HEARKEN, O ye people of my church, saith the voice of him who dwells
on high, and whose eyes 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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 1:1
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For verily the voice of the Lord is unto all men, and there is none to
escape; and there is no eye that shall not see, neither ear that shall
not hear, neither heart that shall not be penetrated.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 1:2
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And the rebellious shall be pierced with much sorrow; for their
iniquities shall be spoken upon the housetops, and their secret acts
shall be revealed.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 1:3
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And the voice of warning shall be unto all people, by the mouths of my
disciples, whom I have chosen in these last days.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 1:4
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And they shall go forth and none shall stay them, for I the Lord have
commanded them.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 1:5
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Behold, this is mine authority, and the authority of my servants, and
my preface unto the book of my commandments, which I have given them to
publish unto you, O inhabitants of the earth.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 1:6
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Wherefore, fear and tremble, O ye people, for what I the Lord have
decreed in them shall be fulfilled.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 1:7
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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 seal both
on earth and in heaven, the unbelieving and rebellious;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 1:8
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Yea, verily, to seal them up unto the day when the wrath of God shall
be poured out upon the wicked without measure--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 1:9
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Unto the day when the Lord shall come to recompense unto every man
according to his work, and measure to every man according to the measure
which he has measured to his fellow man.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 1:10
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Wherefore the voice of the Lord is unto the ends of the earth, that all
that will hear may hear:
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 1:11
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Prepare ye, prepare ye for that which is to come, for the Lord is nigh;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 1:12
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And the anger of the Lord is kindled, and his sword is bathed in heaven,
and it shall fall upon the inhabitants of the earth.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 1:13
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And the arm of the Lord shall be revealed; and the day cometh that
they who will not hear the voice of the Lord, neither the voice of his
servants, neither give heed to the words of the prophets and apostles,
shall be cut off from among the people;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 1:14
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For they have strayed from mine ordinances, and have broken mine
everlasting covenant;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 1:15
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They seek not the Lord to establish his righteousness, but every man
walketh in his own way, and after the image of his own god, whose image
is in the likeness of the world, and whose substance is that of an idol,
which waxeth old and shall perish in Babylon, even Babylon the great,
which shall fall.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 1:16
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Wherefore, I the Lord, knowing the calamity which should come upon the
inhabitants of the earth, called upon my servant Joseph Smith, Jun.,
and spake unto him from heaven, and gave him commandments;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 1:17
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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--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 1:18
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The weak things of the world shall come forth and break down the mighty
and strong ones, that man should not counsel his fellow man, neither
trust in the arm of flesh--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 1:19
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But that every man might speak in the name of God the Lord, even the
Savior of the world;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 1:20
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That faith also might increase in the earth;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 1:21
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That mine everlasting covenant might be established;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 1:22
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That the fulness of my gospel might be proclaimed by the weak and the
simple unto the ends of the world, and before kings and rulers.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 1:23
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Behold, I am God and have spoken it; these commandments are of me, and
were given unto my servants in their weakness, after the manner of their
language, that they might come to understanding.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 1:24
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And inasmuch as they erred it might be made known;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 1:25
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And inasmuch as they sought wisdom they might be instructed;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 1:26
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And inasmuch as they sinned they might be chastened, that they might
repent;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 1:27
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And inasmuch as they were humble they might be made strong, and blessed
from on high, and receive knowledge from time to time.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 1:28
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And after having received the record of the Nephites, yea, even my
servant Joseph Smith, Jun., might have power to translate through the
mercy of God, by the power of God, the Book of Mormon.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 1:29
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And also those to whom these commandments were given, might have power
to lay the foundation of this church, and to bring it forth out of
obscurity and out of darkness, the only true and living church upon
the face of the whole earth, with which I, the Lord, am well pleased,
speaking unto the church collectively and not individually--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 1:30
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For I the Lord cannot look upon sin with the least degree of allowance;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 1:31
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Nevertheless, he that repents and does the commandments of the Lord
shall be forgiven;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 1:32
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And he that repents not, from him shall be taken even the light which
he has received; for my Spirit shall not always strive with man, saith
the Lord of Hosts.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 1:33
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And again, verily I say unto you, O inhabitants of the earth: I the Lord
am willing to make these things known unto all flesh;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 1:34
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For I am no respecter of persons, and will that all men shall know that
the day speedily cometh; the hour is not yet, but is nigh at hand, when
peace shall be taken from the earth, and the devil shall have power over
his own dominion.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 1:35
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And also the Lord shall have power over his saints, and shall reign in
their midst, and shall come down in judgment upon Idumea, or the world.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 1:36
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Search these commandments, for they are true and faithful, and the
prophecies and promises which are in them shall all be fulfilled.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 1:37
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What I the Lord have spoken, I have spoken, and I excuse not myself;
and though the heavens and the earth pass away, my word shall not pass
away, but shall all be fulfilled, whether by mine own voice or by the
voice of my servants, it is the same.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 1:38
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For behold, and lo, the Lord is God, and the Spirit beareth record,
and the record is true, and the truth abideth forever and ever.  Amen.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 1:39
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BEHOLD, I will reveal unto you the Priesthood, by the hand of Elijah
the prophet, before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 2:1
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And he shall plant in the hearts of the children the promises made to
the fathers, and the hearts of the children shall turn to their fathers.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 2:2
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If it were not so, the whole earth would be utterly wasted at his coming.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 2:3
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THE works, and the designs, and the purposes of God cannot be frustrated,
neither can they come to naught.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 3:1
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For God doth not walk in crooked paths, neither doth he turn 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 course is one eternal round.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 3:2
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Remember, remember that it is not the work of God that is frustrated,
but the work of men;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 3:3
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For although a man may have many revelations, and have power to do many
mighty works, yet if he boasts in his own strength, and sets at naught the
counsels of God, and follows after the dictates of his own will and carnal
desires, he must fall and incur the vengeance of a just God upon him.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 3:4
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Behold, you have been entrusted 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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 3:5
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And behold, how oft you have transgressed the commandments and the laws
of God, and have gone on in the persuasions of men.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 3:6
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For, behold, you should not have feared man more than God.  Although men
set at naught the counsels of God, and despise his words--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 3:7
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Yet you should have been faithful; and he would have extended his arm
and supported you against all the fiery darts of the adversary; and he
would have been with you in every time of trouble.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 3:8
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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 fall.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 3:9
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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 again called to the work;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 3:10
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Except thou do this, thou shalt be delivered up and become as other men,
and have no more gift.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 3:11
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And when thou deliveredst up that which God had given thee sight and
power to translate, thou deliveredst up that which was sacred into the
hands of a wicked man,
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 3:12
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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 boasted in his own wisdom.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 3:13
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And this is the reason that thou hast lost thy privileges for a season--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 3:14
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For thou hast suffered the counsel of thy director to be trampled upon
from the beginning.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 3:15
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Nevertheless, my work shall go forth, for inasmuch as the knowledge of
a Savior has come unto the world, through the testimony of the Jews,
even so shall the knowledge of a Savior come unto my people--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 3:16
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And to the Nephites, and the Jacobites, and the Josephites, and the
Zoramites, through the testimony of their fathers--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 3:17
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And this testimony shall come to the knowledge of the Lamanites, and the
Lemuelites, and the Ishmaelites, who dwindled in unbelief because of the
iniquity of their fathers, whom the Lord has suffered to destroy their
brethren the Nephites, because of their iniquities and their abominations.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 3:18
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And for this very purpose are these plates preserved, which contain
these records--that the promises of the Lord might be fulfilled, which
he made to his people;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 3:19
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And that the Lamanites might come to the knowledge of their fathers,
and that they might know the promises of the Lord, and that they may
believe the gospel and rely upon the merits of Jesus Christ, and be
glorified through faith in his name, and that through their repentance
they might be saved.  Amen.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 3:20
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NOW behold, a marvelous work is about to come forth among the children
of men.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 4:1
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Therefore, O ye that embark in the service of God, see that ye serve
him with all your heart, might, mind and strength, that ye may stand
blameless before God at the last day.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 4:2
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Therefore, if ye have desires to serve God ye are called to the work;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 4:3
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For behold the field is white already to harvest; and lo, he that
thrusteth in his sickle with his might, the same layeth up in store that
he perisheth not, but bringeth salvation to his soul;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 4:4
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And faith, hope, charity and love, with an eye single to the glory of God,
qualify him for the work.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 4:5
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Remember faith, virtue, knowledge, temperance, patience, brotherly
kindness, godliness, charity, humility, diligence.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 4:6
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Ask, and ye shall receive; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.  Amen.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 4:7
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BEHOLD, I say unto you, that as my servant Martin 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;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 5:1
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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 witness of these things;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 5:2
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And I have caused you that you should enter into a covenant with me, that
you should not show them except to those persons to whom I commanded you;
and you have no power over them except I grant it unto you.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 5:3
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And you have a gift to translate 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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 5:4
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Verily, I say unto you, that woe shall come unto the inhabitants of the
earth if they will not hearken unto my words;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 5:5
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For hereafter you shall be ordained and go forth and deliver my words
unto the children of men.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 5:6
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Behold, if they will not believe 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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 5:7
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Oh, this unbelieving and stiffnecked generation--mine anger is kindled
against them.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 5:8
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Behold, verily I say unto you, I have reserved 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;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 5:9
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But this generation shall have my word through you;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 5:10
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And in addition to your testimony, the testimony 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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 5:11
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Yea, they shall know of a surety that these things are true, for from
heaven will I declare it unto them.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 5:12
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I will give them power that they may behold and view these things as
they are;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 5:13
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And to none 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 church out of the wilderness--clear as the moon,
and fair as the sun, and terrible as an army with banners.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 5:14
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And the testimony of three witnesses will I send forth of my word.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 5:15
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And behold, whosoever believeth on my words, them will I visit with the
manifestation of my Spirit; and they shall be born of me, even of water
and of the Spirit--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 5:16
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And you must wait yet a little while, for ye are not yet ordained--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 5:17
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And their testimony shall also go forth unto the condemnation of this
generation if they harden their hearts against them;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 5:18
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For a desolating scourge shall go forth among the inhabitants of the
earth, and shall continue to be poured out from time to time, if they
repent not, until the earth is empty, and the inhabitants thereof are
consumed away and utterly destroyed by the brightness of my coming.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 5:19
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Behold, I tell you these things, even as I also told the people of the
destruction of Jerusalem; and my word shall be verified at this time as
it hath hitherto been verified.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 5:20
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And now I command you, my servant Joseph, to repent and walk more
uprightly before me, and to yield to the persuasions of men no more;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 5:21
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And that you be firm in keeping the commandments wherewith I have
commanded you; and if you do this, behold I grant unto you eternal life,
even if you should be slain.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 5:22
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And now, again, I speak unto you, my servant Joseph, concerning the man
that desires the witness--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 5:23
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Behold, I say unto him, he exalts himself and does not humble himself
sufficiently before me; but if he will bow down before me, and humble
himself in mighty prayer and faith, in the sincerity of his heart,
then will I grant unto him a view of the things which he desires to see.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 5:24
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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 know 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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 5:25
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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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 5:26
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But if he deny this he will break the covenant which he has before
covenanted with me, and behold, he is condemned.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 5:27
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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 faith 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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 5:28
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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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 5:29
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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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 5:30
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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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 5:31
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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 transgression;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 5:32
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And there are many that lie in wait to destroy thee from off the face
of the earth; and for this cause, that thy days may be prolonged, I have
given unto thee these commandments.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 5:33
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Yea, for this cause I have said: Stop, and stand still until I command
thee, and I will provide means whereby thou mayest accomplish the thing
which I have commanded thee.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 5:34
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And if thou art faithful in keeping my commandments, thou shalt be lifted
up at the last day.  Amen.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 5:35
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A GREAT and marvelous work is about to come forth unto the children
of men.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 6:1
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Behold, I am God; give heed unto 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 words.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 6:2
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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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 6:3
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Yea, whosoever will thrust in his sickle and reap, the same is called
of God.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 6:4
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Therefore, if you will ask of me you shall receive; if you will knock
it shall be opened unto you.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 6:5
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Now, as you have asked, behold, I say unto you, keep my commandments,
and seek to bring forth and establish the cause of Zion;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 6:6
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Seek not for riches but for wisdom, and behold, the mysteries of God
shall be unfolded unto you, and then shall you be made rich.  Behold,
he that hath eternal life is rich.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 6:7
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Verily, verily, I say unto you, even as you desire of me so it shall be
unto you; and if you desire, you shall be the means of doing much good
in this generation.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 6:8
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Say nothing but repentance unto this generation; keep my commandments,
and assist to bring forth my work, according to my commandments, and
you shall be blessed.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 6:9
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Behold thou hast a gift, and blessed art thou because of thy gift.
Remember it is sacred and cometh from above--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 6:10
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And if thou wilt inquire, thou shalt know mysteries which are great and
marvelous; therefore thou shalt exercise thy gift, that thou mayest find
out mysteries, that thou mayest bring many to the knowledge of the truth,
yea, convince them of the error of their ways.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 6:11
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Make not thy gift known unto any save it be those who are of thy faith.
Trifle not with sacred things.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 6:12
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If thou wilt do good, yea, and hold out faithful to the end, thou shalt
be saved in the kingdom of God, which is the greatest of all the gifts
of God; for there is no gift greater than the gift of salvation.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 6:13
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Verily, verily, I say unto thee, blessed art thou for what thou hast done;
for thou hast inquired 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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 6:14
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Behold, thou knowest that thou hast inquired of me and I did enlighten
thy mind; and now I tell thee these things that thou mayest know that
thou hast been enlightened by the Spirit of truth;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 6:15
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Yea, I tell thee, that thou mayest know that there is none else save
God that knowest thy thoughts and the intents of thy heart.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 6:16
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I tell thee these things as a witness unto thee--that the words or the
work which thou hast been writing are true.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 6:17
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Therefore be diligent; stand by my servant Joseph, faithfully, in
whatsoever difficult circumstances he may be for the word's sake.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 6:18
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Admonish him in his faults, and also receive admonition of him.  Be
patient; be sober; be temperate; have patience, faith, hope and charity.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 6:19
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Behold, thou art Oliver, and I have spoken unto thee because of thy
desires; therefore treasure up these words in thy heart.  Be faithful
and diligent in keeping the commandments of God, and I will encircle
thee in the arms of my love.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 6:20
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Behold, I am Jesus Christ, the Son of God.  I am the same that came unto
mine own, and mine own received me not.  I am the light which shineth
in darkness, and the darkness comprehendeth it not.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 6:21
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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 know concerning the truth of these things.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 6:22
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Did I not speak peace to your mind concerning the matter?  What greater
witness can you have than from God?
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 6:23
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And now, behold, you have received a witness; for if I have told you
things which no man knoweth have you not received a witness?
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 6:24
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And, behold, I grant unto you a gift, if you desire of me, to translate,
even as my servant Joseph.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 6:25
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Verily, verily, I say unto you, that there are records which contain
much of my gospel, which have been kept back because of the wickedness
of the people;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 6:26
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And now I command you, that if you have good desires--a desire to lay
up treasures for yourself in heaven--then shall you assist in bringing
to light, with your gift, those parts of my scriptures which have been
hidden because of iniquity.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 6:27
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And now, behold, I give unto you, and also unto my servant Joseph, the
keys of this gift, which shall bring to light this ministry; and in the
mouth of two or three witnesses shall every word be established.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 6:28
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Verily, verily, I say unto you, if they reject my words, and this part
of my gospel and ministry, blessed are ye, for they can do no more unto
you than unto me.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 6:29
%
And even if they do unto you even as they have done unto me, blessed
are ye, for you shall dwell with me in glory.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 6:30
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But if they reject not my words, which shall be established by the
testimony which shall be given, blessed are they, and then shall ye have
joy in the fruit of your labors.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 6:31
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Verily, verily, I say unto you, as I said unto my disciples, where two
or three are gathered together in my name, as touching one thing, behold,
there will I be in the midst of them--even so am I in the midst of you.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 6:32
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Fear not to do good, my sons, for whatsoever ye sow, that shall ye also
reap; therefore, if ye sow good ye shall also reap good for your reward.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 6:33
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Therefore, fear not, little flock; do good; let earth and hell combine
against you, for if ye are built upon my rock, they cannot prevail.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 6:34
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Behold, I do not condemn you; go your ways and sin no more; perform with
soberness the work which I have commanded you.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 6:35
%
Look unto me in every thought; doubt not, fear not.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 6:36
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Behold the wounds which pierced my side, and also the prints of the
nails in my hands and feet; be faithful, keep my commandments, and ye
shall inherit the kingdom of heaven.  Amen.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 6:37
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AND the Lord said unto me: John, my beloved, what desirest thou?  For if
you shall ask what you will, it shall be granted unto you.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 7:1
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And I said unto him: Lord, give unto me power over death, that I may
live and bring souls unto thee.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 7:2
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And the Lord said unto me: Verily, verily, I say unto thee, because
thou desirest this thou shalt tarry until I come in my glory, and shalt
prophesy before nations, kindreds, tongues and people.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 7:3
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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 souls unto me, but thou desiredst that thou mightest speedily come
unto me in my kingdom.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 7:4
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I say unto thee, Peter, this was a good desire; but my beloved has desired
that he might do more, or a greater work yet among men than what he has
before done.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 7:5
%
Yea, he has undertaken a greater work; therefore I will make him as
flaming fire and a ministering angel; he shall minister for those who
shall be heirs of salvation who dwell on the earth.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 7:6
%
And I will make thee to minister for him and for thy brother James;
and unto you three I will give this power and the keys of this ministry
until I come.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 7:7
%
Verily I say unto you, ye shall both have according to your desires,
for ye both joy in that which ye have desired.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 7:8
%
OLIVER 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 knowledge of whatsoever things you shall ask in faith, with an
honest heart, believing that you shall receive a knowledge concerning the
engravings of old records, which are ancient, which contain those parts of
my scripture of which has been spoken by the manifestation of my Spirit.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 8:1
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Yea, behold, I will tell you in your mind and in your heart, by the Holy
Ghost, which shall come upon you and which shall dwell in your heart.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 8:2
%
Now, behold, this is the spirit of revelation; behold, this is the
spirit by which Moses brought the children of Israel through the Red
Sea on dry ground.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 8:3
%
Therefore this is thy gift; apply unto it, and blessed art thou, for
it shall deliver you out of the hands of your enemies, when, if it were
not so, they would slay you and bring your soul to destruction.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 8:4
%
Oh, remember these words, and keep my commandments.  Remember, this is
your gift.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 8:5
%
Now this is not all thy gift; for you have another gift, which is the
gift of Aaron; behold, it has told you many things;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 8:6
%
Behold, there is no other power, save the power of God, that can cause
this gift of Aaron to be with you.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 8:7
%
Therefore, doubt 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 work of God.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 8:8
%
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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 8:9
%
Remember that without faith you can do nothing; therefore ask in faith.
Trifle not with these things; do not ask for that which you ought not.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 8:10
%
Ask that you may know the mysteries of God, and that you may translate and
receive knowledge from all those ancient records which have been hid up,
that are sacred; and according to your faith shall it be done unto you.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 8:11
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Behold, it is I that have spoken it; and I am the same that spake unto
you from the beginning.  Amen.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 8:12
%
BEHOLD, I say unto you, my son, that because you did not translate
according to that which you desired of me, and did commence again to
write 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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 9:1
%
And then, behold, other records have I, that I will give unto you power
that you may assist to translate.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 9:2
%
Be patient, my son, for it is wisdom in me, and it is not expedient that
you should translate at this present time.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 9:3
%
Behold, the work which you are called to do is to write for my servant
Joseph.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 9:4
%
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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 9:5
%
Do not murmur, my son, for it is wisdom in me that I have dealt with
you after this manner.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 9:6
%
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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 9:7
%
But, behold, I say unto you, that you must study it out in your mind; then
you must ask me if it be right, and if it is right I will cause that your
bosom shall burn within you; therefore, you shall feel that it is right.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 9:8
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But if it be not right you shall have no such feelings, but you shall
have a stupor of thought that shall cause you to forget the thing which
is wrong; therefore, you cannot write that which is sacred save it be
given you from me.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 9:9
%
Now, if you had known this you could have translated; nevertheless,
it is not expedient that you should translate now.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 9:10
%
Behold, it was expedient when you commenced; but you feared, and the
time is past, and it is not expedient now;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 9:11
%
For, do you not behold that I have given unto my servant Joseph sufficient
strength, whereby it is made up?  And neither of you have I condemned.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 9:12
%
Do this thing which I have commanded you, and you shall prosper.
Be faithful, and yield to no temptation.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 9:13
%
Stand fast in the work wherewith I have called you, and a hair of your
head shall not be lost, and you shall be lifted up at the last day.  Amen.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 9:14
%
NOW, behold, I say unto you, that because you delivered up those writings
which you had power given unto you to translate by the means of the Urim
and Thummim, into the hands of a wicked man, you have lost them.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 10:1
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And you also lost your gift at the same time, and your mind became
darkened.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 10:2
%
Nevertheless, it is now restored unto you again; therefore see that you
are faithful and continue on unto the finishing of the remainder of the
work of translation as you have begun.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 10:3
%
Do not run faster or labor more than you have strength and means provided
to enable you to translate; but be diligent unto the end.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 10:4
%
Pray always, that you may come off conqueror; yea, that you may conquer
Satan, and that you may escape the hands of the servants of Satan that
do uphold his work.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 10:5
%
Behold, they have sought to destroy you; yea, even the man in whom you
have trusted has sought to destroy you.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 10:6
%
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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 10:7
%
And because you have delivered the writings into his hands, behold,
wicked men have taken them from you.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 10:8
%
Therefore, you have delivered them up, yea, that which was sacred,
unto wickedness.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 10:9
%
And, behold, Satan hath put it into their hearts to alter the words
which you have caused to be written, or which you have translated,
which have gone out of your hands.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 10:10
%
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;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 10:11
%
And, on this wise, the devil has sought to lay a cunning plan, that he
may destroy this work;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 10:12
%
For he hath put into their hearts to do this, that by lying they may say
they have caught you in the words which you have pretended to translate.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 10:13
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Verily, I say unto you, that I will not suffer that Satan shall accomplish
his evil design in this thing.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 10:14
%
For behold, he has put it into their hearts to get thee to tempt the
Lord thy God, in asking to translate it over again.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 10:15
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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;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 10:16
%
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;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 10:17
%
Therefore they will not agree, and we will say that he has lied in his
words, and that he has no gift, and that he has no power;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 10:18
%
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 glory of the world.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 10:19
%
Verily, verily, I say unto you, that Satan has great hold upon their
hearts; he stirreth them up to iniquity against that which is good;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 10:20
%
And their hearts are corrupt, and full of wickedness and abominations;
and they love darkness rather than light, because their deeds are evil;
therefore they will not ask of me.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 10:21
%
Satan stirreth them up, that he may lead their souls to destruction.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 10:22
%
And thus he has laid a cunning plan, thinking to destroy the work of God;
but I will require this at their hands, and it shall turn to their shame
and condemnation in the day of judgment.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 10:23
%
Yea, he stirreth up their hearts to anger against this work.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 10:24
%
Yea, he saith unto them: Deceive 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 lie that they may catch a man in a lie,
that they may destroy him.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 10:25
%
And thus he flattereth them, and leadeth them along until he draggeth
their souls down to hell; and thus he causeth them to catch themselves
in their own snare.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 10:26
%
And thus he goeth up and down, to and fro in the earth, seeking to
destroy the souls of men.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 10:27
%
Verily, verily, I say unto you, wo be unto him that lieth to deceive
because he supposeth that another lieth to deceive, for such are not
exempt from the justice of God.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 10:28
%
Now, behold, they have altered these words, because Satan saith unto them:
He hath deceived you--and thus he flattereth them away to do iniquity,
to get thee to tempt the Lord thy God.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 10:29
%
Behold, I say unto you, that you shall not translate again those words
which have gone forth out of your hands;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 10:30
%
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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 10:31
%
And, behold, they will publish this, and Satan will harden the hearts
of the people to stir them up to anger against you, that they will not
believe my words.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 10:32
%
Thus Satan thinketh to overpower your testimony in this generation,
that the work may not come forth in this generation.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 10:33
%
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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 10:34
%
Marvel not that I said unto you: Here is wisdom, show it not unto the
world--for I said, show it not unto the world, that you may be preserved.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 10:35
%
Behold, I do not say that you shall not show it unto the righteous;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 10:36
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But as you cannot always judge the righteous, or as you cannot always
tell the wicked from the righteous, therefore I say unto you, hold your
peace until I shall see fit to make all things known unto the world
concerning the matter.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 10:37
%
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 plates of Nephi;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 10:38
%
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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 10:39
%
And now, because the account which is engraven upon the plates of Nephi
is more particular concerning the things which, in my wisdom, I would
bring to the knowledge of the people in this account--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 10:40
%
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;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 10:41
%
And behold, you shall publish it as the record of Nephi; and thus I will
confound those who have altered my words.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 10:42
%
I will not suffer that they shall destroy my work; yea, I will show unto
them that my wisdom is greater than the cunning of the devil.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 10:43
%
Behold, they have only got a part, or an abridgment of the account
of Nephi.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 10:44
%
Behold, there are many things engraven upon the plates of Nephi which
do throw greater views upon my gospel; therefore, it is wisdom in me
that you should translate this first part of the engravings of Nephi,
and send forth in this work.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 10:45
%
And, behold, all the remainder of this work does contain all those
parts of my gospel which my holy prophets, yea, and also my disciples,
desired in their prayers should come forth unto this people.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 10:46
%
And I said unto them, that it should be granted unto them according to
their faith in their prayers;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 10:47
%
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 Lamanites, and also all that had become Lamanites because of their
dissensions.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 10:48
%
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;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 10:49
%
And thus they did leave a blessing upon this land in their prayers,
that whosoever should believe in this gospel in this land might have
eternal life;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 10:50
%
Yea, that it might be free unto all of whatsoever nation, kindred,
tongue, or people they may be.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 10:51
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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 destroy that which they have received, but to build it up.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 10:52
%
And for this cause have I said: If this generation harden not their
hearts, I will establish my church among them.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 10:53
%
Now I do not say this to destroy my church, but I say this to build up
my church;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 10:54
%
Therefore, whosoever belongeth to my church need not fear, for such
shall inherit the kingdom of heaven.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 10:55
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But it is they who do not fear me, neither keep my commandments but
build up churches unto themselves to get gain, 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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 10:56
%
Behold, I am Jesus Christ, the Son of God.  I came unto mine own, and
mine own received me not.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 10:57
%
I am the light which shineth in darkness, and the darkness comprehendeth
it not.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 10:58
%
I am he who said--Other sheep have I which are not of this fold--unto
my disciples, and many there were that understood me not.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 10:59
%
And I will show unto this people that I had other sheep, and that they
were a branch of the house of Jacob;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 10:60
%
And I will bring to light their marvelous works, which they did in
my name;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 10:61
%
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 doctrine, yea, and the only doctrine which is in me.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 10:62
%
And this I do that I may establish my gospel, that there may not be so
much contention; yea, Satan doth stir up the hearts of the people to
contention concerning the points of my doctrine; and in these things
they do err, for they do wrest the scriptures and do not understand them.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 10:63
%
Therefore, I will unfold unto them this great mystery;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 10:64
%
For, behold, I will gather them as a hen gathereth her chickens under
her wings, if they will not harden their hearts;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 10:65
%
Yea, if they will come, they may, and partake of the waters of life
freely.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 10:66
%
Behold, this is my doctrine--whosoever repenteth and cometh unto me,
the same is my church.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 10:67
%
Whosoever declareth more or less than this, the same is not of me,
but is against me; therefore he is not of my church.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 10:68
%
And now, behold, whosoever is of my church, and endureth of my church
to the end, him will I establish upon my rock, and the gates of hell
shall not prevail against them.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 10:69
%
And now, remember the words of him who is the life and light of the world,
your Redeemer, your Lord and your God.	Amen.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 10:70
%
A GREAT and marvelous work is about to come forth among the children
of men.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 11:1
%
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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 11:2
%
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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 11:3
%
Yea, whosoever will thrust in his sickle and reap, the same is called
of God.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 11:4
%
Therefore, if you will ask of me you shall receive; if you will knock
it shall be opened unto you.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 11:5
%
Now, as you have asked, behold, I say unto you, keep my commandments,
and seek to bring forth and establish the cause of Zion.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 11:6
%
Seek not for riches but for wisdom; and, behold, the mysteries of God
shall be unfolded unto you, and then shall you be made rich.  Behold,
he that hath eternal life is rich.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 11:7
%
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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 11:8
%
Say nothing but repentance unto this generation.  Keep my commandments,
and assist to bring forth my work, according to my commandments, and
you shall be blessed.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 11:9
%
Behold, thou hast a gift, or thou shalt have a gift if thou wilt desire
of me in faith, with an honest heart, believing in the power of Jesus
Christ, or in my power which speaketh unto thee;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 11:10
%
For, behold, it is I that speak; behold, I am the light which shineth
in darkness, and by my power I give these words unto thee.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 11:11
%
And now, verily, verily, I say unto thee, put your trust in that Spirit
which leadeth to do good--yea, to do justly, to walk humbly, to judge
righteously; and this is my Spirit.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 11:12
%
Verily, verily, I say unto you, I will impart unto you of my Spirit,
which shall enlighten your mind, which shall fill your soul with joy;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 11:13
%
And then shall ye know, or by this shall you know, all things whatsoever
you desire of me, which are pertaining unto things of righteousness,
in faith believing in me that you shall receive.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 11:14
%
Behold, I command you that you need not suppose that you are called to
preach until you are called.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 11:15
%
Wait a little longer, until you shall have my word, my rock, my church,
and my gospel, that you may know of a surety my doctrine.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 11:16
%
And then, behold, according to your desires, yea, even according to your
faith shall it be done unto you.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 11:17
%
Keep my commandments; hold your peace; appeal unto my Spirit;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 11:18
%
Yea, cleave unto me with all your heart, that you may assist in bringing
to light those things of which has been spoken--yea, the translation of
my work; be patient until you shall accomplish it.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 11:19
%
Behold, this is your work, to keep my commandments, yea, with all your
might, mind and strength.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 11:20
%
Seek not to declare my word, but first seek to obtain my word, and then
shall your tongue be loosed; then, if you desire, you shall have my
Spirit and my word, yea, the power of God unto the convincing of men.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 11:21
%
But now hold your peace; study my word which hath gone forth among the
children of men, and also study my word which shall come forth among
the children of men, or that which is now translating, yea, until you
have obtained all which I shall grant unto the children of men in this
generation, and then shall all things be added thereto.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 11:22
%
Behold thou art Hyrum, my son; seek the kingdom of God, and all things
shall be added according to that which is just.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 11:23
%
Build upon my rock, which is my gospel;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 11:24
%
Deny not the spirit of revelation, nor the spirit of prophecy, for wo
unto him that denieth these things;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 11:25
%
Therefore, treasure up in your heart until the time which is in my wisdom
that you shall go forth.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 11:26
%
Behold, I speak unto all who have good desires, and have thrust in their
sickle to reap.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 11:27
%
Behold, I am Jesus Christ, the Son of God.  I am the life and the light
of the world.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 11:28
%
I am the same who came unto mine own and mine own received me not;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 11:29
%
But verily, verily, I say unto you, that as many as receive me, to them
will I give power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe
on my name.  Amen.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 11:30
%
A GREAT and marvelous work is about to come forth among the children
of men.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 12:1
%
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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 12:2
%
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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 12:3
%
Yea, whosoever will thrust in his sickle and reap, the same is called
of God.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 12:4
%
Therefore, if you will ask of me you shall receive; if you will knock
it shall be opened unto you.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 12:5
%
Now, as you have asked, behold, I say unto you, keep my commandments,
and seek to bring forth and establish the cause of Zion.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 12:6
%
Behold, I speak unto you, and also to all those who have desires to
bring forth and establish this work;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 12:7
%
And no one can assist in this work except he shall be humble and full
of love, having faith, hope, and charity, being temperate in all things,
whatsoever shall be entrusted to his care.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 12:8
%
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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 12:9
%
UPON you my fellow servants, in the name of Messiah I confer the
Priesthood of Aaron, which holds the keys of the ministering of angels,
and of the gospel of repentance, and of baptism by immersion for the
remission of sins; and this shall never be taken again from the earth,
until the sons of Levi do offer again an offering unto the Lord in
righteousness.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 13:1
%
A GREAT and marvelous work is about to come forth unto the children
of men.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 14:1
%
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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 14:2
%
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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 14:3
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Yea, whosoever will thrust in his sickle and reap, the same is called
of God.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 14:4
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Therefore, if you will ask of me you shall receive; if you will knock
it shall be opened unto you.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 14:5
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Seek to bring forth and establish my Zion.  Keep my commandments in
all things.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 14:6
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And, if you keep my commandments and endure to the end you shall have
eternal life, which gift is the greatest of all the gifts of God.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 14:7
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And it shall come to pass, that if you shall ask the Father in my name, in
faith believing, you shall receive the Holy Ghost, which giveth utterance,
that you may stand as a witness of the things of which you shall both hear
and see, and also that you may declare repentance unto this generation.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 14:8
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Behold, I am Jesus Christ, the Son of the living God, who created the
heavens and the earth, a light which cannot be hid in darkness;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 14:9
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Wherefore, I must bring forth the fulness of my gospel from the Gentiles
unto the house of Israel.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 14:10
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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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 14:11
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HEARKEN, my servant John, and listen to the words of Jesus Christ,
your Lord and your Redeemer.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 15:1
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For behold, I speak unto you with sharpness and with power, for mine
arm is over all the earth.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 15:2
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And I will tell you that which no man knoweth save me and thee alone--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 15:3
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For many times you have desired of me to know that which would be of
the most worth unto you.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 15:4
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Behold, blessed are you for this thing, and for speaking my words which
I have given you according to my commandments.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 15:5
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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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 15:6
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HEARKEN, my servant Peter, and listen to the words of Jesus Christ,
your Lord and your Redeemer.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 16:1
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For behold, I speak unto you with sharpness and with power, for mine
arm is over all the earth.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 16:2
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And I will tell you that which no man knoweth save me and thee alone--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 16:3
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For many times you have desired of me to know that which would be of
the most worth unto you.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 16:4
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Behold, blessed are you for this thing, and for speaking my words which
I have given unto you according to my commandments.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 16:5
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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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 16:6
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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 view of the plates,
and also of the breastplate, the sword of Laban, the Urim and Thummim,
which were given to the brother of Jared upon the mount, when he talked
with the Lord face to face, and the miraculous directors which were
given to Lehi while in the wilderness, on the borders of the Red Sea.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 17:1
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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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 17:2
%
And after that you have obtained faith, and have seen them with your eyes,
you shall testify of them, by the power of God;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 17:3
%
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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 17:4
%
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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 17:5
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And he has translated the book, even that part which I have commanded him,
and as your Lord and your God liveth it is true.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 17:6
%
Wherefore, you have received the same power, and the same faith, and
the same gift like unto him;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 17:7
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And if you do these last commandments of mine, which I have given you, the
gates of hell shall not prevail against you; for my grace is sufficient
for you, and you shall be lifted up at the last day.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 17:8
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And I, Jesus Christ, your Lord and your God, have spoken it unto you, that
I might bring about my righteous purposes unto the children of men.  Amen.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 17:9
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NOW, behold, because of the thing which you, my servant Oliver Cowdery,
have desired to know of me, I give unto you these words:
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 18:1
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Behold, I have manifested unto you, by my Spirit in many instances, that
the things which you have written are true; wherefore you know that they
are true.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 18:2
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And if you know that they are true, behold, I give unto you a commandment,
that you rely upon the things which are written;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 18:3
%
For in them are all things written concerning the foundation of my church,
my gospel, and my rock.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 18:4
%
Wherefore, if you shall build up my church, upon the foundation of my
gospel and my rock, the gates of hell shall not prevail against you.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 18:5
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Behold, the world is ripening in iniquity; and it must needs be that
the children of men are stirred up unto repentance, both the Gentiles
and also the house of Israel.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 18:6
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Wherefore, as thou hast been baptized 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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 18:7
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And now, marvel not that I have called him unto mine own purpose, which
purpose is known in me; wherefore, if he shall be diligent in keeping
my commandments he shall be blessed unto eternal life; and his name
is Joseph.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 18:8
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And now, Oliver Cowdery, I speak unto you, and also unto David Whitmer,
by the way of commandment; for, behold, I command all men everywhere to
repent, and I speak unto you, even as unto Paul mine apostle, for you
are called even with that same calling with which he was called.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 18:9
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Remember the worth of souls is great in the sight of God;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 18:10
%
For, behold, the Lord your Redeemer suffered death in the flesh;
wherefore he suffered the pain of all men, that all men might repent
and come unto him.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 18:11
%
And he hath risen again from the dead, that he might bring all men unto
him, on conditions of repentance.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 18:12
%
And how great is his joy in the soul that repenteth!
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 18:13
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Wherefore, you are called to cry repentance unto this people.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 18:14
%
And if it so be that you should labor all your days in crying repentance
unto this people, and bring, save it be one soul unto me, how great
shall be your joy with him in the kingdom of my Father!
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 18:15
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And now, if your joy will be great with one soul that you have brought
unto me into the kingdom of my Father, how great will be your joy if
you should bring many souls unto me!
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 18:16
%
Behold, you have my gospel before you, and my rock, and my salvation.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 18:17
%
Ask the Father in my name, in faith believing that you shall receive,
and you shall have the Holy Ghost, which manifesteth all things which
are expedient unto the children of men.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 18:18
%
And if you have not faith, hope, and charity, you can do nothing.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 18:19
%
Contend against no church, save it be the church of the devil.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 18:20
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Take upon you the name of Christ, and speak the truth in soberness.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 18:21
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And as many as repent and are baptized in my name, which is Jesus Christ,
and endure to the end, the same shall be saved.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 18:22
%
Behold, Jesus Christ is the name which is given of the Father, and there
is none other name given whereby man can be saved;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 18:23
%
Wherefore, all men must take upon them the name which is given of the
Father, for in that name shall they be called at the last day;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 18:24
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Wherefore, if they know not the name by which they are called, they
cannot have place in the kingdom of my Father.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 18:25
%
And now, behold, there are others who are called to declare my gospel,
both unto Gentile and unto Jew;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 18:26
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Yea, even twelve; and the Twelve 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 name with full purpose of heart.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 18:27
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And if they desire to take upon them my name with full purpose of heart,
they are called to go into all the world to preach my gospel unto every
creature.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 18:28
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And they are they who are ordained of me to baptize in my name, according
to that which is written;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 18:29
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And you have that which is written before you; wherefore, you must
perform it according to the words which are written.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 18:30
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And now I speak unto you, the Twelve--Behold, my grace is sufficient
for you; you must walk uprightly before me and sin not.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 18:31
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And, behold, you are they who are ordained of me to ordain priests and
teachers; to declare my gospel, according to the power of the Holy Ghost
which is in you, and according to the callings and gifts of God unto men;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 18:32
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And I, Jesus Christ, your Lord and your God, have spoken it.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 18:33
%
These words are not of men nor of man, but of me; wherefore, you shall
testify they are of me and not of man;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 18:34
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For it is my voice 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;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 18:35
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Wherefore, you can testify that you have heard my voice, and know
my words.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 18:36
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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;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 18:37
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And by their desires and their works you shall know them.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 18:38
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And when you have found them you shall show these things unto them.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 18:39
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And you shall fall down and worship the Father in my name.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 18:40
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And you must preach unto the world, saying: You must repent and be
baptized, in the name of Jesus Christ;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 18:41
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For all men must repent and be baptized, and not only men, but women,
and children who have arrived at the years of accountability.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 18:42
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And now, after that you have received this, you must keep my commandments
in all things;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 18:43
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And by your hands I will work a marvelous work among the children of
men, unto the convincing of many of their sins, that they may come unto
repentance, and that they may come unto the kingdom of my Father.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 18:44
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Wherefore, the blessings which I give unto you are above all things.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 18:45
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And after that you have received this, if you keep not my commandments
you cannot be saved in the kingdom of my Father.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 18:46
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Behold, I, Jesus Christ, your Lord and your God, and your Redeemer,
by the power of my Spirit have spoken it.  Amen.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 18:47
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I AM Alpha and Omega, Christ the Lord; yea, even I am he, the beginning
and the end, the Redeemer of the world.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 19:1
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I, having accomplished and finished the will of him whose I am, even the
Father, concerning me--having done this that I might subdue all things
unto myself--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 19:2
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Retaining all power, even to the destroying of Satan and his works at
the end of the world, and the last great day of judgment, which I shall
pass upon the inhabitants thereof, judging every man according to his
works and the deeds which he hath done.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 19:3
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And surely every man must repent or suffer, for I, God, am endless.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 19:4
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Wherefore, I revoke not the judgments which I shall pass, but woes shall
go forth, weeping, wailing and gnashing of teeth, yea, to those who are
found on my left hand.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 19:5
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Nevertheless, it is not written that there shall be no end to this
torment, but it is written endless torment.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 19:6
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Again, it is written eternal 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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 19:7
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Wherefore, I will explain unto you this mystery, for it is meet unto
you to know even as mine apostles.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 19:8
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I speak unto you that are chosen in this thing, even as one, that you
may enter into my rest.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 19:9
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For, behold, the mystery of godliness, how great is it!  For, behold,
I am endless, and the punishment which is given from my hand is endless
punishment, for Endless is my name.  Wherefore--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 19:10
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Eternal punishment is God's punishment.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 19:11
%
Endless punishment is God's punishment.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 19:12
%
Wherefore, I command you to repent, and keep the commandments which you
have received by the hand of my servant Joseph Smith, Jun., in my name;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 19:13
%
And it is by my almighty power that you have received them;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 19:14
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Therefore I command you to repent--repent, lest I smite you by the rod
of my mouth, and by my wrath, and by my anger, and your sufferings be
sore--how sore you know not, how exquisite you know not, yea, how hard
to bear you know not.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 19:15
%
For behold, I, God, have suffered these things for all, that they might
not suffer if they would repent;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 19:16
%
But if they would not repent they must suffer even as I;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 19:17
%
Which suffering 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 not drink the bitter cup, and shrink--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 19:18
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Nevertheless, glory be to the Father, and I partook and finished my
preparations unto the children of men.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 19:19
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Wherefore, I command you again to repent, lest I humble you with my
almighty power; and that you confess your sins, lest you suffer these
punishments of which I have spoken, of which in the smallest, yea,
even in the least degree you have tasted at the time I withdrew my Spirit.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 19:20
%
And I command you that you preach naught but repentance, and show not
these things unto the world until it is wisdom in me.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 19:21
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For they cannot bear meat now, but milk they must receive; wherefore,
they must not know these things, lest they perish.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 19:22
%
Learn of me, and listen to my words; walk in the meekness of my Spirit,
and you shall have peace in me.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 19:23
%
I am Jesus Christ; I came by the will of the Father, and I do his will.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 19:24
%
And again, I command thee that thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's wife;
nor seek thy neighbor's life.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 19:25
%
And again, I command thee that thou shalt not covet thine own property,
but impart it freely to the printing of the Book of Mormon, which contains
the truth and the word of God--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 19:26
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Which is my word to the Gentile, that soon it may go to the Jew, of
whom the Lamanites are a remnant, that they may believe the gospel,
and look not for a Messiah to come who has already come.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 19:27
%
And again, I command thee that thou shalt pray vocally as well as in thy
heart; yea, before the world as well as in secret, in public as well as
in private.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 19:28
%
And thou shalt declare glad tidings, yea, publish it upon the mountains,
and upon every high place, and among every people that thou shalt be
permitted to see.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 19:29
%
And thou shalt do it with all humility, trusting in me, reviling not
against revilers.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 19:30
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And of tenets thou shalt not talk, but thou shalt declare repentance and
faith on the Savior, and remission of sins by baptism, and by fire, yea,
even the Holy Ghost.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 19:31
%
Behold, this is a great and the last commandment which I shall give unto
you concerning this matter; for this shall suffice for thy daily walk,
even unto the end of thy life.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 19:32
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And misery thou shalt receive if thou wilt slight these counsels, yea,
even the destruction of thyself and property.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 19:33
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Impart a portion of thy property, yea, even part of thy lands, and all
save the support of thy family.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 19:34
%
Pay the debt thou hast contracted with the printer.  Release thyself
from bondage.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 19:35
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Leave thy house and home, except when thou shalt desire to see thy family;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 19:36
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And speak freely to all; yea, preach, exhort, declare the truth, even
with a loud voice, with a sound of rejoicing, crying--Hosanna, hosanna,
blessed be the name of the Lord God!
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 19:37
%
Pray always, and I will pour out my Spirit upon you, and great shall
be your blessing--yea, even more than if you should obtain treasures of
earth and corruptibleness to the extent thereof.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 19:38
%
Behold, canst thou read this without rejoicing and lifting up thy heart
for gladness?
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 19:39
%
Or canst thou run about longer as a blind guide?
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 19:40
%
Or canst thou be humble and meek, and conduct thyself wisely before me?
Yea, come unto me thy Savior.  Amen.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 19:41
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THE rise of the Church of Christ in these last days, being one thousand
eight hundred and thirty years since the coming of our Lord and Savior
Jesus Christ in the flesh, it being regularly organized and established
agreeable to the laws 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--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 20:1
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Which commandments were given to Joseph Smith, Jun., who was called of
God, and ordained an apostle of Jesus Christ, to be the first elder of
this church;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 20:2
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And to Oliver Cowdery, who was also called of God, an apostle of Jesus
Christ, to be the second elder of this church, and ordained under
his hand;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 20:3
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And this according to the grace of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ,
to whom be all glory, both now and forever.  Amen.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 20:4
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After it was truly manifested unto this first elder that he had received
a remission of his sins, he was entangled again in the vanities of
the world;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 20:5
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But after repenting, and humbling himself sincerely, through faith, God
ministered unto him by an holy angel, whose countenance was as lightning,
and whose garments were pure and white above all other whiteness;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 20:6
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And gave unto him commandments which inspired him;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 20:7
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And gave him power from on high, by the means which were before prepared,
to translate the Book of Mormon;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 20:8
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Which contains a record of a fallen people, and the fulness of the gospel
of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles and to the Jews also;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 20:9
%
Which was given by inspiration, and is confirmed to others by the
ministering of angels, and is declared unto the world by them--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 20:10
%
Proving to the world that the holy scriptures are true, and that God does
inspire men and call them to his holy work in this age and generation,
as well as in generations of old;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 20:11
%
Thereby showing that he is the same God yesterday, today,and forever.
Amen.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 20:12
%
Therefore, having so great witnesses, by them shall the world be judged,
even as many as shall hereafter come to a knowledge of this work.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 20:13
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And those who receive it in faith, and work righteousness, shall receive
a crown of eternal life;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 20:14
%
But those who harden their hearts in unbelief, and reject it, it shall
turn to their own condemnation--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 20:15
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For the Lord God has spoken it; and we, the elders of the church, have
heard and bear witness to the words of the glorious Majesty on high,
to whom be glory forever and ever.  Amen.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 20:16
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By these things we know that there is a God in heaven, who is infinite
and eternal, from everlasting to everlasting the same unchangeable God,
the framer of heaven and earth, and all things which are in them;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 20:17
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And that he created man, male and female, after his own image and in
his own likeness, created he them;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 20:18
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And gave unto them commandments that they should love and serve him,
the only living and true God, and that he should be the only being whom
they should worship.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 20:19
%
But by the transgression of these holy laws man became sensual and
devilish, and became fallen man.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 20:20
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Wherefore, the Almighty God gave his Only Begotten Son, as it is written
in those scriptures which have been given of him.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 20:21
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He suffered temptations but gave no heed unto them.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 20:22
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He was crucified, died, and rose again the third day;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 20:23
%
And ascended into heaven, to sit down on the right hand of the Father,
to reign with almighty power according to the will of the Father;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 20:24
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That as many as would believe and be baptized in his holy name, and
endure in faith to the end, should be saved--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 20:25
%
Not only those who believed after he came in the meridian of time, in the
flesh, but all those from the beginning, even as many as were before he
came, who believed in the words of the holy prophets, who spake as they
were inspired by the gift of the Holy Ghost, who truly testified of him
in all things, should have eternal life,
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 20:26
%
As well as those who should come after, who should believe in the gifts
and callings of God by the Holy Ghost, which beareth record of the Father
and of the Son;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 20:27
%
Which Father, Son, and Holy Ghost are one God, infinite and eternal,
without end.  Amen.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 20:28
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And we know that all men must repent and believe on the name of Jesus
Christ, and worship the Father in his name, and endure in faith on his
name to the end, or they cannot be saved in the kingdom of God.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 20:29
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And we know that justification through the grace of our Lord and Savior
Jesus Christ is just and true;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 20:30
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And we know also, that sanctification through the grace of our Lord and
Savior Jesus Christ is just and true, to all those who love and serve
God with all their mights, minds, and strength.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 20:31
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But there is a possibility that man may fall from grace and depart from
the living God;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 20:32
%
Therefore let the church take heed and pray always, lest they fall
into temptation;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 20:33
%
Yea, and even let those who are sanctified take heed also.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 20:34
%
And we know that these things are true and according to the revelations
of John, neither adding 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 voice of God,
or the ministering of angels.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 20:35
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And the Lord God has spoken it; and honor, power and glory be rendered
to his holy name, both now and ever.  Amen.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 20:36
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And again, by way of commandment to the church concerning the manner
of baptism--All those who humble themselves before God, and desire to
be baptized, and come forth with broken hearts and contrite spirits,
and witness before the church that they have truly repented of all
their sins, and are willing to take upon them the name of Jesus Christ,
having a determination to serve him to the end, and truly manifest by
their works that they have received of the Spirit of Christ unto the
remission of their sins, shall be received by baptism into his church.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 20:37
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The duty of the elders, priests, teachers, deacons, and members of
the church of Christ--An apostle is an elder, and it is his calling
to baptize;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 20:38
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And to ordain other elders, priests, teachers, and deacons;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 20:39
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And to administer bread and wine--the emblems of the flesh and blood
of Christ--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 20:40
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And to confirm those who are baptized into the church, by the laying
on of hands for the baptism of fire and the Holy Ghost, according to
the scriptures;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 20:41
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And to teach, expound, exhort, baptize, and watch over the church;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 20:42
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And to confirm the church by the laying on of the hands, and the giving
of the Holy Ghost;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 20:43
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And to take the lead of all meetings.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 20:44
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The elders are to conduct the meetings as they are led by the Holy Ghost,
according to the commandments and revelations of God.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 20:45
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The priest's duty is to preach, teach, expound, exhort, and baptize,
and administer the sacrament,
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 20:46
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And visit the house of each member, and exhort them to pray vocally and
in secret and attend to all family duties.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 20:47
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And he may also ordain other priests, teachers, and deacons.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 20:48
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And he is to take the lead of meetings when there is no elder present;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 20:49
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But when there is an elder present, he is only to preach, teach, expound,
exhort, and baptize,
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 20:50
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And visit the house of each member, exhorting them to pray vocally and
in secret and attend to all family duties.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 20:51
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In all these duties the priest is to assist the elder if occasion
requires.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 20:52
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The teacher's duty is to watch over the church always, and be with and
strengthen them;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 20:53
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And see that there is no iniquity in the church, neither hardness with
each other, neither lying, backbiting, nor evil speaking;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 20:54
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And see that the church meet together often, and also see that all the
members do their duty.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 20:55
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And he is to take the lead of meetings in the absence of the elder
or priest--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 20:56
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And is to be assisted always, in all his duties in the church, by the
deacons, if occasion requires.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 20:57
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But neither teachers nor deacons have authority to baptize, administer
the sacrament, or lay on hands;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 20:58
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They are, however, to warn, expound, exhort, and teach, and invite all
to come unto Christ.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 20:59
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Every elder, priest, teacher, or deacon is to be ordained according to
the gifts and callings of God unto him; and he is to be ordained by the
power of the Holy Ghost, which is in the one who ordains him.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 20:60
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The several elders composing this church of Christ are to meet in
conference once in three months, or from time to time as said conferences
shall direct or appoint;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 20:61
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And said conferences are to do whatever church business is necessary to
be done at the time.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 20:62
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The elders are to receive their licenses from other elders, by vote of
the church to which they belong, or from the conferences.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 20:63
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Each priest, teacher, or deacon, who is ordained by a priest, may take a
certificate from him at the time, which certificate, 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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 20:64
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No person is to be ordained to any office in this church, where there is
a regularly organized branch of the same, without the vote of that church;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 20:65
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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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 20:66
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Every president of the high priesthood (or presiding elder), bishop,
high councilor, and high priest, is to be ordained by the direction of
a high council or general conference.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 20:67
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The duty of the members after they are received by baptism.--The elders
or priests are to have a sufficient time to expound all things concerning
the church of Christ to their understanding, previous to their partaking
of the sacrament and being confirmed by the laying on of the hands of
the elders, so that all things may be done in order.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 20:68
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And the members shall manifest before the church, and also before the
elders, by a godly walk and conversation, that they are worthy of it, that
there may be works and faith agreeable to the holy scriptures--walking
in holiness before the Lord.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 20:69
%
Every member of the church of Christ having children is to bring them
unto the elders before the church, who are to lay their hands upon them
in the name of Jesus Christ, and bless them in his name.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 20:70
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No one can be received into the church of Christ unless he has arrived
unto the years of accountability before God, and is capable of repentance.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 20:71
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Baptism is to be administered in the following manner unto all those
who repent--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 20:72
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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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 20:73
%
Then shall he immerse him or her in the water, and come forth again out
of the water.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 20:74
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It is expedient that the church meet together often to partake of bread
and wine in the remembrance of the Lord Jesus;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 20:75
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And the elder or priest shall administer it; and after this manner shall
he administer it--he shall kneel with the church and call upon the Father
in solemn prayer, saying:
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 20:76
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O God, the Eternal Father, we ask thee in the name of thy Son, Jesus
Christ, to bless and sanctify this bread to the souls of all those who
partake of it, that they may eat in remembrance of the body of thy Son,
and witness 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 commandments which he has given them; that they may always have his
Spirit to be with them.  Amen.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 20:77
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The manner of administering the wine--he shall take the cup also, and say:
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 20:78
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O God, the Eternal Father, we ask thee in the name of thy Son, Jesus
Christ, to bless and sanctify this wine 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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 20:79
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Any member of the church of Christ transgressing, or being overtaken in
a fault, shall be dealt with as the scriptures direct.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 20:80
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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,
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 20:81
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With a list of the names 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;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 20:82
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And also, if any have been expelled from the church, so that their names
may be blotted out of the general church record of names.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 20:83
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All members removing from the church where they reside, if going to
a church where they are not known, may take a letter certifying 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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 20:84
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BEHOLD, there shall be a record kept among you; and in it thou shalt
be called a seer, a translator, a prophet, an apostle of Jesus Christ,
an elder of the church through the will of God the Father, and the grace
of your Lord Jesus Christ,
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 21:1
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Being inspired of the Holy Ghost to lay the foundation thereof, and to
build it up unto the most holy faith.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 21:2
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Which church was organized 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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 21:3
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Wherefore, meaning the church, thou shalt give heed unto all his words
and commandments which he shall give unto you as he receiveth them,
walking in all holiness before me;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 21:4
%
For his word ye shall receive, as if from mine own mouth, in all patience
and faith.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 21:5
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For by doing these things the gates of hell shall not prevail against you;
yea, and the Lord God will disperse the powers of darkness from before
you, and cause the heavens to shake for your good, and his name's glory.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 21:6
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For thus saith the Lord God: Him have I inspired to move the cause of
Zion in mighty power for good, and his diligence I know, and his prayers
I have heard.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 21:7
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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
remission of his sins, and the manifestations of my blessings upon
his works.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 21:8
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For, behold, I will bless 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 Comforter, which manifesteth that Jesus was crucified
by sinful men for the sins of the world, yea, for the remission of sins
unto the contrite heart.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 21:9
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Wherefore it behooveth me that he should be ordained by you, Oliver
Cowdery mine apostle;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 21:10
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This being an ordinance unto you, that you are an elder under his hand,
he being the first unto you, that you might be an elder unto this church
of Christ, bearing my name--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 21:11
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And the first preacher 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 Jews also.  Amen.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 21:12
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BEHOLD, I say unto you that all old covenants have I caused to be done
away in this thing; and this is a new and an everlasting covenant,
even that which was from the beginning.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 22:1
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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 law of
Moses, neither by your dead works.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 22:2
%
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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 22:3
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Wherefore, enter ye in at the gate, as I have commanded, and seek not
to counsel your God.  Amen.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 22:4
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BEHOLD, I speak unto you, Oliver, a few words.	Behold, thou art blessed,
and art under no condemnation.	But beware of pride, lest thou shouldst
enter into temptation.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 23:1
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Make known thy calling unto the church, and also before the world,
and thy heart shall be opened to preach the truth from henceforth and
forever.  Amen.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 23:2
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Behold, I speak unto you, Hyrum, a few words; for thou also art under no
condemnation, and thy heart is opened, and thy tongue loosed; and thy
calling is to exhortation, and to strengthen the church continually.
