D&C 102:0 Minutes of the organization of the first High Council of the Church
of Jesus Christ of Later-day Saints, at Kirtland, Ohio, February 17, 1834.
D&C 102:1 This day a general council of twenty-four high priests assembled at
the house of Joseph Smith, Jun., by revelation, and proceeded to organize the
high council of the church of Christ, which was to consist of twelve high
priests, and one or three presidents as the case might require.
D&C 102:2 The high council was appointed by revelation for the purpose of
settling important difficulties which might arise in the church, which could
not be settled by the church or the bishop's council to the satisfaction of
the parties.
D&C 102:3 Joseph Smith, Jun., Sidney Rigdon and Frederick G. Williams were
acknowledged presidents by the voice of the council; and Joseph Smith, Sen.,
John Smith, Joseph Coe, John Johnson, Martin Harris, John S. Carter, Jared
Carter, Oliver Cowdery, Samuel H. Smith, Orson Hyde, Sylvester Smith, and
Luke Johnson, high priests, were chosen to be a standing council for the
church, by the unanimous voice of the council.
D&C 102:4 The above-named councilors were then asked whether they accepted
their appointments, and whether they would act in that office according to
the law of heaven, to which they all answered that they accepted their
appointments, and would fill their offices according to the grace of God
bestowed upon them.
D&C 102:5 The number composing the council, who voted in the name and for the
church in appointing the above-named councilors were forty-three, as follows:
nine high priests, seventeen elders, four priests, and thirteen members.
D&C 102:6 Voted: that the high council cannot have power to act without seven
of the above-named councilors, or their regularly appointed successors are
present.
D&C 102:7 These seven shall have power to appoint other high priests, whom
they may consider worthy and capable to act in the place of absent
councilors.
D&C 102:8 Voted: that whenever any vacancy shall occur by the death, removal
from office for transgression, or removal from the bounds of this church
government, of any one of the above-named councilors, it shall be filled by
the nomination of the president or presidents, and sanctioned by the voice of
a general council of high priests, convened for that purpose, to act in the
name of the church.
D&C 102:9 The president of the church, who is also the president of the
council, is appointed by revelation, and acknowledged in his administration
by the voice of the church.
D&C 102:10 And it is according to the dignity of his office that he should
preside over the council of the church; and it is his privilege to be
assisted by two other presidents, appointed after the same manner that he
himself was appointed.
D&C 102:11 And in case of the absence of one or both of those who are
appointed to assist him, he has power to preside over the council without an
assistant; and in case he himself is absent, the other presidents have power
to preside in his stead, both or either of them.
D&C 102:12 Whenever a high council of the church of Christ is regularly
organized, according to the foregoing pattern, it shall be the duty of the
twelve councilors to cast lots by numbers, and there by ascertain who of the
twelve shall speak first, commencing with number one and so in succession to
number twelve.
D&C 102:13 Whenever this council convenes to act upon any case, the twelve
councilors shall consider whether it is a difficult one or not; if it is not,
two only of the councilors shall speak upon it, according to the form above
written.
D&C 102:14 But if it is thought to be difficult, four shall be appointed; and
if more difficult, six; but in no case shall more than six be appointed to
speak.
D&C 102:15 The accused, in all cases, has a right to one-half of the council,
to prevent insult or injustice.
D&C 102:16 And the councilors appointed to speak before the council are to
present the case, after the evidence is examined, in its true light before
the council; and every man is to speak according to equity and justice.
D&C 102:17 Those councilors who draw even numbers, that is, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10,
and 12, are the individuals who are to stand up in behalf of the accused, and
prevent insult and injustice.
D&C 102:18 In all cases the accuser and the accused shall have a privilege of
speaking for themselves before the council, after the evidences are heard and
the councilors who are appointed to speak on the case have finished their
remarks.
D&C 102:19 After the evidences are heard, the councilors, accuser and accused
have spoken, the president shall give a decision according to the
understanding which he shall have of the case, and call upon the twelve
councilors to sanction the same by their vote.
D&C 102:20 But should the remaining councilors, who have not spoken, or any
one of them, after hearing the evidences and pleadings impartially, discover
an error in the decision of the president, they can manifest it, and the case
shall have a re-hearing.
D&C 102:21 And if, after a careful re-hearing, any additional light is shown
upon the case, the decision shall be altered accordingly.
D&C 102:22 But in case no additional light is given, the first decision shall
stand, the majority of the council having power to determine the same.
D&C 102:23 In case of difficulty respecting doctrine or principle, if there
is not a sufficiency written to make the case clear to the minds of the
council, the president may inquire and obtain the mind of the Lord by
revelation.
D&C 102:24 The high priests, when abroad, have power to call and organize a
council after the manner of the foregoing, to settle difficulties, when the
parties or either of them shall request it.
D&C 102:25 And the said council of high priests shall have power to appoint
one of their own number to preside over such council for the time being.
D&C 102:26 It shall be the duty of said council to transmit, immediately, a
copy of their proceedings, with a full statement of the testimony
accompanying their decision, to the high council of the seat of the First
Presidency of the Church.
D&C 102:27 Should the parties or either of them be dissatisfied with the
decision of said council, they may appeal to the high council of the seat of
the First Presidency of the Church, and have a re-hearing, which case shall
there be conducted, according to the former pattern written, as though no
such decision had been made.
D&C 102:28 This council of high priests abroad is only to be called on the
most difficult cases of church matters; and no common or ordinary case is to
be sufficient to call such council.
D&C 102:29 The traveling or located high priests abroad have power to say
whether it is necessary to call such a council or not.
D&C 102:30 There is a distinction between the high council or traveling high
priests abroad, and the traveling high council composed of the twelve
apostles, in their decisions.
D&C 102:31 From the decision of the former there can be an appeal; but from
the decision of the latter there cannot.
D&C 102:32 The latter can only be called in question by the general
authorities of the church in case of transgression.
D&C 102:33 Resolved: that the president or presidents of the seat of the
First Presidency of the Church shall have power to determine whether any such
case, as may be appealed, is justly entitled to a re-hearing, after examining
the appeal and the evidences and statements accompanying it.
D&C 102:34 The twelve councilors then proceeded to cast lots or ballot, to
ascertain who should speak first, and the following was the result, namely:
1, Oliver Cowdery; 2, Joseph Coe; 3, Samuel H. Smith; 4, Luke Johnson; 5,
John S. Carter; 6, Sylvester Smith; 7, John Johnson; 8, Orson Hyde; 9, Jared
Carter; 10, Joseph Smith, Sen.; 11, John Smith; 12, Martin Harris. After
prayer the conference adjourned.
