| February 9, 1831, Kirtland, Ohio. |
Short missions. The New Jerusalem.
Only those ordained by recognized authorities may preach §—from
the Bible and Book of Mormon §. Do not teach
without the spirit §. Speak and prophecy as
the Comforter directs §. Cast out the
unrepentant §.
Consecrate property to the Lord §. The
bishop returns what the family needs. Keep the rest in the Lord's storehouse
for the poor and needy. Do not return consecrated property excommunicants.
Bless the sick. Do not mention Bible translation until complete §.
The kingdom is the keys of the church. Do not go in debt to the world
unless commanded
§ [dropped in 1835]. |
| Book of Commandments, Book A no heading (Orson Hyde scribe): Points of Law. |
| Book of Commandments, Book B
heading (Algernon Sidney Gilbert scribe): Laws of
the Church of Christ received in the presence of twelve Elders February
9th 1831. |
| Book of Commandments 44 heading: A
Revelation given to twelve elders assembled in Kirtland, Ohio; and also
the law for the government of the church, given in the presence of the
same, February, 1831. |
| 1835 Doctrine and Covenants 13 heading: Revelation
given February, 1831. |
| For annotations and cross-references,
see D&C 42. |
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of Commandments (Books A, B, C) are not paginated. Here, braces enclose page number of a revelation; for example, {2} is the beginning of the second page of a revelation. Bracketed numbers such as [1] are
verse numbers in the Book of Commandments 44 or 1835 Doctrine and Covenants
13 respectively. |
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Book of Commandments,
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Book of Commandments,
Book B |
Book of Commandments 44 |
1835 Doctrine and Covenants 13 |
| Orson Hyde scribe,
November 16, 1832 |
Algernon Sidney Gilbert scribe, before June 12, 1833 |
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Question 1st
= Shall the Church come together into one place or remain as they are
in Separate bodies? |
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Answer
= Hearken Oh! ye Elders of my Church who have assembled yourselves
together in my name, even Jesus Christ the son of the living God the
Saviour of the world, |
[1] Hearken,
O ye Elders of my church who have assembled yourselves together, in my
name, even Jesus Christ, the Son of the living God, the Saviour of the
world; |
[1] Hearken, O ye elders
of my church who have assembled yourselves together, in my name, even Jesus
Christ, the Son of the living God, the Savior of the world; |
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inasmuch as they believe on my
name & keep my Commandments, |
[2] Inasmuch
as they believe on my name and keep my commandments; |
inasmuch as they believe on my name and keep
my commandments; |
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again I say unto you hearken & hear
and obey the laws which I shall give unto
you |
[3] Again
I say unto you, hearken and hear and obey the law which I shall give
unto you:
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again I say unto you, hearken and hear and obey
the law which I shall give unto you: |
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for verily I say as ye have assembled
yourselves together according to the Commandment wherewith I commanded
you, and are agreed as touching this one thing and have asked me in
my name, even so ye shall receive— |
[4] For verily
I say, as ye have assembled yourselves together according to the commandment
wherewith I commanded you, and are agreed as touching this one thing, and
have asked the Father in my name, even so
ye shall receive.
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for verily I say, as ye have assembled yourselves
together according to the commandment wherewith I commanded you, and are
agreed as touching this one thing, and have asked the Father in my name, even so ye shall receive. |
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Behold
verily I say unto you, I give unto you this first commandment that ye shall
go forth in my name every one of you, {2} together
with my
Servants Joseph & Sidney, |
[5] Behold,
verily I say unto you, I give unto you this first commandment that ye shall
go forth in my name, every one of you, excepting my
Servants Joseph & Sidney. |
[2] Behold, verily I say
unto you, I give unto you this first commandment, that ye shall go forth
in my name, every one of you, excepting my
servants Joseph Smith, jr., and Sidney Rigdon. |
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& I give unto them a Commandment
that they Shall go forth for a little season & it Shall be given by
the power of my spirit when they Shall return— |
[6] And I
give unto them a commandment that they shall go forth for a little season,
and it shall be given by the power of my spirit when they Shall return: |
And I give unto them a commandment that they
shall go forth for a little season, and it shall be given by the power of
the Spirit when they shall return: |
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and ye Shall go forth in the power
of my Spirit, preaching my gospel two by two in my name lifting up your
voices as with the voice of a trump, declaring my word like unto Angels
of God— |
[7] And ye
