| April 26, 1838, Far West, Missouri. |
| Name: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Gather. Far West a holy city with house of the Lord. Begin on July 4, foundation
next year. Settlements for other stakes. |
| To
the First Presidency |
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Verily thus saith the Lord unto you,
my servant Joseph Smith, Jun., and also my servant Sidney Rigdon, and also
my servant Hyrum Smith, and your counselors who are and shall be appointed
hereafter; |
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bishopric |
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And also unto you, my servant Edward
Partridge, and his counselors; |
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And
high council (new)
And everybody else |
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And also unto my faithful servants
who are of the high council of my church in Zion, for thus it shall be called,
and unto all the elders and people of my Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints, scattered abroad in all the world; |
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| Name
change |
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For thus shall
my church be called in the last days, even The Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-day Saints. |
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| Show
up |
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Verily I say unto you all: Arise
and shine forth, that thy light may be a standard for the nations; |
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| Gather
before the end |
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And that the gathering together upon
the land of Zion, and upon her stakes, may be for a defense, and for a refuge
from the storm, and from wrath when it shall be poured out without mixture
upon the whole earth. |
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| Far
West a holy city |
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Let the city, Far West, be a holy
and consecrated land unto me; and it shall be called most holy, for the
ground upon which thou standest is holy. |
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| Build
a house for me |
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Therefore, I command you to build
a house unto me, for the gathering together of my saints, that they may
worship me. |
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| Begin
this summer |
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And let there be a beginning of this
work, and a foundation, and a preparatory work, this following summer; |
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| July
4 |
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And let the beginning be made on the
fourth day of July next; and from that time forth let my people labor diligently
to build a house unto my name; |
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Order
of the Day, July 4, 1838 |
| Lay
foundation in a year |
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And in one year from this day let
them re-commence laying the foundation of my house. |
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| Then
finish it |
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Thus let them from that time forth
labor diligently until it shall be finished, from the corner stone thereof
unto the top thereof, until there shall not anything remain that is not
finished. |
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| No
debts |
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Verily I say unto you, let not my
servant Joseph, neither my servant Sidney, neither my servant Hyrum, get
in debt any more for the building of a house unto my name; |
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| My
blueprints |
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But let a house be built unto my
name according to the pattern which I will show unto them. |
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And if my people build it not according
to the pattern which I shall show unto their presidency, I will not accept
it at their hands. |
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But if my people do build it according
to the pattern which I shall show unto their presidency, even my servant
Joseph and his counselors, then I will accept it at the hands of my people. |
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| Build
city quickly |
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And again, verily I say unto you,
it is my will that the city of Far West should be built up speedily by the
gathering of my saints; |
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other places for stakes |
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And also that other places should
be appointed for stakes in the regions round about, as they shall be manifested
unto my servant Joseph, from time to time. |
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| Joseph
has keys |
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For behold, I will be with him, and
I will sanctify him before the people; for unto him have I given the keys
of this kingdom and ministry. Even so. Amen. |
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D&C 117
D&C 114
Far West Revelations
Doctrine and Covenants
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