| Advice from W.
W. Phelps to those who want to move to Zion. |
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LET EVERY MAN LEARN HIS DUTY. |
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Evening and Morning
Star, vol. 1 no. 8 (January 1833) [5]. W. W. Phelps, editor. |
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as guide |
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EVERY man ought to know his duty to God and man; especially
the saint that has the benefit of revelation to guide him: he ought to know
his duty, not only to say, but to do in all things. |
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| Holiness |
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He ought to practice holiness before the Lord, that he may be counted
worthy of an inheritance in Zion, and meet his Savior in peace. |
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| Settle
debts before moving |
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Every soul that comes up to Zion for an inheritance, for the
present, must prepare temporally and spiritually. He should settle all his
concerns with the world, and owe no man: |
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| Consecrate |
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he should overcome the world, and be ready, when he arrives at the place
of gathering, to consecrate all to the Lord, through whom the Lord has appointed
for that purpose, that he may be prepared to keep the commandments, and
do the will of his heavenly Father: . |
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| Otherwise no inheritance |
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otherwise he may not hold communion with the brethren: nor can he expect
an inheritance, according to the regulations and order of the church |
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Gather
Gentiles welcome |
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While the gathering is sounded, that Israel may come in from
his long dispersion, and also, as many of the Gentiles as will, the invitation
is free, |
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| Must keep commandments |
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but unless the articles and covenants, the law and regulation; yea, verily
all the commandments, are kept, all is vain. |
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| Disobedient found
wanting |
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The Lord has order, and many that may come to the land of Zion, for an
inheritance, without obeying all the requirements of the Lord, will be weighed
in the balances and found wanting. It is not every one that says Lord, Lord,
that shall abide the day of tithing. |
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Celestial kingdom
by faith and works
Exemplary conduct |
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Every soul that is saved in the celestial kingdom, will be saved by its
own faith and works: therefore, how necessary it is, that the saints should
keep all the commandments, that others seeing a good example, may go and
do likewise. |
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| Love, consecrate,
loyal, charity, holy |
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If any should ask what is my duty? Let him read: To love the Lord supremely:
To love his neighbor as himself: To consecrate all to the Lord: To be faithful
to the end, and, above all, to have charity. A saint must be holy, or he
cannot have a portion in the holy city. |
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All in
order
Quit world for eternal life |
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Again: Let all things be in order. Let every one that quits
the world for the sake of eternal life, act consistent in every thing: |
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| Be obedient, pay
debts, care for property |
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by obeying the commandments; by paying his just debts; by taking care
of his property, if any, if not, by assisting others to do so: |
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| No rush |
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not hurrying up to Zion with some and leaving some to whet the appetite
of an over anxious world. The Lord is never in a hurry, but gives every
thing its proper proportion of time. |
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| Cleanliness (decent) |
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Be cleanly; no matter what condition yours may be, cleanliness is a virtue,
that will be required in Zion. Heaven shines with glory, and the Lord clothes
his angels with WHITE ROBES: How necessary, then, that his saints should
be decent. |
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In relation to consecrating, and continuing worthy, and faithful
to the end, we make the following extract of a letter: |
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D&C
85 |
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Zion—City Plot
Zion—the
New Jerusalem
Temples of
the New Jerusalem
Jackson County
Missouri
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