shall go forth in the power of my Spirit, preaching my gospel, two by two,
in my name, lifting up your voices as with the voice of a trump, declaring
my word like unto angels of God:
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and ye shall go forth in the power of my Spirit,
preaching my gospel, two by two, in my name, lifting up your voices as with
the voice of a trump, declaring my word like unto angels of God: |
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and ye shall go forth baptizing
with water, saying Repent ye, Repent ye, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at
hand, |
[8] And ye
shall go forth baptizing with water, saying, Repent ye, Repent ye, for
the kingdom of heaven is at hand. |
and ye shall go forth baptizing with water, saying,
Repent ye, Repent ye, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. |
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and from this place ye Shall go
forth into the regions westward & inasmuch as ye Shall find my
disciples ye shall build up my Church in every region |
[9] And from
this place ye shall go forth into the regions westward, and inasmuch as
ye shall find them that will receive you, ye
shall build up my church in every region, |
[3] And from this place
ye shall go forth into the regions westward, and inasmuch as ye shall find
them that will receive you, ye shall build
up my church in every region, |
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untill the time Shall come
when it Shall be revealed unto you from on high, and the
City of the New Jerusalem shall be prepared, that ye may be gathered into one,
that ye may be my people & I will be your God |
until the time shall come when it shall be
revealed unto you, from on high, when the
city of the New Jerusalem shall be prepared that ye may be gathered in one,
that ye may be my people and I will be your God |
until the time shall come when it shall be revealed unto
you, from on high, when the city of the New Jerusalem shall be prepared
that ye may be gathered in one, that ye may be my people and I will be
your God. |
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& again I
say unto you {3} that my Servant Edward Shall Stand
in the Office wherewith I
have appointed him |
[10] And
again, I say unto you, that my servant Edward shall stand in the office
wherewith I have appointed him. |
And again, I say unto you, that my servant Edward
Partridge shall stand in the office whereunto
I have appointed him. |
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& it shall come to pass that
if he transgress another Shall be planted in
his Stead, even So, Amen— |
[11] And
it shall come to pass that if he transgress another shall be planted in
his stead; even so: Amen. |
And it shall come to pass that if he transgress
another shall be appointed in his stead; even
so: Amen. |
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Question
2d. The Law regulating the Church in her present situation till the time
of her gathering—Answer— |
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| {1} Hearken
O ye people of my Church for behold I say unto you that it Shall
not be given to any one to go forth to preach my Gospel or to build up my
Church Except he be ordained by some one who has authority & it is known
to the Church that he has authority & has been regularly ordained by
the heads of the Church |
Again
verily I
say unto you that it Shall not be given to any one to go forth to preach
my gospel & to
build up my Church except he be ordained by Some one that
hath authority & it be known
to the Church that he hath authority & has
been regularly ordained by the hands of this Church |
[12] Again
verily I say unto you, that it shall not be given to any one to
go forth to preach my gospel, or to build
up my church except he be ordained by some one who
has authority & it
is known to the church that he has authority, and has been regularly
ordained by the heads of the church, |
[4] Again I say unto you,
that it shall not be given to any one to go forth to preach my gospel,
or to build up my church, except he be ordained by some one who has authority,
and it is known to the church that he has authority, and has been regularly
ordained by the heads of the church. |
| & again the
Elders priests & Teachers of this Church shall teach the
Scriptures which are in the bible & the Book of Mormon, in the which is the fulness
of the Gospel |
And again, the Elders, Priests
and Teachers of this church, shall teach the principles
of my gospel which
are in the Bible and Book of Mormon in the which is the fulness of my Gospel; |
[13] And
again, the elders, priests, and teachers of this church, shall teach the
scriptures which are in the bible and the Book
of Mormon, in the which is the fulness of the gospel; |
[5] And again, the elders,
priests and teachers of this church shall teach the principles
of my gospel,
which are in the bible and the book of Mormon, in the which is the fulness
of the gospel; |
| & they Shall observe
the covenants and Church articles to do them, & this Shall be their teaching |
& thou Shalt observe
the covenants and Church articles to do them, & this Shall
be thy teaching |
and they shall observe
the covenants and church articles to do them; and these shall
be their teachings. |
