1 ^aHEARKEN , O ye people of my ^bchurch , saith the voice of him who dwells on high, and whose ^ceyes are upon all men; yea, verily I say: Hearken ye people from afar; and ye that are upon the islands of the sea, listen together.
 2 For verily the ^avoice of the Lord is unto all men, and there is none to ^bescape ; and there is no eye that shall not see, neither ^cear that shall not hear, neither ^dheart that shall not be penetrated.
 3 And the ^arebellious shall be ^bpierced with much ^csorrow ; for their iniquities shall be ^dspoken upon the housetops, and their secret acts shall be revealed.
 4 And the ^avoice of warning shall be unto all people, by the mouths of my disciples, whom I have ^bchosen in these ^clast days.
 5 And they shall ^ago forth and none shall stay them, for I the Lord have commanded them.
 6 Behold, this is mine ^aauthority , and the authority of my servants, and my preface unto the book of my ^bcommandments , which I have given them to ^cpublish unto you, O ^dinhabitants of the earth.
 7 Wherefore, ^afear and ^btremble , O ye people, for what I the Lord have ^cdecreed in them shall be ^dfulfilled .
 8 And verily I say unto you, that they who go forth, bearing these tidings unto the inhabitants of the earth, to them is power given to ^aseal both on earth and in heaven, the unbelieving and ^brebellious ;
 9 Yea, verily, to seal them up unto the ^aday when the ^bwrath of God shall be poured out upon the ^cwicked without measure—
 10 Unto the ^aday when the Lord shall come to ^brecompense unto every man according to his ^cwork , and ^dmeasure to every man according to the measure which he has measured to his fellow man.
 11 Wherefore the voice of the Lord is unto the ends of the earth, that all that will hear may hear:
 12 Prepare ye, ^aprepare ye for that which is to come, for the Lord is ^bnigh ;
 13 And the ^aanger of the Lord is kindled, and his ^bsword is bathed in heaven, and it shall fall upon the inhabitants of the earth.
 14 And the ^aarm of the Lord shall be revealed; and the ^bday cometh that they who will not ^chear the voice of the Lord, neither the voice of his ^dservants , neither give ^eheed to the words of the prophets and ^fapostles , shall be ^gcut off from among the people;
 15 For they have ^astrayed from mine ^bordinances , and have ^cbroken mine ^deverlasting covenant;
 16 They ^aseek not the Lord to establish his righteousness, but every man ^bwalketh in his ^cown ^dway , and after the ^eimage of his own god, whose image is in the likeness of the world, and whose substance is that of an idol, which waxeth ^fold and shall perish in Babylon, even ^gBabylon the great, which shall fall.
 17 Wherefore, I the Lord, ^aknowing the calamity which should come upon the ^binhabitants of the earth, ^ccalled upon my ^dservant Joseph Smith, Jun., and ^espake unto him from heaven, and gave him ^fcommandments ;
 18 And also gave commandments to others, that they should proclaim these things unto the world; and all this that it might be fulfilled, which was written by the prophets—
 19 The ^aweak things of the world shall come forth and break down the mighty and strong ones, that man ^bshould not counsel his fellow man, neither ^ctrust in the arm of flesh—
 20 But that every man might ^aspeak in the name of God the Lord, even the Savior of the world;
 21 That faith also might increase in the earth;
 22 That mine everlasting ^acovenant might be established;
 23 That the ^afulness of my ^bgospel might be ^cproclaimed by the ^dweak and the simple unto the ends of the world, and before ^ekings and ^frulers .
 24 Behold, I am God and have spoken it; these ^acommandments are of me, and were given unto my servants in their weakness, after the manner of their ^blanguage , that they might come to ^cunderstanding .
 25 And inasmuch as they ^aerred it might be made known;
 26 And inasmuch as they sought ^awisdom they might be ^binstructed ;
 27 And inasmuch as they sinned they might be ^achastened , that they might ^brepent ;
 28 And inasmuch as they were ^ahumble they might be made strong, and blessed from on high, and receive ^bknowledge from time to time.
 29 And after having received the record of the Nephites, yea, even my servant Joseph Smith, Jun., might have power to ^atranslate through the ^bmercy of God, by the power of God, the ^cBook of Mormon.
 30 And also those to whom these commandments were given, might have ^apower to lay the foundation of this ^bchurch , and to bring it forth out of obscurity and out of ^cdarkness , the only true and living ^dchurch upon the face of the whole earth, with which I, the Lord, am well ^epleased , ^fspeaking unto the church collectively and not individually—
 31 For I the Lord cannot look upon ^asin with the least degree of allowance;
 32 Nevertheless, he that ^arepents and does the ^bcommandments of the Lord shall be ^cforgiven ;
 33 And he that ^arepents not, from him shall be ^btaken even the light which he has received; for my ^cSpirit shall not always ^dstrive with man, saith the Lord of Hosts.
 34 And again, verily I say unto you, O inhabitants of the earth: I the Lord am willing to make these things ^aknown unto ^ball flesh;
 35 For I am no ^arespecter of persons, and will that all men shall know that the ^bday speedily cometh; the hour is not yet, but is nigh at hand, when ^cpeace shall be taken from the earth, and the ^ddevil shall have power over his own dominion.
 36 And also the Lord shall have ^apower over his ^bsaints , and shall ^creign in their ^dmidst , and shall come down in ^ejudgment upon ^fIdumea , or the world.
 37 ^aSearch these ^bcommandments , for they are true and ^cfaithful , and the prophecies and ^dpromises which are in them shall all be fulfilled.
 38 What I the Lord have spoken, I have spoken, and I excuse not myself; and though the heavens and the earth pass away, my ^aword shall not pass away, but shall all be ^bfulfilled , whether by mine own ^cvoice or by the ^dvoice of my ^eservants , it is the ^fsame .
 39 For behold, and lo, the Lord is God, and the ^aSpirit beareth record, and the record is true, and the ^btruth abideth forever and ever. Amen.

1, Elijah is to reveal the priesthood; 2—3, Promises of fathers are planted in hearts of children.

 1 BEHOLD, I will reveal unto you the Priesthood, by the hand of ^aElijah the prophet, before the coming of the great and ^bdreadful day of the Lord.
 2 And ^ahe shall plant in the hearts of the children the ^bpromises made to the fathers, and the hearts of the children shall turn to their fathers.
 3 If it were not so, the whole ^aearth would be utterly wasted at his coming.

1—4, The Lord’s course is one eternal round; 5—15, Joseph Smith must repent or lose the gift to translate; 16—20, The Book of Mormon comes forth to save the seed of Lehi.

 1 THE ^aworks , and the designs, and the purposes of God cannot be ^bfrustrated , neither can they come to naught.
 2 For God doth not ^awalk in crooked paths, neither doth he ^bturn to the right hand nor to the left, neither doth he vary from that which he hath said, therefore his paths are straight, and his ^ccourse is one eternal round.
 3 Remember, remember that it is not the ^awork of God that is frustrated, but the work of men;
 4 For although a man may have many ^arevelations , and have ^bpower to do many mighty works, yet if he ^cboasts in his own ^dstrength , and sets at naught the ^ecounsels of God, and follows after the dictates of his own will and ^fcarnal desires, he must fall and incur the ^gvengeance of a ^hjust God upon him.
 5 Behold, you have been ^aentrusted with these things, but how strict were your commandments; and remember also the promises which were made to you, if you did not transgress them.
 6 And behold, how ^aoft you have ^btransgressed the commandments and the laws of God, and have gone on in the ^cpersuasions of men.
 7 For, behold, you should not have ^afeared man more than God. Although men set at naught the counsels of God, and ^bdespise his words—
 8 Yet you should have been faithful; and he would have extended his arm and ^asupported you against all the fiery ^bdarts of the ^cadversary ; and he would have been with you in every time of ^dtrouble .
 9 Behold, thou art Joseph, and thou wast chosen to do the work of the Lord, but because of transgression, if thou art not aware thou wilt ^afall .
 10 But remember, God is merciful; therefore, repent of that which thou hast done which is contrary to the commandment which I gave you, and thou art still chosen, and art ^aagain called to the work;
 11 Except thou ^ado this, thou shalt be delivered up and become as other men, and have no more gift.
 12 And when thou deliveredst up that which God had given thee sight and power to ^atranslate , thou deliveredst up that which was ^bsacred into the hands of a wicked ^cman ,
 13 Who has set at naught the counsels of God, and has broken the most sacred promises which were made before God, and has depended upon his own judgment and ^aboasted in his own wisdom.
 14 And this is the reason that thou hast lost thy privileges for a season—
 15 For thou hast suffered the counsel of thy ^adirector to be trampled upon from the beginning.
 16 Nevertheless, my ^awork shall go forth, for inasmuch as the knowledge of a Savior has come unto the world, through the ^btestimony of the Jews, even so shall the ^cknowledge of a ^dSavior come unto my people—
 17 And to the ^aNephites , and the Jacobites, and the Josephites, and the Zoramites, through the testimony of their fathers—
 18 And this ^atestimony shall come to the knowledge of the ^bLamanites , and the Lemuelites, and the Ishmaelites, who ^cdwindled in unbelief because of the ^diniquity of their fathers, whom the Lord has suffered to destroy their ^ebrethren the Nephites, because of their ^finiquities and their abominations.
 19 And for this very ^apurpose are these ^bplates ^cpreserved , which contain these records—that the ^dpromises of the Lord might be fulfilled, which he made to his ^epeople ;
 20 And that the ^aLamanites might come to the knowledge of their fathers, and that they might know the ^bpromises of the Lord, and that they may ^cbelieve the gospel and ^drely upon the merits of Jesus Christ, and be ^eglorified through faith in his name, and that through their repentance they might be saved. Amen.

