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Revelation, 15 June 1831, Unidentified Scribe Copy [D&C 56]

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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], 15 June 1831. Version copied [ca. 15 June 1831]; unidentified handwriting; two pages; Revelations Collection, CHL.

Historical Introduction

See Historical Introduction to Revelation, 15 June 1831 [D&C 56].
Asterisk (*) denotes a "featured" version, which includes an introduction and annotation. *Revelation, 15 June 1831 [D&C 56]

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Recd. june 15th. 1831
Hearken O ye People which Profess my name Saith the lord your God for behold mine anger is kindled against the rebelious & they shal know mine arm & mine indignation in the day of visitation & of wrath uppon the nations & he that will not take up his cross & follow me & keep my
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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the same shall not be saved behold I the lord commandeth & he that will not obey shal be cut of[f] in mine own due time & After that i have commanded & the commandment is broken wharefore I the lord command & revoke as is it seemeth me good & all this be Answered uppon the heads of the rebelious Saith the lord wharefore i revoke the Commandment which was given unto my Servant
Thomas [B. Marsh]

1 Nov. 1800–Jan. 1866. Farmer, hotel worker, waiter, horse groom, grocer, type foundry worker, teacher. Born at Acton, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. Son of James Marsh and Molly Law. Married first Elizabeth Godkin, 1 Nov. 1820, at New York City. Moved to ...

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Ezra [Thayer]

14 Oct. 1791–6 Sept. 1862. Farmer, gardener, builder. Born in New York. Married Elizabeth Frank. Lived at Bloomfield, Ontario Co., New York, 1820. Lived at Farmington, Ontario Co., 1830. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by Parley ...

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& give a new commandment unto my servant
thomas

1 Nov. 1800–Jan. 1866. Farmer, hotel worker, waiter, horse groom, grocer, type foundry worker, teacher. Born at Acton, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. Son of James Marsh and Molly Law. Married first Elizabeth Godkin, 1 Nov. 1820, at New York City. Moved to ...

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that he shal take up his journey spedily to the land of
Missurie [Missouri]

Area acquired by U.S. in Louisiana Purchase, 1803, and established as territory, 1812. Missouri Compromise, 1820, admitted Missouri as slave state, 1821. Population in 1830 about 140,000; in 1836 about 240,000; and in 1840 about 380,000. Latter-day Saint ...

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& my servant
sely griffen [Selah Griffin]

Ca. 1795–after 1860. Blacksmith. Born in Virginia. Married first Polly. Lived in Morgan Township, Ashtabula Co., Ohio, by 1820. Moved to Kirtland, Geauga Co., Ohio, by 1826. Supervisor of highways, 1827, and fence viewer, 1829, in Kirtland. Baptized into ...

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shal also Go with him for behold i revoke the commandment which was given unto my servant
seely griffen

Ca. 1795–after 1860. Blacksmith. Born in Virginia. Married first Polly. Lived in Morgan Township, Ashtabula Co., Ohio, by 1820. Moved to Kirtland, Geauga Co., Ohio, by 1826. Supervisor of highways, 1827, and fence viewer, 1829, in Kirtland. Baptized into ...

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newal Knights [Newel Knight]

13 Sept. 1800–11 Jan. 1847. Miller, merchant. Born at Marlborough, Windham Co., Vermont. Son of Joseph Knight Sr. and Polly Peck. Moved to Jericho (later Bainbridge), Chenango Co., New York, ca. 1809. Moved to Windsor (later in Colesville), Broome Co., New...

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in consequence of the stifneckedness of my people which are in
thompson

Located about sixteen miles northeast of Kirtland, Ohio. Settled 1800. Surveyed 1809. Incorporated 1817. Population in 1830 about 700. Population in 1840 about 1,000. Latter-day Saints from Colesville, New York, were directed to settle in area on 759 acres...

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& their rebelions wherefore let my servant
Newal

13 Sept. 1800–11 Jan. 1847. Miller, merchant. Born at Marlborough, Windham Co., Vermont. Son of Joseph Knight Sr. and Polly Peck. Moved to Jericho (later Bainbridge), Chenango Co., New York, ca. 1809. Moved to Windsor (later in Colesville), Broome Co., New...

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remain with them & as menny as will Go may go that are contrite before me & behold be led by him to the land which i have appointed & again verily i say unto you that my servant
Ezra Thayer

14 Oct. 1791–6 Sept. 1862. Farmer, gardener, builder. Born in New York. Married Elizabeth Frank. Lived at Bloomfield, Ontario Co., New York, 1820. Lived at Farmington, Ontario Co., 1830. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by Parley ...

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must repent of his pride & of his selfishness & obay the former commandment which i have given him concerning the place which he lives & <​if​> he will do this as there shall be no divisions made uppon the land he shall be appointed still to go to the land of
Missorie

Area acquired by U.S. in Louisiana Purchase, 1803, and established as territory, 1812. Missouri Compromise, 1820, admitted Missouri as slave state, 1821. Population in 1830 about 140,000; in 1836 about 240,000; and in 1840 about 380,000. Latter-day Saint ...

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otherwise he shall receive the money which he has paid & shal leave the place & shal be cut of out of 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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saith the Lord God of hosts & though the heven & earth pass away these words shal not pass away but shal be fulfilled & if my servant joseph must needs pay the money behold i the lord will pay it unto him again in the land of
Missorie

Area acquired by U.S. in Louisiana Purchase, 1803, and established as territory, 1812. Missouri Compromise, 1820, admitted Missouri as slave state, 1821. Population in 1830 about 140,000; in 1836 about 240,000; and in 1840 about 380,000. Latter-day Saint ...

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& these of whome he shal receive may be rewarded again in the land of according to that which they do for according to that which they do they shall receive even in lands for there
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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behold thus saith the lord unto my people you have meny things to do & repent of for behold your sins have come up unto me & are not pardoned because you seek to counsil in your own ways & your hearts are not satisfied & ye obey not the truth but have pleasure in unrighteousness woe unto you ye rich men that will not give your substance to the Poor for your riches will canker your souls & this shal be your lamentation in the day of visitation & of indignation judgement & indignation the harvest is past the summer is ended & my
soul

The spirit, or the combination of spirit and body, whether mortal or immortal. The Book of Mormon taught that the living soul comprised a body and a spirit and that after death resurrection would unite spirits with bodies. An 1832 revelation confirmed previous...

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is not saved woe unto you poor men whose hearts are not broken whose spirits are not contrite & whose bellies are not satisfied & whose hands are [p. [1]]
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