and they shall observe the covenants and church articles
to do them, and these shall be their teachings, |
| & they shall be directed by
the Spirit |
as thou Shalt be
directed by the Spirit., [sic] |
[14] And they
shall be directed by the Spirit |
as they shall be
directed by the Spirit: |
| which shall be
given them by
the prayer of faith & if they receive
not the Spirit they Shall not teach |
it shall be given unto
thee by the prayer of faith, & if ye receive
not the Spirit ye Shall
not teach, |
which shall be given them by
the prayer of faith; and if they receive not
the Spirit, they shall not teach. |
and the Spirit shall be given unto
you by the prayer of faith, and if ye receive
not the Spirit ye shall not teach. |
| and all this they shall observe
to do as I have commanded concerning their teaching untill the fullness
of my scriptures are given |
and all this ye shall
{4} observe to do as I have commanded you concerning your
teachings untill
the fullness of my scriptures are given |
[15] And
all this they shall
observe to do, as I have commanded concerning their teaching
until the fulness of my scriptures are given. |
And all this ye shall observe to do as I have
commanded, concerning your teaching, until the fulness of my scriptures
are given. |
| and as they shall lift up their their voices by the comforter, they Shall
speak and prophecy as seemeth me good; |
and as ye shall
lift up your voices by the Comforter, ye shall
speak & prophecy as Seemeth me good |
[16] And
as they shall
lift up their voices by the Comforter, they shall
speak and prophesy as seemeth me good; |
And as ye shall lift up your voices by the Comforter,
ye shall speak and prophesy as seemeth me
good; |
| for behold the comforter knoweth all things & beareth
record of the father & of the Son |
for behold the Comforter knoweth all things,
and beareth record of the Father and the Son— |
for behold the Comforter knoweth all things
and beareth record of the Father and of the Son. |
for, behold, the Comforter knoweth all things, and beareth
record of the Father and of the Son. |
| & now Behold
I speak unto the Church |
And
now, behold I speak unto the Church, |
[17] And
now behold I speak unto the Church. |
[6] And now, behold I speak
unto the church: |
| Thou Shalt not kill
and he that killeth shall not have forgiveness neither in this world nor
in the world to come |
thou Shalt not kill, and he that
killeth Shall not have forgiveness neither in
this world nor the world to Come, |
[18] Thou
shalt not kill; and he that killeth shall not have forgiveness, neither in this world nor in the world to come, |
Thou shalt not kill; and he that kills
shall not have forgiveness in this world, nor in the world to come. |
| and again, Thou Shalt
not kill & he that killeth Shall die |
and again, I
say unto you thou shalt not kill,
he that killeth shall die. |
[19] And
again, thou shalt not kill; he that killeth shall die. |
[7] And again, I
say, thou
shalt not kill; but he that killeth shall die. |
| Thou Shalt not Steal
& he that Stealeth & will not repent Shall be cast out |
Thou shalt not Steal & he that
stealeth & will not repent Shall be cast out— |
[20] Thou
shalt not steal, and he that stealeth and will not repent, shall be cast
out. |
Thou shalt not steal; and he that stealeth and
will not repent, shall be cast out. |
| Thou Shalt not Lie he
that lieth & will not repent Shall be cast out |
thou Shalt not lie, he that lieth & will
not repent Shall be Cast out. |
[21] Thou
shalt not lie; he that lieth and will not repent, shall be cast out. |
Thou shalt not lie; he that lieth and will not
repent, shall be cast out. |
Thou Shalt love thy
wife {2} with all thy heart & Shall cleave unto her with
all & none else |
Thou shalt love thy wife with all
thy heart and Shall cleave unto her & none else, |
[22] Thou
shalt love thy wife with all thy heart, and shalt cleave unto her and none
else; |
Thou shalt love thy wife with all thy heart,
and shalt cleave unto her and none else; |
| & he that looketh upon a woman
to lust after her Shall deny the faith & shall not have the Spirit & if
he repent not he shall be cast out |
and he that looketh upon a woman to lust after
her Shall deny the faith, & Shall not have the Spirit & if he repent
not he shall be cast out— |
and he that looketh upon a woman to lust after
her, shall deny the faith, and shall not have the Spirit, and if he repent not,
he shall be cast out. |
and he that looketh upon a woman to lust after her, shall
deny the faith, and shall not have the Spirit, and if he repents not
he shall be cast out. |
| Thou Shalt not commit
adultery and he that committeth adultery & repenteth not shall be cast
out |
Thou
Shalt not Commit adultery and he that Committeth adultery & repenteth
not shall {1} be Cast out |
[23] Thou
shalt not commit adultery; and he that committeth adultery and repenteth
not, shall be cast out; |
Thou shalt not commit adultery; and he that
committeth adultery, and repenteth not, shall be cast out; |
| and he that Committeth adultery
and repenteth with all his heart and forsaketh it & doeth it no more
Thou Shalt forgive him |
and he that Committeth adultery and repenteth with
all his heart and forsaketh & doeth it no more, thou shalt forgive
him, |
and he that committeth adultery
and repenteth with all his heart, and forsaketh
