–8).

◀

c

Rom. 12:3; D&C 43:35.

◀

22a

TG Baptism, Essential.

◀

b

TG Perseverance; Steadfastness.

◀

23a

Mal. 1:11; Acts 4:12.

◀

b

TG Jesus Christ, Atonement through; Jesus Christ, Savior; Salvation; Salvation, Plan of.

◀

24a

TG Jesus Christ, Taking the Name of.

◀

25a

TG Ignorance.

◀

b

Mosiah 5:12 (9–14).

◀

c

TG Kingdom of God, in Heaven.

◀

26a

TG Authority.

◀

b

1 Ne. 13:42; D&C 18:6; 19:27; 21:12; 90:9 (8–9); 107:33; 112:4.

◀

27a

TG Apostles.

◀

b

Jer. 15:16; D&C 27:12.

◀

28a

Mark 16:15 (15–16).

◀

b

TG Gospel.

◀

c

D&C 1:2 (2, 34–35); 39:15; 42:58.

◀

29a

John 4:2 (1–2); 3 Ne. 11:22 (21–22); 12:1; D&C 20:38.

◀

30a

3 Ne. 11:22 (22–28); D&C 20:72 (72–74).

◀

b

D&C 18:3 (3–4).

◀

31a

D&C 107:23 (23–39).

◀

32a

Moro. 3:4 (1–4); D&C 20:39 (39, 60); 107:58. TG Priesthood, Ordination.

◀

b

2 Pet. 1:21; D&C 68:3 (3–4).

◀

c

D&C 20:27.

◀

34a

TG Scriptures, Value of.

◀

35a

D&C 1:38. TG Revelation.

◀

36a

TG Testimony.

◀

b

Ex. 19:9 (7–13).

◀

38a

TG Motivations.

◀

b

TG Good Works.

◀

40a

TG Worship.

◀

b

1 Kgs. 8:29. TG Name.

◀

41a

TG Baptism, Essential; Repent.

◀

42a

TG Children; Family, Children, Duties of.

◀

b

D&C 20:71; 29:47; 68:25 (25–27).

◀

43a

TG Commandments of God.

◀

44a

Isa. 29:14; D&C 4:1; 6:1.

◀

b

Job 13:23 (23–28); Alma 12:1; 36:17 (12–19); 62:45; D&C 6:11.

◀

45a

D&C 76:92; 84:38 (35–38).

◀

46a

1 Pet. 4:17 (17–18); D&C 82:3.

◀

47a

TG Jesus Christ, Redeemer.

◀

b

TG Jesus Christ, Power of.

Section 19

Revelation given through Joseph Smith, at Manchester, New York, likely in the summer of 1829. In his history, the Prophet introduces it as “a commandment of God and not of man, to Martin Harris, given by him who is Eternal.”

1–3, Christ has all power; 4–5, All men must repent or suffer; 6–12, Eternal punishment is God’s punishment; 13–20, Christ suffered for all, that they might not suffer if they would repent; 21–28, Preach the gospel of repentance; 29–41, Declare glad tidings.

1 I am aAlpha and Omega, bChrist the Lord; yea, even I am he, the beginning and the end, the Redeemer of the cworld.

2 I, having accomplished and afinished the will of him whose I am, even the Father, concerning me—having done this that I might bsubdue all things unto myself—

3 Retaining all apower, even to the bdestroying of Satan and his works at the cend of the world, and the last great day of judgment, which I shall pass upon the inhabitants thereof, djudging every man according to his eworks and the deeds which he hath done.

4 And surely every man must arepent or bsuffer, for I, God, am cendless.

5 Wherefore, I arevoke not the judgments which I shall pass, but woes shall go forth, weeping, bwailing and gnashing of teeth, yea, to those who are found on my cleft hand.

6 Nevertheless, it is anot written that there shall be no end to this torment, but it is written bendless ctorment.

7 Again, it is written aeternal damnation; wherefore it is more express than other scriptures, that it might work upon the hearts of the children of men, altogether for my name’s glory.

8 Wherefore, I will explain unto you this amystery, for it is meet unto you to know even as mine apostles.

9 I speak unto you that are chosen in this thing, even as one, that you may enter into my arest.

10 For, behold, the amystery of godliness, how great is it! For, behold, I am bendless, and the punishment which is given from my hand is endless cpunishment, for dEndless is my name. Wherefore—

11 aEternal punishment is God’s punishment.

12 Endless punishment is God’s punishment.

13 Wherefore, I command you to repent, and keep the acommandments which you have received by the hand of my servant Joseph Smith, Jun., in my name;

14 And it is by my almighty power that you have received them;

15 Therefore I command you to repent—repent, lest I asmite you by the rod of my mouth, and by my wrath, and by my anger, and your bsufferings be sore—how sore you know not, how exquisite you know not, yea, how hard to bear you know not.

16 For behold, I, God, have asuffered these things for all, that they bmight not suffer if they would crepent;

17 But if they would not repent they must asuffer even as I;

18 Which asuffering caused myself, even God, the greatest of all, to tremble because of pain, and to bleed at every pore, and to suffer both body and spirit—and would that I might bnot drink the bitter cup, and shrink—

19 Nevertheless, glory be to the Father, and I partook and afinished my preparations unto the children of men.

20 Wherefore, I command you again to repent, lest I ahumble you with my almighty power; and that you bconfess your sins, lest you suffer these cpunishments of which I have spoken, of which in the smallest, yea, even in the least degree you have dtasted at the time I withdrew my Spirit.

21 And I command you that you apreach naught but repentance, and show bnot these things unto the world until it is wisdom in me.

22 For they cannot abear meat now, but bmilk they must receive; wherefore, they must not know these things, lest they perish.

23 aLearn of me, and listen to my words; bwalk in the cmeekness of my Spirit, and you shall have dpeace in me.

24 I am Jesus Christ; I acame by the bwill of the Father, and I do his will.

25 And again, I command thee that thou shalt not acovet thy bneighbor’s cwife; nor seek thy neighbor’s life.

26 And again, I command thee that thou shalt not acovet thine own property, but impart it freely to the printing of the Book of Mormon, which contains the btruth and the word of God—

27 Which is my word to the aGentile, that soon it may go to the bJew, of whom the Lamanites are a cremnant, that they may believe the gospel, and look not for a dMessiah to come who has already come.

28 And again, I command thee that thou shalt apray bvocally as well as in thy heart; yea, before the world as well as in secret, in public as well as in private.

29 And thou shalt adeclare glad tidings, yea, bpublish it upon the mountains, and upon every high place, and among every people that thou shalt be permitted to see.

30 And thou shalt do it with all humility, atrusting in me, breviling not against revilers.

31 And of atenets thou shalt not talk, but thou shalt declare repentance and bfaith on the Savior, and cremission of sins by dbaptism, and by efire, yea, even the fHoly Ghost.

32 Behold, this is a great and the last acommandment which I shall give unto you concerning this matter; for this shall suffice for thy daily walk, even unto the end of thy life.

33 And misery thou shalt receive if thou wilt slight these acounsels, yea, even the destruction of thyself and property.

34 aImpart a portion of thy property, yea, even part of thy lands, and all save the support of thy bfamily.

35 Pay the adebt thou hast bcontracted with the printer. Release thyself from cbondage.

36 aLeave thy house and home, except when thou shalt desire to see thy family;

37 And aspeak freely to all; yea, preach, exhort, declare the btruth, even with a loud voice, with a sound of rejoicing, crying—Hosanna, hosanna, blessed be the name of the Lord God!

38 aPray always, and I will bpour out my Spirit upon you, and great shall be your blessing—yea, even more than if you should obtain ctreasures of earth and corruptibleness to the extent thereof.

39 Behold, canst thou read this without arejoicing and lifting up thy heart for bgladness?

40 Or canst thou run about longer as a ablind guide?

41 Or canst thou be ahumble and meek, and conduct thyself wisely before me? Yea, bcome unto me thy Savior. Amen.

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1a

Rev. 1:8 (8, 11); D&C 35:1; 45:7; 54:1; 61:1; 68:35; 75:1.

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b

TG Jesus Christ, Messiah.

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c

TG World.

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2a

John 17:4; 3 Ne. 11:11.

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b

Philip. 3:21. TG Jesus Christ, Mission of.

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3a

TG Jesus Christ, Power of.

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b

Gen. 3:15; Rom. 16:20; 1 Jn. 3:8; Rev. 20:10 (8, 10); D&C 29:28 (27–30, 44); 88:114 (111–15).

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c

TG World, End of.

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d

TG Jesus Christ, Judge; Judgment, the Last; Justice.

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e

TG Good Works.

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4a

TG Repent.

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b

Luke 13:3.

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c

Moses 1:3.

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5a

D&C 56:4; 58:32.

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b

Matt. 13:42.

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c

Matt. 25:41.

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6a

D&C 76:106 (105–6); 138:59.

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b

D&C 76:44 (33, 44–45).

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c

TG Punish.

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7a

Hel. 12:26 (25–26); D&C 29:44.

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8a

Matt. 13:11.

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9a

Heb. 4:3 (3, 5); 2 Ne. 21:10.

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10a

1 Tim. 3:16; Jacob 4:8; D&C 76:114 (114–16).

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b

TG God, Eternal Nature of.

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c

TG Punish.

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d

Ex. 3:15; Moses 1:3; 7:35.

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11a

Matt. 25:46. TG Punish.

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13a

D&C 5:2 (1–18); 10:6 (6–7); 17:8 (1–9).

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15a

Ps. 2:9; Isa. 11:4 (1–4).

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b

Alma 36:12 (11–19).

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16a

2 Cor. 5:14; Alma 11:40 (40–41). TG Jesus Christ, Atonement through; Jesus Christ, Redeemer; Redemption.

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b

TG Mercy.

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c

TG Remission of Sins.

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17a

Mark 14:36; Alma 11:40 (40–41); D&C 29:17.

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18a

TG Pain; Suffering.

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b

Luke 22:42 (42–44).

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19a

John 17:4; 19:30; Heb. 12:2 (1–3).

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20a

TG God, Indignation of.

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b

Num. 5:7 (6–10); D&C 58:43; 64:7. TG Confession.

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c

TG Despair; Punish.

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d

D&C 10:7 (1–7). TG Holy Ghost, Loss of.

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21a

D&C 11:9.

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b

Moses 1:42; 4:32; JS—H 1:42.

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22a

D&C 78:18 (17–18).

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b

Isa. 28:9; 1 Cor. 3:2 (2–3); Heb. 5:12 (11–14); D&C 50:40.

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23a

TG Education; Learn.

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b

1 Jn. 2:6; Moro. 7:4 (3–4).

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c

TG Meek.

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d

Micah 5:5. TG Peace of God.

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24a

TG Jesus Christ, Birth of.

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b

TG God, Will of; Jesus Christ, Authority of.

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25a

TG Covet.

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b

TG Neighbor.

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c

Ex. 20:17; 1 Cor. 7:2 (2–4). TG Adulterer; Lust; Marriage, Husbands; Marriage, Wives.

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26a

Acts 5:1 (1–11).

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b

TG Truth.

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27a

1 Ne. 13:42; 3 Ne. 16:7 (4–13); D&C 18:6 (6, 26); 21:12; 90:9 (8–9); 107:33; 112:4.

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b

2 Ne. 26:12; 30:7 (7–8); Morm. 5:14 (12–14).

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c

Omni 1:15 (14–19); Mosiah 25:2 (2–4); Hel. 8:21; D&C 52:2; 109:65.

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d

TG Jesus Christ, Messiah.

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28a

1 Tim. 2:8. TG Prayer.

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b

D&C 20:47 (47, 51); 23:6.

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29a

TG Preaching.

◀

b

Mark 13:10.

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30a

TG Trust in God.

◀

b

TG Forbear; Retribution; Reviling; Strife.

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31a

2 Tim. 2:23 (23–24).

◀

b

TG Baptism, Qualifications for; Faith.

◀

c

TG Remission of Sins.

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d

TG Baptism.

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e

Matt. 3:11.

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f

TG Holy Ghost, Baptism of.

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32a

D&C 58:26 (26–29).

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33a

TG Counsel.

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34a

Acts 4:37 (34–37).

◀

b

TG Family.

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35a

TG Debt.

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b

IE to pay for the publication of the first edition of the Book of Mormon.

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c

Prov. 22:7. TG Bondage, Physical.

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36a

Matt. 19:29.

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37a

Ps. 105:2; Heb. 13:16; D&C 58:47; 63:37; 68:8; 71:7.

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b

2 Cor. 4:2; D&C 75:4.

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38a

TG Prayer.

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b

Prov. 1:23; Acts 2:17; D&C 95:4.

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c

TG Treasure.

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39a

TG Joy.

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b

TG Cheerful.

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40a

Matt. 23:16 (16, 24).

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41a

TG Humility; Meek.

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b

Matt. 11:28 (28–30).

Section 20

Revelation on Church organization and government, given through Joseph Smith the Prophet, at or near Fayette, New York. Portions of this revelation may have been given as early as summer 1829. The complete revelation, known at the time as the Articles and Covenants, was likely recorded soon after April 6, 1830 (the day the Church was organized). The Prophet wrote, “We obtained of Him [Jesus Christ] the following, by the spirit of prophecy and revelation; which not only gave us much information, but also pointed out to us the precise day upon which, according to His will and commandment, we should proceed to organize His Church once more here upon the earth.”

1–16, The Book of Mormon proves the divinity of the latter-day work; 17–28, The doctrines of creation, fall, atonement, and baptism are affirmed; 29–37, Laws governing repentance, justification, sanctification, and baptism are set forth; 38–67, Duties of elders, priests, teachers, and deacons are summarized; 68–74, Duties of members, blessing of children, and the mode of baptism are revealed; 75–84, Sacramental prayers and regulations governing Church membership are given.

1 The arise of the bChurch of Christ in these last days, being one thousand eight hundred and thirty years since the ccoming of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ in the flesh, it being regularly dorganized and established agreeable to the elaws of our country, by the will and commandments of God, in the fourth month, and on the sixth day of the month which is called April—

2 Which commandments were given to Joseph Smith, Jun., who was acalled of God, and bordained an capostle of Jesus Christ, to be the dfirst eelder of this church;

3 And to Oliver Cowdery, who was also called of God, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to be the asecond elder of this church, and ordained under his hand;

4 And this according to the agrace of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, to whom be all glory, both now and forever. Amen.

5 After it was truly manifested unto this first elder that he had received a aremission of his sins, he was bentangled again in the cvanities of the world;

6 But after arepenting, and humbling himself sincerely, through faith, God ministered unto him by an holy bangel, whose ccountenance was as lightning, and whose garments were pure and white above all other whiteness;

7 And gave unto him acommandments which inspired him;

8 And agave him power from on high, by the bmeans which were before prepared, to translate the Book of Mormon;

9 Which contains a arecord of a fallen people, and the bfulness of the cgospel of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles and to the Jews also;

10 Which was given by inspiration, and is confirmed to aothers by the ministering of angels, and is bdeclared unto the world by them—

11 Proving to the world that the holy scriptures are atrue, and that God does binspire men and call them to his choly work in this age and generation, as well as in generations of old;

12 Thereby showing that he is the asame God yesterday, today, and bforever. Amen.

13 Therefore, having so great witnesses, by athem shall the world be judged, even as many as shall hereafter come to a knowledge of this work.

14 And those who receive it in faith, and work arighteousness, shall receive a bcrown of eternal life;

15 But those who aharden their hearts in bunbelief, and creject it, it shall turn to their own dcondemnation—

16 For the Lord God has spoken it; and we, the elders of the church, have heard and bear awitness to the words of the glorious Majesty on high, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.

17 By these things we aknow that there is a bGod in heaven, who is infinite and ceternal, from everlasting to everlasting the same dunchangeable God, the framer of heaven and earth, and all things which are in them;

18 And that he acreated man, male and female, after his own bimage and in his own likeness, created he them;

19 And gave unto them commandments that they should alove and bserve him, the only cliving and true dGod, and that he should be the only being whom they should worship.

20 But by the atransgression of these holy laws man became bsensual and cdevilish, and became dfallen man.

21 Wherefore, the Almighty God gave his aOnly Begotten Son, as it is written in those scriptures which have been given of him.

22 He asuffered btemptations but gave no heed unto them.

23 He was acrucified, bdied, and crose again the third day;

24 And aascended into heaven, to sit down on the right hand of the bFather, to creign with almighty power according to the will of the Father;

25 That as many as would abelieve and be baptized in his holy name, and bendure in faith to the end, should be saved—

26 Not only those who believed after he came in the ameridian of time, in the bflesh, but all those from the beginning, even as many as were before he came, who believed in the words of the holy prophets, who cspake as they were inspired by the dgift of the Holy Ghost, who truly etestified of him in all things, should have eternal life,

27 As well as those who should come after, who should believe in the agifts and callings of God by the Holy Ghost, which bbeareth record of the Father and of the Son;

28 Which Father, Son, and Holy Ghost are aone God, infinite and eternal, without end. Amen.

29 And we know that all men must arepent and bbelieve on the name of Jesus Christ, and worship the Father in his name, and cendure in dfaith on his name to the end, or they cannot be esaved in the kingdom of God.

30 And we know that ajustification through the bgrace of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ is just and true;

31 And we know also, that asanctification through the grace of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ is just and true, to all those who blove and serve God with all their cmights, minds, and strength.

32 But there is a possibility that man may afall from bgrace and depart from the living God;

33 Therefore let the church take heed and pray always, lest they fall into atemptation;

34 Yea, and even let those who are asanctified take heed also.

35 And we know that these things are true and according to the revelations of John, neither aadding to, nor diminishing from the prophecy of his book, the holy scriptures, or the revelations of God which shall come hereafter by the gift and power of the Holy Ghost, the bvoice of God, or the ministering of angels.

36 And the Lord God has aspoken it; and honor, power and glory be rendered to his holy bname, both now and ever. Amen.

37 And again, by way of commandment to the church concerning the manner of baptism—All those who ahumble themselves before God, and desire to be baptized, and come forth with broken hearts and bcontrite spirits, and witness before the church that they have truly repented of all their sins, and are willing to take upon them the cname of Jesus Christ, having a ddetermination to serve him to the end, and truly manifest by their eworks that they have received of the fSpirit of Christ unto the gremission of their sins, shall be received by baptism into his church.

38 The aduty of the elders, priests, teachers, deacons, and members of the church of Christ—An bapostle is an celder, and it is his calling to dbaptize;

39 And to aordain other elders, priests, teachers, and deacons;

40 And to administer abread and wine—the bemblems of the flesh and blood of Christ—

41 And to aconfirm those who are baptized into the church, by the laying on of bhands for the baptism of fire and the Holy Ghost, according to the scriptures;

42 And to teach, expound, exhort, baptize, and watch over the church;

43 And to confirm the church by the laying on of the hands, and the giving of the Holy Ghost;

44 And to take the alead of all meetings.

45 The elders are to aconduct the bmeetings as they are cled by the Holy Ghost, according to the commandments and revelations of God.

46 The apriest’s duty is to preach, bteach, expound, exhort, and baptize, and administer the sacrament,

47 And visit the house of each member, and exhort them to apray bvocally and in secret and attend to all cfamily duties.

48 And he may also aordain other priests, teachers, and deacons.

49 And he is to take the alead of meetings when there is no elder present;

50 But when there is an elder present, he is only to preach, teach, expound, exhort, and baptize,

51 And visit the house of each member, exhorting them to pray vocally and in secret and attend to all family duties.

52 In all these duties the priest is to aassist the elder if occasion requires.

53 The ateacher’s duty is to bwatch over the cchurch always, and be with and strengthen them;

54 And see that there is no iniquity in the church, neither ahardness with each other, neither lying, bbackbiting, nor cevil dspeaking;

55 And see that the church meet together often, and also see that all the members do their duty.

56 And he is to take the lead of meetings in the absence of the elder or priest—

57 And is to be assisted always, in all his duties in the church, by the adeacons, if occasion requires.

58 But neither teachers nor deacons have authority to baptize, administer the asacrament, or lay on bhands;

59 They are, however, to warn, expound, exhort, and teach, and invite all to come unto Christ.

60 Every aelder, bpriest, teacher, or deacon is to be cordained daccording to the gifts and callings of God unto him; and he is to be eordained by the power of the Holy Ghost, which is in the one who ordains him.

61 The several elders composing this church of Christ are to ameet in conference once in three months, or from time to time as said conferences shall direct or appoint;

62 And said conferences are to do whatever church business is necessary to be done at the time.

63 The elders are to receive their licenses from other elders, by avote of the church to which they belong, or from the conferences.

64 Each priest, teacher, or deacon, who is ordained by a priest, may take a certificate from him at the time, which acertificate, when presented to an elder, shall entitle him to a license, which shall authorize him to perform the duties of his calling, or he may receive it from a conference.

65 No person is to be aordained to any office in this church, where there is a regularly organized branch of the same, without the bvote of that church;

66 But the presiding elders, traveling bishops, high councilors, high priests, and elders, may have the privilege of ordaining, where there is no branch of the church that a vote may be called.

67 Every president of the high priesthood (or presiding elder), abishop, high councilor, and bhigh priest, is to be ordained by the direction of a chigh council or general conference.

68 The aduty of the members after they are received by bbaptism—The elders or priests are to have a sufficient time to expound all things concerning the church of Christ to their cunderstanding, previous to their partaking of the dsacrament and being confirmed by the laying on of the ehands of the elders, so that all things may be done in forder.

69 And the members shall manifest before the church, and also before the elders, by a agodly walk and conversation, that they are worthy of it, that there may be works and bfaith agreeable to the holy scriptures—walking in choliness before the Lord.

70 Every member of the church of Christ having achildren is to bring them unto the elders before the church, who are to lay their bhands upon them in the name of Jesus Christ, and bless them in his name.

71 No one can be received into the church of Christ unless he has arrived unto the years of aaccountability before God, and is capable of brepentance.

72 aBaptism is to be administered in the following manner unto all those who repent—

73 The person who is called of God and has authority from Jesus Christ to baptize, shall go down into the water with the person who has presented himself or herself for baptism, and shall say, calling him or her by name: Having been commissioned of Jesus Christ, I baptize you in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen.

74 Then shall he aimmerse him or her in the water, and come forth again out of the water.

75 It is expedient that the church ameet together often to bpartake of cbread and wine in the dremembrance of the Lord Jesus;

76 And the elder or priest shall administer it; and after this amanner shall he administer it—he shall kneel with the church and call upon the Father in solemn prayer, saying:

77 O God, the Eternal Father, we ask thee in the name of thy Son, Jesus Christ, to bless and sanctify this abread to the souls of all those who partake of it, that they may eat in remembrance of the body of thy Son, and bwitness unto thee, O God, the Eternal Father, that they are willing to take upon them the name of thy Son, and always remember him and keep his ccommandments which he has given them; that they may always have his dSpirit to be with them. Amen.

78 The amanner of administering the wine—he shall take the bcup also, and say:

79 O God, the Eternal Father, we ask thee in the name of thy Son, Jesus Christ, to bless and sanctify this awine to the souls of all those who drink of it, that they may do it in remembrance of the blood of thy Son, which was shed for them; that they may witness unto thee, O God, the Eternal Father, that they do always remember him, that they may have his Spirit to be with them. Amen.

80 Any member of the church of Christ atransgressing, or being bovertaken in a fault, shall be dealt with as the scriptures direct.

81 It shall be the duty of the several churches, composing the church of Christ, to send one or more of their teachers to attend the several conferences held by the elders of the church,

82 With a list of the anames of the several members uniting themselves with the church since the last conference; or send by the hand of some priest; so that a regular list of all the names of the whole church may be kept in a book by one of the elders, whomsoever the other elders shall appoint from time to time;

83 And also, if any have been aexpelled from the church, so that their names may be blotted out of the general church brecord of names.

84 All members removing from the church where they reside, if going to a church where they are not known, may take a letter acertifying that they are regular members and in good standing, which certificate may be signed by any elder or priest if the member receiving the letter is personally acquainted with the elder or priest, or it may be signed by the teachers or deacons of the church.

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1a

JS—H 1:2.

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b

3 Ne. 27:3 (1–8); D&C 1:1. TG Church.

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c

Matt. 1:18. TG Jesus Christ, Birth of.

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d

D&C 21:3.

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e

D&C 58:21; 98:4 (4–5).

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2a

TG Authority; Called of God.

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b

D&C 5:6.

◀

c

TG Apostles.

◀

d

D&C 21:11; 30:7.

◀

e

TG Elder, Melchizedek Priesthood.

◀

3a

D&C 28:1.

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4a

TG Grace.

◀

5a

D&C 21:8; 23:5; JS—H 1:73 (68–74). TG Remission of Sins.

◀

b

2 Pet. 2:20; D&C 3:6; 5:21; 20:32 (31–34); JS—H 1:28 (28–29).

◀

c

Ps. 25:7. TG Vanity.

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6a

TG Priesthood, Qualifying for.

◀

b

JS—H 1:30 (29–35). TG Angels.

◀

c

Matt. 28:3.

◀

7a

TG Guidance, Divine.

◀

8a

Luke 24:49.

◀

b

TG Urim and Thummim.

◀

9a

TG Record Keeping.

◀

b

D&C 14:10; 18:4; JS—H 1:34.

◀

c

TG Book of Mormon; Gospel.

◀

10a

Moro. 7:31 (29–32); D&C 5:11.

◀

b

See “The Testimony of Three Witnesses” and “The Testimony of Eight Witnesses” in the preliminary pages of the Book of Mormon.

◀

11a

D&C 66:11. TG Scriptures, Value of.

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b

TG Inspiration.

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c

TG Sacred.

◀

12a

Heb. 13:8; 1 Ne. 10:18 (18–19); Morm. 9:9 (9–11); D&C 35:1; 38:1 (1–4); 39:1 (1–3); 76:4.

◀

b

Ps. 48:14.

◀

13a

Dan. 7:22; Rev. 20:4 (4–6); D&C 5:18.

◀

14a

TG Righteousness.

◀

b

Rev. 2:10. TG Exaltation.

◀

15a

TG Hardheartedness.

◀

b

TG Unbelief.

◀

c

D&C 6:31.

◀

d

John 5:24.

◀

16a

D&C 20:36 (35–36); 109:79.

◀

17a

1 Sam. 17:46; D&C 76:22 (22–23).

◀

b

Josh. 2:11; 2 Ne. 10:14.

◀

c

TG Eternity; God, Eternal Nature of; Immortality.

◀

d

TG God, Perfection of.

◀

18a

TG Creation; God, Creator; Man, Physical Creation of.

◀

b

Gen. 1:26 (26–28); Mosiah 7:27; Ether 3:15 (14–17). TG God, Body of, Corporeal Nature.

◀

19a

Deut. 11:1; Mosiah 2:4; Moro. 10:32; D&C 59:5 (5–6); Moses 7:33. TG God, Love of; Love.

◀

b

Deut. 6:13 (13–15); D&C 4:2. TG Duty; Obedience.

◀

c

Ps. 42:2; Dan. 6:26; 1 Thes. 1:9; Alma 5:13; 7:6; D&C 14:9.

◀

d

Deut. 6:14. TG Worship.

◀

20a

TG Transgress.

◀

b

TG Sensuality.

◀

c

TG Devil.

◀

d

TG Man, Natural, Not Spiritually Reborn.

◀

21a

TG Jesus Christ, Divine Sonship.

◀

22a

Matt. 4:6; 27:40.

◀

b

TG Jesus Christ, Temptation of; Temptation.

◀

23a

TG Jesus Christ, Crucifixion of.

◀

b

TG Jesus Christ, Death of.

◀

c

TG Jesus Christ, Resurrection; Resurrection.

◀

24a

TG Jesus Christ, Ascension of.

◀

b

TG God the Father, Elohim.

◀

c

TG Jesus Christ, Authority of.

◀

25a

D&C 35:2; 38:4; 45:5 (5, 8); 68:9; 76:51.

◀

b

TG Baptism; Faith; Perseverance.

◀

26a

D&C 39:3.

◀

b

TG Jesus Christ, Condescension of.

◀

c

1 Pet. 1:11; Jacob 4:4; 7:11 (11–12); Mosiah 13:33 (33–35).

◀

d

Moses 5:58 (57–58). TG Holy Ghost, Gift of.

◀

e

John 5:39; D&C 3:16. TG Jesus Christ, Prophecies about; Prophets, Mission of; Testimony.

◀

27a

D&C 18:32.

◀

b

D&C 1:39; 42:17.

◀

28a

John 17:20–22; Alma 11:44; 3 Ne. 11:27 (27–28, 36); 28:10; Morm. 7:7. TG God, Eternal Nature of; Godhead; Unity.

◀

29a

TG Repent.

◀

b

1 Jn. 3:23 (19–24).

◀

c

TG Perseverance.

◀

d

TG Faith.

◀

e

TG Salvation.

◀

30a

Rom. 3:24. TG Justification.

◀

b

Eph. 2:8 (8–9). TG Salvation, Plan of.

◀

31a

TG Sanctification.

◀

b

Ps. 18:1; Alma 13:29; D&C 76:116.

◀

c

Deut. 6:5.

◀

32a

Gal. 5:4; D&C 20:5; 50:4. TG Apostasy of Individuals.

◀

b

Rom. 6:1 (1–2). TG Grace.

◀

33a

Mark 14:38. TG Temptation.

◀

34a

TG Sanctification.

◀

35a

Rev. 22:18 (18–19); D&C 68:34; 93:25 (24–25). TG Scriptures, Value of.

◀

b

1 Kgs. 19:12 (11–13).

◀

36a

Ezek. 5:13; D&C 20:16; 109:79.

◀

b

1 Kgs. 8:29; D&C 18:40 (21–41); 97:15 (15–17); 109:26 (16–26). TG Name.

◀

37a

TG Baptism, Qualifications for.

◀

b

TG Contrite Heart; Poor in Spirit.

◀

c

Mosiah 5:8 (2–14); 18:8 (8–10). TG Jesus Christ, Taking the Name of.

◀

d

Prov. 24:16. TG Commitment.

◀

e

James 2:18. TG Good Works.

◀

f

TG Light of Christ; Spirituality.

◀

g

TG Remission of Sins.

◀

38a

TG Church Organization; Duty; Priesthood, History of; Priesthood, Magnifying Callings within.

◀

b

TG Apostles.

◀

c

TG Elder.

◀

d

3 Ne. 11:22 (21–22); D&C 18:29.

◀

39a

Moro. 3:4 (1–4); D&C 18:32; 107:58.

◀

40a

TG Sacrament.

◀

b

TG Jesus Christ, Types of, in Memory.

◀

41a

D&C 33:15 (11, 14–15); 55:3.

◀

b

TG Hands, Laying on of; Holy Ghost, Baptism of.

◀

44a

TG Leadership.

◀

45a

Moro. 6:9; D&C 46:2.

◀

b

TG Meetings.

◀

c

Gal. 5:18.

◀

46a

Ezra 6:18; D&C 84:111; 107:61 (20, 61). TG Priest, Aaronic Priesthood; Priesthood, Aaronic.

◀

b

Lev. 10:11. TG Teaching.

◀

47a

1 Tim. 2:8.

◀

b

D&C 19:28; 23:6.

◀

c

TG Family; Family, Children, Responsibilities toward.

◀

48a

TG Priesthood, Ordination.

◀

49a

TG Leadership.

◀

52a

D&C 107:14 (5, 14).

◀

53a

TG Teacher, Aaronic Priesthood.

◀

b

D&C 84:111.

◀

c

Prov. 27:23.

◀

54a

1 Thes. 5:13.

◀

b

TG Backbiting; Gossip.

◀

c

TG Evil; Slander.

◀

d

TG Profanity; Reviling.

◀

57a

TG Deacon.

◀

58a

TG Sacrament.

◀

b

TG Hands, Laying on of.

◀

60a

TG Elder, Melchizedek Priesthood.

◀

b

TG Priest, Aaronic Priesthood.

◀

c

TG Called of God.

◀

d

Moro. 3:4 (1–4).

◀

e

TG Priesthood, Ordination.

◀

61a

TG Meetings.

◀

63a

D&C 73:2. TG Sustaining Church Leaders.

◀

64a

D&C 20:84; 52:41; 72:17 (17, 19–26); 112:21.

◀

65a

TG Priesthood, Ordination.

◀

b

D&C 26:2; 28:13. TG Common Consent.

◀

67a

TG Bishop.

◀

b

TG Church Organization; High Priest, Melchizedek Priesthood.

◀

c

D&C 102:2 (1–3).

◀

68a

TG Duty.

◀

b

TG Baptism.

◀

c

TG Understanding.

◀

d

TG Sacrament.

◀

e

TG Hands, Laying on of.

◀

f

TG Order.

◀

69a

TG Godliness.

◀

b

James 2:14.

◀

c

TG Holiness.

◀

70a

TG Blessing; Children; Family, Love within.

◀

b

TG Hands, Laying on of.

◀

71a

D&C 18:42; 29:47; 68:25 (25–27). TG Accountability; Baptism, Qualifications for; Salvation of Little Children.

◀

b

TG Repent.

◀

72a

3 Ne. 11:22 (22–28); D&C 18:30.

◀

74a

TG Baptism, Immersion; Jesus Christ, Types of, in Memory.

◀

75a

TG Assembly for Worship; Meetings.

◀

b

Acts 20:7.

◀

c

TG Bread.

◀

d

TG Sacrament.

◀

76a

Moro. 4:1 (1–3).

◀

77a

Luke 22:19 (15–20).

◀

b

Mosiah 5:8 (8–12); 18:8 (8–10); D&C 20:37. TG Commitment.

◀

c

TG Obedience.

◀

d

John 14:16.

◀

78a

Moro. 5:1 (1–2).

◀

b

Luke 22:20.

◀

79a

D&C 27:2–4.

◀

80a

TG Offense.

◀

b

Gal. 6:1.

◀

82a

Moro. 6:4; D&C 85:3 (3–5, 11–12).

◀

83a

Ex. 32:33; Deut. 9:14; Ps. 109:13; Alma 5:57; Moro. 6:7. TG Excommunication.

◀

b

TG Record Keeping.

◀

84a

D&C 20:64; 52:41; 72:17 (17, 19–26); 112:21.

Section 21

Revelation given to Joseph Smith the Prophet, at Fayette, New York, April 6, 1830. This revelation was given at the organization of the Church, on the date named, in the home of Peter Whitmer Sr. Six men, who had previously been baptized, participated. By unanimous vote these persons expressed their desire and determination to organize, according to the commandment of God (see section 20). They also voted to accept and sustain Joseph Smith Jr. and Oliver Cowdery as the presiding officers of the Church. With the laying on of hands, Joseph then ordained Oliver an elder of the Church, and Oliver similarly ordained Joseph. After administration of the sacrament, Joseph and Oliver laid hands upon the participants individually for the bestowal of the Holy Ghost and for the confirmation of each as a member of the Church.

1–3, Joseph Smith is called to be a seer, translator, prophet, apostle, and elder; 4–8, His word will guide the cause of Zion; 9–12, The Saints will believe his words as he speaks by the Comforter.

1 Behold, there shall be a arecord kept among you; and in it thou shalt be called a bseer, a translator, a prophet, an capostle of Jesus Christ, an elder of the church through the will of God the Father, and the grace of your Lord Jesus Christ,

2 Being ainspired of the Holy Ghost to lay the foundation thereof, and to bbuild it up unto the most holy faith.

3 Which achurch was borganized and established in the year of your Lord eighteen hundred and thirty, in the fourth month, and on the sixth day of the month which is called April.

4 Wherefore, meaning the church, thou shalt give aheed unto all his words and bcommandments which he shall give unto you as he receiveth them, walking in all choliness before me;

5 For his aword ye shall receive, as if from mine own mouth, in all patience and faith.

6 For by doing these things the agates of hell shall not prevail against you; yea, and the Lord God will disperse the powers of bdarkness from before you, and cause the heavens to cshake for your dgood, and his name’s eglory.

7 For thus saith the Lord God: Him have I inspired to move the cause of aZion in mighty power for good, and his diligence I know, and his prayers I have heard.

8 Yea, his weeping for Zion I have seen, and I will cause that he shall mourn for her no longer; for his days of rejoicing are come unto the aremission of his sins, and the manifestations of my blessings upon his works.

9 For, behold, I will abless all those who labor in my vineyard with a mighty blessing, and they shall believe on his words, which are given him through me by the bComforter, which cmanifesteth that Jesus was dcrucified by esinful men for the sins of the fworld, yea, for the remission of sins unto the gcontrite heart.

10 Wherefore it behooveth me that he should be aordained by you, Oliver Cowdery mine apostle;

11 This being an ordinance unto you, that you are an elder under his hand, he being the afirst unto you, that you might be an elder unto this church of Christ, bearing my name—

12 And the first apreacher of this church unto the church, and before the world, yea, before the Gentiles; yea, and thus saith the Lord God, lo, lo! to the bJews also. Amen.

◀

1a

D&C 47:1; 69:3 (3–8); 85:1. TG Record Keeping.

◀

b

TG Seer.

◀

c

2 Cor. 1:1. TG Apostles.

◀

2a

TG Inspiration.

◀

b

Jude 1:20.

◀

3a

D&C 1:1. TG Church Organization.

◀

b

D&C 20:1.

◀

4a

Heb. 2:1. TG Priesthood, Magnifying Callings within.

◀

b

TG Scriptures, Study of.

◀

c

TG Holiness.

◀

5a

D&C 1:38. TG Prophets, Mission of; Sustaining Church Leaders.

◀

6a

Matt. 16:18; D&C 10:69.

◀

b

Col. 1:13.

◀

c

Joel 3:16; Hag. 2:7; D&C 35:24; 45:48 (22, 48); 49:23; 84:118.

◀

d

Deut. 10:13; D&C 61:13.

◀

e

TG Glory.

◀

7a

TG Zion.

◀

8a

D&C 20:5 (5–6); JS—H 1:73 (68–74).

◀

9a

1 Ne. 13:37; Jacob 5:75 (70–76).

◀

b

TG Holy Ghost, Comforter.

◀

c

TG Testimony.

◀

d

Lev. 16:9 (7–10). TG Jesus Christ, Crucifixion of.

◀

e

TG Sin.

◀

f

1 Jn. 2:2. TG World.

◀

g

TG Contrite Heart.

◀

10a

TG Priesthood, Ordination.

◀

11a

D&C 20:2 (2, 5).

◀

12a

TG Missionary Work; Mission of Latter-day Saints.

◀

b

1 Ne. 13:42; D&C 18:6, 26; 19:27; 90:9 (8–9); 107:33; 112:4.

Section 22

Revelation given through Joseph Smith the Prophet, at Manchester, New York, April 16, 1830. This revelation was given to the Church in consequence of some who had previously been baptized desiring to unite with the Church without rebaptism.

1, Baptism is a new and everlasting covenant; 2–4, Authoritative baptism is required.

1 Behold, I say unto you that all aold covenants have I caused to be done away in this thing; and this is a bnew and an everlasting ccovenant, even that which was from the beginning.

2 Wherefore, although a man should be baptized an hundred times it availeth him nothing, for you cannot enter in at the strait gate by the alaw of Moses, neither by your bdead works.

3 For it is because of your dead works that I have caused this last covenant and this church to be built up unto me, even as in days of old.

4 Wherefore, enter ye in at the agate, as I have commanded, and bseek not to counsel your God. Amen.

◀

1a

Heb. 8:13; 3 Ne. 9:17; 12:47 (46–47).

◀

b

D&C 66:2. TG New and Everlasting Covenant.

◀

c

TG Covenants.

◀

2a

Gal. 2:16. TG Law of Moses.

◀

b

Moro. 8:23 (23–26).

◀

4a

Matt. 7:13 (13–14); Luke 13:24; 2 Ne. 9:41; 31:9 (9, 17–18); 3 Ne. 14:14 (13–14); 27:33; D&C 43:7. TG Baptism, Essential.

◀

b

Rom. 11:34; 1 Cor. 2:16; Jacob 4:10.

Section 23

A series of five revelations given through Joseph Smith the Prophet, at Manchester, New York, April 1830, to Oliver Cowdery, Hyrum Smith, Samuel H. Smith, Joseph Smith Sr., and Joseph Knight Sr. As the result of earnest desire on the part of the five persons named to know of their respective duties, the Prophet inquired of the Lord and received a revelation for each person.

1–7, These early disciples are called to preach, exhort, and strengthen the Church.

1 Behold, I speak unto you, Oliver, a few words. Behold, thou art blessed, and art under no condemnation. But beware of apride, lest thou shouldst enter into btemptation.

2 Make known thy calling unto the church, and also before the aworld, and thy heart shall be opened to preach the truth from henceforth and forever. Amen.

3 Behold, I speak unto you, Hyrum, a few words; for thou also art under no condemnation, and thy heart is opened, and thy tongue aloosed; and thy calling is to exhortation, and to bstrengthen the church continually. Wherefore thy duty is unto the church forever, and this because of thy family. Amen.

4 Behold, I speak a few words unto you, aSamuel; for thou also art under no condemnation, and thy calling is to exhortation, and to strengthen the church; and thou art not as yet called to preach before the world. Amen.

5 Behold, I speak a few words unto you, Joseph; for thou also art under no acondemnation, and thy calling also is to exhortation, and to strengthen the church; and this is thy duty from henceforth and forever. Amen.

6 Behold, I manifest unto you, Joseph Knight, by these words, that you must take up your across, in the which you must bpray cvocally before the world as well as in secret, and in your family, and among your friends, and in all places.

7 And, behold, it is your duty to unite with the true achurch, and give your language to exhortation continually, that you may receive the reward of the blaborer. Amen.

◀

1a

TG Pride.

◀

b

Mark 14:38. TG Temptation.

◀

2a

Rom. 10:18.

◀

3a

3 Ne. 26:14 (14, 16).

◀

b

D&C 81:5 (4–5); 108:7.

◀

4a

JS—H 1:4.

◀

5a

D&C 20:5.

◀

6a

Matt. 10:38; 3 Ne. 12:30.

◀

b

1 Tim. 2:8. TG Prayer.

◀

c

D&C 19:28; 20:47 (47, 51).

◀

7a

TG Baptism, Essential; Commitment.

◀

b

TG Industry.

Section 24

Revelation given to Joseph Smith the Prophet and Oliver Cowdery, at Harmony, Pennsylvania, July 1830. Though less than four months had elapsed since the Church was organized, persecution had become intense, and the leaders had to seek safety in partial seclusion. The following three revelations were given at this time to strengthen, encourage, and instruct them.

1–9, Joseph Smith is called to translate, preach, and expound scriptures; 10–12, Oliver Cowdery is called to preach the gospel; 13–19, The law is revealed relative to miracles, cursings, casting off the dust of one’s feet, and going without purse or scrip.

1 Behold, thou wast called and chosen to awrite the Book of Mormon, and to my ministry; and I have blifted thee up out of thine afflictions, and have counseled thee, that thou hast been delivered from all thine enemies, and thou hast been cdelivered from the powers of Satan and from ddarkness!

2 Nevertheless, thou art not excusable in thy atransgressions; nevertheless, go thy way and sin no more.

3 aMagnify thine office; and after thou hast bsowed thy fields and secured them, go speedily unto the church which is in cColesville, Fayette, and Manchester, and they shall dsupport thee; and I will bless them both spiritually and etemporally;

4 But if they receive thee not, I will send upon them a acursing instead of a blessing.

5 And thou shalt continue in calling upon God in my name, and writing the things which shall be given thee by the aComforter, and expounding all scriptures unto the church.

6 And it shall be given thee in the very moment what thou shalt aspeak and bwrite, and they shall hear it, or I will send unto them a cursing instead of a blessing.

7 For thou shalt devote all thy aservice in Zion; and in this thou shalt have strength.

8 Be apatient in bafflictions, for thou shalt have many; but cendure them, for, lo, I am with thee, even unto the dend of thy days.

9 And in temporal labors thou shalt not have strength, for this is not thy calling. Attend to thy acalling and thou shalt have wherewith to magnify thine office, and to expound all scriptures, and continue in laying on of the hands and bconfirming the churches.

10 And thy brother Oliver shall continue in bearing my name before the aworld, and also to the church. And he shall not suppose that he can say enough in my cause; and lo, I am with him to the end.

11 In me he shall have glory, and not of himself, whether in weakness or in strength, whether in abonds or free;

12 And at all times, and in all places, he shall open his mouth and adeclare my gospel as with the voice of a btrump, both day and night. And I will give unto him strength such as is not known among men.

13 Require not amiracles, except I shall bcommand you, except ccasting out ddevils, ehealing the sick, and against fpoisonous serpents, and against deadly poisons;

14 And these things ye shall not do, except it be required of you by them who adesire it, that the scriptures might be bfulfilled; for ye shall do according to that which is written.

15 And in whatsoever place ye shall aenter, and they receive you not in my name, ye shall leave a cursing instead of a blessing, by casting off the bdust of your feet against them as a testimony, and cleansing your feet by the wayside.

16 And it shall come to pass that whosoever shall lay their hands upon you by violence, ye shall command to be smitten in my name; and, behold, I will asmite them according to your words, in mine own due time.

17 And whosoever shall go to law with thee shall be cursed by the law.

18 And thou shalt take no apurse nor scrip, neither staves, neither two coats, for the church shall give unto thee in the very hour what thou needest for food and for raiment, and for shoes and for money, and for scrip.

19 For thou art called to aprune my vineyard with a mighty pruning, yea, even for the last time; yea, and also all those whom thou hast bordained, and they shall do even according to this pattern. Amen.

◀

1a

D&C 9:4. TG Scribe; Scriptures, Writing of.

◀

b

Acts 7:10.

◀

c

TG Deliver.

◀

d

TG Darkness, Spiritual.

◀

2a

D&C 1:31 (31–33).

◀

3a

Rom. 11:13; Jacob 1:19; 2:2.

◀

b

TG Industry; Labor.

◀

c

D&C 26:1; 37:2.

◀

d

D&C 42:71 (70–73); 70:12.

◀

e

Deut. 28:8; Luke 12:31.

◀

4a

TG Curse.

◀

5a

TG Holy Ghost, Comforter; Scriptures, Writing of.

◀

6a

Ex. 4:12 (12–16); Matt. 10:19 (19–20); Luke 12:12 (11–12); Hel. 5:18 (18–19); D&C 28:4; 84:85; 100:5 (5–8); Moses 6:8 (8, 32). TG Prophets, Mission of.

◀

b

TG Scribe.

◀

7a

TG Service.

◀

8a

Rom. 12:12. TG Patience.

◀

b

Job 2:13; Hel. 5:12. TG Affliction.

◀

c

TG Steadfastness.

◀

d

Matt. 28:20.

◀

9a

TG Stewardship.

◀

b

Acts 15:41.

◀

10a

Rom. 10:18.

◀

11a

1 Cor. 12:13.

◀

12a

TG Preaching.

◀

b

D&C 34:6.

◀

13a

Matt. 4:7 (5–7). TG Miracle; Sign Seekers.

◀

b

1 Ne. 7:12; 17:50.

◀

c

Mark 16:17 (17–18).

◀

d

TG Devil.

◀

e

TG Heal.

◀

f

Acts 28:3 (3–9); D&C 84:72 (71–72); 124:99 (98–100).

◀

14a

TG Administrations to the Sick.

◀

b

Matt. 4:14.

◀

15a

Matt. 10:11 (11–15).

◀

b

Mark 6:11; Luke 10:11 (11–12); Acts 13:51; 18:6 (5–6); D&C 60:15 (13–15); 75:20 (19–22); 99:4 (4–5).

◀

16a

TG Retribution.

◀

18a

Matt. 10:9 (9–10); Luke 10:4; D&C 84:78 (78–80, 86).

◀

19a

Jacob 5:61 (61–74); D&C 39:17; 71:4; 95:4. TG Millennium, Preparing a People for.

◀

b

TG Priesthood, Ordination.

Section 25

Revelation given through Joseph Smith the Prophet, at Harmony, Pennsylvania, July 1830 (see the heading to section 24). This revelation manifests the will of the Lord to Emma Smith, the Prophet’s wife.

1–6, Emma Smith, an elect lady, is called to aid and comfort her husband; 7–11, She is also called to write, to expound scriptures, and to select hymns; 12–14, The song of the righteous is a prayer unto the Lord; 15–16, Principles of obedience in this revelation are applicable to all.

1 Hearken unto the voice of the Lord your God, while I speak unto you, Emma Smith, my daughter; for verily I say unto you, all those who areceive my gospel are sons and daughters in my bkingdom.

2 A revelation I give unto you concerning my will; and if thou art faithful and awalk in the paths of bvirtue before me, I will preserve thy life, and thou shalt receive an cinheritance in Zion.

3 Behold, thy asins are forgiven thee, and thou art an belect clady, whom I have dcalled.

4 aMurmur not because of the bthings which thou hast not seen, for they are cwithheld from thee and from the world, which is wisdom in me in a time to come.

5 And the office of thy calling shall be for a acomfort unto my servant, Joseph Smith, Jun., thy bhusband, in his cafflictions, with consoling words, in the spirit of dmeekness.

6 And thou shalt go with him at the time of his going, and be unto him for a scribe, while there is no one to be a scribe for him, that I may send my servant, Oliver Cowdery, whithersoever I will.

7 And thou shalt be aordained under his hand to expound scriptures, and to exhort the church, according as it shall be given thee by my bSpirit.

8 For he shall lay his ahands upon thee, and thou shalt receive the Holy Ghost, and thy time shall be given to writing, and to learning much.

9 And thou needest not fear, for thy ahusband shall support thee in the church; for unto them is his bcalling, that all things might be crevealed unto them, whatsoever I will, according to their faith.

10 And verily I say unto thee that thou shalt lay aside the athings of this bworld, and cseek for the things of a dbetter.

11 And it shall be given thee, also, to make a selection of asacred bhymns, as it shall be given thee, which is pleasing unto me, to be had in my church.

12 For my soul adelighteth in the bsong of the cheart; yea, the dsong of the righteous is a prayer unto me, and it shall be answered with a blessing upon their heads.

13 Wherefore, alift up thy heart and brejoice, and cleave unto the covenants which thou hast made.

14 Continue in the spirit of meekness, and beware of apride. Let thy soul delight in thy bhusband, and the cglory which shall come upon him.

15 Keep my commandments continually, and a acrown of brighteousness thou shalt receive. And except thou do this, where I am you ccannot come.

16 And verily, verily, I say unto you, that this is my avoice unto all. Amen.

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1a

John 1:12. TG Sons and Daughters of God.

◀

b

TG Kingdom of God, on Earth.

◀

2a

Deut. 30:16.

◀

b

TG Virtue; Zion.

◀

c

D&C 52:42 (2, 5, 42); 58:51 (17, 28, 51); 63:48 (29, 31, 48); 64:30; 85:7 (1–3, 7, 9); 99:7; 101:18 (1, 6, 18); 103:14 (11, 14).

◀

3a

Matt. 9:2.

◀

b

IE one chosen or set apart. 2 Jn. 1:1 (1, 13).

◀

c

TG Woman.

◀

d

TG Authority; Called of God.

◀

4a

TG Murmuring.

◀

b

TG Knowledge.

◀

c

Luke 24:16 (10–24); Alma 40:3; Ether 3:25. TG God, Wisdom of.

◀

5a

TG Comfort; Compassion; Family, Love within.

◀

b

TG Marriage, Wives.

◀

c

TG Affliction.

◀

d

2 Cor. 10:1.

◀

7a

OR set apart.

◀

b

1 Cor. 12:8. TG God, Spirit of.

◀

8a

TG Hands, Laying on of.

◀

9a

TG Marriage, Husbands.

◀

b

TG Called of God; Stewardship.

◀

c

TG Prophets, Mission of; Revelation.

◀

10a

TG Covet.

◀

b

2 Cor. 6:17; D&C 30:2. TG Treasure; World.

◀

c

Ether 12:4.

◀

d

TG Reward.

◀

11a

TG Sacred.

◀

b

Eph. 5:19 (19–20).

◀

12a

TG God, the Standard of Righteousness.

◀

b

TG Communication.

◀

c

TG Heart.

◀

d

1 Chr. 16:9; Ps. 33:3; 96:1; D&C 25:11; 136:28. TG Prayer; Singing.

◀

13a

Lam. 3:41.

◀

b

TG Joy.

◀

14a

TG Meek; Pride.

◀

b

TG Family, Love within; Marriage, Continuing Courtship in.

◀

c

TG Glory.

◀

15a

TG Exaltation.

◀

b

TG Righteousness.

◀

c

John 7:34.

◀

16a

Jer. 42:6; D&C 1:38.

Section 26

Revelation given to Joseph Smith the Prophet, Oliver Cowdery, and John Whitmer, at Harmony, Pennsylvania, July 1830 (see the heading to section 24).

1, They are instructed to study the scriptures and to preach; 2, The law of common consent is affirmed.

1 Behold, I say unto you that you shall let your atime be devoted to the bstudying of the scriptures, and to preaching, and to confirming the church at cColesville, and to performing your dlabors on the land, such as is required, until after you shall go to the west to hold the next conference; and then it shall be made eknown what you shall do.

2 And all things shall be done by acommon consent in the bchurch, by much prayer and faith, for all things you shall receive by faith. Amen.

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1a

TG Time.

◀

b

TG Scriptures, Study of; Study.

◀

c

D&C 24:3; 37:2.

◀

d

TG Industry.

◀

e

TG Guidance, Divine.

◀

2a

1 Sam. 8:7; Mosiah 29:26; Alma 29:4. TG Common Consent; Sustaining Church Leaders.

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b

1 Chr. 13:4. TG Church; Church Organization.

Section 27

Revelation given to Joseph Smith the Prophet, at Harmony, Pennsylvania, August 1830. In preparation for a religious service at which the sacrament of bread and wine was to be administered, Joseph set out to procure wine. He was met by a heavenly messenger and received this revelation, a portion of which was written at the time and the remainder in the September following. Water is now used instead of wine in the sacramental services of the Church.

1–4, The emblems to be used in partaking of the sacrament are set forth; 5–14, Christ and His servants from all dispensations are to partake of the sacrament; 15–18, Put on the whole armor of God.

1 Listen to the avoice of Jesus Christ, your Lord, your God, and your Redeemer, whose word is bquick and powerful.

2 For, behold, I say unto you, that it mattereth not what ye shall aeat or what ye shall drink when ye partake of the sacrament, if it so be that ye do it with an eye single to my bglory—cremembering unto the Father my dbody which was laid down for you, and my eblood which was shed for the fremission of your sins.

3 Wherefore, a commandment I give unto you, that you shall not purchase awine neither strong drink of your enemies;

4 Wherefore, you shall partake of none except it is made anew among you; yea, in this my Father’s kingdom which shall be built up on the earth.

5 Behold, this is wisdom in me; wherefore, marvel not, for the hour cometh that I will adrink of the fruit of the bvine with you on the earth, and with cMoroni, whom I have sent unto you to reveal the Book of Mormon, containing the fulness of my everlasting gospel, to whom I have committed the keys of the drecord of the estick of fEphraim;

6 And also with aElias, to whom I have committed the keys of bringing to pass the restoration of all things spoken by the mouth of all the holy prophets since the world began, concerning the last days;

7 And also John the son of Zacharias, which Zacharias he a(Elias) visited and gave promise that he should have a son, and his name should be bJohn, and he should be filled with the spirit of Elias;

8 Which John I have sent unto you, my servants, Joseph Smith, Jun., and Oliver Cowdery, to ordain you unto the first apriesthood which you have received, that you might be called and bordained even as cAaron;

9 And also aElijah, unto whom I have committed the keys of the power of turning the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the hearts of the children to the bfathers, that the whole earth may not be smitten with a ccurse;

10 And also with Joseph and aJacob, and bIsaac, and Abraham, your cfathers, by whom the dpromises remain;

11 And also with Michael, or aAdam, the father of all, the prince of all, the bancient of days;

12 And also with Peter, and James, and John, whom I have sent unto you, by whom I have aordained you and confirmed you to be bapostles, and especial cwitnesses of my dname, and bear the keys of your ministry and of the same things which I revealed unto them;

13 Unto whom I have acommitted the bkeys of my kingdom, and a cdispensation of the dgospel for the elast times; and for the ffulness of times, in the which I will gather together in gone all things, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth;

14 And also with all those whom my Father hath agiven me out of the world.

15 Wherefore, alift up your hearts and brejoice, and cgird up your loins, and take upon you my whole darmor, that ye may be able to withstand the evil day, having done all, that ye may be able to estand.

16 Stand, therefore, having your loins agirt about with btruth, having on the cbreastplate of drighteousness, and your feet shod with the preparation of the egospel of fpeace, which I have sent mine gangels to commit unto you;

17 Taking the shield of faith wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the afiery darts of the wicked;

18 And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of my aSpirit, which I will pour out upon you, and my word which I reveal unto you, and be agreed as touching all things whatsoever ye ask of me, and be faithful until I come, and ye shall be bcaught up, that where I am ye shall be calso. Amen.

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1a

TG Revelation.

◀

b

Hel. 3:29; D&C 6:2.

◀

2a

TG Sacrament.

◀

b

TG Glory.

◀

c

TG Jesus Christ, Types of, in Memory.

◀

d

TG Sacrifice.

◀

e

TG Blood, Symbolism of.

◀

f

TG Remission of Sins.

◀

3a

D&C 89:5 (4–7).

◀

4a

Isa. 65:8; Joel 1:5; 3:18; Hag. 1:11; Matt. 26:29.

◀

5a

Mark 14:25; Luke 22:18.

◀

b

Deut. 32:14.

◀

c

D&C 27:16; 128:20 (19–21).

◀

d

TG Book of Mormon.

◀

e

Ezek. 37:16.

◀

f

TG Israel, Joseph, People of.

◀

6a

BD Elias.

◀

7a

Luke 1:19 (17–19).

◀

b

Luke 1:13 (13–19); D&C 84:27 (27–28).

◀

8a

D&C 13. TG Priesthood, Aaronic.

◀

b

TG Authority; Priesthood, Ordination.

◀

c

Ex. 28:1 (1–3, 41); D&C 107:13.

◀

9a

1 Kgs. 17:1 (1–22); 2 Kgs. 1:1–2:15; D&C 2:2 (1–3); JS—H 1:38 (38–39). TG Genealogy and Temple Work.

◀

b

TG Honoring Father and Mother.

◀

c

TG Earth, Curse of.

◀

10a

Alma 7:25.

◀

b

Gen. 21:12; Heb. 11:18 (17–18); 1 Ne. 17:40.

◀

c

Deut. 11:9; D&C 98:32. TG Israel, Origins of.

◀

d

Ex. 32:13 (11–13).

◀

11a

1 Cor. 15:45 (45–48); 2 Ne. 2:20 (19–20); Moses 1:34. TG Adam.

◀

b

Dan. 7:22 (13, 22).

◀

12a

JS—H 1:72. TG Priesthood, Authority; Priesthood, History of; Priesthood, Melchizedek; Priesthood, Ordination.

◀

b

TG Apostles.

◀

c

Luke 24:48; Acts 1:8. TG Witness.

◀

d

D&C 18:27.

◀

13a

Matt. 16:19.

◀

b

D&C 113:6. TG Priesthood, Keys of.

◀

c

TG Dispensations.

◀

d

TG Gospel.

◀

e

Jacob 5:71 (71–75); D&C 43:28 (28–30).

◀

f

Eph. 1:10 (9–10); D&C 76:106; 112:30; 124:41.

◀

g

D&C 84:100.

◀

14a

John 6:37; 17:9 (9, 11, 14); 3 Ne. 15:24; D&C 50:41 (41–42); 84:63.

◀

15a

Lam. 3:41.

◀

b

TG Joy.

◀

c

Hag. 2:4; D&C 75:22.

◀

d

Ex. 12:11; Rom. 13:12; Eph. 6:11. TG Children of Light; Protection, Divine; War.

◀

e

Mal. 3:2; D&C 87:8 (1–8).

◀

16a

Isa. 11:5.

◀

b

TG Truth.

◀

c

Lev. 8:8 (7–9); Isa. 59:17; JS—H 1:35.

◀

d

TG Righteousness.

◀

e

Rev. 14:6 (6–7).

◀

f

Micah 5:5; 2 Ne. 19:6; D&C 111:8.

◀

g

D&C 27:5 (5–14); 128:20 (19–21).

◀

17a

1 Ne. 15:24; D&C 3:8.

◀

18a

TG God, Spirit of.

◀

b

1 Ne. 13:37; 3 Ne. 27:14 (14–15, 22); D&C 17:8.

◀

c

John 14:3.

Section 28

Revelation given through Joseph Smith the Prophet to Oliver Cowdery, at Fayette, New York, September 1830. Hiram Page, a member of the Church, had a certain stone and professed to be receiving revelations by its aid concerning the upbuilding of Zion and the order of the Church. Several members had been deceived by these claims, and even Oliver Cowdery was wrongly influenced thereby. Just prior to an appointed conference, the Prophet inquired earnestly of the Lord concerning the matter, and this revelation followed.

1–7, Joseph Smith holds the keys of the mysteries, and only he receives revelations for the Church; 8–10, Oliver Cowdery is to preach to the Lamanites; 11–16, Satan deceived Hiram Page and gave him false revelations.

1 Behold, I say unto thee, aOliver, that it shall be given unto thee that thou shalt be heard by the church in all things whatsoever thou shalt teach them by the bComforter, concerning the revelations and commandments which I have given.

2 But, behold, verily, verily, I say unto thee, ano one shall be appointed to receive commandments and brevelations in this church excepting my servant cJoseph Smith, Jun., for he receiveth them even as dMoses.

3 And thou shalt be obedient unto the things which I shall give unto him, even as aAaron, to bdeclare faithfully the commandments and the revelations, with power and cauthority unto the church.

4 And if thou art aled at any time by the Comforter to bspeak or teach, or at all times by the way of commandment unto the church, thou mayest do it.

5 But thou shalt not write by way of acommandment, but by wisdom;

6 And thou shalt not command him who is at thy head, and at the head of the church;

7 For I have given him the akeys of the bmysteries, and the revelations which are sealed, until I shall appoint unto them another in his stead.

8 And now, behold, I say unto you that you shall go unto the aLamanites and preach my bgospel unto them; and inasmuch as they creceive thy teachings thou shalt cause my dchurch to be established among them; and thou shalt have revelations, but write them not by way of commandment.

9 And now, behold, I say unto you that it is not revealed, and no man knoweth where the acity bZion shall be built, but it shall be given hereafter. Behold, I say unto you that it shall be on the borders by the Lamanites.

10 Thou shalt not leave this place until after the conference; and my servant Joseph shall be appointed to preside over the conference by the voice of it, and what he saith to thee thou shalt tell.

11 And again, thou shalt take thy brother, Hiram Page, abetween him and thee alone, and tell him that those things which he hath written from that bstone are not of me and that cSatan ddeceiveth him;

12 For, behold, these things have not been appointed unto him, neither shall anything be appointed unto any of this church contrary to the church covenants.

13 For all things must be done in aorder, and by common bconsent in the church, by the prayer of faith.

14 And thou shalt assist to settle all these things, according to the covenants of the church, before thou shalt take thy journey among the Lamanites.

15 And it shall be agiven thee from the time thou shalt go, until the time thou shalt return, what thou shalt do.

16 And thou must open thy mouth at all times, declaring my gospel with the sound of rejoicing. Amen.

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1a

D&C 20:3 (3, 38).

◀

b

TG Holy Ghost, Comforter; Teaching with the Spirit.

◀

2a

D&C 32:4; 35:17 (17–18); 43:4. TG Church Organization; Order.

◀

b

TG Revelation.

◀

c

2 Ne. 3:15 (14–20). TG Joseph Smith.

◀

d

Lev. 1:1.

◀

3a

Ex. 4:30 (14–16, 30); 28:1 (1–5).

◀

b

Jer. 26:2.

◀

c

TG Priesthood, Authority.

◀

4a

Gal. 5:18.

◀

b

Ex. 4:12 (12–16); D&C 24:6 (5–6); Moses 6:8 (8, 32).

◀

5a

D&C 43:5; 63:22 (22–23).

◀

7a

D&C 35:18; 64:5; 84:19. TG Priesthood, Keys of.

◀

b

TG Mysteries of Godliness.

◀

8a

2 Ne. 3:19 (18–22); Alma 17:1; D&C 30:5; 32:2 (1–3); 49:24.

◀

b

D&C 3:20.

◀

c

TG Teachable.

◀

d

Ether 13:6 (6–10).

◀

9a

D&C 57:2; 103:24 (22–24).

◀

b

D&C 52:42 (42–43). TG Zion.

◀

11a

Matt. 18:15.

◀

b

TG Sorcery; Superstitions.

◀

c

Rev. 20:10; D&C 50:4.

◀

d

D&C 43:6 (5–7); 46:7.

◀

13a

TG Order.

◀

b

TG Common Consent.

◀

15a

2 Ne. 32:5 (3, 5).

Section 29

Revelation given through Joseph Smith the Prophet, in the presence of six elders, at Fayette, New York, September 1830. This revelation was given some days prior to the conference, beginning September 26, 1830.

1–8, Christ gathers His elect; 9–11, His coming ushers in the Millennium; 12–13, The Twelve will judge all Israel; 14–21, Signs, plagues, and desolations will precede the Second Coming; 22–28, The last resurrection and final judgment follow the Millennium; 29–35, All things are spiritual unto the Lord; 36–39, The devil and his hosts were cast out of heaven to tempt man; 40–45, The Fall and Atonement bring salvation; 46–50, Little children are redeemed through the Atonement.

1 Listen to the voice of Jesus Christ, your Redeemer, the Great aI Am, whose arm of bmercy hath catoned for your sins;

2 Who will agather his people even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, even as many as will hearken to my voice and bhumble themselves before me, and call upon me in mighty prayer.

3 Behold, verily, verily, I say unto you, that at this time your asins are bforgiven you, therefore ye receive these things; but remember to sin no more, lest perils shall come upon you.

4 Verily, I say unto you that ye are chosen out of the world to declare my gospel with the sound of rejoicing, as with the avoice of a trump.

5 Lift up your hearts and be aglad, for I am in your bmidst, and am your cadvocate with the Father; and it is his good will to give you the dkingdom.

6 And, as it is written—Whatsoever ye shall aask in bfaith, being cunited in prayer according to my command, ye shall receive.

7 And ye are called to bring to pass the agathering of mine belect; for mine elect chear my voice and dharden not their ehearts;

8 Wherefore the decree hath gone forth from the Father that they shall be agathered in unto one place upon the face of this land, to bprepare their hearts and be prepared in all things against the day when ctribulation and desolation are sent forth upon the wicked.

9 For the hour is nigh and the aday soon at hand when the earth is ripe; and all the bproud and they that do wickedly shall be as cstubble; and I will dburn them up, saith the Lord of Hosts, that wickedness shall not be upon the earth;

10 For the hour is nigh, and that which was aspoken by mine bapostles must be fulfilled; for as they spoke so shall it come to pass;

11 For I will reveal amyself from heaven with power and great glory, with all the bhosts thereof, and cdwell in drighteousness with men on earth a ethousand years, and the wicked shall not stand.

12 And again, verily, verily, I say unto you, and it hath gone forth in a firm decree, by the will of the Father, that mine aapostles, the Twelve which were with me in my ministry at Jerusalem, shall stand at my right hand at the day of my coming in a pillar of bfire, being clothed with robes of righteousness, with crowns upon their heads, in cglory even as I am, to djudge the whole house of Israel, even as many as have loved me and kept my commandments, and none else.

13 For a atrump shall sound both long and loud, even as upon Mount Sinai, and all the bearth shall quake, and they shall ccome forth—yea, even the ddead which died in me, to receive a ecrown of righteousness, and to be clothed upon, feven as I am, to be with me, that we may be one.

14 But, behold, I say unto you that before this great aday shall come the bsun shall be cdarkened, and the moon shall be turned into blood, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and there shall be greater dsigns in heaven above and in the earth beneath;

15 And there shall be weeping and awailing among the hosts of men;

16 And there shall be a great ahailstorm sent forth to destroy the bcrops of the earth.

17 And it shall come to pass, because of the wickedness of the world, that I will take avengeance upon the bwicked, for they will not repent; for the ccup of mine dindignation is full; for behold, my eblood shall not fcleanse them if they hear me not.

18 Wherefore, I the Lord God will send forth aflies upon the face of the earth, which shall take hold of the inhabitants thereof, and shall eat their flesh, and shall cause maggots to come in upon them;

19 And their tongues shall be stayed that they shall not autter against me; and their flesh shall fall from off their bones, and their eyes from their sockets;

20 And it shall come to pass that the abeasts of the forest and the fowls of the air shall devour them up.

21 And the great and aabominable church, which is the bwhore of all the earth, shall be cast down by cdevouring fire, according as it is spoken by the mouth of Ezekiel the prophet, who spoke of these things, which have not come to pass but surely dmust, as I live, for eabominations shall not reign.

22 And again, verily, verily, I say unto you that when the athousand years are ended, and men again begin to deny their God, then will I spare the earth but for a blittle season;

23 And the aend shall come, and the heaven and the earth shall be consumed and bpass away, and there shall be a new heaven and a cnew earth.

24 For all aold things shall bpass away, and all things shall become new, even the heaven and the earth, and all the fulness thereof, both men and cbeasts, the fowls of the air, and the fishes of the sea;

25 And not one ahair, neither mote, shall be lost, for it is the bworkmanship of mine hand.

26 But, behold, verily I say unto you, before the earth shall pass away, aMichael, mine archangel, shall sound his btrump, and then shall all the dead cawake, for their graves shall be opened, and they shall dcome forth—yea, even all.

27 And the arighteous shall be gathered on my bright hand unto eternal life; and the wicked on my left hand will I be ashamed to own before the Father;

28 Wherefore I will say unto them—aDepart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting bfire, prepared for the cdevil and his angels.

29 And now, behold, I say unto you, never at any time have I declared from mine own mouth that they should return, for awhere I am they cannot come, for they have no power.

30 But remember that all my judgments are not given unto men; and as the words have gone forth out of my mouth even so shall they be fulfilled, that the afirst shall be last, and that the last shall be first in all things whatsoever I have created by the word of my power, which is the power of my bSpirit.

31 For by the power of my Spirit acreated I them; yea, all things both bspiritual and temporal—

32 aFirst bspiritual, secondly temporal, which is the beginning of my work; and again, first temporal, and secondly spiritual, which is the last of my work—

33 aSpeaking unto you that you may naturally understand; but unto myself my works have no bend, neither beginning; but it is given unto you that ye may understand, because ye have asked it of me and are agreed.

34 Wherefore, verily I say unto you that all things unto me are spiritual, and not at any time have I given unto you a alaw which was btemporal; neither any man, nor the children of men; neither Adam, your father, whom I created.

35 Behold, I gave unto him that he should be an aagent unto himself; and I gave unto him commandment, but no temporal commandment gave I unto him, for my bcommandments are cspiritual; they are not natural nor temporal, neither carnal nor sensual.

36 And it came to pass that Adam, being tempted of the adevil—for, behold, the bdevil was before Adam, for he crebelled against me, saying, Give me thine dhonor, which is my epower; and also a fthird part of the ghosts of heaven turned he away from me because of their hagency;

37 And they were thrust down, and thus came the adevil and his bangels;

38 And, behold, there is a place aprepared for them from the beginning, which place is bhell.

39 And it must needs be that the adevil should btempt the children of men, or they could not be cagents unto themselves; for if they never should have dbitter they could not know the sweet—

40 Wherefore, it came to pass that the devil tempted Adam, and he partook of the forbidden afruit and btransgressed the commandment, wherein he became csubject to the will of the devil, because he yielded unto temptation.

41 Wherefore, I, the Lord God, caused that he should be acast out from the Garden of bEden, from my presence, because of his transgression, wherein he became cspiritually ddead, which is the first death, even that same death which is the last edeath, which is spiritual, which shall be pronounced upon the wicked when I shall say: Depart, ye fcursed.

42 But, behold, I say unto you that I, the Lord God, gave unto Adam and unto his seed, that they should not adie as to the temporal death, until I, the Lord God, should send forth bangels to declare unto them crepentance and dredemption, through faith on the name of mine eOnly Begotten Son.

43 And thus did I, the Lord God, appoint unto man the days of his aprobation—that by his bnatural death he might be craised in dimmortality unto eternal life, even as many as would believe;

44 And they that believe not unto eternal adamnation; for they cannot be redeemed from their spiritual bfall, because they repent not;

45 For they love darkness rather than light, and their adeeds are evil, and they receive their bwages of cwhom they list to obey.

46 But behold, I say unto you, that little achildren are bredeemed from the foundation of the world through mine Only Begotten;

47 Wherefore, they cannot asin, for power is not given unto Satan to btempt little children, until they cbegin to become daccountable before me;

48 For it is given unto them even as I will, according to mine own apleasure, that great things may be required at the hand of their bfathers.

49 And, again, I say unto you, that whoso having knowledge, have I not commanded to arepent?

50 And he that hath no aunderstanding, it remaineth in me to do according as it is written. And now I declare no more unto you at this time. Amen.

◀

1a

TG Jesus Christ, Jehovah.

◀

b

TG Mercy.

◀

c

TG Jesus Christ, Atonement through.

◀

2a

Matt. 23:37. TG Israel, Gathering of.

◀

b

TG Humility; Submissiveness.

◀

3a

3 Ne. 8:1; D&C 50:29 (28–29).

◀

b

TG Forgive.

◀

4a

Isa. 58:1; Rev. 1:10; Alma 29:1 (1–2); D&C 19:37; 30:9; 33:2.

◀

5a

Rom. 8:35 (35–39).

◀

b

Matt. 18:20; D&C 6:32; 38:7; 88:63 (62–63).

◀

c

TG Jesus Christ, Advocate; Jesus Christ, Relationships with the Father.

◀

d

Luke 12:31 (22–34); D&C 35:27. TG Kingdom of God, on Earth.

◀

6a

Matt. 21:22; John 14:13.

◀

b

Mark 11:24.

◀

c

3 Ne. 27:1 (1–2); D&C 84:1.

◀

7a

TG Israel, Gathering of; Mission of Latter-day Saints.

◀

b

Matt. 24:24; Mark 13:20; John 6:44 (44, 63–65); D&C 84:34; JS—M 1:23. TG Election; Foreordination.

◀

c

1 Jn. 4:6 (1–6); Alma 5:41 (37–41). TG Missionary Work.

◀

d

TG Hardheartedness.

◀

e

TG Heart.

◀

8a

Matt. 24:28; D&C 45:66 (64–66); 52:2 (2, 42); 57:1; 103:24.

◀

b

3 Ne. 17:3; D&C 58:6; 78:7; 132:3. TG Millennium, Preparing a People for.

◀

c

Isa. 47:11; D&C 5:19 (19–20); 35:11 (11–16); 43:17 (17–27).

◀

9a

TG Day of the Lord.

◀

b

Ps. 18:27; 2 Ne. 20:33; 3 Ne. 25:1. TG Pride.

◀

c

Ex. 15:7 (7–8); Ps. 37:2; Nahum 1:10; Mal. 4:1; 1 Ne. 22:23 (15, 23); 2 Ne. 26:6 (4–6); JS—H 1:37.

◀

d

Ps. 21:9 (8–10); 1 Ne. 22:15; D&C 45:57; 63:34 (34, 54); 64:24; 88:94; 101:24 (23–25); 133:64. TG Earth, Cleansing of.

◀

10a

Matt. 16:27. TG Jesus Christ, Prophecies about; Jesus Christ, Second Coming.

◀

b

D&C 45:16 (15–16).

◀

11a

D&C 101:23.

◀

b

JS—M 1:37.

◀

c

D&C 1:36 (35–36); 45:59; 84:119 (118–19); 104:59.

◀

d

TG Righteousness.

◀

e

TG Jesus Christ, Millennial Reign; Millennium.

◀

12a

TG Apostles.

◀

b

Ex. 3:2; Isa. 66:15 (15–16); D&C 130:7; 133:41.

◀

c

TG Glory; Jesus Christ, Glory of.

◀

d

Matt. 19:28; Luke 22:30; 1 Ne. 12:9 (9–10); Morm. 3:18 (18–19).

◀

13a

Ex. 19:13, 19; D&C 43:18; 45:45 (45–46).

◀

b

TG Earth, Destiny of.

◀

c

D&C 76:50 (17, 50).

◀

d

Rev. 11:18 (18–19); D&C 88:97 (96–97); 133:56.

◀

e

TG Exaltation.

◀

f

D&C 76:95; 78:5 (5–7); 84:38 (35–39); 132:20 (18–20).

◀

14a

TG Last Days.

◀

b

Joel 2:10; JS—M 1:33.

◀

c

TG Darkness, Physical.

◀

d

Gen. 1:14. TG World, End of.

◀

15a

Matt. 13:42. TG Mourning.

◀

16a

Ex. 9:18 (13–35); Isa. 32:19 (15–19); Ezek. 13:13; 38:22; Rev. 11:19; 16:21; Mosiah 12:6; D&C 109:30. TG Last Days.

◀

b

TG Famine.

◀

17a

Ps. 73:17 (3–17); Rev. 16:9–11; 2 Ne. 30:10; JS—M 1:55. TG God, Justice of; Vengeance.

◀

b

TG Wickedness.

◀

c

Jer. 25:15.

◀

d

TG God, Indignation of.

◀

e

1 Jn. 1:7; Alma 11:40 (40–41); D&C 19:17 (16–18).

◀

f

TG Purification.

◀

18a

TG Plague.

◀

19a

Ex. 16:8; Zech. 14:12; Rev. 16:9 (9, 11, 21); 1 Ne. 16:22 (20–25).

◀

20a

Isa. 18:6; Jer. 15:3; Ezek. 39:17 (17–20); Rev. 19:17 (17–18).

◀

21a

TG Devil, Church of.

◀

b

Rev. 19:2. TG Whore.

◀

c

Ezek. 38:22; Joel 1:19 (19–20); 2:3; D&C 45:41 (40–41); 97:26 (25–26). TG Earth, Cleansing of.

◀

d

D&C 1:38.

◀

e

Ezek. 5:9 (9–11).

◀

22a

TG Millennium.

◀

b

Rev. 20:3 (3–10); Jacob 5:77 (76–77); D&C 43:31 (30–31); 88:111 (110–12).

◀

23a

Matt. 24:14. TG Earth, Destiny of; World, End of.

◀

b

Matt. 24:35; JS—M 1:35.

◀

c

TG Earth, Renewal of.

◀

24a

Rev. 20:11 (11–15).

◀

b

2 Cor. 5:17.

◀

c

D&C 77:3 (2–4); Moses 3:19.

◀

25a

Luke 21:18; Alma 40:23.

◀

b

Eph. 2:10.

◀

26a

TG Adam.

◀

b

1 Cor. 15:52.

◀

c

TG Immortality; Resurrection.

◀

d

John 5:29 (28–29).

◀

27a

Ps. 5:12. TG Righteousness.

◀

b

Matt. 25:33. TG Judgment, the Last.

◀

28a

Matt. 25:41; Luke 13:27; Rom. 16:20; 1 Jn. 3:8; D&C 19:3; 29:41; 76:37; 88:114 (111–15).

◀

b

Dan. 7:11; D&C 43:33.

◀

c

TG Devil.

◀

29a

John 7:34 (33–36); D&C 76:112 (51–112).

◀

30a

Matt. 19:30; Luke 13:30.

◀

b

TG God, Spirit of.

◀

31a

TG Creation; Jesus Christ, Creator.

◀

b

Moses 3:5.

◀

32a

1 Cor. 15:46 (44–46); D&C 128:14; Moses 3:5 (5–7).

◀

b

TG Resurrection; Spirit Creation.

◀

33a

TG Communication; Language.

◀

b

Ps. 111:8 (7–8); 1 Ne. 14:7; Moses 1:4.

◀

34a

Rom. 7:14. TG God, Law of.

◀

b

TG God, Eternal Nature of.

◀

35a

TG Agency.

◀

b

TG Commandments of God.

◀

c

TG Spirituality.

◀

36a

TG Devil.

◀

b

D&C 76:25 (25–26); Moses 4:1 (1–4).

◀

c

TG Council in Heaven; Rashness.

◀

d

TG Honor.

◀

e

Isa. 14:14; D&C 76:28 (25–29).

◀

f

Luke 8:30; Rev. 12:4 (3–4); Moses 4:6.

◀

g

Gen. 2:1; D&C 38:1; 45:1; Moses 3:1; Abr. 5:1. TG Man, Antemortal Existence of.

◀

h

TG Agency; Initiative.

◀

37a

TG Devil.

◀

b

2 Pet. 2:4; Jude 1:6; Moses 7:26. TG Angels.

◀

38a

Moses 6:29.

◀

b

Prov. 9:18; Alma 12:11; D&C 76:84 (84–86). TG Hell.

◀

39a

TG Devil.

◀

b

1 Thes. 3:5; Moses 4:4 (3–4). TG Opposition; Temptation.

◀

c

TG Agency.

◀

d

Moses 6:55.

◀

40a

Gen. 3:6; Moses 4:12 (7–13).

◀

b

John 8:34. TG Transgress.

◀

c

2 Ne. 10:24; Mosiah 16:3 (3–5); Alma 5:41 (41–42).

◀

41a

TG Fall of Man.

◀

b

TG Eden.

◀

c

TG Man, Natural, Not Spiritually Reborn.

◀

d

TG Death, Spiritual, First.

◀

e

Alma 40:26. TG Death, Spiritual, Second.

◀

f

D&C 29:28; 76:37; Moses 5:36.

◀

42a

2 Ne. 2:21. TG Death.

◀

b

Alma 12:29 (28–30).

◀

c

TG Repent.

◀

d

TG Redemption.

◀

e

TG Jesus Christ, Divine Sonship.

◀

43a

TG Earth, Purpose of; Mortality; Probation.

◀

b

1 Cor. 15:44.

◀

c

TG Resurrection.

◀

d

Matt. 5:48; Rom. 8:17 (14–21); 2 Ne. 2:15 (14–30); Alma 42:26; Moses 1:39. TG Immortality.

◀

44a

D&C 19:7. TG Damnation; Hell.

◀

b

TG Death, Spiritual, Second.

◀

45a

John 3:19 (18–21); Jude 1:4; D&C 10:21; 84:46–48; 93:31–32.

◀

b

Mosiah 2:32 (32–33); Alma 3:27 (26–27); 5:42 (41–42); 30:60. TG Wages.

◀

c

D&C 58:33.

◀

46a

Moro. 8:12 (8, 12, 22); D&C 93:38. TG Children; Conceived in Sin; Salvation of Little Children.

◀

b

D&C 74:7. TG Jesus Christ, Redeemer; Redemption.

◀

47a

TG Sin.

◀

b

TG Temptation.

◀

c

Moses 6:55.

◀

d

D&C 18:42; 20:71; 68:25 (25–27). TG Accountability.

◀

48a

TG Pleasure.

◀

b

D&C 68:25. TG Family, Children, Responsibilities toward.

◀

49a

TG Repent.

◀

50a

D&C 137:7 (7–10). TG Understanding.

Section 30

Revelation given through Joseph Smith the Prophet to David Whitmer, Peter Whitmer Jr., and John Whitmer, at Fayette, New York, September 1830, following the three-day conference at Fayette, but before the elders of the Church had separated. Originally this material was published as three revelations; it was combined into one section by the Prophet for the 1835 edition of the Doctrine and Covenants.

1–4, David Whitmer is chastened for failure to serve diligently; 5–8, Peter Whitmer Jr. is to accompany Oliver Cowdery on a mission to the Lamanites; 9–11, John Whitmer is called to preach the gospel.

1 Behold, I say unto you, David, that you have afeared man and have not brelied on me for strength as you ought.

2 But your mind has been on the things of the aearth more than on the things of me, your Maker, and the ministry whereunto you have been called; and you have not given heed unto my bSpirit, and to those who were set over you, but have been persuaded by those whom I have not commanded.

3 Wherefore, you are left to inquire for yourself at my hand, and aponder upon the things which you have received.

4 And your home shall be at your afather’s house, until I give unto you further commandments. And you shall attend to the bministry in the church, and before the world, and in the regions round about. Amen.

5 Behold, I say unto you, Peter, that you shall take your ajourney with your brother Oliver; for the btime has come that it is expedient in me that you shall open your mouth to declare my gospel; therefore, fear not, but give cheed unto the words and advice of your brother, which he shall give you.

6 And be you afflicted in all his aafflictions, ever blifting up your heart unto me in prayer and faith, for his and your cdeliverance; for I have given unto him power to dbuild up my echurch among the fLamanites;

7 And none have I appointed to be his counselor aover him in the church, concerning church matters, except it is his brother, Joseph Smith, Jun.

8 Wherefore, give heed unto these things and be diligent in keeping my commandments, and you shall be blessed unto eternal life. Amen.

9 Behold, I say unto you, my servant John, that thou shalt commence from this time forth to aproclaim my gospel, as with the bvoice of a trump.

10 And your labor shall be at your brother Philip Burroughs’, and in that region round about, yea, wherever you can be heard, until I command you to go from hence.

11 And your whole labor shall be in Zion, with all your soul, from henceforth; yea, you shall ever open your mouth in my cause, not afearing what bman can do, for I am cwith you. Amen.

◀

1a

Acts 5:29. TG Peer Influence.

◀

b

2 Chr. 16:7.

◀

2a

D&C 25:10.

◀

b

TG God, Spirit of.

◀

3a

TG Meditation.

◀

4a

D&C 128:21.

◀

b

TG Ministry; Service.

◀

5a

D&C 28:8; 32:2 (1–3).

◀

b

D&C 11:15; 16:6.

◀

c

TG Sustaining Church Leaders.

◀

6a

TG Affliction.

◀

b

Lam. 3:41.

◀

c

TG Deliver.

◀

d

D&C 39:13; 42:8.

◀

e

TG Jesus Christ, Head of the Church.

◀

f

D&C 3:20; 49:24.

◀

7a

D&C 20:3 (2–3).

◀

9a

Jer. 3:12; D&C 15:6 (1–6).

◀

b

D&C 19:37; 29:4; 33:2.

◀

11a

TG Courage.

◀

b

Isa. 51:7.

◀

c

Matt. 28:20.

Section 31

Revelation given through Joseph Smith the Prophet to Thomas B. Marsh, September 1830. The occasion was immediately following a conference of the Church (see the heading to section 30). Thomas B. Marsh had been baptized earlier in the month and had been ordained an elder in the Church before this revelation was given.

1–6, Thomas B. Marsh is called to preach the gospel and is assured of his family’s well-being; 7–13, He is counseled to be patient, pray always, and follow the Comforter.

1 aThomas, my son, blessed are you because of your faith in my work.

2 Behold, you have had many afflictions because of your family; nevertheless, I will bless you and your afamily, yea, your little ones; and the day cometh that they will believe and know the truth and be one with you in my church.

3 Lift up your heart and rejoice, for the hour of your mission is come; and your tongue shall be loosed, and you shall declare aglad tidings of great joy unto this generation.

4 You shall adeclare the things which have been revealed to my servant, Joseph Smith, Jun. You shall begin to preach from this time forth, yea, to reap in the field which is bwhite already to be burned.

5 Therefore, athrust in your sickle with all your soul, and your sins are bforgiven you, and you shall be laden with csheaves upon your back, for the dlaborer is worthy of his hire. Wherefore, your family shall live.

6 Behold, verily I say unto you, go from them only for a little atime, and declare my word, and I will prepare a place for them.

7 Yea, I will aopen the hearts of the people, and they will receive you. And I will establish a church by your hand;

8 And you shall astrengthen them and prepare them against the time when they shall be gathered.

9 Be apatient in bafflictions, crevile not against those that revile. Govern your dhouse in meekness, and be esteadfast.

10 Behold, I say unto you that you shall be a physician unto the church, but not unto the world, for they will not receive you.

11 Go your way whithersoever I will, and it shall be given you by the aComforter what you shall do and whither you shall go.

12 aPray always, lest you enter into btemptation and lose your creward.

13 Be afaithful unto the bend, and lo, I am cwith you. These words are not of man nor of men, but of me, even Jesus Christ, your Redeemer, by the dwill of the Father. Amen.

◀

1a

D&C 52:22; 56:5 (5–6); 75:31.

◀

2a

TG Family; Unity.

◀

3a

Isa. 52:7 (7–10); Luke 2:10 (10–11); Rom. 10:15; Mosiah 3:3 (3–5).

◀

4a

Mosiah 18:19 (18–20); D&C 5:10; 42:12; 52:36.

◀

b

D&C 4:4 (4–6).

◀

5a

Rev. 14:15.

◀

b

TG Forgive.

◀

c

Ps. 126:6; D&C 79:3.

◀

d

Luke 10:7 (3–11); D&C 51:14; 75:24; 84:79. TG Consecration; Wages.

◀

6a

TG Family, Children, Responsibilities toward.

◀

7a

TG Conversion.

◀

8a

Zech. 10:12; D&C 81:5; 108:7.

◀

9a

Rom. 12:12. TG Patience.

◀

b

TG Affliction.

◀

c

TG Forbear; Malice; Retribution; Reviling.

◀

d

TG Family, Love within.

◀

e

TG Steadfastness.

◀

11a

TG Holy Ghost, Comforter.

◀

12a

TG Prayer.

◀

b

Mark 14:38. TG Temptation.

◀

c

TG Reward.

◀

13a

TG Steadfastness.

◀

b

Rev. 2:10.

◀

c

Matt. 28:20.

◀

d

TG Jesus Christ, Authority of.

Section 32

Revelation given through Joseph Smith the Prophet to Parley P. Pratt and Ziba Peterson, in Manchester, New York, early October 1830. Great interest and desires were felt by the elders respecting the Lamanites, of whose predicted blessings the Church had learned from the Book of Mormon. In consequence, supplication was made that the Lord would indicate His will as to whether elders should be sent at that time to the Indian tribes in the West. The revelation followed.

1–3, Parley P. Pratt and Ziba Peterson are called to preach to the Lamanites and to accompany Oliver Cowdery and Peter Whitmer Jr.; 4–5, They are to pray for an understanding of the scriptures.

1 And now concerning my servant aParley P. Pratt, behold, I say unto him that as I live I will that he shall declare my gospel and blearn of me, and be meek and lowly of heart.

2 And that which I have appointed unto him is that he shall ago with my servants, Oliver Cowdery and Peter Whitmer, Jun., into the wilderness among the bLamanites.

3 And aZiba Peterson also shall go with them; and I myself will go with them and be in their bmidst; and I am their cadvocate with the Father, and nothing shall dprevail against them.

4 And they shall give aheed to that which is written, and pretend to no other brevelation; and they shall pray always that I may cunfold the same to their dunderstanding.

5 And they shall give heed unto these words and trifle not, and I will bless them. Amen.

◀

1a

D&C 50:37; 52:26; 97:3; 103:30 (30–37).

◀

b

Matt. 11:29.

◀

2a

D&C 28:8; 30:5.

◀

b

D&C 3:20 (18–20).

◀

3a

D&C 58:60.

◀

b

Matt. 18:20; D&C 6:32; 38:7.

◀

c

TG Jesus Christ, Advocate; Jesus Christ, Relationships with the Father.

◀

d

Mosiah 28:7 (6–7); Moses 8:18 (18–19).

◀

4a

1 Ne. 15:25 (23–25); D&C 84:43 (43–44).

◀

b

D&C 28:2.

◀

c

JS—H 1:74.

◀

d

TG Understanding.

Section 33

Revelation given through Joseph Smith the Prophet to Ezra Thayre and Northrop Sweet, at Fayette, New York, October 1830. In introducing this revelation, Joseph Smith’s history affirms that “the Lord … is ever ready to instruct such as diligently seek in faith.”

1–4, Laborers are called to declare the gospel in the eleventh hour; 5–6, The Church is established, and the elect are to be gathered; 7–10, Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand; 11–15, The Church is built upon the gospel rock; 16–18, Prepare for the coming of the Bridegroom.

1 Behold, I say unto you, my servants aEzra and Northrop, open ye your ears and hearken to the voice of the Lord your God, whose bword is quick and powerful, sharper than a two-edged sword, to the dividing asunder of the joints and marrow, soul and spirit; and is a discerner of the thoughts and cintents of the heart.

2 For verily, verily, I say unto you that ye are called to lift up your voices as with the asound of a trump, to declare my gospel unto a crooked and bperverse generation.

3 For behold, the afield is bwhite already to harvest; and it is the celeventh hour, and the last time that I shall call dlaborers into my vineyard.

4 And my avineyard has become bcorrupted every whit; and there is none which doeth cgood save it be a few; and they derr in many instances because of epriestcrafts, all having corrupt minds.

5 And verily, verily, I say unto you, that this achurch have I bestablished and called forth out of the cwilderness.

6 And even so will I agather mine elect from the bfour quarters of the earth, even as many as will believe in me, and hearken unto my voice.

7 Yea, verily, verily, I say unto you, that the field is awhite already to harvest; wherefore, thrust in your sickles, and reap with all your might, mind, and strength.

8 aOpen your mouths and they shall be filled, and you shall become even as bNephi of old, who journeyed from Jerusalem in the wilderness.

9 Yea, open your mouths and spare not, and you shall be laden with asheaves upon your backs, for lo, I am with you.

10 Yea, open your mouths and they shall be filled, saying: aRepent, repent, and prepare ye the way of the Lord, and make his paths straight; for the bkingdom of heaven is at hand;

11 Yea, arepent and be baptized, every one of you, for a bremission of your sins; yea, be baptized even by water, and then cometh the baptism of fire and of the Holy Ghost.

12 Behold, verily, verily, I say unto you, this is my agospel; and remember that they shall have faith in me or they can in nowise be saved;

13 And upon this arock I will build my church; yea, upon this rock ye are built, and if ye continue, the bgates of hell shall not prevail against you.

14 And ye shall remember the church aarticles and covenants to keep them.

15 And whoso having faith you shall aconfirm in my church, by the laying on of the bhands, and I will bestow the cgift of the Holy Ghost upon them.

16 And the Book of Mormon and the holy scriptures are given of me for your ainstruction; and the power of my bSpirit cquickeneth all things.

17 Wherefore, be faithful, praying always, having your alamps btrimmed and burning, and oil with you, that you may be cready at the coming of the dBridegroom—

18 For behold, verily, verily, I say unto you, that I acome quickly. Even so. Amen.

◀

1a

D&C 52:22; 56:5 (5–8).

◀

b

Heb. 4:12; Hel. 3:29 (29–30).

◀

c

Amos 4:13.

◀

2a

Isa. 58:1; D&C 19:37; 29:4; 30:9.

◀

b

Deut. 32:5.

◀

3a

John 4:35.

◀

b

D&C 4:4; 12:3; 14:3; 101:64.

◀

c

Matt. 20:6 (1–16).

◀

d

Jacob 5:71 (71–75); D&C 43:28.

◀

4a

TG Vineyard of the Lord.

◀

b

2 Ne. 28:11 (2–14); Morm. 8:28 (28–41); D&C 38:11.

◀

c

Eccl. 7:20; Jer. 13:23; Rom. 3:12; D&C 35:12.

◀

d

2 Ne. 27:35 (34–35); 28:14.

◀

e

TG Priestcraft.

◀

5a

TG Church; Jesus Christ, Head of the Church.

◀

b

TG Mission of Latter-day Saints.

◀

c

Rev. 12:6 (1–6).

◀

6a

Deut. 30:3. TG Israel, Gathering of.

◀

b

Jer. 49:36; Rev. 20:8; D&C 45:46.

◀

7a

D&C 4:4 (2–4).

◀

8a

TG Missionary Work.

◀

b

2 Ne. 1:27 (27–28).

◀

9a

Ps. 126:6; Alma 26:5; D&C 75:5.

◀

10a

Matt. 3:2.

◀

b

Mark 1:15.

◀

11a

TG Baptism, Qualifications for; Repent.

◀

b

TG Remission of Sins.

◀

12a

TG Gospel; Salvation, Plan of.

◀

13a

TG Rock.

◀

b

Matt. 16:18; D&C 10:69.

◀

14a

IE D&C 20 (see the section 20 heading). D&C 1:6 (6, 37); 42:13; 51:4.

◀

15a

D&C 20:41.

◀

b

TG Hands, Laying on of.

◀

c

TG Holy Ghost, Gift of.

◀

16a

TG Scriptures, Study of; Scriptures, Value of.

◀

b

TG God, Spirit of.

◀

c

Ps. 71:20; 1 Tim. 6:13.

◀

17a

D&C 88:92; 133:19 (10, 19).

◀

b

Matt. 25:7 (1–13).

◀

c

TG Procrastination.

◀

d

TG Jesus Christ, Prophecies about.

◀

18a

Rev. 22:20; D&C 34:12. TG Jesus Christ, Second Coming.

Section 34

Revelation given through Joseph Smith the Prophet to Orson Pratt, at Fayette, New York, November 4, 1830. Brother Pratt was nineteen years old at the time. He had been converted and baptized when he first heard the preaching of the restored gospel by his older brother, Parley P. Pratt, six weeks before. This revelation was received in the Peter Whitmer Sr. home.

1–4, The faithful become the sons of God through the Atonement; 5–9, The preaching of the gospel prepares the way for the Second Coming; 10–12, Prophecy comes by the power of the Holy Ghost.

1 My son aOrson, hearken and hear and behold what I, the Lord God, shall say unto you, even Jesus Christ your Redeemer;

2 The alight and the life of the world, a light which shineth in darkness and the darkness comprehendeth it not;

3 Who so aloved the world that he bgave his own life, that as many as would believe might become the csons of God. Wherefore you are my son;

4 And ablessed are you because you have believed;

5 And more blessed are you because you are acalled of me to preach my gospel—

6 To lift up your voice as with the sound of a atrump, both long and loud, and bcry repentance unto a crooked and perverse generation, cpreparing the way of the Lord for his dsecond coming.

7 For behold, verily, verily, I say unto you, the atime is soon at hand that I shall bcome in a ccloud with power and great glory.

8 And it shall be a agreat day at the time of my coming, for all nations shall btremble.

9 But before that great day shall come, the asun shall be darkened, and the moon be turned into blood; and the stars shall refuse their shining, and some shall fall, and great destructions await the wicked.

10 Wherefore, lift up your voice and aspare not, for the Lord God hath spoken; therefore bprophesy, and it shall be given by the cpower of the Holy Ghost.

11 And if you are faithful, behold, I am with you until I come—

12 And verily, verily, I say unto you, I come aquickly. I am your bLord and your Redeemer. Even so. Amen.

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1a

D&C 52:26; 103:40; 124:129; 136:13.

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2a

John 1:5.

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3a

John 3:16; 15:13. TG Love.

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b

TG Jesus Christ, Redeemer.

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c

Luke 8:21; John 1:12 (9–13); Rom. 8:17 (12–17); Moses 6:68 (64–68). TG Sons and Daughters of God.

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4a

John 20:29.

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5a

TG Called of God.

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6a

D&C 24:12.

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b

D&C 3:20; 6:9; 18:14.

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c

Matt. 3:3.

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d

TG Jesus Christ, Second Coming; Millennium, Preparing a People for.

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7a

Rev. 1:3.

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b

TG Jesus Christ, Prophecies about.

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c

Num. 11:25; Luke 21:27; Ether 2:4 (4–5, 14); JS—H 1:68 (68–71).

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8a

Joel 2:11; Mal. 4:5; D&C 2:1; 43:17 (17–26). TG Day of the Lord.

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b

Isa. 64:2.

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9a

TG Last Days.

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10a

Isa. 58:1.

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b

TG Prophets, Mission of.

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c

2 Pet. 1:21; D&C 18:32; 42:16; 68:3.

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12a

D&C 33:18.

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b

TG Jesus Christ, Lord.

Section 35

Revelation given to Joseph Smith the Prophet and Sidney Rigdon, at or near Fayette, New York, December 7, 1830. At this time, the Prophet was engaged almost daily in making a translation of the Bible. The translation was begun as early as June 1830, and both Oliver Cowdery and John Whitmer had served as scribes. Since they had now been called to other duties, Sidney Rigdon was called by divine appointment to serve as the Prophet’s scribe in this work (see verse 20). As a preface to the record of this revelation, Joseph Smith’s history states: “In December Sidney Rigdon came [from Ohio] to inquire of the Lord, and with him came Edward Partridge. … Shortly after the arrival of these two brethren, thus spake the Lord.”

1–2, How men may become the sons of God; 3–7, Sidney Rigdon is called to baptize and to confer the Holy Ghost; 8–12, Signs and miracles are wrought by faith; 13–16, The Lord’s servants will thresh the nations by the power of the Spirit; 17–19, Joseph Smith holds the keys of the mysteries; 20–21, The elect will abide the day of the Lord’s coming; 22–27, Israel will be saved.

1 Listen to the voice of the aLord your God, even bAlpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, whose ccourse is one deternal round, the esame today as yesterday, and forever.

2 I am Jesus Christ, the Son of God, who was acrucified for the sins of the world, even as many as will bbelieve on my name, that they may become the csons of God, even done in eme as I am fone in the Father, as the Father is one in me, that we may be one.

3 Behold, verily, verily, I say unto my servant Sidney, I have looked upon thee and thy works. I have aheard thy prayers, and prepared thee for a greater work.

4 Thou art blessed, for thou shalt do great things. Behold thou wast sent forth, even as aJohn, to prepare the way before me, and before bElijah which should come, and thou knewest it not.

5 Thou didst baptize by water unto repentance, but they areceived not the Holy Ghost;

6 But now I give unto thee a commandment, that thou shalt abaptize by water, and they shall receive the bHoly Ghost by the laying on of the chands, even as the apostles of old.

7 And it shall come to pass that there shall be a great work in the land, even among the aGentiles, for their bfolly and their abominations shall be made manifest in the eyes of all people.

8 For I am God, and mine arm is not ashortened; and I will show bmiracles, csigns, and wonders, unto all those who dbelieve on my name.

9 And whoso shall ask it in my name in afaith, they shall bcast out cdevils; they shall heal the dsick; they shall cause the blind to receive their esight, and the deaf to hear, and the dumb to speak, and the lame to walk.

10 And the time aspeedily cometh that great things are to be shown forth unto the children of men;

11 But awithout faith shall not anything be shown forth except bdesolations upon cBabylon, the same which has made dall nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her efornication.

12 And there are anone that doeth good except those who are ready to breceive the fulness of my gospel, which I have sent forth unto this generation.

13 Wherefore, I call upon the aweak things of the world, those who are bunlearned and despised, to thresh the cnations by the power of my dSpirit;

14 And their arm shall be my arm, and I will be their ashield and their buckler; and I will gird up their loins, and they shall fight manfully for me; and their benemies shall be under their feet; and I will let cfall the dsword in their behalf, and by the efire of mine indignation will I preserve them.

15 And the apoor and the bmeek shall have the gospel preached unto them, and they shall be clooking forth for the time of my coming, for it is dnigh at hand—

16 And they shall learn the parable of the afig tree, for even now already summer is nigh.

17 And I have sent forth the afulness of my gospel by the hand of my servant Joseph; and in weakness have I blessed him;

18 And I have given unto him the akeys of the mystery of those things which have been bsealed, even things which were from the cfoundation of the world, and the things which shall come from this time until the time of my coming, if he dabide in me, and if not, eanother will I plant in his stead.

19 Wherefore, watch over him that his faith fail not, and it shall be given by the aComforter, the bHoly Ghost, that knoweth all things.

20 And a commandment I give unto thee—that thou shalt awrite for him; and the bscriptures shall be given, even as they are in mine own bosom, to the salvation of mine own celect;

21 For they will hear my avoice, and shall bsee me, and shall not be casleep, and shall dabide the day of my ecoming; for they shall be fpurified, even as I am pure.

22 And now I say unto you, atarry with him, and he shall journey with you; forsake him not, and surely these things shall be fulfilled.

23 And ainasmuch as ye do not write, behold, it shall be bgiven unto him to prophesy; and thou shalt preach my gospel and call on cthe holy prophets to prove his words, as they shall be given him.

24 aKeep all the commandments and covenants by which ye are bound; and I will cause the heavens to bshake for your cgood, and dSatan shall tremble and eZion shall frejoice upon the hills and gflourish;

25 And aIsrael shall be bsaved in mine own due time; and by the ckeys which I have given shall they be led, and no more be confounded at all.

26 aLift up your hearts and be glad, your bredemption draweth nigh.

27 Fear not, little aflock, the bkingdom is yours until I come. Behold, I ccome quickly. Even so. Amen.

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1a

TG Jesus Christ, Lord.

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b

Rev. 1:8; D&C 19:1.

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c

1 Ne. 10:19; D&C 3:2.

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d

TG God, Eternal Nature of.

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e

Heb. 13:8; D&C 20:12; 38:1 (1–4); 39:1 (1–3); 76:4.

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2a

TG Jesus Christ, Crucifixion of.

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b

D&C 20:25; 38:4; 45:5 (5, 8).

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c

TG Sons and Daughters of God.

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d

John 17:21; Moses 6:68. TG Unity.

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e

TG Jesus Christ, Exemplar.

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f

TG Godhead.

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3a

Ex. 2:24 (23–24); Mosiah 9:18 (17–18); Abr. 1:15 (15–16).

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4a

Mal. 3:1; Matt. 11:10; John 5:33; 1 Ne. 11:27; D&C 84:27 (27–28).

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b

3 Ne. 25:5 (5–6); D&C 2:1; 110:13 (13–15); 128:17.

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5a

Acts 19:2 (1–6).

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6a

TG Baptism.

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b

TG Holy Ghost, Gift of.

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c

TG Hands, Laying on of.

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7a

Isa. 66:12. TG Gentiles.

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b

Eccl. 10:12 (1–3, 12); 2 Tim. 3:9; 2 Ne. 9:28 (28–29); 19:17.

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8a

Isa. 50:2 (2–4); 59:1.

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b

TG Miracle.

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c

TG Signs.

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d

TG Believe; Trust in God.

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9a

TG Faith.

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b

Mark 16:17.

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c

Mark 1:39 (21–45).

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d

TG Heal; Sickness.

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e

TG Sight.

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10a

JS—H 1:41.

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11a

D&C 63:11 (7–12).

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b

Jer. 51:62; D&C 5:19 (19–20); 29:8; 43:17 (17–27).

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c

TG Babylon.

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d

1 Ne. 14:11 (10–13).

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e

Rev. 18:3.

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12a

Rom. 3:12; Moro. 7:13 (12–13); D&C 33:4; 38:11; 84:47 (47–51).

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b

TG Missionary Work; Teachable.

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13a

1 Cor. 1:27; D&C 1:19 (19, 23); 124:1.

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b

Acts 4:13.

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c

TG Nations.

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d

TG God, Spirit of.

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14a

2 Sam. 22:3; Ps. 33:20; 91:4.

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b

D&C 98:37 (34–38).

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c

D&C 1:14 (13–14); 45:47.

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d

D&C 1:13.

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e

Num. 11:1 (1, 10); D&C 128:24; Moses 7:34.

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15a

Matt. 11:5.

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b

TG Meek.

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c

2 Pet. 3:12 (10–13); D&C 39:23; 45:39; Moses 7:62.

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d

D&C 63:53.

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16a

Matt. 24:32; Luke 21:29 (29–30); D&C 45:37 (36–38); JS—M 1:38. TG Last Days.

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17a

Rom. 15:29; D&C 42:12; 135:3.

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18a

D&C 28:7; 84:19.

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b

Dan. 12:9; Matt. 13:35; 1 Ne. 14:26; 2 Ne. 27:10; Ether 4:5 (4–7); JS—H 1:65.

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c

D&C 128:18.

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d

John 15:4 (4, 7).

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e

D&C 42:10; 64:40; 104:77; 107:99 (99–100).

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19a

John 14:16, 26; 15:26; 1 Cor. 12:8.

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b

1 Cor. 2:10.

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20a

The Prophet was at this time engaged in a revelatory translation of the Bible, to which Sidney Rigdon was called as scribe.

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b

D&C 6:27; 37:1; 42:15 (15, 56–58).

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c

TG Election.

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21a

Joel 2:11; John 10:3; D&C 43:18 (17–25); 88:90; 133:50 (50–52).

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b

John 16:16. TG God, Privilege of Seeing.

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c

Matt. 25:5.

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d

Mal. 3:2.

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e

TG Jesus Christ, Prophecies about; Jesus Christ, Second Coming.

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f

TG Purification.

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22a

D&C 90:6; 100:9 (9–11).

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23a

IE whenever you are not occupied with writing.

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b

1 Cor. 12:8.

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c

IE the scriptures.

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24a

D&C 66:11; 103:7.

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b

D&C 21:6.

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c

TG Blessing.

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d

1 Ne. 22:26; Alma 48:17.

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e

D&C 6:6.

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f

TG Joy.

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g

D&C 39:13; 49:25; 117:7 (7–8).

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25a

TG Israel, Blessings of; Israel, Restoration of; Israel, Ten Lost Tribes of; Israel, Twelve Tribes of.

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b

Ps. 94:14; Isa. 45:17; 1 Ne. 19:16 (15–16); 22:12. TG Israel, Deliverance of.

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c

TG Priesthood, Keys of.

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26a

Lam. 3:41.

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b

Luke 21:28; Rom. 13:11.

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27a

Luke 12:32. TG Church; Sheep.

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b

D&C 29:5; 38:9. TG Jesus Christ, Second Coming; Kingdom of God, on Earth.

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c

Rev. 22:20.

Section 36

Revelation given through Joseph Smith the Prophet to Edward Partridge, near Fayette, New York, December 9, 1830 (see the heading to section 35). Joseph Smith’s history states that Edward Partridge “was a pattern of piety, and one of the Lord’s great men.”

1–3, The Lord lays His hand upon Edward Partridge by the hand of Sidney Rigdon; 4–8, Every man who receives the gospel and the priesthood is to be called to go forth and preach.

1 Thus saith the Lord God, the aMighty One of Israel: Behold, I say unto you, my servant bEdward, that you are blessed, and your sins are forgiven you, and you are called to preach my gospel as with the voice of a trump;

2 And I will lay my ahand upon you by the hand of my servant Sidney Rigdon, and you shall receive my Spirit, the Holy Ghost, even the bComforter, which shall cteach you the peaceable things of the kingdom;

3 And you shall declare it with a loud voice, saying: Hosanna, ablessed be the name of the most high God.

4 And now this calling and commandment give I unto you concerning all men—

5 That as many as shall come before my servants Sidney Rigdon and Joseph Smith, Jun., embracing this calling and commandment, shall be aordained and sent forth to bpreach the everlasting gospel among the nations—

6 Crying repentance, saying: aSave yourselves from this untoward generation, and come forth out of the fire, hating even the bgarments spotted with the flesh.

7 And this commandment shall be given unto the elders of my church, that every man which will aembrace it with bsingleness of heart may be ordained and sent forth, even as I have spoken.

8 I am Jesus Christ, the Son of God; wherefore, gird up your loins and I will asuddenly bcome to my ctemple. Even so. Amen.

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1a

TG Jesus Christ, Jehovah.

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b

D&C 41:9 (9–11). See also Partridge, Edward, in Index.

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2a

TG Hands, Laying on of.

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b

TG Holy Ghost, Comforter.

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c

D&C 39:6; 42:61. TG Holy Ghost, Mission of.

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3a

Gen. 14:20.

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5a

D&C 4:3 (3–6); 63:57. TG Priesthood, Ordination.

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b

TG Missionary Work; Mission of Latter-day Saints.

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6a

Acts 2:40.

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b

Jude 1:23.

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7a

TG Commitment; Priesthood, Magnifying Callings within; Priesthood, Qualifying for.

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b

TG Sincere.

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8a

D&C 42:36.

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b

TG Jesus Christ, Second Coming.

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c

Mal. 3:1.

Section 37

Revelation given to Joseph Smith the Prophet and Sidney Rigdon, near Fayette, New York, December 1830. Herein is given the first commandment concerning a gathering in this dispensation.

1–4, The Saints are called to gather at the Ohio.

1 Behold, I say unto you that it is not expedient in me that ye should atranslate any more until ye shall go to the Ohio, and this because of the enemy and for your sakes.

2 And again, I say unto you that ye shall not go until ye have preached my gospel in those parts, and have astrengthened up the church whithersoever it is found, and more especially in bColesville; for, behold, they pray unto me in much faith.

3 And again, a commandment I give unto the church, that it is expedient in me that they should assemble together at athe Ohio, against the time that my servant Oliver Cowdery shall return unto them.

4 Behold, here is wisdom, and let every man achoose for himself until I come. Even so. Amen.

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1a

IE the translation of the Bible already in process. D&C 1:29; 35:20.

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2a

Zech. 10:12.

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b

D&C 24:3; 26:1.

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3a

IE the state of Ohio. D&C 38:32.

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4a

TG Agency.

Section 38

Revelation given through Joseph Smith the Prophet, at Fayette, New York, January 2, 1831. The occasion was a conference of the Church.

1–6, Christ created all things; 7–8, He is in the midst of His Saints, who will soon see Him; 9–12, All flesh is corrupted before Him; 13–22, He has reserved a land of promise for His Saints in time and in eternity; 23–27, The Saints are commanded to be one and esteem each other as brethren; 28–29, Wars are predicted; 30–33, The Saints are to be given power from on high and to go forth among all nations; 34–42, The Church is commanded to care for the poor and needy and to seek the riches of eternity.

1 Thus saith the Lord your God, even Jesus Christ, the Great aI Am, Alpha and Omega, the bbeginning and the end, the csame which looked upon the dwide expanse of eternity, and all the seraphic ehosts of heaven, fbefore the world was gmade;

2 The same which aknoweth all things, for ball things are cpresent before mine eyes;

3 I am the same which aspake, and the world was made, and all things came by me.

4 I am the same which have taken the aZion of bEnoch into mine own bosom; and verily, I say, even as many as have cbelieved in my name, for I am Christ, and in mine own name, by the virtue of the dblood which I have spilt, have I pleaded before the Father for them.

5 But behold, the residue of the awicked have I kept in bchains of darkness until the cjudgment of the great day, which shall come at the end of the earth;

6 And even so will I cause the wicked to be kept, that will not hear my voice but aharden their hearts, and wo, wo, wo, is their doom.

7 But behold, verily, verily, I say unto you that mine aeyes are upon you. I am in your bmidst and ye cannot csee me;

8 But the day soon cometh that ye shall asee me, and know that I am; for the bveil of darkness shall soon be rent, and he that is not cpurified shall not dabide the day.

9 Wherefore, gird up your loins and be prepared. Behold, the akingdom is yours, and the enemy shall not overcome.

10 Verily I say unto you, ye are aclean, but not all; and there is none else with whom I am well bpleased;

11 For all aflesh is corrupted before me; and the powers of bdarkness prevail upon the earth, among the children of men, in the presence of all the hosts of heaven—

12 Which causeth asilence to reign, and all eternity is bpained, and the cangels are waiting the great command to dreap down the earth, to egather the ftares that they may be gburned; and, behold, the enemy is combined.

13 And now I show unto you a mystery, a thing which is had in secret chambers, to bring to pass even your adestruction in process of time, and ye knew it not;

14 But now I tell it unto you, and ye are blessed, not because of your iniquity, neither your hearts of unbelief; for verily some of you are aguilty before me, but I will be merciful unto your bweakness.

15 Therefore, be ye astrong from henceforth; bfear not, for the kingdom is yours.

16 And for your salvation I give unto you a commandment, for I have heard your aprayers, and the bpoor have complained before me, and the crich have I made, and all flesh is mine, and I am no drespecter of persons.

17 And I have made the earth rich, and behold it is my afootstool, wherefore, again I will stand upon it.

18 And I hold forth and deign to give unto you greater riches, even a land of apromise, a land bflowing with milk and honey, upon which there shall be no ccurse when the Lord cometh;

19 And I will give it unto you for the land of your inheritance, if you seek it with all your hearts.

20 And this shall be my covenant with you, ye shall have it for the land of your inheritance, and for the ainheritance of your children forever, while the earth shall stand, and ye shall possess it again in eternity, no more to pass away.

21 But, verily I say unto you that in time ye shall have no aking nor ruler, for I will be your king and watch over you.

22 Wherefore, hear my voice and afollow me, and you shall be a bfree people, and ye shall have no laws but my laws when I come, for I am your clawgiver, and what can stay my hand?

23 But, verily I say unto you, ateach one another according to the office wherewith I have appointed you;

24 And let every man aesteem his brother as himself, and practice bvirtue and holiness before me.

25 And again I say unto you, let every man esteem his abrother as himself.

26 For what man among you having twelve sons, and is no respecter of them, and they serve him obediently, and he saith unto the one: Be thou clothed in robes and sit thou here; and to the other: Be thou clothed in rags and sit thou there—and looketh upon his sons and saith I am ajust?

27 Behold, this I have given unto you as a parable, and it is even as I am. I say unto you, be aone; and if ye are not one ye are not mine.

28 And again, I say unto you that the enemy in the secret chambers seeketh your alives.

29 Ye hear of awars in far countries, and you say that there will soon be great wars in far countries, but ye know not the hearts of men in your own land.

30 I tell you these things because of your prayers; wherefore, atreasure up bwisdom in your bosoms, lest the wickedness of men reveal these things unto you by their wickedness, in a manner which shall speak in your ears with a voice louder than that which shall shake the earth; but if ye are prepared ye shall not fear.

31 And that ye might escape the power of the aenemy, and be gathered unto me a righteous people, without bspot and blameless—

32 Wherefore, for this cause I gave unto you the acommandment that ye should go to the bOhio; and there I will give unto you my claw; and there you shall be dendowed with power from on high;

33 And from thence, whosoever I will shall ago forth among all nations, and it shall be told them what they shall do; for I have a great work laid up in store, for Israel shall be bsaved, and I will clead them whithersoever I will, and no power shall dstay my hand.

34 And now, I give unto the church in these parts a commandment, that certain men among them shall be appointed, and they shall be aappointed by the bvoice of the church;

35 And they shall look to the poor and the needy, and administer to their arelief that they shall not suffer; and send them forth to the place which I have commanded them;

36 And this shall be their work, to govern the affairs of the property of this achurch.

37 And they that have farms that cannot be sold, let them be left or rented as seemeth them good.

38 See that all things are preserved; and when men are aendowed with power from on high and sent forth, all these things shall be gathered unto the bosom of the church.

39 And if ye seek the ariches which it is the will of the Father to give unto you, ye shall be the richest of all people, for ye shall have the riches of eternity; and it must needs be that the briches of the earth are mine to give; but beware of cpride, lest ye become as the dNephites of old.

40 And again, I say unto you, I give unto you a commandment, that every man, both elder, priest, teacher, and also member, go to with his might, with the alabor of his bhands, to prepare and accomplish the things which I have commanded.

41 And let your apreaching be the bwarning voice, every man to his neighbor, in mildness and in cmeekness.

42 And go ye aout from among the bwicked. Save yourselves. Be ye cclean that bear the vessels of the Lord. Even so. Amen.

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1a

TG Jesus Christ, Jehovah.

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b

Rev. 1:8.

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c

Heb. 13:8; D&C 20:12; 35:1; 39:1 (1–3); 76:4.

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d

Isa. 57:15.

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e

Gen. 2:1; D&C 45:1.

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f

TG Man, Antemortal Existence of.

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g

Ps. 90:2.

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2a

D&C 88:41; Moses 1:35 (35–37); 7:36. TG God, Omniscience of.

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b

Prov. 5:21; 2 Ne. 9:20.

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c

TG God, Foreknowledge of.

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3a

Ps. 33:9. TG Jesus Christ, Creator.

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4a

JST Gen. 14:30–34 (Bible Appendix); D&C 45:11 (11–12); 76:67; 84:100 (99–100); 133:54; Moses 7:18 (18, 21). TG Zion.

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b

Gen. 5:23.

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c

D&C 20:25; 35:2; 45:3 (3–8).

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d

TG Jesus Christ, Atonement through.

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5a

TG Wickedness.

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b

2 Pet. 2:4 (4–9); Jude 1:6. TG Hell; Spirits in Prison.

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c

TG Judgment, the Last.

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6a

TG Hardheartedness.

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7a

Ps. 33:18; Amos 9:8; D&C 1:1.

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b

Josh. 1:9; D&C 6:32; 29:5; 32:3; 88:63 (62–63).

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c

Isa. 45:15.

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8a

John 16:16; Rev. 22:4 (1–5). TG Jesus Christ, Second Coming.

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b

TG Veil.

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c

TG Purification; Worthiness.

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d

Mal. 3:2.

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9a

Luke 6:20; D&C 35:27; 45:1. TG Kingdom of God, on Earth.

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10a

John 13:10. TG Cleanliness.

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b

D&C 1:30.

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11a

Gen. 6:12; Ex. 32:7; Isa. 1:4 (3–4); Hosea 9:9 (7–9); D&C 33:4; 35:12 (7, 12). TG Filthiness.

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b

Micah 3:6; Col. 1:13; D&C 112:23; Moses 7:61 (61–62).

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12a

Lam. 2:10; D&C 88:95. TG Silence.

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b

Moses 7:41.

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c

D&C 86:5 (3–7).

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d

TG Harvest.

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e

TG Last Days.

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f

D&C 86:7; 88:94; 101:66.

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g

Matt. 13:30.

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13a

Ether 8:21 (20–22); D&C 5:33 (32–33); 10:6 (6, 25); 38:28; 42:64.

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14a

TG Guilt.

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b

Heb. 8:12.

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15a

Deut. 11:8. TG Courage.

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b

TG Courage; Fearful.

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16a

Ex. 3:7.

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b

Isa. 10:2; Mosiah 4:16 (16–18).

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c

Gen. 14:23; 1 Sam. 2:7. TG Treasure.

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d

Deut. 1:17; Isa. 56:7 (3–8); Acts 10:34; Eph. 6:9; Col. 3:25; Alma 1:30; Moro. 8:12; D&C 1:35 (34–35). TG Judgment.

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17a

Lam. 2:1; 1 Ne. 17:39; Abr. 2:7.

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18a

Heb. 11:9.

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b

Ex. 3:8; Lev. 20:24.

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c

TG Earth, Curse of.

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20a

Isa. 29:19; Matt. 5:5; D&C 45:58.

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21a

1 Sam. 8:5 (4–22); 12:12 (12–15); Ps. 44:4; Zech. 14:9; 2 Ne. 10:14; Alma 5:50. TG Kingdom of God, on Earth.

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22a

John 10:27.

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b

TG Liberty.

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c

Gen. 49:10; Isa. 33:22; Micah 4:2; D&C 45:59.

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23a

Ex. 35:34; Heb. 3:13; Moro. 10:9 (9–10); D&C 88:77 (77–79, 118); 107:85 (85–89). TG Teaching.

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24a

Deut. 17:20; 1 Cor. 4:6 (6–7). TG Brotherhood and Sisterhood.

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b

D&C 46:33. TG Holiness; Virtue.

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25a

Acts 17:26 (26–34).

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26a

TG God, Justice of.

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27a

John 17:21 (21–23); 1 Cor. 1:10; Eph. 4:13 (11–14); 3 Ne. 11:28 (28–30); Moses 7:18. TG Unity.

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28a

D&C 5:33 (32–33); 10:6 (6, 25); 38:13; 42:64.

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29a

D&C 42:64; 45:63 (26, 63); 87:2 (1–5); 130:12.

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30a

JS—M 1:37.

◀

b

TG Study; Wisdom.

◀

31a

TG Enemies.

◀

b

2 Pet. 3:14.

◀

32a

D&C 42:3.

◀

b

D&C 37:3.

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c

D&C 42:2 (1–93).

◀

d

Luke 24:49; D&C 39:15; 43:16; 95:8 (8–9); 110:9 (9–10).

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33a

TG Missionary Work.

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b

Isa. 45:17; Jer. 30:10; 31:7 (6–7); Hosea 13:9; D&C 136:22.

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c

TG Guidance, Divine.

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d

Dan. 4:35.

◀

34a

TG Delegation of Responsibility.

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b

TG Sustaining Church Leaders.

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35a

TG Welfare.

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36a

TG Church Organization.

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38a

TG Endowment; Genealogy and Temple Work.

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39a

2 Ne. 26:31; Jacob 2:18 (17–19); D&C 11:7. TG Objectives.

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b

Hag. 2:8.

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c

Prov. 11:2; 2 Ne. 26:20 (20–22). TG Pride.

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d

Moro. 8:27.

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40a

TG Industry.

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b

1 Cor. 4:12.

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41a

TG Preaching.

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b

TG Warn.

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c

Titus 3:2.

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42a

Isa. 52:11.

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b

Ps. 26:4; Rom. 12:9.

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c

Lev. 21:6; Ether 12:37.

Section 39

Revelation given through Joseph Smith the Prophet to James Covel, at Fayette, New York, January 5, 1831. James Covel, who had been a Methodist minister for about forty years, covenanted with the Lord that he would obey any command that the Lord would give to him through Joseph the Prophet.

1–4, The Saints have power to become the sons of God; 5–6, To receive the gospel is to receive Christ; 7–14, James Covel is commanded to be baptized and labor in the Lord’s vineyard; 15–21, The Lord’s servants are to preach the gospel before the Second Coming; 22–24, Those who receive the gospel will be gathered in time and in eternity.

1 Hearken and listen to the voice of him who is from all aeternity to all eternity, the Great bI Am, even Jesus Christ—

2 The alight and the life of the world; a light which shineth in darkness and the darkness comprehendeth it not;

3 The same which came in the ameridian of time unto mine own, and mine own breceived me not;

4 But to as many as received me, gave I power to become my asons; and even so will I give unto as many as will receive me, power to become my sons.

5 And verily, verily, I say unto you, he that receiveth my gospel areceiveth me; and he that breceiveth not my gospel receiveth not me.

6 And this is my agospel—repentance and baptism by water, and then cometh the bbaptism of fire and the Holy Ghost, even the Comforter, which showeth all things, and cteacheth the peaceable things of the kingdom.

7 And now, behold, I say unto you, my servant aJames, I have looked upon thy works and I bknow thee.

8 And verily I say unto thee, thine heart is now right before me at this time; and, behold, I have bestowed great ablessings upon thy head;

9 Nevertheless, thou hast seen great asorrow, for thou hast brejected me many times because of pride and the cares of the cworld.

10 But, behold, the days of thy adeliverance are come, if thou wilt bhearken to my voice, which saith unto thee: Arise and be baptized, and cwash away your sins, calling on my name, and you shall receive my Spirit, and a blessing so great as you never have known.

11 And if thou do this, I have prepared thee for a greater work. Thou shalt preach the afulness of my gospel, which I have sent forth in these last days, the bcovenant which I have sent forth to crecover my people, which are of the house of Israel.

12 And it shall come to pass that power shall arest upon thee; thou shalt have great faith, and I will be with thee and go before thy face.

13 Thou art called to alabor in my vineyard, and to bbuild up my cchurch, and to bring forth dZion, that it may rejoice upon the hills and eflourish.

14 Behold, verily, verily, I say unto thee, thou art not called to go into the eastern countries, but thou art called to go to the Ohio.

15 And inasmuch as my people shall assemble themselves at the Ohio, I have kept in store a ablessing such as is not known among the children of men, and it shall be poured forth upon their heads. And from thence men shall go forth into ball cnations.

16 Behold, verily, verily, I say unto you, that the people in Ohio call upon me in much faith, thinking I will astay my hand in judgment upon the nations, but I cannot bdeny my word.

17 Wherefore lay to with your might and call faithful laborers into my vineyard, that it may be apruned for the last time.

18 And inasmuch as they do repent and receive the fulness of my gospel, and become sanctified, I will stay mine hand in ajudgment.

19 Wherefore, go forth, crying with a loud voice, saying: The kingdom of heaven is at ahand; crying: Hosanna! blessed be the name of the Most High God.

20 Go forth abaptizing with water, preparing the way before my face for the time of my bcoming;

21 For the time is at hand; the aday or the hour no man bknoweth; but it surely shall ccome.

22 And he that receiveth these things receiveth me; and they shall be agathered unto me in time and in eternity.

23 And again, it shall come to pass that on as many as ye shall baptize with water, ye shall lay your ahands, and they shall receive the bgift of the Holy Ghost, and shall be clooking forth for the signs of my dcoming, and shall know me.

24 Behold, I come quickly. Even so. Amen.

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1a

Heb. 13:8; D&C 20:12; 35:1; 38:1 (1–4); 76:4. TG Eternity.

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b

Ex. 3:14; Isa. 44:6; Rev. 1:8. TG Jesus Christ, Jehovah.

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2a

TG Jesus Christ, Light of the World.

◀

3a

D&C 20:26; Moses 5:57; 6:57 (57, 62); 7:46.

◀

b

TG Prophets, Rejection of.

◀

4a

John 1:12. TG Sons and Daughters of God.

◀

5a

John 13:20.

◀

b

TG Teachable.

◀

6a

TG Baptism; Gospel; Repent.

◀

b

TG Holy Ghost, Baptism of; Holy Ghost, Comforter; Holy Ghost, Mission of.

◀

c

D&C 36:2; 42:61.

◀

7a

D&C 40:1.

◀

b

Gen. 18:19.

◀

8a

Prov. 10:6.

◀

9a

Mosiah 7:29.

◀

b

John 12:48; Alma 10:6.

◀

c

Matt. 13:22; Hel. 7:5.

◀

10a

TG Deliver.

◀

b

D&C 40:3 (1–3).

◀

c

TG Baptism, Essential; Purity; Repent.

◀

11a

Rom. 15:29; D&C 18:4.

◀

b

D&C 1:22.

◀

c

TG Israel, Restoration of.

◀

12a

2 Cor. 12:9. TG Deliver; Guidance, Divine.

◀

13a

Matt. 20:8 (1–16).

◀

b

D&C 30:6; 42:8.

◀

c

TG Jesus Christ, Head of the Church.

◀

d

Isa. 52:8.

◀

e

D&C 35:24; 49:25; 117:7 (7–8).

◀

15a

D&C 38:32; 43:16; 95:8 (8–9); 110:9 (8–10).

◀

b

D&C 1:2, 34 (34–35); 18:28 (26–28); 42:58.

◀

c

TG Missionary Work.

◀

16a

2 Sam. 24:16; Moses 7:51.

◀

b

2 Tim. 2:13.

◀

17a

Jacob 5:61 (61–75); D&C 24:19; 95:4.

◀

18a

TG Jesus Christ, Judge.

◀

19a

Matt. 3:2.

◀

20a

TG Baptism, Essential.

◀

b

TG Jesus Christ, Prophecies about; Jesus Christ, Second Coming.

◀

21a

Matt. 24:36; 1 Cor. 5:5.

◀

b

JS—M 1:40.

◀

c

Hab. 2:3.

◀

22a

D&C 10:65.

◀

23a

TG Hands, Laying on of.

◀

b

TG Holy Ghost, Gift of.

◀

c

Rev. 3:3; D&C 35:15; 45:39.

◀

d

2 Pet. 3:12.

Section 40

Revelation given to Joseph Smith the Prophet and Sidney Rigdon, at Fayette, New York, January 6, 1831. Preceding the record of this revelation, the Prophet’s history states, “As James [Covel] rejected the word of the Lord, and returned to his former principles and people, the Lord gave unto me and Sidney Rigdon the following revelation” (see section 39).

1–3, Fear of persecution and cares of the world cause rejection of the gospel.

1 Behold, verily I say unto you, that the heart of my servant aJames Covel was right before me, for he covenanted with me that he would obey my word.

2 And he areceived the word with gladness, but straightway Satan btempted him; and the fear of cpersecution and the cares of the world caused him to dreject the word.

3 Wherefore he abroke my covenant, and it remaineth with me to do with him as seemeth me good. Amen.

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1a

D&C 39:7.

◀

2a

Mark 4:16.

◀

b

TG Test.

◀

c

Matt. 13:21 (20–22). TG Persecution.

◀

d

TG Apostasy of Individuals.

◀

3a

D&C 39:10 (7–24).

Section 41

Revelation given through Joseph Smith the Prophet to the Church, at Kirtland, Ohio, February 4, 1831. This revelation instructs the Prophet and Church elders to pray to receive God’s “law” (see section 42). Joseph Smith had just arrived in Kirtland from New York, and Leman Copley, a Church member in nearby Thompson, Ohio, “requested Brother Joseph and Sidney [Rigdon] … live with him and he would furnish them houses and provisions.” The following revelation clarifies where Joseph and Sidney should live and also calls Edward Partridge to be the Church’s first bishop.

1–3, The elders will govern the Church by the spirit of revelation; 4–6, True disciples will receive and keep the Lord’s law; 7–12, Edward Partridge is named as a bishop unto the Church.

1 Hearken and ahear, O ye my people, saith the Lord and your God, ye whom I delight to bless with the greatest of all bblessings, ye that hear me; and ye that hear me not will I ccurse, that have dprofessed my ename, with the heaviest of all cursings.

2 Hearken, O ye elders of my church whom I have called, behold I give unto you a commandment, that ye shall assemble yourselves together to aagree upon my word;

3 And by the prayer of your faith ye shall receive my alaw, that ye may know how to govern my bchurch and have all things right before me.

4 And I will be your aruler when I bcome; and behold, I come quickly, and ye shall see that my law is kept.

5 He that areceiveth my blaw and cdoeth it, the same is my disciple; and he that saith he receiveth it and ddoeth it not, the same is not my disciple, and shall be ecast out from among you;

6 For it is not meet that the things which belong to the children of the kingdom should be given to them that are not worthy, or to adogs, or the bpearls to be cast before swine.

7 And again, it is meet that my servant Joseph Smith, Jun., should have a ahouse built, in which to live and btranslate.

8 And again, it is meet that my servant Sidney Rigdon should live as seemeth him good, inasmuch as he keepeth my commandments.

9 And again, I have called my servant aEdward Partridge; and I give a commandment, that he should be appointed by the voice of the church, and ordained a bbishop unto the church, to leave his merchandise and to cspend all his time in the labors of the church;

10 To see to all things as it shall be appointed unto him in my laws in the day that I shall give them.

11 And this because his heart is pure before me, for he is like unto aNathanael of old, in whom there is no bguile.

12 These words are given unto you, and they are pure before me; wherefore, beware how you hold them, for they are to be answered upon your asouls in the day of judgment. Even so. Amen.

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1a

Deut. 32:1.

◀

b

TG Blessing.

◀

c

Deut. 11:28; 1 Ne. 2:23; D&C 50:8. TG Curse.

◀

d

D&C 50:4; 56:1; 112:26.

◀

e

TG Jesus Christ, Taking the Name of.

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2a

TG Unity.

◀

3a

D&C 42:2 (1–93). TG God, Law of.

◀

b

TG Jesus Christ, Head of the Church.

◀

4a

Zech. 14:9; 1 Tim. 6:15 (14–15); D&C 45:59. TG Governments.

◀

b

TG Jesus Christ, Second Coming.

◀

5a

Matt. 7:24.

◀

b

Josh. 1:8; Jer. 26:4; Mosiah 3:14 (14–15); 13:29 (29–32); Alma 25:15 (15–16).

◀

c

Rom. 2:13; James 1:22 (22–25); D&C 42:60.

◀

d

Matt. 21:30. TG Hypocrisy.

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e

D&C 42:37; 50:8 (8–9); 64:35. TG Excommunication.

◀

6a

Matt. 15:26; Mark 7:27 (25–30).

◀

b

Matt. 7:6. TG Holiness.

◀

7a

D&C 42:71 (70–73).

◀

b

IE translate the Bible. D&C 37:1; 45:60–62; 73:3; 76:15; 93:53.

◀

9a

D&C 36:1; 42:10.

◀

b

D&C 58:24 (14–24); 68:14; 72:6 (6, 9–12); 107:69 (69–75). TG Bishop.

◀

c

D&C 51:1 (1–20); 57:7; 58:17 (14–18).

◀

11a

John 1:47.

