D&C 30:0 Revelation given through Joseph Smith the Prophet, to David Whitmer, Peter Whitmer, Jun., and John Whitmer, at Fayette, New York, September, 1830, following the three day's conference at Fayette, but before the Elders of the Church had separated. See History of the Church, vol. 1, p. 115. --Individual instruction is given, and the fact of Oliver Cowdery's mission to
D&C 30:1 Behold, I say unto you, David, that you have feared man and have not relied on me for strength as you ought.
D&C 30:2 But you mind has been on the things of the things of the earth more than on the things of me, your Maker, and the ministry whereunto you have been called; and you have given heed unto my Spirit, and to those who were set over you, but have been persuaded by those whom I have not commanded.
D&C 30:3 Wherefore, you are left to inquire for yourself at my hand, and ponder upon the things which you have received.
D&C 30:4 And your home shall be at your father's house, until I give unto you further commandments. And you shall attend to the ministry in the church, and before the world, and in the regions round about. Amen.
D&C 30:5 Behold, I say unto you, Peter, that you shall take your journey with your brother Oliver; for the time has come that it is expedient in me that you shall open your mouth to declare my gospel; therefore, fear not, but give heed unto the words and advice of your brother, which he shall give you.
D&C 30:6 And be you afflicted in all his afflictions, ever lifting up your heart unto me in prayer and faith, for his and your deliverance; for I have unto him power to build my church among the Lamanites;
D&C 30:7 And none have I appointed to be his counselor over him in the church, concerning church matters, except it is his brother, Joseph Smith, Jun.
D&C 30:8 Wherefore, give heed unto these things and be diligent in keeping my commandments, and you shall be blessed unto eternal life. Amen.
D&C 30:9 Behold, I say unto you, my servant John, that thou shalt commence from this time forth to proclaim my gospel, as with the voice of a trump.
D&C 30:10 And your labor shall be at your brother Philip Burroughs', and in that region round about, yea, wherever you can be heard, until I command you to go from hence.
D&C 30:11 And your whole labor shall be in Zion, with all your soul, from henceforth; yea, you shall ever open your mouth in my cause, not fearing what man can do, for I am with you. Amen.
D&C 31:0 Revelation given through Joseph Smith the Prophet, to Thomas B. Marsh, September, 1830. Thomas B. Marsh had been baptized earlier in the month, and had already been ordained an Elder in the church when this revelation was given. --Commended for obedience and faithfulness--Assured as to the welfare of his family--Appointed to preach and administer--Promised the guidance of the Comforter in his ministry.
D&C 31:1 Thomas, my son, blessed are you, because of your faith in my work.
D&C 31:2 Behold, you have had many afflictions because of your family; nevertheless, I will bless you and your family, yea, your little ones; and they cometh that they will believe and know the truth and be one with you in my church.
D&C 31:3 Lift up your heart and rejoice, for the hour of your mission is come; and your tongue shall be loosed, and you shall declare glad tidings of great joy unto this generation.
D&C 31:4 You shall declare the things which have been revealed to my servant, Joseph Smith, Jun. You shall begin to preach from this time forth, yea, to reap in the field which is white already to be burned.
D&C 31:5 Therefore, thrust in your sickle with all your soul, and your sins are forgiven you, and you shall be laden with sheaves upon your back, for the laborer is worthy of his hire. Wherefore, your family shall live.
D&C 31:6 Behold, verily I say unto you, go from them only for a little time, and declare my word, and I will prepare a place for them.
D&C 31:7 Yea, I will open the hearts of the people, and they will receive you. And I will establish a church by your hand;
D&C 31:8 And you shall strengthen them and prepare them against the time when they shall be gathered.
D&C 31:9 Be patient in afflictions, revile not against those that revile. Govern your house in meekness, and be steadfast.
D&C 31:10 Behold, I say unto you that you shall be a physician unto the church, but not unto the world for they will not receive you.
D&C 31:11 Go your way whithersoever I will, and it shall be given you by the Comforter what you shall do and whither you shall go.
D&C 31:12 Pray always, lest you enter into temptation and lose your reward.
D&C 31:13 Be faithful unto the end, and lo, I am with you. These words are not of man nor of men, but of me, even Jesus Christ, your Redeemer, by the will of the Father. Amen.
D&C 32:0 Revelation Given through Joseph Smith the Prophet, to Parley P. Pratt and Ziba Peterson, October, 1830. Great interest and yearning desires were felt by the Elders respecting the Lamanites, of whose predicted blessings the Church had learned from the Book of Mormon. In consequence, supplication was made that the Lord would indicate his will as to whether Elders should be sent at that time to the Indian tribes in the West. The revelation followed. See History of the Church, vol. 1, p. 118. --The missionaries admonished to confine themselves to the expounding of the written word, as they shall be given understanding thereof.
D&C 32:1 And now concerning my servant Parley P. Pratt, behold, I say unto him that as I live I will that he shall declare my gospel and learn of me, and be meek and lowly in heart.
D&C 32:2 And that which I have appointed unto him is that he shall go with my servants, Oliver Cowdery and Peter Whitmer, Jun., into the wilderness among the Lamanites.
D&C 32:3 And Ziba Peterson also shall go with them; and I myself will go with them and be in their midst; and I am their advocate with the Father, and nothing shall prevail against them.
D&C 32:4 And they shall give heed to that which is written, and pretend to no other revelation; and they shall pray always that I may unfold the same to their understanding.
D&C 32:5 And they shall give heed unto words and trifle not, and I will bless them. Amen.
D&C 33:0 Revelation given through Joseph Smith the Prophet, to Ezra Thayre and Northrop Sweet, at Fayette, New York, October, 1830. In recording this revelation the Prophet avers that the Lord is ever ready to instruct such as diligently seek in faith. --The corrupted state of the world declared--Call for laborers in the ministry--Bringing forth of the Church from the wilderness and its establishment by the Lord--Commission of the Elders to proclaim repentance and baptism--Imminence of the Lord's coming.
D&C 33:1 Behold, I say unto you, my servants Ezra and Northrop, open ye your ears and hearken to the voice of the Lord your God, whose word is quick and powerful, sharper than a two-edged sword, to the dividing asunder of the joints and marrow, soul and spirit; and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.
D&C 33:2 For verily, verily, I say unto you that ye are called to lift up your voices as with the sound of a trump, to declare my gospel unto a crooked and perverse generation.