and doeth it no more, thou shalt for give him; |
but he that has
committed adultery and repents with
all his heart, and forsaketh it, and doeth
it no more, thou shalt forgive; |
| but if he do it again he Shall
not be forgiven but Shall be cast out |
but if he do it
again he Shall <not> be forgiven, but Shall be cast out. |
but if he doeth it
again, he shall not be forgiven, but shall be cast out. |
But if he doeth it again, he shall not be forgiven, but
shall be cast out. |
| thou Shalt not speak
evil of thy neighbour nor do him any harm |
Thou
shalt not speak evil of thy neighbor, nor do
him any harm, |
[24] Thou
shalt not speak evil of thy neighbor, or or do
him any harm. |
Thou shalt not speak evil of thy neighbor, nor do him any harm. |
| thou knowest my laws
they are given in my scriptures he that sinneth & repenteth not Shall
be cast out |
thou knowest my laws, they are
given in my Scriptures he that Sinneth & repenteth not shall be Cast
out— — |
[25] Thou
knowest my laws, they are given in my scriptures, he that sinneth and repenteth
not, shall be cast out. |
Thou knowest my laws concerning
these things are given in my scriptures: he that sinneth and repenteth
not shall be cast out. |
| if Thou lovest me Thou
Shalt serve me & keep all my commandments |
If thou lovest me thou Shalt Serve
me & keep all my Commandments |
[26] If
thou lovest me, thou shalt serve me and keep all my commandments; |
[8] If thou lovest me
thou shalt serve me and keep all my commandments. |
& behold
thou shalt consecrate all thy properties wh that which Thou hast unto me with a covenant & a
deed which cannot be broken |
and behold thou Shalt Consecrate all thy property that
which thou hath unto me with a Covenant & a
deed which cannot be broken |
and behold, thou shalt consecrate all thy properties,
that which thou hast, unto
me with a covenant and a deed which can not be broken; |
And behold, thou wilt remember the
poor, and consecrate of thy properties for
their support, that which thou hast to impart
unto them, with a covenant and a deed which cannot be broken— |
| & they Shall be laid before
the bishop of my church & Two of the Elders Such as he Shall appoint & set
apart for that purpose |
and they Shall be laid before the Bishop of
my Church & two of the Elders such as he Shall appoint & Set apart
for that purpose |
and they shall be laid
before the bishop of my church and two of the elders, such as he shall
appoint and set apart for that purpose. |
and inasmuch as ye impart of your
substance unto the poor, ye will do it unto me—and they
shall be laid before the bishop of my church and his
counsellors, two of the elders, or high
priests, such as he shall appoint or has
appointed and set apart for that purpose. |
| and it Shall come to
pass that the bishop of my church after that he has recd the properties
of my church that it cannot be taken from the Church {3}
he Shall appoint every man a Steward over his own property or that which
he has recd
in as much as it Shall be sufficient for himself &
family |
and it shall come to pass that
the Bishop of my Church after that he hath received
the [blank] of my Church that it cannot be
taken from you,
he Shall appoint every man a Steward over his own property or that which
he hath received
inasmuch as it Shall be sufficient for {2}
himself & family |
[27] And
it shall come to pass, that the bishop of my church, after that he has received
the properties of my church, that it can not
be taken from the
church, he shall appoint every man a steward over his own property,
or that which he has received, inasmuch as is sufficient
for himself and family; |
[9] And it shall
come to pass, that after they are laid before
the bishop of my church, and after that he
has received these
testimonies concerning the consecration of the
properties of my church, that they cannot
be taken from the church, agreeable to my commandments, every
man shall be made accountable unto me, a steward
over his own property, or that which he has received by consecration, inasmuch
as is sufficient for himself and family. |
| and the residue Shall
be kept to administer to him that has not that every man may receive according
as he Stands in need |
and the residue Shall be kept to
administer to him that hath not
that every man may receive according as he Stands in need, |
[28] And
the residue shall be kept to administer to him who
has not, that every
man may receive according as he stands in need, |
[10] And again,
if there shall be properties in the hands of the church, or any individuals
of it, more than is necessary for their support after this first consecration,
which is a residue, to be consecrated unto
the bishop, it shall be kept to administer to those
who have not, from time to time, that every man who has
need may be amply supplied, and receive
according to his wants. |
| & the residue Shall
be kept in my Storehouse to a[d]minister to the poor & needy as
shall be appointed by the Elders of the Church & the Bishop |
& the
residue Shall be kept in my Store House to administer to the poor & needy,
as Shall be appointed by the Elders of the
Church and the Bishop |
[29] And the
residue shall be kept in my storehouse, to administer to the poor and
needy, as shall be appointed by the
elders of the church and the bishop; |
Therefore, the residue
