| April 30, 1832, Zion (Independence),
Missouri. |
| Church support for faithful widows and fatherless
children. Widows keep their inheritances regardless of church status. |
| Kirtland Revelation Book and 1835 D&C close
a loophole so that widows who are not faithful members still get to keep
their inheritances, as required by law §. Also clarify funding for widows
and orphans comes from the Lord's storehouse. |
| Newel K. Whitney Collection (BYU), Box 1, fd. 10, heading: Revelation received at Independence, Missouri, on
30 April 1832 in addition to the laws of the Church of Christ |
| Evening and Morning Star 1, no. 8 (Jan.
1833): {6}, heading: Items in Addition to the Laws for the Government of the Church
of Christ, Given April, 1832. |
| Kirtland Revelations
Book, 93, heading: Zion April 30–1832 |
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Orson Hyde copied this revelation into KRB (page 93) some time after the revelation of October 2, 1833 (pages 71–83), but before page 111, which he dated August 27, 1834. |
| 1835 Doctrine and Covenants 88 heading: Revelation
given April, 1832. |
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Newel K. Whitney Manuscript
Blue: dropped in 1833 EMS |
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Evening and Morning Star
Red: added in 1833 EMS
Blue: dropped in 1833 KRB |
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Kirtland Revelations Book
Red: added in 1833 EMS |
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1835 Doctrine and Covenants 88
Red: added in 1835 D&C |
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Verily thus saith the Lord in addition to the
laws of the church concerning women and children who belong to the church
who have lost their husbands or fathers |
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¶ VERILY thus saith the Lord, in addition
to the laws of the church, concerning women and children, who belong to
the church, who have lost their husbands, or fathers: |
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verily thus saith the Lord in addition to the
Laws of the church concerning women and Children those
who belong to the church who have lost their husbands or fathers |
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Verily, thus saith the Lord, in addition
to the laws of the church concerning women and children, those who belong
to the church, who have lost their husbands or fathers: |
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women have claim on their husbands untill their
husbands are taken and if they are not found transgressors they |
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¶ Women have claim on their husbands until
they are taken, and, if they are not found
transgressors, they |
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women have claim on their husbands <for
their maintenance> until their husbands
are taken and if they are not found transgressors they shall
have fellowship in the church |
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Women have claim
on their husbands for their maintenance, until their husbands are taken;
and if they are not found transgressors they shall have fellowship in the
church. |
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remain upon their inheritences |
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remain upon their inheritances: |
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and if they die not faithful
they shall not have fellowship in the church yet they may remain
upon their inheritences according to the laws of the
Land |
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And if they are
not faithful they shall not have fellowship in the church; yet they may
remain upon their inheritances according to the laws of the land. |
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all children have claim upon their parents untill
they are of age |
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¶ All children have claim upon their parents
untill they are of age, |
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all children have claim upon their parents for
their maintenance until they are of age |
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All children have claim upon their
parents for their maintenance until they are of age. |
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and after that they have claim upon the church
or in other words the Lords storehouse for inheritences |
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and after that they have claim upon the church,
or in other words, the Lord's storehouse for
inheritances |
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and after that they have claim upon the church
or in other words upon the <Lords> store
house which Shall be replenished by th[eir?] consecration
if their parents have not wherewith to give them inheritences |
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And after that, they have claim upon
the church, or in other words upon the Lord's storehouse, if their parents
have not wherewith to give them inheritances. |
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and the storehouse shall
be kept by the consecrations of the church that widows and orphans shall
be provided for as also the poor—Amen |
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And the storehouse shall be kept
by the consecrations of the church; and widows
and orphans shall be provided for, as also the poor. Amen. |
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D&C 84
D&C 82
Jackson County Revelations
Doctrine and Covenants
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