D&C 33:3 For behold, the field is white already to harvest; and it is the eleventh hour, and the last time that I shall call laborers into my vineyard.
D&C 33:4 And my vineyard has become corrupted every whit; and there is none which doeth good save it be a few; and they err in many instances because of priestcrafts, all having corrupt minds.
D&C 33:5 And verily, verily, I say unto you, that this church have I established and called forth out of the wilderness.
D&C 33:6 And even so will I gather mine elect from the four quarters of the earth, even as many as will believe in me, and hearken unto my voice.
D&C 33:7 Yea, verily, verily, I say unto you, that the field is white already to harvest; wherefore, thrust in your sickles, and reap with all your might, mind, and strength.
D&C 33:8 Open your mouths and they shall be filled, and you shall become even as Nephi of old, who journeyed from Jerusalem in the wilderness.
D&C 33:9 Yea, open your mouths and spare not, and you shall be laden with sheaves upon your backs, for lo, I am with you.
D&C 33:10 Yea, open your mouths and they shall be filled, saying: Repent, repent, and prepare ye the way of the Lord, and make his paths straight; for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
D&C 33:11 Yea, repent and be baptized, every one of you, for a remission of your sins; yea, be baptized even by water, and then cometh the baptism of fire and of the Holy Ghost.
D&C 33:12 Behold, verily, verily, I say unto you, this is my gospel; and remember that they shall faith in me or they in nowise can be saved;
D&C 33:13 And upon this rock I will build my church; yea, upon this rock ye are built; and if ye continue, the gates of hell shall not prevail against you.
D&C 33:14 And ye shall remember the church articles and covenants to keep them.
D&C 33:15 And whoso having faith you shall confirm in my church, by the laying on of hands, and I will bestow the gift of the Holy Ghost upon them.
D&C 33:16 and the Book of Mormon and the holy scriptures are given of me for your instruction; and the power of my Spirit quickeneth all things.
D&C 33:17 Wherefore, be faith, praying always, having your lamps trimmed and burning, and oil with you, that you may be ready at the coming of the Bridegroom--
D&C 33:18 For behold, verily, verily, I say unto you, that I come quickly. Even so. Amen.
D&C 34:0 Revelation given through Joseph Smith, the Prophet, to Orson Pratt, at Fayette, New York, November 4, 1830. The recipient was nineteen years old at the time. He had been converted and baptized when he first heard the preaching of the restored Gospel by his brother, Parley P. Pratt, six weeks before. See History of the Church, vol. 1, p. 127. --Commended for obedience--Commanded to preach and to prophesy as the Holy Ghost shall give utterance--Certainty of the Lord's advent.
D&C 34:1 My son Orson, hearken and hear behold what I, the Lord God, shall say unto you, even Jesus Christ your Redeemer;
D&C 34:2 The light and the life of the world, a light which shineth in darkness and the darkness comprehendeth it not;
D&C 34:3 Who so loved the world that he gave his own life, that as many as would believe might become the sons of God. Wherefore you are my son;
D&C 34:4 And blessed are you because you have believed;
D&C 34:5 And more blessed are you because you are called of me to preach the gospel--
D&C 34:6 To lift up your voice as with the sound of a trump, both long and loud, and cry repentance unto a crooked and perverse generation, preparing the way of the Lord for his second coming.
D&C 34:7 For behold, verily, verily, I say unto you, the time is soon at hand that I shall come in a cloud with power and great glory.
D&C 34:8 And it shall be a great day at the time of my coming, for all nations shall tremble.
D&C 34:9 But before that great day shall come, the sun shall be darkened, and the moon be turned into blood; and the stars shall refuse their shining, and some shall fall, and great destructions await the wicked.
D&C 34:10 Wherefore, lift up your voice and spare not, for the Lord God hath spoken; therefore prophesy, and it shall be given by the power of the Holy Ghost.
D&C 34:11 And if you are faithful, behold, I am with you until I come--
D&C 34:12 And verily, verily, I say unto you, I come quickly. I am your Lord and your Redeemer. Even so. Amen.
D&C 35:0 Revelation given to Joseph Smith the Prophet, and Sidney Rigdon, December, 1830. As a preface to his record of this revelation the Prophet wrote: In December Sidney Rigdon came to inquire of the Lord, and with him came Edward Partridge; the latter was a pattern of piety, and one of the Lord's great men. See History of the Church, vol. 1, p. 128. --How men may become sons of God--Sidney is promised that through him the Holy Ghost shall be given, as by the Apostles of old--Directed to assist the Prophet Joseph, and assured of the eventual redemption of Israel.
D&C 35:1 Listen to the voice of the Lord your God, even Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, whose course is one eternal round, the same today as yesterday, and forever.
D&C 35:2 I am Jesus Christ, the Son of God, who was crucified for the sins of the world, even as many as will believe on my name, that they may become the sons of God, even one in me as I am one in the Father, as the Father in one in me, that we may be one.
D&C 35:3 Behold, verily, verily, I say unto my servant Sidney, I have looked upon thee and thy works. I have heard thy prayers, and prepared thee for a greater work.
D&C 35:4 Thou art blessed, for thou shalt do great things. Behold thou wast sent forth, even as John, to prepare the way before me, and before Elijah which should come, and thou knewest it not.
D&C 35:5 Thou didst baptize by water unto repentance, but they received not the Holy Ghost;
D&C 35:6 But I give thee a commandment, that thou shall receive the Holy Ghost by the laying on of hands, even as the apostles of old.
D&C 35:7 And it shall come to pass that there shall be a great work in the land, even among the Gentiles, for their folly and their abominations shall be made manifest in the eyes of all people.
D&C 35:8 For I am God, and mine arm is not shortened; and I will show miracles, signs, and wonders, unto all those who believe on my name.
D&C 35:9 And whoso shall ask it in my name in faith, they shall cast out devils; they shall heal the sick; they shall cause the blind to receive their sight, and the deaf to hear, and the dumb to speak, and the lame to walk.
D&C 35:10 And the time speedily cometh that great are to be shown forth unto the children of men;
D&C 35:11 But without faith shall not anything be shown forth except desolations upon Babylon, the same which has made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication.
D&C 35:12 And there are none that doeth good except those who are ready to receive the fullness of my gospel, which I have sent forth unto this generation.
