D&C 30:0 Revelation given through Joseph Smith the Prophet, to David Whitmer,
Peter Whitmer, Jun., and John Whitmer, at Fayette, New York, September, 1830,
following the three day's conference at Fayette, but before the Elders of the
Church had separated. See History of the Church, vol. 1, p. 115. --Individual
instruction is given, and the fact of Oliver Cowdery's mission to
D&C 30:1 Behold, I say unto you, David, that you have feared man and have not
relied on me for strength as you ought.
D&C 30:2 But you mind has been on the things of the things of the earth more
than on the things of me, your Maker, and the ministry whereunto you have
been called; and you have given heed unto my Spirit, and to those who were
set over you, but have been persuaded by those whom I have not commanded.
D&C 30:3 Wherefore, you are left to inquire for yourself at my hand, and
ponder upon the things which you have received.
D&C 30:4 And your home shall be at your father's house, until I give unto you
further commandments. And you shall attend to the ministry in the church, and
before the world, and in the regions round about. Amen.
D&C 30:5 Behold, I say unto you, Peter, that you shall take your journey with
your brother Oliver; for the time has come that it is expedient in me that
you shall open your mouth to declare my gospel; therefore, fear not, but give
heed unto the words and advice of your brother, which he shall give you.
D&C 30:6 And be you afflicted in all his afflictions, ever lifting up your
heart unto me in prayer and faith, for his and your deliverance; for I have
unto him power to build my church among the Lamanites;
D&C 30:7 And none have I appointed to be his counselor over him in the
church, concerning church matters, except it is his brother, Joseph Smith,
Jun.
D&C 30:8 Wherefore, give heed unto these things and be diligent in keeping my
commandments, and you shall be blessed unto eternal life. Amen.
D&C 30:9 Behold, I say unto you, my servant John, that thou shalt commence
from this time forth to proclaim my gospel, as with the voice of a trump.
D&C 30:10 And your labor shall be at your brother Philip Burroughs', and in
that region round about, yea, wherever you can be heard, until I command you
to go from hence.
D&C 30:11 And your whole labor shall be in Zion, with all your soul, from
henceforth; yea, you shall ever open your mouth in my cause, not fearing what
man can do, for I am with you. Amen.
D&C 31:0 Revelation given through Joseph Smith the Prophet, to Thomas B.
Marsh, September, 1830. Thomas B. Marsh had been baptized earlier in the
month, and had already been ordained an Elder in the church when this
revelation was given. --Commended for obedience and faithfulness--Assured as
to the welfare of his family--Appointed to preach and administer--Promised
the guidance of the Comforter in his ministry.
D&C 31:1 Thomas, my son, blessed are you, because of your faith in my work.
D&C 31:2 Behold, you have had many afflictions because of your family;
nevertheless, I will bless you and your family, yea, your little ones; and
they cometh that they will believe and know the truth and be one with you in
my church.
D&C 31:3 Lift up your heart and rejoice, for the hour of your mission is
come; and your tongue shall be loosed, and you shall declare glad tidings of
great joy unto this generation.
D&C 31:4 You shall declare the things which have been revealed to my servant,
Joseph Smith, Jun. You shall begin to preach from this time forth, yea, to
reap in the field which is white already to be burned.
D&C 31:5 Therefore, thrust in your sickle with all your soul, and your sins
are forgiven you, and you shall be laden with sheaves upon your back, for the
laborer is worthy of his hire. Wherefore, your family shall live.
D&C 31:6 Behold, verily I say unto you, go from them only for a little time,
and declare my word, and I will prepare a place for them.
D&C 31:7 Yea, I will open the hearts of the people, and they will receive
you. And I will establish a church by your hand;
D&C 31:8 And you shall strengthen them and prepare them against the time when
they shall be gathered.
D&C 31:9 Be patient in afflictions, revile not against those that revile.
Govern your house in meekness, and be steadfast.
D&C 31:10 Behold, I say unto you that you shall be a physician unto the
church, but not unto the world for they will not receive you.
D&C 31:11 Go your way whithersoever I will, and it shall be given you by the
Comforter what you shall do and whither you shall go.
D&C 31:12 Pray always, lest you enter into temptation and lose your reward.
D&C 31:13 Be faithful unto the end, and lo, I am with you. These words are
not of man nor of men, but of me, even Jesus Christ, your Redeemer, by the
will of the Father. Amen.
D&C 32:0 Revelation Given through Joseph Smith the Prophet, to Parley P.
Pratt and Ziba Peterson, October, 1830. Great interest and yearning desires
were felt by the Elders respecting the Lamanites, of whose predicted
blessings the Church had learned from the Book of Mormon. In consequence,
supplication was made that the Lord would indicate his will as to whether
Elders should be sent at that time to the Indian tribes in the West. The
revelation followed. See History of the Church, vol. 1, p. 118. --The
missionaries admonished to confine themselves to the expounding of the
written word, as they shall be given understanding thereof.
D&C 32:1 And now concerning my servant Parley P. Pratt, behold, I say unto
him that as I live I will that he shall declare my gospel and learn of me,
and be meek and lowly in heart.
D&C 32:2 And that which I have appointed unto him is that he shall go with my
servants, Oliver Cowdery and Peter Whitmer, Jun., into the wilderness among
the Lamanites.
D&C 32:3 And Ziba Peterson also shall go with them; and I myself will go with
them and be in their midst; and I am their advocate with the Father, and
nothing shall prevail against them.
D&C 32:4 And they shall give heed to that which is written, and pretend to no
other revelation; and they shall pray always that I may unfold the same to
their understanding.
D&C 32:5 And they shall give heed unto words and trifle not, and I will bless
them. Amen.
D&C 33:0 Revelation given through Joseph Smith the Prophet, to Ezra Thayre
and Northrop Sweet, at Fayette, New York, October, 1830. In recording this
revelation the Prophet avers that the Lord is ever ready to instruct such as
diligently seek in faith. --The corrupted state of the world declared--Call
for laborers in the ministry--Bringing forth of the Church from the
wilderness and its establishment by the Lord--Commission of the Elders to
proclaim repentance and baptism--Imminence of the Lord's coming.
D&C 33:1 Behold, I say unto you, my servants Ezra and Northrop, open ye your
ears and hearken to the voice of the Lord your God, whose word is quick and
powerful, sharper than a two-edged sword, to the dividing asunder of the
joints and marrow, soul and spirit; and is a discerner of the thoughts and
intents of the heart.
D&C 33:2 For verily, verily, I say unto you that ye are called to lift up
your voices as with the sound of a trump, to declare my gospel unto a crooked
and perverse generation.
