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Revelation, 30 August 1831, as Recorded in Gilbert, Notebook [D&C 63]

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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, 30 Aug. 1831. Version copied [ca. Oct. 1831] in Gilbert, Notebook, pp. [45]–[54]; handwriting of
Sidney Gilbert

28 Dec. 1789–29 June 1834. Merchant. Born at New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut. Son of Eli Gilbert and Lydia Hemingway. Moved to Huntington, Fairfield Co., Connecticut; to Monroe, Monroe Co., Michigan Territory, by Sept. 1818; to Painesville, Geauga Co...

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; Revelations Collection, CHL. For more complete source information, see the source note for Revelation, 27 Feb. 1833 [D&C 89].

Historical Introduction

See Historical Introduction to Revelation, 30 Aug. 1831 [D&C 63].
Asterisk (*) denotes a "featured" version, which includes an introduction and annotation. *Revelation, 30 August 1831 [D&C 63]

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And now verily I say unto you, that as I said I would make known my will unto you behold I will make it known unto you, not by the way of
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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for there are many who observe not to keep my Commandments but unto him that keepeth my Commandments I will give the mysteries of my kingdom & the same shall be in him a well of living water springing up unto everlasting life & now behold this is the will of the Lord your God concerning his
saints

A Christian title, similar to disciple, used to refer to followers of God; later specifically indicated members of the church. In the New Testament, Paul referred to the early Christians as “saints.” This usage paralleled statements in the Book of Mormon ...

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, that they should assemble themselves together 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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, not in haste lest there should be confusion which bringeth pestilence— behold 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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, I the Lord holdeth it in mine own hands, nevertheless I the Lord rendereth unto Cesar the things which are Cesars, wherefore I the Lord willeth that you should purchase the lands, that you may have advantage of the world, that you may have claim on the world, that they may not be stirred up unto anger for Satan putteth it unto their hearts to anger & to the shedding of blood, wherefore 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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shall not be obtained but by purchase, or by blood, otherwise there is none
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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for you, & if by purchase [p. [48]]
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