Sample Documents from the Series

Revelation. Given the same day, and read at the same time, of the preceeding ones July 8^th 1838

O! Lord, show unto thy servents how much thou requirest of the properties of thy people for a Tithing?

Answer.

Verrily thus saith the Lord I require all their surpluss, property to be put into the hands of the Bishop of my Church of Zion, for the building of mine house and for the Laying the foundation of Zion, and for the priesthood, and for the debts of the presidency of my Church, and this shall be the begining of the tithing of my people, and after that, those, who have thus been tithed, shall pay one tenth of all their interest anually, And this shall be a standing Law unto them forever, for my holy pri<e>sthood saith the Lord, Verrily I say unto you, it shall come to pass, that all those who gather unto the land of Zion, shall be tithed of their surpluss properties, and shall observe this Law, or they shall not be found worthy to abide among you. and I say unto you, If my people observe not this Law, to keep it holy, and by this law sanctify the Land of Zion unto me, that my Statutes and my Judgements, may be kept thereon that it may be most holy, behold verrily I say unto you, it shall not be a land of Zion unto you, and this shall be an ensample unto all the stakes of Zion, even so Amen.

Revelation Given the same day July 8^th 1838

Making known the desposition of the properties tithed, as named in the preceeding revelation–

Verrily thus saith the Lord, the time has now come that it shall be disposed of, by a council composed of the first Presidency of my Church and of the Bishop and his council and by <my> high Council, and <by> mine own voice unto them saith the Lord, even so Amen.

Revelation Given to Wm. Marks, N[ewel], K, Whitney Oliver Granger & others. <Given> in Zion. July 8^th 1838

Verrily thus saith the Lord unto my servent W^m. Marks, and also unto my servent N, K, Whitney, Let them settle up their buisness spedily, and Journey from the land of Kirtland before I the Lord sendeth the snows again upon the ground, Let them awake and arise and come forth and not tarry for I the Lord command it, therefore if they tarry, it shall not be well with them, let them repent of all their sins and of all their covetous desires, before me saith the Lord. For what is property unto me saith the Lord. Let the properties of Kirtland be turned out for debts saith the Lord, the Lord Let them go; saith the Lord, and whatsoever remaineth let it remain in your hands saith the Lord, for have I not the fowls of heaven and also the fish of the sea, and the beats [beasts] of the Mountains, have I not made the earth, do I not hold the destinies of all the armies of the Nations of the earth, therefore will I not make the solitary places to bud, and to bloss

om, and to bring forth in abundence saith the Lord, Is there not room enough upon the mountains of Adam Ondi Awmen, and upon the p plains of Olah Shinehah, or in the land where Adam dwelt; that you should not covet that which is but the drop, and neglect the more weighty matters, Therefore come up hither unto the Land of my people, even Zion, let my servent W^m. Marks. be faithfull over a few things, and he shall be a ruler over many. Let him preside in the midst of my people in the City Far West and let him be blessed with the blessings of my people. Let my servent N. K. Whitney be ashamed of the Nicholatine band, and of all their secret abominations, and of all his littleness of soul before me saith the Lord and come up unto the land of Adam Ondi Awman, and be a bishop unto my people Saith the Lord, not in name but in deed saith the Lord. And again verrily I say unto you I rember remember my servent Oliver Granger, behold verrily I say unto him, that his name shall be had in sacred rememberance from Generation to Generation for ever and ever, saith the Lord. Therefore let him contend ernestly for the redemption of the first presidency of my Church saith the Lord, and when he falls he shall rise again for his sacrafice shall be more sacred unto me, than his increase saith the Lord, Therefore, let him come up hither spedily unto the land of Zion, and in due time he shall be made a merchent unto my name Saith the Lord, for the benefit of my people, Therefore let no man despise my servent Oliver

Granger, but let the blessings of my people be upon him forever and ever, and again verrily I say unto you, let all my servents in the Land of Kirtland rember the Lord their God, and mine house also, to keep and presere [preserve] it holy, and to overthrow the money Changers in mine own due time Saith the Lord, even so Amen–