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Articles and Covenants, circa April 1830, Harry Brown Copy [D&C 20]

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“Articles and Covenants,” [
Fayette Township

Located in northern part of county between Seneca and Cayuga lakes. Area settled, by 1790. Officially organized as Washington Township, 14 Mar. 1800. Name changed to Fayette, 6 Apr. 1808. Population in 1830 about 3,200. Population in 1840 about 3,700. Significant...

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, Seneca Co., NY, ca. Apr. 1830, though parts may have been received as early as ca. summer 1829]. Version copied [ca. 1834]; handwriting of
Harry Brown

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; docket in unidentified handwriting; six pages; Emma Smith Woodruff, Collection, CHL.

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See Historical Introduction to Articles and Covenants, ca. Apr. 1830 [D&C 20].
Asterisk (*) denotes a "featured" version, which includes an introduction and annotation. *Articles and Covenants, circa April 1830 [D&C 20]

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Bear witness to the words of the Glorious majesty on hig[h]; to whom Be Glory forever & ever; Amen. Wherefore by these things We know that there is a God in heaven who is infinite and Eternal from everlasting to everlasting the same unchAngeable God the maker of heaven and earth and all things That in them is and that he created man; male and female And after his own image and in his own likeness created He them. And he gave them commandments that they should Not eat of the tree of Knowledge of good and evil for Saith God in the day that thou eatest thereof thou Shalt surely die; but man transgressed the holy law And became earthly sensual and devilish and became Fallen man subject to sickness pain and death. Wherefore the almighty god gave his only begotten son As it is written in those scriptures which have been given Of him that he suffered temptations, but gave no Heed unto them. that he was crucified died and rose Again the third day and that he ascended into heaven To sit down on the right hand of the father to reign With almighty power according to the will of the father Therefore as many as would believe and were baptised In his holy name and endured in faith to the end should Be saved; yea even as many as were before he came in the Flesh from the beginning who believed in the words of The holy prophets who were inspired by the gift of the Holy ghost which truly testified of him in all things As well as those who should come after; who should Believe in the Gifts & callings of God by the the holy Ghost; which beareth record of the father and son Which father and son and holy Ghost is one god Infinite and eternal without end— Amen; And we Know that all men must repent and believe on the name Of jesus christ and worship the father in his name and Endure in faith on his name to the end or they cannot be saved In the kingdom of God; and we know that justification through the Grace of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ is [p. [2]]
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Articles and Covenants, circa April 1830, Harry Brown Copy [D&C 20]
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