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Revelation, 23 July 1837, as Recorded in Kimball, Journal [D&C 112]

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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, 23 July 1837. Version copied [between ca. Mar. 1841 and ca. Mar. 1842] in Heber C. Kimball, Journal, pp. 49–59; handwriting of
Heber C. Kimball

14 June 1801–22 June 1868. Blacksmith, potter. Born at Sheldon, Franklin Co., Vermont. Son of Solomon Farnham Kimball and Anna Spaulding. Married Vilate Murray, 22 Nov. 1822, at Mendon, Monroe Co., New York. Member of Baptist church at Mendon, 1831. Baptized...

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Historical Introduction

See Historical Introduction to Revelation, 23 July 1837 [D&C 112].
Asterisk (*) denotes a "featured" version, which includes an introduction and annotation. *Revelation, 23 July 1837 [D&C 112]

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which power you hold in connection with all those who have received a
dispensation

A gift of divine knowledge, power, and authority from God to humankind; often associated with a prophet and his time period. A revelation published in 1835 identified JS and Oliver Cowdery as the recipients of keys to administer a final dispensation of the...

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at any time from the beginning of the creation. for verily I say unto you the
keys

Authority or knowledge of God given to humankind. In the earliest records, the term keys primarily referred to JS’s authority to unlock the “mysteries of the kingdom.” Early revelations declared that both JS and Oliver Cowdery held the keys to bring forth...

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of the dispensation which you have received have come down from the Fathers, and last of all being sent down from heaven unto you. verily I say unto you, behold how great is your calling, cleanse your hearts and your garments, lest the blood of this generation be required at your hands; be faithful until I come, for I come quickly and my reward is with me to recompence every man according as his work [p. [58]]
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Revelation, 23 July 1837, as Recorded in Kimball, Journal [D&C 112]
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