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Doctrine and Covenants 43
February [9–23], 1831, Kirtland, Ohio.
Joseph is the Lord's only authorized spokesman. If he falls, only he can name his successor §. Uphold him and furnish what he needs §. Day of the Lord is near §. Last opportunity for the world to repent. Satan will be bound, then loosed for a season before the end. Righteous to be changed in the twinkling of an eye §.
John Whitmer's version is consistent with the 1835 Doctrine and Covenants except for a few words noted in the annotation column. His version may have been written before or after 1835, but certainly after the Book of Commandments (1833).
Received in the latter part of February. MH A-1, 103.
Book of Commandments 45 heading: A Revelation to the elders of the church, assembled in Kirtland, Ohio, February, 1831.
1835 Doctrine and Covenants 14 heading: A revelation given February, 1831.
 
 
    Book of Commandments 45 1835 Doctrine and Covenants 14  
Listen up 1 [1] O HEARKEN, ye elders of my church, and give ear to the words which I shall speak unto you: O hearken, ye elders of my church, and give ear to the words which I shall speak unto you: 1 BC verse numbers are in brackets. 1835 D&C verse numbers are to the right of the text.

Joseph Smith's Callings
You have received the Law 2 [2] For behold, verily, verily I say unto you, that ye have received a commandment for a law unto my church, through him whom I have appointed unto you to receive commandments and revelations from my hand. for behold, verily, verily I say unto you, that ye have received a commandment for a law unto my church, through him whom I have appointed unto you to receive commandments and revelations from my hand.
Only Joseph gets revelations, if he abides in me 3 [3] And this ye shall know assuredly, that there is none other appointed unto you to receive commandments and revelations until he be taken, if he abide in me. And this ye shall know assuredly, that there is none other appointed unto you to receive commandments and revelations until he be taken, if he abide in me.
Only Joseph appoints successor 4 [4] But verily, verily I say unto you, that none else shall be appointed unto this gift except it be through him, for if it be taken from him he shall not have power, except to appoint another in his stead: But verily, verily I say unto you, that none else shall be appointed unto this gift except it be through him, for if it be taken from him he shall not have power, except to appoint another in his stead: 2 appoint another: ¶ Joseph Smith's Callings
Accept no others 5 [5] And this shall be a law unto you, that ye receive not the teachings of any that shall come before you as revelations or commandments: and this shall be a law unto you, that ye receive not the teachings of any that shall come before you as revelations or commandments:
They won't be mine 6 [6] And this I give unto you, that you may not be deceived; that you may know they are not of me. and this I give unto you, that you may not be deceived; that you may know they are not of me.
Line of authority 7 [7] For verily I say unto you, that he that is ordained of me shall come in at the gate and be ordained as I have told you before, to teach those revelations which you have received and shall receive through him whom I have appointed. For verily I say unto you, that he that is ordained of me shall come in at the gate and be ordained as I have told you before, to teach those revelations which you have received and shall receive through him whom I have appointed.
Teach each other how to behave 8 [8] And now behold I give unto you a commandment, that when ye are assembled together ye shall note with a pen how to act, and for my church to act upon the points of my law and commandments, which I have given: And now behold I give unto you a commandment, that when ye are assembled together ye shall instruct and edify each other, that ye may know how to act, and direct my church how to act upon the points of my law and commandments, which I have given: 3

Blue: dropped in 1835
Red: added in 1835

direct: instruct in
J. Whitmer, 38.

