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Answers to Questions, between circa 4 and circa 20 March 1832, as Recorded in Richards, Pocket Companion [D&C 77]

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Answers to Questions, [
Hiram Township

Area settled by immigrants from Pennsylvania and New England, ca. 1802. Located in northeastern Ohio about twenty-five miles southeast of Kirtland. Population in 1830 about 500. Population in 1840 about 1,100. JS lived in township at home of John and Alice...

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, Portage Co., OH, ca. Mar. 1832]. Version copied [ca. 1838] in Willard Richards, “W. Richards Pocket Companion Written in England,” pp. 80–85; handwriting of
Willard Richards

24 June 1804–11 Mar. 1854. Teacher, lecturer, doctor, clerk, printer, editor, postmaster. Born at Hopkinton, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. Son of Joseph Richards and Rhoda Howe. Moved to Richmond, Berkshire Co., Massachusetts, 1813; to Chatham, Columbia Co...

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; Willard Richards, Journals and Papers, CHL. For more complete source information, see the source note for Discourse, between ca. 26 June and ca. 4 Aug. 1839–A, as Reported by Willard Richards.

Historical Introduction

See Historical Introduction to Answers to Questions, between ca. 4 and ca. 20 Mar. 1832 [D&C 77].
Asterisk (*) denotes a "featured" version, which includes an introduction and annotation. *Answers to Questions, between circa 4 and circa 20 March 1832 [D&C 77]

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Sealed

To confirm or solemnize. In the early 1830s, revelations often adopted biblical usage of the term seal; for example, “sealed up the testimony” referred to proselytizing and testifying of the gospel as a warning of the approaching end time. JS explained in...

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high Priests

An ecclesiastical and priesthood office. Christ and many ancient prophets, including Abraham, were described as being high priests. The Book of Mormon used the term high priest to denote one appointed to lead the church. However, the Book of Mormon also discussed...

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ordained

The conferral of power and authority; to appoint, decree, or set apart. Church members, primarily adults, were ordained to ecclesiastical offices and other responsibilities by the laying on of hands by those with the proper authority. Ordinations to priesthood...

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unto the holy order of God, To Administer the everlasting Gospel for they are they who are ordained out of every nation kindred tongue & people by the
angel

Being who acts as a minister and messenger between heaven and earth. JS taught that angels were individuals who “belonged to this earth”; those who had already lived on earth were often resurrected beings. In addition to giving instruction, direction, and...

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to whom is given power. over the Nations of the earth to bring as many as will come to the
church of the first born

A term describing those who receive the fullness and glory of God the Father in the afterlife. According to an 1832 revelation, those who belong to the church of the firstborn dwell in the Father’s presence, become like him, and receive “all things” from ...

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12th What. &c— by the sounding of the Trumpet mentioned in the 8th Chap
A. We &c— that as God made the world in six days & In <​on​> the 7th day he finishd his work & sanctified it, & also formed man out of the dust of the Earth even so in the beginning of the 7000th years— will, the Lord God sanctify the Earth and complete the Salvation of man. and judge all things. & redeem all things, except that which he hath not put into his power, and shall have sealed all things unto the end of all things. & the sounding of the trumpets of the 7 angels the preparing & finishing [p. 84]
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