D&C 33:3 For behold, the field is white already to harvest; and it is the
eleventh hour, and the last time that I shall call laborers into my vineyard.
D&C 33:4 And my vineyard has become corrupted every whit; and there is none
which doeth good save it be a few; and they err in many instances because of
priestcrafts, all having corrupt minds.
D&C 33:5 And verily, verily, I say unto you, that this church have I
established and called forth out of the wilderness.
D&C 33:6 And even so will I gather mine elect from the four quarters of the
earth, even as many as will believe in me, and hearken unto my voice.
D&C 33:7 Yea, verily, verily, I say unto you, that the field is white already
to harvest; wherefore, thrust in your sickles, and reap with all your might,
mind, and strength.
D&C 33:8 Open your mouths and they shall be filled, and you shall become even
as Nephi of old, who journeyed from Jerusalem in the wilderness.
D&C 33:9 Yea, open your mouths and spare not, and you shall be laden with
sheaves upon your backs, for lo, I am with you.
D&C 33:10 Yea, open your mouths and they shall be filled, saying: Repent,
repent, and prepare ye the way of the Lord, and make his paths straight; for
the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
D&C 33:11 Yea, repent and be baptized, every one of you, for a remission of
your sins; yea, be baptized even by water, and then cometh the baptism of
fire and of the Holy Ghost.
D&C 33:12 Behold, verily, verily, I say unto you, this is my gospel; and
remember that they shall faith in me or they in nowise can be saved;
D&C 33:13 And upon this rock I will build my church; yea, upon this rock ye
are built; and if ye continue, the gates of hell shall not prevail against
you.
D&C 33:14 And ye shall remember the church articles and covenants to keep
them.
D&C 33:15 And whoso having faith you shall confirm in my church, by the
laying on of hands, and I will bestow the gift of the Holy Ghost upon them.
D&C 33:16 and the Book of Mormon and the holy scriptures are given of me for
your instruction; and the power of my Spirit quickeneth all things.
D&C 33:17 Wherefore, be faith, praying always, having your lamps trimmed and
burning, and oil with you, that you may be ready at the coming of the
Bridegroom--
D&C 33:18 For behold, verily, verily, I say unto you, that I come quickly.
Even so. Amen.
D&C 34:0 Revelation given through Joseph Smith, the Prophet, to Orson Pratt,
at Fayette, New York, November 4, 1830. The recipient was nineteen years old
at the time. He had been converted and baptized when he first heard the
preaching of the restored Gospel by his brother, Parley P. Pratt, six weeks
before. See History of the Church, vol. 1, p. 127. --Commended for
obedience--Commanded to preach and to prophesy as the Holy Ghost shall give
utterance--Certainty of the Lord's advent.
D&C 34:1 My son Orson, hearken and hear behold what I, the Lord God, shall
say unto you, even Jesus Christ your Redeemer;
D&C 34:2 The light and the life of the world, a light which shineth in
darkness and the darkness comprehendeth it not;
D&C 34:3 Who so loved the world that he gave his own life, that as many as
would believe might become the sons of God. Wherefore you are my son;
D&C 34:4 And blessed are you because you have believed;
D&C 34:5 And more blessed are you because you are called of me to preach the
gospel--
D&C 34:6 To lift up your voice as with the sound of a trump, both long and
loud, and cry repentance unto a crooked and perverse generation, preparing
the way of the Lord for his second coming.
D&C 34:7 For behold, verily, verily, I say unto you, the time is soon at hand
that I shall come in a cloud with power and great glory.
D&C 34:8 And it shall be a great day at the time of my coming, for all
nations shall tremble.
D&C 34:9 But before that great day shall come, the sun shall be darkened, and
the moon be turned into blood; and the stars shall refuse their shining, and
some shall fall, and great destructions await the wicked.
D&C 34:10 Wherefore, lift up your voice and spare not, for the Lord God hath
spoken; therefore prophesy, and it shall be given by the power of the Holy
Ghost.
D&C 34:11 And if you are faithful, behold, I am with you until I come--
D&C 34:12 And verily, verily, I say unto you, I come quickly. I am your Lord
and your Redeemer. Even so. Amen.
D&C 35:0 Revelation given to Joseph Smith the Prophet, and Sidney Rigdon,
December, 1830. As a preface to his record of this revelation the Prophet
wrote: In December Sidney Rigdon came to inquire of the Lord, and with him
came Edward Partridge; the latter was a pattern of piety, and one of the
Lord's great men. See History of the Church, vol. 1, p. 128. --How men may
become sons of God--Sidney is promised that through him the Holy Ghost shall
be given, as by the Apostles of old--Directed to assist the Prophet Joseph,
and assured of the eventual redemption of Israel.
D&C 35:1 Listen to the voice of the Lord your God, even Alpha and Omega, the
beginning and the end, whose course is one eternal round, the same today as
yesterday, and forever.
D&C 35:2 I am Jesus Christ, the Son of God, who was crucified for the sins of
the world, even as many as will believe on my name, that they may become the
sons of God, even one in me as I am one in the Father, as the Father in one
in me, that we may be one.
D&C 35:3 Behold, verily, verily, I say unto my servant Sidney, I have looked
upon thee and thy works. I have heard thy prayers, and prepared thee for a
greater work.
D&C 35:4 Thou art blessed, for thou shalt do great things. Behold thou wast
sent forth, even as John, to prepare the way before me, and before Elijah
which should come, and thou knewest it not.
D&C 35:5 Thou didst baptize by water unto repentance, but they received not
the Holy Ghost;
D&C 35:6 But I give thee a commandment, that thou shall receive the Holy
Ghost by the laying on of hands, even as the apostles of old.
D&C 35:7 And it shall come to pass that there shall be a great work in the
land, even among the Gentiles, for their folly and their abominations shall
be made manifest in the eyes of all people.
D&C 35:8 For I am God, and mine arm is not shortened; and I will show
miracles, signs, and wonders, unto all those who believe on my name.
D&C 35:9 And whoso shall ask it in my name in faith, they shall cast out
devils; they shall heal the sick; they shall cause the blind to receive their
sight, and the deaf to hear, and the dumb to speak, and the lame to walk.
D&C 35:10 And the time speedily cometh that great are to be shown forth unto
the children of men;
D&C 35:11 But without faith shall not anything be shown forth except
desolations upon Babylon, the same which has made all nations drink of the
wine of the wrath of her fornication.
D&C 35:12 And there are none that doeth good except those who are ready to
receive the fullness of my gospel, which I have sent forth unto this
generation.
