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Revelation, 11 September 1831, as Recorded in Hyde and Smith, Notebook [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 copied [between ca. 25 Jan. and 1 Feb. 1832] in Hyde and Smith, Notebook, pp. [43]–[48]; handwriting of
Orson Hyde

8 Jan. 1805–28 Nov. 1878. Laborer, clerk, storekeeper, teacher, editor, businessman, lawyer, judge. Born at Oxford, New Haven Co., Connecticut. Son of Nathan Hyde and Sally Thorpe. Moved to Derby, New Haven Co., 1812. Moved to Kirtland, Geauga Co., Ohio, ...

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and
Samuel Smith

13 Mar. 1808–30 July 1844. Farmer, logger, scribe, builder, tavern operator. Born at Tunbridge, Orange Co., Vermont. Son of Joseph Smith Sr. and Lucy Mack. Moved to Royalton, Windsor Co., Vermont, by Mar. 1810; to Lebanon, Grafton Co., New Hampshire, 1811...

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; Revelations Collection, CHL.

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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much as he abideth in mine
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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There are those who have saught accusation against him without a cause nevertheless he has sinned but verily I say unto you I the Lord forgiveth sins unto those who confess their sins before me and ask forgiveness who have not sinned unto death my disciples in days of old saught accusation against one another and forgave not one another in their hearts & for this evil they were afflicted & sorely chastened. wherefore I say unto you that ye had ought to forgive one another for he that forgiveth not his Brother his trespasses standeth condemned before the Lord for there remaineth in him the greater sin I the Lord will forgive wh[o]m I will forgive but of you it is required to forgive all men & ye had ought to say in your hearts let God Judge between me & thee and reward thee according to thy deeds and he that repenteth not of his sins and confesseth them not then ye shall bring him before the
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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& do with him as the
scriptures

The sacred, written word of God containing the “mind & will of the Lord” and “matters of divine revelation.” Members of the church considered the Bible, the Book of Mormon, and JS’s revelations to be scripture. Revelations in 1830 and 1831 directed JS to ...

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saith unto you either by
commandment

Generally, a divine mandate that church members were expected to obey; more specifically, a text dictated by JS in the first-person voice of Deity that served to communicate knowledge and instruction to JS and his followers. Occasionally, other inspired texts...

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or by revelation & this ye shall do that God might be glorified not because ye forgive not having not compassion but that ye may be faithful in the eyes of the law that ye may not offend him who is your lawgiver verily I say for this cause ye shall do these things. Behold I the Lord was angry with him who was my servant
Ezra [Booth]

14 Feb. 1792–before 12 Jan. 1873. Farmer, minister. Born in Newtown, Fairfield Co., Connecticut. Admitted on trial to Methodist ministry, 4 Sept. 1816, and stationed in the Ohio District in Beaver, Pike Co. Admitted into full connection and elected a deacon...

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& also my servant
Isaac [Morley]

11 Mar. 1786–24 June 1865. Farmer, cooper, merchant, postmaster. Born at Montague, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts. Son of Thomas Morley and Editha (Edith) Marsh. Family affiliated with Presbyterian church. Moved to Kirtland, Geauga Co., Ohio, before 1812. Married...

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for they kept not the Law neither the command they saught evil in their hearts & I the [p. [44]]
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Revelation, 11 September 1831, as Recorded in Hyde and Smith, Notebook [D&C 64]
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