D&C 35:13 Wherefore, I call upon the weak things of the world, those who are unlearned and despised, to thrash the nations by the power of my Spirit;
D&C 35:14 And their arm shall be my arm, and I will be their shield and their buckler; I will gird up their loins, and they shall fight manfully for me; and their enemies shall be under their feet; and I will let fall the sword in their behalf, and by the fire of my indignation will I preserve them.
D&C 35:15 And the poor and the meek shall have the gospel preached unto them, and they shall be looking forth for the time of my coming, for it is nigh at hand--
D&C 35:16 And they shall learn the parable of the fig-tree, for even now already summer is nigh.
D&C 35:17 And I have sent forth the fulness of my gospel by the hand of servant Joseph; and in weakness I have blessed him;
D&C 35:18 And I have given unto him the keys of the mystery of those things which have been sealed, even which where from the foundation of the world, and the things which shall come from this time to the time of my coming, if he abide in me, and if he not, another will I plant in his stead.
D&C 35:19 Wherefore, watch over him that his faith fail not, and it shall be given by the Comforter, the Holy Ghost, that knoweth all things.
D&C 35:20 And a commandment I give unto thee--that thou shalt write for him; and the scriptures shall be given, even as they are in mine own bosom, to the salvation of mine own elect;
D&C 35:21 For they will hear my voice, and shall see me, and shall not be asleep, and shall abide the day of my coming; for they shall be purified, even as I am pure.
D&C 35:22 And now I say unto you, tarry with him, and he shall journey with you; forsake him not, and surely these things shall be fulfilled.
D&C 35:23 And inasmuch as ye do not write, behold, it shall be given unto him to prophesy; and thou shalt preach my gospel and call on the holy prophets to prove his words, as they shall be given him.
D&C 35:24 Keep all the commandments and covenants by which ye are bound; and I will cause the heavens to shake for your good, and Satan shall tremble and Zion shall rejoice upon the hills and flourish;
D&C 35:25 And Israel shall be saved in mine own due time; and by the keys which I have given shall they be led, and no more be confounded at all.
D&C 35:26 Lift up your hearts and be glad, your redemption draweth nigh.
D&C 35:27 Fear not, little flock, the kingdom is yours until I come. Behold, I come quickly. Even so. Amen.
D&C 36:0 Revelation given through Joseph Smith the Prophet, to Edward Partridge, December, 1830. See heading to Section 35. --The recipient instructed to preach--Every man may be commissioned in the ministry if he will comply with the Lord's requirements.
D&C 36:1 Thus saith the Lord God, the Mighty One of Israel: Behold, I say unto you, my servant Edward, that you are blessed, and your sins are forgiven you, and you are called to preach my gospel as with the voice of a trump;
D&C 36:2 And I will lay my hand upon you by the hand of my servant Sidney Rigdon, and you shall receive my Spirit, the Holy Ghost, even the Comforter, which shall teach you the peaceable things of the kingdom;
D&C 36:3 And you shall declare it with a loud voice, saying: Hosanna, blessed be the name of the most high God.
D&C 36:4 And now this calling and commandment give I unto you concerning all men--
D&C 36:5 That as many as shall come before my servants Sidney Rigdon and Joseph Smith, Jun., embracing this calling and commandment, shall be ordained and sent forth to preach the everlasting gospel among the nations--
D&C 36:6 Crying repentance, saying: Save yourselves from this untoward generation, and come forth out of the fire, hating even the garments spotted with the flesh.
D&C 36:7 And this commandment shall be given unto the elders of my church, that every man which will embrace it with singleness of heart may be ordained and sent forth, even as I have spoken.
D&C 36:8 I am Jesus Christ, the Son of God; wherefore, gird up your loins and I will suddenly come to my temple. Even So. Amen.
D&C 37:0 Revelation given to Joseph Smith the Prophet, and Sidney Rigdon, December, 1830. Herein is given the first commandment respecting gathering in this dispensation. --The future migration of the Church westward--Duties of the Elders in strengthening the Church.
D&C 37:1 Behold, I say unto you that it is not expedient in me that ye should translate any more until ye shall go to the Ohio, and this because of the enemy and for your sakes.
D&C 37:2 And again, I say unto you that ye shall not go until ye have preached my gospel in those parts, and have strengthened up the church whithersoever it is found, and more especially in Colesville; for, behold, they pray unto me in much faith.
D&C 37:3 And again, a commandment I give unto the church, that it is expedient in me that they should assemble together at the Ohio, against the time that my servant Oliver Cowdery shall return unto them.
D&C 37:4 Behold, here is wisdom, and let every man choose for himself until I come. Even so. Amen.
D&C 38:0 Revelation given through Joseph Smith the Prophet, at Fayette, New York, January 2, 1831, at a conference of the Church. --Jesus Christ proclaims himself as the Creator--Doom of the wicked depicted--Goodly inheritance promised to the righteous--Definite promise of endowment with power from on high--The riches of eternity extolled--Diligent service required of every member of the Church.
D&C 38:1 Thus saith the Lord your God, even Jesus Christ, the Great I AM, Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the same which looked upon the wide expanse of eternity, and all the seraphic hosts of heaven, before the world was made;
D&C 38:2 The same which knoweth all things, for all things are present before mine eyes;
D&C 38:3 I am the same which spake, and the world was made, and all things came by me.
D&C 38:4 I am the same which have taken the Zion of Enoch into mine own bosom; and verily, I say, even as many as have believed in my name, for I am Christ, and in mine own name, by the virtue of the blood which I have spilt, have I pleaded before the Father for them.
D&C 38:5 But behold, the residue of the wicked have I kept in chains of darkness until the judgment of the great day, which shall come at the end of the earth;
D&C 38:6 And even so will I cause the wicked to be kept, that will not hear my voice but harden their hearts, and wo, wo, wo, is their doom.
D&C 38:7 But behold, verily, verily, I say unto you that mine eyes are upon you. I am in your midst and ye cannot see me;
D&C 38:8 But the day soon cometh that ye shall see me, and know that I am; for the veil of darkness shall soon be rent, and he that is not purified shall not abide the day.
D&C 38:9 Wherefore, gird up your loins and be prepared. Behold, the kingdom is yours, and the enemy shall not overcome.
D&C 38:10 Verily I say unto you, ye are clean, but not all; and there is none else with whom I am well pleased;
D&C 38:11 For all flesh is corrupted before me; and the powers of darkness prevail upon the earth, among the children of men, in the presence of all the hosts of heaven--
D&C 38:12 Which causeth silence to reign, and all eternity is pained, and the angels are waiting the great command to reap down the earth, to gather the tares that they may be burned; and, behold, the enemy is combined.
