Doctrine and Covenants Section 88:1–126

Kirtland, December 27 1832. Known as the Olive Leaf. Received at the Conference of December 27, 1832 after Joseph invites the high priests to pray individually for the Lord to make known his will.
Three kingdoms, glories. Resurrection, soul. Order of the School of the Prophets. House of the Lord. Last days and millennium. Seven trumpeting angels. Call a solemn assembly. Teach from best books. Right behaviors.
Gathered for revelation	1	Verily, thus saith the Lord unto you who have assembled yourselves together to receive his will concerning you:
Good for you	2	Behold, this is pleasing unto your Lord, and the angels rejoice over you; the alms of your prayers have come up into the ears of the Lord of Sabaoth, and are recorded in the book of the names of the sanctified, even them of the celestial world.		Interesting spelling of Sabboth
Holy Spirit of promise	3	Wherefore, I now send upon you another Comforter, even upon you my friends, that it may abide in your hearts, even the Holy Spirit of promise; which other Comforter is the same that I promised unto my disciples, as is recorded in the testimony of John.
Promise of eternal life (celestial)	4	This Comforter is the promise which I give unto you of eternal life, even the glory of the celestial kingdom;
Celestial kingdom = church of the Firstborn	5	Which glory is that of the church of the Firstborn, even of God, the holiest of all, through Jesus Christ his Son—
Jesus Christ in and through all Light of truth	6	He that ascended up on high, as also he descended below all things, in that he comprehended all things, that he might be in all and through all things, the light of truth;
Jesus in the sun, power that made it	7	Which truth shineth. This is the light of Christ. As also he is in the sun, and the light of the sun, and the power thereof by which it was made.
Moon light	8	As also he is in the moon, and is the light of the moon, and the power thereof by which it was made;
Star light, power that made them	9	As also the light of the stars, and the power thereof by which they were made;
Earth	10	And the earth also, and the power thereof, even the earth upon which you stand.
Light quickens understanding	11	And the light which shineth, which giveth you light, is through him who enlighteneth your eyes, which is the same light that quickeneth your understandings;
Fills space	12	Which light proceedeth forth from the presence of God to fill the immensity of space—
Light in all, gives life to all, power of God	13	The light which is in all things, which giveth life to all things, which is the law by which all things are governed, even the power of God who sitteth upon his throne, who is in the bosom of eternity, who is in the midst of all things.
Resurrection	14	Now, verily I say unto you, that through the redemption which is made for you is brought to pass the resurrection from the dead.
Soul = body + spirit	15	And the spirit and the body are the soul of man.
Resurrection = redemption of soul	16	And the resurrection from the dead is the redemption of the soul.
Through Jesus	17	And the redemption of the soul is through him that quickeneth all things, in whose bosom it is decreed that the poor and the meek of the earth shall inherit it.
Sancticification	18	Therefore, it must needs be sanctified from all unrighteousness, that it may be prepared for the celestial glory;
Crowned with glory, presence of the Father	19	For after it hath filled the measure of its creation, it shall be crowned with glory, even with the presence of God the Father;
Celestial bodies sanctified	20	That bodies who are of the celestial kingdom may possess it forever and ever; for, for this intent was it made and created, and for this intent are they sanctified.
Terrestrial kingdom Telestial kingdom	21	And they who are not sanctified through the law which I have given unto you, even the law of Christ, must inherit another kingdom, even that of a terrestrial kingdom, or that of a telestial kingdom.
Celestial glory	22	For he who is not able to abide the law of a celestial kingdom cannot abide a celestial glory.
Terrestrial glory	23	And he who cannot abide the law of a terrestrial kingdom cannot abide a terrestrial glory.
Telestial kingdom—no glory	24	And he who cannot abide the law of a telestial kingdom cannot abide a telestial glory; therefore he is not meet for a kingdom of glory. Therefore he must abide a kingdom which is not a kingdom of glory.
Earth celestial	25	And again, verily I say unto you, the earth abideth the law of a celestial kingdom, for it filleth the measure of its creation, and transgresseth not the law—
Shall be sanctified Righteous inherit it	26	Wherefore, it shall be sanctified; yea, notwithstanding it shall die, it shall be quickened again, and shall abide the power by which it is quickened, and the righteous shall inherit it.