1—4, Valiant service saves the Lord’s ministers; 5—6, Godly attributes qualify them for the ministry; 7, Things of God must be sought after.

 1 NOW behold, a ^amarvelous work is about to come forth among the children of men.
 2 Therefore, O ye that embark in the ^aservice of God, see that ye ^bserve him with all your heart, might, mind and strength, that ye may stand ^cblameless before God at the last day.
 3 Therefore, if ye have desires to serve God ye are ^acalled to the work;
 4 For behold the ^afield is white already to ^bharvest ; and lo, he that thrusteth in his sickle with his might, the same layeth up in ^cstore that he perisheth not, but bringeth salvation to his soul;
 5 And ^afaith , ^bhope , ^ccharity and ^dlove , with an ^eeye single to the ^fglory of God, ^gqualify him for the work.
 6 Remember faith, ^avirtue , knowledge, ^btemperance , ^cpatience , ^dbrotherly ^ekindness , ^fgodliness , charity, ^ghumility , ^hdiligence .
 7 ^aAsk , and ye shall receive; ^bknock , and it shall be opened unto you. Amen.

1—10, This generation shall receive the Lord’s word through Joseph Smith; 11—18, Three witnesses shall testify of the Book of Mormon; 19—20, The word of the Lord will be verified as in previous times; 21—35, Martin Harris may repent and be one of the witnesses.

 1 BEHOLD, I say unto you, that as my servant ^aMartin Harris has desired a witness at my hand, that you, my servant Joseph Smith, Jun., have got the plates of which you have testified and borne record that you have received of me;
 2 And now, behold, this shall you say unto him—he who spake unto you, said unto you: I, the Lord, am God, and have given these things unto you, my servant Joseph Smith, Jun., and have commanded you that you should stand as a ^awitness of these things;
 3 And I have caused you that you should enter into a ^acovenant with me, that you should not ^bshow them except to those ^cpersons to whom I commanded you; and you have no ^dpower over them except I grant it unto you.
 4 And you have a gift to ^atranslate the plates; and this is the first gift that I bestowed upon you; and I have commanded that you should pretend to no other gift until my purpose is fulfilled in this; for I will grant unto you no other gift until it is finished.
 5 Verily, I say unto you, that ^awoe shall come unto the inhabitants of the earth if they will not ^bhearken unto my words;
 6 For hereafter you shall be ^aordained and go forth and deliver my ^bwords unto the children of men.
 7 Behold, if they will not ^abelieve my words, they would not believe you, my servant Joseph, if it were possible that you should show them all these things which I have committed unto you.
 8 Oh, this ^aunbelieving and ^bstiffnecked generation—mine ^canger is kindled against them.
 9 Behold, verily I say unto you, I have ^areserved those things which I have entrusted unto you, my servant Joseph, for a wise purpose in me, and it shall be made known unto future generations;
 10 But this generation shall have my word ^athrough you;
 11 And in addition to your testimony, the ^atestimony of three of my servants, whom I shall call and ordain, unto whom I will show these things, and they shall go forth with my words that are given through you.
 12 Yea, they shall know of a ^asurety that these things are true, for from heaven will I declare it unto them.
 13 I will give them power that they may behold and view these things as they are;
 14 And to ^anone else will I grant this power, to receive this same testimony among this generation, in this the beginning of the rising up and the coming forth of my ^bchurch out of the wilderness—clear as the ^cmoon , and fair as the sun, and terrible as an army with banners.
 15 And the testimony of three ^awitnesses will I send forth of my word.
 16 And behold, whosoever ^abelieveth on my words, them will I ^bvisit with the ^cmanifestation of my ^dSpirit ; and they shall be ^eborn of me, even of water and of the Spirit—
 17 And you must wait yet a little while, for ye are not yet ^aordained —
 18 And their testimony shall also go forth unto the ^acondemnation of this generation if they ^bharden their hearts against them;
 19 For a desolating ^ascourge shall go forth among the inhabitants of the earth, and shall continue to be poured out from time to time, if they ^brepent not, until the earth is ^cempty , and the inhabitants thereof are ^dconsumed away and utterly destroyed by the brightness of my ^ecoming .
 20 Behold, I tell you these things, even as I also ^atold the people of the destruction of Jerusalem; and my ^bword shall be verified at this time as it hath hitherto been verified.
 21 And now I command you, my servant Joseph, to ^arepent and ^bwalk more uprightly before me, and to yield to the ^cpersuasions of men no more;
 22 And that you be ^afirm in ^bkeeping the commandments wherewith I have commanded you; and if you do this, behold I grant unto you ^ceternal life, even if you should be ^dslain .
 23 And now, again, I speak unto you, my servant Joseph, concerning the ^aman that desires the witness—
 24 Behold, I say unto him, he exalts himself and does not ^ahumble himself sufficiently before me; but if he will ^bbow down before me, and humble himself in mighty ^cprayer and faith, in the ^dsincerity of his heart, then will I grant unto him a ^eview of the things which he desires to see.
 25 And then he shall say unto the people of this generation: Behold, I have seen the things which the Lord hath shown unto Joseph Smith, Jun., and I ^aknow of a surety that they are true, for I have seen them, for they have been shown unto me by the power of God and not of man.
 26 And I the Lord command him, my servant Martin Harris, that he shall say no more unto them concerning these things, except he shall say: I have seen them, and they have been shown unto me by the power of God; and these are the words which he shall say.
 27 But if he deny this he will break the ^acovenant which he has before covenanted with me, and behold, he is condemned.
 28 And now, except he humble himself and acknowledge unto me the things that he has done which are wrong, and covenant with me that he will keep my commandments, and exercise ^afaith in me, behold, I say unto him, he shall have no such views, for I will grant unto him no views of the things of which I have spoken.
 29 And if this be the case, I command you, my servant Joseph, that you shall say unto him, that he shall do no more, nor trouble me any more concerning this matter.
 30 And if this be the case, behold, I say unto thee Joseph, when thou hast translated a few more pages thou shalt stop for a season, even until I command thee again; then thou mayest translate again.
 31 And except thou do this, behold, thou shalt have no more gift, and I will take away the things which I have entrusted with thee.
 32 And now, because I foresee the lying in wait to destroy thee, yea, I foresee that if my servant Martin Harris humbleth not himself and receive a witness from my hand, that he will fall into ^atransgression ;
 33 And there are many that lie in wait to ^adestroy thee from off the face of the earth; and for this cause, that thy days may be ^bprolonged , I have given unto thee these commandments.
 34 Yea, for this cause I have said: Stop, and ^astand still until I command thee, and I will ^bprovide means whereby thou mayest accomplish the thing which I have commanded thee.
 35 And if thou art ^afaithful in keeping my commandments, thou shalt be ^blifted up at the last day. Amen.

1—6, Laborers in the Lord’s field gain salvation; 7—13, There is no gift greater than the gift of salvation; 14—27, Witness of truth comes by the power of the Spirit; 28—37, Look unto Christ, and do good continually.