D&C 38:13 And now I show unto you a mystery, a thing which is had in secret chambers, to bring to pass even your destruction in process of time, and ye knew it not;
D&C 38:14 But now I tell it unto you, and ye are blessed, not because of your iniquity, neither your hearts of unbelief; for verily some of you are guilty before me, but I will be merciful unto your weakness.
D&C 38:15 Therefore, be ye strong from henceforth; fear not, for the kingdom is yours.
D&C 38:16 And for your salvation I give unto you a commandment, for I have heard your prayers, and the poor have complained before me, and the rich have I made, and all flesh is mine, and I am no respecter of persons.
D&C 38:17 And I have made the earth rich, and behold it is my footstool, wherefore, again I will stand upon it.
D&C 38:18 And I hold forth and deign to give unto you greater riches, even a land of promise, a land flowing with milk and honey, upon which there shall be no curse when the Lord cometh;
D&C 38:19 And I will give it unto you for the land of your inheritance, if you seek it with all your hearts.
D&C 38:20 And this shall be my covenant with you, ye shall have it for the land of your inheritance, and for the inheritance of your children forever, while the earth shall stand, and ye shall possess it again in eternity, no more to pass away.
D&C 38:21 But, verily I say unto you that in time ye shall have not king nor ruler, for I will be your king and watch over you.
D&C 38:22 Wherefore, hear my voice and follow me, and you shall be a free people, and ye shall have no laws but my laws when I come, for I am your lawgiver, and what can stay my hand?
D&C 38:23 But, verily I say unto you, teach one another according to the office wherewith I have appointed you;
D&C 38:24 And let every man esteem his brother as himself, and practise virtue and holiness before me.
D&C 38:25 And again I say unto you, let every man esteem his brother as himself.
D&C 38:26 For what man among you having twelve sons, and is no respecter of them, and they serve him obediently, and he saith unto the one: Be thou clothed in robes and sit thou hear; and to the other: Be thou clothed in rags and sit thou there--and looketh upon his sons and saith I am just?
D&C 38:27 Behold, this I have given unto you as a parable, and it is even as I am. I say unto you, be one; and if ye are not one ye are not mine.
D&C 38:28 And again, I say unto you that the enemy in the secret chambers seeketh your lives.
D&C 38:29 Ye hear of wars in far countries, and you say that there will soon be great wars in far countries, but ye know not the hearts of men in your own land.
D&C 38:30 I tell you these things because of your prayers; wherefore, treasure up wisdom in your bosoms, lest the wickedness of men reveal these things unto you by their wickedness, in a manner which shall speak in your ears with a voice louder than that which shall shake the earth; but if ye are prepared ye shall not fear.
D&C 38:31 And that ye might escape the power of the enemy, and be gathered unto me a righteous people, without spot and blameless--
D&C 38:32 Wherefore, for this cause I gave unto you the commandment that ye should go to the Ohio; and there I will give unto you law; and there you shall be endowed with power from on high;
D&C 38:33 And from thence, whosoever I will shall go forth among all nations, and it shall be told them what they shall do; for I have a great work laid up in store, for Israel shall be saved, and I will lead them whithersoever I will, and no power shall stay my hand.
D&C 38:34 And now, I give unto the church in these parts a commandment, that certain men among them shall be appointed, and they shall be appointed by the voice of the church;
D&C 38:35 And they shall look to the poor and the needy, and administer to their relief that they shall not suffer; and send them forth to the place which I have commanded them;
D&C 38:36 And this shall be their work, to govern the affairs of the property of this church.
D&C 38:37 And they that have farms that cannot be sold, let them be left or rented as seemeth them good.
D&C 38:38 See that all things are preserved; and when men are endowed with power from on high and sent forth, all these things shall be gathered unto the bosom of the church.
D&C 38:39 And if ye seek the riches which it is the will of the Father to give unto you, ye shall be the richest of all people, for ye shall have the riches of eternity; and it must needs be that the riches of the earth are mine to give; but beware of pride, lest ye become as the Nephites of old.
D&C 38:40 And again, I say unto you, I give unto you a commandment, that every man, both elder, priest, teacher, and also member, go to with his might, with the labor of his hands, to prepare and accomplish the things which I have commanded.
D&C 38:41 And let your preaching be the warning voice, every man to his neighbor, in mildness and in meekness.
D&C 38:42 And go ye out from among the wicked. Save yourselves. Be ye clean that bear the vessels of the Lord. Even so. Amen.
D&C 39:0 Revelation given through Joseph Smith the Prophet, to James Covill, at Fayette, New York, January 5, 1831. James Covill covenanted that he would obey any command that the Lord would give to him through Joseph the Prophet. See History of the Church, vol. 1, p. 143. --The Lord Jesus Christ specifies the conditions under which men may become his sons--James Covill promised blessing beyond all he had ever known, conditioned on his obedience to the Lord's commandments.
D&C 39:1 Hearken and listen to the voice of him who is from all eternity to all eternity, the Great I AM, even Jesus Christ--
D&C 39:2 The light and the life of the world; a light which shineth in darkness and the darkness comprehendeth it not.
D&C 39:3 The same which came in the meridian of time unto mine own, and mine own received me not;
D&C 39:4 But to as many as receive me, gave I power to become my sons; and even so will I give unto as many as will receive me, power to become my sons.
D&C 39:5 And verily, verily, I say unto you, he that receiveth my gospel receiveth me; and he that receiveth not my gospel receiveth not me.
D&C 39:6 And this is my gospel--repentance and baptism by water, and then cometh the baptism of fire and the Holy Ghost, even the Comforter, which showeth all things, and teacheth the peaceable things of the kingdom.
D&C 39:7 And now, behold, I say unto you, my servant James, I have looked upon thy works and I know thee.
D&C 39:8 And verily I say unto thee, thine heart is now right before me at this time; and, behold, I have bestowed great blessings upon thy head;
D&C 39:9 Nevertheless, thou has seen great sorrow, for thou hast rejected me many times because of the pride and the cares of the world.
D&C 39:10 But, behold, the days of thy deliverance are come, if thou wilt hearken to my voice, which saith unto thee: Arise and be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on my name, and you shall receive my Spirit, and a blessing so great as you never have known.
