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[10] And
now, Oliver Cowdery, I speak unto you, and
also unto David Whitmer, by the way of commandment; [11] 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. … |
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| Others called |
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[27] And now, behold, there are others
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Full purpose of heart |
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Yea, even unto twelve; [28] and
the Twelve shall be my disciples, and they shall take upon them my name; [29] and
the Twelve are they who shall desire to take upon them my name with full
purpose of heart. |
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| To preach |
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[30] 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. |
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| Ordained to baptize |
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[31] And they are they who are ordained
of me to baptize in my name, according to that which is written; |
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| Act according to writings |
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And you have that which is written before you; [32] wherefore,
you must perform it according to the words which are written. |
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| Twelve: walk uprightly |
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[33] And now I speak unto you,
the Twelve—[34] Behold, my grace is sufficient
for you; you must walk uprightly before me and sin not. |
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You are to ordain priests, teachers
Declare gospel |
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[35] And, behold, you are they which 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; |
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[36] And I, Jesus Christ, your Lord
and your God, have spoken it. … |
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[42] And now, behold,
I give unto you, Oliver Cowdery, and also
unto David Whitmer, that you shall search
out the Twelve, which who shall
have the desires of which I have spoken; |
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works |
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And by their desires and their
works you shall know them. |
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| Show them this revelation |
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[43] And
when you have found them you shall show these things unto them. |
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Traveling Presiding High council |
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| Twelve Apostles traveling counselors |
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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. |
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107:1–58 |
| Quorums of twelve
and three |
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And they form a
quorum, equal in authority and power to the three presidents previously
mentioned. … |
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| Twelve a traveling
presiding high council directed by church presidency |
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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. |
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Minutes of Feb.
13, 1836 |
| Seventy directed
by Twelve |
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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; |
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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. |
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Seniority, no authority in stakes |
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At a conference of the Presidency, the Twelve a part of the Seventy,
and some other Elders, Joseph instructs the Twelve that the oldest is to
preside, "beginning at the oldest
and so on until the youngest has presided and then beginning
at the oldest again. &c." The Twelve are seated according to age: Thomas
B. Marsh, David W. Patten, Brigham Young, Heber C. Kimball, Orson Hyde,
William E. McLellin, Parley P. Pratt, Luke S. Johnson, William Smith ,
Orson Pratt, John F. Boynton, Lyman E. Johnson. |
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The president then stated that the Twelve will have no right to go
into Zion or any of its Stakes and there undertake to regulate the affairs
thereof where there is a standing High Council. But it is their duty to go
abroad and regulate all matters relative to the different branches of
the church. |
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No Appeal from Twelve (Almost) |
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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. |
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D&C
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From the decision of the former there can be an
appeal; but from the decision of the latter there cannot. |
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The latter can only be called in question by the
general authorities of the church in case of transgression. |
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Apostles
New York Offices
Ohio Offices
Priesthood
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