Wherefore thy duty is unto the church forever, and this because of
thy family.  Amen.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 23:3
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Behold, I speak a few words unto you, Samuel; 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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 23:4
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Behold, I speak a few words unto you, Joseph; for thou also art under no
condemnation, and thy calling also is to exhortation, and to strengthen
the church; and this is thy duty from henceforth and forever.  Amen.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 23:5
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Behold, I manifest unto you, Joseph Knight, by these words, that you
must take up your cross, in the which you must pray vocally before the
world as well as in secret, and in your family, and among your friends,
and in all places.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 23:6
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And, behold, it is your duty to unite with the true church, and give your
language to exhortation continually, that you may receive the reward of
the laborer.  Amen.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 23:7
%
BEHOLD, thou wast called and chosen to write the Book of Mormon, and to
my ministry; and I have lifted thee up out of thine afflictions, and have
counseled thee, that thou hast been delivered from all thine enemies,
and thou hast been delivered from the powers of Satan and from darkness!
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 24:1
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Nevertheless, thou art not excusable in thy transgressions; nevertheless,
go thy way and sin no more.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 24:2
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Magnify thine office; and after thou hast sowed thy fields and secured
them, go speedily unto the church which is in Colesville, Fayette,
and Manchester, and they shall support thee; and I will bless them both
spiritually and temporally;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 24:3
%
But if they receive thee not, I will send upon them a cursing instead
of a blessing.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 24:4
%
And thou shalt continue in calling upon God in my name, and writing the
things which shall be given thee by the Comforter, and expounding all
scriptures unto the church.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 24:5
%
And it shall be given thee in the very moment what thou shalt speak
and write, and they shall hear it, or I will send unto them a cursing
instead of a blessing.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 24:6
%
For thou shalt devote all thy service in Zion; and in this thou shalt
have strength.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 24:7
%
Be patient in afflictions, for thou shalt have many; but endure them,
for, lo, I am with thee, even unto the end of thy days.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 24:8
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And in temporal labors thou shalt not have strength, for this is not
thy calling.  Attend to thy calling and thou shalt have wherewith to
magnify thine office, and to expound all scriptures, and continue in
laying on of the hands and confirming the churches.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 24:9
%
And thy brother Oliver shall continue in bearing my name before the world,
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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 24:10
%
In me he shall have glory, and not of himself, whether in weakness or
in strength, whether in bonds or free;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 24:11
%
And at all times, and in all places, he shall open his mouth and declare
my gospel as with the voice of a trump, both day and night.  And I will
give unto him strength such as is not known among men.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 24:12
%
Require not miracles, except I shall command you, except casting out
devils, healing the sick, and against poisonous serpents, and against
deadly poisons;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 24:13
%
And these things ye shall not do, except it be required of you by them
who desire it, that the scriptures might be fulfilled; for ye shall do
according to that which is written.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 24:14
%
And in whatsoever place ye shall enter, and they receive you not in my
name, ye shall leave a cursing instead of a blessing, by casting off
the dust of your feet against them as a testimony, and cleansing your
feet by the wayside.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 24:15
%
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 smite them according to your words, in mine own due time.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 24:16
%
And whosoever shall go to law with thee shall be cursed by the law.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 24:17
%
And thou shalt take no purse 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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 24:18
%
For thou art called to prune my vineyard with a mighty pruning, yea,
even for the last time; yea, and also all those whom thou hast ordained,
and they shall do even according to this pattern.  Amen.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 24:19
%
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 receive
my gospel are sons and daughters in my kingdom.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 25:1
%
A revelation I give unto you concerning my will; and if thou art faithful
and walk in the paths of virtue before me, I will preserve thy life,
and thou shalt receive an inheritance in Zion.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 25:2
%
Behold, thy sins are forgiven thee, and thou art an elect lady, whom I
have called.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 25:3
%
Murmur not because of the things which thou hast not seen, for they are
withheld from thee and from the world, which is wisdom in me in a time
to come.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 25:4
%
And the office of thy calling shall be for a comfort unto my servant,
Joseph Smith, Jun., thy husband, in his afflictions, with consoling words,
in the spirit of meekness.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 25:5
%
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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 25:6
%
And thou shalt be ordained under his hand to expound scriptures, and to
exhort the church, according as it shall be given thee by my Spirit.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 25:7
%
For he shall lay his hands upon thee, and thou shalt receive the Holy
Ghost, and thy time shall be given to writing, and to learning much.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 25:8
%
And thou needest not fear, for thy husband shall support thee in the
church; for unto them is his calling, that all things might be revealed
unto them, whatsoever I will, according to their faith.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 25:9
%
And verily I say unto thee that thou shalt lay aside the things of this
world, and seek for the things of a better.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 25:10
%
And it shall be given thee, also, to make a selection of sacred hymns, as
it shall be given thee, which is pleasing unto me, to be had in my church.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 25:11
%
For my soul delighteth in the song of the heart; yea, the song of the
righteous is a prayer unto me, and it shall be answered with a blessing
upon their heads.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 25:12
%
Wherefore, lift up thy heart and rejoice, and cleave unto the covenants
which thou hast made.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 25:13
%
Continue in the spirit of meekness, and beware of pride.  Let thy soul
delight in thy husband, and the glory which shall come upon him.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 25:14
%
Keep my commandments continually, and a crown of righteousness thou
shalt receive.	And except thou do this, where I am you cannot come.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 25:15
%
And verily, verily, I say unto you, that this is my voice unto all.  Amen.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 25:16
%
BEHOLD, I say unto you that you shall let your time be devoted to the
studying of the scriptures, and to preaching, and to confirming the
church at Colesville, and to performing your labors 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 known what you shall do.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 26:1
%
And all things shall be done by common consent in the church, by much
prayer and faith, for all things you shall receive by faith.  Amen.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 26:2
%
LISTEN to the voice of Jesus Christ, your Lord, your God, and your
Redeemer, whose word is quick and powerful.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 27:1
%
For, behold, I say unto you, that it mattereth not what ye shall eat 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 glory--remembering unto the Father my
body which was laid down for you, and my blood which was shed for the
remission of your sins.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 27:2
%
Wherefore, a commandment I give unto you, that you shall not purchase
wine neither strong drink of your enemies;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 27:3
%
Wherefore, you shall partake of none except it is made new among you;
yea, in this my Father's kingdom which shall be built up on the earth.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 27:4
%
Behold, this is wisdom in me; wherefore, marvel not, for the hour cometh
that I will drink of the fruit of the vine with you on the earth, and
with Moroni, 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 record of the stick of Ephraim;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 27:5
%
And also with Elias, 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;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 27:6
%
And also John the son of Zacharias, which Zacharias he (Elias) visited
and gave promise that he should have a son, and his name should be John,
and he should be filled with the spirit of Elias;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 27:7
%
Which John I have sent unto you, my servants, Joseph Smith, Jun., and
Oliver Cowdery, to ordain you unto the first priesthood which you have
received, that you might be called and ordained even as Aaron;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 27:8
%
And also Elijah, 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 fathers, that the whole earth may not be smitten
with a curse;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 27:9
%
And also with Joseph and Jacob, and Isaac, and Abraham, your fathers,
by whom the promises remain;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 27:10
%
And also with Michael, or Adam, the father of all, the prince of all,
the ancient of days;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 27:11
%
And also with Peter, and James, and John, whom I have sent unto you, by
whom I have ordained you and confirmed you to be apostles, and especial
witnesses of my name, and bear the keys of your ministry and of the same
things which I revealed unto them;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 27:12
%
Unto whom I have committed the keys of my kingdom, and a dispensation
of the gospel for the last times; and for the fulness of times, in the
which I will gather together in one all things, both which are in heaven,
and which are on earth;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 27:13
%
And also with all those whom my Father hath given me out of the world.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 27:14
%
Wherefore, lift up your hearts and rejoice, and gird up your loins,
and take upon you my whole armor, that ye may be able to withstand the
evil day, having done all, that ye may be able to stand.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 27:15
%
Stand, therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, having on the
breastplate of righteousness, and your feet shod with the preparation
of the gospel of peace, which I have sent mine angels to commit unto you;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 27:16
%
Taking the shield of faith wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the
fiery darts of the wicked;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 27:17
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And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of my Spirit, 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 caught up, that where I am ye shall be also.  Amen.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 27:18
%
BEHOLD, I say unto thee, Oliver, 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 Comforter, concerning the revelations and commandments
which I have given.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 28:1
%
But, behold, verily, verily, I say unto thee, no one shall be appointed
to receive commandments and revelations in this church excepting my
servant Joseph Smith, Jun., for he receiveth them even as Moses.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 28:2
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And thou shalt be obedient unto the things which I shall give unto him,
even as Aaron, to declare faithfully the commandments and the revelations,
with power and authority unto the church.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 28:3
%
And if thou art led at any time by the Comforter to speak or teach, or
at all times by the way of commandment unto the church, thou mayest do it.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 28:4
%
But thou shalt not write by way of commandment, but by wisdom;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 28:5
%
And thou shalt not command him who is at thy head, and at the head of
the church;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 28:6
%
For I have given him the keys of the mysteries, and the revelations
which are sealed, until I shall appoint unto them another in his stead.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 28:7
%
And now, behold, I say unto you that you shall go unto the Lamanites and
preach my gospel unto them; and inasmuch as they receive thy teachings
thou shalt cause my church to be established among them; and thou shalt
have revelations, but write them not by way of commandment.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 28:8
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And now, behold, I say unto you that it is not revealed, and no man
knoweth where the city Zion shall be built, but it shall be given
hereafter.  Behold, I say unto you that it shall be on the borders by
the Lamanites.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 28:9
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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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 28:10
%
And again, thou shalt take thy brother, Hiram Page, between him and thee
alone, and tell him that those things which he hath written from that
stone are not of me and that Satan deceiveth him;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 28:11
%
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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 28:12
%
For all things must be done in order, and by common consent in the church,
by the prayer of faith.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 28:13
%
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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 28:14
%
And it shall be given thee from the time thou shalt go, until the time
thou shalt return, what thou shalt do.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 28:15
%
And thou must open thy mouth at all times, declaring my gospel with the
sound of rejoicing.  Amen.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 28:16
%
LISTEN to the voice of Jesus Christ, your Redeemer, the Great I AM,
whose arm of mercy hath atoned for your sins;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 29:1
%
Who will gather his people even as a hen gathereth her chickens under
her wings, even as many as will hearken to my voice and humble themselves
before me, and call upon me in mighty prayer.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 29:2
%
Behold, verily, verily, I say unto you, that at this time your sins are
forgiven you, therefore ye receive these things; but remember to sin no
more, lest perils shall come upon you.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 29:3
%
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 voice of a trump.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 29:4
%
Lift up your hearts and be glad, for I am in your midst, and am your
advocate with the Father; and it is his good will to give you the kingdom.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 29:5
%
And, as it is written--Whatsoever ye shall ask in faith, being united
in prayer according to my command, ye shall receive.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 29:6
%
And ye are called to bring to pass the gathering of mine elect; for mine
elect hear my voice and harden not their hearts;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 29:7
%
Wherefore the decree hath gone forth from the Father that they shall be
gathered in unto one place upon the face of this land, to prepare their
hearts and be prepared in all things against the day when tribulation
and desolation are sent forth upon the wicked.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 29:8
%
For the hour is nigh and the day soon at hand when the earth is ripe;
and all the proud and they that do wickedly shall be as stubble; and I
will burn them up, saith the Lord of Hosts, that wickedness shall not
be upon the earth;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 29:9
%
For the hour is nigh, and that which was spoken by mine apostles must
be fulfilled; for as they spoke so shall it come to pass;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 29:10
%
For I will reveal myself from heaven with power and great glory, with
all the hosts thereof, and dwell in righteousness with men on earth a
thousand years, and the wicked shall not stand.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 29:11
%
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 apostles, 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 fire, being clothed with
robes of righteousness, with crowns upon their heads, in glory even as
I am, to judge the whole house of Israel, even as many as have loved me
and kept my commandments, and none else.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 29:12
%
For a trump shall sound both long and loud, even as upon Mount Sinai,
and all the earth shall quake, and they shall come forth--yea, even the
dead which died in me, to receive a crown of righteousness, and to be
clothed upon, even as I am, to be with me, that we may be one.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 29:13
%
But, behold, I say unto you that before this great day shall come the
sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall be turned into blood, and the
stars shall fall from heaven, and there shall be greater signs in heaven
above and in the earth beneath;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 29:14
%
And there shall be weeping and wailing among the hosts of men;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 29:15
%
And there shall be a great hailstorm sent forth to destroy the crops of
the earth.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 29:16
%
And it shall come to pass, because of the wickedness of the world,
that I will take vengeance upon the wicked, for they will not repent;
for the cup of mine indignation is full; for behold, my blood shall not
cleanse them if they hear me not.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 29:17
%
Wherefore, I the Lord God will send forth flies 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;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 29:18
%
And their tongues shall be stayed that they shall not utter against me;
and their flesh shall fall from off their bones, and their eyes from
their sockets;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 29:19
%
And it shall come to pass that the beasts of the forest and the fowls
of the air shall devour them up.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 29:20
%
And the great and abominable church, which is the whore of all the earth,
shall be cast down by devouring 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 must, as I live, for abominations shall not reign.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 29:21
%
And again, verily, verily, I say unto you that when the thousand years
are ended, and men again begin to deny their God, then will I spare the
earth but for a little season;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 29:22
%
And the end shall come, and the heaven and the earth shall be consumed
and pass away, and there shall be a new heaven and a new earth.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 29:23
%
For all old things shall pass away, and all things shall become new,
even the heaven and the earth, and all the fulness thereof, both men
and beasts, the fowls of the air, and the fishes of the sea;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 29:24
%
And not one hair, neither mote, shall be lost, for it is the workmanship
of mine hand.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 29:25
%
But, behold, verily I say unto you, before the earth shall pass away,
Michael, mine archangel, shall sound his trump, and then shall all
the dead awake, for their graves shall be opened, and they shall come
forth--yea, even all.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 29:26
%
And the righteous shall be gathered on my right hand unto eternal life;
and the wicked on my left hand will I be ashamed to own before the Father;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 29:27
%
Wherefore I will say unto them--Depart from me, ye cursed, into
everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 29:28
%
And now, behold, I say unto you, never at any time have I declared from
mine own mouth that they should return, for where I am they cannot come,
for they have no power.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 29:29
%
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 first 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 Spirit.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 29:30
%
For by the power of my Spirit created I them; yea, all things both
spiritual and temporal--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 29:31
%
First spiritual, secondly temporal, which is the beginning of my work;
and again, first temporal, and secondly spiritual, which is the last of
my work--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 29:32
%
Speaking unto you that you may naturally understand; but unto myself my
works have no end, neither beginning; but it is given unto you that ye
may understand, because ye have asked it of me and are agreed.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 29:33
%
Wherefore, verily I say unto you that all things unto me are spiritual,
and not at any time have I given unto you a law which was temporal;
neither any man, nor the children of men; neither Adam, your father,
whom I created.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 29:34
%
Behold, I gave unto him that he should be an agent unto himself; and I
gave unto him commandment, but no temporal commandment gave I unto him,
for my commandments are spiritual; they are not natural nor temporal,
neither carnal nor sensual.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 29:35
%
And it came to pass that Adam, being tempted of the devil--for, behold,
the devil was before Adam, for he rebelled against me, saying, Give me
thine honor, which is my power; and also a third part of the hosts of
heaven turned he away from me because of their agency;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 29:36
%
And they were thrust down, and thus came the devil and his angels;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 29:37
%
And, behold, there is a place prepared for them from the beginning,
which place is hell.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 29:38
%
And it must needs be that the devil should tempt the children of men,
or they could not be agents unto themselves; for if they never should
have bitter they could not know the sweet--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 29:39
%
Wherefore, it came to pass that the devil tempted Adam, and he partook of
the forbidden fruit and transgressed the commandment, wherein he became
subject to the will of the devil, because he yielded unto temptation.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 29:40
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Wherefore, I, the Lord God, caused that he should be cast out from
the Garden of Eden, from my presence, because of his transgression,
wherein he became spiritually dead, which is the first death, even that
same death which is the last death, which is spiritual, which shall be
pronounced upon the wicked when I shall say: Depart, ye cursed.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 29:41
%
But, behold, I say unto you that I, the Lord God, gave unto Adam and unto
his seed, that they should not die as to the temporal death, until I,
the Lord God, should send forth angels to declare unto them repentance
and redemption, through faith on the name of mine Only Begotten Son.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 29:42
%
And thus did I, the Lord God, appoint unto man the days of his
probation--that by his natural death he might be raised in immortality
unto eternal life, even as many as would believe;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 29:43
%
And they that believe not unto eternal damnation; for they cannot be
redeemed from their spiritual fall, because they repent not;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 29:44
%
For they love darkness rather than light, and their deeds are evil,
and they receive their wages of whom they list to obey.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 29:45
%
But behold, I say unto you, that little children are redeemed from the
foundation of the world through mine Only Begotten;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 29:46
%
Wherefore, they cannot sin, for power is not given unto Satan to tempt
little children, until they begin to become accountable before me;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 29:47
%
For it is given unto them even as I will, according to mine own pleasure,
that great things may be required at the hand of their fathers.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 29:48
%
And, again, I say unto you, that whoso having knowledge, have I not
commanded to repent?
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 29:49
%
And he that hath no understanding, it remaineth in me to do according
as it is written.  And now I declare no more unto you at this time.  Amen.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 29:50
%
BEHOLD, I say unto you, David, that you have feared man and have not
relied on me for strength as you ought.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 30:1
%
But your mind has been on the things of the earth 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 Spirit, and to those who were set
over you, but have been persuaded by those whom I have not commanded.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 30:2
%
Wherefore, you are left to inquire for yourself at my hand, and ponder
upon the things which you have received.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 30:3
%
And your home shall be at your father's house, until I give unto you
further commandments.  And you shall attend to the ministry in the church,
and before the world, and in the regions round about.  Amen.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 30:4
%
Behold, I say unto you, Peter, that you shall take your journey with your
brother Oliver; for the time has come that it is expedient in me that you
shall open your mouth to declare my gospel; therefore, fear not, but give
heed unto the words and advice of your brother, which he shall give you.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 30:5
%
And be you afflicted in all his afflictions, ever lifting up your heart
unto me in prayer and faith, for his and your deliverance; for I have
given unto him power to build up my church among the Lamanites;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 30:6
%
And none have I appointed to be his counselor over him in the church,
concerning church matters, except it is his brother, Joseph Smith, Jun.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 30:7
%
Wherefore, give heed unto these things and be diligent in keeping my
commandments, and you shall be blessed unto eternal life.  Amen.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 30:8
%
Behold, I say unto you, my servant John, that thou shalt commence from
this time forth to proclaim my gospel, as with the voice of a trump.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 30:9
%
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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 30:10
%
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 fearing
what man can do, for I am with you.  Amen.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 30:11
%
THOMAS, my son, blessed are you because of your faith in my work.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 31:1
%
Behold, you have had many afflictions because of your family;
nevertheless, I will bless you and your family, yea, your little ones;
and the day cometh that they will believe and know the truth and be one
with you in my church.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 31:2
%
Lift up your heart and rejoice, for the hour of your mission is come;
and your tongue shall be loosed, and you shall declare glad tidings of
great joy unto this generation.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 31:3
%
You shall declare 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 white already to be burned.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 31:4
%
Therefore, thrust in your sickle with all your soul, and your sins are
forgiven you, and you shall be laden with sheaves upon your back, for
the laborer is worthy of his hire.  Wherefore, your family shall live.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 31:5
%
Behold, verily I say unto you, go from them only for a little time,
and declare my word, and I will prepare a place for them.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 31:6
%
Yea, I will open the hearts of the people, and they will receive you.
And I will establish a church by your hand;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 31:7
%
And you shall strengthen them and prepare them against the time when
they shall be gathered.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 31:8
%
Be patient in afflictions, revile not against those that revile.
Govern your house in meekness, and be steadfast.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 31:9
%
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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 31:10
%
Go your way whithersoever I will, and it shall be given you by the
Comforter what you shall do and whither you shall go.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 31:11
%
Pray always, lest you enter into temptation and lose your reward.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 31:12
%
Be faithful unto the end, and lo, I am with you.  These words are not
of man nor of men, but of me, even Jesus Christ, your Redeemer, by the
will of the Father.  Amen.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 31:13
%
AND now concerning my servant Parley P. Pratt, behold, I say unto him
that as I live I will that he shall declare my gospel and learn of me,
and be meek and lowly of heart.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 32:1
%
And that which I have appointed unto him is that he shall go with my
servants, Oliver Cowdery and Peter Whitmer, Jun., into the wilderness
among the Lamanites.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 32:2
%
And Ziba Peterson also shall go with them; and I myself will go with
them and be in their midst; and I am their advocate with the Father,
and nothing shall prevail against them.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 32:3
%
And they shall give heed to that which is written, and pretend to no
other revelation; and they shall pray always that I may unfold the same
to their understanding.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 32:4
%
And they shall give heed unto these words and trifle not, and I will
bless them.  Amen.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 32:5
%
BEHOLD, I say unto you, my servants Ezra and Northrop, open ye your ears
and hearken to the voice of the Lord your God, whose word 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 intents of the heart.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 33:1
%
For verily, verily, I say unto you that ye are called to lift up your
voices as with the sound of a trump, to declare my gospel unto a crooked
and perverse generation.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 33:2
%
For behold, the field is white already to harvest; and it is the eleventh
hour, and the last time that I shall call laborers into my vineyard.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 33:3
%
And my vineyard has become corrupted every whit; and there is none which
doeth good save it be a few; and they err in many instances because of
priestcrafts, all having corrupt minds.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 33:4
%
And verily, verily, I say unto you, that this church have I established
and called forth out of the wilderness.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 33:5
%
And even so will I gather mine elect from the four quarters of the earth,
even as many as will believe in me, and hearken unto my voice.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 33:6
%
Yea, verily, verily, I say unto you, that the field is white already to
harvest; wherefore, thrust in your sickles, and reap with all your might,
mind, and strength.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 33:7
%
Open your mouths and they shall be filled, and you shall become even as
Nephi of old, who journeyed from Jerusalem in the wilderness.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 33:8
%
Yea, open your mouths and spare not, and you shall be laden with sheaves
upon your backs, for lo, I am with you.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 33:9
%
Yea, open your mouths and they shall be filled, saying: Repent, repent,
and prepare ye the way of the Lord, and make his paths straight; for
the kingdom of heaven is at hand;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 33:10
%
Yea, repent and be baptized, every one of you, for a remission of your
sins; yea, be baptized even by water, and then cometh the baptism of
fire and of the Holy Ghost.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 33:11
%
Behold, verily, verily, I say unto you, this is my gospel; and remember
that they shall have faith in me or they can in nowise be saved;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 33:12
%
And upon this rock I will build my church; yea, upon this rock ye are
built, and if ye continue, the gates of hell shall not prevail against
you.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 33:13
%
And ye shall remember the church articles and covenants to keep them.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 33:14
%
And whoso having faith you shall confirm in my church, by the laying on
of the hands, and I will bestow the gift of the Holy Ghost upon them.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 33:15
%
And the Book of Mormon and the holy scriptures are given of me for your
instruction; and the power of my Spirit quickeneth all things.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 33:16
%
Wherefore, be faithful, praying always, having your lamps trimmed and
burning, and oil with you, that you may be ready at the coming of the
Bridegroom--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 33:17
%
For behold, verily, verily, I say unto you, that I come quickly.
Even so.  Amen.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 33:18
%
MY son Orson, hearken and hear and behold what I, the Lord God, shall
say unto you, even Jesus Christ your Redeemer;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 34:1
%
The light and the life of the world, a light which shineth in darkness
and the darkness comprehendeth it not;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 34:2
%
Who so loved the world that he gave his own life, that as many as would
believe might become the sons of God.  Wherefore you are my son;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 34:3
%
And blessed are you because you have believed;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 34:4
%
And more blessed are you because you are called of me to preach my
gospel--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 34:5
%
To lift up your voice as with the sound of a trump, both long and loud,
and cry repentance unto a crooked and perverse generation, preparing
the way of the Lord for his second coming.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 34:6
%
For behold, verily, verily, I say unto you, the time is soon at hand
that I shall come in a cloud with power and great glory.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 34:7
%
And it shall be a great day at the time of my coming, for all nations
shall tremble.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 34:8
%
But before that great day shall come, the sun 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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 34:9
%
Wherefore, lift up your voice and spare not, for the Lord God hath spoken;
therefore prophesy, and it shall be given by the power of the Holy Ghost.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 34:10
%
And if you are faithful, behold, I am with you until I come--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 34:11
%
And verily, verily, I say unto you, I come quickly.  I am your Lord and
your Redeemer.	Even so.  Amen.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 34:12
%
LISTEN to the voice of the Lord your God, even Alpha and Omega, the
beginning and the end, whose course is one eternal round, the same today
as yesterday, and forever.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 35:1
%
I am Jesus Christ, the Son of God, who was crucified for the sins of the
world, even as many as will believe on my name, that they may become the
sons of God, even one in me as I am one in the Father, as the Father is
one in me, that we may be one.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 35:2
%
Behold, verily, verily, I say unto my servant Sidney, I have looked upon
thee and thy works.  I have heard thy prayers, and prepared thee for a
greater work.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 35:3
%
Thou art blessed, for thou shalt do great things.  Behold thou wast sent
forth, even as John, to prepare the way before me, and before Elijah
which should come, and thou knewest it not.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 35:4
%
Thou didst baptize by water unto repentance, but they received not the
Holy Ghost;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 35:5
%
But now I give unto thee a commandment, that thou shalt baptize by water,
and they shall receive the Holy Ghost by the laying on of the hands,
even as the apostles of old.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 35:6
%
And it shall come to pass that there shall be a great work in the land,
even among the Gentiles, for their folly and their abominations shall
be made manifest in the eyes of all people.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 35:7
%
For I am God, and mine arm is not shortened; and I will show miracles,
signs, and wonders, unto all those who believe on my name.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 35:8
%
And whoso shall ask it in my name in faith, they shall cast out devils;
they shall heal the sick; they shall cause the blind to receive their
sight, and the deaf to hear, and the dumb to speak, and the lame to walk.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 35:9
%
And the time speedily cometh that great things are to be shown forth
unto the children of men;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 35:10
%
But without faith shall not anything be shown forth except desolations
upon Babylon, the same which has made all nations drink of the wine of
the wrath of her fornication.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 35:11
%
And there are none that doeth good except those who are ready to receive
the fulness of my gospel, which I have sent forth unto this generation.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 35:12
%
Wherefore, I call upon the weak things of the world, those who are
unlearned and despised, to thrash the nations by the power of my Spirit;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 35:13
%
And their arm shall be my arm, and I will be their shield and their
buckler; and I will gird up their loins, and they shall fight manfully
for me; and their enemies shall be under their feet; and I will let fall
the sword in their behalf, and by the fire of mine indignation will I
preserve them.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 35:14
%
And the poor and the meek shall have the gospel preached unto them,
and they shall be looking forth for the time of my coming, for it is
nigh at hand--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 35:15
%
And they shall learn the parable of the fig-tree, for even now already
summer is nigh.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 35:16
%
And I have sent forth the fulness of my gospel by the hand of my servant
Joseph; and in weakness have I blessed him;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 35:17
%
And I have given unto him the keys of the mystery of those things which
have been sealed, even things which were from the foundation of the world,
and the things which shall come from this time until the time of my
coming, if he abide in me, and if not, another will I plant in his stead.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 35:18
%
Wherefore, watch over him that his faith fail not, and it shall be given
by the Comforter, the Holy Ghost, that knoweth all things.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 35:19
%
And a commandment I give unto thee--that thou shalt write for him;
and the scriptures shall be given, even as they are in mine own bosom,
to the salvation of mine own elect;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 35:20
%
For they will hear my voice, and shall see me, and shall not be asleep,
and shall abide the day of my coming; for they shall be purified, even
as I am pure.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 35:21
%
And now I say unto you, tarry with him, and he shall journey with you;
forsake him not, and surely these things shall be fulfilled.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 35:22
%
And inasmuch as ye do not write, behold, it shall be given unto him to
prophesy; and thou shalt preach my gospel and call on the holy prophets
to prove his words, as they shall be given him.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 35:23
%
Keep all the commandments and covenants by which ye are bound; and I
will cause the heavens to shake for your good, and Satan shall tremble
and Zion shall rejoice upon the hills and flourish;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 35:24
%
And Israel shall be saved in mine own due time; and by the keys which
I have given shall they be led, and no more be confounded at all.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 35:25
%
Lift up your hearts and be glad, your redemption draweth nigh.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 35:26
%
Fear not, little flock, the kingdom is yours until I come.  Behold,
I come quickly.  Even so.  Amen.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 35:27
%
THUS saith the Lord God, the Mighty One of Israel: Behold, I say unto you,
my servant Edward, 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;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 36:1
%
And I will lay my hand upon you by the hand of my servant Sidney Rigdon,
and you shall receive my Spirit, the Holy Ghost, even the Comforter,
which shall teach you the peaceable things of the kingdom;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 36:2
%
And you shall declare it with a loud voice, saying: Hosanna, blessed be
the name of the most high God.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 36:3
%
And now this calling and commandment give I unto you concerning all men--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 36:4
%
That as many as shall come before my servants Sidney Rigdon and Joseph
Smith, Jun., embracing this calling and commandment, shall be ordained
and sent forth to preach the everlasting gospel among the nations--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 36:5
%
Crying repentance, saying: Save yourselves from this untoward generation,
and come forth out of the fire, hating even the garments spotted with
the flesh.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 36:6
%
And this commandment shall be given unto the elders of my church, that
every man which will embrace it with singleness of heart may be ordained
and sent forth, even as I have spoken.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 36:7
%
I am Jesus Christ, the Son of God; wherefore, gird up your loins and I
will suddenly come to my temple.  Even so.  Amen.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 36:8
%
BEHOLD, I say unto you that it is not expedient in me that ye should
translate any more until ye shall go to the Ohio, and this because of
the enemy and for your sakes.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 37:1
%
And again, I say unto you that ye shall not go until ye have preached my
gospel in those parts, and have strengthened up the church whithersoever
it is found, and more especially in Colesville; for, behold, they pray
unto me in much faith.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 37:2
%
And again, a commandment I give unto the church, that it is expedient
in me that they should assemble together at the Ohio, against the time
that my servant Oliver Cowdery shall return unto them.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 37:3
%
Behold, here is wisdom, and let every man choose for himself until I come.
Even so.  Amen.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 37:4
%
THUS saith the Lord your God, even Jesus Christ, the Great I AM, Alpha
and Omega, the beginning and the end, the same which looked upon the
wide expanse of eternity, and all the seraphic hosts of heaven, before
the world was made;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 38:1
%
The same which knoweth all things, for all things are present before
mine eyes;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 38:2
%
I am the same which spake, and the world was made, and all things came
by me.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 38:3
%
I am the same which have taken the Zion of Enoch into mine own bosom;
and verily, I say, even as many as have believed in my name, for I am
Christ, and in mine own name, by the virtue of the blood which I have
spilt, have I pleaded before the Father for them.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 38:4
%
But behold, the residue of the wicked have I kept in chains of darkness
until the judgment of the great day, which shall come at the end of
the earth;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 38:5
%
And even so will I cause the wicked to be kept, that will not hear my
voice but harden their hearts, and wo, wo, wo, is their doom.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 38:6
%
But behold, verily, verily, I say unto you that mine eyes are upon you.
I am in your midst and ye cannot see me;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 38:7
%
But the day soon cometh that ye shall see me, and know that I am; for
the veil of darkness shall soon be rent, and he that is not purified
shall not abide the day.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 38:8
%
Wherefore, gird up your loins and be prepared.	Behold, the kingdom is
yours, and the enemy shall not overcome.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 38:9
%
Verily I say unto you, ye are clean, but not all; and there is none else
with whom I am well pleased;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 38:10
%
For all flesh is corrupted before me; and the powers of darkness prevail
upon the earth, among the children of men, in the presence of all the
hosts of heaven--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 38:11
%
Which causeth silence to reign, and all eternity is pained, and the
angels are waiting the great command to reap down the earth, to gather
the tares that they may be burned; and, behold, the enemy is combined.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 38:12
%
And now I show unto you a mystery, a thing which is had in secret
chambers, to bring to pass even your destruction in process of time,
and ye knew it not;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 38:13
%
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
guilty before me, but I will be merciful unto your weakness.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 38:14
%
Therefore, be ye strong from henceforth; fear not, for the kingdom
is yours.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 38:15
%
And for your salvation I give unto you a commandment, for I have heard
your prayers, and the poor have complained before me, and the rich have
I made, and all flesh is mine, and I am no respecter of persons.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 38:16
%
And I have made the earth rich, and behold it is my footstool, wherefore,
again I will stand upon it.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 38:17
%
And I hold forth and deign to give unto you greater riches, even a land
of promise, a land flowing with milk and honey, upon which there shall
be no curse when the Lord cometh;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 38:18
%
And I will give it unto you for the land of your inheritance, if you
seek it with all your hearts.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 38:19
%
And this shall be my covenant with you, ye shall have it for the land
of your inheritance, and for the inheritance of your children forever,
while the earth shall stand, and ye shall possess it again in eternity,
no more to pass away.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 38:20
%
But, verily I say unto you that in time ye shall have no king nor ruler,
for I will be your king and watch over you.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 38:21
%
Wherefore, hear my voice and follow me, and you shall be a free people,
and ye shall have no laws but my laws when I come, for I am your lawgiver,
and what can stay my hand?
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 38:22
%
But, verily I say unto you, teach one another according to the office
wherewith I have appointed you;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 38:23
%
And let every man esteem his brother as himself, and practise virtue
and holiness before me.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 38:24
%
And again I say unto you, let every man esteem his brother as himself.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 38:25
%
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 just?
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 38:26
%
Behold, this I have given unto you as a parable, and it is even as I am.
I say unto you, be one; and if ye are not one ye are not mine.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 38:27
%
And again, I say unto you that the enemy in the secret chambers seeketh
your lives.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 38:28
%
Ye hear of wars 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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 38:29
%
I tell you these things because of your prayers; wherefore, treasure up
wisdom 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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 38:30
%
And that ye might escape the power of the enemy, and be gathered unto
me a righteous people, without spot and blameless--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 38:31
%
Wherefore, for this cause I gave unto you the commandment that ye should
go to the Ohio; and there I will give unto you my law; and there you
shall be endowed with power from on high;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 38:32
%
And from thence, whosoever I will shall go 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 saved, and I will lead them whithersoever
I will, and no power shall stay my hand.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 38:33
%
And now, I give unto the church in these parts a commandment, that
certain men among them shall be appointed, and they shall be appointed
by the voice of the church;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 38:34
%
And they shall look to the poor and the needy, and administer to their
relief that they shall not suffer; and send them forth to the place
which I have commanded them;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 38:35
%
And this shall be their work, to govern the affairs of the property of
this church.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 38:36
%
And they that have farms that cannot be sold, let them be left or rented
as seemeth them good.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 38:37
%
See that all things are preserved; and when men are endowed with power
from on high and sent forth, all these things shall be gathered unto
the bosom of the church.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 38:38
%
And if ye seek the riches 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 riches of the earth are mine
to give; but beware of pride, lest ye become as the Nephites of old.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 38:39
%
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 labor of his hands, to prepare and accomplish the things which
I have commanded.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 38:40
%
And let your preaching be the warning voice, every man to his neighbor,
in mildness and in meekness.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 38:41
%
And go ye out from among the wicked.  Save yourselves.	Be ye clean that
bear the vessels of the Lord.  Even so.  Amen.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 38:42
%
HEARKEN and listen to the voice of him who is from all eternity to all
eternity, the Great I AM, even Jesus Christ--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 39:1
%
The light and the life of the world; a light which shineth in darkness
and the darkness comprehendeth it not;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 39:2
%
The same which came in the meridian of time unto mine own, and mine own
received me not;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 39:3
%
But to as many as received me, gave I power to become my sons; and even
so will I give unto as many as will receive me, power to become my sons.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 39:4
%
And verily, verily, I say unto you, he that receiveth my gospel receiveth
me; and he that receiveth not my gospel receiveth not me.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 39:5
%
And this is my gospel--repentance and baptism by water, and then cometh
the baptism of fire and the Holy Ghost, even the Comforter, which showeth
all things, and teacheth the peaceable things of the kingdom.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 39:6
%
And now, behold, I say unto you, my servant James, I have looked upon
thy works and I know thee.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 39:7
%
And verily I say unto thee, thine heart is now right before me at this
time; and, behold, I have bestowed great blessings upon thy head;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 39:8
%
Nevertheless, thou hast seen great sorrow, for thou hast rejected me
many times because of pride and the cares of the world.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 39:9
%
But, behold, the days of thy deliverance are come, if thou wilt hearken
to my voice, which saith unto thee: Arise and be baptized, and wash
away your sins, calling on my name, and you shall receive my Spirit,
and a blessing so great as you never have known.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 39:10
%
And if thou do this, I have prepared thee for a greater work.  Thou shalt
preach the fulness of my gospel, which I have sent forth in these last
days, the covenant which I have sent forth to recover my people, which
are of the house of Israel.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 39:11
%
And it shall come to pass that power shall rest upon thee; thou shalt
have great faith, and I will be with thee and go before thy face.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 39:12
%
Thou art called to labor in my vineyard, and to build up my church,
and to bring forth Zion, that it may rejoice upon the hills and flourish.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 39:13
%
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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 39:14
%
And inasmuch as my people shall assemble themselves at the Ohio, I have
kept in store a blessing 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 all nations.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 39:15
%
Behold, verily, verily, I say unto you, that the people in Ohio call
upon me in much faith, thinking I will stay my hand in judgment upon
the nations, but I cannot deny my word.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 39:16
%
Wherefore lay to with your might and call faithful laborers into my
vineyard, that it may be pruned for the last time.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 39:17
%
And inasmuch as they do repent and receive the fulness of my gospel,
and become sanctified, I will stay mine hand in judgment.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 39:18
%
Wherefore, go forth, crying with a loud voice, saying: The kingdom of
heaven is at hand; crying: Hosanna!  blessed be the name of the Most
High God.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 39:19
%
Go forth baptizing with water, preparing the way before my face for the
time of my coming;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 39:20
%
For the time is at hand; the day or the hour no man knoweth; but it
surely shall come.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 39:21
%
And he that receiveth these things receiveth me; and they shall be
gathered unto me in time and in eternity.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 39:22
%
And again, it shall come to pass that on as many as ye shall baptize
with water, ye shall lay your hands, and they shall receive the gift of
the Holy Ghost, and shall be looking forth for the signs of my coming,
and shall know me.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 39:23
%
Behold, I come quickly.  Even so.  Amen.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 39:24
%
BEHOLD, verily I say unto you, that the heart of my servant James Covill
was right before me, for he covenanted with me that he would obey my word.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 40:1
%
And he received the word with gladness, but straightway Satan tempted
him; and the fear of persecution and the cares of the world caused him
to reject the word.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 40:2
%
Wherefore he broke my covenant, and it remaineth with me to do with him
as seemeth me good.  Amen.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 40:3
%
HEARKEN and hear, O ye my people, saith the Lord and your God, ye whom I
delight to bless with the greatest of all blessings, ye that hear me;
and ye that hear me not will I curse, that have professed my name,
with the heaviest of all cursings.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 41:1
%
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 agree
upon my word;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 41:2
%
And by the prayer of your faith ye shall receive my law, that ye may
know how to govern my church and have all things right before me.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 41:3
%
And I will be your ruler when I come; and behold, I come quickly, and
ye shall see that my law is kept.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 41:4
%
He that receiveth my law and doeth it, the same is my disciple; and he
that saith he receiveth it and doeth it not, the same is not my disciple,
and shall be cast out from among you;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 41:5
%
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 dogs, or the
pearls to be cast before swine.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 41:6
%
And again, it is meet that my servant Joseph Smith, Jun., should have
a house built, in which to live and translate.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 41:7
%
And again, it is meet that my servant Sidney Rigdon should live as
seemeth him good, inasmuch as he keepeth my commandments.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 41:8
%
And again, I have called my servant Edward Partridge; and I give a
commandment, that he should be appointed by the voice of the church,
and ordained a bishop unto the church, to leave his merchandise and to
spend all his time in the labors of the church;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 41:9
%
To see to all things as it shall be appointed unto him in my laws in
the day that I shall give them.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 41:10
%
And this because his heart is pure before me, for he is like unto
Nathanael of old, in whom there is no guile.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 41:11
%
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 souls
in the day of judgment.  Even so.  Amen.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 41:12
%
HEARKEN, O ye elders of my church, 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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 42:1
%
Again I say unto you, hearken and hear and obey the law which I shall
give unto you.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 42:2
%
For verily I say, as ye have assembled yourselves together according to
the commandment wherewith I commanded you, and are agreed as touching this
one thing, and have asked the Father in my name, even so ye shall receive.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 42:3
%
Behold, verily I say unto you, I give unto you this first commandment,
that ye shall go forth in my name, every one of you, excepting my servants
Joseph Smith, Jun., and Sidney Rigdon.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 42:4
%
And I give unto them a commandment that they shall go forth for a
little season, and it shall be given by the power of the Spirit when
they shall return.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 42:5
%
And ye shall go forth in the power of my Spirit, preaching my gospel,
two by two, in my name, lifting up your voices as with the sound of a
trump, declaring my word like unto angels of God.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 42:6
%
And ye shall go forth baptizing with water, saying: Repent ye, repent ye,
for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 42:7
%
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 build up
my church in every region--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 42:8
%
Until the time shall come when it shall be revealed unto you from on
high, when the city of the New Jerusalem shall be prepared, that ye may
be gathered in one, that ye may be my people and I will be your God.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 42:9
%
And again, I say unto you, that my servant Edward Partridge shall stand
in the office whereunto I have appointed him.  And it shall come to
pass, that if he transgress another shall be appointed in his stead.
Even so.  Amen.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 42:10
%
Again I say unto you, that it shall not be given to any one to go forth
to preach my gospel, or to build up my church, except he be ordained by
some one who has authority, and it is known to the church that he has
authority and has been regularly ordained by the heads of the church.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 42:11
%
And again, the elders, priests and teachers of this church shall teach the
principles of my gospel, which are in the Bible and the Book of Mormon,
in the which is the fulness of the gospel.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 42:12
%
And they shall observe the covenants and church articles to do them, and
these shall be their teachings, as they shall be directed by the Spirit.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 42:13
%
And the Spirit shall be given unto you by the prayer of faith; and if
ye receive not the Spirit ye shall not teach.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 42:14
%
And all this ye shall observe to do as I have commanded concerning your
teaching, until the fulness of my scriptures is given.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 42:15
%
And as ye shall lift up your voices by the Comforter, ye shall speak
and prophesy as seemeth me good;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 42:16
%
For, behold, the Comforter knoweth all things, and beareth record of
the Father and of the Son.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 42:17
%
And now, behold, I speak unto the church.  Thou shalt not kill; and he
that kills shall not have forgiveness in this world, nor in the world
to come.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 42:18
%
And again, I say, thou shalt not kill; but he that killeth shall die.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 42:19
%
Thou shalt not steal; and he that stealeth and will not repent shall be
cast out.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 42:20
%
Thou shalt not lie; he that lieth and will not repent shall be cast out.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 42:21
%
Thou shalt love thy wife with all thy heart, and shalt cleave unto her
and none else.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 42:22
%
And he that looketh upon a woman to lust after her shall deny the faith,
and shall not have the Spirit; and if he repents not he shall be cast out.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 42:23
%
Thou shalt not commit adultery; and he that committeth adultery, and
repenteth not, shall be cast out.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 42:24
%
But he that has committed adultery and repents with all his heart,
and forsaketh it, and doeth it no more, thou shalt forgive;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 42:25
%
But if he doeth it again, he shall not be forgiven, but shall be cast out.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 42:26
%
Thou shalt not speak evil of thy neighbor, nor do him any harm.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 42:27
%
Thou knowest my laws concerning these things are given in my scriptures;
he that sinneth and repenteth not shall be cast out.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 42:28
%
If thou lovest me thou shalt serve me and keep all my commandments.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 42:29
%
And behold, thou wilt remember the poor, and consecrate of thy properties
for their support that which thou hast to impart unto them, with a
covenant and a deed which cannot be broken.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 42:30
%
And inasmuch as ye impart of your substance unto the poor, ye will do
it unto me; and they shall be laid before the bishop of my church and
his counselors, two of the elders, or high priests, such as he shall
appoint or has appointed and set apart for that purpose.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 42:31
%
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
consecration of the properties of my church, that they cannot be taken
from the church, agreeable to my commandments, every man shall be made
accountable unto me, a steward over his own property, or that which he has
received by consecration, as much as is sufficient for himself and family.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 42:32
%
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 residue 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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 42:33
%
Therefore, the residue shall be kept in my storehouse, to administer
to the poor and the needy, as shall be appointed by the high council of
the church, and the bishop and his council;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 42:34
%
And for the purpose of purchasing lands for the public benefit of the
church, and building houses of worship, and building up of the New
Jerusalem which is hereafter to be revealed--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 42:35
%
That my covenant people may be gathered in one in that day when I shall
come to my temple.  And this I do for the salvation of my people.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 42:36
%
And it shall come to pass, that he that sinneth and repenteth not shall
be cast out of the church, and shall not receive again that which he has
consecrated unto the poor and the needy of my church, or in other words,
unto me--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 42:37
%
For inasmuch as ye do it unto the least of these, ye do it unto me.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 42:38
%
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 riches of those who
embrace my gospel among the Gentiles unto the poor of my people who are
of the house of Israel.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 42:39
%
And again, thou shalt not be proud in thy heart; let all thy garments
be plain, and their beauty the beauty of the work of thine own hands;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 42:40
%
And let all things be done in cleanliness before me.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 42:41
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Thou shalt not be idle; for he that is idle shall not eat the bread nor
wear the garments of the laborer.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 42:42
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And whosoever among you are sick, and have not faith to be healed, but
believe, shall be nourished with all tenderness, with herbs and mild food,
and that not by the hand of an enemy.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 42:43
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And the elders of the church, two or more, shall be called, and shall
pray for and lay their hands upon them in my name; and if they die they
shall die unto me, and if they live they shall live unto me.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 42:44
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Thou shalt live together in love, insomuch that thou shalt weep for the
loss of them that die, and more especially for those that have not hope
of a glorious resurrection.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 42:45
%
And it shall come to pass that those that die in me shall not taste of
death, for it shall be sweet unto them;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 42:46
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And they that die not in me, wo unto them, for their death is bitter.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 42:47
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And again, it shall come to pass that he that hath faith in me to be
healed, and is not appointed unto death, shall be healed.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 42:48
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He who hath faith to see shall see.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 42:49
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He who hath faith to hear shall hear.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 42:50
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The lame who hath faith to leap shall leap.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 42:51
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And they who have not faith to do these things, but believe in me,
have power to become my sons; and inasmuch as they break not my laws
thou shalt bear their infirmities.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 42:52
%
Thou shalt stand in the place of thy stewardship.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 42:53
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Thou shalt not take thy brother's garment; thou shalt pay for that which
thou shalt receive of thy brother.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 42:54
%
And if thou obtainest more than that which would be for thy support,
thou shalt give it into my storehouse, that all things may be done
according to that which I have said.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 42:55
%
Thou shalt ask, and my scriptures shall be given as I have appointed,
and they shall be preserved in safety;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 42:56
%
And it is expedient that thou shouldst hold thy peace concerning them,
and not teach them until ye have received them in full.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 42:57
%
And I give unto you a commandment that then ye shall teach them unto
all men; for they shall be taught unto all nations, kindreds, tongues
and people.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 42:58
%
Thou shalt take the things which thou hast received, which have been given
unto thee in my scriptures for a law, to be my law to govern my church;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 42:59
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And he that doeth according to these things shall be saved, and he that
doeth them not shall be damned if he so continue.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 42:60
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If thou shalt ask, thou shalt receive revelation upon revelation,
knowledge upon knowledge, that thou mayest know the mysteries and
peaceable things--that which bringeth joy, that which bringeth life
eternal.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 42:61
%
Thou shalt ask, and it shall be revealed unto you in mine own due time
where the New Jerusalem shall be built.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 42:62
%
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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 42:63
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And even now, let him that goeth to the east teach them that shall be
converted to flee to the west, and this in consequence of that which is
coming on the earth, and of secret combinations.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 42:64
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Behold, thou shalt observe all these things, and great shall be thy
reward; for unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom,
but unto the world it is not given to know them.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 42:65
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Ye shall observe the laws which ye have received and be faithful.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 42:66
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And ye shall hereafter receive church covenants, such as shall be
sufficient to establish you, both here and in the New Jerusalem.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 42:67
%
Therefore, he that lacketh wisdom, let him ask of me, and I will give
him liberally and upbraid him not.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 42:68
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Lift up your hearts and rejoice, for unto you the kingdom, or in other
words, the keys of the church have been given.	Even so.  Amen.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 42:69
%
The priests and teachers shall have their stewardships, even as the
members.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 42:70
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And the elders or high priests who are appointed to assist the bishop as
counselors in all things, are to have their families supported out of the
property which is consecrated to the bishop, for the good of the poor,
and for other purposes, as before mentioned;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 42:71
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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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 42:72
%
And the bishop, also, shall receive his support, or a just remuneration
for all his services in the church.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 42:73
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Behold, verily I say unto you, that whatever persons among you, having put
away their companions for the cause of fornication, 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;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 42:74
%
But if ye shall find that any persons have left their companions for
the sake of adultery, and they themselves are the offenders, and their
companions are living, they shall be cast out from among you.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 42:75
%
And again, I say unto you, that ye shall be watchful and careful, with
all inquiry, that ye receive none such among you if they are married;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 42:76
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And if they are not married, they shall repent of all their sins or ye
shall not receive them.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 42:77
%
And again, every person who belongeth to this church of Christ, shall
observe to keep all the commandments and covenants of the church.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 42:78
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And it shall come to pass, that if any persons among you shall kill 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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 42:79
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And if any man or woman shall commit adultery, 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 witnesses of the church, and not
of the enemy; but if there are more than two witnesses it is better.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 42:80
%
But he or she shall be condemned by the mouth of two witnesses; and the
elders shall lay the case before the church, and the church shall lift
up their hands against him or her, that they may be dealt with according
to the law of God.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 42:81
%
And if it can be, it is necessary that the bishop be present also.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 42:82
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And thus ye shall do in all cases which shall come before you.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 42:83
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And if a man or woman shall rob, he or she shall be delivered up unto
the law of the land.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 42:84
%
And if he or she shall steal, he or she shall be delivered up unto the
law of the land.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 42:85
%
And if he or she shall lie, he or she shall be delivered up unto the
law of the land.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 42:86
%
And if he or she do any manner of iniquity, he or she shall be delivered
up unto the law, even that of God.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 42:87
%
And if thy brother or sister offend thee, thou shalt take him or her
between him or her and thee alone; and if he or she confess thou shalt
be reconciled.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 42:88
%
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 meeting, and that not before the world.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 42:89
%
And if thy brother or sister offend many, he or she shall be chastened
before many.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 42:90
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And if any one offend openly, he or she shall be rebuked openly, that
he or she may be ashamed.  And if he or she confess not, he or she shall
be delivered up unto the law of God.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 42:91
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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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 42:92
%
And thus shall ye conduct in all things.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 42:93
%
O HEARKEN, ye elders of my church, and give ear to the words which I
shall speak unto you.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 43:1
%
For behold, verily, verily, I say unto you, that ye have received a
commandment for a law unto my church, through him whom I have appointed
unto you to receive commandments and revelations from my hand.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 43:2
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And this ye shall know assuredly--that there is none other appointed
unto you to receive commandments and revelations until he be taken,
if he abide in me.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 43:3
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But verily, verily, I say unto you, that none 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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 43:4
%
And this shall be a law unto you, that ye receive not the teachings of
any that shall come before you as revelations or commandments;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 43:5
%
And this I give unto you that you may not be deceived, that you may know
they are not of me.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 43:6
%
For verily I say unto you, that he that is ordained of me shall come in
at the gate and be ordained as I have told you before, to teach those
revelations which you have received and shall receive through him whom
I have appointed.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 43:7
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And now, behold, I give unto you a commandment, that when ye are assembled
together ye shall instruct and edify each other, that ye may know how
to act and direct my church, how to act upon the points of my law and
commandments, which I have given.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 43:8
%
And thus ye shall become instructed in the law of my church, and be
sanctified by that which ye have received, and ye shall bind yourselves
to act in all holiness before me--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 43:9
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That inasmuch as ye do this, glory shall be added to the kingdom which
ye have received.  Inasmuch as ye do it not, it shall be taken, even
that which ye have received.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 43:10
%
Purge ye out the iniquity which is among you; sanctify yourselves
before me;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 43:11
%
And if ye desire the glories of the kingdom, appoint ye my servant Joseph
Smith, Jun., and uphold him before me by the prayer of faith.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 43:12
%
And again, I say unto you, that if ye desire the mysteries of the kingdom,
provide for him food and raiment, and whatsoever thing he needeth to
accomplish the work wherewith I have commanded him;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 43:13
%
And if ye do it not he shall remain unto them that have received him,
that I may reserve unto myself a pure people before me.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 43:14
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Again I say, hearken ye elders of my church, whom I have appointed:
Ye are not sent forth to be taught, but to teach the children of men
the things which I have put into your hands by the power of my Spirit;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 43:15
%
And ye are to be taught from on high.  Sanctify yourselves and ye shall
be endowed with power, that ye may give even as I have spoken.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 43:16
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Hearken ye, for, behold, the great day of the Lord is nigh at hand.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 43:17
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For the day cometh that the Lord shall utter his voice out of heaven;
the heavens shall shake and the earth shall tremble, and the trump of God
shall sound both long and loud, and shall say to the sleeping nations: Ye
saints arise and live; ye sinners stay and sleep until I shall call again.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 43:18
%
Wherefore gird up your loins lest ye be found among the wicked.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 43:19
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Lift up your voices and spare not.  Call upon the nations to repent,
both old and young, both bond and free, saying: Prepare yourselves for
the great day of the Lord;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 43:20
%
For if I, who am a man, do lift up my voice and call upon you to repent,
and ye hate me, what will ye say when the day cometh when the thunders
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?
