| October 29, 1831, Hiram,
Ohio. |
| William
E. McLellin (h) met Joseph at the conference in Orange a few days earlier
(Minutes of October 25–26, 1831) and
went home with him that day. Joseph received this revelation for William
a few days later. He is to take Samuel H. Smith
with him on a mission to the East. |
| William E. McLellin
journal gives the date |
| Not printed in the Book
of Commandments. |
| Kirtland
Revelations Book, 95–97, heading: Rev To Wm E McLelin Oct 1831 |
| 1835 Doctrine and Covenants
74 heading: Revelation given October, 1830 [1831]. |
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Kirtland Revelations Book |
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| William
has turned from iniquity |
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Behold thus saith the
Lord unto my servant William E. McLelin Blessed
are you inasmuch as you have turned away from your iniquities and have
received my truths Saith the Lord your Redeemer the Saviour of the world
even of as many as believe on my name. |
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Red: added in 1835 |
| Fulness
of gospel to all |
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Verily I say unto you
blessed are you for receiving mine everlasting {gospel} covenant even
the fulness of my gospel sent forth unto the children of men that they
might have life and be made partakers of the glories which are to be revealed
in the last days as it was writen by the prophets and Apostles in days
of old |
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| Repent,
William |
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Verily I say unto
you my servant William that you are [96] clean, but not all repent therefore
of those things which are not pleasing in my sight saith the Lord for
the Lord will show them unto you |
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and now verily I
the Lord will show unto you what I will concerning you or what is my
will concerning you |
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| Mission
call |
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Behold verily I say
unto you that it is my will that you should proclaim my gospel from land
to land and from city to City yea in those regions round about where
it hath has not been proclaimed. |
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Blue:
dropped in 1835
Red: added in 1835 |
| Go asap
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tarry not many days
in this place— go not up unto the Land of Zion as yet but inasmuch
as you can send send otherwise think not of thy property |
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| Go east
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go
unto the Eastern lands, bear testamony in
every place unto every people and in there sinegogues reasoning with
the people |
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Take Samuel
H. Smith
Teach him |
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let
my servant Samuel H. Smith go with you
and forsake him not and give him thine instructions and he that is
faithful shall be made strong in every place and I the Lord will go
with you. |
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William
and Samuel H. Smith begin
their mission November 16, 1831. McLellin journals, 46.
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Heal
sick
Don't come back till I say |
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lay your hands upon
the sick and they shall recover return not till I, the Lord Shall send
you be patient in affliction ask and ye shall receive knock and it
shall be opened unto you
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| Adultery
a temptation |
10 |
seek not to be cumbered
forsake all unrighteousness commit not Adultery a temptation with
which thou hast been troubled |
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| Magnify
office |
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Keep these sayings
for they are tru and faithful and thou shalt
magnify thine office and push many people to Zion with songs of everlasting
joy upon their heads |
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term: office
= calling? |
| Crown
of eternal life |
12 |
continue in these things
even unto the end and you shall have a crown of eternal life at the right
hand of my father who is full of grace and truth |
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| Amen |
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[97] verily thus
saith the Lord your God your redeemer even Jesus Christ Amen |
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A Revelation given to Wm E
McLelin a true decendant from Joseph that was sold into Egypt down through
the Loins of Ephraim his son — |
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Original: McLelin
Text in Kirtland Revelation Book, 97. |
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D&C 67
D&C 65
Ohio Revelations
Doctrine and Covenants
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