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Revelation, 23 July 1837, Vilate Murray Kimball Copy [D&C 112]

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Revelation, Kirtland Township, Geauga Co., OH, 23 July 1837. Version copied [ca. 6 Sept. 1837]; handwriting of
Vilate Murray Kimball

1 June 1806–22 Oct. 1867. Born in Florida, Montgomery Co., New York. Daughter of Roswell Murray and Susannah Fitch. Moved to Bloomfield, Ontario Co., New York, by 1810. Moved to Victor, Ontario Co., by 1820. Married Heber Chase Kimball, 22 Nov. 1822, at Mendon...

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; photocopy in Heber C. Kimball, Correspondence, 1837–1864, CHL.

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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Verily! Verily! I say unto you darkness covereth the Earth and groes darkness the minds of the people, and all flesh has become corrupt before my face! behold vengenace cometh speedily upon the inhabitants of the Earth. A day of wrath! A day of burning! A day of desolation! of weeping! of morning and of lemantation! and as a whirlwind it shall come upon all the face of the Earth saith the Lord. And upon my house shall it begin; and forom my house shall it go forth saith the Lord, first upon those among you saith the Lord who have professed to know my name <​and have not known me​> and have blasphemed against me in the midst of my house saith the Lord. therefore see to it that ye trouble not yourselves concerning the affairs of my
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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in this place saith the Lord. but purify your hear<​t​>s before me and then go ye into all the world and preach my gospel unto every creature who has not received it, and he that believeth and is
baptised

An ordinance in which an individual is immersed in water for the remission of sins. The Book of Mormon explained that those with necessary authority were to baptize individuals who had repented of their sins. Baptized individuals also received the gift of...

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shall be [saved And that believeth not]
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TEXT: Text in fold illegible; missing text supplied from Revelation, 23 July 1837 [D&C 112].


and is not baptised shall be damned. for unto you (the
Twelve

Members of a governing body in the church, with special administrative and proselytizing responsibilities. A June 1829 revelation commanded Oliver Cowdery and David Whitmer to call twelve disciples, similar to the twelve apostles in the New Testament and ...

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) and those (the
first Presidency

The highest presiding body of the church. An 11 November 1831 revelation stated that the president of the high priesthood was to preside over the church. JS was ordained as president of the high priesthood on 25 January 1832. In March 1832, JS appointed two...

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) who are appointed with you to be your councilors and your leaders is the power of this
Preasthood

Power or authority of God. The priesthood was conferred through the laying on of hands upon adult male members of the church in good standing; no specialized training was required. Priesthood officers held responsibility for administering the sacrament of...

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given for the last days and for the last last time in the which is the
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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of the fulness of times, which power you hold in connection with all those who have received a dispensation at any time from the begining 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 despensation which ye 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; clense your hearts, and your garments, lest the blood of this generation be required at your hands, be faithful untill I come for I come quickly and my reword is with me to recompence every man according as his work shall be. I am Alpha and Omega, Amen.— [p. [2]]
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    TEXT: Text in fold illegible; missing text supplied from Revelation, 23 July 1837 [D&C 112].

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