D&C 102:00 Oliver Cowdery, Orson Hyde, Clerks
D&C 103:0 Revelation given through Joseph Smith the Prophet, at Kirtland,
Ohio, February 24, 1934. For explanation of unusual names see heading to
Section 78. --Cause of the persecutions permitted against the Saints in
Jackson County, Missouri--The Saints to prevail if they follow the counsel of
the Lord--Otherwise the powers of the world to prevail against them--The
angel of the Lord and the Lord's presence to go before the people--Moneys to
be collected and set up to Zion for the purchase of lands--Individual
instructions to certain Elders.
D&C 103:1 Verily I say unto you, my friends, behold, I will give unto you a
revelation and commandment, that you may know how to act in the discharge of
your duties concerning the salvation and redemption of your brethren, who
have been scattered on the land of Zion;
D&C 103:2 Being driven and smitten by the hands of mine enemies, on whom I
will pour out my wrath without measure in mine own time.
D&C 103:3 For I have suffered them thus far, that they might fill up the
measure of their iniquities, that their cup might be full;
D&C 103:4 And that those who call themselves after my name might be chastened
for a little season with a sore and grievous chastisement, because they did
not hearken altogether unto the precepts and commandments which I gave unto
them.
D&C 103:5 But verily I say unto you, that I have decreed a decree which my
people shall realize, inasmuch as they hearken from this very hour unto the
counsel which I, the Lord their God, shall give unto them.
D&C 103:6 Behold they shall, for I have decreed it, begin to prevail against
mine enemies from this very hour.
D&C 103:7 And by hearkening to observe all the words which I, the Lord their
God, shall speak unto them, they shall never cease to prevail until the
kingdoms of the world are subdued under my feet, and the earth is given unto
the saints, to possess it forever and ever.
D&C 103:8 But inasmuch as they keep not my commandments, and hearken not to
observe all my words, the kingdoms of the world shall prevail against them.
D&C 103:9 For they were set to be a light unto the world, and to be the
saviors of men;
D&C 103:10 And inasmuch as they are not the saviors of men, they are as salt
that has lost its savor, and is thenceforth good for nothing but to be cast
out and trodden under foot of men.
D&C 103:11 But verily I say unto you, I have decreed that your brethren which
have been scattered shall return to the lands of their inheritances, and
shall build up the waste places of Zion.
D&C 103:12 For after much tribulation, as I have said unto you in a former
commandment, cometh the blessing.
D&C 103:13 Behold, this is the blessing which I have promised after your
tribulations, and the tribulations of your brethren--your redemption, and the
redemption of your brethren, even their restoration to the land of Zion, to
be established, no more to be thrown down.
D&C 103:14 Nevertheless, if they pollute their inheritances they shall be
thrown down; for I will not spare them if they pollute their inheritances.
D&C 103:15 Behold, I say unto you, the redemption of Zion must needs come by
power;
D&C 103:16 Therefore, I will raise up unto my people a man, who shall lead
them like as Moses led the children of Israel.
D&C 103:17 For ye are the children of Israel, and of the seed of Abraham, and
ye must needs be led out of bondage by power, and with a stretched-out arm.
D&C 103:18 And as your fathers were led at the first, even so shall the
redemption of Zion be.
D&C 103:19 Therefore, let not your hearts faint, for I say not unto you as I
said unto your fathers: Mine angel shall go up before you, but not my
presence.
D&C 103:20 But I say unto you: Mine angels shall go up before you, and also
my presence, and in time ye shall possess the goodly land.
D&C 103:21 Verily, verily I say unto you, that my servant Joseph Smith, Jun.,
is the man to whom I likened the servant to whom the Lord of the vineyard
spake in the parable which I have given unto you.
D&C 103:22 Therefore let my servant Joseph Smith, Jun., say unto the strength
of my house, my young men and the middle aged--Gather yourselves together
unto the land of Zion, upon the land which I have bought with money that has
been consecrated unto me.
D&C 103:23 And let all the churches send up wise men with their moneys, and
purchase lands even as I have commanded them.
D&C 103:24 And inasmuch as mine enemies come against you to drive you from my
goodly land, which I have consecrated to be the land of Zion, even from your
own lands after these testimonies, which ye have brought before me against
them, ye shall curse them;
D&C 103:25 And whomsoever ye curse, I will curse, and ye shall avenge me of
mine enemies.
D&C 103:26 And my presence shall be with you even in avenging me of mine
enemies, unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me.
D&C 103:27 Let no man be afraid to lay down his life for my sake; for whoso
layeth down his life for my sake shall find it again.
D&C 103:28 And whoso is not willing to lay down his life for my sake is not
my disciple.
D&C 103:29 It is my will that my servant Sidney Rigdon shall lift up his
voice in the congregations in the eastern countries, in preparing the
churches to keep the commandments which I have given unto them concerning the
restoration and redemption of Zion.
D&C 103:30 It is my will that my servant Parley P. Pratt and my servant Lyman
Wight should not return to the land of their brethren, until they have
obtained companies to go up unto the land of Zion, by tens, or by twenties,
or by fifties, or by an hundred, until they have obtained to the number of
five hundred of the strength of my house.
D&C 103:31 Behold this is my will; ask and ye shall receive; but men do not
always do my will.
D&C 103:32 Therefore, if you cannot obtain five hundred, seek diligently that
peradventure you may obtain three hundred.
D&C 103:33 And if ye cannot obtain three hundred, seek diligently that
peradventure ye may obtain one hundred.
D&C 103:34 But verily I say unto you, a commandment I give unto you, that ye
shall not go up unto the land of Zion until you have obtained a hundred of
the strength of my house, to go up with you unto the land of Zion.
D&C 103:35 Therefore, as I said unto you, ask and ye shall receive; pray
earnestly that peradventure my servant Joseph Smith, Jun., may go with you,
and preside in the midst of my people, and organize my kingdom upon the
consecrated land, and establish the children of Zion upon the laws and
commandments which have been and which shall be given unto you.
D&C 103:36 All victory and glory is brought to pass unto you through your
diligence, faithfulness, and prayers of faith.
D&C 103:37 Let my servant Parley P. Pratt journey with my servant Joseph
Smith, Jun.
D&C 103:38 Let my servant Lyman Wight journey with my servant Sidney Rigdon.
D&C 103:39 Let my servant Hyrum Smith journey with my servant Frederick G.
Williams.
