Doctrine and Covenants 19

Mormon History 1830-1844

Doctrine and Covenants 19

March [26–31], 1830, Manchester, New York.

For Martin Harris. Christ has power over Satan. All must repent or suffer endless (God's) torment. Keep commandments Joseph has given. Don't show this revelation to the world. Don't covet your neighbor's wife or your own property. Pay the printer's bill for the Book of Mormon. Go out and preach. Visit home only to see your family.

		Book of Commandments 16
		A commandment of God and not of man to you, Martin, given (Manchester, New-York, March 1830,) by him who is eternal:				BC verse numbers are in brackets. 1835 D&C 44 verse numbers are to the right of the text. Blue: dropped in 1835 Red: added in 1835
Titles	1	[1] YEA, even I, I am he, the beginning and the end: Yea, I am Alpha and Omega, Christ the Lord; yea, even I am he, the beginning and the end, the Redeemer of the world.			1
I have done it all	2	[2] I having accomplished and finished the will of him whose I am, even the Father concerning me:
So I rule all		[3] Having done this, that I might subdue all things unto myself:
Power to destroy Satan, judge every man	3	[4] Retaining all power, even to the destroying of satan and his works at the end of the world, and the last great day of judgment, which I shall pass upon the inhabitants thereof, judging every man according to his works, and the deeds which he hath done.
Repent or suffer	4	[5] And surely every man must repent or suffer, for I God am endless:				Non-sequitor
	5	[6] Wherefore, I revoke not the judgments which I shall pass, but woes shall go forth, weeping, wailing and gnashing of teeth:
		[7] Yea, to those who are found on my left hand,
Endless torment	6	nevertheless, it is not written, that there shall be no end to this torment; but it is written endless torment.
Eternal damnation To work upon the hearts of men	7	[8] Again, it is written eternal damnation: wherefore it is more express than other scriptures, that it might work upon the hearts of the children of men, altogether for my name's glory.			2
As apostles knew	8	[9] Wherefore, I will explain unto you, this mystery, for it is mete meet unto you to know even as mine apostles.
You are chosen	9	[10] I speak unto you that are chosen in this thing, even as one, that you may enter into my rest.
God is endless (name)	10	[11] For behold, the mystery of Godliness, how great is it? for behold I am endless, and the punishment which is given from my hand, is endless punishment, for endless is my name:
		[12] Wherefore—
So eternal punishment is God's	11		Eternal punishment	Endless punishment
Endless punishment is God's	12		is God's punishment:	is God's punishment:
Keep commandments given by Joseph	13	[13] Wherefore, I command you by my name, and by my Almighty power, that you to repent: and keep the commandments which you have received by the hand of my servant Joseph Smith, Jun., in my name;
By my power	14	And it is by my almighty power that you have received them;
Repent or suffer	15	Therefore I command you to repent—repent, lest I smite you by the rod of my mouth, and by my wrath, and by my anger, and your sufferings be sore:
You can't imagine how bad it will be		[14] How sore you know not!
		[15] How exquisite you know not!
		[16] Yea, how hard to bear you know not.
I, God, suffered	16	[17] For behold, I God have suffered these things for all, that they might not suffer, if they would repent,
They must suffer if won't repent	17	but if they would not repent, they must suffer even as I:
I trembled, bled at every pore	18	[18] Which suffering caused myself, even God, the greatest of all, to tremble because of pain, and to bleed at every pore, and to suffer both body and spirit:
		[19] And would that I might not drink the bitter cup and shrink:
I completed it	19	[20] Nevertheless, glory be to the Father, and I partook and finished my preparations unto the children of men:
Repent	20	[21] Wherefore, I command you again by to repent, lest I humble you with my Almighty power, and that you confess your sins, lest you suffer these punishments of which I have spoken, of which in the smallest, yea, even in the least degree you have tasted at the time I withdrew my Spirit.
Don't show this to world	21	[22] And I command you, that you preach nought but repentance; and show not these things, neither speak these things unto the world, until it is wisdom in me.
They can't handle it	22	for they can not bear meat now, but milk they must receive:
Would be bad for them to know		[23] Wherefore, they must not know these things lest they perish:
Learn, be meek, peace	23	[24] Wherefore, Learn of me, and listen to my words; walk in the meekness of my Spirit and you shall have peace in me,
I am Jesus Christ	24	I am Jesus Christ; I came by the will of the Father, and I do his will.
Don't seek neighbor's wife	25	[25] And again: I command you thee that thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's wife.			3
		[26] Nor seek thy neighbor's life.
Don't covet property, contribute to complete Book of Mormon	26	[27] And again: I command you that thou shalt not covet thine own property, but impart it freely to the printing of the book of Mormon, which contains the truth and the word of God,
It is my word to gentiles and Jews	27	which is my word to the Gentile, that soon it may go to the Jew, of whom the Lamanites are a remnant; that they may believe the gospel, and look not for a Messiah to come which who has already come.				Lamanites = Jews
Pray in public and privately	28	[28] And again, I command you thee that thou shalt pray vocally as well as to thyself: in thy heart;			4
		[29] Yea, before the world as well as in secret; in public as well as in private.
	29	[30] And thou shalt declare glad tidings; yea, publish it upon the mountains, and upon every high place, and among every people which that thou shalt be permitted to see.
Humility	30	[31] And thou shalt do it with all humility, trusting in me, reviling not against revilers.
Repentance and faith, baptism, Holy Ghost	31	[32] And of tenets thou shalt not talk, but thou shalt declare repentance and faith on the Savior and remission of sins by baptism and by fire; yea, even the Holy Ghost.
To the end of your life	31	[33] Behold this is a great and the last commandment which I shall give unto you: concerning this matter;			5
		[34] For this shall suffice for thy daily walk even unto the end of thy life.
Or else	33	[35] And misery, thou shalt receive, if thou wilt slight these counsels; Yea, even destruction of thyself and property.
Share property	34	[36] Impart a portion of thy property; yea, even a part of thy lands and all save the support of thy family.
Pay printer's debt	45	[37] Pay the printer's debt thou hast contracted with the printer.
Debt bondage		[38] Release thyself from bondage.
Leave home except to see family	36	[39] Leave thy house and home, except when thou shalt desire to see them thy family.
Declare the truth to all	37	[40] And speak freely to all; yea, preach, exhort, declare the truth, even with a loud voice, with a sound of rejoicing, crying—Hosanna, hosanna, blessed be the name of the Lord God!				"And you shall declare it with a loud voice, saying: Hosanna, blessed be the name of the most high God." ¶ D&C 36:3, December [11–15], 1830.
Pray always	38	[41] Pray always, and I will pour out my Spirit upon you, and great shall be your blessing—[42] yea, even more than if you should obtain treasures of earth and corruptibleness to the extent thereof.
Rejoice	39	[43] Behold, canst thou read this without rejoicing and lifting up thy heart for gladness?
	40	Or canst thou run about longer as a blind guide?
Be humble, meek, wise	41	Or canst thou be humble and meek, and conduct thyself wisely before me?
Come to me		[44] Yea, come unto me thy Savior. Amen.
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