| February 24, 1834, Kirtland, Ohio. |
| Members driven out of Jackson county
because of disobedience §. Now Zion to be redeemed
with power §; one will be raised up like Moses to
lead the return §. Parley & Lyman not to return
to Jackson until 500 volunteers are raised, or 300, or at least 100 §.
Parley to travel with Joseph §, Lyman with
Sidney, Orson Hyde with Orson Pratt. |
| Kirtland
Revelations Book, 108–111, heading: Kirtland February 24 1834. Recorded by Orson Pratt, August 18, 1834. |
| Book of
Commandments, Book C Recorded by Orson Pratt, August 18, 1834. |
| Newel Kimball Whitnery Papers (BYU), Box 1, fd. 15 [verses 15–20], heading: Excerpt of a revelation given at Kirtland when L Wight & P. P. Pratt went down & helped gather the army in 1834 being commanded by revelation [Revelation of Dec. 25, 1835 follows immediately.] |
| First published in the 1844 Doctrine and Covenants, Section 101. |
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Book of Commandments, Book C |
Kirtland Revelations Book |
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| Responsibilities to Jackson refugees |
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Verily I say unto you my Friends behold, I will give unto
you a revelation & commandment. that you may know how to act in the discharge
of your duties concerning the salvation & redemption of your brethren
who have been scattered from the land of Zion: |
[108] Verily I Say unto you my friends, behold I will give unto
you a revelation & 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 from on the land of Zion: |
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| Lord will punish enemies in time |
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being driven & smitten by the hands of mine enemies on
whom I will pour out my wrath without measure in mine own time |
Being driven and smitten by the hands of mine enemies on
whom I will pour out my wrath without measure in mine own time; |
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| Filling their cup |
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for I have suffered them thus far. that they might fill up
the measure of their iniquities, that their cup might be full, |
for I have suffered them thus far that they might fill up
the measure of their iniquities. that their cup might be full; |
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| Disobedient chastened |
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& that those who call themselves after my
name might be chastened for a little season, with a sore & grievous {2} Chastisement;
because they did not hearken all together unto the precepts & commandments
which I gave unto them. |
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. |
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| My decree |
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But verily I say unto you. that I have decreed a decree which
my people shall realize, inasmuch as they hearken from this hour unto
the counsel which <I> the Lord their God shall give unto them. |
But verily I say unto you that I have decreed a decree which
my people shall realize inasmuch as they hearken from this hour unto
the council which I the Lord their God shall give unto them. |
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| Begin to prevail right now |
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Behold, they shall, for I have decreed it, begin to prevail
against mine enemies; from this verry hour, |
Behold they shall, for I have decreed it, begin to prevail
against mine enemies from this very hour; |
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Never cease to prevail
Saints get the earth |
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& by hearkening to observe all the words which I the
Lord their God shall speak unto them, they shall never cease to prevail
untill the kingdoms of the world are subdued under my feet, {3} & the earth
is given unto the saints to possess it forever, & ever. |
and by hearkening to observe all the words which I the
Lord their God shall speak unto them, they shall never cease to prevail
untill the Kingdoms of the world are subdued under my feet and the earth
is given unto the saints to possess it forever and ever. |
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term: saints |
| If disobedient, world prevails |
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But inasmuch as they keep not my commandments & hearken
not to observe all my words, the kingdoms of the world shall prevail against
them; |
But inasmuch as they keep not my commandments & hearken
not to observe all my words, the Kingdoms of the world shall prevail against
them, |
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| Saints to be saviors |
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for they were set to be a light unto the world, & to be
the Saviours of men: |
for they were set to be a light unto the world and to be
the saviors of men, |
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| Salt that loses its savor |
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& inasmuch
as they are not the Saviours of men
they are as salt that has lost its savor, & is thenceforth good for nothing
but to be cast out & trodden under feet of men. |
& inasmuch
as they are not the saviors of men,