D&C 103:40 Let my servant Orson Hyde journey with my servant Orson Pratt,
whithersoever my servant Joseph Smith, Jun., shall counsel them, in obtaining
the fulfilment of these commandments which I have given unto you, and leave
the residue in my hands. Even so. Amen.
D&C 104:0 Revelation given to Enoch [Joseph Smith the Prophet] April 23,
1834, concerning the United Order, or the order of the Church for the benefit
of the poor. The occasion was that of a council meeting of the First
Presidency and other High Priests, in which the pressing temporal needs of
the people and been given consideration. For explanation of unusual names see
heading to Section 78. --Some who had broken their covenants in the United
Order had come under condemnation--The Lord will not be mocked--Care of the
poor an imperative duty of the Saints--The United Order in Kirtland was
segregated from that in Zion, Missouri--This separation partly because of
transgression on the part of members, and partly because of the scattered
condition of the Saints in Missouri--A treasury for the order provided
for--On conditions of faith and humility, the Lord promises to deliver his
people this once out of financial bondage.
D&C 104:1 Verily I say unto you, my friends, I give unto you counsel, and a
commandment, concerning all the properties which belong to the order which I
commanded to organized and established, to be a united order, and an
everlasting order for the benefit of my church, and for the salvation of men
until I come--
D&C 104:2 With promise immutable and unchangeable, that inasmuch as those
whom I commanded were faithful they should be blessed with a multiplicity of
blessings;
D&C 104:3 But inasmuch as they were not faithful they were night unto
cursing.
D&C 104:4 Therefore, inasmuch as some of my servants have not kept the
commandment, but have broken the covenant through covetousness, and with
feigned words, I have cursed them with a very sore and grievous curse.
D&C 104:5 For I, the Lord, have decreed in my heart, that inasmuch as any man
belonging to the order shall be found a transgressor, or, in other words,
shall break the covenant with which ye are bound, he shall be cursed in his
life, and shall be trodden down by whom I will;
D&C 104:6 For I, the Lord, am not to be mocked in these things--
D&C 104:7 And all this that the innocent among you may not be condemned with
the unjust; and that the guilty among you may not escape; because I, the
Lord, have promised unto you a crown of glory at my right hand.
D&C 104:8 Therefore, inasmuch as you are found transgressors, you cannot
escape my wrath in your lives.
D&C 104:9 Inasmuch as ye are cut off for transgression, ye cannot escape the
buffetings of Satan until the day of redemption.
D&C 104:10 And I now give unto you power from this very hour, that if any man
among you, of the order, is found a transgressor and repenteth not of the
evil, that ye shall deliver him over unto the buffetings of Satan; and he
shall not have power to bring evil upon you.
D&C 104:11 It is wisdom in me; therefore, a commandment I give unto you, that
ye shall organize yourselves and appoint every man his stewardship;
D&C 104:12 That every man may give an account unto me of the stewardship
which is appointed unto him.
D&C 104:13 For it is expedient that I, the Lord, should make every man
accountable, as a steward over earthly blessings, which I have made and
prepared for my creatures.
D&C 104:14 I, the Lord, stretched out the heavens, and built the earth, my
very handiwork; and all things therein are mine.
D&C 104:15 And it is my purpose to provide for my saints, for all things are
mine.
D&C 104:16 But it must needs be done in mine own way; and behold this is the
way that I, the Lord, have decreed to provide for my saints, that the poor
shall be exalted, in that the rich are made low.
D&C 104:17 For the earth is full, and there is enough and to spare; yea, I
prepared all things, and have given unto the children of men to be agents
unto themselves.
D&C 104:18 Therefore, if any man shall take of the abundance which I have
made, and impart not his portion, according to the law of my gospel, unto the
poor and the needy, he shall, with the wicked, lift up his eyes in hell,
being in torment.
D&C 104:19 And now, verily I say unto you, concerning the properties of the
order--
D&C 104:20 Let my servant Sidney Rigdon have appointed unto him the place
where he now resides, and the lot of the tannery for his stewardship, for his
support while he is laboring in my vineyard, even as I will, when I shall
command him.
D&C 104:21 And let all things be done according to the counsel of the order,
and united consent or voice of the order, which dwell in the land of
Kirtland.
D&C 104:22 And this stewardship and blessing, I, the Lord, confer upon my
servant Sidney Rigdon for a blessing upon him, and his seed after him;
D&C 104:23 And I will multiply blessings upon him, inasmuch as he will be
humble before me.
D&C 104:24 And again, let my servant Martin Harris have appointed unto him,
for his stewardship, the lot of land which my servant John Johnson obtained
in exchange for his former inheritance, for him and his seed after him;
D&C 104:25 And inasmuch as he is faithful, I will multiply blessings upon him
and his seed after him.
D&C 104:26 And let my servant Martin Harris devote his moneys for the
proclaiming of my words, according as my servant Joseph Smith, Jun,. shall
direct.
D&C 104:27 And again, let my servant Frederick G. Williams have the place
upon which he now dwells.
D&C 104:28 And let my servant Oliver Cowdery have the lot which is set off
joining the house, which is to be for the printing office, which is lot
number one, and also the lot upon which his father resides.
D&C 104:29 And let my servants Frederick G. Williams and Oliver Cowdery have
the printing office and all things that pertain unto it.
D&C 104:30 And this shall be their stewardship which shall be appointed unto
them.
D&C 104:31 And inasmuch as they are faithful, behold I will bless, and
multiply blessings upon them.
D&C 104:32 And this is the beginning of the stewardship which I have
appointed them, for them and their seed after them.
D&C 104:33 And, inasmuch as they are faithful, I will multiply blessings upon
them and their seed after them, even a multiplicity of blessings.
D&C 104:34 And again, let my servant John Johnson have the house in which he
lives, and the inheritance, all save the ground which has been reserved for
the building of my houses, which pertains to that inheritance, and those lots
which have been named for my servant Oliver Cowdery.
D&C 104:35 And inasmuch as he is faithful, I will multiply blessings upon
him.
D&C 104:36 And it is my will that he should sell the lots that are laid off
for the building up of the city of my saints, inasmuch as it shall be made
known to him by the voice of the Spirit, and according to the counsel of the
order, and by the voice of the order.
D&C 104:37 And this is the beginning of the stewardship which I have
appointed unto him, for a blessing unto him and his seed after him.
D&C 104:38 And inasmuch as he is faithful, I will multiply a multiplicity of
blessings upon him.
