| April [7–30], 1829, Harmony,
Pennsylvania. |
| Oliver Cowdery has the gift of revelation §
and the gift of working with the rod §. He is to
ask about the mysteries of ancient records and the Lord will reveal them
to him § |
| Book of Commandments 7 heading: A Revelation
given to Oliver, in Harmony, Pennsylvania, April, 1829. |
| 1835 Doctrine and Covenants 34 heading: Revelation
given April, 1829. |
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Book of Commandments 7 |
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| Ask in faith about ancient records |
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[1] Oliver
Cowdery, verily, verily I say unto you, that
assuredly as the Lord liveth, which who
is your God and your Redeemer, even so surely
shall you receive a knowledge of whatsoever things you shall ask in faith,
with an honest heart, believing that you shall receive a knowledge concerning
the engravings of old records, which are ancient, which contain those
parts of my scripture of which have has
been spoken, by the manifestation of my Spirit; |
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BC verse numbers are in brackets.
Red: added in 1835
Blue: dropped in 1835 |
| Holy Ghost will reveal to mind
and heart |
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yea, behold I will tell you in
your mind and in your heart by the Holy Ghost, which shall come upon
you and which shall dwell in your heart. |
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| Spirit of revelation |
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[2] Now,
behold, this is the spirit of revelation:—behold this is the spirit
by which Moses brought the children of Israel through the Red sea on dry
ground: |
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| Oliver's gift will
save his life |
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therefore, this is thy gift; apply
unto it and blessed art thou, for it shall deliver you out of the hands
of your enemies, when, if it were not so, they would slay you and bring
your soul to destruction. |
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Enemies |
| Keep commandments |
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[3] O remember,
these words and keep my commandments. Remember, this is your gift. |
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| Another gift—working
with the rod |
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Now this is not
all, thy gift; for you have another gift,
which is the gift of working with the rod: Aaron;
behold it has told you many things: |
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"And it came
to pass, that on the morrow Moses went into the tabernacle of witness;
and, behold, the rod of Aaron for the house of Levi was budded, and brought
forth buds, and bloomed blossoms, and yielded almonds.
And Moses brought out all the rods from before the Lord unto all the children
of Israel: and they looked, and took every man his rod. And the Lord said
unto Moses, Bring Aaron’s rod again before the testimony, to be
kept for a token against the rebels; and thou shalt quite take away their
murmurings from me, that they die not." Numbers 17:8–10.
"For there was a tabernacle made; the first, wherein was …
Aaron's rod that budded …" Hebrews 9:2, 4.
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| God causes rod to work |
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behold there is no other power save the
power of God, that can cause this rod of
nature gift
of Aaron to work in be
with you. |
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| Hold it in hands, no one can take
away |
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Therefore, doubt not,
for it is the gift of God; and you shall hold it in your hands, and
do marvelous works; and no power shall be able to take it away out of your
hands, for it is the work of God; |
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| Lord reveals things to Oliver
through the rod |
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and therefore whatsoever you shall ask me
to tell you by that means, that will I grant unto you, that
and you shall know
have knowledge concerning it. |
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| Don't trifle with it |
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[4] Remember that without
faith you can do nothing; therefore ask in faith.
Trifle not with these things. Do not ask for that which you ought not. |
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| Ask to know mysteries of ancient
records |
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Ask that you may know the mysteries
of God, and that you may translate and receive knowledge
from all those ancient records, which have been hid up, which
that are sacred, and according to your faith
shall it be done unto you. |
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[5] Behold it is I that
have spoken it, and I am the same which that
spake unto you from the beginning:—Amen.
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D&C 9
D&C 7
New York–Pennsylvania Revelations
Doctrine and Covenants
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