D&C 50:44

May 9, 1831, Kirtland, Ohio.

Added concept: The Good Shepherd as the stone, or rock, of Israel; whoever builds on the rock shall never fall.

Earliest known source Book of Commandments.

Book of Commandments		1835 D&C
… wherefore, I am in your midst; and I am the good Shepherd.		… wherefore, I am in your midst: and I am the good Shepherd, (and the stone of Israel. He that buildeth upon this rock shall never fall.)		Genesis 49:24: … the arms of his hands were made strong by the hands of the mighty God of Jacob; (from thence is the shepherd, the stone of Israel:). Joseph Smith Revelations, 132.
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