D&C 104:39 And again, let my servant Newel K. Whitney have appointed unto him
the houses and lot where he now resides, and the lot and building on which
the mercantile establishment stands, and also the lot which is on the corner
south of the mercantile establishment, and also the lot on which the ashery
is situated.
D&C 104:40 And all this I have appointed unto my servant Newel K. Whitney for
his stewardship, for a blessing upon him and his seed after him, for the
benefit of the mercantile establishment of my order which I have established
for my stake in the land of Kirtland.
D&C 104:41 Yea, verily, this is the stewardship which I have appointed unto
my servant N. K. Whitney, even this whole mercantile establishment, him and
his agent, and his seed after him.
D&C 104:42 And inasmuch as he is faithful in keeping my commandments, which I
have given unto him, I will multiply blessings upon him and his seed after
him, even a multiplicity of blessings.
D&C 104:43 And again, let my servant Joseph Smith, Jun., have appointed unto
him the lot which is laid off for the building of my house, which is forty
rods long and twelve wide, and also the inheritance upon which his father now
resides;
D&C 104:44 And this is the beginning of the stewardship which I have
appointed unto him, for a blessing upon him, and upon his father.
D&C 104:45 For behold, I have reserved an inheritance for his father, for his
support; therefore he shall be reckoned in the house of my servant Joseph
Smith, Jun.
D&C 104:46 And I will multiply blessings upon the house of my servant Joseph
Smith, Jun., inasmuch as he is faithful, even a multiplicity of blessings.
D&C 104:47 And now, a commandment I give unto you concerning Zion, that you
shall no longer be bound as a united order to your brethren of Zion, only on
this wise--
D&C 104:48 After you are organized, you shall be called the United Order of
the Stake of Zion, the City of Kirtland. And your brethren, after they are
organized, shall be called the United Order of the City of Zion.
D&C 104:49 And they shall be organized in their own names, and in their own
name; and they shall do their business in their own name, and in their own
names;
D&C 104:50 And you shall do your business in your own name, and in your own
names.
D&C 104:51 And this I have commanded to be done for your salvation, and also
for their salvation, in consequence of their being driven out and that which
is to come.
D&C 104:52 The covenants being broken through transgression, by covetousness
and feigned words--
D&C 104:53 Therefore, you are dissolved as a united order with your brethren,
that you are not bound only up to this hour unto them, only on this wise, as
I said, by loan as shall be agreed by this order in council, as your
circumstances will admit and the voice of the council direct.
D&C 104:54 And again, a commandment I give unto you concerning your
stewardship which I have appointed unto you.
D&C 104:55 Behold, all these properties are mine, or else your faith is vain,
and ye are found hypocrites, and the covenants which ye have made unto me are
broken;
D&C 104:56 And if the properties are mine, then ye are stewards; otherwise ye
are no stewards.
D&C 104:57 But, verily I say unto you, I have appointed unto you to be
stewards over mine house, even stewards indeed.
D&C 104:58 And for this purpose I have commanded you to organize yourselves,
even to print my words, the fulness of my scriptures, the revelations which I
have given unto you, and which I shall, hereafter, from time to time give
unto you--
D&C 104:59 For the purpose of building up my church and kingdom on the earth,
and to prepare my people for the time when I shall dwell with them, which is
nigh at hand.
D&C 104:60 And ye shall prepare for yourselves a place for a treasury, and
consecrate it unto my name.
D&C 104:61 And ye shall appoint one among you to keep the treasury, and he
shall be ordained unto this blessing.
D&C 104:62 And there shall be a seal upon the treasury, and all the sacred
things shall be delivered into the treasury; and no man among you shall call
it his own, or any part of it, for it shall belong to you all with one
accord.
D&C 104:63 And I give it unto you from this very hour; and now see to it,
that ye go to and make use of the stewardship which have appointed unto you,
exclusive of the sacred things, for the purpose of printing these sacred
things as I have said.
D&C 104:64 And the avails of the sacred things shall be had in the treasury,
and a seal shall be upon it; and it shall not be used or taken out of the
treasury by any one, neither shall the seal be loosed which shall be placed
upon it, only by the voice of the order, or by commandment.
D&C 104:65 And thus shall ye preserve the avails of the sacred things in the
treasury, for sacred and holy purposes.
D&C 104:66 And this shall be called the sacred treasury of the Lord; and a
seal shall be kept upon it that it may be holy and consecrated unto the Lord.
D&C 104:67 And again, there shall be another treasury prepared, and a
treasurer appointed to keep the treasury, and a seal shall be placed upon it;
D&C 104:68 And all moneys that you receive in your stewardships, by improving
upon the properties which I have appointed unto you, in houses, or in lands,
or in cattle, or in all things save it be the holy and sacred writings, which
I have reserved unto myself for holy and sacred purposes, shall be cast into
the treasury as fast as you receive moneys, by hundreds, or by fifties, or by
twenties, or by tens, or by fives.
D&C 104:69 Or in other words, if any man among you obtain five dollars let
him cast them into the treasury; or if he obtain ten, or twenty, or fifty, or
an hundred, let him do likewise;
D&C 104:70 And let not any among you say that it is his own; for it shall not
be called his, nor any part of it.
D&C 104:71 And there shall not any part of it be used, or taken out of the
treasury, only by the voice and common consent of the order.
D&C 104:72 And this shall be the voice and common consent of the order--that
any man among you say to the treasurer: I have need of this to help me in my
stewardship--
D&C 104:73 If it be five dollars, or if it be ten dollars, or twenty, or
fifty, or a hundred, the treasurer shall give unto him the sum which he
requires to help him in his stewardship--
D&C 104:74 Until he be found a transgressor, and it is manifest before the
council of the order plainly that he is an unfaithful and an unwise steward.
D&C 104:75 But so long as he is in full fellowship, and is faithful and wise
in his stewardship, this shall be his token unto the treasurer that the
treasurer shall not withhold.
D&C 104:76 But in case of transgression, the treasurer shall be subject unto
the council and voice of the order.
D&C 104:77 And in case the treasurer is found an unfaithful and an unwise
steward, he shall be subject to the council and voice of the order, and shall
be removed out of his place, and another shall be appointed in his stead.
D&C 104:78 And again, verily say unto you, concerning your debts--behold it
is my will that you shall pay all your debts.
D&C 104:79 And it is my will that you shall humble yourselves before me, and
obtain this blessing by your diligence and humility and the prayer of faith.
D&C 104:80 And inasmuch as you are diligent and humble, and exercise the
prayer of faith, behold, I will soften the hearts of those to whom you are in
debt, until I shall send means unto you for your deliverance.
