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Revelation |
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And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first
earth were passed away; and there was no more sea. And I John saw the holy
city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride
adorned for her husband. And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying,
Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them,
and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be
their God. And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there
shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there
be any more pain: for the former things are passed away. |
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Revelation
21:1–4 |
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| [June] 1830 |
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Moses |
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And the end shall come, and the heaven and the earth shall
be consumed and pass away, and there shall be a new heaven and a new earth.
For all old things shall pass away, and all things shall become new, even
the heaven and the earth, and all the fulness thereof … |
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Moses 7:62 |
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| September 1830 |
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Manuscript History (Draft) |
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| Hiram Page's revelations
about Zion and the church |
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Brother Hyram Page had got in his
opossession a certain stone <by> which he obtained certain revelations
concerning the upbuilding of Zion the order of the Church and so forth,
but which were entirely at variance with the order of Gods House … |
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History: draft
History [1839 draft], Joseph Smith, James Mulholland scribe. LDS Church Archives. Transcript in Papers 1:231-264. Early Mormon Documents 1:76-135 compares this document to the first section of the final (complete) [Manuscript] History of the Church.
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Papers
Papers of Joseph Smith, Volume 1: Autobiographical and Historical Writings, edited by Dean C. Jessee (Salt Lake City: Deseret Book Company, 1989).
1:262.
¶ Hiram Page |
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D&C 28 |
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the Lamanites |
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And now behold, I say unto you,
that it is not revealed, and no man knoweth where the City shall be built,
but it shall be given hereafter. |
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Ezra Booth letter (December
8, 1831) // ¶ D&C 28:9–10.
city: city of Zion, after 1835 |
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Behold I say unto you, that it shall be among
the Lamanites. |
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among: on
the borders by, BC 30:9 |
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| November 1830 |
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Geauga Gazette |
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| Descendants of Manesseh to gather into |
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DELUSION.—About two weeks since, three men,
calling themselves Oliver Cowdry, David Whitmer, and Martin Harris,
appeared in our village, laden with a new revelation, … [They] have
now gone west for a country they know not where, west of the Mississippi,
where they say is a holy spot, and there are to establish a New
Jerusalem, into which they say will be gathered all the [natives] who they
say are descendants of Manesseh.— They say they are led by the spirit
and will know the ground when they place their feet on it. |
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"Delusion," Le Roy Gazette, March 17, 1831, reprint of Geauga
Gazette, issue as yet not found. Source
Martin Harris was not with the Lamanite missionaries. |
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| February 9, 1831 |
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D&C 42 |
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… it shall be revealed unto you, from on high, when
the city of the New Jerusalem shall be prepared that ye may be gathered
in one, that ye may be my people and I will be your God |
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BC 44:9. Cf. D&C
42:9 |
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| March [6–7], 1831 |
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D&C 45 |
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Gather riches to
buy inheritance
New Jerusalem, city of refuge |
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and with one heart and with one mind, gather up your riches that ye may
purchase an inheritance which shall hereafter be appointed unto you, and
it shall be called the New Jerusalem, a land of peace, a city of refuge,
a place of safety for the saints of the most high God; |
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BC 48:59–67 // ¶
D&C 45:65–71. |
| Glory and terror,
Zion |
60 |
And the glory of the Lord shall
be there, and the terror of the Lord also shall be there, insomuch that
the wicked will not come unto it: |
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| Flee to Zion |
61 |
And it shall be called Zion: |
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And it shall come to pass, among
the wicked, that every man that will not take his sword against his neighbor
must needs flee unto Zion for safety. |
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| All others at war |
63 |
And there shall be gathered unto
it out of every nation under heaven: |
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And it shall be the only people
that shall not be at war one with another. |
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| Wicked fear Zion |
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And it shall be said among the
wicked, let us not go up to battle against Zion, for the inhabitants of
Zion are terrible: |
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Wherefore we cannot stand. |
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| Righteous sing |
67 |
And it shall come to pass that the
righteous shall be gathered out from among all nations, and shall come to
Zion singing, with songs of everlasting joy. |
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| March [8–13], 1831 |
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D&C 51 |
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| Save all you can to buy land |
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It must needs be necessary, that ye save all the
money that ye can, and that ye obtain all that ye can in righteousness,
that in time ye may be enabled to purchase land for an inheritance, even
the city. |
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BC 51:4–6 // D&C
48:4–6. |
| City location to be revealed |
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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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| Presidency and bishop distribute
land |
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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, which ye have received,
and which ye shall hereafter receive; even so: Amen. |
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Red:
added in 1835
Blue: dropped in 1835
The office of President of the High Priesthood was instituted November
11, 1831. Presidents of the High Priesthood |
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| June [6], 1831 |
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D&C 52 |
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Following the first Kirtland conference (Minutes
of [4], 1831), Joseph, Sidney, and other elders are called
to go to Missouri, preaching as they travel. In Independence they are to
hold another conference. |
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| Gather in Missouri |
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And thus, even as I have said, if ye are faithful ye shall
assemble yourselves together to rejoice upon the land of Missouri, which
is the land of your inheritance, which is now the land of your enemies. |
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BC 54:43–45. Cf. D&C
52:42–44.