D&C 39:11 And if thou do this, I have prepared thee for a greater work. Thou shalt preach the fulness of my gospel, which I have sent forth in these last days, the covenant which I have sent forth to recover my people, which are of the house of Israel.
D&C 39:12 And it shall come to pass that power shall rest upon thee; thou shalt have great faith, and I will be with thee and go before thy face.
D&C 39:13 Thou are called to labor in my vineyard, and to build up my church, and to bring forth Zion, that it may rejoice upon the hills and flourish.
D&C 39:14 Behold, verily, verily, I say unto thee, thou are not called to go into the eastern countries, but thou art called to go to the Ohio.
D&C 39:15 And inasmuch as my people shall assemble themselves at the Ohio, I have kept in store a blessing such as is not known among the children of men, and it shall be poured forth upon their heads. And from thence men shall go forth into all nations.
D&C 39:16 Behold, verily, verily, I say unto you that the people in Ohio call upon me in much faith, thinking I will stay my hand in judgment upon the nations, but I cannot deny my word.
D&C 39:17 Wherefore lay to with your might and call faithful laborers into my vineyard, that it may be pruned for the last time.
D&C 39:18 And inasmuch as they do repent and receive the fulness of my gospel, and become sanctified, I will stay mine hand in judgment.
D&C 39:19 Wherefore, go forth, crying with a loud voice, saying: The kingdom of heaven is at hand; crying: Hosanna! blessed be the name of the Most High God.
D&C 39:20 Go forth baptizing with water, preparing the way before my face for the time of my coming;
D&C 39:21 For the time is at hand; the day or the hour no man knoweth; but it surely shall come.
D&C 39:22 And he that receiveth these things receiveth me; and they shall be gathered unto me in time and in eternity.
D&C 39:23 And again, it shall come to pass that on as many as ye shall baptize with water, ye shall lay your hands, and they shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost, and shall be looking forth for the signs of my coming, and shall know me.
D&C 39:24 Behold, I come quickly. Even so. Amen.
D&C 40:0 Revelation given to Joseph Smith the Prophet and Sidney Rigdon, at Fayette, New York, January, 1831. Preceding the record of this revelation, the Prophet wrote: As James Covill rejected the word of the Lord, and returned to his former principles and people, the Lord gave unto me and
D&C 40:1 Behold, verily I say unto you, that the heart of my servant James Covill was right before me, for he covenanted with me that he would obey my word.
D&C 40:2 And he received the word with gladness, but straightway Satan tempted him; and the fear of persecution and the cares of the world caused him to reject the word.
D&C 40:3 Wherefore he broke my covenant, and it remaineth with me to do with him as seemeth me good. Amen.
D&C 41:0 Revelation given through Joseph Smith the Prophet, to the Church, at Kirtland, Ohio, February 4, 1831. The Kirtland brand of the Church at this time was rapidly increasing in numbers, and the Saints generally wer striving to live according to the commandments of the Lord; but, the Prophet states, some strange notions and false spirits had crept in among them. See History of the Church, vol. 1, p. 146. --Commandment regarding the observace of the law of the Lord--Promise of greater knowledge as to the government of the Church--Edward Partridge named as the first Bishop unto the Church.
D&C 41:1 Hearken and hear, O ye my people, saith the Lord and your God, ye whom I delight to bless with the greatest of all blessings, ye that hear me; and ye that hear me not will I curse, that have professed my name, with the heaviest of all cursings.
D&C 41:2 Hearken, O ye elders of my church whom I have called, behold I give unto you a commandment, that ye shall assemble yourselves together to agree upon my word;
D&C 41:3 And by the prayer of your faith ye shall receive my law, that ye may know how to govern my church and have all things right before me.
D&C 41:4 And I will be your ruler when I come; and behold, I come quickly, and ye shall see that my law is kept.
D&C 41:5 He that receiveth my law and doeth it, the same is my disciple; and he that saith he receiveth it and doeth it not, the same is not my disciple, and shall be cast out from among you;
D&C 41:6 For it is not meet that the things which belong to the children of the kingdom should be given to them that are not worthy, or to the dogs, or the pearls to be cast before swine.
D&C 41:7 And again, it is meet that my servant Joseph Smith, Jun., should have a house built, in which to live and translate.
D&C 41:8 And again, it is meet that my servant Sidney Rigdon should live as seemeth him good, inasmuch as he keepeth my commandments.
D&C 41:9 And again, I have called my servant Edward Partridge; and I give a commandment, that he should be appointed by the voice of the church, and ordained a bishop unto the church, to leave his merchandise and to spend all his time in the labors of the church;
D&C 41:10 To see to all things as it shall be appointed unto him in my laws in the day that I shall give them.
D&C 41:11 And this because his heart is pure before me, for he is like unto Nathanael of old, in whom there is no guile.
D&C 41:12 These words are given unto you, and they are pure before me; wherefore, beware how you hold them, for they are to be answered upon your souls in the day of judgment. Even so. Amen
D&C 42:0 Revelation given through Joseph Smith the Prophet, at Kirtland, Ohio, February 9, 1831, in the presence of twelve Elders, and in fulfilment of the Lord's promise previously made; see Section 38:32. The Prophet specifies this revelation as embracing the law of the Church. --Elders commanded to go forth two by two westward, preaching and baptizing, according to the Bible and the Book of Mormon, and according to the latter-day revelations already given and to be given--Several commandments comprised in the decalog reiterated--Church members who commit crimes to be handed over to the law of the land--Members required to impart of their substance for the needs of the poor and the building up of the Church--Site of the New Jerusalem to be revealed later--Pride of heart and costly apparel forbidden--The idler denounced--Administration to the afflicted by the laying on of hands of the Elders--Comforting assurance concerning those who die in the Lord--Sexual sin proclaimed against--The fundamental principles of Church discipline.
D&C 42:1 Hearken, O ye elders of my church, who have assembled yourselves together in my name, even Jesus Christ the Son of the living God, the Savior of the world; inasmuch as ye believe on my name and keep my commandments.
D&C 42:2 Again I say unto you, hearken and hear and obey the law which I shall give unto you.
D&C 42:3 For verily I say, as ye have assembled yourselves together according to the commandment wherewith I commanded you, and are agreed as touching this one thing, and have asked the Father in my name, even so ye shall receive.
D&C 42:4 Behold, verily I say unto you, I give unto you this first commandment, that ye shall go forth in my name, every one of you, excepting my servants Joseph Smith, Jun., and Sidney Rigdon.