Resurrected spiritual body	27	For notwithstanding they die, they also shall rise again, a spiritual body.
Resurrected natural body	28	They who are of a celestial spirit shall receive the same body which was a natural body; even ye shall receive your bodies, and your glory shall be that glory by which your bodies are quickened.
Celestial fullness	29	Ye who are quickened by a portion of the celestial glory shall then receive of the same, even a fulness.
Terrestrial	30	And they who are quickened by a portion of the terrestrial glory shall then receive of the same, even a fulness.
Telestial	31	And also they who are quickened by a portion of the telestial glory shall then receive of the same, even a fulness.
Others Reward is willed	32	And they who remain shall also be quickened; nevertheless, they shall return again to their own place, to enjoy that which they are willing to receive, because they were not willing to enjoy that which they might have received.
	33	For what doth it profit a man if a gift is bestowed upon him, and he receive not the gift? Behold, he rejoices not in that which is given unto him, neither rejoices in him who is the giver of the gift.
	34	And again, verily I say unto you, that which is governed by law is also preserved by law and perfected and sanctified by the same.
Sinners remain filthy	35	That which breaketh a law, and abideth not by law, but seeketh to become a law unto itself, and willeth to abide in sin, and altogether abideth in sin, cannot be sanctified by law, neither by mercy, justice, nor judgment. Therefore, they must remain filthy still.
Kingdom laws	36	All kingdoms have a law given;
Space filled by kingdoms	37	And there are many kingdoms; for there is no space in the which there is no kingdom; and there is no kingdom in which there is no space, either a greater or a lesser kingdom.
Every kingdom has a law	38	And unto every kingdom is given a law; and unto every law there are certain bounds also and conditions.
	39	All beings who abide not in those conditions are not justified.
Intelligence cleaves to intelligence, etc.	40	For intelligence cleaveth unto intelligence; wisdom receiveth wisdom; truth embraceth truth; virtue loveth virtue; light cleaveth unto light; mercy hath compassion on mercy and claimeth her own; justice continueth its course and claimeth its own; judgment goeth before the face of him who sitteth upon the throne and governeth and executeth all things.
God understands all, eternally	41	He comprehendeth all things, and all things are before him, and all things are round about him; and he is above all things, and in all things, and is through all things, and is round about all things; and all things are by him, and of him, even God, forever and ever.
All things have a law	42	And again, verily I say unto you, he hath given a law unto all things, by which they move in their times and their seasons;
Courses are fixed	43	And their courses are fixed, even the courses of the heavens and the earth, which comprehend the earth and all the planets.
Times and seasons	44	And they give light to each other in their times and in their seasons, in their minutes, in their hours, in their days, in their weeks, in their months, in their years—all these are one year with God, but not with man.
Heavenly bodies roll on	45	The earth rolls upon her wings, and the sun giveth his light by day, and the moon giveth her light by night, and the stars also give their light, as they roll upon their wings in their glory, in the midst of the power of God.
	46	Unto what shall I liken these kingdoms, that ye may understand?
Kingdoms manifest God's movement	47	Behold, all these are kingdoms, and any man who hath seen any or the least of these hath seen God moving in his majesty and power.
	48	I say unto you, he hath seen him; nevertheless, he who came unto his own was not comprehended.
Light in darkness Comprehend God one day	49	The light shineth in darkness, and the darkness comprehendeth it not; nevertheless, the day shall come when you shall comprehend even God, being quickened in him and by him.
Light of Christ/God in all	50	Then shall ye know that ye have seen me, that I am, and that I am the true light that is in you, and that you are in me; otherwise ye could not abound.
Parable of servants	51	Behold, I will liken these kingdoms unto a man having a field, and he sent forth his servants into the field to dig in the field.
Begin work at different hours	52	And he said unto the first: Go ye and labor in the field, and in the first hour I will come unto you, and ye shall behold the joy of my countenance.
	53	And he said unto the second: Go ye also into the field, and in the second hour I will visit you with the joy of my countenance.
