D&C 90:0 Revelation to Joseph Smith the Prophet, given at Kirtland, Ohio,
March 8, 1833. Position of Joseph as President of the Church reaffirmed.
--Accountability of those who receive the oracles of God--The Gospel to be
preached throughout the world--Worthy servants commended and offenders
reproved.
D&C 90:1 Thus saith the Lord, verily, verily I say unto you my son, thy sins
are forgiven thee, according to thy petition, for thy prayers and the prayers
of thy brethren have come up into my ears.
D&C 90:2 Therefore, thou art blessed from henceforth that bear the keys of
the kingdom given unto you; which kingdom is coming forth for the last time.
D&C 90:3 Verily I say unto you, the keys of this kingdom shall never be taken
from you, while thou art in the world, neither in the world to come;
D&C 90:4 Nevertheless, through you shall the oracles be given to another,
yea, even unto the church.
D&C 90:5 And all they who receive the oracles of God, let them beware how
they hold them lest they are accounted as a light thing, and are brought
under condemnation thereby, and stumble and fall when the storms descend, and
the winds blow, and the rains descend, and beat upon their house.
D&C 90:6 And again, verily I say unto thy brethren, Sidney Rigdon and
Frederick G. Williams, their sins are forgiven them also, and they are
accounted as equal with thee in holding the keys of this last kingdom;
D&C 90:7 As also through your administration the keys of the school of the
prophets, which I have commanded to be organized;
D&C 90:8 That thereby they may be perfected in their ministry for the
salvation of Zion, and of the nations of Israel, and of the Gentiles, as many
as will believe;
D&C 90:9 That through your administration they may receive the word, and
through their administration the word may go forth unto the ends of the
earth, unto the Gentiles first, and then, behold, and lo, they shall turn
unto the Jews.
D&C 90:10 And then cometh the day when the arm of the Lord shall be revealed
in power in convincing the nations, the heathen nations, the house of Joseph,
of the gospel of their salvation.
D&C 90:11 For it shall come to pass in that day, that every man shall hear
the fulness of the gospel in his own tongue, and in his own language, through
those who are ordained unto this power, by the administration of the
Comforter, shed forth upon them for the revelation of Jesus Christ.
D&C 90:12 And now, verily I say unto you, I give unto you a commandment that
you continue in the ministry and presidency.
D&C 90:13 And when you have finished the translation of the prophets, you
shall from thenceforth preside over the affairs of the church and the school;
D&C 90:14 And from time to time, as shall be manifested by the Comforter,
receive revelations to unfold the mysteries of the kingdom;
D&C 90:15 And set in order the churches, and study and learn, and become
acquainted with all good books, and with languages, tongues, and people.
D&C 90:16 And this shall be your business and mission in all your lives, to
preside in council, and set in order all the affairs of this church and
kingdom.
D&C 90:17 Be not ashamed, neither confounded; but be admonished in all your
high-mindedness and pride, for it bringeth a snare upon your souls.
D&C 90:18 Set in order your houses; keep slothfulness and uncleanness far
from you.
D&C 90:19 Now, verily I say unto you, let there be a place provided, as soon
as it is possible, for the family of thy counselor and scribe, even Frederick
G. Williams.
D&C 90:20 And let mine aged servant, Joseph Smith, Sen., continue with his
family upon the place where he now lives; and let it not be sold until the
mouth of the Lord shall name.
D&C 90:21 And let my counselor, even Sidney Rigdon, remain where he now
resides until the mouth of the Lord shall name.
D&C 90:22 And let the bishop search diligently to obtain an agent, and let
him be a man who has got riches in store--a man of God, and of strong faith--
D&C 90:23 That thereby he may be enabled to discharge every debt; that the
storehouse of the Lord may not be brought into disrepute before the eyes of
the people.
D&C 90:24 Search diligently, pray always, and be believing, and all things
shall work together for your good, if ye walk uprightly and remember the
covenant wherewith ye have covenanted one with another.
D&C 90:25 Let your families be small, especially mine aged servant Joseph
Smith's, Sen., as pertaining to those who do not belong to your families;
D&C 90:26 That those things that are provided for you, to bring to pass my
work, be not taken from you and given to those that are not worthy--
D&C 90:27 And thereby you be hindered in accomplishing those things which I
have commanded you.
D&C 90:28 And again, verily I say unto you, it is my will that my handmaid
Vienna Jaques should receive money to bear her expenses, and go up unto the
land of Zion;
D&C 90:29 And the residue of the money may be consecrated unto me, and she be
rewarded in mine own due time.
D&C 90:30 Verily I say unto you, that it is meet in mine eyes that she should
go up unto the land of Zion, and receive an inheritance from the hand of the
bishop;
D&C 90:31 That she may settle down in peace insomuch as she is faithful, and
not be idle in her days from thenceforth.
D&C 90:32 And behold, verily I say unto you, that ye shall write this
commandment, and say unto your brethren in Zion, in love greeting, that I
have called you also to preside over Zion in mine own due time.
D&C 90:33 Therefore, let them cease wearying me concerning this matter.
D&C 90:34 Behold, I say unto you that your brethren in Zion begin to repent,
and the angels rejoice over them.
D&C 90:35 Nevertheless, I am not well pleased with many things; and I am not
well pleased with my servant William E. McLellin, neither with my servant
Sidney Gilbert; and the bishop also, and others have many things to repent
of.
D&C 90:36 But verily I say unto you, that I, the Lord, will contend with
Zion, and plead with her strong ones, and chasten her until she overcomes and
is clean before me.
D&C 90:37 For she shall not be removed out of her place. I, the Lord, have
spoken it. Amen.
D&C 91:0 Revelation given through Joseph Smith the Prophet, at Kirtland,
Ohio, March 9, 1833. The Prophet was at this time engaged in the study of the
ancient writings regarded by some as Scripture and known distinctively as the
Apocrypha. --These writings not to be accepted as Scripture--Enlightenment of
the Spirit requisite to discernment of the truth contained in these books.
D&C 91:1 Verily, thus saith the Lord unto you concerning the Apocrypha --
There are many things contained therein that are true, and it is mostly
translated correctly;
D&C 91:2 There are many things contained therein that are not true, which are
interpolations by the hands of men.
D&C 91:3 Verily I say unto you, that it is not needful that the Apocrypha
should be translated.
D&C 91:4 Therefore, whoso readeth it, let him understand, for the Spirit
manifesteth truth;
D&C 91:5 And whoso is enlightened by the Spirit shall obtain benefit
therefrom;
D&C 91:6 And whoso receiveth not by the Spirit, cannot be benefited.
Therefore it is not needful that it should be translated. Amen.
D&C 92:0 Revelation given to Enoch [Joseph Smith the Prophet], at Kirtland,
Ohio, March 15, 1833. For explanation of unusual names see heading to Section
78. --Commandment regarding admission to the United Order.