◀

b

TG Guile.

◀

12a

TG Accountability; Responsibility.

Section 42

Revelation given in two parts through Joseph Smith the Prophet, at Kirtland, Ohio, February 9 and 23, 1831. The first part, consisting of verses 1 through 72, was received in the presence of twelve elders and in fulfillment of the Lord’s promise previously made that the “law” would be given in Ohio (see section 38:32). The second portion consists of verses 73 through 93. The Prophet specifies this revelation as “embracing the law of the Church.”

1–10, The elders are called to preach the gospel, baptize converts, and build up the Church; 11–12, They must be called and ordained and are to teach the principles of the gospel found in the scriptures; 13–17, They are to teach and prophesy by the power of the Spirit; 18–29, The Saints are commanded not to kill, steal, lie, lust, commit adultery, or speak evil against others; 30–39, Laws governing the consecration of properties are set forth; 40–42, Pride and idleness are condemned; 43–52, The sick are to be healed through administrations and by faith; 53–60, The scriptures govern the Church and are to be proclaimed to the world; 61–69, The site of the New Jerusalem and the mysteries of the kingdom will be revealed; 70–73, Consecrated properties are to be used to support Church officers; 74–93, Laws governing fornication, adultery, killing, stealing, and confession of sins are set forth.

1 Hearken, O ye elders of my achurch, who have assembled yourselves together in my name, even Jesus Christ the Son of the living God, the Savior of the world; inasmuch as ye believe on my name and keep my commandments.

2 Again I say unto you, hearken and hear and obey the alaw which I shall give unto you.

3 For verily I say, as ye have assembled yourselves together according to the acommandment wherewith I commanded you, and are agreed as btouching this one thing, and have asked the Father in my name, even so ye shall receive.

4 Behold, verily I say unto you, I give unto you this first commandment, that ye shall ago forth in my name, every one of you, excepting my servants Joseph Smith, Jun., and Sidney Rigdon.

5 And I give unto them a commandment that they shall go forth for a little season, and it shall be agiven by the power of the Spirit when they shall return.

6 And ye shall go forth in the power of my Spirit, preaching my gospel, atwo by two, in my name, lifting up your voices as with the sound of a btrump, declaring my word like unto angels of God.

7 And ye shall go forth baptizing with water, saying: Repent ye, repent ye, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.

8 And from this place ye shall go forth into the regions westward; and inasmuch as ye shall find them that will receive you ye shall abuild up my church in every region—

9 Until the time shall come when it shall be revealed unto you from on high, when the acity of the bNew Jerusalem shall be prepared, that ye may be cgathered in one, that ye may be my dpeople and I will be your God.

10 And again, I say unto you, that my servant aEdward Partridge shall stand in the office whereunto I have bappointed him. And it shall come to pass, that if he transgress canother shall be appointed in his stead. Even so. Amen.

11 Again I say unto you, that it shall not be given to any one to go forth to apreach my gospel, or to build up my church, except he be bordained by some one who has cauthority, and it is known to the church that he has authority and has been regularly ordained by the heads of the church.

12 And again, the aelders, priests and teachers of this church shall bteach the principles of my gospel, which are in the Bible and the cBook of Mormon, in the which is the dfulness of the egospel.

13 And they shall aobserve the bcovenants and church articles to cdo them, and these shall be their teachings, as they shall be ddirected by the Spirit.

14 And the Spirit shall be given unto you aby the prayer of faith; and if ye receive not the bSpirit ye shall not teach.

15 And all this ye shall observe to do as I have acommanded concerning your teaching, until the fulness of my bscriptures is given.

16 And as ye shall lift up your voices by the aComforter, ye shall speak and prophesy as seemeth me good;

17 For, behold, the aComforter knoweth all things, and bbeareth record of the Father and of the Son.

18 And now, behold, I speak unto the church. Thou shalt not akill; and he that bkills shall cnot have forgiveness in this world, nor in the world to come.

19 And again, I say, thou shalt not kill; but he that akilleth shall bdie.

20 Thou shalt not steal; and he that astealeth and will not repent shall be bcast out.

21 Thou shalt not alie; he that lieth and will not repent shall be cast out.

22 Thou shalt alove thy wife with all thy heart, and shalt bcleave unto her and none else.

23 And he that alooketh upon a woman to lust after her shall deny the faith, and shall not have the bSpirit; and if he repents not he shall be cast out.

24 Thou shalt not commit aadultery; and he that committeth badultery, and repenteth not, shall be ccast out.

25 But he that has committed adultery and repents with all his heart, and forsaketh it, and doeth it ano more, thou shalt forgive;

26 But if he doeth it aagain, he shall not be forgiven, but shall be cast out.

27 Thou shalt not aspeak evil of thy neighbor, nor do him any harm.

28 Thou knowest my laws concerning these things are given in my scriptures; he that sinneth and arepenteth not shall be bcast out.

29 If thou alovest me thou shalt bserve me and ckeep all my commandments.

30 And behold, thou wilt remember the apoor, and bconsecrate of thy properties for their csupport that which thou hast to impart unto them, with a covenant and a deed which cannot be broken.

31 And inasmuch as ye aimpart of your bsubstance unto the cpoor, ye will do it unto me; and they shall be dlaid before the ebishop of my church and his fcounselors, two of the elders, or high priests, such as he shall appoint or has appointed and gset apart for that purpose.

32 And it shall come to pass, that after they are laid before the bishop of my church, and after that he has received these testimonies concerning the aconsecration of the properties of my church, that they cannot be taken from the church, agreeable to my commandments, every man shall be made baccountable unto me, a csteward over his own property, or that which he has received by consecration, as much as is sufficient for himself and dfamily.

33 And again, if there shall be properties in the hands of the church, or any individuals of it, more than is necessary for their support after this first consecration, which is a aresidue to be consecrated unto the bishop, it shall be kept to administer to those who have not, from time to time, that every man who has need may be amply supplied and receive according to his wants.

34 Therefore, the residue shall be kept in my astorehouse, to administer to the poor and the needy, as shall be appointed by the bhigh council of the church, and the bishop and his council;

35 And for the purpose of apurchasing lands for the public benefit of the church, and building houses of bworship, and building up of the cNew Jerusalem which is hereafter to be revealed—

36 That my covenant people may be gathered in one in that day when I shall acome to my btemple. And this I do for the salvation of my people.

37 And it shall come to pass, that he that sinneth and repenteth not shall be acast out of the church, and shall not receive again that which he has bconsecrated unto the poor and the needy of my church, or in other words, unto me—

38 For inasmuch as ye ado it unto the least of these, ye do it unto me.

39 For it shall come to pass, that which I spake by the mouths of my prophets shall be fulfilled; for I will consecrate of the ariches of those who embrace my gospel among the Gentiles unto the bpoor of my people who are of the house of Israel.

40 And again, thou shalt not be aproud in thy bheart; let all thy cgarments be plain, and their dbeauty the beauty of the ework of thine own hands;

41 And let all things be done in acleanliness before me.

42 Thou shalt not be aidle; for he that is idle shall not eat the bbread nor wear the garments of the claborer.

43 And whosoever among you are asick, and have not faith to be healed, but believe, shall be bnourished with all tenderness, with herbs and mild cfood, and that not by the hand of an enemy.

44 And the elders of the church, two or more, shall be called, and shall pray for and alay their bhands upon them in my name; and if they cdie they shall ddie unto me, and if they live they shall live unto me.

45 Thou shalt alive together in blove, insomuch that thou shalt cweep for the loss of them that die, and more especially for those that have not dhope of a glorious resurrection.

46 And it shall come to pass that those that die in me shall not ataste of bdeath, for it shall be csweet unto them;

47 And they that die not in me, wo unto them, for their death is bitter.

48 And again, it shall come to pass that he that hath afaith in me to be bhealed, and is not cappointed unto death, shall be dhealed.

49 He who hath faith to see shall see.

50 He who hath faith to hear shall hear.

51 The lame who hath faith to leap shall leap.

52 And they who have not faith to do these things, but believe in me, have apower to become my bsons; and inasmuch as they break not my laws thou shalt cbear their infirmities.

53 Thou shalt astand in the place of thy stewardship.

54 Thou shalt not take thy brother’s agarment; thou shalt bpay for that which thou shalt receive of thy brother.

55 And if thou aobtainest more than that which would be for thy support, thou shalt give it into my bstorehouse, that all things may be done according to that which I have said.

56 Thou shalt ask, and my ascriptures shall be given as I have appointed, and they shall be bpreserved in safety;

57 And it is expedient that thou shouldst hold thy peace concerning them, and anot teach them until ye have received them in full.

58 And I give unto you a commandment that then ye shall teach them unto all men; for they shall be ataught unto ball cnations, kindreds, tongues and people.

59 Thou shalt take the things which thou hast received, which have been given unto thee in my scriptures for a law, to be my alaw to govern my bchurch;

60 And he that adoeth according to these things shall be saved, and he that doeth them not shall be bdamned if he so continue.

61 If thou shalt ask, thou shalt receive arevelation upon revelation, bknowledge upon knowledge, that thou mayest know the cmysteries and dpeaceable things—that which bringeth ejoy, that which bringeth life eternal.

62 Thou shalt ask, and it shall be revealed unto you in mine own due time where the aNew Jerusalem shall be built.

63 And behold, it shall come to pass that my servants shall be sent forth to the east and to the west, to the north and to the south.

64 And even now, let him that goeth to the east teach them that shall be converted to flee to the awest, and this in consequence of bthat which is coming on the earth, and of csecret combinations.

65 Behold, thou shalt observe all these things, and great shall be thy areward; for unto you it is given to know the bmysteries of the kingdom, but unto the world it is not given to know them.

66 Ye shall observe the laws which ye have received and be faithful.

67 And ye shall hereafter receive church acovenants, such as shall be sufficient to establish you, both here and in the New Jerusalem.

68 Therefore, he that lacketh awisdom, let him ask of me, and I will give him liberally and upbraid him not.

69 Lift up your hearts and rejoice, for unto you the akingdom, or in other words, the bkeys of the church have been given. Even so. Amen.

70 The priests and ateachers shall have their bstewardships, even as the members.

71 And the elders or high priests who are appointed to assist the bishop as counselors in all things, are to have their families asupported out of the property which is bconsecrated to the bishop, for the good of the poor, and for other purposes, as before mentioned;

72 Or they are to receive a just remuneration for all their services, either a stewardship or otherwise, as may be thought best or decided by the counselors and bishop.

73 And the bishop, also, shall receive his support, or a just remuneration for all his services in the church.

74 Behold, verily I say unto you, that whatever persons among you, having put away their acompanions for the cause of bfornication, or in other words, if they shall testify before you in all lowliness of heart that this is the case, ye shall not cast them out from among you;

75 But if ye shall find that any persons have left their companions for the sake of aadultery, and they themselves are the offenders, and their companions are living, they shall be bcast out from among you.

76 And again, I say unto you, that ye shall be awatchful and careful, with all inquiry, that ye receive none such among you if they are married;

77 And if they are not married, they shall repent of all their sins or ye shall not receive them.

78 And again, every person who belongeth to this church of Christ, shall observe to keep all the commandments and covenants of the church.

79 And it shall come to pass, that if any persons among you shall akill they shall be delivered up and dealt with according to the laws of the land; for remember that he hath no forgiveness; and it shall be proved according to the laws of the land.

80 And if any man or woman shall commit aadultery, he or she shall be tried before two elders of the church, or more, and every word shall be established against him or her by two bwitnesses of the church, and not of the enemy; but if there are more than two witnesses it is better.

81 But he or she shall be condemned by the mouth of two witnesses; and the elders shall lay the case before the achurch, and the church shall lift up their hands against him or her, that they may be dealt with according to the blaw of God.

82 And if it can be, it is necessary that the abishop be present also.

83 And thus ye shall do in all cases which shall come before you.

84 And if a man or woman shall rob, he or she shall be delivered up unto the law of the land.

85 And if he or she shall asteal, he or she shall be delivered up unto the law of the land.

86 And if he or she shall alie, he or she shall be delivered up unto the law of the land.

87 And if he or she do any manner of ainiquity, he or she shall be delivered up unto the law, even that of God.

88 And if thy abrother or sister boffend thee, thou shalt take him or her between him or her and thee alone; and if he or she cconfess thou shalt be dreconciled.

89 And if he or she confess not thou shalt deliver him or her up unto the church, not to the members, but to the elders. And it shall be done in a ameeting, and that not before the world.

90 And if thy brother or sister offend many, he or she shall be achastened before many.

91 And if any one offend aopenly, he or she shall be rebuked openly, that he or she may be bashamed. And if he or she confess not, he or she shall be delivered up unto the law of God.

92 If any shall offend in secret, he or she shall be rebuked in secret, that he or she may have opportunity to confess in secret to him or her whom he or she has offended, and to God, that the church may not speak reproachfully of him or her.

93 And thus shall ye conduct in all things.

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1a

TG Jesus Christ, Head of the Church.

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2a

Jer. 26:4; D&C 41:3; 43:2; 58:23. TG God, Law of.

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3a

D&C 38:32.

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b

Matt. 18:19.

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4a

TG Mission of Latter-day Saints.

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5a

TG Guidance, Divine; Holy Ghost, Mission of.

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6a

Mark 6:7; Rom. 10:14. TG Gospel; Missionary Work.

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b

Isa. 58:1.

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8a

D&C 30:6; 39:13.

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9a

D&C 57:2.

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b

Ether 13:6 (2–11); D&C 45:66 (66–71); 48:4; 64:30; 84:2, 4 (2–5); Moses 7:62; A of F 1:10. TG Jerusalem, New.

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c

TG Israel, Gathering of.

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d

Zech. 8:8.

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10a

D&C 41:9 (9–11); 50:39; 124:19.

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b

TG Delegation of Responsibility.

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c

D&C 35:18 (17–18); 64:40; 104:77; 107:99 (99–100).

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11a

TG Missionary Work; Preaching.

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b

TG Called of God; Priesthood, Authority; Priesthood, Ordination; Priesthood, Qualifying for.

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c

Acts 18:27. TG Authority; Leadership.

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12a

TG Elder, Melchizedek Priesthood.

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b

Mosiah 18:19 (19–20); D&C 5:10; 31:4; 52:9 (9, 36). TG Education; Mission of Latter-day Saints; Priesthood, Magnifying Callings within.

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c

TG Book of Mormon.

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d

Rom. 15:29; D&C 35:17; 135:3. TG Scriptures, Value of.

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e

TG Gospel.

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13a

TG Commitment.

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b

IE D&C 20 (see the section 20 heading). D&C 1:6 (6, 37); 33:14; 51:4; 68:24.

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c

D&C 84:57.

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d

Gal. 5:18.

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14a

D&C 63:64. TG Prayer.

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b

Ex. 35:34; 1 Cor. 4:20. TG Holy Ghost, Mission of; Missionary Work; Teacher; Teaching; Teaching with the Spirit.

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15a

TG Commandments of God.

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b

D&C 35:20; 42:56 (56–58).

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16a

2 Pet. 1:21; D&C 18:32; 34:10; 68:3.

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17a

1 Cor. 2:10. TG Holy Ghost, Comforter.

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b

D&C 1:39; 20:27. TG Holy Ghost, Source of Testimony.

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18a

Ex. 20:13 (13–17); Deut. 5:17 (17–21); Matt. 5:21 (21–37); Mosiah 13:21 (21–24); 3 Ne. 12:21 (21–37).

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b

TG Life, Sanctity of; Murder.

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c

D&C 76:34; 84:41; 132:27.

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19a

TG Blood, Shedding of.

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b

TG Capital Punishment.

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20a

TG Stealing.

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b

Zech. 5:3.

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21a

Luke 18:20. TG Honesty; Lying.

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22a

TG Family, Love within; Love; Marriage, Continuing Courtship in; Marriage, Husbands; Marriage, Wives.

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b

Gen. 2:24 (23–24); D&C 49:15 (15–16); Moses 3:24 (23–24); Abr. 5:18 (17–18). TG Divorce.

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23a

2 Sam. 11:2. TG Carnal Mind; Lust.

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b

D&C 63:16. TG Holy Ghost, Loss of.

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24a

Ezek. 18:6; Luke 18:20; D&C 63:14.

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b

TG Adulterer; Sexual Immorality.

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c

Prov. 6:33 (32–33).

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25a

John 8:11. TG Forgive.

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26a

Ps. 85:8; 2 Pet. 2:20.

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27a

Prov. 3:29. TG Gossip; Slander.

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28a

TG Repent.

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b

TG Excommunication; Punish.

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29a

John 14:15 (15, 21). TG Love.

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b

TG Service.

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c

TG Obedience.

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30a

Prov. 31:20; Mosiah 4:26 (16–26); Alma 1:27; Hel. 4:12. TG Poor.

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b

Micah 4:13; D&C 72:15; 85:3. TG Consecration.

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c

TG Welfare.

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31a

Dan. 4:27; Mosiah 2:17.

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b

Lev. 19:9. TG Generosity.

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c

Job 29:12. TG Almsgiving; Poor.

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d

D&C 58:35.

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e

TG Bishop.

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f

TG Counselor.

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g

TG Setting Apart.

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32a

D&C 51:4; 64:15.

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b

D&C 72:3 (3–11). TG Accountability; Judgment.

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c

D&C 72:17 (17, 22). TG Stewardship.

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d

D&C 51:3.

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33a

D&C 42:55; 51:13; 82:18 (17–19); 119:1 (1–3).

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34a

D&C 42:55; 51:13.

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b

D&C 102:1 (1–30).

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35a

D&C 57:5 (5–7); 58:49 (49–51); 101:70 (68–74); 103:23 (22–24).

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b

TG Worship.

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c

TG Zion.

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36a

D&C 36:8.

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b

Mal. 3:1.

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37a

D&C 41:5; 50:8 (8–9); 64:35. TG Excommunication.

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b

D&C 51:5.

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38a

Matt. 25:40 (34–40). TG Love.

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39a

TG Treasure.

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b

TG Poor.

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40a

Prov. 16:5. TG Haughtiness; Pride.

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b

TG Hardheartedness.

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c

TG Apparel; Clothing; Modesty.

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d

TG Beauty.

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e

TG Industry.

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41a

TG Cleanliness; Purification.

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42a

D&C 60:13; 68:30–32; 75:29. TG Idleness; Laziness; Welfare.

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b

TG Bread.

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c

TG Labor; Work, Value of.

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43a

TG Sickness.

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b

TG Health.

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c

TG Food.

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44a

TG Hands, Laying on of.

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b

TG Administrations to the Sick.

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c

Rom. 14:8 (5–9); D&C 63:49.

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d

Rev. 14:13.

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45a

1 Jn. 4:16.

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b

John 11:36 (35–36). TG Family, Love within; Love.

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c

Gen. 50:1; Alma 28:11 (11–12); 48:23. TG Mourning.

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d

1 Cor. 15:19 (19–22). TG Hope.

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46a

John 8:52 (51–52).

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b

John 11:26; 1 Cor. 15:56. TG Death.

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c

Job 13:15 (15–16); Rev. 14:13.

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48a

D&C 46:19. TG Faith.

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b

Luke 18:42 (35–43). TG Heal.

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c

2 Kgs. 20:1 (1–6); Job 7:1; Isa. 38:5; 1 Cor. 4:9; Alma 12:27 (26–28); D&C 121:25.

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d

TG Death, Power over.

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52a

TG Initiative.

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b

TG Sons and Daughters of God.

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c

Rom. 15:1. TG Fellowshipping.

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53a

TG Stewardship; Trustworthiness.

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54a

Ex. 22:26.

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b

D&C 51:11.

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55a

D&C 82:18 (17–19); 119:1 (1–3).

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b

D&C 42:34; 51:13.

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56a

D&C 42:15; 45:60 (60–61).

◀

b

TG Scriptures, Preservation of.

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57a

Moses 1:42; 4:32.

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58a

D&C 124:89.

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b

D&C 1:2, 34 (34–35); 18:28 (26–28); 39:15.

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c

TG Nations.

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59a

Josh. 1:8.

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b

TG God, Law of; Jesus Christ, Head of the Church.

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60a

D&C 41:5. TG Salvation.

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b

Moses 5:15. TG Damnation.

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61a

D&C 59:4; 76:7; 98:12; 101:32; 121:28 (26–33). TG Revelation.

◀

b

Prov. 19:2; Abr. 1:2. TG Knowledge; Learn; Testimony.

◀

c

D&C 63:23; 71:1. TG Mysteries of Godliness.

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d

D&C 36:2; 39:6.

◀

e

TG Joy.

◀

62a

D&C 57:2 (1–5).

◀

64a

D&C 45:64; 48:2.

◀

b

D&C 38:29 (28–30).

◀

c

Ether 8:24 (22–25); D&C 5:33 (32–33); 10:6 (6, 25); 38:13, 28.

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65a

TG Reward.

◀

b

Rom. 16:25; Alma 12:9; D&C 6:7 (7–11); 121:27 (25–27).

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67a

D&C 82:11 (11–15); 84:39; 132:4 (4–7).

◀

68a

James 1:5; D&C 1:26. TG God, Wisdom of.

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69a

TG Kingdom of God, on Earth.

◀

b

Matt. 16:19; D&C 65:2. TG Priesthood, Keys of.

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70a

TG Priest, Aaronic Priesthood; Teacher, Aaronic Priesthood.

◀

b

TG Stewardship.

◀

71a

D&C 41:7.

◀

b

TG Consecration.

◀

74a

Matt. 5:32.

◀

b

TG Fornication; Sexual Immorality.

◀

75a

TG Adulterer.

◀

b

TG Excommunication.

◀

76a

TG Watch.

◀

79a

Luke 18:20. TG Blood, Shedding of; Murder.

◀

80a

TG Adulterer.

◀

b

TG Witness.

◀

81a

Matt. 18:17 (16–17).

◀

b

D&C 64:12.

◀

82a

TG Bishop.

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85a

TG Stealing.

◀

86a

TG Honesty; Lying.

◀

87a

D&C 43:11.

◀

88a

TG Brotherhood and Sisterhood.

◀

b

Matt. 18:15 (15–18). TG Offense.

◀

c

TG Confession.

◀

d

TG Reconciliation.

◀

89a

TG Judgment; Justice.

◀

90a

TG Chastening; Reproof.

◀

91a

Ezek. 5:8; 1 Tim. 5:20 (19–21).

◀

b

TG Shame.

Section 43

Revelation given through Joseph Smith the Prophet, at Kirtland, Ohio, in February 1831. At this time some members of the Church were disturbed by people making false claims as revelators. The Prophet inquired of the Lord and received this communication addressed to the elders of the Church. The first part deals with matters of Church polity; the latter part contains a warning that the elders are to give to the nations of the earth.

1–7, Revelations and commandments come only through the one appointed; 8–14, The Saints are sanctified by acting in all holiness before the Lord; 15–22, Elders are sent forth to cry repentance and prepare men for the great day of the Lord; 23–28, The Lord calls upon men by His own voice and through the forces of nature; 29–35, The Millennium and the binding of Satan will come.

1 O hearken, ye elders of my church, and give ear to the words which I shall speak unto you.

2 For behold, verily, verily, I say unto you, that ye have received a commandment for a alaw unto my church, through him whom I have appointed unto you to receive commandments and brevelations from my hand.

3 And this ye shall know assuredly—that there is anone other appointed unto you to receive bcommandments and revelations until he be taken, if he cabide in me.

4 But verily, verily, I say unto you, that anone else shall be appointed unto this gift except it be through him; for if it be taken from him he shall not have power except to appoint another in his stead.

5 And this shall be a law unto you, that ye areceive not the bteachings of any that shall come before you as revelations or commandments;

6 And this I give unto you that you may not be adeceived, that you may know they are not of me.

7 For verily I say unto you, that he that is aordained of me shall come in at the bgate and be ordained as I have told you before, to teach those crevelations which you have received and shall receive through him whom I have appointed.

8 And now, behold, I give unto you a acommandment, that when ye are bassembled together ye shall cinstruct and dedify each other, that ye may know ehow to act and direct my church, how to act upon the points of my law and commandments, which I have given.

9 And thus ye shall become instructed in the law of my church, and be asanctified by that which ye have received, and ye shall bind yourselves to act in all holiness before me—

10 That inasmuch as ye do this, glory shall be aadded to the kingdom which ye have received. Inasmuch as ye do it not, it shall be btaken, even that which ye have received.

11 aPurge ye out the biniquity which is among you; sanctify yourselves before me;

12 And if ye desire the glories of the kingdom, aappoint ye my servant Joseph Smith, Jun., and uphold him before me by the prayer of faith.

13 And again, I say unto you, that if ye desire the amysteries of the kingdom, provide for him food and raiment, and whatsoever thing he needeth to accomplish the work wherewith I have commanded him;

14 And if ye do it not he shall remain unto them that have received him, that I may reserve unto myself a apure bpeople before me.

15 Again I say, hearken ye elders of my achurch, whom I have appointed: Ye are not sent forth to be btaught, but to cteach the children of men the things which I have put into your hands by the power of my dSpirit;

16 And ye are to be ataught from on high. bSanctify yourselves and ye shall be cendowed with power, that ye may give even as I have spoken.

17 Hearken ye, for, behold, the agreat bday of the Lord is nigh at hand.

18 For the day cometh that the Lord shall utter his avoice out of heaven; the heavens shall bshake and the earth shall ctremble, and the dtrump of God shall sound both long and loud, and shall say to the sleeping nations: Ye saints earise and live; ye sinners fstay and gsleep until I shall call again.

19 Wherefore gird up your loins lest ye be found among the wicked.

20 Lift up your voices and spare not. Call upon the nations to repent, both old and young, both abond and free, saying: Prepare yourselves for the great day of the Lord;

21 For if I, who am a man, do lift up my voice and call upon you to repent, and ye ahate me, what will ye say when the bday cometh when the cthunders shall utter their voices from the ends of the earth, speaking to the ears of all that live, saying—Repent, and prepare for the great day of the Lord?

22 Yea, and again, when the alightnings shall streak forth from the east unto the west, and shall utter forth their voices unto all that live, and make the ears of all tingle that hear, saying these words—Repent ye, for the great day of the Lord is come?

23 And again, the Lord shall utter his voice out of heaven, saying: Hearken, O ye nations of the earth, and hear the words of that God who amade you.

24 O, ye nations of the earth, how often would I have gathered you together as a ahen gathereth her chickens under her wings, but ye bwould not!

25 How oft have I acalled upon you by the mouth of my bservants, and by the cministering of angels, and by mine own voice, and by the voice of dthunderings, and by the voice of lightnings, and by the voice of tempests, and by the voice of earthquakes, and great hailstorms, and by the voice of efamines and pestilences of every kind, and by the great sound of a ftrump, and by the voice of judgment, and by the voice of gmercy all the day long, and by the voice of glory and honor and the hriches of eternal life, and would have saved you with an ieverlasting salvation, but ye would not!

26 Behold, the day has come, when the acup of the bwrath of mine indignation is full.

27 Behold, verily I say unto you, that these are the words of the Lord your God.

28 Wherefore, labor ye, alabor ye in my vineyard for the last time—for the last time call upon the inhabitants of the earth.

29 For in mine own due time will I acome upon the earth in bjudgment, and my people shall be credeemed and shall dreign with me on earth.

30 For the great aMillennium, of which I have spoken by the mouth of my servants, shall come.

31 For aSatan shall be bbound, and when he is loosed again he shall only reign for a clittle season, and then cometh the dend of the earth.

32 And he that liveth in arighteousness shall be bchanged in the twinkling of an eye, and the earth shall pass away so as by cfire.

33 And the wicked shall go away into unquenchable afire, and their end no man knoweth on earth, nor ever shall know, until they come before me in bjudgment.

34 Hearken ye to these words. Behold, I am Jesus Christ, the aSavior of the world. bTreasure these things up in your hearts, and let the csolemnities of deternity erest upon your fminds.

35 Be asober. Keep all my commandments. Even so. Amen.

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2a

D&C 42:2 (1–93).

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b

TG Commandments of God; God, Law of; Revelation.

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3a

TG False Prophets.

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b

TG Prophets, Mission of.

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c

John 15:4.

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4a

D&C 28:2 (1–3, 11–13).

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5a

D&C 28:5 (3–8).

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b

TG False Doctrine.

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6a

D&C 28:11; 46:7. TG Deceit.

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7a

TG Authority; Called of God.

◀

b

Matt. 7:13; 2 Ne. 9:41; 31:9 (9, 17–18); 3 Ne. 14:14 (13–14); D&C 22:4.

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c

TG Scriptures to Come Forth.

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8a

TG Commandments of God.

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b

TG Assembly for Worship; Meetings.

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c

D&C 88:77 (77–79).

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d

TG Edification.

◀

e

D&C 82:9; JS—H 1:12.

◀

9a

TG Sanctification.

◀

10a

Alma 12:10 (9–11).

◀

b

Mark 4:25.

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11a

1 Cor. 5:7.

◀

b

D&C 42:87. TG Sin.

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12a

TG Sustaining Church Leaders.

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13a

TG Mysteries of Godliness.

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14a

TG Purity.

◀

b

TG Millennium, Preparing a People for.

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15a

TG Jesus Christ, Head of the Church.

◀

b

1 Jn. 2:27. TG Teaching.

◀

c

D&C 50:13. TG Missionary Work; Mission of Latter-day Saints; Priesthood, Ordination.

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d

TG Teaching with the Spirit.

◀

16a

TG Inspiration; Teachable.

◀

b

Josh. 3:5. TG Sanctification.

◀

c

Luke 24:49; D&C 38:32; 39:15; 95:8 (8–9); 110:9 (8–10).

◀

17a

Mal. 4:5; D&C 2:1; 34:8 (6–9).

◀

b

D&C 5:19 (19–20); 29:8; 35:11 (11–16).

◀

18a

Joel 2:11; D&C 35:21; 88:90; 133:50 (50–52).

◀

b

Joel 2:10; 3:16; D&C 45:48. TG Last Days.

◀

c

D&C 45:33 (33, 48); 84:118; 88:87 (87, 90).

◀

d

D&C 29:13; 45:45.

◀

e

TG Resurrection.

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f

Rev. 20:13 (12–13); Alma 11:41; D&C 76:85; 88:100 (100–101).

◀

g

Dan. 12:2; Morm. 9:13 (13–14).

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20a

1 Cor. 12:13.

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21a

TG Hate.

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b

TG Day of the Lord.

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c

2 Ne. 27:2; D&C 88:90.

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22a

Amos 4:6 (6–10).

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23a

Deut. 32:6; 1 Ne. 2:12.

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24a

Matt. 23:37; Luke 13:34; 3 Ne. 10:6 (4–6).

◀

b

TG Rebellion.

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25a

Lev. 26:16; Ezek. 26:6; 1 Ne. 21:26 (25–26); Mosiah 7:29; 11:22 (20–22); Hel. 12:3 (2–4).

◀

b

Matt. 23:34. TG Prophets, Mission of.

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c

D&C 7:6; 130:5.

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d

Rev. 16:18; 2 Ne. 6:15. TG Nature, Earth.

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e

Jer. 24:10; Joel 1:10; Amos 4:6; D&C 87:6 (1–8); JS—M 1:29. TG Drought; Famine.

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f

Ex. 19:19 (13, 16, 19).

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g

TG Mercy.

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h

TG Treasure.

◀

i

TG Eternal Life; Immortality; Salvation.

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26a

Lam. 4:21.

◀

b

Ezek. 21:31. TG God, Indignation of.

◀

28a

Jacob 5:71 (71–75); D&C 27:13; 33:3. TG Vineyard of the Lord.

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29a

TG Jesus Christ, Second Coming.

◀

b

TG Judgment, the Last.

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c

Rev. 14:4 (2–5).

◀

d

TG Jesus Christ, Millennial Reign.

◀

30a

TG Millennium.

◀

31a

1 Ne. 22:26. TG Devil.

◀

b

D&C 45:55; 84:100; 88:110 (110–12); 101:28.

◀

c

Rev. 20:3 (3–10); Jacob 5:77 (76–77); D&C 29:22; 88:111 (110–12).

◀

d

Matt. 24:14. TG World, End of.

◀

32a

TG Righteousness.

◀

b

1 Cor. 15:51 (51–52); D&C 63:51; 88:28 (20, 28); 101:31. TG Resurrection.

◀

c

Matt. 3:12.

◀

33a

Dan. 7:11; D&C 29:28 (21, 26–30). TG Hell.

◀

b

TG Jesus Christ, Judge.

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34a

TG Jesus Christ, Savior.

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b

Isa. 45:22; D&C 6:36; 11:26; JS—M 1:37. TG Treasure.

◀

c

D&C 84:61; 88:121; 100:7. TG Levity.

◀

d

TG Eternity.

◀

e

TG Meditation.

◀

f

TG Mind.

◀

35a

Rom. 12:3; D&C 18:21.

Section 44

Revelation given to Joseph Smith the Prophet and Sidney Rigdon, at Kirtland, Ohio, in the latter part of February 1831. In compliance with the requirement herein set forth, the Church appointed a conference to be held early in the month of June following.

1–3, Elders are to assemble in conference; 4–6, They are to organize according to the laws of the land and to care for the poor.

1 Behold, thus saith the Lord unto you my servants, it is expedient in me that the elders of my church should be acalled together, from the east and from the west, and from the north and from the south, by letter or some other way.

2 And it shall come to pass, that inasmuch as they are faithful, and exercise faith in me, I will pour out my aSpirit upon them in the day that they assemble themselves together.

3 And it shall come to pass that they shall go forth into the regions round about, and apreach repentance unto the people.

4 And many shall be aconverted, insomuch that ye shall obtain bpower to organize yourselves caccording to the laws of man;

5 That your aenemies may not have power over you; that you may be preserved in all things; that you may be enabled to keep my laws; that every bond may be broken wherewith the enemy seeketh to destroy my people.

6 Behold, I say unto you, that ye must avisit the poor and the needy and administer to their relief, that they may be kept until all things may be done according to my law which ye have received. Amen.

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1a

TG Assembly for Worship; Meetings.

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2a

Acts 2:17.

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3a

TG Preaching.

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4a

TG Conversion.

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b

TG Authority; Church Organization.

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c

1 Pet. 2:13 (13–14); D&C 51:6; 98:5 (5–7); 109:54.

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5a

Lev. 26:7 (1–13); 2 Ne. 4:33 (16–35).

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6a

James 1:27. TG Compassion; Service; Welfare.

Section 45

Revelation given through Joseph Smith the Prophet to the Church, at Kirtland, Ohio, March 7, 1831. Prefacing the record of this revelation, Joseph Smith’s history states that “at this age of the Church … many false reports … and foolish stories, were published … and circulated, … to prevent people from investigating the work, or embracing the faith. … But to the joy of the Saints, … I received the following.”

1–5, Christ is our advocate with the Father; 6–10, The gospel is a messenger to prepare the way before the Lord; 11–15, Enoch and his brethren were received by the Lord unto Himself; 16–23, Christ revealed signs of His coming as given on the Mount of Olives; 24–38, The gospel will be restored, the times of the Gentiles will be fulfilled, and a desolating sickness will cover the land; 39–47, Signs, wonders, and the Resurrection are to attend the Second Coming; 48–53, Christ will stand on the Mount of Olives, and the Jews will see the wounds in His hands and feet; 54–59, The Lord will reign during the Millennium; 60–62, The Prophet is instructed to begin the translation of the New Testament, through which important information will be made known; 63–75, The Saints are commanded to gather and build the New Jerusalem, to which people from all nations will come.

1 Hearken, O ye people of my achurch, to whom the bkingdom has been given; hearken ye and give ear to him who laid the foundation of the earth, who cmade the heavens and all the dhosts thereof, and by whom all things were made which elive, and move, and have a being.

2 And again I say, hearken unto my voice, lest adeath shall overtake you; in an bhour when ye think not the summer shall be past, and the charvest ended, and your souls not saved.

3 Listen to him who is the aadvocate with the Father, who is pleading your cause before him—

4 Saying: Father, behold the asufferings and bdeath of him who did no csin, in whom thou wast well pleased; behold the blood of thy Son which was shed, the blood of him whom thou gavest that thyself might be dglorified;

5 Wherefore, Father, spare these my abrethren that bbelieve on my name, that they may come unto me and have ceverlasting life.

6 Hearken, O ye people of my church, and ye elders listen together, and hear my voice while it is called atoday, and harden not your hearts;

7 For verily I say unto you that I am aAlpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the light and the life of the world—a blight that shineth in darkness and the darkness comprehendeth it not.

8 I came unto mine own, and mine own areceived me not; but unto as many as received me gave I bpower to do many cmiracles, and to become the dsons of God; and even unto them that ebelieved on my name gave I power to obtain eternal flife.

9 And even so I have sent mine aeverlasting bcovenant into the world, to be a clight to the world, and to be a dstandard for my people, and for the eGentiles to seek to it, and to be a fmessenger before my face to prepare the way before me.

10 Wherefore, come ye unto it, and with him that cometh I will areason as with men in days of old, and I will show unto you my strong reasoning.

11 Wherefore, hearken ye together and let me show unto you even my awisdom—the wisdom of him whom ye say is the God of bEnoch, and his brethren,

12 Who were aseparated from the earth, and were received unto myself—a bcity reserved until a cday of righteousness shall come—a day which was sought for by all holy men, and they found it not because of wickedness and abominations;

13 And confessed they were astrangers and pilgrims on the earth;

14 But obtained a apromise that they should find it and see it in their flesh.

15 Wherefore, hearken and I will reason with you, and I will aspeak unto you and prophesy, as unto men in days of old.

16 And I will show it plainly as I showed it unto my adisciples as I stood before them in the flesh, and spake unto them, saying: As ye have asked of me concerning the bsigns of my coming, in the day when I shall come in my cglory in the clouds of heaven, to fulfil the promises that I have made unto your fathers,

17 For as ye have looked upon the long aabsence of your bspirits from your bodies to be a bondage, I will show unto you how the day of redemption shall come, and also the crestoration of the dscattered Israel.

18 And now ye abehold this temple which is in Jerusalem, which ye call the house of God, and your enemies say that this house shall never fall.

19 But, verily I say unto you, that adesolation shall come upon this generation as a thief in the night, and this people shall be destroyed and bscattered among all nations.

20 And this atemple which ye now see shall be thrown down that there shall not be left one stone upon another.

21 And it shall come to pass, that this ageneration of Jews shall not pass away until every desolation which I have told you concerning them shall come bto pass.

22 Ye say that ye know that the aend of the world cometh; ye say also that ye know that the heavens and the earth shall pass away;

23 And in this ye say truly, for so it is; but these things which I have told you shall not apass away until all shall be fulfilled.

24 And this I have told you concerning Jerusalem; and when that day shall come, shall a remnant be ascattered among all bnations;

25 But they shall be agathered again; but they shall remain until the times of the bGentiles be fulfilled.

26 And in athat day shall be heard of bwars and rumors of wars, and the whole earth shall be in commotion, and men’s hearts shall cfail them, and they shall say that Christ ddelayeth his coming until the end of the earth.

27 And the alove of men shall wax cold, and biniquity shall abound.

28 And when the times of the aGentiles is come in, a blight shall break forth among them that sit in darkness, and it shall be the fulness of my cgospel;

29 But they areceive it not; for they perceive not the light, and they turn their bhearts from me because of the cprecepts of men.

30 And in that generation shall the atimes of the Gentiles be fulfilled.

31 And there shall be men standing in that ageneration, that shall not pass until they shall see an overflowing bscourge; for a desolating csickness shall cover the land.

32 But my disciples shall astand in holy places, and shall not be moved; but among the wicked, men shall lift up their voices and bcurse God and die.

33 And there shall be aearthquakes also in divers places, and many desolations; yet men will harden their hearts against me, and they will take up the bsword, one against another, and they will kill one another.

34 And now, when I the Lord had spoken these words unto my disciples, they were troubled.

35 And I said unto them: Be not atroubled, for, when all these things shall come to pass, ye may know that the promises which have been made unto you shall be fulfilled.

36 And when the alight shall begin to break forth, it shall be with them like unto a parable which I will show you—

37 Ye look and behold the afig trees, and ye see them with your eyes, and ye say when they begin to shoot forth, and their leaves are yet tender, that summer is now nigh at hand;

38 Even so it shall be in that day when they shall see all these things, then shall they know that the hour is nigh.

39 And it shall come to pass that he that afeareth me shall be blooking forth for the great cday of the Lord to dcome, even for the esigns of the coming of the fSon of Man.

40 And they shall see signs and awonders, for they shall be shown forth in the heavens above, and in the earth beneath.

41 And they shall behold blood, and afire, and vapors of bsmoke.

42 And before the day of the Lord shall come, the asun shall be darkened, and the moon be turned into blood, and the stars fall from heaven.

43 And the aremnant shall be gathered unto this place;

44 And then they shall look for me, and, behold, I will come; and they shall see me in the aclouds of heaven, clothed with power and great bglory; with all the holy angels; and he that cwatches not for me shall be cut off.

45 But before the arm of the Lord shall fall, an angel shall sound his atrump, and the bsaints that have slept shall ccome forth to meet me in the dcloud.

46 Wherefore, if ye have slept in apeace blessed are you; for as you now behold me and know that I am, even so shall ye bcome unto me and your souls shall clive, and your redemption shall be perfected; and the saints shall come forth from the dfour quarters of the earth.

47 Then shall the aarm of the Lord fall upon the nations.

48 And then shall the Lord set his foot upon this amount, and it shall cleave in twain, and the earth shall btremble, and reel to and fro, and the cheavens also dshall shake.

49 And the Lord shall utter his voice, and all the ends of the earth shall hear it; and the nations of the earth shall amourn, and they that have blaughed shall see their cfolly.

50 And calamity shall cover the amocker, and the scorner shall be consumed; and they that have watched for iniquity shall be hewn down and bcast into the cfire.

51 And then shall the aJews blook upon me and say: What are these cwounds in thine hands and in thy feet?

52 Then shall they know that I am the Lord; for I will say unto them: These wounds are the wounds with which I was awounded in the house of my friends. I am he who was lifted up. I am Jesus that was bcrucified. I am the cSon of God.

53 And then shall they aweep because of their iniquities; then shall they blament because they cpersecuted their dking.

54 And then shall the aheathen nations be bredeemed, and they that cknew no dlaw shall have part in the efirst fresurrection; and it shall be gtolerable for them.

55 And aSatan shall be bbound, that he shall have no place in the hearts of the children of men.

56 And at that day, when I shall come in my aglory, shall the parable be fulfilled which I spake concerning the ten bvirgins.

57 For they that are wise and have received the atruth, and have taken the Holy Spirit for their bguide, and have not been deceived—verily I say unto you, they shall not be hewn down and cast into the cfire, but shall abide the day.

58 And the aearth shall be given unto them for an binheritance; and they shall cmultiply and wax strong, and their dchildren shall egrow up without fsin unto gsalvation.

59 For the Lord shall be in their amidst, and his bglory shall be upon them, and he will be their cking and their dlawgiver.

60 And now, behold, I say unto you, it shall not be given unto you to know any further concerning this chapter, until the aNew Testament be translated, and in it all these things shall be made known;

61 Wherefore I give unto you that ye may now translate it, that ye may be prepared for the things to come.

62 For verily I say unto you, that great things await you;

63 Ye hear of awars in foreign lands; but, behold, I say unto you, they are nigh, even at your bdoors, and not many years hence ye shall hear of wars in your own lands.

64 Wherefore I, the Lord, have said, gather ye out from the aeastern lands, assemble ye yourselves together ye elders of my church; go ye forth into the western countries, call upon the inhabitants to repent, and inasmuch as they do repent, build up churches unto me.

65 And with one heart and with one mind, gather up your riches that ye may apurchase an inheritance which shall hereafter be appointed unto you.

66 And it shall be called the aNew Jerusalem, a bland of cpeace, a city of drefuge, a place of esafety for the saints of the Most High God;

67 And the aglory of the Lord shall be there, and the bterror of the Lord also shall be there, insomuch that the wicked will not come unto it, and it shall be called Zion.

68 And it shall come to pass among the wicked, that every man that will not take his sword against his aneighbor must needs flee unto bZion for safety.

69 And there shall be agathered unto it out of every bnation under heaven; and it shall be the only people that shall not be at cwar one with another.

70 And it shall be said among the wicked: Let us not go up to battle against Zion, for the inhabitants of Zion are aterrible; wherefore we cannot stand.

71 And it shall come to pass that the righteous shall be gathered out from among all nations, and shall come to Zion, singing with asongs of everlasting bjoy.

72 And now I say unto you, keep these things from going abroad unto the world until it is expedient in me, that ye may accomplish this work in the eyes of the people, and in the eyes of your enemies, that they may not know your works until ye have accomplished the thing which I have commanded you;

73 That when they shall know it, that they may consider these things.

74 For when the Lord shall appear he shall be aterrible unto them, that fear may seize upon them, and they shall stand afar off and tremble.

75 And all nations shall be afraid because of the terror of the Lord, and the power of his might. Even so. Amen.

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1a

TG Jesus Christ, Head of the Church.

◀

b

D&C 38:9; 50:35.

◀

c

Jer. 14:22; Mosiah 4:2; 3 Ne. 9:15; D&C 14:9. TG Jesus Christ, Creator.

◀

d

Gen. 2:1; D&C 38:1; Moses 3:1; Abr. 5:1.

◀

e

Acts 17:28.

◀

2a

Alma 34:33 (33–35).

◀

b

Matt. 24:44.

◀

c

Jer. 8:20; D&C 56:16; 76:79 (71–79). TG Harvest.

◀

3a

Isa. 59:16; D&C 62:1. TG Jesus Christ, Advocate.

◀

4a

TG Jesus Christ, Atonement through; Jesus Christ, Redeemer; Pain; Suffering.

◀

b

TG Jesus Christ, Death of.

◀

c

Heb. 4:15; 7:26.

◀

d

John 12:28.

◀

5a

1 Jn. 3:14 (10–18).

◀

b

John 17:20; D&C 20:25; 35:2; 38:4.

◀

c

John 3:16.

◀

6a

John 9:4; Heb. 3:13; D&C 64:23 (23–25).

◀

7a

Rev. 1:8; 21:6; D&C 19:1.

◀

b

John 1:5.

◀

8a

TG Prophets, Rejection of.

◀

b

TG Priesthood, Power of.

◀

c

TG Miracle.

◀

d

TG Sons and Daughters of God.

◀

e

TG Believe; Faith.

◀

f

2 Pet. 1:3 (2–4).

◀

9a

TG New and Everlasting Covenant.

◀

b

Jer. 31:33 (31–34); Hosea 2:18 (14–23); Morm. 5:20. TG Covenants.

◀

c

2 Cor. 4:6.

◀

d

TG Ensign; Israel, Gathering of.

◀

e

Isa. 42:6; Matt. 8:11 (11–12); Luke 13:29 (28–30); Acts 10:45; 2 Ne. 10:18 (9–18).

◀

f

Mal. 3:1; Matt. 11:10; Luke 7:27.

◀

10a

Isa. 41:21; D&C 50:10 (10–12).

◀

11a

TG God, Wisdom of.

◀

b

D&C 38:4; 76:67; 84:100 (99–100); 133:54.

◀

12a

JST Gen. 14:30–34 (Bible Appendix); D&C 38:4; Moses 7:21.

◀

b

Heb. 11:16; D&C 84:100; Moses 7:63 (62–64). TG Translated Beings; Zion.

◀

c

1 Cor. 5:5.

◀

13a

IE sojourners; see Gen. 15:13. 1 Pet. 2:11. TG Stranger.

◀

14a

Heb. 11:13 (8–13); Moses 7:63.

◀

15a

TG Scriptures to Come Forth.

◀

16a

D&C 29:10.

◀

b

Matt. 24:3 (3–46); Luke 21:7 (7–36); JS—M 1:4 (4–55). TG Last Days.

◀

c

TG Jesus Christ, Glory of; Jesus Christ, Second Coming.

◀

17a

Luke 1:79; D&C 138:50.

◀

b

TG Spirit Body; Spirits, Disembodied.

◀

c

TG Israel, Restoration of.

◀

d

Dan. 12:7; 1 Ne. 10:12 (12–14); 22:3 (3–8).

◀

18a

Matt. 24:2 (1–2).

◀

19a

Ps. 79:3 (1–4); Luke 21:20 (20–24).

◀

b

TG Israel, Scattering of.

◀

20a

Matt. 24:1 (1–3); Luke 21:6 (5–6).

◀

21a

Mark 13:30; JS—M 1:34.

◀

b

Matt. 24:34.

◀

22a

Matt. 24:3. TG World, End of.

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23a

Matt. 24:35.

◀

24a

Zech. 2:6; 1 Ne. 10:12 (12–13); 22:4 (3–8); 2 Ne. 25:15 (15–16).

◀

b

Gen. 48:19.

◀

25a

Neh. 1:9; 1 Ne. 22:12 (10–12); 2 Ne. 21:12 (11–16). TG Israel, Gathering of.

◀

b

Luke 21:24; Rom. 11:25 (25–27).

◀

26a

TG Day of the Lord.

◀

b

D&C 63:33; 87:1 (1–8); 88:91; JS—M 1:23.

◀

c

Luke 21:26.

◀

d

Matt. 24:48; 2 Pet. 3:4 (3–10); JS—M 1:51.

◀

27a

JS—M 1:10.

◀

b

Matt. 24:12.

◀

28a

TG Gentiles.

◀

b

D&C 45:36. TG Light [noun].

◀

c

TG Restoration of the Gospel.

◀

29a

John 1:5.

◀

b

Matt. 15:8 (8–9). TG Hardheartedness.

◀

c

Titus 1:14; D&C 3:6 (6–7); 46:7; JS—H 1:19.

◀

30a

2 Pet. 3:12.

◀

31a

JS—M 1:34.

◀

b

Isa. 28:15; D&C 29:18 (14–21).

◀

c

TG Sickness.

◀

32a

Ex. 3:5; 2 Chr. 35:5; Matt. 24:15; D&C 87:8; 101:22 (21–22, 64); 115:7.

◀

b

Job 2:9; Rev. 16:11, 21.

◀

33a

D&C 43:18; 84:118; 88:87 (87, 90).

◀

b

D&C 63:33.

◀

35a

Matt. 24:6.

◀

36a

Matt. 24:27; D&C 45:28.

◀

37a

Mark 13:28; Luke 21:29 (29–31); D&C 35:16.

◀

39a

Job 1:1; D&C 10:56 (55–56). TG Reverence.

◀

b

2 Pet. 3:12 (10–13); D&C 35:15 (15–16); 49:23; Moses 7:62.

◀

c

TG Day of the Lord.

◀

d

TG Jesus Christ, Second Coming.

◀

e

D&C 68:11. TG Signs.

◀

f

TG Jesus Christ, Son of Man.

◀

40a

Joel 2:30.

◀

41a

Joel 1:19 (19–20); D&C 29:21; 97:26 (25–26).

◀

b

Gen. 19:28; 1 Ne. 19:11; 3 Ne. 10:13 (13–14); Morm. 8:29 (29–30).

◀

42a

Joel 2:10; Rev. 6:12; D&C 88:87; 133:49.

◀

43a

TG Israel, Gathering of; Israel, Remnant of.

◀

44a

Ex. 19:9 (9, 16).

◀

b

TG Glory; Jesus Christ, Glory of; Jesus Christ, Second Coming.

◀

c

Matt. 24:50 (43–51); Mark 13:33 (32–37); 1 Cor. 1:7 (7–8).

◀

45a

D&C 29:13; 43:18.

◀

b

TG Resurrection; Saints.

◀

c

D&C 88:97 (96–97); 133:56.

◀

d

1 Thes. 4:17.

◀

46a

Alma 40:12.

◀

b

Isa. 55:3; Amos 5:6; D&C 88:63; 101:38.

◀

c

Ps. 121:7. TG Immortality.

◀

d

D&C 33:6.

◀

47a

D&C 1:14 (13–14); 35:14.

◀

48a

Zech. 14:4 (4–7).

◀

b

D&C 43:18; 84:118; 88:87 (87, 90).

◀

c

TG Last Days.

◀

d

Joel 3:16; D&C 21:6; 49:23.

◀

49a

D&C 29:15 (14–21); 87:6.

◀

b

TG Laughter.

◀

c

2 Tim. 3:9. TG Foolishness.

◀

50a

TG Mocking.

◀

b

Isa. 29:20.

◀

c

TG Earth, Cleansing of.

◀

51a

TG Israel, Judah, People of.

◀

b

Zech. 12:10.

◀

c

TG Jesus Christ, Second Coming.

◀

52a

Zech. 13:6. TG Jesus Christ, Mission of.

◀

b

TG Jesus Christ, Appearances, Postmortal.

◀

c

Rom. 1:4.

◀

53a

Rev. 1:7 (7–8).

◀

b

Ps. 4:6; 119:135; Zech. 12:10.

◀

c

TG Jesus Christ, Betrayal of.

◀

d

Luke 23:38; John 19:3 (3, 14–15).

◀

54a

Ezek. 36:23 (23, 36); 37:28; 38:16 (16, 23); 39:21 (7, 21, 23). TG Heathen.

◀

b

TG Conversion.

◀

c

TG Ignorance.

◀

d

TG Accountability.

◀

e

Rev. 20:2; 1 Ne. 22:26; D&C 76:71 (71–80).

◀

f

TG Resurrection.

◀

g

Matt. 11:22; D&C 75:22.

◀

55a

TG Devil.

◀

b

D&C 43:31; 84:100; 88:110; 101:28.

◀

56a

TG Jesus Christ, Second Coming.

◀

b

Matt. 25:1 (1–13); D&C 63:54.

◀

57a

TG Truth.

◀

b

TG Guidance, Divine; Holy Ghost, Mission of; Motivations; Testimony.

◀

c

D&C 29:9 (9, 21, 23); 63:34 (34, 54); 64:24; 88:94; 101:24 (23–25).

◀

58a

TG Earth, Destiny of.

◀

b

Isa. 29:19; Matt. 5:5; Col. 1:12; 2 Ne. 9:18; D&C 38:20 (16–20); 56:20.

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c

Gen. 1:22 (20–25); Jer. 30:19.

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d

TG Children.

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e

D&C 63:51; 101:30 (29–31).

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f

TG Sin.

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g

TG Salvation; Salvation of Little Children.

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59a

Matt. 18:20; D&C 1:36 (35–36); 29:11 (9–11); 84:119 (118–19); 104:59.

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b

TG Glory.

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c

TG Kingdom of God, on Earth.

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d

Gen. 49:10; Zech. 14:9; D&C 38:22; 41:4.

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60a

See an excerpt in the Pearl of Great Price, in Joseph Smith—Matthew. See also Bible, footnotes and Appendix, excerpts from the Joseph Smith Translation. D&C 42:56; 73:3 (3–4).

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63a

D&C 38:29; 87:2 (1–5); 130:12.

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b

Matt. 24:33.

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64a

D&C 42:64; 48:2.

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65a

D&C 63:27.

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66a

Isa. 35:10; Ether 13:6 (2–11); D&C 42:9 (9, 35, 62); Moses 7:62; A of F 1:10. TG Jerusalem, New; Zion.

◀

b

D&C 29:8 (7–8); 52:2 (2, 42); 57:1; 103:24.

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c

Ps. 72:7; D&C 54:10. TG Peace.

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d

Isa. 4:6; Joel 2:32. TG Refuge.

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e

TG Protection, Divine.

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67a

D&C 64:41 (41–43); 84:5 (4–5, 31); 97:15 (15–20). TG Jesus Christ, Glory of.

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b

D&C 64:43.

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68a

Zech. 14:13. TG Neighbor.

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b

Isa. 31:9. TG Zion.

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69a

Deut. 30:3; Jer. 32:37.

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b

Zech. 2:11 (10–12); D&C 49:10; 97:19 (18–21).

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c

TG War.

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70a

Mal. 1:14.

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71a

D&C 66:11.

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b

TG Joy.

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74a

Zeph. 2:11.

Section 46

Revelation given through Joseph Smith the Prophet to the Church, at Kirtland, Ohio, March 8, 1831. In this early time of the Church, a unified pattern for the conducting of Church services had not yet developed. However, a custom of admitting only members and earnest investigators to the sacrament meetings and other assemblies of the Church had become somewhat general. This revelation expresses the will of the Lord relative to governing and conducting meetings and His direction on seeking and discerning the gifts of the Spirit.

1–2, Elders are to conduct meetings as guided by the Holy Spirit; 3–6, Truth seekers should not be excluded from sacramental services; 7–12, Ask of God and seek the gifts of the Spirit; 13–26, An enumeration of some of these gifts is given; 27–33, Church leaders are given power to discern the gifts of the Spirit.

1 Hearken, O ye people of my church; for verily I say unto you that these things were spoken unto you for your aprofit and learning.

2 But notwithstanding those things which are written, it always has been given to the aelders of my church from the beginning, and ever shall be, to bconduct all meetings as they are directed and guided by the Holy Spirit.

3 Nevertheless ye are commanded never to acast any one out from your public bmeetings, which are held before the world.

4 Ye are also commanded not to cast any one who belongeth to the church out of your sacrament meetings; nevertheless, if any have trespassed, let him anot bpartake until he makes reconciliation.

5 And again I say unto you, ye shall not cast any out of your sacrament meetings who are earnestly aseeking the kingdom—I speak this concerning those who are not of the church.

6 And again I say unto you, concerning your aconfirmation meetings, that if there be any that are not of the church, that are earnestly seeking after the kingdom, ye shall not cast them out.

7 But ye are commanded in all things to aask of God, who giveth liberally; and that which the Spirit testifies unto you even so I would that ye should do in all bholiness of heart, walking uprightly before me, cconsidering the end of your salvation, doing all things with prayer and dthanksgiving, that ye may not be eseduced by evil fspirits, or doctrines of devils, or the gcommandments of men; for some are of men, and others of devils.

8 Wherefore, beware lest ye are deceived; and that ye may not be deceived aseek ye earnestly the best gifts, always remembering for what they are given;

9 For verily I say unto you, they are given for the benefit of those who love me and keep all my commandments, and him that seeketh so to do; that all may be benefited that seek or that ask of me, that ask and not for a asign that they may bconsume it upon their lusts.

10 And again, verily I say unto you, I would that ye should always remember, and always retain in your aminds what those bgifts are, that are given unto the church.

11 For all have not every agift given unto them; for there are many gifts, and to every man is given a gift by the Spirit of God.

12 To some is given one, and to some is given another, that all may be profited thereby.

13 To some it is given by the aHoly Ghost to know that Jesus Christ is the Son of God, and that he was crucified for the sins of the world.

14 To others it is given to abelieve on their words, that they also might have eternal life if they continue faithful.

15 And again, to some it is given by the Holy Ghost to know the adifferences of administration, as it will be pleasing unto the same Lord, according as the Lord will, suiting his bmercies according to the conditions of the children of men.

16 And again, it is given by the Holy Ghost to some to know the diversities of operations, whether they be of God, that the manifestations of the aSpirit may be given to every man to profit withal.

17 And again, verily I say unto you, to some is given, by the Spirit of God, the word of awisdom.

18 To another is given the word of aknowledge, that all may be taught to be wise and to have knowledge.

19 And again, to some it is given to have afaith to be healed;

20 And to others it is given to have faith to aheal.

21 And again, to some is given the working of amiracles;

22 And to others it is given to aprophesy;

23 And to others the adiscerning of spirits.

24 And again, it is given to some to speak with atongues;

25 And to another is given the interpretation of tongues.

26 And all these agifts come from God, for the benefit of the bchildren of God.

27 And unto the abishop of the church, and unto such as God shall appoint and ordain to watch over the church and to be elders unto the church, are to have it given unto them to bdiscern all those gifts lest there shall be any among you professing and yet be not of God.

28 And it shall come to pass that he that asketh in aSpirit shall receive in Spirit;

29 That unto some it may be given to have all those gifts, that there may be a head, in order that every member may be profited thereby.

30 He that aasketh in the bSpirit asketh according to the cwill of God; wherefore it is done even as he asketh.

31 And again, I say unto you, all things must be done in the name of Christ, whatsoever you do in the Spirit;

32 And ye must give athanks unto God in the Spirit for whatsoever blessing ye are blessed with.

33 And ye must practice avirtue and holiness before me continually. Even so. Amen.

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1a

Deut. 10:13 (12–13).

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2a

Lev. 9:1; Alma 6:1.

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b

Moro. 6:9; D&C 20:45.

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3a

3 Ne. 18:22 (22–34).

◀

b

TG Church; Fellowshipping; Meetings.

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4a

3 Ne. 12:24 (23–26).

◀

b

TG Reconciliation; Sacrament.

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5a

TG Missionary Work.

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6a

IE for confirmation of those recently baptized, commonly done now in sacrament meeting.

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7a

James 1:5 (5–6); D&C 6:11; 88:62 (62–65); 102:23. TG Problem-Solving.

◀

b

TG Holiness.

◀

c

TG Meditation; Prayer.

◀

d

Ps. 34:1 (1–3); 69:30 (30–31); Alma 34:38. TG Thanksgiving.

◀

e

1 Tim. 4:1 (1–4); D&C 28:11; 43:6 (5–7).

◀

f

TG Spirits, Evil or Unclean.

◀

g

Col. 2:22 (18–22); Titus 1:14; D&C 3:6 (6–7); 45:29; JS—H 1:19.

◀

8a

1 Cor. 12:31; D&C 11:10.

◀

9a

TG Sign Seekers.

◀

b

James 4:3.

◀

10a

TG Mind.

◀

b

1 Cor. 14:12.

◀

11a

Rom. 1:11. TG Holy Ghost, Gifts of.

◀

13a

TG Holy Ghost, Source of Testimony.

◀

14a

Rom. 10:10 (4–11); Mosiah 26:15 (15–16); Alma 19:9; 56:48 (47–48); 3 Ne. 12:2.

◀

15a

Moro. 10:8.

◀

b

Gen. 32:10; 1 Ne. 1:20; Alma 34:38.

◀

16a

1 Cor. 12:7 (3–8).

◀

17a

1 Kgs. 5:12; Moro. 10:9 (9–10).

◀

18a

TG Education; Knowledge.

◀

19a

Mark 5:34 (34–36); Hel. 15:9 (9–10); D&C 42:48 (48–52). TG Faith.

◀

20a

TG Heal.

◀

21a

TG Miracle.

◀

22a

TG Prophecy.

◀

23a

Acts 16:18 (16–18); Moses 1:15 (13–15).

◀

24a

TG Language.

◀

26a

TG God, Gifts of.

◀

b

TG Man, a Spirit Child of Heavenly Father; Sons and Daughters of God.

◀

27a

TG Bishop.

◀

b

TG Discernment, Spiritual.

◀

28a

Ezek. 36:27; Rom. 8:26 (26–27); D&C 88:65 (64–65).

◀

30a

Hel. 10:5; 3 Ne. 19:24; D&C 50:29. TG Holy Ghost, Mission of.

◀

b

James 4:3.

◀

c

TG God, Will of.

◀

32a

1 Chr. 16:8 (7–36); 1 Thes. 1:2; Alma 37:37; D&C 59:7. TG Thanksgiving.

◀

33a

TG Holiness; Virtue.

Section 47

Revelation given through Joseph Smith the Prophet, at Kirtland, Ohio, March 8, 1831. John Whitmer, who had already served as a clerk to the Prophet, initially hesitated when he was asked to serve as the Church historian and recorder, replacing Oliver Cowdery. He wrote, “I would rather not do it but observed that the will of the Lord be done, and if he desires it, I desire that he would manifest it through Joseph the Seer.” After Joseph Smith received this revelation, John Whitmer accepted and served in his appointed office.

1–4, John Whitmer is designated to keep the history of the Church and to write for the Prophet.

1 Behold, it is expedient in me that my servant John should write and keep a regular ahistory, and assist you, my servant Joseph, in transcribing all things which shall be given you, until he is called to further duties.

2 Again, verily I say unto you that he can also alift up his voice in meetings, whenever it shall be expedient.

3 And again, I say unto you that it shall be appointed unto him to keep the church arecord and history continually; for Oliver Cowdery I have appointed to another office.

4 Wherefore, it shall be given him, inasmuch as he is faithful, by the aComforter, to write these things. Even so. Amen.

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1a

D&C 21:1; 69:3 (3–8); 85:1.

◀

2a

TG Preaching.

◀

3a

TG Record Keeping.

◀

4a

TG Holy Ghost, Comforter.

Section 48

Revelation given through Joseph Smith the Prophet, at Kirtland, Ohio, March 10, 1831. The Prophet had inquired of the Lord as to the mode of procedure in procuring lands for the settlement of the Saints. This was an important matter in view of the migration of members of the Church from the eastern United States, in obedience to the Lord’s command that they should assemble in Ohio (see sections 37:1–3; 45:64).

1–3, The Saints in Ohio are to share their lands with their brethren; 4–6, The Saints are to purchase lands, build a city, and follow the counsel of their presiding officers.

1 It is necessary that ye should remain for the present time in your places of abode, as it shall be suitable to your circumstances.

2 And inasmuch as ye have lands, ye shall aimpart to the beastern brethren;

3 And inasmuch as ye have not lands, let them buy for the present time in those regions round about, as seemeth them good, for it must needs be necessary that they have places to live for the present time.

4 It must needs be necessary that ye asave all the money that ye can, and that ye obtain all that ye can in righteousness, that in time ye may be enabled to bpurchase cland for an dinheritance, even the city.

5 The aplace is not yet to be brevealed; but after your brethren come from the east there are to be certain men appointed, and to them it shall be given to know the place, or to them it shall be revealed.

6 And they shall be appointed to apurchase the lands, and to make a commencement to lay the foundation of the city; and then shall ye begin to be gathered with your families, every man according to his bfamily, according to his circumstances, and as is appointed to him by the presidency and the bishop of the church, according to the laws and commandments which ye have received, and which ye shall hereafter receive. Even so. Amen.

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2a

TG Welfare.

◀

b

D&C 42:64; 45:64.

◀

4a

TG Family, Managing Finances in.

◀

b

D&C 57:4.

◀

c

D&C 57:8.

◀

d

D&C 42:9 (9, 35, 62); 45:66 (66–71); 64:30.

◀

5a

D&C 51:16.

◀

b

D&C 57:2 (1–3).

◀

6a

TG Jerusalem, New; Zion.

◀

b

Num. 1:2; Mosiah 6:3; Ether 1:41.

Section 49

Revelation given through Joseph Smith the Prophet to Sidney Rigdon, Parley P. Pratt, and Leman Copley, at Kirtland, Ohio, May 7, 1831. Leman Copley had embraced the gospel but still held to some of the teachings of the Shakers (United Society of Believers in Christ’s Second Appearing), to which he had formerly belonged. Some of the beliefs of the Shakers were that Christ’s Second Coming had already occurred and that He had appeared in the form of a woman, Ann Lee. They did not consider baptism by water essential. They rejected marriage and believed in a life of total celibacy. Some Shakers also forbade the eating of meat. In prefacing this revelation, Joseph Smith’s history states, “In order to have [a] more perfect understanding on the subject, I inquired of the Lord, and received the following.” The revelation refutes some of the basic concepts of the Shaker group. The aforementioned brethren took a copy of the revelation to the Shaker community (near Cleveland, Ohio) and read it to them in its entirety, but it was rejected.

1–7, The day and hour of Christ’s coming will remain unknown until He comes; 8–14, Men must repent, believe the gospel, and obey the ordinances to gain salvation; 15–16, Marriage is ordained of God; 17–21, The eating of meat is approved; 22–28, Zion will flourish and the Lamanites blossom as the rose before the Second Coming.

1 Hearken unto my word, my servants Sidney, and Parley, and Leman; for behold, verily I say unto you, that I give unto you a commandment that you shall go and apreach my gospel which ye have received, even as ye have received it, unto the Shakers.

2 Behold, I say unto you, that they desire to know the truth in part, but not all, for they are not aright before me and must needs repent.

3 Wherefore, I send you, my servants Sidney and Parley, to preach the gospel unto them.

4 And my servant Leman shall be ordained unto this work, that he may reason with them, not according to that which he has received of them, but according to that which shall be ataught him by you my servants; and by so doing I will bless him, otherwise he shall not prosper.

5 Thus saith the Lord; for I am God, and have asent mine bOnly Begotten Son into the world for the credemption of the world, and have decreed that he that receiveth him shall be saved, and he that receiveth him not shall be ddamned—

6 And they have done unto the aSon of Man even as they listed; and he has taken his power on the bright hand of his cglory, and now reigneth in the heavens, and will reign till he descends on the earth to put all enemies dunder his feet, which time is nigh at hand—

7 I, the Lord God, have spoken it; but the hour and the aday no man knoweth, neither the angels in heaven, nor shall they know until he comes.

8 Wherefore, I will that all men shall repent, for all are under asin, except those which I have breserved unto myself, choly men that ye know not of.

9 Wherefore, I say unto you that I have sent unto you mine everlasting acovenant, even that which was from the beginning.

10 And that which I have promised I have so fulfilled, and the anations of the earth shall bbow to it; and, if not of themselves, they shall come down, for that which is now exalted of itself shall be laid clow of power.

11 Wherefore, I give unto you a commandment that ye ago among this people, and say unto them, like unto mine apostle of old, whose name was bPeter:

12 aBelieve on the name of the Lord Jesus, who was on the earth, and is to come, the beginning and the end;

13 aRepent and be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ, according to the holy commandment, for the remission of sins;

14 And whoso doeth this shall receive the agift of the Holy Ghost, by the laying on of the bhands of the elders of the church.

15 And again, verily I say unto you, that whoso aforbiddeth to marry is not ordained of God, for bmarriage is ordained of God unto man.

16 Wherefore, it is lawful that he should have one awife, and they twain shall be bone flesh, and all this that the cearth might answer the end of its creation;

17 And that it might be filled with the measure of man, according to his acreation bbefore the world was made.

18 And whoso aforbiddeth to babstain from cmeats, that man should not eat the same, is not ordained of God;

19 For, behold, the abeasts of the field and the fowls of the air, and that which cometh of the earth, is bordained for the use of man for food and for craiment, and that he might have in abundance.

20 But it is not given that one man should apossess that which is above another, wherefore the bworld lieth in csin.

21 And wo be unto man that asheddeth blood or that bwasteth cflesh and hath no need.

22 And again, verily I say unto you, that the Son of Man acometh not in the form of a woman, neither of a man traveling on the earth.

23 Wherefore, be not adeceived, but continue in steadfastness, blooking forth for the heavens to be cshaken, and the earth to tremble and to reel to and fro as a drunken man, and for the dvalleys to be exalted, and for the emountains to be made low, and for the rough places to become smooth—and all this when the angel shall sound his ftrumpet.

24 But before the great day of the Lord shall come, aJacob shall flourish in the wilderness, and the Lamanites shall bblossom as the rose.

25 Zion shall aflourish upon the bhills and rejoice upon the mountains, and shall be assembled together unto the place which I have appointed.

26 Behold, I say unto you, go forth as I have commanded you; repent of all your sins; aask and ye shall receive; knock and it shall be opened unto you.

27 Behold, I will go before you and be your arearward; and I will be in your bmidst, and you shall not be cconfounded.

28 Behold, I am Jesus Christ, and I come aquickly. Even so. Amen.

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1a

TG Preaching.

◀

2a

Acts 8:21.

◀

4a

TG Gospel; Truth.

◀

5a

John 3:17 (16–17); D&C 132:24 (24, 59). TG Jesus Christ, Authority of.

◀

b

TG Jesus Christ, Divine Sonship.

◀

c

TG Jesus Christ, Redeemer; Redemption.

◀

d

TG Damnation.

◀

6a

TG Jesus Christ, Son of Man.

◀

b

Acts 7:56; D&C 76:20 (20–23); 104:7.

◀

c

TG Jesus Christ, Glory of.

◀

d

Ps. 66:3; D&C 76:61.

◀

7a

Matt. 24:36; 25:13; Mark 13:32; Rev. 16:15 (15–16); D&C 133:11; JS—M 1:40.

◀

8a

Gal. 3:22; Mosiah 16:3.

◀

b

Rom. 11:4.

◀

c

Ex. 22:31; Heb. 13:2; W of M 1:17; Alma 13:26; D&C 107:29.

◀

9a

Ps. 74:20; Isa. 59:21 (20–21); Rom. 11:27; Heb. 10:16 (16–17). TG New and Everlasting Covenant.

◀

10a

Zech. 2:11 (10–12); D&C 45:69 (66–69); 97:19 (18–21).

◀

b

Isa. 60:14.

◀

c

Matt. 23:12.

◀

11a

TG Missionary Work.

◀

b

Acts 2:38 (37–38).

◀

12a

TG Baptism, Qualifications for.

◀

13a

TG Repent.

◀

14a

TG Holy Ghost, Gift of.

◀

b

TG Hands, Laying on of.

◀

15a

1 Tim. 4:3.

◀

b

Gen. 2:24 (23–24); D&C 42:22; Moses 3:24 (23–24); Abr. 5:18 (17–18). TG Marriage, Celestial; Marriage, Marry.

◀

16a

TG Marriage, Husbands; Marriage, Wives.

◀

b

TG Family, Love within.

◀

c

TG Earth, Purpose of.

◀

17a

TG Creation; Foreordination.

◀

b

TG Man, Antemortal Existence of.

◀

18a

IE biddeth to abstain; see v. 19 and Gen. 9:3–4.

◀

b

TG Abstain.

◀

c

TG Food; Meat; Word of Wisdom.

◀

19a

Gen. 1:26; D&C 89:12.

◀

b

1 Tim. 4:3. TG Food.

◀

c

TG Clothing.

◀

20a

Acts 4:32; D&C 51:3; 70:14; 78:6 (5–6). TG Consecration; Covet.

◀

b

TG World.

◀

c

TG Sin.

◀

21a

TG Life, Sanctity of. JST Gen. 9:11 And surely, blood shall not be shed, only for meat, to save your lives; and the blood of every beast will I require at your hands.

◀

b

TG Cruelty; Waste.

◀

c

TG Food; Meat.

◀

22a

Matt. 24:23 (23–27). TG Jesus Christ, Second Coming.

◀

23a

Matt. 24:4 (4–5).

◀

b

2 Pet. 3:12; D&C 45:39.

◀

c

D&C 21:6; 45:48 (22, 48).

◀

d

Isa. 40:4; D&C 109:74; 133:22.

◀

e

Micah 1:4. TG Earth, Renewal of.

◀

f

Isa. 27:13; Matt. 24:31.

◀

24a

3 Ne. 5:21 (21–26); D&C 52:2 (1–3).

◀

b

Isa. 35:1 (1–2); 2 Ne. 30:6; 3 Ne. 21:25 (22–25); D&C 3:20; 30:6; 109:65.

◀

25a

D&C 35:24; 39:13; 117:7 (7–8).

◀

b

Gen. 49:26; 2 Ne. 12:2 (2–3).

◀

26a

D&C 88:63 (62–64).

◀

27a

Isa. 52:12.

◀

b

Matt. 18:20.

◀

c

Ps. 22:5; 1 Pet. 2:6; D&C 84:116.

◀

28a

D&C 1:12.

Section 50

Revelation given through Joseph Smith the Prophet, at Kirtland, Ohio, May 9, 1831. Joseph Smith’s history states that some of the elders did not understand the manifestations of different spirits abroad in the earth and that this revelation was given in response to his special inquiry on the matter. So-called spiritual phenomena were not uncommon among the members, some of whom claimed to be receiving visions and revelations.

1–5, Many false spirits are abroad in the earth; 6–9, Wo unto the hypocrites and those who are cut off from the Church; 10–14, Elders are to preach the gospel by the Spirit; 15–22, Both preachers and hearers need to be enlightened by the Spirit; 23–25, That which doth not edify is not of God; 26–28, The faithful are possessors of all things; 29–36, The prayers of the purified are answered; 37–46, Christ is the Good Shepherd and the Stone of Israel.

1 Hearken, O ye elders of my church, and give ear to the avoice of the living God; and attend to the words of wisdom which shall be given unto you, according as ye have asked and are agreed as touching the church, and the bspirits which have gone abroad in the earth.

2 Behold, verily I say unto you, that there are many spirits which are false aspirits, which have gone forth in the earth, deceiving the world.

3 And also aSatan hath sought to deceive you, that he might overthrow you.

4 Behold, I, the Lord, have looked upon you, and have seen aabominations in the church that bprofess my name.

5 But blessed are they who are faithful and aendure, whether in life or in death, for they shall inherit eternal life.

6 But wo unto them that are adeceivers and hypocrites, for, thus saith the Lord, I will bring them to judgment.

7 Behold, verily I say unto you, there are ahypocrites among you, who have deceived some, which has given the badversary cpower; but behold dsuch shall be reclaimed;

8 But the ahypocrites shall be detected and shall be bcut off, either in life or in death, even as I will; and wo unto them who are cut off from my church, for the same are overcome of the world.

9 Wherefore, let every man beware lest he do that which is not in truth and righteousness before me.

10 And now come, saith the Lord, by the Spirit, unto the elders of his church, and let us areason together, that ye may understand;

11 Let us reason even as a man reasoneth one with another face to face.

12 Now, when a man reasoneth he is understood of man, because he reasoneth as a man; even so will I, the Lord, reason with you that you may aunderstand.

13 Wherefore, I the Lord ask you this question—unto what were ye aordained?

14 To preach my gospel by the aSpirit, even the bComforter which was sent forth to teach the truth.

15 And then received ye aspirits which ye could not understand, and received them to be of God; and in this are ye justified?

16 Behold ye shall answer this question yourselves; nevertheless, I will be amerciful unto you; he that is weak among you hereafter shall be made bstrong.

17 Verily I say unto you, he that is ordained of me and sent forth to apreach the word of truth by the Comforter, in the Spirit of truth, doth he bpreach it by the Spirit of truth or some other way?

18 And if it be by some other way it is not of God.

19 And again, he that receiveth the word of truth, doth he receive it by the Spirit of truth or some other way?

20 If it be some other way it is not of God.

21 Therefore, why is it that ye cannot understand and know, that he that receiveth the word by the aSpirit of truth receiveth it as it is preached by the Spirit of truth?

22 Wherefore, he that preacheth and he that receiveth, understand one another, and both are aedified and brejoice together.

23 And that which doth not aedify is not of God, and is bdarkness.

24 That which is of God is alight; and he that breceiveth clight, and dcontinueth in God, receiveth more elight; and that light groweth brighter and brighter until the perfect day.

25 And again, verily I say unto you, and I say it that you may know the atruth, that you may chase darkness from among you;

26 He that is aordained of God and sent forth, the same is appointed to be the bgreatest, notwithstanding he is the cleast and the dservant of all.

27 Wherefore, he is possessor of all things; for all things are asubject unto him, both in heaven and on the earth, the life and the light, the Spirit and the bpower, sent forth by the will of the Father through Jesus Christ, his Son.

28 But no man is possessor of aall things except he be bpurified and ccleansed from all sin.

29 And if ye are apurified and cleansed from all bsin, ye shall cask whatsoever you will in the name of Jesus and it shall be done.

30 But know this, it shall be given you what you shall aask; and as ye are appointed to the bhead, the spirits shall be subject unto you.

31 Wherefore, it shall come to pass, that if you behold a aspirit manifested that you cannot understand, and you receive not that spirit, ye shall ask of the Father in the name of Jesus; and if he give not unto you that spirit, then you may know that it is not of God.

32 And it shall be given unto you, apower over that spirit; and you shall proclaim against that spirit with a loud voice that it is bnot of God—

33 Not with arailing accusation, that ye be not overcome, neither with bboasting nor rejoicing, lest you be seized therewith.

34 He that receiveth of God, let him aaccount it of God; and let him rejoice that he is accounted of God worthy to receive.

35 And by giving heed and doing these things which ye have received, and which ye shall hereafter receive—and the akingdom is given byou of the Father, and cpower to dovercome all things which are not ordained of him—

36 And behold, verily I say unto you, blessed are you who are now hearing these words of mine from the mouth of my servant, for your sins are aforgiven you.

37 Let my servant Joseph Wakefield, in whom I am well pleased, and my servant aParley P. Pratt go forth among the churches and strengthen them by the word of bexhortation;

38 And also my servant John Corrill, or as many of my servants as are ordained unto this office, and let them labor in the avineyard; and let no man hinder them doing that which I have appointed unto them—

39 Wherefore, in this thing my servant aEdward Partridge is not justified; nevertheless let him repent and he shall be forgiven.

40 Behold, ye are little children and ye cannot abear all things now; ye must bgrow in cgrace and in the knowledge of the truth.

41 aFear not, little bchildren, for you are mine, and I have covercome the world, and you are of them that my Father hath dgiven me;

42 And none of them that my Father hath given me shall be alost.

43 And the Father and I are aone. I am bin the Father and the Father in me; and inasmuch as ye have received me, ye are in me and I in you.

44 Wherefore, I am in your midst, and I am the agood bshepherd, and the cstone of Israel. He that buildeth upon this drock shall never efall.

45 And the aday cometh that you shall hear my voice and bsee me, and cknow that I am.

46 aWatch, therefore, that ye may be bready. Even so. Amen.

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1a

Josh. 3:10; Jer. 23:36.

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b

Rev. 16:14. TG Sorcery.

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2a

TG False Doctrine; Spirits, Evil or Unclean.

◀

3a

Luke 22:31; 2 Ne. 2:18 (17–18); 3 Ne. 18:18; D&C 10:22 (22–27). TG Devil.

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4a

D&C 1:30; 20:32 (32–34); 28:11 (11–12).

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b

D&C 41:1; 56:1; 112:26. TG Jesus Christ, Taking the Name of.

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5a

TG Adversity; Steadfastness.

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6a

TG Deceit.

◀

7a

Prov. 11:9 (5–11).

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b

TG Devil.

◀

c

Mosiah 27:9 (8–9); D&C 93:39 (37, 39).

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d

IE those who have been deceived.

◀

8a

TG Hypocrisy.

◀

b

D&C 1:14; 41:1 (1, 5); 42:37; 56:3 (1, 3–4); 64:35. TG Excommunication.

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10a

Isa. 1:18; 41:1; D&C 45:10.

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12a

Ps. 119:27; D&C 1:24.

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13a

TG Priesthood, Ordination.

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14a

D&C 43:15. TG Teaching with the Spirit.

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b

TG Holy Ghost, Comforter.

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15a

1 Cor. 2:12. TG Discernment, Spiritual.

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16a

Ps. 67:1.

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b

2 Cor. 12:10. TG Strength.

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17a

TG Missionary Work; Priesthood, Magnifying Callings within.

◀

b

TG Holy Ghost, Mission of.

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21a

TG Truth.

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22a

TG Edification.

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b

Neh. 8:12; John 4:36; D&C 18:16 (13–16). TG Joy.

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23a

1 Cor. 14:26.

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b

TG Darkness, Spiritual.

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24a

Eccl. 8:1; 1 Jn. 2:8; Moro. 7:18 (14–19); D&C 67:9; 84:45 (45–47); 88:49 (40–41, 49). TG Light of Christ.

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b

TG Learn; Teachable.

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c

Ps. 97:11; Dan. 2:21. TG Children of Light.

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d

John 15:4 (4–5, 10).

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e

Isa. 28:13 (9–13); 2 Ne. 28:30. TG Light [noun]; Man, Potential to Become like Heavenly Father; Perfection.

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25a

John 8:32.

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26a

TG Leadership.

◀

b

Luke 22:24 (24–30).

◀

c

Matt. 11:11; Luke 7:28.

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d

Mark 10:43 (43–44). TG Self-Sacrifice; Servant; Service.

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27a

Dan. 7:14 (13–14); Matt. 28:18; John 3:35; D&C 63:59; 76:55 (5–10, 53–60).

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b

TG Priesthood, Power of.

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28a

D&C 76:55 (55, 59).

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b

TG Man, New, Spiritually Reborn; Purity.

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c

1 Jn. 1:7.

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29a

Neh. 12:30; 3 Ne. 8:1; 19:28 (28–29); D&C 29:3; 88:74 (74–75).

◀

b

TG Sin.

◀

c

Hel. 10:5; D&C 46:30.

◀

30a

TG Prayer.

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b

TG Authority.

◀

31a

Luke 11:24 (24–26); 1 Jn. 4:1 (1–6). TG Spirits, Evil or Unclean.

◀

32a

Matt. 10:1.

◀

b

1 Jn. 4:3 (1–3).

◀

33a

Jude 1:9.

◀

b

Luke 10:20 (17–20); D&C 84:73; 105:24. TG Boast.

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34a

TG Ingratitude; Thanksgiving.

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35a

D&C 45:1; 61:37. TG Kingdom of God, on Earth.

◀

b

D&C 6:4; 35:27.

◀

c

TG Initiative.

◀

d

1 Jn. 4:4.

◀

36a

TG Forgive.

◀

37a

D&C 32:1; 52:26; 97:3; 103:30 (30–37).

◀

b

TG Preaching.

◀

38a

TG Vineyard of the Lord.

◀

39a

D&C 42:10; 51:1 (1–18).

◀

40a

John 16:12; 3 Ne. 17:2 (2–4); D&C 78:18 (17–18).

◀

b

1 Cor. 3:2 (2–3); Heb. 5:12 (11–14); D&C 19:22.

◀

c

TG Grace; Knowledge; Truth.

◀

41a

John 14:1 (1–3); 1 Jn. 2:1–13; 4:18 (7–21).

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b

TG Sons and Daughters of God.

◀

c

John 16:33.

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d

John 6:37; 10:29 (27–29); 17:2 (2–12); 3 Ne. 15:24; D&C 27:14; 84:63.

◀

42a

John 17:12.

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43a

TG Jesus Christ, Relationships with the Father; Unity.

◀

b

John 14:11.

◀

44a

Ezra 3:11; Alma 5:40.

◀

b

TG Jesus Christ, Good Shepherd; Shepherd.

◀

c

Gen. 49:24. TG Cornerstone; Jesus Christ, Prophecies about.

◀

d

1 Pet. 2:4 (4–8). TG Rock.

◀

e

2 Pet. 1:10; Hel. 5:12. TG Apostasy of Individuals.

◀

45a

TG Day of the Lord.

◀

b

D&C 67:10. TG God, Privilege of Seeing.

◀

c

Acts 7:56.

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46a

TG Watch.

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b

TG Procrastination.

Section 51

Revelation given through Joseph Smith the Prophet, at Thompson, Ohio, May 20, 1831. At this time the Saints migrating from the eastern states began to arrive in Ohio, and it became necessary to make definite arrangements for their settlement. As this undertaking belonged particularly to the bishop’s office, Bishop Edward Partridge sought instruction on the matter, and the Prophet inquired of the Lord.

1–8, Edward Partridge is appointed to regulate stewardships and properties; 9–12, The Saints are to deal honestly and receive alike; 13–15, They are to have a bishop’s storehouse and to organize properties according to the Lord’s law; 16–20, Ohio is to be a temporary gathering place.

1 Hearken unto me, saith the Lord your God, and I will speak unto my servant aEdward Partridge, and give unto him directions; for it must needs be that he receive directions how to organize this people.

2 For it must needs be that they be aorganized according to my blaws; if otherwise, they will be cut off.

3 Wherefore, let my servant Edward Partridge, and those whom he has chosen, in whom I am well pleased, appoint unto this people their aportions, every man bequal according to his family, according to his circumstances and his wants and cneeds.

4 And let my servant Edward Partridge, when he shall appoint a man his aportion, give unto him a writing that shall secure unto him his portion, that he shall hold it, even this right and this inheritance in the church, until he transgresses and is not accounted worthy by the voice of the church, according to the blaws and ccovenants of the church, to belong to the church.

5 And if he shall transgress and is not accounted worthy to belong to the church, he shall not have power to aclaim that portion which he has consecrated unto the bishop for the poor and needy of my church; therefore, he shall not retain the gift, but shall only have bclaim on that portion that is deeded unto him.

6 And thus all things shall be made sure, aaccording to the blaws of the land.

7 And let that which belongs to this people be appointed unto this people.

8 And the amoney which is left unto this people—let there be an bagent appointed unto this people, to take the cmoney to provide food and raiment, according to the wants of this people.

9 And let every man deal ahonestly, and be alike among this people, and receive alike, that ye may be bone, even as I have commanded you.

10 And let that which belongeth to this people not be taken and given unto that of aanother church.

11 Wherefore, if another church would receive money of this church, let them apay unto this church again according as they shall agree;

12 And this shall be done through the bishop or the agent, which shall be appointed by the avoice of the church.

13 And again, let the bishop appoint a astorehouse unto this church; and let all things both in money and in meat, which are more than is bneedful for the wants of this people, be kept in the hands of the bishop.

14 And let him also reserve unto ahimself for his own wants, and for the wants of his family, as he shall be employed in doing this business.

15 And thus I grant unto this people a privilege of organizing themselves according to my alaws.

16 And I consecrate unto them this land for a alittle season, until I, the Lord, shall provide for them otherwise, and command them to go hence;

17 And the hour and the day is not given unto them, wherefore let them act upon this land as for years, and this shall turn unto them for their good.

18 Behold, this shall be aan example unto my servant Edward Partridge, in other places, in all churches.

19 And whoso is found a afaithful, a bjust, and a wise csteward shall enter into the djoy of his Lord, and shall inherit eternal life.

20 Verily, I say unto you, I am Jesus Christ, who acometh quickly, in an bhour you think not. Even so. Amen.

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1a

D&C 50:39; 52:24.

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2a

TG Church Organization.

◀

b

D&C 42:30 (30–39); 51:15; 105:5.

◀

3a

TG Family, Managing Finances in.

◀

b

D&C 49:20. TG Consecration.

◀

c

Acts 2:45.

◀

4a

D&C 83:5.

◀

b

D&C 42:32 (30–39).

◀

c

D&C 1:6 (6, 37); 33:14; 42:13.

◀

5a

D&C 42:37 (30–39). See also section 83.

◀

b

D&C 56:10.

◀

6a

1 Pet. 2:13 (13–14); D&C 44:4; 98:5 (5–7); 109:54.

◀

b

D&C 58:21.

◀

8a

D&C 58:51 (49–51); 60:10; 84:104.

◀

b

D&C 84:113.

◀

c

D&C 63:40 (40, 43, 46).

◀

9a

TG Honesty.

◀

b

TG Unity.

◀

10a

IE another branch of the Church, not another denomination. D&C 60:9.

◀

11a

D&C 42:54 (42, 53–54).

◀

12a

TG Common Consent.

◀

13a

D&C 42:55; 58:24 (24, 37). TG Welfare.

◀

b

D&C 42:33 (33–34, 55); 82:18 (17–19); 119:1 (1–3).

◀

14a

D&C 31:5.

◀

15a

D&C 42:30 (30–39); 51:2.

◀

16a

D&C 48:5.

◀

18a

IE a pattern. D&C 72:23 (19–26).

◀

19a

Matt. 24:45; Luke 16:10; D&C 6:13; 138:12. TG Trustworthiness.

◀

b

Prov. 11:9 (9–11).

◀

c

TG Stewardship.

◀

d

TG Joy.

◀

20a

Rev. 22:7 (6–16).

◀

b

Matt. 24:44.

Section 52

Revelation given through Joseph Smith the Prophet to the elders of the Church, at Kirtland, Ohio, June 6, 1831. A conference had been held at Kirtland, beginning on the 3rd and closing on the 6th of June. At this conference the first distinctive ordinations to the office of high priest were made, and certain manifestations of false and deceiving spirits were discerned and rebuked.

1–2, The next conference is designated to be held in Missouri; 3–8, Appointments of certain elders to travel together are made; 9–11, The elders are to teach what the apostles and prophets have written; 12–21, Those enlightened by the Spirit bring forth fruits of praise and wisdom; 22–44, Various elders are appointed to go forth preaching the gospel while traveling to Missouri for the conference.

1 Behold, thus saith the Lord unto the elders whom he hath called and chosen in these last days, by the avoice of his Spirit—

2 Saying: I, the Lord, will make known unto you what I will that ye shall do from this time until the next conference, which shall be held in Missouri, upon the aland which I will bconsecrate unto my people, which are a cremnant of Jacob, and those who are heirs according to the dcovenant.

3 Wherefore, verily I say unto you, let my servants Joseph Smith, Jun., and Sidney Rigdon take their journey as soon as preparations can be made to leave their homes, and journey to the land of aMissouri.

4 And inasmuch as they are faithful unto me, it shall be made known unto them what they shall do;

5 And it shall also, inasmuch as they are faithful, be made aknown unto them the bland of your inheritance.

6 And inasmuch as they are not faithful, they shall be cut off, even as I will, as seemeth me good.

7 And again, verily I say unto you, let my servant Lyman Wight and my servant John Corrill take their journey speedily;

8 And also my servant John Murdock, and my servant Hyrum Smith, take their journey unto the same place by the way of Detroit.

9 And let them journey from thence preaching the word by the way, saying anone other things than that which the bprophets and apostles have written, and that which is taught them by the cComforter through the prayer of faith.

10 Let them go atwo by two, and thus let them preach by the way in every congregation, baptizing by bwater, and the laying on of the chands by the water’s side.

11 For thus saith the Lord, I will cut my work short in arighteousness, for the days come that I will send forth bjudgment unto victory.

12 And let my servant Lyman Wight beware, for Satan desireth to asift him as chaff.

13 And behold, he that is afaithful shall be made ruler over many things.

14 And again, I will give unto you a pattern in all things, that ye may not be deceived; for Satan is abroad in the land, and he goeth forth adeceiving the nations—

15 Wherefore he that prayeth, whose spirit is acontrite, the same is baccepted of me if he obey mine cordinances.

16 He that aspeaketh, whose spirit is contrite, whose language is meek and bedifieth, the same is of God if he obey mine ordinances.

17 And again, he that trembleth under my power shall be made astrong, and shall bring forth fruits of praise and bwisdom, according to the revelations and truths which I have given you.

18 And again, he that is overcome and abringeth not forth fruits, even according to this pattern, is not of me.

19 Wherefore, by this pattern ye shall aknow the spirits in all cases under the whole heavens.

20 And the days have come; according to men’s faith it shall be adone unto them.

21 Behold, this commandment is given unto all the elders whom I have chosen.

22 And again, verily I say unto you, let my servant aThomas B. Marsh and my servant bEzra Thayre take their journey also, preaching the word by the way unto this same land.

23 And again, let my servant Isaac Morley and my servant Ezra Booth take their journey, also preaching the word by the way unto this same land.

24 And again, let my servants aEdward Partridge and Martin Harris take their journey with my servants Sidney Rigdon and Joseph Smith, Jun.

25 Let my servants David Whitmer and Harvey Whitlock also take their journey, and preach by the way unto this same land.

26 And let my servants aParley P. Pratt and bOrson Pratt take their journey, and preach by the way, even unto this same land.

27 And let my servants Solomon Hancock and Simeon Carter also take their journey unto this same land, and preach by the way.

28 Let my servants Edson Fuller and Jacob Scott also take their journey.

29 Let my servants Levi W. Hancock and Zebedee Coltrin also take their journey.

30 Let my servants Reynolds Cahoon and Samuel H. Smith also take their journey.

31 Let my servants Wheeler Baldwin and William Carter also take their journey.

32 And let my servants aNewel Knight and bSelah J. Griffin both be ordained, and also take their journey.

33 Yea, verily I say, let all these take their journey unto one place, in their several courses, and one man shall not build upon another’s afoundation, neither journey in another’s track.

34 He that is faithful, the same shall be kept and blessed with much afruit.

35 And again, I say unto you, let my servants Joseph Wakefield and Solomon Humphrey take their journey into the eastern lands;

36 Let them labor with their families, adeclaring none other things than the prophets and apostles, that which they have bseen and heard and most assuredly cbelieve, that the prophecies may be fulfilled.

37 In consequence of transgression, let that which was bestowed upon Heman Basset be ataken from him, and placed upon the head of Simonds Ryder.

38 And again, verily I say unto you, let Jared Carter be aordained a priest, and also George James be ordained a bpriest.

39 Let the residue of the elders awatch over the churches, and declare the word in the regions round about them; and let them blabor with their own hands that there be no cidolatry nor wickedness practiced.

40 And remember in all things the apoor and the bneedy, the csick and the afflicted, for he that doeth not these things, the same is not my disciple.

41 And again, let my servants Joseph Smith, Jun., and Sidney Rigdon and Edward Partridge take with them a arecommend from the church. And let there be one obtained for my servant Oliver Cowdery also.

42 And thus, even as I have said, if ye are faithful ye shall assemble yourselves together to rejoice upon the land of aMissouri, which is the land of your binheritance, which is now the land of your enemies.

43 But, behold, I, the Lord, will hasten the city in its time, and will crown the faithful with ajoy and with rejoicing.

44 Behold, I am Jesus Christ, the Son of God, and I will alift them up at the last day. Even so. Amen.

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1a

TG Called of God.

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2a

D&C 29:8 (7–8); 45:66 (64–66); 57:1; 103:24.

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b

D&C 58:57; 84:3 (3–4, 31); 103:35; 105:15.

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c

Ps. 135:4; 3 Ne. 5:21 (21–26); D&C 19:27; 49:24 (23–25); 109:65.

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d

TG Abrahamic Covenant; Covenants.

◀

3a

D&C 54:8 (7–8); 57:1.

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5a

D&C 57:2 (1–3).

◀

b

TG Lands of Inheritance.

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9a

Mosiah 18:19 (19–20); D&C 42:12; 52:36.

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b

TG Prophets, Mission of; Scriptures, Value of.

◀

c

TG Holy Ghost, Comforter; Teaching with the Spirit.

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10a

Mark 6:7; Luke 10:1; D&C 61:35; 62:5.

◀

b

John 1:26.

◀

c

TG Hands, Laying on of.

◀

11a

Rom. 9:28.

◀

b

Matt. 12:20.

◀

12a

Luke 22:31.

◀

13a

Neh. 7:2; Matt. 25:23; D&C 132:53.

◀

14a

Rev. 13:14 (11–18).

◀

15a

TG Contrite Heart.

◀

b

Gen. 4:7.

◀

c

TG Ordinance.

◀

16a

TG Communication.

◀

b

TG Edification.

◀

17a

D&C 66:8; 133:58.

◀

b

TG Wisdom.

◀

18a

Matt. 3:10.

◀

19a

TG Discernment, Spiritual.

◀

20a

Matt. 8:13.

◀

22a

D&C 31:1; 56:5 (5–6); 75:31.

◀

b

D&C 33:1.

◀

24a

D&C 51:1 (1–18); 57:7.

◀

26a

D&C 32:1; 50:37; 97:3; 103:30 (30–37).

◀

b

D&C 34:1; 103:40; 124:129; 136:13.

◀

32a

D&C 54:2.

◀

b

D&C 56:6.

◀

33a

Rom. 15:20.

◀

34a

Col. 1:6; Alma 32:42 (28–42); 3 Ne. 14:16.

◀

36a

Mosiah 18:19 (18–20); D&C 5:10; 31:4; 42:12; 52:9.

◀

b

John 3:11 (11, 32).

◀

c

TG Believe.

◀

37a

Matt. 13:12 (10–13); 25:29 (25–30).

◀

38a

D&C 79:1.

◀

b

TG Priest, Aaronic Priesthood.

◀

39a

Alma 6:1.

◀

b

Neh. 4:6; 1 Cor. 4:12; D&C 75:3; 115:10.

◀

c

TG Idolatry.

◀

40a

Prov. 14:21; Isa. 3:15; D&C 104:18. TG Generosity; Poor.

◀

b

TG Compassion; Welfare.

◀

c

TG Sickness.

◀

41a

Acts 14:26; 15:40; D&C 20:64, 84; 72:17 (17, 19); 112:21.

◀

42a

D&C 28:9. TG Zion.

◀

b

Num. 32:18; D&C 25:2; 57:2 (1–3); 58:51 (17, 28, 51).

◀

43a

TG Joy.

◀

44a

D&C 5:35.

Section 53

Revelation given through Joseph Smith the Prophet to Algernon Sidney Gilbert, at Kirtland, Ohio, June 8, 1831. At Sidney Gilbert’s request, the Prophet inquired of the Lord as to Brother Gilbert’s work and appointment in the Church.

1–3, Sidney Gilbert’s calling and election in the Church is to be ordained an elder; 4–7, He is also to serve as a bishop’s agent.

1 Behold, I say unto you, my servant Sidney Gilbert, that I have heard your prayers; and you have called upon me that it should be made known unto you, of the Lord your God, concerning your acalling and belection in the church, which I, the Lord, have raised up in these last days.

2 Behold, I, the Lord, who was acrucified for the sins of the world, give unto you a commandment that you shall bforsake the world.

3 Take upon you mine ordination, even that of an elder, to preach faith and repentance and aremission of sins, according to my word, and the reception of the Holy Spirit by the laying on of bhands;

4 And also to be an aagent unto this church in the place which shall be appointed by the bishop, according to commandments which shall be given hereafter.

5 And again, verily I say unto you, you shall take your journey with my servants Joseph Smith, Jun., and Sidney Rigdon.

6 Behold, these are the first ordinances which you shall receive; and the residue shall be made known in a time to come, according to your labor in my vineyard.

7 And again, I would that ye should learn that he only is saved who aendureth unto the end. Even so. Amen.

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1a

Compare with sections 12; 14; 15; 16.

◀

b

TG Election.

◀

2a

TG Jesus Christ, Crucifixion of.

◀

b

2 Cor. 6:17. TG World; Worldliness.

◀

3a

TG Remission of Sins.

◀

b

TG Hands, Laying on of.

◀

4a

D&C 57:6 (6–15); 84:113.

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7a

Matt. 10:22.

Section 54

Revelation given through Joseph Smith the Prophet to Newel Knight, at Kirtland, Ohio, June 10, 1831. Members of the Church living in Thompson, Ohio, were divided on questions having to do with the consecration of properties. Selfishness and greed were manifest. Following his mission to the Shakers (see the heading to section 49), Leman Copley had broken his covenant to consecrate his large farm as a place of inheritance for the Saints arriving from Colesville, New York. As a consequence, Newel Knight (leader of the members living in Thompson) and other elders had come to the Prophet asking how to proceed. The Prophet inquired of the Lord and received this revelation, which commands the members in Thompson to leave Leman Copley’s farm and journey to Missouri.

1–6, The Saints must keep the gospel covenant to gain mercy; 7–10, They must be patient in tribulation.

1 Behold, thus saith the Lord, even aAlpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, even he who was bcrucified for the sins of the world—

2 Behold, verily, verily, I say unto you, my servant Newel Knight, you shall stand fast in the office whereunto I have appointed you.

3 And if your brethren desire to escape their enemies, let them repent of all their sins, and become truly ahumble before me and contrite.

4 And as the covenant which they made unto me has been abroken, even so it has become bvoid and of none effect.

5 And wo to him by whom this aoffense cometh, for it had been better for him that he had been drowned in the depth of the sea.

6 But blessed are they who have kept the acovenant and observed the bcommandment, for they shall obtain cmercy.

7 Wherefore, go to now and flee the land, lest your enemies come upon you; and take your journey, and appoint whom you will to be your leader, and to pay moneys for you.

8 And thus you shall take your journey into the regions westward, unto the land of aMissouri, unto the borders of the Lamanites.

9 And after you have done journeying, behold, I say unto you, seek ye a aliving like unto men, until I prepare a place for you.

10 And again, be apatient in tribulation until I bcome; and, behold, I come quickly, and my creward is with me, and they who have dsought me early shall find erest to their souls. Even so. Amen.

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1a

Rev. 1:8; D&C 19:1; 75:1.

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b

1 Cor. 15:3. TG Jesus Christ, Crucifixion of.

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3a

Jer. 44:10.

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4a

Josh. 23:16 (15–16).

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b

D&C 58:32 (32–33).

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5a

Matt. 18:6 (6–7); Luke 17:2 (1–2). TG Offense.

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6a

1 Kgs. 8:23. TG Covenants.

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b

1 Kgs. 3:14 (12–14).

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c

TG Mercy.

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8a

D&C 52:3 (3, 42).

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9a

1 Thes. 4:11.

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10a

TG Patience; Test; Tribulation.

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b

Rev. 22:12. TG Jesus Christ, Second Coming.

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c

TG Reward.

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d

Prov. 8:17. TG Prayer.

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e

Ps. 72:7; Matt. 11:29; D&C 45:66. TG Rest.

Section 55

Revelation given through Joseph Smith the Prophet to William W. Phelps, at Kirtland, Ohio, June 14, 1831. William W. Phelps, a printer, and his family had just arrived at Kirtland, and the Prophet sought the Lord for information concerning him.

1–3, William W. Phelps is called and chosen to be baptized, to be ordained an elder, and to preach the gospel; 4, He is also to write books for children in Church schools; 5–6, He is to travel to Missouri, which will be the area of his labors.

1 Behold, thus saith the Lord unto you, my servant William, yea, even the Lord of the whole aearth, thou art called and chosen; and after thou hast been bbaptized by water, which if you do with an eye single to my glory, you shall have a remission of your sins and a reception of the Holy Spirit by the laying on of chands;

2 And then thou shalt be ordained by the hand of my servant Joseph Smith, Jun., to be an elder unto this church, to preach repentance and aremission of sins by way of baptism in the name of Jesus Christ, the Son of the living God.

3 And on whomsoever you shall alay your hands, if they are contrite before me, you shall have power to give the Holy Spirit.

4 And again, you shall be ordained to assist my servant Oliver Cowdery to do the work of printing, and of selecting and writing abooks for bschools in this church, that little cchildren also may receive dinstruction before me as is pleasing unto me.

5 And again, verily I say unto you, for this cause you shall take your journey with my servants Joseph Smith, Jun., and Sidney Rigdon, that you may be aplanted in the land of your inheritance to do this work.

6 And again, let my servant aJoseph Coe also take his journey with them. The residue shall be made known hereafter, even as I will. Amen.

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1a

Deut. 10:14; 1 Ne. 11:6; 2 Ne. 29:7.

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b

TG Baptism, Essential.

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c

TG Hands, Laying on of.

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2a

TG Remission of Sins.

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3a

D&C 20:41.

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4a

D&C 88:118; 97:3 (3–6); 109:7 (7, 14).

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b

TG Education.

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c

TG Children.

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d

TG Family, Children, Responsibilities toward.

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5a

Amos 9:15.

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6a

D&C 102:3 (3, 34).

Section 56

Revelation given through Joseph Smith the Prophet, at Kirtland, Ohio, June 15, 1831. This revelation chastises Ezra Thayre for not obeying a former revelation (the “commandment” referred to in verse 8), which Joseph Smith had received for him, instructing Thayre concerning his duties on Frederick G. Williams’ farm, where he lived. The following revelation also revokes Thayre’s call to travel to Missouri with Thomas B. Marsh (see section 52:22).

1–2, The Saints must take up their cross and follow the Lord to gain salvation; 3–13, The Lord commands and revokes, and the disobedient are cast off; 14–17, Wo unto the rich who will not help the poor, and wo unto the poor whose hearts are not broken; 18–20, Blessed are the poor who are pure in heart, for they will inherit the earth.

1 Hearken, O ye people who aprofess my name, saith the Lord your God; for behold, mine anger is bkindled against the rebellious, and they shall know mine arm and mine indignation, in the day of cvisitation and of wrath upon the nations.

2 And he that will not take up his across and bfollow me, and keep my commandments, the same shall not be saved.

3 Behold, I, the Lord, command; and he that will not aobey shall be bcut off in mine own due time, after I have commanded and the commandment is broken.

4 Wherefore I, the Lord, command and arevoke, as it seemeth me good; and all this to be answered upon the heads of the brebellious, saith the Lord.

5 Wherefore, I revoke the commandment which was given unto my servants aThomas B. Marsh and Ezra Thayre, and give a new commandment unto my servant Thomas, that he shall take up his journey speedily to the land of Missouri, and my servant Selah J. Griffin shall also go with him.

6 For behold, I revoke the commandment which was given unto my servants aSelah J. Griffin and Newel Knight, in consequence of the bstiffneckedness of my people which are in Thompson, and their rebellions.

7 Wherefore, let my servant Newel Knight remain with them; and as many as will go may go, that are contrite before me, and be led by him to the land which I have appointed.

8 And again, verily I say unto you, that my servant Ezra Thayre must repent of his apride, and of his bselfishness, and obey the former commandment which I have given him concerning the place upon which he lives.

9 And if he will do this, as there shall be no divisions made upon the land, he shall be appointed still to go to the land of Missouri;

10 Otherwise he shall receive the amoney which he has paid, and shall leave the place, and shall be bcut off out of my church, saith the Lord God of hosts;

11 And though the heaven and the earth pass away, these words shall not apass away, but shall be fulfilled.

12 And if my servant Joseph Smith, Jun., must needs pay the money, behold, I, the Lord, will pay it unto him again in the land of Missouri, that those of whom he shall receive may be rewarded again according to that which they do;

13 For according to that which they do they shall receive, even in lands for their inheritance.

14 Behold, thus saith the Lord unto my people—you have many things to do and to repent of; for behold, your asins have come up unto me, and are not bpardoned, because you seek to ccounsel in your own ways.

15 And your hearts are not satisfied. And ye obey not the truth, but have apleasure in unrighteousness.

16 Wo unto you arich men, that will not bgive your substance to the cpoor, for your driches will canker your souls; and this shall be your lamentation in the day of visitation, and of judgment, and of indignation: The eharvest is past, the summer is ended, and my soul is not saved!

17 Wo unto you apoor men, whose hearts are not broken, whose spirits are not contrite, and whose bellies are not satisfied, and whose hands are not stayed from laying hold upon other men’s goods, whose eyes are full of bgreediness, and who will not clabor with your own hands!

18 But blessed are the apoor who are pure in heart, whose hearts are broken, and whose spirits are bcontrite, for they shall see the ckingdom of God coming in power and great glory unto their deliverance; for the fatness of the dearth shall be theirs.

19 For behold, the Lord shall come, and his arecompense shall be with him, and he shall breward every man, and the poor shall rejoice;

20 And their generations shall ainherit the earth from generation to generation, forever and ever. And now I make an end of speaking unto you. Even so. Amen.

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1a

D&C 41:1; 50:4; 112:26.

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b

TG Provoking.

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c

Jer. 10:15; Hosea 9:7; D&C 1:14 (13–14).

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2a

Luke 14:27.

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b

Matt. 8:19; 2 Ne. 31:10 (10–13); Moro. 7:11. TG Jesus Christ, Exemplar.

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3a

TG Disobedience; Obedience.

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b

D&C 1:14; 50:8; 64:35 (35–36).

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4a

Num. 14:34; Jer. 18:10 (6–10); D&C 19:5; 58:32 (31–33); 75:6.

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b

TG Rebellion.

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5a

D&C 31:1; 52:22; 75:31.

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6a

D&C 52:32.

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b

TG Stiffnecked.

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8a

TG Pride.

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b

TG Selfishness.

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10a

D&C 51:5.

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b

TG Apostasy of Individuals.

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11a

2 Ne. 9:16.

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14a

Jonah 1:2.

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b

Ex. 34:7. TG Forgive.

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c

Moses 6:43.

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15a

Luke 21:34.

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16a

Jer. 17:11; Luke 21:1 (1–4); 2 Ne. 9:30; Mosiah 4:23; D&C 84:112. TG Treasure.

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b

TG Almsgiving; Generosity.

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c

Prov. 14:20 (20, 31); Alma 5:55 (54–56); Hel. 6:39 (39–40). TG Poor.

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d

Ps. 62:10; James 5:3; Alma 5:53 (53–56).

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e

Jer. 8:20; D&C 45:2.

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17a

Ex. 23:3 (1–3); Mosiah 4:25 (24–27); D&C 42:42; 68:30 (30–32).

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b

TG Covet.

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c

TG Labor; Laziness.

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18a

Ps. 35:10; 86:1; 109:31; Isa. 25:4; Matt. 5:3 (3, 8); Luke 6:20; 3 Ne. 12:3. TG Poor.

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b

TG Contrite Heart; Humility; Meek.

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c

TG Kingdom of God, on Earth.

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d

TG Earth, Destiny of.

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19a

Prov. 11:31; Rev. 22:12; D&C 1:10.

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b

TG Reward.

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20a

Isa. 29:19; Matt. 5:5; D&C 45:58; 57:5.

Section 57

Revelation given through Joseph Smith the Prophet, in Zion, Jackson County, Missouri, July 20, 1831. In compliance with the Lord’s command to travel to Missouri, where He would reveal “the land of your inheritance” (section 52), the elders had journeyed from Ohio to Missouri’s western border. Joseph Smith contemplated the state of the Lamanites and wondered: “When will the wilderness blossom as the rose? When will Zion be built up in her glory, and where will Thy temple stand, unto which all nations shall come in the last days?” Subsequently he received this revelation.

1–3, Independence, Missouri, is the place for the City of Zion and the temple; 4–7, The Saints are to purchase lands and receive inheritances in that area; 8–16, Sidney Gilbert is to establish a store, William W. Phelps is to be a printer, and Oliver Cowdery is to edit material for publication.

1 Hearken, O ye elders of my church, saith the Lord your God, who have assembled yourselves together, according to my commandments, in this land, which is the land of aMissouri, which is the bland which I have appointed and cconsecrated for the dgathering of the saints.

2 Wherefore, this is the aland of promise, and the bplace for the city of cZion.

3 And thus saith the Lord your God, if you will receive wisdom here is wisdom. Behold, the place which is now called Independence is the acenter place; and a spot for the btemple is lying westward, upon a lot which is not far from the courthouse.

4 Wherefore, it is wisdom that the land should be apurchased by the saints, and also every tract lying westward, even unto the line running directly bbetween Jew and Gentile;

5 And also every tract bordering by the prairies, inasmuch as my disciples are enabled to abuy lands. Behold, this is wisdom, that they may bobtain it for an everlasting inheritance.

6 And let my servant Sidney Gilbert stand in the office to which I have appointed him, to receive moneys, to be an aagent unto the church, to buy land in all the regions round about, inasmuch as can be done in righteousness, and as wisdom shall direct.

7 And let my servant aEdward Partridge stand in the boffice to which I have appointed him, and cdivide unto the saints their inheritance, even as I have commanded; and also those whom he has appointed to assist him.

8 And again, verily I say unto you, let my servant Sidney Gilbert plant himself in this place, and establish a astore, that he may sell goods bwithout fraud, that he may obtain money to buy clands for the good of the saints, and that he may obtain whatsoever things the disciples may need to plant them in their inheritance.

9 And also let my servant Sidney Gilbert obtain a license—behold here is awisdom, and whoso readeth let him bunderstand—that he may send goods also unto the people, even by whom he will as clerks employed in his service;

10 And thus provide for my saints, that my gospel may be preached unto those who sit in adarkness and in the region and bshadow of death.

11 And again, verily I say unto you, let my servant aWilliam W. Phelps be planted in this place, and be established as a bprinter unto the church.

12 And lo, if the world receive his writings—behold here is wisdom—let him obtain whatsoever he can obtain in righteousness, for the good of the saints.

13 And let my servant aOliver Cowdery assist him, even as I have commanded, in whatsoever place I shall appoint unto him, to copy, and to correct, and select, that all things may be right before me, as it shall be proved by the Spirit through him.

14 And thus let those of whom I have spoken be planted in the land of Zion, as speedily as can be, with their afamilies, to do those things even as I have spoken.

15 And now concerning the gathering—Let the bishop and the agent make preparations for those families which have been commanded to come to this land, as soon as possible, and plant them in their inheritance.

16 And unto the residue of both elders and members further directions shall be given hereafter. Even so. Amen.

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1a

D&C 52:3 (3, 42).

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b

D&C 29:8 (7–8); 45:66 (64–66); 52:2 (2, 42); 58:1; 103:24.

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c

D&C 61:17.

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d

TG Mission of Latter-day Saints.

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2a

D&C 48:5; 52:5 (5, 42).

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b

D&C 28:9; 42:9 (9, 62); 103:24 (22–24).

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c

D&C 62:4; 78:3. TG Zion.

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3a

D&C 69:6.

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b

D&C 58:57; 84:3 (3–5, 31); 97:10 (10–20); 124:51 (49–51).

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4a

D&C 48:4. TG Jerusalem, New; Zion.

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b

IE by metonymy “Jew” here refers to the Lamanites, and “Gentile” to the white settlers.

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5a

D&C 42:35; 58:49 (49–51); 101:70 (68–74); 103:23 (22–24).

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b

Matt. 5:5; D&C 56:20; 59:2. TG Lands of Inheritance.

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6a

D&C 53:4; 64:18; 70:11.

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7a

D&C 52:24; 58:14 (14, 19, 24).

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b

D&C 58:40 (40–41); 61:7 (7–12).

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c

D&C 41:9 (9–11); 51:1 (1–20); 58:17 (14–18).

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8a

D&C 63:42; 64:26.

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b

TG Honesty.

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c

D&C 48:4.

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9a

Rev. 13:18.

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b

Matt. 24:15.

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10a

Matt. 4:16. TG Darkness, Spiritual.

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b

Job 3:5; Ps. 23:4.

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11a

D&C 58:40; 61:7 (7–9); 70:1.

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b

D&C 58:37 (37, 40–41).

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13a

See Index for many references to Oliver Cowdery.

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14a

TG Family.

Section 58

Revelation given through Joseph Smith the Prophet, in Zion, Jackson County, Missouri, August 1, 1831. Earlier, on the first Sabbath after the arrival of the Prophet and his party in Jackson County, Missouri, a religious service had been held, and two members had been received by baptism. During that week, some of the Colesville Saints from the Thompson Branch and others arrived (see section 54). Many were eager to learn the will of the Lord concerning them in the new place of gathering.

1–5, Those who endure tribulation will be crowned with glory; 6–12, The Saints are to prepare for the marriage of the Lamb and the supper of the Lord; 13–18, Bishops are judges in Israel; 19–23, The Saints are to obey the laws of the land; 24–29, Men should use their agency to do good; 30–33, The Lord commands and revokes; 34–43, To repent, men must confess and forsake their sins; 44–58, The Saints are to purchase their inheritance and gather in Missouri; 59–65, The gospel must be preached unto every creature.

1 Hearken, O ye elders of my church, and give aear to my word, and learn of me what I will concerning you, and also concerning bthis land unto which I have sent you.

2 For verily I say unto you, blessed is he that akeepeth my commandments, whether in life or in bdeath; and he that is cfaithful in dtribulation, the ereward of the same is greater in the kingdom of heaven.

3 Ye cannot behold with your natural aeyes, for the present time, the design of your God concerning those things which shall come hereafter, and the bglory which shall follow after much tribulation.

4 For after much atribulation come the bblessings. Wherefore the day cometh that ye shall be ccrowned with much dglory; the hour is not yet, but is nigh at hand.

5 Remember this, which I tell you before, that you may alay it to heart, and receive that which is to follow.

6 Behold, verily I say unto you, for this cause I have sent you—that you might be obedient, and that your hearts might be aprepared to bbear ctestimony of the things which are to come;

7 And also that you might be honored in laying the foundation, and in bearing record of the land upon which the aZion of God shall stand;

8 And also that a feast of fat things might be prepared for the apoor; yea, a feast of fat things, of wine on the blees well refined, that the earth may know that the mouths of the prophets shall not fail;

9 Yea, a supper of the house of the Lord, well prepared, unto which all anations shall be invited.

10 First, the rich and the learned, the wise and the noble;

11 And after that cometh the day of my power; then shall the apoor, the lame, and the blind, and the deaf, come in unto the bmarriage of the Lamb, and partake of the csupper of the Lord, prepared for the great day to come.

12 Behold, I, the Lord, have spoken it.

13 And that the atestimony might go forth from Zion, yea, from the mouth of the city of the heritage of God—

14 Yea, for this cause I have sent you hither, and have selected my servant aEdward Partridge, and have appointed unto him his mission in this land.

15 But if he repent not of his sins, which are aunbelief and blindness of bheart, let him take heed lest he cfall.

16 Behold his mission is given unto him, and it shall not be given again.

17 And whoso standeth in this mission is appointed to be a ajudge in Israel, like as it was in ancient days, to bdivide the lands of the heritage of God unto his cchildren;

18 And to judge his people by the testimony of the just, and by the assistance of his acounselors, according to the laws of the kingdom which are given by the bprophets of God.

19 For verily I say unto you, my law shall be kept on this land.

20 Let no man think he is aruler; but let God rule him that judgeth, according to the counsel of his own bwill, or, in other words, him that counseleth or sitteth upon the judgment seat.

21 Let no man break the alaws of the land, for he that keepeth the laws of God hath no need to break the laws of the land.

22 Wherefore, be asubject to the powers that be, buntil he reigns whose right it is to reign, and subdues all enemies under his feet.

23 Behold, the alaws which ye have received from my hand are the laws of the church, and in this light ye shall hold them forth. Behold, here is wisdom.

24 And now, as I spake concerning my servant Edward Partridge, this land is the land of his aresidence, and those whom he has appointed for his counselors; and also the land of the residence of him whom I have appointed to keep my bstorehouse;

25 Wherefore, let them bring their families to this land, as they shall acounsel between themselves and me.

26 For behold, it is not meet that I should command in all things; for he that is acompelled in all things, the same is a bslothful and not a wise servant; wherefore he receiveth no reward.

27 Verily I say, men should be aanxiously engaged in a good cause, and do many things of their own free will, and bring to pass much righteousness;

28 For the power is in them, wherein they are aagents unto themselves. And inasmuch as men do good they shall in nowise lose their breward.

29 But he that adoeth not anything until he is commanded, and receiveth a commandment with bdoubtful heart, and keepeth it with slothfulness, the same is cdamned.

30 Who am I that amade man, saith the Lord, that will hold him bguiltless that obeys not my commandments?

31 Who am I, saith the Lord, that have apromised and have not fulfilled?

32 I command and men aobey not; I brevoke and they receive not the blessing.

33 Then they asay in their hearts: This is not the work of the Lord, for his promises are not fulfilled. But wo unto such, for their breward lurketh cbeneath, and not from above.

34 And now I give unto you further directions concerning this land.

35 It is wisdom in me that my servant Martin Harris should be an example unto the church, in alaying his moneys before the bishop of the church.

36 And also, this is a law unto every man that cometh unto this land to receive an inheritance; and he shall do with his moneys according as the law directs.

37 And it is wisdom also that there should be lands purchased in Independence, for the place of the storehouse, and also for the house of the aprinting.

38 And other directions concerning my servant Martin Harris shall be given him of the Spirit, that he may receive his inheritance as seemeth him good;

39 And let him repent of his sins, for he seeketh the apraise of the world.

40 And also let my servant aWilliam W. Phelps stand in the office to which I have appointed him, and receive his inheritance in the land;

41 And also he hath need to repent, for I, the Lord, am not well pleased with him, for he seeketh to excel, and he is not sufficiently meek before me.

42 Behold, he who has arepented of his bsins, the same is cforgiven, and I, the Lord, remember them no more.

43 By this ye may know if a man repenteth of his sins—behold, he will aconfess them and bforsake them.

44 And now, verily, I say concerning the residue of the elders of my achurch, the time has not yet come, for many years, for them to receive their binheritance in this land, except they desire it through the prayer of faith, only as it shall be appointed unto them of the Lord.

45 For, behold, they shall apush the people together from the bends of the earth.

46 Wherefore, assemble yourselves together; and they who are not appointed to stay in this land, let them preach the gospel in the regions round about; and after that let them return to their homes.

47 Let them preach by the way, and abear testimony of the truth in all places, and call upon the rich, the high and the low, and the poor to repent.

48 And let them build up achurches, inasmuch as the inhabitants of the earth will repent.

49 And let there be an agent appointed by the voice of the church, unto the church in Ohio, to receive moneys to apurchase lands in bZion.

50 And I give unto my servant Sidney Rigdon a commandment, that he shall awrite a description of the land of Zion, and a statement of the will of God, as it shall be made known by the Spirit unto him;

51 And an epistle and subscription, to be presented unto all the churches to obtain moneys, to be put into the hands of the bishop, of himself or the agent, as seemeth him good or as he shall direct, to apurchase lands for an binheritance for the children of God.

52 For, behold, verily I say unto you, the Lord willeth that the disciples and the children of men should open their hearts, even to purchase this whole region of country, as soon as time will permit.

53 Behold, here is wisdom. Let them do this lest they areceive none inheritance, save it be by the shedding of blood.

54 And again, inasmuch as there is land obtained, let there be workmen sent forth of all kinds unto this land, to labor for the saints of God.

55 Let all these things be done in aorder; and let the privileges of the lands be made known from time to time, by the bishop or the agent of the church.

56 And let the work of the agathering be not in bhaste, nor by flight; but let it be done as it shall be ccounseled by the elders of the church at the conferences, according to the knowledge which they receive from time to time.

57 And let my servant Sidney Rigdon aconsecrate and bdedicate this land, and the spot for the ctemple, unto the Lord.

58 And let a conference meeting be called; and after that let my servants Sidney Rigdon and Joseph Smith, Jun., return, and also Oliver Cowdery with them, to accomplish the residue of the work which I have appointed unto them in their own land, and the residue as shall be aruled by the conferences.

59 And let no man return from this land except he bear arecord by the way, of that which he knows and most assuredly believes.

60 Let that which has been bestowed upon aZiba Peterson be taken from him; and let him stand as a member in the church, and labor with his own hands, with the brethren, until he is sufficiently bchastened for all his sins; for he confesseth them not, and he thinketh to hide them.

61 Let the residue of the elders of this church, who are coming to this land, some of whom are exceedingly blessed even above measure, also hold a aconference upon this land.

62 And let my servant Edward Partridge direct the conference which shall be held by them.

63 And let them also return, preaching the gospel by the way, bearing record of the things which are revealed unto them.

64 For, verily, the sound must go forth from this place into all the world, and unto the uttermost parts of the earth—the gospel must be apreached unto every creature, with bsigns following them that believe.

65 And behold the Son of Man acometh. Amen.

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1a

Isa. 50:5 (5–7).

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b

D&C 57:1 (1–8).

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2a

Ps. 19:11 (9–11); Mosiah 2:22.

◀

b

1 Pet. 4:6.

◀

c

2 Thes. 1:4. TG Steadfastness.

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d

TG Adversity.

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e

TG Reward.

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3a

TG God, Privilege of Seeing.

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b

1 Pet. 1:11. TG Glory.

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4a

Ps. 30:5; D&C 101:2 (2–7); 103:12 (11–14); 109:76. TG Tribulation.

◀

b

TG Blessing.

◀

c

TG Exaltation.

◀

d

Rom. 8:18; D&C 63:66; 136:31.

◀

5a

Deut. 11:18.

◀

6a

3 Ne. 17:3; D&C 29:8; 132:3.

◀

b

Isa. 43:10 (10–12); 44:8.

◀

c

TG Testimony.

◀

7a

TG Zion.

◀

8a

Ps. 132:15 (13–16). TG Poor.

◀

b

Isa. 25:6.

◀

9a

TG Nations.

◀

11a

TG Poor.

◀

b

Matt. 22:2 (1–14); Rev. 19:9; D&C 65:3.

◀

c

Luke 14:16 (16–24).

◀

13a

Micah 4:2. TG Testimony.

◀

14a

D&C 57:7; 60:10.

◀

15a

TG Doubt.

◀

b

TG Hardheartedness.

◀

c

1 Cor. 10:12.

◀

17a

Deut. 16:18; D&C 64:40; 107:72 (72–74). TG Bishop.

◀

b

D&C 41:9 (9–11); 51:1 (1–20); 57:7.

◀

c

TG Sons and Daughters of God.

◀

18a

TG Counselor.

◀

b

TG Prophets, Mission of.

◀

20a

TG Unrighteous Dominion.

◀

b

TG God, Will of.

◀

21a

Matt. 17:24 (24–27); Luke 20:22 (22–26); D&C 20:1; 51:6; 98:9 (4–10); A of F 1:12. TG Citizenship; Governments.

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22a

Rom. 13:1 (1–7). TG Governments; Submissiveness.

◀

b

Gen. 49:10; Ezek. 21:27; Zech. 9:10; D&C 76:63. TG Jesus Christ, Messiah; Jesus Christ, Millennial Reign.

◀

23a

D&C 42:2 (2–28).

◀

24a

D&C 41:9; 72:6.

◀

b

D&C 51:13; 70:7 (7–11).

◀

25a

TG Guidance, Divine.

◀

26a

TG Initiative.

◀

b

Matt. 24:45 (45–51); D&C 107:100 (99–100). TG Apathy; Laziness.

◀

27a

TG Dedication; Diligence; Good Works; Industry; Zeal.

◀

28a

Amos 5:14. TG Agency.

◀

b

TG Reward.

◀

29a

Moro. 7:6 (6–9).

◀

b

TG Doubt.

◀

c

TG Damnation.

◀

30a

Isa. 45:9 (9–10); Hel. 12:6 (6–22).

◀

b

Ex. 20:7; Mosiah 13:15; Morm. 7:7.

◀

31a

D&C 1:37 (37–38); 82:10.

◀

32a

1 Sam. 28:18. TG Disobedience.

◀

b

Jer. 18:10 (6–10); D&C 19:5; 54:4; 56:4 (3–4).

◀

33a

1 Ne. 15:9 (7–11).

◀

b

TG Reward.

◀

c

D&C 29:45.

◀

35a

D&C 42:31 (30–32).

◀

37a

D&C 57:11 (11–12).

◀

39a

2 Ne. 26:29; D&C 121:35 (34–37).

◀

40a

D&C 57:11; 61:7 (7–9); 70:1.

◀

42a

TG Repent.

◀

b

Ps. 25:7.

◀

c

Isa. 1:18; Jer. 31:34. TG Forgive.

◀

43a

Num. 5:7 (6–10); D&C 19:20; 64:7. TG Confession.

◀

b

D&C 82:7.

◀

44a

TG Jesus Christ, Head of the Church.

◀

b

TG Lands of Inheritance.

◀

45a

Deut. 33:17.

◀

b

TG Israel, Gathering of.

◀

47a

D&C 19:37; 63:37; 68:8; 71:7.

◀

48a

IE branches of the Church.

◀

49a

D&C 42:35; 57:5 (5–7); 101:70 (68–74); 103:23 (22–24).

◀

b

TG Zion.

◀

50a

D&C 63:56 (55–56); 100:9.

◀

51a

D&C 51:8 (8–13); 84:104.

◀

b

D&C 25:2; 52:42 (2, 5, 42).

◀

53a

D&C 63:29 (27–31); 101:70 (70–75).

◀

55a

D&C 101:68. TG Order.

◀

56a

D&C 63:24; 101:68.

◀

b

TG Haste; Rashness.

◀

c

D&C 72:24.

◀

57a

D&C 52:2; 103:35; 105:15.

◀

b

TG Dedication.

◀

c

D&C 57:3; 84:3 (3–5, 31); 97:10 (10–20); 124:51 (49–51).

◀

58a

TG Church Organization; Common Consent.

◀

59a

TG Mission of Latter-day Saints; Testimony.

◀

60a

D&C 32:3.

◀

b

TG Chastening; Forgive; Repent.

◀

61a

TG Meetings.

◀

64a

TG Mission of Latter-day Saints.

◀

b

TG Holy Ghost, Gifts of; Miracle; Signs.

◀

65a

D&C 1:12.

Section 59

Revelation given through Joseph Smith the Prophet, in Zion, Jackson County, Missouri, August 7, 1831. Preceding this revelation, the land was consecrated, as the Lord had directed, and the site for the future temple was dedicated. On the day this revelation was received, Polly Knight, the wife of Joseph Knight Sr., died, the first Church member to die in Zion. Early members characterized this revelation as “instructing the Saints how to keep the sabbath and how to fast and pray.”

1–4, The faithful Saints in Zion will be blessed; 5–8, They are to love and serve the Lord and keep His commandments; 9–19, By keeping the Lord’s day holy, the Saints are blessed temporally and spiritually; 20–24, The righteous are promised peace in this world and eternal life in the world to come.

1 Behold, blessed, saith the Lord, are they who have come up unto this land with an aeye single to my glory, according to my commandments.

2 For those that live shall ainherit the earth, and those that bdie shall rest from all their labors, and their works shall follow them; and they shall receive a ccrown in the dmansions of my Father, which I have prepared for them.

3 Yea, blessed are they whose feet stand upon the land of Zion, who have obeyed my gospel; for they shall receive for their reward the good things of the earth, and it shall bring forth in its astrength.

4 And they shall also be crowned with blessings from above, yea, and with acommandments not a few, and with brevelations in their time—they that are cfaithful and ddiligent before me.

5 Wherefore, I give unto them a commandment, saying thus: Thou shalt alove the Lord thy God with all thy bheart, with all thy might, mind, and strength; and in the name of Jesus Christ thou shalt cserve him.

6 Thou shalt alove thy bneighbor as thyself. Thou shalt not csteal; neither commit dadultery, nor ekill, nor do anything flike unto it.

7 Thou shalt athank the Lord thy God in all things.

8 Thou shalt offer a asacrifice unto the Lord thy God in brighteousness, even that of a broken heart and a ccontrite spirit.

9 And that thou mayest more fully keep thyself aunspotted from the world, thou shalt go to the house of bprayer and offer up thy csacraments upon my dholy day;

10 For verily this is a aday appointed unto you to rest from your labors, and to pay thy devotions unto the Most High;

11 Nevertheless thy avows shall be offered up in righteousness on all days and at all times;

12 But remember that on this, the aLord’s day, thou shalt offer thine boblations and thy sacraments unto the Most High, cconfessing thy sins unto thy brethren, and before the Lord.

13 And on this day thou shalt do none other thing, only let thy food be prepared with singleness of heart that thy afasting may be perfect, or, in other words, that thy bjoy may be full.

14 Verily, this is fasting and prayer, or in other words, rejoicing and prayer.

15 And inasmuch as ye do these things with athanksgiving, with bcheerful chearts and countenances, not with dmuch elaughter, for this is sin, but with a glad heart and a cheerful countenance—

16 Verily I say, that inasmuch as ye do this, the afulness of the earth is yours, the beasts of the field and the fowls of the air, and that which climbeth upon the trees and walketh upon the earth;

17 Yea, and the herb, and the agood things which come of the earth, whether for food or for braiment, or for houses, or for barns, or for orchards, or for gardens, or for vineyards;

18 Yea, all things which come of the earth, in the season thereof, are made for the abenefit and the buse of man, both to please the eye and to cgladden the heart;

19 Yea, for afood and for raiment, for taste and for smell, to bstrengthen the body and to enliven the soul.

20 And it pleaseth God that he hath given all these things unto man; for unto this end were they made to be used, with judgment, not to aexcess, neither by extortion.

21 And in nothing doth man aoffend God, or against none is his bwrath ckindled, save those who dconfess not his hand in all things, and eobey not his commandments.

22 Behold, this is according to the law and the prophets; wherefore, trouble me no more concerning this matter.

23 But learn that he who doeth the works of arighteousness shall receive his breward, even cpeace in this world, and deternal life in the world to come.

24 I, the Lord, have spoken it, and the Spirit beareth record. Amen.

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1a

Matt. 6:22 (22–24).

◀

2a

Matt. 5:5; D&C 57:5; 63:20 (20, 48–49).

◀

b

Isa. 57:1 (1–2); Rev. 14:13. TG Paradise.

◀

c

TG Celestial Glory; Exaltation.

◀

d

Ps. 65:4; John 14:2; D&C 72:4; 76:111; 81:6; 98:18; 106:8.

◀

3a

Gen. 4:12; Moses 4:23 (23–24); 5:37. TG Strength.

◀

4a

Alma 29:9.

◀

b

D&C 42:61; 76:7; 98:12; 101:32; 121:28 (26–33). TG Revelation.

◀

c

TG Steadfastness; Worthiness.

◀

d

TG Diligence.

◀

5a

Deut. 11:1; Matt. 22:37; Mosiah 2:4; Moro. 10:32; D&C 20:19. TG God, Love of; Love.