they are as salt that has lost its savor and is thence forth good for nothing
but to be cast out and trodden under feet foot of men. |
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| Refugees shall return |
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But verily, I say unto you, I have decreed that your brethren who have been scattered {4} shall return to the lands of their inheritances & build up the waste places of Zion. |
But verily I say unto you, <I have decreed> that your brethren
who which have been scattered shall return to the lands of their inheritances and shall build up the waste places of Zion, |
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| Blessings after tribulation |
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for after much tribulation, as I have said unto you in a
former commandment, cometh the blessing: |
[109] for after much tribulation, as I have said unto you in a
former commandment, cometh the blessing: |
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¶ D&C 58: 4 |
| Restoration promised—for
good |
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behold this is the blessing which I have promised after
your tribulations, & the tribulations of your brethren; your redemption, & the redemption of your brethren, even their restoration to the land
of Zion, to be established, no more to be thrown down. |
Behold this is the blessing which I have 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: |
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| Polluters thrown down |
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Nevertheless if they shall pollute their inheritances they shall
be thrown down; for I will not {5} spare them if they shall pollute their inheritances. |
Nevertheless if they shall pollute their inheritances they Shall
be thrown down; for I will not spare them if they shall pollute their inheritances. |
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| Redemption must be by power |
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Behold I say unto you, that the redemtion
of Zion must needs come by power; |
Behold I say unto you that the redemption
of Zion must needs come by power; |
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| Led by man like Moses (Lyman Wight?) |
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therefore, I will raise up unto my people
a man who shall lead them like as Moses led the children of Israel; |
Therefore I will raise up unto my people
a man who shall lead them like as Moses led the children of Israel; |
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"Br Joseph laid his hands on my head and blessed me and ordaned me to lead the saint[s] up to Zion even as Moses led the children of Israel out of Egypt." Lyman Wight to Wilford Woodruff, Aug. 24, 1857. Church Archives, CR 100 / 93. |
| You are children of Israel |
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for ye are the children of Israel, & of the seed of Abraham; & ye must needs be led out of bondage by power, & with a stretched out
arm. |
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; |
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And as your Fathers were led at the first even so shall
the redemtion of Zion be. |
and as your fathers were led at the first even so shall
the redemption of Zion be. |
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fathers: brethren in NKW manuscript |
Don't be afraid
Angels will attend |
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Therefore let not your hearts be faint; for I
say not unto you as I said {6} unto your fathers, mine Angel shall go up before
you, but not my presence; |
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, |
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| Lord will attend |
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but I say unto you, mine Angel shall go up
before you, & also my presence. And in time ye shall possess the goodly
land. |
but I say unto you mine angel shall go up
before you and also my presence and in time ye shall possess the goodly
land. |
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1844 D&C: angels |
| Joseph is Moses |
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Verily, Verily, I say unto you, that my servant Joseph, is the man to whom I likened the servant to whom the Lord of the vinyard
spake in the parable which I have given unto you. |
Verily, Verily, I say unto you that my servant Joseph <(Smith Jr>, is the man to whom I likened the servant to whom the Lord of the vinyard
spake in the parable which I have given unto you. |
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parable: see D&C 101.
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| Gather to Zion |
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Therefore, let my servant Joseph, say unto the
strength of my house, my young men, & the middle aged, Gather ye
together unto the land of {7} Zion, upon the lands which I have bought with
moneys that have been consecrated unto me; |
Therefore, let my servant Joseph <Smith Jr> say unto the
strength of my house, my young men, and the middle aged. gather <ye>
together yourselves unto the land of Zion, upon the lands which I have bought with
moneys that have been consecrated unto me; |
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<Smith Jr> in a different hand.
