Book of Commandments, 1833

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4 And as the covenant which they made unto me, has been broken, even so it has become void and of none effect;
5 And wo to him by whom this offence cometh, for it had been better for him that he had been drowned in the depth of the sea;
6 But blessed are they who have kept the covenant, and observed the commandment, for they shall obtain mercy:
7 Wherefore, go to now and flee the land, lest your enemies come upon you:
8 And take your journey, and appoint whom you will to be your leader, and to pay moneys for you.
9 And thus you shall take your journey into the regions westward, unto the land of , unto the borders of the Lamanites.
10 And after you have done journeying, behold I say unto you, seek ye a living like unto men, until I prepare a place for you.
11 And again, be patient in tribulation until I come:
12 And behold I come quickly, and my reward is with me, and they who have sought me early, shall find rest to their souls; even so: Amen.
 
Chapter 57 • Revelation, 14 June 1831 [D&C 55]
CHAPTER LVII.
 
A Revelation to , given in, Ohio, June, 1831.
BEHOLD thus saith the Lord unto you, my servant ; yea, even the Lord of the whole earth,
2 Thou art called and chosen and after thou hast [p. 129]
4 And as the covenant which they made unto me, has been broken, even so it has become void and of none effect;
5 And wo to him by whom this offence cometh, for it had been better for him that he had been drowned in the depth of the sea;
6 But blessed are they who have kept the covenant, and observed the commandment, for they shall obtain mercy:
7 Wherefore, go to now and flee the land, lest your enemies come upon you:
8 And take your journey, and appoint whom you will to be your leader, and to pay moneys for you.
9 And thus you shall take your journey into the regions westward, unto the land of , unto the borders of the Lamanites.
10 And after you have done journeying, behold I say unto you, seek ye a living like unto men, until I prepare a place for you.
11 And again, be patient in tribulation until I come:
12 And behold I come quickly, and my reward is with me, and they who have sought me early, shall find rest to their souls; even so: Amen.
 
Chapter 57 • Revelation, 14 June 1831 [D&C 55]
CHAPTER LVII.
 
A Revelation to , given in, Ohio, June, 1831.
BEHOLD thus saith the Lord unto you, my servant ; yea, even the Lord of the whole earth,
2 Thou art called and chosen and after thou hast [p. 129]
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