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 43:21
%
Yea, and again, when the lightnings 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?
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 43:22
%
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 made you.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 43:23
%
O, ye nations of the earth, how often would I have gathered you together
as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, but ye would not!
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 43:24
%
How oft have I called upon you by the mouth of my servants, and by
the ministering of angels, and by mine own voice, and by the voice of
thunderings, 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
famines and pestilences of every kind, and by the great sound of a trump,
and by the voice of judgment, and by the voice of mercy all the day long,
and by the voice of glory and honor and the riches of eternal life,
and would have saved you with an everlasting salvation, but ye would not!
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 43:25
%
Behold, the day has come, when the cup of the wrath of mine indignation
is full.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 43:26
%
Behold, verily I say unto you, that these are the words of the Lord
your God.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 43:27
%
Wherefore, labor ye, labor ye in my vineyard for the last time--for the
last time call upon the inhabitants of the earth.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 43:28
%
For in mine own due time will I come upon the earth in judgment, and my
people shall be redeemed and shall reign with me on earth.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 43:29
%
For the great Millennium, of which I have spoken by the mouth of my
servants, shall come.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 43:30
%
For Satan shall be bound, and when he is loosed again he shall only
reign for a little season, and then cometh the end of the earth.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 43:31
%
And he that liveth in righteousness shall be changed in the twinkling
of an eye, and the earth shall pass away so as by fire.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 43:32
%
And the wicked shall go away into unquenchable fire, and their end no
man knoweth on earth, nor ever shall know, until they come before me
in judgment.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 43:33
%
Hearken ye to these words.  Behold, I am Jesus Christ, the Savior
of the world.  Treasure these things up in your hearts, and let the
solemnities of eternity rest upon your minds.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 43:34
%
Be sober.  Keep all my commandments.  Even so.	Amen.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 43:35
%
BEHOLD, thus saith the Lord unto you my servants, it is expedient in me
that the elders of my church should be called together, from the east
and from the west, and from the north and from the south, by letter or
some other way.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 44:1
%
And it shall come to pass, that inasmuch as they are faithful, and
exercise faith in me, I will pour out my Spirit upon them in the day
that they assemble themselves together.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 44:2
%
And it shall come to pass that they shall go forth into the regions
round about, and preach repentance unto the people.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 44:3
%
And many shall be converted, insomuch that ye shall obtain power to
organize yourselves according to the laws of man;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 44:4
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That your enemies 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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 44:5
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Behold, I say unto you, that ye must visit 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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 44:6
%
HEARKEN, O ye people of my church, to whom the kingdom has been given;
hearken ye and give ear to him who laid the foundation of the earth,
who made the heavens and all the hosts thereof, and by whom all things
were made which live, and move, and have a being.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 45:1
%
And again I say, hearken unto my voice, lest death shall overtake you;
in an hour when ye think not the summer shall be past, and the harvest
ended, and your souls not saved.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 45:2
%
Listen to him who is the advocate with the Father, who is pleading your
cause before him--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 45:3
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Saying: Father, behold the sufferings and death of him who did no sin,
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 glorified;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 45:4
%
Wherefore, Father, spare these my brethren that believe on my name,
that they may come unto me and have everlasting life.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 45:5
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Hearken, O ye people of my church, and ye elders listen together, and
hear my voice while it is called today, and harden not your hearts;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 45:6
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For verily I say unto you that I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and
the end, the light and the life of the world--a light that shineth in
darkness and the darkness comprehendeth it not.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 45:7
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I came unto mine own, and mine own received me not; but unto as many as
received me gave I power to do many miracles, and to become the sons of
God; and even unto them that believed on my name gave I power to obtain
eternal life.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 45:8
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And even so I have sent mine everlasting covenant into the world, to be
a light to the world, and to be a standard for my people, and for the
Gentiles to seek to it, and to be a messenger before my face to prepare
the way before me.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 45:9
%
Wherefore, come ye unto it, and with him that cometh I will reason as
with men in days of old, and I will show unto you my strong reasoning.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 45:10
%
Wherefore, hearken ye together and let me show unto you even my
wisdom--the wisdom of him whom ye say is the God of Enoch, and his
brethren,
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 45:11
%
Who were separated from the earth, and were received unto myself--a
city reserved until a day of righteousness shall come--a day which was
sought for by all holy men, and they found it not because of wickedness
and abominations;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 45:12
%
And confessed they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 45:13
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But obtained a promise that they should find it and see it in their flesh.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 45:14
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Wherefore, hearken and I will reason with you, and I will speak unto
you and prophesy, as unto men in days of old.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 45:15
%
And I will show it plainly as I showed it unto my disciples as I stood
before them in the flesh, and spake unto them, saying: As ye have asked
of me concerning the signs of my coming, in the day when I shall come
in my glory in the clouds of heaven, to fulfil the promises that I have
made unto your fathers,
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 45:16
%
For as ye have looked upon the long absence of your spirits from your
bodies to be a bondage, I will show unto you how the day of redemption
shall come, and also the restoration of the scattered Israel.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 45:17
%
And now ye behold this temple which is in Jerusalem, which ye call the
house of God, and your enemies say that this house shall never fall.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 45:18
%
But, verily I say unto you, that desolation shall come upon this
generation as a thief in the night, and this people shall be destroyed
and scattered among all nations.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 45:19
%
And this temple which ye now see shall be thrown down that there shall
not be left one stone upon another.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 45:20
%
And it shall come to pass, that this generation of Jews shall not pass
away until every desolation which I have told you concerning them shall
come to pass.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 45:21
%
Ye say that ye know that the end of the world cometh; ye say also that
ye know that the heavens and the earth shall pass away;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 45:22
%
And in this ye say truly, for so it is; but these things which I have
told you shall not pass away until all shall be fulfilled.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 45:23
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And this I have told you concerning Jerusalem; and when that day shall
come, shall a remnant be scattered among all nations;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 45:24
%
But they shall be gathered again; but they shall remain until the times
of the Gentiles be fulfilled.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 45:25
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And in that day shall be heard of wars and rumors of wars, and the whole
earth shall be in commotion, and men's hearts shall fail them, and they
shall say that Christ delayeth his coming until the end of the earth.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 45:26
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And the love of men shall wax cold, and iniquity shall abound.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 45:27
%
And when the times of the Gentiles is come in, a light shall break forth
among them that sit in darkness, and it shall be the fulness of my gospel;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 45:28
%
But they receive it not; for they perceive not the light, and they turn
their hearts from me because of the precepts of men.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 45:29
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And in that generation shall the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 45:30
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And there shall be men standing in that generation, that shall not pass
until they shall see an overflowing scourge; for a desolating sickness
shall cover the land.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 45:31
%
But my disciples shall stand in holy places, and shall not be moved; but
among the wicked, men shall lift up their voices and curse God and die.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 45:32
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And there shall be earthquakes also in divers places, and many
desolations; yet men will harden their hearts against me, and they will
take up the sword, one against another, and they will kill one another.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 45:33
%
And now, when I the Lord had spoken these words unto my disciples,
they were troubled.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 45:34
%
And I said unto them: Be not troubled, for, when all these things shall
come to pass, ye may know that the promises which have been made unto
you shall be fulfilled.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 45:35
%
And when the light shall begin to break forth, it shall be with them
like unto a parable which I will show you--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 45:36
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Ye look and behold the fig-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;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 45:37
%
Even so it shall be in that day when they shall see all these things,
then shall they know that the hour is nigh.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 45:38
%
And it shall come to pass that he that feareth me shall be looking forth
for the great day of the Lord to come, even for the signs of the coming
of the Son of Man.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 45:39
%
And they shall see signs and wonders, for they shall be shown forth in
the heavens above, and in the earth beneath.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 45:40
%
And they shall behold blood, and fire, and vapors of smoke.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 45:41
%
And before the day of the Lord shall come, the sun shall be darkened,
and the moon be turned into blood, and the stars fall from heaven.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 45:42
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And the remnant shall be gathered unto this place;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 45:43
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And then they shall look for me, and, behold, I will come; and they
shall see me in the clouds of heaven, clothed with power and great glory;
with all the holy angels; and he that watches not for me shall be cut off.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 45:44
%
But before the arm of the Lord shall fall, an angel shall sound his trump,
and the saints that have slept shall come forth to meet me in the cloud.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 45:45
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Wherefore, if ye have slept in peace blessed are you; for as you now
behold me and know that I am, even so shall ye come unto me and your
souls shall live, and your redemption shall be perfected; and the saints
shall come forth from the four quarters of the earth.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 45:46
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Then shall the arm of the Lord fall upon the nations.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 45:47
%
And then shall the Lord set his foot upon this mount, and it shall
cleave in twain, and the earth shall tremble, and reel to and fro,
and the heavens also shall shake.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 45:48
%
And the Lord shall utter his voice, and all the ends of the earth shall
hear it; and the nations of the earth shall mourn, and they that have
laughed shall see their folly.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 45:49
%
And calamity shall cover the mocker, and the scorner shall be consumed;
and they that have watched for iniquity shall be hewn down and cast into
the fire.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 45:50
%
And then shall the Jews look upon me and say: What are these wounds in
thine hands and in thy feet?
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 45:51
%
Then shall they know that I am the Lord; for I will say unto them:
These wounds are the wounds with which I was wounded in the house of
my friends.  I am he who was lifted up.  I am Jesus that was crucified.
I am the Son of God.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 45:52
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And then shall they weep because of their iniquities; then shall they
lament because they persecuted their king.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 45:53
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And then shall the heathen nations be redeemed, and they that knew no
law shall have part in the first resurrection; and it shall be tolerable
for them.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 45:54
%
And Satan shall be bound, that he shall have no place in the hearts of
the children of men.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 45:55
%
And at that day, when I shall come in my glory, shall the parable be
fulfilled which I spake concerning the ten virgins.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 45:56
%
For they that are wise and have received the truth, and have taken the
Holy Spirit for their guide, and have not been deceived--verily I say
unto you, they shall not be hewn down and cast into the fire, but shall
abide the day.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 45:57
%
And the earth shall be given unto them for an inheritance; and they
shall multiply and wax strong, and their children shall grow up without
sin unto salvation.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 45:58
%
For the Lord shall be in their midst, and his glory shall be upon them,
and he will be their king and their lawgiver.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 45:59
%
And now, behold, I say unto you, it shall not be given unto you to
know any further concerning this chapter, until the New Testament be
translated, and in it all these things shall be made known;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 45:60
%
Wherefore I give unto you that ye may now translate it, that ye may be
prepared for the things to come.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 45:61
%
For verily I say unto you, that great things await you;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 45:62
%
Ye hear of wars in foreign lands; but, behold, I say unto you, they are
nigh, even at your doors, and not many years hence ye shall hear of wars
in your own lands.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 45:63
%
Wherefore I, the Lord, have said, gather ye out from the eastern 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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 45:64
%
And with one heart and with one mind, gather up your riches that ye may
purchase an inheritance which shall hereafter be appointed unto you.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 45:65
%
And it shall be called the New Jerusalem, a land of peace, a city of
refuge, a place of safety for the saints of the Most High God;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 45:66
%
And the glory of the Lord shall be there, and the terror of the Lord
also shall be there, insomuch that the wicked will not come unto it,
and it shall be called Zion.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 45:67
%
And it shall come to pass among the wicked, that every man that will not
take his sword against his neighbor must needs flee unto Zion for safety.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 45:68
%
And there shall be gathered unto it out of every nation under heaven;
and it shall be the only people that shall not be at war one with another.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 45:69
%
And it shall be said among the wicked: Let us not go up to battle against
Zion, for the inhabitants of Zion are terrible; wherefore we cannot stand.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 45:70
%
And it shall come to pass that the righteous shall be gathered out
from among all nations, and shall come to Zion, singing with songs of
everlasting joy.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 45:71
%
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;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 45:72
%
That when they shall know it, that they may consider these things.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 45:73
%
For when the Lord shall appear he shall be terrible unto them, that fear
may seize upon them, and they shall stand afar off and tremble.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 45:74
%
And all nations shall be afraid because of the terror of the Lord,
and the power of his might.  Even so.  Amen.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 45:75
%
HEARKEN, O ye people of my church; for verily I say unto you that these
things were spoken unto you for your profit and learning.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 46:1
%
But notwithstanding those things which are written, it always has been
given to the elders of my church from the beginning, and ever shall be, to
conduct all meetings as they are directed and guided by the Holy Spirit.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 46:2
%
Nevertheless ye are commanded never to cast any one out from your public
meetings, which are held before the world.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 46:3
%
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 not partake until he makes reconciliation.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 46:4
%
And again I say unto you, ye shall not cast any out of your sacrament
meetings who are earnestly seeking the kingdom--I speak this concerning
those who are not of the church.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 46:5
%
And again I say unto you, concerning your confirmation 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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 46:6
%
But ye are commanded in all things to ask of God, who giveth liberally;
and that which the Spirit testifies unto you even so I would that
ye should do in all holiness of heart, walking uprightly before me,
considering the end of your salvation, doing all things with prayer and
thanksgiving, that ye may not be seduced by evil spirits, or doctrines
of devils, or the commandments of men; for some are of men, and others
of devils.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 46:7
%
Wherefore, beware lest ye are deceived; and that ye may not be deceived
seek ye earnestly the best gifts, always remembering for what they
are given;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 46:8
%
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 sign that they may consume it upon their lusts.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 46:9
%
And again, verily I say unto you, I would that ye should always remember,
and always retain in your minds what those gifts are, that are given
unto the church.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 46:10
%
For all have not every gift given unto them; for there are many gifts,
and to every man is given a gift by the Spirit of God.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 46:11
%
To some is given one, and to some is given another, that all may be
profited thereby.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 46:12
%
To some it is given by the Holy Ghost to know that Jesus Christ is the
Son of God, and that he was crucified for the sins of the world.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 46:13
%
To others it is given to believe on their words, that they also might
have eternal life if they continue faithful.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 46:14
%
And again, to some it is given by the Holy Ghost to know the differences
of administration, as it will be pleasing unto the same Lord, according
as the Lord will, suiting his mercies according to the conditions of
the children of men.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 46:15
%
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
Spirit may be given to every man to profit withal.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 46:16
%
And again, verily I say unto you, to some is given, by the Spirit of God,
the word of wisdom.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 46:17
%
To another is given the word of knowledge, that all may be taught to be
wise and to have knowledge.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 46:18
%
And again, to some it is given to have faith to be healed;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 46:19
%
And to others it is given to have faith to heal.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 46:20
%
And again, to some is given the working of miracles;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 46:21
%
And to others it is given to prophesy;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 46:22
%
And to others the discerning of spirits.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 46:23
%
And again, it is given to some to speak with tongues;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 46:24
%
And to another is given the interpretation of tongues.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 46:25
%
And all these gifts come from God, for the benefit of the children of God.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 46:26
%
And unto the bishop 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 discern all those gifts lest there
shall be any among you professing and yet be not of God.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 46:27
%
And it shall come to pass that he that asketh in Spirit shall receive
in Spirit;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 46:28
%
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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 46:29
%
He that asketh in the Spirit asketh according to the will of God;
wherefore it is done even as he asketh.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 46:30
%
And again, I say unto you, all things must be done in the name of Christ,
whatsoever you do in the Spirit;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 46:31
%
And ye must give thanks unto God in the Spirit for whatsoever blessing
ye are blessed with.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 46:32
%
And ye must practise virtue and holiness before me continually.  Even so.
Amen.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 46:33
%
BEHOLD, it is expedient in me that my servant John should write and keep
a regular history, and assist you, my servant Joseph, in transcribing
all things which shall be given you, until he is called to further duties.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 47:1
%
Again, verily I say unto you that he can also lift up his voice in
meetings, whenever it shall be expedient.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 47:2
%
And again, I say unto you that it shall be appointed unto him to keep
the church record and history continually; for Oliver Cowdery I have
appointed to another office.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 47:3
%
Wherefore, it shall be given him, inasmuch as he is faithful, by the
Comforter, to write these things.  Even so.  Amen.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 47:4
%
IT is necessary that ye should remain for the present time in your places
of abode, as it shall be suitable to your circumstances.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 48:1
%
And inasmuch as ye have lands, ye shall impart to the eastern brethren;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 48:2
%
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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 48:3
%
It must needs be necessary that ye save all the money that ye can, and
that ye obtain all that ye can in righteousness, that in time ye may be
enabled to purchase land for an inheritance, even the city.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 48:4
%
The place is not yet to be revealed; 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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 48:5
%
And they shall be appointed to purchase 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
family, 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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 48:6
%
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 preach my gospel which ye have received, even as ye
have received it, unto the Shakers.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 49:1
%
Behold, I say unto you, that they desire to know the truth in part,
but not all, for they are not right before me and must needs repent.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 49:2
%
Wherefore, I send you, my servants Sidney and Parley, to preach the
gospel unto them.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 49:3
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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 taught him by you my servants;
and by so doing I will bless him, otherwise he shall not prosper.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 49:4
%
Thus saith the Lord; for I am God, and have sent mine Only Begotten Son
into the world for the redemption of the world, and have decreed that he
that receiveth him shall be saved, and he that receiveth him not shall
be damned--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 49:5
%
And they have done unto the Son of Man even as they listed; and he has
taken his power on the right hand of his glory, and now reigneth in the
heavens, and will reign till he descends on the earth to put all enemies
under his feet, which time is nigh at hand--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 49:6
%
I, the Lord God, have spoken it; but the hour and the day no man knoweth,
neither the angels in heaven, nor shall they know until he comes.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 49:7
%
Wherefore, I will that all men shall repent, for all are under sin, except
those which I have reserved unto myself, holy men that ye know not of.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 49:8
%
Wherefore, I say unto you that I have sent unto you mine everlasting
covenant, even that which was from the beginning.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 49:9
%
And that which I have promised I have so fulfilled, and the nations of
the earth shall bow to it; and, if not of themselves, they shall come
down, for that which is now exalted of itself shall be laid low of power.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 49:10
%
Wherefore, I give unto you a commandment that ye go among this people,
and say unto them, like unto mine apostle of old, whose name was Peter:
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 49:11
%
Believe on the name of the Lord Jesus, who was on the earth, and is to
come, the beginning and the end;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 49:12
%
Repent and be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ, according to the
holy commandment, for the remission of sins;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 49:13
%
And whoso doeth this shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost, by the
laying on of the hands of the elders of the church.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 49:14
%
And again, verily I say unto you, that whoso forbiddeth to marry is not
ordained of God, for marriage is ordained of God unto man.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 49:15
%
Wherefore, it is lawful that he should have one wife, and they twain
shall be one flesh, and all this that the earth might answer the end of
its creation;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 49:16
%
And that it might be filled with the measure of man, according to his
creation before the world was made.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 49:17
%
And whoso forbiddeth to abstain from meats, that man should not eat the
same, is not ordained of God;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 49:18
%
For, behold, the beasts of the field and the fowls of the air, and that
which cometh of the earth, is ordained for the use of man for food and
for raiment, and that he might have in abundance.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 49:19
%
But it is not given that one man should possess that which is above
another, wherefore the world lieth in sin.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 49:20
%
And wo be unto man that sheddeth blood or that wasteth flesh and hath
no need.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 49:21
%
And again, verily I say unto you, that the Son of Man cometh not in the
form of a woman, neither of a man traveling on the earth.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 49:22
%
Wherefore, be not deceived, but continue in steadfastness, looking forth
for the heavens to be shaken, and the earth to tremble and to reel to
and fro as a drunken man, and for the valleys to be exalted, and for the
mountains to be made low, and for the rough places to become smooth--and
all this when the angel shall sound his trumpet.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 49:23
%
But before the great day of the Lord shall come, Jacob shall flourish
in the wilderness, and the Lamanites shall blossom as the rose.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 49:24
%
Zion shall flourish upon the hills and rejoice upon the mountains,
and shall be assembled together unto the place which I have appointed.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 49:25
%
Behold, I say unto you, go forth as I have commanded you; repent of
all your sins; ask and ye shall receive; knock and it shall be opened
unto you.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 49:26
%
Behold, I will go before you and be your rearward; and I will be in your
midst, and you shall not be confounded.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 49:27
%
Behold, I am Jesus Christ, and I come quickly.	Even so.  Amen.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 49:28
%
HEARKEN, O ye elders of my church, and give ear to the voice 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 spirits which have gone abroad in the earth.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 50:1
%
Behold, verily I say unto you, that there are many spirits which are
false spirits, which have gone forth in the earth, deceiving the world.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 50:2
%
And also Satan hath sought to deceive you, that he might overthrow you.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 50:3
%
Behold, I, the Lord, have looked upon you, and have seen abominations
in the church that profess my name.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 50:4
%
But blessed are they who are faithful and endure, whether in life or in
death, for they shall inherit eternal life.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 50:5
%
But wo unto them that are deceivers and hypocrites, for, thus saith the
Lord, I will bring them to judgment.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 50:6
%
Behold, verily I say unto you, there are hypocrites among you, who have
deceived some, which has given the adversary power; but behold such
shall be reclaimed;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 50:7
%
But the hypocrites shall be detected and shall be cut 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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 50:8
%
Wherefore, let every man beware lest he do that which is not in truth
and righteousness before me.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 50:9
%
And now come, saith the Lord, by the Spirit, unto the elders of his
church, and let us reason together, that ye may understand;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 50:10
%
Let us reason even as a man reasoneth one with another face to face.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 50:11
%
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 understand.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 50:12
%
Wherefore, I the Lord ask you this question--unto what were ye ordained?
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 50:13
%
To preach my gospel by the Spirit, even the Comforter which was sent
forth to teach the truth.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 50:14
%
And then received ye spirits which ye could not understand, and received
them to be of God; and in this are ye justified?
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 50:15
%
Behold ye shall answer this question yourselves; nevertheless, I will
be merciful unto you; he that is weak among you hereafter shall be
made strong.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 50:16
%
Verily I say unto you, he that is ordained of me and sent forth to
preach the word of truth by the Comforter, in the Spirit of truth,
doth he preach it by the Spirit of truth or some other way?
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 50:17
%
And if it be by some other way it is not of God.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 50:18
%
And again, he that receiveth the word of truth, doth he receive it by
the Spirit of truth or some other way?
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 50:19
%
If it be some other way it is not of God.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 50:20
%
Therefore, why is it that ye cannot understand and know, that he that
receiveth the word by the Spirit of truth receiveth it as it is preached
by the Spirit of truth?
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 50:21
%
Wherefore, he that preacheth and he that receiveth, understand one
another, and both are edified and rejoice together.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 50:22
%
And that which doth not edify is not of God, and is darkness.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 50:23
%
That which is of God is light; and he that receiveth light, and continueth
in God, receiveth more light; and that light groweth brighter and brighter
until the perfect day.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 50:24
%
And again, verily I say unto you, and I say it that you may know the
truth, that you may chase darkness from among you;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 50:25
%
He that is ordained of God and sent forth, the same is appointed to be
the greatest, notwithstanding he is the least and the servant of all.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 50:26
%
Wherefore, he is possessor of all things; for all things are subject unto
him, both in heaven and on the earth, the life and the light, the Spirit
and the power, sent forth by the will of the Father through Jesus Christ,
his Son.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 50:27
%
But no man is possessor of all things except he be purified and cleansed
from all sin.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 50:28
%
And if ye are purified and cleansed from all sin, ye shall ask whatsoever
you will in the name of Jesus and it shall be done.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 50:29
%
But know this, it shall be given you what you shall ask; and as ye are
appointed to the head, the spirits shall be subject unto you.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 50:30
%
Wherefore, it shall come to pass, that if you behold a spirit 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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 50:31
%
And it shall be given unto you, power over that spirit; and you shall
proclaim against that spirit with a loud voice that it is not of God--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 50:32
%
Not with railing accusation, that ye be not overcome, neither with
boasting nor rejoicing, lest you be seized therewith.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 50:33
%
He that receiveth of God, let him account it of God; and let him rejoice
that he is accounted of God worthy to receive.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 50:34
%
And by giving heed and doing these things which ye have received, and
which ye shall hereafter receive--and the kingdom is given you of the
Father, and power to overcome all things which are not ordained of him--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 50:35
%
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
forgiven you.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 50:36
%
Let my servant Joseph Wakefield, in whom I am well pleased, and my servant
Parley P. Pratt go forth among the churches and strengthen them by the
word of exhortation;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 50:37
%
And also my servant John Corrill, or as many of my servants as are
ordained unto this office, and let them labor in the vineyard; and let
no man hinder them doing that which I have appointed unto them--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 50:38
%
Wherefore, in this thing my servant Edward Partridge is not justified;
nevertheless let him repent and he shall be forgiven.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 50:39
%
Behold, ye are little children and ye cannot bear all things now; ye
must grow in grace and in the knowledge of the truth.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 50:40
%
Fear not, little children, for you are mine, and I have overcome the
world, and you are of them that my Father hath given me;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 50:41
%
And none of them that my Father hath given me shall be lost.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 50:42
%
And the Father and I are one.  I am in the Father and the Father in me;
and inasmuch as ye have received me, ye are in me and I in you.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 50:43
%
Wherefore, I am in your midst, and I am the good shepherd, and the stone
of Israel.  He that buildeth upon this rock shall never fall.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 50:44
%
And the day cometh that you shall hear my voice and see me, and know
that I am.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 50:45
%
Watch, therefore, that ye may be ready.  Even so.  Amen.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 50:46
%
HEARKEN unto me, saith the Lord your God, and I will speak unto my
servant Edward Partridge, and give unto him directions; for it must
needs be that he receive directions how to organize this people.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 51:1
%
For it must needs be that they be organized according to my laws; if
otherwise, they will be cut off.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 51:2
%
Wherefore, let my servant Edward Partridge, and those whom he has chosen,
in whom I am well pleased, appoint unto this people their portions,
every man equal according to his family, according to his circumstances
and his wants and needs.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 51:3
%
And let my servant Edward Partridge, when he shall appoint a man his
portion, 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 laws and covenants of the church, to belong to
the church.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 51:4
%
And if he shall transgress and is not accounted worthy to belong to
the church, he shall not have power to claim 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 claim on
that portion that is deeded unto him.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 51:5
%
And thus all things shall be made sure, according to the laws of the land.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 51:6
%
And let that which belongs to this people be appointed unto this people.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 51:7
%
And the money which is left unto this people--let there be an agent
appointed unto this people, to take the money to provide food and raiment,
according to the wants of this people.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 51:8
%
And let every man deal honestly, and be alike among this people, and
receive alike, that ye may be one, even as I have commanded you.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 51:9
%
And let that which belongeth to this people not be taken and given unto
that of another church.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 51:10
%
Wherefore, if another church would receive money of this church, let
them pay unto this church again according as they shall agree;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 51:11
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And this shall be done through the bishop or the agent, which shall be
appointed by the voice of the church.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 51:12
%
And again, let the bishop appoint a storehouse unto this church; and
let all things both in money and in meat, which are more than is needful
for the wants of this people, be kept in the hands of the bishop.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 51:13
%
And let him also reserve unto himself for his own wants, and for the
wants of his family, as he shall be employed in doing this business.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 51:14
%
And thus I grant unto this people a privilege of organizing themselves
according to my laws.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 51:15
%
And I consecrate unto them this land for a little season, until I,
the Lord, shall provide for them otherwise, and command them to go hence;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 51:16
%
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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 51:17
%
Behold, this shall be an example unto my servant Edward Partridge,
in other places, in all churches.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 51:18
%
And whoso is found a faithful, a just, and a wise steward shall enter
into the joy of his Lord, and shall inherit eternal life.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 51:19
%
Verily, I say unto you, I am Jesus Christ, who cometh quickly, in an
hour you think not.  Even so.  Amen.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 51:20
%
BEHOLD, thus saith the Lord unto the elders whom he hath called and
chosen in these last days, by the voice of his Spirit--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 52:1
%
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 land which I will consecrate unto my people, which
are a remnant of Jacob, and those who are heirs according to the covenant.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 52:2
%
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 Missouri.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 52:3
%
And inasmuch as they are faithful unto me, it shall be made known unto
them what they shall do;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 52:4
%
And it shall also, inasmuch as they are faithful, be made known unto
them the land of your inheritance.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 52:5
%
And inasmuch as they are not faithful, they shall be cut off, even as
I will, as seemeth me good.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 52:6
%
And again, verily I say unto you, let my servant Lyman Wight and my
servant John Corrill take their journey speedily;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 52:7
%
And also my servant John Murdock, and my servant Hyrum Smith, take their
journey unto the same place by the way of Detroit.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 52:8
%
And let them journey from thence preaching the word by the way, saying
none other things than that which the prophets and apostles have
written, and that which is taught them by the Comforter through the
prayer of faith.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 52:9
%
Let them go two by two, and thus let them preach by the way in every
congregation, baptizing by water, and the laying on of the hands by the
water's side.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 52:10
%
For thus saith the Lord, I will cut my work short in righteousness,
for the days come that I will send forth judgment unto victory.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 52:11
%
And let my servant Lyman Wight beware, for Satan desireth to sift him
as chaff.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 52:12
%
And behold, he that is faithful shall be made ruler over many things.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 52:13
%
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
deceiving the nations--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 52:14
%
Wherefore he that prayeth, whose spirit is contrite, the same is accepted
of me if he obey mine ordinances.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 52:15
%
He that speaketh, whose spirit is contrite, whose language is meek and
edifieth, the same is of God if he obey mine ordinances.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 52:16
%
And again, he that trembleth under my power shall be made strong,
and shall bring forth fruits of praise and wisdom, according to the
revelations and truths which I have given you.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 52:17
%
And again, he that is overcome and bringeth not forth fruits, even
according to this pattern, is not of me.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 52:18
%
Wherefore, by this pattern ye shall know the spirits in all cases under
the whole heavens.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 52:19
%
And the days have come; according to men's faith it shall be done
unto them.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 52:20
%
Behold, this commandment is given unto all the elders whom I have chosen.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 52:21
%
And again, verily I say unto you, let my servant Thomas B. Marsh and my
servant Ezra Thayre take their journey also, preaching the word by the
way unto this same land.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 52:22
%
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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 52:23
%
And again, let my servants Edward Partridge and Martin Harris take their
journey with my servants Sidney Rigdon and Joseph Smith, Jun.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 52:24
%
Let my servants David Whitmer and Harvey Whitlock also take their journey,
and preach by the way unto this same land.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 52:25
%
And let my servants Parley P. Pratt and Orson Pratt take their journey,
and preach by the way, even unto this same land.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 52:26
%
And let my servants Solomon Hancock and Simeon Carter also take their
journey unto this same land, and preach by the way.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 52:27
%
Let my servants Edson Fuller and Jacob Scott also take their journey.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 52:28
%
Let my servants Levi W. Hancock and Zebedee Coltrin also take their
journey.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 52:29
%
Let my servants Reynolds Cahoon and Samuel H. Smith also take their
journey.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 52:30
%
Let my servants Wheeler Baldwin and William Carter also take their
journey.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 52:31
%
And let my servants Newel Knight and Selah J. Griffin both be ordained,
and also take their journey.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 52:32
%
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
foundation, neither journey in another's track.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 52:33
%
He that is faithful, the same shall be kept and blessed with much fruit.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 52:34
%
And again, I say unto you, let my servants Joseph Wakefield and Solomon
Humphrey take their journey into the eastern lands;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 52:35
%
Let them labor with their families, declaring none other things than
the prophets and apostles, that which they have seen and heard and most
assuredly believe, that the prophecies may be fulfilled.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 52:36
%
In consequence of transgression, let that which was bestowed upon Heman
Basset be taken from him, and placed upon the head of Simonds Ryder.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 52:37
%
And again, verily I say unto you, let Jared Carter be ordained a priest,
and also George James be ordained a priest.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 52:38
%
Let the residue of the elders watch over the churches, and declare the
word in the regions round about them; and let them labor with their own
hands that there be no idolatry nor wickedness practised.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 52:39
%
And remember in all things the poor and the needy, the sick and the
afflicted, for he that doeth not these things, the same is not my
disciple.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 52:40
%
And again, let my servants Joseph Smith, Jun., and Sidney Rigdon and
Edward Partridge take with them a recommend from the church.  And let
there be one obtained for my servant Oliver Cowdery also.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 52:41
%
And thus, even as I have said, if ye are faithful ye shall assemble
yourselves together to rejoice upon the land of Missouri, which is the
land of your inheritance, which is now the land of your enemies.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 52:42
%
But, behold, I, the Lord, will hasten the city in its time, and will
crown the faithful with joy and with rejoicing.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 52:43
%
Behold, I am Jesus Christ, the Son of God, and I will lift them up at
the last day.  Even so.  Amen.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 52:44
%
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 calling and election in
the church, which I, the Lord, have raised up in these last days.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 53:1
%
Behold, I, the Lord, who was crucified for the sins of the world, give
unto you a commandment that you shall forsake the world.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 53:2
%
Take upon you mine ordination, even that of an elder, to preach faith
and repentance and remission of sins, according to my word, and the
reception of the Holy Spirit by the laying on of hands;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 53:3
%
And also to be an agent unto this church in the place which shall be
appointed by the bishop, according to commandments which shall be given
hereafter.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 53:4
%
And again, verily I say unto you, you shall take your journey with my
servants Joseph Smith, Jun., and Sidney Rigdon.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 53:5
%
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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 53:6
%
And again, I would that ye should learn that he only is saved who endureth
unto the end.  Even so.  Amen.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 53:7
%
BEHOLD, thus saith the Lord, even Alpha and Omega, the beginning and
the end, even he who was crucified for the sins of the world--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 54:1
%
Behold, verily, verily, I say unto you, my servant Newel Knight, you
shall stand fast in the office whereunto I have appointed you.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 54:2
%
And if your brethren desire to escape their enemies, let them repent of
all their sins, and become truly humble before me and contrite.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 54:3
%
And as the covenant which they made unto me has been broken, even so it
has become void and of none effect.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 54:4
%
And wo to him by whom this offense cometh, for it had been better for
him that he had been drowned in the depth of the sea.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 54:5
%
But blessed are they who have kept the covenant and observed the
commandment, for they shall obtain mercy.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 54:6
%
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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 54:7
%
And thus you shall take your journey into the regions westward, unto
the land of Missouri, unto the borders of the Lamanites.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 54:8
%
And after you have done journeying, behold, I say unto you, seek ye a
living like unto men, until I prepare a place for you.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 54:9
%
And again, be patient in tribulation until I come; and, behold, I come
quickly, and my reward is with me, and they who have sought me early
shall find rest to their souls.  Even so.  Amen.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 54:10
%
BEHOLD, thus saith the Lord unto you, my servant William, yea, even the
Lord of the whole earth, thou art called and chosen; and after thou hast
been baptized 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 hands;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 55:1
%
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 remission
of sins by way of baptism in the name of Jesus Christ, the Son of the
living God.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 55:2
%
And on whomsoever you shall lay your hands, if they are contrite before
me, you shall have power to give the Holy Spirit.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 55:3
%
And again, you shall be ordained to assist my servant Oliver Cowdery to
do the work of printing, and of selecting and writing books for schools
in this church, that little children also may receive instruction before
me as is pleasing unto me.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 55:4
%
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 planted in the land of your inheritance to do this work.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 55:5
%
And again, let my servant Joseph Coe also take his journey with them.
The residue shall be made known hereafter, even as I will.  Amen.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 55:6
%
HEARKEN, O ye people who profess my name, saith the Lord your God; for
behold, mine anger is kindled against the rebellious, and they shall
know mine arm and mine indignation, in the day of visitation and of
wrath upon the nations.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 56:1
%
And he that will not take up his cross and follow me, and keep my
commandments, the same shall not be saved.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 56:2
%
Behold, I, the Lord, command; and he that will not obey shall be cut
off in mine own due time, after I have commanded and the commandment
is broken.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 56:3
%
Wherefore I, the Lord, command and revoke, as it seemeth me good; and
all this to be answered upon the heads of the rebellious, saith the Lord.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 56:4
%
Wherefore, I revoke the commandment which was given unto my servants
Thomas 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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 56:5
%
For behold, I revoke the commandment which was given unto my servants
Selah J. Griffin and Newel Knight, in consequence of the stiffneckedness
of my people which are in Thompson, and their rebellions.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 56:6
%
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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 56:7
%
And again, verily I say unto you, that my servant Ezra Thayre must repent
of his pride, and of his selfishness, and obey the former commandment
which I have given him concerning the place upon which he lives.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 56:8
%
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;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 56:9
%
Otherwise he shall receive the money which he has paid, and shall leave
the place, and shall be cut off out of my church, saith the Lord God
of hosts;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 56:10
%
And though the heaven and the earth pass away, these words shall not
pass away, but shall be fulfilled.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 56:11
%
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;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 56:12
%
For according to that which they do they shall receive, even in lands
for their inheritance.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 56:13
%
Behold, thus saith the Lord unto my people--you have many things to do
and to repent of; for behold, your sins have come up unto me, and are
not pardoned, because you seek to counsel in your own ways.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 56:14
%
And your hearts are not satisfied.  And ye obey not the truth, but have
pleasure in unrighteousness.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 56:15
%
Wo unto you rich men, that will not give your substance to the poor, for
your riches will canker your souls; and this shall be your lamentation in
the day of visitation, and of judgment, and of indignation: The harvest
is past, the summer is ended, and my soul is not saved!
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 56:16
%
Wo unto you poor 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
greediness, and who will not labor with your own hands!
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 56:17
%
But blessed are the poor who are pure in heart, whose hearts are broken,
and whose spirits are contrite, for they shall see the kingdom of God
coming in power and great glory unto their deliverance; for the fatness
of the earth shall be theirs.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 56:18
%
For behold, the Lord shall come, and his recompense shall be with him,
and he shall reward every man, and the poor shall rejoice;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 56:19
%
And their generations shall inherit the earth from generation to
generation, forever and ever.  And now I make an end of speaking unto you.
Even so.  Amen.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 56:20
%
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 Missouri, which is the land which I have appointed
and consecrated for the gathering of the saints.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 57:1
%
Wherefore, this is the land of promise, and the place for the city
of Zion.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 57:2
%
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
center place; and a spot for the temple is lying westward, upon a lot
which is not far from the courthouse.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 57:3
%
Wherefore, it is wisdom that the land should be purchased by the saints,
and also every tract lying westward, even unto the line running directly
between Jew and Gentile;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 57:4
%
And also every tract bordering by the prairies, inasmuch as my disciples
are enabled to buy lands.  Behold, this is wisdom, that they may obtain
it for an everlasting inheritance.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 57:5
%
And let my servant Sidney Gilbert stand in the office to which I have
appointed him, to receive moneys, to be an agent unto the church, to
buy land in all the regions round about, inasmuch as can be done in
righteousness, and as wisdom shall direct.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 57:6
%
And let my servant Edward Partridge stand in the office to which I have
appointed him, and divide unto the saints their inheritance, even as I
have commanded; and also those whom he has appointed to assist him.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 57:7
%
And again, verily I say unto you, let my servant Sidney Gilbert plant
himself in this place, and establish a store, that he may sell goods
without fraud, that he may obtain money to buy lands for the good of the
saints, and that he may obtain whatsoever things the disciples may need
to plant them in their inheritance.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 57:8
%
And also let my servant Sidney Gilbert obtain a license--behold here is
wisdom, and whoso readeth let him understand--that he may send goods also
unto the people, even by whom he will as clerks employed in his service;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 57:9
%
And thus provide for my saints, that my gospel may be preached unto
those who sit in darkness and in the region and shadow of death.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 57:10
%
And again, verily I say unto you, let my servant William W. Phelps be
planted in this place, and be established as a printer unto the church.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 57:11
%
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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 57:12
%
And let my servant Oliver 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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 57:13
%
And thus let those of whom I have spoken be planted in the land of Zion,
as speedily as can be, with their families, to do those things even as
I have spoken.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 57:14
%
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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 57:15
%
And unto the residue of both elders and members further directions shall
be given hereafter.  Even so.  Amen.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 57:16
%
HEARKEN, O ye elders of my church, and give ear to my word, and learn
of me what I will concerning you, and also concerning this land unto
which I have sent you.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 58:1
%
For verily I say unto you, blessed is he that keepeth my commandments,
whether in life or in death; and he that is faithful in tribulation,
the reward of the same is greater in the kingdom of heaven.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 58:2
%
Ye cannot behold with your natural eyes, for the present time, the
design of your God concerning those things which shall come hereafter,
and the glory which shall follow after much tribulation.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 58:3
%
For after much tribulation come the blessings.	Wherefore the day cometh
that ye shall be crowned with much glory; the hour is not yet, but is
nigh at hand.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 58:4
%
Remember this, which I tell you before, that you may lay it to heart,
and receive that which is to follow.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 58:5
%
Behold, verily I say unto you, for this cause I have sent you--that
you might be obedient, and that your hearts might be prepared to bear
testimony of the things which are to come;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 58:6
%
And also that you might be honored in laying the foundation, and in
bearing record of the land upon which the Zion of God shall stand;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 58:7
%
And also that a feast of fat things might be prepared for the poor; yea,
a feast of fat things, of wine on the lees well refined, that the earth
may know that the mouths of the prophets shall not fail;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 58:8
%
Yea, a supper of the house of the Lord, well prepared, unto which all
nations shall be invited.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 58:9
%
First, the rich and the learned, the wise and the noble;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 58:10
%
And after that cometh the day of my power; then shall the poor, the lame,
and the blind, and the deaf, come in unto the marriage of the Lamb,
and partake of the supper of the Lord, prepared for the great day to come.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 58:11
%
Behold, I, the Lord, have spoken it.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 58:12
%
And that the testimony might go forth from Zion, yea, from the mouth of
the city of the heritage of God--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 58:13
%
Yea, for this cause I have sent you hither, and have selected my servant
Edward Partridge, and have appointed unto him his mission in this land.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 58:14
%
But if he repent not of his sins, which are unbelief and blindness of
heart, let him take heed lest he fall.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 58:15
%
Behold his mission is given unto him, and it shall not be given again.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 58:16
%
And whoso standeth in this mission is appointed to be a judge in Israel,
like as it was in ancient days, to divide the lands of the heritage of
God unto his children;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 58:17
%
And to judge his people by the testimony of the just, and by the
assistance of his counselors, according to the laws of the kingdom which
are given by the prophets of God.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 58:18
%
For verily I say unto you, my law shall be kept on this land.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 58:19
%
Let no man think he is ruler; but let God rule him that judgeth, according
to the counsel of his own will, or, in other words, him that counseleth
or sitteth upon the judgment seat.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 58:20
%
Let no man break the laws of the land, for he that keepeth the laws of
God hath no need to break the laws of the land.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 58:21
%
Wherefore, be subject to the powers that be, until he reigns whose right
it is to reign, and subdues all enemies under his feet.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 58:22
%
Behold, the laws 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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 58:23
%
And now, as I spake concerning my servant Edward Partridge, this land
is the land of his residence, 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 storehouse;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 58:24
%
Wherefore, let them bring their families to this land, as they shall
counsel between themselves and me.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 58:25
%
For behold, it is not meet that I should command in all things; for he
that is compelled in all things, the same is a slothful and not a wise
servant; wherefore he receiveth no reward.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 58:26
%
Verily I say, men should be anxiously engaged in a good cause, and do
many things of their own free will, and bring to pass much righteousness;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 58:27
%
For the power is in them, wherein they are agents unto themselves.
And inasmuch as men do good they shall in nowise lose their reward.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 58:28
%
But he that doeth not anything until he is commanded, and receiveth
a commandment with doubtful heart, and keepeth it with slothfulness,
the same is damned.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 58:29
%
Who am I that made man, saith the Lord, that will hold him guiltless
that obeys not my commandments?
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 58:30
%
Who am I, saith the Lord, that have promised and have not fulfilled?
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 58:31
%
I command and men obey not; I revoke and they receive not the blessing.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 58:32
%
Then they say in their hearts: This is not the work of the Lord, for his
promises are not fulfilled.  But wo unto such, for their reward lurketh
beneath, and not from above.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 58:33
%
And now I give unto you further directions concerning this land.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 58:34
%
It is wisdom in me that my servant Martin Harris should be an example
unto the church, in laying his moneys before the bishop of the church.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 58:35
%
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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 58:36
%
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 printing.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 58:37
%
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;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 58:38
%
And let him repent of his sins, for he seeketh the praise of the world.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 58:39
%
And also let my servant William W. Phelps stand in the office to which
I have appointed him, and receive his inheritance in the land;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 58:40
%
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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 58:41
%
Behold, he who has repented of his sins, the same is forgiven, and I,
the Lord, remember them no more.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 58:42
%
By this ye may know if a man repenteth of his sins--behold, he will
confess them and forsake them.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 58:43
%
And now, verily, I say concerning the residue of the elders of my church,
the time has not yet come, for many years, for them to receive their
inheritance in this land, except they desire it through the prayer of
faith, only as it shall be appointed unto them of the Lord.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 58:44
%
For, behold, they shall push the people together from the ends of
the earth.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 58:45
%
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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 58:46
%
Let them preach by the way, and bear testimony of the truth in all places,
and call upon the rich, the high and the low, and the poor to repent.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 58:47
%
And let them build up churches, inasmuch as the inhabitants of the earth
will repent.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 58:48
%
And let there be an agent appointed by the voice of the church, unto
the church in Ohio, to receive moneys to purchase lands in Zion.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 58:49
%
And I give unto my servant Sidney Rigdon a commandment, that he shall
write 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;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 58:50
%
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 purchase lands
for an inheritance for the children of God.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 58:51
%
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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 58:52
%
Behold, here is wisdom.  Let them do this lest they receive none
inheritance, save it be by the shedding of blood.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 58:53
%
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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 58:54
%
Let all these things be done in order; and let the privileges of the lands
be made known from time to time, by the bishop or the agent of the church.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 58:55
%
And let the work of the gathering be not in haste, nor by flight; but
let it be done as it shall be counseled by the elders of the church at
the conferences, according to the knowledge which they receive from time
to time.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 58:56
%
And let my servant Sidney Rigdon consecrate and dedicate this land,
and the spot for the temple, unto the Lord.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 58:57
%
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 ruled by the
conferences.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 58:58
%
And let no man return from this land except he bear record by the way,
of that which he knows and most assuredly believes.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 58:59
%
Let that which has been bestowed upon Ziba 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 chastened for all his sins;
for he confesseth them not, and he thinketh to hide them.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 58:60
%
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 conference upon this land.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 58:61
%
And let my servant Edward Partridge direct the conference which shall
be held by them.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 58:62
%
And let them also return, preaching the gospel by the way, bearing record
of the things which are revealed unto them.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 58:63
%
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 preached
unto every creature, with signs following them that believe.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 58:64
%
And behold the Son of Man cometh.  Amen.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 58:65
%
BEHOLD, blessed, saith the Lord, are they who have come up unto this
land with an eye single to my glory, according to my commandments.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 59:1
%
For those that live shall inherit the earth, and those that die shall
rest from all their labors, and their works shall follow them; and they
shall receive a crown in the mansions of my Father, which I have prepared
for them.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 59:2
%
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 strength.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 59:3
%
And they shall also be crowned with blessings from above, yea, and with
commandments not a few, and with revelations in their time--they that
are faithful and diligent before me.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 59:4
%
Wherefore, I give unto them a commandment, saying thus: Thou shalt
love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, with all thy might, mind,
and strength; and in the name of Jesus Christ thou shalt serve him.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 59:5
%
Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.  Thou shalt not steal; neither
commit adultery, nor kill, nor do anything like unto it.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 59:6
%
Thou shalt thank the Lord thy God in all things.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 59:7
%
Thou shalt offer a sacrifice unto the Lord thy God in righteousness,
even that of a broken heart and a contrite spirit.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 59:8
%
And that thou mayest more fully keep thyself unspotted from the world,
thou shalt go to the house of prayer and offer up thy sacraments upon
my holy day;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 59:9
%
For verily this is a day appointed unto you to rest from your labors,
and to pay thy devotions unto the Most High;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 59:10
%
Nevertheless thy vows shall be offered up in righteousness on all days
and at all times;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 59:11
%
But remember that on this, the Lord's day, thou shalt offer thine
oblations and thy sacraments unto the Most High, confessing thy sins
unto thy brethren, and before the Lord.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 59:12
%
And on this day thou shalt do none other thing, only let thy food be
prepared with singleness of heart that thy fasting may be perfect, or,
in other words, that thy joy may be full.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 59:13
%
Verily, this is fasting and prayer, or in other words, rejoicing and
prayer.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 59:14
%
And inasmuch as ye do these things with thanksgiving, with cheerful
hearts and countenances, not with much laughter, for this is sin, but
with a glad heart and a cheerful countenance--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 59:15
%
Verily I say, that inasmuch as ye do this, the fulness 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;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 59:16
%
Yea, and the herb, and the good things which come of the earth, whether
for food or for raiment, or for houses, or for barns, or for orchards,
or for gardens, or for vineyards;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 59:17
%
Yea, all things which come of the earth, in the season thereof, are
made for the benefit and the use of man, both to please the eye and to
gladden the heart;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 59:18
%
Yea, for food and for raiment, for taste and for smell, to strengthen
the body and to enliven the soul.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 59:19
%
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 excess,
neither by extortion.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 59:20
%
And in nothing doth man offend God, or against none is his wrath kindled,
save those who confess not his hand in all things, and obey not his
commandments.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 59:21
%
Behold, this is according to the law and the prophets; wherefore,
trouble me no more concerning this matter.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 59:22
%
But learn that he who doeth the works of righteousness shall receive his
reward, even peace in this world and eternal life in the world to come.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 59:23
%
I, the Lord, have spoken it, and the Spirit beareth record.  Amen.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 59:24
%
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;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 60:1
%
But with some I am not well pleased, for they will not open their mouths,
but they hide the talent which I have given unto them, because of the
fear of man.  Wo unto such, for mine anger is kindled against them.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 60:2
%
And it shall come to pass, if they are not more faithful unto me, it
shall be taken away, even that which they have.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 60:3
%
For I, the Lord, rule in the heavens above, and among the armies of the
earth; and in the day when I shall make up my jewels, all men shall know
what it is that bespeaketh the power of God.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 60:4
%
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 seemeth
you good, it mattereth not unto me, and take your journey speedily for
the place which is called St. Louis.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 60:5
%
And from thence let my servants, Sidney Rigdon, Joseph Smith, Jun.,
and Oliver Cowdery, take their journey for Cincinnati;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 60:6
%
And in this place let them lift up their voice and declare my word with
loud voices, without wrath or doubting, lifting up holy hands upon them.