◀

b

TG Heart.

◀

c

TG Service; Worship.

◀

6a

TG Love.

◀

b

Prov. 11:12 (12–17). TG Fellowshipping; Neighbor.

◀

c

TG Stealing.

◀

d

TG Adulterer; Chastity.

◀

e

TG Murder.

◀

f

Ex. 22:19; Lev. 18:22; 1 Cor. 6:9; 1 Tim. 1:10.

◀

7a

Ezra 3:11; Ps. 34:1 (1–3); 92:1; Alma 37:37; Ether 6:9; D&C 46:32. TG Communication; Thanksgiving.

◀

8a

TG Jesus Christ, Types of, in Memory; Self-Sacrifice.

◀

b

TG Righteousness.

◀

c

TG Contrite Heart; Poor in Spirit.

◀

9a

James 1:27. TG Abstain; Self-Mastery.

◀

b

TG Assembly for Worship; Prayer.

◀

c

D&C 62:4. TG Sacrament.

◀

d

Lev. 19:3; 23:3; Alma 1:26 (26–27); D&C 68:29. TG Sabbath.

◀

10a

Ex. 35:2; Lev. 23:25. TG Rest; Worship.

◀

11a

TG Commitment; Vow.

◀

12a

Neh. 8:10; Rev. 1:10.

◀

b

IE offerings, whether of time, talents, or means, in service of God and fellowman. TG Sacrifice.

◀

c

TG Confession.

◀

13a

IE hungering and thirsting after righteousness; see Matt. 5:6; 3 Ne. 12:6. TG Fast, Fasting.

◀

b

TG Joy.

◀

15a

TG Thanksgiving.

◀

b

Ex. 25:2 (1–7); 35:5; D&C 64:22 (22, 34); 97:8. TG Cheerful.

◀

c

Prov. 17:22.

◀

d

1 Pet. 4:3; D&C 88:69.

◀

e

TG Laughter.

◀

16a

TG Abundant Life.

◀

17a

Gen. 1:31; Moro. 7:12; Moses 2:31.

◀

b

D&C 70:16 (15–16).

◀

18a

TG Earth, Purpose of; Meat.

◀

b

Gen. 1:29; 9:3 (3–4).

◀

c

TG Happiness.

◀

19a

TG Food.

◀

b

TG Health.

◀

20a

TG Temperance.

◀

21a

TG Offense.

◀

b

TG God, Indignation of.

◀

c

TG Provoking.

◀

d

Neh. 12:24; Job 1:21; Ps. 97:12; Mosiah 2:20 (20–22); D&C 62:7. TG Ingratitude.

◀

e

TG Disobedience.

◀

23a

TG Righteousness.

◀

b

TG Blessing; Reward.

◀

c

Matt. 11:29 (28–30). TG Happiness; Objectives; Peace; Peace of God.

◀

d

D&C 14:7.

Section 60

Revelation given through Joseph Smith the Prophet, in Independence, Jackson County, Missouri, August 8, 1831. On this occasion the elders who had traveled to Jackson County and participated in the dedication of the land and the temple site desired to know what they were to do.

1–9, The elders are to preach the gospel in the congregations of the wicked; 10–14, They should not idle away their time, nor bury their talents; 15–17, They may wash their feet as a testimony against those who reject the gospel.

1 Behold, thus saith the Lord unto the elders of his church, who are to return speedily to the land from whence they came: Behold, it pleaseth me, that you have come up hither;

2 But with some I am not well pleased, for they will not open their amouths, but they hide the btalent which I have given unto them, because of the cfear of man. Wo unto such, for mine danger is ekindled against them.

3 And it shall come to pass, if they are not more faithful unto me, it shall be ataken away, even that which they have.

4 For I, the Lord, arule in the heavens above, and among the barmies of the earth; and in the day when I shall make up my cjewels, all men shall know what it is that bespeaketh the power of God.

5 But, verily, I will speak unto you concerning your journey unto the land from whence you came. Let there be a craft made, or bought, as aseemeth you good, it mattereth not unto me, and take your journey speedily for the place which is called St. Louis.

6 And from thence let my servants, Sidney Rigdon, Joseph Smith, Jun., and Oliver Cowdery, take their journey for Cincinnati;

7 And in this place let them lift up their voice and declare my word with loud voices, without wrath or adoubting, lifting up holy hands upon them. For I am able to make you bholy, and your sins are cforgiven you.

8 And let the residue take their journey from St. Louis, atwo by two, and preach the word, not in haste, among the congregations of the wicked, until they return to the churches from whence they came.

9 And all this for the good of the achurches; for this intent have I sent them.

10 And let my servant aEdward Partridge impart of the bmoney which I have given him, a portion unto mine elders who are commanded to return;

11 And he that is able, let him return it by the way of the agent; and he that is not, of him it is not required.

12 And now I speak of the residue who are to come unto this land.

13 Behold, they have been sent to preach my gospel among the congregations of the wicked; wherefore, I give unto them a commandment, thus: Thou shalt not aidle away thy time, neither shalt thou bury thy btalent that it may not be known.

14 And after thou hast come up unto the land of Zion, and hast proclaimed my word, thou shalt speedily return, proclaiming my word among the congregations of the wicked, not in ahaste, neither in bwrath nor with cstrife.

15 And shake off the adust of thy feet against those who receive thee not, not in their presence, lest thou bprovoke them, but in secret; and cwash thy feet, as a testimony against them in the day of judgment.

16 Behold, this is sufficient for you, and the will of him who hath sent you.

17 And by the mouth of my servant Joseph Smith, Jun., it shall be made known concerning Sidney Rigdon and Oliver Cowdery. The residue hereafter. Even so. Amen.

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2a

Ex. 4:10 (10–12); Jer. 1:6 (6–9); Luke 8:16 (16–18); Eph. 6:20 (19–20).

◀

b

Matt. 25:25 (24–30). TG Talents.

◀

c

TG Courage; Fearful; Peer Influence.

◀

d

TG Anger; God, Indignation of.

◀

e

TG Provoking.

◀

3a

Matt. 25:29 (29–30); Mark 4:25; D&C 1:33.

◀

4a

Judg. 8:23 (22–23); Hel. 12:6.

◀

b

2 Chr. 25:8. TG War.

◀

c

Isa. 62:3; Zech. 9:16; Mal. 3:17; D&C 101:3.

◀

5a

TG Agency; Initiative.

◀

7a

TG Doubt.

◀

b

TG Holiness.

◀

c

TG Forgive.

◀

8a

Mark 6:7.

◀

9a

D&C 51:10.

◀

10a

D&C 58:14 (14, 19, 24); 64:17.

◀

b

D&C 51:8 (8–13).

◀

13a

D&C 42:42. TG Apathy; Idleness; Laziness; Priesthood, Magnifying Callings within; Procrastination; Waste; Zeal.

◀

b

Matt. 25:25 (14–30); D&C 82:18.

◀

14a

TG Rashness.

◀

b

Prov. 14:29.

◀

c

TG Strife.

◀

15a

Matt. 10:14; Luke 9:5; Acts 13:51; 18:6 (5–6); D&C 24:15; 75:20; 84:92 (92–95).

◀

b

TG Provoking.

◀

c

TG Wash.

Section 61

Revelation given through Joseph Smith the Prophet, on the bank of the Missouri River, McIlwaine’s Bend, August 12, 1831. On their return trip to Kirtland, the Prophet and ten elders had traveled down the Missouri River in canoes. On the third day of the journey, many dangers were experienced. Elder William W. Phelps, in a daylight vision, saw the destroyer riding in power upon the face of the waters.

1–12, The Lord has decreed many destructions upon the waters; 13–22, The waters were cursed by John, and the destroyer rides upon their face; 23–29, Some have power to command the waters; 30–35, Elders are to journey two by two and preach the gospel; 36–39, They are to prepare for the coming of the Son of Man.

1 Behold, and hearken unto the voice of him who has all apower, who is from everlasting to everlasting, even bAlpha and Omega, the beginning and the end.

2 Behold, verily thus saith the Lord unto you, O ye elders of my church, who are assembled upon this spot, whose sins are now forgiven you, for I, the Lord, aforgive sins, and am bmerciful unto those who cconfess their sins with humble hearts;

3 But verily I say unto you, that it is not needful for this whole company of mine elders to be moving swiftly upon the waters, whilst the inhabitants on either side are perishing in unbelief.

4 Nevertheless, I suffered it that ye might bear record; behold, there are many dangers upon the waters, and more especially hereafter;

5 For I, the Lord, have decreed in mine anger many destructions upon the waters; yea, and especially upon these waters.

6 Nevertheless, all flesh is in mine hand, and he that is faithful among you shall not aperish by the waters.

7 Wherefore, it is expedient that my servant Sidney Gilbert and my servant aWilliam W. Phelps be in haste upon their errand and mission.

8 Nevertheless, I would not suffer that ye should part until you were achastened for all your sins, that you might be one, that you might not perish in bwickedness;

9 But now, verily I say, it behooveth me that ye should part. Wherefore let my servants Sidney Gilbert and William W. Phelps take their former company, and let them take their journey in haste that they may fill their mission, and through faith they shall overcome;

10 And inasmuch as they are afaithful they shall be preserved, and I, the Lord, will be bwith them.

11 And let the residue take that which is needful for clothing.

12 Let my servant Sidney Gilbert take that which is not needful with him, as you shall agree.

13 And now, behold, for your agood I gave unto you a bcommandment concerning these things; and I, the Lord, will reason with you as with men in days of old.

14 Behold, I, the Lord, in the beginning blessed the awaters; but in the last days, by the mouth of my servant John, I bcursed the waters.

15 Wherefore, the days will come that no flesh shall be safe upon the waters.

16 And it shall be said in days to come that none is able to go up to the land of Zion upon the waters, but he that is upright in heart.

17 And, as I, the Lord, in the beginning acursed the land, even so in the last days have I bblessed it, in its time, for the use of my saints, that they may partake the fatness thereof.

18 And now I give unto you a commandment that what I say unto one I say unto all, that you shall forewarn your brethren concerning these waters, that they come not in journeying upon them, lest their faith fail and they are caught in snares;

19 I, the Lord, have decreed, and the destroyer rideth upon the face thereof, and I revoke not the decree.

20 I, the Lord, was aangry with you yesterday, but today mine anger is turned away.

21 Wherefore, let those concerning whom I have spoken, that should take their journey in haste—again I say unto you, let them take their journey in haste.

22 And it mattereth not unto me, after a little, if it so be that they fill their mission, whether they go by water or by land; let this be as it is made known unto them aaccording to their judgments hereafter.

23 And now, concerning my servants, Sidney Rigdon, Joseph Smith, Jun., and Oliver Cowdery, let them come not again upon the waters, save it be upon the canal, while journeying unto their homes; or in other words they shall not come upon the waters to journey, save upon the canal.

24 Behold, I, the Lord, have appointed a way for the journeying of my saints; and behold, this is the way—that after they leave the canal they shall journey by land, inasmuch as they are commanded to journey and go up unto the land of Zion;

25 And they shall do alike unto the children of Israel, bpitching their tents by the way.

26 And, behold, this commandment you shall give unto all your brethren.

27 Nevertheless, unto whom is given apower to command the waters, unto him it is given by the Spirit to know all his ways;

28 Wherefore, let him do as the Spirit of the living God commandeth him, whether upon the land or upon the waters, as it remaineth with me to do hereafter.

29 And unto you is given the course for the saints, or the way for the saints of the camp of the Lord, to journey.

30 And again, verily I say unto you, my servants, Sidney Rigdon, Joseph Smith, Jun., and Oliver Cowdery, shall not open their mouths in the acongregations of the wicked until they arrive at Cincinnati;

31 And in that place they shall lift up their voices unto God against that people, yea, unto him whose anger is akindled against their wickedness, a people who are well-nigh bripened for destruction.

32 And from thence let them journey for the congregations of their brethren, for their labors even now are wanted more abundantly among them than among the congregations of the wicked.

33 And now, concerning the residue, let them journey and adeclare the word among the congregations of the wicked, inasmuch as it is given;

34 And inasmuch as they do this they shall arid their garments, and they shall be spotless before me.

35 And let them journey together, or atwo by two, as seemeth them good, only let my servant Reynolds Cahoon, and my servant Samuel H. Smith, with whom I am well pleased, be not separated until they return to their homes, and this for a wise purpose in me.

36 And now, verily I say unto you, and what I say unto one I say unto all, be of good acheer, blittle children; for I am in your cmidst, and I have not dforsaken you;

37 And inasmuch as you have humbled yourselves before me, the blessings of the akingdom are yours.

38 Gird up your loins and be awatchful and be sober, looking forth for the coming of the Son of Man, for he cometh in an hour you think not.

39 Pray always that you enter not into atemptation, that you may abide the day of his coming, whether in life or in death. Even so. Amen.

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1a

TG God, Power of.

◀

b

D&C 19:1.

◀

2a

Mosiah 4:10 (10–11). TG Forgive.

◀

b

TG God, Mercy of.

◀

c

TG Confession.

◀

6a

TG Protection, Divine.

◀

7a

D&C 57:11 (6–12); 58:40 (40–41); 70:1.

◀

8a

TG Chastening.

◀

b

TG Wickedness.

◀

10a

Ps. 31:23.

◀

b

Matt. 28:20.

◀

13a

Deut. 10:13; D&C 21:6.

◀

b

TG Commandments of God.

◀

14a

Gen. 1:20.

◀

b

Rev. 8:10 (8–11). TG Curse; Last Days.

◀

17a

Moses 4:23.

◀

b

D&C 57:1 (1–5).

◀

20a

TG God, Indignation of; God, Love of.

◀

22a

TG Agency; Initiative.

◀

25a

Num. 9:18.

◀

b

Num. 2:34 (32–34).

◀

27a

TG Holy Ghost, Gifts of; Priesthood, Power of.

◀

30a

Micah 6:10 (10–15); D&C 62:5; 68:1.

◀

31a

TG Provoking.

◀

b

Alma 37:31; Hel. 13:14; D&C 101:11.

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33a

TG Preaching.

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34a

2 Ne. 9:44; Jacob 2:2 (2, 16); Mosiah 2:28.

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35a

Mark 6:7; Luke 10:1; D&C 52:10; 62:5. TG Missionary Work.

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36a

TG Cheerful.

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b

John 13:33.

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c

Matt. 18:20; 28:20 (19–20).

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d

Isa. 41:17 (15–17); 1 Ne. 21:15 (14–15).

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37a

D&C 50:35; 62:9.

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38a

TG Watch.

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39a

TG Temptation.

Section 62

Revelation given through Joseph Smith the Prophet, on the bank of the Missouri River at Chariton, Missouri, August 13, 1831. On this day the Prophet and his group, who were on their way from Independence to Kirtland, met several elders who were on their way to the land of Zion, and, after joyful salutations, received this revelation.

1–3, Testimonies are recorded in heaven; 4–9, The elders are to travel and preach according to judgment and as directed by the Spirit.

1 Behold, and hearken, O ye elders of my church, saith the Lord your God, even Jesus Christ, your aadvocate, who knoweth the weakness of man and how to bsuccor them who are ctempted.

2 And verily mine eyes are upon those who have not as yet gone up unto the land of Zion; wherefore your mission is not yet full.

3 Nevertheless, ye are ablessed, for the btestimony which ye have borne is crecorded in heaven for the angels to look upon; and they rejoice over you, and your dsins are forgiven you.

4 And now continue your journey. Assemble yourselves upon the land of aZion; and hold a meeting and rejoice together, and offer a bsacrament unto the Most High.

5 And then you may return to bear record, yea, even altogether, or atwo by two, as seemeth you good, it mattereth not unto me; only be faithful, and bdeclare glad tidings unto the inhabitants of the earth, or among the ccongregations of the wicked.

6 Behold, I, the Lord, have brought you together that the promise might be fulfilled, that the faithful among you should be preserved and rejoice together in the land of Missouri. I, the Lord, apromise the faithful and cannot blie.

7 I, the Lord, am willing, if any among you adesire to ride upon horses, or upon mules, or in chariots, he shall receive this blessing, if he receive it from the hand of the Lord, with a bthankful heart in all things.

8 These things remain with you to do according to judgment and the directions of the Spirit.

9 Behold, the akingdom is yours. And behold, and lo, I am bwith the faithful always. Even so. Amen.

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1a

D&C 45:3. TG Jesus Christ, Advocate; Jesus Christ, Relationships with the Father.

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b

Heb. 2:18; Alma 7:12.

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c

Luke 4:2.

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3a

TG Blessing.

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b

Luke 12:8 (8–9). TG Testimony.

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c

TG Book of Life.

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d

Matt. 9:2; D&C 84:61.

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4a

D&C 57:2 (1–2).

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b

TG Assembly for Worship; Sacrament.

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5a

Mark 6:7; Luke 10:1; D&C 52:10; 61:35.

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b

TG Missionary Work.

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c

D&C 61:30.

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6a

Ezek. 36:36.

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b

TG God, Perfection of; Honesty.

◀

7a

TG Agency.

◀

b

Job 1:21; Mosiah 2:20 (20–22); D&C 59:21. TG Thanksgiving.

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9a

D&C 61:37; 64:4.

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b

Matt. 28:20.

Section 63

Revelation given through Joseph Smith the Prophet, at Kirtland, Ohio, August 30, 1831. The Prophet, Sidney Rigdon, and Oliver Cowdery had arrived in Kirtland on August 27 from their visit to Missouri. Joseph Smith’s history describes this revelation: “In these infant days of the Church, there was a great anxiety to obtain the word of the Lord upon every subject that in any way concerned our salvation; and as the land of Zion was now the most important temporal object in view, I enquired of the Lord for further information upon the gathering of the Saints, and the purchase of the land, and other matters.”

1–6, A day of wrath will come upon the wicked; 7–12, Signs come by faith; 13–19, The adulterous in heart will deny the faith and be cast into the lake of fire; 20, The faithful will receive an inheritance upon the transfigured earth; 21, A full account of the events on the Mount of Transfiguration has not yet been revealed; 22–23, The obedient receive the mysteries of the kingdom; 24–31, Inheritances in Zion are to be purchased; 32–35, The Lord decrees wars, and the wicked slay the wicked; 36–48, The Saints are to gather to Zion and provide moneys to build it up; 49–54, Blessings are assured the faithful at the Second Coming, in the Resurrection, and during the Millennium; 55–58, This is a day of warning; 59–66, The Lord’s name is taken in vain by those who use it without authority.

1 Hearken, O ye people, and open your hearts and give ear from afar; and listen, you that call yourselves the apeople of the Lord, and hear the word of the Lord and his will concerning you.

2 Yea, verily, I say, hear the word of him whose anger is akindled against the wicked and brebellious;

3 Who willeth to take even them whom he will atake, and bpreserveth in life them whom he will preserve;

4 Who buildeth up at his own will and apleasure; and destroyeth when he pleases, and is able to bcast the soul down to hell.

5 Behold, I, the Lord, utter my voice, and it shall be aobeyed.

6 Wherefore, verily I say, let the wicked take heed, and let the arebellious bfear and tremble; and let the unbelieving hold their lips, for the cday of wrath shall come upon them as a dwhirlwind, and all flesh shall eknow that I am God.

7 And he that seeketh asigns shall see bsigns, but not unto salvation.

8 Verily, I say unto you, there are those among you who seek signs, and there have been such even from the beginning;

9 But, behold, faith cometh not by signs, but asigns follow those that believe.

10 Yea, asigns come by bfaith, not by the will of men, nor as they please, but by the will of God.

11 Yea, signs come by faith, unto mighty works, for without afaith no man pleaseth God; and with whom God is bangry he is not well pleased; wherefore, unto such he showeth no signs, only in cwrath unto their dcondemnation.

12 Wherefore, I, the Lord, am not pleased with those among you who have sought after signs and wonders for faith, and not for the good of men unto my glory.

13 Nevertheless, I give commandments, and many have turned away from my commandments and have anot kept them.

14 There were among you aadulterers and adulteresses; some of whom have turned away from you, and others remain with you that hereafter shall be revealed.

15 Let such beware and repent speedily, lest judgment shall come upon them as a asnare, and their bfolly shall be made manifest, and their works shall follow them in the eyes of the people.

16 And verily I say unto you, as I have said before, he that alooketh on a woman to blust after her, or if any shall commit cadultery in their hearts, they shall not have the dSpirit, but shall deny the faith and shall fear.

17 Wherefore, I, the Lord, have said that the afearful, and the bunbelieving, and all cliars, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie, and the dwhoremonger, and the esorcerer, shall have their part in that flake which burneth with fire and brimstone, which is the gsecond death.

18 Verily I say, that they shall not have part in the afirst resurrection.

19 And now behold, I, the Lord, say unto you that ye are not ajustified, because these things are among you.

20 Nevertheless, he that aendureth in faith and doeth my bwill, the same shall overcome, and shall receive an cinheritance upon the earth when the day of transfiguration shall come;

21 When the aearth shall be btransfigured, even according to the pattern which was shown unto mine apostles upon the cmount; of which account the fulness ye have not yet received.

22 And now, verily I say unto you, that as I said that I would make known my will unto you, behold I will make it known unto you, anot by the way of commandment, for there are many who observe not to keep my commandments.

23 But unto him that keepeth my commandments I will give the amysteries of my kingdom, and the same shall be in him a well of living bwater, cspringing up unto everlasting life.

24 And now, behold, this is the will of the Lord your God concerning his saints, that they should aassemble themselves together unto the land of Zion, not in haste, lest there should be confusion, which bringeth pestilence.

25 Behold, the land of aZion—I, the Lord, hold it in mine own hands;

26 Nevertheless, I, the Lord, render unto aCæsar the things which are Cæsar’s.

27 Wherefore, I the Lord will that you should apurchase the lands, that you may have advantage of the world, that you may have claim on the world, that they may not be bstirred up unto anger.

28 For aSatan bputteth it into their hearts to anger against you, and to the shedding of blood.

29 Wherefore, the land of Zion shall not be obtained but by apurchase or by blood, otherwise there is none inheritance for you.

30 And if by purchase, behold you are blessed;

31 And if by ablood, as you are forbidden to shed blood, lo, your enemies are upon you, and ye shall be scourged from city to city, and from synagogue to synagogue, and but bfew shall stand to receive an inheritance.

32 I, the Lord, am aangry with the bwicked; I am holding my cSpirit from the inhabitants of the earth.

33 I have sworn in my wrath, and adecreed wars upon the face of the earth, and the wicked shall bslay the wicked, and fear shall come upon every man;

34 And the asaints also shall bhardly cescape; nevertheless, I, the Lord, am with them, and will dcome down in heaven from the presence of my Father and econsume the wicked with unquenchable fire.

35 And behold, this is not yet, but aby and by.

36 Wherefore, seeing that I, the Lord, have decreed all these things upon the face of the earth, I will that my saints should be assembled upon the land of Zion;

37 aAnd that every man should take brighteousness in his hands and cfaithfulness upon his loins, and lift a warning dvoice unto the inhabitants of the earth; and declare both by word and by flight that edesolation shall come upon the wicked.

38 Wherefore, let my disciples in Kirtland arrange their temporal concerns, who dwell upon this farm.

39 Let my servant Titus Billings, who has the care thereof, dispose of the land, that he may be prepared in the coming spring to take his journey up unto the land of Zion, with those that dwell upon the face thereof, excepting those whom I shall reserve unto myself, that shall anot go until I shall command them.

40 And let all the moneys which can be spared, it mattereth not unto me whether it be little or much, be sent up unto the land of Zion, unto them whom I have appointed to areceive.

41 Behold, I, the Lord, will give unto my servant Joseph Smith, Jun., power that he shall be enabled to adiscern by the Spirit those who shall go up unto the land of Zion, and those of my disciples who shall tarry.

42 Let my servant aNewel K. Whitney retain his bstore, or in other words, the store, yet for a little season.

43 Nevertheless, let him impart all the money which he can impart, to be sent up unto the land of Zion.

44 Behold, these things are in his own hands, let him do aaccording to wisdom.

45 Verily I say, let him be ordained as an agent unto the disciples that shall tarry, and let him be aordained unto this power;

46 And now speedily visit the churches, expounding these things unto them, with my servant Oliver Cowdery. Behold, this is my will, obtaining moneys even as I have directed.

47 He that is afaithful and bendureth shall overcome the world.

48 He that sendeth up treasures unto the land of Zion shall receive an ainheritance in this world, and his works shall follow him, and also a breward in the world to come.

49 Yea, and blessed are the dead that adie in the Lord, from henceforth, when the Lord shall come, and old things shall bpass away, and all things become new, they shall crise from the dead and shall not ddie after, and shall receive an inheritance before the Lord, in the eholy city.

50 And he that liveth when the Lord shall come, and hath kept the faith, ablessed is he; nevertheless, it is appointed to him to bdie at the age of man.

51 Wherefore, achildren shall bgrow up until they become old; old men shall die; but they shall not sleep in the dust, but they shall be cchanged in the twinkling of an eye.

52 Wherefore, for this cause preached the apostles unto the world the resurrection of the dead.

53 These things are the things that ye must look for; and, speaking after the manner of the Lord, they are now anigh at hand, and in a time to come, even in the day of the coming of the Son of Man.

54 And until that hour there will be foolish avirgins among the wise; and at that hour cometh an entire bseparation of the righteous and the wicked; and in that day will I send mine angels to cpluck out the wicked and cast them into unquenchable fire.

55 And now behold, verily I say unto you, I, the Lord, am not pleased with my servant aSidney Rigdon; he bexalted himself in his heart, and received not counsel, but cgrieved the Spirit;

56 Wherefore his awriting is not acceptable unto the Lord, and he shall make another; and if the Lord receive it not, behold he standeth no longer in the office to which I have appointed him.

57 And again, verily I say unto you, athose who desire in their hearts, in meekness, to bwarn sinners to repentance, let them be ordained unto this power.

58 For this is a day of awarning, and not a day of many words. For I, the Lord, am not to be bmocked in the last days.

59 Behold, I am from above, and my power lieth beneath. I am over all, and in all, and through all, and asearch all things, and the day cometh that all things shall be bsubject unto me.

60 Behold, I am aAlpha and Omega, even Jesus Christ.

61 Wherefore, let all men abeware how they take my bname in their lips—

62 For behold, verily I say, that many there be who are under this condemnation, who use the name of the Lord, and use it in vain, having not aauthority.

63 Wherefore, let the church repent of their sins, and I, the Lord, will aown them; otherwise they shall be cut off.

64 Remember that that which cometh from above is asacred, and must be bspoken with care, and by constraint of the Spirit; and in this there is no condemnation, and ye receive the Spirit cthrough prayer; wherefore, without this there remaineth condemnation.

65 Let my servants, Joseph Smith, Jun., and Sidney Rigdon, seek them a home, as they are ataught through prayer by the Spirit.

66 These things remain to overcome through patience, that such may receive a more exceeding and eternal aweight of bglory, otherwise, a greater condemnation. Amen.

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1a

Lev. 26:12; 3 Ne. 20:19.

◀

2a

TG Provoking.

◀

b

TG Rebellion.

◀

3a

Job 1:21; Isa. 57:1. TG Death.

◀

b

Mosiah 2:20 (20–21).

◀

4a

TG God, Justice of; Judgment.

◀

b

Hel. 12:21 (20–22).

◀

5a

TG Obedience.

◀

6a

TG Rebellion.

◀

b

TG Day of the Lord.

◀

c

D&C 1:13 (13–14).

◀

d

Jer. 30:23; Dan. 11:40.

◀

e

Isa. 49:26.

◀

7a

TG Sign Seekers.

◀

b

Mark 8:11 (11–21); D&C 46:9.

◀

9a

Mark 16:17. TG Holy Ghost, Gifts of; Miracle; Signs.

◀

10a

John 12:18 (9, 17–18); Rom. 15:19 (18–19); Morm. 9:19 (19–21).

◀

b

TG Faith.

◀

11a

Heb. 11:6.

◀

b

TG God, Indignation of.

◀

c

D&C 35:11.

◀

d

D&C 88:65.

◀

13a

TG Disobedience.

◀

14a

D&C 42:24 (24–25).

◀

15a

Luke 21:35.

◀

b

2 Tim. 3:9. TG Foolishness.

◀

16a

Matt. 5:28 (27–28).

◀

b

2 Sam. 13:4 (2–4). TG Lust; Sensuality; Sexual Immorality.

◀

c

TG Adulterer; Chastity.

◀

d

TG Holy Ghost, Loss of.

◀

17a

Rev. 21:8. TG Fearful.

◀

b

TG Unbelief.

◀

c

TG Honesty; Lying.

◀

d

Rev. 22:15 (14–15); D&C 76:103. TG Whore.

◀

e

TG Sorcery.

◀

f

Rev. 19:20; 2 Ne. 9:16 (8–19, 26); 28:23; Jacob 6:10; Alma 12:17 (16–18); D&C 76:36. TG Hell.

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g

TG Death, Spiritual, Second.

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18a

Rev. 20:6.

◀

19a

TG Justification.

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20a

2 Cor. 1:6; D&C 101:35. TG Steadfastness.

◀

b

TG God, Will of.

◀

c

Isa. 29:19; Matt. 5:5; D&C 59:2; 88:26 (25–26). TG Inheritance.

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21a

TG Earth, Destiny of.

◀

b

TG Transfiguration; World, End of.

◀

c

Matt. 17:3 (1–3).

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22a

2 Cor. 8:8; D&C 28:5.

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23a

Alma 12:9 (9–11); D&C 42:61; 84:19; 107:19 (18–19).

◀

b

TG Living Water.

◀

c

John 4:14.

◀

24a

D&C 58:56; 101:68.

◀

25a

TG Zion.

◀

26a

Luke 20:25; 23:2; D&C 58:22 (21–23). TG Governments.

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27a

D&C 45:65.

◀

b

TG Provoking.

◀

28a

TG Devil.

◀

b

John 13:2; 2 Ne. 28:20.

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29a

D&C 58:53; 101:70 (70–75).

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31a

TG Blood, Shedding of.

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b

D&C 95:5 (5–6); 121:34 (34–40).

◀

32a

Deut. 32:21; 2 Ne. 15:25; Moses 6:27. TG God, Indignation of.

◀

b

Isa. 57:17.

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c

TG God, Spirit of.

◀

33a

D&C 45:26 (26, 33); 87:2; 88:91. TG War.

◀

b

Ps. 139:19 (17–24); Isa. 11:4 (3–4).

◀

34a

TG Saints.

◀

b

Matt. 24:22; Luke 21:36.

◀

c

TG Protection, Divine.

◀

d

TG Jesus Christ, Second Coming.

◀

e

Jer. 8:13; Matt. 3:12; 2 Ne. 26:6; D&C 29:9 (9, 21, 23); 45:57; 64:24; 88:94; 101:24 (23–25, 66). TG Earth, Cleansing of.

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35a

JS—H 1:41.

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37a

D&C 19:37; 58:47; 68:8; 71:7.

◀

b

TG Righteousness.

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c

Isa. 11:5.

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d

D&C 1:4.

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e

Isa. 47:11. TG Judgment.

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39a

D&C 66:6.

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40a

D&C 51:8 (3–9).

◀

41a

TG Discernment, Spiritual.

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42a

D&C 64:26.

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b

D&C 57:8.

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44a

TG Agency; Initiative.

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45a

TG Delegation of Responsibility; Stewardship.

◀

47a

Ps. 31:23; Mosiah 2:41; Ether 4:19; D&C 6:13.

◀

b

TG Perseverance.

◀

48a

D&C 25:2; 64:30; 85:7 (1–3, 7, 9); 99:7; 101:18 (1, 6, 18); 103:14 (11, 14).

◀

b

TG Reward.

◀

49a

Rom. 14:8 (5–9); Rev. 14:13; D&C 42:44 (44–47).

◀

b

2 Cor. 5:17.

◀

c

TG Resurrection.

◀

d

John 5:24; 8:51; 11:26; Rev. 21:4; Alma 11:45; 12:18 (18, 20); D&C 88:116. TG Immortality.

◀

e

Jer. 31:40 (38–40).

◀

50a

TG Blessing.

◀

b

TG Death.

◀

51a

TG Children; Millennium.

◀

b

Isa. 65:20 (20–22); D&C 45:58; 101:30 (29–31). TG Mortality; Old Age.

◀

c

1 Cor. 15:52 (51–52); D&C 43:32; 88:28 (20, 28).

◀

53a

D&C 35:15.

◀

54a

Matt. 25:1; D&C 45:56 (56–59).

◀

b

TG Separation.

◀

c

Ps. 52:5; Matt. 13:40 (30, 39–41); Mosiah 16:2.

◀

55a

Lev. 4:22.

◀

b

TG Haughtiness; Pride.

◀

c

TG Holy Ghost, Loss of.

◀

56a

D&C 58:50 (50–51).

◀

57a

D&C 4:3 (3–6); 36:5.

◀

b

D&C 18:14. TG Missionary Work.

◀

58a

TG Warn.

◀

b

TG Mocking.

◀

59a

1 Cor. 2:10.

◀

b

D&C 50:27.

◀

60a

D&C 35:1.

◀

61a

TG Self-Mastery.

◀

b

Ezek. 43:8 (8–11). TG Jesus Christ, Taking the Name of; Profanity.

◀

62a

TG Authority.

◀

63a

Rev. 3:5.

◀

64a

TG Sacred.

◀

b

TG Reverence.

◀

c

D&C 42:14.

◀

65a

TG God, Spirit of; Prayer; Teaching.

◀

66a

2 Cor. 4:17.

◀

b

Rom. 8:18; D&C 58:4; 136:31.

Section 64

Revelation given through Joseph Smith the Prophet to the elders of the Church, at Kirtland, Ohio, September 11, 1831. The Prophet was preparing to move to Hiram, Ohio, to renew his work on the translation of the Bible, which had been laid aside while he had been in Missouri. A company of brethren who had been commanded to journey to Zion (Missouri) was earnestly engaged in making preparations to leave in October. At this busy time, the revelation was received.

1–11, The Saints are commanded to forgive one another, lest there remain in them the greater sin; 12–22, The unrepentant are to be brought before the Church; 23–25, He that is tithed will not be burned at the Lord’s coming; 26–32, The Saints are warned against debt; 33–36, The rebellious will be cut off out of Zion; 37–40, The Church will judge the nations; 41–43, Zion will flourish.

1 Behold, thus saith the Lord your God unto you, O ye elders of my achurch, hearken ye and hear, and receive my will concerning you.

2 For verily I say unto you, I will that ye should aovercome the world; wherefore I will have bcompassion upon you.

3 There are those among you who have sinned; but verily I say, for this once, for mine own aglory, and for the salvation of souls, I have bforgiven you your sins.

4 I will be merciful unto you, for I have given unto you the akingdom.

5 And the akeys of the mysteries of the kingdom shall not be taken from my servant Joseph Smith, Jun., through the means I have appointed, while he liveth, inasmuch as he obeyeth mine bordinances.

6 There are those who have sought occasion against him without cause;

7 Nevertheless, he has sinned; but verily I say unto you, I, the Lord, aforgive sins unto those who bconfess their sins before me and ask forgiveness, who have not csinned unto ddeath.

8 My disciples, in days of old, sought aoccasion against one another and forgave not one another in their hearts; and for this bevil they were cafflicted and sorely dchastened.

9 Wherefore, I say unto you, that ye ought to aforgive one another; for he that bforgiveth not his brother his trespasses standeth condemned before the Lord; for there remaineth in him the greater sin.

10 I, the Lord, will aforgive whom I will forgive, but of you it is required to bforgive all men.

11 And ye ought to say in your hearts—let God ajudge between me and thee, and breward thee according to thy cdeeds.

12 And him that arepenteth not of his sins, and bconfesseth them not, ye shall bring before the cchurch, and do with him as the dscripture saith unto you, either by commandment or by revelation.

13 And this ye shall do that God may be glorified—not because ye forgive not, having not compassion, but that ye may be justified in the eyes of the law, that ye may not aoffend him who is your lawgiver—

14 Verily I say, for this cause ye shall do these things.

15 Behold, I, the Lord, was angry with him who was my servant Ezra Booth, and also my servant Isaac Morley, for they akept not the law, neither the commandment;

16 They sought aevil in their hearts, and I, the Lord, bwithheld my Spirit. They ccondemned for evil that thing in which there was no evil; nevertheless I have forgiven my servant Isaac Morley.

17 And also my servant aEdward Partridge, behold, he hath sinned, and bSatan seeketh to destroy his soul; but when these things are made known unto them, and they repent of the evil, they shall be forgiven.

18 And now, verily I say that it is expedient in me that my servant Sidney Gilbert, after a few weeks, shall return upon his business, and to his aagency in the land of Zion;

19 And that which he hath seen and heard may be made known unto my disciples, that they perish not. And for this cause have I spoken these things.

20 And again, I say unto you, that my servant Isaac Morley may not be atempted above that which he is able to bear, and counsel wrongfully to your hurt, I gave commandment that his farm should be sold.

21 I will not that my servant Frederick G. Williams should sell his farm, for I, the Lord, will to retain a strong hold in the land of Kirtland, for the space of five years, in the which I will not overthrow the wicked, that thereby I may save some.

22 And after that day, I, the Lord, will not hold any aguilty that shall go with an open heart up to the land of Zion; for I, the Lord, require the bhearts of the children of men.

23 Behold, now it is called atoday until the bcoming of the Son of Man, and verily it is a day of csacrifice, and a day for the tithing of my people; for he that is dtithed shall not be eburned at his coming.

24 For after today cometh the aburning—this is speaking after the manner of the Lord—for verily I say, tomorrow all the bproud and they that do wickedly shall be as cstubble; and I will burn them up, for I am the Lord of Hosts; and I will not dspare any that remain in eBabylon.

25 Wherefore, if ye believe me, ye will labor while it is called atoday.

26 And it is not meet that my servants, aNewel K. Whitney and Sidney Gilbert, should sell their bstore and their possessions here; for this is not wisdom until the residue of the church, which remaineth in this place, shall go up unto the land of Zion.

27 Behold, it is said in my laws, or forbidden, to get in adebt to thine enemies;

28 But behold, it is not said at any time that the Lord should not take when he please, and pay as seemeth him good.

29 Wherefore, as ye are agents, ye are on the Lord’s errand; and whatever ye do according to the will of the Lord is the Lord’s business.

30 And he hath set you to provide for his saints in these last days, that they may obtain an ainheritance in the land of Zion.

31 And behold, I, the Lord, declare unto you, and my awords are sure and shall not bfail, that they shall obtain it.

32 But all things must come to pass in their time.

33 Wherefore, be not aweary in bwell-doing, for ye are laying the foundation of a great work. And out of csmall things proceedeth that which is great.

34 Behold, the Lord arequireth the bheart and a cwilling mind; and the willing and dobedient shall eeat the good of the land of Zion in these last days.

35 And the arebellious shall be bcut off out of the land of Zion, and shall be sent away, and shall not inherit the land.

36 For, verily I say that the rebellious are not of the blood of aEphraim, wherefore they shall be plucked out.

37 Behold, I, the Lord, have made my church in these last days like unto a ajudge sitting on a hill, or in a high place, to bjudge the nations.

38 For it shall come to pass that the inhabitants of Zion shall ajudge all things pertaining to Zion.

39 And aliars and hypocrites shall be proved by them, and they who are bnot capostles and prophets shall be dknown.

40 And even the abishop, who is a bjudge, and his counselors, if they are not faithful in their cstewardships shall be condemned, and dothers shall be planted in their estead.

41 For, behold, I say unto you that aZion shall flourish, and the bglory of the Lord shall be upon her;

42 And she shall be an aensign unto the people, and there shall come unto her out of every bnation under heaven.

43 And the day shall come when the nations of the earth shall atremble because of her, and shall fear because of her terrible ones. The Lord hath spoken it. Amen.

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1a

TG Jesus Christ, Head of the Church.

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2a

1 Jn. 5:4.

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b

Micah 7:19. TG Compassion.

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3a

Moses 1:39.

◀

b

Isa. 43:25; Luke 5:21.

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4a

D&C 62:9; 82:24.

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5a

D&C 28:7; 84:19. TG Priesthood, Keys of.

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b

TG Ordinance.

◀

7a

Dan. 9:9. TG Remission of Sins.

◀

b

Num. 5:7 (6–10); D&C 19:20; 58:43. TG Confession.

◀

c

1 Jn. 3:15; 5:17; Alma 5:42 (41–42).

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d

D&C 76:33 (31–37).

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8a

Dan. 6:4. TG Contention; Disputations.

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b

TG Evil.

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c

TG Affliction.

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d

TG Chastening.

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9a

Prov. 17:9; Mark 11:26 (25–26); D&C 82:1. TG Reconciliation.

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b

Matt. 6:15 (14–15); Eph. 4:32.

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10a

Ex. 33:19; 34:7; Rom. 9:18; Alma 39:6; D&C 56:14. TG Forgive.

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b

Mosiah 26:31 (29–31). TG Benevolence; Forbear.

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11a

1 Sam. 24:12; Ps. 75:7. TG Judgment.

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b

TG Reward.

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c

2 Tim. 4:14.

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12a

TG Repent.

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b

TG Confession.

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c

1 Cor. 6:1.

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d

D&C 42:81 (80–93).

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13a

TG Offense.

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15a

D&C 42:32 (32–35).

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16a

Prov. 1:16; 2 Ne. 19:17. TG Evil.

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b

TG Holy Ghost, Loss of.

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c

2 Ne. 15:20; D&C 121:16.

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17a

D&C 60:10; 115:2 (2–6).

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b

TG Devil.

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18a

D&C 57:6.

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20a

TG Temptation.

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22a

TG Guilt.

◀

b

Ex. 35:5; D&C 59:15; 64:34.

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23a

John 9:4; D&C 45:6; 64:25 (24–25).

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b

TG Jesus Christ, Second Coming.

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c

TG Sacrifice.

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d

Mal. 3:10 (10–11). See note on tithing in heading to section 119.

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e

Isa. 9:5 (5, 18–19); Mal. 4:1; 3 Ne. 25:1; JS—H 1:37.

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24a

Isa. 66:15 (15–16); Joel 2:5; 2 Ne. 15:24; 26:6 (4, 6). TG Earth, Cleansing of; World, End of.

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b

Job 40:11; Prov. 15:25; Mal. 3:15; 2 Ne. 12:12; 23:11. TG Pride.

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c

Rev. 18:8 (6–8).

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d

Gen. 18:23; 1 Ne. 22:16; Hel. 13:13 (12–14).

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e

D&C 1:16. TG Babylon.

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25a

John 9:4; D&C 45:6; 64:23. TG Procrastination.

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26a

D&C 63:42.

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b

D&C 57:8.

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27a

TG Debt.

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30a

D&C 63:48 (29, 31, 48); 85:7 (1–3, 7, 9).

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31a

Ps. 19:4; Mark 13:31; 2 Ne. 31:15.

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b

1 Ne. 20:14; D&C 76:3.

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33a

Gal. 6:9. TG Dedication; Laziness.

◀

b

TG Benevolence; Good Works; Self-Sacrifice.

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c

D&C 123:16 (16–17).

◀

34a

Micah 6:8.

◀

b

Deut. 32:46; Josh. 22:5; 1 Kgs. 2:4; Morm. 9:27. TG Heart.

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c

Isa. 1:19; 2 Cor. 8:12; Moro. 7:8; D&C 64:22; 97:8.

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d

TG Loyalty; Obedience.

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e

D&C 101:101. TG Abundant Life.

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35a

TG Rebellion.

◀

b

Gen. 6:13; Obad. 1:9; D&C 41:5; 42:37; 50:8 (8–9); 56:3; Moses 8:30 (26, 30). TG Excommunication.

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36a

Gen. 48:16; 49:26 (22–26); Deut. 33:17 (16–17); Hosea 7:1 (1–16); Zech. 10:7 (7–12).

◀

37a

Obad. 1:21.

◀

b

TG Judgment.

◀

38a

Isa. 2:3; Joel 3:16; D&C 133:21.

◀

39a

TG Honesty; Lying.

◀

b

TG False Prophets.

◀

c

Rev. 2:2. TG Apostles.

◀

d

Deut. 18:21 (21–22).

◀

40a

TG Bishop.

◀

b

D&C 58:17; 107:72 (72–74).

◀

c

TG Stewardship.

◀

d

D&C 35:18 (17–18); 42:10; 104:77; 107:99 (99–100).

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e

D&C 93:50 (47–50).

◀

41a

TG Zion.

◀

b

D&C 45:67; 84:5 (4–5, 31); 97:15 (15–20). TG Glory.

◀

42a

TG Ensign; Mission of Latter-day Saints.

◀

b

1 Kgs. 8:41; Isa. 60:9.

◀

43a

Isa. 60:14; D&C 45:67; 97:19 (19–20).

Section 65

Revelation on prayer given through Joseph Smith the Prophet, at Hiram, Ohio, October 30, 1831.

1–2, The keys of the kingdom of God are committed to man on earth, and the gospel cause will triumph; 3–6, The millennial kingdom of heaven will come and join the kingdom of God on earth.

1 Hearken, and lo, a voice as of one sent down from on high, who is mighty and powerful, whose going forth is unto the ends of the earth, yea, whose voice is unto men—aPrepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.

2 The akeys of the bkingdom of God are committed unto man on the earth, and from thence shall the cgospel roll forth unto the ends of the earth, as the dstone which is cut out of the mountain without hands shall roll forth, until it has efilled the whole earth.

3 Yea, a voice crying—aPrepare ye the way of the Lord, prepare ye the bsupper of the Lamb, make ready for the cBridegroom.

4 Pray unto the Lord, acall upon his holy name, make known his wonderful bworks among the people.

5 Call upon the Lord, that his kingdom may go forth upon the earth, that the inhabitants thereof may receive it, and be prepared for the days to come, in the which the Son of Man shall acome down in heaven, bclothed in the brightness of his cglory, to meet the dkingdom of God which is set up on the earth.

6 Wherefore, may the akingdom of God go forth, that the bkingdom of heaven may come, that thou, O God, mayest be cglorified in heaven so on earth, that thine denemies may be subdued; for ethine is the honor, power and glory, forever and ever. Amen.

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1a

Isa. 40:3; Matt. 3:3; John 1:23. TG Millennium, Preparing a People for.

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2a

Matt. 16:19; D&C 42:69. TG Priesthood, Keys of; Priesthood, Melchizedek; Restoration of the Gospel.

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b

Micah 4:7; Luke 17:21 (20–21); D&C 90:3 (1–5).

◀

c

TG Mission of Latter-day Saints.

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d

Dan. 2:45 (34–45); 8:25.

◀

e

Num. 14:21; Ps. 72:19. TG Last Days.

◀

3a

Matt. 3:3; D&C 88:66.

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b

Matt. 22:2 (1–14); Rev. 19:9; D&C 58:11.

◀

c

Mark 2:19 (19–20).

◀

4a

Gen. 4:26; 1 Chr. 16:8; Ps. 116:17.

◀

b

1 Chr. 16:24. TG God, Works of.

◀

5a

Matt. 16:27; 24:30.

◀

b

Ps. 93:1.

◀

c

TG Glory.

◀

d

Dan. 2:44.

◀

6a

TG Kingdom of God, in Heaven; Kingdom of God, on Earth.

◀

b

Rev. 11:15.

◀

c

John 17:4.

◀

d

1 Chr. 17:10; Ps. 89:10; Micah 4:10. TG Enemies.

◀

e

1 Chr. 29:11; Matt. 6:13; Rev. 11:15.

Section 66

Revelation given through Joseph Smith the Prophet, at Hiram, Ohio, October 29, 1831. William E. McLellin had petitioned the Lord in secret to make known through the Prophet the answer to five questions, which were unknown to Joseph Smith. At McLellin’s request, the Prophet inquired of the Lord and received this revelation.

1–4, The everlasting covenant is the fulness of the gospel; 5–8, Elders are to preach, testify, and reason with the people; 9–13, Faithful ministerial service ensures an inheritance of eternal life.

1 Behold, thus saith the Lord unto my servant aWilliam E. McLellin—Blessed are you, inasmuch as you have bturned away from your iniquities, and have received my truths, saith the Lord your Redeemer, the cSavior of the world, even of as many as believe on my name.

2 Verily I say unto you, blessed are you for receiving mine aeverlasting covenant, even the fulness of my gospel, sent forth unto the children of men, that they might have blife and be made cpartakers of the dglories which are to be revealed in the last days, as it was written by the prophets and apostles in days of old.

3 Verily I say unto you, my servant William, that you are clean, but not aall; repent, therefore, of those things which are not pleasing in my sight, saith the Lord, for the Lord will bshow them unto you.

4 And now, verily, I, the Lord, will show unto you what I awill concerning you, or what is my will concerning you.

5 Behold, verily I say unto you, that it is my will that you should aproclaim my gospel from land to land, and from bcity to city, yea, in those regions round about where it has not been proclaimed.

6 Tarry not many days in this place; go anot up unto the land of Zion as yet; but inasmuch as you can bsend, send; otherwise, think not of thy property.

7 aGo unto the eastern lands, bear btestimony in every place, unto every people and in their csynagogues, reasoning with the people.

8 Let my servant Samuel H. Smith go with you, and forsake him not, and give him thine instructions; and he that is afaithful shall be made bstrong in every place; and I, the Lord, will go with you.

9 Lay your ahands upon the bsick, and they shall crecover. Return not till I, the Lord, shall send you. Be patient in affliction. dAsk, and ye shall receive; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.

10 Seek not to be acumbered. Forsake all bunrighteousness. Commit not cadultery—a temptation with which thou hast been troubled.

11 aKeep these sayings, for they are true and bfaithful; and thou shalt cmagnify thine office, and push many people to dZion with esongs of everlasting joy upon their heads.

12 aContinue in these things even unto the end, and you shall have a bcrown of eternal life at the right hand of my Father, who is full of cgrace and truth.

13 Verily, thus saith the Lord your aGod, your Redeemer, even Jesus Christ. Amen.

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1a

D&C 68:7; 75:6; 90:35.

◀

b

Mal. 2:6.

◀

c

John 1:12; 4:42; 1 Jn. 4:14.

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2a

TG New and Everlasting Covenant.

◀

b

John 5:40; 10:10.

◀

c

1 Pet. 5:1.

◀

d

1 Pet. 4:13. TG Glory.

◀

3a

John 13:11 (10–11).

◀

b

Jacob 4:7.

◀

4a

TG God, Will of; Guidance, Divine.

◀

5a

Mark 16:15.

◀

b

Luke 8:1; Alma 23:4; D&C 75:18.

◀

6a

D&C 63:39 (24–39).

◀

b

D&C 63:40 (40–46).

◀

7a

D&C 75:6.

◀

b

John 1:7.

◀

c

Acts 9:20; 18:4 (4–26); Alma 21:4; D&C 68:1.

◀

8a

Ps. 31:23.

◀

b

D&C 52:17; 133:58.

◀

9a

TG Administrations to the Sick; Hands, Laying on of.

◀

b

TG Sickness.

◀

c

Matt. 9:18.

◀

d

John 16:24.

◀

10a

Luke 10:40.

◀

b

Prov. 9:6.

◀

c

Mark 10:19. TG Adulterer.

◀

11a

D&C 35:24; 103:7.

◀

b

2 Ne. 31:15.

◀

c

Rom. 11:13.

◀

d

D&C 11:6.

◀

e

Isa. 35:10; D&C 45:71. TG Singing.

◀

12a

2 Tim. 3:14.

◀

b

Isa. 62:3; Matt. 25:21; 1 Pet. 5:4; Rev. 2:10.

◀

c

John 1:14.

◀

13a

Isa. 43:12 (11–14); 44:6.

Section 67

Revelation given through Joseph Smith the Prophet, at Hiram, Ohio, early November 1831. The occasion was that of a special conference, and the publication of the revelations already received from the Lord through the Prophet was considered and acted upon (see the heading to section 1). William W. Phelps had recently established the Church printing press in Independence, Missouri. The conference decided to publish the revelations in the Book of Commandments and to print 10,000 copies (which because of unforeseen difficulties was later reduced to 3,000 copies). Many of the brethren bore solemn testimony that the revelations then compiled for publication were verily true, as was witnessed by the Holy Ghost shed forth upon them. Joseph Smith’s history records that after the revelation known as section 1 had been received, some conversation was had concerning the language used in the revelations. The present revelation followed.

1–3, The Lord hears the prayers of and watches over His elders; 4–9, He challenges the wisest person to duplicate the least of His revelations; 10–14, Faithful elders will be quickened by the Spirit and see the face of God.

1 Behold and hearken, O ye aelders of my church, who have assembled yourselves together, whose bprayers I have heard, and whose chearts I know, and whose desires have come up before me.

2 Behold and lo, mine aeyes are upon you, and the heavens and the earth are in mine bhands, and the riches of eternity are mine to give.

3 Ye endeavored to abelieve that ye should receive the blessing which was offered unto you; but behold, verily I say unto you there were bfears in your hearts, and verily this is the reason that ye did not receive.

4 And now I, the Lord, give unto you a atestimony of the truth of these commandments which are lying before you.

5 Your eyes have been upon my servant Joseph Smith, Jun., and his alanguage you have known, and his imperfections you have known; and you have sought in your hearts knowledge that you might express beyond his language; this you also know.

6 Now, seek ye out of the Book of Commandments, even the least that is among them, and appoint him that is the most awise among you;

7 Or, if there be any among you that shall make one alike unto it, then ye are justified in saying that ye do not know that they are true;

8 But if ye cannot make one like unto it, ye are under condemnation if ye do not abear record that they are true.

9 For ye know that there is no unrighteousness in them, and that which is arighteous cometh down from above, from the Father of blights.

10 And again, verily I say unto you that it is your privilege, and a apromise I give unto you that have been ordained unto this ministry, that inasmuch as you bstrip yourselves from cjealousies and dfears, and ehumble yourselves before me, for ye are not sufficiently humble, the fveil shall be rent and you shall gsee me and know that I am—not with the carnal neither natural mind, but with the spiritual.

11 For no aman has seen God at any time in the flesh, except quickened by the Spirit of God.

12 Neither can any anatural man abide the presence of God, neither after the carnal mind.

13 Ye are not able to abide the presence of God now, neither the ministering of angels; wherefore, acontinue in patience until ye are bperfected.

14 Let not your minds aturn back; and when ye are bworthy, in mine own due time, ye shall see and know that which was conferred upon you by the hands of my servant Joseph Smith, Jun. Amen.

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1a

TG Elder, Melchizedek Priesthood.

◀

b

1 Kgs. 9:3.

◀

c

Acts 1:24. TG God, Omniscience of.

◀

2a

Ps. 34:15; Amos 9:8.

◀

b

Ps. 112:8 (7–8); Heb. 1:10. TG God, Works of.

◀

3a

TG Faith.

◀

b

TG Fearful.

◀

4a

TG Testimony; Truth.

◀

5a

D&C 1:24 (18–24).

◀

6a

2 Ne. 9:29 (28–29, 42).

◀

7a

Prov. 30:5 (5–6).

◀

8a

TG Testimony; Witness.

◀

9a

Ps. 119:138; Isa. 45:19; James 1:17; Moro. 7:16 (15–18).

◀

b

D&C 50:24; 84:45; 88:49.

◀

10a

TG Promise.

◀

b

TG Humility; Purity.

◀

c

TG Jealous.

◀

d

TG Courage; Fearful.

◀

e

Prov. 6:3. TG Teachable.

◀

f

TG Veil.

◀

g

Lev. 9:4; D&C 50:45; 88:68; 93:1; 97:16; Moses 1:11.

◀

11a

Ex. 19:21; 33:20; JST Ex. 33:20 (Bible Appendix); John 1:18 (JST 1 Jn. 4:12 No man hath seen God at any time, except them who believe …); D&C 84:22; Moses 1:11 (11, 14). TG God, Privilege of Seeing.

◀

12a

JST Ex. 33:20 (Bible Appendix); Mosiah 3:19. TG Man, Natural, Not Spiritually Reborn.

◀

13a

Rom. 2:7. TG Patience.

◀

b

Matt. 5:48.

◀

14a

D&C 133:15 (14–15).

◀

b

TG Worthiness.

Section 68

Revelation given through Joseph Smith the Prophet, at Hiram, Ohio, November 1, 1831, in response to prayer that the mind of the Lord be made known concerning Orson Hyde, Luke S. Johnson, Lyman E. Johnson, and William E. McLellin. Although part of this revelation was directed toward these four men, much of the content pertains to the whole Church. This revelation was expanded under Joseph Smith’s direction when it was published in the 1835 edition of the Doctrine and Covenants.

1–5, The words of the elders when moved upon by the Holy Ghost are scripture; 6–12, Elders are to preach and baptize, and signs will follow true believers; 13–24, The firstborn among the sons of Aaron may serve as the Presiding Bishop (that is, hold the keys of presidency as a bishop) under the direction of the First Presidency; 25–28, Parents are commanded to teach the gospel to their children; 29–35, The Saints are to observe the Sabbath, labor diligently, and pray.

1 My servant, Orson Hyde, was called by his ordination to proclaim the aeverlasting gospel, by the bSpirit of the living God, from people to people, and from land to land, in the ccongregations of the wicked, in their dsynagogues, reasoning with and eexpounding all scriptures unto them.

2 And, behold, and lo, this is an ensample unto all those who were ordained unto this priesthood, whose mission is appointed unto them to go forth—

3 And this is the aensample unto them, that they shall bspeak as they are moved upon by the Holy Ghost.

4 And whatsoever they shall speak when moved upon by the aHoly Ghost shall be scripture, shall be the will of the Lord, shall be the mind of the Lord, shall be the word of the Lord, shall be the voice of the Lord, and the bpower of God unto salvation.

5 Behold, this is the promise of the Lord unto you, O ye my servants.

6 Wherefore, be of good acheer, and do not bfear, for I the Lord am with you, and will stand by you; and ye shall bear record of me, even Jesus Christ, that I am the Son of the living God, that I cwas, that I am, and that I am to come.

7 This is the word of the Lord unto you, my servant Orson Hyde, and also unto my servant Luke Johnson, and unto my servant Lyman Johnson, and unto my servant aWilliam E. McLellin, and unto all the faithful elders of my church—

8 aGo ye into all the world, bpreach the gospel to every ccreature, acting in the dauthority which I have given you, ebaptizing in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost.

9 And ahe that believeth and is baptized shall be saved, and he that believeth not shall be bdamned.

10 And he that believeth shall be blest with asigns following, even as it is written.

11 And unto you it shall be given to know the signs of the atimes, and the bsigns of the coming of the Son of Man;

12 And of as many as the Father shall bear record, to you shall be given power to aseal them up unto eternal life. Amen.

13 And now, concerning the items in addition to the acovenants and commandments, they are these—

14 There remain hereafter, in the due time of the Lord, other abishops to be set apart unto the bchurch, to minister even according to the first;

15 Wherefore they shall be ahigh priests who are worthy, and they shall be appointed by the bFirst Presidency of the Melchizedek Priesthood, except they be literal descendants of cAaron.

16 And if they be literal descendants of aAaron they have a legal right to the bishopric, if they are the bfirstborn among the sons of Aaron;

17 For the firstborn holds the right of the presidency over this priesthood, and the akeys or authority of the same.

18 No man has a legal right to this office, to hold the keys of this priesthood, except he be a aliteral descendant and the firstborn of Aaron.

19 But, as a ahigh priest of the Melchizedek Priesthood has authority to officiate in all the lesser offices he may officiate in the office of bbishop when no literal descendant of Aaron can be found, provided he is called and set apart and ordained unto this power, under the hands of the First Presidency of the Melchizedek Priesthood.

20 And a literal descendant of Aaron, also, must be designated by this Presidency, and found worthy, and aanointed, and ordained under the hands of this Presidency, otherwise they are not legally authorized to officiate in their priesthood.

21 But, by virtue of the decree concerning their right of the priesthood descending from father to son, they may claim their aanointing if at any time they can prove their lineage, or do ascertain it by revelation from the Lord under the bhands of the above named Presidency.

22 And again, no bishop or high priest who shall be set apart for this ministry shall be tried or acondemned for any crime, save it be before the bFirst Presidency of the church;

23 And inasmuch as he is found aguilty before this Presidency, by testimony that cannot be impeached, he shall be condemned;

24 And if he repent he shall be aforgiven, according to the covenants and bcommandments of the church.

25 And again, inasmuch as aparents have children in Zion, or in any of her bstakes which are organized, that cteach them not to understand the ddoctrine of repentance, faith in Christ the Son of the living God, and of baptism and the gift of the Holy Ghost by the laying on of the hands, when eeight years old, the fsin be upon the heads of the parents.

26 For this shall be a law unto the ainhabitants of Zion, or in any of her stakes which are organized.

27 And their children shall be abaptized for the bremission of their sins when ceight years old, and receive the laying on of the hands.

28 And they shall also ateach their children to pray, and to walk uprightly before the Lord.

29 And the inhabitants of Zion shall also observe the aSabbath day to keep it holy.

30 And the inhabitants of Zion also shall remember their alabors, inasmuch as they are appointed to labor, in all faithfulness; for the bidler shall be had in remembrance before the Lord.

31 Now, I, the Lord, am not well apleased with the inhabitants of Zion, for there are bidlers among them; and their cchildren are also growing up in dwickedness; they also eseek not earnestly the riches of eternity, but their eyes are full of fgreediness.

32 These things ought not to be, and must be done away from among them; wherefore, let my servant Oliver Cowdery acarry these sayings unto the land of Zion.

33 And a commandment I give unto them—that he that observeth not his aprayers before the Lord in the season thereof, let him be had in bremembrance before the judge of my people.

34 These sayings are atrue and faithful; wherefore, transgress them not, neither btake therefrom.

35 Behold, I am aAlpha and Omega, and I bcome quickly. Amen.

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1a

D&C 18:4.

◀

b

TG God, Spirit of.

◀

c

Ps. 26:5; D&C 61:30.

◀

d

D&C 66:7.

◀

e

Acts 28:23.

◀

3a

TG Example.

◀

b

Ex. 4:12 (12–16); 2 Pet. 1:21; D&C 18:32; 34:10; 42:16; 100:5.

◀

4a

Acts 4:31. TG Revelation.

◀

b

Rom. 1:16.

◀

6a

Matt. 9:2.

◀

b

Gen. 26:24; Isa. 41:10; Dan. 10:12; Philip. 1:14 (12–17); D&C 98:1; JS—H 1:32.

◀

c

Rev. 1:4.

◀

7a

D&C 66:1; 75:6; 90:35.

◀

8a

D&C 1:2; 19:37; 58:47; 63:37; 71:7.

◀

b

TG Preaching.

◀

c

Mark 16:15.

◀

d

TG Authority; Priesthood, Authority.

◀

e

TG Baptism.

◀

9a

Mark 16:16; D&C 20:25.

◀

b

TG Damnation.

◀

10a

TG Signs.

◀

11a

Acts 1:7; D&C 121:12 (12, 27, 31).

◀

b

D&C 1:12.

◀

12a

D&C 1:8; 132:19, 49. TG Sealing.

◀

13a

D&C 1:6. See also D&C “Introduction.”

◀

14a

D&C 41:9. TG Bishop.

◀

b

TG Church Organization.

◀

15a

D&C 72:1.

◀

b

D&C 81:2; 107:17 (9, 17, 22).

◀

c

Lev. 1:7; D&C 84:30; 132:59.

◀

16a

D&C 107:16 (15–17, 68–69). TG Priesthood, Aaronic.

◀

b

TG Firstborn.

◀

17a

TG Priesthood, Keys of.

◀

18a

Ex. 40:15 (12–15); D&C 84:18 (18, 30); 107:16 (13–16, 70–76).

◀

19a

TG High Priest, Melchizedek Priesthood.

◀

b

TG Bishop.

◀

20a

D&C 109:35. TG Anointing; Priesthood, Ordination.

◀

21a

Num. 18:8.

◀

b

TG Hands, Laying on of.

◀

22a

TG Excommunication.

◀

b

D&C 107:78 (76–84).

◀

23a

TG Guilt.

◀

24a

TG Forgive.

◀

b

D&C 42:13 (13–29).

◀

25a

TG Family, Patriarchal; Marriage, Fatherhood; Marriage, Motherhood.

◀

b

TG Stake.

◀

c

1 Sam. 3:13; Ps. 78:4 (4–6). TG Family, Children, Responsibilities toward.

◀

d

Heb. 6:2.

◀

e

D&C 18:42; 20:71.

◀

f

Ezek. 33:4 (2–8); Jacob 1:19; D&C 29:48.

◀

26a

TG Zion.

◀

27a

TG Baptism, Essential; Salvation of Little Children.

◀

b

TG Remission of Sins.

◀

c

TG Baptism, Qualifications for.

◀

28a

Prov. 13:24. TG Learn; Prayer; Teaching.

◀

29a

Alma 1:26 (26–27); D&C 59:9. TG Sabbath.

◀

30a

TG Industry; Work, Value of.

◀

b

TG Laziness.

◀

31a

1 Cor. 10:5.

◀

b

TG Idleness.

◀

c

Prov. 15:5. TG Children.

◀

d

TG Wickedness.

◀

e

Matt. 6:33 (25–34); Alma 39:14 (12–14); D&C 6:7 (6–7). TG Objectives; Treasure.

◀

f

TG Greediness.

◀

32a

D&C 69:1.

◀

33a

TG Prayer.

◀

b

TG Chastening; Reproof.

◀

34a

Rev. 22:6.

◀

b

D&C 20:35; 93:25 (24–25).

◀

35a

Rev. 1:8; D&C 19:1.

◀

b

D&C 1:12.

Section 69

Revelation given through Joseph Smith the Prophet, at Hiram, Ohio, November 11, 1831. The compilation of revelations intended for early publication had been passed upon at the special conference of November 1–2. On November 3, the revelation herein appearing as section 133, later called the Appendix, was added. Oliver Cowdery had previously been appointed to carry the manuscript of the compiled revelations and commandments to Independence, Missouri, for printing. He was also to take with him money that had been contributed for the building up of the Church in Missouri. This revelation instructs John Whitmer to accompany Oliver Cowdery and also directs Whitmer to travel and collect historical material in his calling as Church historian and recorder.

1–2, John Whitmer is to accompany Oliver Cowdery to Missouri; 3–8, He is also to preach and to collect, record, and write historical data.

1 Hearken unto me, saith the Lord your God, for my servant Oliver Cowdery’s sake. It is not wisdom in me that he should be entrusted with the commandments and the moneys which he shall acarry unto the land of Zion, except one go with him who will be btrue and faithful.

2 Wherefore, I, the Lord, will that my servant, John Whitmer, should go with my servant Oliver Cowdery;

3 And also that he shall continue in awriting and making a bhistory of all the important things which he shall observe and know concerning my church;

4 And also that he receive acounsel and assistance from my servant Oliver Cowdery and others.

5 And also, my servants who are abroad in the earth should send forth the accounts of their astewardships to the land of Zion;

6 For the land of Zion shall be a aseat and a place to receive and do all these things.

7 Nevertheless, let my servant John Whitmer travel many times from place to place, and from church to church, that he may the more easily obtain knowledge—

8 Preaching and expounding, writing, copying, selecting, and obtaining all things which shall be for the good of the church, and for the rising generations that shall grow up on the land of Zion, to apossess it from generation to generation, forever and ever. Amen.

◀

1a

D&C 68:32.

◀

b

TG Dependability; Trustworthiness.

◀

3a

TG Record Keeping.

◀

b

D&C 21:1; 47:1 (1–3); 85:1.

◀

4a

Prov. 20:18. TG Counsel.

◀

5a

TG Stewardship.

◀

6a

D&C 57:3.

◀

8a

TG Zion.

Section 70

Revelation given through Joseph Smith the Prophet, at Hiram, Ohio, November 12, 1831. The Prophet’s history states that four special conferences were held from the 1st to the 12th of November, inclusive. In the last of these assemblies, the great importance of the revelations that would later be published as the Book of Commandments and then the Doctrine and Covenants was considered. This revelation was given after the conference voted that the revelations were “worth to the Church the riches of the whole Earth.” Joseph Smith’s history refers to the revelations as “the foundation of the Church in these last days, and a benefit to the world, showing that the keys of the mysteries of the kingdom of our Savior are again entrusted to man.”

1–5, Stewards are appointed to publish the revelations; 6–13, Those who labor in spiritual things are worthy of their hire; 14–18, The Saints should be equal in temporal things.

1 Behold, and hearken, O ye inhabitants of Zion, and all ye people of my church who are afar off, and ahear the word of the Lord which I give unto my servant Joseph Smith, Jun., and also unto my servant Martin Harris, and also unto my servant Oliver Cowdery, and also unto my servant John Whitmer, and also unto my servant Sidney Rigdon, and also unto my servant bWilliam W. Phelps, by the way of commandment unto them.

2 For I give unto them a commandment; wherefore hearken and hear, for thus saith the Lord unto them—

3 I, the Lord, have appointed them, and ordained them to be astewards over the revelations and commandments which I have given unto them, and which I shall hereafter give unto them;

4 And an account of this astewardship will I require of them in the day of judgment.

5 Wherefore, I have appointed unto them, and this is their business in the church of God, to amanage them and the concerns thereof, yea, the benefits thereof.

6 Wherefore, a commandment I give unto them, that they shall not give these things unto the church, neither unto the aworld;

7 Nevertheless, inasmuch as they areceive more than is needful for their necessities and their wants, it shall be given into my bstorehouse;

8 And the abenefits shall be consecrated unto the inhabitants of Zion, and unto their generations, inasmuch as they become bheirs according to the laws of the kingdom.

9 Behold, this is what the Lord requires of every man in his astewardship, even as I, the Lord, have appointed or shall hereafter appoint unto any man.

10 And behold, none are exempt from this alaw who belong to the church of the living God;

11 Yea, neither the bishop, neither the aagent who keepeth the Lord’s storehouse, neither he who is appointed in a stewardship over btemporal things.

12 He who is appointed to administer spiritual things, the same is aworthy of his hire, even as those who are appointed to a stewardship to administer in temporal things;

13 Yea, even more abundantly, which abundance is multiplied unto them through the amanifestations of the Spirit.

14 Nevertheless, in your temporal things you shall be aequal, and this not grudgingly, otherwise the abundance of the manifestations of the Spirit shall be bwithheld.

15 Now, this commandment I give unto my servants for their abenefit while they remain, for a manifestation of my blessings upon their heads, and for a breward of their cdiligence and for their security;

16 For food and for araiment; for an inheritance; for houses and for lands, in whatsoever circumstances I, the Lord, shall place them, and whithersoever I, the Lord, shall send them.

17 For they have been faithful over amany things, and have done well inasmuch as they have not sinned.

18 Behold, I, the Lord, am amerciful and will bless them, and they shall enter into the joy of these things. Even so. Amen.

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1a

Isa. 39:5.

◀

b

D&C 57:11; 58:40; 61:7 (7–9).

◀

3a

1 Cor. 4:1; D&C 72:20.

◀

4a

TG Scriptures, Preservation of; Stewardship.

◀

5a

TG Accountability; Delegation of Responsibility.

◀

6a

Moses 1:42; 4:32.

◀

7a

D&C 42:55.

◀

b

D&C 58:24 (24, 37); 72:10.

◀

8a

D&C 72:21. TG Wages.

◀

b

D&C 38:20.

◀

9a

TG Stewardship.

◀

10a

D&C 85:3.

◀

11a

D&C 57:6.

◀

b

D&C 107:68 (68–71).

◀

12a

Luke 10:7.

◀

13a

D&C 5:16.

◀

14a

D&C 49:20. TG Consecration; Selfishness.

◀

b

TG Holy Ghost, Loss of.

◀

15a

Deut. 10:13.

◀

b

TG Reward.

◀

c

TG Dependability; Diligence.

◀

16a

D&C 59:17 (16–20).

◀

17a

Matt. 25:21 (21–23).

◀

18a

Ps. 34:8; Lam. 3:25; Nahum 1:7.

Section 71

Revelation given to Joseph Smith the Prophet and Sidney Rigdon, at Hiram, Ohio, December 1, 1831. The Prophet had continued to translate the Bible with Sidney Rigdon as his scribe until this revelation was received, at which time it was temporarily laid aside so as to enable them to fulfill the instruction given herein. The brethren were to go forth to preach in order to allay the unfriendly feelings that had developed against the Church as a result of the publication of letters written by Ezra Booth, who had apostatized.

1–4, Joseph Smith and Sidney Rigdon are sent forth to proclaim the gospel; 5–11, Enemies of the Saints will be confounded.

1 Behold, thus saith the Lord unto you my servants Joseph Smith, Jun., and Sidney Rigdon, that the time has verily come that it is necessary and expedient in me that you should open your mouths in aproclaiming my gospel, the things of the kingdom, expounding the bmysteries thereof out of the scriptures, according to that portion of Spirit and power which shall be given unto you, even as I will.

2 Verily I say unto you, proclaim unto the world in the regions round about, and in the church also, for the space of a season, even until it shall be amade known unto you.

3 Verily this is a mission for a season, which I give unto you.

4 Wherefore, alabor ye in my vineyard. Call upon the inhabitants of the earth, and bear record, and prepare the way for the commandments and revelations which are to come.

5 Now, behold this is wisdom; whoso readeth, let him aunderstand and breceive also;

6 For unto him that receiveth it shall be given more aabundantly, even power.

7 Wherefore, aconfound your benemies; call upon them to cmeet you both in public and in private; and inasmuch as ye are faithful their dshame shall be made manifest.

8 Wherefore, let them bring forth their astrong reasons against the Lord.

9 Verily, thus saith the Lord unto you—there is no aweapon that is formed against you shall prosper;

10 And if any man lift his voice against you he shall be aconfounded in mine own due time.

11 Wherefore, akeep my commandments; they are true and faithful. Even so. Amen.

◀

1a

Matt. 4:23. TG Missionary Work.

◀

b

D&C 42:61 (61–65).

◀

2a

D&C 73:3.

◀

4a

D&C 24:19.

◀

5a

TG Understanding.

◀

b

Alma 12:10 (9–11).

◀

6a

Matt. 13:12.

◀

7a

Ps. 83:17 (2–17); 2 Ne. 25:14; Moses 7:15 (14–16).

◀

b

TG Enemies.

◀

c

D&C 19:37; 58:47; 63:37; 68:8.

◀

d

TG Shame.

◀

8a

Isa. 41:21.

◀

9a

Isa. 54:17.

◀

10a

Jer. 17:18 (15–18).

◀

11a

Ex. 16:28.

Section 72

Revelation given through Joseph Smith the Prophet, at Kirtland, Ohio, December 4, 1831. Several elders and members had assembled to learn their duty and to be further edified in the teachings of the Church. This section is a compilation of three revelations received on the same day. Verses 1 through 8 make known the calling of Newel K. Whitney as a bishop. He was then called and ordained, after which verses 9 through 23 were received, giving additional information as to a bishop’s duties. Thereafter, verses 24 through 26 were given, providing instructions concerning the gathering to Zion.

1–8, Elders are to render an account of their stewardship unto the bishop; 9–15, The bishop keeps the storehouse and cares for the poor and needy; 16–26, Bishops are to certify the worthiness of elders.

1 Hearken, and listen to the voice of the Lord, O ye who have assembled yourselves together, who are the ahigh priests of my church, to whom the bkingdom and power have been given.

2 For verily thus saith the Lord, it is expedient in me for a abishop to be appointed unto you, or of you, unto the church in this part of the Lord’s vineyard.

3 And verily in this thing ye have done wisely, for it is required of the Lord, at the hand of every asteward, to render an baccount of his cstewardship, both in time and in eternity.

4 For he who is faithful and awise in time is accounted worthy to inherit the bmansions prepared for him of my Father.

5 Verily I say unto you, the elders of the church in this part of my vineyard shall render an account of their stewardship unto the abishop, who shall be appointed of me in this part of my vineyard.

6 These things shall be had on arecord, to be handed over unto the bbishop in Zion.

7 And the duty of the abishop shall be made known by the commandments which have been given, and the voice of the conference.

8 And now, verily I say unto you, my servant Newel K. Whitney is the man who shall be appointed and ordained unto this power. This is the will of the Lord your God, your Redeemer. Even so. Amen.

9 The word of the Lord, in addition to the alaw which has been given, making known the bduty of the cbishop who has been ordained unto the church in this part of the vineyard, which is verily this—

10 To keep the Lord’s astorehouse; to receive the funds of the church in this part of the vineyard;

11 To take an account of the elders as before has been commanded; and to aadminister to their wants, who shall pay for that which they receive, inasmuch as they have wherewith to pay;

12 That this also may be consecrated to the good of the church, to the poor and needy.

13 And he who ahath not wherewith to pay, an account shall be taken and handed over to the bishop of Zion, who shall pay the debt out of that which the Lord shall put into his hands.

14 And the labors of the faithful who labor in spiritual things, in administering the gospel and the athings of the kingdom unto the church, and unto the world, shall answer the debt unto the bishop in Zion;

15 Thus it cometh out of the church, for according to the alaw every man that cometh up to Zion must lay all things before the bishop in Zion.

16 And now, verily I say unto you, that as every elder in this part of the vineyard must give an account of his stewardship unto the bishop in this part of the vineyard—

17 A acertificate from the judge or bishop in this part of the vineyard, unto the bishop in Zion, rendereth every man acceptable, and answereth all things, for an inheritance, and to be received as a wise bsteward and as a faithful claborer;

18 Otherwise he shall not be aaccepted of the bishop of Zion.

19 And now, verily I say unto you, let every elder who shall give an account unto the bishop of the church in this part of the vineyard be arecommended by the church or churches, in which he labors, that he may render himself and his accounts approved in all things.

20 And again, let my servants who are appointed as stewards over the aliterary concerns of my church have claim for assistance upon the bishop or bishops in all things—

21 That the revelations may be apublished, and go forth unto the ends of the earth; that they also may obtain bfunds which shall benefit the church in all things;

22 That they also may render themselves approved in all things, and be accounted as awise stewards.

23 And now, behold, this shall be an aensample for all the extensive branches of my church, in whatsoever land they shall be established. And now I make an end of my sayings. Amen.

24 A few words in addition to the laws of the kingdom, respecting the members of the church—they that are aappointed by the Holy Spirit to go up unto Zion, and they who are bprivileged to go up unto Zion—

25 Let them carry up unto the bishop a acertificate from three elders of the church, or a certificate from the bishop;

26 Otherwise he who shall go up unto the land of Zion shall not be accounted as a wise steward. This is also an ensample. Amen.

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1a

D&C 68:15 (15–19).

◀

b

D&C 35:27. TG Kingdom of God, on Earth.

◀

2a

TG Bishop.

◀

3a

Ezek. 34:10; Matt. 25:19; D&C 51:19; 70:9 (9–11); 104:13 (11–13).

◀

b

D&C 42:32 (30–42).

◀

c

Luke 19:15 (11–27). TG Stewardship.

◀

4a

Matt. 24:45.

◀

b

D&C 59:2.

◀

5a

TG Bishop.

◀

6a

TG Record Keeping.

◀

b

D&C 41:9; 58:14 (14–24).

◀

7a

D&C 41:9; 42:31 (30–31); 46:27; 58:17 (17–18); 68:16; 107:88 (87–88).

◀

9a

TG Bishop.

◀

b

TG Duty.

◀

c

D&C 58:14–24.

◀

10a

D&C 70:7 (7–11); 78:3. TG Welfare.

◀

11a

D&C 75:24 (24–26).

◀

13a

D&C 58:14. TG Poor.

◀

14a

TG Almsgiving; Generosity.

◀

15a

D&C 42:30.

◀

17a

D&C 20:64 (64, 84); 52:41; 72:19 (18–26); 112:21.

◀

b

D&C 42:32.

◀

c

TG Work, Value of.

◀

18a

D&C 72:26.

◀

19a

D&C 20:64.

◀

20a

D&C 70:3 (3–5).

◀

21a

D&C 67:6 (6–9).

◀

b

D&C 70:8 (5–8).

◀

22a

D&C 42:32.

◀

23a

D&C 51:18. TG Example.

◀

24a

TG Holy Ghost, Mission of.

◀

b

D&C 58:56.

◀

25a

D&C 72:17 (17–18).

Section 73

Revelation given to Joseph Smith the Prophet and Sidney Rigdon, at Hiram, Ohio, January 10, 1832. Since the early part of the preceding December, the Prophet and Sidney had been engaged in preaching, and by this means much was accomplished in diminishing the unfavorable feelings that had arisen against the Church (see the heading to section 71).

1–2, Elders are to continue to preach; 3–6, Joseph Smith and Sidney Rigdon are to continue to translate the Bible until it is finished.

1 For verily, thus saith the Lord, it is expedient in me that athey should continue preaching the gospel, and in exhortation to the churches in the regions round about, until conference;

2 And then, behold, it shall be made known unto them, by the avoice of the conference, their several missions.

3 Now, verily I say unto you my servants, Joseph Smith, Jun., and Sidney Rigdon, saith the Lord, it is aexpedient to btranslate again;

4 And, inasmuch as it is practicable, to preach in the regions round about until conference; and after that it is expedient to continue the work of atranslation until it be finished.

5 And let this be a pattern unto the elders until further knowledge, even as it is written.

6 Now I give no more unto you at this time. aGird up your loins and be sober. Even so. Amen.

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1a

IE the others who were on missions; see D&C 57–68.

◀

2a

D&C 20:63.

◀

3a

D&C 71:2.

◀

b

IE the translation of the Bible. D&C 45:60 (60–61); 76:15.

◀

4a

D&C 90:13.

◀

6a

1 Pet. 1:13.

Section 74

Revelation given to Joseph Smith the Prophet, at Wayne County, New York, in 1830. Even before the organization of the Church, questions had arisen about the proper mode of baptism, leading the Prophet to seek answers on the subject. Joseph Smith’s history states that this revelation is an explanation of 1 Corinthians 7:14, a scripture that had often been used to justify infant baptism.

1–5, Paul counsels the Church of his day not to keep the law of Moses; 6–7, Little children are holy and are sanctified through the Atonement.

1 For the aunbelieving bhusband is csanctified by the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified by the husband; else were your children unclean, but now are they holy.

2 Now, in the days of the apostles the law of circumcision was had among all the Jews who believed not the gospel of Jesus Christ.

3 And it came to pass that there arose a great acontention among the people concerning the law of bcircumcision, for the unbelieving husband was desirous that his children should be circumcised and become subject to the claw of Moses, which law was fulfilled.

4 And it came to pass that the children, being brought up in subjection to the law of Moses, gave heed to the atraditions of their fathers and believed not the gospel of Christ, wherein they became unholy.

5 Wherefore, for this cause the apostle wrote unto the church, giving unto them a commandment, not of the Lord, but of himself, that a believer should not be aunited to an bunbeliever; except the claw of Moses should be done away among them,

6 That their children might remain without circumcision; and that the atradition might be done away, which saith that little children are unholy; for it was had among the Jews;

7 But little achildren are bholy, being csanctified through the datonement of Jesus Christ; and this is what the scriptures mean.

◀

1a

1 Cor. 7:14 (14–19).

◀

b

TG Marriage, Marry.

◀

c

TG Family, Love within; Sanctification.

◀

3a

Acts 15:1 (1–35); Gal. 2:3 (1–5); 5:6 (1–14).

◀

b

TG Circumcision.

◀

c

TG Law of Moses.

◀

4a

TG Traditions of Men.

◀

5a

TG Marriage, Interfaith.

◀

b

TG Unbelief.

◀

c

Rom. 7:4 (4–6); 2 Ne. 25:25 (24–27).

◀

6a

TG Traditions of Men.

◀

7a

TG Children; Family.

◀

b

Moro. 8:8 (8–15); D&C 29:46. TG Holiness.

◀

c

TG Salvation of Little Children.

◀

d

TG Jesus Christ, Atonement through.

Section 75

Revelation given through Joseph Smith the Prophet, at Amherst, Ohio, January 25, 1832. This section comprises two separate revelations (the first in verses 1 through 22 and the second in verses 23 through 36) given on the same day. The occasion was a conference at which Joseph Smith was sustained and ordained President of the High Priesthood. Certain elders desired to learn more about their immediate duties. These revelations followed.

1–5, Faithful elders who preach the gospel will gain eternal life; 6–12, Pray to receive the Comforter, who teaches all things; 13–22, Elders will sit in judgment on those who reject their message; 23–36, Families of missionaries are to receive help from the Church.

1 Verily, verily, I say unto you, I who speak even by the avoice of my Spirit, even bAlpha and Omega, your Lord and your God—

2 Hearken, O ye who have agiven your names to go forth to proclaim my gospel, and to bprune my vineyard.

3 Behold, I say unto you that it is my will that you should go forth and not tarry, neither be aidle but blabor with your might—

4 Lifting up your voices as with the sound of a trump, aproclaiming the btruth according to the revelations and commandments which I have given you.

5 And thus, if ye are faithful ye shall be laden with many asheaves, and bcrowned with honor, and glory, and immortality, and eternal life.

6 Therefore, verily I say unto my servant aWilliam E. McLellin, I brevoke the commission which I gave unto him to go unto the eastern countries;

7 And I give unto him a new commission and a new commandment, in the which I, the Lord, achasten him for the bmurmurings of his heart;

8 And he sinned; nevertheless, I forgive him and say unto him again, Go ye into the south countries.

9 And let my servant Luke Johnson go with him, and proclaim the things which I have commanded them—

10 Calling on the name of the Lord for the aComforter, which shall teach them all things that are expedient for them—

11 aPraying always that they bfaint not; and inasmuch as they do this, I will be with them even unto the end.

12 Behold, this is the will of the Lord your God concerning you. Even so. Amen.

13 And again, verily thus saith the Lord, let my servant Orson Hyde and my servant Samuel H. Smith take their journey into the eastern countries, and proclaim the things which I have commanded them; and inasmuch as they are faithful, lo, I will be awith them even unto the end.

14 And again, verily I say unto my servant Lyman Johnson, and unto my servant Orson Pratt, they shall also take their journey into the eastern countries; and behold, and lo, I am with them also, even unto the end.

15 And again, I say unto my servant Asa Dodds, and unto my servant Calves Wilson, that they also shall take their journey unto the western countries, and proclaim my gospel, even as I have commanded them.

16 And he who is faithful shall overcome all things, and shall be alifted up at the last day.

17 And again, I say unto my servant Major N. Ashley, and my servant Burr Riggs, let them take their journey also into the south country.

18 Yea, let all those take their journey, as I have commanded them, going from ahouse to house, and from village to village, and from city to city.

19 And in whatsoever house ye enter, and they receive you, leave your blessing upon that house.

20 And in whatsoever house ye enter, and they receive you not, ye shall depart speedily from that house, and ashake off the dust of your feet as a testimony against them.

21 And you shall be filled with ajoy and gladness; and know this, that in the day of judgment you shall be bjudges of that house, and condemn them;

22 And it shall be more atolerable for the bheathen in the day of judgment, than for that house; therefore, cgird up your loins and be faithful, and ye shall overcome all things, and be dlifted up at the last day. Even so. Amen.

23 And again, thus saith the Lord unto you, O ye elders of my church, who have agiven your names that you might know his will concerning you—

24 Behold, I say unto you, that it is the aduty of the church to assist in bsupporting the families of those, and also to support the families of those who are called and must needs be sent unto the world to proclaim the gospel unto the world.

25 Wherefore, I, the Lord, give unto you this commandment, that ye obtain places for your afamilies, inasmuch as your brethren are willing to open their hearts.

26 And let all such as can obtain places for their families, and support of the church for them, not fail to go into the world, whether to the east or to the west, or to the north, or to the south.

27 Let them aask and they shall receive, knock and it shall be opened unto them, and be made known from on high, even by the bComforter, whither they shall go.

28 And again, verily I say unto you, that every aman who is obliged to bprovide for his own cfamily, let him provide, and he shall in nowise lose his crown; and let him labor in the church.

29 Let every man be adiligent in all things. And the bidler shall not have place in the church, except he repent and mend his ways.

30 Wherefore, let my servant Simeon Carter and my servant Emer Harris be united in the ministry;

31 And also my servant Ezra Thayre and my servant aThomas B. Marsh;

32 Also my servant Hyrum Smith and my servant Reynolds Cahoon;

33 And also my servant Daniel Stanton and my servant Seymour Brunson;

34 And also my servant Sylvester Smith and my servant Gideon Carter;

35 And also my servant Ruggles Eames and my servant aStephen Burnett;

36 And also my servant Micah B. Welton and also my servant aEden Smith. Even so. Amen.

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1a

TG Revelation.

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b

Rev. 1:8; D&C 68:35.

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2a

D&C 75:23. TG Initiative; Zeal.

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b

Jacob 5:62 (62–69).

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3a

TG Idleness.

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b

Neh. 4:6. TG Diligence; Industry.

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4a

TG Missionary Work.

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b

2 Cor. 4:2; D&C 19:37.

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5a

Ps. 126:6; Alma 26:5; D&C 4:4; 33:9.

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b

TG Eternal Life; Exaltation; Glory; Honor.

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6a

D&C 68:7; 90:35.

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b

D&C 66:7 (1–13).

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7a

TG Chastening.

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b

Num. 11:1 (1–2); 1 Ne. 17:2.

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10a

TG Holy Ghost, Comforter.

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11a

2 Ne. 32:9.

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b

Luke 18:1.

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13a

Matt. 28:20.

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16a

D&C 5:35.

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18a

Luke 8:1; Alma 23:4; D&C 66:5.

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20a

Matt. 10:14 (12–14); Luke 10:11 (11–12); D&C 24:15; 60:15; 99:4 (4–5).

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21a

Matt. 5:12 (11–12).

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b

TG Priesthood, Authority.

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22a

Matt. 11:22; D&C 45:54.

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b

TG Heathen.

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c

D&C 27:15 (15–18).

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d

D&C 5:35.

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23a

D&C 75:2.

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24a

D&C 72:11 (11–12).

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b

D&C 31:5.

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25a

D&C 83:2 (2–4).

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27a

D&C 4:7.

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b

TG Holy Ghost, Comforter.

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28a

TG Marriage, Husbands.

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b

1 Tim. 5:8. TG Family, Managing Finances in; Marriage, Fatherhood.

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c

TG Family; Family, Love within.

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29a

TG Diligence; Zeal.

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b

TG Idleness; Laziness.

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31a

D&C 56:5 (5–6).

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35a

D&C 80:1.

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36a

D&C 80:2.

Section 76

A vision given to Joseph Smith the Prophet and Sidney Rigdon, at Hiram, Ohio, February 16, 1832. Prefacing the record of this vision, Joseph Smith’s history states: “Upon my return from Amherst conference, I resumed the translation of the Scriptures. From sundry revelations which had been received, it was apparent that many important points touching the salvation of man had been taken from the Bible, or lost before it was compiled. It appeared self-evident from what truths were left, that if God rewarded every one according to the deeds done in the body the term ‘Heaven,’ as intended for the Saints’ eternal home, must include more kingdoms than one. Accordingly, … while translating St. John’s Gospel, myself and Elder Rigdon saw the following vision.” At the time this vision was given, the Prophet was translating John 5:29.

1–4, The Lord is God; 5–10, The mysteries of the kingdom will be revealed to all the faithful; 11–17, All will come forth in the resurrection of the just or the unjust; 18–24, The inhabitants of many worlds are begotten sons and daughters unto God through the Atonement of Jesus Christ; 25–29, An angel of God fell and became the devil; 30–49, Sons of perdition suffer eternal damnation; all others gain some degree of salvation; 50–70, The glory and reward of exalted beings in the celestial kingdom is described; 71–80, Those who will inherit the terrestrial kingdom are described; 81–113, The status of those in the telestial, terrestrial, and celestial glories is explained; 114–19, The faithful may see and understand the mysteries of God’s kingdom by the power of the Holy Spirit.

1 aHear, O ye heavens, and give ear, O earth, and rejoice ye inhabitants thereof, for the Lord is bGod, and beside him there is cno dSavior.

2 aGreat is his wisdom, bmarvelous are his ways, and the extent of his doings none can find out.

3 His apurposes fail not, neither are there any who can stay his hand.

4 From eternity to eternity he is the asame, and his years never bfail.

5 For thus saith the Lord—I, the Lord, am amerciful and gracious unto those who bfear me, and delight to honor those who cserve me in righteousness and in truth unto the end.

6 Great shall be their reward and eternal shall be their aglory.

7 And to them will I areveal all bmysteries, yea, all the hidden mysteries of my kingdom from days of old, and for ages to come, will I make known unto them the good pleasure of my will concerning all things pertaining to my kingdom.

8 Yea, even the wonders of aeternity shall they know, and things to come will I show them, even the things of many generations.

9 And their awisdom shall be great, and their bunderstanding reach to heaven; and before them the wisdom of the wise shall cperish, and the understanding of the dprudent shall come to naught.

10 For by my aSpirit will I benlighten them, and by my cpower will I make known unto them the dsecrets of my ewill—yea, even those things which feye has not seen, nor ear heard, nor yet entered into the heart of man.

11 We, Joseph Smith, Jun., and Sidney Rigdon, being ain the Spirit on the sixteenth day of February, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty-two—

12 By the power of the aSpirit our beyes were opened and our understandings were enlightened, so as to see and understand the things of God—

13 Even those things which were from the beginning before the world was, which were ordained of the Father, through his Only Begotten Son, who was in the bosom of the Father, even from the abeginning;

14 Of whom we bear record; and the record which we bear is the fulness of the gospel of Jesus Christ, who is the Son, whom we saw and with whom we aconversed in the heavenly bvision.

15 For while we were doing the work of atranslation, which the Lord had appointed unto us, we came to the twenty-ninth verse of the fifth chapter of John, which was given unto us as follows—

16 Speaking of the resurrection of the dead, concerning those who shall ahear the voice of the bSon of Man:

17 And shall come forth; athey who have done bgood, in the cresurrection of the djust; and they who have done evil, in the resurrection of the unjust.

18 Now this caused us to marvel, for it was given unto us of the Spirit.

19 And while we ameditated upon these things, the Lord touched the eyes of our understandings and they were opened, and the bglory of the Lord shone round about.

20 And we beheld the aglory of the Son, on the bright hand of the cFather, and received of his fulness;

21 And saw the holy aangels, and them who are bsanctified before his throne, worshiping God, and the Lamb, who cworship him forever and ever.

22 And now, after the many testimonies which have been given of him, this is the atestimony, last of all, which we give of him: That he blives!

23 For we asaw him, even on the bright hand of cGod; and we heard the voice bearing record that he is the dOnly Begotten of the Father—

24 That by ahim, and through him, and of him, the bworlds are and were created, and the cinhabitants thereof are begotten dsons and daughters unto God.

25 And this we saw also, and bear record, that an aangel of God who was in authority in the presence of God, who brebelled against the Only Begotten cSon whom the Father dloved and who was in the bosom of the Father, was thrust down from the presence of God and the Son,

26 And was called aPerdition, for the heavens bwept over him—he was cLucifer, a son of the morning.

27 And we beheld, and lo, he is afallen! is fallen, even a son of the morning!

28 And while we were yet in the Spirit, the Lord commanded us that we should write the vision; for we beheld Satan, that old aserpent, even the bdevil, who rebelled against God, and sought to take the kingdom of our cGod and his Christ—

29 Wherefore, he maketh awar with the saints of God, and encompasseth them round about.

30 And we saw a vision of the asufferings of those with whom he made war and overcame, for thus came the voice of the Lord unto us:

31 Thus saith the Lord concerning all those who know my power, and have been made partakers thereof, and asuffered themselves through the power of the devil to be overcome, and to deny the truth and defy my power—

32 They are they who are the asons of bperdition, of whom I say that it had been better for them never to have been born;

33 For they are avessels of wrath, doomed to suffer the wrath of God, with the devil and his angels in eternity;

34 Concerning whom I have said there is ano bforgiveness in this world nor in the world to come—

35 Having adenied the Holy Spirit after having received it, and having denied the Only Begotten Son of the Father, having bcrucified him unto themselves and put him to an open cshame.

36 These are they who shall go away into the alake of fire and brimstone, with the devil and his angels—

37 And the aonly ones on whom the bsecond cdeath shall have any power;

38 Yea, verily, the only ones who shall anot be redeemed in the due time of the Lord, after the sufferings of his wrath.

39 For all the rest shall be abrought forth by the resurrection of the dead, through the btriumph and the glory of the Lamb, who was slain, who was in the bosom of the Father cbefore the worlds were made.

40 And this is the agospel, the glad btidings, which the voice out of the heavens bore record unto us—

41 That he acame into the world, even Jesus, to be bcrucified for the world, and to cbear the sins of the dworld, and to esanctify the world, and to fcleanse it from all unrighteousness;

42 That through him all might be asaved whom the Father had put into his bpower and made by him;

43 Who aglorifies the Father, and saves all the works of his hands, except those sons of bperdition who deny the Son after the Father has revealed him.

44 Wherefore, he saves all aexcept them—they shall go away into beverlasting cpunishment, which is endless punishment, which is eternal punishment, to dreign with the edevil and his angels in eternity, where their fworm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched, which is their torment—

45 And the aend thereof, neither the place thereof, nor their torment, no man knows;

46 Neither was it revealed, neither is, neither will be revealed unto man, except to them who are made partakers thereof;

47 Nevertheless, I, the Lord, show it by avision unto many, but straightway shut it up again;

48 Wherefore, the end, the width, the height, the adepth, and the misery thereof, they understand not, neither any man except those who are bordained unto this ccondemnation.

49 And we heard the voice, saying: aWrite the vision, for lo, this is the end of the vision of the sufferings of the ungodly.

50 And again we bear record—for we asaw and heard, and this is the btestimony of the cgospel of Christ concerning them who shall come forth in the resurrection of the djust—

51 They are they who received the atestimony of Jesus, and bbelieved on his name and were cbaptized after the dmanner of his burial, being eburied in the water in his name, and this according to the commandment which he has given—

52 That by akeeping the commandments they might be bwashed and ccleansed from all their sins, and receive the Holy Spirit by the laying on of the dhands of him who is eordained and sealed unto this power;

53 And who aovercome by faith, and are bsealed by the Holy Spirit of cpromise, which the Father dsheds forth upon all those who are just and true.

54 They are they who are the achurch of the bFirstborn.

55 They are they into whose hands the Father has given aall things—

56 They are they who are apriests and bkings, who have received of his fulness, and of his glory;

57 And are apriests of the Most High, after the order of Melchizedek, which was after the order of bEnoch, which was after the corder of the Only Begotten Son.

58 Wherefore, as it is written, they are agods, even the bsons of cGod—

59 Wherefore, aall things are theirs, whether life or death, or things present, or things to come, all are theirs and they are Christ’s, and Christ is God’s.

60 And they shall aovercome all things.

61 Wherefore, let no man aglory in man, but rather let him bglory in God, who shall csubdue all enemies under his feet.

62 These shall adwell in the bpresence of God and his Christ forever and ever.

63 These are they whom he shall bring with him, when he shall acome in the bclouds of heaven to creign on the earth over his people.

64 These are they who shall have part in the afirst resurrection.

65 These are they who shall come forth in the resurrection of the ajust.

66 These are they who are come unto aMount bZion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly place, the holiest of all.

67 These are they who have come to an innumerable company of aangels, to the general assembly and church of bEnoch, and of the cFirstborn.

68 These are they whose names are awritten in heaven, where God and Christ are the bjudge of all.

69 These are they who are ajust men made bperfect through Jesus the mediator of the cnew covenant, who wrought out this perfect datonement through the shedding of his own eblood.

70 These are they whose bodies are acelestial, whose bglory is that of the csun, even the glory of God, the dhighest of all, whose glory the sun of the firmament is written of as being typical.

71 And again, we saw the aterrestrial world, and behold and lo, these are they who are of the terrestrial, whose glory differs from that of the church of the bFirstborn who have received the fulness of the Father, even as that of the cmoon differs from the sun in the firmament.

72 Behold, these are they who died awithout blaw;

73 And also they who are the aspirits of men kept in bprison, whom the Son visited, and cpreached the dgospel unto them, that they might be judged according to men in the flesh;

74 Who areceived not the btestimony of Jesus in the flesh, but afterwards received it.

75 These are they who are ahonorable men of the earth, who were bblinded by the craftiness of men.

76 These are they who receive of his glory, but not of his fulness.

77 These are they who receive of the apresence of the Son, but not of the fulness of the Father.

78 Wherefore, they are abodies terrestrial, and not bodies celestial, and differ in glory as the moon differs from the sun.

79 These are they who are not avaliant in the btestimony of Jesus; wherefore, they obtain not the crown over the kingdom of our God.

80 And now this is the end of the avision which we saw of the terrestrial, that the Lord commanded us to bwrite while we were yet in the Spirit.

81 And again, we asaw the glory of the btelestial, which glory is that of the lesser, even as the cglory of the stars differs from that of the glory of the moon in the firmament.

82 These are they who received not the gospel of Christ, neither the atestimony of Jesus.

83 These are they who adeny not the Holy Spirit.

84 These are they who are thrust down to ahell.

85 These are they who shall not be redeemed from the adevil until the blast resurrection, until the Lord, even Christ the cLamb, shall have finished his work.

86 These are they who receive not of his fulness in the eternal world, but of the Holy Spirit through the ministration of the terrestrial;

87 And the terrestrial through the aministration of the celestial.

88 And also the telestial receive it of the administering of angels who are appointed to minister for them, or who are appointed to be aministering spirits for them; for they shall be bheirs of salvation.

89 And thus we saw, in the heavenly vision, the glory of the atelestial, which surpasses all understanding;

90 And no man knows it except him to whom God has revealed it.

91 And thus we saw the glory of the aterrestrial which excels in all things the glory of the telestial, even in glory, and in power, and in might, and in dominion.

92 And thus we saw the aglory of the celestial, which bexcels in all things—where God, even the Father, reigns upon his cthrone forever and ever;

93 Before whose throne all things bow in humble areverence, and give him glory forever and ever.

94 They who dwell in his apresence are the church of the bFirstborn; and they see as they are seen, and cknow as they are known, having received of his fulness and of his dgrace;

95 And he makes them aequal in power, and in might, and in dominion.

96 And the glory of the celestial is one, even as the glory of the asun is one.

97 And the glory of the terrestrial is one, even as the glory of the moon is one.

98 And the glory of the telestial is one, even as the glory of the stars is one; for as one star differs from another star in glory, even so differs one from another in glory in the telestial world;

99 For these are they who are of aPaul, and of Apollos, and of Cephas.

100 These are they who say they are some of one and some of another—some of Christ and some of John, and some of Moses, and some of Elias, and some of aEsaias, and some of Isaiah, and some of Enoch;

101 But areceived not the gospel, neither the testimony of Jesus, neither the prophets, neither the beverlasting covenant.

102 Last of all, these all are they who will not be agathered with the saints, to be bcaught up unto the cchurch of the Firstborn, and received into the cloud.

103 These are athey who are bliars, and csorcerers, and dadulterers, and ewhoremongers, and whosoever loves and makes a lie.

104 These are they who suffer the awrath of God on earth.

105 These are they who suffer the avengeance of eternal fire.

106 These are they who are cast down to ahell and bsuffer the wrath of cAlmighty God, until the dfulness of times, when Christ shall have esubdued all enemies under his ffeet, and shall have gperfected his work;

107 When he shall adeliver up the bkingdom, and present it unto the Father, spotless, saying: I have covercome and have dtrodden the ewine-press falone, even the wine-press of the fierceness of the wrath of Almighty God.

108 Then shall he be acrowned with the crown of his glory, to sit on the bthrone of his power to reign forever and ever.

109 But behold, and lo, we saw the glory and the inhabitants of the telestial world, that they were as ainnumerable as the stars in the firmament of heaven, or as the sand upon the seashore;

110 And heard the voice of the Lord saying: These all shall bow the knee, and every tongue shall aconfess to him who sits upon the throne forever and ever;

111 For they shall be judged according to their aworks, and every man shall receive according to his own bworks, his own cdominion, in the dmansions which are prepared;

112 And they shall be aservants of the Most High; but bwhere God and Christ cdwell they dcannot come, eworlds without end.

113 This is the end of the vision which we saw, which we were commanded to write while we were yet in the Spirit.

114 But agreat and marvelous are the works of the Lord, and the bmysteries of his kingdom which he showed unto us, which surpass all understanding in glory, and in might, and in dominion;

115 Which he commanded us we should not write while we were yet in the Spirit, and are not alawful for man to utter;

116 Neither is man acapable to make them known, for they are only to be bseen and cunderstood by the power of the Holy Spirit, which God bestows on those who dlove him, and purify themselves before him;

117 To whom he grants this privilege of aseeing and knowing for themselves;

118 That through the power and manifestation of the Spirit, while in the flesh, they may be able to abear his bpresence in the world of glory.

119 And to God and the Lamb be aglory, and honor, and dominion forever and ever. Amen.

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1a

Isa. 1:2.

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b

Josh. 22:34; Jer. 10:10.

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c

Ex. 8:10 (8–10); 1 Kgs. 8:60; Isa. 43:11; Hosea 13:4.

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d

TG Jesus Christ, Savior.

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2a

Ex. 15:11. TG God, Intelligence of; God, Wisdom of.

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b

Ps. 25:4 (1–5); 118:23; Rev. 15:3 (1–3).

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3a

1 Kgs. 8:56; 1 Ne. 20:14; D&C 64:31.

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4a

Heb. 13:8; D&C 20:12; 35:1; 38:1 (1–4); 39:1 (1–3). TG God, Eternal Nature of; God, Perfection of.

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b

Ps. 102:27 (25–27); Heb. 1:12.

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5a

Ex. 34:6; Ps. 103:8; Prov. 8:17. TG God, Mercy of.

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b

Deut. 6:13; Josh. 4:24; 1 Kgs. 18:3. TG Reverence.

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c

1 Sam. 7:3; Ps. 34:15; D&C 4:2.

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6a

TG Celestial Glory.

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7a

D&C 42:61; 59:4; 98:12; 101:32; 121:28 (26–33).

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b

2 Pet. 1:2. TG Mysteries of Godliness.

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8a

TG Eternity.

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9a

TG Wisdom.

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b

TG Understanding.

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c

Isa. 29:14; 2 Ne. 9:28.

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d

TG Prudence.

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10a

TG God, Spirit of.

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b

TG Testimony.

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c

TG Jesus Christ, Power of.

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d

Dan. 2:28.

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e

TG God, Will of.

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f

Isa. 64:4; 1 Cor. 2:9; 3 Ne. 17:16 (15–25); D&C 76:116 (114–19).

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11a

Rev. 1:10; 4:2.

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12a

TG Transfiguration.

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b

Eph. 1:18; D&C 11:13; 110:1; 137:1; 138:11 (11, 29). TG God, Privilege of Seeing.

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13a

TG Jesus Christ, Foreordained.

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14a

D&C 109:57.

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b

TG Vision.

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15a

D&C 73:3 (3–4); 93:53.

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16a

John 5:28.

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b

TG Jesus Christ, Son of Man.

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17a

Joseph Smith Translation has the same wording as used here, which differs from the King James Version of John 5:29.

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b

TG Good Works.

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c

TG Resurrection.

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d

Dan. 12:2 (1–3); Acts 24:15; D&C 76:65 (50, 64–65).

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19a

1 Ne. 11:1; D&C 138:11 (1, 11); JS—H 1:44. TG Meditation.

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b

TG God, Glory of.

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20a

TG Jesus Christ, Glory of.

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b

Acts 7:56; D&C 49:6; 104:7.

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c

TG God the Father, Elohim.

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21a

Matt. 25:31; 2 Thes. 1:7; Heb. 12:22; D&C 130:7; 136:37.

◀

b

TG Sanctification.

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c

TG Worship.

◀

22a

TG Testimony; Witness.

◀

b

Josh. 3:10; 2 Sam. 22:47; D&C 20:17. TG Jesus Christ, Resurrection.

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23a

TG God, Privilege of Seeing; Jesus Christ, Appearances, Postmortal.

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b

Heb. 1:3.

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c

TG Godhead.

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d

John 1:14.

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24a

Gen. 1:1; John 1:3 (1–3); Rom. 11:36 (34–36); Heb. 1:2 (1–3); Mosiah 4:2; Morm. 9:11; D&C 14:9; 93:10 (8–10).

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b

Job 9:9 (7–9); Ps. 8:3 (3–4); Moses 1:33 (31–33); 7:30 (29–31). TG Astronomy; Creation; Jesus Christ, Creator; Jesus Christ, Power of.

◀

c

D&C 88:61.

◀

d

Mal. 2:10; 1 Cor. 15:45 (45–48); 2 Ne. 2:20 (19–20); D&C 27:11; Moses 1:34. TG Sons and Daughters of God.

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25a

D&C 29:36 (36–39); Moses 4:1 (1–3).

◀

b

TG Council in Heaven; Rebellion.

◀

c

TG Jesus Christ, Divine Sonship.

◀

d

TG Jesus Christ, Relationships with the Father.

◀

26a

D&C 76:32 (32–48); Moses 5:24. TG Sons of Perdition.

◀

b

Moses 7:29 (28–31).

◀

c

Isa. 14:12.

◀

27a

Luke 10:18.

◀

28a

Rev. 12:9.

◀

b

TG Devil.

◀

c

Isa. 14:14; D&C 29:36 (36–37); Moses 4:1 (1–4).

◀

29a

Rev. 12:9 (7–9); 13:7; 2 Ne. 2:18; 28:20 (19–23); D&C 10:27. TG War.

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30a

Jude 1:6 (6–8); D&C 76:44 (36, 44–49).

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31a

TG Apostasy of Individuals.

◀

32a

TG Sons of Perdition.

◀

b

D&C 76:26; Moses 5:24.

◀

33a

Rom. 9:22 (20–23); Rev. 2:27 (26–27).

◀

34a

D&C 42:18; 84:41; 132:27.

◀

b

TG Forgive.

◀

35a

2 Pet. 2:20 (20–22); Alma 39:6; D&C 76:83. TG Holy Ghost, Loss of; Holy Ghost, Unpardonable Sin against.

◀

b

Heb. 6:6 (4–6); 1 Ne. 19:7; D&C 132:27.

◀

c

TG Shame.

◀

36a

Dan. 7:11; Rev. 19:20; 20:10; 21:8; 2 Ne. 9:16 (8–19, 26); 28:23; Jacob 6:10; Mosiah 3:27; Alma 12:17 (16–18); D&C 63:17.

◀

37a

D&C 76:44 (44–49).

◀

b

D&C 29:28 (28, 41).

◀

c

D&C 64:7. TG Death, Spiritual, Second.

◀

38a

TG Sons of Perdition.

◀

39a

IE redeemed; see v. 38. All will be resurrected. See Alma 11:41–45; D&C 88:32.

◀

b

TG Jesus Christ, Resurrection.

◀

c

John 1:1 (1–3, 10); Rev. 13:8; D&C 93:7.

◀

40a

3 Ne. 27:13 (13–22). TG Gospel; Salvation, Plan of.

◀

b

Luke 8:1.

◀

41a

TG Jesus Christ, Birth of; Jesus Christ, Mission of.

◀

b

TG Jesus Christ, Crucifixion of.

◀

c

Isa. 53:12 (4–12); Heb. 9:28.

◀

d

1 Jn. 2:2 (1–2); Alma 11:41 (40–41).

◀

e

TG Salvation, Plan of; Sanctification.

◀

f

TG Purification; Redemption.

◀

42a

TG Salvation.

◀

b

TG Jesus Christ, Authority of.

◀

43a

John 17:4. TG Jesus Christ, Relationships with the Father.

◀

b

TG Sons of Perdition.

◀

44a

D&C 76:37.

◀

b

D&C 19:6.

◀

c

D&C 76:30. TG Damnation; Punish.

◀

d

D&C 88:24.

◀

e

TG Devil.

◀

f

Isa. 66:24; Mark 9:48 (43–48).

◀

45a

D&C 29:28 (28–29).

◀

47a

Moses 1:20. TG Vision.

◀

48a

Rev. 20:1.

◀

b

IE sentenced, consigned.

◀

c

Alma 42:22.

◀

49a

TG Scriptures, Writing of.

◀

50a

TG Vision.

◀

b

TG Testimony.

◀

c

TG Gospel.

◀

d

D&C 29:13; 76:17.

◀

51a

1 Pet. 1:9 (1–16). TG Baptism, Qualifications for.

◀

b

D&C 20:25.

◀

c

TG Baptism, Essential.

◀

d

D&C 124:29; 128:13.

◀

e

Rom. 6:4 (3–5). TG Baptism, Immersion.

◀

52a

D&C 138:12.

◀

b

2 Ne. 9:23; Moro. 8:25.

◀

c

TG Purification.

◀

d

TG Hands, Laying on of; Holy Ghost, Gift of.

◀

e

TG Authority.

◀

53a

TG Self-Mastery.

◀

b

TG Holy Ghost, Mission of; Sealing.

◀

c

Eph. 1:13; D&C 88:3 (3–4); 124:124; 132:19 (18–26). TG Promise.

◀

d

Acts 2:33.

◀

54a

D&C 84:34.

◀

b

Heb. 12:23; D&C 93:22 (21–22). TG Jesus Christ, Firstborn.

◀

55a

Dan. 7:14 (13–14); Matt. 28:18; John 3:35; 2 Pet. 1:3; Rev. 2:7; D&C 50:28 (26–28); 84:38.

◀

56a

Ex. 19:6; Rev. 1:6 (1–6); 5:10; 20:6; D&C 78:15 (15, 18); 132:19 (19–20).

◀

b

D&C 104:7.

◀

57a

TG High Priest, Melchizedek Priesthood; Priesthood, Melchizedek.

◀

b

Gen. 5:23; Moses 6:27 (27–68); 7:1 (1–69).

◀

c

D&C 107:3 (2–4).

◀

58a

Ps. 82:6 (1, 6); John 10:34 (34–36); 1 Cor. 8:6 (5–6); D&C 121:28. TG Exaltation; Man, Potential to Become like Heavenly Father.

◀

b

Luke 6:35. TG Sons and Daughters of God.

◀

c

Deut. 10:17 (17–21); D&C 121:32 (28–32).

◀

59a

Ps. 84:11; Luke 12:44; John 16:15; 3 Ne. 28:10; D&C 84:38 (37–38).

◀

60a

Rev. 3:5; 21:7.

◀

61a

John 5:44 (41–44); 1 Cor. 3:21 (21–23); 1 Thes. 2:6.

◀

b

Ps. 44:8 (4–8); 2 Ne. 33:6; Alma 26:16 (11–16).

◀

c

Ps. 66:3; D&C 49:6.

◀

62a

Ps. 15:1 (1–5); 24:3 (3–4); 27:4; 1 Ne. 10:21; 15:33 (33–36); Mosiah 15:23 (19–26); Morm. 7:7; Moses 6:57 (55–59).

◀

b

D&C 76:94 (94, 119); 130:7. TG Eternal Life; God, Presence of.

◀

63a

TG Jesus Christ, Second Coming.

◀

b

Matt. 24:30.

◀

c

Zech. 9:10; D&C 58:22. TG Jesus Christ, Millennial Reign.

◀

64a

Rev. 20:6 (5–6).

◀

65a

D&C 76:17.

◀

66a

Isa. 24:23; Joel 2:32; Obad. 1:21; Heb. 11:10; 12:22 (22, 24); Rev. 14:1; D&C 84:2 (2, 18, 32); 133:56 (18, 56).

◀

b

TG Zion.

◀

67a

TG Angels.

◀

b

D&C 38:4; 45:11 (11–12); 84:100 (99–100); 133:54.

◀

c

D&C 76:54 (53–54).

◀

68a

TG Book of Life.

◀

b

TG Jesus Christ, Judge; Judgment.

◀

69a

Ezek. 18:9 (5–9); Heb. 12:23; D&C 129:3 (3–6); 138:12.

◀

b

TG Man, New, Spiritually Reborn; Perfection.

◀

c

TG New and Everlasting Covenant.

◀

d

TG Jesus Christ, Atonement through.

◀

e

TG Blood, Symbolism of.

◀

70a

D&C 88:29; 131:1 (1–4); 137:7. TG Celestial Glory.

◀

b

Dan. 12:3; D&C 137:2 (2–4).

◀

c

Matt. 13:43; 1 Cor. 15:41 (40–42).

◀

d

TG God, Perfection of.

◀

71a

D&C 88:30. TG Terrestrial Glory.

◀

b

D&C 76:54.

◀

c

1 Cor. 15:41.

◀

72a

Rom. 2:12; D&C 137:7 (7–10).

◀

b

Acts 17:30. TG Accountability; Ignorance.

◀

73a

Job 14:10; Alma 11:45; 40:11 (11–14); Moses 7:57. TG Spirit Body; Spirits, Disembodied; Spirits in Prison.

◀

b

D&C 88:99; 138:8. TG Genealogy and Temple Work; Salvation for the Dead.

◀

c

1 Pet. 3:19 (19–20); 4:6; D&C 138:19.

◀

d

TG Gospel.

◀

74a

D&C 138:32.

◀

b

TG Salvation for the Dead; Testimony.

◀

75a

TG Honorable.

◀

b

TG Spiritual Blindness.

◀

77a

TG God, Presence of.

◀

78a

1 Cor. 15:40 (40–42).

◀

79a

Jer. 8:20; D&C 45:2; 56:16; 121:29. TG Apathy; Diligence; Trustworthiness.

◀

b

TG Testimony.

◀

80a

TG Vision.

◀

b

Moses 2:1. TG Record Keeping; Scriptures, Writing of.

◀

81a

TG Vision.

◀

b

D&C 88:31. TG Telestial Glory.

◀

c

TG Glory.

◀

82a

D&C 138:21. TG Testimony.

◀

83a

D&C 76:35.

◀

84a

Prov. 9:18; 2 Ne. 9:12 (11–12); Alma 12:11; D&C 29:38. TG Hell.

◀

85a

TG Devil.

◀

b

Rev. 20:13 (12–13); Alma 11:41; D&C 43:18; 88:100 (100–101).

◀

c

Gen. 22:8 (8–14); 1 Ne. 13:35.

◀

87a

D&C 138:37.

◀

88a

TG Angels.

◀

b

D&C 7:6.

◀

89a

TG Telestial Glory.

◀

91a

TG Terrestrial Glory.

◀

92a

TG Celestial Glory.

◀

b

D&C 18:45; 84:38 (35–38).

◀

c

TG Kingdom of God, in Heaven.

◀

93a

TG Reverence.

◀

94a

D&C 76:62; 130:7. TG God, Presence of.

◀

b

D&C 76:54.

◀

c

1 Cor. 13:12.

◀

d

TG Grace.

◀

95a

D&C 29:13 (12–13); 78:5 (5–7); 84:38 (35–39); 88:107; 132:20 (18–20).

◀

96a

1 Cor. 15:41 (40–41).

◀

99a

1 Cor. 3:22.

◀

100a

D&C 84:13 (11–13).

◀

101a

TG Prophets, Rejection of.

◀

b

TG New and Everlasting Covenant.

◀

102a

TG Separation.

◀

b

1 Thes. 4:16 (16–17); D&C 84:100; 88:96 (96–98); 101:31.

◀

c

D&C 78:21.

◀

103a

Rev. 21:8; 22:15 (14–15); D&C 63:17 (17–18).

◀

b

TG Lying.

◀

c

TG Sorcery.

◀

d

TG Adulterer; Sexual Immorality.

◀

e

TG Whore.

◀

104a

TG Damnation.

◀

105a

Jude 1:7.

◀

106a

TG Damnation; Hell.

◀

b

D&C 19:6.

◀

c

D&C 87:6.

◀

d

Eph. 1:10 (9–10).

◀

e

1 Cor. 15:28; Philip. 3:21.

◀

f

Heb. 2:8.

◀

g

Heb. 10:14 (12–14).

◀

107a

1 Cor. 15:24 (24–28).

◀

b

TG Jesus Christ, Relationships with the Father; Kingdom of God, on Earth.

◀

c

John 16:33.

◀

d

Rev. 14:20 (15–20); 19:15; D&C 88:106; 133:50 (46–53).

◀

e

Gen. 49:11 (11–12); Isa. 63:2 (1–3); Joel 3:13; D&C 133:48.

◀

f

Mark 14:37 (37, 40–41); D&C 122:8 (7–8).

◀

108a

Rev. 19:16.

◀

b

D&C 137:3.

◀

109a

Matt. 7:13.

◀

110a

Philip. 2:10 (9–11).

◀

111a

TG Good Works.

◀

b

Rev. 20:12 (12–13).

◀

c

Dan. 7:27.

◀

d

John 14:2; D&C 59:2; 81:6.

◀

112a

TG Servant.

◀

b

D&C 29:29.

◀

c

Rev. 21:27 (9–27).

◀

d

D&C 43:33 (18, 33).

◀

e

Eph. 3:21.

◀

114a

1 Chr. 16:9; Ps. 9:1; 26:7; 40:5; 92:5; Rev. 15:3; Morm. 9:16 (16–20); D&C 88:47; Moses 1:4 (3–5).

◀

b

Jacob 4:8; D&C 19:10.

◀

115a

2 Cor. 12:4; 3 Ne. 28:14 (12–14).

◀

116a

3 Ne. 5:18; 17:16 (15–25); 19:32 (30–36); D&C 76:10.

◀

b

Ezek. 12:2.

◀

c

1 Cor. 2:11 (10–12). TG Holy Ghost, Mission of.

◀

d

D&C 20:31.

◀

117a

TG God, Privilege of Seeing.

◀

118a

D&C 88:22.

◀

b

TG God, Presence of.

◀

119a

Matt. 6:13.

Section 77

Revelation given to Joseph Smith the Prophet, at Hiram, Ohio, about March 1832. Joseph Smith’s history states, “In connection with the translation of the Scriptures, I received the following explanation of the Revelation of St. John.”

1–4, Beasts have spirits and will dwell in eternal felicity; 5–7, This earth has a temporal existence of 7,000 years; 8–10, Various angels restore the gospel and minister on earth; 11, The sealing of the 144,000; 12–14, Christ will come in the beginning of the seventh thousand years; 15, Two prophets will be raised up to the Jewish nation.

1 Q. What is the asea of glass spoken of by John, 4th chapter, and 6th verse of the Revelation?A. It is the bearth, in its csanctified, dimmortal, and eeternal state.

2 Q. What are we to understand by the four beasts, spoken of in the same verse?A. They are afigurative expressions, used by the Revelator, John, in describing bheaven, the cparadise of God, the dhappiness of man, and of beasts, and of creeping things, and of the fowls of the air; that which is spiritual being in the likeness of that which is temporal; and that which is temporal in the likeness of that which is spiritual; the espirit of man in the likeness of his person, as also the spirit of the fbeast, and every other creature which God has created.

3 Q. Are the four beasts limited to individual beasts, or do they represent classes or aorders?A. They are limited to four individual beasts, which were shown to John, to represent the glory of the classes of beings in their destined border or csphere of creation, in the enjoyment of their deternal efelicity.

4 Q. What are we to understand by the aeyes and bwings, which the beasts had?A. Their eyes are a representation of light and knowledge, that is, they are full of cknowledge; and their wings are a drepresentation of epower, to move, to act, etc.

5 Q. What are we to understand by the four and twenty aelders, spoken of by John?A. We are to understand that these elders whom John saw, were elders who had been bfaithful in the work of the ministry and were dead; who belonged to the cseven churches, and were then in the paradise of God.

6 Q. What are we to understand by the book which John saw, which was asealed on the back with seven seals?A. We are to understand that it contains the revealed will, bmysteries, and the works of God; the hidden things of his economy concerning this cearth during the seven thousand years of its continuance, or its temporal existence.

7 Q. What are we to understand by the seven aseals with which it was sealed?A. We are to understand that the first seal contains the things of the bfirst thousand years, and the csecond also of the second thousand years, and so on until the seventh.

8 Q. What are we to understand by the four aangels, spoken of in the 7th chapter and 1st verse of Revelation?A. We are to understand that they are four angels sent forth from God, to whom is given power over the four parts of the earth, to save life and to destroy; these are they who have the beverlasting gospel to commit to every nation, kindred, tongue, and people; having power to cshut up the heavens, to seal up unto life, or to cast down to the dregions of darkness.

9 Q. What are we to understand by the angel aascending from the east, Revelation 7th chapter and 2nd verse?A. We are to understand that the angel ascending from the east is he to whom is given the seal of the living God over the twelve tribes of bIsrael; wherefore, he crieth unto the four angels having the everlasting gospel, saying: Hurt not the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, till we have sealed the servants of our God in their cforeheads. And, if you will receive it, this is dElias which was to come to gather together the tribes of Israel and erestore all things.

10 Q. What time are the things spoken of in this chapter to be accomplished?A. They are to be accomplished in the asixth thousand years, or the opening of the sixth seal.

11 Q. What are we to understand by sealing the aone hundred and forty-four thousand, out of all the tribes of Israel—twelve thousand out of every tribe?A. We are to understand that those who are sealed are bhigh priests, ordained unto the holy order of God, to administer the everlasting gospel; for they are they who are ordained out of every nation, kindred, tongue, and people, by the angels to whom is given power over the nations of the earth, to bring as many as will come to the church of the cFirstborn.

12 Q. What are we to understand by the sounding of the atrumpets, mentioned in the 8th chapter of Revelation?A. We are to understand that as God bmade the world in six days, and on the seventh day he finished his work, and csanctified it, and also formed man out of the ddust of the earth, even so, in the beginning of the seventh thousand years will the Lord God esanctify the earth, and complete the salvation of man, and fjudge all things, and shall gredeem all things, except that which he hath not put into his power, when he shall have sealed all things, unto the end of all things; and the sounding of the trumpets of the seven angels are the preparing and finishing of his work, in the beginning of the seventh thousand years—the hpreparing of the way before the time of his coming.

13 Q. When are the things to be accomplished, which are written in the 9th chapter of Revelation?A. They are to be accomplished after the aopening of the seventh seal, bbefore the coming of Christ.

14 Q. What are we to understand by the little book which was aeaten by John, as mentioned in the 10th chapter of Revelation?A. We are to understand that it was a mission, and an ordinance, for him to bgather the tribes of Israel; behold, this is Elias, who, as it is written, must come and crestore all things.

15 Q. What is to be understood by the two awitnesses, in the eleventh chapter of Revelation?A. They are two prophets that are to be raised up to the bJewish nation in the last days, at the time of the crestoration, and to prophesy to the Jews after they are gathered and have built the city of Jerusalem in the dland of their fathers.

◀

1a

Ezek. 1:22; Rev. 4:6.

◀

b

TG Earth, Destiny of.

◀

c

D&C 130:9. TG Sanctification.

◀

d

TG Immortality.

◀

e

TG Celestial Glory.

◀

2a

TG Symbolism.

◀

b

TG Heaven.

◀

c

TG Paradise.

◀

d

TG Happiness.

◀

e

D&C 93:33; Abr. 5:7 (7–8). TG Man, a Spirit Child of Heavenly Father; Spirit Body.

◀

f

D&C 29:24 (24–25); Moses 3:19.

◀

3a

D&C 88:42 (37–42); Abr. 3:9.

◀

b

TG Order.

◀

c

D&C 93:30; Moses 3:9.

◀

d

D&C 29:24.

◀

e

TG Joy.

◀

4a

Zech. 3:9; Rev. 5:6.

◀

b

2 Chr. 5:8; Isa. 6:2 (2–7); Ezek. 1:11.

◀

c

TG God, Omniscience of.

◀

d

TG Symbolism.

◀

e

TG God, Power of.

◀

5a

Rev. 4:4 (4, 10).

◀

b

Rev. 14:4 (2–5).

◀

c

Rev. 1:4.

◀

6a

Rev. 5:1.

◀

b

TG Mysteries of Godliness.

◀

c

TG Earth, Destiny of.

◀

7a

TG Seal.

◀

b

D&C 88:108 (108–10).

◀

c

Rev. 6:3 (3–4); Moses 8:28 (22, 28–29).

◀

8a

Rev. 7:1 (1–8).

◀

b

Rev. 14:6.

◀

c

1 Kgs. 8:35; Ether 4:9.

◀

d

Matt. 8:12 (11–12); 22:13 (1–14); D&C 133:72 (71–73).

◀

9a

Rev. 7:2.

◀

b

Rev. 7:4.

◀

c

Ezek. 9:4.

◀

d

BD Elias.

◀

e

TG Restoration of the Gospel.

◀

10a

Rev. 6:12 (12–17).

◀

11a

Rev. 7:4 (1–8); 14:3.

◀

b

TG High Priest, Melchizedek Priesthood.

◀

c

D&C 76:54 (54, 67, 71, 102). TG Jesus Christ, Firstborn.

◀

12a

Rev. 8:2.

◀

b

TG Creation.

◀

c

Gen. 2:3 (1–3); Ex. 20:11; Mosiah 13:19 (16–19); Moses 3:3 (1–3); Abr. 5:3 (1–3).

◀

d

Gen. 2:7; Morm. 9:17; D&C 93:35 (33–35).

◀

e

TG Sanctification.

◀

f

TG Jesus Christ, Judge; Judgment, the Last.

◀

g

TG Jesus Christ, Redeemer.

◀

h

TG Millennium, Preparing a People for.

◀

13a

Rev. 8:1.

◀

b

Mal. 4:5.

◀

14a

Ezek. 2:9 (9–10); 3:2 (1–3); Rev. 10:10.

◀

b

TG Israel, Gathering of.

◀

c

Matt. 17:11. TG Restoration of the Gospel.

◀

15a

Zech. 4:14 (12–14); Rev. 11:3 (1–14).

◀

b

TG Israel, Judah, People of.

◀

c

TG Last Days; Restoration of the Gospel.

◀

d

Amos 9:15 (14–15). TG Israel, Land of.

Section 78

Revelation given through Joseph Smith the Prophet, at Kirtland, Ohio, March 1, 1832. On that day, the Prophet and other leaders had assembled to discuss Church business. This revelation originally instructed the Prophet, Sidney Rigdon, and Newel K. Whitney to travel to Missouri and organize the Church’s mercantile and publishing endeavors by creating a “firm” that would oversee these efforts, generating funds for the establishment of Zion and for the benefit of the poor. This firm, known as the United Firm, was organized in April 1832 and disbanded in 1834 (see section 82). Sometime after its dissolution, under the direction of Joseph Smith, the phrase “the affairs of the storehouse for the poor” replaced “mercantile and publishing establishments” in the revelation, and the word “order” replaced the word “firm.”

1–4, The Saints should organize and establish a storehouse; 5–12, Wise use of their properties will lead to salvation; 13–14, The Church should be independent of earthly powers; 15–16, Michael (Adam) serves under the direction of the Holy One (Christ); 17–22, Blessed are the faithful, for they will inherit all things.

1 The Lord spake unto Joseph Smith, Jun., saying: Hearken unto me, saith the Lord your God, who are ordained unto the ahigh priesthood of my church, who have assembled yourselves together;

2 And listen to the acounsel of him who has bordained you from on high, who shall speak in your ears the words of cwisdom, that salvation may be unto you in that thing which you have presented before me, saith the Lord God.

3 For verily I say unto you, the time has come, and is now at hand; and behold, and lo, it must needs be that there be an aorganization of my people, in regulating and establishing the affairs of the bstorehouse for the cpoor of my people, both in this place and in the land of dZion—

4 For a permanent and everlasting establishment and order unto my church, to advance the cause, which ye have espoused, to the salvation of man, and to the glory of your Father who is in heaven;

5 That you may be aequal in the bonds of heavenly things, yea, and earthly things also, for the obtaining of heavenly things.

6 For if ye are not equal in earthly things ye cannot be aequal in obtaining heavenly things;

7 For if you will that I give unto you a place in the acelestial world, you must bprepare yourselves by cdoing the things which I have commanded you and required of you.

8 And now, verily thus saith the Lord, it is expedient that all things be done unto my aglory, by you who are joined together in this border;

9 Or, in other words, let my servant Newel K. Whitney and my servant Joseph Smith, Jun., and my servant Sidney Rigdon sit in council with the saints which are in aZion;

10 Otherwise aSatan seeketh to turn their bhearts away from the truth, that they become cblinded and understand not the things which are prepared for them.

11 Wherefore, a commandment I give unto you, to prepare and organize yourselves by a abond or everlasting bcovenant that cannot be broken.

12 And he who breaketh it shall lose his office and standing in the church, and shall be adelivered over to the bbuffetings of Satan until the day of redemption.

13 Behold, this is the preparation wherewith I prepare you, and the foundation, and the aensample which I give unto you, whereby you may accomplish the commandments which are given you;

14 That through my providence, notwithstanding the atribulation which shall descend upon you, that the church may stand independent above all other creatures beneath the celestial world;

15 That you may come up unto the acrown prepared for you, and be made brulers over many kingdoms, saith the Lord God, the Holy One of Zion, who hath established the foundations of cAdam-ondi-Ahman;

16 Who hath appointed aMichael your prince, and established his feet, and set him upon high, and given unto him the keys of salvation under the counsel and direction of the bHoly One, who is without beginning of days or end of life.

17 Verily, verily, I say unto you, ye are alittle children, and ye have not as yet understood how great blessings the Father hath in his own hands and prepared for you;

18 And ye cannot abear all things now; nevertheless, be of good bcheer, for I will clead you along. The kingdom is yours and the blessings thereof are yours, and the driches of eeternity are yours.

19 And he who receiveth all things with athankfulness shall be made glorious; and the things of this earth shall be added unto him, even an bhundred fold, yea, more.

20 Wherefore, do the things which I have commanded you, saith your Redeemer, even the Son aAhman, who prepareth all things before he btaketh you;

21 For ye are the achurch of the bFirstborn, and he will take you up in a ccloud, and appoint every man his portion.

22 And he that is a faithful and awise bsteward shall inherit call things. Amen.

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1a

TG Priesthood, Melchizedek.

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2a

TG Counsel.

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b

TG Priesthood, Authority; Priesthood, Ordination.

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c

TG God, Wisdom of; Wisdom.

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3a

D&C 51:3; 82:11 (11, 15–21).

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b

D&C 72:10; 83:5.

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c

D&C 42:30 (30–42). TG Poor; Welfare.

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d

D&C 57:2.

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5a

TG Consecration; Zion.

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6a

D&C 49:20.

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7a

TG Celestial Glory; Objectives.

◀

b

D&C 29:8; 58:6; 132:3.

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c

TG Commitment.

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8a

TG Glory.

◀

b

D&C 92:1.

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9a

D&C 72:6 (1–26).

◀

10a

TG Devil.

◀

b

TG Hardheartedness.

◀

c

TG Spiritual Blindness.

◀

11a

D&C 82:11 (11, 15).

◀

b

TG Covenants.

◀

12a

1 Tim. 1:20.

◀

b

1 Cor. 5:5 (1–7); D&C 82:21; 104:10 (8–10).

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13a

TG Millennium, Preparing a People for.

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14a

D&C 58:4 (3–4). TG Tribulation.

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15a

TG Exaltation.

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b

Ex. 19:6; Rev. 5:10; 20:6; D&C 76:56; 132:19 (19–20).

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c

D&C 107:53; 116; 117:8 (8, 11).

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16a

D&C 27:11. TG Adam.

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b

D&C 107:54 (54–55).

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17a

John 13:33; 1 Cor. 2:9; 1 Jn. 2:1 (1, 12–13).

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18a

John 16:12; 3 Ne. 17:2 (2–4); D&C 50:40.

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b

TG Cheerful.

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c

TG Guidance, Divine.

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d

TG Treasure.

◀

e

TG Eternity.

◀

19a

Ps. 34:1 (1–3); Mosiah 2:20 (20–21). TG Thanksgiving.

◀

b

Matt. 19:29 (27–29).

◀

20a

D&C 95:17; 107:53; 116.

◀

b

1 Thes. 4:17; Rev. 11:12.

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21a

D&C 76:102.

