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Doctrine and Covenants 37
December 30, 1830, Canandaigua, New York.

Joseph Smith and Sidney Rigdon are to suspend translating until they reach Ohio. Visit Colesville church. Church to gather in Ohio until Oliver returns.

William E. McLellin gives the December 30 date in Ensign of Liberty 1 (March 1847), 2.

    Book of Commandments and Revelations
(BCR, 49)
John Whitmer scribe
Redactors:Unidentified, John Whitmer
1830
  Book of Commandments
(BC 39)
1833
There are no substantive differences in1835 D&C 58.
    40th Com<m>andment AD 1830   A Revelation to Joseph and Sidney, given in Canandaigua, New-York, December, 1830.    
    A Revelation to Sidney & Joseph at at time that they went from Fayette to Canandaigua to translate &c given at Canandaigua Ontario County State of New York        
    ¶ A Commandment to sidney & Joseph saying        
Stop translating until Ohio 1 Behold I say unto ye <you> that it is not Expedient in me that ye should Translate any more until ye shall go to the Ohio & this because of the enemy & for your sakes 1 BEHOLD I say unto you, that it is not expedient in me that ye should ranslate any more until ye shall go to the Ohio, and this because of the enemy and for your sakes. 1 Current LDS D&C verse numbers are left of text, 1835 D&C left of text.
Go to Colesville first 2 & again I say unto you that ye shall not go untill ye have Preached my Gospel in those parts & have strengthened up the Church whithersoever it is found & more especially in Colesville 2 And again, I say unto you, that ye shall not go until ye have preached my gospel in those parts, and have strengthened up the church whithersoever it is found, and more especially in Colesville:  
    for Behold they pray unto me in much faith 3 For behold they pray unto me in much faith.  
Church to gather in Ohio until Oliver returns 3 & again a commandment I give <say> <give> unto the Church that it is expedient in me that they should assemble together at the Ohio by <against> the time that my Servent Oliver  shall return unto them. 4 And again a commandment I give unto the church, that it is expedient in me that they should assemble together at the Ohio, against the time that my servant Oliver shall return unto them. 2
Let each man choose 4 Behold here is wisdom & let evry man Choose for himself until I come amen even so amen

5 Behold here is wisdom, and let every man choose for himself until I come; even so: Amen.


D&C 38
D&C 36
New York–Pennsylvania Revelations
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