Doctrine and Covenants 104

Mormon History: 1830 to 1839

Doctrine and Covenants 104

April 23, 1834, Kirtland, Ohio.
Lord breaks up United Order become of the duplicty, or suspected duplicity, of some. They are cursed §. Stewardships for Sidney §, Martin §, Frederick §, John Johnson §, Newel K. Whitney §, and Joseph §. The connection between the orders in Kirtland and Zion is severed §. Protocols for the Lord's treasury §. Withdrawals from treasury only by common consent of the order §. Pay all debts §. Be humble and the Lord will deliver the brethren from debt §.
This page compares the 1835 D&C with the current LDS edition. For a comparision of versions in the Kirtland Revelations Book, Book of Commandments Book C, and 1835 D&C 98, see Doctrine and Covenants 104 Sources.
1835 Doctrine and Covenants 98 heading: Revelation given to Enoch, concerning the order of the church for the benefit of the poor.
About the United Order	1	Verily I say unto you, my friends, I give unto you counsel, and a commandment, concerning all the properties which belong to the order which I commanded to be organized and established, to be an united order, and an everlasting order for the benefit of my church, and for the salvation of men until I come—	1	1835 D&C 98 verse numbers are to the right of the text. Pink: dropped after 1835
	2	With promise immutable and unchangeable, that inasmuch as those whom I commanded were faithful they should be blessed with a multiplicity of blessings;
Unfaithful	3	But inasmuch as they were not faithful they were nigh unto cursing.		Cursings
Some broke covenant Cursed	4	Therefore, inasmuch as some of my servants have not kept the commandment, but have broken the covenant by through covetousness, and with feigned words, I have cursed them with a very sore and grievous curse.		Turquoise: added after 1835 Who got cursed?
	5	For I, the Lord, have decreed in my heart, that inasmuch as any man belonging to the order shall be found a transgressor, or, in other words, shall break the covenant with which ye are bound, he shall be cursed in his life, and shall be trodden down by whom I will;
Don't mock	6	For I, the Lord, am not to be mocked in these things—
Innocent not condemned	7	And all this that the innocent among you may not be condemned with the unjust; and that the guilty among you may not escape; because I, the Lord, have promised unto you a crown of glory at my right hand.
Transgressors won't escape	8	Therefore, inasmuch as you are found transgressors, ye you cannot escape my wrath in your lives.
Buffetings of Satan	9	Inasmuch as ye are cut off for transgression, ye cannot escape the buffetings of Satan until the day of redemption.
	10	And I now give unto you power from this very hour, that if any man among you, of the order, is found a transgressor and repenteth not of the evil, that ye shall deliver him over unto the buffetings of Satan; and he shall not have power to bring evil upon you.	2
Appoint stewardships	11	It is wisdom in me; therefore, a commandment I give unto you, that ye shall organize yourselves and appoint every man his stewardship;
	12	That every man may give an account unto me of the stewardship which is appointed unto him.
Accountable	13	For it is expedient that I, the Lord, should make every man accountable, as a steward over earthly blessings, which I have made and prepared for my creatures.
	14	I, the Lord, stretched out the heavens, and builded built the earth as a, my very handy work handiwork; and all things therein are mine.		Pink: dropped after 1835 Turquoise: added after 1835
	15	And it is my purpose to provide for my saints, for all things are mine.
Poor shall be exalted, rich low	16	But it must needs be done in mine own way; and behold this is the way that I, the Lord, have decreed to provide for my saints, that the poor shall be exalted, in that the rich are made low.
Agents unto themselves	17	For the earth is full, and there is enough and to spare; yea, I prepared all things, and have given unto the children of men to be agents unto themselves.		The Lord gives agency.