◀

b

D&C 76:54 (53–54).

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c

D&C 88:97.

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22a

D&C 101:61.

◀

b

TG Stewardship.

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c

D&C 84:38.

Section 79

Revelation given through Joseph Smith the Prophet, at Hiram, Ohio, March 12, 1832.

1–4, Jared Carter is called to preach the gospel by the Comforter.

1 Verily I say unto you, that it is my will that my servant Jared Carter should go again into the eastern countries, from place to place, and from city to city, in the power of the aordination wherewith he has been ordained, proclaiming glad tidings of great joy, even the beverlasting gospel.

2 And I will send upon him the aComforter, which shall teach him the truth and the bway whither he shall go;

3 And inasmuch as he is faithful, I will crown him again with asheaves.

4 Wherefore, let your heart be glad, my servant Jared Carter, and afear not, saith your Lord, even Jesus Christ. Amen.

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1a

D&C 52:38 (38–39).

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b

Rev. 14:6.

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2a

TG Holy Ghost, Comforter.

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b

Ps. 25:4 (1–5).

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3a

D&C 31:5.

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4a

TG Courage; Fearful; Joy.

Section 80

Revelation given through Joseph Smith the Prophet to Stephen Burnett, at Hiram, Ohio, March 7, 1832.

1–5, Stephen Burnett and Eden Smith are called to preach in whatever place they choose.

1 Verily, thus saith the Lord unto you my servant aStephen Burnett: Go ye, go ye into the world and preach the gospel to every bcreature that cometh under the sound of your voice.

2 And inasmuch as you desire a companion, I will give unto you my servant aEden Smith.

3 Wherefore, go ye and preach my gospel, whether to the north or to the south, to the east or to the west, it mattereth not, for ye cannot go amiss.

4 Therefore, declare the things which ye have heard, and verily believe, and aknow to be true.

5 Behold, this is the will of him who hath acalled you, your Redeemer, even Jesus Christ. Amen.

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1a

D&C 75:35.

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b

Mark 16:15.

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2a

D&C 75:36.

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4a

D&C 20:17. TG Testimony.

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5a

TG Called of God.

Section 81

Revelation given through Joseph Smith the Prophet, at Hiram, Ohio, March 15, 1832. Frederick G. Williams is called to be a high priest and a counselor in the Presidency of the High Priesthood. The historical records show that when this revelation was received in March 1832, it called Jesse Gause to the office of counselor to Joseph Smith in the Presidency. However, when he failed to continue in a manner consistent with this appointment, the call was subsequently transferred to Frederick G. Williams. The revelation (dated March 1832) should be regarded as a step toward the formal organization of the First Presidency, specifically calling for the office of counselor in that body and explaining the dignity of the appointment. Brother Gause served for a time but was excommunicated from the Church in December 1832. Brother Williams was ordained to the specified office on March 18, 1833.

1–2, The keys of the kingdom are always held by the First Presidency; 3–7, If Frederick G. Williams is faithful in his ministry, he will have eternal life.

1 Verily, verily, I say unto you my servant Frederick G. Williams: Listen to the voice of him who speaketh, to the word of the Lord your God, and hearken to the calling wherewith you are called, even to be a ahigh priest in my church, and a bcounselor unto my servant Joseph Smith, Jun.;

2 Unto whom I have given the akeys of the kingdom, which belong always unto the bPresidency of the High Priesthood:

3 Therefore, verily I acknowledge him and will bless him, and also thee, inasmuch as thou art faithful in counsel, in the office which I have appointed unto you, in prayer always, vocally and in thy heart, in public and in private, also in thy aministry in proclaiming the gospel in the bland of the living, and among thy brethren.

4 And in doing these things thou wilt do the greatest agood unto thy fellow beings, and wilt promote the bglory of him who is your Lord.

5 Wherefore, be faithful; stand in the office which I have appointed unto you; asuccor the bweak, lift up the hands which hang down, and cstrengthen the dfeeble knees.

6 And if thou art afaithful unto the end thou shalt have a bcrown of cimmortality, and eternal life in the dmansions which I have prepared in the house of my Father.

7 Behold, and lo, these are the words of Alpha and Omega, even Jesus Christ. Amen.

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1a

D&C 68:15. TG High Priest, Melchizedek Priesthood.

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b

D&C 35:22 (3–23); 90:6; 107:24. TG Counselor.

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2a

TG Priesthood, Keys of.

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b

D&C 68:15; 107:17 (9, 17, 22).

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3a

TG Mission of Latter-day Saints.

◀

b

Ps. 27:13.

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4a

TG Good Works.

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b

D&C 124:18; Moses 1:39.

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5a

TG Service.

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b

Rom. 14:1 (1–3).

◀

c

D&C 23:3; 31:8; 108:7.

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d

Isa. 35:3.

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6a

TG Steadfastness.

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b

TG Exaltation.

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c

TG Immortality.

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d

John 14:2 (2–3); D&C 59:2; 76:111; 98:18; 106:8.

Section 82

Revelation given to Joseph Smith the Prophet, in Independence, Jackson County, Missouri, April 26, 1832. The occasion was a council of high priests and elders of the Church. At the council, Joseph Smith was sustained as the President of the High Priesthood, to which office he had previously been ordained at a conference of high priests, elders, and members, at Amherst, Ohio, January 25, 1832 (see the heading to section 75). This revelation reiterates instructions given in an earlier revelation (section 78) to establish a firm—known as the United Firm (under Joseph Smith’s direction, the term “order” later replaced “firm”)—to govern the Church’s mercantile and publishing endeavors.

1–4, Where much is given, much is required; 5–7, Darkness reigns in the world; 8–13, The Lord is bound when we do what He says; 14–18, Zion must increase in beauty and holiness; 19–24, Every man should seek the interest of his neighbor.

1 Verily, verily, I say unto you, my servants, that inasmuch as you have aforgiven one another your trespasses, even so I, the Lord, forgive you.

2 Nevertheless, there are those among you who have sinned exceedingly; yea, even aall of you have sinned; but verily I say unto you, beware from henceforth, and brefrain from sin, lest sore judgments fall upon your heads.

3 For of him unto whom amuch is bgiven much is crequired; and he who dsins against the greater elight shall freceive the greater gcondemnation.

4 Ye call upon my name for arevelations, and I give them unto you; and inasmuch as ye keep not my sayings, which I give unto you, ye become transgressors; and bjustice and judgment are the penalty which is affixed unto my law.

5 Therefore, what I say unto one I say unto all: aWatch, for the badversary cspreadeth his dominions, and ddarkness reigneth;

6 And the anger of God kindleth against the inhabitants of the earth; and anone doeth good, for all have gone out of the bway.

7 And now, verily I say unto you, I, the Lord, will not lay any asin to your charge; go your ways and sin no more; but unto that soul who sinneth shall the bformer sins return, saith the Lord your God.

8 And again, I say unto you, I give unto you a anew commandment, that you may understand my will concerning you;

9 Or, in other words, I give unto you directions how you may aact before me, that it may bturn to you for your salvation.

10 I, the Lord, am abound when ye do what I say; but when ye do not what I say, ye have no bpromise.

11 Therefore, verily I say unto you, that it is expedient for my servants Edward Partridge and Newel K. Whitney, A. Sidney Gilbert and Sidney Rigdon, and my servant Joseph Smith, and John Whitmer and Oliver Cowdery, and W. W. Phelps and Martin Harris to be bound atogether by a bond and covenant that cannot be bbroken by transgression, except judgment shall immediately follow, in your several cstewardships—

12 To manage the affairs of the poor, and all things pertaining to the bishopric aboth in the land of Zion and in the land of Kirtland;

13 For I have consecrated the land of Kirtland in mine own due time for the benefit of the saints of the Most High, and for a astake to Zion.

14 For aZion must increase in bbeauty, and in choliness; her borders must be enlarged; her dstakes must be strengthened; yea, verily I say unto you, Zion must earise and put on her fbeautiful garments.

15 Therefore, I give unto you this commandment, that ye bind yourselves by this covenant, and it shall be done according to the laws of the Lord.

16 Behold, here is awisdom also in me for your good.

17 And you are to be aequal, or in other words, you are to have equal bclaims on the cproperties, for the benefit of dmanaging the concerns of your stewardships, every man according to his wants and his needs, inasmuch as his wants are just—

18 And all this for the benefit of the church of the living God, that every man may aimprove upon his btalent, that every man may cgain other dtalents, yea, even an hundred fold, to be cast into the Lord’s estorehouse, to become the common fproperty of the whole church—

19 aEvery man seeking the interest of his bneighbor, and doing all things with an ceye single to the glory of God.

20 This order I have appointed to be an aeverlasting border unto you, and unto your successors, inasmuch as you sin not.

21 And the soul that sins against this covenant, and ahardeneth his heart against it, shall be dealt with according to the laws of my church, and shall be delivered over to the bbuffetings of Satan until the day of redemption.

22 And now, verily I say unto you, and this is wisdom, make unto yourselves friends with the amammon of unrighteousness, and they will not destroy you.

23 Leave judgment alone with me, for it is mine and I will arepay. Peace be with you; my blessings continue with you.

24 For even yet the akingdom is yours, and shall be forever, if you fall not from your bsteadfastness. Even so. Amen.

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1a

Matt. 6:14. TG Forgive.

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2a

Rom. 3:23.

◀

b

TG Abstain.

◀

3a

Luke 12:48; James 4:17. TG Accountability; Talents.

◀

b

Matt. 25:29. TG Stewardship.

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c

TG Mission of Latter-day Saints.

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d

TG Apostasy of Individuals; Sin.

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e

John 15:22 (22–24); Rom. 7:7 (7–8). TG Intelligence; Light [noun].

◀

f

Luke 12:47 (47–48); James 3:1.

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g

D&C 18:46. TG Punish.

◀

4a

TG Revelation.

◀

b

TG God, Justice of; Justice.

◀

5a

TG Watch.

◀

b

TG Devil.

◀

c

Isa. 60:2; D&C 38:11 (11–12).

◀

d

TG Darkness, Spiritual.

◀

6a

Eccl. 7:20; Matt. 19:17.

◀

b

Gen. 6:12; Rom. 3:12; D&C 1:16; Moses 8:29.

◀

7a

John 8:11 (2–11). TG Sin.

◀

b

Ps. 79:8; Matt. 12:45 (43–45); 18:32–34; D&C 1:33 (32–33); 58:43.

◀

8a

John 13:34.

◀

9a

D&C 43:8; 103:1.

◀

b

Philip. 1:19.

◀

10a

Josh. 23:14; 1 Kgs. 8:23; Ps. 97:10; 145:20 (1–21); Prov. 12:2; 1 Ne. 17:35 (33–35); D&C 1:37 (37–38); 58:31; 130:20 (20–21). TG Blessing; Obedience.

◀

b

TG Promise.

◀

11a

D&C 78:3 (3–7, 11–15); 92:1.

◀

b

D&C 78:11.

◀

c

TG Stewardship.

◀

12a

D&C 104:47.

◀

13a

Isa. 33:20; 54:2; D&C 68:26; 94:1.

◀

14a

TG Mission of Latter-day Saints.

◀

b

TG Beauty.

◀

c

Lev. 19:2 (2–37).

◀

d

TG Stake.

◀

e

TG Israel, Restoration of.

◀

f

Isa. 52:1; D&C 113:8 (7–8).

◀

16a

TG God, Wisdom of.

◀

17a

D&C 51:3.

◀

b

TG Consecration.

◀

c

TG Wages.

◀

d

TG Family, Managing Finances in.

◀

18a

TG Industry.

◀

b

Matt. 25:25 (14–30); D&C 60:13.

◀

c

TG Work, Value of.

◀

d

TG Talents.

◀

e

D&C 42:33 (33–34, 55); 51:13; 119:1 (1–3).

◀

f

D&C 42:30.

◀

19a

1 Cor. 10:24.

◀

b

TG Neighbor.

◀

c

Prov. 4:21; D&C 88:67. TG Motivations.

◀

20a

D&C 104:47.

◀

b

D&C 78:3 (3–6).

◀

21a

TG Apostasy of Individuals; Hardheartedness.

◀

b

D&C 78:12; 104:9 (8–10); 132:26.

◀

22a

Luke 16:9.

◀

23a

Rom. 12:19; Morm. 3:15.

◀

24a

Luke 12:32; D&C 64:4. TG Kingdom of God, on Earth.

◀

b

TG Dedication; Dependability.

Section 83

Revelation given through Joseph Smith the Prophet, at Independence, Missouri, April 30, 1832. This revelation was received as the Prophet sat in council with his brethren.

1–4, Women and children have claim upon their husbands and fathers for their support; 5–6, Widows and orphans have claim upon the Church for their support.

1 Verily, thus saith the Lord, in addition to the alaws of the church concerning women and children, those who belong to the church, who have blost their husbands or fathers:

2 aWomen have bclaim on their husbands for their maintenance, until their chusbands are taken; and if they are not found transgressors they shall have fellowship in the church.

3 And if they are not faithful they shall not have fellowship in the church; yet they may remain upon their inheritances according to the laws of the land.

4 All achildren have claim upon their bparents for their cmaintenance until they are of age.

5 And after that, they have aclaim upon the church, or in other words upon the Lord’s bstorehouse, if their parents have not wherewith to give them inheritances.

6 And the storehouse shall be kept by the consecrations of the church; and awidows and orphans shall be provided for, as also the bpoor. Amen.

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1a

D&C 51:8 (7–14).

◀

b

Deut. 10:18; Isa. 1:17 (16–17); James 1:27.

◀

2a

D&C 75:25.

◀

b

1 Tim. 5:8 (8–16).

◀

c

TG Family, Patriarchal; Marriage, Husbands.

◀

4a

Mosiah 4:14 (14–15). TG Children.

◀

b

TG Birth Control.

◀

c

TG Family, Children, Responsibilities toward.

◀

5a

D&C 51:4 (3–4).

◀

b

D&C 78:3. TG Welfare.

◀

6a

Deut. 14:29; Mal. 3:5; Acts 4:35. TG Widows.

◀

b

Zech. 7:10; Mosiah 4:26 (16–26); Hel. 4:12; D&C 42:30 (30–39, 71).

Section 84

Revelation given through Joseph Smith the Prophet, at Kirtland, Ohio, September 22 and 23, 1832. During the month of September, elders had begun to return from their missions in the eastern states and to make reports of their labors. It was while they were together in this season of joy that the following communication was received. The Prophet designated it a revelation on priesthood.

1–5, The New Jerusalem and the temple will be built in Missouri; 6–17, The line of priesthood from Moses to Adam is given; 18–25, The greater priesthood holds the key of the knowledge of God; 26–32, The lesser priesthood holds the key of the ministering of angels and of the preparatory gospel; 33–44, Men gain eternal life through the oath and covenant of the priesthood; 45–53, The Spirit of Christ enlightens men, and the world lies in sin; 54–61, The Saints must testify of those things they have received; 62–76, They are to preach the gospel, and signs will follow; 77–91, Elders are to go forth without purse or scrip, and the Lord will care for their needs; 92–97, Plagues and cursings await those who reject the gospel; 98–102, The new song of the redemption of Zion is given; 103–10, Let every man stand in his own office and labor in his own calling; 111–20, The Lord’s servants are to proclaim the abomination of desolation of the last days.

1 A arevelation of Jesus Christ unto his servant Joseph Smith, Jun., and six elders, as they bunited their hearts and clifted their voices on high.

2 Yea, the word of the Lord concerning his church, established in the last days for the arestoration of his people, as he has spoken by the mouth of his bprophets, and for the cgathering of his dsaints to stand upon eMount Zion, which shall be the city of fNew Jerusalem.

3 Which city shall be abuilt, beginning at the btemple lot, which is appointed by the finger of the Lord, in the western boundaries of the State of Missouri, and cdedicated by the hand of Joseph Smith, Jun., and others with whom the Lord was well pleased.

4 Verily this is the word of the Lord, that the city aNew Jerusalem shall be built by the gathering of the saints, beginning at this place, even the place of the temple, which btemple shall be creared in this dgeneration.

5 For verily this generation shall not all apass away until an bhouse shall be built unto the Lord, and a ccloud shall rest upon it, which cloud shall be even the dglory of the Lord, which shall fill the house.

6 aAnd the bsons of Moses, according to the Holy Priesthood which he received under the chand of his father-in-law, dJethro;

7 And Jethro received it under the hand of Caleb;

8 And Caleb received it under the hand of Elihu;

9 And Elihu under the hand of Jeremy;

10 And Jeremy under the hand of Gad;

11 And Gad under the hand of Esaias;

12 And Esaias received it under the hand of God.

13 aEsaias also lived in the days of Abraham, and was blessed of him—

14 Which aAbraham received the priesthood from bMelchizedek, who received it through the lineage of his fathers, even till cNoah;

15 And from Noah till aEnoch, through the lineage of their fathers;

16 And from Enoch to aAbel, who was slain by the bconspiracy of his brother, who creceived the priesthood by the commandments of God, by the hand of his father dAdam, who was the first man—

17 Which apriesthood bcontinueth in the church of God in all generations, and is without cbeginning of days or end of years.

18 And the Lord confirmed a apriesthood also upon bAaron and his cseed, throughout all their generations, which priesthood also continueth and dabideth forever with the priesthood which is after the holiest order of God.

19 And this greater apriesthood administereth the gospel and holdeth the bkey of the cmysteries of the kingdom, even the key of the dknowledge of God.

20 Therefore, in the aordinances thereof, the power of bgodliness is manifest.

21 And without the ordinances thereof, and the aauthority of the priesthood, the power of godliness is bnot manifest unto men in the flesh;

22 For without this no aman can see the face of God, even the Father, and live.

23 Now this aMoses plainly taught to the children of Israel in the wilderness, and sought diligently to bsanctify his people that they might cbehold the face of God;

24 But they ahardened their hearts and could not endure his bpresence; therefore, the Lord in his cwrath, for his danger was kindled against them, swore that they should not eenter into his rest while in the wilderness, which rest is the fulness of his glory.

25 Therefore, he took aMoses out of their midst, and the Holy bPriesthood also;

26 And the lesser apriesthood continued, which priesthood holdeth the bkey of the cministering of angels and the dpreparatory gospel;

27 Which agospel is the gospel of brepentance and of cbaptism, and the dremission of sins, and the elaw of fcarnal commandments, which the Lord in his wrath caused to continue with the house of Aaron among the children of Israel until gJohn, whom God raised up, being hfilled with the Holy Ghost from his mother’s womb.

28 For he was baptized while he was yet in his childhood, and was aordained by the angel of God at the time he was beight days old unto this power, to overthrow the kingdom of the Jews, and to cmake straight the way of the Lord before the face of his people, to prepare them for the dcoming of the Lord, in whose hand is given eall power.

29 And again, the aoffices of elder and bishop are necessary bappendages belonging unto the high priesthood.

30 And again, the offices of ateacher and deacon are necessary appendages belonging to the lesser priesthood, which priesthood was confirmed upon bAaron and his sons.

31 Therefore, as I said aconcerning the sons of Moses—for the sons of Moses and also the sons of Aaron shall offer an acceptable boffering and sacrifice in the house of the Lord, which house shall be built unto the Lord in this generation, upon the consecrated cspot as I have appointed—

32 And the sons of Moses and of Aaron shall be filled with the aglory of the Lord, upon bMount Zion in the Lord’s house, whose sons are ye; and also many whom I have called and sent forth to build up my cchurch.

33 For whoso is afaithful unto the obtaining these two bpriesthoods of which I have spoken, and the cmagnifying their calling, are dsanctified by the Spirit unto the erenewing of their bodies.

34 They become the asons of Moses and of Aaron and the bseed of cAbraham, and the church and kingdom, and the delect of God.

35 And also all they who receive this priesthood areceive me, saith the Lord;

36 For he that receiveth my servants areceiveth me;

37 And he that areceiveth me receiveth my Father;

38 And he that receiveth my Father receiveth my Father’s akingdom; therefore ball that my Father hath shall be given unto him.

39 And this is according to the aoath and covenant which belongeth to the priesthood.

40 Therefore, all those who receive the apriesthood, receive this boath and covenant of my Father, which he cannot break, neither can it be moved.

41 But whoso breaketh this acovenant after he hath received it, and altogether turneth therefrom, shall bnot have forgiveness of sins in this world nor in the world to come.

42 And wo unto all those who come not unto this priesthood which ye have received, which I now confirm upon you who are present this day, by mine own voice out of the heavens; and even I have given the heavenly hosts and mine angels acharge concerning you.

43 And I now give unto you a commandment to beware concerning yourselves, to give adiligent bheed to the words of eternal life.

44 For you shall alive by every word that proceedeth forth from the mouth of God.

45 For the aword of the Lord is truth, and whatsoever is truth is blight, and whatsoever is light is cSpirit, even the Spirit of Jesus Christ.

46 And the aSpirit giveth blight to cevery man that cometh into the world; and the Spirit enlighteneth every man through the world, that hearkeneth to the voice of the Spirit.

47 And every one that hearkeneth to the voice of the Spirit acometh unto God, even the Father.

48 And the Father ateacheth him of the covenant which he has brenewed and confirmed upon you, which is confirmed upon you for your sakes, and not for your sakes only, but for the sake of the cwhole world.

49 And the whole aworld lieth in sin, and groaneth under bdarkness and under the cbondage of sin.

50 And by this you may know they are under the abondage of sin, because they come not unto me.

51 For whoso cometh not unto me is under the abondage of sin.

52 And whoso receiveth not my voice is not acquainted with amy voice, and is not of me.

53 And by this you may know the righteous from the wicked, and that the whole aworld bgroaneth under sin and darkness even now.

54 And your aminds in times past have been bdarkened because of cunbelief, and because you have treated dlightly the things you have received—

55 Which avanity and unbelief have brought the whole church under condemnation.

56 And this condemnation resteth upon the children of aZion, even all.

57 And they shall remain under this condemnation until they repent and remember the new acovenant, even the bBook of Mormon and the cformer commandments which I have given them, not only to say, but to ddo according to that which I have written—

58 That they may bring forth afruit meet for their Father’s kingdom; otherwise there remaineth a bscourge and judgment to be poured out upon the children of Zion.

59 For shall the children of the kingdom apollute my holy land? Verily, I say unto you, Nay.

60 Verily, verily, I say unto you who now hear my awords, which are my voice, blessed are ye inasmuch as you receive these things;

61 For I will aforgive you of your sins with this commandment—that you remain bsteadfast in your minds in csolemnity and the spirit of prayer, in bearing dtestimony to all the world of those things which are communicated unto you.

62 Therefore, ago ye into all the world; and unto whatsoever place ye cannot go ye shall send, that the testimony may go from you into all the world unto every creature.

63 And as I said unto mine apostles, even so I say unto you, for you are mine aapostles, even God’s high priests; ye are they whom my Father hath bgiven me; ye are my cfriends;

64 Therefore, as I said unto mine apostles I say unto you again, that every asoul who bbelieveth on your words, and is baptized by water for the cremission of sins, shall dreceive the Holy Ghost.

65 And these asigns shall follow them that believe—

66 In my name they shall do many wonderful aworks;

67 In my aname they shall cast out devils;

68 In my name they shall aheal the sick;

69 In my name they shall aopen the eyes of the blind, and unstop the ears of the deaf;

70 And the tongue of the dumb shall speak;

71 And if any man shall administer apoison unto them it shall not hurt them;

72 And the apoison of a serpent shall not have power to harm them.

73 But a commandment I give unto them, that they shall not aboast themselves of these things, neither speak them before the world; for these things are given unto you for your profit and for salvation.

74 Verily, verily, I say unto you, they who believe not on your words, and are not abaptized in water in my name, for the bremission of their sins, that they may receive the Holy Ghost, shall be cdamned, and shall not come into my Father’s kingdom where my Father and I am.

75 And this revelation unto you, and commandment, is in force from this very hour upon all the aworld, and the gospel is unto all who have not received it.

76 But, verily I say unto all those to whom the kingdom has been given—from you it amust be bpreached unto them, that they shall repent of their former evil works; for they are to be upbraided for their evil chearts of unbelief, and your brethren in Zion for their drebellion against you at the time I sent you.

77 And again I say unto you, my friends, for from henceforth I shall call you afriends, it is expedient that I give unto you this commandment, that ye become even as my friends in days when I was with them, traveling to preach the gospel in my power;

78 For I suffered them not to have apurse or scrip, neither two coats.

79 Behold, I asend you out to bprove the world, and the laborer is worthy of his chire.

80 And any man that shall go and preach this agospel of the kingdom, and fail not to continue bfaithful in all things, shall not be weary in mind, neither darkened, neither in body, limb, nor joint; and a chair of his head shall not fall to the ground unnoticed. And they shall not go hungry, neither athirst.

81 Therefore, take ye no athought for the morrow, for what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink, or wherewithal ye shall be clothed.

82 For, aconsider the blilies of the field, how they grow, they toil not, neither do they spin; and the kingdoms of the world, in all their glory, are not arrayed like one of these.

83 For your aFather, who is in heaven, bknoweth that you have need of all these things.

84 Therefore, let the morrow take athought for the things of itself.

85 Neither take ye thought beforehand awhat ye shall say; but btreasure up in your minds continually the words of life, and it shall be cgiven you in the very hour that portion that shall be meted unto every man.

86 Therefore, let no man among you, for this commandment is unto all the afaithful who are called of God in the church unto the ministry, from this hour take purse or scrip, that goeth forth to proclaim this gospel of the kingdom.

87 Behold, I send you out to areprove the world of all their unrighteous deeds, and to teach them of a judgment which is to come.

88 And whoso areceiveth you, there I will be also, for I will go bbefore your face. I will be on your right hand and on your left, and my cSpirit shall be in your hearts, and mine dangels round about you, to bear you up.

89 Whoso receiveth you receiveth me; and the same will feed you, and clothe you, and give you money.

90 And he who feeds you, or clothes you, or gives you money, shall in nowise alose his reward.

91 And he that doeth not these things is not my disciple; by this you may know amy disciples.

92 He that receiveth you not, go away from him alone by yourselves, and acleanse your feet even with water, pure water, whether in heat or in cold, and bear testimony of it unto your Father which is in heaven, and return not again unto that man.

93 And in whatsoever village or city ye enter, do likewise.

94 Nevertheless, search diligently and spare not; and wo unto that house, or that village or city that rejecteth you, or your words, or your testimony concerning me.

95 Wo, I say again, unto that house, or that village or city that rejecteth you, or your words, or your testimony of me;

96 For I, the aAlmighty, have laid my hands upon the nations, to bscourge them for their cwickedness.

97 And aplagues shall go forth, and they shall not be taken from the earth until I have completed my work, which shall be cut bshort in righteousness—

98 Until all shall aknow me, who remain, even from the least unto the greatest, and shall be filled with the knowledge of the Lord, and shall bsee eye to eye, and shall lift up their voice, and with the voice together csing this new song, saying:

99 The Lord hath brought again Zion;The Lord hath aredeemed his people, bIsrael,According to the celection of dgrace,Which was brought to pass by the faithAnd ecovenant of their fathers.

100 The Lord hath redeemed his people;And Satan is abound and btime is no longer.The Lord hath gathered all things in cone.The Lord hath brought down dZion from above.The Lord hath ebrought up Zion from beneath.

101 The aearth hath travailed and bbrought forth her strength;And truth is established in her bowels;And the heavens have smiled upon her;And she is clothed with the cglory of her God;For he dstands in the midst of his epeople.

102 Glory, and honor, and power, and might,Be ascribed to our God; for he is full of amercy,Justice, grace and truth, and bpeace,Forever and ever, Amen.

103 And again, verily, verily, I say unto you, it is expedient that every man who goes forth to proclaim mine everlasting gospel, that inasmuch as they have afamilies, and receive bmoney by gift, that they should send it unto them or make use of it for their benefit, as the Lord shall direct them, for thus it seemeth me good.

104 And let all those who have not families, who receive amoney, send it up unto the bishop in Zion, or unto the bishop in Ohio, that it may be consecrated for the bringing forth of the revelations and the printing thereof, and for establishing Zion.

105 And if any man shall give unto any of you a coat, or a suit, take the old and cast it unto the apoor, and go on your way rejoicing.

106 And if any man among you be astrong in the Spirit, let him take with him him that is bweak, that he may be cedified in all dmeekness, that he may become strong also.

107 Therefore, take with you those who are ordained unto the alesser priesthood, and send them bbefore you to make appointments, and to prepare the way, and to fill appointments that you yourselves are not able to fill.

108 Behold, this is the way that mine apostles, in ancient days, built up my church unto me.

109 Therefore, let every man stand in his own aoffice, and blabor in his own calling; and let not the chead say unto the feet it hath no need of the feet; for without the feet how shall the body be able to stand?

110 Also the body hath need of every amember, that all may be bedified together, that the system may be kept perfect.

111 And behold, the ahigh priests should travel, and also the elders, and also the lesser bpriests; but the cdeacons and dteachers should be appointed to ewatch over the church, to be standing ministers unto the church.

112 And the bishop, Newel K. Whitney, also should travel round about and among all the churches, searching after the poor to aadminister to their wants by bhumbling the rich and the proud.

113 He should also employ an aagent to take charge and to do his secular business as he shall direct.

114 Nevertheless, let the bishop go unto the city of New York, also to the city of Albany, and also to the city of Boston, and warn the people of those acities with the sound of the gospel, with a loud voice, of the bdesolation and utter abolishment which await them if they do reject these things.

115 For if they do reject these things the hour of their judgment is nigh, and their house shall be left unto them adesolate.

116 Let him atrust in me and he shall not be bconfounded; and a chair of his head shall not fall to the ground unnoticed.

117 And verily I say unto you, the rest of my servants, go ye forth as your circumstances shall permit, in your several callings, unto the great and notable cities and villages, areproving the world in righteousness of all their unrighteous and ungodly deeds, setting forth clearly and understandingly the desolation of babomination in the last days.

118 For, with you saith the Lord aAlmighty, I will brend their ckingdoms; I will not only dshake the earth, but the estarry heavens shall tremble.

119 For I, the Lord, have put forth my hand to exert the apowers of heaven; ye cannot see it now, yet a blittle while and ye shall see it, and know that I am, and that cI will dcome and reign with my people.

120 I am aAlpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. Amen.

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1a

Gal. 1:12.

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b

3 Ne. 27:1 (1–2); D&C 29:6.

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c

TG Prayer.

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2a

TG Israel, Restoration of.

◀

b

Acts 3:21.

◀

c

D&C 10:65.

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d

TG Saints.

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e

Isa. 2:3 (2–5); 18:7; 24:23; Heb. 12:22 (22, 24); Rev. 14:1; 3 Ne. 20:33 (22–34); D&C 76:66; 84:32; 133:56 (18, 56).

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f

Ether 13:6 (2–11); D&C 42:9; 45:66 (66–67); A of F 1:10. TG Jerusalem, New.

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3a

D&C 101:18; 103:11.

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b

D&C 57:3; 58:57; 97:10 (10–20); 124:51 (49–51).

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c

D&C 52:2.

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4a

D&C 45:66; Moses 7:62. TG Mission of Latter-day Saints.

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b

TG Temple.

◀

c

D&C 124:51 (49–54).

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d

Matt. 23:36; 24:34; JS—M 1:34.

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5a

D&C 45:31.

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b

D&C 124:31 (25–55).

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c

Ex. 33:9; 40:34; Num. 14:14; 1 Kgs. 8:10; 2 Chr. 5:14 (11–14); 3 Ne. 18:38. TG God, Presence of.

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d

2 Chr. 7:2 (2–3); D&C 45:67; 64:41 (41–43); 97:15 (15–20); 109:12, 37. TG God, Manifestations of.

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6a

D&C 84:31 (31–34).

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b

Lev. 8:13; D&C 84:34 (18–41).

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c

TG Hands, Laying on of.

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d

Ex. 2:18 (16–18); 3:1; 18:1; Num. 10:29. TG Priesthood, History of.

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13a

D&C 76:100.

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14a

Abr. 1:3 (1–4, 19, 31).

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b

Gen. 14:18 (17–20); JST Gen. 14:25–40 (Bible Appendix); Alma 13:14 (1–19); D&C 107:2. BD Melchizedek.

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c

Gen. 5:29.

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15a

Gen. 5:21 (21–31); Moses 6:21 (21–68); 7:1 (1–69).

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16a

Gen. 4:25 (2, 25).

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b

Moses 5:29 (29–32).

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c

D&C 107:42 (1, 40–57); Moses 6:2.

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d

1 Cor. 15:45. TG Adam.

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17a

Alma 13:1 (1–19); Moses 6:7; Abr. 2:9 (9, 11). TG Priesthood, Melchizedek.

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b

D&C 13; 90:3; 122:9; 124:130.

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c

Heb. 7:3.

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18a

TG Priesthood, History of.

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b

Ex. 40:15 (12–15); Num. 16:40; 2 Chr. 26:18; D&C 68:18; 107:13 (13–16, 70–76).

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c

Lev. 8:13; D&C 84:6 (6–26, 33–41).

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d

Num. 25:13; D&C 13.

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19a

TG Priesthood, Melchizedek.

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b

D&C 28:7; 35:18; 64:5. TG Priesthood, Keys of.

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c

D&C 63:23; 107:19 (18–19). TG Mysteries of Godliness.

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d

Abr. 1:2.

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20a

TG Ordinance.

◀

b

TG Godliness.

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21a

TG Authority; Priesthood, Authority.

◀

b

John 14:21 (21–23).

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22a

John 1:18; D&C 67:11. TG God, Privilege of Seeing.

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23a

Ex. 19:11 (5–11); 32:19 (19–29); Deut. 4:14; 30:11 (11–14); 1 Ne. 20:16; D&C 93:31.

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b

Lev. 8:10. TG Sanctification.

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c

TG God, Privilege of Seeing.

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24a

Ex. 20:19 (18–21); 32:8; Deut. 9:23; 1 Ne. 17:30 (30–31, 42). TG Hardheartedness.

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b

Ex. 33:3 (1–4); D&C 103:19. TG God, Presence of.

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c

Ex. 32:10.

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d

TG Anger; God, Indignation of.

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e

JST Ex. 34:1 (1–2) (Bible Appendix); Num. 14:23; Heb. 3:11; 4:1 (1–11); Jacob 1:7 (7–8).

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25a

Deut. 34:5 (1–5).

◀

b

TG Priesthood, History of; Priesthood, Melchizedek.

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26a

2 Chr. 23:6. TG Priesthood, Aaronic.

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b

D&C 13. TG Priesthood, Keys of.

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c

D&C 107:20.

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d

Matt. 3:3 (1–3); 1 Ne. 10:8 (7–10).

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27a

D&C 107:20.

◀

b

TG Repent.

◀

c

TG Baptism.

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d

TG Remission of Sins.

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e

TG Law of Moses.

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f

Heb. 7:16 (11–16).

◀

g

John 5:33; D&C 27:7; 35:4.

◀

h

Luke 1:15.

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28a

TG Priesthood, Ordination.

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b

Gen. 17:12.

◀

c

Isa. 40:3; Matt. 3:3; Luke 3:4; John 1:23.

◀

d

TG Jesus Christ, Prophecies about.

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e

Matt. 28:18; John 17:2; 1 Cor. 15:27; Heb. 1:2; 1 Pet. 3:22; D&C 93:17.

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29a

TG Church Organization.

◀

b

D&C 107:5 (5, 7–88).

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30a

TG Deacon; Teacher.

◀

b

Lev. 1:7; D&C 132:59.

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31a

D&C 13; 84:6; 124:39.

◀

b

D&C 128:24.

◀

c

D&C 57:3.

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32a

TG Glory.

◀

b

Isa. 24:23; Heb. 12:22 (22, 24); Rev. 14:1; D&C 76:66; 84:2 (2, 18); 133:56 (18, 56).

◀

c

TG Jesus Christ, Head of the Church.

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33a

TG Loyalty; Worthiness.

◀

b

TG Priesthood.

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c

TG Israel, Mission of; Priesthood, Magnifying Callings within.

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d

TG Sanctification.

◀

e

Rom. 8:11.

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34a

D&C 84:6 (6–26).

◀

b

Gal. 3:29; Abr. 2:10 (9–16). TG Seed of Abraham.

◀

c

Lev. 26:42; D&C 132:30 (30–32). TG Abrahamic Covenant.

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d

Matt. 24:24; Mark 13:20; D&C 29:7. TG Election.

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35a

D&C 112:20.

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36a

Matt. 10:40 (40–42); Luke 9:48; 10:16; 1 Jn. 4:6 (1–6).

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37a

John 13:20.

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38a

TG Exaltation; Kingdom of God, in Heaven.

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b

Matt. 5:12 (3–12); Luke 12:44; 15:31 (31–32); John 16:15; Rom. 8:32 (22–34); Rev. 21:7; 3 Ne. 28:10; D&C 78:5 (5–7); 132:20 (18–20).

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39a

TG Covenants; Oath.

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40a

TG Priesthood, Melchizedek.

◀

b

Ezek. 16:59 (44–63). TG Priesthood, Oath and Covenant; Promise.

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41a

TG Apostasy of Individuals.

◀

b

D&C 41:1; 42:18; 76:34; 132:27.

◀

42a

D&C 84:88.

◀

43a

TG Diligence.

◀

b

1 Kgs. 2:4; 1 Ne. 15:25 (23–25); D&C 1:14 (14, 37).

◀

44a

Lev. 18:5; Deut. 8:3; Matt. 4:4; D&C 98:11.

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45a

Ps. 33:4; 117:2. TG Truth.

◀

b

D&C 67:9; 88:7 (6–13). TG Jesus Christ, Light of the World.

◀

c

TG God, Spirit of.

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46a

Ezek. 36:27.

◀

b

Rom. 2:15 (6–16). TG Conscience; Intelligence; Light of Christ.

◀

c

John 1:9; D&C 93:2.

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47a

Moro. 7:13 (12–13); D&C 35:12. TG Guidance, Divine.

◀

48a

TG Inspiration; Teaching.

◀

b

D&C 1:22. TG Covenants.

◀

c

Isa. 49:6.

◀

49a

1 Jn. 5:19 (10–21).

◀

b

TG Darkness, Spiritual.

◀

c

TG Bondage, Spiritual.

◀

50a

Matt. 13:19 (18–19); 2 Cor. 6:17; D&C 93:39 (38–39).

◀

51a

Gal. 4:9. TG Sin.

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52a

John 10:27 (7–27).

◀

53a

TG World.

◀

b

Rom. 8:22.

◀

54a

TG Mind.

◀

b

TG Darkness, Spiritual; Light [noun].

◀

c

TG Apostasy of Individuals; Doubt; Unbelief.

◀

d

TG Levity.

◀

55a

Isa. 3:16. TG Vanity.

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56a

Ps. 149:2; Joel 2:23; D&C 97:21.

◀

57a

Jer. 31:31 (31–34).

◀

b

TG Book of Mormon.

◀

c

Zech. 7:7; Luke 16:29 (29–31); 1 Ne. 13:40.

◀

d

James 1:22 (22–25); D&C 42:13 (13–29).

◀

58a

Luke 6:44. TG Good Works; Mission of Latter-day Saints.

◀

b

D&C 90:36. TG Punish.

◀

59a

TG Pollution.

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60a

D&C 18:34 (34–36).

◀

61a

Ex. 34:7; Dan. 9:9; D&C 62:3. TG Forgive.

◀

b

TG Dedication; Steadfastness.

◀

c

D&C 43:34; 88:121; 100:7.

◀

d

TG Missionary Work.

◀

62a

Mark 16:15; Acts 11:18; D&C 1:2. TG Israel, Mission of; Priesthood, Magnifying Callings within.

◀

63a

TG Apostles.

◀

b

John 6:37; 17:9; 3 Ne. 15:24; D&C 27:14; 50:41 (41–42).

◀

c

Ex. 33:11; John 15:14 (13–15); Ether 12:39; D&C 84:77; 88:62; 93:45.

◀

64a

TG Soul.

◀

b

Mark 16:16 (15–18). TG Believe.

◀

c

TG Remission of Sins.

◀

d

TG Holy Ghost, Gift of.

◀

65a

Mark 16:17. TG Holy Ghost, Gifts of; Miracle; Signs.

◀

66a

TG God, Works of.

◀

67a

Matt. 7:22; 10:8; 17:21 (14–21).

◀

68a

Luke 4:39. TG Heal.

◀

69a

Matt. 9:28 (28–31); 20:30 (30–34); John 9:1 (1–4); Mosiah 3:5; 3 Ne. 17:9 (7–10). TG Sight.

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71a

Mark 16:18.

◀

72a

Acts 28:3 (3–9); D&C 24:13; 124:99 (98–100).

◀

73a

Prov. 4:24; Rom. 3:27; D&C 105:24. TG Boast.

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74a

2 Ne. 9:23; D&C 76:52 (50–52); 137:6. TG Baptism, Essential.

◀

b

TG Remission of Sins.

◀

c

John 3:18; 12:48.

◀

75a

TG Missionary Work; Revelation; World.

◀

76a

Isa. 49:6 (5–7).

◀

b

TG Priesthood, Magnifying Callings within.

◀

c

TG Hardheartedness.

◀

d

IE in April 1832.

◀

77a

D&C 84:63. TG Friendship.

◀

78a

Matt. 10:9 (9–10); Luke 10:4; 22:35 (35–36); D&C 24:18.

◀

79a

TG Delegation of Responsibility.

◀

b

TG Test.

◀

c

D&C 31:5.

◀

80a

Matt. 9:35; JS—M 1:31.

◀

b

TG Dependability.

◀

c

Luke 21:18.

◀

81a

Matt. 6:25; Luke 12:22.

◀

82a

Matt. 6:28.

◀

b

TG Nature, Earth.

◀

83a

TG Man, a Spirit Child of Heavenly Father.

◀

b

Matt. 6:8, 32.

◀

84a

Matt. 6:34.

◀

85a

Matt. 10:19 (19–20); Luke 12:11 (11–12); 21:14; D&C 100:6.

◀

b

Alma 17:2 (2–3); Hel. 5:18 (18–19); D&C 6:20; 11:26 (21–26); 24:6; 100:5 (5–8). TG Meditation; Mind; Motivations; Study.

◀

c

TG Teaching with the Spirit.

◀

86a

Matt. 24:45; D&C 58:26 (26–29); 107:100 (99–100).

◀

87a

TG Missionary Work.

◀

88a

Matt. 10:40 (40–42); John 13:20; 3 Jn. 1:5 (1–14).

◀

b

Ex. 23:23; Lev. 26:12 (3–13); Judg. 4:14; Ether 1:42 (42–43).

◀

c

TG God, Spirit of.

◀

d

D&C 84:42. TG Angels.

◀

90a

Matt. 10:42; Mark 9:41.

◀

91a

John 13:35.

◀

92a

Matt. 10:14; Luke 9:5; D&C 60:15. TG Wash.

◀

96a

TG God, Power of.

◀

b

D&C 1:14 (13–14).

◀

c

TG Wickedness.

◀

97a

TG Plague.

◀

b

Matt. 24:22.

◀

98a

TG God, Knowledge about.

◀

b

Isa. 52:8.

◀

c

Ps. 96:1; Rev. 15:3; D&C 25:12; 133:56. TG Singing.

◀

99a

Deut. 21:8; Ps. 25:22; Rom. 11:26 (25–28); D&C 43:29; 100:13; 136:18.

◀

b

TG Israel, Restoration of.

◀

c

TG Election.

◀

d

TG Grace.

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e

TG Abrahamic Covenant.

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100a

Rev. 20:2 (2–3); D&C 43:31; 45:55; 88:110; 101:28.

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b

Alma 40:8. TG Time.

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c

Eph. 1:10; D&C 27:13.

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d

D&C 45:12 (11–14); Moses 7:63 (62–64). TG Zion.

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e

D&C 76:102; 88:96.

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101a

TG Earth, Destiny of.

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b

Moses 7:64 (54–67).

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c

TG Glory.

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d

TG God, Presence of.

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e

Jer. 30:22.

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102a

TG God, Mercy of.

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b

TG Peace of God.

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103a

TG Family.

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b

TG Family, Managing Finances in.

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104a

D&C 51:8 (8–13); 58:51 (49–51).

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105a

TG Poor.

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106a

TG Fellowshipping.

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b

Rom. 14:1 (1–4, 10, 13).

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c

TG Edification.

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d

TG Meek.

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107a

TG Priesthood, Aaronic.

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b

Luke 10:1 (1–12).

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109a

TG Church Organization.

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b

TG Priesthood, Magnifying Callings within.

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c

1 Cor. 12:21.

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110a

TG Church.

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b

TG Edification.

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111a

TG High Priest, Melchizedek Priesthood.

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b

TG Priest, Aaronic Priesthood.

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c

TG Deacon.

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d

TG Teacher.

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e

TG Watch.

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112a

TG Poor; Welfare.

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b

D&C 56:16.

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113a

D&C 51:8 (8–12); 53:4; 90:22.

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114a

Matt. 11:20; Alma 34:31 (31–36); 3 Ne. 9:3.

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b

D&C 1:13 (13–14).

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115a

Luke 13:35.

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116a

Prov. 28:25 (25–26); Isa. 50:10; D&C 11:12. TG Trust in God.

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b

Ps. 22:5; 1 Pet. 2:6; D&C 49:27.

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c

Matt. 10:30; Luke 21:18.

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117a

Titus 1:13.

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b

TG Abomination of Desolation; Warn.

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118a

TG God, Power of.

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b

Dan. 2:44 (34–35, 44–45).

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c

TG Kings, Earthly.

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d

Joel 2:10; D&C 43:18; 45:33 (33, 48); 88:87 (87, 90). TG Last Days.

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e

D&C 21:6.

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119a

Matt. 24:29.

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b

Heb. 10:37.

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c

Ex. 15:18.

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d

D&C 1:36 (12, 35–36); 29:11 (9–11); 45:59; 104:59. TG Jesus Christ, Millennial Reign; Jesus Christ, Second Coming.

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120a

D&C 35:1.

Section 85

Revelation given through Joseph Smith the Prophet, at Kirtland, Ohio, November 27, 1832. This section is an extract from a letter of the Prophet to William W. Phelps, who was living in Independence, Missouri. It answers questions about those Saints who had moved to Zion but who had not followed the commandment to consecrate their properties and had thus not received their inheritances according to the established order in the Church.

1–5, Inheritances in Zion are to be received through consecration; 6–12, One mighty and strong will give the Saints their inheritance in Zion.

1 It is the duty of the Lord’s clerk, whom he has appointed, to keep a ahistory, and a general church brecord of all things that transpire in Zion, and of all those who cconsecrate properties, and receive dinheritances legally from the bishop;

2 And also their manner of life, their faith, and works; and also of the aapostates who apostatize after receiving their inheritances.

3 It is contrary to the will and commandment of God that those who receive not their ainheritance by bconsecration, agreeable to his claw, which he has given, that he may dtithe his people, to prepare them against the day of evengeance and burning, should have their fnames enrolled with the people of God.

4 Neither is their agenealogy to be kept, or to be had where it may be found on any of the records or history of the church.

5 Their names shall not be found, neither the names of the fathers, nor the names of the children written in the abook of the law of God, saith the Lord of Hosts.

6 Yea, thus saith the astill small voice, which whispereth through and bpierceth all things, and often times it maketh my bones to quake while it maketh manifest, saying:

7 And it shall come to pass that I, the Lord God, will send one mighty and strong, holding the scepter of power in his hand, clothed with light for a covering, whose mouth shall utter words, eternal words; while his bowels shall be a fountain of truth, to set in aorder the house of God, and to arrange by blot the cinheritances of the saints whose names are found, and the names of their fathers, and of their children, enrolled in the book of the law of God;

8 While that man, who was called of God and appointed, that putteth forth his hand to asteady the bark of God, shall fall by the shaft of death, like as a tree that is smitten by the vivid shaft of lightning.

9 And all they who are not found written in the abook of remembrance shall find none inheritance in that day, but they shall be cut asunder, and their portion shall be appointed them among bunbelievers, where are cwailing and gnashing of teeth.

10 These things I say not of amyself; therefore, as the Lord speaketh, he will also fulfil.

11 And they who are of the High Priesthood, whose names are not found written in the abook of the law, or that are found to have bapostatized, or to have been ccut off from the church, as well as the lesser priesthood, or the members, in that day shall dnot find an inheritance among the saints of the Most High;

12 Therefore, it shall be done unto them as unto the achildren of the bpriest, as will be found recorded in the second chapter and sixty-first and second verses of Ezra.

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1a

D&C 21:1; 47:1; 69:3 (3–8).

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b

TG Record Keeping.

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c

D&C 42:30 (30–35).

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d

D&C 51:3 (1–3); 90:30 (30–31).

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2a

TG Apostasy of Individuals.

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3a

Num. 34:13.

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b

D&C 42:30. TG Consecration.

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c

D&C 70:10.

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d

TG Tithing.

◀

e

Mal. 3:11 (11, 17); D&C 1:13 (13–14); 97:26.

◀

f

Mal. 3:16; D&C 20:82.

◀

4a

Ezra 2:62 (62–63).

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5a

TG Book of Life; Record Keeping.

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6a

1 Kgs. 19:12 (11–13); Job 4:16 (12–21); Hel. 5:30 (30–31); 3 Ne. 11:3 (3–6).

◀

b

Heb. 4:12.

◀

7a

TG Order.

◀

b

Num. 33:54.

◀

c

D&C 64:30; 99:7.

◀

8a

Num. 1:51; D&C 64:17.

◀

b

2 Sam. 6:6 (6–7); 1 Chr. 13:10 (9–12). TG Ark of the Covenant.

◀

9a

3 Ne. 24:16; Moses 6:5. TG Book of Remembrance.

◀

b

TG Unbelief.

◀

c

D&C 19:5.

◀

10a

D&C 1:38.

◀

11a

TG Book of Life.

◀

b

TG Apostasy of Individuals.

◀

c

TG Excommunication; Worthiness.

◀

d

D&C 51:5 (4–5).

◀

12a

Ezra 2:61 (61–62); Neh. 7:63 (63–64).

◀

b

TG Priesthood, Qualifying for.

Section 86

Revelation given through Joseph Smith the Prophet, at Kirtland, Ohio, December 6, 1832. This revelation was received while the Prophet was reviewing and editing the manuscript of the translation of the Bible.

1–7, The Lord gives the meaning of the parable of the wheat and tares; 8–11, He explains priesthood blessings to those who are lawful heirs according to the flesh.

1 Verily, thus saith the Lord unto you my servants, concerning the aparable of the bwheat and of the tares:

2 Behold, verily I say, the field was the world, and the apostles were the asowers of the seed;

3 And after they have fallen asleep the great persecutor of the church, the apostate, the awhore, even bBabylon, that maketh all nations to drink of her cup, in whose hearts the enemy, even Satan, sitteth to reign—behold he soweth the ctares; wherefore, the tares choke the wheat and drive the dchurch into the wilderness.

4 But behold, in the alast days, even now while the Lord is beginning to bring forth the word, and the blade is springing up and is yet tender—

5 Behold, verily I say unto you, the aangels are crying unto the Lord day and night, who are ready and waiting to be sent forth to breap down the fields;

6 But the Lord saith unto them, pluck not up the tares while the blade is yet tender (for verily your faith is weak), lest you destroy the wheat also.

7 Therefore, let the wheat and the atares grow together until the harvest is fully ripe; then ye shall first gather out the wheat from among the tares, and after the gathering of the wheat, behold and lo, the tares are bound in bundles, and the field remaineth to be bburned.

8 Therefore, thus saith the Lord unto you, with whom the apriesthood hath continued through the lineage of your fathers—

9 For ye are lawful aheirs, according to the flesh, and have been bhid from the world with Christ in God—

10 Therefore your life and the apriesthood have remained, and must needs remain through you and your lineage until the brestoration of all things spoken by the mouths of all the holy prophets since the world began.

11 Therefore, blessed are ye if ye continue in my agoodness, a blight unto the Gentiles, and through this priesthood, a csavior unto my people dIsrael. The Lord hath said it. Amen.

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1a

D&C 101:65 (64–75).

◀

b

Matt. 13:36 (6–43).

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2a

Matt. 13:37; Mark 4:3. TG Mission of Early Saints.

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3a

TG Whore.

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b

Rev. 17:5 (1–9). TG Babylon.

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c

TG Apostasy of the Early Christian Church.

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d

Rev. 12:6 (6, 14).

◀

4a

TG Last Days.

◀

5a

D&C 38:12.

◀

b

TG Harvest.

◀

7a

D&C 101:66.

◀

b

Matt. 13:40; Rev. 18:8 (6–8).

◀

8a

D&C 113:8. TG Priesthood, History of.

◀

9a

Abr. 2:9 (9–11). TG Abrahamic Covenant; Birthright; Seed of Abraham.

◀

b

Col. 3:3 (3–4).

◀

10a

TG Priesthood, Melchizedek.

◀

b

Acts 3:21; D&C 132:45. TG Restoration of the Gospel.

◀

11a

Ex. 34:6 (5–7); 2 Ne. 4:17; 9:10.

◀

b

Isa. 49:6. TG Mission of Latter-day Saints; Peculiar People.

◀

c

Obad. 1:21.

◀

d

Neh. 1:10; D&C 109:59 (59–67).

Section 87

Revelation and prophecy on war, given through Joseph Smith the Prophet, at or near Kirtland, Ohio, December 25, 1832. At this time disputes in the United States over slavery and South Carolina’s nullification of federal tariffs were prevalent. Joseph Smith’s history states that “appearances of troubles among the nations” were becoming “more visible” to the Prophet “than they had previously been since the Church began her journey out of the wilderness.”

1–4, War is foretold between the Northern States and the Southern States; 5–8, Great calamities will fall upon all the inhabitants of the earth.

1 Verily, thus saith the Lord concerning the awars that will bshortly come to pass, beginning at the rebellion of cSouth Carolina, which will eventually terminate in the death and misery of many souls;

2 And the atime will come that bwar will be poured out upon all nations, beginning at this place.

3 For behold, the Southern States shall be divided against the Northern States, and the Southern States will call on other nations, even the nation of Great Britain, as it is called, and they shall also call upon other nations, in order to defend themselves against other nations; and then awar shall be poured out upon all nations.

4 And it shall come to pass, after many days, aslaves shall rise up against their masters, who shall be marshaled and disciplined for war.

5 And it shall come to pass also that the aremnants who are left of the land will marshal themselves, and shall become exceedingly angry, and shall vex the Gentiles with a sore vexation.

6 And thus, with the asword and by bloodshed the inhabitants of the earth shall bmourn; and with cfamine, and plague, and earthquake, and the thunder of heaven, and the fierce and vivid lightning also, shall the inhabitants of the earth be made to feel the wrath, and indignation, and dchastening ehand of an Almighty God, until the consumption decreed hath made a full fend of all gnations;

7 That the cry of the saints, and of the ablood of the saints, shall cease to come up into the ears of the Lord of bSabaoth, from the earth, to be avenged of their enemies.

8 Wherefore, astand ye in holy places, and be not moved, until the day of the Lord come; for behold, it cometh bquickly, saith the Lord. Amen.

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1a

D&C 45:26.

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b

JS—H 1:41 (40–41).

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c

D&C 130:12 (12–13).

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2a

TG Last Days.

◀

b

Joel 3:9 (9–16); Matt. 24:6 (6–7); D&C 38:29; 45:63 (26, 63); 63:33; 130:12.

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3a

D&C 45:69.

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4a

D&C 134:12.

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5a

Micah 5:8 (8–15); 3 Ne. 16:15 (7–15); 20:16 (15–21); 21:12 (12–21); D&C 109:65 (65–67). TG Israel, Remnant of.

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6a

Deut. 32:41; 2 Ne. 1:12.

◀

b

D&C 29:15 (14–21); 45:49. TG Mourning.

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c

Joel 1:10; D&C 43:25 (24–25); JS—M 1:29. TG Drought; Famine; Plague.

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d

TG Chastening.

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e

Ether 1:1.

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f

TG World, End of.

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g

Mark 13:8; 1 Ne. 14:15.

◀

7a

Rev. 6:10 (1, 10); 19:2; 2 Ne. 28:10; Morm. 8:27 (27, 40–41); Ether 8:22 (22–24).

◀

b

James 5:4; D&C 88:2; 95:7.

◀

8a

Matt. 24:15; D&C 45:32; 101:22 (21–22, 64).

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b

Rev. 3:11; D&C 1:12.

Section 88

Revelation given through Joseph Smith the Prophet at Kirtland, Ohio, December 27 and 28, 1832, and January 3, 1833. The Prophet designated it as the “‘olive leaf’ … plucked from the Tree of Paradise, the Lord’s message of peace to us.” The revelation was given after high priests at a conference prayed “separately and vocally to the Lord to reveal his will unto us concerning the upbuilding of Zion.”

1–5, Faithful Saints receive that Comforter, which is the promise of eternal life; 6–13, All things are controlled and governed by the Light of Christ; 14–16, The Resurrection comes through the Redemption; 17–31, Obedience to celestial, terrestrial, or telestial law prepares men for those respective kingdoms and glories; 32–35, Those who will to abide in sin remain filthy still; 36–41, All kingdoms are governed by law; 42–45, God has given a law unto all things; 46–50, Man will comprehend even God; 51–61, The parable of the man sending his servants into the field and visiting them in turn; 62–73, Draw near unto the Lord, and ye will see His face; 74–80, Sanctify yourselves and teach one another the doctrines of the kingdom; 81–85, Every man who has been warned should warn his neighbor; 86–94, Signs, upheavals of the elements, and angels prepare the way for the coming of the Lord; 95–102, Angelic trumps call forth the dead in their order; 103–16, Angelic trumps proclaim the restoration of the gospel, the fall of Babylon, and the battle of the great God; 117–26, Seek learning, establish a house of God (a temple), and clothe yourselves with the bond of charity; 127–41, The order of the School of the Prophets is set forth, including the ordinance of washing of feet.

1 Verily, thus saith the Lord unto you who have assembled yourselves together to receive his will concerning you:

2 Behold, this is pleasing unto your Lord, and the angels arejoice over you; the balms of your prayers have come up into the ears of the Lord of cSabaoth, and are recorded in the dbook of the names of the sanctified, even them of the celestial world.

3 Wherefore, I now send upon you another aComforter, even upon you my friends, that it may abide in your hearts, even the Holy Spirit of bpromise; which other Comforter is the same that I promised unto my disciples, as is recorded in the testimony of John.

4 This Comforter is the apromise which I give unto you of beternal life, even the cglory of the celestial kingdom;

5 Which glory is that of the church of the aFirstborn, even of God, the holiest of all, through Jesus Christ his Son—

6 He that aascended up on high, as also he bdescended below all things, in that he ccomprehended all things, that he might be in all and through all things, the dlight of truth;

7 Which truth shineth. This is the alight of Christ. As also he is in the sun, and the light of the sun, and the power thereof by which it was bmade.

8 As also he is in the moon, and is the light of the moon, and the power thereof by which it was made;

9 As also the light of the stars, and the power thereof by which they were made;

10 And the earth also, and the power thereof, even the earth upon which you astand.

11 And the light which shineth, which giveth you light, is through him who enlighteneth your eyes, which is the same light that quickeneth your aunderstandings;

12 Which alight proceedeth forth from the presence of God to bfill the immensity of space—

13 The alight which is in all things, which giveth blife to all things, which is the claw by which all things are governed, even the dpower of God who esitteth upon his throne, who is in the bosom of eternity, who is in the midst of all things.

14 Now, verily I say unto you, that through the aredemption which is made for you is brought to pass the resurrection from the dead.

15 And the aspirit and the bbody are the csoul of man.

16 And the aresurrection from the dead is the redemption of the soul.

17 And the redemption of the soul is through him that aquickeneth all things, in whose bosom it is decreed that the bpoor and the cmeek of the dearth shall inherit it.

18 Therefore, it must needs be asanctified from all bunrighteousness, that it may be prepared for the ccelestial glory;

19 For after it hath filled the measure of its creation, it shall be crowned with aglory, even with the presence of God the Father;

20 That bodies who are of the acelestial kingdom may bpossess it forever and ever; for, for this cintent was it made and created, and for this intent are they dsanctified.

21 And they who are not asanctified through the blaw which I have given unto you, even the law of Christ, must inherit canother kingdom, even that of a terrestrial kingdom, or that of a telestial kingdom.

22 For he who is not able to abide the alaw of a celestial kingdom cannot babide a ccelestial glory.

23 And he who cannot abide the law of a aterrestrial kingdom cannot abide a terrestrial glory.

24 And he who cannot abide the law of a atelestial bkingdom cannot abide a telestial cglory; therefore he is not meet for a kingdom of glory. Therefore he must abide a kingdom which is not a kingdom of glory.

25 And again, verily I say unto you, the aearth abideth the law of a celestial kingdom, for it filleth the bmeasure of its creation, and transgresseth not the law—

26 Wherefore, it shall be asanctified; yea, notwithstanding it shall bdie, it shall be cquickened again, and shall abide the power by which it is quickened, and the drighteous shall einherit it.

27 For notwithstanding they die, they also shall arise again, a bspiritual body.

28 They who are of a celestial aspirit shall receive the same bbody which was a natural body; even ye shall receive your bodies, and your cglory shall be that glory by which your bodies are dquickened.

29 Ye who are aquickened by a portion of the bcelestial glory shall then receive of the same, even a fulness.

30 And they who are quickened by a portion of the aterrestrial glory shall then receive of the same, even a fulness.

31 And also they who are quickened by a portion of the atelestial glory shall then receive of the same, even a fulness.

32 And they who remain shall also be aquickened; nevertheless, they shall return again to their own place, to enjoy that which they are bwilling to receive, because they were not willing to enjoy that which they might have received.

33 For what doth it profit a man if a gift is bestowed upon him, and he receive not the gift? Behold, he rejoices not in that which is given unto him, neither rejoices in him who is the giver of the gift.

34 And again, verily I say unto you, that which is agoverned by law is also preserved by law and perfected and bsanctified by the same.

35 That which abreaketh a law, and babideth not by claw, but seeketh to become a law unto itself, and willeth to abide in sin, and altogether abideth in sin, cannot be sanctified by law, neither by mercy, djustice, nor ejudgment. Therefore, they must remain ffilthy still.

36 All kingdoms have a law given;

37 And there are many akingdoms; for there is no bspace in the which there is no ckingdom; and there is no kingdom in which there is no space, either a greater or a lesser kingdom.

38 And unto every kingdom is given a alaw; and unto every law there are certain bounds also and conditions.

39 All beings who abide not in those aconditions are not bjustified.

40 For aintelligence cleaveth unto intelligence; bwisdom receiveth wisdom; ctruth embraceth truth; dvirtue loveth virtue; elight cleaveth unto light; fmercy hath gcompassion on mercy and claimeth her own; hjustice continueth its course and claimeth its own; judgment goeth before the face of him who sitteth upon the throne and governeth and executeth all things.

41 He acomprehendeth all things, and all things are before him, and all things are round about him; and he is above all things, and in all things, and is through all things, and is round about all things; and all things are by him, and of him, even God, forever and ever.

42 And again, verily I say unto you, he hath given a alaw unto all things, by which they move in their btimes and their seasons;

43 And their courses are fixed, even the courses of the heavens and the earth, which comprehend the earth and all the planets.

44 And they give alight to each other in their times and in their seasons, in their minutes, in their hours, in their days, in their weeks, in their months, in their years—all these are bone year with God, but not with man.

45 The earth arolls upon her wings, and the bsun giveth his light by day, and the moon giveth her light by night, and the stars also give their light, as they roll upon their wings in their glory, in the midst of the cpower of God.

46 Unto what shall I liken these kingdoms, that ye may understand?

47 Behold, all these are akingdoms, and any man who hath bseen any or the least of these hath cseen God dmoving in his majesty and power.

48 I say unto you, he hath seen him; nevertheless, he who came unto his aown was not comprehended.

49 The alight shineth in darkness, and the darkness comprehendeth it not; nevertheless, the day shall come when you shall bcomprehend even God, being quickened in him and by him.

50 Then shall ye know that ye have aseen me, that I am, and that I am the true blight that is in you, and that you are in me; otherwise ye could not abound.

51 Behold, I will liken these kingdoms unto a man having a field, and he sent forth his servants into the field to dig in the field.

52 And he said unto the first: Go ye and labor in the field, and in the first hour I will come unto you, and ye shall behold the joy of my countenance.

53 And he said unto the second: Go ye also into the field, and in the second hour I will visit you with the joy of my countenance.

54 And also unto the third, saying: I will visit you;

55 And unto the fourth, and so on unto the twelfth.

56 And the lord of the field went unto the first in the first hour, and tarried with him all that hour, and he was made glad with the light of the countenance of his lord.

57 And then he withdrew from the first that he might visit the second also, and the third, and the fourth, and so on unto the twelfth.

58 And thus they all received the light of the countenance of their lord, every man in his hour, and in his time, and in his season—

59 Beginning at the first, and so on unto the alast, and from the last unto the first, and from the first unto the last;

60 Every man in his own aorder, until his hour was finished, even according as his lord had commanded him, that his lord might be glorified in him, and he in his lord, that they all might be glorified.

61 Therefore, unto this parable I will liken all these akingdoms, and the binhabitants thereof—every kingdom in its hour, and in its time, and in its season, even according to the decree which God hath made.

62 And again, verily I say unto you, my afriends, I leave these bsayings with you to cponder in your hearts, with this commandment which I give unto you, that ye shall dcall upon me while I am near—

63 aDraw bnear unto me and I will draw near unto you; cseek me diligently and ye shall dfind me; ask, and ye shall receive; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.

64 Whatsoever ye aask the Father in my name it shall be given unto you, that is bexpedient for you;

65 And if ye ask anything that is not aexpedient for you, it shall turn unto your bcondemnation.

66 Behold, that which you hear is as the avoice of one crying in the wilderness—in the wilderness, because you cannot see him—my voice, because my voice is bSpirit; my Spirit is truth; ctruth abideth and hath no end; and if it be in you it shall abound.

67 And if your eye be asingle to my bglory, your whole bodies shall be filled with light, and there shall be no darkness in you; and that body which is filled with light ccomprehendeth all things.

68 Therefore, asanctify yourselves that your bminds become csingle to God, and the days will come that you shall dsee him; for he will unveil his face unto you, and it shall be in his own time, and in his own way, and according to his own will.

69 Remember the great and last promise which I have made unto you; cast away your aidle thoughts and your bexcess of claughter far from you.

70 Tarry ye, tarry ye in this place, and call a asolemn assembly, even of those who are the first blaborers in this last kingdom.

71 And let those whom they have warned in their traveling call on the Lord, and aponder the bwarning in their hearts which they have received, for a little season.

72 Behold, and lo, I will take care of your aflocks, and will raise up elders and send unto them.

73 Behold, I will ahasten my work in its time.

74 And I give unto you, who are the first alaborers in this last kingdom, a commandment that you assemble yourselves together, and organize yourselves, and prepare yourselves, and bsanctify yourselves; yea, purify your hearts, and ccleanse your hands and your feet before me, that I may make you dclean;

75 That I may testify unto your aFather, and your God, and my bGod, that you are clean from the cblood of this wicked generation; that I may fulfil this promise, this great and last dpromise, which I have made unto you, when I will.

76 Also, I give unto you a commandment that ye shall continue in aprayer and fasting from this time forth.

77 And I give unto you a commandment that you shall ateach one another the bdoctrine of the kingdom.

78 Teach ye diligently and my agrace shall attend you, that you may be binstructed more perfectly in theory, in principle, in doctrine, in the law of the gospel, in all things that pertain unto the kingdom of God, that are expedient for you to understand;

79 Of things both in aheaven and in the earth, and under the earth; things which have been, things which are, things which must bshortly come to pass; things which are at home, things which are abroad; the wars and the perplexities of the cnations, and the judgments which are on the land; and a dknowledge also of countries and of kingdoms—

80 That ye may be prepared in all things when I shall send you again to amagnify the calling whereunto I have called you, and the bmission with which I have commissioned you.

81 Behold, I sent you out to atestify and warn the people, and it becometh every man who hath been warned to bwarn his neighbor.

82 Therefore, they are left awithout excuse, and their sins are upon their bown heads.

83 He that aseeketh me bearly shall find me, and shall not be forsaken.

84 Therefore, tarry ye, and labor diligently, that you may be perfected in your ministry to go forth among the aGentiles for the last time, as many as the mouth of the Lord shall name, to bbind up the law and cseal up the testimony, and to prepare the saints for the hour of judgment which is to come;

85 That their souls may escape the wrath of God, the adesolation of abomination which awaits the wicked, both in this world and in the world to come. Verily, I say unto you, let those who are not the bfirst elders continue in the vineyard until the mouth of the Lord shall ccall them, for their time is not yet come; their garments are not dclean from the blood of this generation.

86 Abide ye in the aliberty wherewith ye are made bfree; centangle not yourselves in dsin, but let your hands be eclean, until the Lord comes.

87 For not many days hence and the aearth shall btremble and reel to and fro as a drunken man; and the csun shall dhide his face, and shall refuse to give light; and the moon shall be bathed in eblood; and the stars shall become exceedingly angry, and shall fcast themselves down as a fig that falleth from off a fig tree.

88 And after your atestimony cometh wrath and indignation upon the people.

89 For after your testimony cometh the testimony of aearthquakes, that shall cause groanings in the midst of her, and men shall fall upon the ground and shall not be able to stand.

90 And also cometh the testimony of the avoice of thunderings, and the voice of lightnings, and the voice of tempests, and the voice of the waves of the sea heaving themselves beyond their bounds.

91 And all things shall be in acommotion; and surely, men’s bhearts shall fail them; for fear shall come upon all people.

92 And aangels shall fly through the midst of heaven, crying with a loud voice, sounding the trump of God, saying: Prepare ye, prepare ye, O inhabitants of the earth; for the bjudgment of our God is come. Behold, and lo, the cBridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him.

93 And immediately there shall appear a agreat sign in heaven, and all people shall see it together.

94 And another angel shall sound his trump, saying: That agreat bchurch, the cmother of abominations, that made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her dfornication, that epersecuteth the saints of God, that shed their blood—she who sitteth upon many waters, and upon the islands of the sea—behold, she is the ftares of the earth; she is bound in bundles; her bands are made strong, no man can loose them; therefore, she is ready to be burned. And he shall sound his trump both long and loud, and all nations shall hear it.

95 And there shall be asilence in bheaven for the space of half an hour; and immediately after shall the curtain of heaven be unfolded, as a cscroll is unfolded after it is rolled up, and the dface of the Lord shall be unveiled;

96 And the saints that are upon the earth, who are alive, shall be quickened and be acaught up to meet him.

97 And they who have slept in their graves shall acome forth, for their graves shall be opened; and they also shall be caught up to meet him in the midst of the bpillar of heaven—

98 They are Christ’s, the afirst fruits, they who shall descend with him first, and they who are on the earth and in their graves, who are first caught up to meet him; and all this by the voice of the sounding of the trump of the angel of God.

99 And after this another angel shall sound, which is the second trump; and then cometh the redemption of those who are Christ’s at his acoming; who have received their part in that bprison which is prepared for them, that they might receive the gospel, and be cjudged according to men in the flesh.

100 And again, another trump shall sound, which is the third trump; and then come the aspirits of men who are to be judged, and are found under bcondemnation;

101 And these are the rest of the adead; and they live not again until the bthousand years are ended, neither again, until the end of the earth.

102 And another trump shall sound, which is the fourth trump, saying: There are found among those who are to remain until that great and last day, even the end, who shall aremain bfilthy still.

103 And another trump shall sound, which is the fifth trump, which is the fifth angel who committeth the aeverlasting gospel—flying through the midst of heaven, unto all nations, kindreds, tongues, and people;

104 And this shall be the sound of his trump, saying to all people, both in heaven and in earth, and that are under the earth—for aevery ear shall hear it, and every knee shall bbow, and every tongue shall confess, while they hear the sound of the trump, saying: cFear God, and give glory to him who sitteth upon the throne, dforever and ever; for the hour of his judgment is come.

105 And again, another angel shall sound his trump, which is the sixth angel, saying: She is afallen who made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication; she is fallen, is fallen!

106 And again, another angel shall sound his trump, which is the seventh angel, saying: It is finished; it is finished! The aLamb of God hath bovercome and ctrodden the wine-press alone, even the wine-press of the fierceness of the wrath of Almighty God.

107 And then shall the angels be crowned with the glory of his might, and the asaints shall be filled with his bglory, and receive their cinheritance and be made dequal with him.

108 And then shall the first angel again sound his trump in the ears of all living, and areveal the secret acts of men, and the mighty works of God in the bfirst thousand years.

109 And then shall the second angel sound his trump, and reveal the secret acts of men, and the thoughts and intents of their hearts, and the mighty aworks of God in the second thousand years—

110 And so on, until the seventh angel shall sound his trump; and he shall astand forth upon the land and upon the sea, and bswear in the name of him who sitteth upon the throne, that there shall be ctime no longer; and dSatan shall be bound, that old serpent, who is called the devil, and shall not be loosed for the space of a ethousand years.

111 And then he shall be aloosed for a little season, that he may gather together his armies.

112 And aMichael, the seventh angel, even the archangel, shall gather together his armies, even the hosts of heaven.

113 And the devil shall gather together his aarmies; even the hosts of hell, and shall come up to battle against Michael and his armies.

114 And then cometh the abattle of the great God; and the devil and his armies shall be bcast away into their own place, that they shall not have power over the saints any more at all.

115 For Michael shall fight their battles, and shall overcome him who aseeketh the throne of him who sitteth upon the throne, even the Lamb.

116 This is the glory of God, and the asanctified; and they shall not any more see bdeath.

117 Therefore, verily I say unto you, my afriends, call your solemn assembly, as I have bcommanded you.

118 And as all have not afaith, seek ye diligently and bteach one another words of cwisdom; yea, seek ye out of the best dbooks words of wisdom; seek learning, even by study and also by faith.

119 aOrganize yourselves; prepare every needful thing; and establish a bhouse, even a house of prayer, a house of fasting, a house of faith, a house of learning, a house of glory, a house of order, a house of God;

120 That your aincomings may be in the name of the Lord; that your outgoings may be in the name of the Lord; that all your salutations may be in the name of the Lord, with buplifted hands unto the Most High.

121 Therefore, acease from all your light speeches, from all blaughter, from all your clustful desires, from all your dpride and light-mindedness, and from all your wicked doings.

122 Appoint among yourselves a teacher, and let anot all be spokesmen at once; but let one speak at a time and let all listen unto his sayings, that when all have spoken that all may be bedified of all, and that every man may have an equal privilege.

123 See that ye alove one another; cease to be bcovetous; learn to impart one to another as the gospel requires.

124 Cease to be aidle; cease to be bunclean; cease to cfind fault one with another; cease to dsleep longer than is needful; retire to thy bed early, that ye may not be weary; arise early, that your bodies and your minds may be einvigorated.

125 And above all things, clothe yourselves with the bond of acharity, as with a mantle, which is the bond of perfectness and bpeace.

126 aPray always, that ye may not faint, until I bcome. Behold, and lo, I will come quickly, and receive you unto myself. Amen.

127 And again, the order of the house prepared for the apresidency of the bschool of the cprophets, established for their instruction in all things that are expedient for them, even for all the dofficers of the church, or in other words, those who are called to the ministry in the church, beginning at the high priests, even down to the deacons—

128 And this shall be the order of the house of the presidency of the school: He that is appointed to be president, or teacher, shall be found standing in his place, in the house which shall be prepared for him.

129 Therefore, he shall be first in the house of God, in a place that the congregation in the house may hear his words carefully and distinctly, not with loud speech.

130 And when he cometh into the house of God, for he should be first in the house—behold, this is abeautiful, that he may be an bexample—

131 Let him offer himself in prayer upon his knees before God, in atoken or remembrance of the everlasting covenant.

132 And when any shall come in after him, let the teacher arise, and, with auplifted hands to heaven, yea, even directly, salute his brother or brethren with these words:

133 Art thou a brother or brethren? I salute you in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, in token or remembrance of the everlasting covenant, in which covenant I receive you to afellowship, in a determination that is fixed, immovable, and unchangeable, to be your bfriend and cbrother through the grace of God in the bonds of love, to walk in all the commandments of God blameless, in thanksgiving, forever and ever. Amen.

134 And he that is found aunworthy of this salutation shall not have place among you; for ye shall not suffer that mine house shall be bpolluted by him.

135 And he that cometh in and is faithful before me, and is a brother, or if they be brethren, they shall salute the president or teacher with uplifted hands to heaven, with this same prayer and covenant, or by saying Amen, in token of the same.

136 Behold, verily, I say unto you, this is an ensample unto you for a salutation to one another in the house of God, in the school of the prophets.

137 And ye are called to do this by prayer and thanksgiving, as the Spirit shall give utterance in all your doings in the house of the Lord, in the school of the prophets, that it may become a sanctuary, a tabernacle of the Holy Spirit to your aedification.

138 And ye shall not receive any among you into this school save he is clean from the ablood of this generation;

139 And he shall be received by the ordinance of the awashing of feet, for unto this end was the ordinance of the washing of feet instituted.

140 And again, the ordinance of washing feet is to be administered by the president, or presiding elder of the church.

141 It is to be commenced with prayer; and after partaking of abread and wine, he is to gird himself according to the bpattern given in the thirteenth chapter of John’s testimony concerning me. Amen.

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2a

Luke 15:7 (7–10).

◀

b

Acts 10:2 (1–4); D&C 112:1. TG Almsgiving; Prayer.

◀

c

James 5:4; D&C 87:7; 95:7.

◀

d

TG Book of Life.

◀

3a

John 14:16.

◀

b

2 Pet. 1:19; D&C 76:53; 132:19 (19, 26, 49).

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4a

1 Jn. 2:25.

◀

b

D&C 14:7; 131:5.

◀

c

TG Celestial Glory.

◀

5a

D&C 77:11.

◀

6a

Ps. 68:18; Eph. 4:8.

◀

b

D&C 122:8. TG Jesus Christ, Condescension of.

◀

c

TG God, Omniscience of.

◀

d

D&C 93:2 (2, 8–39). TG Light [noun]; Truth.

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7a

Moro. 7:19 (15–19); D&C 84:45; 93:36. TG God, Spirit of; Light of Christ.

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b

Gen. 1:16. TG Creation; Jesus Christ, Creator; Jesus Christ, Power of.

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10a

Moses 2:1.

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11a

TG Understanding.

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12a

1 Tim. 6:16. TG Light of Christ.

◀

b

Ps. 139:7 (7–12); Jer. 23:24.

◀

13a

Col. 1:17 (16–17).

◀

b

Deut. 30:20; D&C 10:70. TG Jesus Christ, Creator.

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c

Job 38:33 (1–41); D&C 88:38 (36–38). TG God, Law of.

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d

2 Cor. 4:7. TG Jesus Christ, Power of.

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e

Ps. 47:8; Rev. 7:15.

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14a

TG Jesus Christ, Atonement through; Redemption; Resurrection.

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15a

TG Man, a Spirit Child of Heavenly Father; Spirit Body; Spirit Creation.

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b

TG Body, Sanctity of.

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c

Gen. 2:7; Ezek. 37:14 (6–14); Alma 40:23 (16–24). TG Soul.

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16a

Alma 11:45 (40–45).

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17a

1 Tim. 6:13.

◀

b

Luke 6:20; D&C 104:16. TG Poor.

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c

Zeph. 2:3 (1–3); Matt. 5:5; D&C 38:20. TG Meek.

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d

TG Earth, Destiny of.

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18a

TG Earth, Purpose of.

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b

Gen. 6:11; Moses 8:28 (28–30).

◀

c

TG Celestial Glory.

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19a

D&C 130:7 (7–9). TG Earth, Destiny of.

◀

20a

TG Earth, Purpose of.

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b

D&C 38:20.

◀

c

Moses 1:39. TG Man, Potential to Become like Heavenly Father.

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d

TG Man, New, Spiritually Reborn.

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21a

TG Sanctification.

◀

b

TG God, Law of.

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c

D&C 43:33 (18, 33); 76:112 (102, 112).

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22a

D&C 105:5.

◀

b

D&C 76:118.

◀

c

TG Celestial Glory.

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23a

TG Terrestrial Glory.

◀

24a

TG Telestial Glory.

◀

b

D&C 76:44 (44–48).

◀

c

Moses 1:13.

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25a

TG Earth, Destiny of.

◀

b

2 Ne. 2:12.

◀

26a

TG Sanctification.

◀

b

TG World, End of.

◀

c

TG Earth, Renewal of.

◀

d

2 Pet. 3:13 (11–13). TG Righteousness.

◀

e

Matt. 5:5; D&C 38:20; 45:58; 56:20; 57:5; 59:2; 63:20 (20, 48–49).

◀

27a

TG Resurrection.

◀

b

1 Cor. 15:44.

◀

28a

TG Spirit Body.

◀

b

TG Body, Sanctity of.

◀

c

TG Judgment, the Last.

◀

d

1 Cor. 15:35; D&C 43:32; 63:51; 101:31.

◀

29a

D&C 76:70 (50–70). TG Celestial Glory.

◀

b

TG Man, Potential to Become like Heavenly Father.

◀

30a

D&C 76:71 (71–80). TG Terrestrial Glory.

◀

31a

D&C 76:81 (81–90, 98). TG Telestial Glory.

◀

32a

Alma 11:41 (41–45); D&C 76:39.

◀

b

TG Agency.

◀

34a

TG Governments; Order.

◀

b

TG Sanctification.

◀

35a

TG Disobedience.

◀

b

TG Rebellion.

◀

c

Prov. 28:9.

◀

d

TG God, Justice of.

◀

e

TG Judgment.

◀

f

Rev. 22:11; 1 Ne. 15:33 (33–35); 2 Ne. 9:16; Alma 7:21; Morm. 9:14. TG Filthiness.

◀

37a

D&C 76:24; Moses 1:33.

◀

b

TG Astronomy.

◀

c

TG Order.

◀

38a

Job 38:33 (1–41); D&C 88:13. TG God, Law of.

◀

39a

D&C 130:21 (20–21).

◀

b

TG Justification.

◀

40a

TG Intelligence.

◀

b

TG Wisdom.

◀

c

TG Truth.

◀

d

TG Chastity; Virtue.

◀

e

TG Light [noun].

◀

f

TG Mercy.

◀

g

TG Compassion.

◀

h

TG God, Justice of; Justice.

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41a

Job 22:13 (13–14); Ps. 94:9 (7–10); D&C 38:2; Moses 1:35 (35–37); 7:36; Abr. 3:2 (1–16). TG God, Intelligence of; God, Omniscience of; God, Perfection of.

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42a

Dan. 2:21 (19–22, 28); Abr. 3:9. TG God, Law of; Order.

◀

b

Abr. 3:4 (4–19). TG Nature, Earth; Time.

◀

44a

TG Light [noun].

◀

b

Ps. 90:4; 2 Pet. 3:8.

◀

45a

Hel. 12:15 (8–15).

◀

b

Gen. 1:16; D&C 76:71 (70–71); Abr. 4:16.

◀

c

D&C 88:13 (7–13).

◀

47a

D&C 88:61.

◀

b

Moses 1:27 (27–28); 7:23; Abr. 3:21 (21–23).

◀

c

Alma 30:44; Moses 6:63.

◀

d

D&C 76:114.

◀

48a

John 1:11.

◀

49a

D&C 6:21; 50:24 (23–24); 67:9; 84:45 (45–47).

◀

b

John 17:3; D&C 93:28; 101:32 (32–34). TG Revelation.

◀

50a

John 14:7.

◀

b

Dan. 2:22. TG Light of Christ.

◀

59a

Matt. 20:8 (1–16).

◀

60a

TG Order.

◀

61a

D&C 88:47.

◀

b

D&C 76:24.

◀

62a

Ex. 33:11; Ether 12:39; D&C 84:63; 93:45.

◀

b

Deut. 6:6.

◀

c

TG Meditation.

◀

d

Isa. 55:6; James 1:5 (5–6); D&C 46:7.

◀

63a

Ps. 69:18; Zech. 1:3 (3–4); James 4:8; Rev. 3:20 (20–21). TG God, Access to; God, Presence of.

◀

b

Deut. 4:7; Lam. 3:57; Ezek. 36:9 (8–15).

◀

c

1 Chr. 28:9; Ezra 8:22 (22–23); Ether 12:41; D&C 101:38; Abr. 2:12.

◀

d

2 Chr. 15:15; D&C 4:7; 49:26.

◀

64a

TG Communication; Prayer.

◀

b

D&C 18:18.

◀

65a

Rom. 8:26 (26–27); James 4:3; D&C 46:28 (28–30).

◀

b

D&C 63:11 (7–12).

◀

66a

Ps. 95:7; Isa. 40:3; 1 Ne. 17:13; Alma 5:37 (37–38); D&C 65:3; 97:1; 128:20.

◀

b

TG God, Spirit of.

◀

c

TG Truth.

◀

67a

Matt. 6:22; D&C 82:19. TG Dedication; Motivations; Priesthood, Magnifying Callings within.

◀

b

John 7:18.

◀

c

Prov. 28:5; D&C 93:28. TG Discernment, Spiritual.

◀

68a

TG Man, New, Spiritually Reborn; Sanctification.

◀

b

TG Mind.

◀

c

Luke 11:34 (34–36). TG Commitment.

◀

d

Lev. 9:4; D&C 67:10 (10–12); 93:1; 97:16. TG God, Privilege of Seeing.

◀

69a

Matt. 12:36; Alma 12:14.

◀

b

TG Rioting and Reveling; Temperance.

◀

c

1 Pet. 4:3; D&C 59:15; 88:121. TG Laughter; Levity.

◀

70a

D&C 88:117 (117–19); 124:39. TG Solemn Assembly.

◀

b

TG Missionary Work.

◀

71a

D&C 101:78. TG Agency.

◀

b

TG Warn.

◀

72a

TG Church; Sheep; Shepherd.

◀

73a

Isa. 60:22 (1–22).

◀

74a

Matt. 9:37; 20:1.

◀

b

Lev. 20:7 (7–8); 2 Chr. 35:6; Neh. 12:30; 3 Ne. 19:28 (28–29); D&C 50:29 (28–29); 133:62.

◀

c

D&C 88:139; 124:37. TG Cleanliness; Wash.

◀

d

Ether 12:37; D&C 135:5 (4–5).

◀

75a

TG Man, a Spirit Child of Heavenly Father.

◀

b

TG Jesus Christ, Relationships with the Father.

◀

c

Acts 2:40; D&C 88:138.

◀

d

TG Promise.

◀

76a

4 Ne. 1:12; Moro. 6:5. TG Fast, Fasting; Prayer.

◀

77a

Ex. 35:34; Moro. 10:9 (9–10); D&C 38:23; 43:8; 107:85 (85–89). TG Teaching.

◀

b

Titus 2:1.

◀

78a

TG Grace.

◀

b

D&C 88:118; 90:15; 93:53. TG Education.

◀

79a

TG Heaven.

◀

b

Rev. 1:1; 22:6.

◀

c

TG Nations; War.

◀

d

TG Knowledge.

◀

80a

TG Priesthood, Magnifying Callings within.

◀

b

TG Mission of Latter-day Saints.

◀

81a

TG Testimony.

◀

b

Ex. 18:20; Ezra 7:25; Ezek. 33:6 (6–9); D&C 63:58. TG Warn; Watchman.

◀

82a

Rom. 1:20 (17–21).

◀

b

Acts 18:6.

◀

83a

Deut. 4:29 (29–31); Isa. 26:9; Jer. 29:13 (10–14); D&C 54:10.

◀

b

TG Procrastination.

◀

84a

Isa. 42:6; D&C 133:37 (37–60); JS—H 1:41.

◀

b

Isa. 8:16 (16–17).

◀

c

TG Seal.

◀

85a

Dan. 9:27; Matt. 24:15. TG Abomination of Desolation.

◀

b

D&C 20:2 (2, 5); 105:7 (7, 33).

◀

c

D&C 11:15.

◀

d

Lev. 6:11 (10–11); 1 Ne. 12:10 (10–11); Jacob 1:19; 2:2; D&C 4:2; 112:33. TG Purification.

◀

86a

1 Cor. 7:22; Mosiah 5:8. TG Liberty.

◀

b

John 8:36; Alma 61:9 (9, 21). TG Agency.

◀

c

Gal. 5:1.

◀

d

TG Bondage, Spiritual; Sin.

◀

e

Job 17:9; 2 Ne. 25:16. TG Chastity; Cleanliness; Purification; Worthiness.

◀

87a

Isa. 13:13 (4–13); 14:26 (22–26).

◀

b

D&C 43:18; 45:33; 84:118; 133:22.

◀

c

Joel 2:10; D&C 45:42; 133:49.

◀

d

D&C 29:14.

◀

e

Rev. 6:12.

◀

f

Joel 3:15; Rev. 8:12.

◀

88a

TG Testimony.

◀

89a

Rev. 11:13 (13–14); D&C 45:33.

◀

90a

Joel 2:11; Rev. 8:5; D&C 35:21; 43:18 (17–25); 133:50 (50–52).

◀

91a

D&C 45:26; 63:33.

◀

b

Luke 21:26. TG Fearful; Last Days.

◀

92a

Rev. 8:13; D&C 43:18 (18, 25); 133:17.

◀

b

TG Jesus Christ, Judge.

◀

c

Matt. 25:6; D&C 33:17; 133:19 (10, 19).

◀

93a

Matt. 24:30; Luke 21:25 (25–27). TG Signs.

◀

94a

1 Ne. 13:6 (4–9).

◀

b

TG Devil, Church of.

◀

c

Rev. 17:5 (5–15).

◀

d

Rev. 14:8.

◀

e

TG Hate; Persecution.

◀

f

Matt. 13:38; D&C 64:24 (23–24); 101:24 (23–25). TG Earth, Cleansing of.

◀

95a

D&C 38:12.

◀

b

D&C 133:40 (40–46).

◀

c

Rev. 6:14.

◀

d

TG Jesus Christ, Second Coming.

◀

96a

1 Thes. 4:16 (16–17); D&C 76:102; 84:100; 101:31.

◀

97a

1 Thes. 2:19; D&C 29:13; 45:45 (45–46); 133:56. TG Resurrection.

◀

b

D&C 78:21.

◀

98a

1 Cor. 15:23 (1–58).

◀

99a

TG Jesus Christ, Second Coming.

◀

b

D&C 76:73 (71–74); 138:8; Moses 7:57. TG Salvation for the Dead; Spirits in Prison.

◀

c

1 Pet. 4:6.

◀

100a

Rev. 20:13 (12–13); Alma 11:41; D&C 43:18; 76:85.

◀

b

TG Damnation.

◀

101a

Rev. 20:5.

◀

b

TG Millennium.

◀

102a

D&C 43:18.

◀

b

TG Filthiness.

◀

103a

Rev. 14:6 (6–7). TG Restoration of the Gospel.

◀

104a

Ps. 86:9; Rev. 5:13.

◀

b

Ps. 66:4; 72:9 (9–10); Mal. 1:11; Philip. 2:10 (9–11).

◀

c

Rev. 14:7. TG Reverence.

◀

d

Heb. 1:8.

◀

105a

Rev. 14:8; D&C 1:16.

◀

106a

TG Jesus Christ, Lamb of God.

◀

b

1 Cor. 15:25.

◀

c

Isa. 63:3 (3–4); Rev. 14:20 (15–20); 19:15; D&C 76:107; 133:50 (46–53).

◀

107a

TG Angels; Saints.

◀

b

TG Celestial Glory.

◀

c

TG Exaltation.

◀

d

John 5:18; D&C 76:95.

◀

108a

Ps. 64:5 (4–6); Alma 37:25; D&C 1:3.

◀

b

D&C 77:6 (6–7, 12).

◀

109a

TG God, Works of.

◀

110a

Rev. 10:5.

◀

b

Dan. 12:7.

◀

c

D&C 84:100.

◀

d

Rev. 20:2 (1–10); 1 Ne. 22:26; D&C 101:28. TG Devil.

◀

e

TG Millennium.

◀

111a

Rev. 20:3 (3–10); Jacob 5:77 (76–77); D&C 29:22; 43:31 (30–31).

◀

112a

TG Adam.

◀

113a

Rev. 20:8.

◀

114a

Rev. 16:14.

◀

b

Rom. 16:20; 1 Jn. 3:8; Rev. 20:10 (9–10); D&C 19:3; 29:28 (27–30, 44).

◀

115a

Isa. 14:14 (12–15); Moses 4:1 (1–4).

◀

116a

TG Saints; Sanctification.

◀

b

Rev. 21:4; Alma 11:45; 12:18 (18, 20); D&C 63:49. TG Immortality.

◀

117a

D&C 109:6.

◀

b

D&C 88:70 (70–75).

◀

118a

TG Faith.

◀

b

Prov. 9:9; 23:12; D&C 88:78 (76–80); 90:15; 93:53. TG Education; Learn; Study; Teaching.

◀

c

TG Wisdom.

◀

d

D&C 55:4; 97:3 (3–6); 109:7 (7, 14).

◀

119a

TG Family, Managing Finances in; Priesthood, Magnifying Callings within.

◀

b

Hag. 1:8; D&C 95:3; 97:12 (10–17); 109:8 (2–9); 115:8. TG Temple.

◀

120a

Ezek. 43:11 (11–12).

◀

b

Ps. 63:4; 134:2 (1–3).

◀

121a

D&C 43:34; 84:61; 100:7.

◀

b

D&C 59:15; 88:69.

◀

c

TG Carnal Mind; Lust; Sensuality.

◀

d

TG Levity; Pride.

◀

122a

TG Order.

◀

b

TG Edification.

◀

123a

TG Love.

◀

b

TG Covet.

◀

124a

TG Idleness; Laziness.

◀

b

TG Uncleanness.

◀

c

Isa. 29:20; D&C 64:8 (7–10). TG Backbiting; Gossip.

◀

d

TG Sleep.

◀

e

TG Health.

◀

125a

TG Charity.

◀

b

TG Peace; Peacemakers.

◀

126a

TG Prayer.

◀

b

Rev. 22:7 (7, 20); D&C 1:12.

◀

127a

D&C 90:13.

◀

b

D&C 90:7; 95:10 (10, 17); 97:5 (5–6). TG Education.

◀

c

2 Kgs. 2:3 (3–15).

◀

d

Num. 11:16; D&C 107:21.

◀

130a

Isa. 52:7.

◀

b

TG Example.

◀

131a

TG New and Everlasting Covenant; Prayer; Worship.

◀

132a

Lev. 9:22.

◀

133a

2 Cor. 8:4. TG Fellowshipping.

◀

b

TG Friendship.

◀

c

TG Brotherhood and Sisterhood.

◀

134a

Jer. 7:10 (9–10).

◀

b

D&C 97:15 (15–17); 110:8 (7–8).

◀

137a

TG Edification; Worship.

◀

138a

D&C 88:75 (75, 85).

◀

139a

D&C 88:74. TG Wash.

◀

141a

TG Sacrament.

◀

b

John 13:5 (4–17).

Section 89

Revelation given through Joseph Smith the Prophet, at Kirtland, Ohio, February 27, 1833. As a consequence of the early brethren using tobacco in their meetings, the Prophet was led to ponder upon the matter; consequently, he inquired of the Lord concerning it. This revelation, known as the Word of Wisdom, was the result.

1–9, The use of wine, strong drinks, tobacco, and hot drinks is proscribed; 10–17, Herbs, fruits, flesh, and grain are ordained for the use of man and of animals; 18–21, Obedience to gospel law, including the Word of Wisdom, brings temporal and spiritual blessings.

1 A aWord of Wisdom, for the benefit of the council of high priests, assembled in Kirtland, and the church, and also the saints in Zion—

2 To be sent greeting; not by commandment or constraint, but by revelation and the aword of wisdom, showing forth the order and bwill of God in the temporal salvation of all saints in the last days—

3 Given for a principle with apromise, adapted to the capacity of the bweak and the weakest of all csaints, who are or can be called saints.

4 Behold, verily, thus saith the Lord unto you: In consequence of aevils and designs which do and will exist in the hearts of bconspiring men in the last days, I have cwarned you, and forewarn you, by giving unto you this word of wisdom by revelation—

5 That inasmuch as any man adrinketh bwine or strong drink among you, behold it is not good, neither meet in the sight of your Father, only in assembling yourselves together to offer up your sacraments before him.

6 And, behold, this should be wine, yea, apure wine of the grape of the vine, of your own make.

7 And, again, astrong drinks are not for the belly, but for the washing of your bodies.

8 And again, tobacco is not for the abody, neither for the belly, and is not good for man, but is an herb for bruises and all sick cattle, to be used with judgment and skill.

9 And again, hot drinks are not for the body or belly.

10 And again, verily I say unto you, all wholesome aherbs God hath ordained for the constitution, nature, and use of man—

11 Every herb in the season thereof, and every fruit in the season thereof; all these to be used with aprudence and bthanksgiving.

12 Yea, aflesh also of bbeasts and of the fowls of the air, I, the Lord, have ordained for the use of man with thanksgiving; nevertheless they are to be used csparingly;

13 And it is pleasing unto me that they should not be aused, only in times of winter, or of cold, or bfamine.

14 All agrain is ordained for the use of man and of beasts, to be the staff of life, not only for man but for the beasts of the field, and the fowls of heaven, and all wild animals that run or creep on the earth;

15 And athese hath God made for the use of man only in times of famine and excess of hunger.

16 All grain is good for the afood of man; as also the bfruit of the vine; that which yieldeth fruit, whether in the ground or above the ground—

17 Nevertheless, wheat for man, and corn for the ox, and oats for the horse, and rye for the fowls and for swine, and for all beasts of the field, and barley for all useful animals, and for mild drinks, as also other grain.

18 And all saints who remember to keep and do these sayings, walking in obedience to the commandments, ashall receive bhealth in their navel and marrow to their bones;

19 And shall afind bwisdom and great ctreasures of dknowledge, even hidden treasures;

20 And shall arun and not be bweary, and shall walk and not faint.

21 And I, the Lord, give unto them a promise, that the adestroying angel shall bpass by them, as the children of Israel, and not slay them. Amen.

◀

1a

TG Word of Wisdom.

◀

2a

1 Cor. 12:8; D&C 84:44.

◀

b

D&C 29:34. TG Commandments of God; God, Will of.

◀

3a

Eph. 2:12; 6:2; D&C 89:18 (18–21).

◀

b

2 Cor. 12:10; D&C 1:19. TG Humility.

◀

c

TG Saints.

◀

4a

TG Deceit; Evil.

◀

b

TG Conspiracy; Wickedness.

◀

c

TG Warn.

◀

5a

TG Abstain.

◀

b

Lev. 10:9 (9–11); Isa. 5:22 (11, 22); Rom. 14:21 (20–23); D&C 27:3. TG Drunkenness; Temperance; Word of Wisdom.

◀

6a

D&C 27:3 (1–14).

◀

7a

Prov. 20:1; 23:30 (29–35); Luke 1:15.

◀

8a

TG Body, Sanctity of; Health.

◀

10a

IE plants. Gen. 1:29; D&C 59:17 (17–20).

◀

11a

TG Prudence; Temperance.

◀

b

1 Tim. 4:3 (3–4). TG Thanksgiving.

◀

12a

Gen. 9:3; Lev. 11:2 (1–8). TG Meat.

◀

b

D&C 49:19.

◀

c

TG Temperance.

◀

13a

D&C 59:20 (16–20).

◀

b

TG Famine.

◀

14a

Dan. 1:12 (6–20). BD Corn.

◀

15a

D&C 49:18; 89:13.

◀

16a

TG Food.

◀

b

Gen. 1:29.

◀

18a

D&C 89:3.

◀

b

Prov. 3:8; Dan. 1:13 (6–20). TG Health.

◀

19a

D&C 84:80.

◀

b

TG Wisdom.

◀

c

TG Treasure.

◀

d

Dan. 1:17 (6–20). TG Knowledge; Testimony.

◀

20a

Prov. 4:12; Isa. 40:31. TG Strength.

◀

b

Prov. 24:10 (10–12); D&C 84:80.

◀

21a

TG Protection, Divine.

◀

b

Ex. 12:23 (23, 29).

Section 90

Revelation to Joseph Smith the Prophet, given at Kirtland, Ohio, March 8, 1833. This revelation is a continuing step in the establishment of the First Presidency (see the heading to section 81); as a consequence thereof, the counselors mentioned were ordained on March 18, 1833.

1–5, The keys of the kingdom are committed to Joseph Smith and through him to the Church; 6–7, Sidney Rigdon and Frederick G. Williams are to serve in the First Presidency; 8–11, The gospel is to be preached to the nations of Israel, to the Gentiles, and to the Jews, every man hearing in his own tongue; 12–18, Joseph Smith and his counselors are to set the Church in order; 19–37, Various individuals are counseled by the Lord to walk uprightly and serve in His kingdom.

1 Thus saith the Lord, verily, verily I say unto you my son, thy sins are aforgiven thee, according to thy petition, for thy prayers and the prayers of thy brethren have come up into my ears.

2 Therefore, thou art blessed from henceforth that bear the akeys of the kingdom given unto you; which bkingdom is coming forth for the last time.

3 Verily I say unto you, the keys of this akingdom shall bnever be taken from you, while thou art in the world, neither in the world to come;

4 Nevertheless, through you shall the aoracles be given to another, yea, even unto the church.

5 And all they who receive the aoracles of God, let them beware how they hold them lest they are accounted as a light thing, and are brought under condemnation thereby, and stumble and fall when the storms descend, and the winds blow, and the brains descend, and beat upon their house.

6 And again, verily I say unto thy brethren, Sidney Rigdon and aFrederick G. Williams, their sins are forgiven them also, and they are accounted as bequal with thee in holding the keys of this last kingdom;

7 As also through your administration the keys of the aschool of the prophets, which I have commanded to be organized;

8 That thereby they may be aperfected in their ministry for the salvation of Zion, and of the nations of Israel, and of the Gentiles, as many as will believe;

9 That through your administration they may receive the word, and through their administration the word may go forth unto the ends of the earth, unto the aGentiles bfirst, and then, behold, and lo, they shall turn unto the Jews.

10 And then cometh the day when the arm of the Lord shall be arevealed in power in convincing the nations, the bheathen nations, the house of cJoseph, of the gospel of their salvation.

11 For it shall come to pass in that day, that every man shall ahear the fulness of the gospel in his own tongue, and in his own blanguage, through those who are cordained unto this dpower, by the administration of the eComforter, shed forth upon them for the frevelation of Jesus Christ.

12 And now, verily I say unto you, I give unto you a commandment that you continue in the aministry and presidency.

13 And when you have finished the atranslation of the prophets, you shall from thenceforth bpreside over the affairs of the church and the school;

14 And from time to time, as shall be manifested by the Comforter, receive arevelations to unfold the bmysteries of the kingdom;

15 And set in order the churches, and astudy and blearn, and become acquainted with all good books, and with clanguages, tongues, and people.

16 And this shall be your business and mission in all your lives, to preside in council, and set in aorder all the affairs of this church and kingdom.

17 Be not aashamed, neither confounded; but be admonished in all your high-mindedness and bpride, for it bringeth a snare upon your souls.

18 Set in aorder your houses; keep bslothfulness and cuncleanness far from you.

19 Now, verily I say unto you, let there be a aplace provided, as soon as it is possible, for the family of thy counselor and scribe, even Frederick G. Williams.

20 And let mine aged servant, aJoseph Smith, Sen., continue with his family upon the place where he now lives; and let it not be sold until the mouth of the Lord shall name.

21 And let my counselor, even aSidney Rigdon, remain where he now resides until the mouth of the Lord shall name.

22 And let the bishop search diligently to obtain an aagent, and let him be a man who has got briches in store—a man of God, and of strong faith—

23 That thereby he may be enabled to discharge every debt; that the storehouse of the Lord may not be brought into disrepute before the eyes of the people.

24 Search adiligently, bpray always, and be believing, and call things shall work together for your good, if ye walk uprightly and remember the dcovenant wherewith ye have covenanted one with another.

25 Let your families be asmall, especially mine aged servant Joseph Smith’s, Sen., as pertaining to those who do not belong to your families;

26 That those things that are provided for you, to bring to pass my work, be not taken from you and given to those that are not worthy—

27 And thereby you be hindered in accomplishing those things which I have commanded you.

28 And again, verily I say unto you, it is my will that my handmaid Vienna Jaques should receive amoney to bear her expenses, and go up unto the land of Zion;

29 And the residue of the money may be consecrated unto me, and she be rewarded in mine own due time.

30 Verily I say unto you, that it is meet in mine eyes that she should go up unto the land of Zion, and receive an ainheritance from the hand of the bishop;

31 That she may settle down in peace inasmuch as she is faithful, and not be idle in her days from thenceforth.

32 And behold, verily I say unto you, that ye shall awrite this commandment, and say unto your brethren in Zion, in love greeting, that I have called you also to bpreside over Zion in mine own due time.

33 Therefore, let them cease wearying me concerning this matter.

34 Behold, I say unto you that your brethren in Zion begin to repent, and the angels rejoice over them.

35 Nevertheless, I am not well pleased with many things; and I am not well pleased with my servant aWilliam E. McLellin, neither with my servant Sidney Gilbert; and the bishop also, and others have many things to repent of.

36 But verily I say unto you, that I, the Lord, will contend with aZion, and plead with her strong ones, and bchasten her until she overcomes and is cclean before me.

37 For she shall not be removed out of her place. I, the Lord, have spoken it. Amen.

◀

1a

TG Forgive.

◀

2a

TG Priesthood, Keys of.

◀

b

TG Jesus Christ, Prophecies about.

◀

3a

Matt. 21:43; D&C 65:2.

◀

b

D&C 43:3 (3–4); 84:17; 122:9; 124:130.

◀

4a

Acts 7:38; Rom. 3:2; Heb. 5:12; D&C 124:39, 126. TG Prophets, Mission of.

◀

5a

Acts 7:38. TG Prophets, Rejection of.

◀

b

Matt. 7:25.

◀

6a

D&C 92:1.

◀

b

D&C 35:22 (3–23); 81:1 (1–7); 107:24 (22–24).

◀

7a

D&C 88:127.

◀

8a

Eph. 4:12 (11–13).

◀

9a

1 Ne. 13:42; D&C 18:6 (6, 26–27); 19:27; 21:12; 107:33; 112:4; 133:8.

◀

b

Matt. 19:30; Acts 13:46 (46–51); Ether 13:12 (10–12).

◀

10a

D&C 42:58 (58–60); 43:25 (23–27); 58:64 (63–64); 88:84 (84, 87–92); 133:37 (37–60).

◀

b

Ps. 98:2; 1 Ne. 15:13. TG Heathen.

◀

c

Gen. 49:22 (22–26); Deut. 33:17 (13–17); Hosea 14:8 (4–9); D&C 133:26 (26–30).

◀

11a

TG Missionary Work.

◀

b

TG Language.

◀

c

TG Called of God.

◀

d

TG Priesthood, Power of.

◀

e

TG Holy Ghost, Comforter.

◀

f

TG Testimony.

◀

12a

TG Leadership; Service.

◀

13a

D&C 73:4 (3–4).

◀

b

D&C 88:127 (127–38); 90:32 (32–33); 107:91.

◀

14a

TG Revelation.

◀

b

TG Mysteries of Godliness.

◀

15a

D&C 88:78 (76–80), 118; 93:53. TG Education; Scriptures, Study of; Study.

◀

b

Mal. 2:7 (7–9); D&C 107:99 (99–100); 131:6. TG Learn.

◀

c

D&C 90:11. TG Language.

◀

16a

Titus 1:5. TG Order.

◀

17a

Micah 3:7 (6–7); 2 Ne. 6:13 (7, 13). TG Shame.

◀

b

D&C 88:121. TG Pride.

◀

18a

TG Order.

◀

b

TG Apathy; Idleness; Laziness; Procrastination.

◀

c

D&C 94:9; 97:15. TG Uncleanness.

◀

19a

D&C 41:7 (7–8).

◀

20a

D&C 124:19.

◀

21a

D&C 93:51.

◀

22a

D&C 84:113.

◀

b

Jacob 2:19 (17–19).

◀

24a

TG Dedication; Diligence.

◀

b

TG Prayer.

◀

c

Deut. 23:5; Ezra 8:22; Rom. 8:28; D&C 97:18 (18–20); 100:15.

◀

d

Ps. 132:12. TG Commitment; Covenants.

◀

25a

Mosiah 4:27 (26–27).

◀

28a

D&C 60:10 (10–11).

◀

30a

D&C 51:3 (1–3); 85:1 (1–3).

◀

32a

TG Record Keeping; Scriptures, Writing of.

◀

b

D&C 90:13; 107:91.

◀

35a

D&C 66:1; 68:7; 75:6.

◀

36a

TG Zion.

◀

b

D&C 84:58. TG Chastening.

◀

c

TG Cleanliness; Purification.

Section 91

Revelation given through Joseph Smith the Prophet, at Kirtland, Ohio, March 9, 1833. The Prophet was at this time engaged in the translation of the Old Testament. Having come to that portion of the ancient writings called the Apocrypha, he inquired of the Lord and received this instruction.

1–3, The Apocrypha is mostly translated correctly but contains many interpolations by the hands of men that are not true; 4–6, It benefits those enlightened by the Spirit.

1 Verily, thus saith the Lord unto you concerning the aApocrypha—There are many things contained therein that are true, and it is mostly translated correctly;

2 There are many things contained therein that are not true, which are ainterpolations by the hands of men.

3 Verily, I say unto you, that it is not needful that the Apocrypha should be atranslated.

4 Therefore, whoso readeth it, let him aunderstand, for the Spirit manifesteth truth;

5 And whoso is enlightened by the aSpirit shall obtain benefit therefrom;

6 And whoso receiveth not by the Spirit, cannot be benefited. Therefore it is not needful that it should be translated. Amen.

◀

1a

BD Apocrypha.

◀

2a

TG Record Keeping; Scriptures, Preservation of.

◀

3a

D&C 45:60 (60–61); 93:53.

◀

4a

TG Understanding.

◀

5a

TG Holy Ghost, Mission of; Inspiration.

Section 92

Revelation given to Joseph Smith the Prophet, at Kirtland, Ohio, March 15, 1833. The revelation instructs Frederick G. Williams, who had recently been appointed a counselor to Joseph Smith, on his duties in the United Firm (see the headings to sections 78 and 82).

1–2, The Lord gives a commandment relative to admission to the united order.

1 Verily, thus saith the Lord, I give unto the aunited order, organized agreeable to the commandment previously given, a revelation and commandment concerning my servant bFrederick G. Williams, that ye shall receive him into the order. What I say unto one I say unto all.

2 And again, I say unto you my servant Frederick G. Williams, you shall be a lively member in this order; and inasmuch as you are faithful in keeping all former commandments you shall be blessed forever. Amen.

◀

1a

D&C 82:11 (11, 15–21); 96:8 (6–9).

◀

b

D&C 90:6.

Section 93

Revelation given through Joseph Smith the Prophet, at Kirtland, Ohio, May 6, 1833.

1–5, All who are faithful will see the Lord; 6–18, John bore record that the Son of God went from grace to grace until He received a fulness of the glory of the Father; 19–20, Faithful men, going from grace to grace, will also receive of His fulness; 21–22, Those who are begotten through Christ are the Church of the Firstborn; 23–28, Christ received a fulness of all truth, and man by obedience may do likewise; 29–32, Man was in the beginning with God; 33–35, The elements are eternal, and man may receive a fulness of joy in the Resurrection; 36–37, The glory of God is intelligence; 38–40, Children are innocent before God because of the redemption of Christ; 41–53, The leading brethren are commanded to set their families in order.

1 Verily, thus saith the Lord: It shall come to pass that every soul who aforsaketh his bsins and cometh unto me, and ccalleth on my name, and dobeyeth my voice, and keepeth my commandments, shall esee my fface and gknow that I am;

2 And that I am the true alight that lighteth every man that cometh into the world;

3 And that I am ain the Father, and the Father in me, and the Father and I are one—

4 The Father abecause he bgave me of his fulness, and the Son because I was in the world and made cflesh my dtabernacle, and dwelt among the sons of men.

5 I was in the world and received of my Father, and the aworks of him were plainly manifest.

6 And aJohn saw and bore record of the fulness of my bglory, and the fulness of cJohn’s record is hereafter to be revealed.

7 And he bore record, saying: I saw his glory, that he was in the abeginning, before the world was;

8 Therefore, in the beginning the aWord was, for he was the Word, even the messenger of salvation—

9 The alight and the Redeemer of the world; the Spirit of truth, who came into the world, because the world was made by him, and in him was the life of men and the light of men.

10 The worlds were amade by him; men were made by him; all things were made by him, and through him, and of him.

11 And I, John, abear record that I beheld his bglory, as the glory of the Only Begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth, even the Spirit of truth, which came and dwelt in the flesh, and dwelt among us.

12 And I, John, saw that he received not of the afulness at the first, but received bgrace for grace;

13 And he received not of the fulness at first, but continued from agrace to grace, until he received a fulness;

14 And thus he was called the aSon of God, because he received not of the fulness at the first.

15 And I, aJohn, bear record, and lo, the heavens were opened, and the Holy Ghost descended upon him in the form of a dove, and sat upon him, and there came a voice out of heaven saying: This is my bbeloved Son.

16 And I, John, bear record that he received a fulness of the glory of the Father;

17 And he received aall bpower, both in heaven and on earth, and the glory of the Father was with him, for he dwelt in him.

18 And it shall come to pass, that if you are faithful you shall receive the afulness of the record of John.

19 I give unto you these sayings that you may understand and know how to worship, and aknow what you worship, that you may come unto the Father in my name, and in due time receive of his fulness.

20 For if you keep my acommandments you shall receive of his bfulness, and be cglorified in me as I am in the Father; therefore, I say unto you, you shall receive dgrace for grace.

21 And now, verily I say unto you, I was in the abeginning with the Father, and am the bFirstborn;

22 And all those who are begotten through me are apartakers of the bglory of the same, and are the cchurch of the Firstborn.

23 Ye were also in the beginning with the Father; that which is aSpirit, even the Spirit of truth;

24 And atruth is bknowledge of things as they are, and as they were, and as they are to come;

25 And whatsoever is amore or less than this is the spirit of that wicked one who was a bliar from the beginning.

26 The Spirit of atruth is of God. I am the Spirit of truth, and John bore record of me, saying: He breceived a fulness of truth, yea, even of all truth;

27 And no man receiveth a afulness unless he keepeth his commandments.

28 He that akeepeth his commandments receiveth btruth and clight, until he is glorified in truth and dknoweth all things.

29 Man was also in the abeginning with God. bIntelligence, or the clight of dtruth, was not ecreated or made, neither indeed can be.

30 All truth is independent in that asphere in which God has placed it, to bact for itself, as all intelligence also; otherwise there is no existence.

31 Behold, here is the aagency of man, and here is the condemnation of man; because that which was from the beginning is bplainly manifest unto them, and they receive not the light.

32 And every man whose spirit receiveth not the alight is under condemnation.

33 For man is aspirit. The elements are beternal, and cspirit and element, inseparably connected, receive a fulness of joy;

34 And when aseparated, man cannot receive a fulness of joy.

35 The aelements are the btabernacle of God; yea, man is the tabernacle of God, even ctemples; and whatsoever temple is ddefiled, God shall destroy that temple.

36 The aglory of God is bintelligence, or, in other words, clight and truth.

37 Light and truth forsake that aevil one.

38 Every aspirit of man was binnocent in the beginning; and God having credeemed man from the dfall, men became again, in their infant state, einnocent before God.

39 And that awicked one cometh and btaketh away light and truth, through cdisobedience, from the children of men, and because of the dtradition of their fathers.

40 But I have commanded you to bring up your achildren in blight and truth.

41 But verily I say unto you, my servant Frederick G. Williams, you have continued under this condemnation;

42 You have not ataught your children light and truth, according to the commandments; and that wicked one hath power, as yet, over you, and this is the cause of your baffliction.

43 And now a commandment I give unto you—if you will be delivered you shall set in aorder your own house, for there are many things that are not right in your house.

44 Verily, I say unto my servant Sidney Rigdon, that in some things he hath not kept the commandments concerning his children; therefore, first set in order thy house.

45 Verily, I say unto my servant Joseph Smith, Jun., or in other words, I will call you afriends, for you are my friends, and ye shall have an inheritance with me—

46 I called you aservants for the world’s sake, and ye are their servants for my sake—

47 And now, verily I say unto Joseph Smith, Jun.—You have not kept the commandments, and must needs stand arebuked before the Lord;

48 Your afamily must needs repent and forsake some things, and give more earnest heed unto your sayings, or be removed out of their place.

49 What I say unto one I say unto all; apray always lest that wicked one have power in you, and remove you out of your place.

50 My servant Newel K. Whitney also, a bishop of my church, hath need to be achastened, and set in border his family, and see that they are more cdiligent and concerned at home, and pray always, or they shall be removed out of their dplace.

51 Now, I say unto you, my friends, let my servant Sidney Rigdon go on his journey, and make haste, and also proclaim the aacceptable year of the Lord, and the bgospel of salvation, as I shall give him utterance; and by your prayer of faith with one consent I will uphold him.

52 And let my servants Joseph Smith, Jun., and Frederick G. Williams make haste also, and it shall be given them even according to the prayer of faith; and inasmuch as you keep my sayings you shall not be confounded in this world, nor in the world to come.

53 And, verily I say unto you, that it is my will that you should ahasten to btranslate my scriptures, and to cobtain a dknowledge of history, and of countries, and of kingdoms, of elaws of God and man, and all this for the salvation of Zion. Amen.

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1a

Rom. 12:1 (1–3).

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b

TG Worthiness.

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c

Joel 2:32.

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d

TG Obedience.

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e

Lev. 9:4; John 14:23 (18, 21–23); D&C 38:8; 67:10 (10–12); 88:68; 101:23; 130:3. TG God, Presence of; Jesus Christ, Appearances, Postmortal.

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f

1 Jn. 4:12 (7–21); JST 1 Jn. 4:12 (1 Jn. 4:12 note a). TG God, Privilege of Seeing.

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g

TG God, Access to; God, Knowledge about.

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2a

John 1:4 (4, 7–9); D&C 14:9; 84:46 (45–47); 88:6. TG Light of Christ.

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3a

John 10:30 (28–31); 14:10; 17:22; D&C 50:43.

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4a

Mosiah 15:3 (2–5).

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b

TG Jesus Christ, Authority of; Jesus Christ, Relationships with the Father.

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c

TG Flesh and Blood; Jesus Christ, Birth of; Jesus Christ, Condescension of.

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d

2 Pet. 1:13.

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5a

John 5:36; 10:25; 14:10 (10–12).

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6a

John 1:34.

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b

TG Jesus Christ, Glory of.

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c

John 20:30 (30–31).

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7a

John 1:1 (1–3, 14); D&C 76:39.

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8a

TG Jesus Christ, Jehovah; Jesus Christ, Messenger of the Covenant; Salvation.

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9a

TG Jesus Christ, Creator; Jesus Christ, Light of the World; Jesus Christ, Mission of.

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10a

John 1:3 (1–3); Rom. 11:36; Heb. 1:2 (1–3); D&C 76:24.

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11a

John 1:14 (14, 32).

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b

TG Jesus Christ, Glory of.

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12a

Philip. 2:8 (6–9); Heb. 5:8 (8–9).

◀

b

John 1:16.

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13a

Luke 2:52. TG Grace.

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14a

Matt. 1:16 (1–16); Luke 20:41. TG Jesus Christ, Divine Sonship.

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15a

John 1:32 (15–32). TG Holy Ghost, Dove, Sign of.

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b

TG Witness of the Father.

◀

17a

Matt. 28:18; John 17:2; 1 Cor. 15:27; Heb. 1:2; 1 Pet. 3:22; D&C 84:28.

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b

TG God, Power of; God the Father, Elohim; Jesus Christ, Authority of; Jesus Christ, Power of.

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18a

TG Scriptures to Come Forth.

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19a

Luke 4:8; John 4:22 (5–26); Acts 17:23 (22–25); Alma 21:22 (21–22); D&C 43:8 (8–9); 134:4 (1–4); A of F 1:11. TG Discernment, Spiritual; Worship.

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20a

Deut. 8:1 (1–2).

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b

John 1:16.

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c

John 17:22 (5, 22). TG Man, Potential to Become like Heavenly Father.

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d

Isa. 28:13 (9–13). TG Grace.

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21a

TG Jesus Christ, Foreordained; Jesus Christ, Relationships with the Father.

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b

TG Jesus Christ, Divine Sonship; Jesus Christ, Firstborn.

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22a

1 Pet. 5:1; D&C 133:57.

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b

TG Celestial Glory.

◀

c

D&C 76:54 (53–54).

◀

23a

TG Man, a Spirit Child of Heavenly Father; Spirit Creation.

◀

24a

Ps. 117:2. TG Truth.

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b

TG Knowledge.

◀

25a

D&C 20:35; 68:34.

◀

b

John 8:44; Moses 4:4 (1–4).

◀

26a

John 14:6. TG God, Intelligence of.

◀

b

John 1:16 (16–17).

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27a

TG Abundant Life; Perfection.

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28a

TG Obedience.

◀

b

TG Truth.

◀

c

Matt. 6:22 (22–23); D&C 50:24.

◀

d

John 17:3; 2 Pet. 1:4; D&C 88:67 (49, 67); 101:32 (32–34). TG Mysteries of Godliness.

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29a

Prov. 8:23; Abr. 3:18. TG Man, Antemortal Existence of; Man, Potential to Become like Heavenly Father.

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b

TG God, Intelligence of; Intelligence.

◀

c

TG Light [noun].

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d

TG Truth.

◀

e

TG Creation.

◀

30a

D&C 77:3.

◀

b

2 Ne. 2:14 (13–26).

◀

31a

TG Agency.

◀

b

Deut. 30:11 (11–14); 1 Ne. 20:16; D&C 84:23.

◀

32a

TG Conscience; Ignorance.

◀

33a

John 4:24; D&C 77:2; Abr. 5:7 (7–8). TG Man, a Spirit Child of Heavenly Father; Spirit Body; Spirit Creation.

◀

b

TG Eternity.

◀

c

D&C 138:17. TG Eternal Life; Joy; Resurrection.

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34a

2 Ne. 9:8 (8–10). TG Spirits, Disembodied.

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35a

Gen. 2:7; Morm. 9:17; D&C 77:12.

◀

b

2 Pet. 1:13; D&C 88:41 (12, 41, 45).

◀

c

TG Body, Sanctity of.

◀

d

Mark 7:15; 1 Cor. 3:17 (16–17); Titus 1:15; 2 Ne. 19:17.

◀

36a

TG God, Glory of; Jesus Christ, Glory of.

◀

b

D&C 130:18; Abr. 3:19. TG God, Intelligence of; Intelligence.

◀

c

D&C 88:7 (6–13).

◀

37a

2 Ne. 30:18; Moses 1:15 (12–16). TG Devil.

◀

38a

TG Spirit Body.

◀

b

TG Conceived in Sin; Purity.

◀

c

Ps. 49:15; Mosiah 27:24 (24–26); Moses 5:9; A of F 1:3. TG Redemption.

◀

d

TG Fall of Man.

◀

e

Moro. 8:12 (8, 12, 22); D&C 29:46. TG Justification; Salvation of Little Children; Sanctification.

◀

39a

TG Devil.

◀

b

Matt. 13:19 (18–19); 2 Cor. 4:4 (3–4); Mosiah 27:9 (8–9); Alma 12:10 (9–11); D&C 50:7; 84:50 (49–53).

◀

c

TG Disobedience.

◀

d

Jer. 16:19; Ezek. 20:18; Alma 3:8. TG Traditions of Men.

◀

40a

TG Family, Children, Responsibilities toward; Marriage, Fatherhood; Marriage, Motherhood.

◀

b

TG Children of Light.

◀

42a

Ex. 10:2 (1–2); 1 Sam. 3:13 (11–13); D&C 68:25 (25–31); Moses 6:58.

◀

b

TG Accountability.

◀

43a

Esth. 1:22; 1 Tim. 3:5 (4–5). TG Order.

◀

45a

Ex. 33:11; D&C 84:63; 88:62; 94:1. TG Friendship.

◀

46a

Lev. 25:55; 1 Ne. 21:3 (3–6). TG Servant.

◀

47a

D&C 95:1 (1–2). TG Chastening.

◀

48a

TG Family, Children, Duties of.

◀

49a

3 Ne. 18:15 (15–21).

◀

50a

TG Reproof; Warn.

◀

b

TG Order.

◀

c

TG Diligence.

◀

d

D&C 64:40.

◀

51a

Luke 4:19; 2 Cor. 6:2.

◀

b

Eph. 1:13.

◀

53a

D&C 45:60 (60–61); 73:3; 76:15; 91:3; 94:10.

◀

b

IE the translation of the Bible.

◀

c

D&C 88:78 (76–80), 118; 90:15.

◀

d

TG Education; Knowledge; Learn.

◀

e

TG God, Law of.

Section 94

Revelation given through Joseph Smith the Prophet, at Kirtland, Ohio, August 2, 1833. Hyrum Smith, Reynolds Cahoon, and Jared Carter are appointed as a Church building committee.

1–9, The Lord gives a commandment relative to the erection of a house for the work of the Presidency; 10–12, A printing house is to be built; 13–17, Certain inheritances are assigned.

1 And again, verily I say unto you, my afriends, a commandment I give unto you, that ye shall commence a work of laying out and preparing a beginning and foundation of the city of the bstake of Zion, here in the land of Kirtland, beginning at my house.

2 And behold, it must be done according to the apattern which I have given unto you.

3 And let the first lot on the south be consecrated unto me for the building of a house for the presidency, for the work of the presidency, in obtaining revelations; and for the work of the ministry of the apresidency, in all things pertaining to the church and kingdom.

4 Verily I say unto you, that it shall be built fifty-five by sixty-five feet in the width thereof and in the length thereof, in the inner court.

5 And there shall be a lower court and a higher court, according to the pattern which shall be given unto you hereafter.

6 And it shall be adedicated unto the Lord from the foundation thereof, according to the border of the priesthood, according to the pattern which shall be given unto you hereafter.

7 And it shall be wholly dedicated unto the Lord for the work of the apresidency.

8 And ye shall not suffer any aunclean thing to come in unto it; and my bglory shall be there, and my cpresence shall be there.

9 But if there shall come into it any aunclean thing, my glory shall not be there; and my presence shall not come into it.

10 And again, verily I say unto you, the second lot on the south shall be dedicated unto me for the building of a house unto me, for the work of the aprinting of the btranslation of my scriptures, and all things whatsoever I shall command you.

11 And it shall be fifty-five by sixty-five feet in the width thereof and the length thereof, in the inner court; and there shall be a lower and a higher court.

12 And this house shall be wholly dedicated unto the Lord from the foundation thereof, for the work of the printing, in all things whatsoever I shall command you, to be holy, undefiled, according to the pattern in all things as it shall be given unto you.

13 And on the third lot shall my servant Hyrum Smith receive his ainheritance.

14 And on the first and second lots on the north shall my servants Reynolds Cahoon and Jared Carter receive their inheritances—

15 That they may do the work which I have appointed unto them, to be a committee to build mine houses, according to the commandment, which I, the Lord God, have given unto you.

16 These two houses are not to be built until I give unto you a commandment concerning them.

17 And now I give unto you no more at this time. Amen.

◀

1a

D&C 93:45.

◀

b

D&C 68:26; 82:13; 96:1; 104:48; 109:59.

◀

2a

Heb. 8:5; D&C 52:14; 95:14; 97:10; 115:14 (14–16).

◀

3a

D&C 107:9 (8–78).

◀

6a

TG Dedication; Sacred.

◀

b

1 Chr. 6:32.

◀

7a

D&C 107:9 (8–78).

◀

8a

Luke 19:46 (46–48); D&C 109:20 (19–20). TG Uncleanness.

◀

b

1 Kgs. 8:11 (10–11); Ezek. 43:2; D&C 101:25. TG Glory.

◀

c

TG God, Presence of.

◀

9a

Lev. 15:31; D&C 90:18; 97:15.

◀

10a

D&C 104:58. TG Scriptures, Writing of.

◀

b

IE the translation of the Bible. D&C 93:53; 124:89.

◀

13a

TG Inheritance. See also “Inherit” in Index.

Section 95

Revelation given through Joseph Smith the Prophet, at Kirtland, Ohio, June 1, 1833. This revelation is a continuation of divine directions to build a house for worship and instruction, the house of the Lord (see section 88:119–36).

1–6, The Saints are chastened for their failure to build the house of the Lord; 7–10, The Lord desires to use His house to endow His people with power from on high; 11–17, The house is to be dedicated as a place of worship and for the school of the Apostles.

1 Verily, thus saith the Lord unto you whom I love, and whom I alove I also chasten that their sins may be bforgiven, for with the cchastisement I prepare a way for their ddeliverance in all things out of etemptation, and I have loved you—

2 Wherefore, ye must needs be chastened and stand rebuked before my face;

3 For ye have sinned against me a very grievous sin, in that ye have not considered the great commandment in all things, that I have given unto you concerning the building of mine ahouse;

4 For the preparation wherewith I design to prepare mine apostles to aprune my vineyard for the last time, that I may bring to pass my bstrange act, that I may cpour out my Spirit upon all flesh—

5 But behold, verily I say unto you, that there are many who have been ordained among you, whom I have called but few of them are achosen.

6 They who are not chosen have sinned a very grievous sin, in that they are awalking in bdarkness at noon-day.

7 And for this cause I gave unto you a commandment that you should call your asolemn assembly, that your bfastings and your cmourning might come up into the ears of the Lord of dSabaoth, which is by interpretation, the ecreator of the first day, the beginning and the end.

8 Yea, verily I say unto you, I gave unto you a commandment that you should abuild a house, in the which house I design to bendow those whom I have cchosen with power from on high;

9 For this is the apromise of the Father unto you; therefore I command you to tarry, even as mine apostles at Jerusalem.

10 Nevertheless, my servants sinned a very grievous sin; and acontentions arose in the bschool of the prophets; which was very grievous unto me, saith your Lord; therefore I sent them forth to be chastened.

11 Verily I say unto you, it is my will that you should build a house. aIf you keep my commandments you shall have power to build it.

12 If you akeep not my commandments, the blove of the Father shall not continue with you, therefore you shall cwalk in darkness.

13 Now here is wisdom, and the amind of the Lord—let the house be built, not after the manner of the world, for I give not unto you that ye shall live after the manner of the world;

14 Therefore, let it be built after the amanner which I shall show unto three of you, whom ye shall appoint and ordain unto this power.

15 And the size thereof shall be fifty and five feet in width, and let it be sixty-five feet in length, in the inner court thereof.

16 And let the lower part of the inner court be dedicated unto me for your sacrament offering, and for your preaching, and your fasting, and your praying, and the aoffering up of your most holy desires unto me, saith your Lord.

17 And let the higher part of the inner court be dedicated unto me for the aschool of mine apostles, saith Son bAhman; or, in other words, Alphus; or, in other words, Omegus; even Jesus Christ your cLord. Amen.

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1a

2 Sam. 7:14; Prov. 13:18; Heb. 12:6 (5–12); Hel. 15:3; D&C 101:4 (4–5); 103:4. TG Chastening; God, Love of.

◀

b

TG Forgive.

◀

c

Deut. 11:2 (1–8); D&C 105:6.

◀

d

2 Sam. 14:14; 1 Cor. 10:13. TG Deliver; Forgive.

◀

e

TG Temptation.

◀

3a

Hag. 1:8; D&C 88:119.

◀

4a

Jacob 5:61 (61–75); D&C 24:19; 33:3 (3–4); 39:17.

◀

b

Isa. 28:21; D&C 101:95.

◀

c

Prov. 1:23; Ezek. 36:27; Joel 2:28; Acts 2:17; D&C 19:38. TG Holy Ghost, Gifts of.

◀

5a

Matt. 20:16; D&C 63:31; 105:36 (35–36); 121:34 (34–40). TG Called of God; Election; Worthiness.

◀

6a

TG Walking in Darkness.

◀

b

Deut. 28:29 (15–45). TG Darkness, Spiritual.

◀

7a

D&C 88:117 (70–119). TG Solemn Assembly.

◀

b

TG Fast, Fasting.

◀

c

TG Mourning; Repent.

◀

d

James 5:4; D&C 87:7; 88:2.

◀

e

TG Jesus Christ, Creator.

◀

8a

D&C 88:119; 104:43; 115:8.

◀

b

D&C 38:32; 39:15; 43:16; 110:9 (9–10). TG Genealogy and Temple Work.

◀

c

TG Election.

◀

9a

Luke 24:49; Acts 1:4.

◀

10a

D&C 88:134 (133–34). TG Contention; Disputations.

◀

b

D&C 88:127; 97:5 (5–6).

◀

11a

Hag. 1:8 (2–11).

◀

12a

John 15:10; Mosiah 2:4.

◀

b

1 Jn. 2:10 (10, 15).

◀

c

2 Pet. 2:17. TG Walking in Darkness.

◀

13a

D&C 68:4.

◀

14a

D&C 94:2; 124:42.

◀

16a

D&C 59:9 (9–14).

◀

17a

D&C 88:127 (127–41).

◀

b

D&C 78:20.

◀

c

TG Jesus Christ, Lord.

Section 96

Revelation given to Joseph Smith the Prophet, showing the order of the city or stake of Zion at Kirtland, Ohio, June 4, 1833, as an example to the Saints in Kirtland. The occasion was a conference of high priests, and the chief subject of consideration was the disposal of certain lands, known as the French farm, possessed by the Church near Kirtland. Since the conference could not agree who should take charge of the farm, all agreed to inquire of the Lord concerning the matter.

1, The Kirtland Stake of Zion is to be made strong; 2–5, The bishop is to divide the inheritances for the Saints; 6–9, John Johnson is to be a member of the united order.

1 Behold, I say unto you, here is wisdom, whereby ye may know how to act concerning this matter, for it is expedient in me that this astake that I have set for the strength of Zion should be made strong.

2 Therefore, let my servant aNewel K. Whitney take charge of the place which is named among you, upon which I design to build mine bholy house.

3 And again, let it be divided into lots, according to wisdom, for the benefit of those who seek ainheritances, as it shall be determined in council among you.

4 Therefore, take heed that ye see to this matter, and that portion that is necessary to benefit mine aorder, for the purpose of bringing forth my word to the children of men.

5 For behold, verily I say unto you, this is the most expedient in me, that my word should go forth unto the children of men, for the purpose of subduing the hearts of the children of men for your good. Even so. Amen.

6 And again, verily I say unto you, it is wisdom and expedient in me, that my servant aJohn Johnson whose offering I have accepted, and whose prayers I have heard, unto whom I give a promise of eternal life inasmuch as he keepeth my commandments from henceforth—

7 For he is a descendant of aJoseph and a partaker of the blessings of the promise made unto his fathers—

8 Verily I say unto you, it is expedient in me that he should become a member of the aorder, that he may assist in bringing forth my word unto the children of men.

9 Therefore ye shall ordain him unto this blessing, and he shall seek diligently to take away aincumbrances that are upon the house named among you, that he may dwell therein. Even so. Amen.

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1a

Isa. 33:20; 54:2; D&C 94:1; 104:48.

◀

2a

D&C 72:8 (7–8).

◀

b

2 Chr. 3:8.

◀

3a

D&C 38:20.

◀

4a

D&C 78:3.

◀

6a

D&C 102:3 (3, 34).

◀

7a

Gen. 49:26 (22–26); Rev. 7:8; 1 Ne. 5:14 (14–16); D&C 133:32.

◀

8a

D&C 92:1; 104:1 (1, 47–53).

◀

9a

D&C 90:23 (22–23).