D&C 92:1 Verily, thus saith the Lord, I give unto the united order, organized
agreeable to the commandment previously given, a revelation and commandment
concerning my servant Frederick G. Williams, that ye shall receive him into
the order. What I say unto one I say unto all.
D&C 92:2 And again, I say unto you my servant Frederick G. Williams, you
shall be a lively member in this order; and inasmuch as you are faithful in
keeping all former commandments you shall be blessed forever. Amen.
D&C 93:0 Revelation given through Joseph Smith the Prophet, at Kirtland,
Ohio, May 6, 1833. --The Lord defines the relation between himself and the
Father--The record of John, the Apostle and Revelator--Jesus Christ the
Firstborn--Man was in the beginning with God--The elements are eternal--The
glory of God is intelligence--Man innocent in the beginning--Erring ones,
even though in high authority in the Church, reproved.
D&C 93:1 Verily, thus saith the Lord: It shall come to pass that every soul
who forsaketh his sins and cometh unto me, and calleth on my name, and
obeyeth my voice, and keepeth my commandments, shall see my face and know
that I am;
D&C 93:2 And that I am the true light that lighteth every man that cometh
into the world;
D&C 93:3 And that I am in the Father, and the Father in me, and the Father
and I are one --
D&C 93:4 The Father because he gave me of his fulness, and the Son because I
was in the world and made flesh my tabernacle, and dwelt among the sons of
men.
D&C 93:5 And I was in the world and received of my Father, and the works of
him were plainly manifest.
D&C 93:6 And John saw and bore record of the fulness of my glory, and the
fulness of John's record is hereafter to be revealed.
D&C 93:7 And he bore record, saying: I saw his glory, that he was in the
beginning, before the world was;
D&C 93:8 Therefore, in the beginning the Word was, for he was the Word, even
the messenger of salvation --
D&C 93:9 The light and the Redeemer of the world; the Spirit of truth, who
came into the world, because the world was made by him, and in him was the
life of men and the light of men.
D&C 93:10 The worlds were made by him; men were made by him; all things were
made by him, and through him, and of him.
D&C 93:11 And I, John bear record that I beheld his glory, as the glory of
the Only Begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth, even the Spirit of
truth, which came and dwelt in the flesh, and dwelt among us.
D&C 93:12 And I, John saw that he received not of the fulness at first, but
received grace for grace;
D&C 93:13 And he received not of the fulness at first, but continued from
grace to grace, until he received a fulness;
D&C 93:14 And thus he was called the Son of God, because he received not of
the fulness at the first.
D&C 93:15 And I, John, bear record, and lo, the heavens were opened, and the
Holy Ghost descended upon him in the form of a dove, and sat upon him, and
there came a voice out of heaven saying: This is my beloved Son.
D&C 93:16 And I, John, bear record that he received a fulness of the glory of
the Father;
D&C 93:17 And he received all power, both in heaven and on earth, and the
glory of the Father was with him, for he dwelt in him.
D&C 93:18 And it shall come to pass, that if you are faithful you shall
receive the fulness of the record of John.
D&C 93:19 I give unto you these sayings that you may understand and know how
to worship, and know what you worship, that you may come unto the Father in
my name, and in due time receive of his fulness.
D&C 93:20 For if you keep my commandments you shall receive of his fulness,
and be glorified in me as I am in the Father; therefore, I say unto you, you
shall receive grace for grace.
D&C 93:21 And now, verily I say unto you, I was in the beginning with the
Father, and am the Firstborn;
D&C 93:22 And all those who are begotten through me are partakers of the
glory of the same, and are the church of the Firstborn.
D&C 93:23 Ye were also in the beginning with the Father; that which is
Spirit, even the Spirit of truth;
D&C 93:24 And truth is knowledge of things as they are, and as they were, and
as they are to come;
D&C 93:25 And whatsoever is more or less than this is the spirit of that
wicked one who was a liar from the beginning.
D&C 93:26 The Spirit of truth is of God. I am the Spirit of truth, and John
bore record of me, saying: He received a fulness of truth, yea, even of all
truth;
D&C 93:27 And no man receiveth a fulness unless he keepeth his commandments.
D&C 93:28 He that keepeth his commandments receiveth truth and light, until
he is glorified in truth and knoweth all things.
D&C 93:29 Man was also in the beginning with God. Intelligence, or the light
of truth, was not created or made, neither indeed can be.
D&C 93:30 All truth is independent in that sphere in which God has placed it,
to act for itself, as all intelligence also; otherwise there is no existence.
D&C 93:31 Behold, here is the agency of man, and here is the condemnation of
man; because that which was from the beginning is plainly manifest unto them,
and they receive not the light.
D&C 93:32 And every man whose spirit receiveth not the light is under
condemnation.
D&C 93:33 For man is spirit. The elements are eternal, and spirit and
element, inseparably connected, receive a fulness of joy;
D&C 93:34 And when separated, man cannot receive a fullness of joy;
D&C 93:35 The elements are the tabernacle of God; yea, man is the tabernacle
of God, even temples; and whatsoever temple is defiled, God shall destroy
that temple.
D&C 93:36 The glory of God is intelligence, or, in other words, light and
truth.
D&C 93:37 Light and truth forsake that evil one.
D&C 93:38 Every spirit of man was innocent in the beginning; and God having
redeemed man from the fall, men became again, in their infant state, innocent
before God.
D&C 93:39 And that wicked one cometh and taketh away light and truth, through
disobedience, from the children of men, and because of the tradition of their
fathers.
D&C 93:40 But I have commanded you to bring up your children in light and
truth.
D&C 93:41 But verily I say unto you, my servant Frederick G. Williams, you
have continued under this condemnation;
D&C 93:42 You have not taught your children light and truth, according to the
commandments; and that wicked one hath power, as yet, over you, and this is
the cause of your affliction.
D&C 93:43 And now a commandment I give unto you -- if you will be delivered
you shall set in order your own house, for there are many things that are not
right in your house.
D&C 93:44 Verily, I say unto my servant Sidney Rigdon, that in some things he
hath not kept the commandments concerning his children; therefore, first set
in order thy house.
D&C 93:45 Verily, I say unto my servant Joseph Smith, Jun., or in other
words, I will call you friends, for you are my friends, and ye shall have an
inheritance with me --
D&C 93:46 And I called you servants for the world's sake, and ye are their
servants for my sake --
D&C 93:47 And now, verily I say unto Joseph Smith, Jun. -- You have not kept
the commandments, and must needs stand rebuked before the Lord;
D&C 93:48 Your family must needs repent and forsake some things, and give
more earnest heed unto your sayings, or be removed out of their place.