D&C 35:13 Wherefore, I call upon the weak things of the world, those who are
unlearned and despised, to thrash the nations by the power of my Spirit;
D&C 35:14 And their arm shall be my arm, and I will be their shield and their
buckler; I will gird up their loins, and they shall fight manfully for me;
and their enemies shall be under their feet; and I will let fall the sword in
their behalf, and by the fire of my indignation will I preserve them.
D&C 35:15 And the poor and the meek shall have the gospel preached unto them,
and they shall be looking forth for the time of my coming, for it is nigh at
hand--
D&C 35:16 And they shall learn the parable of the fig-tree, for even now
already summer is nigh.
D&C 35:17 And I have sent forth the fulness of my gospel by the hand of
servant Joseph; and in weakness I have blessed him;
D&C 35:18 And I have given unto him the keys of the mystery of those things
which have been sealed, even which where from the foundation of the world,
and the things which shall come from this time to the time of my coming, if
he abide in me, and if he not, another will I plant in his stead.
D&C 35:19 Wherefore, watch over him that his faith fail not, and it shall be
given by the Comforter, the Holy Ghost, that knoweth all things.
D&C 35:20 And a commandment I give unto thee--that thou shalt write for him;
and the scriptures shall be given, even as they are in mine own bosom, to the
salvation of mine own elect;
D&C 35:21 For they will hear my voice, and shall see me, and shall not be
asleep, and shall abide the day of my coming; for they shall be purified,
even as I am pure.
D&C 35:22 And now I say unto you, tarry with him, and he shall journey with
you; forsake him not, and surely these things shall be fulfilled.
D&C 35:23 And inasmuch as ye do not write, behold, it shall be given unto him
to prophesy; and thou shalt preach my gospel and call on the holy prophets to
prove his words, as they shall be given him.
D&C 35:24 Keep all the commandments and covenants by which ye are bound; and
I will cause the heavens to shake for your good, and Satan shall tremble and
Zion shall rejoice upon the hills and flourish;
D&C 35:25 And Israel shall be saved in mine own due time; and by the keys
which I have given shall they be led, and no more be confounded at all.
D&C 35:26 Lift up your hearts and be glad, your redemption draweth nigh.
D&C 35:27 Fear not, little flock, the kingdom is yours until I come. Behold,
I come quickly. Even so. Amen.
D&C 36:0 Revelation given through Joseph Smith the Prophet, to Edward
Partridge, December, 1830. See heading to Section 35. --The recipient
instructed to preach--Every man may be commissioned in the ministry if he
will comply with the Lord's requirements.
D&C 36:1 Thus saith the Lord God, the Mighty One of Israel: Behold, I say
unto you, my servant Edward, that you are blessed, and your sins are forgiven
you, and you are called to preach my gospel as with the voice of a trump;
D&C 36:2 And I will lay my hand upon you by the hand of my servant Sidney
Rigdon, and you shall receive my Spirit, the Holy Ghost, even the Comforter,
which shall teach you the peaceable things of the kingdom;
D&C 36:3 And you shall declare it with a loud voice, saying: Hosanna, blessed
be the name of the most high God.
D&C 36:4 And now this calling and commandment give I unto you concerning all
men--
D&C 36:5 That as many as shall come before my servants Sidney Rigdon and
Joseph Smith, Jun., embracing this calling and commandment, shall be ordained
and sent forth to preach the everlasting gospel among the nations--
D&C 36:6 Crying repentance, saying: Save yourselves from this untoward
generation, and come forth out of the fire, hating even the garments spotted
with the flesh.
D&C 36:7 And this commandment shall be given unto the elders of my church,
that every man which will embrace it with singleness of heart may be ordained
and sent forth, even as I have spoken.
D&C 36:8 I am Jesus Christ, the Son of God; wherefore, gird up your loins and
I will suddenly come to my temple. Even So. Amen.
D&C 37:0 Revelation given to Joseph Smith the Prophet, and Sidney Rigdon,
December, 1830. Herein is given the first commandment respecting gathering in
this dispensation. --The future migration of the Church westward--Duties of
the Elders in strengthening the Church.
D&C 37:1 Behold, I say unto you that it is not expedient in me that ye should
translate any more until ye shall go to the Ohio, and this because of the
enemy and for your sakes.
D&C 37:2 And again, I say unto you that ye shall not go until ye have
preached my gospel in those parts, and have strengthened up the church
whithersoever it is found, and more especially in Colesville; for, behold,
they pray unto me in much faith.
D&C 37:3 And again, a commandment I give unto the church, that it is
expedient in me that they should assemble together at the Ohio, against the
time that my servant Oliver Cowdery shall return unto them.
D&C 37:4 Behold, here is wisdom, and let every man choose for himself until I
come. Even so. Amen.
D&C 38:0 Revelation given through Joseph Smith the Prophet, at Fayette, New
York, January 2, 1831, at a conference of the Church. --Jesus Christ
proclaims himself as the Creator--Doom of the wicked depicted--Goodly
inheritance promised to the righteous--Definite promise of endowment with
power from on high--The riches of eternity extolled--Diligent service
required of every member of the Church.
D&C 38:1 Thus saith the Lord your God, even Jesus Christ, the Great I AM,
Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the same which looked upon the
wide expanse of eternity, and all the seraphic hosts of heaven, before the
world was made;
D&C 38:2 The same which knoweth all things, for all things are present before
mine eyes;
D&C 38:3 I am the same which spake, and the world was made, and all things
came by me.
D&C 38:4 I am the same which have taken the Zion of Enoch into mine own
bosom; and verily, I say, even as many as have believed in my name, for I am
Christ, and in mine own name, by the virtue of the blood which I have spilt,
have I pleaded before the Father for them.
D&C 38:5 But behold, the residue of the wicked have I kept in chains of
darkness until the judgment of the great day, which shall come at the end of
the earth;
D&C 38:6 And even so will I cause the wicked to be kept, that will not hear
my voice but harden their hearts, and wo, wo, wo, is their doom.
D&C 38:7 But behold, verily, verily, I say unto you that mine eyes are upon
you. I am in your midst and ye cannot see me;
D&C 38:8 But the day soon cometh that ye shall see me, and know that I am;
for the veil of darkness shall soon be rent, and he that is not purified
shall not abide the day.
D&C 38:9 Wherefore, gird up your loins and be prepared. Behold, the kingdom
is yours, and the enemy shall not overcome.
D&C 38:10 Verily I say unto you, ye are clean, but not all; and there is none
else with whom I am well pleased;
D&C 38:11 For all flesh is corrupted before me; and the powers of darkness
prevail upon the earth, among the children of men, in the presence of all the
hosts of heaven--
D&C 38:12 Which causeth silence to reign, and all eternity is pained, and the
angels are waiting the great command to reap down the earth, to gather the
tares that they may be burned; and, behold, the enemy is combined.
