| May 6, 1833, Kirtland, Ohio. |
| The obedient will see the Lord. The Lord is
the light of every person born on earth §. Father
and Son are one §. John understood. Fulness of his
record to be given later §. The Lord grew from grace
to grace §; hence he
was called the Son of God §. Frederick G. Williams §,
Sidney Rigdon §, Joseph Smith §,
and Newel Knight
§ are rebuked for failing to raise their
families properly. Sidney, Joseph,
and Frederick to go on their journeys speedily. |
| Newel K. Whitney manuscript
introduction: Kirtland May 6– 1833 |
Kirtland
Revelations Book heading: Kirtland May 6. 1833
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| Not printed in the
Book of Commandments. |
| 1835 Doctrine and Covenants
82 heading: Revelation given May, 1833. |
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Kirtland Revelations
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| See my face, know I am |
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Verily thus saith the Lord, it shall come to
pass that every soul who forsaketh their his sins
and cometh unto me and calleth on my name, and obeyeth my voice and keepeth
my commandments shall see my face and know that I am, |
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KRB, 56–59.
1835 D&C verse numbers are to the right of the text.
Turquoise: dropped after 1835
Pink: added after 1835 |
| Light of every man |
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and that I am the true light that lighteth
every man that cometh into the world, |
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| Father and I are one |
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and that I am in the Father and the Father
in me, and the Father and I are one. |
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| Fulness of the Father, mortality
of Son |
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The Father because he gave me of his fullness, and the Son
because I was in the world and made flesh my tabernacle and dwelt among
the sons of men. |
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| Manifest works of the Father |
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I was in the world and received of my Father, and the works
of him were plainly manifest |
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| John understood, his record later |
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and I John saw and bore record
of the fullness of my glory, and the fullness of John's record is hereafter
to be revealed, |
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bore:
originally bare. An o is written over the a. |
| John: in the beginning |
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and he bore record, saying, I saw his glory, that he was
in the beginning before the world was. |
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bore:
originally bare. An o is written over the a. |
| He was the Word |
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Therefore in the beginning the word was, for He was the
word even the messenger of Salvation, |
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| Light, Redeemer, spirit
of truth, Creator, life and light of men |
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the light and the Redeemer of the world; the spirit of truth
who came into the world because the world was made by him, and in him
was the life of men, and the light of men. |
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Spirit
of Truth |
| Creator |
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The worlds were
made by him men were made by him. All things were made by him and through
him, and of him. |
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| John: Only Begotten, spirit of
truth, in flesh |
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and I John bear record that I beheld his glory, as the glory
of the only begotten of the father full of grace and truth, even the
spirit of truth which came and dwelt in the flesh, and dwelt among us. |
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Red:
added in 1835 |
| Grace for grace |
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and I, John, saw
that he received not of the fullness at the first, but received grace
for grace, |
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link to review of atonement theories. |
| Until fullness |
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and he received not of the fullness <at first> but continued
from grace to grace untill he received a fullness, |
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| Son of God because
not fullness at first |
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and thus he was
called the Son of God because he received not of <the> fullness at the
first. |
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| John: Holy Ghost as dove, voice:
my beloved Son |
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and I John bear record and lo: the heavens were opened
and the holy ghost descended upon him in the form of a dove and set sat upon
him, and there came a voice out of heaven saying, this is my beloved
son |
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Blue:
dropped in 1835
Red: added in 1835 |
| Received fullness of the Father |
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and I. John bare bear record
that he received a fullness of the glory of the Father |
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Turquoise:
dropped after 1835
Pink: added after 1835 |
| Received all power |
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[57] and he received all power both in heaven and on earth
and the glory of the father was with him, for he dwelt in him |
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| May receive John's record |
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and it shall come to pass that if you are faithful you shall
receive the fullness of the record of John. |
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| Come to Father in my name |
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I give unto you these sayings that you may understand
and know how to worship, and know what you worship that you may come unto
the father in my name, and in due time receive of his fullness. |
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| Keep commandments, grace for grace |
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for if you keep my commandments you shall receive
of his fullness. and be glorified in me as I am in the Father. Therefore
I say unto you, you shall receive grace for grace. |
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| In beginning with Father, Firstborn |
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And now verily I say unto you I was in the beginning with
the father, and am the first born Firstborn |
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| Mine partake of my glory |
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and all those who are begotten through me are partakers of
the glory of the same. and are the church of the first
born Firstborn |
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Turquoise:
dropped after 1835
Pink: added after 1835 |
| Pre-existence as spirit |
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Ye were also in the beginning with the father. that which
is spirit even the spirit of truth |
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Spirit of Truth |
| Truth defined |
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and truth is knowledge of things as they are, and as they
were, and as they are to come |
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| More or less is lie |
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and whatsoever is more or less than
these this is the spirit of that wicked one who was a liar from the beginning. |
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Spirit of truth = God
I am spirit of truth |
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The Spirit of truth is of God. I am the Spirit
of truth. and John bare <bore> record of me saying, he received a fullness
of truth, yea even of all truth |
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| Keep commandments
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and no man receiveth a fullness unless he keepeth
his commandments |
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| Reward gradual truth and light
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he that keepeth his commandments receiveth truth and light
until he is glorified in truth and knoweth all things. |
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Man in beginning with
God
Intelligence not created |
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man was also in the beginning with God. Intelligence
or the light of truth was not created or made neither indeed can be. |
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| Truth and intelligence are independent,
act for themselves |
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All truth is independent in that Sphere in which God has
placed it to act for itself. as all intelligence also otherwise there
is no existence. |
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| Condemnation for rejecting light |
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behold here is the agency of man, and here is the condemnation
of man, because that which was from the beginning is plainly manifest
unto them, and they receive not the light. |
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and every man whose Spirit receiveth not the
light <is under condemnation>, |
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is under condemnation:
not in Whitney Papers manuscript.