D&C 104:81 Therefore write speedily to New York and write according to that
which shall be dictated by my Spirit; and I will soften the hearts of those
to whom you are in debt, that it shall be taken away out of their minds to
bring affliction upon you.
D&C 104:82 And inasmuch as ye are humble and faithful and call upon my name,
behold, I will give you the victory.
D&C 104:83 I give unto you a promise, that you shall be delivered this once
out of your bondage.
D&C 104:84 Inasmuch as you obtain a chance to loan money by hundreds, or
thousands, even until you shall loan enough to deliver yourself from bondage,
it is your privilege.
D&C 104:85 And pledge the properties which have I put into your hands, this
once, by giving your names by common consent or otherwise, as it shall seem
good unto you.
D&C 104:86 I give unto you this privilege, this once; and behold, if you
proceed to do the things which I have laid before you, according to my
commandments, all these things are mine, and ye are my stewards, and the
master will not suffer his house to be broken up. Even so. Amen.
D&C 105:0 Revelation given through Joseph Smith the Prophet, on Fishing
River, Missouri, June 22, 1834. Mob violence against the Saints in Missouri
had increased; and organized bodies from several counties had declared their
intent to destroy the people. The Prophet had come from Kirtland, at the head
of a party known as Zion's Camp, bringing clothing and provisions. While this
party was encamped on Fishing River the Prophet received this revelation. See
History of the Church, vol. 2, chaps. 5 to 8 inclusive. For explanation of
unusual names see heading to Section 78. --But for their transgressions the
people might have been redeemed from their enemies--Unwillingness to impart
to the poor condemned--The redemption of Zion deferred--The people to appeal
to the officers of the law for redress--Lands in Jackson and adjoining
counties to be purchased--Endowment to be given in the House of the Lord in
process of erection at Kirtland--The day of calling followed by the day of
choosing--The Saints to lift an ensign of peace.
D&C 105:1 Verily I say unto you who have assembled yourselves together that
you may learn my will concerning the redemption of mine afflicted people--
D&C 105:2 Behold, I say unto you, were it not for the transgressions of my
people, speaking concerning the church and not individuals, they might have
been redeemed even now.
D&C 105:3 But behold, they have not learned to be obedient to the things
which I required at their hands, but are full of all manner of evil, and do
not impart of their substance, as becometh saints, to the poor and afflicted
among them;
D&C 105:4 And are not united according to the union required by the law of
the celestial kingdom;
D&C 105:5 And Zion cannot be built up unless it is by the principles of the
law of the celestial kingdom; otherwise I cannot receive her unto myself.
D&C 105:6 And my people must needs be chastened until they learn obedience,
if it must needs be, by the things which they suffer.
D&C 105:7 I speak not concerning those who are appointed to lead my people,
who are the first elders of my church, for they are not all under this
condemnation;
D&C 105:8 But I speak concerning my churches abroad--there are many who will
say: Where is their God? Behold, he will deliver them in time of trouble,
otherwise we will not go up unto Zion, and will keep our moneys.
D&C 105:9 Therefore, in consequence of the transgressions of my people, it is
expedient in me that mine elders should wait for a little season for the
redemption of Zion--
D&C 105:10 That they themselves may be prepared, and that my people may be
taught more perfectly, and have experience, and know more perfectly
concerning their duty, and the things which I require at their hands.
D&C 105:11 And this cannot be brought to pass until mine elders are endowed
with power from on high.
D&C 105:12 For behold, I have prepared a great endowment and blessing to be
poured out upon them, inasmuch as they are faithful and continue in humility
before me.
D&C 105:13 Therefore it is expedient in me that mine elders should wait for a
little season, for the redemption of Zion.
D&C 105:14 For behold, I do not require at their hands to fight the battles
of Zion; for, as I said in a former commandment, even so will I fulfill--I
will fight your battles.
D&C 105:15 Behold, the destroyer I have sent forth to destroy and lay waste
mine enemies; and not many years hence they shall not be left to pollute mine
heritage, and to blaspheme my name upon the lands which I have consecrated
for the gathering together of my saints.
D&C 105:16 Behold, I have commanded my servant Joseph Smith, Jun., to say
unto the strength of my house, even my warriors, my young men, and
middle-aged, to gather together for the redemption of my people, and throw
down the towers of mine enemies, and scatter their watchmen;
D&C 105:17 But the strength of mine house have not hearkened unto my words.
D&C 105:18 But inasmuch as there are those who have hearkened unto my words,
I have prepared a blessing and an endowment for them, if they continue
faithful.
D&C 105:19 I have heard their prayers, and will accept their offering; and it
is expedient in me that they should be brought thus far for a trial of their
faith.
D&C 105:20 And now, verily I say unto you, a commandment I give unto you,
that as many as have come up hither, that can stay in the region round about,
let them stay;
D&C 105:21 And those that cannot stay, who have families in the east, let
them tarry for a little season, inasmuch as my servant Joseph shall appoint
unto them;
D&C 105:22 For I will counsel him concerning this matter, and all things
whatsoever he shall appoint unto them shall be fulfilled.
D&C 105:23 And let all my people who dwell in the regions round about be very
faithful, and prayerful, and humble before me, and reveal not the things
which I have revealed unto them, until it is wisdom in me that they should be
revealed.
D&C 105:24 Talk not of judgments, neither boast of faith nor of mighty works,
but carefully gather together, as much in one region as can be, consistently
with the feelings of the people;
D&C 105:25 And behold, I will give unto you favor and grace in their eyes,
that you may rest in peace and safety, while you are saying unto the people:
Execute judgment and justice for us according to law, and redress us of our
wrongs.
D&C 105:26 Now, behold, I say unto you, my friends, in this way you may find
favor in the eyes of the people, until the army of Israel becomes very great.
D&C 105:27 And I will soften the hearts of the people, as I did the heart of
Pharaoh, from time to time, until my servant Joseph Smith, Jun., and mine
elders, whom I have appointed, shall have time to gather up the strength of
my house,
D&C 105:28 And to have sent wise men, to fulfil that which I have commanded
concerning the purchasing of all the lands in Jackson county that can be
purchased, and in the adjoining counties round about.
D&C 105:29 For it is my will that these lands should be purchased; and after
they are purchased that my saints should possess them according to the laws
of consecration which I have given.
D&C 105:30 And after these lands are purchased, I will hold the armies of
Israel guiltless in taking possession of their own lands, which they have
previously purchased with their moneys, and of throwing down the towers of
mine enemies that may be upon them, and scattering their watchmen, and
avenging me of mine enemies unto the third and fourth generation of them that
hate me.