 1 A GREAT and ^amarvelous work is about to come forth unto the children of men.
 2 Behold, I am God; give heed unto my ^aword , which is quick and powerful, ^bsharper than a two-edged sword, to the dividing asunder of both joints and marrow; therefore give heed unto my words.
 3 Behold, the ^afield is white already to harvest; therefore, whoso desireth to reap, let him thrust in his sickle with his might, and reap while the day ^blasts , that he may ^ctreasure up for his soul everlasting salvation in the kingdom of God.
 4 Yea, whosoever will thrust in his sickle and reap, the same is ^acalled of God.
 5 Therefore, if you will ^aask of me you shall receive; if you will knock it shall be opened unto you.
 6 Now, as you have asked, behold, I say unto you, keep my commandments, and ^aseek to bring forth and establish the cause of ^bZion ;
 7 ^aSeek not for ^briches but for ^cwisdom , and behold, the ^dmysteries of God shall be unfolded unto you, and then shall you be made ^erich . Behold, he that hath ^feternal life is rich.
 8 Verily, verily, I say unto you, even as you ^adesire of me so it shall be unto you; and if you desire, you shall be the means of doing much ^bgood in this generation.
 9 Say nothing but ^arepentance unto this generation; keep my commandments, and assist to bring forth my work, according to my commandments, and you shall be blessed.
 10 Behold thou hast a gift, and blessed art thou because of thy ^agift . Remember it is ^bsacred and cometh from above—
 11 And if thou wilt ^ainquire , thou shalt know ^bmysteries which are great and marvelous; therefore thou shalt exercise thy ^cgift , that thou mayest find out mysteries, that thou mayest bring ^dmany to the knowledge of the truth, yea, ^econvince them of the error of their ways.
 12 Make not thy gift known unto any save it be those who are of thy faith. Trifle not with ^asacred things.
 13 If thou wilt do ^agood , yea, and ^bhold out ^cfaithful to the ^dend , thou shalt be saved in the ^ekingdom of God, which is the greatest of all the ^fgifts of God; for there is no gift greater than the gift of ^gsalvation .
 14 Verily, verily, I say unto thee, blessed art thou for what thou hast done; for thou hast ^ainquired of me, and behold, as often as thou hast inquired thou hast received instruction of my Spirit. If it had not been so, thou wouldst not have come to the place where thou art at this time.
 15 Behold, thou knowest that thou hast inquired of me and I did enlighten thy ^amind ; and now I tell thee these things that thou mayest know that thou hast been ^benlightened by the ^cSpirit of truth;
 16 Yea, I tell thee, that thou mayest know that there is none else save God that ^aknowest thy thoughts and the ^bintents of thy ^cheart .
 17 I tell thee these things as a witness unto thee—that the words or the work which thou hast been writing are ^atrue .
 18 Therefore be diligent; ^astand by my ^bservant Joseph, faithfully, in whatsoever difficult circumstances he may be for the word’s sake.
 19 Admonish him in his faults, and also ^areceive admonition of him. ^bBe patient; be sober; be temperate; have patience, faith, hope and charity.
 20 Behold, thou art Oliver, and I have spoken unto thee because of thy desires; therefore ^atreasure up these words in thy heart. Be faithful and ^bdiligent in keeping the commandments of God, and I will encircle thee in the arms of my ^clove .
 21 Behold, I am Jesus Christ, the ^aSon of God. I am the same that came unto mine ^bown , and mine own received me not. I am the ^clight which shineth in ^ddarkness , and the darkness comprehendeth it not.
 22 Verily, verily, I say unto you, if you desire a further witness, cast your mind upon the night that you cried unto me in your heart, that you might ^aknow concerning the truth of these things.
 23 Did I not speak ^apeace to your mind concerning the matter? What greater ^bwitness can you have than from God?
 24 And now, behold, you have received a ^awitness ; for if I have ^btold you things which no man knoweth have you not received a witness?
 25 And, behold, I grant unto you a gift, if you desire of me, to ^atranslate , even as my servant Joseph.
 26 Verily, verily, I say unto you, that there are ^arecords which contain much of my gospel, which have been kept back because of the ^bwickedness of the people;
 27 And now I command you, that if you have good desires—a desire to lay up ^atreasures for yourself in heaven—then shall you assist in bringing to light, with your gift, those parts of my ^bscriptures which have been hidden because of iniquity.
 28 And now, behold, I give unto you, and also unto my servant Joseph, the ^akeys of this gift, which shall bring to light this ministry; and in the mouth of two or three ^bwitnesses shall every word be established.
 29 Verily, verily, I say unto you, if they ^areject my words, and this part of my gospel and ministry, blessed are ye, for they can do no more unto you than unto me.
 30 And even if they ^ado unto you even as they have done unto me, blessed are ye, for you shall ^bdwell with me in ^cglory .
 31 But if they ^areject not my words, which shall be established by the ^btestimony which shall be given, blessed are they, and then shall ye have joy in the fruit of your labors.
 32 Verily, verily, I say unto you, as I said unto my disciples, where two or three are gathered together in my name, as ^atouching ^bone thing, behold, there will I be in the ^cmidst of them—even so am I in the ^dmidst of you.
 33 ^aFear not to do ^bgood , my sons, for whatsoever ye ^csow , that shall ye also reap; therefore, if ye sow ^dgood ye shall also reap good for your ^ereward .
 34 Therefore, fear not, little ^aflock ; do good; let earth and hell combine against you, for if ye are ^bbuilt upon my rock, they cannot prevail.
 35 Behold, I do not condemn you; go your ways and ^asin no more; perform with soberness the work which I have commanded you.
 36 ^aLook unto me in every ^bthought ; ^cdoubt not, fear not.
 37 ^aBehold the wounds which pierced my side, and also the prints of the ^bnails in my hands and feet; be faithful, keep my commandments, and ye shall ^cinherit the ^dkingdom of heaven. Amen.

1—3, John the Beloved shall live until the Lord comes; 4—8, Peter, James, and John hold gospel keys.

 1 AND the Lord said unto me: John, my ^abeloved , what ^bdesirest thou? For if you shall ask what you will, it shall be granted unto you.
 2 And I said unto him: Lord, give unto me ^apower over ^bdeath , that I may live and bring souls unto thee.
 3 And the Lord said unto me: Verily, verily, I say unto thee, because thou desirest this thou shalt ^atarry until I come in my ^bglory , and shalt ^cprophesy before nations, kindreds, tongues and people.
 4 And for this cause the Lord said unto Peter: If I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee? For he desired of me that he might bring ^asouls unto me, but thou desiredst that thou mightest speedily come unto me in my ^bkingdom .
 5 I say unto thee, Peter, this was a good desire; but my beloved has desired that he might do more, or a greater ^awork yet among men than what he has before done.
 6 Yea, he has undertaken a greater work; therefore I will make him as flaming fire and a ^aministering angel; he shall minister for those who shall be ^bheirs of salvation who dwell on the earth.
 7 And I will make thee to minister for him and for thy brother James; and unto you three I will ^agive this power and the ^bkeys of this ministry until I come.
 8 Verily I say unto you, ye shall both have according to your desires, for ye both ^ajoy in that which ye have desired.

1—5, Revelation comes by the power of the Holy Ghost; 6—12, Mysteries of God and the power to translate ancient records come by faith.

 1 ^aOLIVER Cowdery, verily, verily, I say unto you, that assuredly as the Lord liveth, who is your God and your Redeemer, even so surely shall you receive a ^bknowledge of whatsoever things you shall ^cask in faith, with an ^dhonest heart, believing that you shall receive a ^eknowledge concerning the engravings of old ^frecords , which are ancient, which contain those parts of my scripture of which has been spoken by the ^gmanifestation of my Spirit.
 2 Yea, behold, I will ^atell you in your mind and in your ^bheart , by the ^cHoly Ghost, which shall come upon you and which shall dwell in your heart.
 3 Now, behold, this is the spirit of revelation; behold, this is the spirit by which Moses ^abrought the children of Israel through the Red Sea on dry ground.
 4 Therefore this is thy ^agift ; apply unto it, and blessed art thou, for it shall ^bdeliver you out of the hands of your ^cenemies , when, if it were not so, they would slay you and bring your soul to destruction.
 5 Oh, remember these ^awords , and keep my commandments. Remember, this is your gift.
 6 Now this is not all thy ^agift ; for you have another gift, which is the gift of Aaron; behold, it has told you many things;
 7 Behold, there is no other power, save the power of God, that can cause this gift of Aaron to be with you.
 8 Therefore, ^adoubt not, for it is the gift of God; and you shall hold it in your hands, and do marvelous works; and no power shall be able to take it away out of your hands, for it is the ^bwork of God.
 9 And, therefore, whatsoever you shall ask me to tell you by that means, that will I grant unto you, and you shall have knowledge concerning it.
 10 Remember that without ^afaith you can do nothing; therefore ask in faith. Trifle not with these things; do not ^bask for that which you ought not.
 11 Ask that you may know the mysteries of God, and that you may ^atranslate and receive knowledge from all those ancient records which have been hid up, that are ^bsacred ; and according to your faith shall it be done unto you.
 12 Behold, it is I that have spoken it; and I am the same that spake unto you from the beginning. Amen.

