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A REVELATION, GIVEN NOVEMBER, 1831
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EMS 1, no. 5 (Oct. 1832): {3} |
| Orson
Hyde called to preach |
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¶
My servant, Orson, was called, by his ordinance ordination,
to proclaim the everlasting gospel, by the Spirit of the living God, from
people to people, and from land to land, in the congregations of the wicked,
in their synagogues, reasoning with and expounding all scriptures unto them: |
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Current LDS D&C verse numbers are left of text. 1835 D&C verse numbers are right of the text. EMS
paragraphs are indicated in the text.
Turquoise: dropped after 1835
Pink: added after 1835 |
| An
example |
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and behold and lo, this
is an ensample unto all those who were ordained unto this priesthood, whose
mission is appointed unto them to go forth: |
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| Speak
as inspired |
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and this is the ensample
unto them, that they shall speak as they are moved upon by the Holy Ghost; |
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| Will
be scripture |
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and whatsoever they
shall speak, when moved upon by the Holy Ghost, shall be scripture; shall
be the will of the Lord; shall be the mind of the Lord; shall be the word
of the Lord; shall be the voice of the Lord, and the power of God unto salvation; |
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| Promise |
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behold this is the promise
of the Lord unto you, O ye my servants: |
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| Encouragement |
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wherefore, be of good
cheer, and do not fear, for I the Lord am with you, and will stand by you;
and ye shall bear record of me even Jesus Christ, that I am the Son of the
living God; that I was; that I am; and that I am to come. |
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| Also
to Luke, Lyman, William |
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This
is the word of the Lord unto you my servant, Orson Hyde;
and also unto my servant, Luke Johnson,
and unto my servant, Lyman Johnson,
and unto my servant William McLellin; and unto all the faithful elders
of my church: |
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Red: added in 1835 |
| Into
all the world, baptizing |
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Go ye into all the world;
preach the gospel to every creature; acting in the authority which I have
given you; baptizing in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the
Holy Ghost; |
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| Believe
or be damned |
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and
he that believeth, and is baptized, shall be saved, and he that believeth
not shall be damned; |
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| Signs
follow |
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and he that believeth
shall be blest with signs following, even as it is written: |
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| Signs
of the times |
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and unto you it shall
be given to know the signs of the times, and the signs of the coming of
the Son of man; |
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| Seal
to eternal life |
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and
of as many as the Father shall bear record, to you it shall be given power
to seal them up unto eternal life: Amen. |
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¶
And now concerning the items in addition to the Laws
covenants and commandments, they are these: |
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Blue:
dropped in 1835.
Red: added in 1835. |
| Future
bishops |
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There remain hereafter
in the due time of the Lord, other bishops to be set apart unto the church,
to minister even according to the first; |
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Appointed
by high priests / First Presidency of Melchizedek priesthood
Descendants of Aaron |
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wherefore
it they shall
be an high
priest priests
who is are worthy,
and he they
shall be appointed by a conference of high priests
the first presidency of the Melchizedek priesthood,
except they be literal descendants of Aaron. |
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Minutes of October
5, 1832 |
| Sons
of Aaron automatically eligible |
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and
if they be literal descendants of Aaron they have a legal right to the bishopric,
if they are the firstborn among the sons of Aaron: |
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| Firstborn
has first rights |
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for
the firstborn holds the right of the presidency over this priesthood, and
the keys or authority of the same. |
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No
man has a legal right to this office, to hold the keys of this priesthood,
except he be a literal descendant and the firstborn of Aaron: |
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| Then
others eligible |
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but
as a high priest of the Melchizedek priesthood, has authority to officiate
in all the lesser offices, he may officiate in the office of bishop when
no literal descendant of Aaron can be found:, provided he is called and
set apart, and ordained unto this power, under the hands of the first presidency
of the Melchizedek priesthood. |
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| Literal
descendants must be approved |
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And
a literal descendant of Aaron, also, must be designated by this presidency,
and found worthy, and anointed, and ordained under the hands of this presidency,
otherwise they are not legally authorized to officiate in their priesthood: |
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| Lineal
priesthood |
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but
by virtue of the decree concerning their right of the priesthood descending
from father to son, they may claim their anointing, if at any time they
can prove their lineage, or do ascertain it by revelation from the Lord
under the hands of the above named presidency. |
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| Bishop
/ high priest tried by high priests / First Presidency |
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And again, no bishop or judge high
priest, who shall be set apart for this ministry,
shall be tried or condemned for any crime save it be before a
conference of high priests the first presidency
of the church; |
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and
inasmuch as he is found guilty before this presidency, by testimony
that cannot be impeached, he shall be condemned, |
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or
and if he repents he shall be forgiven, according
to the laws covenants
and commandments of the church. |
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Parents
teach children
Baptize at age 8 |
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And again, inasmuch as parents have children in Zion, or
in any of her stakes which are organized, that teach them not to
understand the doctrine of repentance; faith in Christ the Son of the living
God; and of baptism and the gift of the Holy Ghost by the laying on of the
hands, when eight years old, the sin be upon the heads of the parents. |
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for this shall be a
law unto the inhabitants of Zion, or in any of her
stakes which are organized: |
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and their children shall
be baptized for the remission of their sins when eight years old, and receive
the laying on of the hands: |
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and they shall also
teach their children to pray, and to walk uprightly before the Lord. |
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| Keep
Sabbath |
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And the inhabitants
of Zion shall also observe the Sabbath day to keep it holy. |
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| No
idleness |
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And the inhabitants
of Zion, also, shall remember their labors, inasmuch as they are appointed
to labor, in all faithfulness, for the idler shall be had in remembrance
before the Lord. |
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| Idlers
in Zion, greed |
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Now
I the Lord, am not well pleased with the inhabitants of Zion, for there
are idlers among them; and their children are also growing up in wickedness:
They also seek not earnestly the riches of eternity, but their eyes are
full of greediness. |
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| Oliver
tell |
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These things ought not
to be, and must be done away from among them: wherefore, let my servant
Oliver Cowdery carry these sayings unto the land of Zion. |
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| Commandment:
pray or be judged |
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And a commandment I
give unto them, that he that observeth not his prayers before the Lord in
the season thereof, let him be had in remembrance before the judge of my
people. |
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These sayings are true
and faithful: wherefore, transgress them not, neither take therefrom. |
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| Signed,
Alpha and Omega |
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Behold, I am Alpha and
Omega, and I come quickly: Amen. |
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