Those who don't share go to hell	18	Therefore, if any man shall take of the abundance which I have made, and impart not his portion, according to the law of my gospel, unto the poor and the needy, he shall, with the wicked, lift up his eyes in hell, being in torment.		"There was a certain rich man, … [who] fared sumptuously every day: And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of sores, And desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man's table: moreover the dogs came and licked his sores. And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried; And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom. And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame. But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he is comforted, and thou art tormented. " Luke 16:19–25
Property of the order	19	And now, verily I say unto you, concerning the properties of the order—	3
Sidney gets house, tannery	20	Let my servant Pelagoram Sidney Rigdon have appointed unto him the place where he now resides, and the lot of the Tahhanes tannery for his stewardship, for his support while he is laboring in my vineyard, even as I will, when I shall command him.		Pink: dropped after 1835 Turquoise: added after 1835 while he is laboring … when I shall command him: Is Sidney on emeritus status?
Kirtland order members consent	21	And let all things be done according to the counsel of the order, and united consent or voice of the order, which dwell in the land of Shinehah Kirtland.
	22	And this stewardship and blessing, I, the Lord, confer upon my servant Pelagoram Sidney Rigdon for a blessing upon him, and his seed after him;
Sidney be humble	23	And I will multiply blessings upon him, inasmuch as he shall be humble before me.
Martin gets John Johnson's land	24	And again, let my servant Mahemson Martin Harris have appointed unto him, for his stewardship, the lot of land which my servant Zombre John Johnson obtained in exchange for his former inheritance, for him and his seed after him;	4	John Johnson Martin Harris
	25	And inasmuch as he is faithful, I will multiply blessings upon him and his seed after him.
Martin give money for publishing	26	And let my servant Mahemson Martin Harris devote his moneys for the proclaiming of my words, according as my servant Gazelam Joseph Smith, Jun., shall direct.
Frederick gets his house	27	And again, let my servant Shederlacmach Frederick G. Williams have the place upon which he now dwells.	5	Frederick G. Williams
Oliver gets printing office lot and his father's lot	28	And let my servant Olihah Oliver Cowdery have the lot which is set off joining the house, which is to be for the printing office, which is lot number one, and also the lot upon which his father resides.
Frederick and Oliver get printing office	29	And let my servants Shederlacmach Frederick G. Williams and Olihah Oliver Cowdery have the Lane-shine-house printing office and all things that pertain unto it.		Pink: dropped after 1835 Turquoise: added after 1835
	30	And this shall be their stewardship which shall be appointed unto them.
	31	And inasmuch as they are faithful, behold I will bless them, and multiply blessings upon them.
	32	And this is the beginning of the stewardship which I have appointed them, for them and their seed after them.
	33	And, inasmuch as they are faithful, I will multiply blessings upon them and their seed after them, even a multiplicity of blessings.
John Johnson gets his house	34	And again, let my servant Zombre John Johnson have the house in which he lives, and the inheritance, all save the ground which has been reserved for the building of my houses, which pertains to that inheritance, and those lots which have been named for my servant Olihah Oliver Cowdery.	6	John Johnson
	35	And inasmuch as he is faithful, I will multiply blessings upon him.
John sell lots As counseled	36	And it is my will that he should sell the lots that are laid off for the building up of the city of my saints, inasmuch as it shall be made known to him by the voice of the Spirit, and according to the counsel of the order, and by the voice of the order.
	37	And this is the beginning of the stewardship which I have appointed unto him, for a blessing unto him and his seed after him.
	38	And inasmuch as he is faithful, I will multiply a multiplicity of blessings upon him.
Newel gets his houses and lot, store and lot, ashery lot, lot south of store	39	And again, let my servant Ahashdah Newel K. Whitney have appointed unto him the houses and lot where he now resides, and the lot and building on which the Ozondah mercantile establishment stands, and also the lot which is on the corner south of the Ozondah mercantile establishment, and also the lot on which the Shule ashery is situated.	7	Newel K. Whitney
	40	And all this I have appointed unto my servant Ahashdah Newel K. Whitney for his stewardship, for a blessing upon him and his seed after him, for the benefit of the mercantile establishment Ozondah of my order which I have established for my stake in the land of Kirtland.		Pink: dropped after 1835 Turquoise: added after 1835
Newel and agent get the store	41	Yea, verily, this is the stewardship which I have appointed unto my servant Ahashdah N. K. Whitney, even this whole Ozondah mercantile establishment, him and his agent, and his seed after him.
