| October 12 1833, Perrysburg,
New York. |
| Joseph Smith and Sidney
Rigdon are on their way to Mount Pleasant, Upper Canada (Ontario), with
Freeman Nickerson. Their families are well. The spirit will give them what
they need to say at the moment it is needed. Sidney is to be Joseph's spokesman
and scriptorian, Joseph is to be his revelator. Zion will be redeemed,
the Lord will raise up a pure people. |
| Joseph's 1832–1834
diary entry, in Sidney's hand: "came Saturday the 12th [to] the house
of father Nicke[r]son." Then, in Joseph's hand, "I feel very
well in my mind the Lord is with us but have much anxiety about my family &c;—" |
| Newel
K. Whitney manuscript heading: Prereysburg Chatoegua Co N York
Saturday October 12th 1833. [Perrysburg is and always has been in Cattaraugus, not Chautauqua county.] |
| 1835 Doctrine and Covenants
94 heading: Revelation given in Perrysburgh, N. Y. to Joseph Smith jr.
and Sidney Rigdon, October, 1833. |
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| Families
are well |
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Verily thus saith the
Lord unto you my friends, Sidney, & 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. |
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therefore, follow me
and listen to the council which I shall give unto you: |
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| Doors
will open here |
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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. |
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therefore, I the Lord
have suffered you to come unto this place, for thus it was expedient in
me for the salvation of souls. |
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| Don't
be afraid to speak |
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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; |
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| It will
be given you in the moment |
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for it shall be given
you in the very hour, yea, in the very moment what ye shall say. |
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| Solemnly
meekly |
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but a commandment I
give unto you, that ye shall declare whatsoever things ye declare in my name
in solemnity of heart in the spirit of meekness in all things. |
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Turquoise: dropped after 1835 |
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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. |
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| Sidney
to be spokesman for Joseph |
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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. |
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Red: added in 1835
spokesman: ¶ Presidents
of the High Priesthood |
| Mighty
in testimony |
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and I will give unto
him power to be mighty in testimony |
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Scriptorian
Joseph to be revelator for Sidney |
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and I will give unto
thee power to be mighty in expounding all schriptures that thou mayest be
a spokesman unto him, and he shall be a revelator unto thee that thou mayest
know the certanty of all things pertaining to the things of my kingdom
on the earth. |
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Therefore, continue
your journey and let your hearts rejoice, for behold, and lo, I am with
you even unto the end. |
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| Zion
to be redeemed |
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And now I give unto
you a word concerning Zion: Zion shall be redeemed altho she is chastened
for a little season: |
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| Orson
Hyde and John Gould safe |
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thy brethren, my servants
Orson Hyde, and John Gould, are in my hands, and inasmuch as they keep my commandments they shall be saved. |
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Shortly after learning
of the violence in Missouri Joseph had sent Orson and John to Independence
to assess the situation. |
| Be comforted
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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 sanctifycation of the church |
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| Lord
to raise a pure people |
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for I will raise up
unto myself a pure people that will serve me in righteousness |
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and all that call upon
the name of the Lord and keep his commandments shall be saved even so
Amen
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D&C 101
D&C 99
New York–Pennsylvania Revelations
Doctrine and Covenants
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