D&C 38:13 And now I show unto you a mystery, a thing which is had in secret
chambers, to bring to pass even your destruction in process of time, and ye
knew it not;
D&C 38:14 But now I tell it unto you, and ye are blessed, not because of your
iniquity, neither your hearts of unbelief; for verily some of you are guilty
before me, but I will be merciful unto your weakness.
D&C 38:15 Therefore, be ye strong from henceforth; fear not, for the kingdom
is yours.
D&C 38:16 And for your salvation I give unto you a commandment, for I have
heard your prayers, and the poor have complained before me, and the rich have
I made, and all flesh is mine, and I am no respecter of persons.
D&C 38:17 And I have made the earth rich, and behold it is my footstool,
wherefore, again I will stand upon it.
D&C 38:18 And I hold forth and deign to give unto you greater riches, even a
land of promise, a land flowing with milk and honey, upon which there shall
be no curse when the Lord cometh;
D&C 38:19 And I will give it unto you for the land of your inheritance, if
you seek it with all your hearts.
D&C 38:20 And this shall be my covenant with you, ye shall have it for the
land of your inheritance, and for the inheritance of your children forever,
while the earth shall stand, and ye shall possess it again in eternity, no
more to pass away.
D&C 38:21 But, verily I say unto you that in time ye shall have not king nor
ruler, for I will be your king and watch over you.
D&C 38:22 Wherefore, hear my voice and follow me, and you shall be a free
people, and ye shall have no laws but my laws when I come, for I am your
lawgiver, and what can stay my hand?
D&C 38:23 But, verily I say unto you, teach one another according to the
office wherewith I have appointed you;
D&C 38:24 And let every man esteem his brother as himself, and practise
virtue and holiness before me.
D&C 38:25 And again I say unto you, let every man esteem his brother as
himself.
D&C 38:26 For what man among you having twelve sons, and is no respecter of
them, and they serve him obediently, and he saith unto the one: Be thou
clothed in robes and sit thou hear; and to the other: Be thou clothed in rags
and sit thou there--and looketh upon his sons and saith I am just?
D&C 38:27 Behold, this I have given unto you as a parable, and it is even as
I am. I say unto you, be one; and if ye are not one ye are not mine.
D&C 38:28 And again, I say unto you that the enemy in the secret chambers
seeketh your lives.
D&C 38:29 Ye hear of wars in far countries, and you say that there will soon
be great wars in far countries, but ye know not the hearts of men in your own
land.
D&C 38:30 I tell you these things because of your prayers; wherefore,
treasure up wisdom in your bosoms, lest the wickedness of men reveal these
things unto you by their wickedness, in a manner which shall speak in your
ears with a voice louder than that which shall shake the earth; but if ye are
prepared ye shall not fear.
D&C 38:31 And that ye might escape the power of the enemy, and be gathered
unto me a righteous people, without spot and blameless--
D&C 38:32 Wherefore, for this cause I gave unto you the commandment that ye
should go to the Ohio; and there I will give unto you law; and there you
shall be endowed with power from on high;
D&C 38:33 And from thence, whosoever I will shall go forth among all nations,
and it shall be told them what they shall do; for I have a great work laid up
in store, for Israel shall be saved, and I will lead them whithersoever I
will, and no power shall stay my hand.
D&C 38:34 And now, I give unto the church in these parts a commandment, that
certain men among them shall be appointed, and they shall be appointed by the
voice of the church;
D&C 38:35 And they shall look to the poor and the needy, and administer to
their relief that they shall not suffer; and send them forth to the place
which I have commanded them;
D&C 38:36 And this shall be their work, to govern the affairs of the property
of this church.
D&C 38:37 And they that have farms that cannot be sold, let them be left or
rented as seemeth them good.
D&C 38:38 See that all things are preserved; and when men are endowed with
power from on high and sent forth, all these things shall be gathered unto
the bosom of the church.
D&C 38:39 And if ye seek the riches which it is the will of the Father to
give unto you, ye shall be the richest of all people, for ye shall have the
riches of eternity; and it must needs be that the riches of the earth are
mine to give; but beware of pride, lest ye become as the Nephites of old.
D&C 38:40 And again, I say unto you, I give unto you a commandment, that
every man, both elder, priest, teacher, and also member, go to with his
might, with the labor of his hands, to prepare and accomplish the things
which I have commanded.
D&C 38:41 And let your preaching be the warning voice, every man to his
neighbor, in mildness and in meekness.
D&C 38:42 And go ye out from among the wicked. Save yourselves. Be ye clean
that bear the vessels of the Lord. Even so. Amen.
D&C 39:0 Revelation given through Joseph Smith the Prophet, to James Covill,
at Fayette, New York, January 5, 1831. James Covill covenanted that he would
obey any command that the Lord would give to him through Joseph the Prophet.
See History of the Church, vol. 1, p. 143. --The Lord Jesus Christ specifies
the conditions under which men may become his sons--James Covill promised
blessing beyond all he had ever known, conditioned on his obedience to the
Lord's commandments.
D&C 39:1 Hearken and listen to the voice of him who is from all eternity to
all eternity, the Great I AM, even Jesus Christ--
D&C 39:2 The light and the life of the world; a light which shineth in
darkness and the darkness comprehendeth it not.
D&C 39:3 The same which came in the meridian of time unto mine own, and mine
own received me not;
D&C 39:4 But to as many as receive me, gave I power to become my sons; and
even so will I give unto as many as will receive me, power to become my sons.
D&C 39:5 And verily, verily, I say unto you, he that receiveth my gospel
receiveth me; and he that receiveth not my gospel receiveth not me.
D&C 39:6 And this is my gospel--repentance and baptism by water, and then
cometh the baptism of fire and the Holy Ghost, even the Comforter, which
showeth all things, and teacheth the peaceable things of the kingdom.
D&C 39:7 And now, behold, I say unto you, my servant James, I have looked
upon thy works and I know thee.
D&C 39:8 And verily I say unto thee, thine heart is now right before me at
this time; and, behold, I have bestowed great blessings upon thy head;
D&C 39:9 Nevertheless, thou has seen great sorrow, for thou hast rejected me
many times because of the pride and the cares of the world.
D&C 39:10 But, behold, the days of thy deliverance are come, if thou wilt
hearken to my voice, which saith unto thee: Arise and be baptized, and wash
away your sins, calling on my name, and you shall receive my Spirit, and a
blessing so great as you never have known.