1—6, Other ancient records are yet to be translated; 7—14, The Book of Mormon is translated by study and by spiritual confirmation.

 1 BEHOLD, I say unto you, my son, that because you did not ^atranslate according to that which you desired of me, and did commence again to ^bwrite for my servant, Joseph Smith, Jun., even so I would that ye should continue until you have finished this record, which I have entrusted unto him.
 2 And then, behold, ^aother ^brecords have I, that I will give unto you power that you may assist to ^ctranslate .
 3 Be patient, my son, for it is ^awisdom in me, and it is not expedient that you should translate at this present time.
 4 Behold, the work which you are called to do is to ^awrite for my servant Joseph.
 5 And, behold, it is because that you did not continue as you commenced, when you began to translate, that I have taken away this privilege from you.
 6 Do not ^amurmur , my son, for it is wisdom in me that I have dealt with you after this manner.
 7 Behold, you have not understood; you have supposed that I would give it unto you, when you took no thought save it was to ask me.
 8 But, behold, I say unto you, that you must ^astudy it out in your ^bmind ; then you must ^cask me if it be right, and if it is right I will cause that your ^dbosom shall ^eburn within you; therefore, you shall ^ffeel that it is right.
 9 But if it be not right you shall have no such feelings, but you shall have a ^astupor of thought that shall cause you to forget the thing which is wrong; therefore, you cannot write that which is ^bsacred save it be given you from me.
 10 Now, if you had known this you could have ^atranslated ; nevertheless, it is not expedient that you should translate now.
 11 Behold, it was expedient when you commenced; but you ^afeared , and the time is past, and it is not expedient now;
 12 For, do you not behold that I have ^agiven unto my servant ^bJoseph sufficient strength, whereby it is made up? And neither of you have I condemned.
 13 Do this thing which I have commanded you, and you shall ^aprosper . Be faithful, and yield to no ^btemptation .
 14 Stand fast in the ^awork wherewith I have ^bcalled you, and a hair of your head shall not be lost, and you shall be ^clifted up at the last day. Amen.

1—26, Satan stirs up wicked men to oppose the Lord’s work; 27—33, He seeketh to destroy the souls of men; 34—52, The gospel is to go to Lamanites and all nations through Book of Mormon; 53—63, The Lord will establish his Church and his gospel among men; 64—70, He will gather the repentant into his Church and will save the obedient.

 1 NOW, behold, I say unto you, that because you ^adelivered up those writings which you had power given unto you to translate by the means of the ^bUrim and Thummim, into the hands of a wicked man, you have lost them.
 2 And you also lost your gift at the same time, and your ^amind became ^bdarkened .
 3 Nevertheless, it is now ^arestored unto you again; therefore see that you are faithful and continue on unto the finishing of the remainder of the work of ^btranslation as you have begun.
 4 Do not run ^afaster or labor more than you have ^bstrength and means provided to enable you to translate; but be ^cdiligent unto the end.
 5 ^aPray always, that you may come off ^bconqueror ; yea, that you may conquer Satan, and that you may ^cescape the hands of the servants of Satan that do uphold his work.
 6 Behold, they have sought to ^adestroy you; yea, even the ^bman in whom you have trusted has sought to destroy you.
 7 And for this cause I said that he is a wicked man, for he has sought to take away the things wherewith you have been entrusted; and he has also sought to destroy your gift.
 8 And because you have delivered the writings into his hands, behold, wicked men have taken them from you.
 9 Therefore, you have delivered them up, yea, that which was ^asacred , unto wickedness.
 10 And, behold, ^aSatan hath put it into their hearts to alter the words which you have caused to be ^bwritten , or which you have translated, which have gone out of your hands.
 11 And behold, I say unto you, that because they have altered the words, they read contrary from that which you translated and caused to be written;
 12 And, on this wise, the devil has sought to lay a cunning plan, that he may destroy this work;
 13 For he hath put into their hearts to do this, that by lying they may say they have ^acaught you in the words which you have pretended to translate.
 14 Verily, I say unto you, that I will not suffer that Satan shall accomplish his ^aevil design in this thing.
 15 For behold, he has put it into their ^ahearts to get thee to ^btempt the Lord thy God, in asking to translate it over again.
 16 And then, behold, they say and think in their hearts—We will see if God has given him power to translate; if so, he will also give him power again;
 17 And if God giveth him power again, or if he translates again, or, in other words, if he bringeth forth the same words, behold, we have the same with us, and we have altered them;
 18 Therefore they will not agree, and we will say that he has lied in his words, and that he has no ^agift , and that he has no power;
 19 Therefore we will destroy him, and also the work; and we will do this that we may not be ashamed in the end, and that we may get ^aglory of the world.
 20 Verily, verily, I say unto you, that ^aSatan has great hold upon their hearts; he stirreth them up to ^biniquity against that which is good;
 21 And their hearts are ^acorrupt , and ^bfull of wickedness and abominations; and they ^clove ^ddarkness rather than light, because their ^edeeds are evil; therefore they will not ask of me.
 22 ^aSatan stirreth them up, that he may ^blead their souls to destruction.
 23 And thus he has laid a cunning plan, thinking to ^adestroy the work of God; but I will ^brequire this at their hands, and it shall turn to their shame and condemnation in the day of ^cjudgment .
 24 Yea, he stirreth up their hearts to ^aanger against this work.
 25 Yea, he saith unto them: ^aDeceive and lie in wait to catch, that ye may destroy; behold, this is no harm. And thus he flattereth them, and telleth them that it is no sin to ^blie that they may catch a man in a lie, that they may destroy him.
 26 And thus he ^aflattereth them, and leadeth them along until he draggeth their souls down to ^bhell ; and thus he causeth them to catch themselves in their own ^csnare .
 27 And thus he goeth up and down, ^ato and fro in the earth, seeking to ^bdestroy the souls of men.
 28 Verily, verily, I say unto you, wo be unto him that ^alieth to ^bdeceive because he supposeth that another lieth to deceive, for such are not exempt from the ^cjustice of God.
 29 Now, behold, they have altered these words, because Satan saith unto them: He hath deceived you—and thus he ^aflattereth them away to do iniquity, to get thee to ^btempt the Lord thy God.
 30 Behold, I say unto you, that you shall not translate again those words which have gone forth out of your hands;
 31 For, behold, they shall not accomplish their evil designs in lying against those words. For, behold, if you should bring forth the same words they will say that you have lied and that you have pretended to translate, but that you have contradicted yourself.
 32 And, behold, they will publish this, and Satan will ^aharden the hearts of the people to stir them up to anger against you, that they will not believe my words.
 33 Thus ^aSatan thinketh to overpower your ^btestimony in this generation, that the work may not come forth in this generation.
 34 But behold, here is wisdom, and because I show unto you wisdom, and give you commandments concerning these things, what you shall do, show it not unto the world until you have accomplished the work of translation.
 35 Marvel not that I said unto you: Here is ^awisdom , show it not unto the world—for I said, show it not unto the world, that you may be preserved.
 36 Behold, I do not say that you shall not show it unto the righteous;
 37 But as you cannot always judge the ^arighteous , or as you cannot always tell the wicked from the righteous, therefore I say unto you, hold your ^bpeace until I shall see fit to make all things known unto the world concerning the matter.
 38 And now, verily I say unto you, that an account of those things that you have written, which have gone out of your hands, is engraven upon the ^aplates of Nephi;
 39 Yea, and you remember it was said in those writings that a more particular account was given of these things upon the plates of Nephi.
 40 And now, because the account which is engraven upon the plates of Nephi is more particular concerning the things which, in my wisdom, I ^awould bring to the knowledge of the people in this account—
 41 Therefore, you shall translate the engravings which are on the plates of Nephi, down even till you come to the reign of king Benjamin, or until you come to that which you have translated, which you have retained;
 42 And behold, you shall publish it as the record of Nephi; and thus I will ^aconfound those who have altered my words.
 43 I will not suffer that they shall destroy my ^awork ; yea, I will show unto them that my ^bwisdom is greater than the cunning of the devil.
 44 Behold, they have only got a part, or an ^aabridgment of the account of Nephi.
 45 Behold, there are many things engraven upon the ^aplates of Nephi which do throw greater views upon my gospel; therefore, it is wisdom in me that you should ^btranslate this first part of the engravings of Nephi, and send forth in this work.
 46 And, behold, all the remainder of this work does contain all those parts of my ^agospel which my holy prophets, yea, and also my disciples, ^bdesired in their prayers should come forth unto this people.
 47 And I said unto them, that it should be ^agranted unto them according to their ^bfaith in their prayers;
 48 Yea, and this was their faith—that my gospel, which I gave unto them that they might preach in their days, might come unto their brethren the ^aLamanites , and also all that had become Lamanites because of their dissensions.
 49 Now, this is not all—their faith in their prayers was that this gospel should be made known also, if it were possible that other nations should possess this land;
 50 And thus they did leave a blessing upon this land in their prayers, that whosoever should believe in this ^agospel in this land might have eternal life;
 51 Yea, that it might be ^afree unto all of whatsoever nation, kindred, tongue, or people they may be.
 52 And now, behold, according to their faith in their prayers will I bring this part of my gospel to the knowledge of my people. Behold, I do not bring it to ^adestroy that which they have received, but to build it up.
 53 And for this cause have I said: If this generation ^aharden not their hearts, I will establish my ^bchurch among them.
 54 Now I do not say this to destroy my church, but I say this to build up my church;
 55 Therefore, whosoever belongeth to my church need not ^afear , for such shall ^binherit the ^ckingdom of heaven.
 56 But it is they who do not ^afear me, neither keep my commandments but build up ^bchurches unto themselves to get ^cgain , yea, and all those that do wickedly and build up the kingdom of the devil—yea, verily, verily, I say unto you, that it is they that I will disturb, and cause to tremble and shake to the center.
 57 Behold, I am Jesus Christ, the ^aSon of God. I came unto mine own, and mine own ^breceived me not.
 58 I am the ^alight which shineth in darkness, and the darkness comprehendeth it not.
 59 I am he who said—^aOther ^bsheep have I which are not of this fold—unto my disciples, and many there were that ^cunderstood me not.
 60 And I will show unto this people that I had other ^asheep , and that they were a ^bbranch of the house of ^cJacob ;
 61 And I will bring to light their marvelous works, which they did in my name;
 62 Yea, and I will also bring to light my gospel which was ministered unto them, and, behold, they shall not deny that which you have received, but they shall build it up, and shall bring to light the true points of my ^adoctrine , yea, and the only doctrine which is in me.
 63 And this I do that I may establish my gospel, that there may not be so much ^acontention ; yea, ^bSatan doth ^cstir up the hearts of the people to ^dcontention concerning the points of my doctrine; and in these things they do err, for they do ^ewrest the scriptures and do not understand them.
 64 Therefore, I will unfold unto them this great mystery;
 65 For, behold, I will ^agather them as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, if they will not harden their hearts;
 66 Yea, if they will come, they may, and partake of the ^awaters of life freely.
 67 Behold, this is my doctrine—whosoever repenteth and ^acometh unto me, the same is my ^bchurch .
 68 Whosoever ^adeclareth more or less than this, the same is not of me, but is ^bagainst me; therefore he is not of my church.
 69 And now, behold, whosoever is of my church, and ^aendureth of my church to the end, him will I establish upon my ^brock , and the ^cgates of hell shall not prevail against them.
 70 And now, remember the words of him who is the life and ^alight of the ^bworld , your Redeemer, your ^cLord and your God. Amen.

