| June 6 or 7, 1831, Kirtland, Ohio. |
| Elders to travel by different routes § to Missouri
for the next conference. They are to travel in pairs, preaching along
the way, and take different routes (to reach as many people as possible).
The Lord is cutting short his work. |
| "At a meeting of the tribe on the 3d. inst. the fact was made known to them that 28 elders must be selected and ordained, to start immediately, for Missouri." "Mormonism on the Wing," Painesville
Telegraph, June 14, 1831. Source |
| Minutes
of June [3–6], 1831 do not mention this revelation, nor do
the eyewitness accounts of Levi Hancock or Ezra Booth. |
| John Whitmer's history begins the conference
June 3 and June 4, and the revelation June 6. J. Whitmer,
41, 69, 81. |
| The Manuscript History of the Church (1839)
dates the conference June 6 and the revelation June 7. MH A-1,
118. |
| Book of Commandments 54 heading: A Revelation
to the elders of the church assembled in Kirtland, Ohio, given June, 1831. |
| 1835 Doctrine and Covenants 66 heading: Revelation
given June, 1831. |
| Two different sections are numbered LXVI in
the 1835 D&C. The other one is the current LDS D&C
53. |
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Book of Commandments 54 |
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| Lord to elders |
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[1] BEHOLD, thus saith the Lord unto
the elders whom he hath called and chosen, in these last days, by the voice
of his Spirit, |
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BC verse numbers are in brackets.
1835 D&C verse numbers are to the right of the text. |
Next conference in Missouri
Heirs of the covenant |
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saying, I the Lord will make known unto you what I will
that ye shall do from this time until the next conference, which shall
be held in Missouri, upon the land which I will consecrate unto my people,
which are a remnant of Jacob, and them those who
are heirs according to the covenant. |
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Minutes
of August 4, 1831
Blue: dropped in 1835
Red: added in 1835
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| Joseph and Sidney leave soon |
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[2] Wherefore, verily I say unto you,
let my servants Joseph Smith,
Jun., and Sidney Rigdon take their
journey as soon as preparations can be made to leave their homes, and
journey to the land of Missouri. |
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Sidney
Rigdon |
| I will tell them what to do |
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[3] And inasmuch as they are faithful
unto me it shall be made known unto them what they shall do: |
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[4] And it shall also, inasmuch as they
are faithful, be made known unto them the land of your inheritance. |
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| If not faithful, cut off |
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[5] And inasmuch as they
are not faithful, they shall
be cut off, even as I will, as seemeth me good. |
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Missionary assignments
Travel in pairs (to Missouri) |
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[6] And
again, verily I say unto you, let my servant Lyman (W.,) Wight (h)
(swh)
and my servant John (C.,) Corrill take
their journey speedily: |
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Lyman Wight (h)
(swh)
John
Corrill |
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[7] And also my servant
John (M.) Murdock,
and my servant Hyrum Smith, take their journey unto the same place by the
way of Detroit. |
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John Murdock |
| Preach by the way |
9 |
[8] And let them journey from thence
preaching the word by the way, saying none other things than that which
the prophets and apostles have written, and that which is taught them
by the Comforter, through the prayer of faith. |
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10 |
[9] Let them
go two by two, and thus let them preach by the way in every congregation,
baptizing by water, and the laying on of the hands by the water's side: |
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| I cut my work short |
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[10] For thus
saith the Lord, I will cut my work short in righteousness, |
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| Judgment to victory |
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[11] For the days cometh that I will
send forth judgment unto victory. |
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Turquoise: dropped after 1835 |
| Satan wants Lyman |
12 |
[12] And
let my servant Lyman Wight beware, for satan
desireth to sift him as chaff. |
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| Faithful rule over many things |
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[13] And behold, he that is faithful
shall be made ruler over many things. |
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| Satan is out there |
14 |
[14] And
again, I will give unto you a pattern in all things, that ye may not be
deceived, for satan is abroad in the land, and he goeth forth deceiving
the nations: |
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| Pray, contrite, obey ordinances |
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[15] Wherefore he that prayeth whose
spirit is contrite, the same is accepted of me, if he obey mine ordinances: |
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| Contrite, meek, edify, obey ordinances |
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[16] He that speaketh, whose spirit
is contrite, whose language is meek, and edifieth, the same is of God,
if he obey mine ordinances. |
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| I will strengthen those who fear
me |
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[17] And again, he that trembleth under
my power, shall be made strong, and shall bring forth fruits of praise,
and wisdom, according to the revelations, and truths which I have given
you. |
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[18] And again, he that is overcome
and bringeth not forth fruits, even according to this pattern, is not
of me: |
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| Pattern to know spirits |
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[19] Wherefore by this
pattern ye shall know the spirits in all cases, under the whole heavens. |
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| Reap rewards of faith |
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[20] And the days have
come, according to men's faith it shall be done unto them. |
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[21] Behold this commandment is given
unto all the elders whom I have chosen. |
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Blue:
dropped in 1835
Red: added in 1835
Thomas B. Marsh (h)
Ezra Thayer
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[22] And
again, verily I say unto you, let my servant Thomas B.