For I am able to make you holy, and your sins are forgiven you.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 60:7
%
And let the residue take their journey from St. Louis, two 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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 60:8
%
And all this for the good of the churches; for this intent have I
sent them.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 60:9
%
And let my servant Edward Partridge impart of the money which I have
given him, a portion unto mine elders who are commanded to return;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 60:10
%
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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 60:11
%
And now I speak of the residue who are to come unto this land.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 60:12
%
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 idle away thy time, neither shalt thou bury thy talent that
it may not be known.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 60:13
%
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 haste, neither in wrath nor with
strife.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 60:14
%
And shake off the dust of thy feet against those who receive thee not,
not in their presence, lest thou provoke them, but in secret; and wash
thy feet, as a testimony against them in the day of judgment.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 60:15
%
Behold, this is sufficient for you, and the will of him who hath sent you.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 60:16
%
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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 60:17
%
BEHOLD, and hearken unto the voice of him who has all power, who is
from everlasting to everlasting, even Alpha and Omega, the beginning
and the end.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 61:1
%
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, forgive sins, and am merciful unto those who confess their
sins with humble hearts;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 61:2
%
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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 61:3
%
Nevertheless, I suffered it that ye might bear record; behold, there
are many dangers upon the waters, and more especially hereafter;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 61:4
%
For I, the Lord, have decreed in mine anger many destructions upon the
waters; yea, and especially upon these waters.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 61:5
%
Nevertheless, all flesh is in mine hand, and he that is faithful among
you shall not perish by the waters.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 61:6
%
Wherefore, it is expedient that my servant Sidney Gilbert and my servant
William W. Phelps be in haste upon their errand and mission.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 61:7
%
Nevertheless, I would not suffer that ye should part until you were
chastened for all your sins, that you might be one, that you might not
perish in wickedness;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 61:8
%
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;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 61:9
%
And inasmuch as they are faithful they shall be preserved, and I, the
Lord, will be with them.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 61:10
%
And let the residue take that which is needful for clothing.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 61:11
%
Let my servant Sidney Gilbert take that which is not needful with him,
as you shall agree.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 61:12
%
And now, behold, for your good I gave unto you a commandment concerning
these things; and I, the Lord, will reason with you as with men in days
of old.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 61:13
%
Behold, I, the Lord, in the beginning blessed the waters; but in the
last days, by the mouth of my servant John, I cursed the waters.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 61:14
%
Wherefore, the days will come that no flesh shall be safe upon the waters.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 61:15
%
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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 61:16
%
And, as I, the Lord, in the beginning cursed the land, even so in the
last days have I blessed it, in its time, for the use of my saints,
that they may partake the fatness thereof.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 61:17
%
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;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 61:18
%
I, the Lord, have decreed, and the destroyer rideth upon the face thereof,
and I revoke not the decree.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 61:19
%
I, the Lord, was angry with you yesterday, but today mine anger is
turned away.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 61:20
%
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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 61:21
%
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 according to their judgments hereafter.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 61:22
%
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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 61:23
%
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;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 61:24
%
And they shall do like unto the children of Israel, pitching their tents
by the way.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 61:25
%
And, behold, this commandment you shall give unto all your brethren.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 61:26
%
Nevertheless, unto whom is given power to command the waters, unto him
it is given by the Spirit to know all his ways;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 61:27
%
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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 61:28
%
And unto you is given the course for the saints, or the way for the
saints of the camp of the Lord, to journey.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 61:29
%
And again, verily I say unto you, my servants, Sidney Rigdon, Joseph
Smith, Jun., and Oliver Cowdery, shall not open their mouths in the
congregations of the wicked until they arrive at Cincinnati;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 61:30
%
And in that place they shall lift up their voices unto God against that
people, yea, unto him whose anger is kindled against their wickedness,
a people who are well-nigh ripened for destruction.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 61:31
%
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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 61:32
%
And now, concerning the residue, let them journey and declare the word
among the congregations of the wicked, inasmuch as it is given;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 61:33
%
And inasmuch as they do this they shall rid their garments, and they
shall be spotless before me.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 61:34
%
And let them journey together, or two 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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 61:35
%
And now, verily I say unto you, and what I say unto one I say unto all,
be of good cheer, little children; for I am in your midst, and I have
not forsaken you;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 61:36
%
And inasmuch as you have humbled yourselves before me, the blessings of
the kingdom are yours.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 61:37
%
Gird up your loins and be watchful and be sober, looking forth for the
coming of the Son of Man, for he cometh in an hour you think not.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 61:38
%
Pray always that you enter not into temptation, that you may abide the
day of his coming, whether in life or in death.  Even so.  Amen.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 61:39
%
BEHOLD, and hearken, O ye elders of my church, saith the Lord your God,
even Jesus Christ, your advocate, who knoweth the weakness of man and
how to succor them who are tempted.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 62:1
%
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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 62:2
%
Nevertheless, ye are blessed, for the testimony which ye have borne is
recorded in heaven for the angels to look upon; and they rejoice over you,
and your sins are forgiven you.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 62:3
%
And now continue your journey.	Assemble yourselves upon the land of Zion;
and hold a meeting and rejoice together, and offer a sacrament unto the
Most High.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 62:4
%
And then you may return to bear record, yea, even altogether, or two by
two, as seemeth you good, it mattereth not unto me; only be faithful,
and declare glad tidings unto the inhabitants of the earth, or among
the congregations of the wicked.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 62:5
%
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, promise the faithful
and cannot lie.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 62:6
%
I, the Lord, am willing, if any among you desire 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 thankful heart in all things.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 62:7
%
These things remain with you to do according to judgment and the
directions of the Spirit.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 62:8
%
Behold, the kingdom is yours.  And behold, and lo, I am with the faithful
always.  Even so.  Amen.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 62:9
%
HEARKEN, O ye people, and open your hearts and give ear from afar; and
listen, you that call yourselves the people of the Lord, and hear the
word of the Lord and his will concerning you.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 63:1
%
Yea, verily, I say, hear the word of him whose anger is kindled against
the wicked and rebellious;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 63:2
%
Who willeth to take even them whom he will take, and preserveth in life
them whom he will preserve;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 63:3
%
Who buildeth up at his own will and pleasure; and destroyeth when he
pleases, and is able to cast the soul down to hell.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 63:4
%
Behold, I, the Lord, utter my voice, and it shall be obeyed.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 63:5
%
Wherefore, verily I say, let the wicked take heed, and let the rebellious
fear and tremble; and let the unbelieving hold their lips, for the day
of wrath shall come upon them as a whirlwind, and all flesh shall know
that I am God.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 63:6
%
And he that seeketh signs shall see signs, but not unto salvation.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 63:7
%
Verily, I say unto you, there are those among you who seek signs, and
there have been such even from the beginning;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 63:8
%
But, behold, faith cometh not by signs, but signs follow those that
believe.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 63:9
%
Yea, signs come by faith, not by the will of men, nor as they please,
but by the will of God.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 63:10
%
Yea, signs come by faith, unto mighty works, for without faith no
man pleaseth God; and with whom God is angry he is not well pleased;
wherefore, unto such he showeth no signs, only in wrath unto their
condemnation.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 63:11
%
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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 63:12
%
Nevertheless, I give commandments, and many have turned away from my
commandments and have not kept them.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 63:13
%
There were among you adulterers and adulteresses; some of whom have
turned away from you, and others remain with you that hereafter shall
be revealed.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 63:14
%
Let such beware and repent speedily, lest judgment shall come upon them
as a snare, and their folly shall be made manifest, and their works
shall follow them in the eyes of the people.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 63:15
%
And verily I say unto you, as I have said before, he that looketh on a
woman to lust after her, or if any shall commit adultery in their hearts,
they shall not have the Spirit, but shall deny the faith and shall fear.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 63:16
%
Wherefore, I, the Lord, have said that the fearful, and the unbelieving,
and all liars, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie, and the whoremonger,
and the sorcerer, shall have their part in that lake which burneth with
fire and brimstone, which is the second death.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 63:17
%
Verily I say, that they shall not have part in the first resurrection.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 63:18
%
And now behold, I, the Lord, say unto you that ye are not justified,
because these things are among you.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 63:19
%
Nevertheless, he that endureth in faith and doeth my will, the same
shall overcome, and shall receive an inheritance upon the earth when
the day of transfiguration shall come;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 63:20
%
When the earth shall be transfigured, even according to the pattern
which was shown unto mine apostles upon the mount; of which account the
fulness ye have not yet received.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 63:21
%
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, not by the way of
commandment, for there are many who observe not to keep my commandments.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 63:22
%
But unto him that keepeth my commandments I will give the mysteries
of my kingdom, and the same shall be in him a well of living water,
springing up unto everlasting life.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 63:23
%
And now, behold, this is the will of the Lord your God concerning his
saints, that they should assemble themselves together unto the land
of Zion, not in haste, lest there should be confusion, which bringeth
pestilence.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 63:24
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Behold, the land of Zion--I, the Lord, hold it in mine own hands;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 63:25
%
Nevertheless, I, the Lord, render unto Caesar the things which are
Caesar's.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 63:26
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Wherefore, I the Lord will that you should purchase the lands, that you
may have advantage of the world, that you may have claim on the world,
that they may not be stirred up unto anger.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 63:27
%
For Satan putteth it into their hearts to anger against you, and to the
shedding of blood.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 63:28
%
Wherefore, the land of Zion shall not be obtained but by purchase or by
blood, otherwise there is none inheritance for you.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 63:29
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And if by purchase, behold you are blessed;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 63:30
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And if by blood, 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 few shall stand to receive an inheritance.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 63:31
%
I, the Lord, am angry with the wicked; I am holding my Spirit from the
inhabitants of the earth.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 63:32
%
I have sworn in my wrath, and decreed wars upon the face of the earth,
and the wicked shall slay the wicked, and fear shall come upon every man;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 63:33
%
And the saints also shall hardly escape; nevertheless, I, the Lord, am
with them, and will come down in heaven from the presence of my Father
and consume the wicked with unquenchable fire.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 63:34
%
And behold, this is not yet, but by and by.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 63:35
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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;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 63:36
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And that every man should take righteousness in his hands and faithfulness
upon his loins, and lift a warning voice unto the inhabitants of the
earth; and declare both by word and by flight that desolation shall come
upon the wicked.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 63:37
%
Wherefore, let my disciples in Kirtland arrange their temporal concerns,
who dwell upon this farm.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 63:38
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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 not go
until I shall command them.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 63:39
%
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 receive.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 63:40
%
Behold, I, the Lord, will give unto my servant Joseph Smith, Jun., power
that he shall be enabled to discern by the Spirit those who shall go up
unto the land of Zion, and those of my disciples who shall tarry.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 63:41
%
Let my servant Newel K. Whitney retain his store, or in other words,
the store, yet for a little season.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 63:42
%
Nevertheless, let him impart all the money which he can impart, to be
sent up unto the land of Zion.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 63:43
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Behold, these things are in his own hands, let him do according to wisdom.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 63:44
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Verily I say, let him be ordained as an agent unto the disciples that
shall tarry, and let him be ordained unto this power;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 63:45
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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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 63:46
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He that is faithful and endureth shall overcome the world.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 63:47
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He that sendeth up treasures unto the land of Zion shall receive an
inheritance in this world, and his works shall follow him, and also a
reward in the world to come.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 63:48
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Yea, and blessed are the dead that die in the Lord, from henceforth,
when the Lord shall come, and old things shall pass away, and all things
become new, they shall rise from the dead and shall not die after,
and shall receive an inheritance before the Lord, in the holy city.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 63:49
%
And he that liveth when the Lord shall come, and hath kept the faith,
blessed is he; nevertheless, it is appointed to him to die at the age
of man.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 63:50
%
Wherefore, children shall grow up until they become old; old men shall
die; but they shall not sleep in the dust, but they shall be changed in
the twinkling of an eye.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 63:51
%
Wherefore, for this cause preached the apostles unto the world the
resurrection of the dead.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 63:52
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These things are the things that ye must look for; and, speaking after
the manner of the Lord, they are now nigh at hand, and in a time to come,
even in the day of the coming of the Son of Man.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 63:53
%
And until that hour there will be foolish virgins among the wise; and at
that hour cometh an entire separation of the righteous and the wicked;
and in that day will I send mine angels to pluck out the wicked and cast
them into unquenchable fire.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 63:54
%
And now behold, verily I say unto you, I, the Lord, am not pleased with
my servant Sidney Rigdon; he exalted himself in his heart, and received
not counsel, but grieved the Spirit;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 63:55
%
Wherefore his writing 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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 63:56
%
And again, verily I say unto you, those who desire in their hearts,
in meekness, to warn sinners to repentance, let them be ordained unto
this power.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 63:57
%
For this is a day of warning, and not a day of many words.  For I,
the Lord, am not to be mocked in the last days.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 63:58
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Behold, I am from above, and my power lieth beneath.  I am over all,
and in all, and through all, and search all things, and the day cometh
that all things shall be subject unto me.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 63:59
%
Behold, I am Alpha and Omega, even Jesus Christ.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 63:60
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Wherefore, let all men beware how they take my name in their lips--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 63:61
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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 authority.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 63:62
%
Wherefore, let the church repent of their sins, and I, the Lord, will
own them; otherwise they shall be cut off.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 63:63
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Remember that that which cometh from above is sacred, and must be spoken
with care, and by constraint of the Spirit; and in this there is no
condemnation, and ye receive the Spirit through prayer; wherefore,
without this there remaineth condemnation.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 63:64
%
Let my servants, Joseph Smith, Jun., and Sidney Rigdon, seek them a home,
as they are taught through prayer by the Spirit.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 63:65
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These things remain to overcome through patience, that such may receive
a more exceeding and eternal weight of glory, otherwise, a greater
condemnation.  Amen.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 63:66
%
BEHOLD, thus saith the Lord your God unto you, O ye elders of my church,
hearken ye and hear, and receive my will concerning you.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 64:1
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For verily I say unto you, I will that ye should overcome the world;
wherefore I will have compassion upon you.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 64:2
%
There are those among you who have sinned; but verily I say, for this
once, for mine own glory, and for the salvation of souls, I have forgiven
you your sins.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 64:3
%
I will be merciful unto you, for I have given unto you the kingdom.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 64:4
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And the keys 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 ordinances.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 64:5
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There are those who have sought occasion against him without cause;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 64:6
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Nevertheless, he has sinned; but verily I say unto you, I, the Lord,
forgive sins unto those who confess their sins before me and ask
forgiveness, who have not sinned unto death.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 64:7
%
My disciples, in days of old, sought occasion against one another and
forgave not one another in their hearts; and for this evil they were
afflicted and sorely chastened.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 64:8
%
Wherefore, I say unto you, that ye ought to forgive one another; for he
that forgiveth not his brother his trespasses standeth condemned before
the Lord; for there remaineth in him the greater sin.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 64:9
%
I, the Lord, will forgive whom I will forgive, but of you it is required
to forgive all men.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 64:10
%
And ye ought to say in your hearts--let God judge between me and thee,
and reward thee according to thy deeds.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 64:11
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And him that repenteth not of his sins, and confesseth them not, ye shall
bring before the church, and do with him as the scripture saith unto you,
either by commandment or by revelation.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 64:12
%
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 offend him who is your lawgiver--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 64:13
%
Verily I say, for this cause ye shall do these things.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 64:14
%
Behold, I, the Lord, was angry with him who was my servant Ezra Booth,
and also my servant Isaac Morley, for they kept not the law, neither
the commandment;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 64:15
%
They sought evil in their hearts, and I, the Lord, withheld my Spirit.
They condemned for evil that thing in which there was no evil;
nevertheless I have forgiven my servant Isaac Morley.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 64:16
%
And also my servant Edward Partridge, behold, he hath sinned, and Satan
seeketh to destroy his soul; but when these things are made known unto
them, and they repent of the evil, they shall be forgiven.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 64:17
%
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
agency in the land of Zion;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 64:18
%
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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 64:19
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And again, I say unto you, that my servant Isaac Morley may not be tempted
above that which he is able to bear, and counsel wrongfully to your hurt,
I gave commandment that his farm should be sold.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 64:20
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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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 64:21
%
And after that day, I, the Lord, will not hold any guilty that shall go
with an open heart up to the land of Zion; for I, the Lord, require the
hearts of the children of men.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 64:22
%
Behold, now it is called today until the coming of the Son of Man, and
verily it is a day of sacrifice, and a day for the tithing of my people;
for he that is tithed shall not be burned at his coming.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 64:23
%
For after today cometh the burning--this is speaking after the manner
of the Lord--for verily I say, tomorrow all the proud and they that do
wickedly shall be as stubble; and I will burn them up, for I am the Lord
of Hosts; and I will not spare any that remain in Babylon.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 64:24
%
Wherefore, if ye believe me, ye will labor while it is called today.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 64:25
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And it is not meet that my servants, Newel K. Whitney and Sidney Gilbert,
should sell their store 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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 64:26
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Behold, it is said in my laws, or forbidden, to get in debt to thine
enemies;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 64:27
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But behold, it is not said at any time that the Lord should not take
when he please, and pay as seemeth him good.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 64:28
%
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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 64:29
%
And he hath set you to provide for his saints in these last days, that
they may obtain an inheritance in the land of Zion.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 64:30
%
And behold, I, the Lord, declare unto you, and my words are sure and
shall not fail, that they shall obtain it.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 64:31
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But all things must come to pass in their time.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 64:32
%
Wherefore, be not weary in well-doing, for ye are laying the foundation
of a great work.  And out of small things proceedeth that which is great.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 64:33
%
Behold, the Lord requireth the heart and a willing mind; and the willing
and obedient shall eat the good of the land of Zion in these last days.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 64:34
%
And the rebellious shall be cut off out of the land of Zion, and shall
be sent away, and shall not inherit the land.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 64:35
%
For, verily I say that the rebellious are not of the blood of Ephraim,
wherefore they shall be plucked out.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 64:36
%
Behold, I, the Lord, have made my church in these last days like unto
a judge sitting on a hill, or in a high place, to judge the nations.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 64:37
%
For it shall come to pass that the inhabitants of Zion shall judge all
things pertaining to Zion.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 64:38
%
And liars and hypocrites shall be proved by them, and they who are not
apostles and prophets shall be known.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 64:39
%
And even the bishop, who is a judge, and his counselors, if they are not
faithful in their stewardships shall be condemned, and others shall be
planted in their stead.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 64:40
%
For, behold, I say unto you that Zion shall flourish, and the glory of
the Lord shall be upon her;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 64:41
%
And she shall be an ensign unto the people, and there shall come unto
her out of every nation under heaven.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 64:42
%
And the day shall come when the nations of the earth shall tremble
because of her, and shall fear because of her terrible ones.  The Lord
hath spoken it.  Amen.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 64:43
%
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--Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his
paths straight.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 65:1
%
The keys of the kingdom of God are committed unto man on the earth,
and from thence shall the gospel roll forth unto the ends of the earth,
as the stone which is cut out of the mountain without hands shall roll
forth, until it has filled the whole earth.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 65:2
%
Yea, a voice crying--Prepare ye the way of the Lord, prepare ye the
supper of the Lamb, make ready for the Bridegroom.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 65:3
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Pray unto the Lord, call upon his holy name, make known his wonderful
works among the people.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 65:4
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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 come down in heaven, clothed in
the brightness of his glory, to meet the kingdom of God which is set up
on the earth.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 65:5
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Wherefore, may the kingdom of God go forth, that the kingdom of heaven
may come, that thou, O God, mayest be glorified in heaven so on earth,
that thine enemies may be subdued; for thine is the honor, power and
glory, forever and ever.  Amen.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 65:6
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BEHOLD, thus saith the Lord unto my servant William E. McLellin--Blessed
are you, inasmuch as you have turned away from your iniquities, and have
received my truths, saith the Lord your Redeemer, the Savior of the world,
even of as many as believe on my name.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 66:1
%
Verily I say unto you, blessed are you for receiving mine everlasting
covenant, even the fulness of my gospel, sent forth unto the children
of men, that they might have life and be made partakers of the glories
which are to be revealed in the last days, as it was written by the
prophets and apostles in days of old.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 66:2
%
Verily I say unto you, my servant William, that you are clean, but not
all; repent, therefore, of those things which are not pleasing in my
sight, saith the Lord, for the Lord will show them unto you.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 66:3
%
And now, verily, I, the Lord, will show unto you what I will concerning
you, or what is my will concerning you.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 66:4
%
Behold, verily I say unto you, that it is my will that you should proclaim
my gospel from land to land, and from city to city, yea, in those regions
round about where it has not been proclaimed.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 66:5
%
Tarry not many days in this place; go not up unto the land of Zion as yet;
but inasmuch as you can send, send; otherwise, think not of thy property.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 66:6
%
Go unto the eastern lands, bear testimony in every place, unto every
people and in their synagogues, reasoning with the people.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 66:7
%
Let my servant Samuel H. Smith go with you, and forsake him not, and give
him thine instructions; and he that is faithful shall be made strong in
every place; and I, the Lord, will go with you.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 66:8
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Lay your hands upon the sick, and they shall recover.  Return not till I,
the Lord, shall send you.  Be patient in affliction.  Ask, and ye shall
receive; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 66:9
%
Seek not to be cumbered.  Forsake all unrighteousness.	Commit not
adultery--a temptation with which thou hast been troubled.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 66:10
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Keep these sayings, for they are true and faithful; and thou shalt magnify
thine office, and push many people to Zion with songs of everlasting
joy upon their heads.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 66:11
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Continue in these things even unto the end, and you shall have a crown
of eternal life at the right hand of my Father, who is full of grace
and truth.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 66:12
%
Verily, thus saith the Lord your God, your Redeemer, even Jesus Christ.
Amen.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 66:13
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BEHOLD and hearken, O ye elders of my church, who have assembled
yourselves together, whose prayers I have heard, and whose hearts I know,
and whose desires have come up before me.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 67:1
%
Behold and lo, mine eyes are upon you, and the heavens and the earth
are in mine hands, and the riches of eternity are mine to give.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 67:2
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Ye endeavored to believe that ye should receive the blessing which was
offered unto you; but behold, verily I say unto you there were fears in
your hearts, and verily this is the reason that ye did not receive.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 67:3
%
And now I, the Lord, give unto you a testimony of the truth of these
commandments which are lying before you.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 67:4
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Your eyes have been upon my servant Joseph Smith, Jun., and his language
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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 67:5
%
Now, seek ye out of the Book of Commandments, even the least that is
among them, and appoint him that is the most wise among you;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 67:6
%
Or, if there be any among you that shall make one like unto it, then ye
are justified in saying that ye do not know that they are true;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 67:7
%
But if ye cannot make one like unto it, ye are under condemnation if ye
do not bear record that they are true.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 67:8
%
For ye know that there is no unrighteousness in them, and that which is
righteous cometh down from above, from the Father of lights.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 67:9
%
And again, verily I say unto you that it is your privilege, and a
promise I give unto you that have been ordained unto this ministry,
that inasmuch as you strip yourselves from jealousies and fears, and
humble yourselves before me, for ye are not sufficiently humble, the
veil shall be rent and you shall see me and know that I am--not with
the carnal neither natural mind, but with the spiritual.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 67:10
%
For no man has seen God at any time in the flesh, except quickened by
the Spirit of God.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 67:11
%
Neither can any natural man abide the presence of God, neither after
the carnal mind.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 67:12
%
Ye are not able to abide the presence of God now, neither the ministering
of angels; wherefore, continue in patience until ye are perfected.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 67:13
%
Let not your minds turn back; and when ye are worthy, 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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 67:14
%
MY servant, Orson Hyde, was called by his ordination to proclaim the
everlasting gospel, by the Spirit of the living God, from people to
people, and from land to land, in the congregations of the wicked, in
their synagogues, reasoning with and expounding all scriptures unto them.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 68:1
%
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--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 68:2
%
And this is the ensample unto them, that they shall speak as they are
moved upon by the Holy Ghost.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 68:3
%
And whatsoever they shall speak when moved upon by the Holy 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 power of God unto salvation.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 68:4
%
Behold, this is the promise of the Lord unto you, O ye my servants.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 68:5
%
Wherefore, be of good cheer, and do not fear, 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 was, that I am, and that I
am to come.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 68:6
%
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 William E. McLellin, and unto all the faithful elders
of my church--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 68:7
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Go ye into all the world, preach the gospel to every creature, acting
in the authority which I have given you, baptizing in the name of the
Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 68:8
%
And he that believeth and is baptized shall be saved, and he that
believeth not shall be damned.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 68:9
%
And he that believeth shall be blest with signs following, even as it
is written.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 68:10
%
And unto you it shall be given to know the signs of the times, and the
signs of the coming of the Son of Man;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 68:11
%
And of as many as the Father shall bear record, to you shall be given
power to seal them up unto eternal life.  Amen.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 68:12
%
And now, concerning the items in addition to the covenants and
commandments, they are these--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 68:13
%
There remain hereafter, in the due time of the Lord, other bishops to
be set apart unto the church, to minister even according to the first;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 68:14
%
Wherefore they shall be high priests who are worthy, and they shall be
appointed by the First Presidency of the Melchizedek Priesthood, except
they be literal descendants of Aaron.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 68:15
%
And if they be literal descendants of Aaron they have a legal right to
the bishopric, if they are the firstborn among the sons of Aaron;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 68:16
%
For the firstborn holds the right of the presidency over this priesthood,
and the keys or authority of the same.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 68:17
%
No man has a legal right to this office, to hold the keys of this
priesthood, except he be a literal descendant and the firstborn of Aaron.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 68:18
%
But, as a high priest of the Melchizedek Priesthood has authority to
officiate in all the lesser offices he may officiate in the office of
bishop 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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 68:19
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And a literal descendant of Aaron, also, must be designated by this
Presidency, and found worthy, and anointed, and ordained under the hands
of this Presidency, otherwise they are not legally authorized to officiate
in their priesthood.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 68:20
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But, by virtue of the decree concerning their right of the priesthood
descending from father to son, they may claim their anointing if at any
time they can prove their lineage, or do ascertain it by revelation from
the Lord under the hands of the above named Presidency.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 68:21
%
And again, no bishop or high priest who shall be set apart for this
ministry shall be tried or condemned for any crime, save it be before
the First Presidency of the church;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 68:22
%
And inasmuch as he is found guilty before this Presidency, by testimony
that cannot be impeached, he shall be condemned;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 68:23
%
And if he repent he shall be forgiven, according to the covenants and
commandments of the church.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 68:24
%
And again, inasmuch as parents have children in Zion, or in any of
her stakes which are organized, that teach them not to understand the
doctrine 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 eight years old, the sin be upon the heads of the parents.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 68:25
%
For this shall be a law unto the inhabitants of Zion, or in any of her
stakes which are organized.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 68:26
%
And their children shall be baptized for the remission of their sins
when eight years old, and receive the laying on of the hands.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 68:27
%
And they shall also teach their children to pray, and to walk uprightly
before the Lord.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 68:28
%
And the inhabitants of Zion shall also observe the Sabbath day to keep
it holy.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 68:29
%
And the inhabitants of Zion also shall remember their labors, inasmuch
as they are appointed to labor, in all faithfulness; for the idler shall
be had in remembrance before the Lord.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 68:30
%
Now, I, the Lord, am not well pleased with the inhabitants of Zion,
for there are idlers among them; and their children are also growing
up in wickedness; they also seek not earnestly the riches of eternity,
but their eyes are full of greediness.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 68:31
%
These things ought not to be, and must be done away from among them;
wherefore, let my servant Oliver Cowdery carry these sayings unto the
land of Zion.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 68:32
%
And a commandment I give unto them--that he that observeth not his prayers
before the Lord in the season thereof, let him be had in remembrance
before the judge of my people.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 68:33
%
These sayings are true and faithful; wherefore, transgress them not,
neither take therefrom.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 68:34
%
Behold, I am Alpha and Omega, and I come quickly.  Amen.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 68:35
%
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 carry unto the land of Zion,
except one go with him who will be true and faithful.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 69:1
%
Wherefore, I, the Lord, will that my servant, John Whitmer, should go
with my servant Oliver Cowdery;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 69:2
%
And also that he shall continue in writing and making a history of all
the important things which he shall observe and know concerning my church;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 69:3
%
And also that he receive counsel and assistance from my servant Oliver
Cowdery and others.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 69:4
%
And also, my servants who are abroad in the earth should send forth the
accounts of their stewardships to the land of Zion;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 69:5
%
For the land of Zion shall be a seat and a place to receive and do all
these things.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 69:6
%
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--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 69:7
%
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 possess it from
generation to generation, forever and ever.  Amen.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 69:8
%
BEHOLD, and hearken, O ye inhabitants of Zion, and all ye people of my
church who are afar off, and hear 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
William W. Phelps, by the way of commandment unto them.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 70:1
%
For I give unto them a commandment; wherefore hearken and hear, for thus
saith the Lord unto them--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 70:2
%
I, the Lord, have appointed them, and ordained them to be stewards over
the revelations and commandments which I have given unto them, and which
I shall hereafter give unto them;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 70:3
%
And an account of this stewardship will I require of them in the day
of judgment.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 70:4
%
Wherefore, I have appointed unto them, and this is their business in
the church of God, to manage them and the concerns thereof, yea, the
benefits thereof.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 70:5
%
Wherefore, a commandment I give unto them, that they shall not give
these things unto the church, neither unto the world;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 70:6
%
Nevertheless, inasmuch as they receive more than is needful for their
necessities and their wants, it shall be given into my storehouse;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 70:7
%
And the benefits shall be consecrated unto the inhabitants of Zion,
and unto their generations, inasmuch as they become heirs according to
the laws of the kingdom.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 70:8
%
Behold, this is what the Lord requires of every man in his stewardship,
even as I, the Lord, have appointed or shall hereafter appoint unto
any man.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 70:9
%
And behold, none are exempt from this law who belong to the church of
the living God;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 70:10
%
Yea, neither the bishop, neither the agent who keepeth the Lord's
storehouse, neither he who is appointed in a stewardship over temporal
things.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 70:11
%
He who is appointed to administer spiritual things, the same is worthy of
his hire, even as those who are appointed to a stewardship to administer
in temporal things;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 70:12
%
Yea, even more abundantly, which abundance is multiplied unto them
through the manifestations of the Spirit.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 70:13
%
Nevertheless, in your temporal things you shall be equal, and this not
grudgingly, otherwise the abundance of the manifestations of the Spirit
shall be withheld.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 70:14
%
Now, this commandment I give unto my servants for their benefit while
they remain, for a manifestation of my blessings upon their heads,
and for a reward of their diligence and for their security;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 70:15
%
For food and for raiment; 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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 70:16
%
For they have been faithful over many things, and have done well inasmuch
as they have not sinned.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 70:17
%
Behold, I, the Lord, am merciful and will bless them, and they shall
enter into the joy of these things.  Even so.  Amen.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 70:18
%
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 proclaiming my
gospel, the things of the kingdom, expounding the mysteries thereof out
of the scriptures, according to that portion of Spirit and power which
shall be given unto you, even as I will.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 71:1
%
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 made known unto you.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 71:2
%
Verily this is a mission for a season, which I give unto you.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 71:3
%
Wherefore, labor 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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 71:4
%
Now, behold this is wisdom; whoso readeth, let him understand and
receive also;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 71:5
%
For unto him that receiveth it shall be given more abundantly, even power.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 71:6
%
Wherefore, confound your enemies; call upon them to meet you both in
public and in private; and inasmuch as ye are faithful their shame shall
be made manifest.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 71:7
%
Wherefore, let them bring forth their strong reasons against the Lord.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 71:8
%
Verily, thus saith the Lord unto you--there is no weapon that is formed
against you shall prosper;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 71:9
%
And if any man lift his voice against you he shall be confounded in mine
own due time.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 71:10
%
Wherefore, keep my commandments; they are true and faithful.  Even so.
Amen.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 71:11
%
HEARKEN, and listen to the voice of the Lord, O ye who have assembled
yourselves together, who are the high priests of my church, to whom the
kingdom and power have been given.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 72:1
%
For verily thus saith the Lord, it is expedient in me for a bishop to
be appointed unto you, or of you, unto the church in this part of the
Lord's vineyard.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 72:2
%
And verily in this thing ye have done wisely, for it is required of
the Lord, at the hand of every steward, to render an account of his
stewardship, both in time and in eternity.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 72:3
%
For he who is faithful and wise in time is accounted worthy to inherit
the mansions prepared for him of my Father.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 72:4
%
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 bishop,
who shall be appointed of me in this part of my vineyard.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 72:5
%
These things shall be had on record, to be handed over unto the bishop
in Zion.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 72:6
%
And the duty of the bishop shall be made known by the commandments which
have been given, and the voice of the conference.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 72:7
%
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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 72:8
%
The word of the Lord, in addition to the law which has been given, making
known the duty of the bishop who has been ordained unto the church in
this part of the vineyard, which is verily this--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 72:9
%
To keep the Lord's storehouse; to receive the funds of the church in
this part of the vineyard;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 72:10
%
To take an account of the elders as before has been commanded; and to
administer to their wants, who shall pay for that which they receive,
inasmuch as they have wherewith to pay;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 72:11
%
That this also may be consecrated to the good of the church, to the poor
and needy.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 72:12
%
And he who hath 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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 72:13
%
And the labors of the faithful who labor in spiritual things, in
administering the gospel and the things of the kingdom unto the church,
and unto the world, shall answer the debt unto the bishop in Zion;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 72:14
%
Thus it cometh out of the church, for according to the law every man
that cometh up to Zion must lay all things before the bishop in Zion.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 72:15
%
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--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 72:16
%
A certificate 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 steward
and as a faithful laborer;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 72:17
%
Otherwise he shall not be accepted of the bishop of Zion.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 72:18
%
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 recommended
by the church or churches, in which he labors, that he may render himself
and his accounts approved in all things.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 72:19
%
And again, let my servants who are appointed as stewards over the
literary concerns of my church have claim for assistance upon the bishop
or bishops in all things--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 72:20
%
That the revelations may be published, and go forth unto the ends of the
earth; that they also may obtain funds which shall benefit the church
in all things;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 72:21
%
That they also may render themselves approved in all things, and be
accounted as wise stewards.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 72:22
%
And now, behold, this shall be an ensample 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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 72:23
%
A few words in addition to the laws of the kingdom, respecting the members
of the church--they that are appointed by the Holy Spirit to go up unto
Zion, and they who are privileged to go up unto Zion--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 72:24
%
Let them carry up unto the bishop a certificate from three elders of
the church, or a certificate from the bishop;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 72:25
%
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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 72:26
%
FOR verily, thus saith the Lord, it is expedient in me that they should
continue preaching the gospel, and in exhortation to the churches in
the regions round about, until conference;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 73:1
%
And then, behold, it shall be made known unto them, by the voice of the
conference, their several missions.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 73:2
%
Now, verily I say unto you my servants, Joseph Smith, Jun., and Sidney
Rigdon, saith the Lord, it is expedient to translate again;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 73:3
%
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 translation until it be finished.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 73:4
%
And let this be a pattern unto the elders until further knowledge,
even as it is written.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 73:5
%
Now I give no more unto you at this time.  Gird up your loins and
be sober.  Even so.  Amen.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 73:6
%
FOR the unbelieving husband is sanctified by the wife, and the unbelieving
wife is sanctified by the husband; else were your children unclean,
but now are they holy.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 74:1
%
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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 74:2
%
And it came to pass that there arose a great contention among the people
concerning the law of circumcision, for the unbelieving husband was
desirous that his children should be circumcised and become subject to
the law of Moses, which law was fulfilled.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 74:3
%
And it came to pass that the children, being brought up in subjection
to the law of Moses, gave heed to the traditions of their fathers and
believed not the gospel of Christ, wherein they became unholy.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 74:4
%
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 united to an unbeliever; except the law of Moses should
be done away among them,
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 74:5
%
That their children might remain without circumcision; and that the
tradition might be done away, which saith that little children are unholy;
for it was had among the Jews;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 74:6
%
But little children are holy, being sanctified through the atonement of
Jesus Christ; and this is what the scriptures mean.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 74:7
%
VERILY, verily I say unto you, I who speak even by the voice of my Spirit,
even Alpha and Omega, your Lord and your God--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 75:1
%
Hearken, O ye who have given your names to go forth to proclaim my gospel,
and to prune my vineyard.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 75:2
%
Behold, I say unto you that it is my will that you should go forth and
not tarry, neither be idle but labor with your might--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 75:3
%
Lifting up your voices as with the sound of a trump, proclaiming the truth
according to the revelations and commandments which I have given you.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 75:4
%
And thus, if ye are faithful ye shall be laden with many sheaves, and
crowned with honor, and glory, and immortality, and eternal life.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 75:5
%
Therefore, verily I say unto my servant William E. McLellin, I revoke
the commission which I gave unto him to go unto the eastern countries;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 75:6
%
And I give unto him a new commission and a new commandment, in the which
I, the Lord, chasten him for the murmurings of his heart;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 75:7
%
And he sinned; nevertheless, I forgive him and say unto him again,
Go ye into the south countries.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 75:8
%
And let my servant Luke Johnson go with him, and proclaim the things
which I have commanded them--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 75:9
%
Calling on the name of the Lord for the Comforter, which shall teach
them all things that are expedient for them--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 75:10
%
Praying always that they faint not; and inasmuch as they do this, I will
be with them even unto the end.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 75:11
%
Behold, this is the will of the Lord your God concerning you.  Even so.
Amen.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 75:12
%
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 with them even unto the end.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 75:13
%
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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 75:14
%
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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 75:15
%
And he who is faithful shall overcome all things, and shall be lifted
up at the last day.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 75:16
%
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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 75:17
%
Yea, let all those take their journey, as I have commanded them, going
from house to house, and from village to village, and from city to city.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 75:18
%
And in whatsoever house ye enter, and they receive you, leave your
blessing upon that house.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 75:19
%
And in whatsoever house ye enter, and they receive you not, ye shall
depart speedily from that house, and shake off the dust of your feet as
a testimony against them.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 75:20
%
And you shall be filled with joy and gladness; and know this, that in
the day of judgment you shall be judges of that house, and condemn them;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 75:21
%
And it shall be more tolerable for the heathen in the day of judgment,
than for that house; therefore, gird up your loins and be faithful,
and ye shall overcome all things, and be lifted up at the last day.
Even so.  Amen.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 75:22
%
And again, thus saith the Lord unto you, O ye elders of my church,
who have given your names that you might know his will concerning you--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 75:23
%
Behold, I say unto you, that it is the duty of the church to assist in
supporting 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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 75:24
%
Wherefore, I, the Lord, give unto you this commandment, that ye obtain
places for your families, inasmuch as your brethren are willing to open
their hearts.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 75:25
%
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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 75:26
%
Let them ask and they shall receive, knock and it shall be opened unto
them, and be made known from on high, even by the Comforter, whither
they shall go.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 75:27
%
And again, verily I say unto you, that every man who is obliged to
provide for his own family, let him provide, and he shall in nowise lose
his crown; and let him labor in the church.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 75:28
%
Let every man be diligent in all things.  And the idler shall not have
place in the church, except he repent and mend his ways.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 75:29
%
Wherefore, let my servant Simeon Carter and my servant Emer Harris be
united in the ministry;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 75:30
%
And also my servant Ezra Thayre and my servant Thomas B. Marsh;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 75:31
%
Also my servant Hyrum Smith and my servant Reynolds Cahoon;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 75:32
%
And also my servant Daniel Stanton and my servant Seymour Brunson;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 75:33
%
And also my servant Sylvester Smith and my servant Gideon Carter;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 75:34
%
And also my servant Ruggles Eames and my servant Stephen Burnett;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 75:35
%
And also my servant Micah B. Welton and also my servant Eden Smith.
Even so.  Amen.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 75:36
%
HEAR, O ye heavens, and give ear, O earth, and rejoice ye inhabitants
thereof, for the Lord is God, and beside him there is no Savior.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 76:1
%
Great is his wisdom, marvelous are his ways, and the extent of his doings
none can find out.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 76:2
%
His purposes fail not, neither are there any who can stay his hand.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 76:3
%
From eternity to eternity he is the same, and his years never fail.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 76:4
%
For thus saith the Lord--I, the Lord, am merciful and gracious unto those
who fear me, and delight to honor those who serve me in righteousness
and in truth unto the end.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 76:5
%
Great shall be their reward and eternal shall be their glory.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 76:6
%
And to them will I reveal all mysteries, 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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 76:7
%
Yea, even the wonders of eternity shall they know, and things to come
will I show them, even the things of many generations.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 76:8
%
And their wisdom shall be great, and their understanding reach to heaven;
and before them the wisdom of the wise shall perish, and the understanding
of the prudent shall come to naught.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 76:9
%
For by my Spirit will I enlighten them, and by my power will I make
known unto them the secrets of my will--yea, even those things which
eye has not seen, nor ear heard, nor yet entered into the heart of man.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 76:10
%
We, Joseph Smith, Jun., and Sidney Rigdon, being in the Spirit on the
sixteenth day of February, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and thirty-two--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 76:11
%
By the power of the Spirit our eyes were opened and our understandings
were enlightened, so as to see and understand the things of God--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 76:12
%
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 beginning;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 76:13
%
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 conversed in the heavenly vision.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 76:14
%
For while we were doing the work of translation, 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--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 76:15
%
Speaking of the resurrection of the dead, concerning those who shall
hear the voice of the Son of Man:
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 76:16
%
And shall come forth; they who have done good in the resurrection of
the just; and they who have done evil, in the resurrection of the unjust.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 76:17
%
Now this caused us to marvel, for it was given unto us of the Spirit.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 76:18
%
And while we meditated upon these things, the Lord touched the eyes of
our understandings and they were opened, and the glory of the Lord shone
round about.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 76:19
%
And we beheld the glory of the Son, on the right hand of the Father,
and received of his fulness;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 76:20
%
And saw the holy angels, and them who are sanctified before his throne,
worshiping God, and the Lamb, who worship him forever and ever.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 76:21
%
And now, after the many testimonies which have been given of him, this
is the testimony, last of all, which we give of him: That he lives!
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 76:22
%
For we saw him, even on the right hand of God; and we heard the voice
bearing record that he is the Only Begotten of the Father--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 76:23
%
That by him, and through him, and of him, the worlds are and were created,
and the inhabitants thereof are begotten sons and daughters unto God.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 76:24
%
And this we saw also, and bear record, that an angel of God who was in
authority in the presence of God, who rebelled against the Only Begotten
Son whom the Father loved and who was in the bosom of the Father, was
thrust down from the presence of God and the Son,
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 76:25
%
And was called Perdition, for the heavens wept over him--he was Lucifer,
a son of the morning.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 76:26
%
And we beheld, and lo, he is fallen!  is fallen, even a son of the
morning!
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 76:27
%
And while we were yet in the Spirit, the Lord commanded us that we should
write the vision; for we beheld Satan, that old serpent, even the devil,
who rebelled against God, and sought to take the kingdom of our God and
his Christ--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 76:28
%
Wherefore, he maketh war with the saints of God, and encompasseth them
round about.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 76:29
%
And we saw a vision of the sufferings of those with whom he made war
and overcame, for thus came the voice of the Lord unto us:
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 76:30
%
Thus saith the Lord concerning all those who know my power, and have
been made partakers thereof, and suffered themselves through the power
of the devil to be overcome, and to deny the truth and defy my power--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 76:31
%
They are they who are the sons of perdition, of whom I say that it had
been better for them never to have been born;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 76:32
%
For they are vessels of wrath, doomed to suffer the wrath of God, with
the devil and his angels in eternity;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 76:33
%
Concerning whom I have said there is no forgiveness in this world nor
in the world to come--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 76:34
%
Having denied the Holy Spirit after having received it, and having denied
the Only Begotten Son of the Father, having crucified him unto themselves
and put him to an open shame.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 76:35
%
These are they who shall go away into the lake of fire and brimstone,
with the devil and his angels--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 76:36
%
And the only ones on whom the second death shall have any power;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 76:37
%
Yea, verily, the only ones who shall not be redeemed in the due time of
the Lord, after the sufferings of his wrath.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 76:38
%
For all the rest shall be brought forth by the resurrection of the dead,
through the triumph and the glory of the Lamb, who was slain, who was
in the bosom of the Father before the worlds were made.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 76:39
%
And this is the gospel, the glad tidings, which the voice out of the
heavens bore record unto us--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 76:40
%
That he came into the world, even Jesus, to be crucified for the world,
and to bear the sins of the world, and to sanctify the world, and to
cleanse it from all unrighteousness;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 76:41
%
That through him all might be saved whom the Father had put into his
power and made by him;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 76:42
%
Who glorifies the Father, and saves all the works of his hands, except
those sons of perdition who deny the Son after the Father has revealed
him.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 76:43
%
Wherefore, he saves all except them--they shall go away into everlasting
punishment, which is endless punishment, which is eternal punishment,
to reign with the devil and his angels in eternity, where their worm
dieth not, and the fire is not quenched, which is their torment--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 76:44
%
And the end thereof, neither the place thereof, nor their torment,
no man knows;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 76:45
%
Neither was it revealed, neither is, neither will be revealed unto man,
except to them who are made partakers thereof;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 76:46
%
Nevertheless, I, the Lord, show it by vision unto many, but straightway
shut it up again;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 76:47
%
Wherefore, the end, the width, the height, the depth, and the misery
thereof, they understand not, neither any man except those who are
ordained unto this condemnation.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 76:48
%
And we heard the voice, saying: Write the vision, for lo, this is the
end of the vision of the sufferings of the ungodly.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 76:49
%
And again we bear record--for we saw and heard, and this is the testimony
of the gospel of Christ concerning them who shall come forth in the
resurrection of the just--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 76:50
%
They are they who received the testimony of Jesus, and believed on his
name and were baptized after the manner of his burial, being buried in
the water in his name, and this according to the commandment which he
has given--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 76:51
%
That by keeping the commandments they might be washed and cleansed from
all their sins, and receive the Holy Spirit by the laying on of the
hands of him who is ordained and sealed unto this power;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 76:52
%
And who overcome by faith, and are sealed by the Holy Spirit of promise,
which the Father sheds forth upon all those who are just and true.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 76:53
%
They are they who are the church of the Firstborn.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 76:54
%
They are they into whose hands the Father has given all things--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 76:55
%
They are they who are priests and kings, who have received of his fulness,
and of his glory;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 76:56
%
And are priests of the Most High, after the order of Melchizedek,
which was after the order of Enoch, which was after the order of the
Only Begotten Son.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 76:57
%
Wherefore, as it is written, they are gods, even the sons of God--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 76:58
%
Wherefore, all 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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 76:59
%
And they shall overcome all things.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 76:60
%
Wherefore, let no man glory in man, but rather let him glory in God,
who shall subdue all enemies under his feet.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 76:61
%
These shall dwell in the presence of God and his Christ forever and ever.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 76:62
%
These are they whom he shall bring with him, when he shall come in the
clouds of heaven to reign on the earth over his people.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 76:63
%
These are they who shall have part in the first resurrection.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 76:64
%
These are they who shall come forth in the resurrection of the just.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 76:65
%
These are they who are come unto Mount Zion, and unto the city of the
living God, the heavenly place, the holiest of all.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 76:66
%
These are they who have come to an innumerable company of angels, to
the general assembly and church of Enoch, and of the Firstborn.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 76:67
%
These are they whose names are written in heaven, where God and Christ
are the judge of all.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 76:68
%
These are they who are just men made perfect through Jesus the mediator
of the new covenant, who wrought out this perfect atonement through the
shedding of his own blood.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 76:69
%
These are they whose bodies are celestial, whose glory is that of the
sun, even the glory of God, the highest of all, whose glory the sun of
the firmament is written of as being typical.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 76:70
%
And again, we saw the terrestrial world, and behold and lo, these are
they who are of the terrestrial, whose glory differs from that of the
church of the Firstborn who have received the fulness of the Father,
even as that of the moon differs from the sun in the firmament.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 76:71
%
Behold, these are they who died without law;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 76:72
%
And also they who are the spirits of men kept in prison, whom the Son
visited, and preached the gospel unto them, that they might be judged
according to men in the flesh;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 76:73
%
Who received not the testimony of Jesus in the flesh, but afterwards
received it.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 76:74
%
These are they who are honorable men of the earth, who were blinded by
the craftiness of men.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 76:75
%
These are they who receive of his glory, but not of his fulness.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 76:76
%
These are they who receive of the presence of the Son, but not of the
fulness of the Father.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 76:77
%
Wherefore, they are bodies terrestrial, and not bodies celestial, and
differ in glory as the moon differs from the sun.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 76:78
%
These are they who are not valiant in the testimony of Jesus; wherefore,
they obtain not the crown over the kingdom of our God.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 76:79
%
And now this is the end of the vision which we saw of the terrestrial,
that the Lord commanded us to write while we were yet in the Spirit.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 76:80
%
And again, we saw the glory of the telestial, which glory is that of the
lesser, even as the glory of the stars differs from that of the glory
of the moon in the firmament.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 76:81
%
These are they who received not the gospel of Christ, neither the
testimony of Jesus.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 76:82
%
These are they who deny not the Holy Spirit.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 76:83
%
These are they who are thrust down to hell.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 76:84
%
These are they who shall not be redeemed from the devil until the last
resurrection, until the Lord, even Christ the Lamb, shall have finished
his work.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 76:85
%
These are they who receive not of his fulness in the eternal world,
but of the Holy Spirit through the ministration of the terrestrial;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 76:86
%
And the terrestrial through the ministration of the celestial.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 76:87
%
And also the telestial receive it of the administering of angels who are
appointed to minister for them, or who are appointed to be ministering
spirits for them; for they shall be heirs of salvation.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 76:88
%
And thus we saw, in the heavenly vision, the glory of the telestial,
which surpasses all understanding;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 76:89
%
And no man knows it except him to whom God has revealed it.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 76:90
%
And thus we saw the glory of the terrestrial which excels in all things
the glory of the telestial, even in glory, and in power, and in might,
and in dominion.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 76:91
%
And thus we saw the glory of the celestial, which excels in all
things--where God, even the Father, reigns upon his throne forever
and ever;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 76:92
%
Before whose throne all things bow in humble reverence, and give him
glory forever and ever.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 76:93
%
They who dwell in his presence are the church of the Firstborn; and
they see as they are seen, and know as they are known, having received
of his fulness and of his grace;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 76:94
%
And he makes them equal in power, and in might, and in dominion.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 76:95
%
And the glory of the celestial is one, even as the glory of the sun
is one.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 76:96
%
And the glory of the terrestrial is one, even as the glory of the moon
is one.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 76:97
%
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;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 76:98
%
For these are they who are of Paul, and of Apollos, and of Cephas.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 76:99
%
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 Esaias, and some of Isaiah, and some of Enoch;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 76:100
%
But received not the gospel, neither the testimony of Jesus, neither
the prophets, neither the everlasting covenant.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 76:101
%
Last of all, these all are they who will not be gathered with the saints,
to be caught up unto the church of the Firstborn, and received into
the cloud.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 76:102
%
These are they who are liars, and sorcerers, and adulterers, and
whoremongers, and whosoever loves and makes a lie.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 76:103
%
These are they who suffer the wrath of God on earth.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 76:104
%
These are they who suffer the vengeance of eternal fire.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 76:105
%
These are they who are cast down to hell and suffer the wrath of Almighty
God, until the fulness of times, when Christ shall have subdued all
enemies under his feet, and shall have perfected his work;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 76:106
%
When he shall deliver up the kingdom, and present it unto the Father,
spotless, saying: I have overcome and have trodden the wine-press alone,
even the wine-press of the fierceness of the wrath of Almighty God.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 76:107
%
Then shall he be crowned with the crown of his glory, to sit on the
throne of his power to reign forever and ever.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 76:108
%
But behold, and lo, we saw the glory and the inhabitants of the telestial
world, that they were as innumerable as the stars in the firmament of
heaven, or as the sand upon the seashore;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 76:109
%
And heard the voice of the Lord saying: These all shall bow the knee,
and every tongue shall confess to him who sits upon the throne forever
and ever;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 76:110
%
For they shall be judged according to their works, and every man shall
receive according to his own works, his own dominion, in the mansions
which are prepared;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 76:111
%
And they shall be servants of the Most High; but where God and Christ
dwell they cannot come, worlds without end.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 76:112
%
This is the end of the vision which we saw, which we were commanded to
write while we were yet in the Spirit.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 76:113
%
But great and marvelous are the works of the Lord, and the mysteries of
his kingdom which he showed unto us, which surpass all understanding in
glory, and in might, and in dominion;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 76:114
%
Which he commanded us we should not write while we were yet in the Spirit,
and are not lawful for man to utter;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 76:115
%
Neither is man capable to make them known, for they are only to be seen
and understood by the power of the Holy Spirit, which God bestows on
those who love him, and purify themselves before him;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 76:116
%
To whom he grants this privilege of seeing and knowing for themselves;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 76:117
%
That through the power and manifestation of the Spirit, while in the
flesh, they may be able to bear his presence in the world of glory.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 76:118
%
And to God and the Lamb be glory, and honor, and dominion forever
and ever.  Amen.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 76:119
%
Q. What is the sea of glass spoken of by John, 4th chapter, and 6th
verse of the Revelation?