Section 97

Revelation given through Joseph Smith the Prophet, at Kirtland, Ohio, August 2, 1833. This revelation deals particularly with the affairs of the Saints in Zion, Jackson County, Missouri, in response to the Prophet’s inquiry of the Lord for information. Members of the Church in Missouri were at this time subjected to severe persecution and, on July 23, 1833, had been forced to sign an agreement to leave Jackson County.

1–2, Many of the Saints in Zion (Jackson County, Missouri) are blessed for their faithfulness; 3–5, Parley P. Pratt is commended for his labors in the school in Zion; 6–9, Those who observe their covenants are accepted by the Lord; 10–17, A house is to be built in Zion in which the pure in heart will see God; 18–21, Zion is the pure in heart; 22–28, Zion will escape the Lord’s scourge if she is faithful.

1 Verily I say unto you my friends, I speak unto you with my avoice, even the voice of my Spirit, that I may show unto you my will concerning your brethren in the land of bZion, many of whom are truly humble and are seeking diligently to learn wisdom and to find truth.

2 Verily, verily I say unto you, blessed are such, for they shall obtain; for I, the Lord, show mercy unto all the ameek, and upon all whomsoever I will, that I may be bjustified when I shall bring them unto judgment.

3 Behold, I say unto you, concerning the school in Zion, I, the Lord, am well pleased that there should be a aschool in Zion, and also with my servant bParley P. Pratt, for he abideth in me.

4 And inasmuch as he continueth to abide in me he shall continue to preside over the school in the land of Zion until I shall give unto him other commandments.

5 And I will bless him with a multiplicity of blessings, in expounding all scriptures and mysteries to the edification of the aschool, and of the church in Zion.

6 And to the residue of the school, I, the Lord, am willing to show mercy; nevertheless, there are those that must needs be achastened, and their works shall be made known.

7 The aax is laid at the root of the trees; and every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit shall be hewn down and cast into the fire. I, the Lord, have spoken it.

8 Verily I say unto you, all among them who know their hearts are ahonest, and are broken, and their spirits contrite, and are bwilling to observe their covenants by csacrifice—yea, every sacrifice which I, the Lord, shall command—they are daccepted of me.

9 For I, the Lord, will cause them to bring forth as a very fruitful atree which is planted in a goodly land, by a pure stream, that yieldeth much precious fruit.

10 Verily I say unto you, that it is my will that a ahouse should be built unto me in the land of Zion, like unto the bpattern which I have given you.

11 Yea, let it be built speedily, by the tithing of my people.

12 Behold, this is the atithing and the bsacrifice which I, the Lord, require at their hands, that there may be a chouse built unto me for the salvation of Zion—

13 For a place of athanksgiving for all saints, and for a place of instruction for all those who are called to the work of the ministry in all their several callings and offices;

14 That they may be perfected in the aunderstanding of their ministry, in theory, in principle, and in doctrine, in all things pertaining to the bkingdom of God on the earth, the ckeys of which kingdom have been dconferred upon you.

15 And inasmuch as my people abuild a bhouse unto me in the cname of the Lord, and do not suffer any dunclean thing to come into it, that it be not defiled, my eglory shall rest upon it;

16 Yea, and my apresence shall be there, for I will come into it, and all the bpure in heart that shall come into it shall see God.

17 But if it be defiled I will not come into it, and my glory shall not be there; for I will not come into aunholy temples.

18 And, now, behold, if Zion do these things she shall aprosper, and spread herself and become very glorious, very great, and very terrible.

19 And the anations of the earth shall honor her, and shall say: Surely bZion is the city of our God, and surely Zion cannot fall, neither be moved out of her place, for God is there, and the hand of the Lord is there;

20 And he hath sworn by the power of his might to be her salvation and her high atower.

21 Therefore, verily, thus saith the Lord, let Zion rejoice, for this is aZion—the pure in heart; therefore, let Zion rejoice, while all the wicked shall mourn.

22 For behold, and lo, avengeance cometh speedily upon the ungodly as the whirlwind; and who shall escape it?

23 The Lord’s ascourge shall pass over by night and by day, and the report thereof shall vex all people; yea, it shall not be stayed until the Lord come;

24 For the aindignation of the Lord is kindled against their abominations and all their wicked works.

25 Nevertheless, Zion shall aescape if she observe to do all things whatsoever I have commanded her.

26 But if she aobserve not to do whatsoever I have commanded her, I will bvisit her caccording to all her works, with sore affliction, with dpestilence, with eplague, with sword, with fvengeance, with gdevouring fire.

27 Nevertheless, let it be read this once to her ears, that I, the Lord, have accepted of her offering; and if she sin no more anone of these things shall come upon her;

28 And I will bless her with ablessings, and multiply a multiplicity of blessings upon her, and upon her generations forever and ever, saith the Lord your God. Amen.

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1a

TG Revelation; Wisdom.

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b

D&C 64:26 (18–41); 66:6.

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2a

Matt. 5:5.

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b

Ps. 51:4.

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3a

D&C 55:4; 88:118; 109:7 (7, 14).

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b

D&C 32:1; 50:37; 52:26; 103:30 (30–37).

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5a

D&C 88:127.

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6a

TG Chastening.

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7a

Matt. 3:10; 7:19; Luke 3:9; 6:44; Alma 5:52 (36–52); 3 Ne. 14:19.

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8a

TG Contrite Heart; Honesty.

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b

Ex. 25:2 (1–7); D&C 64:34.

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c

TG Commitment; Sacrifice.

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d

Gen. 4:7; D&C 52:15; 132:50; Moses 5:23.

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9a

Ps. 1:3 (1–3); Jer. 17:8.

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10a

D&C 57:3; 58:57; 84:3 (3–5, 31); 88:119; 124:31 (25–51).

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b

Num. 8:4; D&C 52:14; 94:2; 115:14 (14–16).

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12a

TG Tithing.

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b

TG Sacrifice.

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c

1 Kgs. 5:5.

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13a

2 Chr. 5:13. TG Thanksgiving.

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14a

TG Understanding.

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b

TG Kingdom of God, on Earth.

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c

TG Priesthood, Keys of.

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d

TG Delegation of Responsibility.

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15a

2 Chr. 2:4.

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b

TG Temple.

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c

1 Kgs. 8:29.

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d

D&C 94:9; 109:20; 110:8 (7–8).

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e

2 Chr. 5:14 (13–14); Hag. 2:7; D&C 84:5 (4–5, 31). TG Glory.

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16a

Lev. 16:2; D&C 124:27. TG God, Presence of.

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b

Matt. 5:8; D&C 67:10; 88:68. TG God, Knowledge about; God, Privilege of Seeing; Purity.

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17a

1 Cor. 3:16 (16–17); Eph. 5:5.

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18a

Josh. 1:7; D&C 90:24; 100:15.

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19a

Isa. 60:14; Zech. 2:11 (10–12); D&C 45:69 (66–69); 49:10.

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b

TG Jerusalem, New.

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20a

2 Sam. 22:3.

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21a

Moses 7:18 (18–19). TG Purity; Zion.

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22a

Prov. 10:25; Isa. 66:15; Jer. 23:19. TG Vengeance.

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23a

Isa. 28:15; D&C 45:31. TG World, End of.

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24a

TG God, Indignation of; Wickedness.

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25a

D&C 63:34; JS—M 1:20. TG Protection, Divine.

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26a

Deut. 28:15.

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b

TG Punish; Reproof.

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c

D&C 84:58.

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d

Luke 21:11 (10–13); 2 Ne. 6:15; Mosiah 12:4.

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e

TG Plague.

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f

Isa. 34:8; 61:2; Mal. 4:1 (1, 3); 3 Ne. 21:21 (20–21).

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g

Isa. 29:6; Joel 1:19 (19–20); Mal. 3:11; D&C 85:3.

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27a

Jer. 18:8; Jonah 3:10 (9–10).

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28a

TG Blessing.

Section 98

Revelation given through Joseph Smith the Prophet, at Kirtland, Ohio, August 6, 1833. This revelation came in consequence of the persecution upon the Saints in Missouri. Increased settlement of Church members in Missouri troubled some other settlers, who felt threatened by the Saints’ numbers, political and economic influence, and cultural and religious differences. In July 1833, a mob destroyed Church property, tarred and feathered two Church members, and demanded that the Saints leave Jackson County. Although some news of the problems in Missouri had no doubt reached the Prophet in Kirtland (nine hundred miles away), the seriousness of the situation could have been known to him at this date only by revelation.

1–3, The afflictions of the Saints will be for their good; 4–8, The Saints are to befriend the constitutional law of the land; 9–10, Honest, wise, and good men should be supported for secular government; 11–15, Those who lay down their lives in the Lord’s cause will have eternal life; 16–18, Renounce war and proclaim peace; 19–22, The Saints in Kirtland are reproved and commanded to repent; 23–32, The Lord reveals His laws governing the persecutions and afflictions imposed on His people; 33–38, War is justified only when the Lord commands it; 39–48, The Saints are to forgive their enemies, who, if they repent, will also escape the Lord’s vengeance.

1 Verily I say unto you my friends, afear not, let your hearts be comforted; yea, rejoice evermore, and in everything give bthanks;

2 aWaiting patiently on the Lord, for your prayers have entered into the ears of the Lord of Sabaoth, and are recorded with this seal and testament—the Lord hath sworn and decreed that they shall be granted.

3 Therefore, he giveth this promise unto you, with an immutable covenant that they shall be fulfilled; and all things wherewith you have been aafflicted shall work together for your bgood, and to my name’s glory, saith the Lord.

4 And now, verily I say unto you concerning the alaws of the land, it is my will that my people should observe to do all things whatsoever I command them.

5 And that alaw of the land which is bconstitutional, supporting that principle of freedom in maintaining rights and privileges, belongs to all mankind, and is justifiable before me.

6 Therefore, I, the Lord, justify you, and your brethren of my church, in befriending that law which is the aconstitutional law of the land;

7 And as pertaining to law of man, whatsoever is more or less than this, cometh of evil.

8 I, the Lord God, make you afree, therefore ye are free indeed; and the law also maketh you free.

9 Nevertheless, when the awicked brule the people mourn.

10 Wherefore, ahonest men and wise men should be sought for diligently, and good men and wise men ye should observe to uphold; otherwise whatsoever is less than these cometh of evil.

11 And I give unto you a commandment, that ye shall forsake all evil and cleave unto all agood, that ye shall live by every bword which proceedeth forth out of the mouth of God.

12 For he will agive unto the faithful line upon line, precept upon precept; and I will btry you and prove you herewith.

13 And whoso alayeth down his life in my cause, for my name’s sake, shall find it again, even life eternal.

14 Therefore, be not aafraid of your enemies, for I have decreed in my heart, saith the Lord, that I will bprove you in all things, whether you will abide in my covenant, ceven unto death, that you may be found worthy.

15 For if ye will not abide in my covenant ye are not worthy of me.

16 Therefore, arenounce war and proclaim peace, and seek diligently to bturn the hearts of the children to their fathers, and the hearts of the fathers to the children;

17 And again, the hearts of the aJews unto the prophets, and the prophets unto the Jews; lest I come and smite the whole earth with a curse, and all flesh be consumed before me.

18 Let not your hearts be troubled; for in my Father’s house are amany mansions, and I have prepared a place for you; and where my Father and I am, there ye shall be also.

19 Behold, I, the Lord, am not well apleased with many who are in the church at Kirtland;

20 For they do not aforsake their sins, and their wicked ways, the pride of their hearts, and their covetousness, and all their detestable things, and observe the words of wisdom and eternal life which I have given unto them.

21 Verily I say unto you, that I, the Lord, will achasten them and will do whatsoever I list, if they do not repent and observe all things whatsoever I have said unto them.

22 And again I say unto you, if ye observe to ado whatsoever I command you, I, the Lord, will turn away all bwrath and indignation from you, and the cgates of hell shall not prevail against you.

23 Now, I speak unto you concerning your families—if men will asmite you, or your families, once, and ye bbear it patiently and crevile not against them, neither seek drevenge, ye shall be erewarded;

24 But if ye bear it not patiently, it shall be accounted unto you as being ameted out as a just measure unto you.

25 And again, if your enemy shall smite you the second time, and you revile not against your enemy, and bear it patiently, your reward shall be an ahundred-fold.

26 And again, if he shall smite you the third time, and ye bear it apatiently, your reward shall be doubled unto you four-fold;

27 And these three atestimonies shall stand against your enemy if he repent not, and shall not be blotted out.

28 And now, verily I say unto you, if that enemy shall escape my vengeance, that he be not brought into judgment before me, then ye shall see to it that ye awarn him in my name, that he come no more upon you, neither upon your family, even your children’s children unto the third and fourth generation.

29 And then, if he shall come upon you or your children, or your children’s children unto the third and fourth generation, I have delivered thine aenemy into thine hands;

30 And then if thou wilt spare him, thou shalt be rewarded for thy arighteousness; and also thy children and thy children’s children unto the third and fourth generation.

31 Nevertheless, thine enemy is in thine hands; and if thou rewardest him according to his works thou art justified; if he has sought thy life, and thy life is endangered by him, thine enemy is in thine hands and thou art justified.

32 Behold, this is the law I gave unto my servant Nephi, and thy afathers, Joseph, and Jacob, and Isaac, and Abraham, and all mine ancient prophets and apostles.

33 And again, this is the alaw that I gave unto mine ancients, that they should not go out unto battle against any nation, kindred, tongue, or people, save I, the Lord, commanded them.

34 And if any nation, tongue, or people should proclaim war against them, they should first lift a standard of apeace unto that people, nation, or tongue;

35 And if that people did not accept the offering of peace, neither the second nor the third time, they should bring these testimonies before the Lord;

36 Then I, the Lord, would give unto them a commandment, and justify them in going out to battle against that nation, tongue, or people.

37 And I, the Lord, would afight their battles, and their children’s battles, and their children’s children’s, until they had avenged themselves on all their enemies, to the third and fourth generation.

38 Behold, this is an aensample unto all people, saith the Lord your God, for justification before me.

39 And again, verily I say unto you, if after thine aenemy has come upon thee the first time, he repent and come unto thee praying thy forgiveness, thou shalt forgive him, and shalt hold it no more as a testimony against thine enemy—

40 And so on unto the second and third time; and as oft as thine enemy repenteth of the trespass wherewith he has trespassed against thee, thou shalt aforgive him, until seventy times seven.

41 And if he trespass against thee and repent not the first time, nevertheless thou shalt forgive him.

42 And if he trespass against thee the second time, and repent not, nevertheless thou shalt forgive him.

43 And if he trespass against thee the third time, and repent not, thou shalt also forgive him.

44 But if he trespass against thee the fourth time thou shalt not forgive him, but shalt bring these testimonies before the Lord; and they shall not be blotted out until he repent and areward thee four-fold in all things wherewith he has trespassed against thee.

45 And if he do this, thou shalt forgive him with all thine heart; and if he do not this, I, the Lord, will aavenge thee of thine enemy an hundred-fold;

46 And upon his children, and upon his children’s achildren of all them that bhate me, unto the cthird and fourth generation.

47 But if the achildren shall repent, or the children’s children, and bturn to the Lord their God, with all their hearts and with all their might, mind, and strength, and crestore four-fold for all their trespasses wherewith they have trespassed, or wherewith their fathers have trespassed, or their fathers’ fathers, then thine indignation shall be turned away;

48 And vengeance shall ano more come upon them, saith the Lord thy God, and their trespasses shall never be brought any more as a testimony before the Lord against them. Amen.

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1a

D&C 68:6.

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b

TG Thanksgiving.

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2a

Gen. 49:18; Ps. 27:14; 37:34; 40:1; Prov. 20:22; Isa. 30:18 (18–19); 1 Ne. 21:23; 2 Ne. 6:13; D&C 133:45.

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3a

TG Affliction.

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b

D&C 122:7.

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4a

D&C 20:1; 58:21. TG Citizenship.

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5a

1 Pet. 2:13 (13–14); D&C 44:4; 51:6; 58:21; 109:54; 134:5.

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b

TG Governments; Liberty.

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6a

D&C 44:4; 101:80.

◀

8a

John 8:32; 2 Cor. 3:17. TG Agency; Liberty.

◀

9a

Prov. 28:28; 29:2.

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b

TG Tyranny.

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10a

TG Citizenship; Honesty.

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11a

TG Good Works.

◀

b

Deut. 8:3; Matt. 4:4; D&C 84:44 (43–44).

◀

12a

Isa. 28:10; D&C 42:61; 59:4; 76:7; 101:32; 121:28 (26–33).

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b

Judg. 7:4; Alma 27:15; Abr. 3:25.

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13a

Luke 9:24; 21:17 (15–19); Philip. 2:17; D&C 101:35; 103:27 (27–28). TG Martyrdom.

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14a

Neh. 4:14; D&C 122:9.

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b

D&C 124:55; 132:51. TG Test.

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c

Rev. 2:10; D&C 136:39 (31, 39).

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16a

Alma 48:14. TG Peace; Peacemakers; War.

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b

Mal. 4:6 (5–6); D&C 2:2.

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17a

TG Israel, Judah, People of; Israel, Restoration of.

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18a

John 14:2; D&C 59:2; 76:111; 81:6; 106:8.

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19a

Rom. 8:8 (5–9); 1 Cor. 10:5 (1–6).

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20a

TG Repent.

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21a

Deut. 11:2 (1–8); Mosiah 23:21; Hel. 12:3.

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22a

TG Obedience.

◀

b

Isa. 60:10; D&C 101:9.

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c

Matt. 16:18; D&C 33:13; 109:26.

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23a

Luke 6:29; Alma 43:46 (46–47). TG Persecution.

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b

TG Forbear.

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c

TG Reviling.

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d

Deut. 19:6. TG Retribution.

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e

2 Sam. 16:12. TG Reward.

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24a

Matt. 7:2 (1–2).

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25a

Gen. 26:12.

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26a

TG Patience.

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27a

TG Judgment.

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28a

TG Warn.

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29a

Deut. 7:23 (16–23).

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30a

TG Reward; Righteousness.

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32a

D&C 27:10.

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33a

Deut. 20:10 (10–12); Josh. 8:2 (1–29); 1 Kgs. 8:44; Alma 48:16 (10–25).

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34a

TG Peace; Peacemakers.

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37a

Josh. 23:5 (5–11); Ps. 35:1; Isa. 49:25; D&C 105:14. TG Protection, Divine.

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38a

TG Example.

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39a

TG Enemies.

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40a

Matt. 18:22 (21–22). TG Forgive.

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44a

TG Recompence.

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45a

Deut. 32:35.

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46a

TG Accountability.

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b

TG Hate.

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c

Deut. 5:9.

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47a

Ex. 20:5 (5–6); Ezek. 18:20 (19–23).

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b

Lam. 5:21; Mosiah 7:33; Morm. 9:6.

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c

Lev. 5:16; 6:4; 24:21 (18–21).

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48a

TG Forgive.

Section 99

Revelation given through Joseph Smith the Prophet to John Murdock, August 29, 1832, at Hiram, Ohio. For over a year, John Murdock had been preaching the gospel while his children—motherless after the death of his wife, Julia Clapp, in April 1831—resided with other families in Ohio.

1–8, John Murdock is called to proclaim the gospel, and those who receive him receive the Lord and will obtain mercy.

1 Behold, thus saith the Lord unto my servant John Murdock—thou art acalled to go into the eastern countries from house to house, from village to village, and from city to city, to proclaim mine everlasting gospel unto the inhabitants thereof, in the midst of bpersecution and wickedness.

2 And who areceiveth you receiveth me; and you shall have power to declare my word in the bdemonstration of my Holy Spirit.

3 And who receiveth you aas a little child, receiveth my bkingdom; and blessed are they, for they shall obtain cmercy.

4 And whoso rejecteth you shall be arejected of my Father and his house; and you shall cleanse your bfeet in the secret places by the way for a testimony against them.

5 And behold, and lo, I acome quickly to bjudgment, to convince all of their ungodly deeds which they have committed against me, as it is written of me in the volume of the book.

6 And now, verily I say unto you, that it is not expedient that you should go until your children are aprovided for, and sent up kindly unto the bishop of Zion.

7 And after a few years, if thou desirest of me, thou mayest go up also unto the goodly land, to possess thine ainheritance;

8 Otherwise thou shalt continue proclaiming my gospel auntil thou be taken. Amen.

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1a

Luke 10:1 (1–20).

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b

TG Persecution.

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2a

Matt. 10:40 (40–42).

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b

1 Cor. 2:4.

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3a

Matt. 18:4 (1–14).

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b

TG Kingdom of God, in Heaven; Kingdom of God, on Earth.

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c

TG Mercy.

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4a

John 12:49 (44–49).

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b

D&C 75:20 (19–22).

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5a

D&C 1:12.

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b

Jude 1:15 (14–15). TG Jesus Christ, Judge.

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6a

D&C 75:24 (24–26).

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7a

D&C 85:7 (1–3, 7, 9); 101:18 (1, 6, 18).

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8a

Matt. 19:29. TG Self-Sacrifice.

Section 100

Revelation given to Joseph Smith the Prophet and Sidney Rigdon, at Perrysburg, New York, October 12, 1833. The two brethren, having been absent from their families for several days, felt some concern about them.

1–4, Joseph and Sidney to preach the gospel for the salvation of souls; 5–8, It will be given them in the very hour what they should say; 9–12, Sidney is to be a spokesman and Joseph is to be a revelator and mighty in testimony; 13–17, The Lord will raise up a pure people, and the obedient will be saved.

1 Verily, thus saith the Lord unto you, my friends Sidney and Joseph, your families are well; they are in amine hands, and I will do with them as seemeth me good; for in me there is all power.

2 Therefore, follow me, and listen to the counsel which I shall give unto you.

3 Behold, and lo, I have much people in this place, in the regions round about; and an effectual door shall be opened in the regions round about in this eastern land.

4 Therefore, I, the Lord, have suffered you to come unto this place; for thus it was expedient in me for the asalvation of souls.

5 Therefore, verily I say unto you, lift up your voices unto this people; aspeak the thoughts that I shall put into your hearts, and you shall not be bconfounded before men;

6 For it shall be agiven you in the very hour, yea, in the very moment, what ye shall say.

7 But a commandment I give unto you, that ye shall declare whatsoever thing ye adeclare in my name, in solemnity of heart, in the spirit of meekness, in all things.

8 And I give unto you this promise, that inasmuch as ye do this the aHoly Ghost shall be shed forth in bearing record unto all things whatsoever ye shall say.

9 And it is expedient in me that you, my servant Sidney, should be a aspokesman unto this people; yea, verily, I will ordain you unto this calling, even to be a spokesman unto my servant Joseph.

10 And I will give unto him power to be mighty in atestimony.

11 And I will give unto thee power to be amighty in expounding all scriptures, that thou mayest be a spokesman unto him, and he shall be a brevelator unto thee, that thou mayest know the certainty of all things cpertaining to the things of my kingdom on the earth.

12 Therefore, continue your journey and let your hearts rejoice; for behold, and lo, I am with you even unto the end.

13 And now I give unto you a word concerning Zion. aZion shall be bredeemed, although she is chastened for a little season.

14 Thy brethren, my servants Orson Hyde and John Gould, are in my hands; and inasmuch as they keep my commandments they shall be saved.

15 Therefore, let your hearts be comforted; for aall things shall work together for good to them that walk uprightly, and to the sanctification of the church.

16 For I will raise up unto myself a apure people, that will serve me in righteousness;

17 And all that acall upon the name of the Lord, and keep his commandments, shall be saved. Even so. Amen.

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1a

TG Protection, Divine.

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4a

TG Mission of Latter-day Saints.

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5a

Ex. 4:12 (12–16); Prov. 16:1; Hel. 5:18 (18–19); 13:3; D&C 68:3 (3–4).

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b

Acts 6:10.

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6a

Matt. 10:19 (19–20); D&C 84:85.

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7a

D&C 18:21; 43:34; 84:61; 88:121. TG Meek; Sincere.

◀

8a

Rom. 10:17 (13–17); 2 Ne. 33:1 (1–4).

◀

9a

Ex. 4:16 (14–16); 2 Ne. 3:17 (17–18); D&C 124:104.

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10a

TG Testimony.

◀

11a

Acts 18:24; Alma 17:3 (2–3).

◀

b

TG Revelation.

◀

c

Acts 1:3.

◀

13a

TG Zion.

◀

b

D&C 84:99; 103:15 (15, 20, 29).

◀

15a

Rom. 8:28; D&C 90:24; 105:40.

◀

16a

TG Peculiar People; Purity.

◀

17a

Ps. 50:15; Joel 2:32; Alma 38:5 (4–5).

Section 101

Revelation given to Joseph Smith the Prophet, at Kirtland, Ohio, December 16 and 17, 1833. At this time the Saints who had gathered in Missouri were suffering great persecution. Mobs had driven them from their homes in Jackson County; and some of the Saints had tried to establish themselves in Van Buren, Lafayette, and Ray Counties, but persecution followed them. The main body of the Saints was at that time in Clay County, Missouri. Threats of death against individuals of the Church were many. The Saints in Jackson County had lost household furniture, clothing, livestock, and other personal property; and many of their crops had been destroyed.

1–8, The Saints are chastened and afflicted because of their transgressions; 9–15, The Lord’s indignation will fall upon the nations, but His people will be gathered and comforted; 16–21, Zion and her stakes will be established; 22–31, The nature of life during the Millennium is set forth; 32–42, The Saints will be blessed and rewarded then; 43–62, The parable of the nobleman and the olive trees signifies the troubles and eventual redemption of Zion; 63–75, The Saints are to continue gathering together; 76–80, The Lord established the Constitution of the United States; 81–101, The Saints are to importune for the redress of grievances, according to the parable of the woman and the unjust judge.

1 Verily I say unto you, concerning your brethren who have been afflicted, and apersecuted, and bcast out from the land of their inheritance—

2 I, the Lord, have suffered the aaffliction to come upon them, wherewith they have been afflicted, in consequence of their btransgressions;

3 Yet I will own them, and they shall be amine in that day when I shall come to make up my jewels.

4 Therefore, they must needs be achastened and tried, even as bAbraham, who was commanded to offer up his only son.

5 For all those who will not aendure chastening, but bdeny me, cannot be sanctified.

6 Behold, I say unto you, there were jarrings, and acontentions, and benvyings, and cstrifes, and dlustful and covetous desires among them; therefore by these things they polluted their inheritances.

7 They were slow to ahearken unto the voice of the Lord their God; therefore, the Lord their God is slow to hearken unto their prayers, to answer them in the day of their trouble.

8 In the day of their peace they esteemed lightly my counsel; but, in the day of their atrouble, of necessity they bfeel after me.

9 Verily I say unto you, notwithstanding their sins, my bowels are filled with acompassion towards them. I will not utterly bcast them off; and in the day of cwrath I will remember mercy.

10 I have sworn, and the decree hath gone forth by a former commandment which I have given unto you, that I would let fall the asword of mine indignation in behalf of my people; and even as I have said, it shall come to pass.

11 Mine indignation is soon to be poured out without measure upon all nations; and this will I do when the cup of their iniquity is afull.

12 And in that day all who are found upon the awatch-tower, or in other words, all mine Israel, shall be saved.

13 And they that have been scattered shall be agathered.

14 And all they who have amourned shall be comforted.

15 And all they who have given their alives for my name shall be crowned.

16 Therefore, let your hearts be comforted concerning Zion; for all flesh is in mine ahands; be still and bknow that I am God.

17 aZion shall not be moved out of her place, notwithstanding her children are scattered.

18 They that remain, and are pure in heart, shall return, and come to their ainheritances, they and their children, with bsongs of everlasting joy, to cbuild up the waste places of Zion—

19 And all these things that the prophets might be fulfilled.

20 And, behold, there is none other aplace appointed than that which I have appointed; neither shall there be any other place appointed than that which I have appointed, for the work of the gathering of my saints—

21 Until the day cometh when there is found no more room for them; and then I have other places which I will appoint unto them, and they shall be called astakes, for the curtains or the strength of Zion.

22 Behold, it is my will, that all they who call on my name, and worship me according to mine everlasting gospel, should agather together, and bstand in holy places;

23 And aprepare for the revelation which is to come, when the bveil of the covering of my temple, in my tabernacle, which hideth the earth, shall be taken off, and all flesh shall csee me together.

24 And every acorruptible thing, both of man, or of the beasts of the field, or of the fowls of the heavens, or of the fish of the sea, that dwells upon all the face of the earth, shall be bconsumed;

25 And also that of element shall amelt with fervent heat; and all things shall become bnew, that my knowledge and cglory may dwell upon all the dearth.

26 And in that day the enmity of man, and the aenmity of beasts, yea, the benmity of all flesh, shall cease from before my face.

27 And in that day awhatsoever any man shall ask, it shall be given unto him.

28 And in that day aSatan shall not have power to tempt any man.

29 And there shall be no asorrow because there is no death.

30 In that day an ainfant shall not die until he is old; and his life shall be as the age of a tree;

31 And when he dies he shall not sleep, that is to say in the earth, but shall be achanged in the twinkling of an eye, and shall be bcaught up, and his rest shall be glorious.

32 Yea, verily I say unto you, in that aday when the Lord shall come, he shall breveal all things—

33 Things which have passed, and ahidden things which no man knew, things of the bearth, by which it was made, and the purpose and the end thereof—

34 Things most precious, things that are above, and things that are beneath, things that are in the earth, and upon the earth, and in heaven.

35 And all they who suffer apersecution for my name, and endure in faith, though they are called to lay down their lives for my bsake yet shall they partake of all this glory.

36 Wherefore, afear not even unto death; for in this world your joy is not full, but in me your bjoy is full.

37 Therefore, care not for the body, neither the life of the body; but care for the asoul, and for the life of the soul.

38 And aseek the face of the Lord always, that in bpatience ye may possess your souls, and ye shall have eternal life.

39 When men are called unto mine aeverlasting gospel, and covenant with an everlasting covenant, they are accounted as the bsalt of the earth and the savor of men;

40 They are called to be the savor of men; therefore, if that asalt of the earth lose its savor, behold, it is thenceforth good for nothing only to be cast out and trodden under the feet of men.

41 Behold, here is wisdom concerning the children of Zion, even many, but not all; they were found transgressors, therefore they must needs be achastened—

42 He that aexalteth himself shall be abased, and he that babaseth himself shall be exalted.

43 And now, I will show unto you a parable, that you may know my will concerning the aredemption of Zion.

44 A certain anobleman had a spot of land, very choice; and he said unto his servants: Go ye unto my bvineyard, even upon this very choice piece of land, and plant twelve olive trees;

45 And set awatchmen round about them, and build a tower, that one may overlook the land round about, to be a watchman upon the tower, that mine olive trees may not be broken down when the enemy shall come to spoil and take upon themselves the fruit of my vineyard.

46 Now, the servants of the nobleman went and did as their lord commanded them, and planted the olive trees, and built a hedge round about, and set watchmen, and began to build a tower.

47 And while they were yet laying the foundation thereof, they began to say among themselves: And what need hath my lord of this tower?

48 And consulted for a long time, saying among themselves: What need hath my lord of this tower, seeing this is a time of peace?

49 Might not this money be given to the exchangers? For there is no need of these things.

50 And while they were at variance one with another they became very aslothful, and they hearkened not unto the commandments of their lord.

51 And the enemy came by night, and broke down the ahedge; and the servants of the nobleman arose and were affrighted, and fled; and the enemy destroyed their works, and broke down the olive trees.

52 Now, behold, the nobleman, the lord of the avineyard, called upon his servants, and said unto them, Why! what is the cause of this great evil?

53 Ought ye not to have done even as I commanded you, and—after ye had planted the vineyard, and built the hedge round about, and set watchmen upon the walls thereof—built the tower also, and set a awatchman upon the tower, and watched for my vineyard, and not have fallen asleep, lest the enemy should come upon you?

54 And behold, the watchman upon the tower would have seen the enemy while he was yet afar off; and then ye could have made ready and kept the enemy from breaking down the hedge thereof, and saved my vineyard from the hands of the destroyer.

55 And the lord of the vineyard said unto one of his aservants: Go and gather together the residue of my servants, and take ball the strength of mine house, which are my warriors, my young men, and they that are of middle age also among all my servants, who are the strength of mine house, save those only whom I have appointed to tarry;

56 And go ye straightway unto the land of my vineyard, and redeem my vineyard; for it is mine; I have bought it with money.

57 Therefore, get ye straightway unto my land; break down the awalls of mine enemies; throw down their tower, and scatter their watchmen.

58 And inasmuch as they gather together against you, aavenge me of mine enemies, that by and by I may come with the residue of mine house and possess the land.

59 And the servant said unto his lord: When shall these things be?

60 And he said unto his servant: When I will; go ye straightway, and do all things whatsoever I have commanded you;

61 And this shall be my seal and ablessing upon you—a faithful and bwise steward in the midst of mine house, a cruler in my kingdom.

62 And his servant went straightway, and did all things whatsoever his lord commanded him; and aafter many days all things were fulfilled.

63 Again, verily I say unto you, I will show unto you wisdom in me concerning all the churches, inasmuch as they are awilling to be guided in a right and proper way for their salvation—

64 That the work of the agathering together of my saints may continue, that I may build them up unto my name upon bholy places; for the time of charvest is come, and my word must needs be dfulfilled.

65 Therefore, I must gather together my people, according to the parable of the wheat and the atares, that the wheat may be secured in the garners to possess eternal life, and be crowned with celestial bglory, when I shall come in the kingdom of my Father to reward every man according as his work shall be;

66 While the atares shall be bound in bundles, and their bands made strong, that they may be bburned with unquenchable fire.

67 Therefore, a commandment I give unto all the churches, that they shall continue to gather together unto the places which I have appointed.

68 Nevertheless, as I have said unto you in a former commandment, let not your agathering be in haste, nor by flight; but let all things be prepared before you.

69 And in order that all things be prepared before you, observe the commandment which I have given concerning these things—

70 Which saith, or teacheth, to apurchase all the lands with money, which can be purchased for money, in the region round about the land which I have appointed to be the land of Zion, for the beginning of the gathering of my saints;

71 All the land which can be purchased in Jackson county, and the counties round about, and leave the residue in mine hand.

72 Now, verily I say unto you, let all the churches gather together all their moneys; let these things be done in their time, but not in ahaste; and observe to have all things prepared before you.

73 And let honorable men be appointed, even awise men, and send them to purchase these lands.

74 And the churches in the aeastern countries, when they are built up, if they will hearken unto this counsel they may buy lands and gather together upon them; and in this way they may establish Zion.

75 There is even now already in store sufficient, yea, even an abundance, to redeem Zion, and establish her waste places, no more to be thrown down, were the churches, who call themselves after my name, awilling to hearken to my voice.

76 And again I say unto you, those who have been scattered by their enemies, it is my will that they should continue to importune for redress, and redemption, by the hands of those who are placed as rulers and are in authority over you—

77 According to the laws and aconstitution of the people, which I have suffered to be established, and should be maintained for the brights and protection of all flesh, according to just and holy principles;

78 That every man may act in doctrine and principle pertaining to futurity, according to the moral aagency which I have given unto him, that every man may be baccountable for his own sins in the day of cjudgment.

79 Therefore, it is not right that any man should be in abondage one to another.

80 And for this purpose have I established the aConstitution of this land, by the hands of wise men whom I raised up unto this very purpose, and redeemed the land by the bshedding of blood.

81 Now, unto what shall I liken the children of Zion? I will liken them unto the aparable of the woman and the unjust judge, for men ought always to bpray and not to faint, which saith—

82 There was in a city a judge which feared not God, neither regarded man.

83 And there was a widow in that city, and she came unto him, saying: Avenge me of mine adversary.

84 And he would not for a while, but afterward he said within himself: Though I fear not God, nor regard man, yet because this widow troubleth me I will avenge her, lest by her continual coming she weary me.

85 Thus will I liken the children of Zion.

86 Let them importune at the afeet of the judge;

87 And if he heed them not, let them importune at the feet of the governor;

88 And if the governor heed them not, let them importune at the feet of the president;

89 And if the president heed them not, then will the Lord arise and come forth out of his ahiding place, and in his fury vex the nation;

90 And in his hot displeasure, and in his fierce anger, in his time, will cut off those wicked, unfaithful, and aunjust bstewards, and appoint them their portion among chypocrites, and dunbelievers;

91 Even in outer darkness, where there is aweeping, and wailing, and gnashing of teeth.

92 Pray ye, therefore, that their ears may be opened unto your cries, that I may be amerciful unto them, that these things may not come upon them.

93 What I have said unto you must needs be, that all men may be left without aexcuse;

94 That wise men and rulers may hear and know that which they have never aconsidered;

95 That I may proceed to bring to pass my act, my astrange act, and perform my work, my strange work, that men may bdiscern between the righteous and the wicked, saith your God.

96 And again, I say unto you, it is contrary to my commandment and my will that my servant Sidney Gilbert should sell my astorehouse, which I have appointed unto my people, into the hands of mine enemies.

97 Let not that which I have appointed be polluted by mine enemies, by the consent of those who acall themselves after my name;

98 For this is a very sore and grievous sin against me, and against my people, in consequence of those things which I have decreed and which are soon to befall the nations.

99 Therefore, it is my will that my people should claim, and hold claim upon that which I have appointed unto them, though they should not be permitted to dwell thereon.

100 Nevertheless, I do not say they shall not dwell thereon; for inasmuch as they bring forth fruit and works meet for my kingdom they ashall dwell thereon.

101 They shall build, and another shall not ainherit it; they shall plant vineyards, and they shall eat the fruit thereof. Even so. Amen.

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1a

TG Persecution.

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b

D&C 103:2 (2, 11); 104:51; 109:47; 121:23.

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2a

Ps. 119:67; D&C 58:4. TG Affliction.

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b

Jer. 30:15; 40:3; Lam. 1:5; Mosiah 7:29; D&C 103:4; 105:9 (2–10).

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3a

Isa. 62:3; Mal. 3:17; D&C 60:4.

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4a

2 Sam. 7:14; D&C 95:1 (1–2); 136:31.

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b

Gen. 22:2 (1–14); Jacob 4:5; D&C 132:51.

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5a

Prov. 5:12; Alma 61:9.

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b

Prov. 30:9; Matt. 10:33 (32–33); Rom. 1:16 (15–18); 2 Tim. 2:12 (10–15); 2 Ne. 31:14 (12–21).

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6a

TG Contention; Disputations.

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b

TG Envy.

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c

TG Strife.

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d

TG Carnal Mind; Lust; Sensuality.

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7a

Lev. 26:14 (14–20); 1 Sam. 8:18; Isa. 1:15; 59:2; Jer. 2:27; 11:11; Ezek. 20:3; Mosiah 11:24 (22–25); 21:15; Alma 5:38 (38–42).

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8a

Neh. 9:33; Mosiah 13:29; Alma 46:8; Hel. 12:3.

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b

Hosea 5:15; Acts 17:27; Alma 32:6.

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9a

TG Compassion; Mercy.

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b

Jer. 30:11.

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c

Isa. 60:10; D&C 98:22 (21–22).

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10a

D&C 1:13 (13–14).

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11a

Gen. 15:16; Alma 37:31; Hel. 13:14; D&C 61:31.

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12a

Ezek. 3:17; 33:9 (6–10).

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13a

Deut. 30:3; Ps. 60:1 (1–3); Micah 7:12 (11–12); 1 Ne. 10:14.

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14a

Matt. 5:4. TG Comfort; Israel, Restoration of; Mourning.

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15a

Matt. 5:10 (10–11); 10:39. TG Martyrdom.

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16a

Moses 6:32.

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b

Ex. 14:13; Ps. 46:10; Jer. 9:3.

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17a

D&C 101:20 (20–22). TG Zion.

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18a

D&C 99:7; 103:14 (11, 14).

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b

Isa. 35:10; D&C 45:71. TG Singing.

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c

Amos 9:14; D&C 84:3 (2–5); 103:11.

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20a

D&C 57:2 (1–4).

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21a

D&C 82:13; 115:18 (6, 17–18). TG Stake.

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22a

D&C 10:65. TG Israel, Gathering of; Mission of Latter-day Saints.

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b

2 Chr. 35:5; Matt. 24:15; D&C 45:32; 87:8; JS—M 1:12.

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23a

TG Millennium, Preparing a People for.

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b

TG Veil.

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c

Isa. 40:5; D&C 38:8; 93:1.

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24a

Ps. 72:4; D&C 29:24.

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b

Zeph. 1:2 (2–3); Mal. 4:1; D&C 88:94; JS—H 1:37.

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25a

Amos 9:5; 2 Pet. 3:10 (10–12). TG Earth, Cleansing of; World, End of.

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b

Rev. 21:5. TG Earth, Renewal of.

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c

Isa. 6:3; Ezek. 43:2; Rev. 18:1; D&C 94:8. TG Glory.

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d

TG Earth, Destiny of.

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26a

Isa. 11:9 (6–9).

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b

TG Peace.

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27a

Isa. 65:24; D&C 4:7.

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28a

Rev. 20:2 (2–3); 1 Ne. 22:26; D&C 88:110.

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29a

TG Immortality; Sorrow.

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30a

Isa. 65:20 (20–22); D&C 45:58; 63:50 (49–50).

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31a

1 Cor. 15:52; D&C 43:32; 88:28 (20, 28). TG Resurrection.

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b

1 Thes. 4:16 (16–17); D&C 76:102; 88:96 (96–98).

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32a

D&C 29:11; 43:30. TG Jesus Christ, Second Coming; Millennium.

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b

D&C 98:12; 121:28 (26–33).

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33a

TG Mysteries of Godliness.

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b

TG Earth, Destiny of; Earth, Purpose of.

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35a

2 Cor. 1:6; 4:9; D&C 63:20. TG Malice; Persecution; Perseverance.

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b

Luke 21:17 (15–19); D&C 98:13.

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36a

D&C 98:13. TG Comfort; Death, Power over.

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b

2 Ne. 27:30. TG Joy.

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37a

TG Soul; Worth of Souls.

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38a

2 Chr. 7:14; Ps. 27:8; 69:32; Amos 5:6; D&C 45:46.

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b

TG Patience.

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39a

TG New and Everlasting Covenant.

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b

Matt. 5:13; 1 Tim. 4:16; D&C 103:10. TG Mission of Latter-day Saints; Peculiar People; Salt.

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40a

D&C 103:10.

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41a

TG Chastening; Reproof.

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42a

Obad. 1:3 (3–4); Luke 14:11; 2 Ne. 20:33; Hel. 4:12 (12–13). TG Leadership.

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b

Luke 18:14; D&C 67:10; 104:82; 124:114.

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43a

D&C 103:1.

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44a

D&C 103:21 (21–22).

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b

Isa. 5:1 (1–7); Matt. 21:33 (33–41); Jacob 5:3 (3–77).

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45a

Ezek. 33:2 (2, 7); 3 Ne. 16:18. TG Watchman.

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50a

TG Dependability; Laziness.

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51a

Isa. 5:5 (1–7).

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52a

TG Vineyard of the Lord.

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53a

Ezek. 33:2 (2–7).

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55a

D&C 103:21. TG Stewardship.

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b

D&C 103:22 (22, 29–30); 105:30 (16, 29–30).

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57a

Josh. 6:20.

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58a

Num. 31:2; Isa. 1:24; D&C 97:22; 103:26; 105:30 (15, 30).

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61a

TG Blessing; Reward.

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b

D&C 78:22.

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c

Matt. 25:21 (20–23).

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62a

D&C 105:37 (15, 37).

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63a

TG Teachable.

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64a

D&C 10:65.

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b

D&C 87:8.

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c

Joel 3:13; D&C 33:3 (3, 7). TG Harvest.

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d

D&C 1:38.

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65a

Matt. 13:36 (6–43); D&C 86:1 (1–7).

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b

TG Celestial Glory; Glory; Reward.

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66a

D&C 38:12.

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b

Nahum 1:5; Matt. 3:12; D&C 63:34 (33–34).

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68a

D&C 58:56; 63:24.

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70a

D&C 42:35; 57:5 (5–7); 58:49 (49–53); 63:27 (27–29); 103:23 (22–24).

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72a

Isa. 52:12 (10–12); D&C 58:56. TG Haste; Rashness.

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73a

D&C 105:28 (28–30).

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74a

D&C 100:3.

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75a

Alma 5:37 (37–39); D&C 105:2.

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77a

TG Citizenship; Governments.

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b

TG Liberty.

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78a

TG Agency.

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b

TG Accountability; Punish.

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c

TG Judgment, the Last.

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79a

2 Chr. 28:11; 1 Ne. 17:25; Mosiah 11:21. TG Bondage, Physical; Slavery.

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80a

2 Ne. 1:7 (7–9); D&C 98:5 (5–6).

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b

1 Ne. 13:18 (13–19).

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81a

Luke 18:1 (1–8).

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b

TG Prayer.

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86a

TG Humility.

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89a

Isa. 45:15 (15–17); Zech. 2:13; D&C 121:1 (1, 4); 123:6.

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90a

TG Injustice.

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b

TG Stewardship.

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c

TG Hypocrisy.

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d

Rev. 21:8. TG Unbelief.

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91a

Matt. 25:30; D&C 19:5; 29:15 (15–20); 124:8.

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92a

TG God, Mercy of.

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93a

Rom. 1:20 (18–21).

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94a

Isa. 52:15 (13–15); 3 Ne. 20:45; 21:8.

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95a

Isa. 28:21; D&C 95:4.

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b

Mal. 3:18. TG Discernment, Spiritual.

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96a

D&C 58:37; 72:10 (8–10); 90:35 (35–37).

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97a

D&C 103:4; 112:26; 125:2.

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100a

D&C 103:15 (15–28).

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101a

Isa. 65:21; D&C 64:34. TG Millennium.

Section 102

Minutes of the organization of the first high council of the Church, at Kirtland, Ohio, February 17, 1834. The original minutes were recorded by Elders Oliver Cowdery and Orson Hyde. The Prophet revised the minutes the following day, and the next day the corrected minutes were unanimously accepted by the high council as “a form and constitution of the high council” of the Church. Verses 30 through 32, having to do with the Council of the Twelve Apostles, were added in 1835 under Joseph Smith’s direction when this section was prepared for publication in the Doctrine and Covenants.

1–8, A high council is appointed to settle important difficulties that arise in the Church; 9–18, Procedures are given for hearing cases; 19–23, The president of the council renders the decision; 24–34, Appellate procedure is set forth.

1 This day a general council of twenty-four high priests assembled at the house of Joseph Smith, Jun., by revelation, and proceeded to organize the ahigh council of the church of Christ, which was to consist of twelve high priests, and one or three presidents as the case might require.

2 The ahigh council was appointed by revelation for the purpose of bsettling important difficulties which might arise in the church, which could not be settled by the church or the cbishop’s council to the satisfaction of the parties.

3 Joseph Smith, Jun., Sidney Rigdon and Frederick G. Williams were acknowledged presidents by the voice of the council; and Joseph Smith, Sen., John Smith, Joseph Coe, John Johnson, Martin Harris, John S. Carter, Jared Carter, Oliver Cowdery, Samuel H. Smith, Orson Hyde, Sylvester Smith, and Luke Johnson, high priests, were chosen to be a standing council for the church, by the unanimous voice of the council.

4 The above-named councilors were then asked whether they accepted their appointments, and whether they would act in that office according to the alaw of heaven, to which they all answered that they accepted their appointments, and would fill their offices according to the grace of God bestowed upon them.

5 The number composing the council, who voted in the name and for the church in appointing the above-named councilors were forty-three, as follows: nine high priests, seventeen elders, four priests, and thirteen members.

6 Voted: that the high council cannot have power to act without seven of the above-named councilors, or their regularly appointed successors are present.

7 These seven shall have power to appoint other high priests, whom they may consider worthy and capable to act in the place of absent councilors.

8 Voted: that whenever any vacancy shall occur by the death, removal from office for transgression, or removal from the bounds of this church government, of any one of the above-named councilors, it shall be filled by the nomination of the apresident or presidents, and sanctioned by the voice of a general council of high priests, convened for that purpose, to act in the name of the church.

9 The president of the church, who is also the president of the council, is appointed by arevelation, and backnowledged in his administration by the voice of the church.

10 And it is according to the dignity of his office that he should preside over the council of the church; and it is his privilege to be assisted by two other presidents, appointed after the same manner that he himself was appointed.

11 And in case of the absence of one or both of those who are appointed to assist him, he has power to preside over the council without an assistant; and in case he himself is absent, the other presidents have power to preside in his stead, both or either of them.

12 Whenever a high council of the church of Christ is regularly organized, according to the foregoing pattern, it shall be the duty of the twelve councilors to cast lots by numbers, and thereby ascertain who of the twelve shall speak first, commencing with number one and so in succession to number twelve.

13 Whenever this council convenes to act upon any case, the twelve councilors shall consider whether it is a difficult one or not; if it is not, two only of the councilors shall speak upon it, according to the form above written.

14 But if it is thought to be difficult, four shall be appointed; and if more difficult, six; but in no case shall more than six be appointed to speak.

15 The accused, in all cases, has a right to one-half of the council, to prevent insult or ainjustice.

16 And the councilors appointed to speak before the council are to present the case, after the evidence is examined, in its true light before the council; and every man is to speak according to equity and ajustice.

17 Those councilors who adraw even numbers, that is, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, and 12, are the individuals who are to stand up in behalf of the accused, and prevent insult and binjustice.

18 In all cases the accuser and the accused shall have a privilege of speaking for themselves before the council, after the evidences are aheard and the councilors who are appointed to speak on the case have finished their remarks.

19 After the evidences are heard, the councilors, accuser and accused have spoken, the president shall give a decision according to the understanding which he shall have of the case, and call upon the twelve councilors to asanction the same by their vote.

20 But should the remaining councilors, who have not spoken, or any one of them, after hearing the evidences and pleadings impartially, discover an aerror in the decision of the president, they can manifest it, and the case shall have a re-hearing.

21 And if, after a careful re-hearing, any additional light is shown upon the case, the decision shall be altered accordingly.

22 But in case no additional light is given, the first decision shall stand, the majority of the council having power to determine the same.

23 In case of difficulty respecting adoctrine or principle, if there is not a sufficiency written to make the case clear to the minds of the council, the president may inquire and obtain the bmind of the Lord by revelation.

24 The high priests, when abroad, have power to call and organize a council after the manner of the foregoing, to settle difficulties, when the parties or either of them shall request it.

25 And the said council of high priests shall have power to appoint one of their own number to preside over such council for the time being.

26 It shall be the duty of said council to atransmit, immediately, a copy of their proceedings, with a full statement of the testimony accompanying their decision, to the high council of the seat of the First Presidency of the Church.

27 Should the parties or either of them be dissatisfied with the decision of said council, they may appeal to the high council of the seat of the First Presidency of the Church, and have a re-hearing, which case shall there be conducted, according to the former pattern written, as though no such decision had been made.

28 This council of high priests abroad is only to be called on the most adifficult cases of church matters; and no common or ordinary case is to be sufficient to call such council.

29 The traveling or located high priests abroad have power to say whether it is necessary to call such a council or not.

30 There is a distinction between the ahigh council or traveling high priests abroad, and the traveling high council composed of the twelve bapostles, in their decisions.

31 From the decision of the former there can be an appeal; but from the decision of the latter there cannot.

32 The latter can only be called in question by the general authorities of the church in case of transgression.

33 Resolved: that the president or presidents of the seat of the First Presidency of the Church shall have power to determine whether any such case, as may be appealed, is justly entitled to a re-hearing, after examining the appeal and the evidences and statements accompanying it.

34 The twelve councilors then proceeded to cast lots or ballot, to ascertain who should speak first, and the following was the result, namely: 1, Oliver Cowdery; 2, Joseph Coe; 3, Samuel H. Smith; 4, Luke Johnson; 5, John S. Carter; 6, Sylvester Smith; 7, John Johnson; 8, Orson Hyde; 9, Jared Carter; 10, Joseph Smith, Sen.; 11, John Smith; 12, Martin Harris.After prayer the conference adjourned.

Oliver Cowdery,

Orson Hyde,

Clerks

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1a

D&C 42:34.

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2a

D&C 20:67.

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b

TG Judgment.

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c

D&C 107:73 (72–75).

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4a

TG God, Law of.

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8a

D&C 68:15 (15, 19, 22).

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9a

TG Called of God. See also the headings to sections 81 and 90.

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b

TG Sustaining Church Leaders.

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15a

TG Injustice.

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16a

TG Justice.

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17a

BD Lots, casting of.

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b

TG Injustice.

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18a

John 7:51; Acts 25:16.

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19a

TG Common Consent.

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20a

Isa. 56:1.

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23a

Num. 9:8.

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b

Lev. 24:12; D&C 68:4. TG Revelation.

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26a

TG Church Organization; Order.

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28a

D&C 107:78.

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30a

D&C 107:23–24, 31, 35–38.

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b

TG Apostles.

Section 103

Revelation given through Joseph Smith the Prophet, at Kirtland, Ohio, February 24, 1834. This revelation was received after the arrival in Kirtland, Ohio, of Parley P. Pratt and Lyman Wight, who had come from Missouri to counsel with the Prophet as to the relief and restoration of the Saints to their lands in Jackson County.

1–4, Why the Lord permitted the Saints in Jackson County to be persecuted; 5–10, The Saints will prevail if they keep the commandments; 11–20, The redemption of Zion will come by power, and the Lord will go before His people; 21–28, The Saints are to gather in Zion, and those who lay down their lives will find them again; 29–40, Various brethren are called to organize Zion’s Camp and go to Zion; they are promised victory if they are faithful.

1 Verily I say unto you, my friends, behold, I will give unto you a revelation and commandment, that you may know how to aact in the discharge of your duties concerning the salvation and bredemption of your brethren, who have been scattered on the land of Zion;

2 Being adriven and smitten by the hands of mine enemies, on whom I will pour out my bwrath without measure in mine own time.

3 For I have suffered them thus far, that they might afill up the measure of their iniquities, that their cup might be full;

4 And that those who call themselves after my name might be achastened for a little season with a sore and grievous chastisement, because they did not bhearken altogether unto the precepts and commandments which I gave unto them.

5 But verily I say unto you, that I have decreed a decree which my people shall arealize, inasmuch as they hearken from this very hour unto the bcounsel which I, the Lord their God, shall give unto them.

6 Behold they shall, for I have decreed it, begin to aprevail against mine benemies from this very hour.

7 And by ahearkening to observe all the words which I, the Lord their God, shall speak unto them, they shall never cease to prevail until the bkingdoms of the world are subdued under my feet, and the earth is cgiven unto the saints, to dpossess it forever and ever.

8 But inasmuch as they akeep not my commandments, and hearken not to observe all my words, the kingdoms of the world shall prevail against them.

9 For they were set to be a alight unto the world, and to be the bsaviors of men;

10 And inasmuch as they are not the saviors of men, they are as asalt that has lost its savor, and is thenceforth good for nothing but to be cast out and trodden under foot of men.

11 But verily I say unto you, I have decreed that your brethren which have been scattered shall return to the alands of their inheritances, and shall bbuild up the waste places of Zion.

12 For after amuch tribulation, as I have said unto you in a former commandment, cometh the blessing.

13 Behold, this is the blessing which I have promised after your tribulations, and the tribulations of your brethren—your redemption, and the redemption of your brethren, even their restoration to the land of Zion, to be established, no more to be thrown down.

14 Nevertheless, if they pollute their inheritances they shall be thrown down; for I will not spare them if they pollute their inheritances.

15 Behold, I say unto you, the aredemption of Zion must needs come by power;

16 Therefore, I will raise up unto my people a man, who shall alead them like as Moses led the children of Israel.

17 For ye are the children of Israel, and of the aseed of Abraham, and ye must needs be bled out of cbondage by power, and with a stretched-out arm.

18 And as your fathers were aled at the first, even so shall the redemption of Zion be.

19 Therefore, let not your hearts faint, for I say not unto you as I said unto your fathers: Mine aangel shall go up before you, but not my bpresence.

20 But I say unto you: Mine aangels shall go up before you, and also my bpresence, and in time ye shall cpossess the goodly land.

21 Verily, verily I say unto you, that my servant Joseph Smith, Jun., is the aman to whom I likened the servant to whom the Lord of the bvineyard spake in the parable which I have given unto you.

22 Therefore let my servant Joseph Smith, Jun., say unto the astrength of my house, my young men and the middle aged—Gather yourselves together unto the land of Zion, upon the land which I have bought with money that has been consecrated unto me.

23 And let all the churches send up wise men with their moneys, and apurchase lands even as I have commanded them.

24 And inasmuch as mine enemies come against you to drive you from my goodly aland, which I have consecrated to be the land of Zion, even from your own lands after these testimonies, which ye have brought before me against them, ye shall curse them;

25 And whomsoever ye acurse, I will curse, and ye shall avenge me of mine enemies.

26 And my presence shall be with you even in aavenging me of mine enemies, unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me.

27 Let no man be afraid to lay down his alife for my sake; for whoso blayeth down his life for my sake shall find it again.

28 And whoso is not willing to lay down his life for my sake is not my disciple.

29 It is my will that my servant Sidney Rigdon shall lift up his voice in the congregations in the eastern countries, in preparing the churches to keep the commandments which I have given unto them concerning the restoration and redemption of Zion.

30 It is my will that my servant Parley P. Pratt and my servant Lyman Wight should not return to the land of their brethren, until they have obtained companies to go up unto the land of Zion, by tens, or by twenties, or by fifties, or by an hundred, until they have obtained to the number of five hundred of the astrength of my house.

31 Behold this is my will; ask and ye shall receive; but men do anot always do my will.

32 Therefore, if you cannot obtain five hundred, seek diligently that peradventure you may obtain three hundred.

33 And if ye cannot obtain three hundred, seek diligently that peradventure ye may obtain one hundred.

34 But verily I say unto you, a commandment I give unto you, that ye shall not go up unto the land of Zion until you have obtained a hundred of the strength of my house, to go up with you unto the land of Zion.

35 Therefore, as I said unto you, ask and ye shall receive; pray earnestly that peradventure my servant Joseph Smith, Jun., may go with you, and preside in the midst of my people, and organize my kingdom upon the aconsecrated land, and establish the children of Zion upon the laws and commandments which have been and which shall be given unto you.

36 All victory and glory is brought to pass unto you through your adiligence, faithfulness, and bprayers of faith.

37 Let my servant Parley P. Pratt journey with my servant Joseph Smith, Jun.

38 Let my servant Lyman Wight journey with my servant Sidney Rigdon.

39 Let my servant Hyrum Smith journey with my servant Frederick G. Williams.

40 Let my servant Orson Hyde journey with my servant Orson Pratt, whithersoever my servant Joseph Smith, Jun., shall counsel them, in obtaining the fulfilment of these commandments which I have given unto you, and leave the residue in my hands. Even so. Amen.

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1a

D&C 43:8; 82:9.

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b

D&C 101:43 (43–62).

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2a

D&C 101:1; 104:51; 109:47.

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b

Rom. 12:19 (17–20); Morm. 3:15 (9–15). TG Protection, Divine.

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3a

Gen. 15:16; Matt. 23:32 (30–36); Alma 14:11 (10–11); 60:13.

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4a

D&C 95:1. TG Chastening.

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b

Lam. 1:5; D&C 101:2; 105:9 (2–10). TG Disobedience.

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5a

D&C 130:20.

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b

TG Counsel.

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6a

Hosea 6:1.

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b

Deut. 33:27.

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7a

D&C 35:24. TG Obedience.

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b

Dan. 2:44 (34–45). TG Earth, Destiny of; Kings, Earthly.

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c

Dan. 7:27. TG Saints.

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d

D&C 38:20.

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8a

Lev. 26:17 (16–17); 1 Kgs. 8:33; Mosiah 1:13 (13–14); D&C 82:10.

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9a

Ezek. 5:5; 1 Ne. 21:6; Alma 4:11; 39:11. TG Children of Light; Example; Light [noun].

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b

Obad. 1:21.

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10a

Matt. 5:13; D&C 101:39 (39–41). TG Salt.

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11a

D&C 101:18; 109:47.

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b

Amos 9:14; D&C 84:3 (2–5).

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12a

John 16:33; Rev. 7:14 (13–14); D&C 58:4; 109:76; 112:13. TG Probation; Test.

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15a

D&C 100:13; 105:1 (1–16, 34).

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16a

Ex. 3:10 (2–10); Mosiah 7:19; Alma 36:28; D&C 107:91 (91–92).

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17a

TG Abrahamic Covenant; Seed of Abraham.

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b

Ex. 13:21 (21–22).

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c

TG Bondage, Physical.

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18a

D&C 136:22 (18, 22).

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19a

TG Angels.

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b

Ex. 33:3 (1–4); D&C 84:24 (23–28).

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20a

Ex. 14:19 (19–20).

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b

1 Cor. 10:1.

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c

D&C 100:13.

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21a

D&C 101:44 (44, 55).

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b

TG Vineyard of the Lord.

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22a

D&C 35:13 (13–14); 101:55; 105:16 (16, 29–30).

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23a

D&C 42:35; 57:5 (5–7); 58:49 (49–51); 101:70 (68–74).

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24a

D&C 28:9; 29:8 (7–8); 45:66 (64–66); 52:2 (2, 42); 57:1 (1–2).

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25a

Deut. 30:7; D&C 124:93.

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26a

D&C 97:22; 101:58; 105:30 (15, 30).

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27a

Luke 14:33.

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b

Matt. 10:39; Luke 9:24; D&C 98:13 (13–15); 124:54.

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30a

D&C 101:55.

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31a

D&C 82:10.

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35a

D&C 84:3 (3–4, 31); 105:15.

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36a

TG Dedication; Diligence; Steadfastness; Trustworthiness.

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b

D&C 104:82 (79–82).

Section 104

Revelation given to Joseph Smith the Prophet, at or near Kirtland, Ohio, April 23, 1834, concerning the United Firm (see the headings to sections 78 and 82). The occasion was likely that of a council meeting of members of the United Firm, which discussed the pressing temporal needs of the Church. An earlier meeting of the firm on April 10 had resolved that the organization be dissolved. This revelation directs that the firm instead be reorganized; its properties were to be divided among members of the firm as their stewardships. Under Joseph Smith’s direction, the phrase “United Firm” was later replaced with “United Order” in the revelation.

1–10, Saints who transgress against the united order will be cursed; 11–16, The Lord provides for His Saints in His own way; 17–18, Gospel law governs the care of the poor; 19–46, The stewardships and blessings of various brethren are designated; 47–53, The united order in Kirtland and the order in Zion are to operate separately; 54–66, The sacred treasury of the Lord is set up for the printing of the scriptures; 67–77, The general treasury of the united order is to operate on the basis of common consent; 78–86, Those in the united order are to pay all their debts, and the Lord will deliver them from financial bondage.

1 Verily I say unto you, my friends, I give unto you counsel, and a commandment, concerning all the aproperties which belong to the order which I commanded to be organized and established, to be a bunited order, and an everlasting order for the benefit of my cchurch, and for the salvation of men until I come—

2 With promise immutable and unchangeable, that inasmuch as those whom I commanded were faithful they should be blessed with a amultiplicity of blessings;

3 But inasmuch as they were not faithful they were nigh unto acursing.

4 Therefore, inasmuch as some of my servants have not kept the commandment, but have broken the covenant through acovetousness, and with feigned words, I have bcursed them with a very sore and grievous curse.

5 For I, the Lord, have decreed in my heart, that inasmuch as any man belonging to the order shall be found a transgressor, or, in other words, shall break the acovenant with which ye are bound, he shall be cursed in his life, and shall be trodden down by whom I will;

6 For I, the Lord, am not to be amocked in these things—

7 And all this that the innocent among you may not be condemned with the aunjust; and that the guilty among you may not escape; because I, the Lord, have promised unto you a bcrown of glory at my cright hand.

8 Therefore, inasmuch as you are found transgressors, you cannot escape my wrath in your lives.

9 Inasmuch as ye are acut off for transgression, ye cannot escape the bbuffetings of cSatan until the day of redemption.

10 And I now give unto you power from this very hour, that if any man among you, of the order, is found a transgressor and repenteth not of the evil, that ye shall adeliver him over unto the buffetings of Satan; and he shall not have power to bbring evil upon you.

11 It is wisdom in me; therefore, a commandment I give unto you, that ye shall organize yourselves and appoint every man his astewardship;

12 That every man may give an account unto me of the stewardship which is appointed unto him.

13 For it is expedient that I, the Lord, should make every man aaccountable, as a bsteward over earthly blessings, which I have made and prepared for my creatures.

14 I, the Lord, stretched out the heavens, and abuilt the earth, my very bhandiwork; and all things therein are mine.

15 And it is my purpose to provide for my saints, for all things are mine.

16 But it must needs be done in mine own away; and behold this is the way that I, the Lord, have decreed to provide for my saints, that the bpoor shall be exalted, in that the rich are made low.

17 For the aearth is full, and there is enough and to spare; yea, I prepared all things, and have given unto the children of men to be bagents unto themselves.

18 Therefore, if any man shall take of the aabundance which I have made, and impart not his portion, according to the blaw of my gospel, unto the cpoor and the needy, he shall, with the wicked, lift up his eyes in dhell, being in torment.

19 And now, verily I say unto you, concerning the aproperties of the border—

20 Let my servant Sidney Rigdon have appointed unto him the place where he now resides, and the lot of the tannery for his stewardship, for his support while he is laboring in my vineyard, even as I will, when I shall command him.

21 And let all things be done according to the counsel of the order, and united consent or voice of the order, which dwell in the land of Kirtland.

22 And this stewardship and blessing, I, the Lord, confer upon my servant Sidney Rigdon for a blessing upon him, and his seed after him;

23 And I will multiply blessings upon him, inasmuch as he will be humble before me.

24 And again, let my servant Martin Harris have appointed unto him, for his stewardship, the lot of land which my servant John Johnson obtained in exchange for his former inheritance, for him and his seed after him;

25 And inasmuch as he is faithful, I will multiply blessings upon him and his seed after him.

26 And let my servant Martin Harris devote his moneys for the proclaiming of my words, according as my servant Joseph Smith, Jun., shall direct.

27 And again, let my servant Frederick G. Williams have the place upon which he now dwells.

28 And let my servant Oliver Cowdery have the lot which is set off joining the house, which is to be for the printing office, which is lot number one, and also the lot upon which his father resides.

29 And let my servants Frederick G. Williams and Oliver Cowdery have the printing office and all things that pertain unto it.

30 And this shall be their stewardship which shall be appointed unto them.

31 And inasmuch as they are faithful, behold I will bless, and multiply blessings upon them.

32 And this is the beginning of the stewardship which I have appointed them, for them and their seed after them.

33 And, inasmuch as they are faithful, I will multiply blessings upon them and their aseed after them, even a multiplicity of blessings.

34 And again, let my servant John Johnson have the house in which he lives, and the inheritance, all save the ground which has been reserved for the abuilding of my houses, which pertains to that inheritance, and those lots which have been named for my servant Oliver Cowdery.

35 And inasmuch as he is faithful, I will multiply blessings upon him.

36 And it is my will that he should sell the lots that are laid off for the building up of the acity of my saints, inasmuch as it shall be made known to him by the bvoice of the Spirit, and according to the counsel of the order, and by the voice of the order.

37 And this is the beginning of the stewardship which I have appointed unto him, for a blessing unto him and his seed after him.

38 And inasmuch as he is faithful, I will multiply a multiplicity of blessings upon him.

39 And again, let my servant Newel K. Whitney have appointed unto him the houses and lot where he now resides, and the lot and building on which the mercantile establishment stands, and also the lot which is on the corner south of the mercantile establishment, and also the lot on which the ashery is situated.

40 And all this I have appointed unto my servant Newel K. Whitney for his stewardship, for a blessing upon him and his seed after him, for the benefit of the mercantile establishment of my order which I have established for my stake in the land of Kirtland.

41 Yea, verily, this is the stewardship which I have appointed unto my servant N. K. Whitney, even this whole mercantile establishment, him and his aagent, and his seed after him.

42 And inasmuch as he is faithful in keeping my commandments, which I have given unto him, I will multiply blessings upon him and his seed after him, even a multiplicity of blessings.

43 And again, let my servant Joseph Smith, Jun., have appointed unto him the lot which is laid off for the abuilding of my house, which is forty rods long and twelve wide, and also the inheritance upon which his father now resides;

44 And this is the beginning of the stewardship which I have appointed unto him, for a blessing upon him, and upon his father.

45 For behold, I have reserved an inheritance for his afather, for his support; therefore he shall be reckoned in the house of my servant Joseph Smith, Jun.

46 And I will multiply blessings upon the house of my servant Joseph Smith, Jun., inasmuch as he is faithful, even a multiplicity of blessings.

47 And now, a commandment I give unto you concerning Zion, that you shall no longer be bound as a aunited order to your brethren of Zion, only on this wise—

48 After you are organized, you shall be called the United Order of the aStake of Zion, the City of Kirtland. And your brethren, after they are organized, shall be called the United Order of the City of Zion.

49 And they shall be organized in their own names, and in their own name; and they shall do their business in their own name, and in their own names;

50 And you shall do your business in your own name, and in your own names.

51 And this I have commanded to be done for your salvation, and also for their salvation, in consequence of their being adriven out and that which is to come.

52 The acovenants being broken through transgression, by bcovetousness and feigned words—

53 Therefore, you are dissolved as a united order with your brethren, that you are not bound only up to this hour unto them, only on this wise, as I said, by aloan as shall be agreed by this order in council, as your circumstances will admit and the voice of the council direct.

54 And again, a commandment I give unto you concerning your stewardship which I have appointed unto you.

55 Behold, all these properties are mine, or else your faith is vain, and ye are found hypocrites, and the acovenants which ye have made unto me are broken;

56 And if the properties are mine, then ye are astewards; otherwise ye are no stewards.

57 But, verily I say unto you, I have appointed unto you to be stewards over mine house, even stewards indeed.

58 And for this purpose I have commanded you to organize yourselves, even to print amy words, the fulness of my scriptures, the revelations which I have given unto you, and which I shall, hereafter, from time to time give unto you—

59 For the purpose of building up my church and kingdom on the earth, and to aprepare my people for the time when I shall bdwell with them, which is nigh at hand.

60 And ye shall prepare for yourselves a place for a atreasury, and consecrate it unto my name.

61 And ye shall appoint one among you to keep the treasury, and he shall be ordained unto this blessing.

62 And there shall be a seal upon the treasury, and all the sacred things shall be delivered into the treasury; and no man among you shall call it his own, or any part of it, for it shall belong to you all with one accord.

63 And I give it unto you from this very hour; and now see to it, that ye go to and make use of the stewardship which I have appointed unto you, exclusive of the sacred things, for the purpose of printing these sacred things as I have said.

64 And the aavails of the sacred things shall be had in the treasury, and a seal shall be upon it; and it shall not be used or taken out of the treasury by any one, neither shall the seal be loosed which shall be placed upon it, only by the voice of the order, or by commandment.

65 And thus shall ye preserve the avails of the sacred things in the treasury, for sacred and holy purposes.

66 And this shall be called the asacred treasury of the Lord; and a seal shall be kept upon it that it may be holy and consecrated unto the Lord.

67 And again, there shall be another treasury prepared, and a treasurer appointed to keep the treasury, and a seal shall be placed upon it;

68 And all moneys that you receive in your stewardships, by improving upon the properties which I have appointed unto you, in houses, or in lands, or in cattle, or in all things save it be the holy and sacred writings, which I have reserved unto myself for holy and sacred purposes, shall be cast into the treasury as fast as you receive moneys, by hundreds, or by fifties, or by twenties, or by tens, or by fives.

69 Or in other words, if any man among you obtain five dollars let him cast them into the treasury; or if he obtain ten, or twenty, or fifty, or an hundred, let him do likewise;

70 And let not any among you say that it is his own; for it shall not be called his, nor any part of it.

71 And there shall not any part of it be used, or taken out of the treasury, only by the voice and common consent of the order.

72 And this shall be the voice and common consent of the order—that any man among you say to the treasurer: I have need of this to help me in my stewardship—

73 If it be five dollars, or if it be ten dollars, or twenty, or fifty, or a hundred, the treasurer shall give unto him the sum which he requires to help him in his stewardship—

74 Until he be found a transgressor, and it is manifest before the council of the order plainly that he is an unfaithful and an aunwise steward.

75 But so long as he is in full fellowship, and is faithful and wise in his stewardship, this shall be his token unto the treasurer that the treasurer shall not withhold.

76 But in case of transgression, the treasurer shall be subject unto the council and voice of the order.

77 And in case the treasurer is found an unfaithful and an unwise steward, he shall be subject to the council and voice of the order, and shall be removed out of his place, and aanother shall be appointed in his stead.

78 And again, verily I say unto you, concerning your debts—behold it is my will that you shall apay all your bdebts.

79 And it is my will that you shall ahumble yourselves before me, and obtain this blessing by your bdiligence and humility and the prayer of faith.

80 And inasmuch as you are diligent and humble, and exercise the aprayer of faith, behold, I will soften the hearts of those to whom you are in debt, until I shall send means unto you for your bdeliverance.

81 Therefore write speedily to New York and write according to that which shall be dictated by my aSpirit; and I will soften the hearts of those to whom you are in debt, that it shall be taken away out of their minds to bring affliction upon you.

82 And inasmuch as ye are ahumble and faithful and bcall upon my name, behold, I will give you the cvictory.

83 I give unto you a promise, that you shall be delivered this once out of your abondage.

84 Inasmuch as you obtain a chance to loan money by hundreds, or thousands, even until you shall loan enough to deliver yourself from bondage, it is your privilege.

85 And pledge the properties which I have put into your hands, this once, by giving your names by common consent or otherwise, as it shall seem good unto you.

86 I give unto you this privilege, this once; and behold, if you proceed to do the things which I have laid before you, according to my commandments, all these things are mine, and ye are my stewards, and the master will not suffer his house to be abroken up. Even so. Amen.

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1a

D&C 104:19 (19–46).

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b

D&C 78:3 (3–15); 96:8 (6–9); 105:4 (4–5).

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c

TG Jesus Christ, Second Coming.

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2a

Luke 18:30.

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3a

Heb. 6:8.

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4a

TG Covet.

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b

D&C 82:21. TG Curse.

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5a

Hosea 10:4; 3 Ne. 24:5.

◀

6a

Gal. 6:7 (7–9). TG Mocking.

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7a

TG Injustice; Justice.

◀

b

Isa. 62:3; D&C 76:56 (50–70). TG Glory.

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c

D&C 76:20 (20–23).

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9a

TG Excommunication.

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b

D&C 82:21; 132:26.

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c

TG Devil.

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10a

1 Tim. 1:20.

◀

b

D&C 109:26 (25–27).

◀

11a

D&C 42:32. TG Stewardship.

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13a

TG Accountability.

◀

b

D&C 72:3 (3–5, 16–22).

◀

14a

Isa. 42:5; 45:12. TG Creation.

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b

Ps. 19:1; 24:1.

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16a

D&C 105:5. TG Welfare.

◀

b

1 Sam. 2:8 (7–8); Luke 1:52 (51–53); D&C 88:17.

◀

17a

Ps. 136:25; D&C 59:16 (16–20). TG Earth, Purpose of; Nature, Earth.

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b

TG Agency.

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18a

Luke 3:11; James 2:16. TG Selfishness.

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b

D&C 42:30.

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c

Job 29:12; Prov. 14:21; Mosiah 4:26; D&C 52:40.

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d

Luke 16:23 (20–31).

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19a

D&C 104:1.

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b

D&C 92:1.

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33a

Ps. 112:2.

◀

34a

D&C 94:3 (3, 10, 16).

◀

36a

D&C 48:4; 51:16.

◀

b

TG Revelation.

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41a

D&C 84:113.

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43a

D&C 95:8.

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45a

D&C 90:20; 124:19.

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47a

D&C 82:12 (11–12, 20).

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48a

D&C 68:26; 82:13; 94:1; 96:1; 109:59.

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51a

D&C 101:1; 103:2 (2, 11); 109:47.

◀

52a

TG Covenants.

◀

b

TG Covet.

◀

53a

D&C 51:11.

◀

55a

TG Consecration.

◀

56a

TG Stewardship.

◀

58a

IE the Bible translation. D&C 94:10; 124:89; 133:60. TG Scriptures, Preservation of; Scriptures to Come Forth.

◀

59a

TG Millennium, Preparing a People for.

◀

b

D&C 1:36 (35–36); 29:11 (9–11); 45:59; 84:119 (118–19). TG Jesus Christ, Second Coming.

◀

60a

2 Kgs. 22:4 (4–7); 2 Chr. 34:9 (8–14).

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64a

IE profits, or proceeds.

◀

66a

TG Sacred.

◀

74a

Luke 16:1 (1–12).

◀

77a

D&C 64:40; 107:99 (99–100).

◀

78a

D&C 42:54.

◀

b

TG Debt.

◀

79a

TG Humility.

◀

b

TG Diligence.

◀

80a

James 5:15.

◀

b

TG Deliver.

◀

81a

TG God, Spirit of.

◀

82a

Luke 14:11; D&C 67:10; 101:42.

◀

b

D&C 103:36.

◀

c

TG Objectives.

◀

83a

TG Bondage, Physical.

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86a

Matt. 24:43.

Section 105

Revelation given through Joseph Smith the Prophet, on Fishing River, Missouri, June 22, 1834. Under the leadership of the Prophet, Saints from Ohio and other areas marched to Missouri in an expedition later known as Zion’s Camp. Their purpose was to escort the expelled Missouri Saints back to their lands in Jackson County. Missourians who had previously persecuted the Saints feared retaliation from Zion’s Camp and preemptively attacked some Saints living in Clay County, Missouri. After the Missouri governor withdrew his promise to support the Saints, Joseph Smith received this revelation.

1–5, Zion will be built up by conformity to celestial law; 6–13, The redemption of Zion is deferred for a little season; 14–19, The Lord will fight the battles of Zion; 20–26, The Saints are to be wise and not boast of mighty works as they gather; 27–30, Lands in Jackson and adjoining counties should be purchased; 31–34, The elders are to receive an endowment in the house of the Lord in Kirtland; 35–37, Saints who are both called and chosen will be sanctified; 38–41, The Saints are to lift an ensign of peace to the world.

1 Verily I say unto you who have assembled yourselves together that you may learn my will concerning the aredemption of mine afflicted people—

2 Behold, I say unto you, were it not for the atransgressions of my people, speaking concerning the church and not individuals, they might have been redeemed even now.

3 But behold, they have not learned to be obedient to the things which I required at their hands, but are full of all manner of evil, and do not aimpart of their substance, as becometh saints, to the poor and afflicted among them;

4 And are not aunited according to the union required by the law of the celestial kingdom;

5 And aZion cannot be built up bunless it is by the cprinciples of the dlaw of the celestial kingdom; otherwise I cannot receive her unto myself.

6 And my people must needs be achastened until they learn bobedience, if it must needs be, by the things which they csuffer.

7 I speak not concerning those who are appointed to lead my people, who are the afirst elders of my church, for they are not all under this condemnation;

8 But I speak concerning my churches abroad—there are many who will say: Where is their God? Behold, he will adeliver them in time of trouble, otherwise we will not go up unto Zion, and will keep our moneys.

9 Therefore, in consequence of the atransgressions of my people, it is expedient in me that mine elders should wait for a little season for the bredemption of Zion—

10 That they themselves may be prepared, and that my people may be ataught more perfectly, and have experience, and know more perfectly concerning their bduty, and the things which I require at their hands.

11 And this cannot be brought to pass until mine aelders are bendowed with power from on high.

12 For behold, I have prepared a great endowment and blessing to be apoured out upon them, inasmuch as they are faithful and continue in humility before me.

13 Therefore it is expedient in me that mine elders should wait for a little season, for the redemption of Zion.

14 For behold, I do not require at their hands to fight the battles of Zion; for, as I said in a former commandment, even so will I fulfil—I will afight your battles.

15 Behold, the adestroyer I have sent forth to destroy and lay waste mine benemies; and not many years hence they shall not be left to pollute mine heritage, and to cblaspheme my name upon the lands which I have dconsecrated for the gathering together of my saints.

16 Behold, I have commanded my servant Joseph Smith, Jun., to say unto the astrength of my house, even my warriors, my young men, and middle-aged, to gather together for the redemption of my people, and throw down the towers of mine enemies, and scatter their bwatchmen;

17 But the strength of mine house have not hearkened unto my words.

18 But inasmuch as there are those who have hearkened unto my words, I have prepared a blessing and an aendowment for them, if they continue faithful.

19 I have heard their prayers, and will accept their offering; and it is expedient in me that they should be brought thus far for a atrial of their bfaith.

20 And now, verily I say unto you, a commandment I give unto you, that as many as have come up hither, that can stay in the region round about, let them stay;

21 And those that cannot stay, who have families in the east, let them tarry for a little season, inasmuch as my servant Joseph shall appoint unto them;

22 For I will counsel him concerning this matter, and all things whatsoever he shall appoint unto them shall be fulfilled.

23 And let all my people who dwell in the regions round about be very faithful, and prayerful, and humble before me, and reveal not the things which I have revealed unto them, until it is wisdom in me that they should be revealed.

24 Talk not of judgments, neither aboast of faith nor of mighty bworks, but carefully gather together, as much in one region as can be, consistently with the feelings of the people;

25 And behold, I will give unto you favor and grace in their eyes, that you may rest in apeace and safety, while you are saying unto the people: Execute judgment and justice for us according to law, and redress us of our bwrongs.

26 Now, behold, I say unto you, my friends, in this way you may find favor in the eyes of the people, until the aarmy of Israel becomes very great.

27 And I will soften the hearts of the people, as I did the heart of aPharaoh, from time to time, until my servant Joseph Smith, Jun., and mine elders, whom I have appointed, shall have time to gather up the strength of my house,

28 And to have sent awise men, to fulfil that which I have commanded concerning the bpurchasing of all the lands in Jackson county that can be purchased, and in the adjoining counties round about.

29 For it is my will that these lands should be purchased; and after they are purchased that my saints should possess them according to the alaws of consecration which I have given.

30 And after these lands are purchased, I will hold the aarmies of Israel guiltless in taking possession of their own lands, which they have previously purchased with their moneys, and of throwing down the towers of mine enemies that may be upon them, and scattering their watchmen, and bavenging me of mine enemies unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me.

31 But first let my army become very great, and let it be asanctified before me, that it may become fair as the sun, and clear as the bmoon, and that her banners may be terrible unto all nations;

32 That the kingdoms of this world may be constrained to acknowledge that the kingdom of Zion is in very deed the akingdom of our God and his Christ; therefore, let us become bsubject unto her laws.

33 Verily I say unto you, it is expedient in me that the first elders of my church should receive their aendowment from on high in my house, which I have commanded to be built unto my name in the land of Kirtland.

34 And let those commandments which I have given concerning Zion and her alaw be executed and fulfilled, after her redemption.

35 There has been a day of acalling, but the time has come for a day of choosing; and let those be chosen that are bworthy.

36 And it shall be amanifest unto my servant, by the voice of the Spirit, those that are bchosen; and they shall be csanctified;

37 And inasmuch as they follow the acounsel which they receive, they shall have power bafter many days to accomplish all things pertaining to Zion.

38 And again I say unto you, sue for apeace, not only to the people that have smitten you, but also to all people;

39 And lift up an aensign of bpeace, and make a proclamation of peace unto the ends of the earth;

40 And make proposals for peace unto those who have smitten you, according to the voice of the Spirit which is in you, and aall things shall work together for your good.

41 Therefore, be faithful; and behold, and lo, aI am with you even unto the end. Even so. Amen.

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1a

D&C 100:13; 103:15.

◀

2a

D&C 104:52 (1–18, 52). TG Transgress.

◀

3a

Acts 5:2 (1–11); D&C 42:30. TG Consecration; Welfare.

◀

4a

D&C 78:3 (3–7, 11–15); 104:1 (1, 47–53).

◀

5a

TG Zion.

◀

b

D&C 104:16 (15–16).

◀

c

D&C 11:9.

◀

d

D&C 51:2; 88:22.

◀

6a

Deut. 11:2 (1–8); D&C 95:1. TG Chastening; Suffering.

◀

b

TG Obedience.

◀

c

Heb. 5:8.

◀

7a

D&C 20:2 (2, 5); 88:85. TG Leadership.

◀

8a

2 Kgs. 17:39; 2 Ne. 6:17; D&C 108:8. TG Deliver.

◀

9a

Lam. 1:5; D&C 101:2; 103:4.

◀

b

D&C 105:31.

◀

10a

TG Teachable.

◀

b

TG Duty.

◀

11a

TG Elder, Melchizedek Priesthood.

◀

b

D&C 38:32; 95:8.

◀

12a

Zech. 12:10; D&C 110:10.

◀

14a

Josh. 10:14 (12–14); 2 Chr. 20:15; Ps. 35:1; Isa. 49:25; D&C 98:37. TG Protection, Divine.

◀

15a

D&C 1:13 (13–14).

◀

b

Ex. 23:22 (20–23); D&C 8:4; 136:40.

◀

c

Ps. 74:10; D&C 112:26 (24–26).

◀

d

D&C 52:2; 58:57; 84:3 (3–4, 31); 103:35.

◀

16a

D&C 101:55; 103:22 (22, 30). TG Strength.

◀

b

TG Watchman.

◀

18a

D&C 110:9 (8–10).

◀

19a

TG Probation; Test.

◀

b

TG Faith.

◀

24a

D&C 50:33 (32–33); 84:73. TG Boast.

◀

b

TG Good Works.

◀

25a

TG Grace; Protection, Divine.

◀

b

TG Injustice; Justice.

◀

26a

Joel 2:11 (11, 25).

◀

27a

Gen. 47:6 (1–12).

◀

28a

D&C 101:73.

◀

b

D&C 42:35.

◀

29a

D&C 42:30.

◀

30a

D&C 35:13 (13–14); 101:55 (55, 58); 103:22 (22, 26, 29).

◀

b

D&C 97:22.

◀

31a

D&C 105:9. TG Sanctification.

◀

b

Song 6:10; D&C 5:14; 109:73.

◀

32a

Rev. 11:15. TG Kingdom of God, on Earth.

◀

b

TG Governments; Submissiveness.

◀

33a

D&C 95:8 (8–9).

◀

34a

D&C 42:2 (2, 18–69); 78:3 (1–22).

◀

35a

TG Called of God.

◀

b

TG Worthiness.

◀

36a

TG Guidance, Divine.

◀

b

D&C 95:5 (5–6).

◀

c

TG Man, New, Spiritually Reborn; Sanctification.

◀

37a

Prov. 15:22. TG Counsel.

◀

b

D&C 101:62.

◀

38a

Deut. 20:10.

◀

39a

TG Ensign.

◀

b

TG Peace; Peacemakers.

◀

40a

Rom. 8:28; D&C 90:24; 100:15.

◀

41a

Matt. 28:20 (19–20).

Section 106

Revelation given through Joseph Smith the Prophet, at Kirtland, Ohio, November 25, 1834. This revelation is directed to Warren A. Cowdery, an older brother of Oliver Cowdery.

1–3, Warren A. Cowdery is called as a local presiding officer; 4–5, The Second Coming will not overtake the children of light as a thief; 6–8, Great blessings follow faithful service in the Church.

1 It is my will that my servant Warren A. Cowdery should be appointed and ordained a presiding high priest over my church, in the land of aFreedom and the regions round about;

2 And should preach my aeverlasting gospel, and lift up his voice and warn the people, not only in his own place, but in the adjoining counties;

3 And devote his whole time to this high and holy calling, which I now give unto him, aseeking diligently the kingdom of heaven and its righteousness, and all things necessary shall be added thereunto; for the blaborer is worthy of his hire.

4 And again, verily I say unto you, the acoming of the Lord draweth nigh, and it overtaketh the world as a bthief in the night—

5 Therefore, gird up your loins, that you may be the achildren of light, and that day shall not bovertake you as a thief.

6 And again, verily I say unto you, there was joy in heaven when my servant Warren bowed to my scepter, and separated himself from the crafts of men;

7 Therefore, blessed is my servant Warren, for I will have mercy on him; and, notwithstanding the avanity of his heart, I will lift him up inasmuch as he will humble himself before me.

8 And I will give him agrace and assurance wherewith he may stand; and if he continue to be a faithful witness and a blight unto the church I have prepared a crown for him in the cmansions of my Father. Even so. Amen.

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1a

IE the city of Freedom, New York, and environs.

◀

2a

D&C 18:4.

◀

3a

Matt. 6:33. TG Kingdom of God, in Heaven.

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b

Matt. 10:10; D&C 31:5. TG Reward; Wages.

◀

4a

James 5:8. TG Jesus Christ, Second Coming; Last Days.

◀

b

1 Thes. 5:2.

◀

5a

TG Children of Light.

◀

b

Rev. 16:15 (15–16).

◀

7a

TG Vanity.

◀

8a

TG Grace.

◀

b

TG Example; Light [noun].

◀

c

John 14:2; Ether 12:32 (32–37); D&C 59:2; 76:111; 81:6; 98:18.

Section 107

Revelation on the priesthood, given through Joseph Smith the Prophet, at Kirtland, Ohio, about April 1835. Although this section was recorded in 1835, the historical records affirm that most of verses 60 through 100 incorporate a revelation given through Joseph Smith on November 11, 1831. This section was associated with the organization of the Quorum of the Twelve in February and March 1835. The Prophet likely delivered it in the presence of those who were preparing to depart May 3, 1835, on their first quorum mission.

1–6, There are two priesthoods: the Melchizedek and the Aaronic; 7–12, Those who hold the Melchizedek Priesthood have power to officiate in all offices in the Church; 13–17, The bishopric presides over the Aaronic Priesthood, which administers in outward ordinances; 18–20, The Melchizedek Priesthood holds the keys of all spiritual blessings; the Aaronic Priesthood holds the keys of the ministering of angels; 21–38, The First Presidency, the Twelve, and the Seventy constitute the presiding quorums, whose decisions are to be made in unity and righteousness; 39–52, The patriarchal order is established from Adam to Noah; 53–57, Ancient Saints assembled at Adam-ondi-Ahman, and the Lord appeared to them; 58–67, The Twelve are to set the officers of the Church in order; 68–76, Bishops serve as common judges in Israel; 77–84, The First Presidency and the Twelve constitute the highest court in the Church; 85–100, Priesthood presidents govern their respective quorums.

1 There are, in the church, two apriesthoods, namely, the Melchizedek and bAaronic, including the Levitical Priesthood.

2 Why the first is called the aMelchizedek Priesthood is because bMelchizedek was such a great high priest.

3 Before his day it was called the Holy aPriesthood, after the bOrder of the Son of God.

4 But out of arespect or breverence to the name of the Supreme Being, to avoid the too frequent repetition of his name, they, the church, in ancient days, called that priesthood after Melchizedek, or the Melchizedek Priesthood.

5 All other authorities or offices in the church are aappendages to this priesthood.

6 But there are two divisions or grand heads—one is the Melchizedek Priesthood, and the other is the Aaronic or aLevitical Priesthood.

7 The office of an aelder comes under the priesthood of Melchizedek.

8 The aMelchizedek Priesthood holds the right of presidency, and has power and bauthority over all the offices in the church in all ages of the world, to administer in spiritual things.

9 The aPresidency of the High Priesthood, after the order of Melchizedek, have a right to officiate in all the offices in the church.

10 aHigh priests after the order of the Melchizedek Priesthood have a bright to officiate in their own cstanding, under the direction of the presidency, in administering spiritual things, and also in the office of an elder, dpriest (of the Levitical order), teacher, deacon, and member.

11 An elder has a right to officiate in his stead when the high priest is not present.

12 The high priest and aelder are to administer in spiritual things, agreeable to the covenants and commandments of the church; and they have a right to officiate in all these offices of the church when there are no higher authorities present.

13 The second priesthood is called the aPriesthood of Aaron, because it was conferred upon Aaron and his seed, throughout all their generations.

14 Why it is called the lesser priesthood is because it is an aappendage to the greater, or the Melchizedek Priesthood, and has power in administering outward ordinances.

15 The abishopric is the presidency of this priesthood, and holds the bkeys or authority of the same.

16 No man has a legal right to this office, to hold the keys of this priesthood, except he be a aliteral descendant of bAaron.

17 But as a high priest of the aMelchizedek Priesthood has authority to officiate in all the lesser offices, he may officiate in the office of bbishop when no literal descendant of Aaron can be found, provided he is called and cset apart and ordained unto this power by the hands of the dPresidency of the Melchizedek Priesthood.

18 The power and authority of the higher, or Melchizedek Priesthood, is to hold the akeys of all the spiritual blessings of the church—

19 To have the privilege of receiving the amysteries of the kingdom of heaven, to have the bheavens opened unto them, to commune with the cgeneral assembly and church of the dFirstborn, and to enjoy the communion and epresence of God the Father, and Jesus the fmediator of the new covenant.

20 The apower and authority of the lesser, or bAaronic Priesthood, is to hold the ckeys of the ministering of angels, and to dadminister in outward eordinances, the letter of the gospel, the baptism of repentance for the fremission of sins, agreeable to the covenants and commandments.

21 Of necessity there are presidents, or presiding aofficers growing out of, or appointed of or from among those who are ordained to the several offices in these two priesthoods.

22 Of the aMelchizedek Priesthood, three bPresiding High Priests, chosen by the body, appointed and ordained to that office, and cupheld by the confidence, faith, and prayer of the church, form a quorum of the Presidency of the Church.

23 The atwelve traveling councilors are called to be the Twelve bApostles, or special cwitnesses of the name of Christ in all the world—thus differing from other officers in the church in the duties of their calling.

24 And they form a quorum, aequal in authority and power to the three presidents previously mentioned.

25 The aSeventy are also called to bpreach the gospel, and to be especial witnesses unto the Gentiles and in all the world—thus differing from other officers in the church in the duties of their calling.

26 And they form a quorum, equal in aauthority to that of the Twelve special witnesses or Apostles just named.

27 And every decision made by either of these quorums must be by the aunanimous voice of the same; that is, every member in each quorum must be agreed to its decisions, in order to make their decisions of the same power or validity one with the other—

28 A majority may form a quorum when circumstances render it impossible to be otherwise—

29 Unless this is the case, their decisions are not entitled to the same blessings which the decisions of a quorum of three presidents were anciently, who were ordained after the order of Melchizedek, and were arighteous and holy men.

30 The decisions of these quorums, or either of them, are to be made in all arighteousness, in holiness, and lowliness of heart, meekness and blong-suffering, and in cfaith, and dvirtue, and knowledge, temperance, patience, godliness, brotherly kindness and charity;

31 Because the promise is, if these things abound in them they shall not be aunfruitful in the knowledge of the Lord.

32 And in case that any decision of these quorums is made in unrighteousness, it may be brought before a general assembly of the several quorums, which constitute the spiritual authorities of the church; otherwise there can be no aappeal from their decision.

33 The aTwelve are a bTraveling Presiding High Council, to officiate in the name of the Lord, under the direction of the Presidency of the Church, agreeable to the institution of heaven; to build up the church, and regulate all the affairs of the same in all nations, first unto the cGentiles and secondly unto the Jews.

34 The aSeventy are to act in the name of the Lord, under the direction of the bTwelve or the traveling high council, in building up the church and regulating all the affairs of the same in all nations, first unto the Gentiles and then to the Jews—

35 The Twelve being asent out, holding the keys, to open the door by the proclamation of the gospel of Jesus Christ, and first unto the Gentiles and then unto the Jews.

36 The standing ahigh councils, at the stakes of Zion, form a quorum equal in authority in the affairs of the church, in all their decisions, to the quorum of the presidency, or to the traveling high council.

37 The ahigh council in Zion form a quorum equal in authority in the affairs of the church, in all their decisions, to the councils of the Twelve at the stakes of Zion.

38 It is the duty of the traveling high council to call upon the aSeventy, when they need assistance, to fill the several calls for preaching and administering the gospel, instead of any others.

39 It is the duty of the aTwelve, in all large branches of the church, to ordain bevangelical ministers, as they shall be designated unto them by revelation—

40 The order of this priesthood was confirmed to be handed down from father to son, and rightly belongs to the literal descendants of the chosen seed, to whom the promises were made.

41 This aorder was instituted in the days of bAdam, and came down by clineage in the following manner:

42 From Adam to aSeth, who was bordained by Adam at the age of sixty-nine years, and was blessed by him three years previous to his (Adam’s) death, and received the promise of God by his father, that his posterity should be the chosen of the Lord, and that they should be cpreserved unto the end of the earth;

43 Because he (Seth) was a aperfect man, and his blikeness was the express likeness of his father, insomuch that he seemed to be like unto his father in all things, and could be distinguished from him only by his age.

44 Enos was ordained at the age of one hundred and thirty-four years and four months, by the hand of Adam.

45 God called upon Cainan in the wilderness in the fortieth year of his age; and he met Adam in journeying to the place Shedolamak. He was eighty-seven years old when he received his ordination.

46 Mahalaleel was four hundred and ninety-six years and seven days old when he was ordained by the hand of Adam, who also blessed him.

47 Jared was two hundred years old when he was ordained under the hand of Adam, who also blessed him.

48 aEnoch was twenty-five years old when he was ordained under the hand of Adam; and he was sixty-five and Adam blessed him.

49 And he asaw the Lord, and he walked with him, and was before his face continually; and he bwalked with God three hundred and sixty-five years, making him four hundred and thirty years old when he was translated.

50 Methuselah was one hundred years old when he was ordained under the hand of Adam.

51 Lamech was thirty-two years old when he was ordained under the hand of Seth.

52 Noah was ten years old when he was aordained under the hand of Methuselah.

53 Three years previous to the death of Adam, he called Seth, Enos, Cainan, Mahalaleel, Jared, Enoch, and Methuselah, who were all ahigh priests, with the residue of his posterity who were righteous, into the valley of bAdam-ondi-Ahman, and there bestowed upon them his last blessing.

54 And the Lord appeared unto them, and they rose up and blessed aAdam, and called him Michael, the prince, the archangel.

55 And the Lord administered comfort unto Adam, and said unto him: I have set thee to be at the head; a multitude of nations shall come of thee, and thou art a aprince over them forever.

56 And Adam stood up in the midst of the congregation; and, notwithstanding he was bowed down with age, being full of the Holy Ghost, apredicted whatsoever should befall his posterity unto the latest generation.

57 These things were all written in the book of aEnoch, and are to be testified of in due time.

58 It is the duty of the aTwelve, also, to bordain and set in order all the other officers of the church, agreeable to the revelation which says:

59 To the church of Christ in the land of Zion, in addition to the church alaws respecting church business—

60 Verily, I say unto you, saith the Lord of Hosts, there must needs be apresiding elders to preside over those who are of the office of an elder;

61 And also apriests to preside over those who are of the office of a priest;

62 And also teachers to preside over those who are of the office of a teacher, in like manner, and also the adeacons—

63 Wherefore, from deacon to teacher, and from teacher to priest, and from priest to elder, severally as they are appointed, according to the covenants and commandments of the church.

64 Then comes the High Priesthood, which is the greatest of all.

65 Wherefore, it must needs be that one be appointed of the aHigh Priesthood to preside over the priesthood, and he shall be called President of the High Priesthood of the Church;

66 Or, in other words, the aPresiding High Priest over the High Priesthood of the Church.

67 From the same comes the administering of ordinances and blessings upon the church, by the alaying on of the hands.

68 Wherefore, the office of a bishop is not equal unto it; for the office of a abishop is in administering all btemporal things;

69 Nevertheless a abishop must be chosen from the bHigh Priesthood, unless he is a cliteral descendant of Aaron;

70 For unless he is a aliteral descendant of Aaron he cannot hold the keys of that priesthood.

71 Nevertheless, a high priest, that is, after the order of Melchizedek, may be set apart unto the ministering of temporal things, having a aknowledge of them by the Spirit of truth;

72 And also to be a ajudge in Israel, to do the business of the church, to sit in bjudgment upon transgressors upon testimony as it shall be laid before him according to the laws, by the assistance of his ccounselors, whom he has chosen or will choose among the elders of the church.

73 This is the duty of a bishop who is not a literal descendant of Aaron, but has been ordained to the High Priesthood after the order of Melchizedek.

74 Thus shall he be a ajudge, even a common judge among the inhabitants of Zion, or in a stake of Zion, or in any branch of the church where he shall be bset apart unto this ministry, until the borders of Zion are enlarged and it becomes necessary to have other bishops or judges in Zion or elsewhere.

75 And inasmuch as there are other bishops appointed they shall act in the same office.

76 But a literal descendant of Aaron has a legal right to the presidency of this priesthood, to the akeys of this ministry, to act in the office of bishop independently, without counselors, except in a case where a President of the High Priesthood, after the order of Melchizedek, is tried, to sit as a judge in Israel.

77 And the decision of either of these councils, agreeable to the commandment which says:

78 Again, verily, I say unto you, the most important business of the church, and the most adifficult cases of the church, inasmuch as there is not satisfaction upon the decision of the bishop or judges, it shall be handed over and carried up unto the council of the church, before the bPresidency of the High Priesthood.

79 And the Presidency of the council of the High Priesthood shall have power to call other high priests, even twelve, to assist as counselors; and thus the Presidency of the High Priesthood and its counselors shall have power to decide upon testimony according to the laws of the church.

80 And after this decision it shall be had in remembrance no more before the Lord; for this is the highest council of the church of God, and a final decision upon controversies in spiritual matters.

81 There is not any person belonging to the church who is exempt from this council of the church.

82 And inasmuch as a President of the High Priesthood shall transgress, he shall be had in remembrance before the acommon council of the church, who shall be assisted by twelve counselors of the High Priesthood;

83 And their decision upon his head shall be an end of controversy concerning him.

84 Thus, none shall be exempted from the ajustice and the blaws of God, that all things may be done in corder and in solemnity before him, according to truth and righteousness.

85 And again, verily I say unto you, the duty of a president over the office of a adeacon is to preside over twelve deacons, to sit in council with them, and to bteach them their duty, cedifying one another, as it is given according to the covenants.

86 And also the duty of the president over the office of the ateachers is to preside over twenty-four of the teachers, and to sit in council with them, teaching them the duties of their office, as given in the covenants.

87 Also the duty of the president over the Priesthood of Aaron is to preside over forty-eight apriests, and sit in council with them, to teach them the duties of their office, as is given in the covenants—

88 This president is to be a abishop; for this is one of the duties of this priesthood.

89 Again, the duty of the president over the office of aelders is to preside over ninety-six elders, and to sit in council with them, and to teach them according to the covenants.

90 This presidency is a distinct one from that of the seventy, and is designed for those who do not atravel into all the world.

91 And again, the duty of the President of the office of the High Priesthood is to apreside over the whole church, and to be like unto bMoses—

92 Behold, here is wisdom; yea, to be a aseer, a brevelator, a translator, and a cprophet, having all the dgifts of God which he bestows upon the head of the church.

93 And it is according to the vision showing the order of the aSeventy, that they should have seven presidents to preside over them, chosen out of the number of the seventy;

94 And the seventh president of these presidents is to preside over the six;

95 And these seven presidents are to choose other seventy besides the first seventy to whom they belong, and are to preside over them;

96 And also other seventy, until seven times seventy, if the labor in the vineyard of necessity requires it.

97 And these aseventy are to be btraveling ministers, unto the Gentiles first and also unto the Jews.

98 Whereas other officers of the church, who belong not unto the Twelve, neither to the Seventy, are not under the responsibility to travel among all nations, but are to travel as their circumstances shall allow, notwithstanding they may hold as high and responsible offices in the church.

99 Wherefore, now let every man learn his aduty, and to act in the office in which he is appointed, in all bdiligence.

100 He that is aslothful shall not be counted bworthy to stand, and he that learns not his duty and shows himself not approved shall not be counted worthy to stand. Even so. Amen.

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1a

TG Priesthood.

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b

TG Priesthood, Aaronic.

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2a

TG Priesthood, Melchizedek. BD Melchizedek.

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b

JST Gen. 14:25–40 (Bible Appendix); Alma 13:14 (3–19); D&C 84:14.

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3a

TG Jesus Christ, Authority of.

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b

D&C 76:57.

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4a

TG Respect.

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b

TG Reverence.

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5a

D&C 84:29; 107:14.

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6a

Deut. 10:8 (8–9); 18:5.

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7a

TG Elder, Melchizedek Priesthood.

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8a

Acts 6:4.

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b

TG Authority; Priesthood, Authority.

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9a

D&C 81:2; 107:22 (22, 65–67, 91–92).

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10a

TG High Priest, Melchizedek Priesthood.

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b

D&C 20:38 (38–67); 121:36 (35–46).

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c

D&C 124:133 (133–36).

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d

TG Priest, Aaronic Priesthood.

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12a

D&C 124:137. TG Elder, Melchizedek Priesthood.

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13a

Ex. 27:21; 2 Chr. 26:18; D&C 27:8; 84:18 (18–27). TG Priesthood, Aaronic.

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14a

D&C 20:52; 107:5.

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15a

D&C 124:141. TG Bishop.

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b

TG Priesthood, Keys of.

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16a

Ex. 40:15 (12–15); D&C 68:16 (14–24); 84:18 (18, 30); 107:69 (68–78).

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b

Neh. 11:22.

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17a

TG Priesthood, Melchizedek.

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b

TG Bishop.

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c

TG Setting Apart.

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d

D&C 68:15; 81:2.

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18a

TG Priesthood, Keys of.

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19a

Eph. 1:9; Alma 12:9 (9–11); D&C 63:23; 84:19 (19–22). TG Mysteries of Godliness.

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b

Ezek. 1:1; Acts 7:56; 10:11.

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c

Heb. 12:23 (22–24).

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d

TG Jesus Christ, Firstborn.

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e

TG God, Presence of; God, Privilege of Seeing.

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f

TG Jesus Christ, Messenger of the Covenant.

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20a

Lev. 7:35.

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b

TG Priesthood, Aaronic.

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c

D&C 13; 84:27 (26–27).

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d

Num. 18:5 (1–6).

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e

TG Ordinance.

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f

TG Baptism; Remission of Sins; Repent.

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21a

Num. 11:16; D&C 88:127; 124:123.

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22a

TG Priesthood, Melchizedek.

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b

D&C 68:15; 90:6; 107:9 (9, 65–67, 78–84, 91–92).

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c

TG Sustaining Church Leaders.

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23a

D&C 18:31 (31–37); 107:33 (33–35).

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b

2 Pet. 1:1. TG Apostles.

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c

TG Witness.

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24a

D&C 90:6.

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25a

D&C 107:34. TG Seventy.

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b

TG Missionary Work; Preaching.

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26a

Luke 10:1 (1–12, 17–20).

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27a

TG Unity.

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29a

Ex. 22:31; Alma 13:26; D&C 49:8.

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30a

D&C 121:36. TG Priesthood, Magnifying Callings within; Righteousness.

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b

TG Forbear.

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c

2 Pet. 1:5 (5–7).

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d

D&C 121:41 (41–46). TG Benevolence; Godliness; Kindness; Temperance; Virtue.

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31a

2 Pet. 1:8 (5–8).

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32a

D&C 102:20 (12–34).

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33a

D&C 107:23 (23–24, 38–39). TG Apostles.

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b

D&C 124:139.

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c

1 Ne. 13:42; 3 Ne. 16:7 (4–13); D&C 18:6 (6, 26); 19:27; 21:12; 90:9 (8–9); 112:4.

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34a

D&C 107:25 (25, 38). TG Seventy.

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b

D&C 112:21.

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35a

Matt. 10:5 (5–42).

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36a

D&C 102:30 (27–32).

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37a

D&C 124:131.

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38a

D&C 107:34 (34, 90–98).

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39a

D&C 107:33 (33–35, 58).

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b

D&C 124:91 (91–92).

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41a

D&C 84:16. TG Patriarch; Priesthood, History of.

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b

Gen. 5:4 (1–32).

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c

Moses 6:22 (10–25).

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42a

Gen. 4:25.

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b

D&C 84:16; Moses 6:2.

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c

Gen. 45:7 (1–8); 2 Ne. 3:16.

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43a

TG Perfection.

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b

Gen. 5:3.

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48a

Moses 6:25 (see Moses 6:21–7:69).

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49a

TG Jesus Christ, Appearances, Antemortal.

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b

Gen. 5:22; Heb. 11:5; Moses 7:69. TG Translated Beings; Walking with God.

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52a

Moses 8:19.

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53a

TG High Priest, Melchizedek Priesthood.

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b

Dan. 7:13 (13–14); D&C 78:15 (15–20); 116.

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54a

2 Ne. 9:21; D&C 128:21. TG Adam.

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55a

D&C 78:16.

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56a

Moses 5:10.

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57a

Moses 6:46 (5, 46). TG Scriptures, Lost.

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58a

D&C 107:39 (38–39). TG Apostles.

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b

TG Priesthood, Ordination.

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59a

D&C 42:59; 43:2–9; 72:9; 83:1; 103:35.

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60a

D&C 107:89 (89–90).

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61a

D&C 20:46; 84:111; 107:87.

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62a

D&C 107:85 (85–86).

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65a

TG Priesthood, Melchizedek.

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66a

D&C 107:91 (9, 22, 91–92).

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67a

TG Blessing; Hands, Laying on of; Ordinance.

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68a

TG Bishop.

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b

Acts 6:3; D&C 70:11 (11–12).

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69a

D&C 41:9; 72:9 (9–12).

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b

TG Priesthood, Melchizedek.

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c

D&C 68:16 (14–24); 107:16 (13–17).

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70a

Ex. 40:15 (12–15); D&C 84:18 (18, 30).

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71a

TG Holy Ghost, Mission of; Knowledge.

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72a

D&C 58:17 (17–18); 64:40.

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b

TG Judgment.

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c

TG Counselor.

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74a

Ex. 18:13; Mosiah 29:11 (11–44); Alma 46:4.

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b

TG Setting Apart.

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76a

TG Priesthood, Keys of.

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78a

D&C 102:28 (13–14, 28).

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b

D&C 68:22.

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82a

D&C 107:74 (74–76).

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84a

TG God, Justice of; Justice.

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b

TG God, Law of.

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c

TG Order.

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85a

TG Deacon.

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b

Ex. 35:34; Moro. 10:9 (9–10); D&C 38:23; 88:77 (77–79, 118).

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c

TG Edification.

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86a

D&C 20:53 (53–60). TG Teacher, Aaronic Priesthood.

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87a

TG Priest, Aaronic Priesthood.

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88a

TG Bishop.

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89a

TG Elder, Melchizedek Priesthood.

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90a

D&C 124:137.

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91a

D&C 90:13 (13, 32–33); 107:66 (9, 22, 65–67).

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b

D&C 28:2; 103:16 (16–21).

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92a

Mosiah 8:16 (13–18). TG Seer.

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b

TG Revelation.

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c

D&C 21:1. TG Prophets, Mission of.

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d

TG God, Gifts of; Holy Ghost, Gifts of.

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93a

D&C 107:38.

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97a

TG Seventy.

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b

D&C 124:138 (138–39).

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99a

Deut. 4:5 (5–8); Mal. 2:7 (7–9). TG Duty; Leadership; Priesthood, Magnifying Callings within; Priesthood, Oath and Covenant.

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b

TG Dedication; Diligence; Steadfastness; Zeal.

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100a

Matt. 24:45; D&C 58:26 (26–29); 84:86 (85–86). TG Apathy; Idleness; Laziness.

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b

TG Priesthood, Oath and Covenant; Worthiness.

Section 108

Revelation given through Joseph Smith the Prophet, at Kirtland, Ohio, December 26, 1835. This section was received at the request of Lyman Sherman, who had previously been ordained a seventy and who had come to the Prophet with a request for a revelation to make known his duty.

1–3, Lyman Sherman forgiven of his sins; 4–5, He is to be numbered with the leading elders of the Church; 6–8, He is called to preach the gospel and strengthen his brethren.

1 Verily thus saith the Lord unto you, my servant Lyman: Your sins are forgiven you, because you have obeyed my avoice in coming up hither this morning to receive counsel of him whom I have appointed.

2 Therefore, let your soul be at arest concerning your spiritual standing, and resist no more my voice.

3 And arise up and be more careful henceforth in observing your avows, which you have made and do make, and you shall be blessed with exceeding great blessings.

4 Wait patiently until the asolemn assembly shall be called of my servants, then you shall be remembered with the bfirst of mine elders, and receive right by ordination with the rest of mine elders whom I have chosen.

5 Behold, this is the apromise of the Father unto you if you continue faithful.

6 And it shall be fulfilled upon you in that day that you shall have right to apreach my gospel wheresoever I shall send you, from henceforth from that time.

7 Therefore, astrengthen your brethren in all your conversation, in all your prayers, in all your exhortations, and in all your doings.

8 And behold, and lo, I am with you to bless you and adeliver you forever. Amen.

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1a

TG Counsel; Guidance, Divine; Inspiration.

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2a

TG Peace of God.

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3a

TG Integrity; Vow.

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4a

D&C 88:70; 95:7; 109:6 (6–10).

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b

D&C 88:85; 105:7 (7, 33).

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5a

D&C 82:10.

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6a

TG Missionary Work.

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7a

Luke 22:32.

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8a

Dan. 6:27; 2 Ne. 9:19 (18–19); D&C 105:8. TG Deliver.

Section 109

Prayer offered at the dedication of the temple at Kirtland, Ohio, March 27, 1836. According to the Prophet’s written statement, this prayer was given to him by revelation.

1–5, The Kirtland Temple was built as a place for the Son of Man to visit; 6–21, It is to be a house of prayer, fasting, faith, learning, glory, and order, and a house of God; 22–33, May the unrepentant who oppose the Lord’s people be confounded; 34–42, May the Saints go forth in power to gather the righteous to Zion; 43–53, May the Saints be delivered from the terrible things to be poured out upon the wicked in the last days; 54–58, May nations and peoples and churches be prepared for the gospel; 59–67, May the Jews, the Lamanites, and all Israel be redeemed; 68–80, May the Saints be crowned with glory and honor and gain eternal salvation.

1 aThanks be to thy name, O Lord God of Israel, who keepest bcovenant and showest mercy unto thy servants who walk uprightly before thee, with all their hearts—

2 Thou who hast commanded thy servants to abuild a house to thy name in this place [Kirtland].

3 And now thou beholdest, O Lord, that thy servants have done according to thy commandment.

4 And now we ask thee, Holy Father, in the name of Jesus Christ, the Son of thy bosom, in whose name alone salvation can be administered to the children of men, we ask thee, O Lord, to accept of this ahouse, the bworkmanship of the hands of us, thy servants, which thou didst command us to build.

5 For thou knowest that we have done this work through great tribulation; and out of our poverty we have agiven of our substance to build a bhouse to thy name, that the Son of Man might have a place to cmanifest himself to his people.

6 And as thou hast said in a arevelation, given to us, calling us thy friends, saying—Call your solemn assembly, as I have commanded you;

7 And as all have not faith, seek ye diligently and teach one another words of wisdom; yea, seek ye out of the best abooks words of wisdom, seek learning even by study and also by faith;

8 Organize yourselves; aprepare every needful thing, and establish a house, even a bhouse of prayer, a house of fasting, a house of faith, a house of learning, a house of glory, a house of corder, a dhouse of God;

9 That your aincomings may be in the name of the Lord, that your outgoings may be in the name of the Lord, that all your salutations may be in the name of the Lord, with uplifted hands unto the Most High—

10 And now, Holy Father, we ask thee to assist us, thy people, with thy grace, in calling our asolemn assembly, that it may be done to thine honor and to thy divine acceptance;

11 And in a manner that we may be found worthy, in thy sight, to secure a fulfilment of the apromises which thou hast made unto us, thy people, in the revelations given unto us;

12 That thy aglory may rest down upon thy people, and upon this thy house, which we now dedicate to thee, that it may be sanctified and consecrated to be holy, and that thy holy presence may be continually in this house;

13 And that all people who shall enter upon the threshold of the Lord’s house may feel thy power, and feel constrained to acknowledge that thou hast sanctified it, and that it is thy house, a aplace of thy holiness.

14 And do thou grant, Holy Father, that all those who shall worship in this house may be taught words of wisdom out of the best abooks, and that they may seek learning even by study, and also by faith, as thou hast said;

15 And that they may grow up in thee, and receive a fulness of the Holy Ghost, and be organized according to thy laws, and be prepared to obtain every needful thing;

16 And that this house may be a house of prayer, a house of fasting, a house of faith, a house of glory and of God, even thy house;

17 That all the incomings of thy people, into this house, may be in the name of the Lord;

18 That all their outgoings from this house may be in the name of the Lord;

19 And that all their salutations may be in the name of the Lord, with holy hands, uplifted to the Most High;

20 And that no aunclean thing shall be permitted to come into thy house to bpollute it;

21 And when thy people atransgress, any of them, they may speedily repent and return unto thee, and find favor in thy sight, and be restored to the blessings which thou hast ordained to be poured out upon those who shall breverence thee in thy house.

22 And we ask thee, Holy Father, that thy servants may go forth from this house armed with thy power, and that thy aname may be upon them, and thy glory be round about them, and thine bangels have charge over them;

23 And from this place they may bear exceedingly great and glorious tidings, in truth, unto the aends of the earth, that they may know that this is thy work, and that thou hast put forth thy hand, to fulfil that which thou hast spoken by the mouths of the prophets, concerning the last days.

24 We ask thee, Holy Father, to establish the people that shall worship, and honorably hold a name and standing in this thy house, to all generations and for eternity;

25 That no weapon aformed against them shall prosper; that he who diggeth a bpit for them shall fall into the same himself;

26 That no combination of wickedness shall have power to rise up and aprevail over thy people upon whom thy bname shall be put in this house;

27 And if any people shall rise against this people, that thine anger be kindled against them;

28 And if they shall smite this people thou wilt smite them; thou wilt afight for thy people as thou didst in the day of battle, that they may be delivered from the hands of all their enemies.

29 We ask thee, Holy Father, to confound, and astonish, and to bring to ashame and confusion, all those who have spread blying reports abroad, over the world, against thy servant or servants, if they will not repent, when the everlasting gospel shall be proclaimed in their ears;

30 And that all their works may be brought to naught, and be swept away by the ahail, and by the judgments which thou wilt send upon them in thine anger, that there may be an end to blyings and slanders against thy people.

31 For thou knowest, O Lord, that thy servants have been innocent before thee in abearing record of thy name, for which they have suffered these things.

32 Therefore we plead before thee for a full and complete adeliverance from under this byoke;

33 Break it off, O Lord; break it off from the necks of thy servants, by thy power, that we may rise up in the midst of this generation and do thy work.

34 O Jehovah, have mercy upon this people, and as all men asin, forgive the transgressions of thy people, and let them be blotted out forever.

35 Let the aanointing of thy ministers be sealed upon them with power from on high.

36 Let it be fulfilled upon them, as upon those on the day of Pentecost; let the gift of atongues be poured out upon thy people, even bcloven tongues as of fire, and the interpretation thereof.

37 And let thy house be filled, as with a rushing mighty awind, with thy bglory.

38 Put upon thy servants the atestimony of the covenant, that when they go out and proclaim thy word they may bseal up the law, and prepare the hearts of thy saints for all those judgments thou art about to send, in thy wrath, upon the inhabitants of the cearth, because of their transgressions, that thy people may not faint in the day of trouble.

39 And whatsoever city thy servants shall enter, and the people of that city areceive their testimony, let thy peace and thy salvation be upon that city; that they may gather out of that city the righteous, that they may come forth to bZion, or to her stakes, the places of thine appointment, with songs of everlasting joy;

40 And until this be accomplished, let not thy judgments fall upon that city.

41 And whatsoever city thy servants shall enter, and the people of that city receive not the testimony of thy servants, and thy servants warn them to save themselves from this untoward generation, let it be upon that city according to that which thou hast spoken by the mouths of thy prophets.

42 But deliver thou, O Jehovah, we beseech thee, thy servants from their hands, and acleanse them from their blood.

43 O Lord, we delight not in the destruction of our fellow men; their asouls are precious before thee;

44 But thy word must be fulfilled. Help thy servants to say, with thy agrace assisting them: Thy will be done, O Lord, and not ours.

45 We know that thou hast spoken by the mouth of thy prophets terrible things concerning the awicked, in the last days—that thou wilt pour out thy judgments, without measure;

46 Therefore, O Lord, deliver thy people from the calamity of the wicked; enable thy servants to seal up the law, and abind up the testimony, that they may be prepared against the day of burning.

47 We ask thee, Holy Father, to remember those who have been adriven by the inhabitants of Jackson county, Missouri, from the lands of their inheritance, and break off, O Lord, this byoke of affliction that has been put upon them.

48 Thou knowest, O Lord, that they have been greatly aoppressed and afflicted by wicked men; and our bhearts flow out with sorrow because of their grievous cburdens.

49 O Lord, ahow long wilt thou suffer this people to bear this affliction, and the bcries of their innocent ones to ascend up in thine ears, and their cblood come up in testimony before thee, and not make a display of thy testimony in their behalf?

50 Have amercy, O Lord, upon the wicked mob, who have driven thy people, that they may cease to spoil, that they may repent of their sins if repentance is to be found;

51 But if they will not, make bare thine arm, O Lord, and aredeem that which thou didst appoint a Zion unto thy people.

52 And if it cannot be otherwise, that the cause of thy people may not fail before thee may thine anger be kindled, and thine aindignation fall upon them, that they may be wasted away, both root and branch, from under heaven;

53 But inasmuch as they will repent, thou art agracious and merciful, and wilt turn away thy wrath when thou lookest upon the face of thine Anointed.

54 Have mercy, O Lord, upon all the anations of the earth; have mercy upon the rulers of our land; may those principles, which were so honorably and nobly defended, namely, the bConstitution of our land, by our fathers, be established forever.

55 aRemember the kings, the princes, the nobles, and the great ones of the earth, and all people, and the churches, all the poor, the needy, and afflicted ones of the earth;

56 That their hearts may be softened when thy servants shall go out from thy house, O Jehovah, to bear testimony of thy name; that their prejudices may give way before the atruth, and thy people may obtain favor in the sight of all;

57 That all the ends of the earth may know that we, thy servants, have aheard thy voice, and that thou hast sent us;

58 That from among all these, thy servants, the sons of Jacob, may gather out the righteous to build a holy acity to thy name, as thou hast commanded them.

59 We ask thee to appoint unto Zion other astakes besides this one which thou hast appointed, that the gathering of thy bpeople may roll on in great power and majesty, that thy work may be cut cshort in righteousness.

60 Now these words, O Lord, we have spoken before thee, concerning the revelations and commandments which thou hast given unto us, who are identified with the aGentiles.

61 But thou knowest that thou hast a great love for the children of Jacob, who have been ascattered upon the bmountains for a long time, in a ccloudy and dark day.

62 We therefore ask thee to have mercy upon the children of Jacob, that aJerusalem, from this hour, may begin to be redeemed;

63 And the yoke of bondage may begin to be broken off from the house of aDavid;

64 And the children of aJudah may begin to return to the blands which thou didst give to Abraham, their father.

65 And cause that the aremnants of Jacob, who have been cursed and smitten because of their transgression, be bconverted from their wild and savage condition to the fulness of the everlasting gospel;

66 That they may lay down their weapons of bloodshed, and cease their rebellions.

67 And may all the scattered remnants of aIsrael, who have been driven to the ends of the earth, come to a knowledge of the truth, believe in the Messiah, and be redeemed from boppression, and rejoice before thee.

68 O Lord, remember thy servant, Joseph Smith, Jun., and all his afflictions and persecutions—how he has acovenanted with bJehovah, and vowed to thee, O Mighty God of Jacob—and the commandments which thou hast given unto him, and that he hath sincerely striven to do thy will.

69 Have mercy, O Lord, upon his awife and children, that they may be exalted in thy presence, and preserved by thy fostering hand.

70 Have mercy upon all their aimmediate connections, that their prejudices may be broken up and swept away as with a flood; that they may be bconverted and redeemed with Israel, and know that thou art God.

71 Remember, O Lord, the presidents, even all the presidents of thy church, that thy right hand may exalt them, with all their families, and their immediate connections, that their names may be perpetuated and had in everlasting remembrance from generation to generation.

72 Remember all thy church, O Lord, with all their families, and all their immediate connections, with all their sick and afflicted ones, with all the poor and meek of the earth; that the akingdom, which thou hast set up without hands, may become a great mountain and fill the whole earth;

73 That thy achurch may come forth out of the wilderness of darkness, and shine forth fair as the bmoon, clear as the sun, and terrible as an army with banners;

74 And be adorned as a bride for that day when thou shalt unveil the heavens, and cause the mountains to aflow down at thy presence, and the bvalleys to be exalted, the rough places made smooth; that thy glory may fill the earth;

75 That when the trump shall sound for the dead, we shall be acaught up in the cloud to meet thee, that we may ever be with the Lord;

76 That our garments may be pure, that we may be clothed upon with arobes of brighteousness, with palms in our hands, and ccrowns of glory upon our heads, and reap eternal djoy for all our esufferings.

77 O Lord God Almighty, hear us in these our petitions, and answer us from heaven, thy holy habitation, where thou sittest enthroned, with aglory, honor, power, majesty, might, dominion, truth, justice, judgment, mercy, and an infinity of fulness, from everlasting to everlasting.

78 O hear, O hear, O hear us, O Lord! And answer these petitions, and accept the adedication of this house unto thee, the bwork of our hands, which we have built unto thy name;

79 And also this church, to put upon it thy aname. And help us by the power of thy Spirit, that we may bmingle our voices with those bright, shining cseraphs around thy throne, with acclamations of dpraise, singing Hosanna to God and the eLamb!

80 And let these, thine aanointed ones, be clothed with salvation, and thy saints bshout aloud for joy. Amen, and Amen.

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1a

1 Chr. 16:8 (7–36); Alma 37:37; D&C 46:32.

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b

1 Kgs. 8:23 (22–61); Dan. 9:4 (4, 9).

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2a

D&C 88:119.

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4a

1 Kgs. 9:1.

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b

2 Ne. 5:16.

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5a

Mark 12:44 (41–44).

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b

D&C 124:27 (27–28).

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c

Lev. 16:2.

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6a

D&C 88:117 (117–20).

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7a

D&C 88:118.

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8a

TG Skill.

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b

TG Temple.

◀

c

TG Order.

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d

1 Kgs. 8:17.

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9a

D&C 88:120.

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10a

TG Solemn Assembly.

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11a

D&C 38:32; 105:33 (11–12, 18, 33); 110:9.

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12a

Ex. 40:34; 1 Kgs. 8:11 (10–13); 2 Chr. 7:2 (2–3); D&C 84:5; 109:37.

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13a

Lev. 16:23.

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14a

D&C 88:118 (118–19).

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20a

Luke 19:46 (46–48); D&C 94:8 (8–9); 97:15 (15–17).

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b

TG Pollution.

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21a

1 Kgs. 8:31 (31–34).

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b

TG Reverence.

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22a

TG Jesus Christ, Power of; Jesus Christ, Taking the Name of.

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b

TG Angels; Protection, Divine.

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23a

D&C 1:2.

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25a

Isa. 54:17.

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b

Prov. 26:27; 1 Ne. 14:3; 22:14.

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26a

Matt. 16:18; D&C 98:22.

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b

1 Kgs. 8:29; D&C 112:12 (11–12).

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28a

TG Protection, Divine.

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29a

TG Shame.

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b

TG Lying.

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30a

Ex. 9:18 (13–35); Isa. 28:17 (15–19); Mosiah 12:6; D&C 29:16 (16–21).

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b

Ps. 109:2; 3 Ne. 21:19 (11, 19–21).

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31a

Rev. 12:17.

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32a

TG Deliver.

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b

TG Bondage, Spiritual.

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34a

Rom. 3:23; 5:1–12, 21. TG Sin.

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35a

Ex. 25:6; Lev. 8:12 (12–13); D&C 68:20. TG Anointing.

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36a

TG Holy Ghost, Gifts of.

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b

Acts 2:3.

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37a

Acts 2:2.

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b

2 Chr. 7:2 (2–3); D&C 84:5; 109:12. TG God, Manifestations of.

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38a

TG Testimony.

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b

Isa. 8:16; D&C 1:8.

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c

TG Earth, Cleansing of.

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39a

Matt. 10:13 (11–15).

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b

Isa. 35:10.

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42a

TG Purification.

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43a

TG Life, Sanctity of; Worth of Souls.

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44a

TG God, Will of; Grace.

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45a

TG Last Days; Wickedness.

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46a

Isa. 8:16. TG Seal; Sealing; Testimony.

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47a

D&C 101:1; 103:2 (2, 11); 104:51.

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b

TG Bondage, Physical.

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48a

TG Oppression.

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b

TG Compassion.

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c

Ps. 81:6 (5–6).

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49a

Ps. 13:2 (1–6); 74:10 (10–23).

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b

Ex. 3:9 (7, 9); 2 Ne. 26:15; Mosiah 21:15.

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c

TG Martyrdom.

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50a

TG Mercy; Repent.

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51a

D&C 100:13; 105:2.

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52a

TG God, Indignation of; Punish.

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53a

TG Forgive; Grace.

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54a

TG Governments; Nations.

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b

1 Pet. 2:13 (13–14); D&C 44:4; 51:6; 98:5 (5–7); 101:77 (77, 80).

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55a

TG Compassion.

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56a

TG Hardheartedness; Teachable; Truth.

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57a

D&C 20:16; 76:14 (14, 22–24).

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58a

D&C 28:9.

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59a

Isa. 54:2; D&C 104:48.

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b

D&C 86:11. TG Israel, Gathering of.

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c

Matt. 24:22.

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60a

1 Ne. 13:4 (1–32); 15:13 (13–18).

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61a

Hosea 1:6; 13:9 (9–14).

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b

Gen. 49:26.

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c

Ezek. 30:3.

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62a

3 Ne. 20:29. TG Jerusalem.

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63a

1 Kgs. 11:39. TG Israel, Restoration of.

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64a

Hosea 1:7; Zech. 12:6 (6–9); Mal. 3:4; D&C 133:35 (13, 35). TG Israel, Judah, People of.

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b

Gen. 17:8 (1–8). TG Promised Lands.

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65a

2 Ne. 30:3; Alma 46:23 (23–24); 3 Ne. 20:16 (15–21); D&C 3:18; 10:48 (46–52); 19:27; 52:2; 87:5 (4–5). TG Israel, Remnant of.

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b

2 Ne. 30:6; 3 Ne. 21:25 (22–25); D&C 49:24. TG Conversion.

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67a

TG Israel, Restoration of; Israel, Scattering of.

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b

TG Bondage, Spiritual; Oppression.

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68a

TG Covenants.

◀

b

TG Jesus Christ, Jehovah.

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69a

TG Family; Family, Eternal.

◀

70a

IE close relatives.

◀

b

TG Conversion.

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72a

Dan. 2:44 (44–45); D&C 35:27; 65:2.

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73a

TG Mission of Latter-day Saints.

◀

b

Song 6:10; D&C 5:14; 105:31.

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74a

Judg. 5:5; D&C 133:22 (21–22, 40); Moses 6:34.

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b

Isa. 40:4; Luke 3:5; Hel. 14:23; D&C 49:23.

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75a

1 Thes. 4:17.

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76a

Lev. 8:7; 2 Ne. 9:14.

◀

b

TG Righteousness.

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c

TG Exaltation.

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d

Heb. 12:2 (1–11); D&C 58:4; 103:12 (11–14).

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e

Heb. 11:40; JST Heb. 11:40 (Heb. 11:40 note a). TG Suffering.

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77a

TG God, Glory of.

◀

78a

TG Dedication.

◀

b

TG Industry.

◀

79a

TG Jesus Christ, Taking the Name of.

◀

b

D&C 20:16, 36 (35–36).

◀

c

Isa. 6:2 (1–6).

◀

d

Ezra 3:11 (11–13); D&C 136:28.

◀

e

TG Jesus Christ, Lamb of God.

◀

80a

Ps. 18:50; 20:6. TG Anointing; Salvation.

◀

b

Ps. 132:16.

Section 110

Visions manifested to Joseph Smith the Prophet and Oliver Cowdery in the temple at Kirtland, Ohio, April 3, 1836. The occasion was that of a Sabbath day meeting. Joseph Smith’s history states: “In the afternoon, I assisted the other Presidents in distributing the Lord’s Supper to the Church, receiving it from the Twelve, whose privilege it was to officiate at the sacred desk this day. After having performed this service to my brethren, I retired to the pulpit, the veils being dropped, and bowed myself, with Oliver Cowdery, in solemn and silent prayer. After rising from prayer, the following vision was opened to both of us.”

1–10, The Lord Jehovah appears in glory and accepts the Kirtland Temple as His house; 11–12, Moses and Elias each appear and commit their keys and dispensations; 13–16, Elijah returns and commits the keys of his dispensation as promised by Malachi.

1 The aveil was taken from our minds, and the beyes of our cunderstanding were opened.

2 We asaw the Lord bstanding upon the breastwork of the pulpit, before us; and under his feet was a paved work of pure cgold, in color like amber.

3 His aeyes were as a flame of fire; the hair of his head was white like the pure snow; his bcountenance shone above the brightness of the sun; and his cvoice was as the sound of the rushing of great waters, even the voice of dJehovah, saying:

4 I am the afirst and the last; I am he who bliveth, I am he who was slain; I am your cadvocate with the Father.

5 Behold, your sins are aforgiven you; you are clean before me; therefore, lift up your heads and brejoice.

6 Let the hearts of your brethren rejoice, and let the hearts of all my people rejoice, who have, with their might, abuilt this house to my name.

7 For behold, I have aaccepted this bhouse, and my name shall be here; and I will cmanifest myself to my people in mercy in this house.

8 Yea, I will aappear unto my servants, and speak unto them with mine own voice, if my people will keep my commandments, and do not bpollute this choly house.

9 Yea the hearts of thousands and tens of thousands shall greatly rejoice in consequence of the ablessings which shall be poured out, and the bendowment with which my servants have been endowed in this house.

10 And the fame of this house shall spread to foreign lands; and this is the beginning of the blessing which shall be apoured out upon the heads of my people. Even so. Amen.

11 After this avision closed, the heavens were again bopened unto us; and cMoses appeared before us, and committed unto us the dkeys of the egathering of Israel from the four parts of the earth, and the leading of the ten tribes from the land of the fnorth.

12 After this, aElias appeared, and committed the bdispensation of the cgospel of Abraham, saying that in us and our seed all dgenerations after us should be eblessed.

13 After this vision had closed, another great and glorious avision burst upon us; for bElijah the prophet, who was taken to heaven without tasting death, stood before us, and said:

14 Behold, the time has fully come, which was spoken of by the mouth of Malachi—testifying that he [Elijah] should be sent, before the great and dreadful day of the Lord come—

15 To aturn the bhearts of the fathers to the children, and the children to the fathers, lest the whole earth be smitten with a curse—

16 Therefore, the akeys of this bdispensation are committed into your hands; and by this ye may know that the great and dreadful cday of the Lord is near, even at the doors.

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1a

TG Veil.

◀

b

D&C 76:12 (10, 12, 19); 136:32; 138:11.

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c

TG Understanding.

◀

2a

TG God, Privilege of Seeing; Jesus Christ, Appearances, Postmortal.

◀

b

1 Sam. 3:10; 1 Ne. 1:11 (8–15); JS—H 1:17.

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c

Ezek. 1:27 (26–28); Rev. 21:21; D&C 137:4.

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3a

Rev. 1:14; 2:18. TG God, Body of, Corporeal Nature.

◀

b

Ex. 34:29 (29–35); Rev. 1:16; Hel. 5:36; JS—H 1:32.

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c

Ezek. 1:24; 43:2; Rev. 1:15; D&C 133:22.

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d

TG Jesus Christ, Jehovah.

◀

4a

TG Jesus Christ, Firstborn.