D&C 93:49 What I say unto one I say unto all; pray always lest that wicked
one have power in you, and remove you out of your place.
D&C 93:50 My servant Newel K. Whitney also, a bishop of my church, hath need
to be chastened, and set in order his family, and see that they are more
diligent and concerned at home, and pray always, or they shall be removed out
of their place.
D&C 93:51 Now, I say unto you, my friends, let my servant Sidney Rigdon go on
his journey, and make haste, and also proclaim the acceptable year of the
Lord, and the gospel of salvation, as I shall give him utterance; and by your
prayer of faith with one consent I will uphold him.
D&C 93:52 And let my servants Joseph Smith, Jun., and Frederick G. Williams
make haste also, and it shall be given them even according to the prayer of
faith; and inasmuch as you keep my sayings you shall not be confounded in
this world, nor in the world to come.
D&C 93:53 And, verily I say unto you, that is is my will that you should
hasten to translate my scriptures, and to obtain a knowledge of history, and
of countries, and of kingdoms, of laws of God and man, and all this for the
salvation of Zion. Amen.
D&C 94:0 Revelation given through Joseph Smith the Prophet, at Kirtland,
Ohio, May 6, 1833. --Directions regarding the erection of a house for the
work of the Presidency--A printing house to be built--Assignments of certain
inheritances.
D&C 94:1 And again, verily I say unto you, my friends, a commandment I give
unto you, that ye shall commence a work of laying out and preparing a
beginning and foundation of the city of the stake of Zion, here in the land
of Kirtland, beginning at my house.
D&C 94:2 And behold, it must be done according to the pattern which I have
given you.
D&C 94:3 And let the first lot of the south be consecrated unto me for the
building of a house for the presidency, for the work of the presidency, in
obtaining revelations; and for the work of the ministry of the presidency, in
all things pertaining to the church and kingdom.
D&C 94:4 Verily I say unto you, that it shall be built fifty-five by
sixty-five feet in the width thereof and in the length thereof, in the inner
court.
D&C 94:5 And there shall be a lower court and a higher court, according to
the pattern which shall be given unto you hereafter.
D&C 94:6 And it shall be dedicated unto the Lord from the foundation thereof,
according to the order of the priesthood, according to the pattern which
shall be given unto your hereafter.
D&C 94:7 And it shall be wholly dedicated unto the Lord for the work of the
presidency.
D&C 94:8 And ye shall not suffer any unclean thing to come in unto it; and my
glory shall be there, and my presence shall be there.
D&C 94:9 But if there shall come into it any unclean thing, my glory shall
not be there; and my presence shall not come into it.
D&C 94:10 And again, verily I say unto you, the second lot on the south shall
be dedicated unto me for the building of a house unto me, for the work of the
printing of the translation of my scriptures, and all things whatsoever I
shall command you.
D&C 94:11 And it shall be fifty-five by sixty-five feet in the width thereof
and the length thereof, in the inner court; and there shall be a lower and a
higher court.
D&C 94:12 And this house shall be wholly dedicated unto the Lord from the
foundation thereof, for the work of the printing, in all things whatsoever I
shall command you, to be holy, undefiled, according to the pattern in all
things as it shall be given unto you.
D&C 94:13 And on the third lot shall my servant Hyrum Smith receive his
inheritance.
D&C 94:14 And on the first and second lots on the north shall my servants
Reynolds Cahoon and Jared Carter receive their inheritances --
D&C 94:15 That they may do the work which I have appointed unto them, to be a
committee to build mine houses, according to the commandment, which I, the
Lord God, have given unto you.
D&C 94:16 These two houses are not to be built until I give unto you a
commandment concerning them.
D&C 94:17 And now I give unto you no more at this time. Amen.
D&C 95:0 Revelation given through Joseph Smith the Prophet, at Kirtland,
Ohio, June 1, 1833. --The people are chastened for their neglect in failing
to build the house according to prior command--They are yet promised power to
build it if they will abide by the Lord's commandments--Provision to be made
for the School of the Apostles.
D&C 95:1 Verily, thus saith the Lord unto you whom I love, and whom I love I
also chasten that their sins may be forgiven, for with the chastisement I
prepare a way for their deliverance in all things out of temptation, and I
have loved you --
D&C 95:2 Wherefore, ye must needs be chastened and stand rebuked before my
face;
D&C 95:3 For ye have sinned against me a very grievous sin, in that ye have
not considered the great commandment in all things, that I have given unto
concerning the building of mine house;
D&C 95:4 For the preparation wherewith I design to prepare mine apostles to
prune my vineyard for the last time, that I may bring to pass my strange act,
that I may pour out my Spirit upon all flesh --
D&C 95:5 But behold, verily I say unto you, that there are many who have been
ordained among you, whom I have called but few of them are chosen.
D&C 95:6 They who are not chosen have sinned a very grievous sin, in that
they are walking in darkness at noon-day.
D&C 95:7 And for this cause I gave unto you a commandment that you should
call your solemn assembly, that your fastings and your mourning might come up
into the ears of the Lord of Sabaoth, which is by interpretation, the creator
of the first day, the beginning and the end.
D&C 95:8 Yea, verily I say unto you, I gave unto you a commandment that you
should build a house, in the which house I design to endow those whom I have
chosen with power from on high;
D&C 95:9 For this is the promise of the Father unto you; therefore I command
you to tarry, even as mine apostles at Jerusalem.
D&C 95:10 Nevertheless, my servants sinned a very grievous sin; and
contentions arose in the school of the prophets; which was very grievous unto
me, saith your Lord; therefore I sent them forth to be chastened.
D&C 95:11 Verily I say unto you, it is my will that you should build a house.
If you keep my commandments you shall have power to build it.
D&C 95:12 If you keep not my commandments, the love of the Father shall not
continue with you, therefore you shall walk in darkness.
D&C 95:13 Now here is wisdom, and the mind of the Lord -- let the house be
built, not after the manner of the world, for I give not unto you that ye
shall live after the manner of the world;
D&C 95:14 Therefore, let it be built after the manner which I shall show unto
three of you, whom ye shall appoint and ordain unto this power.
D&C 95:15 And the size thereof shall be fifty and five feet in width, and let
it be sixty-five feet in length, in the inner court thereof.
D&C 95:16 And let the lower part of the inner court be dedicated unto me for
your sacrament offering, and for your preaching, and your fasting, and your
praying, and the offering up of your most holy desires unto me, saith your
Lord.
D&C 95:17 And let the higher part of the inner court be dedicated unto me for
the school of mine apostles, saith Son Ahman; or, in other words, Alphus; or
in other words Omegus; even Jesus Christ your Lord. Amen.