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| Churches contribute |
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& let all the churches send up wise men with their moneys & purchase lands even as I have commanded them. |
& let all the churches send up wise men with their moneys & purchase lands even as I have told <commanded> them. |
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| Curse enemies |
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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; |
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 after these testimonies which ye
have brought before me [110] against them ye shall curse them, |
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Cursings |
| I will curse them |
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& whomsoever ye curse I will
curse, And ye shall avenge me of mine enemies; |
and whomsoever ye curse I will
curse, and ye shall avenge me of mine enemies; |
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| Curse 4 generations |
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and my {8} presence shall be with you even in avenging me of
mine enemies, unto the third & fourth generation of them that hate me. |
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. |
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| Don't be afraid to die |
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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; |
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: |
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| Must be willing to die |
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& whoso is not willing to lay down his life for my sake
is not my dissiple. |
and whoso is not willing to lay down his life for my sake
is not my disciple. |
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| Sidney lead churches in the east |
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It is my will that my servant Sidney shall lift up
his voice in the congregations in the eastern countries in preparing the
churches to keep the commandments which {9} I have given unto them concerning
the restoration & redemption of Zion. |
¶ It is my will that my servant Sidney <Rigdon> Should 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. |
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| Parley & Lyman raise volunteers:
500 |
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It is my will that my Servant Parley, & my servant Lyman, 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 <a> hundred, until they have obtained unto
the number of five hundred of the strength of my house. |
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 a hundred, until they have obtained unto the number of five hundred of the strength of my house. |
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<P Pratt> and <Wight> in a different hand. |
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Behold, this
is my will; ask & ye shall receive; but men do not always do my will. |
Behold this
is my will. Ask and ye shall receive. But men do not always do my will; |
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therefore {10} if ye cannot obtain five hundred, seek diligently,
that peradventure ye may obtain three; |
therefore, if ye cannot obtain five hundred seek dilligently,
that peradventure ye may obtain three; <hundred> |
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1844 D&C: you
<hundred> in a different hand. Retained in MH A-1 and subsequent editions. |
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& if ye cannot obtain three hundred, seek diligently that
peradventure ye may obtain one hundred: |
and if ye cannot obtain three hundred, seek dilligently that
peradventure that ye may obtain one hundred: |
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100 |
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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. |
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. |
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| Pray
for Joseph to lead |
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Therefore as I said unto you, ask & you shall receive;
pray earnestly, that peradventure my {11} servant Joseph may go
up with you & preside in the midst of my people & organize my kingdom
upon the consecrated land, & establish the children of Zion upon the
laws & commandments which have been & which shall be given unto you. |
Therefore, as I said unto you, ask and you ye shall receive.
Pray earnestly that peradventure my servant Joseph may go
up 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. |
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MH A-1, 440: Joseph <Baur[...] Ale>
1844 D&C: Baurak Ale
1904 D&C: Joseph Smith, Jun.
1844 D&C: Joseph Smith, Jun.
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| Victory
through diligence, prayer |
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All victory & Glory is brought to pass unto you through
your diligence, faithfulness, & prayers of faith. |
[111] All victory and glory is brought to pass unto you thro'
your dilligence, faithfulness and prayers of faith. |
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| Parley
go with Joseph |
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Let my Servant Parley journey with
my servant Joseph |
Let my servant Parley journey with
my servant Joseph, |
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¶ John
Gould |
| Lyman
go with Sidney |
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let my servant Lyman Journey with my servant Sidney: |
let my servant Lyman journey with my servant Sidney, |
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| Hyrum
go with Frederick |
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let my servant Hyrum {12} journey with my servant Frederick: |
Let my servant Hyrum journey with my servant Frederick; |
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| Orsons
go where Joseph says |
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let my servant Orson Hyde Journey
with my servant Orson Pratt, whithersoever my
servant Joseph shall counsel them in obtaining the fulfillment
of these commandments which I have given unto
you, & leave the residue in my hands; even so, Amen. |
Let my servant Orson Hyde journey
with my servant Orson Pratt, whithersoever my
servant Joseph <Shall> counsel them in obtaining the fulfilment
of these commandments which I have given unto
you and leave the residue in my hands: even so Amen. |
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<Shall> in a different hand. |
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Copied by O Hyde 18. augt. 1834. |
Recorded on this book by O. Hyde 18 Augt 1834.—— |
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