Turquoise: dropped after 1835 |
| Man spirit, elements eternal |
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for man is spirit, the Elements are eternal,
and spirit and Element inseparably connected, receiveth a fullness of
Joy. |
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| Joy in combination |
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and when separated man cannot receive a fullness of Joy. |
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Man the tabernacle of God
God destroys defiled temples |
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The Elements are the [58] tabernacle of God. yea man is
the tabernacle of God, even temples and whatsoever temple is defiled
God shall destroy that temple |
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| Glory of God intelligence (light
and truth) |
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The glory of God is intelligence, or in other words. light
and truth |
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| Repelled by evil one |
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light and truth forsaketh that evil one. |
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| Spirits innocent at beginning,
after atonement |
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Every spirit of man was innocent in the beginning, and God
haveing redeemed man from the fall, man men became
again, in their infant State innocent before God, |
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Blue:
dropped in 1835
Red: added in 1835 |
| Wicked one takes light and truth
from disobedient (traditions) |
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and that wicked one cometh and taketh away light and truth
through disobedience from the children of men, and because of the tradition
of their fathers. |
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| Raise children in light and truth |
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But I have commanded you to bring up your children in light
and truth, |
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| Frederick hasn't |
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but verily I say unto you, my servant Frederick
G. Williams you have continued under this
condemnation |
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Frederick G.
Williams |
Failed to raise children properly
Wicked one has power over him |
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you have not taught your children light and truth according
to the commandments and that wicked one hath power as yet over you,
and this is the cause of your affliction. |
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| Set house in order |
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And now a commandment I give unto you, and if
ye you will be
delivered you shall set in order your own house for there are many things
that are not right in your house. |
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Sidney failed to raise children
properly
Set house in order |
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Verily I say unto my servant Sidney Rigdon
that in some things he hath not kept the commandments concerning his children.
Therefore firstly set in order thy house. |
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| My friends |
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Verily I say unto you my servant Joseph Smith,
jr., or
in otherwords, I will call you friends for ye you are
my friends and ye shall have an inheritance with me. |
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| Servants |
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I called you servants for the worlds sake. and ye are their
servants for my sake, |
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| Joseph rebuked |
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and now verily I say unto <you>
Joseph Smith,
jr. you have not kept the commandments and must needs stand
rebuked before the lord. |
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| Family must repent |
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Your family must needs repent and forsake some things.
and give more earnest heed unto your sayings or be removed out of their
place. |
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| Pray always against wicked one |
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what I say unto one I say unto all. pray always lest that
wicked one have power over <in> you, and remove you out of your place. |
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Newel K. Whitney chastened
Family |
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My servant Newell K.
Whitney, also. the a Bishop
of my church hath need to be chastened, and set in order his family,
and see that they are more dilligent and concerned at home, and pray
always or they shall be removed out of their place. |
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Newel K. Whitney
KRB: Newell also. the Bishop
1835 D&C: Newel K. Whitney, a Bishop |
| Sidney go on mission |
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now I say unto you my friends, let my servant Sidney Rigdon go
on his journey and make haste and also proclaim [59] the acceptable year
of the Lord and the gospel of salvation as I shall give him utterance
and by your prayer of faith with one consent. I will uphold him. |
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Joseph and Frederick too
Confound world |
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and let my servants Joseph Smith, jr. and
Frederick G. Williams make haste also and
it shall be given them even according to the prayer of faith. And in as
much as you keep my sayings you shall not be confounded in this world
nor in the world to come— |
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| Translate scriptures, study history,
law, etc. |
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And verily I say unto you that it is my will that you should
hasten to translate my scriptures and to obtain a knowledge of history
and of countries and of kingdoms and of laws of God and man, and all this
for the salvation of Zion. Amen |
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