D&C 39:11 And if thou do this, I have prepared thee for a greater work. Thou
shalt preach the fulness of my gospel, which I have sent forth in these last
days, the covenant which I have sent forth to recover my people, which are of
the house of Israel.
D&C 39:12 And it shall come to pass that power shall rest upon thee; thou
shalt have great faith, and I will be with thee and go before thy face.
D&C 39:13 Thou are called to labor in my vineyard, and to build up my church,
and to bring forth Zion, that it may rejoice upon the hills and flourish.
D&C 39:14 Behold, verily, verily, I say unto thee, thou are not called to go
into the eastern countries, but thou art called to go to the Ohio.
D&C 39:15 And inasmuch as my people shall assemble themselves at the Ohio, I
have kept in store a blessing such as is not known among the children of men,
and it shall be poured forth upon their heads. And from thence men shall go
forth into all nations.
D&C 39:16 Behold, verily, verily, I say unto you that the people in Ohio call
upon me in much faith, thinking I will stay my hand in judgment upon the
nations, but I cannot deny my word.
D&C 39:17 Wherefore lay to with your might and call faithful laborers into my
vineyard, that it may be pruned for the last time.
D&C 39:18 And inasmuch as they do repent and receive the fulness of my
gospel, and become sanctified, I will stay mine hand in judgment.
D&C 39:19 Wherefore, go forth, crying with a loud voice, saying: The kingdom
of heaven is at hand; crying: Hosanna! blessed be the name of the Most High
God.
D&C 39:20 Go forth baptizing with water, preparing the way before my face for
the time of my coming;
D&C 39:21 For the time is at hand; the day or the hour no man knoweth; but it
surely shall come.
D&C 39:22 And he that receiveth these things receiveth me; and they shall be
gathered unto me in time and in eternity.
D&C 39:23 And again, it shall come to pass that on as many as ye shall
baptize with water, ye shall lay your hands, and they shall receive the gift
of the Holy Ghost, and shall be looking forth for the signs of my coming, and
shall know me.
D&C 39:24 Behold, I come quickly. Even so. Amen.
D&C 40:0 Revelation given to Joseph Smith the Prophet and Sidney Rigdon, at
Fayette, New York, January, 1831. Preceding the record of this revelation,
the Prophet wrote: As James Covill rejected the word of the Lord, and
returned to his former principles and people, the Lord gave unto me and
D&C 40:1 Behold, verily I say unto you, that the heart of my servant James
Covill was right before me, for he covenanted with me that he would obey my
word.
D&C 40:2 And he received the word with gladness, but straightway Satan
tempted him; and the fear of persecution and the cares of the world caused
him to reject the word.
D&C 40:3 Wherefore he broke my covenant, and it remaineth with me to do with
him as seemeth me good. Amen.
D&C 41:0 Revelation given through Joseph Smith the Prophet, to the Church, at
Kirtland, Ohio, February 4, 1831. The Kirtland brand of the Church at this
time was rapidly increasing in numbers, and the Saints generally wer striving
to live according to the commandments of the Lord; but, the Prophet states,
some strange notions and false spirits had crept in among them. See History
of the Church, vol. 1, p. 146. --Commandment regarding the observace of the
law of the Lord--Promise of greater knowledge as to the government of the
Church--Edward Partridge named as the first Bishop unto the Church.
D&C 41:1 Hearken and hear, O ye my people, saith the Lord and your God, ye
whom I delight to bless with the greatest of all blessings, ye that hear me;
and ye that hear me not will I curse, that have professed my name, with the
heaviest of all cursings.
D&C 41:2 Hearken, O ye elders of my church whom I have called, behold I give
unto you a commandment, that ye shall assemble yourselves together to agree
upon my word;
D&C 41:3 And by the prayer of your faith ye shall receive my law, that ye may
know how to govern my church and have all things right before me.
D&C 41:4 And I will be your ruler when I come; and behold, I come quickly,
and ye shall see that my law is kept.
D&C 41:5 He that receiveth my law and doeth it, the same is my disciple; and
he that saith he receiveth it and doeth it not, the same is not my disciple,
and shall be cast out from among you;
D&C 41:6 For it is not meet that the things which belong to the children of
the kingdom should be given to them that are not worthy, or to the dogs, or
the pearls to be cast before swine.
D&C 41:7 And again, it is meet that my servant Joseph Smith, Jun., should
have a house built, in which to live and translate.
D&C 41:8 And again, it is meet that my servant Sidney Rigdon should live as
seemeth him good, inasmuch as he keepeth my commandments.
D&C 41:9 And again, I have called my servant Edward Partridge; and I give a
commandment, that he should be appointed by the voice of the church, and
ordained a bishop unto the church, to leave his merchandise and to spend all
his time in the labors of the church;
D&C 41:10 To see to all things as it shall be appointed unto him in my laws
in the day that I shall give them.
D&C 41:11 And this because his heart is pure before me, for he is like unto
Nathanael of old, in whom there is no guile.
D&C 41:12 These words are given unto you, and they are pure before me;
wherefore, beware how you hold them, for they are to be answered upon your
souls in the day of judgment. Even so. Amen
D&C 42:0 Revelation given through Joseph Smith the Prophet, at Kirtland,
Ohio, February 9, 1831, in the presence of twelve Elders, and in fulfilment
of the Lord's promise previously made; see Section 38:32. The Prophet
specifies this revelation as embracing the law of the Church. --Elders
commanded to go forth two by two westward, preaching and baptizing, according
to the Bible and the Book of Mormon, and according to the latter-day
revelations already given and to be given--Several commandments comprised in
the decalog reiterated--Church members who commit crimes to be handed over to
the law of the land--Members required to impart of their substance for the
needs of the poor and the building up of the Church--Site of the New
Jerusalem to be revealed later--Pride of heart and costly apparel
forbidden--The idler denounced--Administration to the afflicted by the laying
on of hands of the Elders--Comforting assurance concerning those who die in
the Lord--Sexual sin proclaimed against--The fundamental principles of Church
discipline.
D&C 42:1 Hearken, O ye elders of my church, who have assembled yourselves
together in my name, even Jesus Christ the Son of the living God, the Savior
of the world; inasmuch as ye believe on my name and keep my commandments.
D&C 42:2 Again I say unto you, hearken and hear and obey the law which I
shall give unto you.
D&C 42:3 For verily I say, as ye have assembled yourselves together according
to the commandment wherewith I commanded you, and are agreed as touching this
one thing, and have asked the Father in my name, even so ye shall receive.
D&C 42:4 Behold, verily I say unto you, I give unto you this first
commandment, that ye shall go forth in my name, every one of you, excepting
my servants Joseph Smith, Jun., and Sidney Rigdon.
