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| Revelation
of November 16, 1835 |
| On November 16, 1835,
Joseph receives a letter of contrition from Harvey Whitlock and immediately
replies "[your letter] gave sensations that are better imagined than
described, let it suffice that I say the very flood-gates of my heart were
broken up: I could not refrain from weeping. I thank God that it has entered
into your heart to try to return to the Lord and to his people, if it so
be that he will have mercy upon you. I have inquired of the Lord concerning
your case. These words came to me:" |
Return
Forsake sin |
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Verily thus saith the Lord unto
you: Let him who was my servant Harvey,
return unto me, and unto the bosom of my Church, and forsake all the sins,
wherewith he has offended against me, and pursue from henceforth a virtuous
and upright life, and remain under the direction of those I have appointed
to be pillars, and heads of my Church, |
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Papers 1:140–142. |
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will be forgiven
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and behold saith the Lord your
God, his sins shall be blotted out from under Heaven, and shall be forgiven
from among men, and shall not come up in mine ears nor be recorded as a
memorial against him. |
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forgiven:
HC 1:315 has forgotten |
Will
be exalted
A prince |
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But I will lift him up as out of
deep mire, and he shall be exalt[ed] upon the high places, and shall be
counted worthy to stand among princes, and shall yet be made a polished
shaft in my quiver, of bringing down the strong hold of wickedness among
those who set themselves up on high, that they may take counsel against
me and against my anointed ones, in the last days. |
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of
bringing: HC has for bringing
strong hold: HC has strongholds |
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to Kirtland, quickly |
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Therefore let him prepare himself
speedily and come unto you, even to Kirtland, and inasmuch as he shall hearken
unto all your counsel, from henceforth he shall be restored, unto his former
state and shall be saved unto the uttermost, even as the Lord your God liveth.
Amen. |
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¶ Harvey Whitlock
Doctrine and Covenants
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