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| No other gift |
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… and he has a gift to translate the book, and
I have commanded him that he shall pretend to no other gift until my purpose
is fulfilled for I will grant unto him no other gift. |
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BC 4, March [1–31], 1829; D&C
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| April 6, 1830 |
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| Seer, translator, prophet, apostle,
elder |
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[1] Behold, there shall be a record kept among you;
and in it thou shalt be called a seer, a translator, a prophet, an apostle
of Jesus Christ, an elder of the church through the will of God the Father,
and the grace of your Lord Jesus Christ, |
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D&C 21
BC verse numbers are in brackets |
| Church founder |
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[2] Being inspired of the Holy Ghost to lay the
foundation thereof, and to build it up unto the most holy faith. … |
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| As if from my own mouth |
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[5] For his word ye shall receive, as if from mine
own mouth, in all patience and faith. … |
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| Oliver to ordain Joseph |
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[13] Wherefore it behooveth me that he should be
ordained by you, Oliver Cowdery mine apostle; |
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| Joseph first elder |
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[14] This being an ordinance unto you, that you
are an elder under his hand, he being the first unto you, that you might
be an elder unto this church of Christ, bearing my name— |
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| First preacher to church, Gentiles, and Jews |
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[15] And the first preacher of this church unto
the church, and before the world, yea, before the Gentiles; [16]
yea, and thus saith the Lord God, lo, lo! to the Jews also. Amen. |
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| September [20–26],
1830 |
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| Receives commandments and revelations
like Moses |
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But behold, verily, verily I say unto you, no one shall be
appointed to receive commandments and revelations in this church, excepting
my servant Joseph, for he receiveth them even as Moses: … |
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BC 30, September [20–26],
1830; ¶ D&C
28:2, 6–7. |
Head of
the church
Keys of the mysteries until another appointed |
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And thou shalt not command him who is at thy head, and at
the head of the church, for I have given him the keys of the mysteries and
the revelations which are sealed, until I shall appoint unto them another
in his stead. |
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appoint another: ¶ Ezra
Booth Letters (8–9); ¶ Minutes
of March 15, 1838 ; ¶ Wilford Woodruff (h2) |
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| September 26, 1830 |
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| Appointed to receive revelations
by conference |
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[Joseph is] appointed by the voice of the Conference
to receive and write Revelations & Commandments for this Church. |
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Minutes
of September 26, 1830 |
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| February [9–23], 1831 |
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| Only Joseph gets revelations, if he abides
in me |
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[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. |
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D&C 43 |
| Only Joseph appoints successor |
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[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. |
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appoint another: See
September [5–26], 1830 item above. |
| Accept no others |
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[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; |
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To be continued … |
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Joseph
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