1—6, Laborers in the vineyard will gain salvation; 7—14, Seek wisdom, cry repentance, trust in the Spirit; 15—22, Keep the commandments and study the Lord’s word; 23—27, Deny not the spirit of revelation and of prophecy; 28—30, Those who receive Christ become the sons of God.

 1 A GREAT and ^amarvelous work is about to come forth among the children of men.
 2 Behold, I am God; give ^aheed to my ^bword , which is quick and ^cpowerful , ^dsharper than a two-edged sword, to the dividing asunder of both joints and marrow; therefore give ^eheed unto my word.
 3 Behold, the field is ^awhite already to harvest; therefore, whoso desireth to reap let him thrust in his sickle with his ^bmight , and reap while the day lasts, that he may ^ctreasure up for his soul ^deverlasting salvation in the kingdom of God.
 4 Yea, whosoever will thrust in his sickle and ^areap , the same is ^bcalled of God.
 5 Therefore, if you will ask of me you shall receive; if you will ^aknock it shall be opened unto you.
 6 Now, as you have asked, behold, I say unto you, keep my commandments, and seek to bring forth and establish the cause of ^aZion .
 7 Seek not for ^ariches but for ^bwisdom ; and, behold, the mysteries of God shall be unfolded unto you, and then shall you be made ^crich . Behold, he that hath eternal life is rich.
 8 Verily, verily, I say unto you, even as you desire of me so it shall be done unto you; and, if you desire, you shall be the means of doing much good in this generation.
 9 ^aSay nothing but ^brepentance unto this generation. Keep my commandments, and assist to bring forth my ^cwork , ^daccording to my commandments, and you shall be blessed.
 10 Behold, thou hast a ^agift , or thou shalt have a gift if thou wilt desire of me in faith, with an ^bhonest heart, believing in the power of Jesus Christ, or in my power which speaketh unto thee;
 11 For, behold, it is I that speak; behold, I am the ^alight which shineth in darkness, and by my ^bpower I give these words unto thee.
 12 And now, verily, verily, I say unto thee, put your ^atrust in that ^bSpirit which ^cleadeth to do ^dgood —yea, to do ^ejustly , to walk ^fhumbly , to ^gjudge righteously; and this is my Spirit.
 13 Verily, verily, I say unto you, I will impart unto you of my Spirit, which shall ^aenlighten your ^bmind , which shall fill your soul with ^cjoy ;
 14 And then shall ye know, or by this shall you know, all things whatsoever you desire of me, which are pertaining unto things of ^arighteousness , in faith believing in me that you shall receive.
 15 Behold, I command you that you need not suppose that you are ^acalled to ^bpreach ^cuntil you are called.
 16 Wait a little longer, until you shall have my word, my ^arock , my ^bchurch , and my gospel, that you may know of a surety my doctrine.
 17 And then, behold, according to your desires, yea, even according to your ^afaith shall it be done unto you.
 18 Keep my commandments; hold your peace; appeal unto my Spirit;
 19 Yea, ^acleave unto me with all your heart, that you may assist in bringing to light those things of which has been spoken—yea, the ^btranslation of my work; be patient until you shall accomplish it.
 20 Behold, this is your work, to ^akeep my commandments, yea, with all your might, ^bmind and strength.
 21 Seek not to ^adeclare my word, but first seek to ^bobtain my ^cword , and then shall your tongue be loosed; then, if you desire, you shall have my ^dSpirit and my word, yea, the power of God unto the ^econvincing of men.
 22 But now hold your ^apeace ; study my word which ^bhath gone forth among the children of men, and also ^cstudy my word which shall come forth among the children of men, or that which is ^dnow translating, yea, until you have obtained all which I shall ^egrant unto the children of men in this generation, and then shall all things be added thereto.
 23 Behold thou art ^aHyrum , my son; ^bseek the kingdom of God, and all things shall be added according to that which is just.
 24 ^aBuild upon my ^brock , which is my ^cgospel ;
 25 Deny not the spirit of ^arevelation , nor the spirit of ^bprophecy , for wo unto him that ^cdenieth these things;
 26 Therefore, ^atreasure up in your ^bheart until the time which is in my wisdom that you shall go forth.
 27 Behold, I speak unto ^aall who have good desires, and have thrust in their sickle to reap.
 28 Behold, I am Jesus Christ, the ^aSon of God. I am the life and the ^blight of the world.
 29 I am the same who came unto mine own and mine own ^areceived me not;
 30 But verily, verily, I say unto you, that as many as receive me, to them will I give ^apower to become the ^bsons of God, even to them that ^cbelieve on my name. Amen.

1—6, Laborers in the vineyard are to gain salvation; 7—9, All who desire and are qualified may assist in the Lord’s work.