D&C 42:5 And I give unto them a commandment that they shall go forth for a little season, and it shall be given by the power of the Spirit when they shall return.
D&C 42:6 And ye shall go forth in the power of my Spirit, preaching my gospel, two by two, in my name, lifting up your voices as with the sound of a trump, declaring my word like unto angels of God.
D&C 42:7 And ye shall go forth baptizing with water, saying: Repent ye, repent ye, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
D&C 42:8 And from this place ye shall go forth into the regions westward; and inasmuch as ye shall find them that will receive you ye shall build up my church in every region--
D&C 42:9 Until the time shall come when 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.
D&C 42:10 And again, I say unto you, that my servant Edward Partridge shall stand in the office whereunto I have appointed him. And it shall come to pass, that if he transgress another shall be appointed in his stead. Even so. Amen.
D&C 42:11 Again I say unto you, that it shall not be given to any one to go forth to preach my gospel, or to build up my church, except he be ordained by some one who has authority, and it is known to the church that he has authority and has been regularly ordained by the heads of the church.
D&C 42:12 And again, the elders, priests and teachers of this church shall teach the principles of my gospel, which are in the Bible and the Book of Mormon, in which is the fulness of the gospel.
D&C 42:13 And they shall observe the covenants and church articles to do them, and these shall be their teachings, as they shall be directed by the Spirit.
D&C 42:14 And the Spirit shall be given unto you by the prayer of faith; and if ye receive not the Spirit ye shall not teach.
D&C 42:15 And all this ye shall observe to do as I have commanded concerning your teaching, until the fulness of my scriptures is given.
D&C 42:16 And as ye shall lift up your voices by the Comforter, ye shall speak and prophesy as seemeth me good;
D&C 42:17 For, behold, the Comforter knoweth all things, and beareth record of the Father and of the Son.
D&C 42:18 And now, behold, I speak unto the church. Thou shalt not kill; and he that kills shall not have forgiveness in this world, nor in the world to come.
D&C 42:19 And again, I say, thou shall not kill; but he that killeth shall die.
D&C 42:20 Thou shalt not steal; and he that stealeth and will not repent shall be cast out.
D&C 42:21 Thou shalt not lie; he that lieth and will not repent shall be cast out.
D&C 42:22 Thou shalt love thy wife with all thy heart, and shalt cleave unto her and none else.
D&C 42:23 And he that looketh upon a woman to lust after her shall deny the faith, and shall not have the Spirit; and if he repents not he shall be cast out.
D&C 42:24 Thou shalt not commit adultery; and he that committeth adultery, and repenteth not, shall be cast out.
D&C 42:25 But he that has committed adultery and repents with all his heart, and forsaketh it, and doeth it no more, thou shalt forgive;
D&C 42:26 But if he doeth it again, he shall not be forgiven, but shall be cast out.
D&C 42:27 Thou shalt not speak evil of thy neighbor; nor do him any harm.
D&C 42:28 Thou knowest my laws concerning these things are given in my scriptures; he that sinneth and repenteth not shall be cast out.
D&C 42:29 If thou lovest me thou shalt serve me and keep all my commandments.
D&C 42:30 And behold, thou will remember the poor, and consecrate of thy properties for their support that which thou has to impart unto them, and a covenant and a deed which cannot be broken.
D&C 42:31 And inasmuch as ye impart of your substance unto the poor, ye will do it unto me; and they shall be laid before the bishop of my church and his counselors, two of the elders, or high priests, such as he shall appoint or has appointed and set apart for that purpose.
D&C 42:32 And it shall come to pass, that after they are laid before the bishop of my church, and after that he has received these testimonies concerning the consecration of the properties of my church, that they cannot be taken from the church, agreeable to my commandments, every man shall be made accountable unto me, a steward over his own property, or that which he has received by consecration, as much as it sufficient for himself and family.
D&C 42:33 And again, if there shall be properties in the hands of the church, or any individuals of it, more than is necessary for their support after this first consecration, which is a residue to be consecrated unto the bishop, it shall be kept to administer to those who have not, from time to time, that every man who has need may be amply supplied and receive according to his wants.
D&C 42:34 Therefore, the residue shall be kept in my storehouse, to administer to the poor and the needy, as shall be appointed by the high council of the church, and the bishop and his council;
D&C 42:35 And for the purpose of purchasing lands for the public benefit of the church, and building houses of worship, and building up of the New Jerusalem which is hearafter to be revealed--
D&C 42:36 And my covenant people may be gathered in one in that day when I shall come to my temple, and this I do for the salvation of my people.
D&C 42:37 And it shall come to pass, that he that sinneth and repenteth not shall be cast out of the church, and shall not receive again that which he has consecrated unto the poor and the needy of my church, or in other words, unto me--
D&C 42:38 For inasmuch as ye do it unto the least of these, ye do it unto me.
D&C 42:39 For it shall come to pass, that which I spake by the mouths of my prophets shall be fulfilled; for I will consecrate of the riches of those who embrace my gospel among the Gentiles unto the poor of my people who are of the house of Israel.
D&C 42:40 And again, thou shalt not be proud in thy heart; let all thy garments be plain, and their beauty be the beauty of the work of thine own hands;
D&C 42:41 And let all things be done in cleanliness before me.
D&C 42:42 Thou shalt not be idle; for he that is idle shall not eat the bread nor wear the garments of the laborer.
D&C 42:43 And whosoever among you are sick, and have not faith to be healed, but believe, shall be nourished with all tenderness, with herbs and mild food, and that not by the hand of an enemy.
D&C 42:44 And the elders of the church, two or more, shall be called, and shall pray for and lay their hands upon them in my name; and if they die they shall die unto me, and if they live they shall live unto me.
D&C 42:45 Thou shalt live together in love, insomuch that thou shall weep for the loss of them that die, and more especially of those that have not hope of a glorious resurrection.
D&C 42:46 And it shall come to pass that those that die in me shall not taste of death, for it shall be sweet unto them;
D&C 42:47 And they that die not in me, wo unto them, for their death is bitter.
D&C 42:48 And again, it shall come to pass that he that hath faith in me to be healed, and is not appointed unto death, shall be healed.
D&C 42:49 He who hath faith to see shall see.
D&C 42:50 He who hath faith to hear shall hear.
D&C 42:51 The lame who hath faith to leap shall leap.
