January
25, 1832, Amherst, Ohio |
Two missionary revelations 1–12,
13–36. A dozen pairs of missionaries called. Shake dust off feet,
will judge those who reject missionaries. Care of missionary families. |
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Verily, verily, I say unto you, I who speak even by the voice
of my Spirit, even Alpha and Omega, your Lord and your God |
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Volunteer
missionaries |
2 |
Hearken, O ye who have given your names to go forth to proclaim
my gospel, and to prune my vineyard. |
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Go
right away |
3 |
Behold, I say unto you that it is my will that you should
go forth and not tarry, neither be idle but labor with your might |
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4 |
Lifting up your voices as with the sound of a trump, proclaiming
the truth according to the revelations and commandments which I have given
you. |
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Faithful,
get converts, be crowned |
5 |
And thus, if ye are faithful ye shall be laden with many sheaves,
and crowned with honor, and glory, and immortality, and eternal life. |
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William
E. McLellin, instead of going east |
6 |
Therefore, verily I say unto my servant William E. McLellin,
I revoke the commission which I gave unto him to go unto the eastern countries; |
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Chastized |
7 |
And I give unto him a new commission and a new commandment,
in the which I, the Lord, chasten him for the murmurings of his heart; |
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I
forgive, go south |
8 |
And he sinned; nevertheless, I forgive him and say unto him
again, Go ye into the south countries. |
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With
Luke |
9 |
And let my servant Luke Johnson go with him, and proclaim
the things which I have commanded them |
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Call
on Comforter |
10 |
Calling on the name of the Lord
for the Comforter, which shall teach them all things that are expedient
for them |
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Praying
always |
11 |
Praying always that they faint not; and inasmuch as they do
this, I will be with them even unto the end. |
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12 |
Behold, this is the will of the Lord your God
concerning you. Even so. Amen. |
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Orson
Hyde and Samuel H. Smith go east |
13 |
And again, verily thus saith the Lord, let my servant Orson
Hyde and my servant Samuel H. Smith take their journey into the eastern
countries, and proclaim the things which I have commanded them; and inasmuch
as they are faithful, lo, I will be with them even unto the end. |
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Lyman Johnson and Orson Pratt go east |
14 |
And again, verily I say unto my servant
Lyman Johnson, and unto my servant Orson Pratt, they shall also take their
journey into the eastern countries; and behold, and lo, I am with them also,
even unto the end. |
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Asa Dodds and Calves Wilson go west |
15 |
And again, I say unto my servant Asa Dodds, and unto my servant
Calves Wilson, that they also shall take their journey unto the western
countries, and proclaim my gospel, even as I have commanded them. |
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Faithful
overcome |
16 |
And he who is faithful shall overcome all things, and shall
be lifted up at the last day. |
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Major
N. Ashley and Burr Riggs go south |
17 |
And again, I say unto my servant Major N. Ashley, and my servant
Burr Riggs, let them take their journey also into the south country. |
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All
go house to house |
18 |
Yea, let all those take their journey,
as I have commanded them, going from house to house, and from village to
village, and from city to city. |
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Bless
houses you enter |
19 |
And in whatsoever house ye enter, and they receive
you, leave your blessing upon that house. |
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Shake
off the dust against those who reject |
20 |
And in whatsoever house ye enter, and they receive
you not, ye shall depart speedily from that house, and shake off the dust
of your feet as a testimony against them. |
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Be
filled with joy and gladness
You shall judge them |
21 |
And you shall be filled with joy and gladness; and know this,
that in the day of judgment you shall be judges of that house, and condemn
them; |
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Heathen
will be better off |
22 |
And it shall be more tolerable for the heathen in the day
of judgment, than for that house; therefore, gird up your loins and be faithful,
and ye shall overcome all things, and be lifted up at the last day. Even
so. Amen. |
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Listen
up, elders |
23 |
And again, thus saith the Lord unto you, O ye elders of my
church, who have given your names that you might know his will concerning
you |
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Church
to assist missionary families |
24 |
Behold, I say unto you, that it is the duty of the church
to assist in supporting the families of those, and also to support the families
of those who are called and must needs be sent unto the world to proclaim
the gospel unto the world. |
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Find
places for families |
25 |
Wherefore, I, the Lord, give unto
you this commandment, that ye obtain places for your families, inasmuch
as your brethren are willing to open their hearts. |
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Go
when families settled |
26 |
And let all such as can obtain places for their families,
and support of the church for them, not fail to go into the world, whether
to the east or to the west, or to the north, or to the south. |
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Ask,
knock, receive |
27 |
Let them ask and they shall receive, knock and
it shall be opened unto them, and be made known from on high, even by the
Comforter, whither they shall go. |
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Provide
for families |
28 |
And again, verily I say unto you,
that every man who is obliged to provide for his own family, let him provide,
and he shall in nowise lose his crown; and let him labor in the church. |
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No
idlers |
29 |
Let every man be diligent in all things. And the idler shall
not have place in the church, except he repent and mend his ways. |
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Simeon
Carter and Emer Harris |
30 |
Wherefore, let my servant Simeon Carter and my servant Emer
Harris be united in the ministry; |
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Ezra
Thayre and Thomas B. Marsh |
31 |
And also my servant Ezra Thayre and my servant Thomas B. Marsh; |
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Hyrum
Smith and Reynolds Cahoon |
32 |
Also my servant Hyrum Smith and my servant Reynolds Cahoon; |
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Daniel
Stanton and Seymour Brunson |
33 |
And also my servant Daniel Stanton and my servant Seymour
Brunson; |
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Sylvester
Smith and Gideon Carter |
34 |
And also my servant Sylvester Smith and my servant Gideon
Carter; |
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Ruggles
Eames and Stephen Burnett |
35 |
And also my servant Ruggles Eames and my servant Stephen Burnett; |
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Micah
B. Welton and Eden Smith |
36 |
And also my servant Micah B. Welton and also my servant Eden
Smith. Even so. Amen. |
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