| April 6, 1830, Fayette, New York. |
| New and everlasting covenant. Non-Mormon baptisms
not recognized. |
| William E. McLellin diary. |
| Church Archives manuscript (transcribed
in JS revelations, 62), not in Selected collections, dated April 16th 1830 followed
by Joseph Smith's name. |
| Book of Commandments Book B (1833). |
| Book of Commandments 23. |
| 1835 Doctrine and Covenants 47. |
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| McLellin |
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A commandment unto the church of Christ which was established in
these last days in the year of our Lord 1830 on the fourth
month and on the sixth
day of the month which is called April, |
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| BC, Book B |
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A Commandment unto the Church of Christ, which was established in
these last days A.D. 1830 on the fourth month & sixth day of the
month which is called April |
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BC 23
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A Commandment unto the church of Christ, which was established in these
last days, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty:
Given in Fayette, New-York, April, 1830, in consequence of some desiring
to unite with the church without re-baptism, who had previously been baptized. |
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| 1835 D&C 47 |
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Revelation to the church of Christ, which was established in these last
days, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty: Given
April, 1830 in consequence of some desiring to unite with the church without
re-baptism, who had previously been baptized. |
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| 1981 Doctrine and Covenants |
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Revelation given through Joseph Smith the Prophet, at Manchester,
New York, April 1830. HC 1:79–80. This revelation was given to
the Church in consequence of some who had previously been baptized desiring
to unite with the Church without rebaptism. |
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Book of Commandments, Law and Covenants, Book
B {12–13} |
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A Commandment unto the Church of Christ, which was established in
these last days A.D. 1830 on the fourth month & sixth day of the
month which is called April, |
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| New and everlasting covenant |
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[1] behold I say unto you {13} that
all old Covenants have I caused to be done away in this thing & this
is a new & an everlasting Covenant, even the
same
that which was from the beginning |
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Purple:
dropped in BC
Blue: added in BC
¶ D&C 1:22 |
| Unauthorized baptisms |
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[2] wherefore altho
a man shouldest be baptized a an hundred
times it availeth him nothing |
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[3] for he you cannot
enter in at the Strait gate by the law of moses, neither by your dead works |
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McLellin and Archives: ye |
| Dead works |
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[4] For it is
because of your dead works that I have caused this last Covenant
& this Church to be built up unto me even
as in days of old, |
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Orange:
BC and Archives
Red: Archives and BC,
not Book B or McLellin |
| Enter at the gate,
don't counsel God |
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[5] wherefore enter ye in at the Gate
as I have commanded, & seek not to Councel your God— Amen— |
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McLellin: commanded you |
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D&C 23
D&C 21
New York–Pennsylvania Revelations
Doctrine and Covenants
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