D&C 42:52 And they who have not faith to do these things, but believe in me, have power to become my sons; and inasmuch as they break not my laws thou shalt bear their infirmities.
D&C 42:53 Thou shalt stand in the place of thy stewardship.
D&C 42:54 Thou shalt not take thy brother's garment; thou shalt pay for that which thou shalt receive of thy brother.
D&C 42:55 And if thou obtainest more than that which would be for thy support, thou shalt give it into my storehouse, that all things may be done according to that which I have said.
D&C 42:56 Thou shalt ask, and my scriptures shall be given as I have appointed, and they shall be preserved in safety;
D&C 42:57 And it is expedient that thou shouldst hold thy peace concerning them, and not teach them until ye have received them in full.
D&C 42:58 And I give unto you a commandment that then ye shall teach them unto all men; for they shall be taught unto all nations, kindreds, tongues and people.
D&C 42:59 Thou shalt take the things which thou hast received, which have been given unto thee in my scriptures for a law, to be my law to govern my church;
D&C 42:60 And he that doeth according to these things shall be saved, and he that doeth them not shall be damned if he so continue.
D&C 42:61 If thou shalt ask, thou shalt receive revelation upon revelation, knowledge upon knowledge, that thou mayest know the mysteries and peaceable things--that which bringeth joy, that which bringeth life eternal.
D&C 42:62 Thou shalt ask, and it shall be revealed unto you in my own due time where the New Jerusalem shall be built.
D&C 42:63 And behold, it shall come to pass that my servants shall be sent forth to the east and to the west, to the north and to the south.
D&C 42:64 And even now, let him that goeth to the east teach them that shall be converted to flee to the west, and this in consequence of that which is coming on the earth, and of secret combinations.
D&C 42:65 Behold, thou shalt observe all these things, and great shall be thy reward; for unto you is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom, but unto the world it is not given to know them.
D&C 42:66 Ye shall observe the laws which ye have received and be faithful.
D&C 42:67 And ye shall hereafter receive church covenants, such as shall be sufficient to establish you, both here and in the New Jerusalem.
D&C 42:68 Therefore, he that lacketh wisdom, let him ask of me, and I will give him liberally and upbraid him not.
D&C 42:69 Lift up your hearts and rejoice, for unto you the kingdom, or in other words, the keys of the church have been given. Even so. Amen.
D&C 42:70 The priests and teachers shall have their stewardships, even as the members.
D&C 42:71 And the elders or high priests who are appointed to assist the bishop as counselors in all things, are to have their families supported out of the property which is consecrated to the bishop, for the good of the poor, and for other purposes, as before mentioned;
D&C 42:72 Or they are to receive a just remuneration for all their services, either a stewardship or otherwise, as may be thought best or decided by the counselors and bishop.
D&C 42:73 And the bishop, also, shall receive his support, or as just remuneration for all his services in the church.
D&C 42:74 Behold, verily I say unto you, that whatever persons among you, having put away their companions for the cause of fornication, or in other words, if they shall testify before you in all lowliness of heart that this is the case, ye shall not cast them out from among you;
D&C 42:75 But if ye shall find that any persons have left their companions for the sake of adultery, and they themselves are the offenders, and their companions are living, they shall be cast out from among you.
D&C 42:76 And again, I say unto you, that ye shall be watchful and careful, and with all inquiry, that ye receive none such among you if they are married;
D&C 42:77 And if they are not married, they shall repent of all their sins or ye shall not receive them.
D&C 42:78 And again, every person who belongeth to this church of Christ, shall observe to keep all the commandments and covenants of the church.
D&C 42:79 And it shall come to pass that if any persons among you shall kill they shall be delivered up and dealt with according to the laws of the land; for remember that he hath no forgiveness; and it shall be proved according to the laws of the land.
D&C 42:80 And if any man or woman shall commit adultery, he or she shall be tried before two elders of the church, or more, and every word shall be established against him or her by two witnesses of the church, and not of the enemy; but if there are more than two witnesses it is better.
D&C 42:81 But he or she shall be condemned by the mouth of two witnesses; and the elders shall lay the case before the church, and the church shall lift up their hands against him or her, that they may be dealt with according to the law of God.
D&C 42:82 And if it can be, it is necessary that the bishop be present also.
D&C 42:83 And thus ye shall do in all cases which shall come before you.
D&C 42:84 And if a man or woman shall rob, he or she shall be delivered up unto the law of the land.
D&C 42:85 And if he or she shall steal, he or she shall be delivered up unto the law of the land.
D&C 42:86 And if he or she shall lie, he or she shall be delivered up unto the law of the land.
D&C 42:87 And if he or she do anything manner of iniquity, he or she shall be delivered up unto the law, even that of God.
D&C 42:88 And if thy brother or sister offend thee, thou shalt take him or her between him or her and thee alone; and if he or she confess thou shalt be reconciled.
D&C 42:89 And if he or she confess not thou shall deliver him or her up unto the church, not to the members but to the elders. And it shall be done in a meeting and that not before the world.
D&C 42:90 And if thy brother or sister offend many, he or she shall be chastened before many.
D&C 42:91 And if any one offend openly, he or she shall be rebuked openly, that he or she may be ashamed. And if he or she confess not, he or she shall be delivered up unto the law of God.
D&C 42:92 And if any shall offend in secret, he or she shall be rebuked in secret, that he or she may have opportunity to confess in secret to him or her whom he or she has offended, and to God, that the church may not speak reproachfully of him or her.
D&C 42:93 And thus shall ye conduct in all things.
D&C 43:0 Revelation given through Joseph Smith the Prophet, at Kirtland, Ohio, in February, 1831. At this time some members of the Church were disturbed by people making false claims as revelators. See History of the Church, vol. 1, p. 154. --First part of the revelation addressed to the Elders of the Church--Revelations to the Church given only through the one appointed to receive such--Elders warned against spurious claims and false teachings of others--Elders sent forth to teach according to the spirit of revelation and not to be taught in the precepts of men--Assurances of the Lord's future advent--Calamities to precede his coming--Latter part of the revelation addressed to the nation of the earth--Warning, proclamation, and commandment.
D&C 43:1 O hearken, ye elders of my church, and give ear to the words which I shall speak unto you.
D&C 43:2 For behold, verily, verily, I say unto you, that ye have received a commandment for a law unto my church, through him whom I have appointed unto you to receive commandments and revelations from my hand.
