| June 15, 1831 Kirtland, Ohio. |
| Newel Knight to lead stubborn Colesville branch
to Missouri. Ezra Thayer not to subdivide property. Rich won't share and poor
are lazy and greedy. |
Manuscript (unidentified scribe) heading: Recd. june 15th 1831
Selected collections 1:19. Original, Church Archives, MS 4583, box 1, fd. 20. |
| Book of Commandments 58 heading: A Revelation
to the church, and certain elders, given in Kirtland, Ohio, June, 1831. |
| 1835 Doctrine & Covenants 69 heading: Revelation
given June 1831. |
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Book of Commandments 58 |
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| Lord's ticked |
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¶ Hearken O ye People which Profess my name Saith the lord
your God for behold mine anger is kindled against the rebelious &
they shal know mine arm & mine indignation in the day of visitation
& of wrath uppon the nations |
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[1] Hearken O ye people which profess my name, saith the Lord
your God, for behold mine anger is kindled against the rebellious, and
they shall know mine arm and mine indignation in the day of visitation
and of wrath uppon the nations. |
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| Keep commandments
or else |
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& he that will not take up his cross & follow me &
keep My commandments the same shal not be saved |
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[2] And he that will not take up his cross and follow me, and
keep my commandments, the same shall not be saved. |
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| Be cut off |
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behold I the Lord commandeth & he that will not obey shal
be cut of in mine own due time |
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[3] Behold I the Lord commandeth, and he that will not obey shall
be cut off in mine own due time: |
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& After that have i commanded & the commandments is broken |
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[4] And after that I have commanded and the commandment
is broken, |
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| Lord commands &
revokes |
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wharefore I the lord command & revoke as is it seemeth
me good & all this be Answered uppon the heads of the rebelious
Saith the lord |
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wherefore I the Lord command and revoke, as it seemeth
me good; and all this to be answered upon the heads of the rebellious
saith the Lord: |
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| Change in mission assignments |
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wharefore i revoke the Commandments which
was given unto my Servant Thomas and Ezra
& give a
new commandment unto my servant thomas that he shal take up his journey
spedily to the land of Missurie |
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[5] Wherefore I revoke the commandment which
was given unto my servants Thomas and Ezra, and give a
new commandment unto my servant Thomas, that he shall take up his journey
speedily to the land of Missouri; |
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¶ Thomas B Marsh (h)
Ezra
Thayer
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& my servant sely griffin shal
also Go with him |
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[6] And my servant Selah J. Griffin shall
also go with him |
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Selah J Griffin (b. Mar. 17, 1789) was born in Redding, Connecticut. |
| Colesville branch
stubborn |
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for behold i revoke the commandment which was given unto
my servant seely griffin & newal Knights in consequence of the stifneckedness
of my people which are in thompson & their rebelions |
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[7] For behold I revoke the commandment which was given unto
my servants Selah and Newel in consequence of the stiffneckedness
of my people which are in Thompson: and their rebellions: |
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| Newel Knight lead to Missouri |
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wherefore let my servant Newal remain with them
& as manny as will Go may go that are contrite before me & be led
by him to the land which i have appointed |
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[8] Wherefore let my servant Newel remain with them,
and as many as will go may go, that are contrite before me, and be led
by him to the land which I have appointed |
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| Ezra Thayer proud, selfish
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& again verily i say unto you that my servant Ezra Thayer
must repent of his pride & of his selfishness & obay the former commandment
which I have given him conserning the place [upon] which he lives |
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[9] And again, verily I say unto you, that my servant Ezra
must repent of his pride, and of his selfishness and obey the former commandment
which I have given him concerning the place upon which he lives; |
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| Choice |
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& <if> he will not do this as there shal be no division made upon the
land he shal be appointed still to go to the land of Missorie |
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[10] And if he will do this, as there shall be no divisions made upon the
land, he shall be appointed still to go to the land of Missouri |
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| Or be cut off |
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otherwise he shal receivee the money
which he has paid & shal leave the place & shal be cut of out
of my church saith the lord God of hosts |
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[11] Otherwise he shall receive the money