Marsh, and my servant Ezra Thayre, take
their journey also, preaching the word by the way, unto this same land. |
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[23] And again, let
my servant Isaac
Morley and my servant Ezra (B.,) Booth take
their journey, also preaching, the word by the way unto this same land. |
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Isaac
Morley
Ezra Booth |
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[24] And again, let
my servants Edward
Partridge and Martin Harris take their journey with my servants Sidney
Rigdon and Joseph Smith,
Jun. |
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Edward
Partridge
Martin Harris |
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[25] Let
my servants David Whitmer and
Harvey
Whitlock, also take their journey, and preach
by the way unto this same land. |
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David
Whitmer
Harvey Whitlock |
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[26] And let my
servants Parley P. Pratt and Orson (P.) Pratt take
their journey, and preach by the way, even unto this same land. |
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Parley P. Pratt (h)
Orson
Pratt |
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[27] And
let my servants Solomon Hancock and Simeon Carter, also take their journey
unto this same land, and preach by the way. |
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[28] Let my servants Edson
Fuller and Jacob (S.,) Scott also
take their journey. |
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Edson Fuller |
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[29] Let
my servants Levi W. Hancock and Zebedee
Coltrin, also take their journey. |
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Levi
W. Hancock
Original: Zebidee
Zebedee Coltrin |
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[30] Let
my servants Reynolds Cahoon and Samuel H.
Smith, also take
their journey. |
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Reynolds
Cahoon
Samuel H. Smith |
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[31] Let my servants Wheeler
Baldwin and William (C.,) Carter also
take their journey. |
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Wheeler
Baldwin
William Carter |
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[32] And
let my servants Newel (K.) Knight and
Selah J.
Griffin, both be ordained and also take their
journey. |
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Newel
Knight |
| Missionaries spread
out |
33 |
[33] Yea,
verily I say, let all these take their journey unto one place, in their
several courses, and one man shall not build upon another's foundation,
neither journey in another's track. |
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| Faithful will succeed |
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[34] He that is faithful, the same
shall be kept and blessed with much fruit. |
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[35] And again, I
say unto you, let my servants Joseph (W.) Wakefield and
Solomon (H.,) Humphrey take
their journey into the eastern lands. |
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Joseph
Wakefield
Solomon Humphrey |
| Labor with families |
36 |
[36] Let them labor with their families,
declaring none other things than the prophets and apostles, that which
they have seen, and heard, and most assuredly believe, that the prophecies
may be fulfilled. |
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| Take from Heman, give to Symonds |
37 |
[37] In
consequence of transgression, let that which was bestowed upon Heman, be
taken from him, and placed upon the head of Simonds [Symonds]. |
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Joseph had warned
Heman Basset that Satan desired to "sift" him
of the previous day. ¶
Lyman Wight's Vision and the Man of Sin
Symonds Ryder |
| Ordain Jared Carter, George James priests |
38 |
[38] And again, verily
I say unto you, let Jared Carter be ordained a priest, and also George
James be ordained a priest. |
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Jared Carter |
Elders at home watch the churches
Work! no idolatry or wickedness |
39 |
[39] Let the residue of
the elders watch over the churches, and declare the word in the regions
round among about them. |
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Turquoise:
dropped after 1835
Pink: added after 1835 |
| Manual labor |
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[40] And let them labor with their own hands, that
there be no idolatry nor wickedness practised. |
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| Remember the poor and afflicted |
40 |
And remember in all things, the poor and the needy, the sick
and the afflicted, for he that doeth not these things, the same is not
my disciple. |
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| Take recommends |
41 |
[41] And again, let my servants Joseph
Smith, Jun., and Sidney Rigdon and Edward Partridge, take with them a recommend
from the church. |
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Sidney
Rigdon
Edward Partridge
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[42] And let there be one obtained for my servant
Oliver Cowdery, also. |
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Oliver Cowdery |
| Gather in Missouri |
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[43] And thus, even as I have said,
if ye are faithful ye shall assemble yourselves together to rejoice upon
the land of Missouri, which is the land of your inheritance, which is now
the land of your enemies. |
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| Hasten the city |
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[44] But behold I the Lord will
hasten the city in its time; |
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city: Zion—the
New Jerusalem |
| Crown faithful with joy |
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[45] And will crown the faithful with joy and with
rejoicing. |
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| Lift up the Saints in the end |
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[46] Behold I am Jesus Christ, the
Son of God, and I will lift them up at the last day; even so: Amen.
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D&C 53
D&C 51
First Conference in Kirtland
Ohio Revelations
Doctrine and Covenants
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