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 77:1
%
Q. What are we to understand by the four beasts, spoken of in the
same verse?
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 77:2
%
Q. Are the four beasts limited to individual beasts, or do they represent
classes or orders?
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 77:3
%
Q. What are we to understand by the eyes and wings, which the beasts had?
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 77:4
%
Q. What are we to understand by the four and twenty elders, spoken of
by John?
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 77:5
%
Q. What are we to understand by the book which John saw, which was sealed
on the back with seven seals?
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 77:6
%
Q. What are we to understand by the seven seals with which it was sealed?
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 77:7
%
Q. What are we to understand by the four angels, spoken of in the 7th
chapter and 1st verse of Revelation?
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 77:8
%
Q. What are we to understand by the angel ascending from the east,
Revelation 7th chapter and 2nd verse?
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 77:9
%
Q. What time are the things spoken of in this chapter to be accomplished?
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 77:10
%
Q. What are we to understand by sealing the one hundred and forty-four
thousand, out of all the tribes of Israel--twelve thousand out of
every tribe?
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 77:11
%
Q. What are we to understand by the sounding of the trumpets, mentioned
in the 8th chapter of Revelation?
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 77:12
%
Q. When are the things to be accomplished, which are written in the 9th
chapter of Revelation?
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 77:13
%
Q. What are we to understand by the little book which was eaten by John,
as mentioned in the 10th chapter of Revelation?
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 77:14
%
Q. What is to be understood by the two witnesses, in the eleventh chapter
of Revelation?
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 77:15
%
THE Lord spake unto Joseph Smith, Jun., saying: Hearken unto me, saith
the Lord your God, who are ordained unto the high priesthood of my church,
who have assembled yourselves together;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 78:1
%
And listen to the counsel of him who has ordained you from on high, who
shall speak in your ears the words of wisdom, that salvation may be unto
you in that thing which you have presented before me, saith the Lord God.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 78:2
%
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 organization of my
people, in regulating and establishing the affairs of the storehouse
for the poor of my people, both in this place and in the land of Zion--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 78:3
%
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;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 78:4
%
That you may be equal in the bonds of heavenly things, yea, and earthly
things also, for the obtaining of heavenly things.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 78:5
%
For if ye are not equal in earthly things ye cannot be equal in obtaining
heavenly things;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 78:6
%
For if you will that I give unto you a place in the celestial world,
you must prepare yourselves by doing the things which I have commanded
you and required of you.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 78:7
%
And now, verily thus saith the Lord, it is expedient that all things be
done unto my glory, by you who are joined together in this order;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 78:8
%
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 Zion;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 78:9
%
Otherwise Satan seeketh to turn their hearts away from the truth, that
they become blinded and understand not the things which are prepared
for them.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 78:10
%
Wherefore, a commandment I give unto you, to prepare and organize
yourselves by a bond or everlasting covenant that cannot be broken.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 78:11
%
And he who breaketh it shall lose his office and standing in the church,
and shall be delivered over to the buffetings of Satan until the day
of redemption.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 78:12
%
Behold, this is the preparation wherewith I prepare you, and the
foundation, and the ensample which I give unto you, whereby you may
accomplish the commandments which are given you;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 78:13
%
That through my providence, notwithstanding the tribulation which shall
descend upon you, that the church may stand independent above all other
creatures beneath the celestial world;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 78:14
%
That you may come up unto the crown prepared for you, and be made rulers
over many kingdoms, saith the Lord God, the Holy One of Zion, who hath
established the foundations of Adam-ondi-Ahman;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 78:15
%
Who hath appointed Michael 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 Holy One, who is without beginning of days
or end of life.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 78:16
%
Verily, verily, I say unto you, ye are little children, and ye have not
as yet understood how great blessings the Father hath in his own hands
and prepared for you;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 78:17
%
And ye cannot bear all things now; nevertheless, be of good cheer, for
I will lead you along.	The kingdom is yours and the blessings thereof
are yours, and the riches of eternity are yours.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 78:18
%
And he who receiveth all things with thankfulness shall be made glorious;
and the things of this earth shall be added unto him, even an hundred
fold, yea, more.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 78:19
%
Wherefore, do the things which I have commanded you, saith your Redeemer,
even the Son Ahman, who prepareth all things before he taketh you;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 78:20
%
For ye are the church of the Firstborn, and he will take you up in a
cloud, and appoint every man his portion.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 78:21
%
And he that is a faithful and wise steward shall inherit all things.
Amen.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 78:22
%
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 ordination wherewith he has been
ordained, proclaiming glad tidings of great joy, even the everlasting
gospel.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 79:1
%
And I will send upon him the Comforter, which shall teach him the truth
and the way whither he shall go;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 79:2
%
And inasmuch as he is faithful, I will crown him again with sheaves.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 79:3
%
Wherefore, let your heart be glad, my servant Jared Carter, and fear not,
saith your Lord, even Jesus Christ.  Amen.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 79:4
%
VERILY, thus saith the Lord unto you my servant Stephen Burnett: Go ye,
go ye into the world and preach the gospel to every creature that cometh
under the sound of your voice.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 80:1
%
And inasmuch as you desire a companion, I will give unto you my servant
Eden Smith.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 80:2
%
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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 80:3
%
Therefore, declare the things which ye have heard, and verily believe,
and know to be true.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 80:4
%
Behold, this is the will of him who hath called you, your Redeemer,
even Jesus Christ.  Amen.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 80:5
%
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 high
priest in my church, and a counselor unto my servant Joseph Smith, Jun.;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 81:1
%
Unto whom I have given the keys of the kingdom, which belong always unto
the Presidency of the High Priesthood:
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 81:2
%
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 ministry in proclaiming the gospel in the
land of the living, and among thy brethren.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 81:3
%
And in doing these things thou wilt do the greatest good unto thy fellow
beings, and wilt promote the glory of him who is your Lord.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 81:4
%
Wherefore, be faithful; stand in the office which I have appointed unto
you; succor the weak, lift up the hands which hang down, and strengthen
the feeble knees.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 81:5
%
And if thou art faithful unto the end thou shalt have a crown of
immortality, and eternal life in the mansions which I have prepared in
the house of my Father.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 81:6
%
Behold, and lo, these are the words of Alpha and Omega, even Jesus Christ.
Amen.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 81:7
%
VERILY, verily, I say unto you, my servants, that inasmuch as you have
forgiven one another your trespasses, even so I, the Lord, forgive you.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 82:1
%
Nevertheless, there are those among you who have sinned exceedingly;
yea, even all of you have sinned; but verily I say unto you, beware
from henceforth, and refrain from sin, lest sore judgments fall upon
your heads.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 82:2
%
For of him unto whom much is given much is required; and he who sins
against the greater light shall receive the greater condemnation.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 82:3
%
Ye call upon my name for revelations, and I give them unto you; and
inasmuch as ye keep not my sayings, which I give unto you, ye become
transgressors; and justice and judgment are the penalty which is affixed
unto my law.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 82:4
%
Therefore, what I say unto one I say unto all: Watch, for the adversary
spreadeth his dominions, and darkness reigneth;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 82:5
%
And the anger of God kindleth against the inhabitants of the earth;
and none doeth good, for all have gone out of the way.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 82:6
%
And now, verily I say unto you, I, the Lord, will not lay any sin to
your charge; go your ways and sin no more; but unto that soul who sinneth
shall the former sins return, saith the Lord your God.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 82:7
%
And again, I say unto you, I give unto you a new commandment, that you
may understand my will concerning you;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 82:8
%
Or, in other words, I give unto you directions how you may act before me,
that it may turn to you for your salvation.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 82:9
%
I, the Lord, am bound when ye do what I say; but when ye do not what I
say, ye have no promise.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 82:10
%
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 together by a bond and
covenant that cannot be broken by transgression, except judgment shall
immediately follow, in your several stewardships--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 82:11
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To manage the affairs of the poor, and all things pertaining to the
bishopric both in the land of Zion and in the land of Kirtland;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 82:12
%
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 stake to Zion.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 82:13
%
For Zion must increase in beauty, and in holiness; her borders must be
enlarged; her stakes must be strengthened; yea, verily I say unto you,
Zion must arise and put on her beautiful garments.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 82:14
%
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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 82:15
%
Behold, here is wisdom also in me for your good.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 82:16
%
And you are to be equal, or in other words, you are to have equal claims
on the properties, for the benefit of managing the concerns of your
stewardships, every man according to his wants and his needs, inasmuch
as his wants are just--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 82:17
%
And all this for the benefit of the church of the living God, that every
man may improve upon his talent, that every man may gain other talents,
yea, even an hundred fold, to be cast into the Lord's storehouse, to
become the common property of the whole church--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 82:18
%
Every man seeking the interest of his neighbor, and doing all things
with an eye single to the glory of God.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 82:19
%
This order I have appointed to be an everlasting order unto you, and
unto your successors, inasmuch as you sin not.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 82:20
%
And the soul that sins against this covenant, and hardeneth his heart
against it, shall be dealt with according to the laws of my church,
and shall be delivered over to the buffetings of Satan until the day
of redemption.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 82:21
%
And now, verily I say unto you, and this is wisdom, make unto yourselves
friends with the mammon of unrighteousness, and they will not destroy you.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 82:22
%
Leave judgment alone with me, for it is mine and I will repay.	Peace be
with you; my blessings continue with you.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 82:23
%
For even yet the kingdom is yours, and shall be forever, if you fall
not from your steadfastness.  Even so.	Amen.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 82:24
%
VERILY, thus saith the Lord, in addition to the laws of the church
concerning women and children, those who belong to the church, who have
lost their husbands or fathers:
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 83:1
%
Women have claim on their husbands for their maintenance, until their
husbands are taken; and if they are not found transgressors they shall
have fellowship in the church.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 83:2
%
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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 83:3
%
All children have claim upon their parents for their maintenance until
they are of age.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 83:4
%
And after that, they have claim upon the church, or in other words
upon the Lord's storehouse, if their parents have not wherewith to give
them inheritances.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 83:5
%
And the storehouse shall be kept by the consecrations of the church;
and widows and orphans shall be provided for, as also the poor.  Amen.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 83:6
%
A REVELATION of Jesus Christ unto his servant Joseph Smith, Jun., and
six elders, as they united their hearts and lifted their voices on high.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 84:1
%
Yea, the word of the Lord concerning his church, established in the last
days for the restoration of his people, as he has spoken by the mouth
of his prophets, and for the gathering of his saints to stand upon Mount
Zion, which shall be the city of New Jerusalem.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 84:2
%
Which city shall be built, beginning at the temple lot, which is appointed
by the finger of the Lord, in the western boundaries of the State of
Missouri, and dedicated by the hand of Joseph Smith, Jun., and others
with whom the Lord was well pleased.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 84:3
%
Verily this is the word of the Lord, that the city New Jerusalem shall
be built by the gathering of the saints, beginning at this place, even
the place of the temple, which temple shall be reared in this generation.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 84:4
%
For verily this generation shall not all pass away until an house shall
be built unto the Lord, and a cloud shall rest upon it, which cloud
shall be even the glory of the Lord, which shall fill the house.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 84:5
%
And the sons of Moses, according to the Holy Priesthood which he received
under the hand of his father-in-law, Jethro;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 84:6
%
And Jethro received it under the hand of Caleb;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 84:7
%
And Caleb received it under the hand of Elihu;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 84:8
%
And Elihu under the hand of Jeremy;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 84:9
%
And Jeremy under the hand of Gad;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 84:10
%
And Gad under the hand of Esaias;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 84:11
%
And Esaias received it under the hand of God.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 84:12
%
Esaias also lived in the days of Abraham, and was blessed of him--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 84:13
%
Which Abraham received the priesthood from Melchizedek, who received it
through the lineage of his fathers, even till Noah;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 84:14
%
And from Noah till Enoch, through the lineage of their fathers;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 84:15
%
And from Enoch to Abel, who was slain by the conspiracy of his brother,
who received the priesthood by the commandments of God, by the hand of
his father Adam, who was the first man--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 84:16
%
Which priesthood continueth in the church of God in all generations,
and is without beginning of days or end of years.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 84:17
%
And the Lord confirmed a priesthood also upon Aaron and his seed,
throughout all their generations, which priesthood also continueth and
abideth forever with the priesthood which is after the holiest order
of God.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 84:18
%
And this greater priesthood administereth the gospel and holdeth the
key of the mysteries of the kingdom, even the key of the knowledge of God.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 84:19
%
Therefore, in the ordinances thereof, the power of godliness is manifest.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 84:20
%
And without the ordinances thereof, and the authority of the priesthood,
the power of godliness is not manifest unto men in the flesh;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 84:21
%
For without this no man can see the face of God, even the Father,
and live.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 84:22
%
Now this Moses plainly taught to the children of Israel in the wilderness,
and sought diligently to sanctify his people that they might behold the
face of God;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 84:23
%
But they hardened their hearts and could not endure his presence;
therefore, the Lord in his wrath, for his anger was kindled against them,
swore that they should not enter into his rest while in the wilderness,
which rest is the fulness of his glory.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 84:24
%
Therefore, he took Moses out of their midst, and the Holy Priesthood also;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 84:25
%
And the lesser priesthood continued, which priesthood holdeth the key
of the ministering of angels and the preparatory gospel;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 84:26
%
Which gospel is the gospel of repentance and of baptism, and the remission
of sins, and the law of carnal commandments, which the Lord in his wrath
caused to continue with the house of Aaron among the children of Israel
until John, whom God raised up, being filled with the Holy Ghost from
his mother's womb.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 84:27
%
For he was baptized while he was yet in his childhood, and was ordained
by the angel of God at the time he was eight days old unto this power,
to overthrow the kingdom of the Jews, and to make straight the way of
the Lord before the face of his people, to prepare them for the coming
of the Lord, in whose hand is given all power.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 84:28
%
And again, the offices of elder and bishop are necessary appendages
belonging unto the high priesthood.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 84:29
%
And again, the offices of teacher and deacon are necessary appendages
belonging to the lesser priesthood, which priesthood was confirmed upon
Aaron and his sons.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 84:30
%
Therefore, as I said concerning the sons of Moses--for the sons of
Moses and also the sons of Aaron shall offer an acceptable offering and
sacrifice in the house of the Lord, which house shall be built unto the
Lord in this generation, upon the consecrated spot as I have appointed--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 84:31
%
And the sons of Moses and of Aaron shall be filled with the glory of
the Lord, upon Mount Zion in the Lord's house, whose sons are ye; and
also many whom I have called and sent forth to build up my church.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 84:32
%
For whoso is faithful unto the obtaining these two priesthoods of which
I have spoken, and the magnifying their calling, are sanctified by the
Spirit unto the renewing of their bodies.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 84:33
%
They become the sons of Moses and of Aaron and the seed of Abraham,
and the church and kingdom, and the elect of God.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 84:34
%
And also all they who receive this priesthood receive me, saith the Lord;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 84:35
%
For he that receiveth my servants receiveth me;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 84:36
%
And he that receiveth me receiveth my Father;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 84:37
%
And he that receiveth my Father receiveth my Father's kingdom; therefore
all that my Father hath shall be given unto him.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 84:38
%
And this is according to the oath and covenant which belongeth to the
priesthood.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 84:39
%
Therefore, all those who receive the priesthood, receive this oath and
covenant of my Father, which he cannot break, neither can it be moved.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 84:40
%
But whoso breaketh this covenant after he hath received it, and altogether
turneth therefrom, shall not have forgiveness of sins in this world nor
in the world to come.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 84:41
%
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 charge concerning you.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 84:42
%
And I now give unto you a commandment to beware concerning yourselves,
to give diligent heed to the words of eternal life.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 84:43
%
For you shall live by every word that proceedeth forth from the mouth
of God.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 84:44
%
For the word of the Lord is truth, and whatsoever is truth is light,
and whatsoever is light is Spirit, even the Spirit of Jesus Christ.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 84:45
%
And the Spirit giveth light to every man that cometh into the world;
and the Spirit enlighteneth every man through the world, that hearkeneth
to the voice of the Spirit.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 84:46
%
And every one that hearkeneth to the voice of the Spirit cometh unto God,
even the Father.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 84:47
%
And the Father teacheth him of the covenant which he has renewed and
confirmed upon you, which is confirmed upon you for your sakes, and not
for your sakes only, but for the sake of the whole world.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 84:48
%
And the whole world lieth in sin, and groaneth under darkness and under
the bondage of sin.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 84:49
%
And by this you may know they are under the bondage of sin, because they
come not unto me.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 84:50
%
For whoso cometh not unto me is under the bondage of sin.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 84:51
%
And whoso receiveth not my voice is not acquainted with my voice, and
is not of me.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 84:52
%
And by this you may know the righteous from the wicked, and that the
whole world groaneth under sin and darkness even now.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 84:53
%
And your minds in times past have been darkened because of unbelief,
and because you have treated lightly the things you have received--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 84:54
%
Which vanity and unbelief have brought the whole church under
condemnation.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 84:55
%
And this condemnation resteth upon the children of Zion, even all.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 84:56
%
And they shall remain under this condemnation until they repent and
remember the new covenant, even the Book of Mormon and the former
commandments which I have given them, not only to say, but to do according
to that which I have written--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 84:57
%
That they may bring forth fruit meet for their Father's kingdom; otherwise
there remaineth a scourge and judgment to be poured out upon the children
of Zion.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 84:58
%
For shall the children of the kingdom pollute my holy land?  Verily,
I say unto you, Nay.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 84:59
%
Verily, verily, I say unto you who now hear my words, which are my voice,
blessed are ye inasmuch as you receive these things;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 84:60
%
For I will forgive you of your sins with this commandment--that you
remain steadfast in your minds in solemnity and the spirit of prayer, in
bearing testimony to all the world of those things which are communicated
unto you.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 84:61
%
Therefore, go 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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 84:62
%
And as I said unto mine apostles, even so I say unto you, for you are
mine apostles, even God's high priests; ye are they whom my Father hath
given me; ye are my friends;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 84:63
%
Therefore, as I said unto mine apostles I say unto you again, that
every soul who believeth on your words, and is baptized by water for
the remission of sins, shall receive the Holy Ghost.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 84:64
%
And these signs shall follow them that believe--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 84:65
%
In my name they shall do many wonderful works;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 84:66
%
In my name they shall cast out devils;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 84:67
%
In my name they shall heal the sick;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 84:68
%
In my name they shall open the eyes of the blind, and unstop the ears
of the deaf;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 84:69
%
And the tongue of the dumb shall speak;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 84:70
%
And if any man shall administer poison unto them it shall not hurt them;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 84:71
%
And the poison of a serpent shall not have power to harm them.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 84:72
%
But a commandment I give unto them, that they shall not boast themselves
of these things, neither speak them before the world; for these things
are given unto you for your profit and for salvation.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 84:73
%
Verily, verily, I say unto you, they who believe not on your words, and
are not baptized in water in my name, for the remission of their sins,
that they may receive the Holy Ghost, shall be damned, and shall not
come into my Father's kingdom where my Father and I am.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 84:74
%
And this revelation unto you, and commandment, is in force from this
very hour upon all the world, and the gospel is unto all who have not
received it.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 84:75
%
But, verily I say unto all those to whom the kingdom has been given--from
you it must be preached unto them, that they shall repent of their
former evil works; for they are to be upbraided for their evil hearts
of unbelief, and your brethren in Zion for their rebellion against you
at the time I sent you.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 84:76
%
And again I say unto you, my friends, for from henceforth I shall call
you friends, 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;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 84:77
%
For I suffered them not to have purse or scrip, neither two coats.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 84:78
%
Behold, I send you out to prove the world, and the laborer is worthy of
his hire.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 84:79
%
And any man that shall go and preach this gospel of the kingdom, and
fail not to continue faithful in all things, shall not be weary in mind,
neither darkened, neither in body, limb, nor joint; and a hair of his head
shall not fall to the ground unnoticed.  And they shall not go hungry,
neither athirst.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 84:80
%
Therefore, take ye no thought for the morrow, for what ye shall eat,
or what ye shall drink, or wherewithal ye shall be clothed.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 84:81
%
For, consider the lilies 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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 84:82
%
For your Father, who is in heaven, knoweth that you have need of all
these things.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 84:83
%
Therefore, let the morrow take thought for the things of itself.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 84:84
%
Neither take ye thought beforehand what ye shall say; but treasure up
in your minds continually the words of life, and it shall be given you
in the very hour that portion that shall be meted unto every man.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 84:85
%
Therefore, let no man among you, for this commandment is unto all the
faithful 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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 84:86
%
Behold, I send you out to reprove the world of all their unrighteous
deeds, and to teach them of a judgment which is to come.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 84:87
%
And whoso receiveth you, there I will be also, for I will go before
your face.  I will be on your right hand and on your left, and my Spirit
shall be in your hearts, and mine angels round about you, to bear you up.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 84:88
%
Whoso receiveth you receiveth me; and the same will feed you, and clothe
you, and give you money.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 84:89
%
And he who feeds you, or clothes you, or gives you money, shall in nowise
lose his reward.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 84:90
%
And he that doeth not these things is not my disciple; by this you may
know my disciples.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 84:91
%
He that receiveth you not, go away from him alone by yourselves, and
cleanse 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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 84:92
%
And in whatsoever village or city ye enter, do likewise.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 84:93
%
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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 84:94
%
Wo, I say again, unto that house, or that village or city that rejecteth
you, or your words, or your testimony of me;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 84:95
%
For I, the Almighty, have laid my hands upon the nations, to scourge
them for their wickedness.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 84:96
%
And plagues shall go forth, and they shall not be taken from the
earth until I have completed my work, which shall be cut short in
righteousness--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 84:97
%
Until all shall know me, who remain, even from the least unto the
greatest, and shall be filled with the knowledge of the Lord, and shall
see eye to eye, and shall lift up their voice, and with the voice together
sing this new song, saying:
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 84:98
%
The Lord hath brought again Zion;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 84:99
%
The Lord hath redeemed his people;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 84:100
%
The earth hath travailed and brought forth her strength;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 84:101
%
Glory, and honor, and power, and might,
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 84:102
%
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 families, and receive money 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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 84:103
%
And let all those who have not families, who receive money, 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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 84:104
%
And if any man shall give unto any of you a coat, or a suit, take the
old and cast it unto the poor, and go on your way rejoicing.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 84:105
%
And if any man among you be strong in the Spirit, let him take with him
him that is weak, that he may be edified in all meekness, that he may
become strong also.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 84:106
%
Therefore, take with you those who are ordained unto the lesser
priesthood, and send them before you to make appointments, and to
prepare the way, and to fill appointments that you yourselves are not
able to fill.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 84:107
%
Behold, this is the way that mine apostles, in ancient days, built up
my church unto me.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 84:108
%
Therefore, let every man stand in his own office, and labor in his own
calling; and let not the head say unto the feet it hath no need of the
feet; for without the feet how shall the body be able to stand?
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 84:109
%
Also the body hath need of every member, that all may be edified together,
that the system may be kept perfect.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 84:110
%
And behold, the high priests should travel, and also the elders, and also
the lesser priests; but the deacons and teachers should be appointed to
watch over the church, to be standing ministers unto the church.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 84:111
%
And the bishop, Newel K. Whitney, also should travel round about and
among all the churches, searching after the poor to administer to their
wants by humbling the rich and the proud.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 84:112
%
He should also employ an agent to take charge and to do his secular
business as he shall direct.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 84:113
%
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 cities with the sound of the gospel, with a loud voice, of the
desolation and utter abolishment which await them if they do reject
these things.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 84:114
%
For if they do reject these things the hour of their judgment is nigh,
and their house shall be left unto them desolate.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 84:115
%
Let him trust in me and he shall not be confounded; and a hair of his
head shall not fall to the ground unnoticed.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 84:116
%
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, reproving the world in righteousness
of all their unrighteous and ungodly deeds, setting forth clearly and
understandingly the desolation of abomination in the last days.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 84:117
%
For, with you saith the Lord Almighty, I will rend their kingdoms;
I will not only shake the earth, but the starry heavens shall tremble.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 84:118
%
For I, the Lord, have put forth my hand to exert the powers of heaven;
ye cannot see it now, yet a little while and ye shall see it, and know
that I am, and that I will come and reign with my people.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 84:119
%
I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end.  Amen.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 84:120
%
IT is the duty of the Lord's clerk, whom he has appointed, to keep a
history, and a general church record of all things that transpire in Zion,
and of all those who consecrate properties, and receive inheritances
legally from the bishop;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 85:1
%
And also their manner of life, their faith, and works; and also of the
apostates who apostatize after receiving their inheritances.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 85:2
%
It is contrary to the will and commandment of God that those who receive
not their inheritance by consecration, agreeable to his law, which he
has given, that he may tithe his people, to prepare them against the
day of vengeance and burning, should have their names enrolled with the
people of God.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 85:3
%
Neither is their genealogy to be kept, or to be had where it may be
found on any of the records or history of the church.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 85:4
%
Their names shall not be found, neither the names of the fathers,
nor the names of the children written in the book of the law of God,
saith the Lord of Hosts.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 85:5
%
Yea, thus saith the still small voice, which whispereth through and
pierceth all things, and often times it maketh my bones to quake while
it maketh manifest, saying:
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 85:6
%
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 order the house of God,
and to arrange by lot the inheritances 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;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 85:7
%
While that man, who was called of God and appointed, that putteth forth
his hand to steady the ark of God, shall fall by the shaft of death,
like as a tree that is smitten by the vivid shaft of lightning.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 85:8
%
And all they who are not found written in the book of remembrance
shall find none inheritance in that day, but they shall be cut asunder,
and their portion shall be appointed them among unbelievers, where are
wailing and gnashing of teeth.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 85:9
%
These things I say not of myself; therefore, as the Lord speaketh,
he will also fulfil.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 85:10
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And they who are of the High Priesthood, whose names are not found written
in the book of the law, or that are found to have apostatized, or to
have been cut off from the church, as well as the lesser priesthood,
or the members, in that day shall not find an inheritance among the
saints of the Most High;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 85:11
%
Therefore, it shall be done unto them as unto the children of the priest,
as will be found recorded in the second chapter and sixty-first and
second verses of Ezra.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 85:12
%
VERILY, thus saith the Lord unto you my servants, concerning the parable
of the wheat and of the tares:
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 86:1
%
Behold, verily I say, the field was the world, and the apostles were
the sowers of the seed;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 86:2
%
And after they have fallen asleep the great persecutor of the church,
the apostate, the whore, even Babylon, that maketh all nations to drink of
her cup, in whose hearts the enemy, even Satan, sitteth to reign--behold
he soweth the tares; wherefore, the tares choke the wheat and drive the
church into the wilderness.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 86:3
%
But behold, in the last days, even now while the Lord is beginning to
bring forth the word, and the blade is springing up and is yet tender--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 86:4
%
Behold, verily I say unto you, the angels are crying unto the Lord day and
night, who are ready and waiting to be sent forth to reap down the fields;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 86:5
%
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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 86:6
%
Therefore, let the wheat and the tares 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 burned.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 86:7
%
Therefore, thus saith the Lord unto you, with whom the priesthood hath
continued through the lineage of your fathers--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 86:8
%
For ye are lawful heirs, according to the flesh, and have been hid from
the world with Christ in God--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 86:9
%
Therefore your life and the priesthood have remained, and must needs
remain through you and your lineage until the restoration of all things
spoken by the mouths of all the holy prophets since the world began.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 86:10
%
Therefore, blessed are ye if ye continue in my goodness, a light unto the
Gentiles, and through this priesthood, a savior unto my people Israel.
The Lord hath said it.	Amen.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 86:11
%
VERILY, thus saith the Lord concerning the wars that will shortly come to
pass, beginning at the rebellion of South Carolina, which will eventually
terminate in the death and misery of many souls;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 87:1
%
And the time will come that war will be poured out upon all nations,
beginning at this place.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 87:2
%
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 war shall be poured out upon all nations.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 87:3
%
And it shall come to pass, after many days, slaves shall rise up against
their masters, who shall be marshaled and disciplined for war.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 87:4
%
And it shall come to pass also that the remnants who are left of the
land will marshal themselves, and shall become exceedingly angry, and
shall vex the Gentiles with a sore vexation.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 87:5
%
And thus, with the sword and by bloodshed the inhabitants of the earth
shall mourn; and with famine, 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 chastening
hand of an Almighty God, until the consumption decreed hath made a full
end of all nations;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 87:6
%
That the cry of the saints, and of the blood of the saints, shall cease
to come up into the ears of the Lord of Sabaoth, from the earth, to be
avenged of their enemies.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 87:7
%
Wherefore, stand ye in holy places, and be not moved, until the day of
the Lord come; for behold, it cometh quickly, saith the Lord.  Amen.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 87:8
%
VERILY, thus saith the Lord unto you who have assembled yourselves
together to receive his will concerning you:
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 88:1
%
Behold, this is pleasing unto your Lord, and the angels rejoice over
you; the alms of your prayers have come up into the ears of the Lord of
Sabaoth, and are recorded in the book of the names of the sanctified,
even them of the celestial world.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 88:2
%
Wherefore, I now send upon you another Comforter, even upon you my
friends, that it may abide in your hearts, even the Holy Spirit of
promise; which other Comforter is the same that I promised unto my
disciples, as is recorded in the testimony of John.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 88:3
%
This Comforter is the promise which I give unto you of eternal life,
even the glory of the celestial kingdom;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 88:4
%
Which glory is that of the church of the Firstborn, even of God, the
holiest of all, through Jesus Christ his Son--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 88:5
%
He that ascended up on high, as also he descended below all things,
in that he comprehended all things, that he might be in all and through
all things, the light of truth;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 88:6
%
Which truth shineth.  This is the light of Christ.  As also he is in the
sun, and the light of the sun, and the power thereof by which it was made.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 88:7
%
As also he is in the moon, and is the light of the moon, and the power
thereof by which it was made;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 88:8
%
As also the light of the stars, and the power thereof by which they
were made;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 88:9
%
And the earth also, and the power thereof, even the earth upon which
you stand.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 88:10
%
And the light which shineth, which giveth you light, is through him
who enlighteneth your eyes, which is the same light that quickeneth
your understandings;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 88:11
%
Which light proceedeth forth from the presence of God to fill the
immensity of space--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 88:12
%
The light which is in all things, which giveth life to all things,
which is the law by which all things are governed, even the power of
God who sitteth upon his throne, who is in the bosom of eternity, who
is in the midst of all things.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 88:13
%
Now, verily I say unto you, that through the redemption which is made
for you is brought to pass the resurrection from the dead.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 88:14
%
And the spirit and the body are the soul of man.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 88:15
%
And the resurrection from the dead is the redemption of the soul.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 88:16
%
And the redemption of the soul is through him that quickeneth all things,
in whose bosom it is decreed that the poor and the meek of the earth
shall inherit it.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 88:17
%
Therefore, it must needs be sanctified from all unrighteousness, that
it may be prepared for the celestial glory;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 88:18
%
For after it hath filled the measure of its creation, it shall be crowned
with glory, even with the presence of God the Father;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 88:19
%
That bodies who are of the celestial kingdom may possess it forever and
ever; for, for this intent was it made and created, and for this intent
are they sanctified.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 88:20
%
And they who are not sanctified through the law which I have given unto
you, even the law of Christ, must inherit another kingdom, even that of
a terrestrial kingdom, or that of a telestial kingdom.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 88:21
%
For he who is not able to abide the law of a celestial kingdom cannot
abide a celestial glory.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 88:22
%
And he who cannot abide the law of a terrestrial kingdom cannot abide
a terrestrial glory.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 88:23
%
And he who cannot abide the law of a telestial kingdom cannot abide
a telestial glory; therefore he is not meet for a kingdom of glory.
Therefore he must abide a kingdom which is not a kingdom of glory.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 88:24
%
And again, verily I say unto you, the earth abideth the law of a celestial
kingdom, for it filleth the measure of its creation, and transgresseth
not the law--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 88:25
%
Wherefore, it shall be sanctified; yea, notwithstanding it shall die,
it shall be quickened again, and shall abide the power by which it is
quickened, and the righteous shall inherit it.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 88:26
%
For notwithstanding they die, they also shall rise again, a spiritual
body.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 88:27
%
They who are of a celestial spirit shall receive the same body which
was a natural body; even ye shall receive your bodies, and your glory
shall be that glory by which your bodies are quickened.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 88:28
%
Ye who are quickened by a portion of the celestial glory shall then
receive of the same, even a fulness.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 88:29
%
And they who are quickened by a portion of the terrestrial glory shall
then receive of the same, even a fulness.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 88:30
%
And also they who are quickened by a portion of the telestial glory
shall then receive of the same, even a fulness.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 88:31
%
And they who remain shall also be quickened; nevertheless, they shall
return again to their own place, to enjoy that which they are willing
to receive, because they were not willing to enjoy that which they might
have received.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 88:32
%
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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 88:33
%
And again, verily I say unto you, that which is governed by law is also
preserved by law and perfected and sanctified by the same.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 88:34
%
That which breaketh a law, and abideth not by law, 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, justice, nor judgment.
Therefore, they must remain filthy still.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 88:35
%
All kingdoms have a law given;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 88:36
%
And there are many kingdoms; for there is no space in the which there
is no kingdom; and there is no kingdom in which there is no space,
either a greater or a lesser kingdom.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 88:37
%
And unto every kingdom is given a law; and unto every law there are
certain bounds also and conditions.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 88:38
%
All beings who abide not in those conditions are not justified.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 88:39
%
For intelligence cleaveth unto intelligence; wisdom receiveth wisdom;
truth embraceth truth; virtue loveth virtue; light cleaveth unto light;
mercy hath compassion on mercy and claimeth her own; justice 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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 88:40
%
He comprehendeth 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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 88:41
%
And again, verily I say unto you, he hath given a law unto all things,
by which they move in their times and their seasons;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 88:42
%
And their courses are fixed, even the courses of the heavens and the
earth, which comprehend the earth and all the planets.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 88:43
%
And they give light 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 one year with God, but not with man.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 88:44
%
The earth rolls upon her wings, and the sun 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 power
of God.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 88:45
%
Unto what shall I liken these kingdoms, that ye may understand?
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 88:46
%
Behold, all these are kingdoms, and any man who hath seen any or the
least of these hath seen God moving in his majesty and power.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 88:47
%
I say unto you, he hath seen him; nevertheless, he who came unto his
own was not comprehended.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 88:48
%
The light shineth in darkness, and the darkness comprehendeth it not;
nevertheless, the day shall come when you shall comprehend even God,
being quickened in him and by him.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 88:49
%
Then shall ye know that ye have seen me, that I am, and that I am the
true light that is in you, and that you are in me; otherwise ye could
not abound.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 88:50
%
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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 88:51
%
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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 88:52
%
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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 88:53
%
And also unto the third, saying: I will visit you;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 88:54
%
And unto the fourth, and so on unto the twelfth.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 88:55
%
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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 88:56
%
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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 88:57
%
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--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 88:58
%
Beginning at the first, and so on unto the last, and from the last unto
the first, and from the first unto the last;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 88:59
%
Every man in his own order, 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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 88:60
%
Therefore, unto this parable I will liken all these kingdoms, and the
inhabitants thereof--every kingdom in its hour, and in its time, and in
its season, even according to the decree which God hath made.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 88:61
%
And again, verily I say unto you, my friends, I leave these sayings with
you to ponder in your hearts, with this commandment which I give unto you,
that ye shall call upon me while I am near--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 88:62
%
Draw near unto me and I will draw near unto you; seek me diligently
and ye shall find me; ask, and ye shall receive; knock, and it shall be
opened unto you.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 88:63
%
Whatsoever ye ask the Father in my name it shall be given unto you,
that is expedient for you;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 88:64
%
And if ye ask anything that is not expedient for you, it shall turn unto
your condemnation.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 88:65
%
Behold, that which you hear is as the voice of one crying in the
wilderness--in the wilderness, because you cannot see him--my voice,
because my voice is Spirit; my Spirit is truth; truth abideth and hath
no end; and if it be in you it shall abound.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 88:66
%
And if your eye be single to my glory, your whole bodies shall be filled
with light, and there shall be no darkness in you; and that body which
is filled with light comprehendeth all things.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 88:67
%
Therefore, sanctify yourselves that your minds become single to God,
and the days will come that you shall see 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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 88:68
%
Remember the great and last promise which I have made unto you; cast
away your idle thoughts and your excess of laughter far from you.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 88:69
%
Tarry ye, tarry ye in this place, and call a solemn assembly, even of
those who are the first laborers in this last kingdom.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 88:70
%
And let those whom they have warned in their traveling call on the Lord,
and ponder the warning in their hearts which they have received, for a
little season.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 88:71
%
Behold, and lo, I will take care of your flocks, and will raise up elders
and send unto them.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 88:72
%
Behold, I will hasten my work in its time.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 88:73
%
And I give unto you, who are the first laborers in this last kingdom,
a commandment that you assemble yourselves together, and organize
yourselves, and prepare yourselves, and sanctify yourselves; yea,
purify your hearts, and cleanse your hands and your feet before me,
that I may make you clean;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 88:74
%
That I may testify unto your Father, and your God, and my God, that you
are clean from the blood of this wicked generation; that I may fulfil
this promise, this great and last promise, which I have made unto you,
when I will.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 88:75
%
Also, I give unto you a commandment that ye shall continue in prayer
and fasting from this time forth.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 88:76
%
And I give unto you a commandment that you shall teach one another the
doctrine of the kingdom.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 88:77
%
Teach ye diligently and my grace shall attend you, that you may be
instructed 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;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 88:78
%
Of things both in heaven and in the earth, and under the earth; things
which have been, things which are, things which must shortly come to
pass; things which are at home, things which are abroad; the wars and
the perplexities of the nations, and the judgments which are on the land;
and a knowledge also of countries and of kingdoms--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 88:79
%
That ye may be prepared in all things when I shall send you again to
magnify the calling whereunto I have called you, and the mission with
which I have commissioned you.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 88:80
%
Behold, I sent you out to testify and warn the people, and it becometh
every man who hath been warned to warn his neighbor.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 88:81
%
Therefore, they are left without excuse, and their sins are upon their
own heads.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 88:82
%
He that seeketh me early shall find me, and shall not be forsaken.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 88:83
%
Therefore, tarry ye, and labor diligently, that you may be perfected in
your ministry to go forth among the Gentiles for the last time, as many
as the mouth of the Lord shall name, to bind up the law and seal up the
testimony, and to prepare the saints for the hour of judgment which is
to come;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 88:84
%
That their souls may escape the wrath of God, the desolation 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 first elders
continue in the vineyard until the mouth of the Lord shall call them,
for their time is not yet come; their garments are not clean from the
blood of this generation.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 88:85
%
Abide ye in the liberty wherewith ye are made free; entangle not
yourselves in sin, but let your hands be clean, until the Lord comes.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 88:86
%
For not many days hence and the earth shall tremble and reel to and fro
as a drunken man; and the sun shall hide his face, and shall refuse to
give light; and the moon shall be bathed in blood; and the stars shall
become exceedingly angry, and shall cast themselves down as a fig that
falleth from off a fig-tree.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 88:87
%
And after your testimony cometh wrath and indignation upon the people.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 88:88
%
For after your testimony cometh the testimony of earthquakes, that shall
cause groanings in the midst of her, and men shall fall upon the ground
and shall not be able to stand.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 88:89
%
And also cometh the testimony of the voice 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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 88:90
%
And all things shall be in commotion; and surely, men's hearts shall
fail them; for fear shall come upon all people.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 88:91
%
And angels 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 judgment of our God is come.	Behold,
and lo, the Bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 88:92
%
And immediately there shall appear a great sign in heaven, and all people
shall see it together.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 88:93
%
And another angel shall sound his trump, saying: That great church,
the mother of abominations, that made all nations drink of the wine
of the wrath of her fornication, that persecuteth 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 tares 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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 88:94
%
And there shall be silence in heaven for the space of half an hour;
and immediately after shall the curtain of heaven be unfolded, as a
scroll is unfolded after it is rolled up, and the face of the Lord shall
be unveiled;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 88:95
%
And the saints that are upon the earth, who are alive, shall be quickened
and be caught up to meet him.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 88:96
%
And they who have slept in their graves shall come forth, for their
graves shall be opened; and they also shall be caught up to meet him in
the midst of the pillar of heaven--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 88:97
%
They are Christ's, the first 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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 88:98
%
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 coming;
who have received their part in that prison which is prepared for them,
that they might receive the gospel, and be judged according to men in
the flesh.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 88:99
%
And again, another trump shall sound, which is the third trump; and
then come the spirits of men who are to be judged, and are found under
condemnation;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 88:100
%
And these are the rest of the dead; and they live not again until the
thousand years are ended, neither again, until the end of the earth.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 88:101
%
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 remain filthy still.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 88:102
%
And another trump shall sound, which is the fifth trump, which is the
fifth angel who committeth the everlasting gospel--flying through the
midst of heaven, unto all nations, kindreds, tongues, and people;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 88:103
%
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 every ear shall
hear it, and every knee shall bow, and every tongue shall confess, while
they hear the sound of the trump, saying: Fear God, and give glory to
him who sitteth upon the throne, forever and ever; for the hour of his
judgment is come.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 88:104
%
And again, another angel shall sound his trump, which is the sixth angel,
saying: She is fallen who made all nations drink of the wine of the
wrath of her fornication; she is fallen, is fallen!
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 88:105
%
And again, another angel shall sound his trump, which is the seventh
angel, saying: It is finished; it is finished!	The Lamb of God hath
overcome and trodden the wine-press alone, even the wine-press of the
fierceness of the wrath of Almighty God.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 88:106
%
And then shall the angels be crowned with the glory of his might, and
the saints shall be filled with his glory, and receive their inheritance
and be made equal with him.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 88:107
%
And then shall the first angel again sound his trump in the ears of all
living, and reveal the secret acts of men, and the mighty works of God
in the first thousand years.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 88:108
%
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
works of God in the second thousand years--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 88:109
%
And so on, until the seventh angel shall sound his trump; and he shall
stand forth upon the land and upon the sea, and swear in the name of
him who sitteth upon the throne, that there shall be time no longer;
and Satan shall be bound, that old serpent, who is called the devil,
and shall not be loosed for the space of a thousand years.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 88:110
%
And then he shall be loosed for a little season, that he may gather
together his armies.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 88:111
%
And Michael, the seventh angel, even the archangel, shall gather together
his armies, even the hosts of heaven.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 88:112
%
And the devil shall gather together his armies; even the hosts of hell,
and shall come up to battle against Michael and his armies.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 88:113
%
And then cometh the battle of the great God; and the devil and his armies
shall be cast away into their own place, that they shall not have power
over the saints any more at all.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 88:114
%
For Michael shall fight their battles, and shall overcome him who seeketh
the throne of him who sitteth upon the throne, even the Lamb.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 88:115
%
This is the glory of God, and the sanctified; and they shall not any
more see death.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 88:116
%
Therefore, verily I say unto you, my friends, call your solemn assembly,
as I have commanded you.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 88:117
%
And as all have not faith, seek ye diligently and teach one another
words of wisdom; yea, seek ye out of the best books words of wisdom;
seek learning, even by study and also by faith.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 88:118
%
Organize yourselves; prepare every needful thing; and establish a house,
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;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 88:119
%
That your incomings 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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 88:120
%
Therefore, cease from all your light speeches, from all laughter, from
all your lustful desires, from all your pride and light-mindedness,
and from all your wicked doings.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 88:121
%
Appoint among yourselves a teacher, and let not 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 edified of all, and that every
man may have an equal privilege.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 88:122
%
See that ye love one another; cease to be covetous; learn to impart one
to another as the gospel requires.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 88:123
%
Cease to be idle; cease to be unclean; cease to find fault one with
another; cease to sleep 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 invigorated.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 88:124
%
And above all things, clothe yourselves with the bond of charity, as
with a mantle, which is the bond of perfectness and peace.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 88:125
%
Pray always, that ye may not faint, until I come.  Behold, and lo,
I will come quickly, and receive you unto myself.  Amen.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 88:126
%
And again, the order of the house prepared for the presidency of the
school of the prophets, established for their instruction in all things
that are expedient for them, even for all the officers 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--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 88:127
%
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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 88:128
%
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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 88:129
%
And when he cometh into the house of God, for he should be first in the
house--behold, this is beautiful, that he may be an example--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 88:130
%
Let him offer himself in prayer upon his knees before God, in token or
remembrance of the everlasting covenant.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 88:131
%
And when any shall come in after him, let the teacher arise, and, with
uplifted hands to heaven, yea, even directly, salute his brother or
brethren with these words:
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 88:132
%
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 fellowship, in a determination that is
fixed, immovable, and unchangeable, to be your friend and brother 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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 88:133
%
And he that is found unworthy of this salutation shall not have place
among you; for ye shall not suffer that mine house shall be polluted
by him.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 88:134
%
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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 88:135
%
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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 88:136
%
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 edification.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 88:137
%
And ye shall not receive any among you into this school save he is clean
from the blood of this generation;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 88:138
%
And he shall be received by the ordinance of the washing of feet, for
unto this end was the ordinance of the washing of feet instituted.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 88:139
%
And again, the ordinance of washing feet is to be administered by the
president, or presiding elder of the church.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 88:140
%
It is to be commenced with prayer; and after partaking of bread and wine,
he is to gird himself according to the pattern given in the thirteenth
chapter of John's testimony concerning me.  Amen.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 88:141
%
A WORD OF WISDOM, for the benefit of the council of high priests,
assembled in Kirtland, and the church, and also the saints in Zion--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 89:1
%
To be sent greeting; not by commandment or constraint, but by revelation
and the word of wisdom, showing forth the order and will of God in the
temporal salvation of all saints in the last days--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 89:2
%
Given for a principle with promise, adapted to the capacity of the weak
and the weakest of all saints, who are or can be called saints.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 89:3
%
Behold, verily, thus saith the Lord unto you: In consequence of evils
and designs which do and will exist in the hearts of conspiring men in
the last days, I have warned you, and forewarn you, by giving unto you
this word of wisdom by revelation--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 89:4
%
That inasmuch as any man drinketh wine 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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 89:5
%
And, behold, this should be wine, yea, pure wine of the grape of the vine,
of your own make.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 89:6
%
And, again, strong drinks are not for the belly, but for the washing of
your bodies.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 89:7
%
And again, tobacco is not for the body, 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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 89:8
%
And again, hot drinks are not for the body or belly.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 89:9
%
And again, verily I say unto you, all wholesome herbs God hath ordained
for the constitution, nature, and use of man--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 89:10
%
Every herb in the season thereof, and every fruit in the season thereof;
all these to be used with prudence and thanksgiving.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 89:11
%
Yea, flesh also of beasts 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 sparingly;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 89:12
%
And it is pleasing unto me that they should not be used, only in times
of winter, or of cold, or famine.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 89:13
%
All grain 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;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 89:14
%
And these hath God made for the use of man only in times of famine and
excess of hunger.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 89:15
%
All grain is good for the food of man; as also the fruit of the vine;
that which yieldeth fruit, whether in the ground or above the ground--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 89:16
%
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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 89:17
%
And all saints who remember to keep and do these sayings, walking in
obedience to the commandments, shall receive health in their navel and
marrow to their bones;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 89:18
%
And shall find wisdom and great treasures of knowledge, even hidden
treasures;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 89:19
%
And shall run and not be weary, and shall walk and not faint.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 89:20
%
And I, the Lord, give unto them a promise, that the destroying angel
shall pass by them, as the children of Israel, and not slay them.  Amen.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 89:21
%
THUS saith the Lord, verily, verily I say unto you my son, thy sins
are forgiven thee, according to thy petition, for thy prayers and the
prayers of thy brethren have come up into my ears.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 90:1
%
Therefore, thou art blessed from henceforth that bear the keys of the
kingdom given unto you; which kingdom is coming forth for the last time.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 90:2
%
Verily I say unto you, the keys of this kingdom shall never be taken
from you, while thou art in the world, neither in the world to come;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 90:3
%
Nevertheless, through you shall the oracles be given to another, yea,
even unto the church.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 90:4
%
And all they who receive the oracles 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 rains descend, and beat upon their house.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 90:5
%
And again, verily I say unto thy brethren, Sidney Rigdon and Frederick
G. Williams, their sins are forgiven them also, and they are accounted
as equal with thee in holding the keys of this last kingdom;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 90:6
%
As also through your administration the keys of the school of the
prophets, which I have commanded to be organized;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 90:7
%
That thereby they may be perfected in their ministry for the salvation
of Zion, and of the nations of Israel, and of the Gentiles, as many as
will believe;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 90:8
%
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 Gentiles first, and then, behold, and lo, they shall turn unto
the Jews.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 90:9
%
And then cometh the day when the arm of the Lord shall be revealed in
power in convincing the nations, the heathen nations, the house of Joseph,
of the gospel of their salvation.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 90:10
%
For it shall come to pass in that day, that every man shall hear the
fulness of the gospel in his own tongue, and in his own language,
through those who are ordained unto this power, by the administration
of the Comforter, shed forth upon them for the revelation of Jesus Christ.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 90:11
%
And now, verily I say unto you, I give unto you a commandment that you
continue in the ministry and presidency.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 90:12
%
And when you have finished the translation of the prophets, you shall
from thenceforth preside over the affairs of the church and the school;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 90:13
%
And from time to time, as shall be manifested by the Comforter, receive
revelations to unfold the mysteries of the kingdom;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 90:14
%
And set in order the churches, and study and learn, and become acquainted
with all good books, and with languages, tongues, and people.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 90:15
%
And this shall be your business and mission in all your lives, to preside
in council, and set in order all the affairs of this church and kingdom.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 90:16
%
Be not ashamed, neither confounded; but be admonished in all your
high-mindedness and pride, for it bringeth a snare upon your souls.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 90:17
%
Set in order your houses; keep slothfulness and uncleanness far from you.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 90:18
%
Now, verily I say unto you, let there be a place provided, as soon as it
is possible, for the family of thy counselor and scribe, even Frederick
G. Williams.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 90:19
%
And let mine aged servant, Joseph 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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 90:20
%
And let my counselor, even Sidney Rigdon, remain where he now resides
until the mouth of the Lord shall name.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 90:21
%
And let the bishop search diligently to obtain an agent, and let him be
a man who has got riches in store--a man of God, and of strong faith--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 90:22
%
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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 90:23
%
Search diligently, pray always, and be believing, and all things shall
work together for your good, if ye walk uprightly and remember the
covenant wherewith ye have covenanted one with another.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 90:24
%
Let your families be small, especially mine aged servant Joseph Smith's,
Sen., as pertaining to those who do not belong to your families;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 90:25
%
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--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 90:26
%
And thereby you be hindered in accomplishing those things which I have
commanded you.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 90:27
%
And again, verily I say unto you, it is my will that my handmaid Vienna
Jaques should receive money to bear her expenses, and go up unto the
land of Zion;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 90:28
%
And the residue of the money may be consecrated unto me, and she be
rewarded in mine own due time.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 90:29
%
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 inheritance from the hand of
the bishop;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 90:30
%
That she may settle down in peace inasmuch as she is faithful, and not
be idle in her days from thenceforth.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 90:31
%
And behold, verily I say unto you, that ye shall write this commandment,
and say unto your brethren in Zion, in love greeting, that I have called
you also to preside over Zion in mine own due time.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 90:32
%
Therefore, let them cease wearying me concerning this matter.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 90:33
%
Behold, I say unto you that your brethren in Zion begin to repent,
and the angels rejoice over them.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 90:34
%
Nevertheless, I am not well pleased with many things; and I am not well
pleased with my servant William E. McLellin, neither with my servant
Sidney Gilbert; and the bishop also, and others have many things to
repent of.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 90:35
%
But verily I say unto you, that I, the Lord, will contend with Zion,
and plead with her strong ones, and chasten her until she overcomes and
is clean before me.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 90:36
%
For she shall not be removed out of her place.	I, the Lord, have
spoken it.  Amen.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 90:37
%
VERILY, thus saith the Lord unto you concerning the Apocrypha--There are
many things contained therein that are true, and it is mostly translated
correctly;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 91:1
%
There are many things contained therein that are not true, which are
interpolations by the hands of men.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 91:2
%
Verily, I say unto you, that it is not needful that the Apocrypha should
be translated.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 91:3
%
Therefore, whoso readeth it, let him understand, for the Spirit
manifesteth truth;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 91:4
%
And whoso is enlightened by the Spirit shall obtain benefit therefrom;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 91:5
%
And whoso receiveth not by the Spirit, cannot be benefited.  Therefore it
is not needful that it should be translated.  Amen.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 91:6
%
VERILY, thus saith the Lord, I give unto the united order, organized
agreeable to the commandment previously given, a revelation and
commandment concerning my servant Frederick G. Williams, that ye shall
receive him into the order.  What I say unto one I say unto all.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 92:1
%
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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 92:2
%
VERILY, thus saith the Lord: It shall come to pass that every soul
who forsaketh his sins and cometh unto me, and calleth on my name,
and obeyeth my voice, and keepeth my commandments, shall see my face
and know that I am;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 93:1
%
And that I am the true light that lighteth every man that cometh into
the world;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 93:2
%
And that I am in the Father, and the Father in me, and the Father and
I are one--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 93:3
%
The Father because he gave me of his fulness, and the Son because I was in
the world and made flesh my tabernacle, and dwelt among the sons of men.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 93:4
%
I was in the world and received of my Father, and the works of him were
plainly manifest.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 93:5
%
And John saw and bore record of the fulness of my glory, and the fulness
of John's record is hereafter to be revealed.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 93:6
%
And he bore record, saying: I saw his glory, that he was in the beginning,
before the world was;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 93:7
%
Therefore, in the beginning the Word was, for he was the Word, even the
messenger of salvation--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 93:8
%
The light 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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 93:9
%
The worlds were made by him; men were made by him; all things were made
by him, and through him, and of him.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 93:10
%
And I, John, bear record that I beheld his glory, 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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 93:11
%
And I, John, saw that he received not of the fulness at the first,
but received grace for grace;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 93:12
%
And he received not of the fulness at first, but continued from grace
to grace, until he received a fulness;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 93:13
%
And thus he was called the Son of God, because he received not of the
fulness at the first.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 93:14
%
And I, John, 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 beloved Son.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 93:15
%
And I, John, bear record that he received a fulness of the glory of
the Father;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 93:16
%
And he received all power, both in heaven and on earth, and the glory
of the Father was with him, for he dwelt in him.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 93:17
%
And it shall come to pass, that if you are faithful you shall receive
the fulness of the record of John.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 93:18
%
I give unto you these sayings that you may understand and know how to
worship, and know what you worship, that you may come unto the Father
in my name, and in due time receive of his fulness.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 93:19
%
For if you keep my commandments you shall receive of his fulness, and
be glorified in me as I am in the Father; therefore, I say unto you,
you shall receive grace for grace.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 93:20
%
And now, verily I say unto you, I was in the beginning with the Father,
and am the Firstborn;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 93:21
%
And all those who are begotten through me are partakers of the glory of
the same, and are the church of the Firstborn.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 93:22
%
Ye were also in the beginning with the Father; that which is Spirit,
even the Spirit of truth;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 93:23
%
And truth is knowledge of things as they are, and as they were, and as
they are to come;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 93:24
%
And whatsoever is more or less than this is the spirit of that wicked
one who was a liar from the beginning.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 93:25
%
The Spirit of truth is of God.	I am the Spirit of truth, and John
bore record of me, saying: He received a fulness of truth, yea, even of
all truth;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 93:26
%
And no man receiveth a fulness unless he keepeth his commandments.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 93:27
%
He that keepeth his commandments receiveth truth and light, until he is
glorified in truth and knoweth all things.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 93:28
%
Man was also in the beginning with God.  Intelligence, or the light of
truth, was not created or made, neither indeed can be.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 93:29
%
All truth is independent in that sphere in which God has placed it, to
act for itself, as all intelligence also; otherwise there is no existence.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 93:30
%
Behold, here is the agency of man, and here is the condemnation of man;
because that which was from the beginning is plainly manifest unto them,
and they receive not the light.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 93:31
%
And every man whose spirit receiveth not the light is under condemnation.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 93:32
%
For man is spirit.  The elements are eternal, and spirit and element,
inseparably connected, receive a fulness of joy;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 93:33
%
And when separated, man cannot receive a fulness of joy.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 93:34
%
The elements are the tabernacle of God; yea, man is the tabernacle of
God, even temples; and whatsoever temple is defiled, God shall destroy
that temple.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 93:35
%
The glory of God is intelligence, or, in other words, light and truth.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 93:36
%
Light and truth forsake that evil one.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 93:37
%
Every spirit of man was innocent in the beginning; and God having
redeemed man from the fall, men became again, in their infant state,
innocent before God.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 93:38
%
And that wicked one cometh and taketh away light and truth, through
disobedience, from the children of men, and because of the tradition of
their fathers.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 93:39
%
But I have commanded you to bring up your children in light and truth.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 93:40
%
But verily I say unto you, my servant Frederick G. Williams, you have
continued under this condemnation;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 93:41
%
You have not taught 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 affliction.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 93:42
%
And now a commandment I give unto you--if you will be delivered you
shall set in order your own house, for there are many things that are
not right in your house.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 93:43
%
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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 93:44
%
Verily, I say unto my servant Joseph Smith, Jun., or in other words,
I will call you friends, for you are my friends, and ye shall have an
inheritance with me--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 93:45
%
I called you servants for the world's sake, and ye are their servants
for my sake--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 93:46
%
And now, verily I say unto Joseph Smith, Jun.--You have not kept the
commandments, and must needs stand rebuked before the Lord;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 93:47
%
Your family must needs repent and forsake some things, and give more
earnest heed unto your sayings, or be removed out of their place.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 93:48
%
What I say unto one I say unto all; pray always lest that wicked one
have power in you, and remove you out of your place.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 93:49
%
My servant Newel K. Whitney also, a bishop of my church, hath need to
be chastened, and set in order his family, and see that they are more
diligent and concerned at home, and pray always, or they shall be removed
out of their place.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 93:50
%
Now, I say unto you, my friends, let my servant Sidney Rigdon go on
his journey, and make haste, and also proclaim the acceptable year of
the Lord, and the gospel of salvation, as I shall give him utterance;
and by your prayer of faith with one consent I will uphold him.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 93:51
%
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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 93:52
%
And, verily I say unto you, that it is my will that you should hasten
to translate my scriptures, and to obtain a knowledge of history, and
of countries, and of kingdoms, of laws of God and man, and all this for
the salvation of Zion.	Amen.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 93:53
%
AND again, verily I say unto you, my friends, 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 stake of Zion, here in the
land of Kirtland, beginning at my house.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 94:1
%
And behold, it must be done according to the pattern which I have given
unto you.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 94:2
%
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 presidency,
in all things pertaining to the church and kingdom.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 94:3
%
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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 94:4
%
And there shall be a lower court and a higher court, according to the
pattern which shall be given unto you hereafter.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 94:5
%
And it shall be dedicated unto the Lord from the foundation thereof,
according to the order of the priesthood, according to the pattern which
shall be given unto you hereafter.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 94:6
%
And it shall be wholly dedicated unto the Lord for the work of the
presidency.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 94:7
%
And ye shall not suffer any unclean thing to come in unto it; and my
glory shall be there, and my presence shall be there.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 94:8
%
But if there shall come into it any unclean thing, my glory shall not
be there; and my presence shall not come into it.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 94:9
%
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 printing of the translation of my scriptures, and all things
whatsoever I shall command you.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 94:10
%
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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 94:11
%
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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 94:12
%
And on the third lot shall my servant Hyrum Smith receive his inheritance.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 94:13
%
And on the first and second lots on the north shall my servants Reynolds
Cahoon and Jared Carter receive their inheritances--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 94:14
%
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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 94:15
%
These two houses are not to be built until I give unto you a commandment
concerning them.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 94:16
%
And now I give unto you no more at this time.  Amen.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 94:17
%
VERILY, thus saith the Lord unto you whom I love, and whom I love I
also chasten that their sins may be forgiven, for with the chastisement
I prepare a way for their deliverance in all things out of temptation,
and I have loved you--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 95:1
%
Wherefore, ye must needs be chastened and stand rebuked before my face;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 95:2
%
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 house;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 95:3
%
For the preparation wherewith I design to prepare mine apostles to prune
my vineyard for the last time, that I may bring to pass my strange act,
that I may pour out my Spirit upon all flesh--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 95:4
%
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 chosen.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 95:5
%
They who are not chosen have sinned a very grievous sin, in that they
are walking in darkness at noon-day.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 95:6
%
And for this cause I gave unto you a commandment that you should call
your solemn assembly, that your fastings and your mourning might come
up into the ears of the Lord of Sabaoth, which is by interpretation,
the creator of the first day, the beginning and the end.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 95:7
%
Yea, verily I say unto you, I gave unto you a commandment that you should
build a house, in the which house I design to endow those whom I have
chosen with power from on high;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 95:8
%
For this is the promise of the Father unto you; therefore I command you
to tarry, even as mine apostles at Jerusalem.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 95:9
%
Nevertheless, my servants sinned a very grievous sin; and contentions
arose in the school of the prophets; which was very grievous unto me,
saith your Lord; therefore I sent them forth to be chastened.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 95:10
%
Verily I say unto you, it is my will that you should build a house.