D&C 43:3 And this ye shall know assuredly--that there is none other appointed unto you to receive commandments and revelations until he be taken, if he abide in me.
D&C 43:4 But verily, verily, I say unto you, that none else shall be appointed unto this gift except it be through him; for if it be taken from him he shall not have power except to appoint another in his stead.
D&C 43:5 And this shall be a law unto you, that ye receive not the teachings of any that shall come before you as revelations or commandments;
D&C 43:6 And this I give unto you that you may not be deceived, that you may know they are not of me.
D&C 43:7 For verily I say unto you, that he that is ordained of me shall come in at the gate and be ordained as I have told you before, to teach those revelations which you have received and shall receive through him whom I have appointed.
D&C 43:8 And now, behold, I give unto you a commandment, that when ye are assembled together ye shall instruct and edify each other, that ye may know how to act and direct my church, how to act upon the points of my law and commandments, which I have given.
D&C 43:9 And thus ye shall become instructed in the law of my church, and be sanctified by that which ye have received, and ye shall bind yourselves to act in all holiness before me--
D&C 43:10 That inasmuch as ye do this, glory shall be added to the kingdom which ye have received. Inasmuch as ye do it not, it shall be taken, even that which ye have received.
D&C 43:11 Purge ye out the iniquity which is among you; sanctify yourselves before me;
D&C 43:12 And if ye desire the glories of the kingdom, appoint ye my servant Joseph Smith, Jun., and uphold him before me by the prayer of faith.
D&C 43:13 And again, I say unto you, that if ye desire the mysteries of the kingdom, provide for him food and raiment, and whatsoever thing he needeth to accomplish the work wherewith I have commanded him;
D&C 43:14 And if ye do it not he shall remain unto them that have received him, that I may reserve unto myself a pure people before me.
D&C 43:15 Again I say, hearken ye elders of my church, whom I have appointed: Ye are not sent forth to be taught, but to teach the children of men the things which I have put into your hands by the power of my Spirit;
D&C 43:16 And ye are to be taught from on high. Sanctify yourselves and ye shall be endowed with power, that ye may give even as I have spoken.
D&C 43:17 Hearken ye, for behold, the great day of the Lord is nigh at hand.
D&C 43:18 For the day cometh that the Lord shall utter his voice out of heaven; the heavens shall shake and the earth shall tremble, and the trump of God shall sound both long and loud, and shall say to the sleeping nations: Ye saints arise and live; ye sinners stay and sleep until I shall call again.
D&C 43:19 Wherefore gird up your loins lest ye be found among the wicked.
D&C 43:20 Lift up your voices and spare not. Call upon the nations to repent, both old and young, both bond and free, saying: Prepare yourselves for the great day of the Lord;
D&C 43:21 For if I, who am a man, do lift up my voice and call upon you to repent, and ye hate me, what will ye say when the day cometh when the thunders shall utter their voices from the ends of the earth, speaking to the ears of all that live, saying--Repent, and prepare for the great day of the Lord?
D&C 43:22 Yea, and again, when the lightnings shall streak forth from the east unto the west, and shall utter forth their voices unto all that live, and make the ears of all tingle that hear, saying these words--Repent ye, for the great day of the Lord is come?
D&C 43:23 And again, the Lord shall utter his voice out of heaven, saying: Hearken, O ye nations of the earth, and hear the words of that God who made you.
D&C 43:24 O, ye nations of the earth, how often would I have gathered you together as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, but ye would not!
D&C 43:25 How oft have I called upon you by the mouth of my servants, and by the ministering of angels, and by mine own voice, and by the voice of thunderings, and by the voice of lightnings, and by the voice of tempests, and by the voice of earthquakes, and great hailstorms, and by the voice of famines and pestilences of every kind, and by the great sound of a trump, and by the voice of judgment, and by the voice of mercy all the day long, and by the voice of glory and honor and the riches of eternal life, and would have saved you with an everlasting salvation, but ye would not!
D&C 43:26 Behold, the day has come, when the cup of the wrath of mine indignation is full.
D&C 43:27 Behold, verily I say unto you, that these are the words of the Lord your God.
D&C 43:28 Wherefore, labor ye, labor ye in my vineyard for the last time--for the last time call upon the inhabitants of the earth.
D&C 43:29 For in mine own due time will I come upon the earth in judgment, and my people shall be redeemed and shall reign with me on earth.
D&C 43:30 For the great Millennium, of which I have spoken by the mouth of my servants, shall come.
D&C 43:31 For Satan shall be bound, and when he is loosed again he shall only reign for a little season, and then cometh the end of the earth.
D&C 43:32 And he that liveth in righteousness shall be changed in the twinkling of an eye, and the earth shall pass away so as by fire.
D&C 43:33 And the wicked shall go away into unquenchable fire, and their end no man knoweth on earth, nor ever shall know, until they come before me in judgment.
D&C 43:34 Hearken ye to these words. Behold, I am Jesus Christ, the Savior of the world. Treasure these things up in your hearts, and let the solemnities of eternity rest upon your minds.
D&C 43:35 Be sober. Keep all my commandments. Even so. Amen.
D&C 44:0 Revelation given to Jospeh Smith the Prophet and Sidney Rigdon, at Kirtland, Ohio, in the latter part of February, 1831. In compliance with the requirement herein set forth the Church appointed a conference to be held early in the month of June following. --The Elders to assemble to receive further instruction--To organize according to the laws of the land, thus strengthening themselves against the machinations of the opponents.
D&C 44:1 Behold, thus saith the Lord unto you my servants, it is expedient in me that the elders of my church should be called together, from the east and from the west, from the north and from the south, by letter or some other way.
D&C 44:2 And it shall come to pass, that inasmuch as they are faithful, and exercise faith in me, I will pour out my Spirit upon them in the day that they assemble themselves together.
D&C 44:3 And it shall come to pass that they shall go forth into the regions round about, and preach repentance unto the people.
D&C 44:4 And many shall be converted, insomuch that ye shall obtain power to organize yourselves according to the laws of man;
D&C 44:5 That your enemies may not have power over you; that you may be preserved in all things; that you may be enabled to keep my laws; that every bond may be broken wherewith the enemy seeketh to destroy my people.
D&C 44:6 Behold, I say unto you, that ye must visit the poor and the needy and administer to their relief, that they may be kept until all things may be done according to my law which ye have received. Amen.
