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Revelation, 24 February 1834, as Recorded in Heber C. Kimball, Record Book [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 [ca. 1842] in “A Revelation given at Kirtland,” Heber C. Kimball, Record Book, pp. [316]–[318]; handwriting of
William Clayton

17 July 1814–4 Dec. 1879. Bookkeeper, clerk. Born at Charnock Moss, Penwortham, Lancashire, England. Son of Thomas Clayton and Ann Critchley. Married Ruth Moon, 9 Oct. 1836, at Penwortham. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by Heber...

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; CHL.

Historical Introduction

See Historical Introduction to Revelation, 24 Feb. 1834 [D&C 103].
Asterisk (*) denotes a "featured" version, which includes an introduction and annotation. *Revelation, 24 February 1834 [D&C 103]

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be thrown down. Nevertheless, if they shall polute their
inheritance

Generally referred to land promised by or received from God for the church and its members. A January 1831 revelation promised church members a land of inheritance. In March and May 1831, JS dictated revelations commanding members “to purchase lands for an...

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they shall be thrown down; for I will not spare them if they pollute their inheritances. Behold I say unto you, that the redemption 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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must needs come of power: therefore I will raise up unto my people a man who shall lead them like as Moses led the children of Israel: for ye are the children of Israel and of the seed of Abraham and ye must needs be led out of bondage by power and with stretched out arm. And as your fathers were led at the earth; even so shall the redemption of Zion be; therefore let not your hearts faint; For I say not unto you as I said unto your fathers, “mine angels shall go up before you and not my presence”, but I say unto you mine angel shall go up before you and also my presence; and in time ye shall possess the goodly land. Verily, Verily I say unto you, that my servant is the man to whom I liken the saints to whom the Lord of the vineyard spake in the parable which I have given unto you. Therefore let my servant Joseph say unto the strength of my house my young men and middleaged gather together unto the land of Zion upon the land which I have bought with monies that have been
consecrated

The dedicating of money, lands, goods, or one’s own life for sacred purposes. Both the New Testament and Book of Mormon referred to some groups having “all things common” economically; the Book of Mormon also referred to individuals who consecrated or dedicated...

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unto me: and let all the
churches

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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send up wise men with their monies and purchase lands, even as I have commanded them. And inasmuch as mine enemies come against you to drive you from any goodly land which I have consecrated to be the land of Zion; even from your own land after their testimonies which ye have brought before me against them ye shall curse them and whomsoever ye will curse, I will curse; and ye shall avenge me of my enemies, and my presence shall be with you even in avenging me of mine enemies unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me. Let no man be afraid to lay down his life for my sake; for whoso layeth down his life for my sake shall find it again: and whoso is not willing to lay down his life for my sake is not my disciple. It is my will that my servant
Sidney [Rigdon]

19 Feb. 1793–14 July 1876. Tanner, farmer, minister. Born at St. Clair, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania. Son of William Rigdon and Nancy Gallaher. Joined United Baptists, ca. 1818. Preached at Warren, Trumbull Co., Ohio, and vicinity, 1819–1821. Married Phebe...

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should lift up his voice in the congregations in the eastern countries in preparing the churches to keep the
commandments

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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which I have given unto them concerning the restoration and redemption of Zion. It is my will that my servant
Parley [P. Pratt]

12 Apr. 1807–13 May 1857. Farmer, editor, publisher, teacher, school administrator, legislator, explorer, author. Born at Burlington, Otsego Co., New York. Son of Jared Pratt and Charity Dickinson. Traveled west with brother William to acquire land, 1823....

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