D&C 96:0 Revelation given to Enoch [Joseph Smith the Prophet], showing the
order of the City or Stake of Zion, Shinehah [Kirtland], at Kirtland, Ohio,
June 4, 1833. Given as an ensample to the Saints in Kirtland. For explanation
of unusual names see heading to Section 78. The occasion was a conference of
High Priests; and the chief subject of consideration was that of certain
lands possessed by the Church. --The Kirtland Stake of Zion to be made
strong--Admission to the United Order.
D&C 96:1 Behold, I say unto you, here is wisdom, where by ye may know how to
act concerning this matter, for it is expedient in me that this stake that I
have set for the strength of Zion should be made strong.
D&C 96:2 Therefore, let my servant Newel K. Whitney take charge of the place
which is named among you, upon which I design to build mine holy house.
D&C 96:3 And again, let it be divided into lots, according to wisdom, for the
benefit of those who seek inheritances, as it shall be determined in council
among you.
D&C 96:4 Therefore, take heed that ye see to this matter, and that portion
that is necessary to benefit mine order, for the purpose of bringing forth my
word to the children of men.
D&C 96:5 For behold, verily I say unto you, this is the most expedient in me,
that my word should go forth unto the children of men, for the purpose of
subduing the hearts of the children of men for your good. Even so. Amen.
D&C 96:6 And again, verily I say unto you, it is wisdom and expedient in me,
that my servant John Johnson whose offering I have accepted, and whose
prayers I have heard, unto whom I give a promise of eternal life inasmuch as
he keepeth my commandments from henceforth--
D&C 96:7 For he is a descendant of Joseph and a partaker of the blessings of
the promise made unto his fathers--
D&C 96:8 Verily I say unto you, it is expedient in me that he should become a
member of the order, that he may assist in bringing forth my word unto the
children of men.
D&C 96:9 Therefore ye shall ordain him unto this blessing, and he shall seek
diligently to take away incumbrances that are upon the house named among you,
that he may dwell therein. Even so. Amen.
D&C 97:0 Revelation given through Joseph Smith the Prophet, at Kirtland,
Ohio, August 2, 1833. Ten days before this time the corner stones of the
Lord's House in Kirtland were laid, after the order of the Holy Priesthood.
See History of the Church, vol. 1, p. 400. This revelation deals particularly
with the affairs of the Saints in Zion, Jackson County, Missouri. --Many of
the Labors of the Saints in Zion are commended--Commendation of the school in
Zion--The Lord's will that a house should be built unto him in the land of
Zion--Great blessings promised to Zion if her people shall obey this
commandment--Zion defined as the pure in heart--Zion to escape the
indignation the Lord if the people are faithful, otherwise many calamities to
fall upon them.
D&C 97:1 Verily I say unto you my friends, I speak unto you with my voice,
even the voice of my Spirit, that I may show unto you my will concerning your
brethren in the land of Zion, many of whom are truly humble and are seeking
diligently to learn wisdom and to find truth.
D&C 97:2 Verily, verily I say unto you, blessed are such, for they shall
obtain; for I, the Lord, show mercy unto all the meek, and upon all
whomsoever I will, that I may be justified when I shall bring them unto
judgment.
D&C 97:3 Behold, I say unto you, concerning the school in Zion, I, the Lord,
am well pleased that there should be a school in Zion, and also with my
servant Parley P. Pratt, for he abideth in me.
D&C 97:4 And inasmuch as he continueth to abide in me he shall continue to
preside over the school in the land of Zion until I shall give unto him other
commandments.
D&C 97:5 And I will bless him with a multiplicity of blessings, in expounding
all scriptures and mysteries to the edification of the school, and of the
church in Zion.
D&C 97:6 And to the residue of the school, I, the Lord, am willing to show
mercy; nevertheless, there are those that must needs be chastened, and their
works shall be made known.
D&C 97:7 The ax is laid at the root of the trees; and every tree that
bringeth not forth good fruit shall be hewn down and cast into the fire. I,
the Lord, have spoken it.
D&C 97:8 Verily I say unto you, all among them who know their hearts are
honest, and are broken, and their spirits contrite, and are willing to
observe their covenants by sacrifice--yea, every sacrifice which I, the Lord,
shall command--they are accepted of me.
D&C 97:9 For I, the Lord, will cause them to bring forth as a very fruitful
tree which is planted in a goodly land, by a pure stream, that yieldeth much
precious fruit.
D&C 97:10 Verily I say unto you, that it is my will that a house should be
built unto me in the land of Zion, like unto the pattern which I have given
you.
D&C 97:11 Yea, let it be built speedily, by the tithing of my people.
D&C 97:12 Behold, this is the tithing and the sacrifice which I, the Lord,
require at their hands, that there may be a house built unto me for the
salvation of Zion--
D&C 97:13 For a place of thanksgiving for all saints, and for a place of
instruction for all those who are called to the work of the ministry in all
their several callings and offices;
D&C 97:14 That they may be perfected in the understanding of their ministry,
in theory, in principle, and in doctrine, in all things pertaining to the
kingdom of God on the earth, the keys of which kingdom have been conferred
upon you.
D&C 97:15 And inasmuch as my people build a house unto me in the name of the
Lord, and do not suffer any unclean thing to come into it, that it be not
defiled, my glory shall rest upon it;
D&C 97:16 Yea, and my presence shall be there, for I will come into it, and
all the pure in heart that shall come into it shall see God.
D&C 97:17 But if it be defiled I will not come into it, and my glory shall
not be there; for I will not come into unholy temples.
D&C 97:18 And, now, behold, if Zion do these things she shall prosper, and
spread herself and become very glorious, very great, and very terrible.
D&C 97:19 And the nations of the earth shall honor her, and shall say: Surely
Zion is the city of our God, and surely Zion cannot fall, neither be moved
out of her place, for God is there, and the hand of the Lord is there;
D&C 97:20 And he hath sworn by the power of his might to be her salvation and
her high tower.
D&C 97:21 Therefore, verily, thus saith the Lord, let Zion rejoice, for this
is Zion--THE PURE IN HEART; therefore, let Zion rejoice, while all the wicked
shall mourn.
D&C 97:22 For behold, and lo, vengeance cometh speedily upon the ungodly as
the whirlwind; and who shall escape it?
D&C 97:23 The Lord's scourge shall pass over by night and by day, and the
report thereof shall vex all people; yea, it shall not be stayed until the
Lord come;
D&C 97:24 For the indignation of the Lord is kindled against their
abominations and all their works.
D&C 97:25 Nevertheless, Zion shall escape if she observe to do all things
whatsoever I have commanded her.
D&C 97:26 But if she observe not to do whatsoever I have commanded her, I
will visit her according to all her works, with sore affliction, with
pestilence, with plague with sword, with vengeance, with devouring fire.