shall be kept in my storehouse, to administer to the poor and the needy,
as shall be appointed by the high council of
the church, and the bishop and his council;
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& for the purpose of the purchasing lands & the building up of the
new Jerusalem which is hereafter to be revealed |
& for the purpose of purchasing lands and
the building up the New Jerusalem which is hereafter to be revealed, |
and for the purpose of purchasing lands and the building
up of the New Jerusalem which is hereafter
to be revealed; |
And for the purpose of purchasing lands for
the public benefit of the church, and building houses of worship, and
building up of the New Jerusalem which is hereafter to be revealed— |
| that my covenant people may be
gathered in one in the day that I Shall come
to my Temple |
that my Covenant people may be gathered in me in
the day that I Shall come to my Temple |
that my covenant people may be gathered in one, in the day
that I shall come to my temple. |
That my covenant people may be gathered in one in that day when I
shall come to my temple. |
| ¶ this I do for
the salvation of my people |
this
[I] do for the Salvation of my people |
[30] And this
I do for the salvation of my people. |
And this I do for
the salvation of my people. |
| And it Shall come to pass that he
that Sinneth and repenteth not Shall be cast out & Shall not receive
again that which he hath consecrated unto me |
and it Shall
come to pass that he that Sinneth and repenteth not Shall be Cast out and
Shall not receive again that which he hath consecrated
unto me |
[31] And
it shall come to pass, that he that sinneth and repenteth not, shall be
cast out and
shall not receive again that which he has consecrated
unto me. |
[11] And
it shall come to pass, that he that sinneth and repenteth not, shall be
cast out of the church, and shall not receive
again that which he has consecrated unto
the poor and the needy of my church, or in other words, unto me, |
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For
inasmuch as ye do it unto the least of these, ye do it unto me— |
| for it Shall come to pass that that which I
Spake by the mouth of my prophets Shall be fulfilled for I will consecrate
the riches of the Gentiles unto my people which are of the house of Israel. |
for it Shall come to pass that which I Spake
by the mouth of my prophets Shall be fulfilled
for I will Consecrate the riches of the Gentiles unto my people which are
of the House of Israel — |
[32] For it
shall come to pass, that which I spake by the mouths of
my prophets shall be fulfilled; for I will consecrate the riches of the
Gentiles, unto my people which are of the
house of Israel. |
for it shall come to pass, that which I spake by the mouths
of my prophets shall be fulfilled; for I will consecrate of the
riches of those who embrace
my gospel among the Gentiles, unto the
poor of my people who are of the house
of Israel. |
| & again Thou Shalt
not be proud in heart let all {4} thy garments be plain & their beauty
the beauty of the work of the [sic] own
hands |
and again thou shalt not be proud
in [thy] heart, let all thy Garments be plain & their beauty {3} the
beauty of the work of thine own hands |
[33] And
again, thou shalt not be proud in thy heart; let all thy garments be plain,
and their beauty the beauty of the work of thine own
hands, |
[12] And again,
thou shalt not be proud in thy heart, let all thy garments be plain, and
their beauty the beauty of the work of thine own hands, |
| & let all things be done in cleanliness before
me |
& let all things be done in decency before
me — — — |
and let all things be done in cleanliness before
me. |
and let all things be done in cleanliness before me. |
| thou Shalt not be Idle
for he that is idle Shall not eat the bread nor wear the garments of the
labourer |
Thou
Shalt not be idle for he that is idle Shall not eat the bread nor wear
the garments of the Labourer, |
[34] Thou
shalt not be idle, for he that is idle shall not eat the bread, nor wear
the garments of the laborer. |
Thou shalt not be idle; for he that is idle shall
not eat the bread, nor wear the garments of the laborer. |
| & whosoever among
you that is sick & hath not faith to be
healed but believeth Shall be nourished in all tenderness with herbs &
mild food & that not of the world. |
and whosoever
among you that is Sick & hath
not faith to be healed but believeth Shall be nourished in all
tenderness with herbs & mild food & not that of
the world |
[35] And
whosoever among you that are sick, and have
not faith to be healed, but believe, shall be nourished with all
tenderness with herbs and mild food, and that not of
the world; |
And whosoever among you
are sick, and have not faith to be healed,
but believe, shall be nourished with all tenderness
with herbs and mild food, and that not by
the hand of an enemy. |
| & the Elders of the Church
2 or more Shall be called & Shall pray for & lay <their> hands
upon them in my name & if they die they Shall die unto me & if
they live they shall live unto me. |
and the Elders of the Church two or more Shall
be called & Shall pray for & lay their hands upon them in my name, & if
they die, they Shall die unto me, & if they live they, Shall live unto
me, |
and the elders of the church, two or more shall
