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Revelation, 25 December 1832, as Recorded in Richards, Pocket Companion [D&C 87]

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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], 25 Dec. [1832]. Version copied [ca. 1838] in Willard Richards, “W. Richards Pocket Companion Written in England,” pp. 29–31; handwriting of
Willard Richards

24 June 1804–11 Mar. 1854. Teacher, lecturer, doctor, clerk, printer, editor, postmaster. Born at Hopkinton, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. Son of Joseph Richards and Rhoda Howe. Moved to Richmond, Berkshire Co., Massachusetts, 1813; to Chatham, Columbia Co...

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; Willard Richards, Journals and Papers, CHL. For more complete source information, see the source note for Discourse, between ca. 26 June and ca. 4 Aug. 1839–A, as Reported by Willard Richards.

Historical Introduction

See Historical Introduction to Revelation, 25 Dec. 1832 [D&C 87].
Asterisk (*) denotes a "featured" version, which includes an introduction and annotation. *Revelation, 25 December 1832 [D&C 87]

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Nations beginning at this place for behold the Southern States shall be dividid against the northern states, and the Southern States will call on other nations even the nation of Great Britain as it is called, & they shall also call upon other nations in order to defend themselves against other nations, & thus war shall be poured out upon all nations & it shall come to pass after many days slaves shall rise up against their masters who shall be martialed disciplined for war & it shall come to pass also that the remnant were left of the land will martial themselves & shall become exceeding angry & shall vex the
Gentiles

Those who were not members of the House of Israel. More specifically, members of the church identified gentiles as those whose lineage was not of the Jews or Lamanites (understood to be the American Indians in JS’s day). Certain prophecies indicated that ...

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with a sore vexation and thus with the sword & by bloodshed the inhabitants of the earth shall mourn & with famine & plague & earthquakes, & the thunder of heaven & the fierce & vivid Lightning also shall the inhabitants of the earth be made to feel the wrath and indignation & chastning hand of an Almighty God until the consumption decreed hath made a full end of [p. 30]
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