| October [18–31], 1830, Fayette, New York. |
| Ezra Thayer and Northrop Sweet are called to
declare the gospel to a crooked and perverse generation. |
| Book of Commandments 35 heading: A Revelation
to Ezra, and Northrop, given in Fayette, New-York, October, 1830. |
| 1835 Doctrine and Covenants 55 heading: A Revelation
to Ezra Thayer and Northrop Sweet, given October, 1830. |
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Book of Commandments 35 |
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| Listen up |
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[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. |
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Modern LDS verse
numbers are left of the text. BC
verse numbers are in brackets. 1835 D&C verse
numbers are right of the text.
Behold … marrow: also used for the beginning of verse 2 in D&C 6, 11, 12, and 14.
Turquoise:
dropped after 1835
"Then Jesus answered and said, O faithless and perverse generation, how long
shall I be with you? how long shall I suffer you?" Matt. 17:17 // Luke 9:41. |
| Called to declare
gospel to perverse generation |
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[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 a perverse
generation: |
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| Field white |
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[3] For behold the field
is white already to harvest; and it is the eleventh hour, and for the
last time that I shall call laborers into
my vineyard. |
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"Lift up your eyes, and
look on the fields; for they are white already to harvest." John
4:35 // D&C 4:4; 6:3; 11:3; 12:3; 14:3; 33:7. |
| Vineyard corrupt,
priestcrafts |
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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. |
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Only reference to priestcraft in the D&C. |
| Church called out of the wilderness |
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[4] And verily, verily I say unto
you, that this church have I established and called forth out of the wilderness: |
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| Gather the elect |
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[5] 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: |
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| Thrust in your sickles |
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[6] Yea, verily, verily I say unto
you, that the field is white already to harvest: |
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[7] Wherefore, thrust in your sickles, and reap
with all your might, mind, and strength. |
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| Be like Nephi |
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[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: |
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| I am with you |
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[9] Yea, open your mouths and spare not, and you
shall be laden with sheaves upon your backs, for lo I am with you: |
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| Declare repentance |
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[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: |
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"The voice of him that crieth
in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the LORD, make straight
in the desert a highway for our God." Isa. 40:3 // Matt. 3:3; Mark 1:3;
Luke 3:4; 1 Ne. 10:8; Alma 9:28; D&C 65:1, 3; 133:17. |
| Declare baptism and Holy Ghost |
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[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. |
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"Then Peter said unto them, Repent,
and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the
remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost."
Acts 2:38. |
| Faith to be save |
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[12] Behold, verily, verily I say
unto you, this is my gospel, and remember that they shall have faith in
me or they can in nowise be saved: |
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| Upon this rock (gospel) |
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[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; |
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Red: added in 1835
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| Remember Articles and Covenants |
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and ye shall remember the church articles and covenants
to keep them: |
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Articles and Covenants |
| Confirm members and gift of Holy Ghost |
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[14] And whoso having faith you shall confirm in
my church, by the laying on of the hands, and I will bestow the gift of
the Holy Ghost upon them. |
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Ezra and Northrop must have been ordained elders by this
time. |
| Book of Mormon and Bible |
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[15] 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: |
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| Be ready for the Bridegroom |
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[16] Wherefore be faithful, praying always, having
your lamps trimmed and burning, and oil with you, that you may be ready
at the coming of the Bridegroom; |
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| Coming quickly |
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for behold, verily, verily I say unto you, that I come quickly; even
so: Amen. |
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