Enemies |
| Lord will hasten the city |
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But, behold, I, the Lord, will hasten the city in its time, |
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| Crown the faithful |
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And will crown the faithful with joy and with rejoicing. |
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| June 14, 1831 |
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Ezra Booth |
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28 missionaries
Miracles anticipated
Expect to remain in Missouri |
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After all the good followers
of Jo Smith from York state had got fairly settled down in this vicinity,
which Rigdon had declared to be their "eternal inheritance," Jo.
must needs invent another "command from God." At a meeting of
the tribe on the 3d inst. the fact was made known to them that 28 elders
must be selected and ordained, to start immediately, for Missouri. …
It is said they are about to commence
an establishment some 500 miles up the Missouri where they contemplate
building the New Jerusalem, and they have expressed doubts whether few
if any of them will ever return to this "land of promise." |
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Painesville Telegraph qtd. in
Revelations
Revelations of the Prophet Joseph Smith: A Historical and Biographical Commentary of the Doctrine and Covenants, Lyndon Cook (Provo: Seventy’s Mission Bookstore, 1981).
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137n8.
¶ Ezra Booth Letters (4–6)
emphasizes the expectation of the party to witness and perform miracles
on their way.
¶ Ezra Booth Letters (4–6)
also refers to the high hopes and expectations of the elders. |
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| June 19, 1831 |
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Manuscript History |
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Joseph, Sidney, Martin Harris, W. W. Phelps,
Edward Partridge, Sidney
and Elizabeth Gilbert, and Joseph Coe leave
Kirtland for Jackson County (900 miles). |
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MSH
Manuscript History of the Church (1839-[1882]). LDS Church Archives, CR 100. The first 240 pages are transcribed in Papers of Joseph Smith 1:265-386, where it is titled, "History, 1839." Selected Collections identifies it as Church Historian's Office History of the Church, 1839-circa 1882. Unless otherwise stated, Selected Collections is cited. 1-A refers to DVD vol. 1 (1805-1836), pages 1 -553. 1-B refers to DVD vol. 1 (addenda, miscellaneous, genealogy, Dec. 1834, Oliver Cowdery letters, and Nov. 1835-Jan. 1836), pages 1-191 (numbered from the back of the book).
in
Papers
Papers of Joseph Smith, Volume 1: Autobiographical and Historical Writings, edited by Dean C. Jessee (Salt Lake City: Deseret Book Company, 1989).
1:356; also
Times & Seasons, vol. 5 no. 4 (February 15, 1844): 434;
HC
History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, edited by B. H. Roberts, 7 vols. (Salt Lake City: Deseret News, 1902-1912, 1932).
1:188. |
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| July 14, 1831 |
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Joseph, Edward, Martin Harris,
W. W. Phelps, and Joseph
Coe reach Independence. |
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Knight recollection
Untitled and undated holograph, LDS Church Archives transcribed by Dean Jessee in "Joseph Knight's Recollection of Early Mormon History," BYU Studies 17, no. 1 (Autumn 1976), 29-39. Reference to D&C 20 on p. 174 and D&C 21 on p. 177 suggests document date between 1844 and 1876.