	42	And inasmuch as he is faithful in keeping my commandments, which I have given unto him, I will multiply blessings upon him and his seed after him, even a multiplicity of blessings.
Joseph gets the lot next to Lord's house and his father's lot	43	And again, let my servant Gazelam Joseph Smith, Jun., have appointed unto him the lot which is laid off for the building of my house, which is forty rods long and twelve wide, and also the inheritance upon which his father now resides;	8
	44	And this is the beginning of the stewardship which I have appointed unto him, for a blessing upon him, and upon his father.
Joseph to support Joseph Sr.	45	For behold, I have reserved an inheritance for his father, for his support; therefore he shall be reckoned in the house of my servant Gazelam Joseph Smith, Jun.,
	46	And I will multiply blessings upon the house of my servant Gazelam Joseph Smith, Jun., inasmuch as he is faithful, even a multiplicity of blessings.		Pink: dropped after 1835 Turquoise: added after 1835
End United Order	47	And now, a commandment I give unto you concerning Zion, that you shall no longer be bound as a united order to your brethren of Zion, only on this wise—	9	In the Revelation of April 28, 1834 (5 days later), the Kirtland firm gets an extra $1,000.
Names of two United Orders	48	After you are organized, you shall be called the United Order of the Stake of Zion, the City of Shinehah Kirtland. And your brethren, after they are organized, shall be called the United Order of the City of Zion.
Do business separately	49	And they shall be organized in their own names, and in their own name; and they shall do their business in their own name, and in their own names;
Business in own names	50	And you shall do your business in your own name, and in your own names.
	51	And this I have commanded to be done for your salvation, and also for their salvation, in consequence of their being driven out and that which is to come.
	52	The covenants being broken through transgression, by covetousness and feigned words—
United Order dissolved	53	Therefore, you are dissolved as a united order with your brethren, that you are not bound only up to this hour unto them, only on this wise, as I said, by loan as shall be agreed by this order in council, as your circumstances will admit and the voice of the council direct.
	54	And again, a commandment I give unto you concerning your stewardship which I have appointed unto you.	10
Properties the Lord's	55	Behold, all these properties are mine, or else your faith is vain, and ye are found hypocrites, and the covenants which ye have made unto me are broken;
Stewards of Lord's properties	56	And if the properties are mine, then ye are stewards; otherwise ye are no stewards.
Stewards of Lord's house	57	But, verily I say unto you, I have appointed unto you to be stewards over mine house, even stewards indeed.
Organize	58	And for this purpose I have commanded you to organize yourselves, even to shinelah print my words, the fulness of my scriptures, the revelations which I have given unto you, and which I shall, hereafter, from time to time give unto you—
To build church and kingdom	59	For the purpose of building up my church and kingdom on the earth, and to prepare my people for the time when I shall dwell with them, which is nigh at hand.
Prepare treasury	60	And ye shall prepare for yourselves a place for a treasury, and consecrate it unto my name.	11
Appoint treasurer	61	And ye shall appoint one among you to keep the treasury, and he shall be ordained unto this blessing.
Store sacred things, belongs to all of you	62	And there shall be a seal upon the treasury, and all the sacred things shall be delivered into the treasury; and no man among you shall call it his own, or any part of it, for it shall belong to you all with one accord.
	63	And I give it unto you from this very hour; and now see to it, that ye go to and make use of the stewardship which I have appointed unto you, exclusive of the sacred things, for the purpose of printing these sacred things as I have said.
