| April 3, 1836, Kirtland, Ohio |
| Visitations of the Lord, who accepts the House
of the Lord; Moses, Elias, Elijah who commit keys of gathering, gospel of
Abraham, turning the hearts of fathers/children. |
| This revelation was taken from Joseph's "Ohio
Journal, 1835–1836, " (Selected Collections 1:20,
Box 1 folder 2, pages 192–193). It was originally written in the third person
("taken from their minds," etc.). The original has one
minor word substitution (noted in v. 6 below). Otherwise, the changes
are insignificant. |
| Veil
taken from minds, eyes of understanding |
1 |
The veil was taken from our minds, and the eyes of our understanding
were opened. |
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our:
Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery |
| See
the Lord |
2 |
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. |
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3 |
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: |
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4 |
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. |
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| Sins
forgiven |
5 |
Behold, your sins are forgiven you; you are clean before me;
therefore, lift up your heads and rejoice. |
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| All
rejoice |
6 |
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. |
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| House
accepted |
7 |
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. |
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| Will
appear to servants |
8 |
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. |
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| Endowment
in this house |
9 |
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. |
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| Beginning
of blessing |
10 |
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. |
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| Moses
commits keys of gathering |
11 |
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. |
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| Elias
commits gospel of Abraham |
12 |
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. |
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| Elijah |
13 |
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: |
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| Fulfillment
of Malachi prophecy |
14 |
Behold, the time has fully come,
which was spoken of by the mouth of Malachi—testifying that he [Elijah]
should be sent, before the great and dreadful day of the Lord come— |
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Malachi
4:5–6:
5 Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great
and dreadful day of the LORD:
6 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. |
| Turn
hearts of fathers/children |
15 |
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— |
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Keys of this dispensation
Day of Lord near
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16 |
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. |
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D&C 111
D&C 109
Ohio Revelations
Doctrine and Covenants
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