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October [17], 1830, Manchester, New York.
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| Parley P. Pratt and Ziba Peterson
to join Oliver Cowdery and Peter Whitmer Jr. on the mission to the Lamanites.
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| Approximate date is based on
the date (October 17) that the four signed the mission covenant. ¶
Ezra Booth Letters (8–9) |
| Kirtland Revelations
Book, 83–84, heading: Revelation
to Parley Pratt to go to th[e] wilderness |
| Not printed in the Book of Commandments. |
| 1835 Doctrine and Covenants 54 heading: Revelation
to Parley P. Pratt and Ziba Peterson, given October, 1830. |
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Kirtland Revelations
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1835 Doctrine and Covenants 54 |
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Parley
to declare gospel
Be meek |
And now concerning my servant Parley behold I
say unto him that as I live I will that he shall declare my gospel and
Learn of me and be meek and lowly of heart |
1 |
And now concerning my servant Parley P.
Pratt, behold I say
unto him, that as I live I will that he shall declare my gospel and learn
of me, and be meek and lowly of heart; |
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1835 D&C text consists
of one verse. Verse numbers of the LDS D&C
32 are to the left of the text.
Red:
added in 1835 |
| Mission
to the Lamanites |
and that which I have appointed unto him is that he shall
go with my servant Oliver and Peter into the wilderness
among the Lamanites |
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and that which I have appointed unto him, is, that he shall
go with my servants Oliver Cowdery and
Peter Whitmer, jr, into the wilderness,
among the Lamanites; |
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Ziba to go
Nothing will prevail against them |
and Ziba also
shall go with them and I myself will go with them and be in their midst
and I am their advocate with the Father and nothing shall prevail |
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and Ziba Peterson,
also, shall go with them, and I myself will go with them and be in their
midst: and I am their Advocate with the Father, and nothing shall prevail. |
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prevail against them. after 1835 |
Follow
written revelations only
Pray for understanding |
and they shall give heed to that which is writen
and pretend to no other revelation and they shall pray always that I may
unfold them to their understanding |
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And they shall give heed to
that which is written and pretend to no other revelation, and they shall
pray always that I may unfold them the
same to their understanding; |
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Turquoise: dropped after 1835
Pink: added after 1835
that which is written: Oliver may have revelations, but not write
them. ¶ D&C
28, October [17], 1831.
This
is a safeguard against any revelations Oliver may claim that
are inconsistent with Joseph's. ¶ Ezra
Booth Letters (8–9). |
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attention |
and they shall give heed [u]nto these words and trifle
not and I will bless them amen.
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and they shall give heed unto these words and trifle
not, and I will bless them. Amen.
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Manchester Oct 1830 |
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D&C 33
D&C 31
New
York–Pennsylvania Revelations
Doctrine and Covenants
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