Keep profits of sacred things in treasury, sealed Open only when commanded	64	And the avails of the sacred things shall be had in the treasury, and a seal shall be upon it; and it shall not be used or taken out of the treasury by any one, neither shall the seal be loosed which shall be placed upon it, only by the voice of the order, or by commandment.		or by commandment gives Joseph personal access.
	65	And thus shall ye preserve all the avails of the sacred things in the treasury, for sacred and holy purposes.
Treasury of the Lord	66	And this shall be called the sacred treasury of the Lord; and a seal shall be kept upon it that it may be holy and consecrated unto the Lord.
Another treasury, sealed	67	And again, there shall be another treasury prepared, and a treasurer appointed to keep the treasury, and a seal shall be placed upon it;	12
For other transactions Don't withhold—put it in as soon as you get it	68	And all moneys that you receive in your stewardships, by improving upon the properties which I have appointed unto you, in houses, or in lands, or in cattle, or in all things save it be the holy and sacred writings, which I have reserved unto myself for holy and sacred purposes, shall be cast into the treasury as fast as you receive moneys, by hundreds, or by fifties, or by twenties, or by tens, or by fives.
	69	Or in other words, if any man among you obtain five talents dollars let him cast them into the treasury; or if he obtain ten, or twenty, or fifty, or an hundred, let him do likewise;		Pink: dropped after 1835 Turquoise: added after 1835
	70	And let not any man among you say that it is his own; for it shall not be called his, nor any part of it.
Withdrawls only by common consent	71	And there shall not any part of it be used, or taken out of the treasury, only by the voice and common consent of the order.		Common Consent
To help with stewardships	72	And this shall be the voice and common consent of the order—that any man among you say to the treasurer: I have need of this to help me in my stewardship—
	73	If it be five talents dollars, or if it be ten talents dollars, or twenty, or fifty, or a hundred, the treasurer shall give unto him the sum which he requires to help him in his stewardship—
Until transgression or unwise	74	Until he be found a transgressor, and it is manifest before the council of the order plainly that he is an unfaithful and an unwise steward.
	75	But so long as he is in full fellowship, and is faithful and wise in his stewardship, this shall be his token unto the treasurer that the treasurer shall not withhold.		token?
	76	But in case of transgression, the treasurer shall be subject unto the council and voice of the order.
If treasurer unfaithful, appoint another	77	And in case the treasurer is found an unfaithful and an unwise steward, he shall be subject to the council and voice of the order, and shall be removed out of his place, and another shall be appointed in his stead.
Pay debts	78	And again, verily I say unto you, concerning your debts—behold it is my will that you should shall pay all your debts.	13
	79	And it is my will that you should shall humble yourselves before me, and obtain this blessing by your diligence and humility and the prayer of faith.		Pink: dropped after 1835 Turquoise: added after 1835
Be humble, etc. Lord will soften creditors	80	And inasmuch as you are diligent and humble, and exercise the prayer of faith, behold, I will soften the hearts of those to whom you are in debt, until I shall send means unto you for your deliverance.
Write New York creditors	81	Therefore write speedily unto Cainhannoch New York and write according to that which shall be dictated by my Spirit; and I will soften the hearts of those to whom you are in debt, that it shall be taken away out of their minds to bring affliction upon you.
Lord will give the victory	82	And inasmuch as ye are humble and faithful and call upon my name, behold, I will give you the victory.
This time	83	I give unto you a promise, that you shall be delivered this once out of your bondage.
Loans	84	Inasmuch as you obtain a chance to loan money by hundreds, or thousands, even until you shall loan enough to deliver yourself from bondage, it is your privilege.
Pledge your properties	85	And pledge the properties which I have put into your hands, this once, by giving your names by common consent or otherwise, as it shall seem good unto you.
	86	I give unto you this privilege, this once; and behold, if you proceed to do the things which I have laid before you, according to my commandments, all these things are mine, and ye are my stewards, and the master will not suffer his house to be broken up. Even so. Amen.
		Revelation of April 28, 1834 D&C 104 Sources D&C 103 Ohio Revelations Doctrine and Covenants