D&C 97:27 Nevertheless, let it be read this once to her ears, that I, the
Lord, have accepted her offering; and if she sin no more none of these things
shall come upon her;
D&C 97:28 And I will bless her with blessings, and multiply a multiplicity of
blessings upon her, and upon her generations forever and ever, saith the Lord
your God. Amen.
D&C 98:0 Revelation given through Joseph Smith the Prophet, at Kirtland,
Ohio, August 6, 1833. --Patience in persecution enjoined--Good to come out of
affliction--The constitutional law of the land to be supported by the
Saints--Good men to be supported for secular office--The Saints to proclaim
peace--Offenders in the Church at Kirtland reproved--The Saints to forgive
their enemies--When resistance is justified--The Saints to be blessed if they
will forgive their enemies.
D&C 98:1 Verily I say unto you my friends, fear not, let your hearts be
comforted; yea, rejoice evermore, and in everything give thanks;
D&C 98:2 Waiting patiently on the Lord, for your prayers have entered into
the ears of the Lord of Sabaoth, and are recorded with this seal and
testament--the Lord hath sworn and decreed that they shall be granted.
D&C 98:3 Therefore, he giveth this promise unto you, with an immutable
covenant that they shall be fulfilled; and all things wherewith you have been
afflicted shall work together for your good, and to my name's glory, saith
the Lord.
D&C 98:4 And now, verily I say unto you concerning the laws of the land, it
is my will that my people should observe to do all things whatsoever I
command them.
D&C 98:5 And that law of the land which is constitutional, supporting that
principle of freedom in maintaining rights and privileges, belongs to all
mankind, and is justifiable before me.
D&C 98:6 Therefore, I, the Lord, justify you, and your brethren of my church,
in befriending that law which is the constitutional law of the land;
D&C 98:7 And as pertaining to law of man, whatsoever is more or less than
this, cometh of evil.
D&C 98:8 I, the Lord God, make you free, therefore ye are free indeed; and
the law also maketh you free.
D&C 98:9 Nevertheless, when the wicked rule the people mourn.
D&C 98:10 Wherefore, honest men and wise men should be sought for diligently,
and good men and wise men ye should observe to uphold; otherwise whatsoever
is less than these cometh of evil.
D&C 98:11 And I give unto you a commandment, that ye shall forsake all evil
and cleave unto all good, that ye shall live by every word which proceedeth
forth out of the mouth of God.
D&C 98:12 For he will give unto the faithful line upon line, precept upon
precept; and I will try you and prove you herewith.
D&C 98:13 And whoso layeth down his life in my cause, for my name's sake,
shall find it again, even life eternal.
D&C 98:14 Therefore, be not afraid of your enemies, for I have decreed in my
heart, saith the Lord, that I will prove you in all things, whether you will
abide in my covenant, even unto death, that you may be found worthy.
D&C 98:15 For if ye will not abide in my covenant ye are not worthy of me.
D&C 98:16 Therefore, renounce war and proclaim peace, and seek diligently to
turn the hearts of the children to their fathers, and the hearts of the
fathers to the children;
D&C 98:17 And again, the hearts of the Jews unto the prophets, and the
prophets unto the Jews; lest I come and smite the whole earth with a curse,
and all flesh be consumed before me.
D&C 98:18 Let not your hearts be troubled; for in my Father's house are many
mansions, and I have prepared a place for you; and where my Father and I am,
there ye shall be also.
D&C 98:19 Behold, I, the Lord, am not well pleased with many who are in the
church at Kirtland;
D&C 98:20 For they do not forsake their sins, and their wicked ways, the
pride of their hearts, and their covetousness, and all their detestable
things, and observe the words of wisdom and eternal life which I have given
them.
D&C 98:21 Verily I say unto you, that I, the Lord, will chasten them and will
do whatsoever I list, if they do not repent and observe all things whatsoever
I have said unto them.
D&C 98:22 And again I say unto you, if ye observe to do whatsoever I command
you, I, the Lord, will turn away all wrath and indignation from you, and the
gates of hell shall not prevail against you.
D&C 98:23 Now, I speak unto you concerning your families--if men will smite
you, or your families, once, and ye bear it patiently and revile not against
them, neither seek revenge, ye shall be rewarded.
D&C 98:24 But if ye bear it not patiently, it shall be accounted unto you as
being meted out as a just measure unto you.
D&C 98:25 And again, if your enemy shall smite you the second time, and you
revile not against your enemy, and bear it patiently, your reward shall be an
hundredfold.
D&C 98:26 And again, if he shall smite you the third time, and ye bear it
patiently, your reward shall be doubled unto you four-fold;
D&C 98:27 And these three testimonies shall stand against your enemy if he
repent not, and shall not be blotted out.
D&C 98:28 And now, verily I say unto you, if that enemy shall escape my
vengeance, that he be not brought into judgment before me, then ye shall see
to it that ye warn him in my name, that he come no more upon you, neither
upon your family, even your children's children unto the third generation and
fourth generation.
D&C 98:29 And then, if he shall come upon you or your children, or your
children's children unto the third and fourth generation, I have delivered
thine enemy into thine hands;
D&C 98:30 And then if thou wilt spare him, thou shalt be rewarded for thy
righteousness; and also they children and they children's children unto the
third and fourth generation.
D&C 98:31 Nevertheless, thine enemy is in thine hands; and if thou rewardest
him according to his works thou art justified; if he has sought thy life, and
thy life is endangered by him, thine enemy is in thine hands and thou art
justified.
D&C 98:32 Behold, this is the law I gave unto my servant Nephi, and thy
fathers, Joseph, and Jacob, and Isaac, and Abraham, and all mine ancient
prophets and apostles.
D&C 98:33 And again, this is the law that I gave unto mine ancients, that
they should not go out unto battle against any nation, kindred, tongue, or
people, save I, the Lord, commanded them.
D&C 98:34 And if any nation, tongue, or people should proclaim war against
them, they should first lift a standard of peace unto that people, nation, or
tongue;
D&C 98:35 And if that people did not accept the offering of peace, neither
the second nor the third time, they should bring these testimonies before the
Lord;
D&C 98:36 Then I, the Lord, would give unto them a commandment, and justify
them in going out to battle against that nation, tongue, or people.
D&C 98:37 And I, the Lord, would fight their battles, and their children's
battles and their children's children's, until they had avenged themselves on
all their enemies, to the third and fourth generation.
D&C 98:38 Behold, this is an ensample unto all people, saith the Lord your
God, for justification before me.
D&C 98:39 And again, verily I say unto you, if after thine enemy has come
upon thee the first time, he repent and come unto thee praying they
forgiveness, thou shalt forgive him, and shalt hold it no more as a testimony
against thine enemy--
D&C 98:40 And so on unto the second and third time; and as oft as thine enemy
repenteth of the trespass wherewith he has trespassed against thee, thou
shalt forgive him, until seventy times seven.