If you keep my commandments you shall have power to build it.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 95:11
%
If you keep not my commandments, the love of the Father shall not continue
with you, therefore you shall walk in darkness.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 95:12
%
Now here is wisdom, and the mind 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;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 95:13
%
Therefore, let it be built after the manner which I shall show unto
three of you, whom ye shall appoint and ordain unto this power.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 95:14
%
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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 95:15
%
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 offering up of your most holy desires unto me, saith
your Lord.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 95:16
%
And let the higher part of the inner court be dedicated unto me for the
school of mine apostles, saith Son Ahman; or, in other words, Alphus;
or, in other words, Omegus; even Jesus Christ your Lord.  Amen.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 95:17
%
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 stake that
I have set for the strength of Zion should be made strong.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 96:1
%
Therefore, let my servant Newel K. Whitney take charge of the place
which is named among you, upon which I design to build mine holy house.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 96:2
%
And again, let it be divided into lots, according to wisdom, for the
benefit of those who seek inheritances, as it shall be determined in
council among you.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 96:3
%
Therefore, take heed that ye see to this matter, and that portion that
is necessary to benefit mine order, for the purpose of bringing forth
my word to the children of men.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 96:4
%
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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 96:5
%
And again, verily I say unto you, it is wisdom and expedient in me,
that my servant John 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--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 96:6
%
For he is a descendant of Joseph and a partaker of the blessings of the
promise made unto his fathers--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 96:7
%
Verily I say unto you, it is expedient in me that he should become a
member of the order, that he may assist in bringing forth my word unto
the children of men.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 96:8
%
Therefore ye shall ordain him unto this blessing, and he shall seek
diligently to take away incumbrances that are upon the house named among
you, that he may dwell therein.  Even so.  Amen.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 96:9
%
VERILY I say unto you my friends, I speak unto you with my voice, even
the voice of my Spirit, that I may show unto you my will concerning
your brethren in the land of Zion, many of whom are truly humble and
are seeking diligently to learn wisdom and to find truth.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 97:1
%
Verily, verily I say unto you, blessed are such, for they shall obtain;
for I, the Lord, show mercy unto all the meek, and upon all whomsoever
I will, that I may be justified when I shall bring them unto judgment.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 97:2
%
Behold, I say unto you, concerning the school in Zion, I, the Lord,
am well pleased that there should be a school in Zion, and also with my
servant Parley P. Pratt, for he abideth in me.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 97:3
%
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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 97:4
%
And I will bless him with a multiplicity of blessings, in expounding
all scriptures and mysteries to the edification of the school, and of
the church in Zion.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 97:5
%
And to the residue of the school, I, the Lord, am willing to show mercy;
nevertheless, there are those that must needs be chastened, and their
works shall be made known.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 97:6
%
The ax 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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 97:7
%
Verily I say unto you, all among them who know their hearts are honest,
and are broken, and their spirits contrite, and are willing to observe
their covenants by sacrifice--yea, every sacrifice which I, the Lord,
shall command--they are accepted of me.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 97:8
%
For I, the Lord, will cause them to bring forth as a very fruitful tree
which is planted in a goodly land, by a pure stream, that yieldeth much
precious fruit.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 97:9
%
Verily I say unto you, that it is my will that a house should be built
unto me in the land of Zion, like unto the pattern which I have given you.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 97:10
%
Yea, let it be built speedily, by the tithing of my people.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 97:11
%
Behold, this is the tithing and the sacrifice which I, the Lord, require
at their hands, that there may be a house built unto me for the salvation
of Zion--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 97:12
%
For a place of thanksgiving 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;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 97:13
%
That they may be perfected in the understanding of their ministry,
in theory, in principle, and in doctrine, in all things pertaining to
the kingdom of God on the earth, the keys of which kingdom have been
conferred upon you.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 97:14
%
And inasmuch as my people build a house unto me in the name of the Lord,
and do not suffer any unclean thing to come into it, that it be not
defiled, my glory shall rest upon it;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 97:15
%
Yea, and my presence shall be there, for I will come into it, and all
the pure in heart that shall come into it shall see God.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 97:16
%
But if it be defiled I will not come into it, and my glory shall not be
there; for I will not come into unholy temples.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 97:17
%
And, now, behold, if Zion do these things she shall prosper, and spread
herself and become very glorious, very great, and very terrible.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 97:18
%
And the nations of the earth shall honor her, and shall say: Surely Zion
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;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 97:19
%
And he hath sworn by the power of his might to be her salvation and her
high tower.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 97:20
%
Therefore, verily, thus saith the Lord, let Zion rejoice, for this is
Zion--THE PURE IN HEART; therefore, let Zion rejoice, while all the
wicked shall mourn.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 97:21
%
For behold, and lo, vengeance cometh speedily upon the ungodly as the
whirlwind; and who shall escape it?
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 97:22
%
The Lord's scourge 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;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 97:23
%
For the indignation of the Lord is kindled against their abominations
and all their wicked works.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 97:24
%
Nevertheless, Zion shall escape if she observe to do all things whatsoever
I have commanded her.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 97:25
%
But if she observe not to do whatsoever I have commanded her, I will visit
her according to all her works, with sore affliction, with pestilence,
with plague, with sword, with vengeance, with devouring fire.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 97:26
%
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 none of these
things shall come upon her;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 97:27
%
And I will bless her with blessings, and multiply a multiplicity of
blessings upon her, and upon her generations forever and ever, saith
the Lord your God.  Amen.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 97:28
%
VERILY I say unto you my friends, fear not, let your hearts be comforted;
yea, rejoice evermore, and in everything give thanks;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 98:1
%
Waiting 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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 98:2
%
Therefore, he giveth this promise unto you, with an immutable covenant
that they shall be fulfilled; and all things wherewith you have been
afflicted shall work together for your good, and to my name's glory,
saith the Lord.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 98:3
%
And now, verily I say unto you concerning the laws of the land, it is
my will that my people should observe to do all things whatsoever I
command them.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 98:4
%
And that law of the land which is constitutional, supporting that
principle of freedom in maintaining rights and privileges, belongs to
all mankind, and is justifiable before me.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 98:5
%
Therefore, I, the Lord, justify you, and your brethren of my church,
in befriending that law which is the constitutional law of the land;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 98:6
%
And as pertaining to law of man, whatsoever is more or less than this,
cometh of evil.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 98:7
%
I, the Lord God, make you free, therefore ye are free indeed; and the
law also maketh you free.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 98:8
%
Nevertheless, when the wicked rule the people mourn.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 98:9
%
Wherefore, honest 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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 98:10
%
And I give unto you a commandment, that ye shall forsake all evil and
cleave unto all good, that ye shall live by every word which proceedeth
forth out of the mouth of God.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 98:11
%
For he will give unto the faithful line upon line, precept upon precept;
and I will try you and prove you herewith.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 98:12
%
And whoso layeth down his life in my cause, for my name's sake, shall
find it again, even life eternal.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 98:13
%
Therefore, be not afraid of your enemies, for I have decreed in my heart,
saith the Lord, that I will prove you in all things, whether you will
abide in my covenant, even unto death, that you may be found worthy.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 98:14
%
For if ye will not abide in my covenant ye are not worthy of me.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 98:15
%
Therefore, renounce war and proclaim peace, and seek diligently to
turn the hearts of the children to their fathers, and the hearts of the
fathers to the children;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 98:16
%
And again, the hearts of the Jews 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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 98:17
%
Let not your hearts be troubled; for in my Father's house are many
mansions, and I have prepared a place for you; and where my Father and
I am, there ye shall be also.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 98:18
%
Behold, I, the Lord, am not well pleased with many who are in the church
at Kirtland;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 98:19
%
For they do not forsake 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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 98:20
%
Verily I say unto you, that I, the Lord, will chasten them and will do
whatsoever I list, if they do not repent and observe all things whatsoever
I have said unto them.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 98:21
%
And again I say unto you, if ye observe to do whatsoever I command you,
I, the Lord, will turn away all wrath and indignation from you, and the
gates of hell shall not prevail against you.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 98:22
%
Now, I speak unto you concerning your families--if men will smite you,
or your families, once, and ye bear it patiently and revile not against
them, neither seek revenge, ye shall be rewarded;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 98:23
%
But if ye bear it not patiently, it shall be accounted unto you as being
meted out as a just measure unto you.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 98:24
%
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
hundred fold.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 98:25
%
And again, if he shall smite you the third time, and ye bear it patiently,
your reward shall be doubled unto you four-fold;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 98:26
%
And these three testimonies shall stand against your enemy if he repent
not, and shall not be blotted out.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 98:27
%
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 warn 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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 98:28
%
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
enemy into thine hands;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 98:29
%
And then if thou wilt spare him, thou shalt be rewarded for thy
righteousness; and also thy children and thy children's children unto
the third and fourth generation.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 98:30
%
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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 98:31
%
Behold, this is the law I gave unto my servant Nephi, and thy fathers,
Joseph, and Jacob, and Isaac, and Abraham, and all mine ancient prophets
and apostles.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 98:32
%
And again, this is the law 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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 98:33
%
And if any nation, tongue, or people should proclaim war against them,
they should first lift a standard of peace unto that people, nation,
or tongue;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 98:34
%
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;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 98:35
%
Then I, the Lord, would give unto them a commandment, and justify them
in going out to battle against that nation, tongue, or people.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 98:36
%
And I, the Lord, would fight 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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 98:37
%
Behold, this is an ensample unto all people, saith the Lord your God,
for justification before me.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 98:38
%
And again, verily I say unto you, if after thine enemy 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--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 98:39
%
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 forgive him, until seventy times seven.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 98:40
%
And if he trespass against thee and repent not the first time,
nevertheless thou shalt forgive him.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 98:41
%
And if he trespass against thee the second time, and repent not,
nevertheless thou shalt forgive him.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 98:42
%
And if he trespass against thee the third time, and repent not, thou
shalt also forgive him.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 98:43
%
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 reward thee four-fold in all
things wherewith he has trespassed against thee.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 98:44
%
And if he do this, thou shalt forgive him with all thine heart; and if he
do not this, I, the Lord, will avenge thee of thine enemy an hundred-fold;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 98:45
%
And upon his children, and upon his children's children of all them that
hate me, unto the third and fourth generation.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 98:46
%
But if the children shall repent, or the children's children, and turn to
the Lord their God, with all their hearts and with all their might, mind,
and strength, and restore 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;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 98:47
%
And vengeance shall no 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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 98:48
%
BEHOLD, thus saith the Lord unto my servant John Murdock--thou art called
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 persecution and wickedness.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 99:1
%
And who receiveth you receiveth me; and you shall have power to declare
my word in the demonstration of my Holy Spirit.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 99:2
%
And who receiveth you as a little child, receiveth my kingdom; and
blessed are they, for they shall obtain mercy.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 99:3
%
And whoso rejecteth you shall be rejected of my Father and his house;
and you shall cleanse your feet in the secret places by the way for a
testimony against them.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 99:4
%
And behold, and lo, I come quickly to judgment, 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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 99:5
%
And now, verily I say unto you, that it is not expedient that you should
go until your children are provided for, and sent up kindly unto the
bishop of Zion.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 99:6
%
And after a few years, if thou desirest of me, thou mayest go up also
unto the goodly land, to possess thine inheritance;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 99:7
%
Otherwise thou shalt continue proclaiming my gospel until thou be taken.
Amen.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 99:8
%
VERILY, thus saith the Lord unto you, my friends Sidney and Joseph,
your families are well; they are in mine hands, and I will do with them
as seemeth me good; for in me there is all power.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 100:1
%
Therefore, follow me, and listen to the counsel which I shall give
unto you.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 100:2
%
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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 100:3
%
Therefore, I, the Lord, have suffered you to come unto this place;
for thus it was expedient in me for the salvation of souls.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 100:4
%
Therefore, verily I say unto you, lift up your voices unto this people;
speak the thoughts that I shall put into your hearts, and you shall not
be confounded before men;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 100:5
%
For it shall be given you in the very hour, yea, in the very moment,
what ye shall say.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 100:6
%
But a commandment I give unto you, that ye shall declare whatsoever thing
ye declare in my name, in solemnity of heart, in the spirit of meekness,
in all things.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 100:7
%
And I give unto you this promise, that inasmuch as ye do this the Holy
Ghost shall be shed forth in bearing record unto all things whatsoever
ye shall say.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 100:8
%
And it is expedient in me that you, my servant Sidney, should be a
spokesman unto this people; yea, verily, I will ordain you unto this
calling, even to be a spokesman unto my servant Joseph.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 100:9
%
And I will give unto him power to be mighty in testimony.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 100:10
%
And I will give unto thee power to be mighty in expounding all scriptures,
that thou mayest be a spokesman unto him, and he shall be a revelator
unto thee, that thou mayest know the certainty of all things pertaining
to the things of my kingdom on the earth.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 100:11
%
Therefore, continue your journey and let your hearts rejoice; for behold,
and lo, I am with you even unto the end.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 100:12
%
And now I give unto you a word concerning Zion.  Zion shall be redeemed,
although she is chastened for a little season.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 100:13
%
Thy brethren, my servants Orson Hyde and John Gould, are in my hands;
and inasmuch as they keep my commandments they shall be saved.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 100:14
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Therefore, let your hearts be comforted; for all things shall work
together for good to them that walk uprightly, and to the sanctification
of the church.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 100:15
%
For I will raise up unto myself a pure people, that will serve me in
righteousness;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 100:16
%
And all that call upon the name of the Lord, and keep his commandments,
shall be saved.  Even so.  Amen.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 100:17
%
VERILY I say unto you, concerning your brethren who have been afflicted,
and persecuted, and cast out from the land of their inheritance--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 101:1
%
I, the Lord, have suffered the affliction to come upon them, wherewith
they have been afflicted, in consequence of their transgressions;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 101:2
%
Yet I will own them, and they shall be mine in that day when I shall
come to make up my jewels.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 101:3
%
Therefore, they must needs be chastened and tried, even as Abraham,
who was commanded to offer up his only son.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 101:4
%
For all those who will not endure chastening, but deny me, cannot be
sanctified.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 101:5
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Behold, I say unto you, there were jarrings, and contentions, and
envyings, and strifes, and lustful and covetous desires among them;
therefore by these things they polluted their inheritances.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 101:6
%
They were slow to hearken 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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 101:7
%
In the day of their peace they esteemed lightly my counsel; but, in the
day of their trouble, of necessity they feel after me.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 101:8
%
Verily I say unto you, notwithstanding their sins, my bowels are filled
with compassion towards them.  I will not utterly cast them off; and in
the day of wrath I will remember mercy.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 101:9
%
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 sword of mine indignation
in behalf of my people; and even as I have said, it shall come to pass.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 101:10
%
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 full.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 101:11
%
And in that day all who are found upon the watch-tower, or in other words,
all mine Israel, shall be saved.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 101:12
%
And they that have been scattered shall be gathered.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 101:13
%
And all they who have mourned shall be comforted.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 101:14
%
And all they who have given their lives for my name shall be crowned.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 101:15
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Therefore, let your hearts be comforted concerning Zion; for all flesh
is in mine hands; be still and know that I am God.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 101:16
%
Zion shall not be moved out of her place, notwithstanding her children
are scattered.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 101:17
%
They that remain, and are pure in heart, shall return, and come to their
inheritances, they and their children, with songs of everlasting joy,
to build up the waste places of Zion--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 101:18
%
And all these things that the prophets might be fulfilled.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 101:19
%
And, behold, there is none other place 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--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 101:20
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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 stakes, for the curtains or the strength of Zion.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 101:21
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Behold, it is my will, that all they who call on my name, and worship
me according to mine everlasting gospel, should gather together, and
stand in holy places;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 101:22
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And prepare for the revelation which is to come, when the veil of the
covering of my temple, in my tabernacle, which hideth the earth, shall
be taken off, and all flesh shall see me together.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 101:23
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And every corruptible 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 consumed;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 101:24
%
And also that of element shall melt with fervent heat; and all things
shall become new, that my knowledge and glory may dwell upon all the
earth.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 101:25
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And in that day the enmity of man, and the enmity of beasts, yea, the
enmity of all flesh, shall cease from before my face.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 101:26
%
And in that day whatsoever any man shall ask, it shall be given unto him.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 101:27
%
And in that day Satan shall not have power to tempt any man.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 101:28
%
And there shall be no sorrow because there is no death.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 101:29
%
In that day an infant shall not die until he is old; and his life shall
be as the age of a tree;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 101:30
%
And when he dies he shall not sleep, that is to say in the earth, but
shall be changed in the twinkling of an eye, and shall be caught up,
and his rest shall be glorious.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 101:31
%
Yea, verily I say unto you, in that day when the Lord shall come, he
shall reveal all things--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 101:32
%
Things which have passed, and hidden things which no man knew, things
of the earth, by which it was made, and the purpose and the end thereof--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 101:33
%
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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 101:34
%
And all they who suffer persecution for my name, and endure in faith,
though they are called to lay down their lives for my sake yet shall
they partake of all this glory.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 101:35
%
Wherefore, fear not even unto death; for in this world your joy is not
full, but in me your joy is full.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 101:36
%
Therefore, care not for the body, neither the life of the body; but care
for the soul, and for the life of the soul.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 101:37
%
And seek the face of the Lord always, that in patience ye may possess
your souls, and ye shall have eternal life.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 101:38
%
When men are called unto mine everlasting gospel, and covenant with an
everlasting covenant, they are accounted as the salt of the earth and
the savor of men;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 101:39
%
They are called to be the savor of men; therefore, if that salt 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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 101:40
%
Behold, here is wisdom concerning the children of Zion, even many,
but not all; they were found transgressors, therefore they must needs
be chastened--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 101:41
%
He that exalteth himself shall be abased, and he that abaseth himself
shall be exalted.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 101:42
%
And now, I will show unto you a parable, that you may know my will
concerning the redemption of Zion.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 101:43
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A certain nobleman had a spot of land, very choice; and he said unto
his servants: Go ye unto my vineyard, even upon this very choice piece
of land, and plant twelve olive-trees;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 101:44
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And set watchmen 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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 101:45
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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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 101:46
%
And while they were yet laying the foundation thereof, they began to
say among themselves: And what need hath my lord of this tower?
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 101:47
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And consulted for a long time, saying among themselves: What need hath
my lord of this tower, seeing this is a time of peace?
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 101:48
%
Might not this money be given to the exchangers?  For there is no need
of these things.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 101:49
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And while they were at variance one with another they became very
slothful, and they hearkened not unto the commandments of their lord.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 101:50
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And the enemy came by night, and broke down the hedge; and the servants of
the nobleman arose and were affrighted, and fled; and the enemy destroyed
their works, and broke down the olive-trees.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 101:51
%
Now, behold, the nobleman, the lord of the vineyard, called upon his
servants, and said unto them, Why! what is the cause of this great evil?
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 101:52
%
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 watchman upon
the tower, and watched for my vineyard, and not have fallen asleep,
lest the enemy should come upon you?
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 101:53
%
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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 101:54
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And the lord of the vineyard said unto one of his servants: Go and gather
together the residue of my servants, and take all 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;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 101:55
%
And go ye straightway unto the land of my vineyard, and redeem my
vineyard; for it is mine; I have bought it with money.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 101:56
%
Therefore, get ye straightway unto my land; break down the walls of mine
enemies; throw down their tower, and scatter their watchmen.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 101:57
%
And inasmuch as they gather together against you, avenge me of mine
enemies, that by and by I may come with the residue of mine house and
possess the land.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 101:58
%
And the servant said unto his lord: When shall these things be?
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 101:59
%
And he said unto his servant: When I will; go ye straightway, and do
all things whatsoever I have commanded you;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 101:60
%
And this shall be my seal and blessing upon you--a faithful and wise
steward in the midst of mine house, a ruler in my kingdom.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 101:61
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And his servant went straightway, and did all things whatsoever his lord
commanded him; and after many days all things were fulfilled.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 101:62
%
Again, verily I say unto you, I will show unto you wisdom in me concerning
all the churches, inasmuch as they are willing to be guided in a right
and proper way for their salvation--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 101:63
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That the work of the gathering together of my saints may continue,
that I may build them up unto my name upon holy places; for the time of
harvest is come, and my word must needs be fulfilled.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 101:64
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Therefore, I must gather together my people, according to the parable of
the wheat and the tares, that the wheat may be secured in the garners to
possess eternal life, and be crowned with celestial glory, when I shall
come in the kingdom of my Father to reward every man according as his
work shall be;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 101:65
%
While the tares shall be bound in bundles, and their bands made strong,
that they may be burned with unquenchable fire.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 101:66
%
Therefore, a commandment I give unto all the churches, that they shall
continue to gather together unto the places which I have appointed.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 101:67
%
Nevertheless, as I have said unto you in a former commandment, let not
your gathering be in haste, nor by flight; but let all things be prepared
before you.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 101:68
%
And in order that all things be prepared before you, observe the
commandment which I have given concerning these things--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 101:69
%
Which saith, or teacheth, to purchase 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;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 101:70
%
All the land which can be purchased in Jackson county, and the counties
round about, and leave the residue in mine hand.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 101:71
%
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 haste;
and observe to have all things prepared before you.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 101:72
%
And let honorable men be appointed, even wise men, and send them to
purchase these lands.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 101:73
%
And the churches in the eastern 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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 101:74
%
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, willing to
hearken to my voice.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 101:75
%
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--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 101:76
%
According to the laws and constitution of the people, which I have
suffered to be established, and should be maintained for the rights and
protection of all flesh, according to just and holy principles;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 101:77
%
That every man may act in doctrine and principle pertaining to futurity,
according to the moral agency which I have given unto him, that every
man may be accountable for his own sins in the day of judgment.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 101:78
%
Therefore, it is not right that any man should be in bondage one to
another.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 101:79
%
And for this purpose have I established the Constitution of this land,
by the hands of wise men whom I raised up unto this very purpose, and
redeemed the land by the shedding of blood.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 101:80
%
Now, unto what shall I liken the children of Zion?  I will liken them
unto the parable of the woman and the unjust judge, for men ought always
to pray and not to faint, which saith--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 101:81
%
There was in a city a judge which feared not God, neither regarded man.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 101:82
%
And there was a widow in that city, and she came unto him, saying:
Avenge me of mine adversary.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 101:83
%
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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 101:84
%
Thus will I liken the children of Zion.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 101:85
%
Let them importune at the feet of the judge;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 101:86
%
And if he heed them not, let them importune at the feet of the governor;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 101:87
%
And if the governor heed them not, let them importune at the feet of
the president;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 101:88
%
And if the president heed them not, then will the Lord arise and come
forth out of his hiding place, and in his fury vex the nation;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 101:89
%
And in his hot displeasure, and in his fierce anger, in his time, will
cut off those wicked, unfaithful, and unjust stewards, and appoint them
their portion among hypocrites, and unbelievers;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 101:90
%
Even in outer darkness, where there is weeping, and wailing, and gnashing
of teeth.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 101:91
%
Pray ye, therefore, that their ears may be opened unto your cries, that
I may be merciful unto them, that these things may not come upon them.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 101:92
%
What I have said unto you must needs be, that all men may be left
without excuse;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 101:93
%
That wise men and rulers may hear and know that which they have never
considered;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 101:94
%
That I may proceed to bring to pass my act, my strange act, and perform
my work, my strange work, that men may discern between the righteous
and the wicked, saith your God.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 101:95
%
And again, I say unto you, it is contrary to my commandment and my will
that my servant Sidney Gilbert should sell my storehouse, which I have
appointed unto my people, into the hands of mine enemies.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 101:96
%
Let not that which I have appointed be polluted by mine enemies, by the
consent of those who call themselves after my name;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 101:97
%
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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 101:98
%
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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 101:99
%
Nevertheless, I do not say they shall not dwell thereon; for inasmuch
as they bring forth fruit and works meet for my kingdom they shall
dwell thereon.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 101:100
%
They shall build, and another shall not inherit it; they shall plant
vineyards, and they shall eat the fruit thereof.  Even so.  Amen.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 101:101
%
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 high council of the church of Christ, which was to consist of twelve
high priests, and one or three presidents as the case might require.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 102:1
%
The high council was appointed by revelation for the purpose of settling
important difficulties which might arise in the church, which could not
be settled by the church or the bishop's council to the satisfaction of
the parties.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 102:2
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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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 102:3
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The above-named councilors were then asked whether they accepted their
appointments, and whether they would act in that office according to
the law 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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 102:4
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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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 102:5
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Voted: that the high council cannot have power to act without seven
of the above-named councilors, or their regularly appointed successors
are present.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 102:6
%
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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 102:7
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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 president 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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 102:8
%
The president of the church, who is also the president of the council,
is appointed by revelation, and acknowledged in his administration by
the voice of the church.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 102:9
%
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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 102:10
%
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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 102:11
%
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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 102:12
%
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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 102:13
%
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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 102:14
%
The accused, in all cases, has a right to one-half of the council,
to prevent insult or injustice.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 102:15
%
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 justice.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 102:16
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Those councilors who draw 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 injustice.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 102:17
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In all cases the accuser and the accused shall have a privilege of
speaking for themselves before the council, after the evidences are heard
and the councilors who are appointed to speak on the case have finished
their remarks.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 102:18
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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
sanction the same by their vote.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 102:19
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But should the remaining councilors, who have not spoken, or any one of
them, after hearing the evidences and pleadings impartially, discover
an error in the decision of the president, they can manifest it, and
the case shall have a re-hearing.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 102:20
%
And if, after a careful re-hearing, any additional light is shown upon
the case, the decision shall be altered accordingly.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 102:21
%
But in case no additional light is given, the first decision shall stand,
the majority of the council having power to determine the same.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 102:22
%
In case of difficulty respecting doctrine 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 mind of the Lord by revelation.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 102:23
%
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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 102:24
%
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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 102:25
%
It shall be the duty of said council to transmit, 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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 102:26
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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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 102:27
%
This council of high priests abroad is only to be called on the most
difficult cases of church matters; and no common or ordinary case is to
be sufficient to call such council.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 102:28
%
The traveling or located high priests abroad have power to say whether
it is necessary to call such a council or not.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 102:29
%
There is a distinction between the high council or traveling high priests
abroad, and the traveling high council composed of the twelve apostles,
in their decisions.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 102:30
%
From the decision of the former there can be an appeal; but from the
decision of the latter there cannot.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 102:31
%
The latter can only be called in question by the general authorities of
the church in case of transgression.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 102:32
%
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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 102:33
%
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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 102:34
%
VERILY I say unto you, my friends, behold, I will give unto you a
revelation and commandment, that you may know how to act in the discharge
of your duties concerning the salvation and redemption of your brethren,
who have been scattered on the land of Zion;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 103:1
%
Being driven and smitten by the hands of mine enemies, on whom I will
pour out my wrath without measure in mine own time.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 103:2
%
For I have suffered them thus far, that they might fill up the measure
of their iniquities, that their cup might be full;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 103:3
%
And that those who call themselves after my name might be chastened for
a little season with a sore and grievous chastisement, because they did
not hearken altogether unto the precepts and commandments which I gave
unto them.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 103:4
%
But verily I say unto you, that I have decreed a decree which my people
shall realize, inasmuch as they hearken from this very hour unto the
counsel which I, the Lord their God, shall give unto them.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 103:5
%
Behold they shall, for I have decreed it, begin to prevail against mine
enemies from this very hour.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 103:6
%
And by hearkening to observe all the words which I, the Lord their God,
shall speak unto them, they shall never cease to prevail until the
kingdoms of the world are subdued under my feet, and the earth is given
unto the saints, to possess it forever and ever.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 103:7
%
But inasmuch as they keep not my commandments, and hearken not to observe
all my words, the kingdoms of the world shall prevail against them.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 103:8
%
For they were set to be a light unto the world, and to be the saviors
of men;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 103:9
%
And inasmuch as they are not the saviors of men, they are as salt that
has lost its savor, and is thenceforth good for nothing but to be cast
out and trodden under foot of men.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 103:10
%
But verily I say unto you, I have decreed that your brethren which
have been scattered shall return to the lands of their inheritances,
and shall build up the waste places of Zion.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 103:11
%
For after much tribulation, as I have said unto you in a former
commandment, cometh the blessing.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 103:12
%
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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 103:13
%
Nevertheless, if they pollute their inheritances they shall be thrown
down; for I will not spare them if they pollute their inheritances.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 103:14
%
Behold, I say unto you, the redemption of Zion must needs come by power;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 103:15
%
Therefore, I will raise up unto my people a man, who shall lead them
like as Moses led the children of Israel.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 103:16
%
For ye are the children of Israel, and of the seed of Abraham, and ye
must needs be led out of bondage by power, and with a stretched-out arm.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 103:17
%
And as your fathers were led at the first, even so shall the redemption
of Zion be.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 103:18
%
Therefore, let not your hearts faint, for I say not unto you as I said
unto your fathers: Mine angel shall go up before you, but not my presence.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 103:19
%
But I say unto you: Mine angels shall go up before you, and also my
presence, and in time ye shall possess the goodly land.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 103:20
%
Verily, verily I say unto you, that my servant Joseph Smith, Jun. is
the man to whom I likened the servant to whom the Lord of the vineyard
spake in the parable which I have given unto you.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 103:21
%
Therefore let my servant Joseph Smith, Jun. say unto the strength 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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 103:22
%
And let all the churches send up wise men with their moneys, and purchase
lands even as I have commanded them.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 103:23
%
And inasmuch as mine enemies come against you to drive you from my goodly
land, 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;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 103:24
%
And whomsoever ye curse, I will curse, and ye shall avenge me of mine
enemies.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 103:25
%
And my presence shall be with you even in avenging me of mine enemies,
unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 103:26
%
Let no man be afraid to lay down his life for my sake; for whoso layeth
down his life for my sake shall find it again.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 103:27
%
And whoso is not willing to lay down his life for my sake is not my
disciple.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 103:28
%
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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 103:29
%
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 strength of my house.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 103:30
%
Behold this is my will; ask and ye shall receive; but men do not always
do my will.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 103:31
%
Therefore, if you cannot obtain five hundred, seek diligently that
peradventure you may obtain three hundred.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 103:32
%
And if ye cannot obtain three hundred, seek diligently that peradventure
ye may obtain one hundred.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 103:33
%
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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 103:34
%
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
consecrated land, and establish the children of Zion upon the laws and
commandments which have been and which shall be given unto you.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 103:35
%
All victory and glory is brought to pass unto you through your diligence,
faithfulness, and prayers of faith.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 103:36
%
Let my servant Parley P. Pratt journey with my servant Joseph Smith, Jun.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 103:37
%
Let my servant Lyman Wight journey with my servant Sidney Rigdon.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 103:38
%
Let my servant Hyrum Smith journey with my servant Frederick G. Williams.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 103:39
%
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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 103:40
%
VERILY I say unto you, my friends, I give unto you counsel, and a
commandment, concerning all the properties which belong to the order which
I commanded to be organized and established, to be a united order, and
an everlasting order for the benefit of my church, and for the salvation
of men until I come--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 104:1
%
With promise immutable and unchangeable, that inasmuch as those whom
I commanded were faithful they should be blessed with a multiplicity
of blessings;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 104:2
%
But inasmuch as they were not faithful they were nigh unto cursing.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 104:3
%
Therefore, inasmuch as some of my servants have not kept the commandment,
but have broken the covenant through covetousness, and with feigned words,
I have cursed them with a very sore and grievous curse.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 104:4
%
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 covenant with which ye are bound, he shall be cursed in
his life, and shall be trodden down by whom I will;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 104:5
%
For I, the Lord, am not to be mocked in these things--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 104:6
%
And all this that the innocent among you may not be condemned with
the unjust; and that the guilty among you may not escape; because I,
the Lord, have promised unto you a crown of glory at my right hand.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 104:7
%
Therefore, inasmuch as you are found transgressors, you cannot escape
my wrath in your lives.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 104:8
%
Inasmuch as ye are cut off for transgression, ye cannot escape the
buffetings of Satan until the day of redemption.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 104:9
%
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 deliver him over unto the buffetings of Satan;
and he shall not have power to bring evil upon you.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 104:10
%
It is wisdom in me; therefore, a commandment I give unto you, that ye
shall organize yourselves and appoint every man his stewardship;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 104:11
%
That every man may give an account unto me of the stewardship which is
appointed unto him.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 104:12
%
For it is expedient that I, the Lord, should make every man accountable,
as a steward over earthly blessings, which I have made and prepared for
my creatures.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 104:13
%
I, the Lord, stretched out the heavens, and built the earth, my very
handiwork; and all things therein are mine.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 104:14
%
And it is my purpose to provide for my saints, for all things are mine.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 104:15
%
But it must needs be done in mine own way; and behold this is the way
that I, the Lord, have decreed to provide for my saints, that the poor
shall be exalted, in that the rich are made low.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 104:16
%
For the earth is full, and there is enough and to spare; yea, I prepared
all things, and have given unto the children of men to be agents unto
themselves.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 104:17
%
Therefore, if any man shall take of the abundance which I have made,
and impart not his portion, according to the law of my gospel, unto the
poor and the needy, he shall, with the wicked, lift up his eyes in hell,
being in torment.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 104:18
%
And now, verily I say unto you, concerning the properties of the order--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 104:19
%
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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 104:20
%
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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 104:21
%
And this stewardship and blessing, I, the Lord, confer upon my servant
Sidney Rigdon for a blessing upon him, and his seed after him;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 104:22
%
And I will multiply blessings upon him, inasmuch as he will be humble
before me.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 104:23
%
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;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 104:24
%
And inasmuch as he is faithful, I will multiply blessings upon him and
his seed after him.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 104:25
%
And let my servant Martin Harris devote his moneys for the proclaiming
of my words, according as my servant Joseph Smith, Jun., shall direct.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 104:26
%
And again, let my servant Frederick G. Williams have the place upon
which he now dwells.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 104:27
%
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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 104:28
%
And let my servants Frederick G. Williams and Oliver Cowdery have the
printing office and all things that pertain unto it.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 104:29
%
And this shall be their stewardship which shall be appointed unto them.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 104:30
%
And inasmuch as they are faithful, behold I will bless, and multiply
blessings upon them.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 104:31
%
And this is the beginning of the stewardship which I have appointed them,
for them and their seed after them.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 104:32
%
And, inasmuch as they are faithful, I will multiply blessings upon them
and their seed after them, even a multiplicity of blessings.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 104:33
%
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 building of my houses, which pertains to that inheritance, and those
lots which have been named for my servant Oliver Cowdery.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 104:34
%
And inasmuch as he is faithful, I will multiply blessings upon him.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 104:35
%
And it is my will that he should sell the lots that are laid off for
the building up of the city of my saints, inasmuch as it shall be made
known to him by the voice of the Spirit, and according to the counsel
of the order, and by the voice of the order.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 104:36
%
And this is the beginning of the stewardship which I have appointed unto
him, for a blessing unto him and his seed after him.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 104:37
%
And inasmuch as he is faithful, I will multiply a multiplicity of
blessings upon him.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 104:38
%
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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 104:39
%
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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 104:40
%
Yea, verily, this is the stewardship which I have appointed unto my
servant N. K. Whitney, even this whole mercantile establishment, him
and his agent, and his seed after him.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 104:41
%
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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 104:42
%
And again, let my servant Joseph Smith, Jun., have appointed unto him
the lot which is laid off for the building of my house, which is forty
rods long and twelve wide, and also the inheritance upon which his father
now resides;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 104:43
%
And this is the beginning of the stewardship which I have appointed unto
him, for a blessing upon him, and upon his father.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 104:44
%
For behold, I have reserved an inheritance for his father, for his
support; therefore he shall be reckoned in the house of my servant Joseph
Smith, Jun.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 104:45
%
And I will multiply blessings upon the house of my servant Joseph Smith,
Jun., inasmuch as he is faithful, even a multiplicity of blessings.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 104:46
%
And now, a commandment I give unto you concerning Zion, that you shall
no longer be bound as a united order to your brethren of Zion, only on
this wise--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 104:47
%
After you are organized, you shall be called the United Order of the
Stake of Zion, the City of Kirtland.  And your brethren, after they are
organized, shall be called the United Order of the City of Zion.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 104:48
%
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;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 104:49
%
And you shall do your business in your own name, and in your own names.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 104:50
%
And this I have commanded to be done for your salvation, and also for
their salvation, in consequence of their being driven out and that which
is to come.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 104:51
%
The covenants being broken through transgression, by covetousness and
feigned words--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 104:52
%
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 loan as shall be agreed by this order in council,
as your circumstances will admit and the voice of the council direct.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 104:53
%
And again, a commandment I give unto you concerning your stewardship
which I have appointed unto you.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 104:54
%
Behold, all these properties are mine, or else your faith is vain, and
ye are found hypocrites, and the covenants which ye have made unto me
are broken;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 104:55
%
And if the properties are mine, then ye are stewards; otherwise ye are
no stewards.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 104:56
%
But, verily I say unto you, I have appointed unto you to be stewards
over mine house, even stewards indeed.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 104:57
%
And for this purpose I have commanded you to organize yourselves, even
to print my 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--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 104:58
%
For the purpose of building up my church and kingdom on the earth,
and to prepare my people for the time when I shall dwell with them,
which is nigh at hand.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 104:59
%
And ye shall prepare for yourselves a place for a treasury, and consecrate
it unto my name.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 104:60
%
And ye shall appoint one among you to keep the treasury, and he shall
be ordained unto this blessing.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 104:61
%
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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 104:62
%
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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 104:63
%
And the avails 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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 104:64
%
And thus shall ye preserve the avails of the sacred things in the
treasury, for sacred and holy purposes.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 104:65
%
And this shall be called the sacred treasury of the Lord; and a seal
shall be kept upon it that it may be holy and consecrated unto the Lord.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 104:66
%
And again, there shall be another treasury prepared, and a treasurer
appointed to keep the treasury, and a seal shall be placed upon it;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 104:67
%
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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 104:68
%
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;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 104:69
%
And let not any among you say that it is his own; for it shall not be
called his, nor any part of it.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 104:70
%
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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 104:71
%
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--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 104:72
%
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--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 104:73
%
Until he be found a transgressor, and it is manifest before the council
of the order plainly that he is an unfaithful and an unwise steward.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 104:74
%
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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 104:75
%
But in case of transgression, the treasurer shall be subject unto the
council and voice of the order.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 104:76
%
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 another shall be appointed in his stead.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 104:77
%
And again, verily I say unto you, concerning your debts--behold it is
my will that you shall pay all your debts.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 104:78
%
And it is my will that you shall humble yourselves before me, and obtain
this blessing by your diligence and humility and the prayer of faith.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 104:79
%
And inasmuch as you are diligent and humble, and exercise the prayer 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 deliverance.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 104:80
%
Therefore write speedily to New York and write according to that which
shall be dictated by my Spirit; 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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 104:81
%
And inasmuch as ye are humble and faithful and call upon my name, behold,
I will give you the victory.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 104:82
%
I give unto you a promise, that you shall be delivered this once out of
your bondage.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 104:83
%
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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 104:84
%
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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 104:85
%
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 broken up.  Even so.  Amen.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 104:86
%
VERILY I say unto you who have assembled yourselves together that you
may learn my will concerning the redemption of mine afflicted people--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 105:1
%
Behold, I say unto you, were it not for the transgressions of my people,
speaking concerning the church and not individuals, they might have been
redeemed even now.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 105:2
%
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
impart of their substance, as becometh saints, to the poor and afflicted
among them;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 105:3
%
And are not united according to the union required by the law of the
celestial kingdom;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 105:4
%
And Zion cannot be built up unless it is by the principles of the law
of the celestial kingdom; otherwise I cannot receive her unto myself.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 105:5
%
And my people must needs be chastened until they learn obedience, if it
must needs be, by the things which they suffer.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 105:6
%
I speak not concerning those who are appointed to lead my people,
who are the first elders of my church, for they are not all under this
condemnation;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 105:7
%
But I speak concerning my churches abroad--there are many who will say:
Where is their God?  Behold, he will deliver them in time of trouble,
otherwise we will not go up unto Zion, and will keep our moneys.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 105:8
%
Therefore, in consequence of the transgressions of my people, it is
expedient in me that mine elders should wait for a little season for
the redemption of Zion--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 105:9
%
That they themselves may be prepared, and that my people may be taught
more perfectly, and have experience, and know more perfectly concerning
their duty, and the things which I require at their hands.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 105:10
%
And this cannot be brought to pass until mine elders are endowed with
power from on high.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 105:11
%
For behold, I have prepared a great endowment and blessing to be poured
out upon them, inasmuch as they are faithful and continue in humility
before me.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 105:12
%
Therefore it is expedient in me that mine elders should wait for a little
season, for the redemption of Zion.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 105:13
%
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
fight your battles.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 105:14
%
Behold, the destroyer I have sent forth to destroy and lay waste mine
enemies; and not many years hence they shall not be left to pollute
mine heritage, and to blaspheme my name upon the lands which I have
consecrated for the gathering together of my saints.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 105:15
%
Behold, I have commanded my servant Joseph Smith, Jun., to say unto the
strength 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 watchmen;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 105:16
%
But the strength of mine house have not hearkened unto my words.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 105:17
%
But inasmuch as there are those who have hearkened unto my words, I have
prepared a blessing and an endowment for them, if they continue faithful.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 105:18
%
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 trial of
their faith.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 105:19
%
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;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 105:20
%
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;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 105:21
%
For I will counsel him concerning this matter, and all things whatsoever
he shall appoint unto them shall be fulfilled.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 105:22
%
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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 105:23
%
Talk not of judgments, neither boast of faith nor of mighty works, but
carefully gather together, as much in one region as can be, consistently
with the feelings of the people;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 105:24
%
And behold, I will give unto you favor and grace in their eyes, that
you may rest in peace and safety, while you are saying unto the people:
Execute judgment and justice for us according to law, and redress us of
our wrongs.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 105:25
%
Now, behold, I say unto you, my friends, in this way you may find favor
in the eyes of the people, until the army of Israel becomes very great.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 105:26
%
And I will soften the hearts of the people, as I did the heart of Pharaoh,
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,
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 105:27
%
And to have sent wise men, to fulfil that which I have commanded
concerning the purchasing of all the lands in Jackson county that can
be purchased, and in the adjoining counties round about.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 105:28
%
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 laws
of consecration which I have given.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 105:29
%
And after these lands are purchased, I will hold the armies 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 avenging me of mine enemies unto the third and fourth generation of
them that hate me.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 105:30
%
But first let my army become very great, and let it be sanctified before
me, that it may become fair as the sun, and clear as the moon, and that
her banners may be terrible unto all nations;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 105:31
%
That the kingdoms of this world may be constrained to acknowledge that
the kingdom of Zion is in very deed the kingdom of our God and his Christ;
therefore, let us become subject unto her laws.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 105:32
%
Verily I say unto you, it is expedient in me that the first elders
of my church should receive their endowment from on high in my house,
which I have commanded to be built unto my name in the land of Kirtland.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 105:33
%
And let those commandments which I have given concerning Zion and her
law be executed and fulfilled, after her redemption.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 105:34
%
There has been a day of calling, but the time has come for a day of
choosing; and let those be chosen that are worthy.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 105:35
%
And it shall be manifest unto my servant, by the voice of the Spirit,
those that are chosen; and they shall be sanctified;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 105:36
%
And inasmuch as they follow the counsel which they receive, they shall
have power after many days to accomplish all things pertaining to Zion.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 105:37
%
And again I say unto you, sue for peace, not only to the people that
have smitten you, but also to all people;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 105:38
%
And lift up an ensign of peace, and make a proclamation of peace unto
the ends of the earth;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 105:39
%
And make proposals for peace unto those who have smitten you, according
to the voice of the Spirit which is in you, and all things shall work
together for your good.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 105:40
%
Therefore, be faithful; and behold, and lo, I am with you even unto
the end.  Even so.  Amen.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 105:41
%
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 Freedom
and the regions round about;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 106:1
%
And should preach my everlasting gospel, and lift up his voice and warn
the people, not only in his own place, but in the adjoining counties;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 106:2
%
And devote his whole time to this high and holy calling, which I now give
unto him, seeking diligently the kingdom of heaven and its righteousness,
and all things necessary shall be added thereunto; for the laborer is
worthy of his hire.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 106:3
%
And again, verily I say unto you, the coming of the Lord draweth nigh,
and it overtaketh the world as a thief in the night--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 106:4
%
Therefore, gird up your loins, that you may be the children of light,
and that day shall not overtake you as a thief.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 106:5
%
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;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 106:6
%
Therefore, blessed is my servant Warren, for I will have mercy on him;
and, notwithstanding the vanity of his heart, I will lift him up inasmuch
as he will humble himself before me.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 106:7
%
And I will give him grace and assurance wherewith he may stand; and if
he continue to be a faithful witness and a light unto the church I have
prepared a crown for him in the mansions of my Father.	Even so.  Amen.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 106:8
%
THERE are, in the church, two priesthoods, namely, the Melchizedek and
Aaronic, including the Levitical Priesthood.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 107:1
%
Why the first is called the Melchizedek Priesthood is because Melchizedek
was such a great high priest.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 107:2
%
Before his day it was called the Holy Priesthood, after the Order of
the Son of God.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 107:3
%
But out of respect or reverence 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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 107:4
%
All other authorities or offices in the church are appendages to this
priesthood.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 107:5
%
But there are two divisions or grand heads--one is the Melchizedek
Priesthood, and the other is the Aaronic or Levitical Priesthood.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 107:6
%
The office of an elder comes under the priesthood of Melchizedek.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 107:7
%
The Melchizedek Priesthood holds the right of presidency, and has power
and authority over all the offices in the church in all ages of the world,
to administer in spiritual things.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 107:8
%
The Presidency of the High Priesthood, after the order of Melchizedek,
have a right to officiate in all the offices in the church.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 107:9
%
High priests after the order of the Melchizedek Priesthood have a right to
officiate in their own standing, under the direction of the presidency,
in administering spiritual things, and also in the office of an elder,
priest (of the Levitical order), teacher, deacon, and member.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 107:10
%
An elder has a right to officiate in his stead when the high priest is
not present.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 107:11
%
The high priest and elder 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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 107:12
%
The second priesthood is called the Priesthood of Aaron, because it was
conferred upon Aaron and his seed, throughout all their generations.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 107:13
%
Why it is called the lesser priesthood is because it is an appendage to
the greater, or the Melchizedek Priesthood, and has power in administering
outward ordinances.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 107:14
%
The bishopric is the presidency of this priesthood, and holds the keys
or authority of the same.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 107:15
%
No man has a legal right to this office, to hold the keys of this
priesthood, except he be a literal descendant of Aaron.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 107:16
%
But as a high priest of the Melchizedek Priesthood has authority to
officiate in all the lesser offices, he may officiate in the office of
bishop when no literal descendant of Aaron can be found, provided he is
called and set apart and ordained unto this power by the hands of the
Presidency of the Melchizedek Priesthood.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 107:17
%
The power and authority of the higher, or Melchizedek Priesthood, is to
hold the keys of all the spiritual blessings of the church--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 107:18
%
To have the privilege of receiving the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven,
to have the heavens opened unto them, to commune with the general assembly
and church of the Firstborn, and to enjoy the communion and presence of
God the Father, and Jesus the mediator of the new covenant.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 107:19
%
The power and authority of the lesser, or Aaronic Priesthood, is to
hold the keys of the ministering of angels, and to administer in outward
ordinances, the letter of the gospel, the baptism of repentance for the
remission of sins, agreeable to the covenants and commandments.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 107:20
%
Of necessity there are presidents, or presiding officers growing out
of, or appointed of or from among those who are ordained to the several
offices in these two priesthoods.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 107:21
%
Of the Melchizedek Priesthood, three Presiding High Priests, chosen
by the body, appointed and ordained to that office, and upheld by
the confidence, faith, and prayer of the church, form a quorum of the
Presidency of the Church.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 107:22
%
The twelve traveling councilors are called to be the Twelve Apostles, or
special witnesses of the name of Christ in all the world--thus differing
from other officers in the church in the duties of their calling.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 107:23
%
And they form a quorum, equal in authority and power to the three
presidents previously mentioned.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 107:24
%
The Seventy are also called to preach 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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 107:25
%
And they form a quorum, equal in authority to that of the Twelve special
witnesses or Apostles just named.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 107:26
%
And every decision made by either of these quorums must be by the
unanimous 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--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 107:27
%
A majority may form a quorum when circumstances render it impossible to
be otherwise--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 107:28
%
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
righteous and holy men.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 107:29
%
The decisions of these quorums, or either of them, are to be made in
all righteousness, in holiness, and lowliness of heart, meekness and
long suffering, and in faith, and virtue, and knowledge, temperance,
patience, godliness, brotherly kindness and charity;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 107:30
%
Because the promise is, if these things abound in them they shall not
be unfruitful in the knowledge of the Lord.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 107:31
%
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 appeal from their decision.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 107:32
%
The Twelve are a Traveling 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
Gentiles and secondly unto the Jews.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 107:33
%
The Seventy are to act in the name of the Lord, under the direction of
the Twelve 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;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 107:34
%
The Twelve being sent 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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 107:35
%
The standing high 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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 107:36
%
The high 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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 107:37
%
It is the duty of the traveling high council to call upon the Seventy,
when they need assistance, to fill the several calls for preaching and
administering the gospel, instead of any others.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 107:38
%
It is the duty of the Twelve, in all large branches of the church,
to ordain evangelical ministers, as they shall be designated unto them
by revelation--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 107:39
%
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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 107:40
%
This order was instituted in the days of Adam, and came down by lineage
in the following manner:
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 107:41
%
From Adam to Seth, who was ordained 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 preserved unto the
end of the earth;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 107:42
%
Because he (Seth) was a perfect man, and his likeness 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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 107:43
%
Enos was ordained at the age of one hundred and thirty-four years and
four months, by the hand of Adam.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 107:44
%
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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 107:45
%
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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 107:46
%
Jared was two hundred years old when he was ordained under the hand of
Adam, who also blessed him.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 107:47
%
Enoch was twenty-five years old when he was ordained under the hand of
Adam; and he was sixty-five and Adam blessed him.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 107:48
%
And he saw the Lord, and he walked with him, and was before his face
continually; and he walked with God three hundred and sixty-five years,
making him four hundred and thirty years old when he was translated.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 107:49
%
Methuselah was one hundred years old when he was ordained under the hand
of Adam.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 107:50
%
Lamech was thirty-two years old when he was ordained under the hand
of Seth.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 107:51
%
Noah was ten years old when he was ordained under the hand of Methuselah.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 107:52
%
Three years previous to the death of Adam, he called Seth, Enos, Cainan,
Mahalaleel, Jared, Enoch, and Methuselah, who were all high priests,
with the residue of his posterity who were righteous, into the valley
of Adam-ondi-Ahman, and there bestowed upon them his last blessing.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 107:53
%
And the Lord appeared unto them, and they rose up and blessed Adam,
and called him Michael, the prince, the archangel.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 107:54
%
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 prince over them forever.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 107:55
%
And Adam stood up in the midst of the congregation; and, notwithstanding
he was bowed down with age, being full of the Holy Ghost, predicted
whatsoever should befall his posterity unto the latest generation.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 107:56
%
These things were all written in the book of Enoch, and are to be
testified of in due time.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 107:57
%
It is the duty of the Twelve, also, to ordain and set in order all the
other officers of the church, agreeable to the revelation which says:
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 107:58
%
To the church of Christ in the land of Zion, in addition to the church
laws respecting church business--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 107:59
%
Verily, I say unto you, saith the Lord of Hosts, there must needs be
presiding elders to preside over those who are of the office of an elder;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 107:60
%
And also priests to preside over those who are of the office of a priest;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 107:61
%
And also teachers to preside over those who are of the office of a
teacher, in like manner, and also the deacons--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 107:62
%
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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 107:63
%
Then comes the High Priesthood, which is the greatest of all.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 107:64
%
Wherefore, it must needs be that one be appointed of the High Priesthood
to preside over the priesthood, and he shall be called President of the
High Priesthood of the Church;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 107:65
%
Or, in other words, the Presiding High Priest over the High Priesthood
of the Church.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 107:66
%
From the same comes the administering of ordinances and blessings upon
the church, by the laying on of the hands.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 107:67
%
Wherefore, the office of a bishop is not equal unto it; for the office
of a bishop is in administering all temporal things;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 107:68
%
Nevertheless a bishop must be chosen from the High Priesthood, unless
he is a literal descendant of Aaron;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 107:69
%
For unless he is a literal descendant of Aaron he cannot hold the keys
of that priesthood.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 107:70
%
Nevertheless, a high priest, that is, after the order of Melchizedek,
may be set apart unto the ministering of temporal things, having a
knowledge of them by the Spirit of truth;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 107:71
%
And also to be a judge in Israel, to do the business of the church, to
sit in judgment upon transgressors upon testimony as it shall be laid
before him according to the laws, by the assistance of his counselors,
whom he has chosen or will choose among the elders of the church.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 107:72
%
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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 107:73
%
Thus shall he be a judge, 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 set 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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 107:74
%
And inasmuch as there are other bishops appointed they shall act in the
same office.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 107:75
%
But a literal descendant of Aaron has a legal right to the presidency
of this priesthood, to the keys 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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 107:76
%
And the decision of either of these councils, agreeable to the commandment
which says:
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 107:77
%
Again, verily, I say unto you, the most important business of the church,
and the most difficult 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
Presidency of the High Priesthood.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 107:78
%
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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 107:79
%
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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 107:80
%
There is not any person belonging to the church who is exempt from this
council of the church.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 107:81
%
And inasmuch as a President of the High Priesthood shall transgress,
he shall be had in remembrance before the common council of the church,
who shall be assisted by twelve counselors of the High Priesthood;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 107:82
%
And their decision upon his head shall be an end of controversy
concerning him.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 107:83
%
Thus, none shall be exempted from the justice and the laws of God, that
all things may be done in order and in solemnity before him, according
to truth and righteousness.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 107:84
%
And again, verily I say unto you, the duty of a president over the office
of a deacon is to preside over twelve deacons, to sit in council with
them, and to teach them their duty, edifying one another, as it is given
according to the covenants.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 107:85
%
And also the duty of the president over the office of the teachers 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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 107:86
%
Also the duty of the president over the Priesthood of Aaron is to preside
over forty-eight priests, and sit in council with them, to teach them
the duties of their office, as is given in the covenants--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 107:87
%
This president is to be a bishop; for this is one of the duties of
this priesthood.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 107:88
%
Again, the duty of the president over the office of elders is to preside
over ninety-six elders, and to sit in council with them, and to teach
them according to the covenants.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 107:89
%
This presidency is a distinct one from that of the seventy, and is
designed for those who do not travel into all the world.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 107:90
%
And again, the duty of the President of the office of the High Priesthood
is to preside over the whole church, and to be like unto Moses--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 107:91
%
Behold, here is wisdom; yea, to be a seer, a revelator, a translator,
and a prophet, having all the gifts of God which he bestows upon the
head of the church.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 107:92
%
And it is according to the vision showing the order of the Seventy,
that they should have seven presidents to preside over them, chosen out
of the number of the seventy;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 107:93
%
And the seventh president of these presidents is to preside over the six;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 107:94
%
And these seven presidents are to choose other seventy besides the first
seventy to whom they belong, and are to preside over them;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 107:95
%
And also other seventy, until seven times seventy, if the labor in the
vineyard of necessity requires it.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 107:96
%
And these seventy are to be traveling ministers, unto the Gentiles first
and also unto the Jews.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 107:97
%
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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 107:98
%
Wherefore, now let every man learn his duty, and to act in the office
in which he is appointed, in all diligence.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 107:99
%
He that is slothful shall not be counted worthy to stand, and he that
learns not his duty and shows himself not approved shall not be counted
worthy to stand.  Even so.  Amen.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 107:100
%
VERILY thus saith the Lord unto you, my servant Lyman: Your sins are
forgiven you, because you have obeyed my voice in coming up hither this
morning to receive counsel of him whom I have appointed.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 108:1
%
Therefore, let your soul be at rest concerning your spiritual standing,
and resist no more my voice.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 108:2
%
And arise up and be more careful henceforth in observing your vows,
which you have made and do make, and you shall be blessed with exceeding
great blessings.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 108:3
%
Wait patiently until the solemn assembly shall be called of my servants,
then you shall be remembered with the first of mine elders, and receive
right by ordination with the rest of mine elders whom I have chosen.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 108:4
%
Behold, this is the promise of the Father unto you if you continue
faithful.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 108:5
%
And it shall be fulfilled upon you in that day that you shall have right
to preach my gospel wheresoever I shall send you, from henceforth from
that time.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 108:6
%
Therefore, strengthen your brethren in all your conversation, in all
your prayers, in all your exhortations, and in all your doings.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 108:7
%
And behold, and lo, I am with you to bless you and deliver you forever.