D&C 42:5 And I give unto them a commandment that they shall go forth for a
little season, and it shall be given by the power of the Spirit when they
shall return.
D&C 42:6 And ye shall go forth in the power of my Spirit, preaching my
gospel, two by two, in my name, lifting up your voices as with the sound of a
trump, declaring my word like unto angels of God.
D&C 42:7 And ye shall go forth baptizing with water, saying: Repent ye,
repent ye, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
D&C 42:8 And from this place ye shall go forth into the regions westward; and
inasmuch as ye shall find them that will receive you ye shall build up my
church in every region--
D&C 42:9 Until the time shall come when it shall be revealed unto you from on
high, when the city of the New Jerusalem shall be prepared, that ye may be
gathered in one, that ye may be my people and I will be your God.
D&C 42:10 And again, I say unto you, that my servant Edward Partridge shall
stand in the office whereunto I have appointed him. And it shall come to
pass, that if he transgress another shall be appointed in his stead. Even so.
Amen.
D&C 42:11 Again I say unto you, that it shall not be given to any one to go
forth to preach my gospel, or to build up my church, except he be ordained by
some one who has authority, and it is known to the church that he has
authority and has been regularly ordained by the heads of the church.
D&C 42:12 And again, the elders, priests and teachers of this church shall
teach the principles of my gospel, which are in the Bible and the Book of
Mormon, in which is the fulness of the gospel.
D&C 42:13 And they shall observe the covenants and church articles to do
them, and these shall be their teachings, as they shall be directed by the
Spirit.
D&C 42:14 And the Spirit shall be given unto you by the prayer of faith; and
if ye receive not the Spirit ye shall not teach.
D&C 42:15 And all this ye shall observe to do as I have commanded concerning
your teaching, until the fulness of my scriptures is given.
D&C 42:16 And as ye shall lift up your voices by the Comforter, ye shall
speak and prophesy as seemeth me good;
D&C 42:17 For, behold, the Comforter knoweth all things, and beareth record
of the Father and of the Son.
D&C 42:18 And now, behold, I speak unto the church. Thou shalt not kill; and
he that kills shall not have forgiveness in this world, nor in the world to
come.
D&C 42:19 And again, I say, thou shall not kill; but he that killeth shall
die.
D&C 42:20 Thou shalt not steal; and he that stealeth and will not repent
shall be cast out.
D&C 42:21 Thou shalt not lie; he that lieth and will not repent shall be cast
out.
D&C 42:22 Thou shalt love thy wife with all thy heart, and shalt cleave unto
her and none else.
D&C 42:23 And he that looketh upon a woman to lust after her shall deny the
faith, and shall not have the Spirit; and if he repents not he shall be cast
out.
D&C 42:24 Thou shalt not commit adultery; and he that committeth adultery,
and repenteth not, shall be cast out.
D&C 42:25 But he that has committed adultery and repents with all his heart,
and forsaketh it, and doeth it no more, thou shalt forgive;
D&C 42:26 But if he doeth it again, he shall not be forgiven, but shall be
cast out.
D&C 42:27 Thou shalt not speak evil of thy neighbor; nor do him any harm.
D&C 42:28 Thou knowest my laws concerning these things are given in my
scriptures; he that sinneth and repenteth not shall be cast out.
D&C 42:29 If thou lovest me thou shalt serve me and keep all my commandments.
D&C 42:30 And behold, thou will remember the poor, and consecrate of thy
properties for their support that which thou has to impart unto them, and a
covenant and a deed which cannot be broken.
D&C 42:31 And inasmuch as ye impart of your substance unto the poor, ye will
do it unto me; and they shall be laid before the bishop of my church and his
counselors, two of the elders, or high priests, such as he shall appoint or
has appointed and set apart for that purpose.
D&C 42:32 And it shall come to pass, that after they are laid before the
bishop of my church, and after that he has received these testimonies
concerning the consecration of the properties of my church, that they cannot
be taken from the church, agreeable to my commandments, every man shall be
made accountable unto me, a steward over his own property, or that which he
has received by consecration, as much as it sufficient for himself and
family.
D&C 42:33 And again, if there shall be properties in the hands of the church,
or any individuals of it, more than is necessary for their support after this
first consecration, which is a residue to be consecrated unto the bishop, it
shall be kept to administer to those who have not, from time to time, that
every man who has need may be amply supplied and receive according to his
wants.
D&C 42:34 Therefore, the residue shall be kept in my storehouse, to
administer to the poor and the needy, as shall be appointed by the high
council of the church, and the bishop and his council;
D&C 42:35 And for the purpose of purchasing lands for the public benefit of
the church, and building houses of worship, and building up of the New
Jerusalem which is hearafter to be revealed--
D&C 42:36 And my covenant people may be gathered in one in that day when I
shall come to my temple, and this I do for the salvation of my people.
D&C 42:37 And it shall come to pass, that he that sinneth and repenteth not
shall be cast out of the church, and shall not receive again that which he
has consecrated unto the poor and the needy of my church, or in other words,
unto me--
D&C 42:38 For inasmuch as ye do it unto the least of these, ye do it unto me.
D&C 42:39 For it shall come to pass, that which I spake by the mouths of my
prophets shall be fulfilled; for I will consecrate of the riches of those who
embrace my gospel among the Gentiles unto the poor of my people who are of
the house of Israel.
D&C 42:40 And again, thou shalt not be proud in thy heart; let all thy
garments be plain, and their beauty be the beauty of the work of thine own
hands;
D&C 42:41 And let all things be done in cleanliness before me.
D&C 42:42 Thou shalt not be idle; for he that is idle shall not eat the bread
nor wear the garments of the laborer.
D&C 42:43 And whosoever among you are sick, and have not faith to be healed,
but believe, shall be nourished with all tenderness, with herbs and mild
food, and that not by the hand of an enemy.
D&C 42:44 And the elders of the church, two or more, shall be called, and
shall pray for and lay their hands upon them in my name; and if they die they
shall die unto me, and if they live they shall live unto me.
D&C 42:45 Thou shalt live together in love, insomuch that thou shall weep for
the loss of them that die, and more especially of those that have not hope of
a glorious resurrection.
D&C 42:46 And it shall come to pass that those that die in me shall not taste
of death, for it shall be sweet unto them;
D&C 42:47 And they that die not in me, wo unto them, for their death is
bitter.
D&C 42:48 And again, it shall come to pass that he that hath faith in me to
be healed, and is not appointed unto death, shall be healed.
D&C 42:49 He who hath faith to see shall see.
