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| Doctrine and Covenants 40 |
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| January 6, 1831,
Fayette, Seneca county, New York. |
| James Covill gladly received the commandment
(D&C 39), but Satan tempted him, feared persecution, rejected the word. |
Book of Commandments 42 heading: A Revelation
to Joseph, and Sidney, given in Fayette, New-York, January, 1831, explaining
why James (C.,) obeyed not the revelation which was given unto him.
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| 1835 Doctrine and Covenants 60 heading: Revelation
to Joseph Smith, jr. and Sidney Rigdon, given January,
1831, explaining why James Covill, obeyed not the revelation which was
given unto him. |
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Book of Commandments 42 |
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1835 Doctrine and Covenants 60 |
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| James promised |
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Behold, verily I say unto you, that his heart was right before
me, for he covenanted with me, that he would obey my word. |
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Behold, verily I say unto you, that the heart of
my servant James Covill was right before me, for he covenanted
with me, that he would obey my word. |
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Blue:
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Red: added in 1835 |
| Feared persecution |
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And he received the word with gladness, but
straitway satan tempted him; and the fear of persecution, and the cares
of the world, caused him to reject the word: |
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And he received the word with gladness, but
straightway satan tempted him; and the fear of persecution, and the cares
of the world, caused him to reject the word; |
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Wherefore he broke my covenant, and it remaineth in me
to do with him as seemeth me good[.] Amen. |
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wherefore he broke my covenant, and it remaineth with me
to do with him as seemeth me good. Amen. |
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D&C 41
D&C 39
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Doctrine and Covenants
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