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Revelation, 23 July 1837, as Recorded in Young, 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 [ca. July 1839] in Brigham Young, Journal, pp. 107[b]–112[a]; handwriting of
Brigham Young

1 June 1801–29 Aug. 1877. Carpenter, painter, glazier, colonizer. Born at Whitingham, Windham Co., Vermont. Son of John Young and Abigail (Nabby) Howe. Brought up in Methodist household; later joined Methodist church. Moved to Sherburne, Chenango Co., New...

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; Brigham Young Office Files, 1832–1878, CHL.

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See Historical Introduction to Revelation, 23 July 1837 [D&C 112].
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which I the Lord was not well pleased, nevertheless, inasmuch as thou hast abased thy self thou shalt be exalted, therefore all thy sins are forgiven the; let thy heart be of good chear before my face and thou shalt bear reccord of my name not only unto the
Gentiles

Those who were not members of the House of Israel. More specifically, members of the church identified gentiles as those whose lineage was not of the Jews or Lamanites (understood to be the American Indians in JS’s day). Certain prophecies indicated that ...

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but also unto the Jews, and thou shalt send forth my word unto the ends of the Earth, contend thou therefore morning by morning and aafter day, let thy worning vice go forth, and when the night cometh let not the inhabitance of Earth slumber) because of thy spech, let thy habitotion be known in
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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and remove not thy house; for I the Lord have a grate work for the to do in pubishing my name among the [p. 108[a]]
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