| November 11, 1831, Hiram, Ohio. |
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| Oliver Cowdery is to to accompany John Whitmer to Zion with
commandments and money. John to work on church history there. |
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| Not printed in the Book of Commandments. |
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Book of Commandments and Revelations
(BCR 122)
John Whitmer scribe
Redactors: John Whitmer, Unidentified.
1831 |
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Doctrine and Covenants
D&C 28
1835 |
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74 Received on <the>. 11 of Oct <Nov—> 1831 (No 7) |
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Revelation given November, 1831. |
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No 7: Whitmer numbered what became D&C 22–29 as No 1, No 2, No 3, No 4, No 5, No 6, No 7, and No 8 (No. 2 is not used). |
| Don't
let Oliver take commandments and money to Zion alone |
1 |
Hearken unto me saith the Lord
your God for my Servent Olivers sake it is not wisdom in me
that he should be intrusted with the commandments & <the> moneys which
he shall carry unto the Land of Zion except one go with him who will
be true and faithfull |
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Hearken unto me, saith the Lord
your God, for my servant Oliver Cowdery's sake. It is not wisdom in me
that he should be entrusted with the commandments and the moneys which
he shall carry unto the land of Zion, except one go with him who will
be true and faithful: |
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| Send
John Whitmer with him |
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wherefore I the Lord willeth that
my Servent John (Whitmer) shall <Should>
go with my servent Oliver |
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wherefore I the Lord willeth that
my servant, John Whitmer, should
go with my servant Oliver Cowdery; |
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| John
continue writing history |
3 |
& also that he observe to continue
in writing & makeing a history of all the important things which he shall
observe & know concerning my Church |
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And also that he shall continue
in writing and making a history of all the important things which he shall
observe and know. concerning my church, |
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Red: added in 1835
Blue: dropped in 1835 |
| Oliver
to advise him |
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& also that he receive council
& assistance from my Servent Oliver Cowdery & others |
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and also that he receive counsel
and assistance from my servant Oliver Cowdery, and others. |
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| Others
send him accounts |
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& also my Saints which <Servants who> are abroad
in the Earth should send forth their accounts <of their Stewardship> to
the Land of Zion |
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And also, my servants who are abroad
in the earth, should send forth the accounts of their stewardships to
the land of Zion; |
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is center for this |
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for the Land of Zion shall be a
seat & a place to receive & do all these things |
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for the land of Zion shall be a
seat and a place to receive and do all these things: |
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| John
can travel to document |
7 |
nevertheless let my Servnt John
travel many times from place to place & from Church to Church
that he may the more easily obtain knowledge |
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nevertheless, let my servant John
Whitmer travel many times from place to place, and from church to church,
that he may the more easily obtain knowledge: |
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benefit next generations |
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Preaching & expounding writing
coping & selecting & obtaing all things which shall be for the good
of the Church & for the rising generations that shall grow up on the
land of Zion to possess it from generation to generation forever &
ever Amen |
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preaching and expounding, writing,
copying, selecting and obtaining all things which shall be for the good
of the church, and for the rising generations, that shall grow up on the
land of Zion, to possess it from generation to generation, forever and
ever. Amen. |
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