D&C 105:31 But first let my army become very great, and let it be sanctified
before me, that it may become fair as the sun, and clear as the moon, and
that her banners may be terrible unto all nations;
D&C 105:32 That the kingdoms of this world may be constrained to acknowledge
that the kingdom of Zion is in very deed the kingdom of our God and his
Christ; therefore, let us become subject unto her laws.
D&C 105:33 Verily I say unto you, it is expedient in me that the first elders
of my church should receive their endowment from on high in my house, which I
have commanded to be built unto my name in the land of Kirtland.
D&C 105:34 And let those commandments which I have given concerning Zion and
her law be executed and fulfilled, after her redemption.
D&C 105:35 There has been a day of calling, but the time has come for a day
of choosing; and let those be chosen that are worthy.
D&C 105:36 And it shall be manifest unto my servant, by the voice of the
Spirit, those that are chosen; and they shall be sanctified;
D&C 105:37 And inasmuch as they follow the counsel which they receive, they
shall have power after many days to accomplish all things pertaining to Zion.
D&C 105:38 And again I say unto you, sue for peace, not only to the people
that have smitten you, but also to all people;
D&C 105:39 And lift up an ensign of peace, and make a proclamation of peace
unto the ends of the earth;
D&C 105:40 And make proposals for peace unto those who have smitten you,
according to the voice of the Spirit which is in you, and all things shall
work together for your good.
D&C 105:41 Therefore, be faithful; and behold, and lo, I am with you even
unto the end. Even so. Amen.
D&C 106:0 Revelation given through Joseph Smith the Prophet, at Kirtland,
Ohio, November 25, 1834. --Warren A Cowdery is named local presiding
officer--Great blessings promised him on condition of his obedience--Nearness
and suddenness of the Lord's future advent.
D&C 106:1 It is my will that my servant Warren A. Cowdery should be appointed
and ordained a presiding high priest over my church, in the land of Freedom
and the regions round about;
D&C 106:2 And should preach my everlasting gospel, and lift up his voice and
warn the people, not only in his own place, but in the adjoining counties;
D&C 106:3 And devote his whole time to this high and holy calling, which I
now give unto him, seeking diligently the kingdom of heaven and its
righteousness, and all things necessary shall be added thereunto; for the
laborer is worthy of his hire.
D&C 106:4 And again, verily I say unto you, the coming of the Lord draweth
nigh, and it overtaketh the world as a thief in the night--
D&C 106:5 Therefore, gird up your loins, that you may be the children of
light, and that day shall not overtake you as a thief.
D&C 106:6 And again, verily I say unto you, there was joy in heaven when my
servant Warren bowed to my scepter, and separated himself from the crafts of
men;
D&C 106:7 Therefore, blessed is my servant Warren, for I will have mercy on
him; and, notwithstanding the vanity of his heart, I will lift him up
inasmuch as he will humble himself before me.
D&C 106:8 And I will give him grace and assurance wherewith he may stand; and
if he continue to be a faithful witness and a light unto the church I have
prepared a crown for him in the mansions of my Father. Even so. Amen.
D&C 107:0 Revelation on Priesthood, given through Joseph Smith the Prophet,
at Kirtland, Ohio, dated March 28, 1835. On the date named the Twelve met in
council, confessing their individual weaknesses and shortcomings, expression
repentance, and seeking the further guidance of the Lord. They were about to
separate on missions to districts assigned. See History of the Church, vol.
2, p. 209. --Distinction between the Aaronic and the Melchizedek
Priesthoods--The right of presidency belongs to the Melchizedek
Priesthood--High authority of the Presidency of the High Priesthood--The
Bishopric as the presidency of the Aaronic Priesthood--Duties of the several
quorums and of the presiding officers thereof--The Twelve constitute the
Traveling Presiding High Council--The Twelve to ordain evangelical ministers,
or Patriarchs--Descent of the patriarchal order from Adam to Noah--Bishops to
be chosen from the High Priesthood unless literal descendants of Aaron are
made known--The order of Church tribunals--No on in the Church exempt from
accountability.
D&C 107:1 There are, in the church, two priesthoods, namely, the Melchizedek
and Aaronic, including the Levitical Priesthood.
D&C 107:2 Why the first is called the Melchizedek Priesthood is because
Melchizedek was such a great high priest.
D&C 107:3 Before his day it was called the Holy Priesthood, after the Order
of the Son of God.
D&C 107:4 But out of respect or reverence to the name of the Supreme Being,
to avoid the too frequent repetition of his name, they, the church, in
ancient days, called that priesthood after Melchizedek, or the Melchizedek
Priesthood.
D&C 107:5 All other authorities or offices in the church are appendages to
this priesthood.
D&C 107:6 But there are two divisions or grand heads--one is the Melchizedek
Priesthood, and the other is the Aaronic or Levitical Priesthood.
D&C 107:7 The office of an elder comes under the priesthood of Melchizedek.
D&C 107:8 The Melchizedek Priesthood holds the right of presidency, and has
power and authority over all the offices in the church in all ages of the
world, to administer in spiritual things.
D&C 107:9 The Presidency of the High Priesthood, after the order of
Melchizedek, have a right to officiate in all the offices in the church.
D&C 107:10 High priests after the order of the Melchizedek Priesthood have a
right to officiate in their own standing, under the direction of the
presidency, in administering spiritual things, and also in the office of an
elder, priest (of the Levitical order), teacher, deacon, and member.
D&C 107:11 An elder has a right to officiate in his stead when the high
priest is not present.
D&C 107:12 The high priest and elder are to administer in spiritual things,
agreeable to the covenants and commandments of the church; and they have a
right to officiate in all these offices of the church when there are no
higher authorities present.
D&C 107:13 The second priesthood is called the Priesthood of Aaron, because
it was conferred upon Aaron and his seed, throughout all their generations.
D&C 107:14 Why it is called the lesser priesthood is because it is an
appendage to the greater, or the Melchizedek Priesthood, and has power in
administering outward ordinances.
D&C 107:15 The bishopric is the presidency of this priesthood, and holds the
keys or authority of the same.
D&C 107:16 No man has a legal right to this office, to hold the keys of this
priesthood, except he be a literal descendant of Aaron.
D&C 107:17 But as a high priest of the Melchizedek Priesthood has authority
to officiate in all the lesser offices, he may officiate in the office of
bishop when no literal descendant of Aaron can be found, provided he is
called and set apart and ordained unto this power by the hands of the
Presidency of the Melchizedek Priesthood.