Amen.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 108:8
%
THANKS be to thy name, O Lord God of Israel, who keepest covenant and
showest mercy unto thy servants who walk uprightly before thee, with
all their hearts--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 109:1
%
Thou who hast commanded thy servants to build a house to thy name in
this place [Kirtland].
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 109:2
%
And now thou beholdest, O Lord, that thy servants have done according
to thy commandment.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 109:3
%
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 house, the
workmanship of the hands of us, thy servants, which thou didst command
us to build.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 109:4
%
For thou knowest that we have done this work through great tribulation;
and out of our poverty we have given of our substance to build a house
to thy name, that the Son of Man might have a place to manifest himself
to his people.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 109:5
%
And as thou hast said in a revelation, given to us, calling us thy
friends, saying--Call your solemn assembly, as I have commanded you;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 109:6
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And as all have not faith, seek ye diligently and teach one another
words of wisdom; yea, seek ye out of the best books words of wisdom,
seek learning even by study and also by faith;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 109:7
%
Organize yourselves; prepare every needful thing, and establish a house,
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;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 109:8
%
That your incomings 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--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 109:9
%
And now, Holy Father, we ask thee to assist us, thy people, with thy
grace, in calling our solemn assembly, that it may be done to thine
honor and to thy divine acceptance;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 109:10
%
And in a manner that we may be found worthy, in thy sight, to secure
a fulfilment of the promises which thou hast made unto us, thy people,
in the revelations given unto us;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 109:11
%
That thy glory 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;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 109:12
%
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 place of thy holiness.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 109:13
%
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 books, and that they
may seek learning even by study, and also by faith, as thou hast said;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 109:14
%
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;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 109:15
%
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;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 109:16
%
That all the incomings of thy people, into this house, may be in the
name of the Lord;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 109:17
%
That all their outgoings from this house may be in the name of the Lord;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 109:18
%
And that all their salutations may be in the name of the Lord, with holy
hands, uplifted to the Most High;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 109:19
%
And that no unclean thing shall be permitted to come into thy house to
pollute it;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 109:20
%
And when thy people transgress, 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 reverence thee in thy house.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 109:21
%
And we ask thee, Holy Father, that thy servants may go forth from this
house armed with thy power, and that thy name may be upon them, and thy
glory be round about them, and thine angels have charge over them;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 109:22
%
And from this place they may bear exceedingly great and glorious tidings,
in truth, unto the ends 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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 109:23
%
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;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 109:24
%
That no weapon formed against them shall prosper; that he who diggeth
a pit for them shall fall into the same himself;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 109:25
%
That no combination of wickedness shall have power to rise up and prevail
over thy people upon whom thy name shall be put in this house;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 109:26
%
And if any people shall rise against this people, that thine anger be
kindled against them;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 109:27
%
And if they shall smite this people thou wilt smite them; thou wilt
fight for thy people as thou didst in the day of battle, that they may
be delivered from the hands of all their enemies.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 109:28
%
We ask thee, Holy Father, to confound, and astonish, and to bring to
shame and confusion, all those who have spread lying 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;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 109:29
%
And that all their works may be brought to naught, and be swept away by
the hail, and by the judgments which thou wilt send upon them in thine
anger, that there may be an end to lyings and slanders against thy people.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 109:30
%
For thou knowest, O Lord, that thy servants have been innocent before thee
in bearing record of thy name, for which they have suffered these things.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 109:31
%
Therefore we plead before thee for a full and complete deliverance from
under this yoke;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 109:32
%
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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 109:33
%
O Jehovah, have mercy upon this people, and as all men sin forgive the
transgressions of thy people, and let them be blotted out forever.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 109:34
%
Let the anointing of thy ministers be sealed upon them with power from
on high.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 109:35
%
Let it be fulfilled upon them, as upon those on the day of Pentecost;
let the gift of tongues be poured out upon thy people, even cloven
tongues as of fire, and the interpretation thereof.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 109:36
%
And let thy house be filled, as with a rushing mighty wind, with thy
glory.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 109:37
%
Put upon thy servants the testimony of the covenant, that when they go out
and proclaim thy word they may seal 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 earth, because of their transgressions,
that thy people may not faint in the day of trouble.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 109:38
%
And whatsoever city thy servants shall enter, and the people of that city
receive 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 Zion, or to her stakes, the places of thine appointment,
with songs of everlasting joy;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 109:39
%
And until this be accomplished, let not thy judgments fall upon that city.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 109:40
%
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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 109:41
%
But deliver thou, O Jehovah, we beseech thee, thy servants from their
hands, and cleanse them from their blood.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 109:42
%
O Lord, we delight not in the destruction of our fellow men; their souls
are precious before thee;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 109:43
%
But thy word must be fulfilled.  Help thy servants to say, with thy
grace assisting them: Thy will be done, O Lord, and not ours.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 109:44
%
We know that thou hast spoken by the mouth of thy prophets terrible
things concerning the wicked, in the last days--that thou wilt pour out
thy judgments, without measure;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 109:45
%
Therefore, O Lord, deliver thy people from the calamity of the wicked;
enable thy servants to seal up the law, and bind up the testimony,
that they may be prepared against the day of burning.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 109:46
%
We ask thee, Holy Father, to remember those who have been driven by
the inhabitants of Jackson county, Missouri, from the lands of their
inheritance, and break off, O Lord, this yoke of affliction that has
been put upon them.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 109:47
%
Thou knowest, O Lord, that they have been greatly oppressed and afflicted
by wicked men; and our hearts flow out with sorrow because of their
grievous burdens.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 109:48
%
O Lord, how long wilt thou suffer this people to bear this affliction,
and the cries of their innocent ones to ascend up in thine ears, and
their blood come up in testimony before thee, and not make a display of
thy testimony in their behalf?
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 109:49
%
Have mercy, 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;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 109:50
%
But if they will not, make bare thine arm, O Lord, and redeem that which
thou didst appoint a Zion unto thy people.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 109:51
%
And if it cannot be otherwise, that the cause of thy people may not
fail before thee may thine anger be kindled, and thine indignation
fall upon them, that they may be wasted away, both root and branch,
from under heaven;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 109:52
%
But inasmuch as they will repent, thou art gracious and merciful, and wilt
turn away thy wrath when thou lookest upon the face of thine Anointed.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 109:53
%
Have mercy, O Lord, upon all the nations of the earth; have mercy upon
the rulers of our land; may those principles, which were so honorably
and nobly defended, namely, the Constitution of our land, by our fathers,
be established forever.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 109:54
%
Remember 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;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 109:55
%
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 truth, and thy people may obtain favor in the
sight of all;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 109:56
%
That all the ends of the earth may know that we, thy servants, have
heard thy voice, and that thou hast sent us;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 109:57
%
That from among all these, thy servants, the sons of Jacob, may gather
out the righteous to build a holy city to thy name, as thou hast
commanded them.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 109:58
%
We ask thee to appoint unto Zion other stakes besides this one which
thou hast appointed, that the gathering of thy people may roll on in
great power and majesty, that thy work may be cut short in righteousness.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 109:59
%
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 Gentiles.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 109:60
%
But thou knowest that thou hast a great love for the children of Jacob,
who have been scattered upon the mountains for a long time, in a cloudy
and dark day.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 109:61
%
We therefore ask thee to have mercy upon the children of Jacob, that
Jerusalem, from this hour, may begin to be redeemed;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 109:62
%
And the yoke of bondage may begin to be broken off from the house
of David;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 109:63
%
And the children of Judah may begin to return to the lands which thou
didst give to Abraham, their father.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 109:64
%
And cause that the remnants of Jacob, who have been cursed and smitten
because of their transgression, be converted from their wild and savage
condition to the fulness of the everlasting gospel;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 109:65
%
That they may lay down their weapons of bloodshed, and cease their
rebellions.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 109:66
%
And may all the scattered remnants of Israel, 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 oppression, and rejoice before thee.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 109:67
%
O Lord, remember thy servant, Joseph Smith, Jun., and all his afflictions
and persecutions--how he has covenanted with Jehovah, 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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 109:68
%
Have mercy, O Lord, upon his wife and children, that they may be exalted
in thy presence, and preserved by thy fostering hand.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 109:69
%
Have mercy upon all their immediate connections, that their prejudices may
be broken up and swept away as with a flood; that they may be converted
and redeemed with Israel, and know that thou art God.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 109:70
%
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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 109:71
%
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 kingdom, which thou hast set
up without hands, may become a great mountain and fill the whole earth;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 109:72
%
That thy church may come forth out of the wilderness of darkness, and
shine forth fair as the moon, clear as the sun, and terrible as an army
with banners;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 109:73
%
And be adorned as a bride for that day when thou shalt unveil the heavens,
and cause the mountains to flow down at thy presence, and the valleys
to be exalted, the rough places made smooth; that thy glory may fill
the earth;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 109:74
%
That when the trump shall sound for the dead, we shall be caught up in
the cloud to meet thee, that we may ever be with the Lord;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 109:75
%
That our garments may be pure, that we may be clothed upon with robes
of righteousness, with palms in our hands, and crowns of glory upon our
heads, and reap eternal joy for all our sufferings.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 109:76
%
O Lord God Almighty, hear us in these our petitions, and answer us from
heaven, thy holy habitation, where thou sittest enthroned, with glory,
honor, power, majesty, might, dominion, truth, justice, judgment, mercy,
and an infinity of fulness, from everlasting to everlasting.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 109:77
%
O hear, O hear, O hear us, O Lord!  And answer these petitions, and
accept the dedication of this house unto thee, the work of our hands,
which we have built unto thy name;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 109:78
%
And also this church, to put upon it thy name.	And help us by the power
of thy Spirit, that we may mingle our voices with those bright, shining
seraphs around thy throne, with acclamations of praise, singing Hosanna
to God and the Lamb!
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 109:79
%
And let these, thine anointed ones, be clothed with salvation, and thy
saints shout aloud for joy.  Amen, and Amen.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 109:80
%
THE veil was taken from our minds, and the eyes of our understanding
were opened.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 110:1
%
We saw the Lord standing upon the breastwork of the pulpit, before us;
and under his feet was a paved work of pure gold, in color like amber.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 110:2
%
His eyes were as a flame of fire; the hair of his head was white like
the pure snow; his countenance shone above the brightness of the sun;
and his voice was as the sound of the rushing of great waters, even the
voice of Jehovah, saying:
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 110:3
%
I am the first and the last; I am he who liveth, I am he who was slain;
I am your advocate with the Father.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 110:4
%
Behold, your sins are forgiven you; you are clean before me; therefore,
lift up your heads and rejoice.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 110:5
%
Let the hearts of your brethren rejoice, and let the hearts of all my
people rejoice, who have, with their might, built this house to my name.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 110:6
%
For behold, I have accepted this house, and my name shall be here;
and I will manifest myself to my people in mercy in this house.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 110:7
%
Yea, I will appear unto my servants, and speak unto them with mine own
voice, if my people will keep my commandments, and do not pollute this
holy house.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 110:8
%
Yea the hearts of thousands and tens of thousands shall greatly rejoice in
consequence of the blessings which shall be poured out, and the endowment
with which my servants have been endowed in this house.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 110:9
%
And the fame of this house shall spread to foreign lands; and this is
the beginning of the blessing which shall be poured out upon the heads
of my people.  Even so.  Amen.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 110:10
%
After this vision closed, the heavens were again opened unto us; and
Moses appeared before us, and committed unto us the keys of the gathering
of Israel from the four parts of the earth, and the leading of the ten
tribes from the land of the north.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 110:11
%
After this, Elias appeared, and committed the dispensation of the gospel
of Abraham, saying that in us and our seed all generations after us
should be blessed.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 110:12
%
After this vision had closed, another great and glorious vision burst
upon us; for Elijah the prophet, who was taken to heaven without tasting
death, stood before us, and said:
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 110:13
%
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--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 110:14
%
To turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the children to
the fathers, lest the whole earth be smitten with a curse--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 110:15
%
Therefore, the keys of this dispensation are committed into your hands;
and by this ye may know that the great and dreadful day of the Lord is
near, even at the doors.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 110:16
%
I, THE Lord your God, am not displeased with your coming this journey,
notwithstanding your follies.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 111:1
%
I have much treasure 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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 111:2
%
Therefore, it is expedient that you should form acquaintance with men
in this city, as you shall be led, and as it shall be given you.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 111:3
%
And it shall come to pass in due time that I will give this city into
your hands, that you shall have power over it, insomuch that they shall
not discover your secret parts; and its wealth pertaining to gold and
silver shall be yours.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 111:4
%
Concern not yourselves about your debts, for I will give you power to
pay them.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 111:5
%
Concern not yourselves about Zion, for I will deal mercifully with her.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 111:6
%
Tarry in this place, and in the regions round about;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 111:7
%
And the place where it is my will that you should tarry, for the main,
shall be signalized unto you by the peace and power of my Spirit, that
shall flow unto you.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 111:8
%
This place you may obtain by hire.  And inquire diligently concerning
the more ancient inhabitants and founders of this city;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 111:9
%
For there are more treasures than one for you in this city.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 111:10
%
Therefore, be ye as wise as serpents and yet without sin; and I will order
all things for your good, as fast as ye are able to receive them.  Amen.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 111:11
%
VERILY thus saith the Lord unto you my servant Thomas: I have heard thy
prayers; and thine alms have come up as a memorial before me, in behalf
of those, thy brethren, who were chosen to bear testimony of my name
and to send it abroad among all nations, kindreds, tongues, and people,
and ordained through the instrumentality of my servants,
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 112:1
%
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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 112:2
%
Nevertheless, inasmuch as thou hast abased thyself thou shalt be exalted;
therefore, all thy sins are forgiven thee.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 112:3
%
Let thy heart be of good cheer before my face; and thou shalt bear
record of my name, not only unto the Gentiles, but also unto the Jews;
and thou shalt send forth my word unto the ends of the earth.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 112:4
%
Contend thou, therefore, morning by morning; and day after day let thy
warning voice go forth; and when the night cometh let not the inhabitants
of the earth slumber, because of thy speech.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 112:5
%
Let thy habitation be known in Zion, and remove not thy house; for I,
the Lord, have a great work for thee to do, in publishing my name among
the children of men.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 112:6
%
Therefore, gird 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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 112:7
%
And by thy word many high ones shall be brought low, and by thy word
many low ones shall be exalted.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 112:8
%
Thy voice shall be a rebuke unto the transgressor; and at thy rebuke
let the tongue of the slanderer cease its perverseness.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 112:9
%
Be thou humble; and the Lord thy God shall lead thee by the hand, and
give thee answer to thy prayers.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 112:10
%
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 love
be for them as for thyself; and let thy love abound unto all men, and
unto all who love my name.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 112:11
%
And pray for thy brethren of the Twelve.  Admonish them sharply for my
name's sake, and let them be admonished for all their sins, and be ye
faithful before me unto my name.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 112:12
%
And after their temptations, and much tribulation, behold, I, the Lord,
will feel after them, and if they harden not their hearts, and stiffen
not their necks against me, they shall be converted, and I will heal them.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 112:13
%
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 cross, follow me, and feed
my sheep.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 112:14
%
Exalt not yourselves; rebel not against my servant Joseph; for verily
I say unto you, I am with him, and my hand shall be over him; and the
keys which I have given unto him, and also to youward, shall not be
taken from him till I come.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 112:15
%
Verily I say unto you, my servant Thomas, thou art the man whom I have
chosen to hold the keys of my kingdom, as pertaining to the Twelve,
abroad among all nations--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 112:16
%
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, cannot come;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 112:17
%
For on them have I laid the burden of all the churches for a little
season.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 112:18
%
Wherefore, whithersoever they shall send you, go ye, and I will be with
you; and in whatsoever place ye shall proclaim my name an effectual door
shall be opened unto you, that they may receive my word.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 112:19
%
Whosoever receiveth 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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 112:20
%
And again, I say unto you, that whosoever ye shall send in my name, by
the voice of your brethren, the Twelve, duly recommended and authorized
by you, shall have power to open the door of my kingdom unto any nation
whithersoever ye shall send them--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 112:21
%
Inasmuch as they shall humble themselves before me, and abide in my word,
and hearken to the voice of my Spirit.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 112:22
%
Verily, verily, I say unto you, darkness covereth the earth, and gross
darkness the minds of the people, and all flesh has become corrupt before
my face.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 112:23
%
Behold, vengeance cometh speedily upon the inhabitants of the earth,
a day of wrath, a day of burning, a day of desolation, of weeping, of
mourning, and of lamentation; and as a whirlwind it shall come upon all
the face of the earth, saith the Lord.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 112:24
%
And upon my house shall it begin, and from my house shall it go forth,
saith the Lord;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 112:25
%
First among those among you, saith the Lord, who have professed to know
my name and have not known me, and have blasphemed against me in the
midst of my house, saith the Lord.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 112:26
%
Therefore, see to it that ye trouble not yourselves concerning the
affairs of my church in this place, saith the Lord.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 112:27
%
But purify your hearts before me; and then go ye into all the world,
and preach my gospel unto every creature who has not received it;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 112:28
%
And he that believeth and is baptized shall be saved, and he that
believeth not, and is not baptized, shall be damned.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 112:29
%
For unto you, the Twelve, and those, the First Presidency, who are
appointed with you to be your counselors and your leaders, is the power
of this priesthood given, for the last days and for the last time,
in the which is the dispensation of the fulness of times.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 112:30
%
Which power you hold, in connection with all those who have received a
dispensation at any time from the beginning of the creation;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 112:31
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For verily I say unto you, the keys of the dispensation, which ye have
received, have come down from the fathers, and last of all, being sent
down from heaven unto you.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 112:32
%
Verily I say unto you, behold how great is your calling. Cleanse your
hearts and your garments, lest the blood of this generation be required
at your hands.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 112:33
%
Be faithful until I come, for I come quickly; and my reward is with
me to recompense every man according as his work shall be.  I am Alpha
and Omega.  Amen.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 112:34
%
WHO is the Stem of Jesse spoken of in the 1st, 2d, 3d, 4th, and 5th
verses of the 11th chapter of Isaiah?
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 113:1
%
Verily thus saith the Lord: It is Christ.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 113:2
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What is the rod spoken of in the first verse of the 11th chapter of
Isaiah, that should come of the Stem of Jesse?
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 113:3
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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 Ephraim, or of the
house of Joseph, on whom there is laid much power.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 113:4
%
What is the root of Jesse spoken of in the 10th verse of the 11th chapter?
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 113:5
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Behold, thus saith the Lord, it is a descendant of Jesse, as well as
of Joseph, unto whom rightly belongs the priesthood, and the keys of
the kingdom, for an ensign, and for the gathering of my people in the
last days.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 113:6
%
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?
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 113:7
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He had reference to those whom God should call in the last days,
who should hold the power of priesthood to bring again Zion, and
the redemption of Israel; and to put on her strength is to put on the
authority of the priesthood, which she, Zion, has a right to by lineage;
also to return to that power which she had lost.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 113:8
%
What are we to understand by Zion loosing herself from the bands of her
neck; 2d verse?
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 113:9
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We are to understand that the scattered remnants are exhorted to return
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 bands of her neck are the curses
of God upon her, or the remnants of Israel in their scattered condition
among the Gentiles.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 113:10
%
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 perform 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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 114:1
%
For verily thus saith the Lord, that inasmuch as there are those among
you who deny my name, others shall be planted in their stead and receive
their bishopric.  Amen.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 114:2
%
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 counselors who are and shall be appointed hereafter;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 115:1
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And also unto you, my servant Edward Partridge, and his counselors;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 115:2
%
And also unto my faithful servants who are of the high council of my
church 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;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 115:3
%
For thus shall my church be called in the last days, even The Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 115:4
%
Verily I say unto you all: Arise and shine forth, that thy light may be
a standard for the nations;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 115:5
%
And that the gathering together upon the land of Zion, and upon her
stakes, may be for a defense, and for a refuge from the storm, and from
wrath when it shall be poured out without mixture upon the whole earth.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 115:6
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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 holy.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 115:7
%
Therefore, I command you to build a house unto me, for the gathering
together of my saints, that they may worship me.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 115:8
%
And let there be a beginning of this work, and a foundation, and a
preparatory work, this following summer;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 115:9
%
And let the beginning be made on the fourth day of July next; and from
that time forth let my people labor diligently to build a house unto
my name;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 115:10
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And in one year from this day let them re-commence laying the foundation
of my house.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 115:11
%
Thus let them from that time forth labor diligently until it shall be
finished, from the corner stone thereof unto the top thereof, until
there shall not anything remain that is not finished.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 115:12
%
Verily I say unto you, let not my servant Joseph, neither my servant
Sidney, neither my servant Hyrum, get in debt any more for the building
of a house unto my name;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 115:13
%
But let a house be built unto my name according to the pattern which I
will show unto them.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 115:14
%
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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 115:15
%
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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 115:16
%
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;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 115:17
%
And also that other places should be appointed for stakes in the regions
round about, as they shall be manifested unto my servant Joseph, from
time to time.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 115:18
%
For behold, I will be with him, and I will sanctify him before the
people; for unto him have I given the keys of this kingdom and ministry.
Even so.  Amen.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 115:19
%
SPRING Hill is named by the Lord Adam-ondi-Ahman, because, said he, it
is the place where Adam shall come to visit his people, or the Ancient
of Days shall sit, as spoken of by Daniel the prophet.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 116:1
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VERILY thus saith the Lord unto my servant William 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, send again
the snows upon the earth.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 117:1
%
Let them awake, and arise, and come forth, and not tarry, for I, the Lord,
command it.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 117:2
%
Therefore, if they tarry it shall not be well with them.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 117:3
%
Let them repent of all their sins, and of all their covetous desires,
before me, saith the Lord; for what is property unto me? saith the Lord.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 117:4
%
Let the properties of Kirtland be turned out for debts, saith the Lord.
Let them go, saith the Lord, and whatsoever remaineth, let it remain in
your hands, saith the Lord.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 117:5
%
For have I not the fowls of heaven, and also the fish of the sea, and
the beasts of the mountains?  Have I not made the earth?  Do I not hold
the destinies of all the armies of the nations of the earth?
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 117:6
%
Therefore, will I not make solitary places to bud and to blossom, and
to bring forth in abundance? saith the Lord.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 117:7
%
Is there not room enough on the mountains of Adam-ondi-Ahman, and on the
plains of Olaha Shinehah, or the land where Adam dwelt, that you should
covet that which is but the drop, and neglect the more weighty matters?
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 117:8
%
Therefore, come up hither unto the land of my people, even Zion.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 117:9
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Let my servant William Marks be faithful over a few things, and he shall
be a ruler over many.  Let him preside in the midst of my people in the
city of Far West, and let him be blessed with the blessings of my people.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 117:10
%
Let my servant Newel K. Whitney be ashamed of the Nicolaitane band and
of all their secret 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 bishop unto my people, saith the Lord, not in name but in deed,
saith the Lord.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 117:11
%
And again, I say unto you, I remember my servant Oliver 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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 117:12
%
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 sacrifice shall be more sacred unto me than his increase,
saith the Lord.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 117:13
%
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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 117:14
%
Therefore let no man despise my servant Oliver Granger, but let the
blessings of my people be on him forever and ever.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 117:15
%
And again, verily I say unto you, let all my servants in the land of
Kirtland remember the Lord their God, and mine house also, to keep and
preserve it holy, and to overthrow the moneychangers in mine own due time,
saith the Lord.  Even so.  Amen.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 117:16
%
VERILY, thus saith the Lord: Let a conference be held immediately; let
the Twelve be organized; and let men be appointed to supply the place
of those who are fallen.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 118:1
%
Let my servant Thomas remain for a season in the land of Zion, to publish
my word.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 118:2
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Let the residue continue to preach from that hour, and if they
will do this in all lowliness of heart, in meekness and humility,
and long-suffering, I, the Lord, give unto them a promise that I will
provide for their families; and an effectual door shall be opened for
them, from henceforth.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 118:3
%
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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 118:4
%
Let them take leave of my saints in the city of Far West, on the
twenty-sixth day of April next, on the building-spot of my house, saith
the Lord.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 118:5
%
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 fallen, and be officially
notified of their appointment.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 118:6
%
VERILY, thus saith the Lord, I require all their surplus property to be
put into the hands of the bishop of my church in Zion,
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 119:1
%
For the building of mine house, and for the laying of the foundation
of Zion and for the priesthood, and for the debts of the Presidency of
my Church.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 119:2
%
And this shall be the beginning of the tithing of my people.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 119:3
%
And after that, those who have thus been tithed 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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 119:4
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Verily I say unto you, it shall come to pass that all those who gather
unto the land of Zion shall be tithed of their surplus properties,
and shall observe this law, or they shall not be found worthy to abide
among you.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 119:5
%
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 Zion unto you.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 119:6
%
And this shall be an ensample unto all the stakes of Zion.  Even so.
Amen.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 119:7
%
VERILY, thus saith the Lord, the time is now come, that it shall be
disposed 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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 120:1
%
O GOD, where art thou?	And where is the pavilion that covereth thy
hiding place?
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 121:1
%
How 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?
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 121:2
%
Yea, O Lord, how long shall they suffer these wrongs and unlawful
oppressions, before thine heart shall be softened toward them, and thy
bowels be moved with compassion toward them?
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 121:3
%
O Lord God Almighty, maker of heaven, 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 pavilion be taken up; let thy hiding place no longer
be covered; let thine ear be inclined; let thine heart be softened,
and thy bowels moved with compassion toward us.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 121:4
%
Let thine anger be kindled against our enemies; and, in the fury of
thine heart, with thy sword avenge us of our wrongs.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 121:5
%
Remember thy suffering saints, O our God; and thy servants will rejoice
in thy name forever.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 121:6
%
My son, peace be unto thy soul; thine adversity and thine afflictions
shall be but a small moment;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 121:7
%
And then, if thou endure it well, God shall exalt thee on high; thou
shalt triumph over all thy foes.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 121:8
%
Thy friends do stand by thee, and they shall hail thee again with warm
hearts and friendly hands.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 121:9
%
Thou art not yet as Job; thy friends do not contend against thee,
neither charge thee with transgression, as they did Job.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 121:10
%
And they who do charge thee with transgression, their hope shall be
blasted, and their prospects shall melt away as the hoar frost melteth
before the burning rays of the rising sun;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 121:11
%
And also that God hath set his hand and seal to change the times and
seasons, and to blind their minds, that they may not understand his
marvelous workings; that he may prove them also and take them in their
own craftiness;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 121:12
%
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 themselves to the very uttermost;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 121:13
%
That they may be disappointed also, and their hopes may be cut off;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 121:14
%
And not many years hence, that they and their posterity shall be swept
from under heaven, saith God, that not one of them is left to stand by
the wall.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 121:15
%
Cursed are all those that shall lift up the heel against mine anointed,
saith the Lord, and cry they have sinned 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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 121:16
%
But those who cry transgression do it because they are the servants of
sin, and are the children of disobedience themselves.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 121:17
%
And those who swear falsely against my servants, that they might bring
them into bondage and death--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 121:18
%
Wo unto them; because they have offended my little ones they shall be
severed from the ordinances of mine house.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 121:19
%
Their basket shall not be full, their houses and their barns shall perish,
and they themselves shall be despised by those that flattered them.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 121:20
%
They shall not have right to the priesthood, nor their posterity after
them from generation to generation.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 121:21
%
It had been better for them that a millstone had been hanged about their
necks, and they drowned in the depth of the sea.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 121:22
%
Wo unto all those that discomfort my people, and drive, and murder, and
testify against them, saith the Lord of Hosts; a generation of vipers
shall not escape the damnation of hell.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 121:23
%
Behold, mine eyes see and know all their works, and I have in reserve
a swift judgment in the season thereof, for them all;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 121:24
%
For there is a time appointed for every man, according as his works
shall be.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 121:25
%
God shall give unto you knowledge by his Holy Spirit, yea, by the
unspeakable gift of the Holy Ghost, that has not been revealed since
the world was until now;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 121:26
%
Which our forefathers have awaited with anxious 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;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 121:27
%
A time to come in the which nothing shall be withheld, whether there be
one God or many gods, they shall be manifest.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 121:28
%
All thrones and dominions, principalities and powers, shall be revealed
and set forth upon all who have endured valiantly for the gospel of
Jesus Christ.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 121:29
%
And also, if there be bounds set to the heavens or to the seas, or to
the dry land, or to the sun, moon, or stars--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 121:30
%
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 glories, laws, and set times, shall be revealed in the days of
the dispensation of the fulness of times--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 121:31
%
According to that which was ordained in the midst of the Council of
the Eternal God of all other gods before this world was, that should be
reserved unto the finishing and the end thereof, when every man shall
enter into his eternal presence and into his immortal rest.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 121:32
%
How long can rolling waters remain impure?  What power 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
hinder the Almighty from pouring down knowledge from heaven upon the
heads of the Latter-day Saints.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 121:33
%
Behold, there are many called, but few are chosen.  And why are they
not chosen?
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 121:34
%
Because their hearts are set so much upon the things of this world,
and aspire to the honors of men, that they do not learn this one lesson--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 121:35
%
That the rights of the priesthood are inseparably connected with the
powers of heaven, and that the powers of heaven cannot be controlled
nor handled only upon the principles of righteousness.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 121:36
%
That they may be conferred upon us, it is true; but when we undertake
to cover our sins, or to gratify our pride, our vain ambition, or to
exercise control or dominion or compulsion upon the souls of the children
of men, in any degree of unrighteousness, behold, the heavens withdraw
themselves; the Spirit of the Lord is grieved; and when it is withdrawn,
Amen to the priesthood or the authority of that man.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 121:37
%
Behold, ere he is aware, he is left unto himself, to kick against the
pricks, to persecute the saints, and to fight against God.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 121:38
%
We have learned by sad experience that it is the nature and disposition of
almost all men, as soon as they get a little authority, as they suppose,
they will immediately begin to exercise unrighteous dominion.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 121:39
%
Hence many are called, but few are chosen.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 121:40
%
No power or influence can or ought to be maintained by virtue of the
priesthood, only by persuasion, by long-suffering, by gentleness and
meekness, and by love unfeigned;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 121:41
%
By kindness, and pure knowledge, which shall greatly enlarge the soul
without hypocrisy, and without guile--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 121:42
%
Reproving betimes with sharpness, when moved upon by the Holy Ghost;
and then showing forth afterwards an increase of love toward him whom
thou hast reproved, lest he esteem thee to be his enemy;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 121:43
%
That he may know that thy faithfulness is stronger than the cords
of death.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 121:44
%
Let thy bowels also be full of charity towards all men, and to the
household of faith, and let virtue garnish thy thoughts unceasingly; then
shall thy confidence wax strong in the presence of God; and the doctrine
of the priesthood shall distil upon thy soul as the dews from heaven.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 121:45
%
The Holy Ghost shall be thy constant companion, and thy scepter an
unchanging scepter of righteousness and truth; and thy dominion shall
be an everlasting dominion, and without compulsory means it shall flow
unto thee forever and ever.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 121:46
%
THE ends of the earth shall inquire after thy name, and fools shall have
thee in derision, and hell shall rage against thee;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 122:1
%
While the pure in heart, and the wise, and the noble, and the virtuous,
shall seek counsel, and authority, and blessings constantly from under
thy hand.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 122:2
%
And thy people shall never be turned against thee by the testimony
of traitors.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 122:3
%
And although their influence shall cast thee into trouble, and into
bars and walls, thou shalt be had in honor; and but for a small moment
and thy voice shall be more terrible in the midst of thine enemies than
the fierce lion, because of thy righteousness; and thy God shall stand
by thee forever and ever.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 122:4
%
If thou art called to pass through tribulation; if thou art in perils
among false brethren; if thou art in perils among robbers; if thou art
in perils by land or by sea;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 122:5
%
If thou art accused 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 prison, and
thine enemies prowl around thee like wolves for the blood of the lamb;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 122:6
%
And if thou shouldst be cast into the pit, or into the hands of murderers,
and the sentence of death passed upon thee; if thou be cast into the deep;
if the billowing surge conspire against thee; if fierce winds become
thine enemy; if the heavens gather blackness, and all the elements
combine to hedge up the way; and above all, if the very jaws of hell
shall gape open the mouth wide after thee, know thou, my son, that all
these things shall give thee experience, and shall be for thy good.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 122:7
%
The Son of Man hath descended below them all.  Art thou greater than he?
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 122:8
%
Therefore, hold on thy way, and the priesthood shall remain with thee;
for their bounds are set, they cannot pass.  Thy days are known, and thy
years shall not be numbered less; therefore, fear not what man can do,
for God shall be with you forever and ever.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 122:9
%
AND again, we would suggest for your consideration the propriety of all
the saints gathering up a knowledge of all the facts, and sufferings
and abuses put upon them by the people of this State;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 123:1
%
And also of all the property and amount of damages which they have
sustained, both of character and personal injuries, as well as real
property;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 123:2
%
And also the names of all persons that have had a hand in their
oppressions, as far as they can get hold of them and find them out.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 123:3
%
And perhaps a committee can be appointed to find out these things, and
to take statements and affidavits; and also to gather up the libelous
publications that are afloat;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 123:4
%
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 practised upon this people--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 123:5
%
That we may not only publish to all the world, but present them to the
heads 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 hiding
place; and also that the whole nation may be left without excuse before
he can send forth the power of his mighty arm.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 123:6
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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 children, who
have been made to bow down with grief, sorrow, and care, under the most
damning hand of murder, tyranny, and oppression, supported and urged on
and upheld by the influence of that spirit which hath so strongly riveted
the creeds 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 earth groans under the weight of its iniquity.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 123:7
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It is an iron yoke, it is a strong band; they are the very handcuffs,
and chains, and shackles, and fetters of hell.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 123:8
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Therefore it is an imperative duty that we owe, not only to our own
wives and children, but to the widows and fatherless, whose husbands
and fathers have been murdered under its iron hand;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 123:9
%
Which dark and blackening deeds are enough to make hell itself shudder,
and to stand aghast and pale, and the hands of the very devil to tremble
and palsy.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 123:10
%
And also it is an imperative duty that we owe to all the rising
generation, and to all the pure in heart--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 123:11
%
For there are many yet on the earth among all sects, parties, and
denominations, who are blinded by the subtle craftiness of men, whereby
they lie in wait to deceive, and who are only kept from the truth because
they know not where to find it--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 123:12
%
Therefore, that we should waste and wear out our lives in bringing to
light all the hidden things of darkness, wherein we know them; and they
are truly manifest from heaven--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 123:13
%
These should then be attended to with great earnestness.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 123:14
%
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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 123:15
%
You know, brethren, that a very large ship is benefited very much by a
very small helm in the time of a storm, by being kept workways with the
wind and the waves.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 123:16
%
Therefore, dearly beloved brethren, let us cheerfully do all things that
lie in our power; and then may we stand still, with the utmost assurance,
to see the salvation of God, and for his arm to be revealed.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 123:17
%
VERILY, thus saith the Lord unto you, my servant Joseph Smith, I am well
pleased with your offering and acknowledgments, which you have made;
for unto this end have I raised you up, that I might show forth my wisdom
through the weak things of the earth.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 124:1
%
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 proclamation
of my gospel, and of this stake which I have planted to be a cornerstone
of Zion, which shall be polished with the refinement which is after the
similitude of a palace.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 124:2
%
This proclamation shall be made to all the kings 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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 124:3
%
Let it be written 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;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 124:4
%
For it shall be given you by the Holy Ghost to know my will concerning
those kings and authorities, even what shall befall them in a time
to come.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 124:5
%
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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 124:6
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Call ye, therefore, upon them with loud proclamation, and with your
testimony, fearing them not, for they are as grass, and all their glory
as the flower thereof which soon falleth, that they may be left also
without excuse--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 124:7
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And that I may visit them in the day of visitation, when I shall unveil
the face of my covering, to appoint the portion of the oppressor among
hypocrites, where there is gnashing of teeth, if they reject my servants
and my testimony which I have revealed unto them.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 124:8
%
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
light of truth, and the Gentiles to the exaltation or lifting up of Zion.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 124:9
%
For the day of my visitation cometh speedily, in an hour when ye think
not of; and where shall be the safety of my people, and refuge for those
who shall be left of them?
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 124:10
%
Awake, O kings of the earth!  Come ye, O, come ye, with your gold and your
silver, to the help of my people, to the house of the daughters of Zion.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 124:11
%
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;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 124:12
%
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;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 124:13
%
But let him remember that his stewardship will I require at his hands.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 124:14
%
And again, verily I say unto you, blessed is my servant Hyrum Smith;
for I, the Lord, love him because of the integrity of his heart, and
because he loveth that which is right before me, saith the Lord.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 124:15
%
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 counsel.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 124:16
%
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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 124:17
%
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 eagles'
wings; and he shall beget glory and honor to himself and unto my name.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 124:18
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That when he shall finish his work I may receive him unto myself, even as
I did my servant David Patten, who is with me at this time, and also my
servant Edward Partridge, and also my aged servant Joseph Smith, Sen.,
who sitteth with Abraham at his right hand, and blessed and holy is he,
for he is mine.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 124:19
%
And again, verily I say unto you, my servant George Miller is without
guile; he may be trusted because of the integrity of his heart; and for
the love which he has to my testimony I, the Lord, love him.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 124:20
%
I therefore say unto you, I seal upon his head the office of a
bishopric, like unto my servant 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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 124:21
%
Let my servant George, and my servant Lyman, and my servant John Snider,
and others, build a house unto my name, such a one as my servant Joseph
shall show unto them, upon the place which he shall show unto them also.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 124:22
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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 traveler may find health and safety
while he shall contemplate the word of the Lord; and the corner-stone
I have appointed for Zion.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 124:23
%
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 dwell therein.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 124:24
%
And again, verily I say unto you, let all my saints come from afar.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 124:25
%
And send ye swift messengers, yea, chosen messengers, and say unto
them: Come ye, with all your gold, and your silver, and your precious
stones, and with all your antiquities; and with all who have knowledge
of antiquities, that will come, may come, and bring the box-tree, and
the fir-tree, and the pine-tree, together with all the precious trees
of the earth;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 124:26
%
And with iron, with copper, and with brass, and with zinc, and with
all your precious things of the earth; and build a house to my name,
for the Most High to dwell therein.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 124:27
%
For there is not a place found on earth that he may come to and restore
again that which was lost unto you, or which he hath taken away, even
the fulness of the priesthood.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 124:28
%
For a baptismal font there is not upon the earth, that they, my saints,
may be baptized for those who are dead--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 124:29
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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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 124:30
%
But I command you, all ye my saints, to build 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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 124:31
%
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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 124:32
%
For verily I say unto you, that after 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;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 124:33
%
For therein are the keys of the holy priesthood ordained, that you may
receive honor and glory.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 124:34
%
And after this time, your baptisms for the dead, by those who are
scattered abroad, are not acceptable unto me, saith the Lord.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 124:35
%
For it is ordained that in Zion, and in her stakes, and in Jerusalem,
those places which I have appointed for refuge, shall be the places for
your baptisms for your dead.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 124:36
%
And again, verily I say unto you, how shall your washings be acceptable
unto me, except ye perform them in a house which you have built to
my name?
