| April 26, 1832, Jackson County, Missouri. |
| Lord is "bound when ye do what I say;"
Edward, Newel, Sidney Gilbert, Sidney Rigdon, Joseph, John Whitmer, Oliver,
W. W. Phelps, and Martin Harris to form a pact to church affairs in
Zion
and Kirtland §. This is the United Firm, sometimes
called the United Order. Kirtland stake; equal property rights §; an everlasting
order. Whoever
breaks
the covenant to be "delivered over to the buffetings of Satan" §.
Make friends with gentiles so they don't destroy you §. |
| Not printed in the Book of Commandments. |
| 1835 Doctrine and Covenants 86 heading: Revelation
given April, 1832, showing the order given to Enoch and the church in
his day. |
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1835 Doctrine and Covenants 86 |
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| Forgiveness |
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Verily, verily I say unto you, my servants, that inasmuch
as you have forgiven one another your trespasses, even so I the Lord,
forgive you; |
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1835 D&C verse numbers are to the right of the
text. |
| Some
sin greatly, beware |
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nevertheless there are those among you who have sinned exceedingly;
yea, even all of you have sinned, but verily I say unto you, beware from
henceforth and refrain from sin lest sore judgments fall upon your heads: |
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| Greater
light, greater condemnation |
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for of him unto whom much is given much
is required; and he who sins against the greater light shall receive the
greater condemnation. |
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Pink: added after 1835 |
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Ye call upon my name for revelations, and I give them unto
you; and inasmuch as ye keep not my sayings which I give unto you, ye
become transgressors, and justice and judgment is are the penalty which
is affixed unto my law: |
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Turquoise: dropped after
1835 |
| Darkness
reigns |
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therefore, what I say unto one I say unto all, watch, for
the adversary spreadeth his dominions and darkness reigneth; |
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| God
angry with world |
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and the anger of God kindleth against the inhabitants of
the earth; and none doeth good, for all have gone out of the way. |
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| Sin
no more |
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And now verily I say unto you, I the Lord will not lay
any sin to your charge: go your ways and sin no more: but unto that soul
who sinneth shall the former sins return, saith the Lord your God. |
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| New
commandment |
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And again, I say unto you, I give unto you a new commandment,
that you may understand my will concerning you; |
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| Directions
for salvation |
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or, in other words, I give unto you directions how you may
act before me, that it may turn to you for your salvation. |
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| Bound
when you do what I say |
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I the Lord am bound when ye do what I say, but when ye
do not what I say, ye have no promise.
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Turquoise:
dropped after 1835
Pink: added after
1835 |
| Bind
yourselves with covenant |
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Therefore, verily I say unto
you, that it is expedient for my servants Alam Edward
Partridge
and Ahashdah Newel K.
Whitney, Mahalaleel A.
Sidney Gilbert and Pelagoram Sidney
Rigdon,
and my servant Gazelam Joseph
Smith, and Horah John
Whitmer and Olihah Oliver
Cowdery,
and Shalemanasseh W.
W. Phelps
and Mehemson Martin
Harris to be bound together
by a bond and covenant that cannot be broken by transgression except
judgment shall immediately follow, in your several stewardships, |
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Edward
Partridge
Newel K. Whitney
A. Sidney Gilbert
John Whitmer
Oliver Cowdery
W. W. Phelps
Martin Harris
Frederick G. Williams added in
D&C 92. |
Pact
to manage affairs of poor
Bishopric |
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to manage the
affairs of the poor, and all things pertaining to the bishopric both in
the land of Zion and in the land of Shinehah Kirtland, |
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term:
bishopric |
| Kirtland
to be stake |
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for I have consecrated the land of Shinehah Kirtland in
mine own due time for the benefit of the saints of the Most High, and for
a stake to Zion: |
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Turquoise:
dropped after 1835
Pink: added after
1835 |
| Zion
arise |
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for Zion must increase in beauty,
and in holiness: her borders must be enlarged; her stakes must be strengthened:
yea, verily I say unto you, Zion must arise and put on her beautiful garments: |
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| Covenant
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therefore I give unto you this commandment, that ye bind
yourselves by this covenant, and it shall be done according to the laws
of the Lord. |
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Behold here is wisdom, also, in me, for your good. |
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| Equal
claim on properties |
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And you are to be equal, or
in other words, you are to have equal claims on the properties, for the
benefit of managing the concerns of your stewardships, every man according
to his wants and his needs, inasmuch as his wants are just: |
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To
benefit church
Lord's storehouse |
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and all this for the benefit of the church of the living
God, that every man may improve upon his talent, that every man may gain
other talents; yea, even an hundred fold, to be cast into the Lord's
storehouse, to become the common property of the whole church, |
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| Seek
interest of neighbor |
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every man seeking the interest of his neighbor;
and doing all things with an eye single to the glory of God. |
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| An
everlasting order |
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This order I have appointed to be an everlasting
order unto you and unto your successors, inasmuch as you sin not: |
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United Firm |
| Rebels
get buffetings of Satan |
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and the soul that sins against this covenant,
and hardeneth his heart against it, shall be dealt with according to the
laws of my church, and shall be delivered over to the buffitings of satan
until the day of redemption. |
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| Make
friends with gentiles |
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And now verily I say unto you, and this
is wisdom, make unto yourselves friends with the mammon of unrighteousness,
and they will not destroy you. |
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| Leave
judgment to Lord, peace |
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Leave judgment alone with me, for it is mine and I will
repay. Peace be with you; my blessings continue with you, |
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| Kingdom
yours |
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for even yet the kingdom is yours, and shall be forever
if you fall not from your steadfastness; even so. Amen. |
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D&C 83
D&C 81
Minutes of April 26, 1832
Jackson County Revelations
Doctrine and Covenants
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