D&C 98:41 And if he trespass against thee, and repent not the first time,
nevertheless thou shalt forgive him.
D&C 98:42 And if he trespass against thee the second time, and repent not,
nevertheless thou shalt forgive him.
D&C 98:43 And he trespass against thee the third time, and repent not, thou
shalt also forgive him.
D&C 98:44 But if he trespass against thee the fourth time thou shalt not
forgive him, but shalt bring these testimonies before the Lord; and they
shall not be blotted out until he repent and reward thee four-fold in all
things wherewith he has trespassed against thee.
D&C 98:45 And if he do this, thou shalt forgive him with all thine heart; and
if he do not this, I, the Lord, will avenge thee of thine enemy an
hundred-fold;
D&C 98:46 And upon his children, and upon his children's children of all them
that hate me, unto the third and fourth generation.
D&C 98:47 But if the children shall repent, or the children's children, and
turn to the Lord their God, with all their hearts and with all their might,
mind, and strength, and restore four-fold for all their trespasses wherewith
they have trespassed, or wherewith their fathers have trespassed, or their
father's fathers, then thine indignation shall be turned away;
D&C 98:48 And vengeance shall no more come upon them, saith the Lord thy God,
and their trespasses shall never be brought any more as a testimony before
the Lord against them. Amen.
D&C 99:0 Revelation given through Joseph Smith the Prophet, at Kirtland,
Ohio, August, 1833. --Directions to John Murdock concerning his work in the
ministry.
D&C 99:1 Behold, thus saith the Lord unto my servant John Murdock--thou art
called to go into the eastern countries from house to house, from village to
village, and from city to city, to proclaim mine everlasting gospel unto the
inhabitants thereof, in the midst of persecution and wickedness.
D&C 99:2 And who receiveth you receiveth me; and you shall have power to
declare my word in the demonstration of my Holy Spirit.
D&C 99:3 And who receiveth you as a little child, receiveth my kingdom; and
blessed are they, for they shall obtain mercy.
D&C 99:4 And whoso rejecteth you shall be rejected of my Father and his
house; and you shall cleanse your feet in the secret places by the way for a
testimony against them.
D&C 99:5 And behold, and lo, I come quickly to judgment, to convince all of
their ungodly deeds which they have committed against me, as it is written of
me in the volume of the book.
D&C 99:6 And now, verily I say unto you, that it is not expedient that you
should go until your children are provided for, and sent up kindly unto the
bishop of Zion.
D&C 99:7 And after a few years, if thou desirest of me, thou mayest go up
also unto the goodly land, to possess thine inheritance;
D&C 99:8 Otherwise thou shalt continue proclaiming my gospel until thou be
taken. Amen.
D&C 100:0 Revelation given to Joseph Smith the Prophet, and Sidney Rigdon, at
Perrysburg, New York, October 12, 1833. The two had been long absent from
their families and felt some concern over them. --Comforting assurances as to
their families--Many of the Lord's people in that region--Sidney Rigdon to be
a spokesman unto the Prophet and to be mighty in expounding the
Scriptures--Assurances concerning affairs in Zion.
D&C 100:1 Verily, thus saith the Lord unto you, my friends Sidney and Joseph,
your families are well; they are in mine hands, and I will do with them as
seemeth me good; for in me there is all power.
D&C 100:2 Therefore, follow me, and listen to the counsel which I shall give
unto you.
D&C 100:3 Behold, and lo, I have much people in this place, in the regions
round about; and an effectual door shall be opened in the regions round about
in this eastern land.
D&C 100:4 Therefore, I, the Lord, have suffered you to come unto this place;
for thus it was expedient in me for the salvation of souls.
D&C 100:5 Therefore, verily I say unto you, lift up your voices unto this
people; speak the thoughts that I shall put into your hearts, and you shall
not be confounded before men;
D&C 100:6 For it shall be given you in the very hour, yea, in the very
moment, what ye shall say.
D&C 100:7 But a commandment I give unto you, that ye shall declare whatsoever
thing ye declare in my name, in solemnity of heart, in the spirit of
meekness, in all things.
D&C 100:8 And I give unto you this promise, that inasmuch as ye do this the
Holy Ghost shall be shed forth in bearing record unto all things whatsoever
ye shall say.
D&C 100:9 And it is expedient in me that you, my servant Sidney, should be a
spokesman unto this people; yea, verily, I will ordain you unto this calling,
even to be a spokesman unto my servant Joseph.
D&C 100:10 And I will give unto him power to be mighty in testimony.
D&C 100:11 And I will give unto thee power to be mighty in expounding all
scriptures, that thou mayest be a spokesman unto him, and he shall be a
revelator unto thee, that thou mayest know the certainty of all things
pertaining to the things of my kingdom on the earth.
D&C 100:12 Therefore, continue your journey and let your hearts rejoice; for
behold, and lo, I am with you even unto the end.
D&C 100:13 And now I give unto you a word concerning Zion. Zion shall be
redeemed, although she is chastened for a little season.
D&C 100:14 Thy brethren, my servants Orson Hyde and John Gould, are in my
hands; and inasmuch as they keep my commandments they shall be saved.
D&C 100:15 Therefore, let your hearts be comforted; for all things shall work
together for good to them that walk uprightly, and to the sanctification of
the church.
D&C 100:16 For I will raise up unto myself a pure people, that will serve me
in righteousness;
D&C 100:17 And all that call upon the name of the Lord, and keep his
commandments, shall be saved. Even so. Amen.
D&C 101:0 Revelation given to Joseph Smith the Prophet, at Kirtland, Ohio,
December 16, 1933. At this time the Saints who had gathered in Missouri were
suffering great persecution. Mobs had driven them from their homes in Jackson
County, and some of the Saints had tried to establish themselves in Van Buren
County, but persecution followed them. The main body of the Church was at
that time in Clay County, Missouri. Threats of death against individuals of
the Church were many. The people had lost household furniture, clothing,
livestock and other personal property, and many of their crops had been
destroyed. See History of the Church, vol. 1, p. 456. --Affliction permitted
to befall the Saints because of their transgression--The Lord's indignation
to be poured out upon all nations--The pure in heart among those who had been
expelled from Zion to return--Other states of Zion to be established--Blessed
state incident to the millennial era of peace--Parable of the nobleman and
the olive-tree--Gathering of the Saints to be continued--Those who have been
oppressed by their enemies to importune for redress--Creation of the
Constitution of the United States directed by the Lord--Parable of the woman
and the unjust judge.
D&C 101:1 Verily I say unto you, concerning your brethren who have been
afflicted, and persecuted, and cast out from the land of their inheritance--
D&C 101:2 I, the Lord, have suffered the affliction to come upon them,
wherewith they have been afflicted, in consequence of their transgressions;
D&C 101:3 Yet I will own them, and they shall be mine in that day when I
shall come to make up my jewels.
