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Revelation, 11 September 1831, as Published and Recorded in Partridge copy of Book of Commandments [D&C 64]

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Revelation,
Kirtland Township

Located ten miles south of Lake Erie. Settled by 1811. Organized by 1818. Latter-day Saint missionaries visited township, early Nov. 1830; many residents joined Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Population in 1830 about 55 Latter-day Saints and...

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, Geauga Co., OH, [11] Sept. 1831. Version partially published in Book of Commandments 65, pp. 157–160, Edward Partridge copy, with p. [161] copied [not before July 1833] in handwriting of
Edward Partridge

27 Aug. 1793–27 May 1840. Hatter. Born at Pittsfield, Berkshire Co., Massachusetts. Son of William Partridge and Jemima Bidwell. Moved to Painesville, Geauga Co., Ohio. Married Lydia Clisbee, 22 Aug. 1819, at Painesville. Initially a Universal Restorationist...

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Historical Introduction

See Historical Introduction to Revelation, 11 Sept. 1831 [D&C 64].
Asterisk (*) denotes a "featured" version, which includes an introduction and annotation. *Revelation, 11 September 1831 [D&C 64]

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Wherefore they shall be plucked out. Behold I the Lord have made my
church

The Book of Mormon related that when Christ set up his church in the Americas, “they which were baptized in the name of Jesus, were called the church of Christ.” The first name used to denote the church JS organized on 6 April 1830 was “the Church of Christ...

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in these last days like unto a judge, sitting on a hill, or in a high place, to judge the nations; for it shall come to pass that the inhabitants of
Zion

A specific location in Missouri; also a literal or figurative gathering of believers in Jesus Christ, characterized by adherence to ideals of harmony, equality, and purity. In JS’s earliest revelations “the cause of Zion” was used to broadly describe the ...

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shall judge all things, and all liars and hypocrites shall be proved by them and they which are not
apostles

A title indicating one sent forth to preach; later designated as a specific ecclesiastical and priesthood office. By 1830, JS and Oliver Cowdery were designated as apostles. The “Articles and Covenants” of the church explained that an “apostle is an elder...

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& prophets shall be known, And eve[n]
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the judge & his counsellors if they ar[e] not faithful in their
stewarships

One who managed property and goods under the law of consecration; also someone given a specific ecclesiastical responsibility. According to the “Laws of the Church of Christ,” members of the church were to make donations to the bishop, who would record the...

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, shall be condemned, & others shall be planted i[n] their stead; for behold I say unto you that
Zion

A specific location in Missouri; also a literal or figurative gathering of believers in Jesus Christ, characterized by adherence to ideals of harmony, equality, and purity. In JS’s earliest revelations “the cause of Zion” was used to broadly describe the ...

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shall flourish, & the glory of the Lord shall be upon her, & she shall be an ensign unto the peop[le] & there shall come unto her out of every nation under heaven, & th[e] days shall come when the nations of the earth shall tremble because of her, & shall fear, because of her terrible ones, the Lord hath spoke[n] it, Amen. [p. [161]]
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Revelation, 11 September 1831, as Published and Recorded in Partridge copy of Book of Commandments [D&C 64]
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