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 124:37
%
For, for this cause I commanded Moses that he should build a tabernacle,
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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 124:38
%
Therefore, verily I say unto you, that your anointings, and your
washings, and your baptisms for the dead, and your solemn assemblies,
and your memorials for your sacrifices by the sons of Levi, and for your
oracles in your most holy 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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 124:39
%
And verily I say unto you, let this house be built unto my name, that
I may reveal mine ordinances therein unto my people;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 124:40
%
For I deign to reveal unto my church things which have been kept hid
from before the foundation of the world, things that pertain to the
dispensation of the fulness of times.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 124:41
%
And I will show unto my servant Joseph all things pertaining to this
house, and the priesthood thereof, and the place whereon it shall
be built.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 124:42
%
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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 124:43
%
If ye labor with all your might, I will consecrate that spot that it
shall be made holy.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 124:44
%
And if my people will hearken unto my voice, and unto the voice of my
servants whom I have appointed to lead my people, behold, verily I say
unto you, they shall not be moved out of their place.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 124:45
%
But if they will not hearken to my voice, nor unto the voice of these
men whom I have appointed, they shall not be blest, because they pollute
mine holy grounds, and mine holy ordinances, and charters, and my holy
words which I give unto them.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 124:46
%
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 oath which I
make unto you, neither fulfil the promises which ye expect at my hands,
saith the Lord.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 124:47
%
For instead 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 practise before me, saith the Lord.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 124:48
%
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 diligence, and their enemies come upon them and hinder them from
performing that work, behold, it behooveth me to require that work no
more at the hands of those sons of men, but to accept of their offerings.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 124:49
%
And the iniquity and transgression of my holy laws and commandments
I will visit upon the heads of those who hindered my work, unto the
third and fourth generation, so long as they repent not, and hate me,
saith the Lord God.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 124:50
%
Therefore, for this cause have I accepted the offerings of those whom I
commanded to build up a city and a house unto my name, in Jackson county,
Missouri, and were hindered by their enemies, saith the Lord your God.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 124:51
%
And I will answer judgment, 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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 124:52
%
And this I make an example 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 oppression, saith the Lord your God.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 124:53
%
For I am the Lord your God, and will save all those of your brethren who
have been pure in heart, and have been slain in the land of Missouri,
saith the Lord.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 124:54
%
And again, verily I say unto you, I command you again to build a house
to my name, even in this place, that you may prove yourselves unto me
that ye are faithful in all things whatsoever I command you, that I may
bless you, and crown you with honor, immortality, and eternal life.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 124:55
%
And now I say unto you, as pertaining to my boarding house 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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 124:56
%
For this anointing have I put upon his head, that his blessing shall
also be put upon the head of his posterity after him.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 124:57
%
And as I said unto Abraham concerning the kindreds of the earth, even so
I say unto my servant Joseph: In thee and in thy seed shall the kindred
of the earth be blessed.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 124:58
%
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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 124:59
%
And let the name of that house be called Nauvoo 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
corner-stone thereof;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 124:60
%
That he may receive also the counsel from those whom I have set to be
as plants of renown, and as watchmen upon her walls.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 124:61
%
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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 124:62
%
And they shall form a constitution, whereby they may receive stock for
the building of that house.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 124:63
%
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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 124:64
%
But they shall not be permitted to receive over fifteen thousand dollars
stock from any one man.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 124:65
%
And they shall not be permitted to receive under fifty dollars for a
share of stock from any one man in that house.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 124:66
%
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;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 124:67
%
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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 124:68
%
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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 124:69
%
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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 124:70
%
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 fourfold 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 mocked
in any of these things.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 124:71
%
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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 124:72
%
And there are others also who wish to know my will concerning them,
for they have asked it at my hands.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 124:73
%
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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 124:74
%
And let him lift up his voice long and loud, in the midst of the people,
to plead the cause of the poor and the needy; and let him not fail,
neither let his heart faint; and I will accept of his offerings, for
they shall not be unto me as the offerings of Cain, for he shall be mine,
saith the Lord.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 124:75
%
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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 124:76
%
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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 124:77
%
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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 124:78
%
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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 124:79
%
Let my servant William Marks pay stock into that house, as seemeth him
good, for himself and his generation, from generation to generation.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 124:80
%
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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 124:81
%
Let my servant William Law pay stock into that house, for himself and
his seed after him, from generation to generation.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 124:82
%
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 Kirtland,
but I, the Lord, have a scourge prepared for the inhabitants thereof.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 124:83
%
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 golden calf for the worship of my people.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 124:84
%
Let no man go from this place who has come here essaying to keep my
commandments.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 124:85
%
If they live here let them live unto me; and if they die let them die
unto me; for they shall rest from all their labors here, and shall
continue their works.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 124:86
%
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 love
me, keep my commandments; and the sickness of the land shall redound to
your glory.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 124:87
%
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 Spirit, 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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 124:88
%
If he will do my will let him from henceforth hearken to the counsel of
my servant Joseph, and with his interest support the cause of the poor,
and publish the new translation of my holy word unto the inhabitants of
the earth.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 124:89
%
And if he will do this I will bless him with a multiplicity of blessings,
that he shall not be forsaken, nor his seed be found begging bread.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 124:90
%
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 Patriarch, which was appointed unto him by his father,
by blessing and also by right;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 124:91
%
That from henceforth he shall hold the keys of the patriarchal blessings
upon the heads of all my people,
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 124:92
%
That whoever he blesses shall be blessed, and whoever he curses shall be
cursed; that whatsoever he shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven;
and whatsoever he shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 124:93
%
And from this time forth I appoint unto him that he may be a prophet,
and a seer, and a revelator unto my church, as well as my servant Joseph;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 124:94
%
That he may act in concert also with my servant Joseph; and that he shall
receive counsel from my servant Joseph, who shall show unto him the keys
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 Oliver Cowdery;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 124:95
%
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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 124:96
%
Let my servant William Law also receive the keys by which he may ask and
receive blessings; let him be humble before me, and be without guile, and
he shall receive of my Spirit, even the Comforter, which shall manifest
unto him the truth of all things, and shall give him, in the very hour,
what he shall say.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 124:97
%
And these signs shall follow him--he shall heal the sick, he shall cast
out devils, and shall be delivered from those who would administer unto
him deadly poison;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 124:98
%
And he shall be led in paths where the poisonous serpent cannot lay hold
upon his heel, and he shall mount up in the imagination of his thoughts
as upon eagles' wings.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 124:99
%
And what if I will that he should raise the dead, let him not withhold
his voice.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 124:100
%
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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 124:101
%
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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 124:102
%
And again, verily I say unto you, if my servant Sidney will serve me
and be counselor unto my servant Joseph, let him arise and come up and
stand in the office of his calling, and humble himself before me.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 124:103
%
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 spokesman before my face.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 124:104
%
Let him come and locate his family in the neighborhood in which my
servant Joseph resides.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 124:105
%
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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 124:106
%
Let him assist my servant Joseph, and also let my servant William Law
assist my servant Joseph, in making a solemn proclamation unto the kings
of the earth, even as I have before said unto you.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 124:107
%
If my servant Sidney will do my will, let him not remove his family
unto the eastern lands, but let him change their habitation, even as I
have said.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 124:108
%
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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 124:109
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Verily I say unto you, even now, if he will hearken unto my voice,
it shall be well with him.  Even so.  Amen.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 124:110
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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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 124:111
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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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 124:112
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And when he shall prove himself faithful in all things that shall be
entrusted unto his care, yea, even a few things, he shall be made ruler
over many;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 124:113
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Let him therefore abase himself that he may be exalted. Even so.  Amen.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 124:114
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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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 124:115
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And let him repent of all his folly, and clothe himself with charity;
and cease to do evil, and lay aside all his hard speeches;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 124:116
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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;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 124:117
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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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 124:118
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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;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 124:119
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For that which is more or less than this cometh of evil, and shall
be attended with cursings and not blessings, saith the Lord your God.
Even so.  Amen.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 124:120
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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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 124:121
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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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 124:122
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Verily I say unto you, I now give unto you the officers belonging to my
Priesthood, that ye may hold the keys thereof, even the Priesthood which
is after the order of Melchizedek, which is after the order of mine Only
Begotten Son.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 124:123
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First, I give unto you Hyrum Smith to be a patriarch unto you, to hold
the sealing blessings of my church, even the Holy Spirit of promise,
whereby ye are sealed up unto the day of redemption, that ye may not
fall notwithstanding the hour of temptation that may come upon you.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 124:124
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I give unto you my servant Joseph to be a presiding elder over all my
church, to be a translator, a revelator, a seer, and prophet.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 124:125
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I give unto him for counselors my servant Sidney Rigdon and my servant
William Law, that these may constitute a quorum and First Presidency,
to receive the oracles for the whole church.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 124:126
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I give unto you my servant Brigham Young to be a president over the
Twelve traveling council;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 124:127
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Which Twelve 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
creature.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 124:128
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They 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;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 124:129
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David Patten I have taken unto myself; behold, his priesthood no man
taketh from him; but, verily I say unto you, another may be appointed
unto the same calling.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 124:130
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And again, I say unto you, I give unto you a high council, for the
corner-stone of Zion--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 124:131
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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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 124:132
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And again, I give unto you Don C. Smith to be a president over a quorum
of high priests;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 124:133
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Which ordinance is instituted for the purpose of qualifying those who
shall be appointed standing presidents or servants over different stakes
scattered abroad;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 124:134
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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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 124:135
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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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 124:136
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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 elders,
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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 124:137
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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 seventies;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 124:138
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Which quorum is instituted for traveling 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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 124:139
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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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 124:140
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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 bishopric;
a knowledge of said bishopric is given unto you in the book of Doctrine
and Covenants.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 124:141
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And again, I say unto you, Samuel Rolfe and his counselors for priests,
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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 124:142
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The above offices I have given unto you, and the keys thereof, for helps
and for governments, for the work of the ministry and the perfecting of
my saints.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 124:143
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And a commandment I give unto you, that you should fill all these offices
and approve of those names which I have mentioned, or else disapprove
of them at my general conference;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 124:144
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And that ye should prepare rooms for all these offices in my house when
you build it unto my name, saith the Lord your God. Even so. Amen.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 124:145
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WHAT is the will of the Lord concerning the saints in the Territory
of Iowa?
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 125:1
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Verily, thus saith the Lord, I say unto you, if those who call 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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 125:2
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Let them build up a city unto my name upon the land opposite the city
of Nauvoo, and let the name of Zarahemla be named upon it.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 125:3
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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 Nashville, or in the city of
Nauvoo, and in all the stakes which I have appointed, saith the Lord.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 125:4
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DEAR and well-beloved brother, Brigham Young, verily thus saith the Lord
unto you: My servant Brigham, it is no more required at your hand to
leave your family as in times past, for your offering is acceptable to me.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 126:1
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I have seen your labor and toil in journeyings for my name.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 126:2
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I therefore command you to send my word abroad, and take especial care
of your family from this time, henceforth and forever.	Amen.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 126:3
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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 cause, 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 affairs 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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 127:1
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And as for the perils which I am called to pass through, they seem but a
small thing to me, as the envy 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 ordained 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 knoweth
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 tribulation; 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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 127:2
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Let all the saints rejoice, therefore, and be exceedingly glad; for
Israel's God is their God, and he will mete out a just recompense of
reward upon the heads of all their oppressors.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 127:3
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And again, verily thus saith the Lord: Let the work of my temple, and
all the works which I have appointed unto you, be continued on and not
cease; and let your diligence, 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 persecute you, so persecuted they
the prophets and righteous men that were before you.  For all this there
is a reward in heaven.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 127:4
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And again, I give unto you a word in relation to the baptism for your
dead.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 127:5
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Verily, thus saith the Lord unto you concerning your dead: When any of
you are baptized for your dead, let there be a recorder, 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;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 127:6
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That in all your recordings it may be recorded in heaven; whatsoever you
bind on earth, may be bound in heaven; whatsoever you loose on earth,
may be loosed in heaven;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 127:7
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For I am about to restore many things to the earth, pertaining to the
priesthood, saith the Lord of Hosts.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 127:8
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And again, let all the records 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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 127:9
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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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 127:10
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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 prince of this
world cometh, but he hath nothing in me.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 127:11
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Behold, my prayer to God is that you all may be saved.	And I subscribe
myself your servant in the Lord, prophet and seer of the Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter-day Saints.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 127:12
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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 baptism 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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 128:1
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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 recorder, who should be eye-witness, and also to hear with
his ears, that he might make a record of a truth before the Lord.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 128:2
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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 witnesses every word may
be established.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 128:3
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Then, let there be a general recorder, 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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 128:4
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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 salvation of the dead who should
die without a knowledge of the gospel.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 128:5
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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 written in the books, according to their works.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 128:6
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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 records
which are kept on the earth.  And the book which was the book 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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 128:7
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Now, the nature of this ordinance consists in the power of the priesthood,
by the revelation of Jesus Christ, wherein it is granted that whatsoever
you bind 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 ordinances 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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 128:8
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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 dispensation
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
authority, 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 Jehovah.  This is a faithful saying.  Who can hear it?
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 128:9
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And again, for the precedent, Matthew 16: 18, 19: And I say also unto
thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock 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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 128:10
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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
powers of the Holy Priesthood.	For him to whom these keys are given
there is no difficulty in obtaining a knowledge of facts in relation to
the salvation of the children of men, both as well for the dead as for
the living.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 128:11
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Herein is glory and honor, and immortality and eternal life--The ordinance
of baptism by water, to be immersed 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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 128:12
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Consequently, the baptismal 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 heavenly,
as Paul hath declared, 1 Corinthians 15: 46, 47, and 48:
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 128:13
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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 sealing and binding power, and, in one sense of
the word, the keys of the kingdom, which consist in the key of knowledge.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 128:14
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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 salvation
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 perfect.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 128:15
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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?
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 128:16
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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 restoration 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 Elijah 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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 128:17
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I might have rendered a plainer 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 curse unless
there is a welding link of some kind or other between the fathers and the
children, upon some subject or other--and behold what is that subject?
It is the baptism 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 fulness
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 foundation of the world,
but have been kept hid from the wise and prudent, shall be revealed unto
babes and sucklings in this, the dispensation of the fulness of times.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 128:18
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Now, what do we hear in the gospel which we have received?  A voice
of gladness!  A voice of mercy from heaven; and a voice of truth out
of the earth; glad tidings for the dead; a voice of gladness for the
living and the dead; glad tidings of great joy.  How beautiful upon the
mountains are the feet of those that bring glad tidings of good things,
and that say unto Zion: Behold, thy God reigneth!  As the dews of Carmel,
so shall the knowledge of God descend upon them!
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 128:19
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And again, what do we hear?  Glad tidings from Cumorah!  Moroni,
an angel from heaven, declaring the fulfilment of the prophets--the
book to be revealed.  A voice of the Lord in the wilderness of Fayette,
Seneca county, declaring the three witnesses to bear record of the book!
The voice of Michael on the banks of the Susquehanna, detecting the
devil when he appeared as an angel of light!  The voice of Peter, James,
and John in the wilderness between Harmony, Susquehanna county, and
Colesville, Broome county, on the Susquehanna river, declaring themselves
as possessing the keys of the kingdom, and of the dispensation of the
fulness of times!
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 128:20
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And again, the voice of God in the chamber of old Father 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 Gabriel, and of Raphael, and of divers angels, from Michael or Adam
down to the present time, all declaring their dispensation, their rights,
their keys, their honors, their majesty and glory, and the power of their
priesthood; giving line upon line, precept upon precept; here a little,
and there a little; giving us consolation by holding forth that which
is to come, confirming our hope!
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 128:21
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Brethren, shall we not go on in so great a cause?  Go forward and not
backward.  Courage, brethren; and on, on to the victory!  Let your hearts
rejoice, and be exceedingly glad.  Let the earth break forth into singing.
Let the dead speak forth anthems of eternal praise to the King Immanuel,
who hath ordained, before the world was, that which would enable us to
redeem them out of their prison; for the prisoners shall go free.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 128:22
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Let the mountains 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 rocks weep for joy!
And let the sun, moon, and the morning 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 immortality, and eternal life; kingdoms, principalities, and powers!
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 128:23
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Behold, the great day of the Lord is at hand; and who can abide the day
of his coming, and who can stand when he appeareth?  For he is like a
refiner's fire, and like fuller's soap; and he shall sit as a refiner
and purifier of silver, and he shall purify the sons of Levi, and purge
them as gold and silver, that they may offer unto the Lord an offering
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 records of our dead, which shall be worthy of all acceptation.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 128:24
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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,
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 128:25
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THERE are two kinds of beings in heaven, namely: Angels, who are
resurrected personages, having bodies of flesh and bones--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 129:1
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For instance, Jesus said: Handle me and see, for a spirit hath not flesh
and bones, as ye see me have.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 129:2
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Secondly: the spirits of just men made perfect, they who are not
resurrected, but inherit the same glory.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 129:3
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When a messenger comes saying he has a message from God, offer him your
hand and request him to shake hands with you.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 129:4
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If he be an angel he will do so, and you will feel his hand.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 129:5
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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--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 129:6
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Ask him to shake hands with you, but he will not move, because it is
contrary to the order of heaven for a just man to deceive; but he will
still deliver his message.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 129:7
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If it be the devil as an angel of light, when you ask him to shake
hands he will offer you his hand, and you will not feel anything; you
may therefore detect him.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 129:8
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These are three grand keys whereby you may know whether any administration
is from God.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 129:9
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WHEN the Savior shall appear we shall see him as he is.  We shall see
that he is a man like ourselves.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 130:1
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And that same sociality which exists among us here will exist among us
there, only it will be coupled with eternal glory, which glory we do
not now enjoy.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 130:2
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John 14: 23--The appearing of the Father and the Son, in that verse,
is a personal appearance; and the idea that the Father and the Son dwell
in a man's heart is an old sectarian notion, and is false.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 130:3
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In answer to the question--Is not the reckoning of God's time, angel's
time, prophet's time, and man's time, according to the planet on which
they reside?
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 130:4
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I answer, Yes.	But there are no angels who minister to this earth but
those who do belong or have belonged to it.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 130:5
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The angels do not reside on a planet like this earth;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 130:6
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But they reside in the presence of God, on a globe like a sea of glass
and fire, where all things for their glory are manifest, past, present,
and future, and are continually before the Lord.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 130:7
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The place where God resides is a great Urim and Thummim.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 130:8
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This earth, in its sanctified and immortal state, will be made like unto
crystal 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 Christ's.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 130:9
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Then the white stone mentioned in Revelation 2: 17, will become a Urim
and Thummim to each individual who receives one, whereby things pertaining
to a higher order of kingdoms will be made known;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 130:10
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And a white stone is given to each of those who come into the celestial
kingdom, whereon is a new name written, which no man knoweth save he
that receiveth it.  The new name is the key word.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 130:11
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I prophesy, in the name of the Lord God, that the commencement of the
difficulties which will cause much bloodshed previous to the coming of
the Son of Man will be in South Carolina.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 130:12
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It may probably arise through the slave question.  This a voice declared
to me, while I was praying earnestly on the subject, December 25th, 1832.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 130:13
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I was once praying very earnestly to know the time of the coming of the
Son of Man, when I heard a voice repeat the following:
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 130:14
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Joseph, my son, if thou livest until thou art eighty-five years old,
thou shalt see the face of the Son of Man; therefore let this suffice,
and trouble me no more on this matter.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 130:15
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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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 130:16
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I believe the coming of the Son of Man will not be any sooner than
that time.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 130:17
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Whatever principle of intelligence we attain unto in this life, it will
rise with us in the resurrection.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 130:18
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And if a person gains more knowledge and intelligence in this life
through his diligence and obedience than another, he will have so much
the advantage in the world to come.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 130:19
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There is a law, irrevocably decreed in heaven before the foundations of
this world, upon which all blessings are predicated--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 130:20
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And when we obtain any blessing from God, it is by obedience to that
law upon which it is predicated.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 130:21
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The Father has a body 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 Spirit.  Were it not so, the Holy Ghost could not dwell
in us.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 130:22
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A man may receive the Holy Ghost, and it may descend upon him and not
tarry with him.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 130:23
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IN the celestial glory there are three heavens or degrees;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 131:1
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And in order to obtain the highest, a man must enter into this order of
the priesthood [meaning the new and everlasting covenant of marriage];
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 131:2
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And if he does not, he cannot obtain it.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 131:3
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He may enter into the other, but that is the end of his kingdom; he
cannot have an increase.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 131:4
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(May 17th, 1843.) The more sure word of prophecy means a man's knowing
that he is sealed up unto eternal life, by revelation and the spirit of
prophecy, through the power of the Holy Priesthood.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 131:5
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It is impossible for a man to be saved in ignorance.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 131:6
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There is no such thing as immaterial matter.  All spirit is matter,
but it is more fine or pure, and can only be discerned by purer eyes;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 131:7
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We cannot see it; but when our bodies are purified we shall see that it
is all matter.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 131:8
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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 wives and concubines--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 132:1
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Behold, and lo, I am the Lord thy God, and will answer thee as touching
this matter.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 132:2
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Therefore, prepare thy heart to receive and obey the instructions which
I am about to give unto you; for all those who have this law revealed
unto them must obey the same.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 132:3
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For behold, I reveal unto you a new and an everlasting covenant; and if
ye abide not that covenant, then are ye damned; for no one can reject
this covenant and be permitted to enter into my glory.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 132:4
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For all who will have a blessing at my hands shall abide the law which
was appointed for that blessing, and the conditions thereof, as were
instituted from before the foundation of the world.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 132:5
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And as pertaining to the new and everlasting covenant, it was instituted
for the fulness of my glory; and he that receiveth a fulness thereof
must and shall abide the law, or he shall be damned, saith the Lord God.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 132:6
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And verily I say unto you, that the conditions of this law are these:
All covenants, contracts, bonds, obligations, oaths, vows, performances,
connections, associations, or expectations, that are not made and entered
into and sealed by the Holy Spirit of promise, of him who is anointed,
both as well for time and for all eternity, and that too most holy,
by revelation and commandment through the medium of mine anointed, whom
I have appointed on the earth to hold this power (and I have appointed
unto my servant Joseph to hold this power in the last days, and there
is never but one on the earth at a time on whom this power and the keys
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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 132:7
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Behold, mine house is a house of order, saith the Lord God, and not a
house of confusion.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 132:8
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Will I accept of an offering, saith the Lord, that is not made in my name?
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 132:9
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Or will I receive at your hands that which I have not appointed?
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 132:10
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And will I appoint unto you, saith the Lord, except it be by law, even
as I and my Father ordained unto you, before the world was?
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 132:11
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I am the Lord thy God; and I give unto you this commandment--that no
man shall come unto the Father but by me or by my word, which is my law,
saith the Lord.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 132:12
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And everything that is in the world, whether it be ordained of men, by
thrones, 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 not remain after men are dead, neither in nor
after the resurrection, saith the Lord your God.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 132:13
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For whatsoever things remain are by me; and whatsoever things are not
by me shall be shaken and destroyed.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 132:14
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Therefore, if a man 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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 132:15
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Therefore, when they are out of the world they neither marry nor are
given in marriage; but are appointed angels in heaven, which angels are
ministering servants, to minister for those who are worthy of a far more,
and an exceeding, and an eternal weight of glory.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 132:16
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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
angels of God forever and ever.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 132:17
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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 covenant 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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 132:18
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And again, verily I say unto you, if a man marry a wife by my word, which
is my law, and by the new and everlasting covenant, and it is sealed
unto them by the Holy Spirit of promise, by him who is anointed, unto
whom I have appointed this power and the keys 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 thrones, kingdoms, principalities, and powers, dominions,
all heights and depths--then shall it be written in the Lamb's Book of
Life, that he shall commit no murder whereby to shed innocent blood,
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 exaltation and
glory in all things, as hath been sealed upon their heads, which glory
shall be a fulness and a continuation of the seeds forever and ever.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 132:19
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Then shall they be gods, because they have no end; therefore shall they be
from everlasting to everlasting, because they continue; then shall they be
above all, because all things are subject unto them.  Then shall they be
gods, because they have all power, and the angels are subject unto them.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 132:20
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Verily, verily, I say unto you, except ye abide my law ye cannot attain
to this glory.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 132:21
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For strait is the gate, and narrow the way that leadeth unto the
exaltation and continuation of the lives, and few there be that find it,
because ye receive me not in the world neither do ye know me.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 132:22
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But if ye receive me in the world, then shall ye know me, and shall
receive your exaltation; that where I am ye shall be also.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 132:23
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This is eternal lives--to know the only wise and true God, and Jesus
Christ, whom he hath sent.  I am he.  Receive ye, therefore, my law.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 132:24
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Broad is the gate, and wide the way that leadeth to the deaths; and many
there are that go in thereat, because they receive me not, neither do
they abide in my law.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 132:25
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Verily, verily, I say unto you, if a man marry a wife according to my
word, and they are sealed by the Holy 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 commit 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 delivered unto
the buffetings of Satan unto the day of redemption, saith the Lord God.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 132:26
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The blasphemy against the Holy Ghost, which shall not be forgiven in
the world nor out of the world, is in that ye commit murder 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 damned,
saith the Lord.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 132:27
%
I am the Lord thy God, and will give unto thee the law of my Holy
Priesthood, as was ordained by me and my Father before the world was.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 132:28
%
Abraham 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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 132:29
%
Abraham received promises concerning his seed, and of the fruit of his
loins--from whose loins 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 stars; or,
if ye were to count the sand upon the seashore ye could not number them.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 132:30
%
This promise is yours also, because ye are of Abraham, and the promise
was made unto Abraham; and by this law is the continuation of the works
of my Father, wherein he glorifieth himself.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 132:31
%
Go ye, therefore, and do the works of Abraham; enter ye into my law and
ye shall be saved.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 132:32
%
But if ye enter not into my law ye cannot receive the promise of my
Father, which he made unto Abraham.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 132:33
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God commanded Abraham, and Sarah gave Hagar 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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 132:34
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Was Abraham, therefore, under condemnation?  Verily I say unto you, Nay;
for I, the Lord, commanded it.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 132:35
%
Abraham was commanded to offer his son Isaac; nevertheless, it was
written: Thou shalt not kill.  Abraham, however, did not refuse, and it
was accounted unto him for righteousness.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 132:36
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Abraham received concubines, 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 Jacob 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 exaltation, according to the promises, and sit upon thrones,
and are not angels but are gods.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 132:37
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David also received many 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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 132:38
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David's wives and concubines were given unto him of me, by the hand of
Nathan, my servant, and others of the prophets who had the keys of this
power; and in none of these things did he sin against me save in the case
of Uriah and his wife; and, therefore he hath fallen from his exaltation,
and received his portion; and he shall not inherit them out of the world,
for I gave them unto another, saith the Lord.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 132:39
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I am the Lord thy God, and I gave unto thee, my servant Joseph, an
appointment, and restore all things.  Ask what ye will, and it shall be
given unto you according to my word.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 132:40
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And as ye have asked concerning adultery, verily, verily, I say unto
you, if a man receiveth 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 anointing, she hath committed adultery and shall be destroyed.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 132:41
%
If she be not in the new and everlasting covenant, and she be with
another man, she has committed adultery.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 132:42
%
And if her husband be with another woman, and he was under a vow, he
hath broken his vow and hath committed adultery.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 132:43
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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 give her unto him that hath not committed adultery but
hath been faithful; for he shall be made ruler over many.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 132:44
%
For I have conferred upon you the keys and power of the priesthood,
wherein I restore all things, and make known unto you all things in
due time.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 132:45
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And verily, verily, I say unto you, that whatsoever you seal on earth
shall be sealed in heaven; and whatsoever you bind on earth, in my
name and by my word, saith the Lord, it shall be eternally bound in
the heavens; and whosesoever sins you remit on earth shall be remitted
eternally in the heavens; and whosesoever sins you retain on earth shall
be retained in heaven.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 132:46
%
And again, verily I say, whomsoever you bless I will bless, and whomsoever
you curse I will curse, saith the Lord; for I, the Lord, am thy God.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 132:47
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And again, verily I say unto you, my servant Joseph, that whatsoever
you give on earth, and to whomsoever you give 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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 132:48
%
For I am the Lord thy God, and will be with thee even unto the end of
the world, and through all eternity; for verily I seal upon you your
exaltation, and prepare a throne for you in the kingdom of my Father,
with Abraham your father.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 132:49
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Behold, I have seen your sacrifices, and will forgive all your sins;
I have seen your sacrifices in obedience to that which I have told you.
Go, therefore, and I make a way for your escape, as I accepted the
offering of Abraham of his son Isaac.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 132:50
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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 prove you all, as I did Abraham, and that I might
require an offering at your hand, by covenant and sacrifice.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 132:51
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And let mine handmaid, Emma Smith, receive 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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 132:52
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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 faithful over a few things, and from henceforth I will
strengthen him.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 132:53
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And I command mine handmaid, Emma Smith, to abide and cleave unto
my servant Joseph, and to none else.  But if she will not abide this
commandment she shall be destroyed, saith the Lord; for I am the Lord
thy God, and will destroy her if she abide not in my law.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 132:54
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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 hundredfold in this world, of fathers
and mothers, brothers and sisters, houses and lands, wives and children,
and crowns of eternal lives in the eternal worlds.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 132:55
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And again, verily I say, let mine handmaid forgive 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 rejoice.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 132:56
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And again, I say, let not my servant Joseph put his property out of his
hands, lest an enemy come and destroy him; for Satan seeketh 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 exaltation
and glory.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 132:57
%
Now, as touching the law of the priesthood, there are many things
pertaining thereunto.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 132:58
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Verily, if a man be called of my Father, as was Aaron, by mine own voice,
and by the voice of him that sent me, and I have endowed him with the
keys 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 sin, and I
will justify him.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 132:59
%
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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 132:60
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And again, as pertaining to the law of the priesthood--if any man espouse
a virgin, and desire to espouse another, 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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 132:61
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And if he have ten 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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 132:62
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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 multiply 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 glorified.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 132:63
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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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 132:64
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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 Hagar to wife.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 132:65
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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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 132:66
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HEARKEN, O ye people of my church, saith the Lord your God, and hear
the word of the Lord concerning you--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 133:1
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The Lord who shall suddenly come to his temple; the Lord who shall come
down upon the world with a curse to judgment; yea, upon all the nations
that forget God, and upon all the ungodly among you.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 133:2
%
For he shall make bare his holy arm in the eyes of all the nations,
and all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of their God.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 133:3
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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 tarry.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 133:4
%
Go ye out from Babylon.  Be ye clean that bear the vessels of the Lord.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 133:5
%
Call your solemn assemblies, and speak often one to another.  And let
every man call upon the name of the Lord.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 133:6
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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; gather ye out from among
the nations, from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 133:7
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Send forth the elders of my church unto the nations which are afar off;
unto the islands of the sea; send forth unto foreign lands; call upon
all nations, first upon the Gentiles, and then upon the Jews.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 133:8
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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 stakes may be strengthened,
and that Zion may go forth unto the regions round about.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 133:9
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Yea, let the cry go forth among all people: Awake and arise and go forth
to meet the Bridegroom; behold and lo, the Bridegroom cometh; go ye out
to meet him.  Prepare yourselves for the great day of the Lord.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 133:10
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Watch, therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 133:11
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Let them, therefore, who are among the Gentiles flee unto Zion.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 133:12
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And let them who be of Judah flee unto Jerusalem, unto the mountains of
the Lord's house.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 133:13
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Go ye out from among the nations, even from Babylon, from the midst of
wickedness, which is spiritual Babylon.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 133:14
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But verily, thus saith the Lord, let not your flight be in haste, but
let all things be prepared before you; and he that goeth, let him not
look back lest sudden destruction shall come upon him.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 133:15
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Hearken and hear, O ye inhabitants of the earth.  Listen, 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 repent.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 133:16
%
For behold, the Lord God hath sent 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 coming is nigh--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 133:17
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When the Lamb shall stand upon Mount Zion, and with him a hundred and
forty-four thousand, having his Father's name written on their foreheads.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 133:18
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Wherefore, prepare ye for the coming of the Bridegroom; go ye, go ye
out to meet him.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 133:19
%
For behold, he shall stand 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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 133:20
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And he shall utter his voice out of Zion, and he shall speak from
Jerusalem, and his voice shall be heard among all people;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 133:21
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And it shall be a voice as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of
a great thunder, which shall break down the mountains, and the valleys
shall not be found.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 133:22
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He shall command the great deep, and it shall be driven back into the
north countries, and the islands shall become one land;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 133:23
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And the land of Jerusalem and the land of Zion shall be turned back into
their own place, and the earth shall be like as it was in the days before
it was divided.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 133:24
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And the Lord, even the Savior, shall stand in the midst of his people,
and shall reign over all flesh.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 133:25
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And they who are in the north countries shall come in remembrance before
the Lord; and their prophets shall hear his voice, and shall no longer
stay themselves; and they shall smite the rocks, and the ice shall flow
down at their presence.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 133:26
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And an highway shall be cast up in the midst of the great deep.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 133:27
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Their enemies shall become a prey unto them,
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 133:28
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And in the barren deserts there shall come forth pools of living water;
and the parched ground shall no longer be a thirsty land.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 133:29
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And they shall bring forth their rich treasures unto the children of
Ephraim, my servants.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 133:30
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And the boundaries of the everlasting hills shall tremble at their
presence.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 133:31
%
And there shall they fall down and be crowned with glory, even in Zion,
by the hands of the servants of the Lord, even the children of Ephraim.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 133:32
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And they shall be filled with songs of everlasting joy.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 133:33
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Behold, this is the blessing of the everlasting God upon the tribes of
Israel, and the richer blessing upon the head of Ephraim and his fellows.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 133:34
%
And they also of the tribe of Judah, after their pain, shall be sanctified
in holiness before the Lord, to dwell in his presence day and night,
forever and ever.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 133:35
%
And now, verily saith the Lord, that these things might be known among
you, O inhabitants of the earth, I have sent forth mine angel flying
through the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel, who hath
appeared unto some and hath committed it unto man, who shall appear unto
many that dwell on the earth.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 133:36
%
And this gospel shall be preached unto every nation, and kindred, and
tongue, and people.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 133:37
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And the servants 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;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 133:38
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And worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the
fountains of waters--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 133:39
%
Calling upon the name of the Lord day and night, saying: O that thou
wouldst rend the heavens, that thou wouldst come down, that the mountains
might flow down at thy presence.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 133:40
%
And it shall be answered upon their heads; for the presence of the Lord
shall be as the melting fire that burneth, and as the fire which causeth
the waters to boil.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 133:41
%
O Lord, thou shalt come down to make thy name known to thine adversaries,
and all nations shall tremble at thy presence--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 133:42
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When thou doest terrible things, things they look not for;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 133:43
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Yea, when thou comest down, and the mountains flow down at thy presence,
thou shalt meet him who rejoiceth and worketh righteousness, who
remembereth thee in thy ways.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 133:44
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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 prepared for him that waiteth for thee.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 133:45
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And it shall be said: Who is this that cometh down from God in heaven
with dyed garments; yea, from the regions which are not known, clothed
in his glorious apparel, traveling in the greatness of his strength?
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 133:46
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And he shall say: I am he who spake in righteousness, mighty to save.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 133:47
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And the Lord shall be red in his apparel, and his garments like him that
treadeth in the wine-vat.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 133:48
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And so great shall be the glory of his presence that the sun shall hide
his face in shame, and the moon shall withhold its light, and the stars
shall be hurled from their places.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 133:49
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And his voice shall be heard: I have trodden the wine-press alone,
and have brought judgment upon all people; and none were with me;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 133:50
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And I have trampled them in my fury, and I did tread upon them in mine
anger, and their blood have I sprinkled upon my garments, and stained
all my raiment; for this was the day of vengeance which was in my heart.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 133:51
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And now the year of my redeemed is come; and they shall mention the loving
kindness of their Lord, and all that he has bestowed upon them according
to his goodness, and according to his loving kindness, forever and ever.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 133:52
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In all their afflictions he was afflicted.  And the angel of his presence
saved them; and in his love, and in his pity, he redeemed them, and bore
them, and carried them all the days of old;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 133:53
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Yea, and Enoch also, and they who were with him; the prophets who were
before him; and Noah also, and they who were before him; and Moses also,
and they who were before him;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 133:54
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And from Moses to Elijah, and from Elijah to John, who were with Christ in
his resurrection, and the holy apostles, with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob,
shall be in the presence of the Lamb.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 133:55
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And the graves of the saints shall be opened; and they shall come forth
and stand on the right hand of the Lamb, when he shall stand upon Mount
Zion, and upon the holy city, the New Jerusalem; and they shall sing
the song of the Lamb, day and night forever and ever.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 133:56
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And for this cause, that men might be made partakers of the glories
which were to be revealed, the Lord sent forth the fulness of his gospel,
his everlasting covenant, reasoning in plainness and simplicity--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 133:57
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To prepare the weak for those things which are coming on the earth, and
for the Lord's errand in the day when the weak shall confound the wise,
and the little one become a strong nation, and two shall put their tens
of thousands to flight.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 133:58
%
And by the weak things of the earth the Lord shall thrash the nations
by the power of his Spirit.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 133:59
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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 go forth unto all flesh--
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 133:60
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And this according to the mind and will of the Lord, who ruleth over
all flesh.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 133:61
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And unto him that repenteth and sanctifieth himself before the Lord
shall be given eternal life.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 133:62
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And upon them that hearken not to the voice of the Lord shall be fulfilled
that which was written by the prophet Moses, that they should be cut
off from among the people.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 133:63
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And also that which was written by the prophet Malachi: For, behold,
the day cometh that shall burn as an oven, and all the proud, yea, and
all that do wickedly, 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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 133:64
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Wherefore, this shall be the answer of the Lord unto them:
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 133:65
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In that day when I came unto mine own, no man among you received me,
and you were driven out.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 133:66
%
When I called again there was none of you to answer; yet my arm was not
shortened at all that I could not redeem, neither my power to deliver.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 133:67
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Behold, at my rebuke I dry up the sea.	I make the rivers a wilderness;
their fish stink, and die for thirst.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 133:68
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I clothe the heavens with blackness, and make sackcloth their covering.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 133:69
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And this shall ye have of my hand--ye shall lie down in sorrow.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 133:70
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Behold, and lo, there are none to deliver you; for ye obeyed not my voice
when I called to you out of the heavens; ye believed not my servants,
and when they were sent unto you ye received them not.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 133:71
%
Wherefore, they sealed up the testimony and bound up the law, and ye
were delivered over unto darkness.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 133:72
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These shall go away into outer darkness, where there is weeping, and
wailing, and gnashing of teeth.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 133:73
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Behold the Lord your God hath spoken it.  Amen.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 133:74
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WE believe that governments were instituted of God for the benefit of man;
and that he holds men accountable for their acts in relation to them, both
in making laws and administering them, for the good and safety of society.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 134:1
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We believe that no government can exist in peace, except such laws are
framed and held inviolate as will secure to each individual the free
exercise of conscience, the right and control of property, and the
protection of life.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 134:2
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We believe that all governments necessarily require civil officers
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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 134:3
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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 worship 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 guilt,
but never suppress the freedom of the soul.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 134:4
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We believe that all men are bound to sustain and uphold the respective
governments in which they reside, while protected in their inherent and
inalienable rights by the laws of such governments; and that sedition
and rebellion 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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 134:5
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We believe that every man should be honored 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 laws all men show respect
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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 134:6
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We believe that rulers, states, and governments have a right, and
are bound to enact laws for the protection of all citizens in the free
exercise of their religious belief; 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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 134:7
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We believe that the commission of crime should be punished 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 peace and tranquility all men should step forward and
use their ability in bringing offenders against good laws to punishment.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 134:8
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We do not believe it just to mingle 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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 134:9
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We believe that all religious societies have a right to deal with their
members for disorderly conduct, according 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 authority
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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 134:10
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We believe that men should appeal to the civil law for redress of
all wrongs 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 defending
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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 134:11
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We believe it just to preach 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 bond-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 servitude.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 134:12
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TO seal the testimony of this book and the Book of Mormon, we announce
the martyrdom 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.
Hyrum was shot first and fell calmly, exclaiming: I am a dead man!
Joseph leaped from the window, and was shot dead in the attempt,
exclaiming: O Lord my God!  They were both shot after they were dead,
in a brutal manner, and both received four balls.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 135:1
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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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 135:2
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Joseph Smith, the Prophet and Seer of the Lord, has done more, save 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 fulness 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 blood; and so has his brother Hyrum.
In life they were not divided, and in death they were not separated!
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 135:3
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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 lamb to the slaughter; but I am calm as
a summer's morning; I have a conscience void 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:
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 135:4
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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 faithful; wherefore thy garments shall be made clean.
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 judgment-seat of Christ, where all men shall know that my garments
are not spotted with your blood.  The testators are now dead, and their
testament is in force.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 135:5
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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 martyrs 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 green 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 reward.	From age
to age shall their names go down to posterity as gems for the sanctified.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 135:6
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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 escutcheon 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 altar that John saw, will cry unto the Lord of Hosts till he
avenges that blood on the earth.  Amen.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 135:7
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THE Word and Will of the Lord concerning the Camp of Israel in their
journeyings to the West:
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 136:1
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Let all the people of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and
those who journey with them, be organized into companies, with a covenant
and promise to keep all the commandments and statutes of the Lord our God.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 136:2
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Let the companies be organized with captains of hundreds, captains of
fifties, and captains of tens, with a president and his two counselors
at their head, under the direction of the Twelve Apostles.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 136:3
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And this shall be our covenant--that we will walk in all the ordinances
of the Lord.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 136:4
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Let each company provide themselves with all the teams, wagons,
provisions, clothing, and other necessaries for the journey, that
they can.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 136:5
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When the companies are organized let them go to with their might, to
prepare for those who are to tarry.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 136:6
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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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 136:7
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Let each company bear an equal proportion, according to the dividend
of their property, in taking the poor, the widows, the fatherless,
and the families of those who have gone into the army, that the cries
of the widow and the fatherless come not up into the ears of the Lord
against this people.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 136:8
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Let each company prepare houses, and fields for raising grain, for those
who are to remain behind this season; and this is the will of the Lord
concerning his people.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 136:9
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Let every man use all his influence and property to remove this people
to the place where the Lord shall locate a stake of Zion.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 136:10
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And if ye do this with a pure heart, in all faithfulness, ye shall be
blessed; you shall be blessed in your flocks, and in your herds, and in
your fields, and in your houses, and in your families.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 136:11
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Let my servants Ezra T. Benson and Erastus Snow organize a company.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 136:12
%
And let my servants Orson Pratt and Wilford Woodruff organize a company.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 136:13
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Also, let my servants Amasa Lyman and George A. Smith organize a company.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 136:14
%
And appoint presidents, and captains of hundreds, and of fifties, and
of tens.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 136:15
%
And let my servants that have been appointed go and teach this, my will,
to the saints, that they may be ready to go to a land of peace.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 136:16
%
Go thy way and do as I have told you, and fear not thine enemies; for
they shall not have power to stop my work.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 136:17
%
Zion shall be redeemed in mine own due time.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 136:18
%
And if any man shall seek to build up himself, and seeketh not my counsel,
he shall have no power, and his folly shall be made manifest.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 136:19
%
Seek ye; and keep all your pledges one with another; and covet not that
which is thy brother's.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 136:20
%
Keep yourselves from evil to take the name of the Lord in vain, for I
am the Lord your God, even the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham
and of Isaac and of Jacob.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 136:21
%
I am he who led the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt; and my
arm is stretched out in the last days, to save my people Israel.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 136:22
%
Cease to contend one with another; cease to speak evil one of another.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 136:23
%
Cease drunkenness; and let your words tend to edifying one another.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 136:24
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If thou borrowest of thy neighbor, thou shalt restore that which thou
hast borrowed; and if thou canst not repay then go straightway and tell
thy neighbor, lest he condemn thee.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 136:25
%
If thou shalt find that which thy neighbor has lost, thou shalt make
diligent search till thou shalt deliver it to him again.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 136:26
%
Thou shalt be diligent in preserving what thou hast, that thou mayest
be a wise steward; for it is the free gift of the Lord thy God, and thou
art his steward.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 136:27
%
If thou art merry, praise the Lord with singing, with music, with dancing,
and with a prayer of praise and thanksgiving.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 136:28
%
If thou art sorrowful, call on the Lord thy God with supplication,
that your souls may be joyful.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 136:29
%
Fear not thine enemies, for they are in mine hands and I will do my
pleasure with them.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 136:30
%
My people must be tried in all things, that they may be prepared to
receive the glory that I have for them, even the glory of Zion; and he
that will not bear chastisement is not worthy of my kingdom.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 136:31
%
Let him that is ignorant learn wisdom by humbling himself and calling
upon the Lord his God, that his eyes may be opened that he may see,
and his ears opened that he may hear;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 136:32
%
For my Spirit is sent forth into the world to enlighten the humble and
contrite, and to the condemnation of the ungodly.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 136:33
%
Thy brethren have rejected you and your testimony, even the nation that
has driven you out;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 136:34
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And now cometh the day of their calamity, even the days of sorrow, like
a woman that is taken in travail; and their sorrow shall be great unless
they speedily repent, yea, very speedily.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 136:35
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For they killed the prophets, and them that were sent unto them; and
they have shed innocent blood, which crieth from the ground against them.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 136:36
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Therefore, marvel not at these things, for ye are not yet pure; ye can
not yet bear my glory; but ye shall behold it if ye are faithful in
keeping all my words that I have given 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 angels, my ministering servants, and by mine own voice out of
the heavens, to bring forth my work;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 136:37
%
Which foundation he did lay, and was faithful; and I took him to myself.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 136:38
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Many have marveled because of his death; but it was needful that he
should seal his testimony with his blood, that he might be honored and
the wicked might be condemned.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 136:39
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Have I not delivered you from your enemies, only in that I have left a
witness of my name?
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 136:40
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Now, therefore, hearken, O ye people of my church; and ye elders listen
together; you have received my kingdom.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 136:41
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Be diligent 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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 136:42
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THE heavens were opened upon us, and I beheld the celestial kingdom of
God, and the glory thereof, whether in the body or out I cannot tell.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 137:1
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I saw the transcendent beauty of the gate through which the heirs of
that kingdom will enter, which was like unto circling flames of fire;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 137:2
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Also the blazing throne of God, whereon was seated the Father and the Son.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 137:3
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I saw the beautiful streets of that kingdom, which had the appearance
of being paved with gold.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 137:4
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I saw Father Adam and Abraham; and my father and my mother; my brother
Alvin, that has long since slept;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 137:5
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And marveled how it was that he had obtained an inheritance in that
kingdom, seeing that he had departed this life before the Lord had set
his hand to gather Israel the second time, and had not been baptized
for the remission of sins.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 137:6
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Thus came the voice of the Lord unto me, saying: All who have died without
a knowledge of this gospel, who would have received it if they had been
permitted to tarry, shall be heirs of the celestial kingdom of God;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 137:7
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Also all that shall die henceforth without a knowledge of it, who would
have received it with all their hearts, shall be heirs of that kingdom;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 137:8
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For I, the Lord, will judge all men according to their works, according
to the desire of their hearts.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 137:9
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And I also beheld that all children who die before they arrive at the
years of accountability are saved in the celestial kingdom of heaven.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 137:10
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ON the third of October, in the year nineteen hundred and eighteen,
I sat in my room pondering over the scriptures;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 138:1
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And reflecting upon the great atoning sacrifice that was made by the
Son of God, for the redemption of the world;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 138:2
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And the great and wonderful love made manifest by the Father and the
Son in the coming of the Redeemer into the world;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 138:3
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That through his atonement, and by obedience to the principles of the
gospel, mankind might be saved.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 138:4
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While I was thus engaged, my mind reverted to the writings of the apostle
Peter, to the primitive saints scattered abroad throughout Pontus,
Galatia, Cappadocia, and other parts of Asia, where the gospel had been
preached after the crucifixion of the Lord.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 138:5
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I opened the Bible and read the third and fourth chapters of the first
epistle of Peter, and as I read I was greatly impressed, more than I
had ever been before, with the following passages:
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 138:6
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"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:
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 138:7
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"By which also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 138:8
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"Which sometime were disobedient, when once the long-suffering 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.)
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 138:9
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"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.)
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 138:10
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As I pondered over these things which are written, the eyes of my
understanding were opened, and the Spirit of the Lord rested upon me,
and I saw the hosts of the dead, both small and great.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 138:11
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And there were gathered together in one place an innumerable company
of the spirits of the just, who had been faithful in the testimony of
Jesus while they lived in mortality;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 138:12
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And who had offered sacrifice in the similitude of the great sacrifice
of the Son of God, and had suffered tribulation in their Redeemer's name.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 138:13
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All these had departed the mortal life, firm in the hope of a glorious
resurrection, through the grace of God the Father and his Only Begotten
Son, Jesus Christ.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 138:14
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I beheld that they were filled with joy and gladness, and were rejoicing
together because the day of their deliverance was at hand.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 138:15
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They were assembled awaiting the advent of the Son of God into the spirit
world, to declare their redemption from the bands of death.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 138:16
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Their sleeping dust was to be restored unto its perfect frame, bone to
his bone, and the sinews and the flesh upon them, the spirit and the
body to be united never again to be divided, that they might receive a
fulness of joy.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 138:17
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While this vast multitude waited and conversed, rejoicing in the hour
of their deliverance from the chains of death, the Son of God appeared,
declaring liberty to the captives who had been faithful;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 138:18
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And there he preached to them the everlasting gospel, the doctrine of
the resurrection and the redemption of mankind from the fall, and from
individual sins on conditions of repentance.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 138:19
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But unto the wicked he did not go, and among the ungodly and the
unrepentant who had defiled themselves while in the flesh, his voice
was not raised;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 138:20
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Neither did the rebellious who rejected the testimonies and the warnings
of the ancient prophets behold his presence, nor look upon his face.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 138:21
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Where these were, darkness reigned, but among the righteous there
was peace;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 138:22
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And the saints rejoiced in their redemption, and bowed the knee and
acknowledged the Son of God as their Redeemer and Deliverer from death
and the chains of hell.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 138:23
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Their countenances shone, and the radiance from the presence of the Lord
rested upon them, and they sang praises unto his holy name.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 138:24
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I marveled, for I understood that the Savior spent about three years in
his ministry among the Jews and those of the house of Israel, endeavoring
to teach them the everlasting gospel and call them unto repentance;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 138:25
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And yet, notwithstanding his mighty works, and miracles, and proclamation
of the truth, in great power and authority, there were but few who
hearkened to his voice, and rejoiced in his presence, and received
salvation at his hands.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 138:26
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But his ministry among those who were dead was limited to the brief time
intervening between the crucifixion and his resurrection;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 138:27
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And I wondered at the words of Peter--wherein he said that the Son of
God preached unto the spirits 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.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 138:28
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And as I wondered, my eyes were opened, and my understanding quickened,
and I perceived that the Lord went not in person among the wicked and
the disobedient who had rejected the truth, to teach them;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 138:29
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But behold, from among the righteous, he organized his forces and
appointed messengers, clothed with power and authority, and commissioned
them to go forth and carry the light of the gospel to them that were
in darkness, even to all the spirits of men; and thus was the gospel
preached to the dead.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 138:30
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And the chosen messengers went forth to declare the acceptable day of
the Lord and proclaim liberty to the captives who were bound, even unto
all who would repent of their sins and receive the gospel.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 138:31
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Thus was the gospel preached to those who had died in their sins,
without a knowledge of the truth, or in transgression, having rejected
the prophets.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 138:32
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These were taught faith in God, repentance from sin, vicarious baptism
for the remission of sins, the gift of the Holy Ghost by the laying on
of hands,
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 138:33
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And all other principles of the gospel that were necessary for them to
know in order to qualify themselves that they might be judged according
to men in the flesh, but live according to God in the spirit.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 138:34
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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 sacrifice of the Son of God upon the cross.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 138:35
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Thus was it made known that our Redeemer spent his time during his sojourn
in the world of spirits, instructing and preparing the faithful spirits
of the prophets who had testified of him in the flesh;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 138:36
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That they might carry the message of redemption unto all the dead,
unto whom he could not go personally, because of their rebellion and
transgression, that they through the ministration of his servants might
also hear his words.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 138:37
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Among the great and mighty ones who were assembled in this vast
congregation of the righteous were Father Adam, the Ancient of Days and
father of all,
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 138:38
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And our glorious Mother Eve, with many of her faithful daughters who
had lived through the ages and worshiped the true and living God.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 138:39
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Abel, the first martyr, was there, and his brother Seth, one of the
mighty ones, who was in the express image of his father, Adam.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 138:40
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Noah, who gave warning of the flood; Shem, the great high priest; Abraham,
the father of the faithful; Isaac, Jacob, and Moses, the great law-giver
of Israel;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 138:41
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And Isaiah, who declared by prophecy that the Redeemer was anointed
to bind up the broken-hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives,
and the opening of the prison to them that were bound, were also there.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 138:42
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Moreover, Ezekiel, who was shown in vision the great valley of dry bones,
which were to be clothed upon with flesh, to come forth again in the
resurrection of the dead, living souls;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 138:43
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Daniel, who foresaw and foretold the establishment of the kingdom of God
in the latter days, never again to be destroyed nor given to other people;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 138:44
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Elias, who was with Moses on the Mount of Transfiguration;
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 138:45
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And Malachi, the prophet who testified of the coming of Elijah--of
whom also Moroni spake to the Prophet Joseph Smith, declaring that he
should come before the ushering in of the great and dreadful day of the
Lord--were also there.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 138:46
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The Prophet Elijah was to plant in the hearts of the children the promises
made to their fathers,
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 138:47
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Foreshadowing the great work to be done in the temples of the Lord in the
dispensation of the fulness of times, for the redemption of the dead,
and the sealing of the children to their parents, lest the whole earth
be smitten with a curse and utterly wasted at his coming.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 138:48
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All these and many more, even the prophets who dwelt among the Nephites
and testified of the coming of the Son of God, mingled in the vast
assembly and waited for their deliverance,
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 138:49
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For the dead had looked upon the long absence of their spirits from
their bodies as a bondage.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 138:50
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These the Lord taught, and gave them power to come forth, after his
resurrection from the dead, to enter into his Father's kingdom, there
to be crowned with immortality and eternal life,
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 138:51
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And continue thenceforth their labor as had been promised by the Lord,
and be partakers of all blessings which were held in reserve for them
that love him.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 138:52
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The Prophet Joseph Smith, and my father, Hyrum Smith, Brigham Young, John
Taylor, Wilford Woodruff, and other choice spirits who were reserved to
come forth in the fulness of times to take part in laying the foundations
of the great latter-day work,
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 138:53
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Including the building of the temples and the performance of ordinances
therein for the redemption of the dead, were also in the spirit world.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 138:54
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I observed that they were also among the noble and great ones who were
chosen in the beginning to be rulers in the Church of God.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 138:55
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Even before they were born, they, with many others, received their first
lessons in the world of spirits and were prepared to come forth in the
due time of the Lord to labor in his vineyard for the salvation of the
souls of men.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 138:56
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I beheld that the faithful elders of this dispensation, when they depart
from mortal life, continue their labors in the preaching of the gospel
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 spirits of the dead.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 138:57
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The dead who repent will be redeemed, through obedience to the ordinances
of the house of God,
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 138:58
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And after they have paid the penalty of their transgressions, and are
washed clean, shall receive a reward according to their works, for they
are heirs of salvation.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 138:59
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Thus was the vision of the redemption of the dead revealed to me, and I
bear record, and I know that this record is true, through the blessing
of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, even so.	Amen.
		 -- Doctrine and Covenants 138:60
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