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Revelation, 16–17 December 1833, as Recorded in George Burket, Journal [D&C 101]

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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, 16–17 Dec. 1833. Version copied [before 2 Dec. 1835] in George Burket, Journal, [1]–[24]; handwriting of
George Burket

18 Oct. 1788–15 Mar. 1871. Store owner/keeper, carpenter. Born in Bedford, Bedford Co., Pennsylvania. Son of George Burket Sr. and Catharine Swovelin. Married first Sarah Smith, 1810. Purchased home in Winchester, Randolph Co., Indiana, 1821; extended house...

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; CHL.

Historical Introduction

See Historical Introduction to Revelation, 16–17 Dec. 1833 [D&C 101].
Asterisk (*) denotes a "featured" version, which includes an introduction and annotation. *Revelation, 16–17 December 1833 [D&C 101]

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any other place appointed than that which I have appointed for the work of the
gething [gathering]

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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of my Saints untill the day cometh when there is found no more room for thim. and then I have other places which I will appoint unto them and they shall be called
stakes

Ecclesiastical organization of church members in a particular locale. Stakes were typically large local organizations of church members; stake leaders could include a presidency, a high council, and a bishopric. Some revelations referred to stakes “to” or...

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for the curtains or then stregth 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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behold it is my will that all they call on my name and worshop me according to my everlasting gosple should gether together and stand in holy places and prepare for the revelation which is to come when the vail of the covering of my temple in my tabernical which hideth the [p. [5]]
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Revelation, 16–17 December 1833, as Recorded in George Burket, Journal [D&C 101]
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