be called, and shall pray for, and lay their hands upon them in my name,
and if they die they shall die unto me; and if they live they shall live
unto me. |
And the elders of the church, two or more, shall be called;
and shall pray for and lay their hands upon them in my name, and if they
die they shall die unto me, and if they live they shall live unto me. |
| thou Shalt live together
in love insomuch that thou Shalt weep for the loss of them that die &
more especially for those that have not the
hope of a Glorious resurrection |
thou Shalt live together in love,
insomuch that thou Shalt weep for the loss of those that die, & more
especially for those that have not the hope
of a glorious resurrection, |
[36] Thou
shalt live together in love, insomuch that thou shalt weep for the loss
of them that die, and more especially for those that have not hope of a
glorious resurrection. |
Thou shalt live together in love, insomuch that
thou shalt weep for the loss of them that die, and more especially for those
that have not hope of a glorious resurrection. |
| & it Shall [come
to pass] that they who die in me Shall not
Taste of Death for it Shall be Sweet unto them |
and it Shall come to pass that they that
die in me Shall not taste of death for it Shall be sweet unto them & |
[37] And
it shall come to pass, that those that die
in me, shall not taste of death, for it shall be sweet unto them; |
And it shall come to pass, that those that die
in me, shall not taste of death, for it shall be sweet unto them, |
| & they who die
not in me wo unto them for their death is bitter, |
they that die
not in me [blank] their death Shall be bitter, |
and they that die not in me, wo unto them,
for their death is bitter. |
and they that die not in me, wo unto them, for their death
is bitter! |
| & again it Shall
come to pass that he that hath faith in me
to be healed & is not appointed unto Death shall be healed, |
& again it Shall Come to pass
that he that hath faith in me to be healed & is
not appointed unto death shall be healed, |
[38] And
again, it shall come to pass, that he that has faith
in me to be healed, and is not appointed unto death, shall be healed: |
[13] And again,
it shall come to pass, that he that has faith
in me to be healed, and is not appointed unto death, shall be healed: |
| he that hath faith
to See Shall see |
he that hath faith to see {4} Shall
See, |
[39] He
who has faith to see, shall see; |
he who hath faith to see shall see: |
| & he
that hath faith to hear shall hear |
he that hath faith
to hear Shall hear, |
he who has faith
to hear, shall hear; |
he who hath faith to hear shall
hear: |
| the lame that hath
faith to {5} leap Shall leap |
the lame who hath faith
to leap Shall leap, |
the lame who have faith
to leap, shall leap; |
the lame who hath faith to
leap shall leap: |
| & they that have not faith
to do these things but believe in me hath power to become my sons & inasmuch
as they break not my law thou Shalt bear their infirmities, |
& they that have
not faith to do these things but believe in me hath power
to become my sons, & inasmuch as they believe
in & break not my law, thou Shalt
bear their infirmities — — |
and they who have
not faith to do these things, but believe in me, have power
to become my sons: and inasmuch as they break not my laws,
thou shalt bear their infirmities. |
and they who have not faith to do these things, but believe
in me, have power to become my sons: and inasmuch as they break not my
laws thou shalt bear their infirmities. |
| Thou Shalt Stand in
the place of thy StewardShip. |
Thou
shalt stand in the place of thy Stewardship, |
[40] Thou
shalt stand in the place of thy stewardship: |
[14] Thou shalt
stand in the place of thy stewardship: |
| Thou Shalt not take
thy brothers garment thou Shalt pay for that which thou Shalt receive of
thy brother |
thou Shalt not take thy brothers
garment, thou Shalt pay for that which thou Shalt receive of thy brother |
[41] Thou
shalt not take thy brother's garment; thou shalt pay for that which thou
shalt receive of thy brother; |
thou shalt not take thy brother's garment; thou
shalt pay for that which thou shalt receive of thy brother; |
| & if thou obtain
more than that which would be for thy support thou Shalt give it into my
store house that all things may be done according
to that which I have Spoken |
and if thou obtain more
than that which would be for thy support, thou Shalt give it into my Store
house, that it may
be done according to that which I have Spoken == |
[42] And
if thou obtainest more than that which would
be for thy support, thou shalt give it into my storehouse, that all things may
be done according to that which I have said. |
and if thou obtainest more than that which would
be for thy support, thou shalt give it into my storehouse, that all things may
be done according to that which I have said. |
| thou Shalt ask and my
scriptures Shall be given as I have appointed & for thy safety |
Thou shalt ask and my scriptures
Shall be given as I have appointed, and for thy salvation |
[43] Thou
shalt ask, and my scriptures shall be given as I have appointed, and for
thy safety |
[15] Thou
shalt ask, and my scriptures shall be given as I have appointed, and they
shall be preserved in safety: |
| it is expedient
that thou Shalt hold thy peace concerning them till ye have recd.
