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Doctrine and Covenants 4
February 4, 1829, Harmony, Pennsylvania
For Joseph Smith Sr. Serve the Lord, the field is white, thrust in your sickle eye single to the glory of God. Ask, knock
Book of Commandments 3 heading: A Revelation given to Joseph, the father of Joseph, in Harmony, Pennsylvania, February, 1829, saying:
1835 Book of Commandments 31 heading: Revelation given to Joseph Smith, Sr., given February, 1829.
    Book of Commandments   1835 Doctrine and Covenants  
Marvelous work 1 [1] Now behold, a marvelous work is about to come forth among the children of men, 1 Now behold, a marvellous work is about to come forth among the children of men, BC verse numbers are in brackets.

¶ D&C 11:1
Serve wholeheartedly 2 therefore, O ye that embark in the service of God, see that ye serve him with all your heart, might, mind and strength, that ye may stand blameless before God at the last day:   therefore, O ye that embark in the service of God, see that ye serve him with all your heart, might, mind and strength, that ye may stand blameless before God at the last day:
Called to the work 3 Therefore, if ye have desires to serve God, ye are called to the work;   therefore, if ye have desires to serve God, ye are called to the work;
Field is white, thrust in sickle

Bring salvation to soul
4 for behold, the field is white already to harvest, and lo, he that thrusteth in his sickle with his might, the same layeth up in store that he perish not, but bringeth salvation to his soul,   for behold the field is white already to harvest, and lo, he that thrusteth in his sickle with his might, the same layeth up in store that he perisheth not, but bringeth salvation to his soul, ¶ D&C 11:3

Turquoise: dropped after 1835
Pink: added after 1835
Qualifications 5 and faith, hope, charity, and love, with an eye single to the glory of God, qualifies him for the work.   and faith, hope, charity, and love, with an eye single to the glory of God, qualify him for the work.
6 [2] Remember temperance, patience, humility, diligence, &c., 2 Remember faith, virtue, knowledge, temperance, patience, brotherly kindness, godliness, charity, humility, diligence.— Red: added in 1835.

2 Peter 1:5–7: "… add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness; And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity."
Ask and receive, knock and it will be opened 7 ask and ye shall receive, knock and it shall be opened unto you: Amen.   Ask, and ye shall receive, knock and it shall be opened unto you. Amen.
 


 
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