D&C 107:18 The power and authority of the higher, or Melchizedek Priesthood,
is to hold the keys of all the spiritual blessings of the church--
D&C 107:19 To have the privilege of receiving the mysteries of the kingdom of
heaven, to have the heavens opened unto them, to commune with the general
assembly and church of the Firstborn, and to enjoy the communion and presence
of God the Father, and Jesus the mediator of the new covenant.
D&C 107:20 The power and authority of the lesser, or Aaronic Priesthood, is
to hold the keys of the ministering of angels, and to administer in outward
ordinances, the letter of the gospel, the baptism of repentance for the
remission of sins, agreeable to the covenants and commandments.
D&C 107:21 Of necessity there are presidents, or presiding officers growing
out of, or appointed of or from among those who are ordained to the several
offices in these two priesthoods.
D&C 107:22 Of the Melchizedek Priesthood, three Presiding High Priests,
chosen by the body, appointed and ordained to that office, and upheld by the
confidence, faith, and prayer of the church, form a quorum of the Presidency
of the Church.
D&C 107:23 The twelve traveling councilors are called to be the Twelve
Apostles, or special witnesses of the name of Christ in all the world--thus
differing from other officers in the church in the duties of their calling.
D&C 107:24 And they form a quorum, equal in authority and power to the three
presidents previously mentioned.
D&C 107:25 The Seventy are also called to preach the gospel, and to be
especial witnesses unto the Gentiles and in all the world--thus differing
from other officers in the church in the duties of their calling.
D&C 107:26 And they form a quorum, equal in authority to that of the Twelve
special witnesses or Apostles just named.
D&C 107:27 And every decision made by either of these quorums must be by the
unanimous voice of the same; that is, every member in each quorum must be
agreed to its decisions, in order to make their decisions of the same power
or validity one with the other--
D&C 107:28 A majority may form a quorum when circumstances render it
impossible to be otherwise--
D&C 107:29 Unless this is the case, their decisions are not entitled to the
same blessings which the decisions of a quorum of three presidents were
anciently, who were ordained after the order of Melchizedek, and were
righteous and holy men.
D&C 107:30 The decisions of these quorums, or either of them, are to be made
in all righteousness, in holiness, and lowliness of heart, meekness and long
suffering, and in faith, and virtue, and knowledge, temperance, patience,
godliness, brotherly kindness and charity;
D&C 107:31 Because the promise is, if these things abound in them they shall
not be unfruitful in the knowledge of the Lord.
D&C 107:32 And in case that any decision of these quorums is made in
unrighteousness, it may be brought before a general assembly of the several
quorums, which constitute the spiritual authorities of the church; otherwise
there can be no appeal from their decision.
D&C 107:33 The Twelve are a Traveling Presiding High Council, to officiate in
the name of the Lord, under the direction of the First Presidency of the
Church, agreeable to the institution of heaven; to build up the church, and
regulate all the affairs of the same in all nations, first unto the Gentiles
and secondly unto the Jews.
D&C 107:34 The Seventy are to act in the name of the Lord, under the
direction of the Twelve or the traveling high council, in building up the
church and regulating all the affairs of the same in all nations, first unto
the Gentiles and then to the Jews.
D&C 107:35 The Twelve being sent out, holding the keys, to open the door by
the proclamation of the gospel of Jesus Christ, and first unto the Gentiles
and then unto the Jews.
D&C 107:36 The standing high councils, at the stakes of Zion, form a quorum
equal in authority in the affairs of the church, in all their decisions, to
the quorum of the presidency, or to the traveling high council.
D&C 107:37 The high council in Zion form a quorum equal in authority in the
affairs of the church, in all their decisions, to the councils of the Twelve
at the stakes of Zion.
D&C 107:38 It is the duty of the traveling high council to call upon the
Seventy, when they need assistance, to fill the several calls for preaching
and administering the gospel, instead of any others.
D&C 107:39 It is the duty of the Twelve, in all large branches of the church,
to ordain evangelical ministers, as they shall be designated unto them by
revelation--
D&C 107:40 The order of this priesthood was confirmed to be handed down from
father to son, and rightly belongs to the literal descendants of the chosen
seed, to whom the promises were made.
D&C 107:41 This order was instituted in the days of Adam, and came down by
lineage in the following manner:
D&C 107:42 From Adam to Seth, who was ordained by Adam at the age of
sixty-nine years, and was blessed by him three years previous to his (Adam's)
death, and received the promise of God by his father, that his posterity
should be the chosen of the Lord, and that they should be preserved unto the
end of the earth;
D&C 107:43 Because he (Seth) was a perfect man, and his likeness was the
express likeness of his father, insomuch that he seemed to be like unto his
father in all things, and could be distinguished from him only by his age.
D&C 107:44 Enos was ordained at the age of one hundred and thirty-four years
and four months, by the hand of Adam.
D&C 107:45 God called upon Cainan in the wilderness in the fortieth year of
his age; and he met Adam in journeying to the place Shedolamak. He was
eighty-seven years old when he received his ordination.
D&C 107:46 Mahalaleel was four hundred and ninety-six years and seven days
old when he was ordained by the hand of Adam, who also blessed him.
D&C 107:47 Jared was two hundred years old when he was ordained under the
hand of Adam, who also blessed him.
D&C 107:48 Enoch was twenty-five years old when he was ordained under the
hand of Adam; and he was sixty-five and Adam blessed him.
D&C 107:49 And he saw the Lord, and he walked with him, and was before his
face continually; and he walked with God three hundred and sixty-five years,
making him four hundred and thirty years old when he was translated.
D&C 107:50 Methuselah was one hundred years old when he was ordained under
the hand of Adam.
D&C 107:51 Lamech was thirty-two years old when he was ordained under the
hand of Seth.
D&C 107:52 Noah was ten years old when he was ordained under the hand of
Methuselah.
D&C 107:53 Three years previous to the death of Adam, he called Seth, Enos,
Cainan, Mahalaleel, Jared, Enoch and Methuselah, who were all high priests,
with the residue of his posterity who were righteous, into the valley of
Adam-ondi-Ahman, and there bestowed upon them his last blessing.
D&C 107:54 And the Lord appeared unto them, and they rose up and blessed
Adam, and called him Michael, the prince, the archangel.
D&C 107:55 And the Lord administered comfort unto Adam, and said unto him: I
have set thee to be at the head; a multitude of nations shall come of thee,
and thou art a prince over them forever.