 1 ^aA GREAT and ^bmarvelous work is about to come forth among the children of men.
 2 Behold, I am God; give heed to my ^aword , which is quick and powerful, sharper than a two-edged sword, to the dividing asunder of both joints and marrow; therefore, give heed unto my word.
 3 Behold, the field is ^awhite already to harvest; therefore, whoso desireth to reap let him thrust in his sickle with his might, and reap while the day lasts, that he may treasure up for his soul everlasting salvation in the kingdom of God.
 4 Yea, whosoever will thrust in his sickle and ^areap , the same is ^bcalled of God.
 5 Therefore, if you will ask of me you shall receive; if you will knock it shall be opened unto you.
 6 Now, as you have asked, behold, I say unto you, keep my commandments, and seek to bring forth and establish the cause of ^aZion .
 7 Behold, I speak unto you, and also to all those who have desires to bring forth and establish this work;
 8 And no one can assist in this work except he shall be ^ahumble and full of ^blove , having faith, hope, and charity, being temperate in all things, whatsoever shall be ^centrusted to his care.
 9 Behold, I am the light and the life of the world, that speak these words, therefore give heed with your might, and then you are called. Amen.

Keys and powers of Aaronic Priesthood are set forth.

 1 UPON you my fellow servants, in the name of Messiah I ^aconfer the ^bPriesthood of Aaron, which holds the ^ckeys of the ministering of ^dangels , and of the gospel of ^erepentance , and of ^fbaptism by immersion for the remission of sins; and this shall never be taken again from the earth, until the sons of ^gLevi do offer again an offering unto the Lord in ^hrighteousness .

1—6, Laborers in the vineyard will gain salvation; 7—8, Eternal life is the greatest of God’s gifts; 9—11, Christ created the heavens and the earth.

 1 A GREAT and ^amarvelous work is about to come forth unto the children of men.
 2 Behold, I am God; give heed to my word, which is quick and powerful, sharper than a two-edged sword, to the dividing asunder of both joints and marrow; therefore give heed unto my word.
 3 Behold, the field is white already to harvest; therefore, whoso desireth to reap let him thrust in his sickle with his might, and reap while the day lasts, that he may treasure up for his soul everlasting salvation in the kingdom of God.
 4 Yea, whosoever will thrust in his sickle and reap, the same is called of God.
 5 Therefore, if you will ask of me you shall receive; if you will ^aknock it shall be opened unto you.
 6 Seek to bring forth and establish my Zion. Keep my commandments in all things.
 7 And, if you ^akeep my commandments and ^bendure to the end you shall have ^ceternal life, which gift is the greatest of all the gifts of God.
 8 And it shall come to pass, that if you shall ask the Father in my name, in faith ^abelieving , you shall receive the ^bHoly Ghost, which ^cgiveth utterance, that you may stand as a ^dwitness of the things of which you shall both ^ehear and see, and also that you may declare ^frepentance unto this generation.
 9 Behold, I am ^aJesus Christ, the ^bSon of the ^cliving God, who ^dcreated the heavens and the ^eearth , a ^flight which cannot be hid in ^gdarkness ;
 10 Wherefore, I must bring forth the ^afulness of my ^bgospel from the ^cGentiles unto the house of Israel.
 11 And behold, thou art David, and thou art called to assist; which thing if ye do, and are faithful, ye shall be blessed both spiritually and temporally, and great shall be your reward. Amen.

1—2, The Lord’s arm is over all the earth; 3—6, To preach the gospel and save souls is the thing of most worth.

 1 HEARKEN, my servant John, and listen to the words of Jesus Christ, your Lord and your Redeemer.
 2 For behold, I speak unto you with ^asharpness and with power, for mine arm is over all the ^bearth .
 3 And I will ^atell you that which no man ^bknoweth save me and thee alone—
 4 For many times you have desired of me to know that which would be of the most worth unto you.
 5 Behold, blessed are you for this thing, and for speaking my words which I have given you according to my commandments.
 6 And now, behold, I say unto you, that the thing which will be of the most worth unto you will be to ^adeclare ^brepentance unto this people, that you may bring ^csouls unto me, that you may ^drest with them in the ^ekingdom of my ^fFather . Amen.

1—2, The Lord’s arm is over all the earth; 3—6, To preach the gospel and save souls is the thing of most worth.

 1 ^aHEARKEN , my servant Peter, and listen to the words of Jesus Christ, your Lord and your Redeemer.
 2 For behold, I speak unto you with sharpness and with power, for mine arm is over all the earth.
 3 And I will tell you that which no man knoweth save me and thee alone—
 4 For many times you have desired of me to know that which would be of the most worth unto you.
 5 Behold, blessed are you for this thing, and for speaking my words which I have given unto you according to my commandments.
 6 And now, behold, I say unto you, that the thing which will be of the most worth unto you will be to declare repentance unto this people, that you may bring souls unto me, that you may rest with them in the kingdom of my Father. Amen.

1—4, By faith the Three Witnesses shall see the plates and other sacred items; 5—9, Christ bears testimony to the divinity of the Book of Mormon.

 1 BEHOLD, I say unto you, that you must rely upon my word, which if you do with full purpose of heart, you shall have a ^aview of the ^bplates , and also of the ^cbreastplate , the ^dsword of Laban, the ^eUrim and Thummim, which were given to the ^fbrother of Jared upon the mount, when he talked with the Lord ^gface to face, and the ^hmiraculous directors which were given to Lehi while in the wilderness, on the borders of the ⁱRed Sea.
 2 And it is by your faith that you shall obtain a view of them, even by that faith which was had by the prophets of old.
 3 And after that you have obtained faith, and have seen them with your eyes, you shall ^atestify of them, by the power of God;
 4 And this you shall do that my servant Joseph Smith, Jun., may not be destroyed, that I may bring about my righteous purposes unto the children of men in this work.
 5 And ye shall testify that you have seen them, even as my servant Joseph Smith, Jun., has seen them; for it is by my power that he has seen them, and it is because he had faith.
 6 And he has translated the ^abook , even that ^bpart which I have commanded him, and as your Lord and your God liveth it is true.
 7 Wherefore, you have received the same power, and the same faith, and the same gift like unto him;
 8 And if you do these last ^acommandments of mine, which I have given you, the ^bgates of hell shall not prevail against you; for my ^cgrace is sufficient for you, and you shall be ^dlifted up at the last day.
 9 And I, Jesus Christ, your ^aLord and your God, have spoken it unto you, that I might bring about my righteous purposes unto the children of men. Amen.

1—5, Scriptures show how to build up the Church; 6—8, The world is ripening in iniquity; 9—16, The worth of souls is great; 17—25, To gain salvation, men must take upon them the name of Christ; 26—36, The calling and mission of the Twelve are revealed; 37—39, Oliver Cowdery and David Whitmer are to search out the Twelve; 40—47, To gain salvation, men must repent, be baptized, and keep the commandments.