	54	And also unto the third, saying: I will visit you;
	55	And unto the fourth, and so on unto the twelfth.
Lord visits each sequentially	56	And the lord of the field went unto the first in the first hour, and tarried with him all that hour, and he was made glad with the light of the countenance of his lord.
	57	And then he withdrew from the first that he might visit the second also, and the third, and the fourth, and so on unto the twelfth.
All receive him in their time	58	And thus they all received the light of the countenance of their lord, every man in his hour, and in his time, and in his season—
	59	Beginning at the first, and so on unto the last, and from the last unto the first, and from the first unto the last;
All glorified	60	Every man in his own order, until his hour was finished, even according as his lord had commanded him, that his lord might be glorified in him, and he in his lord, that they all might be glorified.
Servants like kingdoms	61	Therefore, unto this parable I will liken all these kingdoms, and the inhabitants thereof—every kingdom in its hour, and in its time, and in its season, even according to the decree which God hath made.
Call on me while I am near	62	And again, verily I say unto you, my friends, I leave these sayings with you to ponder in your hearts, with this commandment which I give unto you, that ye shall call upon me while I am near—
Seek, ask, knock	63	Draw near unto me and I will draw near unto you; seek me diligently and ye shall find me; ask, and ye shall receive; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.
Receive what is expedient	64	Whatsoever ye ask the Father in my name it shall be given unto you, that is expedient for you;
Don't ask for what is not expedient	65	And if ye ask anything that is not expedient for you, it shall turn unto your condemnation.
Voice of Christ = Spirit, truth	66	Behold, that which you hear is as the voice of one crying in the wilderness—in the wilderness, because you cannot see him—my voice, because my voice is Spirit; my Spirit is truth; truth abideth and hath no end; and if it be in you it shall abound.
Eye single to my glory Bodies filled with light, understand all	67	And if your eye be single to my glory, your whole bodies shall be filled with light, and there shall be no darkness in you; and that body which is filled with light comprehendeth all things.
Sanctify yourselves He will unveil his face	68	Therefore, sanctify yourselves that your minds become single to God, and the days will come that you shall see him; for he will unveil his face unto you, and it shall be in his own time, and in his own way, and according to his own will.
Idle thoughts and excess laughter	69	Remember the great and last promise which I have made unto you; cast away your idle thoughts and your excess of laughter far from you.
Call a solemn assembly	70	Tarry ye, tarry ye in this place, and call a solemn assembly, even of those who are the first laborers in this last kingdom.
Investigators should pray	71	And let those whom they have warned in their traveling call on the Lord, and ponder the warning in their hearts which they have received, for a little season.
Lord will take care of them	72	Behold, and lo, I will take care of your flocks, and will raise up elders and send unto them.
	73	Behold, I will hasten my work in its time.
Missionaries assemble, prepare	74	And I give unto you, who are the first laborers in this last kingdom, a commandment that you assemble yourselves together, and organize yourselves, and prepare yourselves, and sanctify yourselves; yea, purify your hearts, and cleanse your hands and your feet before me, that I may make you clean;
To be clean of generation's blood	75	That I may testify unto your Father, and your God, and my God, that you are clean from the blood of this wicked generation; that I may fulfil this promise, this great and last promise, which I have made unto you, when I will.
Pray and fast	76	Also, I give unto you a commandment that ye shall continue in prayer and fasting from this time forth.
Teach each other	77	And I give unto you a commandment that you shall teach one another the doctrine of the kingdom.
Be instructed	78	Teach ye diligently and my grace shall attend you, that you may be instructed more perfectly in theory, in principle, in doctrine, in the law of the gospel, in all things that pertain unto the kingdom of God, that are expedient for you to understand;
In all things	79	Of things both in heaven and in the earth, and under the earth; things which have been, things which are, things which must shortly come to pass; things which are at home, things which are abroad; the wars and the perplexities of the nations, and the judgments which are on the land; and a knowledge also of countries and of kingdoms—
To be prepared when you are sent again	80	That ye may be prepared in all things when I shall send you again to magnify the calling whereunto I have called you, and the mission with which I have commissioned you.
Sent to warn the people	81	Behold, I sent you out to testify and warn the people, and it becometh every man who hath been warned to warn his neighbor.