D&C 107:56 And Adam stood up in the midst of the congregation; and,
notwithstanding he was bowed down with age, being full of the Holy Ghost,
predicted whatsoever should befall his posterity unto the latest generation.
D&C 107:57 These things were all written in the book of Enoch, and are to be
testified of in due time.
D&C 107:58 It is the duty of the Twelve, also, to ordain and set in order all
the other officers of the church, agreeable to the revelation which says:
D&C 107:59 To the church of Christ in the land of Zion, in addition to the
church laws respecting church business--
D&C 107:60 Verily, I say unto you, saith the Lord of Hosts, there must needs
be presiding elders to preside over those who are of the office of an elder;
D&C 107:61 And also priests to preside over those who are of the office of a
priest;
D&C 107:62 And also teachers to preside over those who are of the office of a
teacher, in like manner, and also the deacons--
D&C 107:63 Wherefore, from deacon to teacher, and from teacher to priest, and
from priest to elder, severally as they are appointed, according to the
covenants and commandments of the church.
D&C 107:64 Then comes the High Priesthood, which is the greatest of all.
D&C 107:65 Wherefore, it must needs be that one be appointed of the High
Priesthood to preside over the priesthood, and he shall be called President
of the High Priesthood of the Church;
D&C 107:66 Or, in other words, the Presiding High Priest over the High
Priesthood of the Church.
D&C 107:67 From the same comes the administering of ordinances and blessings
upon the church, by the laying on of the hands.
D&C 107:68 Wherefore, the office of a bishop is not equal unto it; for the
office of a bishop is in administering all temporal things;
D&C 107:69 Nevertheless a bishop must be chosen from the High Priesthood,
unless he is a literal descendant of Aaron.
D&C 107:70 For unless he is a literal descendant of Aaron he cannot hold the
keys of that priesthood.
D&C 107:71 Nevertheless, a high priest, that is, after the order of
Melchizedek, may be set apart unto the ministering of temporal things, having
a knowledge of them by the Spirit of truth;
D&C 107:72 And also to be a judge in Israel, to do the business of the
church, to sit in judgment upon transgressors upon testimony as it shall be
laid before him according to the laws, by the assistance of his counselors,
whom he has chosen or will choose among the elders of the church.
D&C 107:73 This is the duty of a bishop who is not a literal descendant of
Aaron, but has been ordained to the High Priesthood after the order of
Melchizedek.
D&C 107:74 Thus shall he be a judge, even a common judge among the
inhabitants of Zion, or in a stake of Zion, or in any branch of the church
where he shall be set apart unto this ministry, until the borders of Zion are
enlarged and it becomes necessary to have other bishops or judges in Zion or
elsewhere.
D&C 107:75 And inasmuch as there are other bishops appointed they shall act
in the same office.
D&C 107:76 But a literal descendant of Aaron has a legal right to the
presidency of this priesthood, to the keys of this ministry, to act in the
office of bishop independently, without counselors, except in a case where a
President of the High Priesthood, after the order of Melchizedek, is tried,
to sit as a judge in Israel.
D&C 107:77 And the decision of either of these councils, agreeable to the
commandment which says:
D&C 107:78 Again, verily, I say unto you, the most important business of the
church, and the most difficult cases of the church, inasmuch as there is not
satisfaction upon the decision of the bishop or judges, it shall be handed
over and carried up unto the council of the church, before the Presidency of
the High Priesthood.
D&C 107:79 And the Presidency of the council of the High Priesthood shall
have power to call other high priests, even twelve, to assist as counselors;
and thus the Presidency of the High Priesthood and its counselors shall have
power to decide upon testimony according to the laws of the church.
D&C 107:80 And after this decision it shall be had in remembrance no more
before the Lord; for this is the highest council of the church of God, and a
final decision upon controversies in spiritual matters.
D&C 107:81 There is not any person belonging to the church who is exempt from
this council of the church.
D&C 107:82 And inasmuch as a President of the High Priesthood shall
transgress, he shall be had in remembrance before the common council of the
church, who shall be assisted by twelve counselors of the High Priesthood;
D&C 107:83 And their decision upon his head shall be an end of controversy
concerning him.
D&C 107:84 Thus, none shall be exempted from the justice and the laws of God,
that all things may be done in order and in solemnity before him, according
to truth and righteousness.
D&C 107:85 And again, verily I say unto you, the duty of a president over the
office of a deacon is to preside over twelve deacons, to sit in council with
them, and to teach them their duty, edifying one another, as it is given
according to the covenants.
D&C 107:86 And also the duty of the president over the office of the teachers
is to preside over twenty-four of the teachers, and to sit in council with
them, teaching them the duties of their office, as given in the covenants.
D&C 107:87 Also the duty of the president over the Priesthood of Aaron is to
preside over forty-eight priests, and sit in council with them, to teach them
the duties of their office, as is given in the covenants--
D&C 107:88 This president is to be a bishop; for this is one of the duties of
this priesthood.
D&C 107:88 Again, the duty of the president over the office of elders is to
preside over ninety-six elders, and to sit in council with them, and to teach
them according to the covenants.
D&C 107:90 This presidency is a distinct one from that of the seventy, and is
designed for those who do not travel into all the world.
D&C 107:91 And again, the duty of the President of the office of the High
Priesthood is to preside over the whole church, and to be like unto Moses--
D&C 107:92 Behold, here is wisdom; yea, to be a seer, a revelator, a
translator, and a prophet, having all the gifts of God which he bestows upon
the head of the church.
D&C 107:93 And it is according to the vision showing the order of the
Seventy, that they should have seven presidents to preside over them, chosen
out of the number of the seventy;
D&C 107:94 And the seventh president of these presidents is to preside over
the six;
D&C 107:95 And these seven presidents are to choose other seventy besides the
first seventy to whom they belong, and are to preside over them;
D&C 107:96 And also other seventy, until seven times seventy, if the labor in
the vineyard of necessity requires it.
D&C 107:97 And these seventy are to be traveling ministers, unto the Gentiles
first and also unto the Jews.
D&C 107:98 Whereas other officers of the church, who belong not unto the
Twelve, neither to the Seventy, are not under the responsibility to travel
among all nations, but are to travel as their circumstances shall allow,
notwithstanding they may hold as high and responsible offices in the church.
D&C 107:99 Wherefore, now let every man learn his duty, and to act in the
office in which he is appointed, in all diligence.
D&C 107:100 He that is slothful shall not be counted worthy to stand, and he
that learns not his duty and shows himself not approved shall not be counted
worthy to stand. Even so. Amen.
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