Revelation, 24 February 1834, as Recorded in Cleminson, Record [D&C 103]

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Revelation, 24 February 1834, as Recorded in Cleminson, Record [D&C 103]
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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, [24 Feb. 1834]. Version copied [between 1838 and 1846] in Cleminson, Record, pp. [12]–[21]; handwriting of
John Cleminson
28 Dec. 1798–28 Nov. 1879. Farmer, teacher, cabinet maker, carpenter, clerk. Born at Lancaster, Lancashire, England. Migrated to St. John’s, New Brunswick (later in Canada), 1812. Moved to Louisville, Jefferson Co., Kentucky. Moved to Lexington, Lillard Co...
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; CHL.

Historical Introduction
See Historical Introduction to Revelation, 24 Feb. 1834 [D&C 103].
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to the land of their brethren, untill they have obtained companies to go up unto the Land of
Zion
JS revelation, dated 20 July 1831, designated Missouri as “land of Zion” for gathering of Saints and place where “City of Zion” was to be built, with Independence area as “center place” of Zion. Latter-day Saint settlements elsewhere, such as in Kirtland,...
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by tens or by twentys or by fifties or by hundreds untill they have obtained unto the number of five hundred of the strength of my house. Behold this is my will; therefore if you cannot obtain five hundred seek diligently that peradventure ye may obtain three; and if you cannot obtain three hundred seek diligently that peradventure ye may obtain One hundred But verily I say unto you A
Commandment
Generally, a divine mandate that church members were expected to obey; more specifically, a text dictated by JS in the first-person voice of Deity that served to communicate knowledge and instruction to JS and his followers. Occasionally, other inspired texts...
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I give unto you that you shall not go up unto the land 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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untill you have obtained a hundred of the strength of my house to go up with you unto the land 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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Therefore as I said unto <you>
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Revelation, 24 February 1834, as Recorded in Cleminson, Record [D&C 103]
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