 1 NOW, behold, because of the thing which you, my servant Oliver Cowdery, have desired to know of me, I give unto you these words:
 2 Behold, I have ^amanifested unto you, by my Spirit in many instances, that the ^bthings which you have written are ^ctrue ; wherefore you know that they are true.
 3 And if you know that they are true, behold, I give unto you a commandment, that you ^arely upon the things which are ^bwritten ;
 4 For in them are all things ^awritten concerning the foundation of my church, my gospel, and my ^brock .
 5 Wherefore, if you shall build up my ^achurch , upon the foundation of my gospel and my ^brock , the ^cgates of hell shall not prevail against you.
 6 Behold, the ^aworld is ^bripening in iniquity; and it must needs be that the children of men are stirred up unto repentance, both the ^cGentiles and also the house of Israel.
 7 Wherefore, as thou hast been ^abaptized by the hands of my servant Joseph Smith, Jun., according to that which I have commanded him, he hath fulfilled the thing which I commanded him.
 8 And now, marvel not that I have ^acalled him unto mine own purpose, which purpose is known in me; wherefore, if he shall be ^bdiligent in keeping my commandments he shall be ^cblessed unto eternal life; and his name is ^dJoseph .
 9 And now, Oliver Cowdery, I speak unto you, and also unto David Whitmer, by the way of commandment; for, behold, I ^acommand all men everywhere to repent, and I speak unto you, even as unto Paul mine ^bapostle , for you are called even with that same calling with which he was called.
 10 Remember the ^aworth of ^bsouls is great in the sight of God;
 11 For, behold, the Lord your ^aRedeemer suffered ^bdeath in the flesh; wherefore he ^csuffered the ^dpain of all men, that all men might repent and ^ecome unto him.
 12 And he hath ^arisen again from the dead, that he might bring all men unto him, on conditions of ^brepentance .
 13 And how great is his ^ajoy in the ^bsoul that ^crepenteth !
 14 Wherefore, you are called to ^acry repentance unto this people.
 15 And if it so be that you should labor all your days in crying repentance unto this people, and bring, save it be one ^asoul unto me, how great shall be your joy with him in the kingdom of my Father!
 16 And now, if your joy will be great with one soul that you have brought unto me into the ^akingdom of my Father, how great will be your ^bjoy if you should bring many ^csouls unto me!
 17 Behold, you have my gospel before you, and my rock, and my ^asalvation .
 18 ^aAsk the Father in my ^bname , in faith believing that you shall receive, and you shall have the Holy Ghost, which manifesteth all things which are ^cexpedient unto the children of men.
 19 And if you have not ^afaith , ^bhope , and ^ccharity , you can do nothing.
 20 ^aContend against no church, save it be the ^bchurch of the devil.
 21 Take upon you the ^aname of Christ, and ^bspeak the truth in ^csoberness .
 22 And as many as repent and are ^abaptized in my name, which is Jesus Christ, and ^bendure to the end, the same shall be saved.
 23 Behold, Jesus Christ is the ^aname which is given of the Father, and there is none other name given whereby man can be ^bsaved ;
 24 Wherefore, all men must take upon them the ^aname which is given of the Father, for in that name shall they be called at the last day;
 25 Wherefore, if they ^aknow not the ^bname by which they are called, they cannot have place in the ^ckingdom of my Father.
 26 And now, behold, there are others who are ^acalled to declare my gospel, both unto ^bGentile and unto Jew;
 27 Yea, even twelve; and the ^aTwelve shall be my disciples, and they shall take upon them my name; and the Twelve are they who shall desire to take upon them my ^bname with full purpose of heart.
 28 And if they desire to take upon them my name with full purpose of heart, they are called to go into all the ^aworld to preach my ^bgospel unto ^cevery creature.
 29 And they are they who are ordained of me to ^abaptize in my name, according to that which is written;
 30 And you have that which is written before you; wherefore, you must perform it ^aaccording to the words which are ^bwritten .
 31 And now I speak unto you, the ^aTwelve —Behold, my grace is sufficient for you; you must walk uprightly before me and sin not.
 32 And, behold, you are they who are ordained of me to ^aordain ^bpriests and teachers; to declare my gospel, ^caccording to the power of the Holy Ghost which is in you, and according to the ^dcallings and gifts of God unto men;
 33 And I, Jesus Christ, your Lord and your God, have spoken it.
 34 These ^awords are not of men nor of man, but of me; wherefore, you shall testify they are of me and not of man;
 35 For it is my ^avoice which speaketh them unto you; for they are given by my Spirit unto you, and by my power you can read them one to another; and save it were by my power you could not have them;
 36 Wherefore, you can ^atestify that you have ^bheard my voice, and know my words.
 37 And now, behold, I give unto you, Oliver Cowdery, and also unto David Whitmer, that you shall search out the Twelve, who shall have the desires of which I have spoken;
 38 And by their ^adesires and their ^bworks you shall know them.
 39 And when you have found them you shall show these things unto them.
 40 And you shall fall down and ^aworship the Father in my ^bname .
 41 And you must preach unto the world, saying: You must ^arepent and be baptized, in the name of Jesus Christ;
 42 For all men must repent and be baptized, and not only men, but women, and ^achildren who have arrived at the years of ^baccountability .
 43 And now, after that you have received this, you must keep my ^acommandments in all things;
 44 And by your hands I will work a ^amarvelous work among the children of men, unto the ^bconvincing of many of their sins, that they may come unto repentance, and that they may come unto the kingdom of my Father.
 45 Wherefore, the blessings which I give unto you are ^aabove all things.
 46 And after that you have received this, if you ^akeep not my commandments you cannot be saved in the kingdom of my Father.
 47 Behold, I, Jesus Christ, your Lord and your God, and your ^aRedeemer , by the ^bpower of my Spirit have spoken it. Amen.

1—3, Christ has all power; 4—5, All men must repent or suffer; 6—12, Eternal punishment is God’s punishment; 13—20, Christ suffered for all, that they might not suffer if they would repent; 21—28, Preach the gospel of repentance; 29—41, Declare glad tidings.

 1 I AM ^aAlpha and Omega, ^bChrist the Lord; yea, even I am he, the beginning and the end, the Redeemer of the ^cworld .
 2 I, having accomplished and ^afinished the will of him whose I am, even the Father, concerning me—having done this that I might ^bsubdue all things unto myself—
 3 Retaining all ^apower , even to the ^bdestroying of Satan and his works at the ^cend of the world, and the last great day of judgment, which I shall pass upon the inhabitants thereof, ^djudging every man according to his ^eworks and the deeds which he hath done.
 4 And surely every man must ^arepent or ^bsuffer , for I, God, am ^cendless .
 5 Wherefore, I ^arevoke not the judgments which I shall pass, but woes shall go forth, weeping, ^bwailing and gnashing of teeth, yea, to those who are found on my ^cleft hand.
 6 Nevertheless, it is ^anot written that there shall be no end to this torment, but it is written ^bendless ^ctorment .
 7 Again, it is written ^aeternal damnation; wherefore it is more express than other scriptures, that it might work upon the hearts of the children of men, altogether for my name’s glory.
 8 Wherefore, I will explain unto you this ^amystery , for it is meet unto you to know even as mine apostles.
 9 I speak unto you that are chosen in this thing, even as one, that you may enter into my ^arest .
 10 For, behold, the ^amystery of godliness, how great is it! For, behold, I am ^bendless , and the punishment which is given from my hand is endless ^cpunishment , for ^dEndless is my name. Wherefore—
 11 ^aEternal punishment is God’s punishment.
 12 Endless punishment is God’s punishment.
 13 Wherefore, I command you to repent, and keep the ^acommandments which you have received by the hand of my servant Joseph Smith, Jun., in my name;
 14 And it is by my almighty power that you have received them;
 15 Therefore I command you to repent—repent, lest I ^asmite you by the rod of my mouth, and by my wrath, and by my anger, and your ^bsufferings be sore—how sore you know not, how exquisite you know not, yea, how hard to bear you know not.
 16 For behold, I, God, have ^asuffered these things for all, that they might not ^bsuffer if they would ^crepent ;
 17 But if they would not repent they must ^asuffer even as I;
 18 Which ^asuffering caused myself, even God, the greatest of all, to tremble because of pain, and to bleed at every pore, and to suffer both body and spirit—and would that I might ^bnot drink the bitter cup, and shrink—
 19 Nevertheless, glory be to the Father, and I partook and ^afinished my preparations unto the children of men.
 20 Wherefore, I command you again to repent, lest I ^ahumble you with my almighty power; and that you ^bconfess your sins, lest you suffer these ^cpunishments of which I have spoken, of which in the smallest, yea, even in the least degree you have ^dtasted at the time I withdrew my Spirit.
 21 And I command you that you ^apreach naught but repentance, and show ^bnot these things unto the world until it is wisdom in me.
 22 For they cannot ^abear meat now, but ^bmilk they must receive; wherefore, they must not know these things, lest they perish.
 23 ^aLearn of me, and listen to my words; ^bwalk in the ^cmeekness of my Spirit, and you shall have ^dpeace in me.
 24 I am Jesus Christ; I ^acame by the ^bwill of the Father, and I do his will.
 25 And again, I command thee that thou shalt not ^acovet thy ^bneighbor ’s ^cwife ; nor seek thy neighbor’s life.
 26 And again, I command thee that thou shalt not ^acovet thine own property, but impart it freely to the printing of the Book of Mormon, which contains the ^btruth and the word of God—
 27 Which is my word to the ^aGentile , that soon it may go to the ^bJew , of whom the Lamanites are a ^cremnant , that they may believe the gospel, and look not for a ^dMessiah to come who has already come.
 28 And again, I command thee that thou shalt ^apray ^bvocally as well as in thy heart; yea, before the world as well as in secret, in public as well as in private.
 29 And thou shalt ^adeclare glad tidings, yea, ^bpublish it upon the mountains, and upon every high place, and among every people that thou shalt be permitted to see.
 30 And thou shalt do it with all humility, ^atrusting in me, ^breviling not against revilers.
 31 And of ^atenets thou shalt not talk, but thou shalt declare repentance and ^bfaith on the Savior, and ^cremission of sins by ^dbaptism , and by ^efire , yea, even the ^fHoly Ghost.
 32 Behold, this is a great and the last ^acommandment which I shall give unto you concerning this matter; for this shall suffice for thy daily walk, even unto the end of thy life.
 33 And misery thou shalt receive if thou wilt slight these ^acounsels , yea, even the destruction of thyself and property.
 34 ^aImpart a portion of thy property, yea, even part of thy lands, and all save the support of thy ^bfamily .
 35 Pay the ^adebt thou hast ^bcontracted with the printer. Release thyself from ^cbondage .
 36 ^aLeave thy house and home, except when thou shalt desire to see thy family;
 37 And ^aspeak freely to all; yea, preach, exhort, declare the ^btruth , even with a loud voice, with a sound of rejoicing, crying—Hosanna, hosanna, blessed be the name of the Lord God!
 38 ^aPray always, and I will ^bpour out my Spirit upon you, and great shall be your blessing—yea, even more than if you should obtain ^ctreasures of earth and corruptibleness to the extent thereof.
 39 Behold, canst thou read this without ^arejoicing and lifting up thy heart for ^bgladness ?
 40 Or canst thou run about longer as a ^ablind guide?
 41 Or canst thou be ^ahumble and meek, and conduct thyself wisely before me? Yea, ^bcome unto me thy Savior. Amen.