◀

b

Deut. 5:24 (22–24); Zech. 13:6; D&C 45:52 (51–52).

◀

c

TG God, Access to; Jesus Christ, Authority of; Jesus Christ, Relationships with the Father.

◀

5a

Luke 5:21. TG Forgive.

◀

b

TG Joy.

◀

6a

D&C 109:4 (4–5).

◀

7a

2 Chr. 7:16. TG Dedication.

◀

b

TG Temple.

◀

c

TG God, Manifestations of.

◀

8a

Ex. 19:11 (10–11); D&C 50:45.

◀

b

D&C 88:134; 97:15 (15–17). TG Pollution.

◀

c

TG Holiness.

◀

9a

Gen. 12:3 (1–3); D&C 39:15; Abr. 2:11 (8–11).

◀

b

D&C 95:8 (8–9).

◀

10a

Zech. 12:10; D&C 105:12.

◀

11a

TG Vision.

◀

b

Ezek. 1:1.

◀

c

Matt. 17:3; D&C 133:55.

◀

d

D&C 113:6. TG Priesthood, Keys of.

◀

e

1 Ne. 22:12 (10–12); Jacob 6:2; D&C 29:7; 45:43; 127:6. TG Israel, Gathering of.

◀

f

D&C 133:26. TG Israel, Ten Lost Tribes of.

◀

12a

BD Elias.

◀

b

TG Dispensations.

◀

c

Gal. 3:8 (6–29); D&C 124:58. TG Abrahamic Covenant.

◀

d

Gen. 18:18 (17–19).

◀

e

TG Mission of Latter-day Saints.

◀

13a

TG Vision.

◀

b

1 Kgs. 17:1; Mal. 4:5 (5–6); Matt. 17:3 (1–4); Luke 4:25; 3 Ne. 25:5 (5–6); D&C 2:1; 35:4; 128:17; 138:46. TG Translated Beings.

◀

15a

JS—H 1:39 (38–39).

◀

b

TG Family, Love within; Genealogy and Temple Work; Salvation for the Dead.

◀

16a

TG Authority; Priesthood, Keys of; Sealing.

◀

b

TG Dispensations; Restoration of the Gospel.

◀

c

Zeph. 1:14. TG Jesus Christ, Second Coming; Last Days.

Section 111

Revelation given through Joseph Smith the Prophet, at Salem, Massachusetts, August 6, 1836. At this time the leaders of the Church were heavily in debt due to their labors in the ministry. Hearing that a large amount of money would be available to them in Salem, the Prophet, Sidney Rigdon, Hyrum Smith, and Oliver Cowdery traveled there from Kirtland, Ohio, to investigate this claim, along with preaching the gospel. The brethren transacted several items of Church business and did some preaching. When it became apparent that no money was to be forthcoming, they returned to Kirtland. Several of the factors prominent in the background are reflected in the wording of this revelation.

1–5, The Lord looks to the temporal needs of His servants; 6–11, He will deal mercifully with Zion and arrange all things for the good of His servants.

1 I, the Lord your God, am anot displeased with your coming this journey, notwithstanding your follies.

2 I have much atreasure in this city for you, for the benefit of Zion, and many people in this city, whom I will gather out in due time for the benefit of Zion, through your instrumentality.

3 Therefore, it is expedient that you should form aacquaintance with men in this city, as you shall be led, and as it shall be given you.

4 And it shall come to pass in due time that I will agive this city into your hands, that you shall have power over it, insomuch that they shall not bdiscover your secret parts; and its wealth pertaining to gold and silver shall be yours.

5 Concern not yourselves about your adebts, for I will give you power to pay them.

6 Concern not yourselves about Zion, for I will deal mercifully with her.

7 Tarry in this place, and in the regions round about;

8 And the place where it is my will that you should tarry, for the main, shall be signalized unto you by the apeace and power of my bSpirit, that shall flow unto you.

9 This place you may obtain by hire. And inquire diligently concerning the more ancient inhabitants and founders of this city;

10 For there are more treasures than one for you in this city.

11 Therefore, be ye as awise as serpents and yet without bsin; and I will order all things for your cgood, as fast as ye are able to receive them. Amen.

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1a

TG God, Mercy of.

◀

2a

Acts 18:10 (9–11); Rom. 1:13. TG Treasure.

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3a

TG Fellowshipping; Missionary Work.

◀

4a

TG Conversion.

◀

b

TG Shame.

◀

5a

D&C 64:27 (27–29).

◀

8a

Micah 5:5; D&C 27:16. TG Peace of God.

◀

b

TG God, Spirit of.

◀

11a

Matt. 10:16.

◀

b

Heb. 4:15.

◀

c

Rom. 8:28; D&C 100:15.

Section 112

Revelation given through Joseph Smith the Prophet to Thomas B. Marsh, at Kirtland, Ohio, July 23, 1837, concerning the Twelve Apostles of the Lamb. This revelation was received on the day Elders Heber C. Kimball and Orson Hyde first preached the gospel in England. Thomas B. Marsh was at this time President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.

1–10, The Twelve are to send the gospel and raise the warning voice to all nations and people; 11–15, They are to take up their cross, follow Jesus, and feed His sheep; 16–20, Those who receive the First Presidency receive the Lord; 21–29, Darkness covers the earth, and only those who believe and are baptized will be saved; 30–34, The First Presidency and the Twelve hold the keys of the dispensation of the fulness of times.

1 Verily thus saith the Lord unto you my servant Thomas: I have heard thy prayers; and thine aalms have come up as a bmemorial before me, in behalf of those, thy brethren, who were chosen to bear testimony of my name and to csend it abroad among all nations, kindreds, tongues, and people, and ordained through the instrumentality of my servants.

2 Verily I say unto you, there have been some few things in thine heart and with thee with which I, the Lord, was not well pleased.

3 Nevertheless, inasmuch as thou hast aabased thyself thou shalt be exalted; therefore, all thy sins are forgiven thee.

4 Let thy heart be of good acheer before my face; and thou shalt bear record of my name, not only unto the bGentiles, but also unto the Jews; and thou shalt send forth my word unto the ends of the earth.

5 aContend thou, therefore, morning by morning; and day after day let thy bwarning voice go forth; and when the night cometh let not the inhabitants of the earth slumber, because of thy cspeech.

6 Let thy habitation be known in Zion, and aremove not thy house; for I, the Lord, have a great work for thee to do, in publishing my name among the children of men.

7 Therefore, agird up thy loins for the work. Let thy feet be shod also, for thou art chosen, and thy path lieth among the mountains, and among many nations.

8 And by thy word many high ones shall be brought low, and by thy word many low ones shall be aexalted.

9 Thy voice shall be a rebuke unto the transgressor; and at thy arebuke let the tongue of the slanderer cease its perverseness.

10 Be thou ahumble; and the Lord thy God shall blead thee by the hand, and give thee answer to thy prayers.

11 I know thy heart, and have heard thy prayers concerning thy brethren. Be not partial towards them in love above many others, but let thy alove be for them as for thyself; and let thy love abound unto all men, and unto all who love my name.

12 And pray for thy brethren of the Twelve. aAdmonish them sharply for my name’s sake, and let them be admonished for all their sins, and be ye faithful before me unto my bname.

13 And after their atemptations, and much btribulation, behold, I, the Lord, will feel after them, and if they harden not their hearts, and cstiffen not their necks against me, they shall be dconverted, and I will heal them.

14 Now, I say unto you, and what I say unto you, I say unto all the Twelve: Arise and gird up your loins, take up your across, follow me, and bfeed my sheep.

15 Exalt not yourselves; arebel not against my servant Joseph; for verily I say unto you, I am with him, and my hand shall be over him; and the bkeys which I have given unto him, and also to youward, shall not be taken from him till I come.

16 Verily I say unto you, my servant Thomas, thou art the man whom I have chosen to hold the akeys of my kingdom, as pertaining to the Twelve, abroad among all nations—

17 That thou mayest be my servant to unlock the door of the kingdom in all places where my servant Joseph, and my servant Sidney, and my servant Hyrum, acannot come;

18 For on them have I laid the burden of all the churches for a little season.

19 Wherefore, whithersoever they shall send you, go ye, and I will be with you; and in whatsoever place ye shall proclaim my name an aeffectual door shall be opened unto you, that they may receive my word.

20 Whosoever areceiveth my word receiveth me, and whosoever receiveth me, receiveth those, the First Presidency, whom I have sent, whom I have made counselors for my name’s sake unto you.

21 And again, I say unto you, that whosoever ye shall send in my name, by the voice of your brethren, the aTwelve, duly recommended and bauthorized by you, shall have power to open the door of my kingdom unto any nation whithersoever ye shall send them—

22 Inasmuch as they shall humble themselves before me, and abide in my word, and ahearken to the voice of my Spirit.

23 Verily, verily, I say unto you, adarkness covereth the earth, and gross darkness the minds of the people, and all flesh has become bcorrupt before my face.

24 Behold, avengeance cometh speedily upon the inhabitants of the earth, a day of wrath, a day of burning, a day of bdesolation, of cweeping, of mourning, and of lamentation; and as a whirlwind it shall come upon all the face of the earth, saith the Lord.

25 And upon my ahouse shall it bbegin, and from my house shall it go forth, saith the Lord;

26 First among those among you, saith the Lord, who have aprofessed to know my bname and have not cknown me, and have dblasphemed against me in the midst of my house, saith the Lord.

27 Therefore, see to it that ye trouble not yourselves concerning the affairs of my church ain this place, saith the Lord.

28 But apurify your hearts before me; and then bgo ye into all the world, and preach my gospel unto every creature who has not received it;

29 And he that abelieveth and is bbaptized shall be saved, and he that believeth not, and is not baptized, shall be cdamned.

30 For unto you, the aTwelve, and those, the First Presidency, who are appointed with you to be your bcounselors and your leaders, is the cpower of this priesthood given, for the last days and for the last time, in the which is the dispensation of the dfulness of times,

31 Which power you hold, in connection with all those who have received a adispensation at any time from the beginning of the creation;

32 For verily I say unto you, the akeys of the dispensation, which ye have received, have bcome down from the fathers, and last of all, being sent down from heaven unto you.

33 Verily I say unto you, behold how great is your calling. aCleanse your hearts and your garments, lest the blood of this generation be brequired at your hands.

34 Be faithful until I come, for I acome quickly; and my reward is with me to recompense every man according as his bwork shall be. I am Alpha and Omega. Amen.

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1a

TG Almsgiving.

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b

Acts 10:4.

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c

D&C 18:28.

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3a

Matt. 23:12; Luke 14:11.

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4a

Matt. 9:2; John 16:33.

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b

1 Ne. 13:42; D&C 18:6 (6–26); 19:27; 21:12; 90:9 (8–9); 107:33.

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5a

Jude 1:3.

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b

Ether 12:3 (2–3). TG Zeal.

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c

TG Missionary Work.

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6a

Ps. 125:1; Micah 4:2.

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7a

Eph. 6:15 (14–17).

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8a

Ezek. 17:24; Matt. 23:12; 2 Ne. 20:33.

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9a

Luke 17:2; 2 Tim. 4:2.

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10a

Prov. 18:12. TG Humility; Meek.

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b

Isa. 57:18 (16–18). TG Guidance, Divine.

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11a

Matt. 5:43 (43–48). TG Charity; Love.

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12a

Rom. 15:14; 2 Thes. 3:15 (14–15).

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b

TG Jesus Christ, Taking the Name of.

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13a

TG Temptation; Test.

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b

John 16:33; Rev. 7:14 (13–14); D&C 103:12. TG Tribulation.

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c

TG Stiffnecked.

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d

John 12:40; 2 Ne. 26:9; 3 Ne. 9:13 (13–14); 18:32. TG Conversion; Man, New, Spiritually Reborn.

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14a

Matt. 16:24; Luke 9:23.

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b

John 21:16 (15–17).

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15a

TG Rebellion.

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b

D&C 28:7.

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16a

TG Priesthood, Keys of.

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17a

Luke 10:1.

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19a

1 Cor. 16:9.

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20a

D&C 84:35. TG Teachable.

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21a

D&C 107:34 (34–35).

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b

TG Authority; Delegation of Responsibility.

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22a

TG God, Spirit of; Obedience.

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23a

Isa. 60:2; Micah 3:6; D&C 38:11 (11–12); Moses 7:61 (61–62). TG Apostasy of the Early Christian Church; Darkness, Spiritual.

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b

Gen. 6:11 (5–6, 11–13); Ps. 14:1; D&C 10:21 (20–23).

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24a

TG Day of the Lord; Retribution; Vengeance.

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b

Mal. 4:5.

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c

Matt. 8:12; D&C 101:91; 124:8. TG Mourning.

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25a

TG Chastening.

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b

1 Pet. 4:17 (17–18).

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26a

D&C 41:1; 50:4; 56:1. TG Hypocrisy.

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b

TG Jesus Christ, Taking the Name of.

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c

Hosea 8:2 (1–4); Luke 6:46; Mosiah 26:25 (24–27); 3 Ne. 14:23 (21–23).

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d

D&C 105:15. TG Apostasy of Individuals; Blaspheme.

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27a

D&C 107:33 (33–39).

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28a

TG Purification; Purity.

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b

Mark 16:15 (15–16); D&C 18:28.

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29a

Morm. 9:23 (22–24); D&C 20:25.

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b

TG Baptism, Essential.

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c

TG Damnation.

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30a

TG Apostles; Church Organization.

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b

TG Counselor; Leadership.

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c

TG Priesthood, Power of.

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d

Eph. 1:10 (9–10); D&C 27:13; 76:106; 124:41. TG Restoration of the Gospel.

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31a

TG Dispensations.

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32a

TG Priesthood, Keys of.

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b

Abr. 1:3. TG Priesthood, History of.

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33a

Jacob 1:19; 2:2; D&C 88:85.

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b

Ezek. 34:10; D&C 72:3.

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34a

Rev. 3:11; 22:7 (7, 12); D&C 1:12.

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b

TG Good Works; Reward.

Section 113

Answers to certain questions on the writings of Isaiah, given by Joseph Smith the Prophet, at or near Far West, Missouri, March 1838.

1–6, The Stem of Jesse, the rod coming therefrom, and the root of Jesse are identified; 7–10, The scattered remnants of Zion have a right to the priesthood and are called to return to the Lord.

1 Who is the aStem of Jesse spoken of in the 1st, 2d, 3d, 4th, and 5th verses of the 11th chapter of Isaiah?

2 Verily thus saith the Lord: It is Christ.

3 What is the arod spoken of in the first verse of the 11th chapter of Isaiah, that should come of the Stem of Jesse?

4 Behold, thus saith the Lord: It is a servant in the hands of Christ, who is partly a descendant of Jesse as well as of aEphraim, or of the house of Joseph, on whom there is laid much bpower.

5 What is the aroot of Jesse spoken of in the 10th verse of the 11th chapter?

6 Behold, thus saith the Lord, it is a adescendant of Jesse, as well as of Joseph, unto whom rightly belongs the bpriesthood, and the ckeys of the kingdom, for an densign, and for the gathering of my people in the elast days.

7 Questions by Elias Higbee: What is meant by the command in Isaiah, 52d chapter, 1st verse, which saith: Put on thy strength, O Zion—and what people had Isaiah reference to?

8 He had reference to those whom God should call in the last days, who should hold the apower of bpriesthood to bring again cZion, and the redemption of Israel; and to put on her dstrength is to put on the eauthority of the fpriesthood, which she, Zion, has a gright to by lineage; also to return to that power which she had lost.

9 What are we to understand by Zion loosing herself from the bands of her neck; 2d verse?

10 We are to understand that the ascattered bremnants are exhorted to creturn to the Lord from whence they have fallen; which if they do, the promise of the Lord is that he will speak to them, or give them revelation. See the 6th, 7th, and 8th verses. The dbands of her neck are the curses of God upon her, or the remnants of Israel in their scattered condition among the Gentiles.

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1a

Isa. 11:1 (1–5). TG Jesus Christ, Davidic Descent of.

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3a

Ps. 110:2 (1–4).

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4a

Gen. 41:52 (50–52); D&C 133:34 (30–34). TG Israel, Joseph, People of.

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b

D&C 110:16 (11–16).

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5a

2 Ne. 21:10 (10–12).

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6a

Isa. 11:10.

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b

TG Priesthood, Melchizedek.

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c

D&C 110:11. TG Priesthood, Keys of.

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d

Isa. 30:17; D&C 45:9. TG Ensign.

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e

TG Israel, Gathering of; Last Days.

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8a

TG Priesthood, Power of.

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b

D&C 86:8. TG Priesthood, Keys of.

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c

TG Zion.

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d

Isa. 45:24; 52:1; 1 Ne. 17:3; D&C 82:14. TG Israel, Restoration of; Strength.

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e

TG Authority; Mission of Latter-day Saints; Priesthood, Authority.

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f

TG Priesthood, History of.

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g

TG Birthright.

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10a

TG Israel, Scattering of.

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b

Micah 5:3. TG Israel, Remnant of.

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c

Hosea 3:5; 2 Ne. 6:11.

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d

Isa. 52:2 (2, 6–8). TG Bondage, Spiritual.

Section 114

Revelation given through Joseph Smith the Prophet, at Far West, Missouri, April 11, 1838.

1–2, Church positions held by those who are not faithful will be given to others.

1 Verily thus saith the Lord: It is wisdom in my servant David W. Patten, that he settle up all his business as soon as he possibly can, and make a disposition of his merchandise, that he may aperform a mission unto me next spring, in company with others, even twelve including himself, to testify of my name and bear glad tidings unto all the world.

2 For verily thus saith the Lord, that inasmuch as there are those among you who adeny my name, others shall be bplanted in their cstead and receive their dbishopric. Amen.

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1a

D&C 118:5.

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2a

TG Apostasy of Individuals.

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b

1 Sam. 2:35; D&C 118:1 (1, 6).

◀

c

D&C 35:18; 42:10; 64:40.

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d

Acts 1:20 (20–26).

Section 115

Revelation given through Joseph Smith the Prophet, at Far West, Missouri, April 26, 1838, making known the will of God concerning the building up of that place and of the Lord’s house. This revelation is addressed to the presiding officers and the members of the Church.

1–4, The Lord names His church The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; 5–6, Zion and her stakes are places of defense and refuge for the Saints; 7–16, The Saints are commanded to build a house of the Lord at Far West; 17–19, Joseph Smith holds the keys of the kingdom of God on earth.

1 Verily thus saith the Lord unto you, my servant Joseph Smith, Jun., and also my servant Sidney Rigdon, and also my servant Hyrum Smith, and your acounselors who are and shall be appointed hereafter;

2 And also unto you, my servant aEdward Partridge, and his counselors;

3 And also unto my faithful servants who are of the high council of my achurch in Zion, for thus it shall be called, and unto all the elders and people of my Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, scattered abroad in all the world;

4 For thus shall amy bchurch be called in the last days, even The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day cSaints.

5 Verily I say unto you all: aArise and shine forth, that thy blight may be a cstandard for the dnations;

6 And that the agathering together upon the land of bZion, and upon her cstakes, may be for a defense, and for a drefuge from the storm, and from wrath when it shall be epoured out without mixture upon the whole earth.

7 Let the city, Far West, be a holy and consecrated land unto me; and it shall be called most holy, for the ground upon which thou standest is aholy.

8 Therefore, I command you to abuild a house unto me, for the gathering together of my saints, that they may bworship me.

9 And let there be a beginning of this work, and a foundation, and a preparatory work, this following summer;

10 And let the beginning be made on the fourth day of July next; and from that time forth let my people alabor diligently to build a house unto my name;

11 And in aone year from this day let them re-commence laying the foundation of my bhouse.

12 Thus let them from that time forth labor diligently until it shall be finished, from the cornerstone thereof unto the top thereof, until there shall not anything remain that is not finished.

13 Verily I say unto you, let not my servant Joseph, neither my servant Sidney, neither my servant Hyrum, get in adebt any more for the building of a house unto my name;

14 But let a house be built unto my name according to the apattern which I will show unto them.

15 And if my people build it not according to the pattern which I shall show unto their presidency, I will not accept it at their hands.

16 But if my people do build it according to the pattern which I shall show unto their presidency, even my servant Joseph and his counselors, then I will accept it at the hands of my people.

17 And again, verily I say unto you, it is my will that the city of Far West should be built up speedily by the gathering of my saints;

18 And also that other places should be appointed for astakes in the regions round about, as they shall be manifested unto my servant Joseph, from time to time.

19 For behold, I will be with him, and I will sanctify him before the people; for unto him have I given the akeys of this kingdom and ministry. Even so. Amen.

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1a

D&C 81:1; 112:20; 124:91.

◀

2a

D&C 64:17; 124:19.

◀

3a

TG Jesus Christ, Head of the Church.

◀

4a

3 Ne. 27:8.

◀

b

1 Cor. 1:10 (10–13); D&C 20:1 (1–4); 136:2 (2–8). TG Kingdom of God, on Earth.

◀

c

TG Saints.

◀

5a

Isa. 60:1 (1–3). TG Mission of Latter-day Saints.

◀

b

TG Light [noun]; Peculiar People.

◀

c

Gen. 18:18 (17–19); Isa. 11:12. TG Ensign; Example.

◀

d

TG Nations.

◀

6a

TG Last Days.

◀

b

TG Zion.

◀

c

D&C 101:21; 115:18 (17–18). TG Stake.

◀

d

Isa. 25:4 (3–5); D&C 45:66 (62–71). TG Refuge.

◀

e

Rev. 14:10; D&C 1:13 (13–14).

◀

7a

Ex. 3:5; Josh. 5:15; D&C 101:64.

◀

8a

D&C 88:119; 95:8.

◀

b

TG Worship.

◀

10a

Neh. 4:6; D&C 52:39; 75:3. TG Industry.

◀

11a

D&C 118:5.

◀

b

D&C 124:45 (45–54).

◀

13a

D&C 104:86 (78–86).

◀

14a

Num. 8:4; Heb. 8:5; D&C 97:10.

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18a

D&C 101:21; 115:6. TG Stake.

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19a

TG Priesthood, Keys of.

Section 116

Revelation given to Joseph Smith the Prophet, near Wight’s Ferry, at a place called Spring Hill, Daviess County, Missouri, May 19, 1838.

1 Spring Hill is named by the Lord aAdam-ondi-Ahman, because, said he, it is the place where bAdam shall come to visit his people, or the Ancient of Days shall sit, as spoken of by Daniel the prophet.

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1a

Dan. 7:13 (13–14, 22); D&C 78:15 (15, 20); 95:17; 107:53; 117:8 (8, 11). Note that a song titled “Adam-ondi-Ahman,” written by William W. Phelps, was sung at the Kirtland Temple dedication.

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b

TG Adam.

Section 117

Revelation given through Joseph Smith the Prophet, at Far West, Missouri, July 8, 1838, concerning the immediate duties of William Marks, Newel K. Whitney, and Oliver Granger.

1–9, The Lord’s servants should not covet temporal things, for “what is property unto the Lord?”; 10–16, They are to forsake littleness of soul, and their sacrifices will be sacred unto the Lord.

1 Verily thus saith the Lord unto my servant aWilliam Marks, and also unto my servant Newel K. Whitney, let them settle up their business speedily and journey from the land of Kirtland, before I, the Lord, bsend again the snows upon the earth.

2 Let them awake, and arise, and acome forth, and not tarry, for I, the Lord, command it.

3 Therefore, if they atarry it shall not be well with them.

4 Let them repent of all their sins, and of all their covetous desires, before me, saith the Lord; for what is aproperty unto me? saith the Lord.

5 Let the properties of Kirtland be turned out for adebts, saith the Lord. Let them go, saith the Lord, and whatsoever remaineth, let it remain in your hands, saith the Lord.

6 For have I not the fowls of heaven, and also the fish of the sea, and the beasts of the mountains? Have I not amade the earth? Do I not hold the bdestinies of all the armies of the nations of the earth?

7 Therefore, will I not make asolitary places to bud and to bblossom, and to bring forth in abundance? saith the Lord.

8 Is there not room enough on the mountains of aAdam-ondi-Ahman, and on the plains of Olaha bShinehah, or the land where cAdam dwelt, that you should covet that which is but the drop, and neglect the more weighty matters?

9 Therefore, come up hither unto the land of my people, even Zion.

10 Let my servant William Marks be afaithful 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.

11 Let my servant Newel K. Whitney be ashamed of the aNicolaitane band and of all their bsecret abominations, and of all his littleness of soul before me, saith the Lord, and come up to the land of Adam-ondi-Ahman, and be a cbishop unto my people, saith the Lord, not in name but in deed, saith the Lord.

12 And again, I say unto you, I remember my servant aOliver Granger; behold, verily I say unto him that his name shall be had in sacred remembrance from generation to generation, forever and ever, saith the Lord.

13 Therefore, let him contend earnestly for the redemption of the First Presidency of my Church, saith the Lord; and when he falls he shall rise again, for his asacrifice shall be more sacred unto me than his increase, saith the Lord.

14 Therefore, let him come up hither speedily, unto the land of Zion; and in the due time he shall be made a merchant unto my name, saith the Lord, for the benefit of my people.

15 Therefore let no man despise my servant Oliver Granger, but let the blessings of my people be on him forever and ever.

16 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.

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1a

D&C 124:79 (79–80).

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b

Job 37:6 (5–6); Ps. 148:8; Hel. 11:17 (13–17); Ether 2:24.

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2a

IE from Kirtland.

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3a

TG Disobedience; Procrastination.

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4a

Mark 14:4 (3–4); D&C 104:14.

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5a

D&C 90:23 (22–23).

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6a

TG Creation; God, Works of; Jesus Christ, Creator.

◀

b

Isa. 45:1 (1–3); 1 Ne. 17:37.

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7a

Isa. 35:1 (1–2).

◀

b

D&C 35:24; 39:13; 49:25. TG Earth, Renewal of.

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8a

D&C 116.

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b

Abr. 3:13.

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c

TG Adam; Eden.

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10a

Matt. 25:23.

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11a

Rev. 2:6 (6, 15).

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b

TG Secret Combinations.

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c

D&C 72:8 (6–8).

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12a

IE the agent left by the Prophet to settle his affairs in Kirtland.

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13a

TG Self-Sacrifice.

Section 118

Revelation given through Joseph Smith the Prophet, at Far West, Missouri, July 8, 1838, in response to the supplication, “Show us thy will, O Lord, concerning the Twelve.”

1–3, The Lord will provide for the families of the Twelve; 4–6, Vacancies in the Twelve are filled.

1 Verily, thus saith the Lord: Let a conference be held immediately; let the Twelve be organized; and let men be appointed to asupply the place of those who are fallen.

2 Let my servant aThomas remain for a season in the land of Zion, to publish my word.

3 Let the residue continue to preach from that hour, and if they will do this in all alowliness of heart, in meekness and humility, and blong-suffering, I, the Lord, give unto them a cpromise that I will provide for their families; and an effectual door shall be opened for them, from henceforth.

4 And next spring let them depart to go over the great waters, and there promulgate my gospel, the fulness thereof, and bear record of my name.

5 Let them atake leave of my saints in the city of Far West, on the btwenty-sixth day of April next, on the building-spot of my house, saith the Lord.

6 Let my servant John Taylor, and also my servant John E. Page, and also my servant Wilford Woodruff, and also my servant Willard Richards, be appointed to fill the places of those who have afallen, and be officially notified of their appointment.

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1a

Acts 1:25 (23–26); D&C 114:2.

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2a

IE Thomas B. Marsh.

◀

3a

Eph. 4:2.

◀

b

TG Perseverance.

◀

c

TG Promise.

◀

5a

D&C 114:1.

◀

b

D&C 115:11.

◀

6a

D&C 114:2.

Section 119

Revelation given through Joseph Smith the Prophet, at Far West, Missouri, July 8, 1838, in answer to his supplication: “O Lord! Show unto thy servants how much thou requirest of the properties of thy people for a tithing.” The law of tithing, as understood today, had not been given to the Church previous to this revelation. The term tithing in the prayer just quoted and in previous revelations (64:23; 85:3; 97:11) had meant not just one-tenth, but all free-will offerings, or contributions, to the Church funds. The Lord had previously given to the Church the law of consecration and stewardship of property, which members (chiefly the leading elders) entered into by a covenant that was to be everlasting. Because of failure on the part of many to abide by this covenant, the Lord withdrew it for a time and gave instead the law of tithing to the whole Church. The Prophet asked the Lord how much of their property He required for sacred purposes. The answer was this revelation.

1–5, The Saints are to pay their surplus property and then give, as tithing, one-tenth of their interest annually; 6–7, Such a course will sanctify the land of Zion.

1 Verily, thus saith the Lord, I require all their asurplus property to be put into the hands of the bishop of my church in Zion,

2 For the building of mine ahouse, and for the laying of the foundation of Zion and for the priesthood, and for the debts of the Presidency of my Church.

3 And this shall be the beginning of the atithing of my people.

4 And after that, those who have thus been atithed shall pay one-tenth of all their interest annually; and this shall be a standing law unto them forever, for my holy priesthood, saith the Lord.

5 Verily I say unto you, it shall come to pass that all those who gather unto the land of aZion shall be tithed of their surplus properties, and shall observe this law, or they shall not be found worthy to abide among you.

6 And I say unto you, if my people observe not this law, to keep it holy, and by this law sanctify the land of Zion unto me, that my statutes and my judgments may be kept thereon, that it may be most holy, behold, verily I say unto you, it shall not be a land of aZion unto you.

7 And this shall be an ensample unto all the astakes of Zion. Even so. Amen.

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1a

D&C 42:33 (33–34), 55; 51:13; 82:18 (17–19).

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2a

2 Chr. 3:3 (3–4); D&C 115:8 (8–13).

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3a

D&C 42:30; 64:23; 120.

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4a

TG Tithing.

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5a

D&C 52:42 (42–43).

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6a

TG Zion.

◀

7a

D&C 82:13.

Section 120

Revelation given through Joseph Smith the Prophet, at Far West, Missouri, July 8, 1838, making known the disposition of the properties tithed as named in the preceding revelation, section 119.

1 Verily, thus saith the Lord, the time is now come, that ait shall be bdisposed of by a council, composed of the First Presidency of my Church, and of the bishop and his council, and by my high council; and by mine own voice unto them, saith the Lord. Even so. Amen.

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1a

D&C 119:1 (1–4).

◀

b

TG Accountability; Church Organization.

Section 121

Prayer and prophecies written by Joseph Smith the Prophet in an epistle to the Church while he was a prisoner in the jail at Liberty, Missouri, dated March 20, 1839. The Prophet and several companions had been months in prison. Their petitions and appeals directed to the executive officers and the judiciary had failed to bring them relief.

1–6, The Prophet pleads with the Lord for the suffering Saints; 7–10, The Lord speaks peace to him; 11–17, Cursed are all those who raise false cries of transgression against the Lord’s people; 18–25, They will not have right to the priesthood and will be damned; 26–32, Glorious revelations promised those who endure valiantly; 33–40, Why many are called and few are chosen; 41–46, The priesthood should be used only in righteousness.

1 O God, awhere art thou? And where is the pavilion that covereth thy bhiding place?

2 aHow long shall thy hand be stayed, and thine eye, yea thy pure eye, behold from the eternal heavens the wrongs of thy people and of thy servants, and thine ear be penetrated with their cries?

3 Yea, O Lord, ahow long shall they suffer these wrongs and unlawful boppressions, before thine heart shall be softened toward them, and thy bowels be moved with ccompassion toward them?

4 O Lord God aAlmighty, maker of bheaven, earth, and seas, and of all things that in them are, and who controllest and subjectest the devil, and the dark and benighted dominion of Sheol—stretch forth thy hand; let thine eye pierce; let thy cpavilion be taken up; let thy dhiding place no longer be covered; let thine ear be inclined; let thine eheart be softened, and thy bowels moved with compassion toward us.

5 Let thine aanger be kindled against our enemies; and, in the fury of thine heart, with thy bsword cavenge us of our wrongs.

6 Remember thy asuffering saints, O our God; and thy servants will rejoice in thy name forever.

7 My son, apeace be unto thy soul; thine badversity and thine afflictions shall be but a csmall moment;

8 And then, if thou aendure it well, God shall exalt thee on high; thou shalt triumph over all thy bfoes.

9 Thy afriends do stand by thee, and they shall hail thee again with warm hearts and friendly hands.

10 Thou art not yet as Job; thy afriends do not contend against thee, neither charge thee with transgression, as they did Job.

11 And they who do charge thee with transgression, their hope shall be blasted, and their prospects shall amelt away as the hoar frost melteth before the burning rays of the rising sun;

12 And also that God hath set his hand and seal to change the atimes and seasons, and to blind their bminds, that they may not understand his cmarvelous workings; that he may dprove them also and take them in their own craftiness;

13 Also because their hearts are corrupted, and the things which they are willing to bring upon others, and love to have others suffer, may come upon athemselves to the very uttermost;

14 That they may be adisappointed also, and their hopes may be cut off;

15 And not many years hence, that they and their aposterity shall be bswept from under heaven, saith God, that not one of them is left to stand by the wall.

16 aCursed are all those that shall lift up the bheel against mine canointed, saith the Lord, and cry they have dsinned when they have not sinned before me, saith the Lord, but have done that which was meet in mine eyes, and which I commanded them.

17 But athose who cry transgression do it because they are the servants of sin, and are the bchildren of disobedience themselves.

18 And those who aswear bfalsely against my servants, that they might bring them into bondage and death—

19 Wo unto them; because they have aoffended my little ones they shall be severed from the bordinances of mine house.

20 Their abasket shall not be full, their houses and their barns shall perish, and they themselves shall be bdespised by those that flattered them.

21 They shall not have right to the apriesthood, nor their posterity after them from generation to generation.

22 It had been abetter for them that a millstone had been hanged about their necks, and they drowned in the depth of the sea.

23 Wo unto all those that adiscomfort my people, and drive, and bmurder, and testify against them, saith the Lord of Hosts; a cgeneration of vipers shall not escape the damnation of hell.

24 Behold, mine eyes asee and know all their works, and I have in reserve a swift bjudgment in the season thereof, for them all;

25 For there is a atime bappointed for every man, according as his cworks shall be.

26 God shall give unto you aknowledge by his bHoly Spirit, yea, by the unspeakable cgift of the Holy Ghost, that has not been drevealed since the world was until now;

27 Which our forefathers have awaited with aanxious expectation to be revealed in the last times, which their minds were pointed to by the angels, as held in reserve for the fulness of their glory;

28 A time to come in the which anothing shall be withheld, whether there be bone God or many cgods, they shall be manifest.

29 All thrones and dominions, principalities and powers, shall be arevealed and set forth upon all who have endured bvaliantly for the gospel of Jesus Christ.

30 And also, if there be abounds set to the heavens or to the seas, or to the dry land, or to the sun, moon, or stars—

31 All the times of their revolutions, all the appointed days, months, and years, and all the days of their days, months, and years, and all their aglories, laws, and set times, shall be revealed in the days of the bdispensation of the fulness of times—

32 According to that which was aordained in the midst of the bCouncil of the Eternal cGod of all other gods before this dworld was, that should be reserved unto the finishing and the end thereof, when every man shall enter into his eternal epresence and into his immortal frest.

33 How long can rolling waters remain impure? What apower shall stay the heavens? As well might man stretch forth his puny arm to stop the Missouri river in its decreed course, or to turn it up stream, as to bhinder the cAlmighty from pouring down dknowledge from heaven upon the heads of the Latter-day Saints.

34 Behold, there are many acalled, but few are chosen. And why are they not chosen?

35 Because their ahearts are set so much upon the things of this bworld, and caspire to the dhonors of men, that they do not learn this one lesson—

36 That the arights of the priesthood are inseparably connected with the powers of heaven, and that the powers of heaven cannot be bcontrolled nor handled only upon the cprinciples of righteousness.

37 That they may be conferred upon us, it is true; but when we undertake to acover our bsins, or to gratify our cpride, our vain ambition, or to exercise control or ddominion or compulsion upon the souls of the children of men, in any degree of unrighteousness, behold, the heavens ewithdraw themselves; the Spirit of the Lord is grieved; and when it is withdrawn, Amen to the priesthood or the authority of that man.

38 Behold, ere he is aware, he is left unto himself, to akick against the pricks, to bpersecute the saints, and to cfight against God.

39 We have learned by sad experience that it is the anature and disposition of almost all men, as soon as they get a little bauthority, as they suppose, they will immediately begin to exercise cunrighteous dominion.

40 Hence many are called, but afew are chosen.

41 No apower or influence can or ought to be maintained by virtue of the bpriesthood, only by cpersuasion, by dlong-suffering, by gentleness and meekness, and by love unfeigned;

42 By akindness, and pure bknowledge, which shall greatly enlarge the csoul without dhypocrisy, and without eguile—

43 aReproving betimes with bsharpness, when cmoved upon by the Holy Ghost; and then showing forth afterwards an increase of dlove toward him whom thou hast reproved, lest he esteem thee to be his enemy;

44 That he may know that thy faithfulness is stronger than the cords of adeath.

45 Let thy abowels also be full of charity towards all men, and to the household of faith, and let bvirtue garnish thy thoughts unceasingly; then shall thy cconfidence wax strong in the dpresence of God; and the doctrine of the priesthood shall distil upon thy soul as the edews from heaven.

46 The Holy Ghost shall be thy constant acompanion, and thy scepter an unchanging scepter of brighteousness and truth; and thy cdominion shall be an everlasting dominion, and without compulsory means it shall flow unto thee forever and ever.

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1a

Matt. 27:46.

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b

Ps. 13:1 (1–2); 18:11; 102:2; Isa. 45:15.

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2a

Ex. 5:22; Ps. 35:17 (17–28); 89:46; Hab. 1:2 (2–4).

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3a

Ps. 69:14 (1–2, 14); Alma 14:26 (26–29).

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b

TG Cruelty; Oppression; Persecution.

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c

TG Compassion.

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4a

TG God, Power of.

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b

Gen. 1:1.

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c

2 Sam. 22:7.

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d

D&C 101:89; 123:6.

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e

TG Compassion; God, Mercy of.

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5a

Ps. 119:84.

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b

D&C 1:13 (13–14).

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c

Ps. 35:1 (1–10); Luke 18:7.

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6a

D&C 122:5 (5–7). TG Suffering.

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7a

Acts 23:11 (11–14). TG Comfort.

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b

TG Adversity; Affliction.

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c

Isa. 54:7.

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8a

1 Pet. 2:20 (19–23). TG Perseverance; Probation.

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b

TG Enemies.

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9a

D&C 122:3. TG Friendship.

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10a

Job 4:1 (1–8); 13:4; 16:2.

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11a

Ps. 58:7 (3–11); Jer. 1:19 (7–19).

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12a

Dan. 2:21 (19–22, 28); Acts 1:7; D&C 68:11 (7–12). TG Time.

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b

2 Kgs. 6:18 (18–23). TG Mind.

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c

Ex. 8:19; 1 Ne. 19:22; Alma 23:6; D&C 84:3.

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d

TG Test.

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13a

Prov. 28:10; 1 Ne. 14:3.

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14a

3 Ne. 4:10.

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15a

Ps. 37:28; 109:13.

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b

D&C 124:52.

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16a

TG Curse.

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b

Ps. 41:9; John 13:18. TG Prophets, Rejection of; Reviling.

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c

1 Sam. 26:9; Ps. 2:2 (2–4); 105:15.

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d

2 Ne. 15:20; Moro. 7:14 (14, 18); D&C 64:16.

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17a

Rev. 12:10; Alma 15:15.

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b

Eph. 5:6 (2–6).

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18a

TG Swearing.

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b

Mal. 3:5. TG Lying; Slander.

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19a

Matt. 18:6. TG Offense.

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b

TG Ordinance; Salvation.

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20a

Deut. 28:17 (15–26).

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b

Prov. 24:24 (23–26).

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21a

Alma 13:4 (3–5). TG Priesthood, Qualifying for.

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22a

Matt. 18:6; D&C 54:5.

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23a

D&C 101:1.

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b

Esth. 3:13.

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c

Matt. 12:34; 23:33.

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24a

Job 10:4; Ps. 139:1; Jonah 3:10. TG God, Omniscience of.

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b

Ps. 109:7 (3–7); Hel. 8:25; D&C 10:23 (20–23).

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25a

D&C 122:9.

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b

Job 7:1; Alma 12:27 (26–28); D&C 42:48.

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c

TG Good Works.

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26a

Dan. 2:28 (22–29, 49); Amos 3:7; A of F 1:9. TG Mysteries of Godliness; Revelation.

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b

TG God, Spirit of.

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c

TG Holy Ghost, Gift of.

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d

Alma 12:10 (9–11); 40:3. TG Scriptures to Come Forth.

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27a

Rom. 16:25; D&C 6:7 (7–11); 42:65 (61–65).

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28a

D&C 42:61; 59:4; 76:7; 98:12; 101:32.

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b

Rom. 3:30 (28–31); 1 Tim. 2:5.

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c

Ps. 82:6; John 10:34; 1 Cor. 8:6 (5–6); D&C 76:58; Abr. 4:1 (1–31); 5:1 (1–21).

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29a

D&C 101:32.

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b

D&C 76:79. TG Diligence; Trustworthiness.

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30a

Job 26:10 (7–14); 38:33 (1–41); Ps. 104:9 (1–35); Acts 17:26 (24–28).

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31a

Abr. 3:4 (2–10). TG Glory; God, Law of.

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b

TG Dispensations.

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32a

TG Earth, Purpose of.

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b

TG Council in Heaven.

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c

Deut. 10:17 (17–21); Dan. 11:36.

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d

TG Earth, Destiny of; World.

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e

TG Man, Potential to Become like Heavenly Father.

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f

Ps. 95:11; Heb. 3:11; 4:1; Alma 12:34; 3 Ne. 27:19; D&C 84:24.

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33a

Rom. 8:39 (35–39).

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b

Dan. 4:35.

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c

TG God, Power of.

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d

Dan. 12:4. TG Knowledge.

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34a

Matt. 20:16; 22:14 (1–14); Luke 13:23; D&C 63:31; 95:5 (5–6). TG Called of God.

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35a

Luke 14:18 (18–20).

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b

TG Selfishness; Worldliness.

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c

TG Motivations.

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d

Matt. 6:2; 2 Ne. 26:29; D&C 58:39. TG Honor.

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36a

D&C 107:10. TG Priesthood, Authority; Priesthood, Keys of; Priesthood, Oath and Covenant; Priesthood, Power of.

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b

TG Priesthood, Magnifying Callings within.

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c

D&C 107:30. TG Righteousness.

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37a

Prov. 28:13. TG Apostasy of Individuals; Honesty; Hypocrisy.

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b

TG Sin.

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c

TG Haughtiness; Pride.

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d

Gen. 1:26 (26–28); D&C 76:111 (110–12).

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e

1 Sam. 18:12; D&C 1:33; 3:11; JS—H 1:46. TG Holy Ghost, Loss of.

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38a

Acts 9:5; 26:14.

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b

TG Persecution.

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c

Micah 3:5; 1 Ne. 11:35 (34–36).

◀

39a

TG Man, Natural, Not Spiritually Reborn.

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b

TG Authority.

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c

1 Kgs. 16:2. TG Leadership; Unrighteous Dominion.

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40a

Matt. 20:16; D&C 95:5.

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41a

TG Priesthood, Power of.

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b

1 Pet. 5:3 (1–3). TG Priesthood; Priesthood, Magnifying Callings within.

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c

Prov. 25:15. TG Communication; Marriage, Husbands.

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d

2 Cor. 6:6. TG Forbear; Love; Meek; Patience.

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42a

TG Courtesy; Kindness.

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b

1 Pet. 3:7. TG Knowledge.

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c

TG Understanding.

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d

James 3:17.

◀

e

TG Guile; Sincere.

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43a

TG Chastening; Reproof.

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b

D&C 15:2.

◀

c

TG Holy Ghost, Mission of.

◀

d

TG Charity.

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44a

TG Dependability.

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45a

1 Thes. 3:12; 1 Jn. 3:17 (16–17). TG Benevolence; Charity; Priesthood, Magnifying Callings within.

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b

TG Chastity; Modesty; Virtue.

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c

TG Trust in God.

◀

d

TG God, Presence of; God, Privilege of Seeing.

◀

e

Deut. 32:2; D&C 128:19.

◀

46a

TG Holy Ghost, Mission of; Spirituality.

◀

b

TG Righteousness.

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c

Dan. 7:14.

Section 122

The word of the Lord to Joseph Smith the Prophet, while a prisoner in the jail at Liberty, Missouri. This section is an excerpt from an epistle to the Church dated March 20, 1839 (see the heading to section 121).

1–4, The ends of the earth will inquire after the name of Joseph Smith; 5–7, All his perils and travails will give him experience and be for his good; 8–9, The Son of Man has descended below them all.

1 The ends of the earth shall inquire after thy aname, and fools shall have thee in bderision, and hell shall rage against thee;

2 While the pure in heart, and the wise, and the noble, and the virtuous, shall seek acounsel, and authority, and blessings constantly from under thy hand.

3 And thy apeople shall never be turned against thee by the testimony of traitors.

4 And although their influence shall cast thee into trouble, and into bars and walls, thou shalt be had in ahonor; and but for a small bmoment and thy voice shall be more terrible in the midst of thine enemies than the fierce clion, because of thy righteousness; and thy God shall stand by thee forever and ever.

5 If thou art called to pass through atribulation; if thou art in perils among false brethren; if thou art in bperils among robbers; if thou art in perils by land or by sea;

6 If thou art aaccused with all manner of false accusations; if thine enemies fall upon thee; if they tear thee from the society of thy father and mother and brethren and sisters; and if with a drawn sword thine enemies tear thee from the bosom of thy wife, and of thine offspring, and thine elder son, although but six years of age, shall cling to thy garments, and shall say, My father, my father, why can’t you stay with us? O, my father, what are the men going to do with you? and if then he shall be thrust from thee by the sword, and thou be dragged to bprison, and thine enemies prowl around thee like cwolves for the blood of the lamb;

7 And if thou shouldst be cast into the apit, or into the hands of murderers, and the sentence of death passed upon thee; if thou be cast into the bdeep; if the billowing surge conspire against thee; if fierce winds become thine enemy; if the heavens gather blackness, and all the elements combine to chedge up the way; and above all, if the very jaws of dhell shall gape open the mouth wide after thee, know thou, my son, that all these things shall give thee eexperience, and shall be for thy good.

8 The aSon of Man hath bdescended below them all. Art thou greater than he?

9 Therefore, ahold on thy way, and the priesthood shall bremain with thee; for their cbounds are set, they cannot pass. Thy ddays are known, and thy years shall not be numbered less; therefore, efear not what man can do, for God shall be with you forever and ever.

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1a

JS—H 1:33.

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b

Job 30:1; Ps. 119:51 (49–52); Jer. 20:7 (7–9).

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2a

TG Counsel.

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3a

D&C 121:9. TG Friendship.

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4a

TG Respect.

◀

b

D&C 121:7 (7–8).

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c

3 Ne. 20:16 (16–21). TG Protection, Divine.

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5a

D&C 121:6. TG Tribulation.

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b

2 Cor. 11:26 (23–28).

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6a

Job 8:6 (1–22).

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b

Jer. 36:5; Acts 5:18 (15, 18); 12:5; 16:23 (19–40); Alma 14:22 (22–28).

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c

Luke 10:3.

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7a

Gen. 37:24; Jer. 38:6 (6–13).

◀

b

Ps. 69:2 (1–2, 14); Jonah 2:3 (3–9); 2 Cor. 11:25.

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c

Lam. 3:7 (7–8). TG Despair.

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d

2 Sam. 22:6 (5–7); JS—H 1:16 (15–16).

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e

Job 2:10 (10–13); 3:20 (20–26); 5:27; Eccl. 3:10 (9–10); Jer. 24:5; 2 Cor. 4:17; Heb. 12:10 (10–11); 1 Pet. 2:20 (20–21); 2 Ne. 2:11.

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8a

TG Jesus Christ, Son of Man.

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b

Mark 14:37 (37, 40–41); Heb. 2:17 (9–18); D&C 76:107; 88:6.

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9a

TG Steadfastness.

◀

b

D&C 13; 84:17; 90:3; 124:130.

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c

Deut. 32:8; Job 11:20 (19–20).

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d

D&C 121:25.

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e

Neh. 4:14; Ps. 56:4 (4, 11); 118:6; Jer. 1:17 (17–19); Luke 12:5 (4–5); 2 Ne. 8:7 (7–12); D&C 3:7; 98:14.

Section 123

Duty of the Saints in relation to their persecutors, as written by Joseph Smith the Prophet while a prisoner in the jail at Liberty, Missouri. This section is an excerpt from an epistle to the Church dated March 20, 1839 (see the heading to section 121).

1–6, The Saints should collect and publish an account of their sufferings and persecutions; 7–10, The same spirit that established the false creeds also leads to persecution of the Saints; 11–17, Many among all sects will yet receive the truth.

1 And again, we would suggest for your consideration the propriety of all the saints agathering up a knowledge of all the facts, and bsufferings and abuses put upon them by the people of this State;

2 And also of all the property and amount of damages which they have sustained, both of character and personal ainjuries, as well as real property;

3 And also the names of all persons that have had a hand in their aoppressions, as far as they can get hold of them and find them out.

4 And perhaps a committee can be appointed to find out these things, and to take astatements and affidavits; and also to gather up the libelous publications that are afloat;

5 And all that are in the magazines, and in the encyclopedias, and all the libelous histories that are published, and are writing, and by whom, and present the whole concatenation of diabolical rascality and nefarious and murderous impositions that have been practiced upon this people—

6 That we may not only publish to all the world, but present them to the aheads of government in all their dark and hellish hue, as the last effort which is enjoined on us by our Heavenly Father, before we can fully and completely claim that promise which shall call him forth from his bhiding place; and also that the whole nation may be left without excuse before he can send forth the power of his mighty arm.

7 It is an imperative duty that we owe to God, to angels, with whom we shall be brought to stand, and also to ourselves, to our wives and achildren, who have been made to bow down with grief, sorrow, and care, under the most damning hand of murder, tyranny, and boppression, supported and urged on and upheld by the influence of that spirit which hath so strongly riveted the ccreeds of the fathers, who have inherited lies, upon the hearts of the children, and filled the world with confusion, and has been growing stronger and stronger, and is now the very mainspring of all corruption, and the whole dearth groans under the weight of its iniquity.

8 It is an iron ayoke, it is a strong band; they are the very handcuffs, and chains, and shackles, and fetters of bhell.

9 Therefore it is an imperative duty that we owe, not only to our own wives and children, but to the awidows and fatherless, whose husbands and fathers have been bmurdered under its iron hand;

10 Which dark and blackening deeds are enough to make hell itself ashudder, and to stand aghast and pale, and the hands of the very devil to tremble and palsy.

11 And also it is an imperative duty that we owe to all the rising generation, and to all the pure in heart—

12 For there are many yet on the earth among all sects, parties, and denominations, who are ablinded by the subtle bcraftiness of men, whereby they lie in wait to cdeceive, and who are only kept from the truth because they dknow not where to find it—

13 Therefore, that we should waste and awear out our lives in bringing to light all the bhidden things of darkness, wherein we know them; and they are truly manifest from heaven—

14 These should then be attended to with great aearnestness.

15 Let no man count them as small things; for there is much which lieth in futurity, pertaining to the saints, which depends upon these things.

16 You know, brethren, that a very large ship is abenefited very much by a very small helm in the time of a storm, by being kept workways with the wind and the waves.

17 Therefore, dearly beloved brethren, let us acheerfully bdo all things that lie in our power; and then may we stand still, with the utmost assurance, to see the csalvation of God, and for his arm to be revealed.

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1a

D&C 69:8.

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b

Ezra 4:1 (1–24).

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2a

TG Injustice.

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3a

TG Oppression.

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4a

TG Record Keeping.

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6a

Ezra 5:8 (8–17).

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b

D&C 101:89; 121:4 (1, 4).

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7a

TG Family, Children, Responsibilities toward.

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b

TG Cruelty.

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c

Alma 24:7; JS—H 1:19. TG Traditions of Men.

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d

Isa. 33:9; Moses 7:49.

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8a

TG Bondage, Physical; Bondage, Spiritual.

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b

TG Hell.

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9a

TG Children; Widows.

◀

b

D&C 98:13; 103:27 (27–28); 124:54.

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10a

Isa. 14:9 (4–11).

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12a

Col. 2:8; D&C 76:75. TG Spiritual Blindness.

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b

TG False Doctrine; False Prophets.

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c

Col. 2:18 (16–23).

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d

1 Ne. 8:21 (19–24). TG Mission of Latter-day Saints.

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13a

TG Dedication.

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b

1 Cor. 4:5. TG Secret Combinations.

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14a

TG Zeal.

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16a

James 3:4; 1 Ne. 16:29; Alma 37:6 (6–8); D&C 64:33.

◀

17a

TG Cheerful.

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b

TG Initiative.

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c

Ex. 14:13; Isa. 30:15.

Section 124

Revelation given to Joseph Smith the Prophet, at Nauvoo, Illinois, January 19, 1841. Because of increasing persecutions and illegal procedures against them by public officers, the Saints had been compelled to leave Missouri. The exterminating order issued by Lilburn W. Boggs, governor of Missouri, dated October 27, 1838, had left them no alternative. In 1841, when this revelation was given, the city of Nauvoo, occupying the site of the former village of Commerce, Illinois, had been built up by the Saints, and here the headquarters of the Church had been established.

1–14, Joseph Smith is commanded to make a solemn proclamation of the gospel to the president of the United States, the governors, and the rulers of all nations; 15–21, Hyrum Smith, David W. Patten, Joseph Smith Sr., and others among the living and the dead are blessed for their integrity and virtues; 22–28, The Saints are commanded to build both a house for the entertainment of strangers and a temple in Nauvoo; 29–36, Baptisms for the dead are to be performed in temples; 37–44, The Lord’s people always build temples for the performance of holy ordinances; 45–55, The Saints are excused from building the temple in Jackson County because of the oppression of their enemies; 56–83, Directions are given for the building of the Nauvoo House; 84–96, Hyrum Smith is called to be a patriarch, to receive the keys, and to stand in the place of Oliver Cowdery; 97–122, William Law and others are counseled in their labors; 123–45, General and local officers are named, along with their duties and quorum affiliations.

1 Verily, thus saith the Lord unto you, my servant Joseph Smith, I am well pleased with your aoffering and acknowledgments, which you have made; for unto this end have I raised you up, that I might show forth my bwisdom through the cweak things of the earth.

2 Your prayers are acceptable before me; and in answer to them I say unto you, that you are now called immediately to make a solemn aproclamation of my gospel, and of this bstake which I have planted to be a ccornerstone of Zion, which shall be polished with the refinement which is after the similitude of a palace.

3 This proclamation shall be made to all the akings of the world, to the four corners thereof, to the honorable president-elect, and the high-minded governors of the nation in which you live, and to all the nations of the earth scattered abroad.

4 Let it be awritten in the spirit of meekness and by the power of the Holy Ghost, which shall be in you at the time of the writing of the same;

5 For it shall be agiven you by the Holy Ghost to know my bwill concerning those ckings and authorities, even what shall befall them in a time to come.

6 For, behold, I am about to call upon them to give heed to the light and glory of Zion, for the set time has come to favor her.

7 Call ye, therefore, upon them with loud proclamation, and with your testimony, fearing them not, for they are as agrass, and all their glory as the flower thereof which soon falleth, that they may be left also without excuse—

8 And that I may avisit them in the day of visitation, when I shall bunveil the face of my covering, to appoint the portion of the coppressor among hypocrites, where there is dgnashing of teeth, if they reject my servants and my testimony which I have revealed unto them.

9 And again, I will visit and soften their hearts, many of them for your good, that ye may find grace in their eyes, that they may come to the alight of truth, and the Gentiles to the exaltation or lifting up of Zion.

10 For the day of my visitation cometh speedily, in an ahour when ye think not of; and where shall be the safety of my people, and refuge for those who shall be left of them?

11 Awake, O kings of the earth! Come ye, O, come ye, with your agold and your silver, to the help of my people, to the house of the daughters of Zion.

12 And again, verily I say unto you, let my servant Robert B. Thompson help you to write this proclamation, for I am well pleased with him, and that he should be with you;

13 Let him, therefore, hearken to your counsel, and I will bless him with a multiplicity of blessings; let him be faithful and true in all things from henceforth, and he shall be great in mine eyes;

14 But let him remember that his astewardship will I require at his hands.

15 And again, verily I say unto you, blessed is my servant Hyrum Smith; for I, the Lord, love him because of the aintegrity of his heart, and because he loveth that which is right before me, saith the Lord.

16 Again, let my servant John C. Bennett help you in your labor in sending my word to the kings and people of the earth, and stand by you, even you my servant Joseph Smith, in the hour of affliction; and his reward shall not fail if he receive acounsel.

17 And for his love he shall be great, for he shall be mine if he do this, saith the Lord. I have seen the work which he hath done, which I accept if he continue, and will crown him with blessings and great glory.

18 And again, I say unto you that it is my will that my servant Lyman Wight should continue in preaching for Zion, in the spirit of meekness, confessing me before the world; and I will bear him up as on aeagles’ wings; and he shall beget glory and honor to himself and unto my name.

19 That when he shall finish his work I may areceive him unto myself, even as I did my servant David Patten, who is with me at this time, and also my servant bEdward Partridge, and also my aged servant Joseph Smith, Sen., who sitteth cwith Abraham at his right hand, and blessed and holy is he, for he is mine.

20 And again, verily I say unto you, my servant George Miller is without aguile; he may be trusted because of the bintegrity of his heart; and for the love which he has to my testimony I, the Lord, love him.

21 I therefore say unto you, I seal upon his head the office of a bishopric, like unto my aservant Edward Partridge, that he may receive the consecrations of mine house, that he may administer blessings upon the heads of the poor of my people, saith the Lord. Let no man despise my servant George, for he shall honor me.

22 Let my servant George, and my servant Lyman, and my servant John Snider, and others, build a ahouse unto my name, such a one as my servant Joseph shall show unto them, upon the place which he shall show unto them also.

23 And it shall be for a house for boarding, a house that strangers may come from afar to lodge therein; therefore let it be a good house, worthy of all acceptation, that the weary atraveler may find health and safety while he shall contemplate the word of the Lord; and the bcornerstone I have appointed for Zion.

24 This house shall be a healthful habitation if it be built unto my name, and if the governor which shall be appointed unto it shall not suffer any pollution to come upon it. It shall be holy, or the Lord your God will not adwell therein.

25 And again, verily I say unto you, let all my saints acome from afar.

26 And send ye aswift messengers, yea, chosen messengers, and say unto them: Come ye, with all your bgold, and your silver, and your precious stones, and with all your antiquities; and with all who have cknowledge of antiquities, that will come, may come, and bring the dbox tree, and the fir tree, and the pine tree, together with all the precious trees of the earth;

27 And with iron, with copper, and with brass, and with zinc, and with all your precious things of the earth; and build a ahouse to my name, for the Most High to bdwell therein.

28 For there is not a place found on earth that he may come to and arestore again that which was lost unto you, or which he hath taken away, even the fulness of the priesthood.

29 For a abaptismal font there is not upon the earth, that they, my saints, may be bbaptized for those who are dead—

30 For this ordinance belongeth to my house, and cannot be acceptable to me, only in the days of your poverty, wherein ye are not able to build a house unto me.

31 But I command you, all ye my saints, to abuild a house unto me; and I grant unto you a sufficient time to build a house unto me; and during this time your baptisms shall be acceptable unto me.

32 But behold, at the end of this appointment your baptisms for your dead shall not be acceptable unto me; and if you do not these things at the end of the appointment ye shall be rejected as a church, with your dead, saith the Lord your God.

33 For verily I say unto you, that aafter you have had sufficient time to build a house to me, wherein the ordinance of baptizing for the dead belongeth, and for which the same was instituted from before the foundation of the world, your baptisms for your dead cannot be acceptable unto me;

34 For therein are the akeys of the holy priesthood ordained, that you may receive honor and glory.

35 And after this time, your baptisms for the dead, by those who are scattered abroad, are not acceptable unto me, saith the Lord.

36 For it is ordained that in Zion, and in her stakes, and in Jerusalem, those places which I have appointed for arefuge, shall be the places for your baptisms for your dead.

37 And again, verily I say unto you, how shall your awashings be acceptable unto me, except ye perform them in a house which you have built to my name?

38 For, for this cause I commanded Moses that he should build a atabernacle, that they should bear it with them in the wilderness, and to build a house in the land of promise, that those ordinances might be revealed which had been hid from before the world was.

39 Therefore, verily I say unto you, that your aanointings, and your washings, and your bbaptisms for the dead, and your csolemn assemblies, and your dmemorials for your esacrifices by the sons of Levi, and for your foracles in your most gholy places wherein you receive conversations, and your statutes and judgments, for the beginning of the revelations and foundation of Zion, and for the glory, honor, and endowment of all her municipals, are ordained by the ordinance of my holy house, which my people are always commanded to build unto my holy name.

40 And verily I say unto you, let this ahouse be built unto my name, that I may reveal mine ordinances therein unto my people;

41 For I deign to areveal unto my church things which have been kept bhid from before the foundation of the world, things that pertain to the dispensation of the cfulness of times.

42 And aI will show unto my servant Joseph all things pertaining to this house, and the priesthood thereof, and the place whereon it shall be built.

43 And ye shall build it on the place where you have contemplated building it, for that is the spot which I have chosen for you to build it.

44 If ye labor with all your might, I will consecrate that spot that it shall be made aholy.

45 And if my people will hearken unto my voice, and unto the voice of my aservants whom I have appointed to lead my people, behold, verily I say unto you, they shall not be moved out of their place.

46 But if they will not ahearken to my voice, nor unto the voice of these men whom I have appointed, they shall not be blest, because they bpollute mine holy grounds, and mine holy ordinances, and charters, and my holy words which I give unto them.

47 And it shall come to pass that if you build a house unto my name, and do not do the things that I say, I will not perform the aoath which I make unto you, neither fulfil the promises which ye expect at my hands, saith the Lord.

48 For ainstead of blessings, ye, by your own works, bring cursings, wrath, indignation, and judgments upon your own heads, by your follies, and by all your abominations, which you practice before me, saith the Lord.

49 Verily, verily, I say unto you, that when I give a commandment to any of the sons of men to do a work unto my name, and those sons of men go with all their might and with all they have to perform that work, and cease not their adiligence, and their enemies come upon them and bhinder them from performing that work, behold, it behooveth me to crequire that work no more at the hands of those sons of men, but to accept of their offerings.

50 And the iniquity and transgression of my holy laws and commandments I will avisit upon the heads of those who hindered my work, unto the third and fourth bgeneration, so long as they repent not, and hate me, saith the Lord God.

51 Therefore, for this cause have I accepted the offerings of those whom I commanded to build up a city and a ahouse unto my name, in Jackson county, Missouri, and were hindered by their enemies, saith the Lord your God.

52 And I will answer ajudgment, wrath, and indignation, wailing, and anguish, and gnashing of teeth upon their heads, unto the third and fourth generation, so long as they repent not, and hate me, saith the Lord your God.

53 And this I make an aexample unto you, for your consolation concerning all those who have been commanded to do a work and have been hindered by the hands of their enemies, and by boppression, saith the Lord your God.

54 For I am the Lord your God, and will save all those of your brethren who have been apure in heart, and have been bslain in the land of Missouri, saith the Lord.

55 And again, verily I say unto you, I command you again to build a ahouse to my name, even in this place, that you may bprove yourselves unto me that ye are cfaithful in all things whatsoever I command you, that I may bless you, and crown you with honor, immortality, and eternal life.

56 And now I say unto you, as pertaining to my boarding ahouse which I have commanded you to build for the boarding of strangers, let it be built unto my name, and let my name be named upon it, and let my servant Joseph and his house have place therein, from generation to generation.

57 For this aanointing have I put upon his head, that his blessing shall also be put upon the head of his posterity after him.

58 And as I said unto aAbraham concerning the kindreds of the earth, even so I say unto my servant Joseph: In thee and in thy bseed shall the kindred of the earth be blessed.

59 Therefore, let my servant Joseph and his seed after him have place in that house, from generation to generation, forever and ever, saith the Lord.

60 And let the name of that house be called aNauvoo House; and let it be a delightful habitation for man, and a resting-place for the weary traveler, that he may contemplate the glory of Zion, and the glory of this, the cornerstone thereof;

61 That he may receive also the counsel from those whom I have set to be as aplants of renown, and as bwatchmen upon her walls.

62 Behold, verily I say unto you, let my servant George Miller, and my servant Lyman Wight, and my servant John Snider, and my servant Peter Haws, organize themselves, and appoint one of them to be a president over their quorum for the purpose of building that house.

63 And they shall form a constitution, whereby they may receive stock for the building of that house.

64 And they shall not receive less than fifty dollars for a share of stock in that house, and they shall be permitted to receive fifteen thousand dollars from any one man for stock in that house.

65 But they shall not be permitted to receive over fifteen thousand dollars stock from any one man.

66 And they shall not be permitted to receive under fifty dollars for a share of stock from any one man in that house.

67 And they shall not be permitted to receive any man, as a stockholder in this house, except the same shall pay his stock into their hands at the time he receives stock;

68 And in proportion to the amount of stock he pays into their hands he shall receive stock in that house; but if he pays nothing into their hands he shall not receive any stock in that house.

69 And if any pay stock into their hands it shall be for stock in that house, for himself, and for his generation after him, from generation to generation, so long as he and his heirs shall hold that stock, and do not sell or convey the stock away out of their hands by their own free will and act, if you will do my will, saith the Lord your God.

70 And again, verily I say unto you, if my servant George Miller, and my servant Lyman Wight, and my servant John Snider, and my servant Peter Haws, receive any stock into their hands, in moneys, or in properties wherein they receive the real value of moneys, they shall not appropriate any portion of that stock to any other purpose, only in that house.

71 And if they do appropriate any portion of that stock anywhere else, only in that house, without the consent of the stockholder, and do not repay four-fold for the stock which they appropriate anywhere else, only in that house, they shall be accursed, and shall be moved out of their place, saith the Lord God; for I, the Lord, am God, and cannot be amocked in any of these things.

72 Verily I say unto you, let my servant Joseph pay stock into their hands for the building of that house, as seemeth him good; but my servant Joseph cannot pay over fifteen thousand dollars stock in that house, nor under fifty dollars; neither can any other man, saith the Lord.

73 And there are others also who wish to know my will concerning them, for they have asked it at my hands.

74 Therefore, I say unto you concerning my servant Vinson Knight, if he will do my will let him put stock into that house for himself, and for his generation after him, from generation to generation.

75 And let him lift up his voice long and loud, in the midst of the people, to aplead the cause of the poor and the needy; and let him not fail, neither let his heart faint; and I will baccept of his offerings, for they shall not be unto me as the offerings of Cain, for he shall be mine, saith the Lord.

76 Let his family rejoice and turn away their hearts from affliction; for I have chosen him and anointed him, and he shall be honored in the midst of his house, for I will forgive all his sins, saith the Lord. Amen.

77 Verily I say unto you, let my servant Hyrum put stock into that house as seemeth him good, for himself and his generation after him, from generation to generation.

78 Let my servant Isaac Galland put stock into that house; for I, the Lord, love him for the work he hath done, and will forgive all his sins; therefore, let him be remembered for an interest in that house from generation to generation.

79 Let my servant Isaac Galland be appointed among you, and be ordained by my servant William Marks, and be blessed of him, to go with my servant Hyrum to accomplish the work that my servant Joseph shall point out to them, and they shall be greatly blessed.

80 Let my servant William Marks pay stock into that house, as seemeth him good, for himself and his generation, from generation to generation.

81 Let my servant Henry G. Sherwood pay stock into that house, as seemeth him good, for himself and his seed after him, from generation to generation.

82 Let my servant William Law pay stock into that house, for himself and his seed after him, from generation to generation.

83 If he will do my will let him not take his family unto the eastern lands, even unto Kirtland; nevertheless, I, the Lord, will build up aKirtland, but I, the Lord, have a scourge prepared for the inhabitants thereof.

84 And with my servant Almon Babbitt, there are many things with which I am not pleased; behold, he aspireth to establish his counsel instead of the counsel which I have ordained, even that of the Presidency of my Church; and he setteth up a agolden calf for the worship of my people.

85 Let no man ago from this place who has come here essaying to keep my commandments.

86 If they live here let them live unto me; and if they die let them die unto me; for they shall arest from all their labors here, and shall continue their works.

87 Therefore, let my servant William put his trust in me, and cease to fear concerning his family, because of the sickness of the land. If ye alove me, keep my commandments; and the sickness of the land shall bredound to your glory.

88 Let my servant William go and proclaim my everlasting gospel with a loud voice, and with great joy, as he shall be moved upon by my aSpirit, unto the inhabitants of Warsaw, and also unto the inhabitants of Carthage, and also unto the inhabitants of Burlington, and also unto the inhabitants of Madison, and await patiently and diligently for further instructions at my general conference, saith the Lord.

89 If he will do my awill let him from henceforth hearken to the counsel of my servant Joseph, and with his interest support the bcause of the poor, and publish cthe new translation of my holy word unto the inhabitants of the earth.

90 And if he will do this I will abless him with a multiplicity of blessings, that he shall not be forsaken, nor his seed be found bbegging bread.

91 And again, verily I say unto you, let my servant William be appointed, ordained, and anointed, as counselor unto my servant Joseph, in the room of my servant Hyrum, that my servant Hyrum may take the office of Priesthood and aPatriarch, which was appointed unto him by his father, by blessing and also by right;

92 That from henceforth he shall hold the keys of the apatriarchal blessings upon the heads of all my people,

93 That whoever he blesses shall be blessed, and whoever he acurses shall be cursed; that whatsoever he shall bbind on earth shall be bound in heaven; and whatsoever he shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.

94 And from this time forth I appoint unto him that he may be a prophet, and a aseer, and a revelator unto my church, as well as my servant Joseph;

95 That he may act in concert also with my aservant Joseph; and that he shall receive counsel from my servant Joseph, who shall show unto him the bkeys whereby he may ask and receive, and be crowned with the same blessing, and glory, and honor, and priesthood, and gifts of the priesthood, that once were put upon him that was my servant cOliver Cowdery;

96 That my servant Hyrum may bear record of the things which I shall show unto him, that his name may be had in honorable remembrance from generation to generation, forever and ever.

97 Let my servant William Law also receive the keys by which he may ask and receive blessings; let him be ahumble before me, and be without bguile, and he shall receive of my Spirit, even the cComforter, which shall manifest unto him the truth of all things, and shall give him, in the very hour, what he shall say.

98 And these asigns shall follow him—he shall heal the bsick, he shall cast out devils, and shall be delivered from those who would administer unto him deadly poison;

99 And he shall be led in paths where the poisonous serpent acannot lay hold upon his heel, and he shall mount up in the bimagination of his thoughts as upon eagles’ wings.

100 And what if I will that he should araise the dead, let him not withhold his voice.

101 Therefore, let my servant William cry aloud and spare not, with joy and rejoicing, and with hosannas to him that sitteth upon the throne forever and ever, saith the Lord your God.

102 Behold, I say unto you, I have a mission in store for my servant William, and my servant Hyrum, and for them alone; and let my servant Joseph tarry at home, for he is needed. The remainder I will show unto you hereafter. Even so. Amen.

103 And again, verily I say unto you, if my servant Sidney will serve me and be acounselor unto my servant Joseph, let him arise and come up and stand in the office of his calling, and humble himself before me.

104 And if he will offer unto me an acceptable offering, and acknowledgments, and remain with my people, behold, I, the Lord your God, will heal him that he shall be healed; and he shall lift up his voice again on the mountains, and be a aspokesman before my face.

105 Let him come and locate his family in the neighborhood in which my servant Joseph resides.

106 And in all his journeyings let him lift up his voice as with the sound of a trump, and warn the inhabitants of the earth to flee the wrath to come.

107 Let him assist my servant Joseph, and also let my servant William Law assist my servant Joseph, in making a solemn aproclamation unto the kings of the earth, even as I have before said unto you.

108 If my servant Sidney will do my will, let him not remove his family unto the aeastern lands, but let him change their habitation, even as I have said.

109 Behold, it is not my will that he shall seek to find safety and refuge out of the city which I have appointed unto you, even the city of Nauvoo.

110 Verily I say unto you, even now, if he will hearken unto my voice, it shall be well with him. Even so. Amen.

111 And again, verily I say unto you, let my servant Amos Davies pay stock into the hands of those whom I have appointed to build a house for boarding, even the Nauvoo House.

112 This let him do if he will have an interest; and let him hearken unto the counsel of my servant Joseph, and labor with his own hands that he may obtain the confidence of men.

113 And when he shall aprove himself faithful in all things that shall be bentrusted unto his care, yea, even a few things, he shall be made ruler over many;

114 Let him therefore aabase himself that he may be exalted. Even so. Amen.

115 And again, verily I say unto you, if my servant Robert D. Foster will obey my voice, let him build a house for my servant Joseph, according to the contract which he has made with him, as the door shall be open to him from time to time.

116 And let him repent of all his afolly, and clothe himself with bcharity; and ccease to do evil, and lay aside all his hard dspeeches;

117 And pay stock also into the hands of the quorum of the Nauvoo House, for himself and for his generation after him, from generation to generation;

118 And hearken unto the counsel of my servants Joseph, and Hyrum, and William Law, and unto the authorities which I have called to lay the foundation of Zion; and it shall be well with him forever and ever. Even so. Amen.

119 And again, verily I say unto you, let no man pay stock to the quorum of the Nauvoo House unless he shall be a believer in the Book of Mormon, and the revelations I have given unto you, saith the Lord your God;

120 For that which is amore or less than this cometh of evil, and shall be attended with cursings and not blessings, saith the Lord your God. Even so. Amen.

121 And again, verily I say unto you, let the quorum of the Nauvoo House have a just recompense of wages for all their labors which they do in building the Nauvoo House; and let their wages be as shall be agreed among themselves, as pertaining to the price thereof.

122 And let every man who pays stock bear his proportion of their wages, if it must needs be, for their support, saith the Lord; otherwise, their labors shall be accounted unto them for stock in that house. Even so. Amen.

123 Verily I say unto you, I now give unto you the aofficers belonging to my Priesthood, that ye may hold the bkeys thereof, even the Priesthood which is after the order of Melchizedek, which is after the order of mine cOnly Begotten Son.

124 First, I give unto you Hyrum Smith to be a apatriarch unto you, to hold the bsealing blessings of my church, even the Holy Spirit of cpromise, whereby ye are dsealed up unto the day of redemption, that ye may not fall notwithstanding the ehour of temptation that may come upon you.

125 I give unto you my servant Joseph to be a presiding elder over all my church, to be a translator, a revelator, a aseer, and prophet.

126 I give unto him for acounselors my servant Sidney Rigdon and my servant William Law, that these may constitute a quorum and First Presidency, to receive the boracles for the whole church.

127 I give unto you my servant aBrigham Young to be a president over the Twelve traveling council;

128 Which aTwelve hold the keys to open up the authority of my kingdom upon the four corners of the earth, and after that to send my word to every bcreature.

129 aThey are Heber C. Kimball, Parley P. Pratt, Orson Pratt, Orson Hyde, William Smith, John Taylor, John E. Page, Wilford Woodruff, Willard Richards, George A. Smith;

130 David Patten I have ataken unto myself; behold, his bpriesthood no man ctaketh from him; but, verily I say unto you, another may be appointed unto the same calling.

131 And again, I say unto you, I give unto you a ahigh council, for the cornerstone of Zion—

132 Namely, Samuel Bent, Henry G. Sherwood, George W. Harris, Charles C. Rich, Thomas Grover, Newel Knight, David Dort, Dunbar Wilson—Seymour Brunson I have taken unto myself; no man taketh his priesthood, but another may be appointed unto the same priesthood in his stead; and verily I say unto you, let my servant Aaron Johnson be ordained unto this calling in his stead—David Fullmer, Alpheus Cutler, William Huntington.

133 And again, I give unto you Don C. Smith to be a president over a quorum of high priests;

134 Which ordinance is instituted for the purpose of qualifying those who shall be appointed standing presidents or servants over different astakes scattered abroad;

135 And they may travel also if they choose, but rather be ordained for standing presidents; this is the office of their calling, saith the Lord your God.

136 I give unto him Amasa Lyman and Noah Packard for counselors, that they may preside over the quorum of high priests of my church, saith the Lord.

137 And again, I say unto you, I give unto you John A. Hicks, Samuel Williams, and Jesse Baker, which priesthood is to preside over the quorum of aelders, which quorum is instituted for standing ministers; nevertheless they may travel, yet they are ordained to be standing ministers to my church, saith the Lord.

138 And again, I give unto you Joseph Young, Josiah Butterfield, Daniel Miles, Henry Herriman, Zera Pulsipher, Levi Hancock, James Foster, to preside over the quorum of aseventies;

139 Which quorum is instituted for atraveling elders to bear record of my name in all the world, wherever the traveling high council, mine apostles, shall send them to prepare a way before my face.

140 The difference between this quorum and the quorum of elders is that one is to travel continually, and the other is to preside over the churches from time to time; the one has the responsibility of presiding from time to time, and the other has no responsibility of presiding, saith the Lord your God.

141 And again, I say unto you, I give unto you Vinson Knight, Samuel H. Smith, and Shadrach Roundy, if he will receive it, to preside over the abishopric; a knowledge of said bishopric is given unto you in the book of Doctrine and Covenants.

142 And again, I say unto you, Samuel Rolfe and his counselors for apriests, and the president of the teachers and his counselors, and also the president of the deacons and his counselors, and also the president of the stake and his counselors.

143 The above aoffices I have given unto you, and the keys thereof, for helps and for governments, for the work of the ministry and the bperfecting of my saints.

144 And a commandment I give unto you, that you should fill all these offices and aapprove of those names which I have mentioned, or else disapprove of them at my general conference;

145 And that ye should prepare rooms for all these offices in my ahouse when you build it unto my name, saith the Lord your God. Even so. Amen.

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1a

Rom. 12:1; 1 Tim. 2:3 (1–4); 1 Pet. 2:5.

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b

TG God, Wisdom of.

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c

1 Cor. 1:27 (26–29); D&C 1:19; 35:13.

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2a

TG Mission of Latter-day Saints.

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b

TG Stake.

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c

TG Cornerstone.

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3a

Ps. 119:46; 138:4 (1–5); Matt. 10:18; Acts 9:15; D&C 1:23.

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4a

TG Holy Ghost, Gifts of; Meek.

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5a

Dan. 2:22 (19–22, 28).

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b

TG God, Will of.

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c

Gen. 41:25; Dan. 2:21 (20–22). TG Kings, Earthly.

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7a

Ps. 90:5; 103:15 (15–16); Isa. 40:6 (6–8); 1 Pet. 1:24.

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8a

Isa. 10:3 (1–4); 1 Pet. 2:12.

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b

D&C 1:12. TG Veil.

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c

TG Cruelty; Oppression.

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d

D&C 29:15 (15–20); 101:91; 112:24.

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9a

Isa. 60:3 (1–12). TG Light [noun].

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10a

Matt. 24:44.

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11a

Isa. 60:6 (6, 11–17); 61:6 (4–6).

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14a

TG Stewardship.

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15a

TG Integrity; Sincere.

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16a

TG Counsel.

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18a

Ex. 19:4; Isa. 40:31.

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19a

D&C 124:130.

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b

D&C 115:2 (2–6).

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c

Luke 16:22; D&C 137:5.

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20a

TG Guile; Sincere.

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b

Prov. 19:1. TG Integrity.

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21a

D&C 41:9. TG Bishop.

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22a

D&C 124:56 (56–82, 111–22).

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23a

Lev. 25:35 (35–38); Deut. 31:12 (12–13); Matt. 25:35 (35, 38, 43–44).

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b

D&C 124:2.

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24a

Alma 7:21 (20–21).

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25a

D&C 10:65.

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26a

Isa. 18:2 (1–7).

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b

1 Kgs. 6:21 (21–22); 2 Ne. 5:15.

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c

D&C 93:53.

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d

Ex. 26:15; Isa. 41:19; 60:13.

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27a

D&C 109:5. TG Temple.

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b

Ex. 25:8; 1 Kgs. 6:13; D&C 97:16 (15–17); 104:59.

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28a

TG Priesthood, Melchizedek; Restoration of the Gospel.

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29a

D&C 76:51; 128:13.

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b

1 Cor. 15:29; D&C 127:6; 138:33. TG Baptism for the Dead; Salvation for the Dead.

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31a

2 Chr. 3:1 (1–17); 2 Ne. 5:16 (15–17); D&C 84:5 (5, 31); 97:10.

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33a

IE Oct. 3, 1841.

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34a

D&C 110:16 (14–16).

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36a

Isa. 4:6 (4–6); D&C 133:13 (4–14).

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37a

Lev. 8:6; D&C 88:74. TG Wash.

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38a

Ex. 25:9 (1–9); 29:4; 33:7; 35:11; Ezek. 37:27. TG Temple.

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39a

Ex. 25:6; 29:7; Lev. 10:7; 14:28; Num. 18:8; D&C 68:21. TG Anointing.

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b

TG Baptism for the Dead; Genealogy and Temple Work.

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c

D&C 88:70 (70, 117). TG Solemn Assembly.

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d

Ex. 12:14 (14–17); Lev. 2:2 (2, 9, 16).

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e

Deut. 10:8; D&C 13; 84:31; 128:24; JS—H 1:69.

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f

D&C 90:4.

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g

Ex. 26:33; 1 Kgs. 6:16; Ezek. 41:4.

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40a

TG Ordinance; Temple.

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41a

A of F 1:9.

◀

b

Alma 40:3; D&C 121:26 (26–31).

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c

Eph. 1:10 (9–10); D&C 27:13; 76:106; 112:30.

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42a

D&C 95:14 (14–17).

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44a

TG Holiness.

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45a

TG Leadership; Prophets, Mission of.

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46a

TG Prophets, Rejection of.

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b

TG Pollution.

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47a

TG Oath; Promise.

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48a

Deut. 28:15 (1–47).

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49a

TG Diligence.

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b

Ezra 4:21.

◀

c

D&C 56:4.

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50a

Jer. 9:9; Mosiah 12:1. TG Accountability.

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b

Deut. 5:9. TG Procrastination; Repent.

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51a

D&C 115:11.

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52a

D&C 121:15 (11–23). TG Punish; Sorrow.

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53a

Num. 26:10.

◀

b

TG Oppression.

◀

54a

TG Purity.

◀

b

Matt. 10:39; D&C 98:13; 103:27 (27–28); 123:9 (7, 9).

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55a

D&C 127:4.

◀

b

Ex. 15:25 (23–26); D&C 98:14 (12–14); Abr. 3:25. TG Test.

◀

c

1 Kgs. 6:12 (11–13).

◀

56a

D&C 124:22 (22–24).

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57a

TG Anointing.

◀

58a

Gen. 12:3; 22:18; Abr. 2:11. TG Abrahamic Covenant.

◀

b

D&C 110:12.

◀

60a

IE beautiful, delightful, as used in Isa. 52:7 in Hebrew.

◀

61a

Isa. 60:21; Ezek. 34:29.

◀

b

TG Watchman.

◀

71a

Gal. 6:7.

◀

75a

Prov. 22:23; 31:9.

◀

b

Gen. 4:4–5.

◀

83a

D&C 117:16.

◀

84a

Ex. 32:4.

◀

85a

Luke 9:62; D&C 124:108 (87, 108–10).

◀

86a

Rev. 14:13. TG Paradise.

◀

87a

John 14:15.

◀

b

D&C 121:8; 122:7.

◀

88a

TG God, Spirit of.

◀

89a

TG God, Will of.

◀

b

D&C 78:3.

◀

c

IE the Joseph Smith Translation of the Bible. D&C 94:10.

◀

90a

TG Blessing.

◀

b

Ps. 37:25.

◀

91a

D&C 107:40 (39–40).

◀

92a

TG Patriarch; Patriarchal Blessings.

◀

93a

D&C 103:25; 132:47 (45–48). TG Curse.

◀

b

Matt. 16:19; 18:18. TG Priesthood, Keys of; Sealing.

◀

94a

D&C 107:92. TG Seer.

◀

95a

D&C 6:18 (18–19).

◀

b

D&C 6:28.

◀

c

See “Oliver Cowdery” in the Index for references to his callings.

◀

97a

TG Teachable.

◀

b

TG Guile; Sincere.

◀

c

TG Holy Ghost, Comforter.

◀

98a

Mark 16:17 (17–18). TG Holy Ghost, Gifts of.

◀

b

TG Heal; Sickness.

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99a

Acts 28:3 (3–9); D&C 24:13; 84:72 (71–72).

◀

b

Isa. 40:31.

◀

100a

TG Death, Power over.

◀

103a

D&C 90:21.

◀

104a

Ex. 4:16 (14–16); 2 Ne. 3:17 (17–18); D&C 100:9 (9–11).

◀

107a

D&C 124:2.

◀

108a

D&C 124:83.

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113a

TG Test.

◀

b

1 Thes. 2:4.

◀

114a

Matt. 23:12; D&C 101:42.

◀

116a

TG Foolishness.

◀

b

Col. 3:14.

◀

c

TG Self-Mastery.

◀

d

TG Slander.

◀

120a

Deut. 28:14; Matt. 5:37.

◀

123a

D&C 107:21; 124:143. TG Church Organization; Delegation of Responsibility.

◀

b

TG Priesthood, Keys of.

◀

c

TG Jesus Christ, Authority of.

◀

124a

D&C 124:91. TG Patriarch.

◀

b

TG Sealing.

◀

c

D&C 76:53; 88:3 (3–4); 132:19 (18–26).

◀

d

Eph. 4:30.

◀

e

Rev. 3:10.

◀

125a

D&C 20:2; 21:1. TG Seer.

◀

126a

D&C 68:15; 90:21; 124:91. TG Counselor.

◀

b

D&C 90:4 (4–5). TG Revelation.

◀

127a

D&C 18:27; 107:23; 126:1.

◀

128a

TG Apostles.

◀

b

Mark 16:15.

◀

129a

See Index for reference to each name.

◀

130a

D&C 124:19.

◀

b

Heb. 5:6.

◀

c

D&C 90:3. TG Priesthood.

◀

131a

D&C 102:30 (27–32); 107:36 (36–37).

◀

134a

TG Stake.

◀

137a

D&C 20:38; 107:12 (11–12, 89–90). TG Elder, Melchizedek Priesthood.

◀

138a

TG Seventy.

◀

139a

D&C 107:33 (33, 93–98).

◀

141a

D&C 68:14 (14–24); 107:15 (15–17), 68 (68–76).

◀

142a

TG Deacon; Priest, Aaronic Priesthood; Teacher, Aaronic Priesthood.

◀

143a

D&C 107:21; 124:23.

◀

b

1 Cor. 12:28; Eph. 4:11 (11–16).

◀

144a

D&C 26:2. TG Common Consent; Sustaining Church Leaders.

◀

145a

D&C 124:27 (27–28).

Section 125

Revelation given through Joseph Smith the Prophet, at Nauvoo, Illinois, March 1841, concerning the Saints in the territory of Iowa.

1–4, The Saints are to build cities and to gather to the stakes of Zion.

1 What is the will of the Lord concerning the saints in the Territory of Iowa?

2 Verily, thus saith the Lord, I say unto you, if those who acall themselves by my name and are essaying to be my saints, if they will do my will and keep my commandments concerning them, let them gather themselves together unto the places which I shall appoint unto them by my servant Joseph, and build up cities unto my name, that they may be prepared for that which is in store for a time to come.

3 Let them build up a city unto my name upon the land opposite the city of Nauvoo, and let the name of aZarahemla be named upon it.

4 And let all those who come from the east, and the west, and the north, and the south, that have desires to dwell therein, take up their inheritance in the same, as well as in the city of aNashville, or in the city of Nauvoo, and in all the bstakes which I have appointed, saith the Lord.

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2a

TG Jesus Christ, Taking the Name of.

◀

3a

Omni 1:14 (14, 18); Alma 2:26.

◀

4a

IE Nashville, Lee County, Iowa.

◀

b

TG Stake.

Section 126

Revelation given through Joseph Smith the Prophet, in the house of Brigham Young, at Nauvoo, Illinois, July 9, 1841. At this time Brigham Young was President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.

1–3, Brigham Young is commended for his labors and is relieved of future travel abroad.

1 Dear and well-beloved brother, aBrigham Young, verily thus saith the Lord unto you: My servant Brigham, it is bno more required at your hand to leave your family as in times past, for your offering is acceptable to me.

2 I have seen your alabor and toil in journeyings for my name.

3 I therefore command you to asend my word abroad, and take especial bcare of your family from this time, henceforth and forever. Amen.

◀

1a

D&C 124:127; 136 heading.

◀

b

D&C 18:28 (27–28).

◀

2a

TG Good Works.

◀

3a

D&C 107:38; 124:139.

◀

b

TG Family, Children, Responsibilities toward; Family, Love within.

Section 127

An epistle from Joseph Smith the Prophet to the Latter-day Saints at Nauvoo, Illinois, containing directions on baptism for the dead, dated at Nauvoo, September 1, 1842.

1–4, Joseph Smith glories in persecution and tribulation; 5–12, Records must be kept relative to baptisms for the dead.

1 Forasmuch as the Lord has revealed unto me that my enemies, both in Missouri and this State, were again in the pursuit of me; and inasmuch as they pursue me without a acause, and have not the least shadow or coloring of justice or right on their side in the getting up of their prosecutions against me; and inasmuch as their pretensions are all founded in falsehood of the blackest dye, I have thought it expedient and wisdom in me to leave the place for a short season, for my own safety and the safety of this people. I would say to all those with whom I have business, that I have left my baffairs with agents and clerks who will transact all business in a prompt and proper manner, and will see that all my debts are canceled in due time, by turning out property, or otherwise, as the case may require, or as the circumstances may admit of. When I learn that the storm is fully blown over, then I will return to you again.

2 And as for the aperils which I am called to pass through, they seem but a small thing to me, as the benvy and wrath of man have been my common lot all the days of my life; and for what cause it seems mysterious, unless I was cordained from before the foundation of the world for some good end, or bad, as you may choose to call it. Judge ye for yourselves. God dknoweth all these things, whether it be good or bad. But nevertheless, deep water is what I am wont to swim in. It all has become a second nature to me; and I feel, like Paul, to glory in etribulation; for to this day has the God of my fathers delivered me out of them all, and will deliver me from henceforth; for behold, and lo, I shall triumph over all my enemies, for the Lord God hath spoken it.

3 Let all the saints rejoice, therefore, and be exceedingly glad; for Israel’s aGod is their God, and he will mete out a just recompense of breward upon the heads of all their coppressors.

4 And again, verily thus saith the Lord: Let the work of my atemple, and all the works which I have appointed unto you, be continued on and not cease; and let your bdiligence, and your perseverance, and patience, and your works be redoubled, and you shall in nowise lose your reward, saith the Lord of Hosts. And if they cpersecute you, so persecuted they the prophets and righteous men that were before you. For all this there is a reward in heaven.

5 And again, I give unto you a word in relation to the abaptism for your dead.

6 Verily, thus saith the Lord unto you concerning your dead: When any of you are abaptized for your dead, let there be a brecorder, and let him be eye-witness of your baptisms; let him hear with his ears, that he may testify of a truth, saith the Lord;

7 That in all your recordings it may be arecorded in heaven; whatsoever you bbind on earth, may be bound in heaven; whatsoever you loose on earth, may be loosed in heaven;

8 For I am about to arestore many things to the earth, pertaining to the bpriesthood, saith the Lord of Hosts.

9 And again, let all the arecords be had in order, that they may be put in the archives of my holy temple, to be held in remembrance from generation to generation, saith the Lord of Hosts.

10 I will say to all the saints, that I desired, with exceedingly great desire, to have addressed them from the stand on the subject of baptism for the dead, on the following Sabbath. But inasmuch as it is out of my power to do so, I will write the word of the Lord from time to time, on that subject, and send it to you by mail, as well as many other things.

11 I now close my letter for the present, for the want of more time; for the enemy is on the alert, and as the Savior said, the aprince of this world cometh, but he hath nothing in me.

12 Behold, my prayer to God is that you all may be saved. And I subscribe myself your servant in the Lord, prophet and aseer of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Joseph Smith.

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1a

Job 2:3; Matt. 5:10 (10–12); 10:22 (22–23).

◀

b

TG Accountability.

◀

2a

Ps. 23:4 (1–6); 138:7. TG Persecution.

◀

b

TG Envy.

◀

c

Alma 13:3.

◀

d

TG God, Omniscience of; God, Perfection of.

◀

e

2 Cor. 6:4 (4–5). TG Test.

◀

3a

Isa. 29:23 (22–24); 45:3; 3 Ne. 11:14; D&C 36:1.

◀

b

TG Reward.

◀

c

TG Oppression.

◀

4a

D&C 124:55 (25–48, 55).

◀

b

TG Dedication; Diligence; Patience.

◀

c

TG Hate; Malice; Reward.

◀

5a

TG Baptism for the Dead; Genealogy and Temple Work; Salvation for the Dead.

◀

6a

1 Cor. 15:29; D&C 124:29; 128:18 (13, 18).

◀

b

D&C 128:2 (2–4, 7).

◀

7a

TG Book of Life.

◀

b

TG Priesthood, Keys of.

◀

8a

TG Restoration of the Gospel.

◀

b

TG Priesthood, Melchizedek.

◀

9a

D&C 128:24. TG Record Keeping.

◀

11a

John 14:30. TG Satan.

◀

12a

D&C 124:125. TG Seer.

Section 128

An epistle from Joseph Smith the Prophet to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, containing further directions on baptism for the dead, dated at Nauvoo, Illinois, September 6, 1842.

1–5, Local and general recorders must certify to the fact of baptisms for the dead; 6–9, Their records are binding and recorded on earth and in heaven; 10–14, The baptismal font is a similitude of the grave; 15–17, Elijah restored power relative to baptism for the dead; 18–21, All of the keys, powers, and authorities of past dispensations have been restored; 22–25, Glad and glorious tidings are acclaimed for the living and the dead.

1 As I stated to you in my letter before I left my place, that I would write to you from time to time and give you information in relation to many subjects, I now resume the subject of the abaptism for the dead, as that subject seems to occupy my mind, and press itself upon my feelings the strongest, since I have been pursued by my enemies.

2 I wrote a few words of revelation to you concerning a recorder. I have had a few additional views in relation to this matter, which I now certify. That is, it was declared in my former letter that there should be a arecorder, who should be eye-witness, and also to hear with his ears, that he might make a record of a truth before the Lord.

3 Now, in relation to this matter, it would be very difficult for one recorder to be present at all times, and to do all the business. To obviate this difficulty, there can be a recorder appointed in each ward of the city, who is well qualified for taking accurate minutes; and let him be very particular and precise in taking the whole proceedings, certifying in his record that he saw with his eyes, and heard with his ears, giving the date, and names, and so forth, and the history of the whole transaction; naming also some three individuals that are present, if there be any present, who can at any time when called upon certify to the same, that in the mouth of two or three awitnesses every word may be established.

4 Then, let there be a general arecorder, to whom these other records can be handed, being attended with certificates over their own signatures, certifying that the record they have made is true. Then the general church recorder can enter the record on the general church book, with the certificates and all the attending witnesses, with his own statement that he verily believes the above statement and records to be true, from his knowledge of the general character and appointment of those men by the church. And when this is done on the general church book, the record shall be just as holy, and shall answer the ordinance just the same as if he had seen with his eyes and heard with his ears, and made a record of the same on the general church book.

5 You may think this order of things to be very particular; but let me tell you that it is only to answer the will of God, by conforming to the ordinance and preparation that the Lord ordained and prepared before the foundation of the world, for the asalvation of the dead who should die without a bknowledge of the gospel.

6 And further, I want you to remember that John the Revelator was contemplating this very subject in relation to the dead, when he declared, as you will find recorded in Revelation 20:12—And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened; and another book was opened, which is the book of life; and the dead were judged out of those things which were awritten in the books, according to their works.

7 You will discover in this quotation that the books were opened; and another book was opened, which was the book of life; but the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works; consequently, the books spoken of must be the books which contained the record of their works, and refer to the arecords which are kept on the earth. And the book which was the bbook of life is the record which is kept in heaven; the principle agreeing precisely with the doctrine which is commanded you in the revelation contained in the letter which I wrote to you previous to my leaving my place—that in all your recordings it may be recorded in heaven.

8 Now, the nature of this ordinance consists in the apower of the priesthood, by the revelation of Jesus Christ, wherein it is granted that whatsoever you bbind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatsoever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. Or, in other words, taking a different view of the translation, whatsoever you record on earth shall be recorded in heaven, and whatsoever you do not record on earth shall not be recorded in heaven; for out of the books shall your dead be judged, according to their own works, whether they themselves have attended to the cordinances in their own propria persona, or by the means of their own agents, according to the ordinance which God has prepared for their salvation from before the foundation of the world, according to the records which they have kept concerning their dead.

9 It may seem to some to be a very bold doctrine that we talk of—a power which records or binds on earth and binds in heaven. Nevertheless, in all ages of the world, whenever the Lord has given a adispensation of the priesthood to any man by actual revelation, or any set of men, this power has always been given. Hence, whatsoever those men did in bauthority, in the name of the Lord, and did it truly and faithfully, and kept a proper and faithful record of the same, it became a law on earth and in heaven, and could not be annulled, according to the decrees of the great cJehovah. This is a faithful saying. Who can hear it?

10 And again, for the precedent, Matthew 16:18, 19: And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this arock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven; and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.

11 Now the great and grand secret of the whole matter, and the summum bonum of the whole subject that is lying before us, consists in obtaining the apowers of the Holy Priesthood. For him to whom these keys are given there is no difficulty in obtaining a bknowledge of facts in relation to the csalvation of the children of men, both as well for the dead as for the living.

12 Herein is aglory and honor, and immortality and eternal life—The ordinance of baptism by water, to be bimmersed therein in order to answer to the likeness of the dead, that one principle might accord with the other; to be immersed in the water and come forth out of the water is in the likeness of the resurrection of the dead in coming forth out of their graves; hence, this ordinance was instituted to form a relationship with the ordinance of baptism for the dead, being in likeness of the dead.

13 Consequently, the abaptismal font was instituted as a similitude of the grave, and was commanded to be in a place underneath where the living are wont to assemble, to show forth the living and the dead, and that all things may have their likeness, and that they may accord one with another—that which is earthly conforming to that which is bheavenly, as Paul hath declared, 1 Corinthians 15:46, 47, and 48:

14 Howbeit that was not first which is spiritual, but that which is natural; and afterward that which is spiritual. The first man is of the earth, earthy; the second man is the Lord from heaven. As is the earthy, such are they also that are earthy; and as is the heavenly, such are they also that are heavenly. And as are the records on the earth in relation to your dead, which are truly made out, so also are the records in heaven. This, therefore, is the asealing and binding power, and, in one sense of the word, the bkeys of the kingdom, which consist in the key of cknowledge.

15 And now, my dearly beloved brethren and sisters, let me assure you that these are principles in relation to the dead and the living that cannot be lightly passed over, as pertaining to our salvation. For their asalvation is necessary and essential to our salvation, as Paul says concerning the fathers—that they without us cannot be made perfect—neither can we without our dead be made bperfect.

16 And now, in relation to the baptism for the dead, I will give you another quotation of Paul, 1 Corinthians 15:29: Else what shall they do which are baptized for the dead, if the dead rise not at all? Why are they then baptized for the dead?

17 And again, in connection with this quotation I will give you a quotation from one of the prophets, who had his eye fixed on the arestoration of the priesthood, the glories to be revealed in the last days, and in an especial manner this most glorious of all subjects belonging to the everlasting gospel, namely, the baptism for the dead; for Malachi says, last chapter, verses 5th and 6th: Behold, I will send you bElijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord: And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers, lest I come and smite the earth with a curse.

18 I might have rendered a aplainer translation to this, but it is sufficiently plain to suit my purpose as it stands. It is sufficient to know, in this case, that the earth will be smitten with a bcurse unless there is a welding clink of some kind or other between the fathers and the dchildren, upon some subject or other—and behold what is that subject? It is the ebaptism for the dead. For we without them cannot be made perfect; neither can they without us be made perfect. Neither can they nor we be made perfect without those who have died in the gospel also; for it is necessary in the ushering in of the dispensation of the ffulness of times, which dispensation is now beginning to usher in, that a whole and complete and perfect union, and welding together of dispensations, and keys, and powers, and glories should take place, and be revealed from the days of Adam even to the present time. And not only this, but those things which never have been revealed from the gfoundation of the world, but have been kept hid from the wise and prudent, shall be revealed unto hbabes and sucklings in this, the dispensation of the fulness of times.

19 Now, what do we hear in the gospel which we have received? A voice of agladness! A voice of mercy from heaven; and a voice of btruth out of the earth; glad tidings for the dead; a voice of gladness for the living and the dead; glad tidings of great cjoy. How beautiful upon the mountains are the dfeet of those that bring glad tidings of good things, and that say unto Zion: Behold, thy God reigneth! As the edews of Carmel, so shall the knowledge of God descend upon them!

20 And again, what do we hear? Glad tidings from aCumorah! bMoroni, an angel from heaven, declaring the fulfilment of the prophets—the cbook to be revealed. A voice of the Lord in the wilderness of Fayette, Seneca county, declaring the three witnesses to dbear record of the book! The voice of eMichael on the banks of the Susquehanna, detecting the fdevil when he appeared as an angel of glight! The voice of hPeter, James, and John in the wilderness between Harmony, Susquehanna county, and Colesville, Broome county, on the Susquehanna river, declaring themselves as possessing the ikeys of the kingdom, and of the dispensation of the fulness of times!

21 And again, the voice of God in the chamber of old aFather Whitmer, in Fayette, Seneca county, and at sundry times, and in divers places through all the travels and tribulations of this Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints! And the voice of Michael, the archangel; the voice of bGabriel, and of Raphael, and of divers cangels, from Michael or dAdam down to the present time, all declaring their edispensation, their rights, their fkeys, their honors, their majesty and glory, and the power of their priesthood; giving line upon line, gprecept upon precept; here a little, and there a little; giving us consolation by holding forth that which is to come, confirming our hhope!

22 Brethren, shall we not go on in so great a cause? Go forward and not backward. aCourage, brethren; and on, on to the victory! Let your hearts rejoice, and be exceedingly glad. Let the earth break forth into bsinging. Let the cdead speak forth anthems of eternal praise to the dKing Immanuel, who hath ordained, before the world was, that which would enable us to eredeem them out of their fprison; for the prisoners shall go free.

23 Let the amountains shout for joy, and all ye valleys cry aloud; and all ye seas and dry lands tell the wonders of your Eternal King! And ye rivers, and brooks, and rills, flow down with gladness. Let the woods and all the trees of the field praise the Lord; and ye solid brocks weep for joy! And let the sun, moon, and the cmorning stars sing together, and let all the sons of God shout for joy! And let the eternal creations declare his name forever and ever! And again I say, how glorious is the voice we hear from heaven, proclaiming in our ears, glory, and salvation, and honor, and dimmortality, and eternal life; kingdoms, principalities, and powers!

24 Behold, the great aday of the Lord is at hand; and who can babide the day of his coming, and who can stand when he appeareth? For he is like a crefiner’s dfire, and like fuller’s soap; and he shall sit as a erefiner and purifier of silver, and he shall purify the sons of fLevi, and purge them as gold and silver, that they may offer unto the Lord an goffering in righteousness. Let us, therefore, as a church and a people, and as Latter-day Saints, offer unto the Lord an offering in righteousness; and let us present in his holy temple, when it is finished, a book containing the hrecords of our dead, which shall be worthy of all acceptation.

25 Brethren, I have many things to say to you on the subject; but shall now close for the present, and continue the subject another time. I am, as ever, your humble servant and never deviating friend,

Joseph Smith.

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1a

TG Baptism for the Dead; Genealogy and Temple Work.

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2a

1 Kgs. 4:3; D&C 127:6.

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3a

D&C 6:28. TG Witness.

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4a

D&C 47:1 (1–4).

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5a

TG Salvation for the Dead.

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b

1 Pet. 4:6; D&C 138:2.

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6a

Heb. 12:23.

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7a

D&C 21:1.

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b

Rev. 20:12; D&C 127:6 (6–7). TG Book of Life.

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8a

TG Priesthood, Power of.

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b

TG Priesthood, Keys of; Sealing.

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c

TG Ordinance.

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9a

TG Dispensations.

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b

TG Authority; Priesthood, Authority.

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c

TG Jesus Christ, Jehovah.

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10a

Matt. 16:18 (18–19).

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11a

TG Priesthood, Power of.

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b

TG Learn.

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c

TG Salvation.

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12a

TG Glory; Honor; Immortality.

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b

TG Baptism, Immersion.

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13a

Rom. 6:4 (3–5); D&C 76:51; 124:29.

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b

TG Symbolism.

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14a

TG Sealing.

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b

TG Priesthood, Keys of.

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c

Luke 11:52. TG Knowledge.

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15a

TG Mission of Latter-day Saints; Salvation, Plan of.

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b

Heb. 11:40. TG Perfection.

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17a

TG Restoration of the Gospel.

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b

3 Ne. 25:5 (5–6); D&C 2:1; 35:4; 110:14 (13–16).

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18a

D&C 2:2 (1–3); JS—H 1:39 (36–39).

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b

TG Curse.

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c

TG Genealogy and Temple Work.

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d

TG Family, Children, Duties of.

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e

1 Cor. 15:29; D&C 124:29 (28–29); 127:6.

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f

D&C 138:53.

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g

D&C 35:18.

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h

Matt. 11:25; Luke 10:21; Alma 32:23.

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19a

TG Happiness; Joy.

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b

Ps. 85:11 (9–11).

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c

Luke 2:10.

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d

Isa. 52:7 (7–10); Nahum 1:15; Mosiah 15:18 (13–18); 3 Ne. 20:40.

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e

Deut. 32:2; Isa. 26:19; Hosea 14:5; D&C 121:45.

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20a

JS—H 1:51 (51–52).

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b

D&C 27:5 (5–16).

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c

Isa. 29:11 (4, 11–14); 2 Ne. 27:6 (6–29).

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d

D&C 17:3 (1–9).

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e

D&C 27:11. TG Adam.

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f

TG Devil.

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g

2 Cor. 11:14 (13–15).

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h

Matt. 17:1; D&C 27:12.

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i

TG Priesthood, History of; Priesthood, Keys of; Priesthood, Melchizedek.

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21a

D&C 30:4.

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b

Dan. 8:16; Luke 1:19 (19, 26).

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c

TG Angels.

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d

2 Ne. 9:21; D&C 107:54 (53–56).

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e

TG Dispensations.

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f

TG Priesthood, Keys of.

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g

Isa. 28:10.

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h

1 Cor. 15:19. TG Hope.

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22a

TG Courage; Zeal.

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b

Isa. 49:13.

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c

Isa. 25:8; 26:19.

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d

Isa. 7:14; Matt. 2:2; 2 Ne. 10:14; Alma 5:50; Moses 7:53; Abr. 3:27.

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e

TG Redemption; Salvation, Plan of.

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f

Isa. 24:22; 49:9; D&C 76:73 (72–74).

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23a

Isa. 42:11 (10–14); 44:23; 55:12.

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b

Luke 19:40.

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c

Job 38:7.

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d

TG Eternal Life; Immortality.

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24a

TG Day of the Lord.

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b

Mal. 3:2 (1–3).

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c

TG Earth, Cleansing of; Jesus Christ, Second Coming.

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d

Num. 11:1 (1, 10); D&C 35:14; Moses 7:34.

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e

Prov. 17:3; Zech. 13:9; 3 Ne. 24:2 (2–3).

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f

Deut. 10:8; 3 Ne. 24:3; D&C 13; 124:39.

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g

D&C 84:31. TG Sacrifice.

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h

Num. 1:18; D&C 127:9 (5–10). TG Genealogy and Temple Work; Mission of Latter-day Saints; Salvation for the Dead.

Section 129

Instructions given by Joseph Smith the Prophet, at Nauvoo, Illinois, February 9, 1843, making known three grand keys by which the correct nature of ministering angels and spirits may be distinguished.

1–3, There are both resurrected and spirit bodies in heaven; 4–9, Keys are given whereby messengers from beyond the veil may be identified.

1 There are two kinds of beings in aheaven, namely: bAngels, who are cresurrected personages, having dbodies of flesh and bones—

2 For instance, Jesus said: Handle me and see, for a spirit hath not aflesh and bones, as ye see me have.

3 Secondly: the aspirits of bjust men made cperfect, they who are not resurrected, but inherit the same glory.

4 When a messenger comes saying he has a message from God, offer him your hand and request him to shake hands with you.

5 If he be an angel he will do so, and you will feel his hand.

6 If he be the spirit of a just man made perfect he will come in his glory; for that is the only way he can appear—

7 Ask him to shake hands with you, but he will not move, because it is contrary to the aorder of heaven for a just man to bdeceive; but he will still deliver his message.

8 If it be the adevil as an angel of light, when you ask him to shake hands he will offer you his hand, and you will not bfeel anything; you may therefore detect him.

9 These are three grand akeys whereby you may know whether any administration is from God.

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1a

TG Heaven.

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b

TG Angels.

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c

TG Resurrection.

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d

Matt. 27:52 (52–53).

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2a

Luke 24:39.

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3a

TG Spirit Body; Spirits, Disembodied.

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b

Gen. 6:9; Heb. 12:23; D&C 76:69.

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c

TG Man, Potential to Become like Heavenly Father.

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7a

TG Order.

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b

TG Deceit; Lying.

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8a

2 Cor. 11:14; 2 Ne. 9:9. TG Spirits, Evil or Unclean.

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b

D&C 131:8 (7–8).

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9a

1 Jn. 4:1 (1–6). TG Discernment, Spiritual.

Section 130

Items of instruction given by Joseph Smith the Prophet, at Ramus, Illinois, April 2, 1843.

1–3, The Father and the Son may appear personally to men; 4–7, Angels reside in a celestial sphere; 8–9, The celestial earth will be a great Urim and Thummim; 10–11, A white stone is given to all who enter the celestial world; 12–17, The time of the Second Coming is withheld from the Prophet; 18–19, Intelligence gained in this life rises with us in the Resurrection; 20–21, All blessings come by obedience to law; 22–23, The Father and the Son have bodies of flesh and bones.

1 When the Savior shall aappear we shall see him as he is. We shall see that he is a bman like ourselves.

2 And that same asociality which exists among us here will exist among us there, only it will be coupled with beternal glory, which glory we do not now enjoy.

3 John 14:23—The aappearing of the Father and the Son, in that verse, is a personal bappearance; and the idea that the Father and the Son cdwell in a man’s heart is an old sectarian notion, and is false.

4 In answer to the question—Is not the reckoning of God’s atime, angel’s time, prophet’s time, and man’s time, according to the planet on which they reside?

5 I answer, Yes. But there are no aangels who bminister to this earth but those who do belong or have belonged to it.

6 The angels do not reside on a planet like this earth;

7 But athey reside in the bpresence of God, on a globe clike a dsea of glass and efire, where all things for their glory are manifest, past, present, and future, and are continually before the Lord.

8 The place where God resides is a great aUrim and Thummim.

9 This aearth, in its bsanctified and cimmortal state, will be made like unto dcrystal and will be a Urim and Thummim to the inhabitants who dwell thereon, whereby all things pertaining to an inferior kingdom, or all kingdoms of a lower order, will be manifest to those who dwell on it; and this earth will be eChrist’s.

10 Then the white astone mentioned in Revelation 2:17, will become a Urim and Thummim to each individual who receives one, whereby things pertaining to a bhigher order of kingdoms will be made known;

11 And a awhite stone is given to each of those who come into the celestial kingdom, whereon is a new bname written, which no man knoweth save he that receiveth it. The new name is the key word.

12 I prophesy, in the name of the Lord God, that the commencement of the adifficulties which will cause much bloodshed previous to the coming of the Son of Man will be in South Carolina.

13 It may probably arise through the slave question. This a avoice declared to me, while I was praying earnestly on the subject, December 25th, 1832.

14 I was once praying very earnestly to know the time of the acoming of the Son of Man, when I heard a voice repeat the following:

15 Joseph, my son, if thou livest until thou art eighty-five years old, thou shalt see the face of the Son of Man; therefore alet this suffice, and trouble me no more on this matter.

16 I was left thus, without being able to decide whether this coming referred to the beginning of the millennium or to some previous appearing, or whether I should die and thus see his face.

17 I believe the coming of the Son of Man will not be any sooner than that time.

18 Whatever principle of aintelligence we attain unto in this life, it will rise with us in the bresurrection.

19 And if a person gains more aknowledge and intelligence in this life through his bdiligence and obedience than another, he will have so much the cadvantage in the world to come.

20 There is a alaw, irrevocably decreed in bheaven before the foundations of this world, upon which all cblessings are predicated—

21 And when we obtain any ablessing from God, it is by bobedience to that law upon which it is predicated.

22 The aFather has a bbody of flesh and bones as tangible as man’s; the Son also; but the Holy Ghost has not a body of flesh and bones, but is a personage of cSpirit. Were it not so, the Holy Ghost could not ddwell in us.

23 A man may receive the aHoly Ghost, and it may descend upon him and not btarry with him.

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1a

1 Jn. 3:2. TG Jesus Christ, Second Coming.

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b

TG God, Body of, Corporeal Nature; Man, Potential to Become like Heavenly Father.

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2a

TG Family, Eternal; Family, Love within; Marriage, Continuing Courtship in.

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b

TG Celestial Glory; Eternal Life.

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3a

TG God, Privilege of Seeing.

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b

John 14:23 (21–23); D&C 93:1. TG Revelation.

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c

Alma 34:36; D&C 130:22.

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4a

Abr. 3:9 (4–10); 4:13 (13–14); 5:13. TG Time.

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5a

TG Angels.

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b

D&C 7:6; 43:25; 129:3 (3, 6–7).

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7a

Matt. 18:10; 25:31; 2 Thes. 1:7; D&C 76:21; 136:37.

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b

1 Tim. 6:16; D&C 76:62, 94 (94, 119); 88:19. TG God, Presence of.

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c

Ezek. 1:4 (4, 26–28); Hel. 5:23; D&C 133:41; 137:2.

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d

Rev. 4:6; 15:2 (1–4).

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e

Isa. 33:14.

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8a

TG Urim and Thummim.

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9a

TG Earth, Destiny of.

◀

b

D&C 77:1.

◀

c

TG Immortality.

◀

d

Ezek. 1:22.

◀

e

TG Jesus Christ, King.

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10a

TG Urim and Thummim.

◀

b

Abr. 3:3 (3–17).

◀

11a

Rev. 2:17.

◀

b

Isa. 62:2; 65:15; Mosiah 5:12 (9–14).

◀

12a

D&C 38:29; 45:63 (26, 63); 87:2 (1–5). TG War.

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13a

TG Revelation.

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14a

TG Jesus Christ, Prophecies about; Jesus Christ, Second Coming.

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15a

Matt. 24:36 (36–42); D&C 49:7.

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18a

2 Ne. 9:13 (13–14); D&C 93:36. TG Intelligence; Learn.

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b

TG Resurrection.

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19a

TG Education; Knowledge; Objectives.

◀

b

TG Diligence.

◀

c

Matt. 25:21 (14–29); Alma 12:10 (9–11).

◀

20a

Jer. 26:4; D&C 82:10.

◀

b

TG Council in Heaven; God, Law of.

◀

c

Ex. 32:29; Deut. 11:27 (26–28); D&C 132:5.

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21a

Deut. 6:24; Alma 45:16 (15–17). TG Blessing.

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b

TG Obedience.

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22a

TG Godhead; God the Father, Elohim; Man, Potential to Become like Heavenly Father.

◀

b

John 4:24 (23–24); 14:9; Acts 17:28 (25–29); Heb. 1:3. TG God, Body of, Corporeal Nature; God, Knowledge about; God, Manifestations of.

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c

TG Spirit Body.

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d

2 Tim. 1:14. TG Holy Ghost, Mission of.

◀

23a

TG Holy Ghost, Gift of.

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b

TG Holy Ghost, Loss of.

Section 131

Instructions by Joseph Smith the Prophet, given at Ramus, Illinois, May 16 and 17, 1843.

1–4, Celestial marriage is essential to exaltation in the highest heaven; 5–6, How men are sealed up unto eternal life is explained; 7–8, All spirit is matter.

1 In the acelestial glory there are three bheavens or degrees;

2 And in order to obtain the ahighest, a man must enter into this border of the cpriesthood [meaning the dnew and everlasting covenant of emarriage];

3 And if he does not, he cannot obtain it.

4 He may enter into the other, but that is the end of his kingdom; he cannot have an aincrease.

5 (May 17th, 1843.) The more sure word of aprophecy means a man’s knowing that he is bsealed up unto ceternal life, by revelation and the spirit of prophecy, through the power of the Holy Priesthood.

6 It is impossible for a man to be asaved in bignorance.

7 There is no such thing as immaterial matter. All aspirit is matter, but it is more fine or pure, and can only be discerned by bpurer eyes;

8 We cannot asee it; but when our bodies are purified we shall see that it is all bmatter.

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1a

D&C 76:70. TG Celestial Glory.

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b

TG Heaven. BD Heaven.

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2a

D&C 132:21 (5–21). TG Family, Eternal; Man, Potential to Become like Heavenly Father.

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b

TG Genealogy and Temple Work.

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c

TG Priesthood, Melchizedek.

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d

TG New and Everlasting Covenant.

◀

e

TG Marriage, Celestial.

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4a

Matt. 22:30 (23–33); D&C 132:16–17. TG Marriage, Fatherhood; Marriage, Motherhood.

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5a

2 Pet. 1:19 (3–21). TG Prophecy.

◀

b

TG Election; Eternal Life; Sealing.

◀

c

D&C 68:12; 88:4.

◀

6a

TG Salvation.

◀

b

Mal. 2:7 (7–9); D&C 90:15 (14–15); 107:99 (99–100). TG Apathy; Education; Ignorance; Knowledge; Learn.

◀

7a

TG Spirit Body; Spirit Creation.

◀

b

D&C 76:12; 97:16; Moses 1:11.

◀

8a

D&C 129:8.

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b

D&C 77:2; Moses 3:5 (5–9).

Section 132

Revelation given through Joseph Smith the Prophet, at Nauvoo, Illinois, recorded July 12, 1843, relating to the new and everlasting covenant, including the eternity of the marriage covenant and the principle of plural marriage. Although the revelation was recorded in 1843, evidence indicates that some of the principles involved in this revelation were known by the Prophet as early as 1831. See Official Declaration 1.

1–6, Exaltation is gained through the new and everlasting covenant; 7–14, The terms and conditions of that covenant are set forth; 15–20, Celestial marriage and a continuation of the family unit enable men to become gods; 21–25, The strait and narrow way leads to eternal lives; 26–27, The law is given relative to blasphemy against the Holy Ghost; 28–39, Promises of eternal increase and exaltation are made to prophets and Saints in all ages; 40–47, Joseph Smith is given the power to bind and seal on earth and in heaven; 48–50, The Lord seals upon him his exaltation; 51–57, Emma Smith is counseled to be faithful and true; 58–66, Laws governing plural marriage are set forth.

1 Verily, thus saith the Lord unto you my servant Joseph, that inasmuch as you have inquired of my hand to know and understand wherein I, the Lord, justified my servants Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, as also Moses, David and Solomon, my servants, as touching the principle and doctrine of their having many awives and bconcubines—

2 Behold, and lo, I am the Lord thy God, and will answer thee as touching this matter.

3 Therefore, aprepare thy heart to receive and bobey the instructions which I am about to give unto you; for all those who have this law revealed unto them must obey the same.

4 For behold, I reveal unto you a new and an everlasting acovenant; and if ye abide not that covenant, then are ye bdamned; for no one can creject this covenant and be permitted to enter into my glory.

5 For all who will have a ablessing at my hands shall abide the blaw which was appointed for that blessing, and the conditions thereof, as were instituted from before the foundation of the world.

6 And as pertaining to the anew and everlasting covenant, it was instituted for the fulness of my bglory; and he that receiveth a fulness thereof must and shall abide the law, or he shall be damned, saith the Lord God.

7 And verily I say unto you, that the aconditions of this law are these: All covenants, contracts, bonds, obligations, boaths, cvows, performances, connections, associations, or expectations, that are not made and entered into and dsealed by the Holy Spirit of promise, of him who is eanointed, both as well for time and for all eternity, and that too most holy, by frevelation and commandment through the medium of mine anointed, whom I have appointed on the earth to hold this gpower (and I have appointed unto my servant Joseph to hold this hpower in the last days, and there is never but one on the earth at a time on whom this power and the ikeys of this priesthood are conferred), are of no efficacy, virtue, or force in and after the resurrection from the dead; for all contracts that are not made unto this end have an end when men are dead.

8 Behold, mine house is a house of aorder, saith the Lord God, and not a house of confusion.

9 Will I aaccept of an offering, saith the Lord, that is not made in my name?

10 Or will I receive at your hands that which I have not aappointed?

11 And will I appoint unto you, saith the Lord, except it be by law, even as I and my Father aordained unto you, before the world was?

12 I am the Lord thy God; and I give unto you this commandment—that no man shall acome unto the Father but by me or by my word, which is my law, saith the Lord.

13 And everything that is in the world, whether it be ordained of men, by athrones, or principalities, or powers, or things of name, whatsoever they may be, that are not by me or by my word, saith the Lord, shall be thrown down, and shall bnot remain after men are dead, neither in nor after the resurrection, saith the Lord your God.

14 For whatsoever things remain are by me; and whatsoever things are not by me shall be shaken and destroyed.

15 Therefore, if a aman marry him a wife in the world, and he marry her not by me nor by my word, and he covenant with her so long as he is in the world and she with him, their covenant and marriage are not of force when they are dead, and when they are out of the world; therefore, they are not bound by any law when they are out of the world.

16 Therefore, when they are out of the world they neither marry nor are given in amarriage; but are appointed angels in bheaven, which angels are ministering cservants, to minister for those who are worthy of a far more, and an exceeding, and an eternal weight of glory.

17 For these angels did not abide my law; therefore, they cannot be enlarged, but remain separately and singly, without exaltation, in their saved condition, to all eternity; and from henceforth are not gods, but are aangels of God forever and ever.

18 And again, verily I say unto you, if a man marry a wife, and make a covenant with her for time and for all eternity, if that acovenant is not by me or by my word, which is my law, and is not sealed by the Holy Spirit of promise, through him whom I have anointed and appointed unto this power, then it is not valid neither of force when they are out of the world, because they are not joined by me, saith the Lord, neither by my word; when they are out of the world it cannot be received there, because the angels and the gods are appointed there, by whom they cannot pass; they cannot, therefore, inherit my glory; for my house is a house of order, saith the Lord God.

19 And again, verily I say unto you, if a man amarry a wife by my word, which is my law, and by the bnew and everlasting covenant, and it is csealed unto them by the Holy Spirit of dpromise, by him who is anointed, unto whom I have appointed this power and the ekeys of this priesthood; and it shall be said unto them—Ye shall come forth in the first resurrection; and if it be after the first resurrection, in the next resurrection; and shall inherit fthrones, kingdoms, principalities, and powers, dominions, all heights and depths—then shall it be written in the Lamb’s gBook of Life, that he shall commit no hmurder whereby to shed innocent iblood, and if ye abide in my covenant, and commit no murder whereby to shed innocent blood, it shall be done unto them in all things whatsoever my servant hath put upon them, in time, and through all eternity; and shall be of full force when they are out of the world; and they shall pass by the angels, and the gods, which are set there, to their jexaltation and glory in all things, as hath been sealed upon their heads, which glory shall be a fulness and a continuation of the kseeds forever and ever.

20 Then shall they be gods, because they have no end; therefore shall they be from aeverlasting to everlasting, because they continue; then shall they be above all, because all things are subject unto them. Then shall they be bgods, because they have call power, and the angels are subject unto them.

21 Verily, verily, I say unto you, except ye abide my alaw ye cannot attain to this glory.

22 For astrait is the gate, and narrow the bway that leadeth unto the exaltation and continuation of the clives, and few there be that find it, because ye receive me not in the world neither do ye know me.

23 But if ye receive me in the world, then shall ye know me, and shall receive your exaltation; that awhere I am ye shall be also.

24 This is aeternal lives—to bknow the only wise and true God, and Jesus Christ, whom he hath csent. I am he. Receive ye, therefore, my law.

25 aBroad is the gate, and wide the way that leadeth to the bdeaths; and many there are that go in thereat, because they creceive me not, neither do they abide in my law.

26 Verily, verily, I say unto you, if a man marry a wife according to my word, and they are sealed by the aHoly Spirit of promise, according to mine appointment, and he or she shall commit any sin or transgression of the new and everlasting covenant whatever, and all manner of blasphemies, and if they bcommit no murder wherein they shed innocent blood, yet they shall come forth in the first resurrection, and enter into their exaltation; but they shall be destroyed in the flesh, and shall be cdelivered unto the buffetings of dSatan unto the day of eredemption, saith the Lord God.

27 The ablasphemy against the Holy Ghost, which shall bnot be cforgiven in the world nor out of the world, is in that ye commit dmurder wherein ye shed innocent blood, and assent unto my death, after ye have received my new and everlasting covenant, saith the Lord God; and he that abideth not this law can in nowise enter into my glory, but shall be edamned, saith the Lord.

28 I am the Lord thy God, and will give unto thee the alaw of my Holy Priesthood, as was ordained by me and my Father before the world was.

29 aAbraham received all things, whatsoever he received, by revelation and commandment, by my word, saith the Lord, and hath entered into his exaltation and sitteth upon his throne.

30 aAbraham received promises concerning his seed, and of the fruit of his loins—from whose bloins ye are, namely, my servant Joseph—which were to continue so long as they were in the world; and as touching Abraham and his seed, out of the world they should continue; both in the world and out of the world should they continue as innumerable as the cstars; or, if ye were to count the sand upon the seashore ye could not number them.

31 This promise is yours also, because ye are of aAbraham, and the promise was made unto Abraham; and by this law is the continuation of the works of my Father, wherein he glorifieth himself.

32 Go ye, therefore, and do the aworks of Abraham; enter ye into my law and ye shall be saved.

33 But if ye enter not into my law ye cannot receive the promise of my Father, which he made unto Abraham.

34 God acommanded Abraham, and Sarah gave bHagar to Abraham to wife. And why did she do it? Because this was the law; and from Hagar sprang many people. This, therefore, was fulfilling, among other things, the promises.

35 Was Abraham, therefore, under condemnation? Verily I say unto you, Nay; for I, the Lord, acommanded it.

36 Abraham was acommanded to offer his son Isaac; nevertheless, it was written: Thou shalt not bkill. Abraham, however, did not refuse, and it was accounted unto him for crighteousness.

37 Abraham received aconcubines, and they bore him children; and it was accounted unto him for righteousness, because they were given unto him, and he abode in my law; as Isaac also and bJacob did none other things than that which they were commanded; and because they did none other things than that which they were commanded, they have entered into their cexaltation, according to the promises, and sit upon thrones, and are not angels but are gods.

38 David also received amany wives and concubines, and also Solomon and Moses my servants, as also many others of my servants, from the beginning of creation until this time; and in nothing did they sin save in those things which they received not of me.

39 aDavid’s wives and concubines were bgiven unto him of me, by the hand of Nathan, my servant, and others of the prophets who had the ckeys of this power; and in none of these things did he dsin against me save in the case of eUriah and his wife; and, therefore he hath ffallen from his exaltation, and received his portion; and he shall not inherit them out of the world, for I ggave them unto another, saith the Lord.

40 I am the Lord thy God, and I gave unto thee, my servant Joseph, an aappointment, and restore all things. Ask what ye will, and it shall be given unto you according to my word.

41 And as ye have asked concerning adultery, verily, verily, I say unto you, if a man areceiveth a wife in the new and everlasting covenant, and if she be with another man, and I have not appointed unto her by the holy banointing, she hath committed cadultery and shall be destroyed.

42 If she be not in the new and everlasting covenant, and she be with another man, she has acommitted adultery.

43 And if her husband be with another woman, and he was under a avow, he hath broken his vow and hath committed adultery.

44 And if she hath not committed adultery, but is innocent and hath not broken her vow, and she knoweth it, and I reveal it unto you, my servant Joseph, then shall you have power, by the power of my Holy Priesthood, to take her and agive her unto him that hath not committed badultery but hath been cfaithful; for he shall be made ruler over many.

45 For I have conferred upon you the akeys and power of the priesthood, wherein I brestore all things, and make known unto you all things in due time.

46 And verily, verily, I say unto you, that whatsoever you aseal on earth shall be sealed in heaven; and whatsoever you bbind on earth, in my name and by my word, saith the Lord, it shall be eternally bound in the heavens; and whosesoever sins you cremit on earth shall be remitted eternally in the heavens; and whosesoever sins you retain on earth shall be retained in heaven.

47 And again, verily I say, whomsoever you bless I will bless, and whomsoever you curse I will acurse, saith the Lord; for I, the Lord, am thy God.

48 And again, verily I say unto you, my servant Joseph, that whatsoever you give on earth, and to whomsoever you agive any one on earth, by my word and according to my law, it shall be visited with blessings and not cursings, and with my power, saith the Lord, and shall be without condemnation on earth and in heaven.

49 For I am the Lord thy God, and will be awith thee even unto the bend of the world, and through all eternity; for verily I cseal upon you your dexaltation, and prepare a throne for you in the kingdom of my Father, with Abraham your efather.

50 Behold, I have seen your asacrifices, and will forgive all your sins; I have seen your bsacrifices in obedience to that which I have told you. Go, therefore, and I make a way for your escape, as I caccepted the offering of Abraham of his son Isaac.

51 Verily, I say unto you: A commandment I give unto mine handmaid, Emma Smith, your wife, whom I have given unto you, that she stay herself and partake not of that which I commanded you to offer unto her; for I did it, saith the Lord, to aprove you all, as I did Abraham, and that I might require an offering at your hand, by covenant and sacrifice.

52 And let mine handmaid, Emma Smith, areceive all those that have been given unto my servant Joseph, and who are virtuous and pure before me; and those who are not pure, and have said they were pure, shall be destroyed, saith the Lord God.

53 For I am the Lord thy God, and ye shall obey my voice; and I give unto my servant Joseph that he shall be made ruler over many things; for he hath been afaithful over a few things, and from henceforth I will strengthen him.

54 And I command mine handmaid, Emma Smith, to abide and acleave unto my servant Joseph, and to none else. But if she will not abide this commandment she shall be bdestroyed, saith the Lord; for I am the Lord thy God, and will destroy her if she abide not in my law.

55 But if she will not abide this commandment, then shall my servant Joseph do all things for her, even as he hath said; and I will bless him and multiply him and give unto him an ahundred-fold in this world, of fathers and mothers, brothers and sisters, houses and lands, wives and children, and crowns of beternal lives in the eternal worlds.

56 And again, verily I say, let mine handmaid aforgive my servant Joseph his trespasses; and then shall she be forgiven her trespasses, wherein she has trespassed against me; and I, the Lord thy God, will bless her, and multiply her, and make her heart to brejoice.

57 And again, I say, let not my servant Joseph put his property out of his hands, lest an enemy come and destroy him; for aSatan bseeketh to destroy; for I am the Lord thy God, and he is my servant; and behold, and lo, I am with him, as I was with Abraham, thy father, even unto his cexaltation and glory.

58 Now, as touching the law of the apriesthood, there are many things pertaining thereunto.

59 Verily, if a man be called of my Father, as was aAaron, by mine own voice, and by the voice of him that bsent me, and I have endowed him with the ckeys of the power of this priesthood, if he do anything in my name, and according to my law and by my word, he will not commit dsin, and I will justify him.

60 Let no one, therefore, set on my servant Joseph; for I will justify him; for he shall do the sacrifice which I require at his hands for his transgressions, saith the Lord your God.

61 And again, as pertaining to the law of the priesthood—if any man espouse a virgin, and desire to espouse aanother, and the first give her consent, and if he espouse the second, and they are virgins, and have vowed to no other man, then is he justified; he cannot commit adultery for they are given unto him; for he cannot commit adultery with that that belongeth unto him and to no one else.

62 And if he have aten virgins given unto him by this law, he cannot commit adultery, for they belong to him, and they are given unto him; therefore is he justified.

63 But if one or either of the ten virgins, after she is espoused, shall be with another man, she has committed adultery, and shall be destroyed; for they are given unto him to amultiply and replenish the earth, according to my commandment, and to fulfil the promise which was given by my Father before the foundation of the world, and for their exaltation in the eternal worlds, that they may bear the souls of men; for herein is the work of my Father continued, that he may be bglorified.

64 And again, verily, verily, I say unto you, if any man have a wife, who holds the keys of this power, and he teaches unto her the law of my priesthood, as pertaining to these things, then shall she believe and administer unto him, or she shall be destroyed, saith the Lord your God; for I will destroy her; for I will magnify my name upon all those who receive and abide in my law.

65 Therefore, it shall be lawful in me, if she receive not this law, for him to receive all things whatsoever I, the Lord his God, will give unto him, because she did not believe and administer unto him according to my word; and she then becomes the transgressor; and he is exempt from the law of Sarah, who administered unto Abraham according to the law when I commanded Abraham to take aHagar to wife.

66 And now, as pertaining to this law, verily, verily, I say unto you, I will reveal more unto you, hereafter; therefore, let this suffice for the present. Behold, I am Alpha and Omega. Amen.

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1a

Ex. 21:10 (1, 7–11); Jacob 2:24 (23–30); D&C 132:38 (34, 37–39). TG Marriage, Plural.

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b

Gen. 25:6. TG Concubine.

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3a

Ezra 7:10; D&C 29:8; 58:6; 78:7.

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b

TG Obedience.

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4a

TG Covenants.

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b

D&C 84:24. TG Damnation.

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c

D&C 131:2 (1–4).

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5a

Ex. 32:29; D&C 130:20; 132:11 (11, 28, 32).

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b

TG God, Law of.

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6a

D&C 66:2. TG New and Everlasting Covenant.

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b

D&C 76:70 (50–70, 92–96). TG Celestial Glory.

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7a

D&C 88:39 (38–39).

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b

TG Oath.

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c

TG Vow.

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d

TG Holy Ghost, Mission of; Holy Spirit; Sealing.

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e

TG Priesthood, Authority.

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f

TG Prophets, Mission of; Revelation.

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g

TG Priesthood, Power of.

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h

TG Priesthood, Authority.

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i

TG Priesthood, Keys of.

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8a

TG Order.

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9a

Lev. 7:18 (16–18); 17:8 (8–9); Moro. 7:6 (5–6). TG Sacrifice.

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10a

Lev. 22:20 (20–25); Moses 5:21.

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11a

D&C 49:15; 132:5 (5, 63).

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12a

Isa. 55:3; John 14:6. TG God, Access to.

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13a

TG Governments; Kings, Earthly.

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b

3 Ne. 27:11 (10–11).

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15a

TG Marriage, Husbands; Marriage, Interfaith; Marriage, Temporal; Marriage, Wives.

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16a

Matt. 22:30 (23–33); Mark 12:25; Luke 20:35 (27–36). TG Marriage, Marry.

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b

D&C 131:4 (1–4). TG Heaven.

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c

TG Servant.

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17a

Luke 20:36.

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18a

D&C 132:7 (7, 46–47).

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19a

TG Marriage, Celestial; Marriage, Wives.

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b

TG New and Everlasting Covenant.

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c

TG Sealing.

