Revelation, 23 February 1831, as Recorded in Hyde and Smith, Notebook [D&C 42:74–93]
Source Note
Revelation, [, Geauga Co., OH, 23 Feb. 1831]. Version copied [between ca. Oct. 1831 and 1 Feb. 1832] in Hyde and Smith, Notebook, pp. [19]–[22]; handwriting of ; Revelations Collection, CHL.
law if any shall offend in secret he shall be rebuked in secret that he may have oppor[tuni]ty to confess to in secret to him who he has offended & to God that the Brethren may not speak reproachfully of him & thus shall ye conduct in all things
A how to act in cases of adultry——
Behold verily I say unto you that whatsoever person among you having put away their companion for the cause of fornication or in other words if he shall testify before you in all lo[w]liness of heart that this is the case ye shall not cast them out from among you. but if you shall find that any person hath left their companion for the sake of adultry & they themselves are the offenders & their companions are living they shall be cast out from among you & again I say unto you that ye be watchful & careful with all inquiry that ye may receive none such among you if they are married [p. [21]]