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of the members and to prepare Zion for the return of the Lord. |
| September [20–26], 1830 |
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BC Book A // D&C 29 |
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[Jesus Christ] will
gather his people even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings… |
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Book A, {39–40} // D&C 29 |
| Gather elect |
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[8] And ye are called to
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¶ D&C 29:8–9 |
| Gather in one place before tribulation |
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[9] Wherefore the decree
hath gone forth from the Father, that they shall be gathered in unto one
place, upon the face of this land, to prepare their hearts, and be prepared
in all things, against the day when tribulation and desolation are sent
forth upon the wicked: |
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| December [30], 1830 |
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D&C 37 |
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| Gather in Ohio |
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[4] And again a commandment I give unto the church,
that it is expedient in me that they should assemble together at the Ohio,
against the time that my servant Oliver shall
return unto them. |
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D&C 38 (Book of Commandments 40 ) |
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[27] And
that ye might escape the power of the enemy, and be gathered unto me a
righteous people, without spot and blameless: |
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Enemies |
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law, power |
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[28] Wherefore,
for this cause I gave unto you the commandment, that ye should go to the
Ohio: and there I will give unto you my law, and there you shall be endowed
with power from on high >, |
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to the Ohio: D&C
37, December [30], 1830.
endowed with power: ¶ D&C
43:14, February [9–23], 1831; ¶ D&C
105:11, June 22, 1834. |
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and from thence, whomsoever
I will shall go forth among all nations, and it shall be told them what
they shall do, for I have a great work laid up in store: |
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D&C 39 (Book of Commandments 41 Text) |
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[14] And inasmuch as my people shall assemble themselves to the
Ohio, I have kept in store a blessing such
as is not known among the children of men, and it shall be poured forth
upon their heads. |
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D&C 45 (Edward Partridge Text) |
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& the remnant shall be gathered unto this place and then
they shall look for me & behold I will come & they shall see me
in the clouds of heaven clothed with power & great glory with all the
holy angels & he that watches not for me shall be cut off |
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¶ D&C
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¶ D&C 45:43–44 |
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D&C 48 (Book of Commandments 51 ) |
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[5] The place is not yet to be revealed,
but after your brethren come from the east there are to be certain men
appointed, and to them it shall be given to know the place, or to them
it shall be revealed; and they shall be appointed to purchase the lands,
and to make a commencement, to lay the foundation of the city; |
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[6] And then shall ye begin
to be gathered with your families, every man according to his family, according
to his circumstances, and as is appointed to him by the
presidency and the bishop and
elders of
the church, according to the laws and commandments |
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D&C 133 (Evening and Morning
Star Text) |
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| You going to Zion, sanctify yourselves |
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Wherefore, prepare ye, prepare ye, O my people; sanctify yourselves;
gather ye together, O ye people of my church, upon the land of Zion; all
you that have not been commanded to tarry. |
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"Sanctify yourselves therefore, and
be ye holy: for I am the LORD your God." Leviticus 20:7. |
| Leave Babylon, be clean |
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Go ye out from Babylon. Be ye clean that bear the vessels
of the Lord. |
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"Depart ye, depart ye, go ye out from
thence, touch no unclean thing; go ye out of the midst of her; be ye
clean, that bear the vessels of the LORD." Isaiah 52:11. |
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| Leave Babylon |
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… Go ye out of Babylon; gather ye out from among the
nations, from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other. |
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Send forth the elders of my church unto the nations which are afar off … firstly, first upon
the Gentiles, and then upon the Jews. |
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Say, go to Zion
Build up Zion |
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And behold, and lo, this shall be their cry, and the voice of the Lord
unto all people: Go ye forth unto the land of Zion, that the borders of
my people may be enlarged, and that her stakes may be strengthened, and
that Zion may go forth unto the regions round about. |
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"Enlarge the place of thy tent, and
let them stretch forth the curtains of thine habitations: spare not,
lengthen thy cords, and strengthen thy stakes" Isaiah 54:2. |
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Let them, therefore, which who are
among the Gentiles flee unto Zion. |
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| Jews to Jerusalem |
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And let them who be of Judah, flee unto Jerusalem, unto the mountains
