| February 4, 1829, Harmony, Pennsylvania |
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| For Joseph Smith Sr. Serve the Lord, the field
is white, thrust in your sickle eye single to the glory of God. Ask, knock |
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Book of Commandments and Revelations
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1831 |
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Book of Commandments 2
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Doctrine & Covenants 30
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BCR redactors: Sidney Rigdon, Unidentified. |
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AD <Febr.> 1828 <1829> A Revelation to Joseph the Father of the Seer he desired to know what the Lord had for him to do & this is what he Received as follows |
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A Revelation given to Joseph, the father of Joseph, in Harmony,
Pennsylvania, February, 1829, saying: |
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Revelation
given to Joseph Smith, Sr., given
February, 1829. |
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¶ Saying now behold a Marvelous work is about to come forth among
the children of men |
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Now behold, a marvelous
work is about to come forth among the children of men, |
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Now behold, a marvellous work is about to come forth among
the children of men, |
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therefore O ye that embark in the service of
God see that ye Serve him with all your heart might mind & Strength
that ye may stand blameless before God at the last day |
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therefore, O ye that embark in the service of
God, see that ye serve him with all your heart, might, mind and strength,
that ye may stand blameless before God at the last day: |
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therefore, O ye that embark in the service of
God, see that ye serve him with all your heart, might, mind and strength,
that ye may stand blameless before God at the last day: |
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therefore if ye have desires to serve God
ye are Called to the [the remaining text is on missing page 3] |
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Therefore, if ye have desires to serve God,
ye are called to the work; |
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therefore, if ye have desires to serve God,
ye are called to the work; |
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for behold, the field is white already to
harvest, and lo, he that thrusteth in his sickle with his might, the same
layeth up in store that he perish not, but bringeth salvation to his
soul, |
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for behold the field is white already to
harvest, and lo, he that thrusteth in his sickle with his might, the same
layeth up in store that he perisheth not,
but bringeth salvation to his soul, |
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D&C 11:3
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and faith, hope, charity, and love, with an eye single to
the glory of God, qualifies him
for the work. |
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and faith, hope, charity, and love, with an eye single to
the glory of God, qualify him
for the work. |
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Remember temperance, patience, humility, diligence,
&c., |
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Remember faith, virtue, knowledge,
temperance, patience, brotherly kindness, godliness,
charity, humility, diligence.— |
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2 Peter 1:5–7: "… add to your faith virtue; and to
virtue knowledge; And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience;
and to patience godliness; And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to
brotherly kindness charity."
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ask and ye shall receive, knock and it shall
be opened unto you: Amen. |
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Ask, and ye shall receive, knock and it shall
be opened unto you. Amen. |
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