them. |
thou Shalt hold
thy peace concerning them till ye have recd.
them, |
it is expedient that thou shouldst hold
thy peace concerning them, until ye have received
them. |
and it is expedient that thou
shouldst hold thy peace concerning them, and not
teach them until ye have received them in
full. |
| then I give unto you
a commandment that you Shall Teach them unto
all men & they Shall be taught to
all nations Kindreds tongues & people |
and then
I give unto you a Commandment that ye Shall
teach them unto all men & they also Shall
be taught unto all nations kindreds, tongues & people— |
[44] Then I
give unto you a commandment, that ye shall
teach them unto all men; for they shall be
taught unto all nations, kindreds, tongues
and people. |
And I give unto
you a commandment, that then ye shall teach
them unto all men; for they shall be taught
unto all nations, kindreds, tongues and people. |
| thou Shalt take the things
which thou hast recd. which thou knowest to have been my laws
to be my laws to govern my church |
Thou Shalt take those things
which thou hast recd. which thou knowest to have
been my law & to
be {5} to govern my
Church |
[45] Thou
shalt take the things which thou hast received,
which thou knowest to have been my law, to
be my law, to govern my church; |
[16] Thou shalt
take the things which thou hast received, which have been given unto thee in my scriptures
for a law, to be my law
to govern my church; |
| & he that doeth according to
these things {6} Shall be saved & he that doeth them not Shall be damned
if he continue |
& he that doeth according to these things
Shall be Saved, & he that doeth them not Shall be damned if he continues— |
and he that doeth according to these things,
shall be saved, and he that doeth them not shall be damned, if he continue. |
and he that doeth according to these things shall be saved;
and he that doeth them not shall be damned if he continues. |
| if thou shalt ask thou
Shalt receive revelation upon revelation knowledge upon knowledge that
thou mayest know the mysteries of the peaceable
things of the kingdom that which bringeth joy that which bringeth life Eternal |
If thou shalt ask thou shalt receive
revelation upon revelation, knowledge upon knowledge that thou mayest know
the mysteries of the peaceable
things of the kingdom, that which bringeth joy, that which bringeth life
Eternal— |
[46] If
thou shalt ask, thou shalt receive revelation upon revelation; knowledge
upon knowledge; that thou mayest know the mysteries, and the peaceable things of
the kingdom; that which bringeth joy, that which bringeth
life eternal. |
[17] If thou
shalt ask, thou shalt receive revelation upon revelation; knowledge upon
knowledge, that thou mayest know the mysteries,
and peaceable things—that which bringeth
joy, that which bringeth life eternal. |
| Thou Shalt ask &
it Shall be revealed unto you in mine own due
time when the New Jerusalem Shall be built |
Thou
Shalt ask & it Shall be revealed unto you in mine own
due time, when the New Jerusalem Shall be
built, |
[47] Thou
shalt ask and it shall be revealed unto you in my own
due time where the New Jerusalem shall be
built. |
Thou shalt ask, and it shall be revealed unto
you in mine own due time where the New Jerusalem
shall be built. |
| & behold it Shall
come to pass that my servants Shall be sent both to the east & to the
west & to the north & to the south |
& behold it Shall come to pass
that my Servants Shall be Sent both to the East & to the west & to
the North & to the South, |
[48] And
behold, it shall come to pass that my servants shall be sent both to
the east, and to the west, to the north and to the south; |
[18] And behold,
it shall come to pass that my servants shall be sent forth
to the east, and to the west, to the north and to the south. |
| & even now let him that goeth
to the East teach them that Shall be converted
to flee to the west & this because of that which is to come, & secret
combinations. |
& even now let him that goeth to the East
teach them that are Converted to flee to the
west & this because of that which is to
come, & secret Combinations— |
and even now let him that goeth to the east,
teach them that shall be converted to flee
to the west; and this in consequence of that
which is to come on
the earth, and of secret combinations. |
And even now, let him that goeth to the east teach them
that shall be converted to flee to the west, and this in consequence of
that which is coming on the earth, and of
secret combinations |
| behold thou Shalt observe
all these things & great shall be thy reward. |
Behold thou Shalt observe all these
things & great Shall be thy reward, |
[49] Behold
thou shalt observe all these things, and great shall be thy reward; |
Behold, thou shalt observe all these things,
and great shall be thy reward; |
| Thou Shalt observe to
keep the mysteries of the Kingdom unto thyself. it is not given to the world
to know the mysteries |
Thou Shalt
observe to keep the mysteries of the Kingdom unto
thyself, for it is not given to the
world to know the mysteries. |
[50] Thou
Shalt observe to keep the mysteries of the kingdom unto
thyself, for it is not given to the world to know the
mysteries. |
for unto you it is given
to know the mysteries of the kingdom, but unto
the world it is not given to know them. |
| & these laws which ye have recd Shall be |