D&C 42:50 He who hath faith to hear shall hear.
D&C 42:51 The lame who hath faith to leap shall leap.
D&C 42:52 And they who have not faith to do these things, but believe in me,
have power to become my sons; and inasmuch as they break not my laws thou
shalt bear their infirmities.
D&C 42:53 Thou shalt stand in the place of thy stewardship.
D&C 42:54 Thou shalt not take thy brother's garment; thou shalt pay for that
which thou shalt receive of thy brother.
D&C 42:55 And if thou obtainest more than that which would be for thy
support, thou shalt give it into my storehouse, that all things may be done
according to that which I have said.
D&C 42:56 Thou shalt ask, and my scriptures shall be given as I have
appointed, and they shall be preserved in safety;
D&C 42:57 And it is expedient that thou shouldst hold thy peace concerning
them, and not teach them until ye have received them in full.
D&C 42:58 And I give unto you a commandment that then ye shall teach them
unto all men; for they shall be taught unto all nations, kindreds, tongues
and people.
D&C 42:59 Thou shalt take the things which thou hast received, which have
been given unto thee in my scriptures for a law, to be my law to govern my
church;
D&C 42:60 And he that doeth according to these things shall be saved, and he
that doeth them not shall be damned if he so continue.
D&C 42:61 If thou shalt ask, thou shalt receive revelation upon revelation,
knowledge upon knowledge, that thou mayest know the mysteries and peaceable
things--that which bringeth joy, that which bringeth life eternal.
D&C 42:62 Thou shalt ask, and it shall be revealed unto you in my own due
time where the New Jerusalem shall be built.
D&C 42:63 And behold, it shall come to pass that my servants shall be sent
forth to the east and to the west, to the north and to the south.
D&C 42:64 And even now, let him that goeth to the east teach them that shall
be converted to flee to the west, and this in consequence of that which is
coming on the earth, and of secret combinations.
D&C 42:65 Behold, thou shalt observe all these things, and great shall be thy
reward; for unto you is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom, but unto
the world it is not given to know them.
D&C 42:66 Ye shall observe the laws which ye have received and be faithful.
D&C 42:67 And ye shall hereafter receive church covenants, such as shall be
sufficient to establish you, both here and in the New Jerusalem.
D&C 42:68 Therefore, he that lacketh wisdom, let him ask of me, and I will
give him liberally and upbraid him not.
D&C 42:69 Lift up your hearts and rejoice, for unto you the kingdom, or in
other words, the keys of the church have been given. Even so. Amen.
D&C 42:70 The priests and teachers shall have their stewardships, even as the
members.
D&C 42:71 And the elders or high priests who are appointed to assist the
bishop as counselors in all things, are to have their families supported out
of the property which is consecrated to the bishop, for the good of the poor,
and for other purposes, as before mentioned;
D&C 42:72 Or they are to receive a just remuneration for all their services,
either a stewardship or otherwise, as may be thought best or decided by the
counselors and bishop.
D&C 42:73 And the bishop, also, shall receive his support, or as just
remuneration for all his services in the church.
D&C 42:74 Behold, verily I say unto you, that whatever persons among you,
having put away their companions for the cause of fornication, or in other
words, if they shall testify before you in all lowliness of heart that this
is the case, ye shall not cast them out from among you;
D&C 42:75 But if ye shall find that any persons have left their companions
for the sake of adultery, and they themselves are the offenders, and their
companions are living, they shall be cast out from among you.
D&C 42:76 And again, I say unto you, that ye shall be watchful and careful,
and with all inquiry, that ye receive none such among you if they are
married;
D&C 42:77 And if they are not married, they shall repent of all their sins or
ye shall not receive them.
D&C 42:78 And again, every person who belongeth to this church of Christ,
shall observe to keep all the commandments and covenants of the church.
D&C 42:79 And it shall come to pass that if any persons among you shall kill
they shall be delivered up and dealt with according to the laws of the land;
for remember that he hath no forgiveness; and it shall be proved according to
the laws of the land.
D&C 42:80 And if any man or woman shall commit adultery, he or she shall be
tried before two elders of the church, or more, and every word shall be
established against him or her by two witnesses of the church, and not of the
enemy; but if there are more than two witnesses it is better.
D&C 42:81 But he or she shall be condemned by the mouth of two witnesses; and
the elders shall lay the case before the church, and the church shall lift up
their hands against him or her, that they may be dealt with according to the
law of God.
D&C 42:82 And if it can be, it is necessary that the bishop be present also.
D&C 42:83 And thus ye shall do in all cases which shall come before you.
D&C 42:84 And if a man or woman shall rob, he or she shall be delivered up
unto the law of the land.
D&C 42:85 And if he or she shall steal, he or she shall be delivered up unto
the law of the land.
D&C 42:86 And if he or she shall lie, he or she shall be delivered up unto
the law of the land.
D&C 42:87 And if he or she do anything manner of iniquity, he or she shall be
delivered up unto the law, even that of God.
D&C 42:88 And if thy brother or sister offend thee, thou shalt take him or
her between him or her and thee alone; and if he or she confess thou shalt be
reconciled.
D&C 42:89 And if he or she confess not thou shall deliver him or her up unto
the church, not to the members but to the elders. And it shall be done in a
meeting and that not before the world.
D&C 42:90 And if thy brother or sister offend many, he or she shall be
chastened before many.
D&C 42:91 And if any one offend openly, he or she shall be rebuked openly,
that he or she may be ashamed. And if he or she confess not, he or she shall
be delivered up unto the law of God.
D&C 42:92 And if any shall offend in secret, he or she shall be rebuked in
secret, that he or she may have opportunity to confess in secret to him or
her whom he or she has offended, and to God, that the church may not speak
reproachfully of him or her.
D&C 42:93 And thus shall ye conduct in all things.
D&C 43:0 Revelation given through Joseph Smith the Prophet, at Kirtland,
Ohio, in February, 1831. At this time some members of the Church were
disturbed by people making false claims as revelators. See History of the
Church, vol. 1, p. 154. --First part of the revelation addressed to the
Elders of the Church--Revelations to the Church given only through the one
appointed to receive such--Elders warned against spurious claims and false
teachings of others--Elders sent forth to teach according to the spirit of
revelation and not to be taught in the precepts of men--Assurances of the
Lord's future advent--Calamities to precede his coming--Latter part of the
revelation addressed to the nation of the earth--Warning, proclamation, and
commandment.
D&C 43:1 O hearken, ye elders of my church, and give ear to the words which I
shall speak unto you.
D&C 43:2 For behold, verily, verily, I say unto you, that ye have received a
commandment for a law unto my church, through him whom I have appointed unto
you to receive commandments and revelations from my hand.