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d

2 Pet. 1:19; D&C 68:12; 76:53; 88:3 (3–4); 124:124; 132:49.

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e

TG Priesthood, Keys of.

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f

Ex. 19:6; Rev. 5:10; 20:6; D&C 76:56; 78:15 (15, 18).

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g

TG Book of Life.

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h

TG Murder.

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i

Jer. 22:3. TG Blood, Shedding of; Life, Sanctity of.

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j

TG Celestial Glory; Election; Exaltation; Glory.

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k

TG Family, Eternal; Family, Patriarchal.

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20a

Rev. 22:5 (1–5).

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b

Matt. 25:21; D&C 132:37. TG Exaltation; Man, Potential to Become like Heavenly Father.

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c

D&C 29:13 (12–13); 50:27 (26–28); 76:95; 78:5 (5–7); 84:38 (35–39).

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21a

TG God, Law of.

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22a

Luke 13:24 (22–30); 2 Ne. 33:9; Hel. 3:29 (29–30).

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b

Matt. 7:13–14, 23; JST Matt. 7:13–14 (Bible Appendix); 2 Ne. 9:41; 31:21 (17–21).

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c

D&C 132:30 (30–31).

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23a

John 14:3 (2–3).

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24a

John 17:3. TG Eternal Life.

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b

TG God, Knowledge about.

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c

John 3:17 (16–17); D&C 49:5.

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25a

Gen. 6:12; 2 Ne. 28:11; Hel. 6:31; 3 Ne. 14:13 (13–15).

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b

Matt. 7:13 (13–14). TG Death, Spiritual, First; Death, Spiritual, Second.

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c

John 5:43.

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26a

D&C 88:3 (3–4); 132:19 (7, 19–20).

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b

Alma 39:5 (5–6). TG Blood, Shedding of.

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c

1 Tim. 1:20; D&C 82:21; 104:9 (9–10).

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d

TG Devil.

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e

TG Redemption.

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27a

TG Blaspheme; Holy Ghost, Unpardonable Sin against; Sin.

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b

Matt. 12:32 (31–32); Heb. 6:6 (4–6); 10:29 (26–29); D&C 42:18; 76:34 (31, 34–35); 84:41.

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c

TG Death, Spiritual, Second; Forgive; Sons of Perdition.

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d

TG Murder.

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e

TG Damnation.

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28a

Acts 17:26; D&C 132:5.

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29a

Gen. 26:5; D&C 132:37; 133:55; 137:5; Abr. 2:11 (9–11).

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30a

Gen. 12:3 (1–3); 13:16; Lev. 26:42; Gal. 3:14 (7–14, 26–29); 2 Ne. 29:14; D&C 84:34. TG Abrahamic Covenant; Seed of Abraham.

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b

2 Ne. 3:6 (6–16).

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c

Gen. 15:5; 22:17; Deut. 1:10; 1 Chr. 27:23; Neh. 9:23; Hosea 1:10.

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31a

D&C 86:9 (8–11); 110:12.

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32a

John 8:39; Alma 5:24 (22–24).

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34a

Gen. 16:2 (1–3); Gal. 4:22 (21–31); D&C 132:65.

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b

Gen. 25:12 (12–18).

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35a

Jacob 2:30 (24–30).

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36a

Gen. 22:2 (2–12).

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b

Ex. 20:13.

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c

Gen. 15:6; Jacob 4:5. TG Righteousness.

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37a

Gen. 25:6.

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b

Gen. 30:4 (3–4); D&C 133:55.

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c

TG Exaltation; Man, Potential to Become like Heavenly Father.

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38a

Ex. 21:10 (1, 7–11); 1 Sam. 25:43 (42–43); 2 Sam. 5:13; 1 Kgs. 11:3 (1–3); Jacob 1:15; D&C 132:1.

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39a

1 Sam. 27:3; 2 Sam. 2:2; 1 Chr. 14:3; Jacob 2:24 (23–24).

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b

2 Sam. 12:8.

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c

TG Priesthood, Keys of.

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d

2 Sam. 11:27. TG Adulterer; Sin.

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e

2 Sam. 11:4; 12:9 (1–15); 1 Kgs. 15:5; 1 Chr. 11:41.

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f

Ps. 89:39. TG Punish.

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g

Jer. 8:10.

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40a

JS—H 1:33 (18–20, 26, 33). TG Prophets, Mission of; Restoration of the Gospel.

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41a

D&C 132:19 (4–7, 19).

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b

TG Anointing.

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c

TG Adulterer.

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42a

D&C 42:24 (22–26).

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43a

TG Covenants; Marriage, Marry; Vow.

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44a

TG Divorce.

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b

TG Chastity.

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c

Luke 16:10 (10–12); 19:26 (12–26).

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45a

TG Priesthood, Keys of.

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b

Acts 3:21; D&C 86:10. TG Restoration of the Gospel.

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46a

TG Marriage, Celestial; Sealing.

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b

TG Priesthood, Authority.

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c

TG Remission of Sins.

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47a

Gen. 12:3 (1–3); D&C 103:25; 124:93.

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48a

D&C 132:39.

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49a

TG God, Presence of; Walking with God.

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b

Matt. 28:20.

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c

2 Pet. 1:19; D&C 68:12; 132:19.

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d

D&C 5:22. TG Election.

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e

Gen. 17:4 (1–8); 2 Ne. 8:2; D&C 109:64.

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50a

Luke 14:33 (28–33).

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b

TG Sacrifice.

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c

Gen. 22:12 (1–18); Gal. 3:6; D&C 52:15; 97:8; Moses 5:23.

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51a

Gen. 22:1; Ex. 15:25 (23–26); D&C 98:14 (12–14); 101:4; 124:55; Abr. 3:25. TG Test.

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52a

D&C 132:65.

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53a

Matt. 25:21 (14–28); D&C 52:13.

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54a

D&C 42:22. TG Marriage, Husbands.

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b

Acts 3:23; D&C 25:15.

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55a

Mark 10:30 (28–31).

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b

D&C 132:22 (22–24). TG Family, Eternal.

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56a

Matt. 6:15 (12–15). TG Family, Love within; Forgive.

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b

Gen. 21:6; D&C 25:9.

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57a

TG Devil; Enemies.

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b

Matt. 10:28; Rev. 12:12 (12–17).

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c

D&C 132:37.

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58a

D&C 84:19 (19–26).

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59a

Heb. 5:4 (1–6). TG Priesthood, Qualifying for.

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b

TG Jesus Christ, Authority of.

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c

TG Priesthood, Keys of.

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d

1 Jn. 5:18.

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61a

TG Marriage, Plural.

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62a

D&C 132:48. See also OD 1.

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63a

Gen. 1:22 (20–25); Jacob 2:30.

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b

Moses 1:39.

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65a

Gen. 16:2 (1–3); 25:12; Gal. 4:22; D&C 132:34 (34, 61).

Section 133

Revelation given through Joseph Smith the Prophet, at Hiram, Ohio, November 3, 1831. Prefacing this revelation, Joseph Smith’s history states, “At this time there were many things which the Elders desired to know relative to preaching the Gospel to the inhabitants of the earth, and concerning the gathering; and in order to walk by the true light, and be instructed from on high, on the 3rd of November, 1831, I inquired of the Lord and received the following important revelation.” This section was first added to the book of Doctrine and Covenants as an appendix and was subsequently assigned a section number.

1–6, The Saints are commanded to prepare for the Second Coming; 7–16, All men are commanded to flee from Babylon, come to Zion, and prepare for the great day of the Lord; 17–35, He will stand on Mount Zion, the continents will become one land, and the lost tribes of Israel will return; 36–40, The gospel was restored through Joseph Smith to be preached in all the world; 41–51, The Lord will come down in vengeance upon the wicked; 52–56, It will be the year of His redeemed; 57–74, The gospel is to be sent forth to save the Saints and for the destruction of the wicked.

1 Hearken, O ye people of my church, saith the Lord your God, and hear the word of the Lord concerning you—

2 The Lord who shall suddenly acome to his temple; the Lord who shall come down upon the world with a curse to bjudgment; yea, upon all the nations that cforget God, and upon all the ungodly among you.

3 For he shall make abare his holy arm in the eyes of all the nations, and all the ends of the earth shall see the bsalvation of their God.

4 Wherefore, prepare ye, prepare ye, O my people; sanctify yourselves; gather ye together, O ye people of my church, upon the land of Zion, all you that have not been commanded to atarry.

5 Go ye out from aBabylon. Be ye bclean that bear the vessels of the Lord.

6 Call your asolemn assemblies, and bspeak often one to another. And let every man call upon the name of the Lord.

7 Yea, verily I say unto you again, the time has come when the voice of the Lord is unto you: Go ye out of Babylon; agather ye out from among the nations, from the bfour winds, from one end of heaven to the other.

8 Send forth the elders of my church unto the anations which are afar off; unto the bislands of the sea; send forth unto foreign lands; call upon all nations, first upon the cGentiles, and then upon the Jews.

9 And behold, and lo, this shall be their cry, and the voice of the Lord unto all people: Go ye forth unto the land of Zion, that the borders of my people may be enlarged, and that her astakes may be strengthened, and that bZion may go forth unto the regions round about.

10 Yea, let the cry go forth among all people: Awake and arise and go forth to meet the aBridegroom; behold and lo, the Bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him. Prepare yourselves for the bgreat day of the Lord.

11 aWatch, therefore, for ye bknow neither the day nor the hour.

12 Let them, therefore, who are aamong the Gentiles flee unto bZion.

13 And let them who be of aJudah flee unto bJerusalem, unto the cmountains of the Lord’s dhouse.

14 Go ye aout from among the nations, even from bBabylon, from the midst of cwickedness, which is spiritual Babylon.

15 But verily, thus saith the Lord, let not your flight be in ahaste, but let all things be prepared before you; and he that goeth, let him bnot look back lest sudden destruction shall come upon him.

16 Hearken and hear, O ye inhabitants of the earth. aListen, ye elders of my church together, and hear the voice of the Lord; for he calleth upon all men, and he commandeth all men everywhere to brepent.

17 For behold, the Lord God hath asent forth the angel crying through the midst of heaven, saying: Prepare ye the way of the Lord, and make his paths straight, for the hour of his bcoming is nigh—

18 When the aLamb shall stand upon bMount Zion, and with him a chundred and forty-four thousand, having his Father’s name written on their foreheads.

19 Wherefore, prepare ye for the acoming of the Bridegroom; go ye, go ye out to meet him.

20 For behold, he shall astand upon the mount of Olivet, and upon the mighty ocean, even the great deep, and upon the islands of the sea, and upon the land of Zion.

21 And he shall autter his voice out of bZion, and he shall speak from Jerusalem, and his cvoice shall be heard among all people;

22 And it shall be a voice as the avoice of many waters, and as the voice of a great bthunder, which shall cbreak down the mountains, and the valleys shall not be found.

23 He shall command the great deep, and it shall be driven back into the north countries, and the aislands shall become one land;

24 And the aland of Jerusalem and the land of bZion shall be turned back into their own place, and the cearth shall be like as it was in the days before it was ddivided.

25 And the Lord, even the Savior, shall astand in the midst of his people, and shall breign over all flesh.

26 And they who are in the anorth countries shall come in remembrance before the Lord; and their prophets shall hear his voice, and shall no longer stay themselves; and they shall bsmite the rocks, and the ice shall flow down at their presence.

27 And an ahighway shall be cast up in the midst of the great deep.

28 Their enemies shall become a prey unto them,

29 And in the abarren deserts there shall come forth pools of bliving water; and the parched ground shall no longer be a thirsty land.

30 And they shall bring forth their rich atreasures unto the children of Ephraim, my servants.

31 And the boundaries of the everlasting ahills shall tremble at their presence.

32 And there shall they fall down and be acrowned with glory, even in Zion, by the hands of the servants of the Lord, even the children of bEphraim.

33 And they shall be filled with asongs of everlasting joy.

34 Behold, this is the ablessing of the beverlasting God upon the ctribes of dIsrael, and the richer blessing upon the head of eEphraim and his fellows.

35 And they also of the tribe of aJudah, after their pain, shall be bsanctified in choliness before the Lord, to dwell in his dpresence day and night, forever and ever.

36 And now, verily saith the Lord, that these things might be known among you, O inhabitants of the earth, I have sent forth mine aangel flying through the midst of heaven, having the everlasting bgospel, who hath appeared unto some and hath committed it unto man, who shall appear unto cmany that dwell on the earth.

37 And this agospel shall be bpreached unto cevery nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people.

38 And the aservants of God shall go forth, saying with a loud voice: Fear God and give glory to him, for the hour of his judgment is come;

39 And aworship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the bfountains of waters—

40 Calling upon the name of the Lord day and night, saying: O that thou wouldst arend the heavens, that thou wouldst come down, that the mountains might flow down at thy presence.

41 And it shall be answered upon their heads; for the presence of the Lord shall be aas the melting fire that burneth, and as the fire which causeth the waters to boil.

42 O Lord, thou shalt come down to make thy name known to thine adversaries, and all nations shall tremble at thy presence—

43 When thou doest aterrible things, things they look not for;

44 Yea, when thou comest down, and the mountains flow down at thy presence, thou shalt ameet him who rejoiceth and worketh righteousness, who remembereth thee in thy ways.

45 For since the beginning of the world have not men heard nor perceived by the ear, neither hath any eye seen, O God, besides thee, how great things thou hast aprepared for him that bwaiteth for thee.

46 And it shall be said: aWho is this that cometh down from God in heaven with dyed bgarments; yea, from the regions which are not known, clothed in his glorious apparel, traveling in the greatness of his strength?

47 And he shall say: aI am he who spake in brighteousness, mighty to save.

48 And the Lord shall be ared in his apparel, and his garments like him that treadeth in the wine-vat.

49 And so great shall be the glory of his presence that the asun shall hide his face in shame, and the moon shall withhold its light, and the stars shall be hurled from their places.

50 And his avoice shall be heard: I have btrodden the wine-press alone, and have brought judgment upon all people; and none were with me;

51 And I have atrampled them in my fury, and I did tread upon them in mine anger, and their blood have I bsprinkled upon my garments, and stained all my raiment; for this was the cday of vengeance which was in my heart.

52 And now the year of my aredeemed is come; and they shall mention the loving kindness of their Lord, and all that he has bestowed upon them according to his bgoodness, and according to his loving kindness, forever and ever.

53 In all their aafflictions he was afflicted. And the angel of his presence saved them; and in his blove, and in his pity, he credeemed them, and bore them, and carried them all the days of old;

54 Yea, and aEnoch also, and they who were with him; the prophets who were before him; and bNoah also, and they who were before him; and cMoses also, and they who were before him;

55 And from aMoses to Elijah, and from Elijah to John, who were with Christ in his bresurrection, and the holy apostles, with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, shall be in the presence of the Lamb.

56 And the agraves of the bsaints shall be copened; and they shall come forth and stand on the dright hand of the Lamb, when he shall stand upon eMount Zion, and upon the holy city, the New Jerusalem; and they shall fsing the gsong of the hLamb, day and night forever and ever.

57 And for this cause, that men might be made apartakers of the bglories which were to be revealed, the Lord sent forth the fulness of his cgospel, his everlasting covenant, reasoning in plainness and simplicity—

58 To aprepare the bweak for those things which are coming on the earth, and for the Lord’s errand in the day when the weak shall cconfound the dwise, and the little one become a estrong fnation, and two shall put their tens of thousands to gflight.

59 And by the weak things of the earth the Lord shall athresh the nations by the power of his Spirit.

60 And for this cause these commandments were given; they were commanded to be kept from the world in the day that they were given, but now are to ago forth unto ball flesh—

61 And this according to the mind and will of the Lord, who ruleth over all flesh.

62 And unto him that repenteth and asanctifieth himself before the Lord shall be given eternal life.

63 And upon them that ahearken not to the voice of the Lord shall be fulfilled that which was written by the prophet Moses, that they should be bcut off from among the people.

64 And also that which was written by the prophet aMalachi: For, behold, the bday cometh that shall cburn as an oven, and all the proud, yea, and all that do dwickedly, shall be stubble; and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith the Lord of hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch.

65 Wherefore, this shall be the answer of the Lord unto them:

66 In that day when I came unto mine own, no man among you areceived me, and you were driven out.

67 When I called again there was none of you to answer; yet my aarm was not shortened at all that I could not redeem, neither my bpower to deliver.

68 Behold, at my rebuke I adry up the sea. I make the rivers a wilderness; their fish stink, and die for thirst.

69 I clothe the heavens with blackness, and make sackcloth their covering.

70 And athis shall ye have of my hand—ye shall lie down in sorrow.

71 Behold, and lo, there are none to deliver you; for ye aobeyed not my voice when I called to you out of the heavens; ye bbelieved not my servants, and when they were csent unto you ye received them not.

72 Wherefore, they sealed up the testimony and bound up the law, and ye were delivered over unto adarkness.

73 These shall go away into outer darkness, where there is aweeping, and wailing, and gnashing of teeth.

74 Behold the Lord your God hath spoken it. Amen.

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2a

Mal. 3:1; D&C 36:8. TG Jesus Christ, Second Coming.

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b

D&C 1:36. TG Jesus Christ, Judge; Judgment, the Last.

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c

2 Kgs. 17:38; Alma 46:8.

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3a

Isa. 52:10. TG God, Power of.

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b

Isa. 12:2; 52:10. TG Salvation.

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4a

D&C 62:4; 63:41 (24, 39–41).

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5a

Alma 5:57; D&C 1:16. TG Worldliness.

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b

Isa. 52:11; 2 Tim. 2:21; 3 Ne. 20:41; D&C 38:42. TG Body, Sanctity of; Cleanliness.

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6a

TG Solemn Assembly.

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b

Mal. 3:16 (16–18).

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7a

D&C 29:8. TG Israel, Gathering of; Mission of Latter-day Saints.

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b

Zech. 2:6 (6–7).

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8a

TG Missionary Work; Nations.

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b

Isa. 11:11; 51:5; 1 Ne. 22:4; 2 Ne. 10:8 (8, 20); 29:7.

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c

Matt. 19:30; Acts 13:46; D&C 18:26 (26–27); 90:9 (8–9).

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9a

Isa. 54:2. TG Stake.

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b

D&C 58:25 (25, 56); 63:24; 101:68 (68–71). TG Zion.

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10a

Matt. 25:6; D&C 33:17 (17–18); 45:56 (54–59).

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b

D&C 1:12. TG Day of the Lord.

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11a

Prov. 27:18; Mark 13:35 (24–37); 1 Ne. 21:23; 2 Ne. 6:13.

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b

D&C 49:7.

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12a

Isa. 4:2; D&C 38:31 (31, 42).

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b

TG Jerusalem, New; Zion.

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13a

D&C 45:25 (24–25). TG Israel, Judah, People of.

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b

TG Jerusalem.

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c

Ezek. 38:8; Dan. 11:45; JS—M 1:13.

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d

Ps. 122:1 (1–9).

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14a

TG Israel, Gathering of; Separation.

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b

D&C 1:16.

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c

TG Wickedness.

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15a

Isa. 52:12 (10–12); D&C 58:56. TG Haste.

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b

Gen. 19:17; Luke 9:62; D&C 67:14.

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16a

D&C 1:1 (1–6).

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b

TG Repent.

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17a

D&C 13; 27:5 (5–10); 88:92.

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b

Isa. 40:3 (3–5); Mal. 3:1; Rev. 14:6 (6–8). TG Jesus Christ, Prophecies about.

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18a

Rev. 14:1.

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b

D&C 84:2.

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c

Rev. 7:4 (1–4).

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19a

Matt. 25:6 (1–13); D&C 33:17 (17–18); 88:92.

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20a

Isa. 51:5 (3–6); Zech. 14:4 (4–9); 3 Ne. 20:22; 21:25 (23–25); D&C 45:48 (48–53). TG Jesus Christ, Second Coming.

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21a

Joel 3:16; Amos 1:2.

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b

Isa. 2:3 (2–4).

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c

D&C 45:49 (48–49).

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22a

Ezek. 43:2; Rev. 1:15; 19:6; D&C 110:3.

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b

Ps. 77:18; Rev. 14:2.

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c

Judg. 5:5; Isa. 40:4; 64:1; Rev. 16:20 (17–21); D&C 49:23; 88:87; 109:74; Moses 6:34.

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23a

Rev. 6:14 (13–17).

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24a

TG Israel, Land of.

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b

TG Zion.

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c

TG Earth, Destiny of.

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d

Gen. 10:25. TG Earth, Dividing of; Earth, Renewal of.

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25a

Isa. 12:6.

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b

TG Jesus Christ, King; Jesus Christ, Second Coming; Millennium.

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26a

Jer. 16:15 (14–15); D&C 110:11. TG Israel, Bondage of, in Other Lands; Israel, Ten Lost Tribes of.

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b

Ex. 17:6 (6–7).

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27a

Ex. 14:29; Isa. 11:16 (15–16); 35:8 (8–10); 51:11 (9–11); 62:10 (10–12); 2 Ne. 21:16. TG Israel, Gathering of.

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29a

Isa. 35:7 (6–7).

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b

TG Living Water.

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30a

Isa. 60:9 (8–12). TG Treasure.

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31a

Gen. 49:26; Hab. 3:6; D&C 49:25.

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32a

Deut. 33:16 (13–17). TG Exaltation.

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b

Gen. 48:20 (16–20); 49:26 (22–26); Zech. 10:7 (7–12). TG Israel, Joseph, People of; Mission of Latter-day Saints.

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33a

Isa. 35:10 (8–10); 51:11; Jer. 31:12 (10–14); D&C 66:11. TG Singing.

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34a

TG Israel, Blessings of.

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b

Gen. 21:33.

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c

TG Israel, Twelve Tribes of.

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d

TG Israel, Mission of.

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e

Gen. 41:52 (50–52); 48:14 (14–20); 1 Chr. 5:1 (1–2); Jer. 31:9 (6–9); Ether 13:7 (7–10); D&C 113:4.

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35a

Hosea 1:7; D&C 109:64. TG Israel, Judah, People of.

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b

Gen. 49:11.

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c

TG Holiness.

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d

TG God, Presence of.

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36a

Rev. 14:6 (6–7); D&C 20:6 (6–12); 133:17.

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b

TG Restoration of the Gospel.

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c

D&C 77:8; 88:103 (103–4).

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37a

Ps. 67:2 (1–2). TG Last Days.

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b

TG Mission of Latter-day Saints; Preaching.

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c

Gen. 12:3; D&C 42:58 (58–60); 43:25 (23–27); 58:64 (63–64); 88:84 (84, 87–92); 90:10; Abr. 2:11 (9–11).

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38a

Rev. 14:7. TG Missionary Work.

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39a

Zech. 14:16. TG Worship.

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b

D&C 133:20 (20, 23).

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40a

Isa. 64:1 (1–8); D&C 88:95.

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41a

Ex. 24:17; Job 41:31; Jer. 9:7; Hel. 5:23; D&C 130:7; 137:2. TG Earth, Cleansing of.

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43a

Deut. 10:21.

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44a

1 Thes. 4:17 (15–18).

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45a

Isa. 64:4; 1 Cor. 2:9.

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b

Lam. 3:25 (25–26); 1 Ne. 21:23; 2 Ne. 6:7, 13; D&C 98:2.

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46a

Isa. 63:1 (1–2).

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b

Luke 22:44; Mosiah 3:7; D&C 19:18. TG Jesus Christ, Second Coming.

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47a

2 Ne. 8:12; D&C 136:22.

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b

Dan. 9:16.

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48a

Gen. 49:11 (11–12); Rev. 19:13 (11–15).

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49a

Isa. 13:10 (9–13); 24:23; Joel 2:10; Amos 5:18; D&C 45:42; 88:87.

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50a

Joel 2:11; D&C 35:21; 43:18 (17–25).

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b

Isa. 63:3 (3–9); Rev. 19:15 (11–15); D&C 76:107; 88:106.

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51a

Ps. 110:6 (1–7); 1 Cor. 15:27 (24–28); Heb. 10:13 (12–14).

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b

Lev. 8:30; Num. 18:17; Isa. 63:3 (2–4).

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c

TG Day of the Lord; Vengeance.

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52a

Isa. 63:4.

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b

Isa. 63:7.

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53a

Isa. 63:9; Lam. 3:33 (1–39).

◀

b

TG Charity; Compassion; God, Love of.

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c

TG Jesus Christ, Redeemer.

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54a

Gen. 5:23; D&C 38:4; 45:11 (11–12).

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b

Gen. 7:23 (1–24); 8:1 (1–22).

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c

Ex. 3:8 (1–22).

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55a

TG Dispensations.

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b

Alma 40:20 (18–21). TG Jesus Christ, Resurrection.

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56a

D&C 29:13.

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b

TG Saints.

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c

D&C 45:45 (45–46); 88:97 (96–97). TG Resurrection.

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d

Matt. 25:34 (31–46). TG Exaltation.

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e

Isa. 24:23; Heb. 12:22 (22, 24); Rev. 14:1; D&C 76:66; 84:2 (2, 18, 32).

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f

Isa. 12:5 (1–6).

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g

Rev. 15:3 (3–4); D&C 84:98 (98–102).

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h

TG Jesus Christ, Lamb of God.

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57a

D&C 93:22. TG Man, Potential to Become like Heavenly Father.

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b

TG Celestial Glory; Glory; Telestial Glory; Terrestrial Glory.

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c

TG Gospel; New and Everlasting Covenant; Restoration of the Gospel.

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58a

TG Mission of Latter-day Saints.

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b

D&C 35:13; 124:1.

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c

Matt. 11:25; 1 Cor. 1:27; Alma 32:23; 37:7 (6–7).

◀

d

Isa. 44:25; 1 Cor. 1:20.

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e

Josh. 1:6 (6–9); Isa. 60:22; D&C 52:17; 66:8.

◀

f

TG Kingdom of God, on Earth.

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g

Deut. 32:30 (29–30).

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59a

Micah 4:13 (11–13).

◀

60a

D&C 104:58.

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b

D&C 1:2.

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62a

2 Chr. 35:6; D&C 88:74. TG Sanctification.

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63a

Deut. 28:15. TG Disobedience.

◀

b

Acts 3:23; 1 Ne. 22:20 (20–21); 3 Ne. 20:23; 21:11; D&C 1:14; JS—H 1:40.

◀

64a

Mal. 4:1.

◀

b

D&C 5:19; JS—H 1:37. TG Last Days.

◀

c

Isa. 24:6; 66:15 (15–16); Joel 2:5; 1 Ne. 22:15; 3 Ne. 25:1; D&C 29:9; 64:24. TG Earth, Cleansing of.

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d

JS—M 1:4.

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66a

Matt. 23:38 (37–39); John 1:11.

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67a

2 Ne. 28:32.

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b

Isa. 50:2; Ezek. 37:12 (11–14); Hosea 13:14.

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68a

Ex. 14:21 (1–31); Josh. 3:17 (14–17); 2 Ne. 7:2. TG Drought.

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70a

Isa. 50:11.

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71a

TG Apostasy of Israel.

◀

b

Luke 16:31. TG Prophets, Rejection of.

◀

c

2 Chr. 36:15; Jer. 44:4 (4–5).

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72a

Isa. 8:16 (13–16); Matt. 8:12 (11–12); D&C 77:8. TG Darkness, Spiritual.

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73a

Luke 13:28; D&C 19:5; 101:91 (90–91).

Section 134

A declaration of belief regarding governments and laws in general, adopted by unanimous vote at a general assembly of the Church held at Kirtland, Ohio, August 17, 1835. Many Saints gathered together to consider the proposed contents of the first edition of the Doctrine and Covenants. At that time, this declaration was given the following preamble: “That our belief with regard to earthly governments and laws in general may not be misinterpreted nor misunderstood, we have thought proper to present, at the close of this volume, our opinion concerning the same.”

1–4, Governments should preserve freedom of conscience and worship; 5–8, All men should uphold their governments and owe respect and deference to the law; 9–10, Religious societies should not exercise civil powers; 11–12, Men are justified in defending themselves and their property.

1 We believe that agovernments were instituted of God for the benefit of man; and that he holds men baccountable for their acts in relation to them, both in making laws and administering them, for the good and safety of society.

2 We believe that no government can exist in apeace, except such laws are framed and held inviolate as will secure to each individual the bfree exercise of cconscience, the right and control of property, and the dprotection of life.

3 We believe that all governments necessarily require acivil bofficers and magistrates to enforce the laws of the same; and that such as will administer the law in equity and justice should be sought for and upheld by the voice of the people if a republic, or the will of the sovereign.

4 We believe that religion is instituted of God; and that men are amenable to him, and to him only, for the exercise of it, unless their religious opinions prompt them to infringe upon the rights and liberties of others; but we do not believe that human law has a right to interfere in prescribing rules of aworship to bind the consciences of men, nor dictate forms for public or private devotion; that the civil magistrate should restrain crime, but never control conscience; should punish bguilt, but never suppress the freedom of the soul.

5 We believe that all men are bound to asustain and uphold the respective bgovernments in which they reside, while protected in their inherent and inalienable rights by the laws of such governments; and that sedition and crebellion are unbecoming every citizen thus protected, and should be punished accordingly; and that all governments have a right to enact such laws as in their own judgments are best calculated to secure the public interest; at the same time, however, holding sacred the freedom of conscience.

6 We believe that every man should be ahonored in his station, rulers and magistrates as such, being placed for the protection of the innocent and the punishment of the guilty; and that to the blaws all men owe crespect and deference, as without them peace and harmony would be supplanted by anarchy and terror; human laws being instituted for the express purpose of regulating our interests as individuals and nations, between man and man; and divine laws given of heaven, prescribing rules on spiritual concerns, for faith and worship, both to be answered by man to his Maker.

7 We believe that rulers, states, and governments have a right, and are bound to enact laws for the protection of all acitizens in the free exercise of their religious bbelief; but we do not believe that they have a right in justice to deprive citizens of this privilege, or proscribe them in their opinions, so long as a regard and reverence are shown to the laws and such religious opinions do not justify sedition nor conspiracy.

8 We believe that the commission of crime should be apunished according to the nature of the offense; that murder, treason, robbery, theft, and the breach of the general peace, in all respects, should be punished according to their criminality and their tendency to evil among men, by the laws of that government in which the offense is committed; and for the public bpeace and tranquility all men should step forward and use their ability in bringing coffenders against good laws to punishment.

9 We do not believe it just to amingle religious influence with civil government, whereby one religious society is fostered and another proscribed in its spiritual privileges, and the individual rights of its members, as citizens, denied.

10 We believe that all religious societies have a right to deal with their members for disorderly conduct, aaccording to the rules and regulations of such societies; provided that such dealings be for fellowship and good standing; but we do not believe that any religious society has bauthority to try men on the right of property or life, to take from them this world’s goods, or to put them in jeopardy of either life or limb, or to inflict any physical punishment upon them. They can only excommunicate them from their society, and withdraw from them their fellowship.

11 We believe that men should appeal to the civil law for redress of all awrongs and grievances, where personal abuse is inflicted or the right of property or character infringed, where such laws exist as will protect the same; but we believe that all men are justified in bdefending themselves, their friends, and property, and the government, from the unlawful assaults and encroachments of all persons in times of exigency, where immediate appeal cannot be made to the laws, and relief afforded.

12 We believe it just to apreach the gospel to the nations of the earth, and warn the righteous to save themselves from the corruption of the world; but we do not believe it right to interfere with bbond-servants, neither preach the gospel to, nor baptize them contrary to the will and wish of their masters, nor to meddle with or influence them in the least to cause them to be dissatisfied with their situations in this life, thereby jeopardizing the lives of men; such interference we believe to be unlawful and unjust, and dangerous to the peace of every government allowing human beings to be held in cservitude.

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1a

Jer. 27:6 (4–11); John 19:11; Rom. 13:1 (1–4); D&C 98:5 (4–7); 101:77; A of F 1:12. TG Citizenship; Governments.

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b

TG Accountability; Judgment.

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2a

TG Peace.

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b

TG Agency; Liberty.

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c

TG Conscience.

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d

Josh. 20:3; D&C 42:18 (18–19).

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3a

Ezra 7:25; 2 Pet. 2:13 (13–17).

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b

D&C 98:10 (8–10). TG Delegation of Responsibility.

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4a

Matt. 22:21; Alma 21:22 (21–22); D&C 63:26; A of F 1:11. TG Worship.

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b

TG Guilt; Punish.

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5a

TG Loyalty; Obedience; Order.

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b

TG Citizenship; Governments.

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c

TG Rebellion.

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6a

Rom. 13:7.

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b

D&C 58:21; 88:34.

◀

c

TG Respect.

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7a

TG Citizenship.

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b

Micah 4:5; A of F 1:11.

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8a

Alma 1:14 (11–18); D&C 42:84 (84–87).

◀

b

TG Peace.

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c

Ex. 18:22 (17–26). TG Offense.

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9a

Alma 30:7 (7–11). TG Governments.

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10a

D&C 42:81.

◀

b

TG Authority; Excommunication.

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11a

TG Injustice; Malice; Oppression; Persecution.

◀

b

TG Deliver.

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12a

TG Mission of Latter-day Saints; Warn.

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b

Philem. 1:10 (10–19). TG Bondage, Physical.

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c

TG Slavery.

Section 135

Announcement of the martyrdom of Joseph Smith the Prophet and his brother, Hyrum Smith the Patriarch, at Carthage, Illinois, June 27, 1844. This document was included at the end of the 1844 edition of the Doctrine and Covenants, which was nearly ready for publication when Joseph and Hyrum Smith were murdered.

1–2, Joseph and Hyrum martyred in Carthage Jail; 3, The preeminent position of the Prophet is acclaimed; 4–7, Their innocent blood testifies of the truth and divinity of the work.

1 To seal the testimony of this book and the Book of Mormon, we announce the amartyrdom of Joseph Smith the Prophet, and Hyrum Smith the Patriarch. They were shot in Carthage jail, on the 27th of June, 1844, about five o’clock p.m., by an armed mob—painted black—of from 150 to 200 persons. bHyrum was shot first and fell calmly, exclaiming: I am a cdead man! Joseph leaped from the window, and was shot dead in the attempt, exclaiming: dO Lord my God! They were both shot after they were dead, in a brutal manner, and both received four balls.

2 John Taylor and Willard Richards, two of the Twelve, were the only persons in the room at the time; the former was wounded in a savage manner with four balls, but has since recovered; the latter, through the providence of God, escaped, without even a hole in his robe.

3 Joseph Smith, the aProphet and bSeer of the Lord, has done more, csave Jesus only, for the salvation of men in this world, than any other man that ever lived in it. In the short space of twenty years, he has brought forth the Book of Mormon, which he translated by the gift and power of God, and has been the means of publishing it on two continents; has sent the dfulness of the everlasting gospel, which it contained, to the four quarters of the earth; has brought forth the revelations and commandments which compose this book of Doctrine and Covenants, and many other wise documents and instructions for the benefit of the children of men; gathered many thousands of the Latter-day Saints, founded a great city, and left a fame and name that cannot be slain. He lived great, and he died great in the eyes of God and his people; and like most of the Lord’s anointed in ancient times, has sealed his mission and his works with his own eblood; and so has his brother Hyrum. In life they were not divided, and in death they were not fseparated!

4 When Joseph went to Carthage to deliver himself up to the pretended requirements of the law, two or three days previous to his assassination, he said: “I am going like a alamb to the slaughter; but I am calm as a summer’s morning; I have a bconscience cvoid of offense towards God, and towards all men. I shall die innocent, and it shall yet be said of me—he was murdered in cold blood.”—The same morning, after Hyrum had made ready to go—shall it be said to the slaughter? yes, for so it was—he read the following paragraph, near the close of the twelfth chapter of Ether, in the Book of Mormon, and turned down the leaf upon it:

5 And it came to pass that I prayed unto the Lord that he would give unto the Gentiles grace, that they might have charity. And it came to pass that the Lord said unto me: If they have not charity it mattereth not unto thee, thou hast been afaithful; wherefore thy garments shall be made bclean. And because thou hast seen thy weakness, thou shalt be made strong, even unto the sitting down in the place which I have prepared in the mansions of my Father. And now I … bid farewell unto the Gentiles; yea, and also unto my brethren whom I love, until we shall meet before the cjudgment-seat of Christ, where all men shall know that my garments are not spotted with your blood. The dtestators are now dead, and their etestament is in force.

6 Hyrum Smith was forty-four years old in February, 1844, and Joseph Smith was thirty-eight in December, 1843; and henceforward their names will be classed among the amartyrs of religion; and the reader in every nation will be reminded that the Book of Mormon, and this book of Doctrine and Covenants of the church, cost the best blood of the nineteenth century to bring them forth for the salvation of a ruined world; and that if the fire can scathe a bgreen tree for the glory of God, how easy it will burn up the dry trees to purify the vineyard of corruption. They lived for glory; they died for glory; and glory is their eternal creward. From age to age shall their names go down to posterity as gems for the sanctified.

7 They were innocent of any crime, as they had often been proved before, and were only confined in jail by the conspiracy of traitors and wicked men; and their innocent blood on the floor of Carthage jail is a broad seal affixed to “Mormonism” that cannot be rejected by any court on earth, and their innocent blood on the aescutcheon of the State of Illinois, with the broken faith of the State as pledged by the governor, is a witness to the truth of the everlasting gospel that all the world cannot impeach; and their innocent blood on the banner of liberty, and on the magna charta of the United States, is an ambassador for the religion of Jesus Christ, that will touch the hearts of honest men among all nations; and their innocent blood, with the innocent blood of all the martyrs under the baltar that John saw, will cry unto the Lord of Hosts till he avenges that blood on the earth. Amen.

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1a

D&C 5:22; 6:30. TG Martyrdom.

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b

JS—H 1:4.

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c

TG Death; Murder.

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d

Ps. 38:21 (21–22); 71:12.

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3a

TG Prophets, Mission of.

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b

TG Seer.

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c

TG Jesus Christ, Savior; Salvation.

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d

D&C 35:17; 42:12. TG Restoration of the Gospel.

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e

Mosiah 17:20; D&C 136:39. TG Blood, Symbolism of.

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f

2 Sam. 1:23.

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4a

Isa. 53:7; Jer. 11:19; Mosiah 14:7.

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b

TG Conscience.

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c

TG Purity.

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5a

TG Loyalty; Steadfastness.

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b

D&C 88:74 (74–75).

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c

Ether 12:36–38.

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d

1 Tim. 2:6; Heb. 9:16 (16–17).

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e

Heb. 9:17. TG Testimony.

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6a

TG Martyrdom.

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b

Luke 23:31.

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c

TG Reward.

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7a

IE coat of arms.

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b

Rev. 6:9.

Section 136

The word and will of the Lord, given through President Brigham Young at Winter Quarters, the camp of Israel, Omaha Nation, on the west bank of the Missouri River, near Council Bluffs, Iowa.

1–16, How the camp of Israel is to be organized for the westward journey is explained; 17–27, The Saints are commanded to live by numerous gospel standards; 28–33, The Saints should sing, dance, pray, and learn wisdom; 34–42, Prophets are slain so that they might be honored and the wicked condemned.

1 The Word and aWill of the Lord concerning the Camp of bIsrael in their journeyings to the West:

2 Let all the people of aThe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and those who journey with them, be organized into companies, with a covenant and promise to bkeep all the commandments and statutes of the Lord our God.

3 Let the companies be organized with captains of ahundreds, captains of fifties, and captains of tens, with a president and his two counselors at their head, under the direction of the Twelve bApostles.

4 And this shall be our acovenant—that we will bwalk in all the cordinances of the Lord.

5 Let each company provide themselves with all the teams, wagons, provisions, clothing, and other necessaries for the journey, that they can.

6 When the companies are organized let them go to with their amight, to prepare for those who are to tarry.

7 Let each company, with their captains and presidents, decide how many can go next spring; then choose out a sufficient number of able-bodied and expert men, to take teams, seeds, and farming utensils, to go as pioneers to prepare for putting in spring crops.

8 Let each company abear an equal proportion, according to the dividend of their property, in taking the poor, the bwidows, the cfatherless, and the families of those who have gone into the army, that the cries of the widow and the dfatherless come not up into the ears of the Lord against this people.

9 Let each company prepare houses, and fields for raising agrain, for those who are to remain behind this season; and this is the will of the Lord concerning his people.

10 Let every man use all his influence and property to remove this people to the place where the Lord shall locate a astake of Zion.

11 And if ye do this with a pure heart, in all faithfulness, ye shall be blessed; you shall be ablessed in your flocks, and in your herds, and in your fields, and in your houses, and in your families.

12 Let my servants Ezra T. Benson and Erastus Snow organize a company.

13 And let my servants Orson Pratt and Wilford Woodruff organize a company.

14 Also, let my servants Amasa Lyman and George A. Smith organize a company.

15 And appoint presidents, and acaptains of hundreds, and of fifties, and of tens.

16 And let my servants that have been appointed go and ateach this, my will, to the saints, that they may be ready to go to a land of peace.

17 Go thy way and do as I have told you, and afear not thine enemies; for they shall not have power to stop my work.

18 Zion shall be aredeemed in mine own due time.

19 And if any man shall seek to build up himself, and seeketh not my acounsel, he shall have no power, and his bfolly shall be made manifest.

20 aSeek ye; and keep all your bpledges one with another; and ccovet not that which is thy brother’s.

21 aKeep yourselves from evil to take the name of the Lord in vain, for I am the Lord your God, even the bGod of your fathers, the God of Abraham and of Isaac and of Jacob.

22 I am he who aled the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt; and my arm is stretched out in the last days, to bsave my people Israel.

23 Cease to acontend one with another; cease to speak bevil one of another.

24 Cease adrunkenness; and let your words tend to bedifying one another.

25 If thou aborrowest of thy bneighbor, thou shalt crestore that which thou hast borrowed; and if thou canst not repay then go straightway and tell thy neighbor, lest he condemn thee.

26 If thou shalt find that which thy neighbor has alost, thou shalt make diligent search till thou shalt bdeliver it to him again.

27 Thou shalt be adiligent in bpreserving what thou hast, that thou mayest be a wise csteward; for it is the free gift of the Lord thy God, and thou art his steward.

28 If thou art amerry, bpraise the Lord with singing, with music, with cdancing, and with a dprayer of praise and ethanksgiving.

29 If thou art asorrowful, call on the Lord thy God with supplication, that your souls may be bjoyful.

30 Fear not thine aenemies, for they are in mine hands and I will do my pleasure with them.

31 My people must be atried in all things, that they may be prepared to receive the bglory that I have for them, even the glory of Zion; and he that will not cbear chastisement is not worthy of my kingdom.

32 Let him that is aignorant blearn cwisdom by dhumbling himself and calling upon the Lord his God, that his eeyes may be opened that he may see, and his ears opened that he may hear;

33 For my aSpirit is sent forth into the world to enlighten the bhumble and contrite, and to the ccondemnation of the ungodly.

34 Thy brethren have rejected you and your testimony, even the nation that has adriven you out;

35 And now cometh the day of their calamity, even the days of sorrow, like a woman that is taken in travail; and their asorrow shall be great unless they speedily repent, yea, very speedily.

36 For they akilled the prophets, and them that were sent unto them; and they have bshed innocent blood, which crieth from the ground against them.

37 Therefore, marvel not at these things, for ye are not yet apure; ye can not yet bear my glory; but ye shall behold it if ye are faithful in keeping all my words that I have bgiven you, from the days of Adam to Abraham, from Abraham to Moses, from Moses to Jesus and his apostles, and from Jesus and his apostles to Joseph Smith, whom I did call upon by mine cangels, my ministering servants, and by mine own voice out of the heavens, to bring forth my work;

38 Which afoundation he did lay, and was faithful; and I took him to myself.

39 Many have marveled because of his death; but it was needful that he should aseal his btestimony with his cblood, that he might be dhonored and the wicked might be condemned.

40 Have I not delivered you from your aenemies, only in that I have left a witness of my name?

41 Now, therefore, hearken, O ye people of my achurch; and ye elders listen together; you have received my bkingdom.

42 Be adiligent in keeping all my commandments, lest judgments come upon you, and your faith fail you, and your enemies triumph over you. So no more at present. Amen and Amen.

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1a

TG God, Will of.

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b

D&C 133:32 (32–35); A of F 1:10.

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2a

D&C 20:1 (1–4); 115:4.

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b

D&C 41:5 (5–6); 56:2 (2–3).

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3a

Ex. 18:21 (21–27).

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b

TG Apostles.

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4a

TG Covenants.

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b

TG Walking with God.

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c

TG Ordinance.

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6a

Judg. 6:14.

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8a

D&C 38:24 (24–27).

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b

TG Poor; Widows.

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c

Ps. 68:5; 146:9 (1–10); James 1:27 (25–27).

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d

3 Ne. 24:5.

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9a

TG Bread; Self-Sacrifice.

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10a

TG Stake; Zion.

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11a

Gen. 26:12; Deut. 28:4 (1–14); Alma 34:20 (17–27). TG Blessing.

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15a

Deut. 1:15.

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16a

TG Teaching.

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17a

TG Courage; Enemies; Fearful.

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18a

D&C 100:13.

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19a

TG Counsel; Problem-Solving.

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b

TG Foolishness.

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20a

IE Seek the Lord’s counsel; see v. 19.

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b

TG Honesty; Promise; Vow.

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c

TG Covet.

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21a

TG Profanity; Self-Mastery.

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b

Ex. 3:6; Matt. 22:32; 1 Ne. 19:10.

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22a

Gen. 15:14 (13–14); Ex. 13:18 (18, 20); Amos 3:1 (1–2); 1 Ne. 5:15; D&C 103:18.

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b

Isa. 9:12; Jer. 30:10; 32:17; Ezek. 20:34 (33–34); Hosea 13:9; D&C 38:33.

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23a

Prov. 17:14; 2 Tim. 2:24; 3 Ne. 11:29 (29–30). TG Contention; Disputations; Strife.

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b

D&C 20:54. TG Backbiting.

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24a

TG Drunkenness; Word of Wisdom.

◀

b

1 Pet. 1:15. TG Edification.

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25a

TG Borrow; Debt; Honesty.

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b

TG Neighbor.

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c

Ps. 37:21; Mosiah 4:28.

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26a

Lev. 6:4; Deut. 22:3.

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b

TG Honesty.

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27a

TG Diligence.

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b

Prov. 21:20.

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c

TG Stewardship.

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28a

TG Happiness.

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b

Ps. 33:1; 147:7; Isa. 12:4; Eph. 5:19 (19–20); 1 Ne. 18:16; Mosiah 2:20 (20–21); Alma 26:8; D&C 25:11 (11–12); 109:79. TG Communication; Singing.

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c

2 Sam. 6:14.

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d

TG Prayer.

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e

2 Chr. 5:13; D&C 97:13. TG Thanksgiving.

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29a

2 Sam. 22:7. TG Sorrow.

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b

TG Joy.

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30a

Deut. 30:7. TG Enemies.

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31a

Gen. 22:1 (1–19); D&C 101:4. TG Adversity; Millennium, Preparing a People for; Test.

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b

Rom. 8:18; D&C 58:4; 63:66. TG Celestial Glory.

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c

Lam. 3:27 (24–27). TG Chastening.

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32a

TG Ignorance.

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b

TG Education; Learn.

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c

TG Wisdom.

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d

TG Humility; Teachable.

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e

Gen. 3:5 (3–6); Mosiah 27:22; D&C 88:11 (11–13); 110:1.

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33a

TG God, Spirit of.

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b

TG Contrite Heart; Meek.

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c

TG Chastening.

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34a

TG Persecution.

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35a

TG Punish; Sorrow.

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36a

Zech. 1:4 (2–5). TG Prophets, Rejection of.

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b

Rev. 19:2; Morm. 8:41 (40–41).

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37a

TG Purity.

◀

b

Hel. 8:18 (16–19).

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c

Rev. 14:6; D&C 27:16; 110:11–16; 128:20 (19–21); 133:36; JS—H 1:30–47.

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38a

D&C 135:3.

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39a

Rev. 2:10; Mosiah 17:20; D&C 98:14; 135:3.

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b

TG Testimony.

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c

TG Martyrdom.

◀

d

TG Honor; Justice.

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40a

Ex. 23:22 (20–23); D&C 8:4; 105:15.

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41a

TG Jesus Christ, Head of the Church.

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b

Dan. 7:27.

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42a

TG Steadfastness.

Section 137

A vision given to Joseph Smith the Prophet, in the temple at Kirtland, Ohio, January 21, 1836. The occasion was the administration of ordinances in preparation for the dedication of the temple.

1–6, The Prophet sees his brother Alvin in the celestial kingdom; 7–9, The doctrine of salvation for the dead is revealed; 10, All children are saved in the celestial kingdom.

1 The aheavens were bopened upon us, and I beheld the ccelestial kingdom of God, and the glory thereof, whether in the dbody or out I cannot tell.

2 I saw the transcendent abeauty of the bgate through which the heirs of that kingdom will enter, which was clike unto dcircling flames of fire;

3 Also the ablazing bthrone of God, whereon was seated the cFather and the dSon.

4 I saw the beautiful streets of that kingdom, which had the appearance of being paved with agold.

5 I saw Father aAdam and bAbraham; and my cfather and my mother; my brother dAlvin, that has long since eslept;

6 And amarveled how it was that he had obtained an binheritance in that kingdom, seeing that he had departed this life before the Lord had set his hand to cgather Israel the second time, and had not been dbaptized for the remission of sins.

7 Thus came the avoice of the Lord unto me, saying: All who have died bwithout a knowledge of this gospel, who would have received it if they had been permitted to tarry, shall be cheirs of the celestial kingdom of God;

8 Also all that shall die henceforth without a knowledge of it, who awould have received it with all their hearts, shall be heirs of that kingdom;

9 For I, the Lord, will ajudge all men according to their bworks, according to the cdesire of their hearts.

10 And I also beheld that all achildren who die before they arrive at the byears of accountability are csaved in the celestial kingdom of heaven.

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1a

Acts 7:56 (55–56); 1 Ne. 1:8; Hel. 5:48 (45–49). TG Heaven.

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b

JS—H 1:43.

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c

TG Celestial Glory; Kingdom of God, in Heaven.

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d

2 Cor. 12:2 (2–4); Rev. 21:10; 1 Ne. 11:1; Moses 1:11.

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2a

Rev. 21:19 (10–27); D&C 76:70. TG Beauty.

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b

2 Ne. 9:41.

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c

Ex. 24:17; Isa. 33:14 (14–15); Hel. 5:23; D&C 130:7; 133:41.

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d

Ezek. 1:4 (4–25).

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3a

Ezek. 1:27 (26–27); Dan. 7:9.

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b

Isa. 6:1; Ezek. 1:26 (26–28); D&C 76:108 (106–8).

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c

TG Godhead; God the Father, Elohim.

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d

Acts 7:55 (55–56).

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4a

Rev. 21:21 (10–27); D&C 110:2.

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5a

TG Adam.

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b

D&C 132:29; Abr. 2:11 (9–11).

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c

D&C 124:19. TG Family, Eternal.

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d

JS—H 1:4.

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e

1 Cor. 15:20.

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6a

D&C 138:25.

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b

TG Salvation for the Dead.

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c

Isa. 11:11; 1 Ne. 22:12 (10–12); Jacob 6:2. TG Israel, Gathering of; Israel, Restoration of.

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d

Luke 24:47; John 3:5 (3–5); 2 Ne. 9:23; Ether 4:18 (18–19); D&C 76:52 (50–52); 84:74. TG Baptism, Essential.

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7a

Hel. 5:30. TG Revelation.

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b

1 Pet. 4:6; 2 Ne. 9:26 (25–26); Mosiah 15:24; D&C 29:50.

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c

Heb. 9:15 (14–15); D&C 76:70 (50–70). TG Exaltation; Salvation for the Dead.

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8a

Alma 18:32; D&C 6:16.

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9a

Rev. 20:12 (12–14). TG God, Justice of; Judgment, the Last.

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b

TG Good Works; Justice.

◀

c

D&C 64:22 (22, 34). TG Agency; Motivations.

◀

10a

TG Children.

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b

D&C 68:27 (25–27).

◀

c

TG Salvation of Little Children.

Section 138

A vision given to President Joseph F. Smith in Salt Lake City, Utah, on October 3, 1918. In his opening address at the 89th Semiannual General Conference of the Church, on October 4, 1918, President Smith declared that he had received several divine communications during the previous months. One of these, concerning the Savior’s visit to the spirits of the dead while His body was in the tomb, President Smith had received the previous day. It was written immediately following the close of the conference. On October 31, 1918, it was submitted to the counselors in the First Presidency, the Council of the Twelve, and the Patriarch, and it was unanimously accepted by them.

1–10, President Joseph F. Smith ponders upon the writings of Peter and our Lord’s visit to the spirit world; 11–24, President Smith sees the righteous dead assembled in paradise and Christ’s ministry among them; 25–37, He sees how the preaching of the gospel was organized among the spirits; 38–52, He sees Adam, Eve, and many of the holy prophets in the spirit world who considered their spirit state before their resurrection as a bondage; 53–60, The righteous dead of this day continue their labors in the world of spirits.

1 On the third of October, in the year nineteen hundred and eighteen, I sat in my room apondering over the scriptures;

2 And areflecting upon the great batoning csacrifice that was made by the Son of God, for the dredemption of the world;

3 And the great and wonderful alove made manifest by the Father and the Son in the coming of the bRedeemer into the world;

4 That through his aatonement, and by bobedience to the principles of the gospel, mankind might be saved.

5 While I was thus engaged, my mind reverted to the writings of the apostle Peter, to the aprimitive saints scattered abroad throughout bPontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, and other parts of Asia, where the gospel had been cpreached after the crucifixion of the Lord.

6 I opened the Bible and read the athird and fourth chapters of the first epistle of Peter, and as I read I was greatly bimpressed, more than I had ever been before, with the following passages:

7 “For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit:

8 “By which also he went and preached unto the spirits in aprison;

9 “Which sometime were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls were saved by water.” (1 Peter 3:18–20.)

10 “For for this cause was the gospel preached also to them that are dead, that they might be judged according to men in the flesh, but live according to God in the spirit.” (1 Peter 4:6.)

11 As I apondered over these things which are bwritten, the ceyes of my dunderstanding were opened, and the Spirit of the Lord erested upon me, and I saw the hosts of the fdead, both small and great.

12 And there were gathered together in one place an innumerable company of the spirits of the ajust, who had been bfaithful in the ctestimony of Jesus while they lived in mortality;

13 And who had offered asacrifice in the bsimilitude of the great sacrifice of the Son of God, and had suffered ctribulation in their Redeemer’s dname.

14 All these had departed the mortal life, firm in the ahope of a glorious bresurrection, through the cgrace of God the dFather and his eOnly Begotten Son, Jesus Christ.

15 I beheld that they were filled with ajoy and gladness, and were rejoicing together because the day of their bdeliverance was at hand.

16 They were assembled awaiting the advent of the Son of God into the aspirit world, to declare their bredemption from the cbands of death.

17 Their sleeping adust was to be brestored unto its cperfect frame, dbone to his bone, and the sinews and the flesh upon them, the espirit and the body to be united never again to be divided, that they might receive a fulness of fjoy.

18 While this vast multitude waited and conversed, rejoicing in the hour of their adeliverance from the chains of death, the Son of God appeared, declaring bliberty to the ccaptives who had been faithful;

19 And there he apreached to them the everlasting bgospel, the doctrine of the cresurrection and the redemption of mankind from the dfall, and from individual sins on conditions of erepentance.

20 But unto the awicked he did not go, and among the ungodly and the unrepentant who had bdefiled themselves while in the flesh, his voice was not raised;

21 Neither did the arebellious who rejected the btestimonies and the warnings of the ancient cprophets behold his dpresence, nor look upon his face.

22 Where these were, adarkness reigned, but among the righteous there was bpeace;

23 And the saints rejoiced in their aredemption, and bowed the bknee and acknowledged the Son of God as their Redeemer and Deliverer from death and the cchains of dhell.

24 Their countenances ashone, and the bradiance from the presence of the Lord rested upon them, and they csang praises unto his holy name.

25 I marveled, for I understood that the Savior spent about three years in his aministry among the Jews and those of the house of Israel, endeavoring to bteach them the everlasting gospel and call them unto repentance;

26 And yet, notwithstanding his mighty works, and miracles, and proclamation of the truth, in great apower and authority, there were but bfew who hearkened to his voice, and rejoiced in his presence, and received salvation at his hands.

27 But his ministry among those who were dead was limited to the abrief time intervening between the crucifixion and his resurrection;

28 And I wondered at the words of Peter—wherein he said that the Son of God preached unto the aspirits in prison, who sometime were disobedient, when once the long-suffering of God waited in the days of Noah—and how it was possible for him to preach to those spirits and perform the necessary labor among them in so short a time.

29 And as I wondered, my eyes were opened, and my understanding aquickened, and I perceived that the Lord went not in person among the bwicked and the disobedient who had rejected the truth, to teach them;

30 But behold, from among the righteous, he aorganized his forces and appointed bmessengers, cclothed with power and authority, and dcommissioned them to go forth and carry the light of the gospel to them that were in edarkness, even to fall the spirits of men; and thus was the gospel preached to the dead.

31 And the chosen messengers went forth to declare the aacceptable day of the Lord and proclaim bliberty to the captives who were bound, even unto all who would crepent of their sins and receive the gospel.

32 Thus was the gospel preached to those who had adied in their sins, without a bknowledge of the truth, or in ctransgression, having drejected the prophets.

33 These were taught afaith in God, repentance from sin, bvicarious baptism for the cremission of sins, the dgift of the Holy Ghost by the laying on of hands,

34 And all other principles of the gospel that were necessary for them to know in order to qualify themselves that they might be ajudged according to men in the flesh, but live according to God in the spirit.

35 And so it was made known among the dead, both small and great, the unrighteous as well as the faithful, that redemption had been wrought through the asacrifice of the Son of God upon the bcross.

36 Thus was it made known that our Redeemer spent his time during his sojourn in the world of aspirits, instructing and preparing the faithful spirits of the bprophets who had testified of him in the flesh;

37 That they might carry the message of redemption unto all the dead, unto whom he could not go personally, because of their arebellion and transgression, that they through the ministration of his servants might also hear his words.

38 Among the great and amighty ones who were assembled in this vast congregation of the righteous were Father bAdam, the cAncient of Days and father of all,

39 And our glorious aMother bEve, with many of her faithful cdaughters who had lived through the ages and worshiped the true and living God.

40 aAbel, the first bmartyr, was there, and his brother cSeth, one of the mighty ones, who was in the express dimage of his father, Adam.

41 aNoah, who gave warning of the flood; bShem, the great chigh priest; dAbraham, the father of the faithful; eIsaac, fJacob, and Moses, the great glaw-giver of Israel;

42 And aIsaiah, who declared by prophecy that the Redeemer was anointed to bind up the broken-hearted, to proclaim liberty to the bcaptives, and the opening of the cprison to them that were bound, were also there.

43 Moreover, Ezekiel, who was shown in vision the great valley of adry bones, which were to be bclothed upon with flesh, to come forth again in the resurrection of the dead, living souls;

44 Daniel, who foresaw and foretold the establishment of the akingdom of God in the latter days, never again to be destroyed nor given to other people;

45 aElias, who was with Moses on the Mount of Transfiguration;

46 And aMalachi, the prophet who testified of the coming of bElijah—of whom also Moroni spake to the Prophet Joseph Smith, declaring that he should come before the ushering in of the great and dreadful cday of the Lord—were also there.

47 The Prophet Elijah was to plant in the ahearts of the children the promises made to their fathers,

48 Foreshadowing the great work to be done in the atemples of the Lord in the bdispensation of the fulness of times, for the redemption of the dead, and the csealing of the children to their parents, lest the whole earth be smitten with a curse and utterly wasted at his coming.

49 All these and many more, even the aprophets who dwelt among the Nephites and btestified of the coming of the Son of God, mingled in the vast assembly and waited for their deliverance,

50 For the adead had looked upon the long absence of their bspirits from their bodies as a cbondage.

51 These the Lord taught, and gave them apower to come forth, after his resurrection from the dead, to enter into his Father’s kingdom, there to be crowned with bimmortality and eternal life,

52 And continue thenceforth their labor as had been promised by the Lord, and be partakers of all ablessings which were held in reserve for them that love him.

53 The Prophet Joseph Smith, and my father, Hyrum Smith, Brigham Young, John Taylor, Wilford Woodruff, and other choice aspirits who were breserved to come forth in the cfulness of times to take part in laying the dfoundations of the great latter-day work,

54 Including the building of the atemples and the performance of ordinances therein for the redemption of the bdead, were also in the spirit world.

55 I observed that they were also among the anoble and great ones who were bchosen in the beginning to be rulers in the Church of God.

56 Even before they were born, they, with many others, received their first alessons in the world of spirits and were bprepared to come forth in the due ctime of the Lord to labor in his dvineyard for the salvation of the souls of men.

57 I beheld that the faithful aelders of this dispensation, when they depart from mortal life, continue their labors in the bpreaching of the cgospel of repentance and redemption, through the sacrifice of the Only Begotten Son of God, among those who are in darkness and under the bondage of sin in the great world of the dspirits of the dead.

58 The dead who arepent will be redeemed, through obedience to the bordinances of the house of God,

59 And after they have paid the apenalty of their transgressions, and are bwashed clean, shall receive a creward according to their dworks, for they are heirs of salvation.

60 Thus was the avision of the redemption of the dead revealed to me, and I bear record, and I know that this brecord is ctrue, through the blessing of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, even so. Amen.

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1a

TG Meditation; Scriptures, Study of.

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2a

JS—H 1:12.

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b

Matt. 20:28. TG Jesus Christ, Atonement through.

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c

TG Sacrifice.

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d

TG Redemption.

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3a

John 3:16 (14–17). TG God, Love of.

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b

Isa. 63:9 (1–9). TG Jesus Christ, Redeemer.

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4a

2 Ne. 25:23; A of F 1:3.

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b

Matt. 7:21 (21–27). TG Obedience.

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5a

IE former-day saints.

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b

1 Pet. 1:1.

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c

Acts 16:6 (6–9); 19:26 (10–26).

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6a

See 1 Pet. 3:18–20 and 4:6 in the New Testament for additional notes and cross-references.

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b

JS—H 1:12 (11–13).

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8a

Isa. 61:1 (1–2); Luke 4:18 (18–21); D&C 76:73 (73–74); 88:99.

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11a

D&C 76:19.

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b

TG Scriptures, Value of.

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c

Luke 24:31; Eph. 1:18; D&C 76:12 (10, 12, 19); 110:1.

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d

TG Understanding.

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e

Num. 11:25; Isa. 11:2.

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f

TG Spirits, Disembodied.

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12a

Ezek. 18:9 (5–9); D&C 76:69 (69–70).

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b

D&C 6:13; 51:19; 76:52 (51–53).

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c

TG Testimony.

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13a

TG Sacrifice.

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b

TG Jesus Christ, Types of, in Anticipation; Jesus Christ, Types of, in Memory.

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c

TG Persecution; Tribulation.

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d

Matt. 5:11 (10–12).

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14a

1 Cor. 15:19 (18–21); Ether 12:4; Moro. 7:41 (3, 40–48).

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b

TG Resurrection.

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c

TG Grace.

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d

TG God the Father, Elohim.

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e

TG Jesus Christ, Mission of.

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15a

Isa. 51:11; Alma 40:12 (11–13).

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b

TG Salvation.

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16a

Luke 23:43; Alma 40:20 (20–21). TG Paradise.

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b

TG Redemption.

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c

Alma 36:18; Morm. 9:13.

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17a

Job 34:15.

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b

2 Ne. 9:13 (10–13); Alma 41:4 (3–5).

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c

TG Perfection.

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d

Ezek. 37:7 (1–14).

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e

D&C 93:33 (33–34).

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f

TG Joy.

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18a

2 Ne. 9:12.

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b

TG Jesus Christ, Redeemer; Salvation for the Dead.

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c

Isa. 61:1.

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19a

D&C 76:73 (72–74). TG Preaching.

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b

TG Gospel.

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c

2 Ne. 9:13 (4–22).

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d

TG Fall of Man.

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e

TG Repent.

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20a

Alma 40:14 (13–14). TG Spirits in Prison; Wickedness.

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b

1 Ne. 10:21; D&C 138:37; Moses 6:57.

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21a

Matt. 23:37. TG Rebellion.

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b

D&C 76:82.

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c

TG Prophets, Rejection of.

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d

Moses 6:57.

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22a

TG Darkness, Spiritual.

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b

TG Peace of God.

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23a

Heb. 9:12 (11–15). TG Joy; Redemption.

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b

Rom. 14:11; Mosiah 27:31.

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c

Alma 5:7.

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d

TG Hell.

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24a

Ex. 34:30 (29–30, 35); Hel. 5:36 (23–48); JS—H 1:32 (31–32). TG Light [noun].

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b

Ps. 104:2; Isa. 60:19; Rev. 22:5; JS—H 1:17.

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c

2 Chr. 29:30. TG Singing; Worship.

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25a

TG Jesus Christ, Mission of.

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b

TG Teaching.

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26a

1 Ne. 11:28 (28, 31).

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b

Matt. 7:14 (13–14); 1 Ne. 11:31 (28–32); 14:12.

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27a

Mark 8:31.

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28a

TG Spirits in Prison.

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29a

D&C 76:12.

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b

D&C 138:20.

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30a

TG Kingdom of God, in Heaven.

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b

TG Missionary Work.

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c

Luke 24:49. TG Delegation of Responsibility; Priesthood, Authority; Priesthood, Power of.

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d

D&C 20:73.

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e

TG Darkness, Spiritual.

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f

D&C 1:2 (2, 11).

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31a

Isa. 61:2; Luke 4:19.

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b

TG Liberty.

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c

TG Repent; Teachable.

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32a

John 8:24 (21–24).

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b

D&C 128:5. TG Knowledge.

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c

TG Transgress.

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d

D&C 76:74 (73–74).

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33a

A of F 1:4. TG Faith.

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b

D&C 124:33 (28–39). TG Baptism, Essential; Baptism for the Dead.

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c

TG Remission of Sins.

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d

TG Holy Ghost, Gift of.

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34a

1 Pet. 4:6. TG Judgment, the Last; Justice.

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35a

Alma 34:14 (9–16). TG Jesus Christ, Atonement through; Sacrifice.

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b

TG Jesus Christ, Crucifixion of.

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36a

TG Paradise.

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b

TG Prophets, Mission of.

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37a

1 Ne. 10:21; D&C 138:20; Moses 6:57.

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38a

Abr. 3:22 (22–26).

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b

Moses 1:34. TG Adam.

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c

Dan. 7:9 (9–14); 2 Ne. 2:20; D&C 27:11.

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39a

Moses 4:26.

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b

Gen. 3:20; Moses 5:12 (4, 11–12).

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c

Moses 5:2 (2–3). TG Sons and Daughters of God; Woman.

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40a

Gen. 4:2 (1–8); Moses 5:17 (17–32).

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b

TG Martyrdom.

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c

Gen. 4:25 (25–26); Moses 6:3 (2–13).

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d

Gen. 5:3; Moses 6:10.

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41a

Gen. 6:8 (1–22); Moses 8:13 (8–30).

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b

Gen. 5:32.

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c

TG High Priest, Melchizedek Priesthood; Priesthood, Melchizedek.

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d

Gen. 17:5 (1–27).

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e

Gen. 21:3 (1–8).

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f

Gen. 35:10 (1–29).

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g

TG Law of Moses.

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42a

Isa. 1:1.

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b

Isa. 61:1 (1–2).

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c

TG Spirits in Prison.

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43a

Ezek. 1:3; 37:1 (1–14).

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b

TG Resurrection.

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44a

Dan. 2:44 (44–45). TG Kingdom of God, on Earth.

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45a

BD Elias.

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46a

Mal. 4:5 (5–6); JS—H 1:38 (36–39).

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b

1 Kgs. 17:1 (1–24); D&C 110:13 (13–15).

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c

TG Day of the Lord.

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47a

Mal. 4:6 (5–6); D&C 128:17; JS—H 1:39 (36–39).

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48a

TG Genealogy and Temple Work; Salvation for the Dead.

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b

TG Dispensations.

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c

TG Family, Eternal; Sealing.

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49a

TG Jesus Christ, Prophecies about.

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b

Hel. 8:22 (19–22).

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50a

Luke 1:79.

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b

TG Spirits, Disembodied.

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c

D&C 45:17.

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51a

Rom. 8:11; 1 Cor. 6:14; Alma 40:20 (19–21).

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b

D&C 29:43. TG Eternal Life.

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52a

Deut. 7:13 (6–14); Isa. 64:4; 1 Cor. 2:9. TG Blessing.

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53a

TG Man, Antemortal Existence of.

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b

TG Foreordination.

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c

D&C 128:18.

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d

D&C 64:33.

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54a

TG Temple.

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b

TG Salvation for the Dead.

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55a

Abr. 3:22 (22–24).

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b

TG Foreordination.

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56a

TG Earth, Purpose of; Learn.

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b

Job 38:7 (1–7); Alma 13:3 (3–7).

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c

Acts 17:26.

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d

Jacob 6:2 (2–3).

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57a

TG Elder, Melchizedek Priesthood; Missionary Work.

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b

TG Mission of Latter-day Saints.

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c

TG Gospel.

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d

TG Spirits in Prison.

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58a

TG Redemption; Repent.

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b

Matt. 16:19. TG Covenants; Ordinance.

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59a

TG Punish.

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b

Alma 5:21 (17–22). TG Forgive.

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c

TG Justice; Reward.

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d

TG Good Works.

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60a

Rev. 20:12.

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b

TG Testimony.

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c

John 21:24. TG True.

Official Declarations

Official Declaration 1

Official Declaration 2

Official Declaration 1

The Bible and the Book of Mormon teach that monogamy is God’s standard for marriage unless He declares otherwise (see 2 Samuel 12:7–8 and Jacob 2:27, 30). Following a revelation to Joseph Smith, the practice of plural marriage was instituted among Church members in the early 1840s (see section 132). From the 1860s to the 1880s, the United States government passed laws to make this religious practice illegal. These laws were eventually upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court. After receiving revelation, President Wilford Woodruff issued the following Manifesto, which was accepted by the Church as authoritative and binding on October 6, 1890. This led to the end of the practice of plural marriage in the Church.

To Whom It May Concern:

Press dispatches having been sent for political purposes, from Salt Lake City, which have been widely published, to the effect that the Utah Commission, in their recent report to the Secretary of the Interior, allege that plural marriages are still being solemnized and that forty or more such marriages have been contracted in Utah since last June or during the past year, also that in public discourses the leaders of the Church have taught, encouraged and urged the continuance of the practice of polygamy—

I, therefore, as President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, do hereby, in the most solemn manner, declare that these charges are false. We are not teaching polygamy or plural marriage, nor permitting any person to enter into its practice, and I deny that either forty or any other number of plural marriages have during that period been solemnized in our Temples or in any other place in the Territory.

One case has been reported, in which the parties allege that the marriage was performed in the Endowment House, in Salt Lake City, in the Spring of 1889, but I have not been able to learn who performed the ceremony; whatever was done in this matter was without my knowledge. In consequence of this alleged occurrence the Endowment House was, by my instructions, taken down without delay.

Inasmuch as laws have been enacted by Congress forbidding plural marriages, which laws have been pronounced constitutional by the court of last resort, I hereby declare my intention to submit to those laws, and to use my influence with the members of the Church over which I preside to have them do likewise.

There is nothing in my teachings to the Church or in those of my associates, during the time specified, which can be reasonably construed to inculcate or encourage polygamy; and when any Elder of the Church has used language which appeared to convey any such teaching, he has been promptly reproved. And I now publicly declare that my advice to the Latter-day Saints is to refrain from contracting any marriage forbidden by the law of the land.

Wilford Woodruff

President of The Church of Jesus Christ
of Latter-day Saints.

President Lorenzo Snow offered the following:

“I move that, recognizing Wilford Woodruff as the President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and the only man on the earth at the present time who holds the keys of the sealing ordinances, we consider him fully authorized by virtue of his position to issue the Manifesto which has been read in our hearing, and which is dated September 24th, 1890, and that as a Church in General Conference assembled, we accept his declaration concerning plural marriages as authoritative and binding.”

Salt Lake City, Utah, October 6, 1890.

Excerpts from Three Addresses by
President Wilford Woodruff
Regarding the Manifesto

The Lord will never permit me or any other man who stands as President of this Church to lead you astray. It is not in the programme. It is not in the mind of God. If I were to attempt that, the Lord would remove me out of my place, and so He will any other man who attempts to lead the children of men astray from the oracles of God and from their duty. (Sixty-first Semiannual General Conference of the Church, Monday, October 6, 1890, Salt Lake City, Utah. Reported in Deseret Evening News, October 11, 1890, p. 2.)

It matters not who lives or who dies, or who is called to lead this Church, they have got to lead it by the inspiration of Almighty God. If they do not do it that way, they cannot do it at all. …

I have had some revelations of late, and very important ones to me, and I will tell you what the Lord has said to me. Let me bring your minds to what is termed the manifesto. …

The Lord has told me to ask the Latter-day Saints a question, and He also told me that if they would listen to what I said to them and answer the question put to them, by the Spirit and power of God, they would all answer alike, and they would all believe alike with regard to this matter.

The question is this: Which is the wisest course for the Latter-day Saints to pursue—to continue to attempt to practice plural marriage, with the laws of the nation against it and the opposition of sixty millions of people, and at the cost of the confiscation and loss of all the Temples, and the stopping of all the ordinances therein, both for the living and the dead, and the imprisonment of the First Presidency and Twelve and the heads of families in the Church, and the confiscation of personal property of the people (all of which of themselves would stop the practice); or, after doing and suffering what we have through our adherence to this principle to cease the practice and submit to the law, and through doing so leave the Prophets, Apostles and fathers at home, so that they can instruct the people and attend to the duties of the Church, and also leave the Temples in the hands of the Saints, so that they can attend to the ordinances of the Gospel, both for the living and the dead?

The Lord showed me by vision and revelation exactly what would take place if we did not stop this practice. If we had not stopped it, you would have had no use for … any of the men in this temple at Logan; for all ordinances would be stopped throughout the land of Zion. Confusion would reign throughout Israel, and many men would be made prisoners. This trouble would have come upon the whole Church, and we should have been compelled to stop the practice. Now, the question is, whether it should be stopped in this manner, or in the way the Lord has manifested to us, and leave our Prophets and Apostles and fathers free men, and the temples in the hands of the people, so that the dead may be redeemed. A large number has already been delivered from the prison house in the spirit world by this people, and shall the work go on or stop? This is the question I lay before the Latter-day Saints. You have to judge for yourselves. I want you to answer it for yourselves. I shall not answer it; but I say to you that that is exactly the condition we as a people would have been in had we not taken the course we have.

… I saw exactly what would come to pass if there was not something done. I have had this spirit upon me for a long time. But I want to say this: I should have let all the temples go out of our hands; I should have gone to prison myself, and let every other man go there, had not the God of heaven commanded me to do what I did do; and when the hour came that I was commanded to do that, it was all clear to me. I went before the Lord, and I wrote what the Lord told me to write. …

I leave this with you, for you to contemplate and consider. The Lord is at work with us. (Cache Stake Conference, Logan, Utah, Sunday, November 1, 1891. Reported in Deseret Weekly, November 14, 1891.)

Now I will tell you what was manifested to me and what the Son of God performed in this thing. … All these things would have come to pass, as God Almighty lives, had not that Manifesto been given. Therefore, the Son of God felt disposed to have that thing presented to the Church and to the world for purposes in his own mind. The Lord had decreed the establishment of Zion. He had decreed the finishing of this temple. He had decreed that the salvation of the living and the dead should be given in these valleys of the mountains. And Almighty God decreed that the Devil should not thwart it. If you can understand that, that is a key to it. (From a discourse at the sixth session of the dedication of the Salt Lake Temple, April 1893. Typescript of Dedicatory Services, Archives, Church Historical Department, Salt Lake City, Utah.)

Official Declaration 2

The Book of Mormon teaches that “all are alike unto God,” including “black and white, bond and free, male and female” (2 Nephi 26:33). Throughout the history of the Church, people of every race and ethnicity in many countries have been baptized and have lived as faithful members of the Church. During Joseph Smith’s lifetime, a few black male members of the Church were ordained to the priesthood. Early in its history, Church leaders stopped conferring the priesthood on black males of African descent. Church records offer no clear insights into the origins of this practice. Church leaders believed that a revelation from God was needed to alter this practice and prayerfully sought guidance. The revelation came to Church President Spencer W. Kimball and was affirmed to other Church leaders in the Salt Lake Temple on June 1, 1978. The revelation removed all restrictions with regard to race that once applied to the priesthood.

To Whom It May Concern:

On September 30, 1978, at the 148th Semiannual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the following was presented by President N. Eldon Tanner, First Counselor in the First Presidency of the Church:

In early June of this year, the First Presidency announced that a revelation had been received by President Spencer W. Kimball extending priesthood and temple blessings to all worthy male members of the Church. President Kimball has asked that I advise the conference that after he had received this revelation, which came to him after extended meditation and prayer in the sacred rooms of the holy temple, he presented it to his counselors, who accepted it and approved it. It was then presented to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, who unanimously approved it, and was subsequently presented to all other General Authorities, who likewise approved it unanimously.

President Kimball has asked that I now read this letter:

June 8, 1978

To all general and local priesthood officers of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints throughout the world:

Dear Brethren:

As we have witnessed the expansion of the work of the Lord over the earth, we have been grateful that people of many nations have responded to the message of the restored gospel, and have joined the Church in ever-increasing numbers. This, in turn, has inspired us with a desire to extend to every worthy member of the Church all of the privileges and blessings which the gospel affords.

Aware of the promises made by the prophets and presidents of the Church who have preceded us that at some time, in God’s eternal plan, all of our brethren who are worthy may receive the priesthood, and witnessing the faithfulness of those from whom the priesthood has been withheld, we have pleaded long and earnestly in behalf of these, our faithful brethren, spending many hours in the Upper Room of the Temple supplicating the Lord for divine guidance.

He has heard our prayers, and by revelation has confirmed that the long-promised day has come when every faithful, worthy man in the Church may receive the holy priesthood, with power to exercise its divine authority, and enjoy with his loved ones every blessing that flows therefrom, including the blessings of the temple. Accordingly, all worthy male members of the Church may be ordained to the priesthood without regard for race or color. Priesthood leaders are instructed to follow the policy of carefully interviewing all candidates for ordination to either the Aaronic or the Melchizedek Priesthood to insure that they meet the established standards for worthiness.

We declare with soberness that the Lord has now made known his will for the blessing of all his children throughout the earth who will hearken to the voice of his authorized servants, and prepare themselves to receive every blessing of the gospel.

Sincerely yours,

Spencer W. Kimball

N. Eldon Tanner

Marion G. Romney

The First Presidency

Recognizing Spencer W. Kimball as the prophet, seer, and revelator, and president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, it is proposed that we as a constituent assembly accept this revelation as the word and will of the Lord. All in favor please signify by raising your right hand. Any opposed by the same sign.

The vote to sustain the foregoing motion was unanimous in the affirmative.

Salt Lake City, Utah, September 30, 1978.

Pearl of Great Price

Title Page

Introduction

Moses

Abraham

Articles of Faith

The
Pearl of
Great Price

A Selection from the Revelations,
Translations, and Narrations of
Joseph Smith
First Prophet, Seer, and Revelator to
The Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-day Saints

Published by
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

© 2013 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. Source: 2015/03/24

Introduction

The Pearl of Great Price is a selection of choice materials touching many significant aspects of the faith and doctrine of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. These items were translated and produced by the Prophet Joseph Smith, and most were published in the Church periodicals of his day.

The first collection of materials carrying the title Pearl of Great Price was made in 1851 by Elder Franklin D. Richards, then a member of the Council of the Twelve and president of the British Mission. Its purpose was to make more readily accessible some important articles that had had limited circulation in the time of Joseph Smith. As Church membership increased throughout Europe and America, there was a need to make these items available. The Pearl of Great Price received wide use and subsequently became a standard work of the Church by action of the First Presidency and the general conference in Salt Lake City on October 10, 1880.

Several revisions have been made in the contents as the needs of the Church have required. In 1878 portions of the book of Moses not contained in the first edition were added. In 1902 certain parts of the Pearl of Great Price that duplicated material also published in the Doctrine and Covenants were omitted. Arrangement into chapters and verses, with footnotes, was done in 1902. The first publication in double-column pages, with index, was in 1921. No other changes were made until April 1976, when two items of revelation were added. In 1979 these two items were removed from the Pearl of Great Price and placed in the Doctrine and Covenants, where they now appear as sections 137 and 138. In the present edition some changes have been made to bring the text into conformity with earlier documents.

Following is a brief introduction to the present contents:

Selections from the Book of Moses. An extract from the book of Genesis of Joseph Smith’s translation of the Bible, which he began in June 1830.

The Book of Abraham. An inspired translation of the writings of Abraham. Joseph Smith began the translation in 1835 after obtaining some Egyptian papyri. The translation was published serially in the Times and Seasons beginning March 1, 1842, at Nauvoo, Illinois.

Joseph Smith—Matthew. An extract from the testimony of Matthew in Joseph Smith’s translation of the Bible (see Doctrine and Covenants 45:60–61 for the divine injunction to begin the translation of the New Testament).

Joseph Smith—History. Excerpts from Joseph Smith’s official testimony and history, which he and his scribes prepared in 1838–39 and which was published serially in the Times and Seasons in Nauvoo, Illinois, beginning on March 15, 1842.

The Articles of Faith of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. A statement by Joseph Smith published in the Times and Seasons March 1, 1842, in company with a short history of the Church that was popularly known as the Wentworth Letter.

Moses

Moses 1

Moses 2

Moses 3

Moses 4

Moses 5

Moses 6

Moses 7

Moses 8

An extract from the translation of the Bible as revealed to Joseph Smith the Prophet, June 1830–February 1831.

Chapter 1

(June 1830)

God reveals Himself to Moses—Moses is transfigured—He is confronted by Satan—Moses sees many inhabited worlds—Worlds without number were created by the Son—God’s work and glory is to bring to pass the immortality and eternal life of man.

1 The words of God, which he aspake unto Moses at a time when Moses was caught up into an exceedingly high bmountain,

2 And he asaw God bface to face, and he ctalked with him, and the dglory of God was upon Moses; therefore Moses could endure his presence.

3 And God spake unto Moses, saying: Behold, I am the Lord God aAlmighty, and bEndless is my cname; for I am without beginning of days or end of years; and is not this endless?

4 And, behold, thou art my son; wherefore alook, and I will show thee the bworkmanship of mine chands; but not all, for my dworks are without eend, and also my fwords, for they never cease.

5 Wherefore, no man can behold all my aworks, except he behold all my bglory; and no man can cbehold all my dglory, and afterwards remain in the flesh on the earth.

6 And I have a work for thee, Moses, my son; and thou art in the asimilitude of mine bOnly cBegotten; and mine Only Begotten is and shall be the dSavior, for he is full of egrace and ftruth; but there is gno God beside me, and all things are present with me, for I hknow them all.

7 And now, behold, this one thing I show unto thee, Moses, my son, for thou art in the world, and now I show it unto thee.

8 And it came to pass that Moses looked, and beheld the aworld upon which he was created; and Moses bbeheld the world and the ends thereof, and all the children of men which are, and which were created; of the same he greatly cmarveled and wondered.

9 And the apresence of God withdrew from Moses, that his bglory was not upon Moses; and Moses was left unto himself. And as he was left unto himself, he cfell unto the earth.

10 And it came to pass that it was for the space of many hours before Moses did again receive his natural astrength like unto man; and he said unto himself: Now, for this cause I know that bman is cnothing, which thing I never had supposed.

11 But now mine own eyes have abeheld God; but not my bnatural, but my cspiritual eyes, for my dnatural eyes could not have ebeheld; for I should have fwithered and gdied in his presence; but his hglory was upon me; and I beheld his iface, for I was jtransfigured before him.

12 And it came to pass that when Moses had said these words, behold, aSatan came btempting him, saying: Moses, son of man, worship me.

13 And it came to pass that Moses looked upon Satan and said: Who art thou? For behold, I am a ason of God, in the similitude of his Only Begotten; and where is thy bglory, that I should worship thee?

14 For behold, I could not look upon God, except his aglory should come upon me, and I were transfigured before him. But I bcan look upon thee in the natural man. Is it not so, surely?

15 Blessed be the name of my God, for his aSpirit hath not altogether withdrawn from me, or else where is thy glory, for it is darkness unto me? And I can judge between thee and God; for God said unto me: bWorship God, for him only shalt thou cserve.

16 Get thee hence, Satan; deceive me not; for God said unto me: Thou art after the asimilitude of mine Only Begotten.

17 And he also gave me commandments when he acalled unto me out of the burning bbush, saying: cCall upon God in the name of mine Only Begotten, and worship me.

18 And again Moses said: I will not cease to call upon God, I have other things to inquire of him: for his aglory has been upon me, wherefore I can judge between him and thee. bDepart hence, Satan.

19 And now, when Moses had said these words, aSatan cried with a loud voice, and ranted upon the earth, and commanded, saying: I am the bOnly Begotten, worship me.

20 And it came to pass that Moses began to afear exceedingly; and as he began to fear, he saw the bitterness of bhell. Nevertheless, ccalling upon God, he received dstrength, and he commanded, saying: Depart from me, Satan, for this one God only will I worship, which is the God of eglory.

21 And now Satan began to tremble, and the earth shook; and Moses received strength, and called upon God, saying: In the name of the Only Begotten, adepart hence, bSatan.

22 And it came to pass that Satan cried with a loud voice, with weeping, and wailing, and agnashing of teeth; and he departed hence, even from the presence of Moses, that he beheld him not.

23 And now of this thing Moses bore record; but because of awickedness it is bnot had among the children of men.

24 And it came to pass that when Satan had departed from the presence of Moses, that Moses lifted up his eyes unto heaven, being filled with the aHoly Ghost, which beareth record of the Father and the Son;

25 And calling upon the name of God, he beheld his aglory again, for it was upon him; and he heard a bvoice, saying: Blessed art thou, Moses, for I, the Almighty, have cchosen thee, and thou shalt be made stronger than many dwaters; for they shall obey thy ecommand as if thou wert fGod.

26 And lo, I am awith thee, even unto the end of thy days; for thou shalt bdeliver my people from cbondage, even dIsrael my echosen.

27 And it came to pass, as the voice was still speaking, Moses cast his eyes and abeheld the earth, yea, even all of it; and there was not a particle of it which he did not behold, bdiscerning it by the cSpirit of God.

28 And he beheld also the inhabitants thereof, and there was not a asoul which he beheld not; and he discerned them by the Spirit of God; and their numbers were great, even numberless as the sand upon the sea shore.

29 And he beheld many lands; and each land was called aearth, and there were binhabitants on the face thereof.

30 And it came to pass that Moses called upon God, saying: aTell me, I pray thee, why these things are so, and by what thou madest them?

31 And behold, the glory of the Lord was upon Moses, so that Moses stood in the presence of God, and talked with him aface to face. And the Lord God said unto Moses: For mine own bpurpose have I made these things. Here is cwisdom and it remaineth in me.

32 And by the aword of my power, have I created them, which is mine Only Begotten Son, who is full of bgrace and truth.

33 And aworlds without number have I bcreated; and I also created them for mine own purpose; and by the cSon I dcreated them, which is mine eOnly Begotten.

34 And the afirst man of all men have I called bAdam, which is cmany.

35 But only an account of this earth, and the inhabitants thereof, give I unto you. For behold, there are many worlds that have passed away by the word of my power. And there are many that now stand, and innumerable are they unto man; but all things are numbered unto me, for they are mine and I aknow them.

36 And it came to pass that Moses spake unto the Lord, saying: Be merciful unto thy servant, O God, and atell me concerning this earth, and the inhabitants thereof, and also the heavens, and then thy servant will be content.

37 And the Lord God spake unto Moses, saying: The aheavens, they are many, and they cannot be numbered unto man; but they are numbered unto me, for they are mine.

38 And as one earth shall pass away, and the heavens thereof even so shall another come; and there is no aend to my works, neither to my words.

39 For behold, this is my awork and my bglory—to bring to pass the cimmortality and deternal elife of man.

40 And now, Moses, my son, I will speak unto thee concerning this earth upon which thou standest; and thou shalt awrite the things which I shall speak.

41 And in a day when the children of men shall esteem my words as anaught and btake many of them from the cbook which thou shalt write, behold, I will raise up another dlike unto thee; and they shall be ehad again among the children of men—among as many as shall believe.

42 (These words were aspoken unto Moses in the mount, the name of which shall not be known among the children of men. And now they are spoken unto you. Show them not unto any except them that believe. Even so. Amen.)

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1a

Alma 12:30; Moses 1:42.

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b

Ex. 19:3; Ezek. 40:2; Rev. 21:10; Moses 1:42.

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2a

Ex. 3:6; 33:20 (11–23); John 1:18; Ether 3:15; Moses 1:11. TG God, Privilege of Seeing; Jesus Christ, Appearances, Antemortal; Vision.

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b

Num. 12:8; Deut. 34:10; D&C 17:1. TG God, Manifestations of.

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c

Ex. 25:1. TG Communication.

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d

Deut. 5:24; Moses 1:14 (13–14, 25). TG Glory; God, Glory of; Transfiguration.

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3a

Rev. 19:6. TG Jesus Christ, Power of.

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b

Isa. 63:16; D&C 19:10 (9–12); Moses 7:35. TG God, Eternal Nature of.

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c

Ex. 3:15.

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4a

Moses 7:4.

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b

Job 9:12.

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c

Moses 7:32 (32–37).

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d

Ps. 40:5; 92:5; Morm. 9:16 (16–20); D&C 76:114. TG God, Power of.

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e

Ps. 111:8 (7–8); 1 Ne. 14:7; D&C 29:33; Moses 1:38.

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f

Ps. 33:11; 2 Ne. 9:16; D&C 1:38 (37–39).

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5a

TG God, Works of.

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b

TG Glory; Jesus Christ, Glory of.

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c

TG God, Privilege of Seeing.

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d

Ex. 24:17; John 12:41. TG Celestial Glory.

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6a

Gen. 1:26; Deut. 18:15; Acts 3:22; 1 Ne. 22:21; Moses 1:16 (13–16).

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b

Moses 1:33.

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c

Moses 6:57.

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d

1 Ne. 13:40. TG Jesus Christ, Savior.

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e

John 1:17 (14, 17); 2 Ne. 2:6; Alma 13:9. TG Grace.

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f

Moses 5:7.

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g

Deut. 32:17; 1 Kgs. 8:60; Isa. 44:8; 45:5 (5–22); 46:9.

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h

Isa. 48:3 (3–7); 1 Ne. 9:6; Moses 1:35. TG God, Foreknowledge of; God, Omniscience of.

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8a

Moses 2:1.

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b

Moses 1:27.

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c

Ps. 8:3 (3–4).

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9a

Job 10:12.

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b

TG Glory.

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c

Isa. 6:5; Acts 9:4; JS—H 1:20.

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10a

Dan. 10:8 (8, 17); 1 Ne. 17:47; 19:20; Alma 27:17.

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b

TG Mortality.

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c

Job 42:6 (1–6); Dan. 4:35; Hel. 12:7; Ether 3:2. TG Humility.

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11a

Moses 1:2. TG God, Privilege of Seeing.

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b

Moses 6:36.

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c

Moses 1:31.

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d

Ex. 33:20.

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e

D&C 67:10 (10–13).

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f

Ex. 19:21; D&C 67:11 (11–13).

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g

Ex. 20:19.

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h

TG Glory.

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i

Gen. 32:30; Moses 7:4.

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j

Matt. 17:2 (1–8); D&C 137:1. TG Transfiguration.

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12a

Moses 4:4 (1, 4). TG Devil.

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b

Luke 4:2 (1–13); 2 Cor. 11:14 (13–15); Rev. 12:9 (7–9); 2 Ne. 1:18 (17–18); Moses 1:21; 6:49.

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13a

Job 1:6; Isa. 14:12 (12–15).

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b

D&C 88:24.

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14a

Moses 1:2 (2, 25). TG Glory.

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b

Rev. 1:17.

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15a

TG God, Spirit of.

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b

Matt. 4:10. TG Worship.

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c

1 Sam. 7:3; 3 Ne. 13:24.

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16a

Moses 1:6. TG God, Body of, Corporeal Nature.

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17a

Ex. 19:3.

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b

Ex. 3:2 (2–15).

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c

Moses 5:8.

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18a

TG Glory; Jesus Christ, Glory of.

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b

Matt. 4:10.

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19a

TG False Christs.

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b

JS—M 1:6 (5–9).

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20a

TG Fearful.

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b

D&C 76:47 (44–47). TG Hell.

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c

JS—H 1:16 (15–16). TG Prayer.

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d

TG God, Power of; Strength.

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e

TG Glory.

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21a

Moses 1:12.

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b

Matt. 10:1. TG Spirits, Evil or Unclean.

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22a

Matt. 13:42 (41–42); Mosiah 16:2 (1–3).

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23a

Luke 11:52. TG Record Keeping.

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b

Moses 1:41.

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24a

3 Ne. 11:32 (32, 36); Moses 8:24.

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25a

TG Glory.

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b

Hel. 5:30; 3 Ne. 11:3.

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c

Abr. 3:23.

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d

Ex. 14:21.

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e

TG Priesthood, Authority.

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f

Ex. 4:16.

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26a

TG Walking with God.

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b

Ex. 3:10 (7–12). TG Israel, Deliverance of.

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c

Ex. 20:2; Ps. 80:8; 1 Ne. 17:23 (23–25). TG Israel, Bondage of, in Egypt.

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d

1 Kgs. 8:53 (51, 53). TG Israel, Twelve Tribes of.

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e

Ps. 33:12.

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27a

D&C 88:47 (45–47); Moses 1:8; 7:23; Abr. 3:21 (21–23). TG Vision.

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b

TG Discernment, Spiritual; Holy Ghost, Mission of.

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c

TG God, Spirit of.

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28a

Moses 7:23.

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29a

Gen. 1:10. TG Earth, Dividing of.

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b

1 Ne. 17:36.

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30a

Moses 2:1.

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31a

Deut. 5:4; Moses 1:11.

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b

Isa. 45:18 (17–18); Eph. 3:11 (7–12); 2 Ne. 2:15 (14–30). TG Earth, Purpose of.

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c

TG God, Intelligence of.

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32a

John 1:3 (1–4); Heb. 1:2 (1–3); Rev. 19:13 (13–15); Jacob 4:9; Moses 2:1 (1, 5). TG Jesus Christ, Authority of.

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b

Moses 5:7 (7–8). TG Grace.

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33a

Job 9:9 (7–9); Ps. 8:3 (3–4); Amos 9:6; D&C 76:24; Moses 7:30 (29–31). TG Astronomy; Creation; God, Works of; World.

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b

TG God, Creator.

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c

TG Jesus Christ, Divine Sonship; Jesus Christ, Jehovah.

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d

TG Jesus Christ, Creator.

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e

Moses 1:6.

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34a

Moses 3:7.

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b

Abr. 1:3. TG Adam.

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c

1 Cor. 15:45 (45–48); 2 Ne. 2:20 (19–20); D&C 27:11; 76:24; 138:38; Moses 4:26; 6:9.

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35a

1 Ne. 9:6; D&C 38:2; 88:41; Moses 1:6; 7:36; Abr. 3:2 (1–16). TG God, Omniscience of.

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36a

Moses 2:1.

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37a

Gen. 1:1; Moses 2:1; Abr. 4:1. TG Heaven.

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38a

Moses 1:4.

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39a

Ps. 90:16; Matt. 5:48; Rom. 8:17 (14–21); 2 Ne. 2:15 (14–30); Alma 42:26; D&C 29:43 (42–44). TG God, Works of.

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b

Micah 2:9; Mosiah 4:12; D&C 81:4 (3–4). TG Glory; Jesus Christ, Glory of.

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c

Moses 6:59. TG Immortality; Jesus Christ, Mission of; Resurrection.

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d

TG Eternal Life; Man, Potential to Become like Heavenly Father.

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e

TG Earth, Purpose of.

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40a

Neh. 13:1 (1–3); 2 Tim. 3:16; 2 Ne. 29:11 (11–12).

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41a

Moses 1:23.

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b

1 Ne. 13:26 (23–32).

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c

Ex. 17:14; 1 Ne. 5:11; 19:23.

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d

2 Ne. 3:9 (7–19).

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e

1 Ne. 13:32, 39–40; D&C 9:2.

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42a

Moses 1:1.

Chapter 2

(June–October 1830)

God creates the heavens and the earth—All forms of life are created—God makes man and gives him dominion over all else.

1 And it came to pass that the Lord spake unto Moses, saying: Behold, I areveal unto you concerning this bheaven, and this cearth; dwrite the words which I speak. I am the Beginning and the End, the eAlmighty God; by mine fOnly Begotten I gcreated these things; yea, in the beginning I hcreated the iheaven, and the earth upon which thou standest.

2 And the earth was without aform, and void; and I caused bdarkness to come up upon the face of the deep; and my cSpirit dmoved upon the face of the water; for I am God.

3 And I, God, said: Let there be alight; and there was light.

4 And I, God, saw the light; and that light was agood. And I, God, divided the blight from the darkness.

5 And I, God, called the light Day; and the darkness, I called Night; and this I did by the aword of my power, and it was done as I bspake; and the evening and the morning were the first cday.

6 And again, I, God, said: Let there be a afirmament in the midst of the water, and it was so, even as I spake; and I said: Let it divide the waters from the waters; and it was done;

7 And I, God, made the firmament and divided the awaters, yea, the great waters under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament, and it was so even as I spake.

8 And I, God, called the firmament aHeaven; and the evening and the morning were the second day.

9 And I, God, said: Let the awaters under the heaven be gathered together unto bone place, and it was so; and I, God, said: Let there be dry land; and it was so.

10 And I, God, called the dry land aEarth; and the gathering together of the waters, called I the Sea; and I, God, saw that all things which I had made were good.

11 And I, God, said: Let the earth bring forth agrass, the herb yielding seed, the fruit tree yielding fruit, after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed should be in itself upon the earth, and it was so even as I spake.

12 And the earth brought forth grass, every herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed should be in itself, after his akind; and I, God, saw that all things which I had made were good;

13 And the evening and the morning were the third day.

14 And I, God, said: Let there be alights in the firmament of the heaven, to divide the day from the night, and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and for years;

15 And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth; and it was so.

16 And I, God, made two great lights; the greater alight to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night, and the bgreater light was the sun, and the lesser light was the moon; and the stars also were made even according to my word.

17 And I, God, set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth,

18 And the asun to rule over the day, and the moon to rule over the night, and to divide the light from the bdarkness; and I, God, saw that all things which I had made were good;

19 And the evening and the morning were the fourth day.

20 And I, God, said: Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl which may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.

21 And I, God, created great awhales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind; and I, God, saw that all things which I had created were good.

22 And I, God, blessed them, saying: Be fruitful, and amultiply, and fill the waters in the sea; and let fowl multiply in the earth;

23 And the evening and the morning were the fifth day.

24 And I, God, said: Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping things, and beasts of the earth after their kind, and it was so;

25 And I, God, made the beasts of the earth after their kind, and cattle after their kind, and everything which creepeth upon the earth after his kind; and I, God, saw that all these things were good.

26 And I, God, said unto mine aOnly Begotten, which was with me from the bbeginning: Let cus dmake man in our eimage, after our likeness; and it was so. And I, God, said: Let them have fdominion over the fishes of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.

27 And I, God, created man in mine own aimage, in the image of mine Only Begotten created I him; male and female created I them.

28 And I, God, blessed them, and said unto them: Be afruitful, and bmultiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it, and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.

29 And I, God, said unto man: Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree in the which shall be the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for ameat.

30 And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to everything that creepeth upon the earth, wherein I grant life, there shall be given every clean herb for meat; and it was so, even as I spake.

31 And I, God, saw everything that I had made, and, behold, all things which I had made were very agood; and the evening and the morning were the bsixth day.

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1a

Moses 1:30 (30, 36).

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b

TG Heaven.

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c

Moses 1:8.

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d

D&C 76:80. TG Record Keeping; Scribe; Scriptures, Writing of.

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e

1 Ne. 1:14.

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f

Moses 1:32; Abr. 4:1.

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g

TG Creation; Jesus Christ, Creator.

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h

TG God, Creator; God, Works of.

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i

Gen. 1:1.

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2a

Jer. 4:23 (23–25).

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b

TG Darkness, Physical.

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c

TG God, Spirit of.

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d

Gen. 1:2; Abr. 4:2.

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3a

D&C 88:7 (6–13). TG Light [noun].

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4a

Gen. 1:4; Abr. 4:4.

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b

TG Light [noun].

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5a

Moses 1:32.

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b

Ps. 33:9; 2 Cor. 4:6.

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c

Gen. 1:5.

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6a

See Abr., fac. 2, fig. 4 concerning the firmament or expanse. See also Gen. 1:6 (6–8); Moses 2:14–18.

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7a

Amos 9:6; Abr. 4:9 (9–10).

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8a

IE The whole expanse around about the earth, its atmosphere, and beyond are generically here called “Heaven.” The same word is also used sometimes to refer to paradise, to the dwelling place of God, and to the kingdoms of glory.

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9a

TG Earth, Dividing of.

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b

Gen. 1:9; Abr. 4:9.

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10a

IE The whole sphere or any of its parts above the seas is called “Earth.”

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11a

Gen. 1:11 (11–12); Abr. 4:11 (11–12).

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12a

Gen. 1:12.

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14a

Ps. 104:19.

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16a

TG Light [noun].

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b

Gen. 1:16.

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18a

TG Astronomy.

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b

TG Darkness, Physical.

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21a

Gen. 1:21; Abr. 4:21.

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22a

Gen. 1:22 (20–25); D&C 45:58; 132:63 (55–56, 63); Abr. 4:22.

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26a

TG Jesus Christ, Divine Sonship.

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b

TG Jesus Christ, Firstborn.

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c

TG Jesus Christ, Creator.

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d

TG Man, Physical Creation of.

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e

Gen. 1:26 (26–28); Moses 6:9 (8–10); Abr. 4:26 (26–31).

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f

Gen. 1:26 (26–28); D&C 76:111 (110–12); 121:37 (34–46); Moses 5:1; Abr. 4:26 (26–28).

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27a

TG God, Body of, Corporeal Nature.

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28a

TG Birth Control.

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b

Moses 5:2. TG Marriage, Fatherhood.

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29a

Gen. 1:29 (29–30); Ps. 136:25; D&C 104:17 (15–18); Abr. 4:29 (29–30).

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31a

Gen. 1:31; Moro. 7:12; D&C 59:17 (16–20).

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b

Ex. 20:11 (8–11); 31:17; Mosiah 13:19; Abr. 4:31.

Chapter 3

(June–October 1830)

God created all things spiritually before they were naturally upon the earth—He created man, the first flesh, upon the earth—Woman is a help meet for man.

1 Thus the aheaven and the earth were finished, and all the bhost of them.

2 And on the seventh day I, God, ended my work, and all things which I had made; and I arested on the bseventh day from all my work, and all things which I had made were finished, and I, God, saw that they were good;

3 And I, God, ablessed the seventh day, and bsanctified it; because that in it I had rested from all my cwork which I, God, had created and made.

4 And now, behold, I say unto you, that these are the generations of the heaven and of the earth, when they were acreated, in the day that I, the Lord God, made the bheaven and the earth,

5 And every plant of the field before it was in the earth, and every herb of the field before it grew. For I, the Lord God, acreated all things, of which I have spoken, bspiritually, before they were cnaturally upon the face of the earth. For I, the Lord God, had not caused it to rain upon the face of the earth. And I, the Lord God, had dcreated all the children of men; and not yet a man to till the eground; for in fheaven gcreated I them; and there was not yet flesh upon the earth, neither in the water, neither in the air;

6 But I, the Lord God, spake, and there went up a amist from the earth, and watered the whole face of the ground.

7 And I, the Lord God, formed man from the adust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the bbreath of life; and cman became a living dsoul, the efirst flesh upon the earth, the first man also; nevertheless, all things were before created; but spiritually were they created and made according to my word.

8 And I, the Lord God, planted a garden eastward in aEden, and there I put the man whom I had formed.

9 And out of the ground made I, the Lord God, to grow every tree, anaturally, that is pleasant to the sight of man; and man could behold it. And it became also a bliving soul. For it was spiritual in the day that I created it; for it remaineth in the sphere in which I, God, created it, yea, even all things which I prepared for the use of man; and man saw that it was good for food. And I, the Lord God, planted the ctree of life also in the midst of the garden, and also the tree of knowledge of good and evil.

10 And I, the Lord God, caused a river to go out of aEden to water the garden; and from thence it was parted, and became into four bheads.

11 And I, the Lord God, called the name of the first Pison, and it compasseth the whole land of aHavilah, where I, the Lord God, created much gold;

12 And the gold of that land was good, and there was bdellium and the aonyx stone.

13 And the name of the second river was called Gihon; the same that compasseth the whole land of aEthiopia.

14 And the name of the third river was Hiddekel; that which goeth toward the east of Assyria. And the fourth river was the Euphrates.

15 And I, the Lord God, took the man, and put him into the Garden of aEden, to dress it, and to keep it.

16 And I, the Lord God, commanded the man, saying: Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat,

17 But of the tree of the aknowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it, nevertheless, thou mayest bchoose for thyself, for it is given unto thee; but, remember that I cforbid it, for in the dday thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely edie.

18 And I, the Lord God, said unto mine aOnly Begotten, that it was not good that the man should be balone; wherefore, I will make an chelp meet for him.

19 And out of the ground I, the Lord God, formed every abeast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and commanded that they should come unto Adam, to see what he would call them; and they were also living souls; for I, God, breathed into them the bbreath of life, and commanded that whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that should be the name thereof.

20 And Adam gave anames to all cattle, and to the fowl of the air, and to every beast of the field; but as for Adam, there was not found an help meet for him.

21 And I, the Lord God, caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam; and he slept, and I took one of his ribs and closed up the flesh in the stead thereof;

22 And the rib which I, the Lord God, had taken from man, made I a awoman, and brought her unto the man.

23 And aAdam said: This I know now is bone of my bones, and bflesh of my flesh; she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of man.

24 Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall acleave unto his bwife; and cthey shall be done flesh.

25 And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.

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1a

TG Creation.

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b

Gen. 2:1; D&C 29:36; 38:1; 45:1; Abr. 5:1.

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2a

Gen. 2:2 (1–3); Abr. 5:2 (1–3). TG Rest.

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b

TG Sabbath.

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3a

Ex. 20:11; Mosiah 13:19; D&C 77:12.

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b

Abr. 5:3 (1–3).

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c

Ex. 31:15 (14–15); Mosiah 13:18 (16–19).

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4a

Gen. 2:4 (4–5); Abr. 5:4 (4–5).

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b

Neh. 9:6.

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5a

Moses 6:51. TG Creation; God, Creator.

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b

D&C 29:31–34; Abr. 3:23. TG Life, Sanctity of; Spirit Creation.

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c

Moses 3:9. TG Man, Physical Creation of.

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d

TG Man, a Spirit Child of Heavenly Father.

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e

Gen. 2:5.

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f

TG Heaven.

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g

TG Man, Antemortal Existence of.

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6a

Gen. 2:6.

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7a

Gen. 2:7; Moses 4:25 (25–29); 6:59; Abr. 5:7.

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b

TG Breath of Life.

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c

TG Adam.

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d

Isa. 57:16. TG Soul.

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e

Moses 1:34.

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8a

Isa. 51:3. TG Eden.

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9a

Moses 3:5.

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b

TG Life, Sanctity of.

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c

Gen. 2:9; 1 Ne. 11:25; 15:22 (22, 28, 36); Alma 42:5 (2–6); Moses 4:28 (28, 31); Abr. 5:9.

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10a

TG Eden.

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b

Gen. 2:10.

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11a

Gen. 2:11.

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12a

Ex. 25:7.

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13a

IE In the area of Eden and Adam-ondi-Ahman there were rivers and lands that received names that were later attached to other lands and rivers. As to the location of Eden and its environs, see D&C 117:8–9. Gen. 2:13.

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15a

TG Eden.

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17a

TG Knowledge.

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b

Moses 7:32. TG Agency.

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c

2 Ne. 2:15.

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d

Abr. 5:13.

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e

Gen. 2:17; Moses 4:17 (17–19). TG Mortality.

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18a

TG Jesus Christ, Divine Sonship.

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b

TG Family, Eternal.

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c

Gen. 2:18; Abr. 5:14.

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19a

Prov. 12:10; D&C 29:24 (24–25); 49:19 (18–21); 77:2. TG Creation.

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b

TG Breath of Life.

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20a

TG Language.

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22a

TG Creation; Woman.

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23a

TG Adam.

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b

Gen. 2:23; Jacob 2:21; Abr. 5:17.

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24a

Gen. 2:24 (23–24); D&C 42:22; 49:15 (15–16); Abr. 5:18 (17–18).

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b

TG Family, Love within.

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c

Eccl. 4:9 (9–12).

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d

TG Divorce; Marriage, Celestial.

Chapter 4

(June–October 1830)

How Satan became the devil—He tempts Eve—Adam and Eve fall, and death enters the world.

1 And I, the aLord God, spake unto Moses, saying: That bSatan, whom thou hast commanded in the name of mine Only Begotten, is the same which was from the cbeginning, and he came before me, saying—Behold, here am I, send me, I will be thy son, and I will dredeem all mankind, that one soul shall not be lost, and surely eI will do it; wherefore fgive me thine honor.

2 But, behold, my Beloved aSon, which was my Beloved and bChosen from the beginning, said unto me—cFather, thy dwill be done, and the eglory be thine forever.

3 Wherefore, because that aSatan brebelled against me, and sought to destroy the cagency of man, which I, the Lord God, had given him, and also, that I should give unto him mine own power; by the power of mine Only Begotten, I caused that he should be dcast down;

4 And he became aSatan, yea, even the bdevil, the father of all clies, to ddeceive and to blind men, and to lead them ecaptive at his will, even as many as would not fhearken unto my voice.

5 And now the serpent was more asubtle than any beast of the field which I, the Lord God, had made.

6 And aSatan put it into the heart of the serpent, (for he had drawn away bmany after him,) and he sought also to cbeguile Eve, for he dknew not the emind of God, wherefore he sought to destroy the world.

7 And he said unto the woman: Yea, hath God said—Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden? (And he spake by the mouth of the serpent.)

8 And the woman said unto the serpent: We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden;

9 But of the fruit of the tree which thou beholdest in the midst of the garden, God hath said—Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die.

10 And the serpent said unto the awoman: Ye shall not surely die;

11 For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your aeyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, bknowing good and evil.

12 And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it became pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be adesired to make her wise, she took of the bfruit thereof, and did ceat, and also gave unto her husband with her, and he did eat.

13 And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they had been anaked. And they sewed fig leaves together and made themselves baprons.

14 And they heard the voice of the Lord God, as they were awalking in the garden, in the cool of the day; and Adam and his wife went to hide themselves from the bpresence of the Lord God amongst the trees of the garden.

15 And I, the Lord God, called unto Adam, and said unto him: Where agoest thou?

16 And he said: I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I beheld that I was naked, and I hid myself.

17 And I, the Lord God, said unto Adam: Who told thee thou wast naked? Hast thou eaten of the tree whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldst not eat, if so thou shouldst surely adie?

18 And the man said: The woman thou gavest me, and commandest that she should remain with me, she gave me of the fruit of the tree and I did eat.

19 And I, the Lord God, said unto the woman: What is this thing which thou hast done? And the woman said: The serpent abeguiled me, and I did eat.

20 And I, the Lord God, said unto the serpent: Because thou hast done this thou shalt be acursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life;

21 And I will put aenmity between thee and the woman, between thy seed and her seed; and he shall bbruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.

22 Unto the woman, I, the Lord God, said: I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception. In asorrow thou shalt bring forth children, and thy desire shall be to thy bhusband, and he shall rule over thee.

23 And unto Adam, I, the Lord God, said: Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the fruit of the tree of which I commanded thee, saying—Thou shalt not eat of it, acursed shall be the ground for thy sake; in bsorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life.

24 Thorns also, and thistles shall it bring forth to thee, and thou shalt eat the herb of the field.

25 By the asweat of thy bface shalt thou eat bread, until thou shalt return unto the ground—for thou shalt surely die—for out of it wast thou taken: for cdust thou wast, and unto dust shalt thou return.

26 And Adam called his wife’s name Eve, because she was the mother of all living; for thus have I, the Lord God, called the first of all women, which are amany.

27 Unto Adam, and also unto his wife, did I, the Lord God, make coats of askins, and bclothed them.

28 And I, the Lord God, asaid unto mine Only Begotten: Behold, the bman is become as one of us to cknow good and evil; and now lest he put forth his hand and dpartake also of the etree of life, and eat and live forever,

29 Therefore I, the Lord God, will send him forth from the Garden of aEden, to till the ground from whence he was taken;

30 For as I, the Lord God, liveth, even so my awords cannot return void, for as they go forth out of my mouth they must be fulfilled.

31 So I drove out the man, and I placed at the east of the Garden of aEden, bcherubim and a flaming sword, which turned every way to keep the way of the tree of life.

32 (And these are the words which I spake unto my servant Moses, and they are true even as I will; and I have spoken them unto you. See thou show them unto no man, until I command you, except to them that believe. Amen.)

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1a

Moses 5:58.

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b

D&C 29:36 (36–39); 76:25 (25–26); Abr. 3:27.

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c

Moses 5:24.

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d

TG Redemption.

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e

Isa. 14:13 (12–15).

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f

TG Selfishness.

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2a

TG Jesus Christ, Divine Sonship; Witness of the Father.

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b

Moses 7:39; Abr. 3:27. TG Foreordination; Jesus Christ, Authority of; Jesus Christ, Foreordained; Jesus Christ, Messenger of the Covenant; Jesus Christ, Messiah.

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c

TG God the Father, Elohim.

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d

Luke 22:42. TG God, the Standard of Righteousness.

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e

Ps. 96:8; John 7:18. TG Glory.

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3a

TG Sons of Perdition.

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b

Abr. 3:28. TG Council in Heaven; Rebellion.

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c

TG Agency.

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d

D&C 76:25 (25–27).

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4a

Moses 1:12.

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b

TG Devil.

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c

2 Ne. 2:18; D&C 10:25. TG Honesty; Lying.

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d

1 Thes. 3:5; D&C 29:39 (39–40, 47). TG Deceit.

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e

TG Bondage, Spiritual.

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f

TG Disobedience.

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5a

Gen. 3:1; Mosiah 16:3; Alma 12:4; D&C 123:12.

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6a

TG Devil.

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b

D&C 29:36.

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c

TG Honesty.

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d

John 16:3 (1–3).

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e

1 Cor. 2:16. TG Mind.

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10a

1 Tim. 2:14.

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11a

Gen. 3:5 (3–6); D&C 76:12 (12, 19); Moses 5:10.

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b

Alma 12:31. TG Knowledge.

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12a

Gen. 3:6; 1 Ne. 8:12 (10–15); 15:36.

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b

D&C 29:40.

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c

TG Fall of Man.

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13a

Gen. 2:25; 2 Ne. 9:14.

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b

TG Apparel.

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14a

Gen. 3:8.

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b

Jonah 1:3.

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15a

Gen. 3:9.

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17a

Moses 3:17.

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19a

Gen. 3:13 (1–13); 2 Ne. 9:9; Mosiah 16:3; Ether 8:25.

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20a

Gen. 3:14 (13–16).

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21a

Gen. 3:15.

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b

Ps. 68:21; Rom. 16:20; Heb. 2:14.

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22a

Gen. 3:16. TG Pain.

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b

TG Marriage, Husbands; Marriage, Wives.

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23a

Job 14:1; Moses 8:9. TG Earth, Curse of.

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b

TG Suffering.

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25a

Gen. 3:19 (17–19). TG Mortality.

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b

Moses 5:1.

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c

Gen. 2:7; Job 10:9; Ps. 104:29; Alma 42:30; Moses 3:7; 6:59; Abr. 5:7.

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26a

Moses 1:34; 6:9.

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27a

Gen. 27:16; Alma 49:6.

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b

TG Apparel; Clothing; Modesty.

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28a

Gen. 3:22.

◀

b

TG Man, Potential to Become like Heavenly Father.

◀

c

TG Knowledge; Probation.

◀

d

Alma 42:5 (4–5).

◀

e

Gen. 2:9; 1 Ne. 11:25; Moses 3:9; Abr. 5:9.

◀

29a

TG Eden.

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30a

1 Kgs. 8:56; Jer. 44:28.

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31a

TG Eden.

◀

b

Alma 42:3. TG Cherubim.

Chapter 5

(June–October 1830)

Adam and Eve bring forth children—Adam offers sacrifice and serves God—Cain and Abel are born—Cain rebels, loves Satan more than God, and becomes Perdition—Murder and wickedness spread—The gospel is preached from the beginning.

1 And it came to pass that after I, the Lord God, had driven them out, that Adam began to till the earth, and to have adominion over all the beasts of the field, and to eat his bread by the sweat of his bbrow, as I the Lord had commanded him. And Eve, also, his wife, did clabor with him.

2 And aAdam knew his wife, and she bare unto him bsons and cdaughters, and they began to dmultiply and to replenish the earth.

3 And from that time forth, the sons and adaughters of Adam began to divide two and two in the land, and to till the land, and to tend flocks, and they also begat sons and daughters.

4 And Adam and Eve, his wife, acalled upon the name of the Lord, and they heard the voice of the Lord from the way toward the Garden of bEden, speaking unto them, and they saw him not; for they were shut out from his cpresence.

5 And he gave unto them commandments, that they should aworship the Lord their God, and should offer the bfirstlings of their cflocks, for an offering unto the Lord. And Adam was dobedient unto the commandments of the Lord.

6 And after many days an aangel of the Lord appeared unto Adam, saying: Why dost thou offer bsacrifices unto the Lord? And Adam said unto him: I know not, save the Lord commanded me.

7 And then the angel spake, saying: This thing is a asimilitude of the bsacrifice of the Only Begotten of the Father, which is full of cgrace and dtruth.

8 Wherefore, thou shalt do all that thou doest in the aname of the Son, and thou shalt brepent and ccall upon God in the name of the Son forevermore.

9 And in that day the aHoly Ghost fell upon Adam, which beareth record of the Father and the Son, saying: I am the bOnly Begotten of the Father from the beginning, henceforth and forever, that as thou hast cfallen thou mayest be dredeemed, and all mankind, even as many as will.

10 And in that day Adam blessed God and was afilled, and began to bprophesy concerning all the families of the earth, saying: Blessed be the name of God, for because of my ctransgression my deyes are opened, and in this life I shall have ejoy, and again in the fflesh I shall see God.

11 And Eve, his wife, heard all these things and was glad, saying: Were it not for our transgression we never should have had aseed, and never should have bknown good and evil, and the joy of our redemption, and the eternal life which God giveth unto all the obedient.

12 And Adam and aEve blessed the name of God, and they made all things bknown unto their sons and their daughters.

13 And aSatan came among them, saying: I am also a son of God; and he commanded them, saying: bBelieve it not; and they believed it not, and they cloved Satan more than God. And men began from that time forth to be dcarnal, sensual, and devilish.

14 And the Lord God called upon men by the aHoly Ghost everywhere and commanded them that they should repent;

15 And as many as abelieved in the Son, and repented of their sins, should be bsaved; and as many as believed not and repented not, should be cdamned; and the words went forth out of the mouth of God in a firm decree; wherefore they must be fulfilled.

16 And Adam and Eve, his wife, ceased not to call upon God. And Adam knew Eve his wife, and she conceived and bare aCain, and said: I have gotten a man from the Lord; wherefore he may not reject his words. But behold, Cain bhearkened not, saying: Who is the Lord that I should cknow him?

17 And she again conceived and bare his brother Abel. And Abel ahearkened unto the voice of the Lord. And bAbel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.

18 And Cain aloved Satan more than God. And Satan commanded him, saying: bMake an offering unto the Lord.

19 And in process of time it came to pass that Cain brought of the afruit of the ground an offering unto the Lord.

20 And Abel, he also brought of the afirstlings of his flock, and of the fat thereof. And the Lord had brespect unto Abel, and to his coffering;

21 But unto Cain, and to his aoffering, he had not respect. Now Satan knew this, and it bpleased him. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell.

22 And the Lord said unto Cain: Why art thou wroth? Why is thy countenance fallen?

23 If thou doest well, thou shalt be aaccepted. And if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door, and Satan bdesireth to have thee; and except thou shalt hearken unto my commandments, I will cdeliver thee up, and it shall be unto thee according to his desire. And thou shalt drule over him;

24 For from this time forth thou shalt be the father of his alies; thou shalt be called bPerdition; for thou wast also cbefore the world.

25 And it shall be said in time to come—That these abominations were had from aCain; for he rejected the greater counsel which was had from God; and this is a bcursing which I will put upon thee, except thou repent.

26 And Cain was wroth, and listened not any more to the voice of the Lord, neither to Abel, his brother, who walked in holiness before the Lord.

27 And Adam and his wife amourned before the Lord, because of Cain and his brethren.

28 And it came to pass that Cain took one of his brothers’ daughters to awife, and they bloved Satan more than God.

29 And Satan said unto Cain: aSwear unto me by thy throat, and if thou tell it thou shalt die; and swear thy brethren by their heads, and by the living God, that they tell it not; for if they tell it, they shall surely die; and this that thy father may not know it; and this day I will deliver thy brother Abel into thine hands.

30 And Satan sware unto Cain that he would do according to his acommands. And all these things were done in secret.

31 And Cain said: Truly I am Mahan, the master of this great asecret, that I may bmurder and get cgain. Wherefore Cain was called Master dMahan, and he gloried in his wickedness.

32 And Cain went into the field, and Cain talked with Abel, his brother. And it came to pass that while they were in the field, Cain rose up against Abel, his brother, and slew him.

33 And Cain agloried in that which he had done, saying: I am free; surely the bflocks of my brother falleth into my hands.

34 And the Lord said unto Cain: Where is Abel, thy brother? And he said: I know not. Am I my brother’s akeeper?

35 And the Lord said: What hast thou done? The voice of thy brother’s ablood cries unto me from the ground.

36 And now thou shalt be acursed from the earth which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother’s blood from thy hand.

37 When thou tillest the ground it shall not henceforth yield unto thee her astrength. A bfugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth.

38 And Cain said unto the Lord: Satan atempted me because of my brother’s flocks. And I was wroth also; for his offering thou didst accept and not mine; my bpunishment is greater than I can bear.

39 Behold thou hast driven me out this day from the face of the Lord, and from thy face shall I be hid; and I shall be a fugitive and a vagabond in the earth; and it shall come to pass, that he that findeth me will slay me, because of mine iniquities, for these things are not hid from the Lord.

40 And I the Lord said unto him: Whosoever slayeth thee, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold. And I the Lord set a amark upon Cain, lest any finding him should kill him.

41 And Cain was ashut out from the bpresence of the Lord, and with his wife and many of his brethren dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden.

42 And Cain knew his wife, and she conceived and bare Enoch, and he also begat many sons and daughters. And he builded a city, and he called the name of the acity after the name of his son, Enoch.

43 And unto Enoch was born Irad, and other sons and daughters. And Irad begat Mahujael, and other sons and daughters. And Mahujael begat Methusael, and other sons and daughters. And Methusael begat Lamech.

44 And Lamech took unto himself two wives; the name of one being Adah, and the name of the other, Zillah.

45 And Adah bare Jabal; he was the father of such as dwell in atents, and they were keepers of cattle; and his brother’s name was Jubal, who was the father of all such as handle the harp and organ.

46 And Zillah, she also bare Tubal Cain, an instructor of every artificer in brass and iron. And the sister of Tubal Cain was called Naamah.

47 And Lamech said unto his wives, Adah and Zillah: Hear my voice, ye wives of Lamech, hearken unto my speech; for I have slain a man to my wounding, and a young man to my hurt.

48 If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, truly Lamech shall be aseventy and seven fold;

49 For aLamech having entered into a covenant with Satan, after the manner of Cain, wherein he became Master Mahan, master of that great secret which was administered unto Cain by Satan; and Irad, the son of Enoch, having known their secret, began to reveal it unto the sons of Adam;

50 Wherefore Lamech, being angry, slew him, not like unto Cain, his brother Abel, for the sake of getting gain, but he slew him for the aoath’s sake.

51 For, from the days of Cain, there was a secret acombination, and their works were in the dark, and they knew every man his brother.

52 Wherefore the Lord acursed Lamech, and his house, and all them that had covenanted with Satan; for they kept not the commandments of God, and it displeased God, and he ministered not unto them, and their works were abominations, and began to spread among all the bsons of men. And it was among the sons of men.

53 And among the daughters of men these things were not spoken, because that Lamech had spoken the secret unto his wives, and they rebelled against him, and declared these things abroad, and had not compassion;

54 Wherefore Lamech was despised, and cast out, and came not among the sons of men, lest he should die.

55 And thus the works of adarkness began to prevail among all the sons of men.

56 And God acursed the earth with a sore curse, and was angry with the wicked, with all the sons of men whom he had made;

57 For they would not ahearken unto his voice, nor believe on his Only Begotten Son, even him whom he declared should bcome in the meridian of time, who was cprepared from before the foundation of the world.

58 And thus the aGospel began to be bpreached, from the beginning, being declared by choly dangels sent forth from the presence of God, and by his own voice, and by the gift of the Holy Ghost.

59 And thus all things were confirmed unto aAdam, by an holy ordinance, and the Gospel preached, and a decree sent forth, that it should be in the world, until the end thereof; and thus it was. Amen.

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1a

Moses 2:26.

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b

Moses 4:25.

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c

TG Labor.

◀

2a

Gen. 5:4 (3–32).

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b

Gen. 4:1 (1–2); Moses 5:16 (16–17).

◀

c

D&C 138:39.

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d

Gen. 9:1; Moses 2:28.

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3a

Gen. 4:17; Moses 5:28.

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4a

Gen. 4:26; Moses 6:4.

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b

TG Eden.

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c

Alma 42:9.

◀

5a

TG Worship.

◀

b

Ex. 13:12 (12–13); Num. 18:17; Mosiah 2:3. TG Firstborn.

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c

Moses 5:19 (19–20).

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d

TG Obedience.

◀

6a

TG Angels.

◀

b

TG Ordinance; Sacrifice.

◀

7a

TG Jesus Christ, Types of, in Anticipation.

◀

b

Gen. 4:5 (3–7); 1 Chr. 6:49; Alma 34:10 (10–15); Moses 5:21 (20–26). TG Blood, Symbolism of; Jesus Christ, Atonement through.

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c

Moses 1:32. TG Grace.

◀

d

Moses 1:6.

◀

8a

Moses 1:17.

◀

b

Moses 6:57; 7:10. TG Repent.

◀

c

TG Prayer.

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9a

TG Holy Ghost, Baptism of.

◀

b

TG Jesus Christ, Divine Sonship.

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c

TG Death, Spiritual, First; Fall of Man.

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d

Ps. 49:15; Mosiah 27:24 (24–26); D&C 93:38; A of F 1:3. TG Redemption; Salvation, Plan of.

◀

10a

TG Man, New, Spiritually Reborn.

◀

b

D&C 107:56 (41–56).

◀

c

TG Transgress.

◀

d

Gen. 3:5 (3–6); D&C 76:12 (12, 19); Moses 4:11 (10–13).

◀

e

TG Joy.

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f

Job 19:26; 2 Ne. 9:4.

◀

11a

2 Ne. 2:23 (22–25). TG Birth Control; Family; Marriage, Motherhood.

◀

b

Gen. 3:22.

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12a

Gen. 3:20; D&C 138:39.

◀

b

Deut. 4:9 (9–10).

◀

13a

TG Devil.

◀

b

TG Spiritual Blindness; Unbelief.

◀

c

Moses 5:28; 6:15.

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d

TG Carnal Mind; Man, Natural, Not Spiritually Reborn.

◀

14a

John 14:26 (16–26).

◀

15a

TG Faith.

◀

b

TG Jesus Christ, Savior.

◀

c

D&C 42:60.

◀

16a

Gen. 4:1 (1–2).

◀

b

1 Sam. 3:13; 1 Ne. 2:12 (12–13); Mosiah 27:8 (7–37).

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c

Ex. 5:2; Alma 9:6.

◀

17a

Heb. 11:4.

◀

b

D&C 138:40.

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18a

D&C 10:21 (20–21).

◀

b

D&C 132:9 (8–11).

◀

19a

Moses 5:5.

◀

20a

Mosiah 2:3.

◀

b

TG Respect.

◀

c

TG Sacrifice.

◀

21a

Gen. 4:5 (3–7); Moses 5:7 (4–8).

◀

b

Moses 7:26.

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23a

Gen. 4:7; D&C 52:15; 97:8; 132:50.

◀

b

Gen. 4:7.

◀

c

TG Bondage, Spiritual.

◀

d

Moses 5:30.

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24a

TG Honesty.

◀

b

D&C 76:26, 32 (32–48). TG Sons of Perdition.

◀

c

Moses 4:1.

◀

25a

Hel. 6:27 (26–28).

◀

b

Moses 5:36. TG Curse.

◀

27a

TG Mourning.

◀

28a

Moses 5:3 (2–3).

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b

Moses 5:13.

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29a

Matt. 5:36.

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30a

Moses 5:23.

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31a

Deut. 27:24.

◀

b

TG Murder.

◀

c

Deut. 27:25.

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d

IE “Mind,” “destroyer,” and “great one” are possible meanings of the roots evident in “Mahan.”

◀

33a

TG Boast.

◀

b

TG Covet.

◀

34a

Gen. 4:9 (8–15).

◀

35a

TG Life, Sanctity of.

◀

36a

D&C 29:41. TG Curse.

◀

37a

TG Strength.

◀

b

Gen. 4:12 (11–12).

◀

38a

TG Covet; Temptation.

◀

b

TG Punish.

◀

40a

Gen. 4:15; Alma 3:7 (7–16).

◀

41a

TG Bondage, Spiritual.

◀

b

Moses 6:49.

◀

42a

IE There was a man named Enoch in Cain’s lineage, and a city by that name among his people. Do not confuse these with the Enoch of the righteous line of Seth and with his city, Zion, also called “City of Enoch.”

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45a

Moses 6:38; 7:5 (5–6).

◀

48a

IE Lamech presumptively boasted that far more would be done for him than for Cain. The reasons for his assumption are given in verses 49 and 50.

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49a

Gen. 4:24.

◀

50a

TG Oath.

◀

51a

TG Secret Combinations.

◀

52a

TG Curse.

◀

b

Moses 8:14 (14–15, 19).

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55a

TG Darkness, Spiritual.

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56a

TG Earth, Curse of.

◀

57a

TG Disobedience; Unbelief.

◀

b

Moses 7:46. TG Jesus Christ, Birth of.

◀

c

TG Jesus Christ, Authority of.

◀

58a

TG Gospel.

◀

b

TG Preaching.

◀

c

Alma 12:29 (28–30); Moro. 7:25 (25, 31).

◀

d

Acts 7:53.

◀

59a

TG Adam.

Chapter 6

(November–December 1830)

Adam’s seed keep a book of remembrance—His righteous posterity preach repentance—God reveals Himself to Enoch—Enoch preaches the gospel—The plan of salvation was revealed to Adam—He received baptism and the priesthood.

1 And Adam hearkened unto the voice of God, and called upon his sons to repent.

2 And Adam knew his wife again, and she bare a son, and he called his name aSeth. And Adam glorified the name of God; for he said: God hath appointed me another seed, instead of Abel, whom Cain slew.

3 And God revealed himself unto aSeth, and he rebelled not, but offered an acceptable bsacrifice, like unto his brother Abel. And to him also was born a son, and he called his name Enos.

4 And then began these men to acall upon the name of the Lord, and the Lord blessed them;

5 And a abook of bremembrance was kept, in the which was recorded, in the clanguage of Adam, for it was given unto as many as called upon God to write by the spirit of dinspiration;

6 And by them their achildren were taught to read and write, having a blanguage which was cpure and undefiled.

7 Now this same aPriesthood, which was in the beginning, shall be in the end of the world also.

8 Now this prophecy Adam spake, as he was moved upon by the aHoly Ghost, and a bgenealogy was kept of the cchildren of God. And this was the dbook of the generations of Adam, saying: In the day that God created man, in the likeness of God made he him;

9 In the aimage of his own bbody, male and female, ccreated he them, and blessed them, and called their dname Adam, in the day when they were created and became living esouls in the land upon the ffootstool of God.

10 And aAdam lived one hundred and thirty years, and begat a son in his own likeness, after his own bimage, and called his name Seth.

11 And the days of Adam, after he had begotten Seth, were eight hundred years, and he begat many sons and daughters;

12 And all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty years, and he died.

13 Seth lived one hundred and five years, and begat Enos, and aprophesied in all his days, and taught his son Enos in the ways of God; wherefore Enos prophesied also.

14 And Seth lived, after he begat Enos, eight hundred and seven years, and begat many sons and daughters.

15 And the children of amen were numerous upon all the face of the land. And in those days bSatan had great cdominion among men, and raged in their hearts; and from thenceforth came dwars and bloodshed; and a man’s hand was against his own brother, in administering death, because of esecret fworks, seeking for gpower.

16 All the days of Seth were nine hundred and twelve years, and he died.

17 And Enos lived ninety years, and begat aCainan. And Enos and the residue of the people of God came out from the land, which was called Shulon, and dwelt in a land of promise, which he called after his own son, whom he had named bCainan.

18 And Enos lived, after he begat Cainan, eight hundred and fifteen years, and begat many sons and daughters. And all the days of Enos were nine hundred and five years, and he died.

19 And Cainan lived seventy years, and begat Mahalaleel; and Cainan lived after he begat Mahalaleel eight hundred and forty years, and begat sons and daughters. And all the days of aCainan were nine hundred and ten years, and he died.

20 And Mahalaleel lived sixty-five years, and begat Jared; and Mahalaleel lived, after he begat Jared, eight hundred and thirty years, and begat sons and daughters. And all the days of Mahalaleel were eight hundred and ninety-five years, and he died.

21 And Jared lived one hundred and sixty-two years, and begat aEnoch; and Jared lived, after he begat Enoch, eight hundred years, and begat sons and daughters. And Jared btaught Enoch in all the ways of God.

22 And this is the genealogy of the sons of Adam, who was the ason of God, with whom God, himself, conversed.

23 And they were apreachers of brighteousness, and spake and cprophesied, and called upon all men, everywhere, to repent; and dfaith was etaught unto the children of men.

24 And it came to pass that all the days of Jared were nine hundred and sixty-two years, and he died.

25 And Enoch lived sixty-five years, and begat Methuselah.

26 And it came to pass that Enoch journeyed in the land, among the people; and as he journeyed, the aSpirit of God descended out of heaven, and abode upon him.

27 And he heard a avoice from heaven, saying: bEnoch, my son, cprophesy unto this people, and say unto them—Repent, for thus saith the Lord: I am dangry with this people, and my fierce anger is kindled against them; for their hearts have waxed ehard, and their fears are dull of hearing, and their eyes gcannot see afar off;

28 And for these many generations, ever since the day that I created them, have they gone astray, and have adenied me, and have sought their own counsels in the dark; and in their own abominations have they devised murder, and have not kept the commandments, which I gave unto their father, Adam.

29 Wherefore, they have foresworn themselves, and, by their oaths, they have brought upon themselves death; and a ahell I have prepared for them, if they repent not;

30 And this is a decree, which I have sent forth in the beginning of the world, from my own mouth, from the foundation thereof, and by the mouths of my servants, thy fathers, have I decreed it, even as it shall be sent forth in the world, unto the ends thereof.