And these laws
which ye have recd. are |
[51] The laws
which ye have received are |
Ye shall observe the laws
which ye have received, and be faithful. |
| sufficient for you here & in
the new Jerusalem |
sufficient for you here & in
the New Jerusalem |
sufficient for you both here & in
the New Jerusalem |
And ye shall hereafter receive church
covenants, such as shall be sufficient to
establish you, both here and in the New Jerusalem. |
| Therefore he that lacketh
knowledge let him ask of me, and I will give him liberally, and upbraid
him not. |
but he
that lacketh knowledge let him ask {6} of me & I
will give him liberally & upbraid him not— |
[52] Therefore,
he that lacketh knowledge let him ask of me and I will give him liberally
and upbraid him not. |
Therefore, he that
lacketh wisdom, let him ask of me, and I will
give him liberally, and upbraid him not. |
| lift up your hearts
& rejoice for unto you the kingdom has been given Even so Amen |
lift up your hearts & rejoice
for unto you the kingdom has been given, even
so, Amen— |
[53] Lift
up your hearts and rejoice, for unto you the kingdom, has been given; even
so: Amen. |
Lift up your hearts and rejoice, for unto you
the kingdom, or in other words, the keys of the church,
have been given: even so Amen. |
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Question
4th [sic] How the Elders are to dispose
of their families while they are proclaiming or otherways engaged in
the Service of the Church — Answer — |
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| {7} The priests & teachers
Shall have their stewardship given them even as
the members |
That the
Priests & Teachers Shall have their Stewardship given them
as the other members, |
[54] The
priests and teachers, shall have their stewardships given them even as
the members: |
[19] The priests
and teachers shall have their stewardships, even
as the members, |
| & the Elders are to assist
the Bishop in all things and he is to see that their families are Supported
out of the property which is consecrated to
the Lord |
and the Elders are to assist the Bishop in
all things & he is to See that their families are Supported out of
the property consecrated to the Lord |
and the elders are to assist the bishop in
all things, and he is to see that their families
supported out of the property which is consecrated
to the Lord, |
and the elders, or high priests who are appointed to
assist the bishop as counsellors, in all things are
to have their families supported out of the property which is consecrated
to the bishop, for the good of the poor, and for
other purposes, as before mentioned; |
| either a Stewardship or otherwise
as may be thought best by the Elders & Bishop |
either a Stewardship or otherwise as may be
thought best by the Elders and Bishop— |
either a stewardship, or otherwise, as may
be thought best by the elders and bishop. |
or they are to receive a just remuneration
for all their services; either a stewardship or otherwise, as
may be thought best, or decided by
the counsellors and
bishop. |
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And the bishop, also, shall receive
his support, or a just remuneration for all his services in the church. |
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Question
5th [sic] How far is it the will of the
Lord we Should have dealings with them — Answer— |
|
Shaded text is dropped in 1835. |
| Thou Shalt contract
no debts with the world |
Thou
Shalt not contract any debts
with them |
[55] Thou
shalt contract no debts with the
world, except thou art commanded. |
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| & again the Elders
& Bishop Shall council together & they shall do by the directions
of the Spirit as it must needs be necessary. |
& again the Elders and Bishop
Shall councel together and they shall do by the direction of the Spirit
as it must needs be necessary.— |
[56] And
again, the elders and bishop shall counsel together, and they shall do
by the direction of the Spirit as it must needs be necessary. |
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Question
6th [sic] What preparation shall we make
for our Brethren from the East & where & how? |
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| There Shall be as many
appointed as must needs be necessary to assist the Bishop in obtaining
Houses
that they may be together as much as can be & as directed by the holy
Spirit & every family that they may live by themselves, and every Church
Shall be organized in as close bodies as they can |
Answer— There
Shall be as many appointed {7} as must needs be
necessary to assist the Bishop in obtaining Houses for
the Brethren that they may be together as much as can be & is directed
by the Holy Spirit, & every family Shall
have place that they may live by themselves, and every Church Shall
be organized in as close bodies as they Can be for
the Enemy— |
[57] There
shall be as many appointed as must be needs be necessary to assist the
bishop in obtaining places for
the brethren from
New York, that they may be together as much as can be and as they
are directed by the Holy Spirit; and every family shall have a place,
that they may live by themselves.— And every church shall be organized
in as close bodies as they can be; and this for a
wise purpose:— even so. Amen.
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