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| July 20, 1831 |
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D&C 57 |
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| Gather in Missouri
Independence the center place |
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Hearken O ye Elders of my church saith the lord
your God who have assembled yourselves together, according to my commandments
in this land which is the land of Missouri which is the land which I have
appointed and consecrated for the gathering of the saints Wherefore this
is the land of promise and the place for the city of Zion |
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KRB
Kirtland Revelations Book. Scribes: Frederick G. Williams, Orson Hyde, Joseph Smith, Oliver Cowdery, and others. Selected Collections 1:19; The Joseph Smith Papers: Revelations and Translations, Manuscript Revelations Books edited by Robin Scott Jensen, Robert J. Woodford, and Steven C. Harper (n.d., The Historians Press), 2009. Original, Church Archives, MS 4583.
, 89–90 // D&C 57 |
| Location of the temple |
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And thus saith the Lord your God if you will receive wisdom here is wisdom
behold the place which is now called Independence is the center place. [90]
and the Spot for the temple is lying westward upon a lot which is not far
from the courthouse |
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| Purchase lands |
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Wherefor[e] it is wisdom that the Land should be purchased by the saints
and also every tract lying [-] westward even unto the line running directly
between Jew and J Gentile and also every tract bordering by the prairies
in asmuch as my disciples are enabled to buy lands behold this is wisdom
that they may obtain it for an everlasting inheritance |
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| Convert Lamanites |
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… and also let my servant Sidney obtain a license Behold here is
wisdom and whoso readeth let him understand that he may send goods also
unto the Lamanites even by whom I will as clerks employed in his service
and thus the gospel may be preached unto them. |
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Sidney: Sidney
Gilbert
Published versions (1835 D&C to present) omit reference to Lamanites.
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| February 16, 1832 |
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D&C 76 |
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| Come to Mount Zion |
66 |
[Those of the first resurrection] are they who are come unto Mount Zion,
and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly place, the holiest of
all. |
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¶ D&C 76:66. |
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| September 22, 23, 1832 |
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D&C 84 |
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| Mount Zion called city of New
Jerusalem |
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…yea the word of the Lord concerning his church established
in the last days for the restoration of his people as he has spoken by the
mouth of his prophets and for the gathering, of his saints to stand upon
mount Zion, which shall be called the city
of New Jerusalem, |
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Whitney Papers
Newel Kimball Whitney Papers. Special Collections, Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University, MSS Vault 766.
// D&C 84:2–5, 98–102. |
Begin at temple
Dedicated by Joseph and others |
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which city shall be built begining at the temple lot which
is appointed by the finger of the Lord in the western boundaries of the
State of Missouri and dedicated by the hand of Joseph Smith,
Jr.
and others with whom the Lord was well pleased, |
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| Build temple in this generation |
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verily this is the word of the Lord, that the city New Jerusalem
shall be built by the gathring of the saints begining at this place, even
the place of the Temple, |
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| Glory of the Lord shall fill it |
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which Temple shall be reared in this generation for verely this generation
shall not all pass away untill an house shall be built unto the Lord and
a cloud shall rest upon it which cloud shall be even the glory of the Lord
which shall fill the house … |
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| New song |
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until all shall know me who remain even from the least unto
the greatest and shall be filled with the knowledge of the Lord and shall
see eye to eye, and shall lift up the their
voice, and with the voice together sing this new song, saying |
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Lord hath brought again Zion
Redeemed his people
Satan bound
God stands with people
Full of mercy, justice, grace, truth, peace |
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the lord hath brought again Zion the Lord
hath redeemed his people Israel, according to the election of grace which
was brought to pass by the faith and covenant of the[i]r fathers, the
Lord hath redeemed his people and Satan is bound and time is no longer
the Lord hath gathered all things in one the Lord hath brought down Zion
from above the Lord hath brought up Zion from beneath the earth hath travailed
and brought forth her strength and truth is established in her bowels
and the heavens have smiled upon her and she is clothed with the glory
of her God for he standeth stands
in the midst of his people, glory and honor and power and might be ascribed
to our God for he is full of mercy Justice grace and truth and peace for
ever and ever Amen
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Zion—City Plot
Zion Regulations
Temples of the New Jerusalem
Jackson County
Missouri
Joseph Smith
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