Sins on own heads	82	Therefore, they are left without excuse, and their sins are upon their own heads.
Seek the Lord and find	83	He that seeketh me early shall find me, and shall not be forsaken.
Perfected in ministry Bind up the law, prepare Saints	84	Therefore, tarry ye, and labor diligently, that you may be perfected in your ministry to go forth among the Gentiles for the last time, as many as the mouth of the Lord shall name, to bind up the law and seal up the testimony, and to prepare the saints for the hour of judgment which is to come;
To escape wrath of God Second wave of missionaries wait	85	That their souls may escape the wrath of God, the desolation of abomination which awaits the wicked, both in this world and in the world to come. Verily, I say unto you, let those who are not the first elders continue in the vineyard until the mouth of the Lord shall call them, for their time is not yet come; their garments are not clean from the blood of this generation.
Don't become entangled in sin	86	Abide ye in the liberty wherewith ye are made free; entangle not yourselves in sin, but let your hands be clean, until the Lord comes.
Soon earth will reel to and fro	87	For not many days hence and the earth shall tremble and reel to and fro as a drunken man; and the sun shall hide his face, and shall refuse to give light; and the moon shall be bathed in blood; and the stars shall become exceedingly angry, and shall cast themselves down as a fig that falleth from off a fig-tree.
Wrath and indignation	88	And after your testimony cometh wrath and indignation upon the people.
Earthquakes	89	For after your testimony cometh the testimony of earthquakes, that shall cause groanings in the midst of her, and men shall fall upon the ground and shall not be able to stand.
Thunder, lightning, ocean waves	90	And also cometh the testimony of the voice of thunderings, and the voice of lightnings, and the voice of tempests, and the voice of the waves of the sea heaving themselves beyond their bounds.
Hearts fail for fear	91	And all things shall be in commotion; and surely, men's hearts shall fail them; for fear shall come upon all people.
Angels flying throug heaven	92	And angels shall fly through the midst of heaven, crying with a loud voice, sounding the trump of God, saying: Prepare ye, prepare ye, O inhabitants of the earth; for the judgment of our God is come. Behold, and lo, the Bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him.
Great sign in heaven	93	And immediately there shall appear a great sign in heaven, and all people shall see it together.
Mother of abominations Ready to be burned	94	And another angel shall sound his trump, saying: That great church, the mother of abominations, that made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, that persecuteth the saints of God, that shed their blood—she who sitteth upon many waters, and upon the islands of the sea—behold, she is the tares of the earth; she is bound in bundles; her bands are made strong, no man can loose them; therefore, she is ready to be burned. And he shall sound his trump both long and loud, and all nations shall hear it.
Half hour silence Lord revealed	95	And there shall be silence in heaven for the space of half an hour; and immediately after shall the curtain of heaven be unfolded, as a scroll is unfolded after it is rolled up, and the face of the Lord shall be unveiled;
Saints quickened and caught up	96	And the saints that are upon the earth, who are alive, shall be quickened and be caught up to meet him.
Resurrected caught up into heaven	97	And they who have slept in their graves shall come forth, for their graves shall be opened; and they also shall be caught up to meet him in the midst of the pillar of heaven—
Christ's first fruits descend with him	98	They are Christ's, the first fruits, they who shall descend with him first, and they who are on the earth and in their graves, who are first caught up to meet him; and all this by the voice of the sounding of the trump of the angel of God.
Second trump for Christ's Resurrection of the dead	99	And after this another angel shall sound, which is the second trump; and then cometh the redemption of those who are Christ's at his coming; who have received their part in that prison which is prepared for them, that they might receive the gospel, and be judged according to men in the flesh.
Third trump Condemned	100	And again, another trump shall sound, which is the third trump; and then come the spirits of men who are to be judged, and are found under condemnation;
Won't live again until end of world	101	And these are the rest of the dead; and they live not again until the thousand years are ended, neither again, until the end of the earth.
Fourth trump Remain filthy	102	And another trump shall sound, which is the fourth trump, saying: There are found among those who are to remain until that great and last day, even the end, who shall remain filthy still.
