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Discourse, 11 June 1843–A, as Reported by Wilford Woodruff

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JS, Discourse, [
Nauvoo

Principal gathering place for Saints following expulsion from Missouri. Beginning in 1839, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints purchased lands in earlier settlement of Commerce and planned settlement of Commerce City, as well as surrounding areas....

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, Hancock Co., IL, 11 June 1843]. Featured version copied [ca. 11 June 1843] in Wilford Woodruff, Journal, vol. 5, 1 Jan. 1843–31 Dec. 1844, pp. [42]–[46]; handwriting of
Wilford Woodruff

1 Mar. 1807–2 Sept. 1898. Farmer, miller. Born at Farmington, Hartford Co., Connecticut. Son of Aphek Woodruff and Beulah Thompson. Moved to Richland, Oswego Co., New York, 1832. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by Zera Pulsipher,...

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; Wilford Woodruff, Journals and Papers, CHL. For more complete source information, see the source note for Discourse, 17 Jan. 1843, as Reported by Wilford Woodruff.

Historical Introduction

See Historical Introduction to Discourse, 11 June 1843–A, as Reported by Willard Richards.
Asterisk (*) denotes a "featured" version, which includes an introduction and annotation. *Discourse, 11 June 1843–A, as Reported by Willard Richards Journal, December 1842–June 1844; Book 2, 10 March 1843–14 July 1843 *Discourse, 11 June 1843–A, as Reported by Wilford Woodruff *Discourse, 11 June 1843–A, as Reported by Franklin D. Richards Discourse, 11 June 1843–A, as Reported by Eliza R. Snow *Discourse, 11 June 1843–A, as Reported by James Burgess History, 1838–1856, volume D-1 [1 August 1842–1 July 1843] “History of Joseph Smith”

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Lord an house whereby he could reveal unto his people the
ordinances

A religious rite. JS taught that ordinances were covenants between man and God, in which believers could affirm faith, gain spiritual knowledge, and seek blessings. Some ordinances were considered requisite for salvation. The manner in which ordinances were...

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of his house and glories of his kingdom & teach the peopl the ways of salvation for their are certain ordinances & principles that when they are taught and practized, must be done in a place or house built for that purpose this was purposed in the mind of God before the world was & it was for this purpose that God designed to
gather

As directed by early revelations, church members “gathered” in communities. A revelation dated September 1830, for instance, instructed elders “to bring to pass the gathering of mine elect” who would “be gathered in unto one place, upon the face of this land...

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together the Jews oft but they would not it is for the same purpose that God gathers together the people in the last <​days​> to build unto the Lord an house to prepare them for the ordinances &
endowments

Bestowal of spiritual blessings, power, or knowledge. Beginning in 1831, multiple revelations promised an endowment of “power from on high” in association with the command to gather. Some believed this promise was fulfilled when individuals were first ordained...

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washings

A ritual ablution of bodies symbolizing a purification from sin. As early as 1830, the Book of Mormon and JS revelations characterized baptism by immersion as a washing away of sins. On 23 January 1833, JS led the members of the School of the Prophets in ...

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& anointings &c. one of the ordinances of the house of the Lord is
Baptism

An ordinance in which an individual is immersed in water for the remission of sins. The Book of Mormon explained that those with necessary authority were to baptize individuals who had repented of their sins. Baptized individuals also received the gift of...

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for the dead, God decreed before the foundation of the world that that ordinance should be administered in a house prepared for that purpose. If a man gets the fulness of God he has to get in the same way that Jesus Christ obtained it
1

According to an 1833 revelation, Jesus “received not of the fulness at the first but received grace for grace and he received not of the fulness but continued from grace to grace until he received a fulness.” (Revelation, 6 May 1833 [D&C 93:12–13].)


& that was by keeping all the ordinances of the house of the Lord. Men will say I will never forsake you but will stand by you at all times but the moment you teach them some of the mysteries of God that are retained in the heavens and are to be revealed to the chidren of men when they are prepared, They will be the first to stone you & put you to death. It was the same principle that crusified the Lord— Jesus Christ,— I will say somthing about the spirits in prision, their there has been much said about the sayings of Jesus on the cross to the thief saying this day thou shalt be with me in paradise, The commentators [p. [43]]
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Discourse, 11 June 1843–A, as Reported by Wilford Woodruff
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5
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JSP, D12:385–387
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    According to an 1833 revelation, Jesus “received not of the fulness at the first but received grace for grace and he received not of the fulness but continued from grace to grace until he received a fulness.” (Revelation, 6 May 1833 [D&C 93:12–13].)

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