of the Lord's house. |
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| Leave Babylon (wickedness) |
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Go ye out from among the nations, even from
Babylon, from the midst of wickedness, which is spiritual Babylon. |
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Make preparations for going
Don't turn back |
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But verily thus saith the Lord, let not your flight be in haste, but
let all things be prepared before you: and he that goeth, let him not look
back, lest sudden destruction shall come upon him. |
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"But his wife looked back from behind
him, and she became a pillar of salt." Genesis 19:26. |
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People in the north
Melt ice |
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And they who are in the north countries
shall come in remembrance before the Lord, and their prophets shall hear
his voice, and shall no longer stay themselves, and they shall smite the
rocks, and the ice shall flow down at their presence. |
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And an high way shall be cast up in the midst of the great deep. |
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And now the year of my redeemed is come … |
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| Saints resurrected and stand on Mount Zion,
New Jerusalem |
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And the graves of the saints shall be opened, and they shall
come forth and stand on the right hand of the Lamb, when he shall stand
upon mount Zion, and upon the holy city, the New Jerusalem … |
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D&C 77 |
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… the angel ascending from the east is he to whom
is given the seal of the living God over the twelve tribes of Israel; wherefore,
he crieth unto the four angels having the everlasting gospel, saying: Hurt
not the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, till we have sealed the
servants of our God in their foreheads. And, if you will receive it, this
is Elias which was to come to gather together the tribes of Israel and
restore all things. |
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What time are the things spoken of in this chapter to be
accomplished? |
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They are to be accomplished in the sixth thousand years,
or the opening of the sixth seal. |
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… it was a mission, and an ordinance, for him to gather
the tribes of Israel; behold, this is Elias, who, as it is written, must
come and restore all things. |
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D&C 101 |
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And, behold, there is none other place appointed than that
which I have appointed; neither shall there be any other place appointed
than that which I have appointed, for the work of the gathering of my saints— |
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¶ D&C
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Until the day cometh when there is found no more room for
them; and then I have other places which I will appoint unto them, and
they shall be called stakes, for the curtains or the strength of Zion. |
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| April 20–21, 1834 |
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New Portage Conference |
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Enroute to a conference in New
Portage, Joseph
Smith, Sidney Rigdon, Oliver Cowdery, and
Zebedee Coltrin: |
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Minutes of April
20–21, 1834 Background |
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redemption of Zion |
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… soon retired
to the wilderness, where we united in prayer … We called upon the
Father in the name of Jesus to go with the breth[r]en who were [77] going
up to the land of Zion, to give brother Joseph strength, and wisdom, and
understanding sufficient to lead the people of the Lord, and to gather
back, and establish the saints upon the land of their inheritances, and
organize them according to the will of heaven that they be no more cast
down forever. |
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Selected collections 1:20, Diaries,
76–81.
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| Remnant to gather |
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Joseph: In the last days, God
will call a remnant to be saved from destruction. Part of the remnant
will be from Jerusalem and part from Zion. Desolation will " soon
cover the earth," and
God wants a "place of deliverance in his remnant, and in Zion, &c." |
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Joel
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| Gathering required for redemption |
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… without
a Zion and a place of deliverance, we must fall, because the time is
near when the sun will be darkened, the moon turn to blood, the stars
fall from heaven and the earth reel to and fro; then if this is the case,
if we are not sanctified and gathered to the places where God has appointed, … we
must fall, we cannot stand, we cannot be saved; for God will gather out
his saints from the gentiles and then comes desolation or destruction
and none can escape except the pure in heart who are gathered, &c. … |
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[Sidney] said it was in vain for
men in this generation to think of laying up and providing inheritances
for their children except they laid it up in the place where deliverance
was appointed by the voice of God; for those were to be the days of vengeance
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if Zion not delivered |
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[Joseph] then delivererd
a short prophecy, that if Zion was not deliverd, the time was near when
all of this Church, wherever they might be found would be persecuted and
destroyed in like manner. |
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To be continued … |
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