Fifth trump	103	And another trump shall sound, which is the fifth trump, which is the fifth angel who committeth the everlasting gospel—flying through the midst of heaven, unto all nations, kindreds, tongues, and people;
All hear, bow, confess God	104	And this shall be the sound of his trump, saying to all people, both in heaven and in earth, and that are under the earth—for every ear shall hear it, and every knee shall bow, and every tongue shall confess, while they hear the sound of the trump, saying: Fear God, and give glory to him who sitteth upon the throne, forever and ever; for the hour of his judgment is come.
Sixth trump She is fallen	105	And again, another angel shall sound his trump, which is the sixth angel, saying: She is fallen who made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication; she is fallen, is fallen!
Seventh trump It is finished, the Lamb has overcome	106	And again, another angel shall sound his trump, which is the seventh angel, saying: It is finished; it is finished! The Lamb of God hath overcome and trodden the wine-press alone, even the wine-press of the fierceness of the wrath of Almighty God.
Angels and saints made equal with him	107	And then shall the angels be crowned with the glory of his might, and the saints shall be filled with his glory, and receive their inheritance and be made equal with him.
First angel reveals secret acts of first millennium	108	And then shall the first angel again sound his trump in the ears of all living, and reveal the secret acts of men, and the mighty works of God in the first thousand years.
Second angel reveals secret acts of second millennium	109	And then shall the second angel sound his trump, and reveal the secret acts of men, and the thoughts and intents of their hearts, and the mighty works of God in the second thousand years—
And so on through seventh No time, Satan bound for a millennium	110	And so on, until the seventh angel shall sound his trump; and he shall stand forth upon the land and upon the sea, and swear in the name of him who sitteth upon the throne, that there shall be time no longer; and Satan shall be bound, that old serpent, who is called the devil, and shall not be loosed for the space of a thousand years.
Then loosed to gather armies	111	And then he shall be loosed for a little season, that he may gather together his armies.
Michael, 7th angel, gathers host of heaven	112	And Michael, the seventh angel, even the archangel, shall gather together his armies, even the hosts of heaven.
Devil and hosts of hell	113	And the devil shall gather together his armies; even the hosts of hell, and shall come up to battle against Michael and his armies.
Devil and armies cast away	114	And then cometh the battle of the great God; and the devil and his armies shall be cast away into their own place, that they shall not have power over the saints any more at all.
Michael overcomes	115	For Michael shall fight their battles, and shall overcome him who seeketh the throne of him who sitteth upon the throne, even the Lamb.
No more death	116	This is the glory of God, and the sanctified; and they shall not any more see death.
Call solemn assembly	117	Therefore, verily I say unto you, my friends, call your solemn assembly, as I have commanded you.
Words of wisdom out of best books	118	And as all have not faith, seek ye diligently and teach one another words of wisdom; yea, seek ye out of the best books words of wisdom; seek learning, even by study and also by faith.
Organize, prepare ouse of God	119	Organize yourselves; prepare every needful thing; and establish a house, even a house of prayer, a house of fasting, a house of faith, a house of learning, a house of glory, a house of order, a house of God;
Name of the Lord	120	That your incomings may be in the name of the Lord; that your outgoings may be in the name of the Lord; that all your salutations may be in the name of the Lord, with uplifted hands unto the Most High.
Cease light-mindedness, evil doing	121	Therefore, cease from all your light speeches, from all laughter, from all your lustful desires, from all your pride and light-mindedness, and from all your wicked doings.
Orderly classes, equal privileges	122	Appoint among yourselves a teacher, and let not all be spokesmen at once; but let one speak at a time and let all listen unto his sayings, that when all have spoken that all may be edified of all, and that every man may have an equal privilege.
Love, share	123	See that ye love one another; cease to be covetous; learn to impart one to another as the gospel requires.
Behaviors	124	Cease to be idle; cease to be unclean; cease to find fault one with another; cease to sleep longer than is needful; retire to thy bed early, that ye may not be weary; arise early, that your bodies and your minds may be invigorated.
Above all, charity	125	And above all things, clothe yourselves with the bond of charity, as with a mantle, which is the bond of perfectness and peace.
Pray always, I come soon	126	Pray always, that ye may not faint, until I come. Behold, and lo, I will come quickly, and receive you unto myself. Amen.
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