Bind yourselves to holiness 9 [9] And thus it shall become a law unto you, being sanctified by that which ye have received, that ye shall bind yourselves to act in all holiness before me; and thus ye shall become instructed in the law   of my church, and be sanctified by that which ye have received, and ye shall bind yourselves to act in all holiness before me,
Then you get glory 10 that inasmuch as ye do this, glory shall be added to the kingdom which ye have received. that inasmuch as ye do this, glory shall be added to the kingdom which ye have received.  
Or it will be taken   [10] Inasmuch as ye do it not, it shall be taken even that which ye have received. Inasmuch as ye do it not, it shall be taken even that which ye have received. The sentence beginning, Inasmuch as ye do it not, is missing in J. Whitmer, 38.
Expel iniquity 11 [11] Purge ye out the iniquity which is among you; sanctify yourselves before me Purge ye out the iniquity which is among you: sanctify yourselves before me
Uphold Joseph 12 and if ye desire the glories of the kingdom, appoint ye my servant Joseph and uphold him before me by the prayer of faith. and if ye desire the glories of the kingdom, appoint ye my servant Joseph Smith, jr. and uphold him before me by the prayer of faith. Whitmer follows 1835 D&C in J. Whitmer, 40.
Provide food, clothes, whatever else he needs 13 [12] And again, I say unto you, that if ye desire the mysteries of the kingdom, provide for him food and raiment, and whatsoever thing he needeth to accomplish the work, wherewith I have commanded him: And again, I say unto you, that if ye desire the mysteries of the kingdom, provide for him food and raiment and whatsoever thing he needeth to accomplish the work, wherewith I have commanded him:
Pure will support him 14 [13] And if ye do it not, he shall remain unto them that have received him, that I may reserve unto myself a pure people before me. and if ye do it not, he shall remain unto them that have received him, that I may reserve unto myself a pure people before me.  
Elders 15 [14] Again I say, hearken ye elders of my church, whom I have appointed: Again I say, hearken ye elders of my church, whom I have appointed: 4
Go to teach, not to be taught   [15] Ye are not sent forth to be taught, but to teach, the children of men the things which I have put into your hands by the power of my Spirit: ye are not sent forth to be taught, but to teach the children of men the things which I have put into your hands by the power of my Spirit:    
Be taught from on high
16 and ye are to be taught from on high. and ye are to be taught from on high.  
Be endowed with power   [16] Sanctify yourselves and ye shall be endowed with power, that ye may give even as I have spoken. Sanctify yourselves and ye shall be endowed with power, that ye may give even as I have spoken. endowed with power: Luke 24:49; ¶ D&C 38:32, 28, Jan. 2, 1831; ¶ D&C 105:11, June 22, 1834.
Day of the Lord near 17 [17] Hearken ye, for behold the great day of the Lord is nigh at hand. Hearken ye, for behold the great day of the Lord is nigh at hand. 5
Lord's voice to shake heaven and earth

God shall say:
18 [18] For the day cometh that the Lord shall utter his voice out of heaven; the heavens shall shake and the earth shall tremble, and the trump of God shall sound both long and loud, and shall say to the sleeping nations: For the day cometh that the Lord shall utter his voice out of heaven; the heavens shall shake and the earth shall tremble, and the trump of God shall sound both long and loud, and shall say to the sleeping nations:
Saints arise and live   [19] Ye saints arise and live: Ye saints arise and live:
Sinners keep sleeping   [20] Ye sinners stay and sleep until I shall call again: Ye sinners stay and sleep until I shall call again:
19 [21] Wherefore gird up your loins, lest ye be found among the wicked. wherefore gird up your loins, lest ye be found among the wicked.
  20 [22] Lift up your voices and spare not. Lift up your voices and spare not.
Cry repentance   [23] Call upon the nations to repent, both old and young, both bond and free; saying, Prepare yourselves for the great day of the Lord: Call upon the nations to repent, both old and young, both bond and free; saying, Prepare yourselves for the great day of the Lord:  
Don't procrastinate

Thunders from heaven
21 [24] For if I, who am a man, do lift up my voice and call upon you to repent, and ye hate me, what will ye say when the day cometh when the thunders shall utter their voices from the ends of the earth, speaking in the ears of all that live, saying, Repent, and prepare for the great day of the Lord; for if I, who am a man, do lift up my voice and call upon you to repent, and ye hate me, what will ye say when the day cometh when the thunders shall utter their voices from the ends of the earth, speaking to the ears of all that live, saying: Repent, and prepare for the great day of the Lord? Whitmer follows 1835 D&C in J. Whitmer, 41.

¶ William and Joseph Smith's Apologies, 1835
Lightning 22 [25] Yea, and again, when the lightnings shall streak forth from the east unto the west, and shall utter forth their voices unto all that live, and make the ears of all tingle that hear, saying these words: yea, and again, when the lightnings shall streak forth from the east unto the west, and shall utter forth their voices unto all that live, and make the ears of all tingle, that hear, saying these words:
Words of the Lord   [26] Repent ye, for the great day of the Lord is come. Repent ye, for the great day of the Lord is come?
Speaks from heaven 23 [27] And again, the Lord shall utter his voice out of heaven, saying: And again, the Lord shall utter his voice out of heaven, saying: 6
To nations   [28] Hearken, O ye nations of the earth, and hear the words of that God who made you. Hearken, O ye nations of the earth, and hear the words of that God who made you.
Hen gather chicks 24 [29] O ye nations of the earth, how often would I have gathered you, together as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, but ye would not? O ye nations of the earth, how often would I have gathered you, together as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, but ye would not?   "O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!" Matt. 23:37.
Voice of servants

Ministering angels

Lightning and thunder, etc.