D&C 101:4 Therefore, they must needs be chastened and tried, even as Abraham,
who was commanded to offer up his only son.
D&C 101:5 For all those who will not endure chastening, but deny me, cannot
be sanctified.
D&C 101:6 Behold, I say unto you, there were jarrings, and contentions, and
envyings, and strifes, and lustful and covetous desires among them; therefore
by these things they polluted their inheritances.
D&C 101:7 They were slow to hearken unto the voice of the Lord their God;
therefore, the Lord their God is slow to hearken unto their prayers, to
answer them in the day of their trouble.
D&C 101:8 In the day of their peace they esteemed lightly my counsel; but, in
the day of their trouble, of necessity they feel after me.
D&C 101:9 Verily I say unto you, notwithstanding their sins, my bowels are
filled with compassion towards them. I will not utterly cast them off; and in
the day of wrath I will remember mercy.
D&C 101:10 I have sworn, and the decree hath gone forth by a former
commandment which I have given unto you, that I would let fall the sword of
mine indignation in behalf of my people; and even as I have said, it shall
come to pass.
D&C 101:11 Mine indignation is soon to be poured out without measure upon all
nations; and this will I do when the cup of their iniquity is full.
D&C 101:12 And in that day all who are found upon the watch-tower, or in
other words, all mine Israel, shall be saved.
D&C 101:13 And they that have been scattered shall be gathered.
D&C 101:14 And all they who have mourned shall be comforted.
D&C 101:15 And all they who have given their lives for my name shall be
crowned.
D&C 101:16 Therefore, let your hearts be comforted concerning Zion; for all
flesh is in mine hands; be still and know that I am God.
D&C 101:17 Zion shall not be moved out of her place, notwithstanding her
children are scattered.
D&C 101:18 They that remain, and are pure in heart, shall return, and come to
their inheritances, they and their children, with songs of everlasting joy,
to build up the waste places of Zion--
D&C 101:19 And all these things that the prophets might be fulfilled.
D&C 101:20 And, behold, there is none other place appointed than that which I
have appointed; neither shall there be any other place appointed than that
which I have appointed, for the work of the gathering of my saints--
D&C 101:21 Until the day cometh when there is found no more room for them;
and then I have other places which I will appoint unto them, and they shall
be called stakes, for the curtains or the strength of Zion.
D&C 101:22 Behold, it is my will, that all they who call on my name, and
worship me according to mine everlasting gospel, should gather together, and
stand in holy places;
D&C 101:23 And prepare for the revelation which is to come, when the veil of
the covering of my temple, in my tabernacle, which hideth the earth, shall be
taken off, and all flesh shall see me together.
D&C 101:24 And every corruptible thing, both of man, or of the beasts of the
field, or of the fowls of the heavens, or of the fish of the sea, that dwells
upon all the face of the earth, shall be consumed;
D&C 101:25 And also that of element shall melt with fervent heat; and all
things shall become new, that my knowledge and glory may dwell upon all the
earth.
D&C 101:26 And in that day the enmity of man, and the enmity of beasts, yea,
the enmity of all flesh, shall cease from before my face.
D&C 101:27 And in that day whatsoever any man shall ask, it shall be given
unto him.
D&C 101:28 And in that day Satan shall not have power to tempt any man.
D&C 101:29 And there shall be no sorrow because there is no death.
D&C 101:30 In that day an infant shall not die until he is old; and his life
shall be as the age of a tree;
D&C 101:31 And when he dies he shall not sleep, that is to say in the earth,
but shall be changed in the twinkling of an eye, and shall be caught up, and
his rest shall be glorious.
D&C 101:32 Yea, verily I say unto you, in that day when the Lord shall come,
he shall reveal all things--
D&C 101:33 Things which have passed, and hidden things which no man knew,
things of the earth, by which it was made, and the purpose and the end
thereof--
D&C 101:34 Things most precious, things that are above, and things that are
beneath, things that are in the earth, and upon the earth, and in heaven.
D&C 101:35 And all they who suffer persecution for my name, and endure in
faith, though they are called to lay down their lives for my sake yet shall
they partake of all this glory.
D&C 101:36 Wherefore, fear not even unto death; for in this world your joy is
not full, but in me your joy is full.
D&C 101:37 Therefore, care not for the body, neither the life of the body;
but care for the soul, and for the life of the soul.
D&C 101:38 And seek the face of the Lord always, that in patience ye may
possess your souls, and ye shall have eternal life.
D&C 101:39 When men are called into mine everlasting gospel, and covenant
with an everlasting covenant, they are accounted as the salt of the earth and
the savor of men;
D&C 101:40 They are called to be the savor of men; therefore, if that salt of
the earth lose its savor, behold, it is thenceforth good for nothing only to
be cast out and trodden under the feet of men.
D&C 101:41 Behold, here is wisdom concerning the children of Zion, even many,
but not all; they were found transgressors, therefore they must needs be
chastened--
D&C 101:42 He that exalteth himself shall be abased, and he that abaseth
himself shall be exalted.
D&C 101:43 And now, I will show unto you a parable, that you may know my will
concerning the redemption of Zion.
D&C 101:44 A certain nobleman had a spot of land, very choice; and he said
unto his servants: Go ye unto my vineyard, even upon this very choice piece
of land, and plant twelve olive-trees;
D&C 101:45 And set watchmen round about them, and build a tower, that one may
overlook the land round about, to be a watchman upon the tower, that mine
olive-trees may not be broken down when the enemy shall come to spoil and
take upon themselves the fruit of my vineyard.
D&C 101:46 Now, the servants of the nobleman went and did as their lord
commanded them, and planted the olive-trees, and built a hedge round about,
and set watchmen, and began to build a tower.
D&C 101:47 And while they were yet laying the foundation thereof, they began
to say among themselves: And what need hath my lord of this tower?
D&C 101:48 And consulted for a long time, saying among themselves: What need
hath my lord of this tower, seeing this is a time of peace?
D&C 101:49 Might not this money be given to the exchangers? For there is no
need of these things.
D&C 101:50 And while they were at variance one with another they became very
slothful, and they hearkened not unto the commandments of their lord.
D&C 101:51 And the enemy came by night, and broke down the hedge; and the
servants of the nobleman arose and were affrighted, and fled; and the enemy
destroyed their works, and broke down the olive-trees.
D&C 101:52 Now, behold, the nobleman, the lord of the vineyard, called upon
his servants, and said unto them, Why! what is the cause of this great evil?
D&C 101:53 Ought ye not to have done even as I commanded you, and--after ye
had planted the vineyard, and built the hedge round about, and set watchmen
upon the walls thereof--built the tower also, and set a watchman upon the
tower, and watched for my vineyard, and not have fallen asleep, lest the
enemy should come upon you?
