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Revelation, 9 May 1831, as Recorded in Gilbert, Notebook [D&C 50]

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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], [9] May 1831. Version copied [ca. June 1831] in Gilbert, Notebook, [24]–[31]; 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, 9 May 1831 [D&C 50].
Asterisk (*) denotes a "featured" version, which includes an introduction and annotation. *Revelation, 9 May 1831 [D&C 50]

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you, there are Hypocrites among you & they have deceived some, which has given the adversary power, but behold such shall be reclaimed, but the Hypocrites shall be detected & shall be cut off,— whether in life or in death even as I will and wo is them that are cut off from 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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, for the same is overcome of the world— Wherefore let every man beware lest he do that which is not in truth & righteousness before me, and now Come saith the Lord, by the Spirit unto the
Elders

A male leader in the church generally; an ecclesiastical and priesthood office or one holding that office; a proselytizing missionary. The Book of Mormon explained that elders ordained priests and teachers and administered “the flesh and blood of Christ unto...

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of his Church and let us reason together that ye may understand, let us reason as a man reasoneth one with another, face to face— now when a man reasoneth he understandeth of man, because he reasoneth as a man even so will I the Lord reason with you, that you may understand, wherefore I the Lord asketh you this question, unto what was ye
ordained

The conferral of power and authority; to appoint, decree, or set apart. Church members, primarily adults, were ordained to ecclesiastical offices and other responsibilities by the laying on of hands by those with the proper authority. Ordinations to priesthood...

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to preach [p. [25]]
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