31 And when Enoch had heard these words, he abowed himself to the earth, before the Lord, and spake before the Lord, saying: bWhy is it that I have found favor in thy sight, and am but a lad, and all the people chate me; for I am dslow of speech; wherefore am I thy servant?

32 And the Lord said unto Enoch: Go forth and do as I have commanded thee, and no man shall pierce thee. Open thy amouth, and it shall be filled, and I will give thee utterance, for all flesh is in my hands, and I will do as seemeth me good.

33 Say unto this people: aChoose ye bthis day, to serve the Lord God who made you.

34 Behold my aSpirit is upon you, wherefore all thy words will I justify; and the bmountains shall flee before you, and the crivers shall turn from their course; and thou shalt abide in me, and I in you; therefore dwalk with me.

35 And the Lord spake unto Enoch, and said unto him: Anoint thine eyes with aclay, and wash them, and thou shalt see. And he did so.

36 And he beheld the aspirits that God had created; and he beheld also things which were not visible to the bnatural eye; and from thenceforth came the saying abroad in the land: A cseer hath the Lord raised up unto his people.

37 And it came to pass that Enoch went forth in the land, among the people, standing upon the hills and the high places, and cried with a loud voice, testifying against their works; and all men were aoffended because of him.

38 And they came forth to hear him, upon the high places, saying unto the atent-keepers: Tarry ye here and keep the tents, while we go yonder to behold the seer, for he prophesieth, and there is a strange thing in the land; a bwild man hath come among us.

39 And it came to pass when they heard him, no man laid hands on him; for afear came on all them that heard him; for he bwalked with God.

40 And there came a man unto him, whose name was Mahijah, and said unto him: Tell us plainly who thou art, and from whence thou comest?

41 And he said unto them: I came out from the land of aCainan, the land of my fathers, a land of brighteousness unto this day. And my father ctaught me in all the ways of God.

42 And it came to pass, as I journeyed from the land of Cainan, by the sea east, I beheld a vision; and lo, the heavens I saw, and the Lord spake with me, and gave me commandment; wherefore, for this cause, to keep the commandment, I speak forth these words.

43 And Enoch continued his speech, saying: The Lord which spake with me, the same is the God of heaven, and he is my God, and your God, and ye are my brethren, and why acounsel ye yourselves, and deny the God of heaven?

44 The heavens he made; the aearth is his bfootstool; and the foundation thereof is his. Behold, he laid it, an host of men hath he brought in upon the face thereof.

45 And death hath come upon our fathers; nevertheless we know them, and cannot deny, and even the first of all we know, even aAdam.

46 For a book of aremembrance we have bwritten among us, according to the pattern given by the finger of God; and it is given in our own clanguage.

47 And as Enoch spake forth the words of God, the people trembled, and could not astand in his presence.

48 And he said unto them: Because that Adam afell, we are; and by his fall came bdeath; and we are made partakers of misery and woe.

49 Behold Satan hath come among the children of men, and atempteth them to bworship him; and men have become ccarnal, dsensual, and devilish, and are shut out from the epresence of God.

50 But God hath made known unto our fathers that all men must repent.

51 And he called upon our father Adam by his own voice, saying: I am God; I amade the world, and bmen cbefore they were in the flesh.

52 And he also said unto him: If thou wilt turn unto me, and hearken unto my voice, and believe, and repent of all thy transgressions, and be abaptized, even in water, in the name of mine Only Begotten Son, who is full of bgrace and truth, which is cJesus Christ, the only dname which shall be given under heaven, whereby esalvation shall come unto the children of men, ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost, asking all things in his name, and whatsoever ye shall ask, it shall be given you.

53 And our father Adam spake unto the Lord, and said: Why is it that men must repent and be baptized in water? And the Lord said unto Adam: Behold I have aforgiven thee thy transgression in the Garden of Eden.

54 Hence came the saying abroad among the people, that the aSon of God hath batoned for original guilt, wherein the sins of the parents cannot be answered upon the heads of the cchildren, for they are dwhole from the foundation of the world.

55 And the Lord spake unto Adam, saying: Inasmuch as thy children are aconceived in sin, even so when they begin to grow up, bsin conceiveth in their hearts, and they taste the cbitter, that they may know to prize the good.

56 And it is given unto them to know good from evil; wherefore they are aagents unto themselves, and I have given unto you another law and commandment.

57 Wherefore teach it unto your children, that all men, everywhere, must arepent, or they can in nowise inherit the kingdom of God, for no bunclean thing can dwell there, or cdwell in his dpresence; for, in the language of Adam, eMan of Holiness is his name, and the name of his Only Begotten is the fSon of Man, even gJesus Christ, a righteous hJudge, who shall come in the meridian of time.

58 Therefore I give unto you a acommandment, to bteach these things freely unto your cchildren, saying:

59 That by reason of transgression cometh the fall, which fall bringeth death, and inasmuch as ye were born into the world by water, and blood, and the aspirit, which I have made, and so became of bdust a living soul, even so ye must be cborn again into the kingdom of heaven, of dwater, and of the Spirit, and be cleansed by blood, even the blood of mine Only Begotten; that ye might be sanctified from all sin, and eenjoy the fwords of geternal life in this world, and eternal life in the world to come, even immortal hglory;

60 For by the awater ye keep the commandment; by the Spirit ye are bjustified, and by the cblood ye are dsanctified;

61 Therefore it is given to abide in you; the arecord of heaven; the bComforter; the cpeaceable things of immortal glory; the truth of all things; that which quickeneth all things, which maketh alive all things; that which knoweth all things, and hath all dpower according to wisdom, mercy, truth, justice, and judgment.

62 And now, behold, I say unto you: This is the aplan of salvation unto all men, through the bblood of mine cOnly Begotten, who shall come in the meridian of time.

63 And behold, all things have their alikeness, and all things are created and made to bbear record of me, both things which are temporal, and things which are spiritual; things which are in the heavens above, and things which are on the earth, and things which are in the earth, and things which are under the earth, both above and beneath: all things bear record of me.

64 And it came to pass, when the Lord had spoken with Adam, our father, that Adam cried unto the Lord, and he was acaught away by the Spirit of the Lord, and was carried down into the water, and was laid under the bwater, and was brought forth out of the water.

65 And thus he was baptized, and the Spirit of God descended upon him, and thus he was aborn of the Spirit, and became quickened in the binner man.

66 And he heard a voice out of heaven, saying: Thou art baptized with afire, and with the Holy Ghost. This is the brecord of the Father, and the Son, from henceforth and forever;

67 And thou art after the aorder of him who was without beginning of days or end of years, from all eternity to all eternity.

68 Behold, thou art aone in me, a son of God; and thus may all become my bsons. Amen.

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2a

Gen. 4:25.

◀

3a

D&C 138:40.

◀

b

TG Sacrifice.

◀

4a

Gen. 4:26; Moses 5:4. TG Prayer.

◀

5a

Abr. 1:28 (28, 31). TG Scriptures, Lost; Scriptures, Writing of.

◀

b

TG Book of Remembrance.

◀

c

Moses 6:46.

◀

d

TG Guidance, Divine; Inspiration.

◀

6a

TG Education; Family, Children, Responsibilities toward.

◀

b

TG Language.

◀

c

Zeph. 3:9.

◀

7a

TG Priesthood; Priesthood, History of; Priesthood, Melchizedek.

◀

8a

Ex. 4:12 (12–16); 2 Pet. 1:21; D&C 24:6 (5–6); 28:4; Moses 6:32.

◀

b

TG Genealogy and Temple Work.

◀

c

TG Sons and Daughters of God.

◀

d

Gen. 5:1.

◀

9a

Gen. 1:26 (26–28); Moses 2:26 (26–29); Abr. 4:26 (26–31).

◀

b

TG God, Body of, Corporeal Nature.

◀

c

TG Man, Physical Creation of.

◀

d

Moses 1:34; 4:26.

◀

e

TG Soul.

◀

f

Moses 6:44; Abr. 2:7.

◀

10a

D&C 107:41 (41–56).

◀

b

IE Seth was in the likeness and image of Adam, as Adam was in the image of God. Gen. 5:3; D&C 107:42–43; 138:40.

◀

13a

Moses 5:23.

◀

15a

Moses 8:14 (13–15).

◀

b

3 Ne. 6:15.

◀

c

Moses 5:13.

◀

d

TG War.

◀

e

TG Conspiracy.

◀

f

TG Secret Combinations.

◀

g

Ether 8:23. TG Selfishness.

◀

17a

D&C 107:45, 53.

◀

b

Moses 6:41.

◀

19a

Gen. 5:14 (4–24); D&C 107:45 (45, 53).

◀

21a

Gen. 5:22 (5–24); Moses 7:69; 8:1 (1–2).

◀

b

Moses 6:41.

◀

22a

Luke 3:38.

◀

23a

Moses 6:13. TG Preaching.

◀

b

TG Righteousness.

◀

c

Moses 8:3, 16. TG Prophets, Mission of.

◀

d

TG Faith.

◀

e

TG Education.

◀

26a

TG God, Spirit of.

◀

27a

TG Guidance, Divine.

◀

b

Jude 1:14 (14–16).

◀

c

Moses 8:19.

◀

d

Deut. 32:21; 2 Ne. 15:25; D&C 63:32.

◀

e

TG Hardheartedness.

◀

f

Ps. 78:1; 2 Ne. 9:31; Mosiah 26:28; D&C 1:14 (2, 11, 14).

◀

g

Prov. 7:9; Alma 10:25; 14:6; Moses 7:26.

◀

28a

TG Rebellion.

◀

29a

Moses 7:37. TG Hell.

◀

31a

Ex. 34:8.

◀

b

Ex. 3:11 (10–21).

◀

c

Jer. 11:19; Matt. 10:22; JS—H 1:20. TG Hate.

◀

d

Ex. 4:10; Jer. 1:6 (6–9).

◀

32a

Ex. 4:12 (12–16); D&C 24:6 (5–6); 28:4; Moses 6:8; 7:13. TG Prophets, Mission of.

◀

33a

TG Agency.

◀

b

TG Procrastination.

◀

34a

TG Teaching with the Spirit.

◀

b

Judg. 5:5; Matt. 17:20; D&C 109:74; 133:22 (21–22, 40).

◀

c

Moses 7:13.

◀

d

Gen. 5:24; Moses 7:69. TG Walking with God.

◀

35a

John 9:6 (6, 15).

◀

36a

TG Man, Antemortal Existence of; Spirit Body; Spirit Creation.

◀

b

Moses 1:11.

◀

c

TG Seer.

◀

37a

Matt. 11:6; 1 Ne. 16:2 (1–3); Mosiah 13:7.

◀

38a

Moses 5:45; 7:5 (5–6).

◀

b

Gen. 16:12; Matt. 3:4 (1–12).

◀

39a

Luke 7:16; Alma 19:25 (24–27).

◀

b

TG God, Privilege of Seeing; Walking with God.

◀

41a

Moses 6:17.

◀

b

TG Righteousness.

◀

c

Moses 6:21.

◀

43a

Prov. 1:25 (24–33); D&C 56:14 (14–15).

◀

44a

Deut. 10:14; 1 Ne. 11:6; 2 Ne. 29:7; D&C 55:1.

◀

b

Moses 6:9; Abr. 2:7.

◀

45a

TG Adam.

◀

46a

TG Book of Remembrance; Genealogy and Temple Work.

◀

b

TG Scriptures, Writing of.

◀

c

Moses 6:5.

◀

47a

1 Ne. 17:48 (48–55).

◀

48a

2 Ne. 2:25. TG Fall of Man.

◀

b

TG Death; Mortality.

◀

49a

Moses 1:12. TG Temptation.

◀

b

TG Worship.

◀

c

Mosiah 16:3 (3–4); Moses 5:13. TG Carnal Mind; Man, Natural, Not Spiritually Reborn.

◀

d

TG Sensuality.

◀

e

Gen. 4:16; Moses 5:41.

◀

51a

Moses 3:5.

◀

b

TG Man, a Spirit Child of Heavenly Father.

◀

c

TG Spirit Creation.

◀

52a

3 Ne. 11:26 (23–26). TG Baptism, Essential.

◀

b

TG Grace.

◀

c

TG Jesus Christ, Messiah.

◀

d

Acts 4:12. TG Jesus Christ, Authority of; Name.

◀

e

TG Jesus Christ, Savior; Salvation.

◀

53a

TG Forgive.

◀

54a

TG Jesus Christ, Divine Sonship.

◀

b

Mosiah 3:16. TG Jesus Christ, Atonement through.

◀

c

TG Children.

◀

d

TG Salvation of Little Children.

◀

55a

TG Conceived in Sin.

◀

b

TG Death, Spiritual, First; Man, Natural, Not Spiritually Reborn.

◀

c

D&C 29:39. TG Opposition.

◀

56a

Gal. 5:1; 2 Ne. 2:27 (26–27); Hel. 14:30 (29–30). TG Agency.

◀

57a

1 Cor. 6:9 (9–10); Moses 5:8; 7:10. TG Baptism, Qualifications for; Repent.

◀

b

Lev. 15:31. TG Chastity; Cleanliness; God, Perfection of; Modesty; Uncleanness.

◀

c

Ps. 15:1 (1–5); 24:3 (3–4); 27:4; 1 Ne. 10:21; 15:33 (33–36); Mosiah 15:23 (19–26); Morm. 7:7; D&C 76:62 (50–62).

◀

d

TG God, Presence of.

◀

e

Moses 7:35.

◀

f

Matt. 20:28; John 3:13 (13–14).

◀

g

TG Jesus Christ, Prophecies about.

◀

h

TG God, Justice of; Jesus Christ, Judge.

◀

58a

TG Authority.

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b

TG Education.

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c

TG Family, Children, Responsibilities toward.

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59a

1 Jn. 5:8.

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b

Gen. 2:7; Moses 3:7; 4:25 (25–29); Abr. 5:7.

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c

TG Holy Ghost, Baptism of; Man, New, Spiritually Reborn.

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d

TG Baptism; Baptism, Essential.

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e

2 Ne. 4:15 (15–16).

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f

John 6:68.

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g

Abr. 2:11.

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h

TG Celestial Glory; Glory.

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60a

Moro. 8:25.

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b

TG Justification.

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c

TG Blood, Shedding of; Blood, Symbolism of.

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d

TG Sanctification.

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61a

TG Holy Ghost, Source of Testimony.

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b

TG Holy Ghost, Comforter.

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c

TG Peace of God.

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d

TG Jesus Christ, Power of.

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62a

TG Gospel; Salvation, Plan of.

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b

TG Blood, Symbolism of.

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c

TG Jesus Christ, Birth of.

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63a

Heb. 8:5; D&C 77:2.

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b

Alma 30:44; D&C 88:47 (45–47).

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64a

1 Kgs. 18:12; 2 Kgs. 2:16. TG Holy Ghost, Mission of.

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b

TG Baptism, Immersion.

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65a

TG Man, New, Spiritually Reborn.

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b

Mosiah 27:25; Alma 5:14 (12–15).

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66a

D&C 19:31.

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b

2 Ne. 31:18 (17–21); 3 Ne. 28:11.

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67a

TG Priesthood, Melchizedek.

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68a

John 17:21; 1 Jn. 1:3; D&C 35:2.

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b

John 1:12 (9–13); Mosiah 27:25 (24–26); D&C 34:3. TG Sons and Daughters of God.

Chapter 7

(December 1830)

Enoch teaches, leads the people, and moves mountains—The city of Zion is established—Enoch foresees the coming of the Son of Man, His atoning sacrifice, and the resurrection of the Saints—He foresees the Restoration, the Gathering, the Second Coming, and the return of Zion.

1 And it came to pass that Enoch continued his speech, saying: Behold, our father Adam taught these things, and many have believed and become the asons of God, and many have believed not, and have perished in their sins, and are looking forth with bfear, in torment, for the fiery indignation of the wrath of God to be poured out upon them.

2 And from that time forth Enoch began to prophesy, saying unto the people, that: As I was journeying, and stood upon the place Mahujah, and cried unto the Lord, there came a voice out of heaven, saying—Turn ye, and get ye upon the mount aSimeon.

3 And it came to pass that I turned and went up on the mount; and as I stood upon the mount, I beheld the heavens open, and I was clothed upon with aglory;

4 And I asaw the Lord; and he stood before my face, and he talked with me, even as a man talketh one with another, bface to face; and he said unto me: cLook, and I will dshow unto thee the world for the space of many generations.

5 And it came to pass that I beheld in the valley of Shum, and lo, a great people which dwelt in atents, which were the people of Shum.

6 And again the Lord said unto me: Look; and I looked towards the north, and I beheld the people of aCanaan, which dwelt in tents.

7 And the Lord said unto me: Prophesy; and I prophesied, saying: Behold the people of Canaan, which are numerous, shall go forth in battle array against the people of Shum, and shall slay them that they shall utterly be destroyed; and the people of Canaan shall divide themselves in the land, and the land shall be barren and unfruitful, and none other people shall dwell there but the people of Canaan;

8 For behold, the Lord shall acurse the land with much heat, and the bbarrenness thereof shall go forth forever; and there was a cblackness came upon all the children of Canaan, that they were despised among all people.

9 And it came to pass that the Lord said unto me: Look; and I looked, and I beheld the land of Sharon, and the land of Enoch, and the land of Omner, and the land of Heni, and the land of Shem, and the land of Haner, and the land of Hanannihah, and all the inhabitants thereof;

10 And the Lord said unto me: Go to this people, and say unto them—aRepent, lest I come out and smite them with a curse, and they die.

11 And he gave unto me a commandment that I should abaptize in the name of the Father, and of the Son, which is full of bgrace and truth, and of the Holy Ghost, which beareth record of the Father and the Son.

12 And it came to pass that Enoch continued to call upon all the people, save it were the people of Canaan, to repent;

13 And so great was the afaith of Enoch that he led the people of God, and their enemies came to battle against them; and he bspake the word of the Lord, and the earth trembled, and the cmountains fled, even according to his command; and the drivers of water were turned out of their course; and the roar of the lions was heard out of the wilderness; and all nations feared greatly, so epowerful was the word of Enoch, and so great was the power of the language which God had given him.

14 There also came aup a land out of the depth of the sea, and so great was the fear of the enemies of the people of God, that they fled and stood afar off and went upon the land which came up out of the depth of the sea.

15 And the agiants of the land, also, stood afar off; and there went forth a bcurse upon all people that fought against God;

16 And from that time forth there were wars and bloodshed among them; but the Lord came and adwelt with his people, and they dwelt in righteousness.

17 The afear of the Lord was upon all nations, so great was the bglory of the Lord, which was upon his people. And the Lord blessed the cland, and they were blessed upon the mountains, and upon the high places, and did flourish.

18 And the Lord called his people aZion, because they were of bone heart and one mind, and dwelt in righteousness; and there was no poor among them.

19 And Enoch continued his preaching in righteousness unto the people of God. And it came to pass in his days, that he built a city that was called the City of Holiness, even Zion.

20 And it came to pass that Enoch talked with the Lord; and he said unto the Lord: Surely aZion shall dwell in safety forever. But the Lord said unto Enoch: Zion have I blessed, but the bresidue of the people have I cursed.

21 And it came to pass that the Lord showed unto Enoch all the inhabitants of the earth; and he beheld, and lo, aZion, in process of time, was btaken up into heaven. And the Lord said unto Enoch: Behold mine abode forever.

22 And Enoch also beheld the residue of the people which were the sons of Adam; and they were a mixture of all the seed of Adam save it was the seed of Cain, for the seed of Cain were ablack, and had not place among them.

23 And after that Zion was taken up into aheaven, Enoch bbeheld, and lo, call the nations of the earth were before him;

24 And there came generation upon generation; and Enoch was high and alifted up, even in the bosom of the Father, and of the Son of Man; and behold, the power of Satan was upon all the face of the earth.

25 And he saw angels descending out of heaven; and he heard a loud voice saying: Wo, wo be unto the inhabitants of the earth.

26 And he beheld Satan; and he had a great achain in his hand, and it veiled the whole face of the earth with bdarkness; and he looked up and claughed, and his dangels rejoiced.

27 And Enoch beheld aangels descending out of heaven, bearing btestimony of the Father and Son; and the Holy Ghost fell on many, and they were caught up by the powers of heaven into Zion.

28 And it came to pass that the God of heaven looked upon the aresidue of the people, and he wept; and Enoch bore record of it, saying: How is it that the heavens weep, and shed forth their tears as the rain upon the mountains?

29 And Enoch said unto the Lord: How is it that thou canst aweep, seeing thou art holy, and from all eternity to all eternity?

30 And were it possible that man could number the particles of the earth, yea, millions of aearths like this, it would not be a beginning to the number of thy bcreations; and thy curtains are stretched out still; and yet thou art there, and thy bosom is there; and also thou art just; thou art merciful and kind forever;

31 And thou hast taken aZion to thine own bosom, from all thy creations, from all eternity to all eternity; and naught but peace, bjustice, and truth is the habitation of thy throne; and mercy shall go before thy face and have no end; how is it thou canst cweep?

32 The Lord said unto Enoch: Behold these thy brethren; they are the workmanship of mine own ahands, and I gave unto them their bknowledge, in the day I created them; and in the Garden of Eden, gave I unto man his cagency;

33 And unto thy brethren have I said, and also given commandment, that they should alove one another, and that they should choose me, their Father; but behold, they are without affection, and they bhate their own blood;

34 And the afire of mine bindignation is kindled against them; and in my hot displeasure will I send in the cfloods upon them, for my fierce anger is kindled against them.

35 Behold, I am God; aMan of Holiness is my name; Man of Counsel is my name; and Endless and Eternal is my bname, also.

36 Wherefore, I can stretch forth mine hands and hold all the acreations which I have made; and mine eye can pierce them also, and among all the workmanship of mine hands there has not been so great bwickedness as among thy brethren.

37 But behold, their sins shall be upon the heads of their fathers; Satan shall be their father, and misery shall be their doom; and the whole heavens shall weep over them, even all the workmanship of mine hands; wherefore should not the heavens weep, seeing these shall suffer?

38 But behold, these which thine eyes are upon shall perish in the floods; and behold, I will shut them up; a aprison have I prepared for them.

39 And athat which I have chosen hath pled before my face. Wherefore, he bsuffereth for their sins; inasmuch as they will repent in the day that my cChosen shall return unto me, and until that day they shall be in dtorment;

40 Wherefore, for this shall the heavens weep, yea, and all the workmanship of mine hands.

41 And it came to pass that the Lord spake unto Enoch, and atold Enoch all the doings of the children of men; wherefore Enoch knew, and looked upon their wickedness, and their misery, and wept and stretched forth his arms, and his bheart swelled wide as eternity; and his bowels yearned; and all eternity shook.

42 And Enoch also saw Noah, and his afamily; that the posterity of all the sons of Noah should be saved with a temporal salvation;

43 Wherefore Enoch saw that Noah built an aark; and that the Lord smiled upon it, and held it in his own hand; but upon the residue of the wicked the bfloods came and swallowed them up.

44 And as Enoch saw this, he had abitterness of soul, and wept over his brethren, and said unto the heavens: I will refuse to be bcomforted; but the Lord said unto Enoch: Lift up your heart, and be glad; and look.

45 And it came to pass that Enoch looked; and from Noah, he beheld all the families of the earth; and he cried unto the Lord, saying: When shall the day of the Lord come? When shall the blood of the Righteous be shed, that all they that mourn may be asanctified and have eternal life?

46 And the Lord said: It shall be in the ameridian of time, in the days of wickedness and vengeance.

47 And behold, Enoch asaw the day of the coming of the Son of Man, even in the flesh; and his soul rejoiced, saying: The Righteous is lifted up, and the bLamb is slain from the foundation of the world; and through cfaith I am in the bosom of the Father, and behold, dZion is with me.

48 And it came to pass that Enoch looked upon the aearth; and he heard a voice from the bowels thereof, saying: Wo, wo is me, the mother of men; I am bpained, I am weary, because of the wickedness of my children. When shall I crest, and be dcleansed from the efilthiness which is gone forth out of me? When will my Creator sanctify me, that I may rest, and righteousness for a season abide upon my face?

49 And when Enoch heard the earth mourn, he wept, and cried unto the Lord, saying: O Lord, wilt thou not have compassion upon the earth? Wilt thou not bless the children of Noah?

50 And it came to pass that Enoch continued his cry unto the Lord, saying: I ask thee, O Lord, in the name of thine Only Begotten, even Jesus Christ, that thou wilt have mercy upon Noah and his seed, that the earth might never more be covered by the afloods.

51 And the Lord could not withhold; and he acovenanted with Enoch, and sware unto him with an oath, that he would stay the bfloods; that he would call upon the children of Noah;

52 And he sent forth an unalterable decree, that a aremnant of his seed should always be found among all nations, while the earth should stand;

53 And the Lord said: Blessed is he through whose seed Messiah shall come; for he saith—I am aMessiah, the bKing of Zion, the cRock of Heaven, which is broad as deternity; whoso cometh in at the gate and eclimbeth up by me shall never fall; wherefore, blessed are they of whom I have spoken, for they shall come forth with fsongs of everlasting gjoy.

54 And it came to pass that Enoch cried unto the Lord, saying: When the Son of Man cometh in the flesh, shall the earth rest? I pray thee, show me these things.

55 And the Lord said unto Enoch: Look, and he looked and beheld the aSon of Man lifted up on the bcross, after the manner of men;

56 And he heard a loud voice; and the heavens were aveiled; and all the creations of God mourned; and the earth bgroaned; and the rocks were rent; and the csaints arose, and were dcrowned at the eright hand of the Son of Man, with crowns of glory;

57 And as many of the aspirits as were in bprison came forth, and stood on the right hand of God; and the remainder were reserved in chains of darkness until the judgment of the great day.

58 And again Enoch wept and cried unto the Lord, saying: When shall the earth arest?

59 And Enoch beheld the Son of Man ascend up unto the Father; and he called unto the Lord, saying: Wilt thou not come again upon the earth? Forasmuch as thou art God, and I know thee, and thou hast sworn unto me, and commanded me that I should ask in the name of thine Only Begotten; thou hast made me, and given unto me a right to thy throne, and not of myself, but through thine own grace; wherefore, I ask thee if thou wilt not come again on the earth.

60 And the Lord said unto Enoch: As I live, even so will I come in the alast days, in the days of wickedness and vengeance, to fulfil the boath which I have made unto you concerning the children of Noah;

61 And the day shall come that the earth shall arest, but before that day the heavens shall be bdarkened, and a cveil of darkness shall cover the earth; and the heavens shall shake, and also the earth; and great tribulations shall be among the children of men, but my people will I dpreserve;

62 And arighteousness will I send down out of heaven; and truth will I send forth out of the earth, to bear btestimony of mine Only Begotten; his cresurrection from the dead; yea, and also the resurrection of all men; and righteousness and truth will I cause to sweep the earth as with a flood, to dgather out mine elect from the four quarters of the earth, unto a place which I shall prepare, an Holy City, that my people may gird up their loins, and be looking forth for the time of my coming; for there shall be my tabernacle, and it shall be called eZion, a fNew Jerusalem.

63 And the Lord said unto Enoch: Then shalt thou and all thy acity meet them there, and we will breceive them into our bosom, and they shall see us; and we will fall upon their necks, and they shall fall upon our necks, and we will kiss each other;

64 And there shall be mine abode, and it shall be Zion, which shall come forth out of all the creations which I have made; and for the space of a athousand years the bearth shall crest.

65 And it came to pass that Enoch saw the aday of the bcoming of the Son of Man, in the last days, to dwell on the earth in righteousness for the space of a thousand years;

66 But before that day he saw great tribulations among the wicked; and he also saw the sea, that it was troubled, and men’s hearts afailing them, looking forth with fear for the bjudgments of the Almighty God, which should come upon the wicked.

67 And the Lord showed Enoch all things, even unto the end of the world; and he saw the day of the righteous, the hour of their redemption, and received a fulness of ajoy;

68 And all the days of aZion, in the days of Enoch, were three hundred and sixty-five years.

69 And Enoch and all his people awalked with God, and he dwelt in the midst of Zion; and it came to pass that Zion was not, for God received it up into his own bosom; and from thence went forth the saying, Zion is Fled.

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1a

TG Sons and Daughters of God.

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b

Alma 40:14 (11–14).

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2a

The Hebrew equivalent of Simeon is Shimʼon, which means “hearing.”

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3a

TG Transfiguration.

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4a

TG God, Privilege of Seeing; Jesus Christ, Appearances, Antemortal.

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b

Gen. 32:30; Deut. 5:4; Moses 1:11 (2, 11, 31).

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c

Moses 1:4.

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d

TG God, Omniscience of; Revelation.

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5a

Moses 5:45; 6:38.

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6a

Abr. 1:21.

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8a

TG Earth, Curse of.

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b

TG Barren.

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c

2 Ne. 26:33.

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10a

Moses 5:8; 6:57.

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11a

TG Baptism, Essential.

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b

TG Grace.

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13a

TG Faith.

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b

Moses 6:32.

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c

Matt. 17:20; Luke 17:6 (5–6).

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d

Moses 6:34.

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e

TG Priesthood, Power of.

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14a

3 Ne. 9:8.

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15a

Num. 13:33; Moses 8:18.

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b

Ps. 83:17 (2–17); 2 Ne. 25:14; D&C 71:7.

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16a

TG God, Presence of.

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17a

Ex. 23:27 (27–28); Alma 14:26; D&C 64:43.

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b

TG Glory.

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c

1 Chr. 28:8 (7–8); 1 Ne. 2:20.

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18a

D&C 38:4. TG Zion.

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b

2 Chr. 30:12; Acts 4:32 (31–32); Philip. 2:1–4. TG Unity.

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20a

Moses 7:63 (62–63). TG Jerusalem, New.

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b

Moses 7:28.

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21a

Moses 7:31.

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b

Moses 7:47, 69.

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22a

2 Ne. 26:33.

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23a

TG Heaven.

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b

TG Vision.

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c

D&C 88:47 (45–47); Moses 1:28 (27–29); Abr. 3:21 (21–23).

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24a

2 Cor. 12:2 (1–4).

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26a

Prov. 5:22; 2 Tim. 2:26 (24–26); Alma 12:11 (10–11).

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b

Isa. 60:2 (1–3); Alma 10:25; 14:6; Moses 6:27.

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c

Moses 5:21.

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d

2 Pet. 2:4; Jude 1:6; D&C 29:37 (36–45).

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27a

TG Angels.

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b

TG Testimony.

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28a

Moro. 7:32; Moses 7:20.

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29a

Isa. 63:9 (7–10).

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30a

Job 9:9 (7–9); Ps. 8:3 (3–4); D&C 76:24; Moses 1:33. TG Astronomy.

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b

TG Creation.

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31a

Moses 7:21.

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b

TG God, Justice of.

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c

Moses 7:37 (37, 40).

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32a

Moses 1:4.

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b

TG God, Intelligence of; Knowledge.

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c

TG Agency.

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33a

TG Love.

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b

Gen. 6:11. TG Hate.

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34a

Num. 11:1 (1, 10); D&C 35:14.

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b

Ps. 106:40.

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c

Gen. 7:10 (4, 10); Moses 8:17 (17, 24). TG Flood.

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35a

Moses 6:57.

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b

Ex. 3:15; Moses 1:3.

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36a

D&C 38:2; 88:41; Moses 1:35 (35–37). TG God, Omniscience of.

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b

Gen. 6:5 (5–6); 3 Ne. 9:9; Morm. 4:12 (10–12); D&C 112:23; Moses 8:22 (22, 28–30).

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38a

1 Pet. 3:20 (18–21). TG Spirits in Prison.

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39a

IE the Savior.

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b

Ezek. 33:11.

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c

Moses 4:2; Abr. 3:27.

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d

TG Damnation.

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41a

TG God, Omniscience of.

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b

Mosiah 28:3. TG Compassion.

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42a

Gen. 8:16; Moses 8:12.

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43a

Gen. 6:14–22; Ether 6:7 (6–8).

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b

TG Flood; Punish.

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44a

Job 10:1; Isa. 38:15.

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b

Ps. 77:2; Ether 15:3.

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45a

TG Sanctification.

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46a

Moses 5:57.

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47a

TG Jesus Christ, Appearances, Antemortal.

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b

TG Jesus Christ, Lamb of God; Passover.

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c

TG Faith.

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d

Moses 7:21.

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48a

TG Earth, Purpose of.

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b

TG Pain.

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c

Moses 7:64 (54, 58, 64).

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d

TG Earth, Cleansing of.

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e

TG Filthiness.

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50a

TG Flood.

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51a

Moses 7:60.

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b

Ps. 104:9.

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52a

Moses 8:2.

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53a

TG Jesus Christ, Messiah.

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b

Matt. 2:2; 2 Ne. 10:14; Alma 5:50; D&C 128:22 (22–23).

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c

Ps. 71:3; 78:35; Hel. 5:12. TG Cornerstone; Rock.

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d

TG Eternity.

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e

2 Ne. 31:19 (19–20).

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f

TG Singing.

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g

TG Joy.

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55a

TG Jesus Christ, Prophecies about.

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b

3 Ne. 27:14. TG Jesus Christ, Crucifixion of.

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56a

TG Veil.

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b

Matt. 27:51 (45, 50–51).

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c

TG Saints.

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d

TG Exaltation.

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e

Matt. 25:34.

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57a

TG Spirits, Disembodied.

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b

D&C 76:73 (71–74); 88:99. TG Salvation for the Dead; Spirits in Prison.

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58a

Dan. 12:8 (8–13).

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60a

TG Last Days.

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b

Moses 7:51.

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61a

TG Rest.

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b

Micah 3:6; D&C 38:11 (11–12); 112:23.

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c

TG Veil.

◀

d

1 Ne. 22:17 (15–22); 2 Ne. 30:10. TG Protection, Divine.

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62a

TG Righteousness.

◀

b

TG Testimony.

◀

c

TG Jesus Christ, Resurrection.

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d

TG Israel, Gathering of.

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e

TG Zion.

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f

TG Jerusalem, New.

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63a

Rev. 21:10 (9–11); D&C 45:12 (11–12); Moses 7:20 (20–21).

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b

Rev. 14:13 (12–13).

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64a

TG Millennium.

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b

TG Earth, Destiny of.

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c

Moses 7:48. TG Earth, Purpose of.

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65a

1 Cor. 5:5.

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b

Jude 1:14.

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66a

Isa. 13:7.

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b

TG Judgment, the Last.

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67a

TG Joy.

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68a

Gen. 5:23; Moses 8:1.

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69a

Gen. 5:24; Moses 6:34. TG Walking with God.

Chapter 8

(February 1831)

Methuselah prophesies—Noah and his sons preach the gospel—Great wickedness prevails—The call to repentance is unheeded—God decrees the destruction of all flesh by the Flood.

1 And all the days of aEnoch were four hundred and thirty years.

2 And it came to pass that Methuselah, the son of Enoch, was anot taken, that the covenants of the Lord might be fulfilled, which he made to Enoch; for he truly covenanted with Enoch that Noah should be of the fruit of his loins.

3 And it came to pass that Methuselah aprophesied that from his loins should spring all the kingdoms of the earth (through Noah), and he took glory unto himself.

4 And there came forth a great afamine into the land, and the Lord bcursed the earth with a sore curse, and many of the inhabitants thereof died.

5 And it came to pass that Methuselah lived one hundred and eighty-seven years, and begat Lamech;

6 And Methuselah lived, after he begat Lamech, seven hundred and eighty-two years, and begat sons and daughters;

7 And all the days of Methuselah were nine hundred and sixty-nine years, and he died.

8 And Lamech lived one hundred and eighty-two years, and begat a son,

9 And he called his name Noah, saying: This son shall comfort us concerning our work and toil of our hands, because of the ground which the Lord hath acursed.

10 And Lamech lived, after he begat Noah, five hundred and ninety-five years, and begat sons and daughters;

11 And all the days of Lamech were seven hundred and seventy-seven years, and he died.

12 And Noah was four hundred and fifty years old, and abegat Japheth; and forty-two years afterward he begat bShem of her who was the mother of Japheth, and when he was five hundred years old he begat cHam.

13 And aNoah and his sons hearkened unto the Lord, and gave heed, and they were called the bsons of God.

14 And when these men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them, the asons of men saw that those daughters were fair, and they took them bwives, even as they chose.

15 And the Lord said unto Noah: The daughters of thy sons have sold themselves; for behold mine anger is kindled against the sons of men, for they will not ahearken to my voice.

16 And it came to pass that Noah aprophesied, and taught the things of God, even as it was in the beginning.

17 And the Lord said unto Noah: My Spirit shall not always astrive with man, for he shall know that all bflesh shall die; yet his days shall be an chundred and twenty years; and if men do not repent, I will send in the dfloods upon them.

18 And in those days there were agiants on the earth, and they sought Noah to take away his blife; but the Lord was with Noah, and the cpower of the Lord was upon him.

19 And the Lord aordained bNoah after his own corder, and commanded him that he should go forth and ddeclare his Gospel unto the children of men, even as it was given unto Enoch.

20 And it came to pass that Noah called upon the children of men that they should arepent; but they hearkened not unto his words;

21 And also, after that they had heard him, they came up before him, saying: Behold, we are the sons of God; have we not taken unto ourselves the daughters of men? And are we not aeating and drinking, and marrying and giving in marriage? And our wives bear unto us children, and the same are mighty men, which are like unto men of old, men of great renown. And they hearkened not unto the words of Noah.

22 And God saw that the awickedness of men had become great in the earth; and every man was lifted up in the bimagination of the thoughts of his heart, being only evil continually.

23 And it came to pass that Noah continued his apreaching unto the people, saying: Hearken, and give heed unto my words;

24 aBelieve and repent of your sins and be bbaptized in the name of Jesus Christ, the Son of God, even as our fathers, and ye shall receive the Holy Ghost, that ye may have all things made cmanifest; and if ye do not this, the floods will come in upon you; nevertheless they hearkened not.

25 And it arepented Noah, and his heart was pained that the Lord had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at the heart.

26 And the Lord said: I will adestroy man whom I have created, from the face of the earth, both man and beast, and the creeping things, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth Noah that I have created them, and that I have made them; and he hath called upon me; for they have sought his blife.

27 And thus Noah found agrace in the eyes of the Lord; for Noah was a just man, and bperfect in his generation; and he cwalked with God, as did also his three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

28 The aearth was bcorrupt before God, and it was filled with violence.

29 And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt, for all flesh had corrupted its away upon the earth.

30 And God said unto Noah: The end of all flesh is come before me, for the earth is filled with violence, and behold I will adestroy all flesh from off the earth.

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1a

Moses 7:68–69.

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2a

Moses 7:52 (51–52).

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3a

Moses 6:23.

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4a

TG Famine.

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b

TG Curse.

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9a

Moses 4:23. TG Curse.

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12a

Gen. 5:32; 9:18 (18–27).

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b

1 Chr. 1:4.

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c

Abr. 1:11 (11–27).

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13a

Gen. 6:8; 7:5; D&C 138:41. TG Obedience.

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b

TG Sons and Daughters of God.

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14a

Moses 5:52; 6:15.

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b

TG Marriage, Interfaith; Marriage, Marry.

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15a

TG Disobedience.

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16a

Moses 6:23.

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17a

2 Ne. 26:11; Ether 2:15. TG God, Access to.

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b

Gen. 6:3; 2 Ne. 9:4 (4–8). TG Flesh and Blood.

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c

Gen. 6:3.

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d

Gen. 7:10 (4, 10); Moses 7:34.

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18a

Gen. 6:4; Num. 13:33; Deut. 2:20; Josh. 17:15; Moses 7:15 (14–15).

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b

Moses 8:26.

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c

TG Priesthood, Power of.

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19a

D&C 107:52. TG Priesthood, Ordination.

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b

Abr. 1:19.

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c

TG Priesthood, Melchizedek.

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d

TG Missionary Work.

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20a

Gen. 5:29. TG Repent.

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21a

Matt. 24:38; JS—M 1:41. TG Disobedience.

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22a

Gen. 6:5 (5–6); 3 Ne. 9:9; Morm. 4:12 (10–12); D&C 112:23; Moses 7:36 (36–37).

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b

Alma 12:14 (3, 7, 14); D&C 124:99.

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23a

TG Preaching.

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24a

TG Baptism, Qualifications for.

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b

TG Baptism, Essential.

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c

2 Ne. 32:5 (2–5); Moses 1:24.

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25a

Gen. 6:6; Ps. 106:45.

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26a

TG Earth, Cleansing of.

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b

Moses 8:18.

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27a

TG Grace.

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b

Gen. 6:9; D&C 129:3 (3, 6).

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c

TG Walking with God.

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28a

Rev. 6:3 (3–4); D&C 77:7.

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b

Gen. 6:11 (11–13); D&C 10:21; 112:23.

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29a

Gen. 6:12; D&C 82:6.

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30a

Gen. 6:13; 7:23; D&C 56:3; 64:35.

Abraham

Abraham 1

Abraham 2

Abraham 3

Abraham 4

Abraham 5

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Facsimile 2

Facsimile 3

Translated from the Papyrus, by Joseph Smith

A Translation of some ancient Records that have fallen into our hands from the catacombs of Egypt. The writings of Abraham while he was in Egypt, called the Book of Abraham, written by his own hand, upon papyrus.

Chapter 1

Abraham seeks the blessings of the patriarchal order—He is persecuted by false priests in Chaldea—Jehovah saves him—The origins and government of Egypt are reviewed.

1 In the land of the aChaldeans, at the residence of my fathers, I, bAbraham, saw that it was needful for me to obtain another place of cresidence;

2 And, finding there was greater ahappiness and peace and rest for me, I sought for the blessings of the fathers, and the right whereunto I should be ordained to administer the same; having been myself a follower of brighteousness, desiring also to be one who possessed great cknowledge, and to be a greater follower of righteousness, and to possess a greater knowledge, and to be a father of many dnations, a prince of peace, and edesiring to receive instructions, and to keep the commandments of God, I became a rightful heir, a fHigh Priest, holding the right belonging to the fathers.

3 It was aconferred upon me from the fathers; it came down from the fathers, from the beginning of time, yea, even from the beginning, or before the foundation of the earth, down to the present time, even the right of the bfirstborn, or the first man, who is cAdam, or first father, through the fathers unto me.

4 I sought for mine aappointment unto the Priesthood according to the appointment of God unto the bfathers concerning the seed.

5 My afathers, having turned from their righteousness, and from the holy commandments which the Lord their God had given unto them, unto the worshiping of the bgods of the cheathen, utterly refused to hearken to my voice;

6 For their ahearts were set to do bevil, and were wholly turned to the god of cElkenah, and the god of Libnah, and the god of Mahmackrah, and the god of Korash, and the god of Pharaoh, king of Egypt;

7 Therefore they turned their hearts to the sacrifice of the aheathen in offering up their children unto these dumb idols, and hearkened not unto my voice, but endeavored to take away my blife by the hand of the priest of Elkenah. The priest of Elkenah was also the priest of Pharaoh.

8 Now, at this time it was the custom of the priest of Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, to offer up upon the altar which was built in the land of Chaldea, for the offering unto these strange gods, men, women, and children.

9 And it came to pass that the priest made an offering unto the god of Pharaoh, and also unto the god of Shagreel, even after the manner of the Egyptians. Now the god of Shagreel was the sun.

10 Even the thank-offering of a child did the apriest of Pharaoh offer upon the altar which stood by the hill called Potiphar’s Hill, at the head of the plain of Olishem.

11 Now, this priest had offered upon this altar three virgins at one time, who were the daughters of Onitah, one of the royal descent directly from the loins of aHam. These virgins were offered up because of their virtue; they would not bbow down to worship gods of wood or of stone, therefore they were killed upon this altar, and it was done after the manner of the Egyptians.

12 And it came to pass that the priests laid violence upon me, that they might slay me also, as they did those virgins upon this altar; and that you may have a knowledge of this altar, I will refer you to the representation at the commencement of this record.

13 It was made after the form of a bedstead, such as was had among the Chaldeans, and it stood before the gods of Elkenah, Libnah, Mahmackrah, Korash, and also a god like unto that of Pharaoh, king of Egypt.

14 That you may have an understanding of these gods, I have given you the fashion of them in the figures at the beginning, which manner of figures is called by the Chaldeans Rahleenos, which signifies hieroglyphics.

15 And as they lifted up their hands upon me, that they might offer me up and take away my life, behold, I lifted up my voice unto the Lord my God, and the Lord ahearkened and heard, and he filled me with the vision of the Almighty, and the angel of his presence stood by me, and immediately bunloosed my bands;

16 And his voice was unto me: aAbraham, Abraham, behold, my bname is Jehovah, and I have heard thee, and have come down to deliver thee, and to take thee away from thy cfather’s house, and from all thy kinsfolk, into a strange dland which thou knowest not of;

17 And this because they have turned their ahearts away from me, to worship the god of Elkenah, and the god of Libnah, and the god of Mahmackrah, and the god of Korash, and the god of Pharaoh, king of Egypt; therefore I have come down to bvisit them, and to destroy him who hath lifted up his hand against thee, Abraham, my son, to take away thy life.

18 Behold, I will lead thee by my hand, and I will take thee, to put upon thee my name, even the Priesthood of thy father, and my power shall be over thee.

19 As it was with aNoah so shall it be with thee; but through thy ministry my bname shall be known in the earth cforever, for I am thy God.

20 Behold, Potiphar’s Hill was in the land of aUr, of Chaldea. And the Lord broke down the altar of Elkenah, and of the gods of the land, and utterly destroyed them, and smote the priest that he died; and there was great mourning in Chaldea, and also in the court of Pharaoh; which Pharaoh signifies king by royal blood.

21 Now this king of Egypt was a descendant from the aloins of bHam, and was a partaker of the blood of the cCanaanites by birth.

22 From this descent sprang all the Egyptians, and thus the blood of the aCanaanites was preserved in the land.

23 The land of aEgypt being first discovered by a woman, who was the daughter of Ham, and the daughter of Egyptus, which in the Chaldean signifies Egypt, which signifies that which is forbidden;

24 When this woman discovered the land it was under water, who afterward settled her sons in it; and thus, from Ham, sprang that race which preserved the curse in the land.

25 Now the first agovernment of Egypt was established by Pharaoh, the eldest son of Egyptus, the daughter of Ham, and it was after the manner of the government of Ham, which was patriarchal.

26 Pharaoh, being a righteous man, established his kingdom and judged his people wisely and justly all his days, seeking earnestly to imitate that aorder established by the fathers in the first generations, in the days of the first patriarchal reign, even in the reign of Adam, and also of Noah, his father, who blessed him with the bblessings of the earth, and with the blessings of wisdom, but cursed him as pertaining to the Priesthood.

27 Now, Pharaoh being of that lineage by which he could not have the right of aPriesthood, notwithstanding the Pharaohs would fain bclaim it from Noah, through Ham, therefore my father was led away by their idolatry;

28 But I shall endeavor, hereafter, to delineate the chronology running back from myself to the beginning of the creation, for the arecords have come into my hands, which I hold unto this present time.

29 Now, after the priest of Elkenah was smitten that he died, there came a fulfilment of those things which were said unto me concerning the land of Chaldea, that there should be a afamine in the land.

30 Accordingly a famine prevailed throughout all the land of Chaldea, and my father was sorely tormented because of the famine, and he repented of the evil which he had determined against me, to take away my alife.

31 But the arecords of the fathers, even the patriarchs, concerning the right of Priesthood, the Lord my God preserved in mine own hands; therefore a knowledge of the beginning of the creation, and also of the bplanets, and of the stars, as they were made known unto the fathers, have I kept even unto this day, and I shall endeavor to write some of these things upon this crecord, for the benefit of my posterity that shall come after me.

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1a

Abr. 1:20 (20–30); 2:4 (1, 4).

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b

Gen. 11:26 (10–26); Hel. 8:18 (16–19).

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c

Acts 7:3 (2–4).

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2a

TG Happiness; Priesthood, Qualifying for; Rest; Righteousness.

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b

TG God, the Standard of Righteousness.

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c

Prov. 19:2; D&C 42:61.

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d

Gen. 12:2; 17:6; 18:18.

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e

Gen. 13:4.

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f

TG High Priest, Melchizedek Priesthood; Priesthood, History of; Priesthood, Melchizedek.

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3a

D&C 84:14 (6–17). TG Authority; Patriarch.

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b

D&C 68:17. TG Firstborn.

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c

Moses 1:34. TG Adam.

◀

4a

TG Birthright.

◀

b

D&C 84:14 (6–17).

◀

5a

Gen. 12:1.

◀

b

Josh. 24:14.

◀

c

TG Heathen.

◀

6a

TG Hardheartedness.

◀

b

Alma 40:13.

◀

c

IE the “gods,” as illustrated in Abr., fac. 1.

◀

7a

TG Heathen.

◀

b

Abr. 1:15, 17, 30.

◀

10a

TG False Priesthoods.

◀

11a

Moses 8:12.

◀

b

Dan. 3:18 (1–23).

◀

15a

Mosiah 9:18 (17–18); D&C 35:3.

◀

b

Abr. 2:13; 3:20.

◀

16a

“Abram” in 1:16–17; 2:3, 6, 14, 17, in Times and Seasons, March 1, 1842, but “Abraham” in all publications since Millennial Star, July 1842.

◀

b

Jer. 16:21. TG Jesus Christ, Jehovah.

◀

c

Gen. 12:1.

◀

d

TG Promised Lands.

◀

17a

TG Worship.

◀

b

1 Ne. 13:34; D&C 124:8.

◀

19a

Moses 8:19.

◀

b

Gen. 12:3 (1–3); Abr. 2:6 (6–11).

◀

c

Ps. 48:14; D&C 20:12.

◀

20a

Gen. 11:28; Abr. 1:1; 2:4 (1–4).

◀

21a

Gen. 10:6 (6–8); Abr. 1:25 (20–25).

◀

b

Ps. 78:51; Moses 8:12.

◀

c

Ps. 105:23; Moses 7:6 (6–8).

◀

22a

Gen. 10:15 (6–20); Moses 7:7 (6–8).

◀

23a

Gen. 10:6; Ps. 105:23.

◀

25a

TG Governments.

◀

26a

TG Order.

◀

b

TG Blessing.

◀

27a

TG Priesthood, Qualifying for.

◀

b

TG Unrighteous Dominion.

◀

28a

Moses 6:5. TG Scriptures, Writing of.

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29a

Abr. 2:1, 17. TG Famine.

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30a

Abr. 1:7 (7, 12).

◀

31a

TG Record Keeping; Scriptures, Preservation of.

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b

Abr. 3:2 (1–21). TG Astronomy.

◀

c

TG Book of Remembrance.

Chapter 2

Abraham leaves Ur to go to Canaan—Jehovah appears to him at Haran—All gospel blessings are promised to his seed and through his seed to all—He goes to Canaan and on to Egypt.

1 Now the Lord God caused the afamine to wax sore in the land of Ur, insomuch that bHaran, my brother, died; but cTerah, my father, yet lived in the land of Ur, of the Chaldees.

2 And it came to pass that I, Abraham, took aSarai to wife, and bNahor, my brother, took Milcah to wife, who was the cdaughter of Haran.

3 Now the Lord had asaid unto me: Abraham, get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father’s house, unto a land that I will show thee.

4 Therefore I left the land of aUr, of the Chaldees, to go into the land of Canaan; and I took Lot, my brother’s son, and his wife, and Sarai my wife; and also my bfather followed after me, unto the land which we denominated Haran.

5 And the famine abated; and my father tarried in Haran and dwelt there, as there were many flocks in Haran; and my father turned again unto his aidolatry, therefore he continued in Haran.

6 But I, Abraham, and Lot, my brother’s son, prayed unto the Lord, and the Lord aappeared unto me, and said unto me: Arise, and take Lot with thee; for I have purposed to take thee away out of Haran, and to make of thee a bminister to bear my cname in a strange dland which I will give unto thy seed after thee for an everlasting possession, when they hearken to my voice.

7 For I am the Lord thy God; I dwell in aheaven; the earth is my bfootstool; I stretch my hand over the sea, and it obeys my voice; I cause the wind and the fire to be my cchariot; I say to the mountains—Depart hence—and behold, they are taken away by a whirlwind, in an instant, suddenly.

8 My aname is Jehovah, and I bknow the end from the beginning; therefore my hand shall be over thee.

9 And I will make of thee a great anation, and I will bbless thee above measure, and make thy name great among all nations, and thou shalt be a blessing unto thy seed after thee, that in their hands they shall bear this ministry and cPriesthood unto all nations;

10 And I will abless them through thy name; for as many as receive this bGospel shall be called after thy cname, and shall be accounted thy dseed, and shall rise up and bless thee, as their efather;

11 And I will abless them that bless thee, and bcurse them that curse thee; and in thee (that is, in thy Priesthood) and in thy cseed (that is, thy Priesthood), for I give unto thee a promise that this dright shall continue in thee, and in thy seed after thee (that is to say, the literal seed, or the seed of the body) shall all the families of the earth be blessed, even with the blessings of the Gospel, which are the blessings of salvation, even of life eternal.

12 Now, after the Lord had withdrawn from speaking to me, and withdrawn his face from me, I said in my heart: Thy servant has asought thee earnestly; now I have found thee;

13 Thou didst send thine angel to adeliver me from the gods of Elkenah, and I will do well to hearken unto thy voice, therefore let thy servant rise up and depart in peace.

14 So I, Abraham, departed as the Lord had said unto me, and Lot with me; and I, Abraham, was asixty and two years old when I departed out of Haran.

15 And I took Sarai, whom I took to wife when I was in Ur, in Chaldea, and Lot, my brother’s son, and all our substance that we had gathered, and the souls that we had awon in Haran, and came forth in the way to the land of Canaan, and dwelt in tents as we came on our way;

16 Therefore, aeternity was our covering and our brock and our salvation, as we journeyed from Haran by the way of cJershon, to come to the land of Canaan.

17 Now I, Abraham, built an aaltar in the land of Jershon, and made an offering unto the Lord, and prayed that the bfamine might be turned away from my father’s house, that they might not perish.

18 And then we passed from Jershon through the land unto the place of Sechem; it was situated in the plains of Moreh, and we had already come into the borders of the land of the aCanaanites, and I offered bsacrifice there in the plains of Moreh, and called on the Lord devoutly, because we had already come into the land of this idolatrous nation.

19 And the Lord aappeared unto me in answer to my prayers, and said unto me: Unto thy seed will I give this bland.

20 And I, Abraham, arose from the place of the altar which I had built unto the Lord, and removed from thence unto a mountain on the east of aBethel, and pitched my tent there, Bethel on the west, and bHai on the east; and there I built another caltar unto the Lord, and dcalled again upon the name of the Lord.

21 And I, Abraham, journeyed, going on still towards the south; and there was a continuation of a famine in the land; and I, Abraham, concluded to go down into Egypt, to sojourn there, for the famine became very grievous.

22 And it came to pass when I was come near to enter into Egypt, the Lord asaid unto me: Behold, Sarai, thy wife, is a very fair woman to look upon;

23 Therefore it shall come to pass, when the Egyptians shall see her, they will say—She is his wife; and they will kill you, but they will save her alive; therefore see that ye do on this wise:

24 Let her say unto the Egyptians, she is thy sister, and thy soul shall live.

25 And it came to pass that I, Abraham, told Sarai, my wife, all that the Lord had said unto me—Therefore say unto them, I pray thee, thou art my asister, that it may be well with me for thy sake, and my soul shall live because of thee.

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1a

Abr. 1:29.

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b

Gen. 11:28.

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c

Gen. 11:24 (24–26); 1 Chr. 1:26.

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2a

Gen. 11:29; 12:5.

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b

Gen. 11:27; 22:23 (20–24).

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c

Gen. 20:12 (12, 16).

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3a

Gen. 12:1; 20:13; Acts 7:2 (1–8, 16).

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4a

Neh. 9:7; Abr. 1:1, 20, 29–30.

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b

Gen. 11:31 (31–32).

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5a

Josh. 24:2 (2–3).

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6a

Gen. 17:1; 48:3; Ex. 6:2–3; D&C 107:54; Abr. 3:11. TG God, Manifestations of; Jesus Christ, Appearances, Antemortal.

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b

TG Delegation of Responsibility.

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c

Gen. 12:3; Abr. 1:19.

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d

Gen. 13:15; 17:8; 48:4; Ex. 33:1; 1 Ne. 10:3; Abr. 2:19. TG Israel, Land of.

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7a

Moses 6:42.

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b

Lam. 2:1; 1 Ne. 17:39; D&C 38:17; Moses 6:9, 44.

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c

2 Kgs. 2:11; Isa. 66:15 (15–16).

◀

8a

Jer. 16:21.

◀

b

TG God, Foreknowledge of; God, Omniscience of.

◀

9a

2 Sam. 7:23; Neh. 9:23; Isa. 9:3; 26:15; Acts 13:26; Abr. 3:14.

◀

b

Gen. 12:2 (1–3); 49:26; Ps. 105:10 (8–10); 1 Ne. 17:40; 2 Ne. 29:14; 3 Ne. 20:27; Morm. 5:20. TG Seed of Abraham.

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c

D&C 84:17 (17–19); Moses 6:7.

◀

10a

TG Israel, Blessings of.

◀

b

Acts 15:14; Gal. 3:8 (7–9).

◀

c

Gen. 12:2 (2–3); Isa. 44:5.

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d

Gen. 13:16 (14–16); Rom. 4:11; Gal. 3:29 (26–29); 2 Ne. 30:2.

◀

e

TG Patriarch.

◀

11a

TG Israel, Blessings of.

◀

b

TG Curse.

◀

c

Isa. 49:3; 61:9.

◀

d

TG Birthright; Israel, Mission of; Priesthood, Melchizedek.

◀

12a

Jer. 29:13; D&C 88:63.

◀

13a

Abr. 1:15 (15–17).

◀

14a

Gen. 12:4.

◀

15a

Gen. 12:5. TG Conversion.

◀

16a

TG Eternity.

◀

b

TG Rock.

◀

c

IE There is a possibility that Abram traveled southward on the ancient route by way of Damascus to the site of ancient Jerash (Jershon), thence down the Jabbok, across the Jordan, and up the Wadi Farah to Sechem (also spelled Shechem, Sichem, and Sychem).

◀

17a

Gen. 12:7 (7–8); 1 Ne. 2:7.

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b

Abr. 1:29; 2:1.

◀

18a

Gen. 12:6.

◀

b

TG Sacrifice.

◀

19a

D&C 107:54 (53–54).

◀

b

Gen. 11:31 (27–31); 13:15; 17:8 (1–27); Ex. 3:8 (1–10); Num. 34:2 (1–29). TG Promised Lands.

◀

20a

Gen. 28:19.

◀

b

Gen. 13:3.

◀

c

Gen. 13:4.

◀

d

Gen. 12:8.

◀

22a

Gen. 12:11.

◀

25a

Gen. 12:13 (9–20); 20:12.

Chapter 3

Abraham learns about the sun, moon, and stars by means of the Urim and Thummim—The Lord reveals to him the eternal nature of spirits—He learns of pre-earth life, foreordination, the Creation, the choosing of a Redeemer, and the second estate of man.

1 And I, Abraham, had the aUrim and Thummim, which the Lord my God had given unto me, in Ur of the Chaldees;

2 And I saw the astars, that they were very great, and that one of them was nearest unto the throne of God; and there were many great ones which were near unto it;

3 And the Lord said unto me: These are the governing ones; and the name of the great one is aKolob, because it is near unto me, for I am the Lord thy God: I have set this one to govern all those which belong to the same order as that upon which thou standest.

4 And the Lord said unto me, by the Urim and Thummim, that Kolob was after the manner of the Lord, according to its atimes and seasons in the revolutions thereof; that one revolution was a bday unto the Lord, after his manner of reckoning, it being one thousand cyears according to the time appointed unto that whereon thou standest. This is the reckoning of the Lord’s dtime, according to the reckoning of Kolob.

5 And the Lord said unto me: The planet which is the lesser light, lesser than that which is to rule the day, even the night, is above or agreater than that upon which thou standest in point of reckoning, for it moveth in order more slow; this is in order because it standeth above the earth upon which thou standest, therefore the reckoning of its time is not so many as to its number of days, and of months, and of years.

6 And the Lord said unto me: Now, Abraham, these atwo facts exist, behold thine eyes see it; it is given unto thee to know the times of reckoning, and the set time, yea, the set time of the earth upon which thou standest, and the set time of the greater light which is set to rule the day, and the set time of the lesser light which is set to rule the night.

7 Now the set time of the lesser light is a longer time as to its reckoning than the reckoning of the time of the earth upon which thou standest.

8 And where these two facts exist, there shall be another fact above them, that is, there shall be another planet whose reckoning of time shall be longer still;

9 And thus there shall be the reckoning of the time of one aplanet above another, until thou come nigh unto Kolob, which Kolob is after the reckoning of the Lord’s time; which Kolob is set nigh unto the throne of God, to govern all those planets which belong to the same border as that upon which thou standest.

10 And it is given unto thee to know the set time of all the stars that are set to give light, until thou come near unto the throne of God.

11 Thus I, Abraham, atalked with the Lord, face to face, as one man talketh with another; and he told me of the works which his hands had made;

12 And he said unto me: My son, my son (and his hand was stretched out), behold I will show you all these. And he put his hand upon mine eyes, and I saw those things which his hands had made, which were many; and they multiplied before mine eyes, and I could not see the end thereof.

13 And he said unto me: This is Shinehah, which is the sun. And he said unto me: Kokob, which is star. And he said unto me: Olea, which is the moon. And he said unto me: Kokaubeam, which signifies stars, or all the great lights, which were in the firmament of heaven.

14 And it was in the night time when the Lord spake these words unto me: I will amultiply thee, and thy bseed after thee, like unto these; and if thou canst count the cnumber of sands, so shall be the number of thy seeds.

15 And the Lord said unto me: Abraham, I ashow these things unto thee before ye go into Egypt, that ye may declare all these words.

16 If atwo things exist, and there be one above the other, there shall be greater things above them; therefore bKolob is the greatest of all the Kokaubeam that thou hast seen, because it is nearest unto me.

17 Now, if there be two things, one above the other, and the moon be above the earth, then it may be that a planet or a star may exist above it; and there is nothing that the Lord thy God shall take in his heart to do but what he will ado it.

18 Howbeit that he made the greater star; as, also, if there be two aspirits, and one shall be more intelligent than the other, yet these two spirits, notwithstanding one is more intelligent than the other, have no beginning; they existed before, they shall have no end, they shall exist after, for they are bgnolaum, or eternal.

19 And the Lord said unto me: These two facts do exist, that there are two spirits, one being more intelligent than the other; there shall be another more intelligent than they; I am the Lord thy God, I am amore intelligent than they all.

20 The Lord thy God sent his angel to adeliver thee from the hands of the priest of Elkenah.

21 I dwell in the midst of them all; I now, therefore, have come down unto thee to declare unto thee the aworks which my hands have made, wherein my bwisdom excelleth them all, for I crule in the heavens above, and in the earth beneath, in all wisdom and prudence, over all the intelligences thine eyes have seen from the beginning; I came down in the beginning in the midst of all the intelligences thou hast seen.

22 Now the Lord had shown unto me, Abraham, the aintelligences that were organized before the world was; and among all these there were many of the bnoble and great ones;

23 And God saw these souls that they were good, and he stood in the midst of them, and he said: These I will make my rulers; for he stood among those that were spirits, and he saw that they were good; and he said unto me: Abraham, thou art one of them; thou wast achosen before thou wast born.

24 And there stood aone among them that was like unto God, and he said unto those who were with him: We will go down, for there is space there, and we will take of these materials, and bwe will make an earth whereon these may cdwell;

25 And we will aprove them herewith, to see if they will bdo all things whatsoever the Lord their God shall command them;

26 And they who akeep their first bestate shall be added upon; and they who keep not their first estate shall not have glory in the same kingdom with those who keep their first estate; and they who keep their second cestate shall have dglory added upon their heads for ever and ever.

27 And the aLord said: Whom shall I bsend? And one answered like unto the Son of Man: Here am I, send me. And canother answered and said: Here am I, send me. And the Lord said: I will dsend the first.

28 And the asecond was angry, and kept not his first bestate; and, at that day, many followed after him.

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1a

Ex. 28:30; Mosiah 8:13 (13–19); 28:13 (13–16); JS—H 1:35. TG Urim and Thummim.

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2a

Moses 1:35 (35–37); 7:36; Abr. 1:31.

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3a

See also Abr., fac. 2, figs. 1–5. Abr. 3:16; 5:13. TG Astronomy.

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4a

Dan. 2:21.

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b

Abr. 5:13.

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c

Ps. 90:4; 2 Pet. 3:8.

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d

TG Time.

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5a

IE It rotates on its axis more slowly. See also v. 7.

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6a

Abr. 3:16 (16–19).

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9a

TG Astronomy.

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b

D&C 77:3; 88:42 (37–42). TG Order.

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11a

Gen. 17:1; Abr. 2:6 (6, 8, 19). TG God, Access to; God, Manifestations of; God, Privilege of Seeing.

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14a

Abr. 2:9.

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b

Gen. 13:16; D&C 132:30.

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c

Gen. 22:17; Hosea 1:10.

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15a

TG Guidance, Divine.

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16a

Abr. 3:6 (6, 8).

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b

Abr. 3:3.

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17a

Job 9:4 (4–12).

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18a

TG Spirit Body; Spirit Creation.

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b

Gnolaum is a transliteration of a Hebrew word meaning eternal.

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19a

Isa. 55:9 (8–9). TG God, Intelligence of; God, Omniscience of; Intelligence.

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20a

Abr. 1:15.

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21a

D&C 88:47 (45–47); Moses 1:27 (27–28); 7:23.

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b

Job 12:13 (7–25); 2 Ne. 9:8.

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c

TG God, Perfection of; Kingdom of God, in Heaven.

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22a

TG Council in Heaven; Intelligence; Man, Antemortal Existence of; Man, a Spirit Child of Heavenly Father; Spirit Creation.

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b

D&C 138:55.

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23a

Isa. 49:1 (1–5); Jer. 1:5; Moses 1:25; 3:5. TG Election; Foreordination.

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24a

TG Jesus Christ, Firstborn.

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b

TG Jesus Christ, Creator.

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c

TG Earth, Purpose of.

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25a

D&C 98:14 (12–14); 124:55. TG Agency; Salvation, Plan of; Test.

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b

TG Obedience.

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26a

TG Dependability.

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b

Jude 1:6.

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c

TG Mortality.

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d

Titus 1:2. TG Glory; Reward.

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27a

TG God the Father, Elohim.

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b

Moses 7:39.

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c

Moses 4:1 (1–2).

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d

TG Jesus Christ, Authority of; Jesus Christ, Foreordained; Jesus Christ, Messenger of the Covenant; Jesus Christ, Messiah; Jesus Christ, Mission of.

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28a

TG Devil.

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b

TG Sons of Perdition.

Chapter 4

The Gods plan the creation of the earth and all life thereon—Their plans for the six days of creation are set forth.

1 And then the Lord said: Let us go down. And they went down at the beginning, and they, that is the aGods, borganized and formed the cheavens and the earth.

2 And the earth, after it was formed, was empty and desolate, because they had not formed anything but the earth; and adarkness reigned upon the face of the deep, and the Spirit of the Gods bwas brooding upon the face of the waters.

3 And they (the Gods) said: Let there be light; and there was light.

4 And they (the Gods) comprehended the light, for it was abright; and they divided the light, or caused it to be divided, from the darkness.

5 And the Gods called the light Day, and the darkness they called Night. And it came to pass that from the evening until morning they called anight; and from the morning until the evening they called day; and this was the first, or the beginning, of that which they called day and night.

6 And the Gods also said: Let there be an aexpanse in the midst of the waters, and it shall divide the waters from the waters.

7 And the Gods ordered the expanse, so that it divided the waters which were under the expanse from the waters which were above the expanse; and it was so, even as they ordered.

8 And the Gods called the expanse, Heaven. And it came to pass that it was from evening until morning that they called night; and it came to pass that it was from morning until evening that they called day; and this was the second atime that they called night and day.

9 And the Gods ordered, saying: Let the awaters under the heaven be gathered together unto bone place, and let the earth come up dry; and it was so as they ordered;

10 And the Gods pronounced the dry land, Earth; and the gathering together of the waters, pronounced they, aGreat Waters; and the Gods saw that they were obeyed.

11 And the Gods said: Let us prepare the earth to bring forth agrass; the herb yielding seed; the fruit tree yielding fruit, after his kind, whose seed in itself yieldeth its own likeness upon the earth; and it was so, even as they ordered.

12 And the Gods organized the aearth to bring forth grass from its own seed, and the herb to bring forth herb from its own seed, yielding seed after his kind; and the earth to bring forth the tree from its own seed, yielding fruit, whose seed could only bring forth the same in itself, after his kind; and the Gods saw that they were obeyed.

13 And it came to pass that they numbered the days; from the evening until the morning they called night; and it came to pass, from the morning until the evening they called day; and it was the third time.

14 And the Gods organized the alights in the expanse of the heaven, and caused them to divide the day from the night; and organized them to be for signs and for seasons, and for days and for years;

15 And organized them to be for lights in the expanse of the heaven to give light upon the earth; and it was so.

16 And the Gods organized the two great lights, the agreater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night; with the lesser light they set the stars also;

17 And the Gods set them in the expanse of the heavens, to give light upon the earth, and to rule over the day and over the night, and to cause to divide the light from the adarkness.

18 And the Gods watched those things which they had aordered until they obeyed.

19 And it came to pass that it was from evening until morning that it was night; and it came to pass that it was from morning until evening that it was day; and it was the fourth time.

20 And the Gods said: Let us prepare the waters to bring forth abundantly the moving creatures that have life; and the fowl, that they may fly above the earth in the open expanse of heaven.

21 And the Gods prepared the waters that they might bring forth great awhales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters were to bring forth abundantly after their kind; and every winged fowl after their kind. And the Gods saw that they would be obeyed, and that their plan was good.

22 And the Gods said: We will bless them, and cause them to be fruitful and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas or agreat waters; and cause the fowl to multiply in the earth.

23 And it came to pass that it was from evening until morning that they called night; and it came to pass that it was from morning until evening that they called day; and it was the fifth time.

24 And the Gods prepared the earth to bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle and creeping things, and beasts of the earth after their kind; and it was so, as they had said.

25 And the Gods organized the earth to bring forth the beasts after their kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after its kind; and the Gods saw they would obey.

26 And the Gods took acounsel among themselves and said: Let us go down and bform man in our cimage, after our likeness; and we will give them dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.

27 So the aGods went down to organize man in their own bimage, in the image of the Gods to form they him, male and female to form they them.

28 And the Gods said: We will bless them. And the Gods said: We will cause them to be fruitful and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it, and to have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.

29 And the Gods said: Behold, we will give them every herb bearing seed that shall come upon the face of all the earth, and every tree which shall have fruit upon it; yea, the fruit of the tree yielding seed to them we will give it; it shall be for their ameat.

30 And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, behold, we will give them life, and also we will give to them every green herb for meat, and all these things shall be thus organized.

31 And the Gods said: We will do everything that we have said, and organize them; and behold, they shall be very obedient. And it came to pass that it was from evening until morning they called night; and it came to pass that it was from morning until evening that they called day; and they numbered the asixth time.

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1a

Gen. 1:1; Moses 2:1. TG Jesus Christ, Creator.

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b

Prov. 3:19 (19–20).

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c

Moses 1:37 (36–38).

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2a

TG Darkness, Physical.

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b

Gen. 1:2; Moses 2:2.

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4a

Gen. 1:4; Moses 2:4.

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5a

Gen. 1:5.

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6a

Gen. 1:6.

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8a

Gen. 1:8.

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9a

Amos 9:6; Moses 2:7 (6–9).

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b

Gen. 1:9.

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10a

Gen. 1:10; Abr. 4:22.

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11a

Gen. 1:11 (11–12); Moses 2:11 (11–12).

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12a

Ex. 9:29; D&C 14:9; 15:2.

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14a

D&C 88:7 (7–11).

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16a

Gen. 1:16; D&C 76:71 (70–71); 88:45.

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17a

TG Darkness, Physical.

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18a

TG Order.

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21a

Gen. 1:21; Moses 2:21.

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22a

Abr. 4:10.

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26a

TG Counsel.

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b

TG Man, Physical Creation of.

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c

Moses 6:9 (8–10).

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27a

Gen. 1:26; Abr. 5:7.

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b

TG God, Body of, Corporeal Nature.

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29a

Gen. 1:29 (29–30).

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31a

Ex. 31:17; Mosiah 13:19.

Chapter 5

The Gods finish Their planning of the creation of all things—They bring to pass the Creation according to Their plans—Adam names every living creature.

1 And thus we will finish the heavens and the earth, and all the ahosts of them.

2 And the Gods said among themselves: On the seventh time we will end our work, which we have counseled; and we will arest on the bseventh time from all our work which we have counseled.

3 And the Gods concluded upon the seventh time, because that on the seventh time they would arest from all their bworks which they (the Gods) counseled among themselves to form; and csanctified it. And thus were their decisions at the time that they counseled among themselves to form the heavens and the earth.

4 And the Gods came down and formed these the generations of the heavens and of the earth, when they were formed in the day that the aGods formed the earth and the heavens,

5 According to all that which they had said concerning every plant of the field before it was in the aearth, and every herb of the field before it grew; for the Gods had not caused it to rain upon the earth when they counseled to do them, and had not formed a man to till the ground.

6 But there went up a mist from the earth, and watered the whole face of the ground.

7 And the aGods formed man from the bdust of the ground, and took his cspirit (that is, the man’s spirit), and put it into him; and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and man became a living dsoul.

8 And the Gods planted a garden, eastward in aEden, and there they put the man, whose spirit they had put into the body which they had formed.

9 And out of the ground made the Gods to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight and good for food; the atree of life, also, in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.

10 There was a river running out of Eden, to water the garden, and from thence it was parted and became into four heads.

11 And the Gods took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden, to dress it and to keep it.

12 And the Gods commanded the man, saying: Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat,

13 But of the tree of knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it; for in the time that thou eatest thereof, thou shalt surely die. Now I, Abraham, saw that it was after the Lord’s atime, which was after the time of bKolob; for as yet the Gods had not appointed unto Adam his reckoning.

14 And the Gods said: Let us make an help meet for the man, for it is not good that the man should be alone, therefore we will form an help meet for him.

15 And the Gods caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam; and he slept, and they took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh in the stead thereof;

16 And of the rib which the Gods had taken from man, formed they a awoman, and brought her unto the man.

17 And Adam said: This was bone of my bones, and aflesh of my flesh; now she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of man;

18 Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall acleave unto his wife, and they shall be bone flesh.

19 And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not aashamed.

20 And out of the ground the Gods formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air, and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them; and whatsoever aAdam called every living creature, that should be the name thereof.

21 And Adam gave anames to all bcattle, to the fowl of the air, to every beast of the field; and for Adam, there was found an chelp meet for him.

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1a

D&C 38:1; 45:1.

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2a

TG Rest.

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b

TG Sabbath.

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3a

Ex. 20:8 (8–11).

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b

Ex. 31:15 (15–16); Mosiah 13:18 (16–19).

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c

Mosiah 13:19 (16–19); D&C 77:12.

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4a

Neh. 9:6.

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5a

TG Spirit Creation.

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7a

Abr. 4:27 (26–31).

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b

Moses 4:25 (25–29); 6:59.

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c

Gen. 2:7; 2 Ne. 9:26; D&C 77:2; 93:33. TG Man, Antemortal Existence of; Spirit Body.

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d

TG Soul.

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8a

TG Eden.

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9a

1 Ne. 11:25; Moses 4:28, 31.

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13a

Abr. 3:4, 10. TG Time.

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b

Abr. 3:3 (2–4).

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16a

TG Woman.

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17a

Jacob 2:21.

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18a

D&C 42:22; 49:15 (15–16).

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b

TG Divorce; Marriage, Celestial.

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19a

TG Shame.

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20a

TG Adam.

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21a

TG Language.

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b

Enos 1:21; Ether 9:18.

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c

Abr. 5:14.

A Facsimile from the Book of Abraham

No. 1

Explanation

Fig. 1. The Angel of the Lord.

Fig. 2. Abraham fastened upon an altar.

Fig. 3. The idolatrous priest of Elkenah attempting to offer up Abraham as a sacrifice.

Fig. 4. The altar for sacrifice by the idolatrous priests, standing before the gods of Elkenah, Libnah, Mahmackrah, Korash, and Pharaoh.

Fig. 5. The idolatrous god of Elkenah.

Fig. 6. The idolatrous god of Libnah.

Fig. 7. The idolatrous god of Mahmackrah.

Fig. 8. The idolatrous god of Korash.

Fig. 9. The idolatrous god of Pharaoh.

Fig. 10. Abraham in Egypt.

Fig. 11. Designed to represent the pillars of heaven, as understood by the Egyptians.

Fig. 12. Raukeeyang, signifying expanse, or the firmament over our heads; but in this case, in relation to this subject, the Egyptians meant it to signify Shaumau, to be high, or the heavens, answering to the Hebrew word, Shaumahyeem.

A Facsimile from the Book of Abraham

No. 2

Explanation

Fig. 1. Kolob, signifying the first creation, nearest to the celestial, or the residence of God. First in government, the last pertaining to the measurement of time. The measurement according to celestial time, which celestial time signifies one day to a cubit. One day in Kolob is equal to a thousand years according to the measurement of this earth, which is called by the Egyptians Jah-oh-eh.

Fig. 2. Stands next to Kolob, called by the Egyptians Oliblish, which is the next grand governing creation near to the celestial or the place where God resides; holding the key of power also, pertaining to other planets; as revealed from God to Abraham, as he offered sacrifice upon an altar, which he had built unto the Lord.

Fig. 3. Is made to represent God, sitting upon his throne, clothed with power and authority; with a crown of eternal light upon his head; representing also the grand Key-words of the Holy Priesthood, as revealed to Adam in the Garden of Eden, as also to Seth, Noah, Melchizedek, Abraham, and all to whom the Priesthood was revealed.

Fig. 4. Answers to the Hebrew word Raukeeyang, signifying expanse, or the firmament of the heavens; also a numerical figure, in Egyptian signifying one thousand; answering to the measuring of the time of Oliblish, which is equal with Kolob in its revolution and in its measuring of time.

Fig. 5. Is called in Egyptian Enish-go-on-dosh; this is one of the governing planets also, and is said by the Egyptians to be the Sun, and to borrow its light from Kolob through the medium of Kae-e-vanrash, which is the grand Key, or, in other words, the governing power, which governs fifteen other fixed planets or stars, as also Floeese or the Moon, the Earth and the Sun in their annual revolutions. This planet receives its power through the medium of Kli-flos-is-es, or Hah-ko-kau-beam, the stars represented by numbers 22 and 23, receiving light from the revolutions of Kolob.

Fig. 6. Represents this earth in its four quarters.

Fig. 7. Represents God sitting upon his throne, revealing through the heavens the grand Key-words of the Priesthood; as, also, the sign of the Holy Ghost unto Abraham, in the form of a dove.

Fig. 8. Contains writings that cannot be revealed unto the world; but is to be had in the Holy Temple of God.

Fig. 9. Ought not to be revealed at the present time.

Fig. 10. Also.

Fig. 11. Also. If the world can find out these numbers, so let it be. Amen.

Figures 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, and 21 will be given in the own due time of the Lord.

The above translation is given as far as we have any right to give at the present time.

A Facsimile from the Book of Abraham

No. 3

Explanation

Fig. 1. Abraham sitting upon Pharaoh’s throne, by the politeness of the king, with a crown upon his head, representing the Priesthood, as emblematical of the grand Presidency in Heaven; with the scepter of justice and judgment in his hand.

Fig. 2. King Pharaoh, whose name is given in the characters above his head.

Fig. 3. Signifies Abraham in Egypt as given also in Figure 10 of Facsimile No. 1.

Fig. 4. Prince of Pharaoh, King of Egypt, as written above the hand.

Fig. 5. Shulem, one of the king’s principal waiters, as represented by the characters above his hand.

Fig. 6. Olimlah, a slave belonging to the prince.

Abraham is reasoning upon the principles of Astronomy, in the king’s court.

Joseph Smith—Matthew

An extract from the translation of the Bible as revealed to Joseph Smith the Prophet in 1831: Matthew 23:39 and chapter 24.

Chapter 1

Jesus foretells the impending destruction of Jerusalem—He also discourses on the Second Coming of the Son of Man, and the destruction of the wicked.

1 aFor I say unto you, that ye shall not see me henceforth and know that I am he of whom it is written by the prophets, until ye shall say: Blessed is he who bcometh in the name of the Lord, in the clouds of heaven, and all the holy angels with him. Then understood his disciples that he should come again on the earth, after that he was glorified and ccrowned on the right hand of God.

2 And Jesus went out, and departed from the temple; and his disciples came to him, for to ahear him, saying: Master, show us concerning the buildings of the temple, as thou hast said—They shall be thrown down, and left unto you desolate.

3 And Jesus said unto them: See ye not all these things, and do ye not understand them? Verily I say unto you, there shall not be left here, upon this temple, one astone upon another that shall not be thrown down.

4 And Jesus left them, and went upon the Mount of Olives. And as he sat upon the Mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying: Tell us when shall these things be which thou hast said concerning the destruction of the temple, and the Jews; and what is the asign of thy bcoming, and of the cend of the world, or the destruction of the dwicked, which is the end of the world?

5 And Jesus answered, and said unto them: Take heed that no man deceive you;

6 For many shall come in my name, saying—I am aChrist—and shall deceive many;

7 Then shall they deliver you up to be aafflicted, and shall kill you, and ye shall be bhated of all nations, for my name’s sake;

8 And then shall many be aoffended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another;

9 And many afalse prophets shall arise, and shall deceive many;

10 And because iniquity shall abound, the alove of many shall wax cold;

11 But he that remaineth asteadfast and is not overcome, the same shall be saved.

12 When you, therefore, shall see the aabomination of bdesolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, concerning the destruction of cJerusalem, then you shall stand in the dholy place; whoso readeth let him understand.

13 Then let them who are in Judea flee into the amountains;

14 Let him who is on the housetop flee, and not return to take anything out of his house;

15 Neither let him who is in the field return back to take his clothes;

16 And wo unto them that are with achild, and unto them that give suck in those days;

17 Therefore, pray ye the Lord that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the Sabbath day;

18 For then, in those days, shall be great atribulation on the bJews, and upon the inhabitants of cJerusalem, such as was not before sent upon Israel, of God, since the beginning of their kingdom until this time; no, nor ever shall be sent again upon Israel.

19 All things which have befallen them are only the beginning of the sorrows which shall come upon them.

20 And except those days should be shortened, there should none of their flesh be asaved; but for the elect’s sake, according to the bcovenant, those days shall be shortened.

21 Behold, these things I have spoken unto you concerning the Jews; and again, after the tribulation of those days which shall come upon Jerusalem, if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there, believe him not;

22 For in those days there shall also arise false aChrists, and false prophets, and shall show great signs and wonders, insomuch, that, if possible, they shall deceive the very elect, who are the elect according to the covenant.

23 Behold, I speak these things unto you for the aelect’s sake; and you also shall hear of bwars, and rumors of wars; see that ye be not troubled, for all I have told you must come to pass; but the end is not yet.

24 Behold, I have told you before;

25 Wherefore, if they shall say unto you: Behold, he is in the desert; go not forth: Behold, he is in the secret chambers; believe it not;

26 For as the light of the morning cometh out of the aeast, and shineth even unto the west, and covereth the whole earth, so shall also the coming of the Son of Man be.

27 And now I show unto you a parable. Behold, wheresoever the acarcass is, there will the eagles be bgathered together; so likewise shall mine elect be gathered from the four quarters of the earth.

28 And they shall hear of wars, and rumors of wars.

29 Behold I speak for mine elect’s sake; for nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; there shall be afamines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.

30 And again, because iniquity shall abound, the love of men shall wax acold; but he that shall not be overcome, the same shall be saved.

31 And again, this aGospel of the Kingdom shall be preached in all the world, for a witness unto all bnations, and then shall the end come, or the destruction of the wicked;

32 And again shall the aabomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, be fulfilled.

33 And immediately after the tribulation of those days, the asun shall be bdarkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the cstars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of heaven shall be shaken.

34 Verily, I say unto you, this ageneration, in which these things shall be shown forth, shall not pass away until all I have told you shall be fulfilled.

35 Although, the days will come, that heaven and earth shall pass away; yet my awords shall not pass away, but all shall be fulfilled.

36 And, as I said before, after the atribulation of those days, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken, then shall appear the sign of the Son of Man in heaven, and then shall all the tribes of the earth bmourn; and they shall see the cSon of Man dcoming in the clouds of heaven, with power and great glory;

37 And whoso atreasureth up my word, shall not be deceived, for the Son of Man shall bcome, and he shall send his cangels before him with the great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together the dremainder of his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.

38 Now learn a parable of the afig tree—When its branches are yet tender, and it begins to put forth leaves, you know that summer is nigh at hand;

39 So likewise, mine elect, when they shall see all these things, they shall know that he is near, even at the doors;

40 But of that day, and hour, no one aknoweth; no, not the angels of God in heaven, but my Father only.

41 But as it was in the days of aNoah, so it shall be also at the coming of the Son of Man;

42 For it shall be with them, as it was in the days which were before the aflood; for until the day that Noah entered into the ark they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage;

43 And aknew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of Man be.

44 Then shall be fulfilled that which is written, that in the alast days, two shall be in the field, the one shall be taken, and the other bleft;

45 Two shall be grinding at the mill, the one shall be taken, and the other left;

46 And what I say unto one, I say unto all men; awatch, therefore, for you know not at what hour your Lord doth come.

47 But know this, if the good man of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to have been broken up, but would have been ready.

48 Therefore be ye also aready, for in such an hour as ye think not, the Son of Man cometh.

49 Who, then, is a afaithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath made ruler over his household, to give them meat in due season?

50 Blessed is that aservant whom his lord, when he cometh, shall find so doing; and verily I say unto you, he shall make him ruler over all his goods.

51 But if that evil servant shall say in his heart: My lord adelayeth his coming,

52 And shall begin to smite his fellow-servants, and to eat and drink with the drunken,

53 The lord of that servant shall come in a day when he looketh not for him, and in an hour that he is not aware of,

54 And shall cut him asunder, and shall appoint him his portion with the hypocrites; there shall be weeping and agnashing of teeth.

55 And thus cometh the aend of the wicked, according to the prophecy of Moses, saying: They shall be cut off from among the people; but the end of the earth is not yet, but by and by.

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1a

Matt. 23:39.

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b

Ps. 118:26 (24–26); Matt. 26:64; Acts 1:11.

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c

TG Jesus Christ, Relationships with the Father.

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2a

Matt. 24.

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3a

Luke 19:44 (41–44).

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4a

Luke 21:7 (7–36); D&C 45:16 (16–75). TG Last Days.

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b

TG Jesus Christ, Second Coming.

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c

TG World, End of.

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d

Mal. 4:1; D&C 133:64 (64–74).

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6a

Moses 1:19. TG False Christs.

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7a

1 Pet. 4:13 (12–16).

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b

TG Hate; Malice.

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8a

Ezek. 32:9 (7–9). TG Offense.

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9a

TG False Prophets.

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10a

D&C 45:27.

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11a

2 Pet. 3:17.

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12a

JS—M 1:32.

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b

TG Abomination of Desolation.

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c

TG Jerusalem.

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d

D&C 101:22 (22–25).

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13a

D&C 133:13 (9–13).

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16a

Luke 23:29 (29–31).

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18a

Dan. 12:1; JS—M 1:36.

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b

TG Israel, Judah, People of.

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c

Zech. 12:3 (1–14); 14:2 (1–5).

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20a

D&C 97:25 (21–28).

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b

2 Ne. 30:2; 3 Ne. 21:22–24.

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22a

TG False Christs.

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23a

D&C 29:7 (7–23).

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b

D&C 45:26 (18–59).

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26a

Ezek. 43:2 (1–9).

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27a

Deut. 28:26.

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b

Ps. 74:1 (1–2); Matt. 24:28; 1 Ne. 19:16 (15–16); D&C 35:25.

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29a

Joel 1:10; D&C 43:25 (24–25); 87:6 (1–8).

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30a

Isa. 9:19; Mosiah 9:2.

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31a

Matt. 9:35; D&C 84:80 (79–80).

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b

TG Nations.

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32a

JS—M 1:12.

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33a

Joel 2:10; D&C 29:14.

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b

Amos 5:18.

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c

Ezek. 32:7 (7–9).

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34a

Matt. 24:34; D&C 45:31.

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35a

D&C 1:38; 29:33.

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36a

JS—M 1:18. TG Tribulation.

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b

TG Mourning.

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c

TG Millennium.

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d

Matt. 25:31.

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37a

TG Scriptures, Study of; Study; Treasure.

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b

TG Jesus Christ, Second Coming.

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c

D&C 29:11 (11–15); Moses 7:25 (25–26).

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d

TG Israel, Remnant of.

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38a

D&C 35:16.

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40a

D&C 39:21 (20–22); 49:7.

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41a

Gen. 6:5.

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42a

TG Flood.

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43a

TG Apathy.

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44a

TG Earth, Cleansing of.

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b

Zech. 13:8.

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46a

TG Watch.

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48a

TG Procrastination.

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49a

TG Trustworthiness.

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50a

TG Millennium, Preparing a People for.

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51a

D&C 45:26.

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54a

Matt. 8:12.

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55a

Ps. 36:11–12; 73:17 (3–17); 2 Ne. 30:10; D&C 1:9 (9–10); 29:17. TG World, End of.

Joseph Smith—History

Extracts from the History of Joseph Smith, the Prophet

Chapter 1

Joseph Smith tells of his ancestry, family members, and their early abodes—An unusual excitement about religion prevails in western New York—He determines to seek wisdom as directed by James—The Father and the Son appear, and Joseph is called to his prophetic ministry. (Verses 1–20.)

1 Owing to the many reports which have been put in circulation by evil-disposed and designing persons, in relation to the rise and progress of aThe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, all of which have been designed by the authors thereof to militate against its character as a Church and its progress in the world—I have been induced to write this history, to disabuse the public mind, and put all inquirers after truth in possession of the bfacts, as they have transpired, in relation both to myself and the Church, so far as I have such facts in my possession.

2 In this history I shall present the various events in relation to this Church, in truth and righteousness, as they have transpired, or as they at present exist, being now [1838] the aeighth byear since the organization of the said Church.

3 aI was born in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and five, on the twenty-third day of December, in the town of Sharon, Windsor county, State of Vermont. … My father, bJoseph Smith, Sen., left the State of Vermont, and moved to Palmyra, Ontario (now Wayne) county, in the State of New York, when I was in my tenth year, or thereabouts. In about four years after my father’s arrival in Palmyra, he moved with his family into Manchester in the same county of Ontario—

4 His family consisting of eleven souls, namely, my father, Joseph Smith; my amother, Lucy Smith (whose name, previous to her marriage, was Mack, daughter of Solomon Mack); my brothers, bAlvin (who died November 19th, 1823, in the 26th year of his age), cHyrum, myself, dSamuel Harrison, William, Don Carlos; and my sisters, Sophronia, Catherine, and Lucy.

5 Some time in the second year after our removal to Manchester, there was in the place where we lived an unusual excitement on the subject of religion. It commenced with the Methodists, but soon became general among all the sects in that region of country. Indeed, the whole district of country seemed affected by it, and great multitudes united themselves to the different religious parties, which created no small stir and division amongst the people, some crying, a“Lo, here!” and others, “Lo, there!” Some were contending for the Methodist faith, some for the Presbyterian, and some for the Baptist.

6 For, notwithstanding the great alove which the converts to these different faiths expressed at the time of their conversion, and the great zeal manifested by the respective clergy, who were active in getting up and promoting this extraordinary scene of religious feeling, in order to have everybody converted, as they were pleased to call it, let them join what sect they pleased; yet when the converts began to file off, some to one party and some to another, it was seen that the seemingly good feelings of both the priests and the converts were more bpretended than real; for a scene of great confusion and bad feeling ensued—priest contending against priest, and convert against convert; so that all their good feelings one for another, if they ever had any, were entirely lost in a strife of words and a contest about opinions.

7 I was at this time in my fifteenth year. My father’s family was proselyted to the Presbyterian faith, and four of them joined that church, namely, my mother, Lucy; my brothers Hyrum and Samuel Harrison; and my sister Sophronia.

8 During this time of great excitement my mind was called up to serious reflection and great uneasiness; but though my feelings were deep and often poignant, still I kept myself aloof from all these parties, though I attended their several meetings as often as occasion would permit. In process of time my mind became somewhat partial to the Methodist sect, and I felt some desire to be united with them; but so great were the confusion and astrife among the different denominations, that it was impossible for a person young as I was, and so unacquainted with men and things, to come to any certain conclusion who was bright and who was wrong.

9 My mind at times was greatly excited, the cry and tumult were so great and incessant. The Presbyterians were most decided against the Baptists and Methodists, and used all the powers of both reason and sophistry to prove their errors, or, at least, to make the people think they were in error. On the other hand, the Baptists and Methodists in their turn were equally zealous in endeavoring to establish their own tenets and disprove all others.

10 In the midst of this war of words and tumult of opinions, I often said to myself: What is to be done? Who of all these parties are right; or, are they all wrong together? If any one of them be aright, which is it, and how shall I know it?

11 While I was laboring under the extreme difficulties caused by the contests of these parties of religionists, I was one day reading the aEpistle of James, first chapter and fifth verse, which reads: If any of you lack bwisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.

12 Never did any passage of ascripture come with more power to the heart of man than this did at this time to mine. It seemed to enter with great force into every feeling of my heart. I reflected on it again and again, knowing that if any person needed bwisdom from God, I did; for how to act I did not know, and unless I could get more wisdom than I then had, I would never know; for the teachers of religion of the different sects cunderstood the same passages of scripture so differently as to destroy all confidence in settling the question by an appeal to the Bible.

13 At length I came to the conclusion that I must either remain in adarkness and confusion, or else I must do as James directs, that is, ask of God. I at length came to the determination to “ask of God,” concluding that if he gave wisdom to them that lacked wisdom, and would bgive liberally, and not upbraid, I might venture.

14 So, in accordance with this, my determination to ask of God, I retired to the awoods to make the attempt. It was on the morning of a bbeautiful, clear day, early in the spring of eighteen hundred and twenty. It was the first time in my life that I had made such an attempt, for amidst all my anxieties I had never as yet made the attempt to cpray dvocally.

15 After I had retired to the place where I had previously designed to go, having looked around me, and finding myself alone, I kneeled down and began to offer up the desires of my heart to God. I had scarcely done so, when immediately I was aseized upon by some power which entirely overcame me, and had such an astonishing influence over me as to bind my tongue so that I could not speak. Thick bdarkness gathered around me, and it seemed to me for a time as if I were doomed to sudden destruction.

16 But, exerting all my powers to acall upon God to deliver me out of the power of this enemy which had seized upon me, and at the very moment when I was ready to sink into bdespair and abandon myself to destruction—not to an imaginary ruin, but to the power of some actual being from the unseen world, who had such marvelous power as I had never before felt in any being—just at this moment of great alarm, I saw a pillar of clight exactly over my head, above the brightness of the dsun, which descended gradually until it fell upon me.

17 It no sooner appeared than I found myself adelivered from the enemy which held me bound. When the light rested upon me I bsaw two cPersonages, whose brightness and dglory defy all description, estanding above me in the air. One of them spake unto me, calling me by name and said, pointing to the other—This is My fBeloved gSon. Hear Him!

18 My object in going to ainquire of the Lord was to know which of all the sects was right, that I might know which to join. No sooner, therefore, did I get possession of myself, so as to be able to speak, than I asked the Personages who stood above me in the light, which of all the sects was right (for at this time it had never entered into my heart that all were wrong)—and which I should join.

19 I was answered that I must join none of them, for they were all awrong; and the Personage who addressed me said that all their creeds were an abomination in his sight; that those bprofessors were all ccorrupt; that: “they ddraw near to me with their lips, but their ehearts are far from me, they teach for doctrines the fcommandments of men, having a form of godliness, but they deny the gpower thereof.”

20 He again forbade me to join with any of them; and many other things did he say unto me, which I cannot write at this time. When I came to myself again, I found myself alying on my back, looking up into heaven. When the light had departed, I had no strength; but soon recovering in some degree, I went home. And as I leaned up to the fireplace, bmother inquired what the matter was. I replied, “Never mind, all is well—I am well enough off.” I then said to my mother, “I have learned for myself that Presbyterianism is not true.” It seems as though the cadversary was aware, at a very early period of my life, that I was destined to prove a disturber and an annoyer of his kingdom; else why should the powers of darkness combine against me? Why the dopposition and persecution that arose against me, almost in my infancy?

Some preachers and other professors of religion reject the account of the First Vision—Persecution is heaped upon Joseph Smith—He testifies of the reality of the vision. (Verses 21–26.)

21 Some few days after I had this vision, I happened to be in company with one of the Methodist preachers, who was very active in the before mentioned religious excitement; and, conversing with him on the subject of religion, I took occasion to give him an account of the vision which I had had. I was greatly surprised at his behavior; he treated my communication not only lightly, but with great contempt, saying it was all of the devil, that there were no such things as avisions or brevelations in these days; that all such things had ceased with the apostles, and that there would never be any more of them.

22 I soon found, however, that my telling the story had excited a great deal of prejudice against me among professors of religion, and was the cause of great apersecution, which continued to increase; and though I was an bobscure boy, only between fourteen and fifteen years of age, and my circumstances in life such as to make a boy of no consequence in the world, yet men of high standing would take notice sufficient to excite the public mind against me, and create a bitter persecution; and this was common among all the sects—all united to persecute me.

23 It caused me serious reflection then, and often has since, how very strange it was that an obscure aboy, of a little over fourteen years of age, and one, too, who was doomed to the necessity of obtaining a scanty maintenance by his daily blabor, should be thought a character of sufficient importance to attract the attention of the great ones of the most popular sects of the day, and in a manner to create in them a spirit of the most bitter cpersecution and dreviling. But strange or not, so it was, and it was often the cause of great sorrow to myself.

24 However, it was nevertheless a fact that I had beheld a avision. I have thought since, that I felt much like Paul, when he made his defense before King Agrippa, and related the account of the vision he had when he saw a light, and heard a voice; but still there were but few who believed him; some said he was dishonest, others said he was bmad; and he was ridiculed and reviled. But all this did not destroy the reality of his vision. He had seen a vision, he knew he had, and all the cpersecution under heaven could not make it otherwise; and though they should persecute him unto death, yet he knew, and would know to his latest breath, that he had both seen a light and heard a voice speaking unto him, and all the world could not make him think or believe otherwise.

25 So it was with me. I had actually seen a light, and in the midst of that light I saw two aPersonages, and they did in reality speak to me; and though I was bhated and cpersecuted for saying that I had seen a vision, yet it was true; and while they were persecuting me, reviling me, and speaking all manner of evil against me dfalsely for so saying, I was led to say in my heart: Why persecute me for telling the truth? I have actually seen a vision; and who am I that I can withstand God, or why does the world think to make me deny what I have actually seen? For I had seen a vision; I knew it, and I knew that God knew it, and I could not edeny it, neither dared I do it; at least I knew that by so doing I would offend God, and come under condemnation.

26 I had now got my mind satisfied so far as the sectarian world was concerned—that it was not my duty to join with any of them, but to continue as I was until further adirected. I had found the testimony of James to be true—that a man who lacked wisdom might ask of God, and obtain, and not be bupbraided.

Moroni appears to Joseph Smith—Joseph’s name is to be known for good and evil among all nations—Moroni tells him of the Book of Mormon and of the coming judgments of the Lord and quotes many scriptures—The hiding place of the gold plates is revealed—Moroni continues to instruct the Prophet. (Verses 27–54.)

27 I continued to pursue my common vocations in life until the twenty-first of September, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-three, all the time suffering severe persecution at the hands of all classes of men, both religious and irreligious, because I continued to aaffirm that I had seen a vision.

28 During the space of time which intervened between the time I had the vision and the year eighteen hundred and twenty-three—having been forbidden to join any of the religious sects of the day, and being of very tender years, and persecuted by those who ought to have been my afriends and to have treated me kindly, and if they supposed me to be deluded to have endeavored in a proper and affectionate manner to have reclaimed me—I was left to all kinds of btemptations; and, mingling with all kinds of society, I frequently fell into many foolish cerrors, and displayed the weakness of youth, and the foibles of human nature; which, I am sorry to say, led me into divers temptations, offensive in the sight of God. In making this confession, no one need suppose me guilty of any great or malignant sins. A disposition to commit such was never in my nature. But I was guilty of dlevity, and sometimes associated with jovial company, etc., not consistent with that character which ought to be maintained by one who was ecalled of God as I had been. But this will not seem very strange to any one who recollects my youth, and is acquainted with my native fcheery temperament.

29 In consequence of these things, I often felt condemned for my weakness and imperfections; when, on the evening of the above-mentioned twenty-first of September, after I had retired to my bed for the night, I betook myself to aprayer and supplication to Almighty God for forgiveness of all my sins and follies, and also for a manifestation to me, that I might know of my state and standing before him; for I had full bconfidence in obtaining a divine manifestation, as I previously had one.

30 While I was thus in the act of calling upon God, I discovered a alight appearing in my room, which continued to increase until the room was lighter than at noonday, when immediately a bpersonage appeared at my bedside, standing in the air, for his feet did not touch the floor.

31 He had on a loose robe of most exquisite awhiteness. It was a whiteness beyond anything earthly I had ever seen; nor do I believe that any earthly thing could be made to appear so exceedingly white and brilliant. His hands were naked, and his arms also, a little above the wrist; so, also, were his feet naked, as were his legs, a little above the ankles. His head and neck were also bare. I could discover that he had no other clothing on but this robe, as it was open, so that I could see into his bosom.

32 Not only was his robe exceedingly white, but his whole person was aglorious beyond description, and his countenance truly like blightning. The room was exceedingly light, but not so very bright as immediately around his person. When I first looked upon him, I was cafraid; but the dfear soon left me.

33 He called me by aname, and said unto me that he was a bmessenger sent from the presence of God to me, and that his name was Moroni; that God had a work for me to do; and that my name should be had for cgood and evil among all nations, kindreds, and tongues, or that it should be both good and evil spoken of among all people.

34 He said there was a abook deposited, written upon gold plates, giving an account of the former inhabitants of this continent, and the source from whence they sprang. He also said that the bfulness of the everlasting Gospel was contained in it, as delivered by the Savior to the ancient inhabitants;

35 Also, that there were two stones in silver bows—and these stones, fastened to a abreastplate, constituted what is called the bUrim and Thummim—deposited with the plates; and the possession and use of these stones were what constituted c“seers” in ancient or former times; and that God had prepared them for the purpose of translating the book.

36 After telling me these things, he commenced quoting the prophecies of the Old Testament. He first quoted part of the athird chapter of Malachi; and he quoted also the fourth or last chapter of the same prophecy, though with a little variation from the way it reads in our Bibles. Instead of quoting the first verse as it reads in our books, he quoted it thus:

37 For behold, the aday cometh that shall bburn as an oven, and all the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly shall burn as cstubble; for they that come shall burn them, saith the Lord of Hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch.

38 And again, he quoted the fifth verse thus: Behold, I will reveal unto you the aPriesthood, by the hand of bElijah the prophet, before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the cLord.

39 He also quoted the next verse differently: And he shall plant in the hearts of the achildren the bpromises made to the fathers, and the hearts of the children shall turn to their fathers. If it were not so, the whole earth would be utterly wasted at his coming.

40 In addition to these, he quoted the aeleventh chapter of Isaiah, saying that it was about to be fulfilled. He quoted also the third chapter of Acts, twenty-second and twenty-third verses, precisely as they stand in our New Testament. He said that that bprophet was Christ; but the day had not yet come when “they who would not hear his voice should be ccut off from among the people,” but soon would come.

41 He also quoted the asecond chapter of Joel, from the twenty-eighth verse to the last. He also said that this was not yet fulfilled, but was soon to be. And he further stated that the fulness of the bGentiles was soon to come in. He quoted many other passages of scripture, and offered many explanations which ccannot be mentioned here.

42 Again, he told me, that when I got those plates of which he had spoken—for the time that they should be obtained was not yet fulfilled—I should not show them to any person; neither the breastplate with the Urim and Thummim; only to those to whom I should be commanded to show them; if I did I should be adestroyed. While he was conversing with me about the plates, the vision was opened to my bmind that I could see the place where the plates were deposited, and that so clearly and distinctly that I knew the place again when I visited it.

43 After this communication, I saw the light in the room begin to gather immediately around the person of him who had been speaking to me, and it continued to do so until the room was again left dark, except just around him; when, instantly I saw, as it were, a conduit open right up into heaven, and he aascended till he entirely disappeared, and the room was left as it had been before this heavenly light had made its appearance.

44 I lay musing on the singularity of the scene, and marveling greatly at what had been told to me by this extraordinary messenger; when, in the midst of my ameditation, I suddenly discovered that my room was again beginning to get lighted, and in an instant, as it were, the same heavenly messenger was again by my bedside.

45 He commenced, and aagain related the very same things which he had done at his first visit, without the least variation; which having done, he informed me of great bjudgments which were coming upon the earth, with great desolations by cfamine, dsword, and pestilence; and that these grievous judgments would come on the earth in this generation. Having related these things, he again ascended as he had done before.

46 By this time, so deep were the impressions made on my mind, that sleep had fled from my eyes, and I lay overwhelmed in aastonishment at what I had both seen and heard. But what was my surprise when again I beheld the same messenger at my bedside, and heard him rehearse or repeat over again to me the same things as before; and added a caution to me, telling me that Satan would try to btempt me (in consequence of the indigent circumstances of my father’s family), to get the plates for the purpose of getting crich. This he forbade me, saying that I must have no other object in view in getting the plates but to glorify God, and must not be influenced by any other dmotive than that of building his kingdom; otherwise I could not get them.

47 After this third visit, he again ascended into heaven as before, and I was again left to aponder on the strangeness of what I had just experienced; when almost immediately after the heavenly messenger had ascended from me for the third time, the cock crowed, and I found that day was approaching, so that our interviews must have occupied the whole of that night.

48 I shortly after arose from my bed, and, as usual, went to the necessary labors of the day; but, in attempting to work as at other times, I found my astrength so exhausted as to render me entirely unable. My father, who was laboring along with me, discovered something to be wrong with me, and told me to go home. I started with the intention of going to the house; but, in attempting to cross the fence out of the field where we were, my strength entirely failed me, and I bfell helpless on the ground, and for a time was quite unconscious of anything.

49 The first thing that I can recollect was a voice speaking unto me, calling me by name. I looked up, and beheld the same messenger standing over my head, surrounded by light as before. He then again related unto me all that he had related to me the previous night, and commanded me to go to my afather and tell him of the vision and commandments which I had received.

50 I obeyed; I returned to my afather in the field, and rehearsed the whole matter to him. He breplied to me that it was of God, and told me to go and do as commanded by the messenger. I left the field, and went to the place where the messenger had told me the plates were deposited; and owing to the distinctness of the vision which I had had concerning it, I knew the place the instant that I arrived there.

51 Convenient to the village of Manchester, Ontario county, New York, stands a ahill of considerable size, and the most elevated of any in the neighborhood. On the west side of this hill, not far from the top, under a stone of considerable size, lay the plates, deposited in a stone box. This stone was thick and rounding in the middle on the upper side, and thinner towards the edges, so that the middle part of it was visible above the ground, but the edge all around was covered with earth.

52 Having removed the earth, I obtained a lever, which I got fixed under the edge of the stone, and with a little exertion raised it up. I looked in, and there indeed did I behold the aplates, the bUrim and Thummim, and the breastplate, as stated by the messenger. The box in which they lay was formed by laying stones together in some kind of cement. In the bottom of the box were laid two stones crossways of the box, and on these stones lay the plates and the other things with them.

53 I made an attempt to take them out, but was forbidden by the messenger, and was again informed that the time for bringing them forth had not yet arrived, neither would it, until four years from that time; but he told me that I should come to that place precisely in one year from that time, and that he would there meet with me, and that I should continue to do so until the time should come for obtaining the plates.

54 Accordingly, as I had been commanded, I went at the end of each year, and at each time I found the same messenger there, and received instruction and intelligence from him at each of our interviews, respecting what the Lord was going to do, and how and in what manner his akingdom was to be conducted in the last days.

Joseph Smith marries Emma Hale—He receives the gold plates from Moroni and translates some of the characters—Martin Harris shows the characters and translation to Professor Anthon, who says, “I cannot read a sealed book.” (Verses 55–65.)

55 As my father’s worldly circumstances were very limited, we were under the necessity of alaboring with our hands, hiring out by day’s work and otherwise, as we could get opportunity. Sometimes we were at home, and sometimes abroad, and by continuous blabor were enabled to get a comfortable maintenance.

56 In the year 1823 my father’s family met with a great aaffliction by the death of my eldest brother, bAlvin. In the month of October, 1825, I hired with an old gentleman by the name of Josiah Stoal, who lived in Chenango county, State of New York. He had heard something of a silver mine having been opened by the Spaniards in Harmony, Susquehanna county, State of Pennsylvania; and had, previous to my hiring to him, been digging, in order, if possible, to discover the mine. After I went to live with him, he took me, with the rest of his hands, to dig for the silver mine, at which I continued to work for nearly a month, without success in our undertaking, and finally I prevailed with the old gentleman to cease digging after it. Hence arose the very prevalent story of my having been a money-digger.

57 During the time that I was thus employed, I was put to board with a Mr. Isaac Hale, of that place; it was there I first saw my wife (his daughter), Emma Hale. On the 18th of January, 1827, we were married, while I was yet employed in the service of Mr. Stoal.

58 Owing to my continuing to assert that I had seen a vision, apersecution still followed me, and my wife’s father’s family were very much opposed to our being married. I was, therefore, under the necessity of taking her elsewhere; so we went and were married at the house of Squire Tarbill, in South Bainbridge, Chenango county, New York. Immediately after my marriage, I left Mr. Stoal’s, and went to my father’s, and bfarmed with him that season.

59 At length the time arrived for obtaining the plates, the Urim and Thummim, and the breastplate. On the twenty-second day of September, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-seven, having gone as usual at the end of another year to the place where they were deposited, the same heavenly messenger delivered them up to ame with this charge: that I should be bresponsible for them; that if I should let them go carelessly, or through any cneglect of mine, I should be cut off; but that if I would use all my endeavors to dpreserve them, until he, the messenger, should call for them, they should be protected.

60 I soon found out the reason why I had received such strict charges to keep them safe, and why it was that the messenger had said that when I had done what was required at my hand, he would call for them. For no sooner was it known that I had them, than the most strenuous exertions were used to aget them from me. Every stratagem that could be invented was resorted to for that purpose. The persecution became more bitter and severe than before, and multitudes were on the alert continually to get them from me if possible. But by the wisdom of God, they remained safe in my hands, until I had accomplished by them what was required at my hand. When, according to arrangements, the messenger called for them, I delivered them up to him; and he has them in his charge until this bday, being the second day of May, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-eight.

61 The excitement, however, still continued, and rumor with her thousand tongues was all the time employed in circulating afalsehoods about my father’s family, and about myself. If I were to relate a thousandth part of them, it would fill up volumes. The persecution, however, became so intolerable that I was under the necessity of leaving Manchester, and going with my wife to Susquehanna county, in the State of Pennsylvania. While preparing to start—being very poor, and the persecution so heavy upon us that there was no probability that we would ever be otherwise—in the midst of our afflictions we found a friend in a gentleman by the name of bMartin Harris, who came to us and gave me fifty dollars to assist us on our journey. Mr. Harris was a resident of Palmyra township, Wayne county, in the State of New York, and a farmer of respectability.

62 By this timely aid was I enabled to reach the place of my destination in Pennsylvania; and immediately after my arrival there I commenced copying the characters off the plates. I copied a considerable number of them, and by means of the aUrim and Thummim I translated some of them, which I did between the time I arrived at the house of my wife’s father, in the month of December, and the February following.

63 Sometime in this month of February, the aforementioned Mr. Martin Harris came to our place, got the characters which I had drawn off the plates, and started with them to the city of New York. For what took place relative to him and the characters, I refer to his own account of the circumstances, as he related them to me after his return, which was as follows:

64 “I went to the city of New York, and presented the characters which had been translated, with the translation thereof, to Professor Charles Anthon, a gentleman celebrated for his literary attainments. Professor Anthon stated that the translation was correct, more so than any he had before seen translated from the Egyptian. I then showed him those which were not yet translated, and he said that they were Egyptian, Chaldaic, Assyriac, and Arabic; and he said they were true characters. He gave me a certificate, certifying to the people of Palmyra that they were true characters, and that the translation of such of them as had been translated was also correct. I took the certificate and put it into my pocket, and was just leaving the house, when Mr. Anthon called me back, and asked me how the young man found out that there were gold plates in the place where he found them. I answered that an angel of God had revealed it unto him.

65 “He then said to me, ‘Let me see that certificate.’ I accordingly took it out of my pocket and gave it to him, when he took it and tore it to pieces, saying that there was no such thing now as ministering of aangels, and that if I would bring the plates to him he would translate them. I informed him that part of the plates were bsealed, and that I was forbidden to bring them. He replied, ‘I cannot read a sealed book.’ I left him and went to Dr. Mitchell, who sanctioned what Professor Anthon had said respecting both the characters and the translation.”

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Oliver Cowdery serves as scribe in translating the Book of Mormon—Joseph and Oliver receive the Aaronic Priesthood from John the Baptist—They are baptized, ordained, and receive the spirit of prophecy. (Verses 66–75.)

66 On the 5th day of April, 1829, aOliver Cowdery came to my house, until which time I had never seen him. He stated to me that having been teaching school in the neighborhood where my father resided, and my father being one of those who sent to the school, he went to board for a season at his house, and while there the family related to him the circumstances of my having received the plates, and accordingly he had come to make inquiries of me.

67 Two days after the arrival of Mr. Cowdery (being the 7th of April) I commenced to translate the Book of Mormon, and he began to awrite for me.

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68 We still continued the work of translation, when, in the ensuing month (May, 1829), we on a certain day went into the woods to pray and inquire of the Lord respecting abaptism for the bremission of sins, that we found mentioned in the translation of the plates. While we were thus employed, praying and calling upon the Lord, a messenger from heaven descended in a ccloud of light, and having laid his dhands upon us, he eordained us, saying:

69 Upon you my fellow servants, in the name of Messiah, I confer the aPriesthood of bAaron, which holds the keys of the ministering of angels, and of the gospel of repentance, and of cbaptism by immersion for the remission of sins; and this shall never be taken again from the earth until the sons of dLevi do offer again an offering unto the Lord in erighteousness.

70 He said this Aaronic Priesthood had not the power of laying on hands for the gift of the Holy Ghost, but that this should be conferred on us hereafter; and he commanded us to go and be baptized, and gave us directions that I should baptize Oliver Cowdery, and that afterwards he should baptize me.

71 Accordingly we went and were baptized. I abaptized him first, and afterwards he baptized me—after which I laid my hands upon his head and ordained him to the Aaronic Priesthood, and afterwards he laid his hands on me and ordained me to the same Priesthood—for so we were commanded.*

72 The amessenger who visited us on this occasion and conferred this Priesthood upon us, said that his name was John, the same that is called bJohn the Baptist in the New Testament, and that he acted under the direction of cPeter, James and John, who held the keys of the Priesthood of Melchizedek, which Priesthood, he said, would in due time be conferred on us, and that I should be called the first dElder of the Church, and he (Oliver Cowdery) the second. It was on the fifteenth day of May, 1829, that we were ordained under the hand of this messenger, and baptized.

73 Immediately on our coming up out of the water after we had been baptized, we experienced great and glorious blessings from our Heavenly Father. No sooner had I baptized Oliver Cowdery, than the Holy Ghost fell upon him, and he stood up and aprophesied many things which should shortly come to pass. And again, so soon as I had been baptized by him, I also had the spirit of prophecy, when, standing up, I prophesied concerning the rise of this Church, and many other things connected with the Church, and this generation of the children of men. We were filled with the Holy Ghost, and rejoiced in the God of our salvation.

74 Our minds being now enlightened, we began to have the ascriptures laid open to our understandings, and the btrue meaning and intention of their more cmysterious passages revealed unto us in a manner which we never could attain to previously, nor ever before had thought of. In the meantime we were forced to keep secret the circumstances of having received the Priesthood and our having been baptized, owing to a spirit of persecution which had already manifested itself in the neighborhood.

75 We had been threatened with being mobbed, from time to time, and this, too, by professors of religion. And their intentions of mobbing us were only counteracted by the influence of my wife’s father’s family (under Divine providence), who had become very afriendly to me, and who were opposed to mobs, and were willing that I should be allowed to continue the work of translation without interruption; and therefore offered and promised us protection from all unlawful proceedings, as far as in them lay.

Oliver Cowdery describes these events thus: “These were days never to be forgotten—to sit under the sound of a voice dictated by the inspiration of heaven, awakened the utmost gratitude of this bosom! Day after day I continued, uninterrupted, to write from his mouth, as he translated with the Urim and Thummim, or, as the Nephites would have said, ‘Interpreters,’ the history or record called ‘The Book of Mormon.’

“To notice, in even few words, the interesting account given by Mormon and his faithful son, Moroni, of a people once beloved and favored of heaven, would supersede my present design; I shall therefore defer this to a future period, and, as I said in the introduction, pass more directly to some few incidents immediately connected with the rise of this Church, which may be entertaining to some thousands who have stepped forward, amid the frowns of bigots and the calumny of hypocrites, and embraced the Gospel of Christ.

“No men, in their sober senses, could translate and write the directions given to the Nephites from the mouth of the Savior, of the precise manner in which men should build up His Church, and especially when corruption had spread an uncertainty over all forms and systems practiced among men, without desiring a privilege of showing the willingness of the heart by being buried in the liquid grave, to answer a ‘good conscience by the resurrection of Jesus Christ.’

“After writing the account given of the Savior’s ministry to the remnant of the seed of Jacob, upon this continent, it was easy to be seen, as the prophet said it would be, that darkness covered the earth and gross darkness the minds of the people. On reflecting further it was as easy to be seen that amid the great strife and noise concerning religion, none had authority from God to administer the ordinances of the Gospel. For the question might be asked, have men authority to administer in the name of Christ, who deny revelations, when His testimony is no less than the spirit of prophecy, and His religion based, built, and sustained by immediate revelations, in all ages of the world when He has had a people on earth? If these facts were buried, and carefully concealed by men whose craft would have been in danger if once permitted to shine in the faces of men, they were no longer to us; and we only waited for the commandment to be given ‘Arise and be baptized.’

“This was not long desired before it was realized. The Lord, who is rich in mercy, and ever willing to answer the consistent prayer of the humble, after we had called upon Him in a fervent manner, aside from the abodes of men, condescended to manifest to us His will. On a sudden, as from the midst of eternity, the voice of the Redeemer spake peace to us, while the veil was parted and the angel of God came down clothed with glory, and delivered the anxiously looked for message, and the keys of the Gospel of repentance. What joy! what wonder! what amazement! While the world was racked and distracted—while millions were groping as the blind for the wall, and while all men were resting upon uncertainty, as a general mass, our eyes beheld, our ears heard, as in the ‘blaze of day’; yes, more—above the glitter of the May sunbeam, which then shed its brilliancy over the face of nature! Then his voice, though mild, pierced to the center, and his words, ‘I am thy fellow-servant,’ dispelled every fear. We listened, we gazed, we admired! ’Twas the voice of an angel from glory, ’twas a message from the Most High! And as we heard we rejoiced, while His love enkindled upon our souls, and we were wrapped in the vision of the Almighty! Where was room for doubt? Nowhere; uncertainty had fled, doubt had sunk no more to rise, while fiction and deception had fled forever!

“But, dear brother, think, further think for a moment, what joy filled our hearts, and with what surprise we must have bowed, (for who would not have bowed the knee for such a blessing?) when we received under his hand the Holy Priesthood as he said, ‘Upon you my fellow-servants, in the name of Messiah, I confer this Priesthood and this authority, which shall remain upon earth, that the Sons of Levi may yet offer an offering unto the Lord in righteousness!’

“I shall not attempt to paint to you the feelings of this heart, nor the majestic beauty and glory which surrounded us on this occasion; but you will believe me when I say, that earth, nor men, with the eloquence of time, cannot begin to clothe language in as interesting and sublime a manner as this holy personage. No; nor has this earth power to give the joy, to bestow the peace, or comprehend the wisdom which was contained in each sentence as they were delivered by the power of the Holy Spirit! Man may deceive his fellow-men, deception may follow deception, and the children of the wicked one may have power to seduce the foolish and untaught, till naught but fiction feeds the many, and the fruit of falsehood carries in its current the giddy to the grave; but one touch with the finger of his love, yes, one ray of glory from the upper world, or one word from the mouth of the Savior, from the bosom of eternity, strikes it all into insignificance, and blots it forever from the mind. The assurance that we were in the presence of an angel, the certainty that we heard the voice of Jesus, and the truth unsullied as it flowed from a pure personage, dictated by the will of God, is to me past description, and I shall ever look upon this expression of the Savior’s goodness with wonder and thanksgiving while I am permitted to tarry; and in those mansions where perfection dwells and sin never comes, I hope to adore in that day which shall never cease.”—Messenger and Advocate, vol. 1 (October 1834), pp. 14–16.

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1a

TG Restoration of the Gospel.

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b

Luke 1:4 (1–4).

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2a

JS—H 1:60.

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b

D&C 20:1.

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3a

TG Joseph Smith.

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b

2 Ne. 3:15.

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4a

JS—H 1:20 (7, 20).

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b

D&C 137:5 (5–6); JS—H 1:56.

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c

D&C 11:23 (1–30); 135:1 (1–4).

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d

D&C 23:4 (3–5).

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5a

Matt. 24:23.

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6a

1 Pet. 1:22.

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b

TG Guile; Hypocrisy.

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8a

TG Strife.

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b

D&C 101:95 (93–95).

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10a

TG Truth.

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11a

James 1:5 (1–7).

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b

1 Kgs. 3:12; 2 Ne. 28:15; Jacob 6:12.

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12a

D&C 138:6.

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b

TG Guidance, Divine.

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c

1 Cor. 2:11 (10–16).

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13a

Micah 7:8.

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b

TG Communication.

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14a

Matt. 14:23.

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b

TG Beauty.

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c

TG Prayer.

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d

Ps. 77:1.

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15a

Eph. 6:12 (11–18).

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b

Gen. 15:12 (1–21). TG Darkness, Physical.

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16a

Moses 1:20.

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b

Isa. 6:5 (1–7). TG Despair.

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c

Acts 26:13.

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d

Rev. 1:16.

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17a

TG Deliver.

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b

TG God, Privilege of Seeing; Vision.

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c

Jer. 10:10; 1 Jn. 4:12 (7–21); JS—H 1:25. TG God, Manifestations of; Godhead; God the Father, Elohim; Jesus Christ, Appearances, Postmortal; Restoration of the Gospel; Revelation.

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d

TG Jesus Christ, Glory of.

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e

1 Sam. 3:10.

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f

Matt. 3:17; 17:5; 3 Ne. 11:7. TG Witness of the Father.

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g

TG Jesus Christ, Divine Sonship.

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18a

Ex. 18:15; 1 Sam. 9:9; Alma 27:10 (7, 10); D&C 6:11; 46:7.

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19a

TG Apostasy of the Early Christian Church.

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b

Jude 1:4. TG False Prophets.

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c

TG False Doctrine.

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d

Isa. 29:13; Ezek. 33:31 (30–33); Luke 6:46.

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e

Jer. 3:10. TG Apostasy of Individuals; Hardheartedness; Hypocrisy.

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f

Col. 2:22 (18–22); Titus 1:14; D&C 3:6 (6–7); 45:29; 46:7.

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g

2 Tim. 3:5.

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20a

Dan. 10:9; 1 Ne. 1:7; Moses 1:9.

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b

JS—H 1:4. TG Family, Love within.

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c

TG Devil.

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d

Jer. 11:19; Matt. 10:22; Moses 6:31 (31–37).

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21a

1 Sam. 3:1.

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b

TG Revelation.

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22a

James 5:10 (10–11); Mosiah 17:13 (10–20); Alma 14:26 (20–27).

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b

1 Sam. 17:33 (32–51); 1 Chr. 29:1.

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23a

Amos 7:14 (14–15); Acts 5:38 (38–39).

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b

TG Industry.

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c

Jer. 1:19 (6–19). TG Malice; Persecution.

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d

TG Reviling.

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24a

Ezek. 1:1; 1 Ne. 1:16. TG Vision.

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b

Acts 26:24 (1–32).

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c

1 Thes. 3:3.

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25a

JS—H 1:17.

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b

TG Hate.

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c

TG Adversity.

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d

TG Injustice.

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e

TG Courage; Honesty; Integrity.

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26a

JS—H 1:33 (33–50).

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b

Ps. 20:6; James 1:5.

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27a

2 Cor. 1:12.

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28a

TG Friendship.

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b

TG Temptation.

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c

Ps. 25:7; D&C 20:5.

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d

TG Levity.

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e

TG Called of God.

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f

TG Cheerful.

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29a

TG Prayer.

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b

James 1:6 (5–7).

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30a

1 Ne. 1:6.

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b

TG Angels.

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31a

Acts 10:30 (30–33); 1 Ne. 8:5; 3 Ne. 11:8.

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32a

TG Glory.

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b

Ex. 34:29 (29–35); Hel. 5:36; D&C 110:3.

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c

Ex. 3:6; Ether 3:6 (6–8, 19).

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d

Dan. 10:12; Hel. 5:26; D&C 68:6; 98:1.

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33a

Ex. 33:12 (12, 17); Isa. 45:3 (3–4).

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b

JS—H 1:26.

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c

Isa. 5:20.

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34a

TG Book of Mormon; Scriptures, Preservation of.

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b

Rom. 15:29. TG Restoration of the Gospel.

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35a

Ex. 25:7; Lev. 8:8 (7–9).

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b

Ex. 28:30. TG Urim and Thummim.

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c

1 Sam. 9:9.

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36a

Mal. 3–4.

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37a

TG Day of the Lord.

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b

Isa. 9:5 (5, 18–19); 3 Ne. 25; D&C 64:23 (23–24). TG Earth, Cleansing of; World, End of.

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c

Ex. 15:7 (7–8); Nahum 1:10; 1 Ne. 22:23 (15, 23); 2 Ne. 26:6 (4–6); D&C 29:9.

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38a

TG Priesthood; Priesthood, Keys of.

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b

Mal. 4:5 (5–6); D&C 27:9; 110:13–16; 138:46.

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c

TG Millennium.

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39a

TG Genealogy and Temple Work; Salvation for the Dead.

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b

Gal. 3:5, 8, 18, 29.

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40a

Isa. 11:10 (1–16).

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b

Deut. 18:15 (15–19); Acts 3:22 (22–23); 7:37.

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c

3 Ne. 20:23; 21:20.

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41a

Joel 2:28 (28–32); Acts 2:16 (16–21).

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b

Isa. 42:6; Rom. 11:25 (11–27); D&C 88:84 (84–85). TG Gentiles.

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c

2 Cor. 12:4.

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42a

JS—H 1:59.

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b

TG Mind.

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43a

Acts 1:9.

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44a

D&C 76:19. TG Meditation.

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45a

Ezek. 2:3 (1–10); 3:4 (1–27).

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b

TG Judgment.

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c

TG Famine.

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d

Deut. 32:25; 1 Ne. 1:13; Alma 10:22.

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46a

Dan. 8:27.

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b

TG Temptation.

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c

TG Sacrilege.

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d

Luke 11:34 (34–36); D&C 121:37.

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47a

TG Meditation.

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48a

TG Strength.

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b

Acts 9:4 (4–8).

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49a

TG Family, Love within.

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50a

TG Honoring Father and Mother.

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b

TG Counsel.

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51a

D&C 128:20.

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52a

Morm. 6:6; Ether 4:5 (4–7); D&C 17:1.

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b

TG Urim and Thummim.

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54a

TG Kingdom of God, on Earth.

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55a

TG Industry.

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b

TG Work, Value of.

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56a

TG Affliction.

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b

JS—H 1:4.

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58a

TG Hate; Persecution.

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b

TG Industry.

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59a

Isa. 29:12.

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b

TG Dependability; Trustworthiness.

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c

JS—H 1:42.

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d

TG Scriptures, Preservation of.

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60a

TG Stealing.

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b

JS—H 1:2.

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61a

TG Injustice.

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b

D&C 5:1 (1–32).

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62a

TG Urim and Thummim.

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65a

TG Angels, Ministering.

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b

Isa. 29:11 (11–12); Dan. 12:9; 1 Ne. 14:26; 2 Ne. 27:10; Ether 4:5 (4–7); D&C 35:18.

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66a

D&C 6:14–16; 8:1 (1–12).

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67a

D&C 9:1. TG Scriptures, Writing of.

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68a

TG Baptism; Baptism, Essential; Baptism, Immersion.

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b

TG Remission of Sins.

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c

Num. 11:25; Ether 2:4 (4–5, 14); D&C 34:7 (7–9).

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d

A of F 1:5. TG Hands, Laying on of.

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e

TG Priesthood, Authority; Priesthood, History of.

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69a

TG Restoration of the Gospel.

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b

TG Priesthood, Aaronic.

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c

TG Baptism.

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d

Deut. 10:8; D&C 13; 124:39.

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e

TG Righteousness.

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71a

Mosiah 18:13–15; 3 Ne. 19:10–13.

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72a

Luke 3:4.

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b

Matt. 3:1 (1–12).

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c

D&C 7:7 (5–7); 27:12. TG Priesthood, Keys of; Priesthood, Melchizedek.

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d

TG Elder.

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73a

TG Holy Ghost, Gifts of; Holy Ghost, Mission of.

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74a

D&C 32:4.

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b

John 16:13.

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c

TG Mysteries of Godliness.

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75a

TG Friendship.

The Articles of Faith
of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Chapter 1

1 We abelieve in bGod, the Eternal Father, and in His cSon, Jesus Christ, and in the dHoly Ghost.

2 We believe that men will be apunished for their bown sins, and not for cAdam’s transgression.

3 We believe that through the aAtonement of Christ, all bmankind may be csaved, by obedience to the laws and ordinances of the Gospel.

4 We believe that the first principles and aordinances of the Gospel are: first, bFaith in the Lord Jesus Christ; second, cRepentance; third, dBaptism by eimmersion for the fremission of sins; fourth, Laying on of ghands for the hgift of the Holy Ghost.

5 We believe that a man must be acalled of God, by bprophecy, and by the laying on of chands by those who are in dauthority, to epreach the Gospel and administer in the fordinances thereof.

6 We believe in the same aorganization that existed in the Primitive Church, namely, apostles, bprophets, cpastors, dteachers, eevangelists, and so forth.

7 We believe in the agift of btongues, cprophecy, drevelation, evisions, fhealing, ginterpretation of tongues, and so forth.

8 We believe the aBible to be the bword of God as far as it is translated ccorrectly; we also believe the dBook of Mormon to be the word of God.

9 We believe all that God has arevealed, all that He does now reveal, and we believe that He will yet breveal many great and important things pertaining to the Kingdom of God.

10 We believe in the literal agathering of Israel and in the restoration of the bTen Tribes; that cZion (the New Jerusalem) will be built upon the American continent; that Christ will dreign personally upon the earth; and, that the earth will be erenewed and receive its fparadisiacal gglory.

11 We claim the aprivilege of worshiping Almighty God according to the bdictates of our own cconscience, and allow all men the same privilege, let them dworship how, where, or what they may.

12 We believe in being asubject to bkings, presidents, rulers, and magistrates, in cobeying, honoring, and sustaining the dlaw.

13 aWe believe in being bhonest, true, cchaste, dbenevolent, virtuous, and in doing egood to all men; indeed, we may say that we follow the admonition of Paul—We believe all things, we fhope all things, we have endured many things, and hope to be able to gendure all things. If there is anything hvirtuous, ilovely, or of good report or praiseworthy, we seek after these things.

Joseph Smith.

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1a

TG Believe.

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b

TG Godhead; God the Father, Elohim.

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c

TG Jesus Christ, Divine Sonship.

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d

TG Holy Ghost.

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2a

TG Punish.

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b

Ex. 32:33; Deut. 24:16; Ezek. 18:20 (1–20). TG Accountability; Agency.

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c

TG Fall of Man.

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3a

TG Jesus Christ, Atonement through.

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b

Jude 1:3.

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c

Ps. 49:15; Mosiah 27:24 (24–26); D&C 93:38; Moses 5:9. TG Salvation.

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4a

TG Ordinance.

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b

D&C 138:33. TG Baptism, Qualifications for; Faith.

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c

TG Repent.

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d

TG Baptism.

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e

TG Baptism, Immersion.

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f

TG Remission of Sins.

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g

TG Hands, Laying on of.

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h

TG Holy Ghost, Gift of.

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5a

Num. 27:16 (15–20). TG Called of God; Priesthood, Qualifying for.

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b

TG Prophecy.

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c

TG Hands, Laying on of.

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d

TG Authority; Priesthood, Authority.

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e

D&C 11:15 (15–21). TG Preaching.

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f

Alma 13:16 (8–16).

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6a

TG Church Organization.

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b

TG Prophets, Mission of.

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c

TG Bishop.

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d

TG Teacher; Teacher, Aaronic Priesthood.

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e

TG Patriarch.

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7a

TG Holy Ghost, Gifts of.

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b

TG Language.

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c

TG Prophecy.

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d

TG Revelation.

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e

TG Vision.

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f

TG Heal.

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g

1 Cor. 12:10; Morm. 9:7.

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8a

TG Bible; Revelation; Scriptures, Preservation of; Scriptures, Value of; Scriptures, Writing of.

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b

Isa. 8:20 (16–22).

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c

1 Ne. 13:26 (20–40); 14:21 (20–26).

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d

TG Book of Mormon.

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9a

TG Revelation.

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b

Dan. 2:28 (22–29, 49); Amos 3:7; D&C 121:26 (26–33). TG Scriptures to Come Forth.

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10a

Isa. 49:22 (20–22); 60:4; 1 Ne. 19:16 (16–17). TG Israel, Gathering of.

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b

TG Israel, Ten Lost Tribes of.

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c

Ether 13:6 (2–11); D&C 42:9; 45:66 (66–67); 84:2 (2–5); Moses 7:62. TG Jerusalem, New; Zion.

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d

Micah 4:7. TG Jesus Christ, Millennial Reign.

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e

TG Earth, Cleansing of; Earth, Renewal of; Eden.

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f

IE a condition like the Garden of Eden; see Isa. 11:1–9; 35; 51:1–3; 65:17–25; Ezek. 36:35 (1–38); 2 Ne. 8:1–3. TG Paradise.

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g

TG Glory.

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11a

Alma 21:22 (21–22); D&C 93:19; 134:4 (1–4).

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b

TG Agency.

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c

TG Conscience.

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d

Micah 4:5; D&C 134:7 (4, 7). TG Worship.

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12a

D&C 134:1 (1–11). TG Citizenship; Governments.

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b

TG Kings, Earthly.

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c

TG Obedience.

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d

D&C 58:21 (21–23).

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13a

Philip. 4:8.

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b

TG Honesty; Integrity.

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c

TG Chastity.

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d

TG Benevolence.

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e

TG Good Works.

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f

TG Hope.

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g

TG Perseverance; Steadfastness.

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h

TG Modesty; Virtue.

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i

TG Beauty.