| July 8, 1838, Far West,
Missouri. |
| John Taylor, John E.
Page, Wilford Woodruff, Willard Richards are called to fill vacancies in
the Quorum of the Twelve. The Twelve are to leave Far West on April 26,
1839 to preach the gospel "over the great waters." |
| Introduction |
| Scriptory Book introduction: |
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| Read
to Saints July 8, 1838 |
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The following Revelation was given
in Far West Mo July 8th 1838, and read this day in the congregation of the
Saints, |
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Scriptory
Book in Papers 2:256. |
| Given
to the Twelve on July 8 in presence of … |
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Revelation Given to the Twelve
Apostles July 8th 1838 in Far West Mo in the presence of J Smith Jr. S.
Rigdon, H. Smith, E. Partridge I.
Morley J. Carter, S. Avard T. B. Marsh
(h) & G.
W. Robinson |
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| About
the Twelve |
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Making known the will of the Lord
concerning the Twelve Show unto us thy will O Lord concerning the Twelve. |
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| However, B. H. Roberts
observes: |
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… direction is given that they
should be officially notified of their appointment. But it is quite evident
that Elder Taylor was notified of his appointment previous to July 8th,
1838, as he would up his affairs and prepared to leave Canada, because of
his being informed of this call to the Apostleship in the fall of 1837. |
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Life of Taylor,
47n. |
| The revelation was
first published in the Deseret News, April 2, 1853 and included
in the 1876 Doctrine and Covenants. |
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| Text |
| Conference,
organize the Twelve |
1 |
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. |
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fallen:
John F. Boynton (h)
Luke S. Johnson (h)
Lyman E. Johnson (h)
William E. McLellin (h) |
| Thomas
B. Marsh stay, publish |
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Let my servant Thomas
(h) remain for a season in the land of
Zion, to publish my word. |
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Others
to preach
Lord will provide |
3 |
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. |
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| Mission
next spring |
4 |
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. |
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| Leave
Far West on April 26 |
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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. |
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Why
April 26?
Minutes of April 26, 1839 |
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new apostles named |
6 |
Let
my servant John Taylor, and also my servant John
E. Page (h), and also my servant Wilford
Woodruff (h1), and also my servant Willard
Richards (h), be appointed to fill the
places of those who have fallen, and be officially notified of their appointment. |
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D&C 119
D&C 117
Far West Revelations
Doctrine and Covenants
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