D&C 101:54 And behold, the watchman upon the tower would have seen the enemy
while he was yet afar off; and then ye could have made ready and kept the
enemy from breaking down the hedge thereof, and saved my vineyard from the
hands of the destroyer.
D&C 101:55 And the lord of the vineyard said unto one of his servants: Go and
gather together the residue of my servants, and take all the strength of mine
house, which are my warriors, my young men, and they that are of middle age
also among all my servants, who are the strength of mine house, save those
only whom I have appointed to tarry;
D&C 101:56 And go ye straightway unto the land of my vineyard, and redeem my
vineyard; for it is mine; I have bought it with money.
D&C 101:57 Therefore, get ye straightway unto my land; break down the walls
of mine enemies; throw down their tower, and scatter their watchmen.
D&C 101:58 And inasmuch as they gather together against you, avenge me of
mine enemies, that by and by I may come with the residue of mine house and
possess the land.
D&C 101:59 And the servant said unto his lord: When shall these things be?
D&C 101:60 And he said unto his servant: When I will; go ye straightway, and
do all things whatsoever I have commanded you;
D&C 101:61 And this shall be my seal and blessing upon you--a faithful and
wise steward in the midst of mine house, a ruler in my kingdom.
D&C 101:62 And his servant went straightway, and did all things whatsoever
his lord commanded him; and after many days all things were fulfilled.
D&C 101:63 Again, verily I say unto you, I will show unto you wisdom in me
concerning all the churches, inasmuch as they are willing to be guided in a
right and proper way for their salvation--
D&C 101:64 That the work of the gathering together of my saints may continue,
that I may build them up unto my name upon holy places; for the time of
harvest is come, and my word must needs be fulfilled.
D&C 101:65 Therefore, I must gather together my people, according to the
parable of the wheat and the tares, that the wheat may be secured in the
garners to possess eternal life, and be crowned with celestial glory, when I
shall come in the kingdom of my Father to reward every man according as his
work shall be;
D&C 101:66 While the tares shall be bound in bundles, and their bands made
strong, that they may be burned with unquenchable fire.
D&C 101:67 Therefore, a commandment I give unto all the churches, that they
shall continue to gather together unto the places which I have appointed.
D&C 101:68 Nevertheless, as I have said unto you in a former commandment, let
not your gathering be in haste, nor by flight; but let all things be prepared
before you.
D&C 101:69 And in order that all things be prepared before you, observe the
commandment which I have given concerning these things--
D&C 101:70 Which saith, or teacheth, to purchase all the lands with money,
which can be purchased for money, in the region round about the land which I
have appointed to be the land of Zion, for the beginning of the gathering of
my saints;
D&C 101:71 All the land which can be purchased in Jackson county, and the
counties round about, and leave the residue in mine hand.
D&C 101:72 Now, verily I say unto you, let all the churches gather together
all their moneys; let these things be done in their time, but not in haste;
and observe to have all things prepared before you.
D&C 101:73 And let honorable men be appointed, even wise men, and send them
to purchase these lands.
D&C 101:74 And the churches in the eastern countries, when they are built up,
if they will hearken unto this counsel they may buy lands and gather together
upon them; and in this way they may establish Zion.
D&C 101:75 There is even now already in store sufficient, yea, even an
abundance, to redeem Zion, and establish her waste places, no more to be
thrown down, were the churches, who call themselves after my name, willing to
hearken to my voice.
D&C 101:76 And again I say unto you, those who have been scattered by their
enemies, it is my will that they should continue to importune for redress,
and redemption, by the hands of those who are placed as rulers and are in
authority over you--
D&C 101:77 According to the laws and constitution of the people, which I have
suffered to be established, and should be maintained for the rights and
protection of all flesh, according to just and holy principles;
D&C 101:78 That every man act in doctrine and principle pertaining to
futurity, according to the moral agency which I have given unto him, that
every man may be accountable for his own sins in the day of judgment.
D&C 101:79 Therefore, it is not right that any man should be in bondage one
to another.
D&C 101:80 And for this purpose have I established the Constitution of this
land, by the hands of wise men whom I have raised up unto this very purpose,
and redeemed the land by the shedding of blood.
D&C 101:81 Now, unto what shall I liken the children of Zion? I will liken
them unto the parable of the woman and the unjust judge, for men ought always
to pray and not to faint, which saith--
D&C 101:82 There was in a city a judge which feared not God, neither regarded
man.
D&C 101:83 And there was a widow in that city, and she came unto him, saying:
Avenge me of mine adversary.
D&C 101:84 And he would not for a while, but afterward he said within
himself: Though I fear not God, nor regard man, yet because this widow
troubleth me I will avenge her, lest by her continual coming she weary me.
D&C 101:85 Thus will I liken the children of Zion.
D&C 101:86 Let them importune at the feet of the judge;
D&C 101:87 And if he heed them not, let them importune at the feet of the
governor;
D&C 101:88 And if the governor heed them not, let them importune at the feet
of the president;
D&C 101:89 And if the president heed them not, then will the Lord arise and
come forth out of his hiding place, and in his fury vex the nation;
D&C 101:90 And in his hot displeasure, and in his fierce anger, in his time,
will cut off those wicked, unfaithful, and unjust stewards, and appoint them
their portion among hypocrites, and unbelievers;
D&C 101:91 Even in outer darkness, where there is weeping, and wailing, and
gnashing of teeth.
D&C 101:92 Pray ye, therefore, that their ears may be opened unto your cries,
that I may be merciful unto them, that these things may not come upon them.
D&C 101:93 What I have said unto you must needs be, that all men may be left
without excuse;
D&C 101:94 That wise men and rulers may hear and know that which they have
never considered;
D&C 101:95 That I may proceed to bring to pass my act, my strange act, and
perform my work, my strange work, that men may discern between the righteous
and the wicked, saith your God.
D&C 101:96 And again, I say unto you, it is contrary to my commandment and my
will that my servant Sidney Gilbert should sell my storehouse, which I have
appointed unto my people, into the hands of mine enemies.
D&C 101:97 Let not that which I have appointed be polluted by mine enemies,
by the consent of those who call themselves after my name;
D&C 101:98 For this is a very sore and grievous sin against me, and against
my people, in consequence of those things which I have decreed and which are
soon to befall the nations.
D&C 101:99 Therefore, it is my will that my people should claim, and hold
claim upon that which I have appointed unto them, though they should not be
permitted to dwell thereon.
D&C 101:100 Nevertheless, I do not say they shall not dwell thereon; for
inasmuch as they bring forth fruit and works meet for my kingdom they shall
dwell thereon.
D&C 101:101 They shall build, and another shall not inherit it; they shall
plant vineyards, and they shall eat the fruits thereof. Even so. Amen.
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