which he has paid, and shall leave the place, and shall be cut off out
of my church, saith the Lord God of hosts: |
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& though the heven & earth pass away these words shall not
pass away but shal be fulfilled |
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[12] And though the heaven and the earth pass away these words shall not
pass away but shall be fulfilled |
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| If Joseph has to pay he will
get it back in Missouri |
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& if my servant joseph must needs pay the money behold
i the lord will pay it unto him again in the land of Missorie & these of whome he shal receive may be reworded again in the land of according to that which
they do |
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[13] And if my servant Joseph must needs pay the money, behold
I the Lord will pay it unto him again in the land of Missouri, that those
of whom he shall receive may be rewarded again, according to that which
they do. |
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| Land inheritances |
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for according to that which they do they shal receive
even in lands for there inheritance |
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[14] For according to that which they do they shall receive;
even in lands for their inheritance |
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| People repent of trusting yourselves |
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behold thus saith the lord unto my people you have many things
to do & to repent of |
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[15] Behold thus saith the Lord unto my people, you have many things
to do, and to repent of: |
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for behold your sins have come up unto me &
are not pardoned because you seek to counsil in your own ways |
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[16] For behold your sins have come up unto me, and
are not pardoned, because you seek to counsel in your own ways. |
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| Bad bad |
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& your hearts are not satisfied |
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[17] And your hearts are not satisfied. |
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& ye obey not the truth but have
pleasure in unrighteousness |
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[18] And ye obey not the truth, but have
pleasure in unrighteousness. |
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| Rich won't share |
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woe unto ye rich men that will not give your substance to the Poor
for your riches will canker your souls & this shal be your lamentation
in the day of visitation & of indignation judgement & indignation |
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[19] Wo unto you rich men, that will not give your substance to the poor,
for your riches will canker your souls! and this shall be your lamentation
in the day of visitation, and of judgment, and of indignation: |
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the harvest
is past the summer is ended & my soul is not saved |
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[20] The harvest
is past, the summer is ended, and my soul is not saved! |
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| Poor are greedy lazy |
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woe unto you poor men whose hearts are not broken whose spirits are
not contrite & whose bellies are not satisfied & whose hands are
{2} not satisfied <stayed> from laying hold uppon other mens goods whose eyes are full
of greediness who will not labour with their own hands |
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[21] Wo unto you poor men whose hearts are not broken, whose spirits are
not contrite, and whose bellies are not satisfied, and whose hands are
not stayed from laying hold upon other men's goods, whose eyes are full
of greediness,who will not labor with their own hands! |
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| Blessed pure in heart |
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but blessed are the poor who are poor in heart whose hearts are broken
And whose spirits are contrite for they shal see the kingdom of god Comeing
in power & great Glory unto their deliverance |
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[22] But blessed are the poor, who are pure in heart, whose hearts are broken,
and whose spirits are contrite, for they shall see the kingdom of God coming
in power and great glory unto their deliverance: |
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for the fatness of the
earth shal be theirs |
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[22] For the fatness of the
earth shall be theirs: |
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| Lord recompenses |
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for behold the lord shal come And his reword shal be with him
& he shal reward everyone & the poor shal rejoice |
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[23 For behold the Lord shall come, and his recompense shall be with him,
and he shall reward every man, and the poor shall rejoice: |
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Forever
That's all
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& their generations shal inherit the earth from generation to generation
forever & ever |
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and their generations shall inherit the earth from generation to generation,
forever and ever |
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& now I make an end of speaking unto you even so
Amen |
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[24] And now I make an end of speaking unto you; even so:
Amen |
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D&C 57
D&C 55
Ohio Revelations
Doctrine & Covenants
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