25 [30] How oft have I called upon you by the mouth of my servants; and by the ministering of angels; and by mine own voice; and by the voice of thunderings; and by the voice of lightnings; and by the voice of tempests; and by the voice of earthquakes; and great hail-storms; and by the voice of famines, and pestilences of every kind; and by the great sound of a trump; and by the voice of judgment; and by the voice of mercy all the day long; and by the voice of glory, and honor, and the riches of eternal life; and would have saved you with an everlasting salvation, but ye would not? How oft have I called upon you by the mouth of my servants; and by the ministering of angels; and by mine own voice; and by the voice of thunderings; and by the voice of lightnings; and by the voice of tempests; and by the voice of earthquakes; and great hail-storms; and by the voice of famines, and pestilences of every kind; and by the great sound of a trump; and by the voice of judgment: and by the voice of mercy all the day long; and by the voice of glory, and honor, and the riches of eternal life; and would have saved you with an everlasting salvation, but ye would not?   "And he said, Go forth, and stand upon the mount before the LORD. And, behold, the LORD passed by, and a great and strong wind rent the mountains, and brake in pieces the rocks before the LORD; but the LORD was not in the wind: and after the wind an earthquake; but the LORD was not in the earthquake: And after the earthquake a fire; but the LORD was not in the fire: and after the fire a still small voice." 1 Kings 19:11–12.

"And there were voices, and thunders, and lightnings; and there was a great earthquake, such as was not since men were upon the earth, so mighty an earthquake, and so great." Rev. 16:18.
Cup of wrath full 26 [31] Behold the day has come, when the cup of the wrath of mine indignation is full. Behold the day has come, when the cup of the wrath of mine indignation is full. "The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation …" Rev. 14:10.
27 [32] Behold, verily I say unto you, that these are the words of the Lord your God: Behold, verily I say unto you, that these are the words of the Lord your God: 7  
Last call 28 [33] Wherefore, labor ye, labor ye in my vineyard for the last time: wherefore, labor ye, labor ye, in my vineyard for the last time:  
    [34] For the last time call upon the inhabitants of the earth, for the last time call upon the inhabitants of the earth,  
  29 for in mine own due time will I come upon the earth in judgment: for in mine own due time will I come upon the earth in judgment: I will come: it will come in J. Whitmer, 41
Lord's people reign with him   [35] And my people shall be redeemed and shall reign with me on earth: and my people shall be redeemed and shall reign with me on earth:  
Millennium 30 [36] For the great Millennial,  which I have spoken by the mouth of my servants, shall come; for the great Millennial Millennium, of which I have spoken by the mouth of my servants, shall come; great Millennial, which: great Millennium, which in J. Whitmer, 41.

Turquoise: dropped after 1835
Pink: added after 1835
Satan bound, loosed, then end 31 [37] For satan shall be bound; and when he is loosed again, he shall only reign for a little season, and then cometh the end of the earth: for satan shall be bound; and when he is loosed again, he shall only reign for a little season, and then cometh the end of the earth: "And when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison," Rev. 20:7.
Twinkling of an eye 32 [38] And he that liveth in righteousness, shall be changed in the twinkling of an eye; and he that liveth in righteousness, shall be changed in the twinkling of an eye; ¶ D&C 63

"In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed." 1 Cor. 15:22.
Earth pass away   [39] And the earth shall pass away so as by fire; and the earth shall pass away so as by fire; "And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away …" Rev. 21:1
Unquenchable fire 33 [40] And the wicked shall go away into unquenchable fire; and their end no man knoweth, on earth, nor ever shall know, until they come before me in judgment. and the wicked shall go away into unquenchable fire; and their end no man knoweth, on earth, nor ever shall know, until they come before me in judgment. "… he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire." Matt. 3:12.
  34 [41] Hearken ye to these words; behold I am Jesus Christ, the Savior of the world. Hearken ye to these words; behold I am Jesus Christ, the Savior of the world. 8  
Solemnities of eternity   [42] Treasure these things up in your hearts, and let the solemnities of eternity rest upon your minds. Treasure these things up in your hearts, and let the solemnities of eternity rest upon your minds.  
Be sober 35

[43] Be sober.

Be sober.

 
Keep commandments   [44] Keep all my commandments. Even so. Amen. Keep all my commandments; even so: Amen. my commandments: the commandments in J. Whitmer, 41.

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