D&C 43:3 And this ye shall know assuredly--that there is none other appointed
unto you to receive commandments and revelations until he be taken, if he
abide in me.
D&C 43:4 But verily, verily, I say unto you, that none else shall be
appointed unto this gift except it be through him; for if it be taken from
him he shall not have power except to appoint another in his stead.
D&C 43:5 And this shall be a law unto you, that ye receive not the teachings
of any that shall come before you as revelations or commandments;
D&C 43:6 And this I give unto you that you may not be deceived, that you may
know they are not of me.
D&C 43:7 For verily I say unto you, that he that is ordained of me shall come
in at the gate and be ordained as I have told you before, to teach those
revelations which you have received and shall receive through him whom I have
appointed.
D&C 43:8 And now, behold, I give unto you a commandment, that when ye are
assembled together ye shall instruct and edify each other, that ye may know
how to act and direct my church, how to act upon the points of my law and
commandments, which I have given.
D&C 43:9 And thus ye shall become instructed in the law of my church, and be
sanctified by that which ye have received, and ye shall bind yourselves to
act in all holiness before me--
D&C 43:10 That inasmuch as ye do this, glory shall be added to the kingdom
which ye have received. Inasmuch as ye do it not, it shall be taken, even
that which ye have received.
D&C 43:11 Purge ye out the iniquity which is among you; sanctify yourselves
before me;
D&C 43:12 And if ye desire the glories of the kingdom, appoint ye my servant
Joseph Smith, Jun., and uphold him before me by the prayer of faith.
D&C 43:13 And again, I say unto you, that if ye desire the mysteries of the
kingdom, provide for him food and raiment, and whatsoever thing he needeth to
accomplish the work wherewith I have commanded him;
D&C 43:14 And if ye do it not he shall remain unto them that have received
him, that I may reserve unto myself a pure people before me.
D&C 43:15 Again I say, hearken ye elders of my church, whom I have appointed:
Ye are not sent forth to be taught, but to teach the children of men the
things which I have put into your hands by the power of my Spirit;
D&C 43:16 And ye are to be taught from on high. Sanctify yourselves and ye
shall be endowed with power, that ye may give even as I have spoken.
D&C 43:17 Hearken ye, for behold, the great day of the Lord is nigh at hand.
D&C 43:18 For the day cometh that the Lord shall utter his voice out of
heaven; the heavens shall shake and the earth shall tremble, and the trump of
God shall sound both long and loud, and shall say to the sleeping nations: Ye
saints arise and live; ye sinners stay and sleep until I shall call again.
D&C 43:19 Wherefore gird up your loins lest ye be found among the wicked.
D&C 43:20 Lift up your voices and spare not. Call upon the nations to repent,
both old and young, both bond and free, saying: Prepare yourselves for the
great day of the Lord;
D&C 43:21 For if I, who am a man, do lift up my voice and call upon you to
repent, and ye hate me, what will ye say when the day cometh when the
thunders shall utter their voices from the ends of the earth, speaking to the
ears of all that live, saying--Repent, and prepare for the great day of the
Lord?
D&C 43:22 Yea, and again, when the lightnings shall streak forth from the
east unto the west, and shall utter forth their voices unto all that live,
and make the ears of all tingle that hear, saying these words--Repent ye, for
the great day of the Lord is come?
D&C 43:23 And again, the Lord shall utter his voice out of heaven, saying:
Hearken, O ye nations of the earth, and hear the words of that God who made
you.
D&C 43:24 O, ye nations of the earth, how often would I have gathered you
together as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, but ye would not!
D&C 43:25 How oft have I called upon you by the mouth of my servants, and by
the ministering of angels, and by mine own voice, and by the voice of
thunderings, and by the voice of lightnings, and by the voice of tempests,
and by the voice of earthquakes, and great hailstorms, and by the voice of
famines and pestilences of every kind, and by the great sound of a trump, and
by the voice of judgment, and by the voice of mercy all the day long, and by
the voice of glory and honor and the riches of eternal life, and would have
saved you with an everlasting salvation, but ye would not!
D&C 43:26 Behold, the day has come, when the cup of the wrath of mine
indignation is full.
D&C 43:27 Behold, verily I say unto you, that these are the words of the Lord
your God.
D&C 43:28 Wherefore, labor ye, labor ye in my vineyard for the last time--for
the last time call upon the inhabitants of the earth.
D&C 43:29 For in mine own due time will I come upon the earth in judgment,
and my people shall be redeemed and shall reign with me on earth.
D&C 43:30 For the great Millennium, of which I have spoken by the mouth of my
servants, shall come.
D&C 43:31 For Satan shall be bound, and when he is loosed again he shall only
reign for a little season, and then cometh the end of the earth.
D&C 43:32 And he that liveth in righteousness shall be changed in the
twinkling of an eye, and the earth shall pass away so as by fire.
D&C 43:33 And the wicked shall go away into unquenchable fire, and their end
no man knoweth on earth, nor ever shall know, until they come before me in
judgment.
D&C 43:34 Hearken ye to these words. Behold, I am Jesus Christ, the Savior of
the world. Treasure these things up in your hearts, and let the solemnities
of eternity rest upon your minds.
D&C 43:35 Be sober. Keep all my commandments. Even so. Amen.
D&C 44:0 Revelation given to Jospeh Smith the Prophet and Sidney Rigdon, at
Kirtland, Ohio, in the latter part of February, 1831. In compliance with the
requirement herein set forth the Church appointed a conference to be held
early in the month of June following. --The Elders to assemble to receive
further instruction--To organize according to the laws of the land, thus
strengthening themselves against the machinations of the opponents.
D&C 44:1 Behold, thus saith the Lord unto you my servants, it is expedient in
me that the elders of my church should be called together, from the east and
from the west, from the north and from the south, by letter or some other
way.
D&C 44:2 And it shall come to pass, that inasmuch as they are faithful, and
exercise faith in me, I will pour out my Spirit upon them in the day that
they assemble themselves together.
D&C 44:3 And it shall come to pass that they shall go forth into the regions
round about, and preach repentance unto the people.
D&C 44:4 And many shall be converted, insomuch that ye shall obtain power to
organize yourselves according to the laws of man;
D&C 44:5 That your enemies may not have power over you; that you may be
preserved in all things; that you may be enabled to keep my laws; that every
bond may be broken wherewith the enemy seeketh to destroy my people.
D&C 44:6 Behold, I say unto you, that ye must visit the poor and the needy
and administer to their relief, that they may be kept until all things may be
done according to my law which ye have received. Amen.
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