| March 15, 1832, Hiram, Ohio. |
| Jesse Gause
is called to be a high priest and counselor to Joseph Smith in presidency
of the High Priesthood, which holds the keys of the kingdom. Background
from Kirtland Record Book, pp. 10–11: "Chose this day and ordained
br Jesse Gause and Broth Sidney to be my councellors of the ministry
of the presidency of <th> high Priesthood" |
| Newel K. Whitney Papers |
| Kirtland
Revelations Book, 17–18, heading:
Hiram Portage Co Ohio March 15th 1832. |
| Book
of Commandments manuscript, Community of Christ Library–Archives,
also has March 15. Jesse Gause,
200–202. |
| Not printed in Book of Commandments. |
| 1835 Doctrine and Covenants 79 heading:
Revelation given March, 1832. |
| Kirtland Revelations Book
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| Call
to be a high priest, counselor to Joseph |
1 |
Verily, verily, I say unto you my servant Jesse <Frederick
G. Williams>: Listen to the voice of him who speaketh to thee the
word of the Lord your God, and hearken [18] to the calling wherewith your are called
even to be a high Priest in my church and a councellor
unto my servant Joseph Smith, Jun.; |
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KRB,
17–18.
Modern LDS verse numbers are to the right of the text. In the 1835 D&C
the revelation is one paragraph.
Blue: dropped in 1835
Red: added in 1835
¶ Presidents of the High Priesthood |
| Keys
belong to presidency of High Priesthood |
2 |
unto whom I have given the keys
of the Kingdom which belongs always unto
the presidency of the high Priesthood; |
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| Be
good |
3 |
therefore verily
I acknowledge him and will bless him and also thee inasmuch as thou art
faithful in councel in the office which I have appointed unto you and in
prayer always vocally and in thy heart in public and in private also
in the thy ministry
in proclaiming the gospel in the Land of the living, and among thy Brethren |
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4 |
and in doing these things thou wilt do the greatest good
unto thy fellow beings and will wilt promote
the glory of him who is your Lord |
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5 |
wherefore be faithful stand in the office which I have appointed
unto you succor the weak lift up the hands
which hang down and strengthen the weak <feeble>
knees |
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| Immortality
and eternal life |
6 |
and if thou art faithfully unto
the end thou shalt have a crown of Immortality and eternal life in the
mansions which I have prepared in the house
of my father, |
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| Signed,
Alpha and Omega (Jesus Christ) |
7 |
Behold and lo these are the words of Alpha and Omega even
Jesus Christ Amen. |
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Revelation of March 20, 1832
D&C 80
Ohio Revelations
Doctrine and Covenants
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