1—16, The Book of Mormon proves the divinity of the latter-day work; 17—29, The doctrines of creation, fall, atonement, and baptism are affirmed; 29—37, Laws governing repentance, justification, sanctification, and baptism are set forth; 38—67, Duties of elders, priests, teachers, and deacons are summarized; 68—74, Duties of members, blessing of children, and mode of baptism are revealed; 75—84, Sacramental prayers and regulations governing church membership are given.

 1 THE ^arise of the ^bChurch of Christ in these last days, being one thousand eight hundred and thirty years since the ^ccoming of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ in the flesh, it being regularly ^dorganized and established agreeable to the ^elaws of our country, by the will and commandments of God, in the fourth month, and on the sixth day of the month which is called April—
 2 Which commandments were given to Joseph Smith, Jun., who was ^acalled of God, and ^bordained an ^capostle of Jesus Christ, to be the ^dfirst ^eelder of this church;
 3 And to Oliver Cowdery, who was also called of God, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to be the ^asecond elder of this church, and ordained under his hand;
 4 And this according to the ^agrace of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, to whom be all glory, both now and forever. Amen.
 5 After it was truly manifested unto this first elder that he had received a ^aremission of his sins, he was ^bentangled again in the ^cvanities of the world;
 6 But after ^arepenting , and humbling himself sincerely, through faith, God ministered unto him by an holy ^bangel , whose ^ccountenance was as lightning, and whose garments were pure and white above all other whiteness;
 7 And gave unto him ^acommandments which inspired him;
 8 And ^agave him power from on high, by the ^bmeans which were before prepared, to translate the Book of Mormon;
 9 Which contains a ^arecord of a fallen people, and the ^bfulness of the ^cgospel of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles and to the Jews also;
 10 Which was given by inspiration, and is confirmed to ^aothers by the ministering of angels, and is ^bdeclared unto the world by them—
 11 Proving to the world that the holy scriptures are ^atrue , and that God does ^binspire men and call them to his ^choly work in this age and generation, as well as in generations of old;
 12 Thereby showing that he is the ^asame God yesterday, today,and ^bforever . Amen.
 13 Therefore, having so great witnesses, by ^athem shall the world be judged, even as many as shall hereafter come to a knowledge of this work.
 14 And those who receive it in faith, and work ^arighteousness , shall receive a ^bcrown of eternal life;
 15 But those who ^aharden their hearts in ^bunbelief , and ^creject it, it shall turn to their own ^dcondemnation —
 16 For the Lord God has spoken it; and we, the elders of the church, have heard and bear ^awitness to the words of the glorious Majesty on high, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.
 17 By these things we ^aknow that there is a ^bGod in heaven, who is infinite and ^ceternal , from everlasting to everlasting the same ^dunchangeable God, the framer of heaven and earth, and all things which are in them;
 18 And that he ^acreated man, male and female, after his own ^bimage and in his own likeness, created he them;
 19 And gave unto them commandments that they should ^alove and ^bserve him, the only ^cliving and true ^dGod , and that he should be the only being whom they should worship.
 20 But by the ^atransgression of these holy laws man became ^bsensual and ^cdevilish , and became ^dfallen man.
 21 Wherefore, the Almighty God gave his ^aOnly Begotten Son, as it is written in those scriptures which have been given of him.
 22 He ^asuffered ^btemptations but gave no heed unto them.
 23 He was ^acrucified , ^bdied , and ^crose again the third day;
 24 And ^aascended into heaven, to sit down on the right hand of the ^bFather , to ^creign with almighty power according to the will of the Father;
 25 That as many as would ^abelieve and be baptized in his holy name, and ^bendure in faith to the end, should be saved—
 26 Not only those who believed after he came in the ^ameridian of time, in the ^bflesh , but all those from the beginning, even as many as were before he came, who believed in the words of the holy prophets, who ^cspake as they were inspired by the ^dgift of the Holy Ghost, who truly ^etestified of him in all things, should have eternal life,
 27 As well as those who should come after, who should believe in the ^agifts and callings of God by the Holy Ghost, which ^bbeareth record of the Father and of the Son;
 28 Which Father, Son, and Holy Ghost are ^aone God, infinite and eternal, without end. Amen.
 29 And we know that all men must ^arepent and ^bbelieve on the name of Jesus Christ, and worship the Father in his name, and ^cendure in ^dfaith on his name to the end, or they cannot be ^esaved in the kingdom of God.
 30 And we know that ^ajustification through the ^bgrace of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ is just and true;
 31 And we know also, that ^asanctification through the grace of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ is just and true, to all those who ^blove and serve God with all their ^cmights , minds, and strength.
 32 But there is a possibility that man may ^afall from ^bgrace and depart from the living God;
 33 Therefore let the church take heed and pray always, lest they fall into ^atemptation ;
 34 Yea, and even let those who are ^asanctified take heed also.
 35 And we know that these things are true and according to the revelations of John, neither ^aadding to, nor diminishing from the prophecy of his book, the holy scriptures, or the revelations of God which shall come hereafter by the gift and power of the Holy Ghost, the ^bvoice of God, or the ministering of angels.
 36 And the Lord God has ^aspoken it; and honor, power and glory be rendered to his holy ^bname , both now and ever. Amen.
 37 And again, by way of commandment to the church concerning the manner of baptism—All those who ^ahumble themselves before God, and desire to be baptized, and come forth with broken hearts and ^bcontrite spirits, and witness before the church that they have truly repented of all their sins, and are willing to take upon them the ^cname of Jesus Christ, having a ^ddetermination to serve him to the end, and truly manifest by their ^eworks that they have received of the ^fSpirit of Christ unto the ^gremission of their sins, shall be received by baptism into his church.
 38 The ^aduty of the elders, priests, teachers, deacons, and members of the church of Christ—An ^bapostle is an ^celder , and it is his calling to ^dbaptize ;
 39 And to ^aordain other elders, priests, teachers, and deacons;
 40 And to administer ^abread and wine—the ^bemblems of the flesh and blood of Christ—
 41 And to ^aconfirm those who are baptized into the church, by the laying on of ^bhands for the baptism of fire and the Holy Ghost, according to the scriptures;
 42 And to teach, expound, exhort, baptize, and watch over the church;
 43 And to confirm the church by the laying on of the hands, and the giving of the Holy Ghost;
 44 And to take the ^alead of all meetings.
 45 The elders are to ^aconduct the ^bmeetings as they are ^cled by the Holy Ghost, according to the commandments and revelations of God.
 46 The ^apriest ’s duty is to preach, ^bteach , expound, exhort, and baptize, and administer the sacrament,
 47 And visit the house of each member, and exhort them to ^apray ^bvocally and in secret and attend to all ^cfamily duties.
 48 And he may also ^aordain other priests, teachers, and deacons.
 49 And he is to take the ^alead of meetings when there is no elder present;
 50 But when there is an elder present, he is only to preach, teach, expound, exhort, and baptize,
 51 And visit the house of each member, exhorting them to pray vocally and in secret and attend to all family duties.
 52 In all these duties the priest is to ^aassist the elder if occasion requires.
 53 The ^ateacher ’s duty is to ^bwatch over the ^cchurch always, and be with and strengthen them;
 54 And see that there is no iniquity in the church, neither ^ahardness with each other, neither lying, ^bbackbiting , nor ^cevil ^dspeaking ;
 55 And see that the church meet together often, and also see that all the members do their duty.
 56 And he is to take the lead of meetings in the absence of the elder or priest—
 57 And is to be assisted always, in all his duties in the church, by the ^adeacons , if occasion requires.
 58 But neither teachers nor deacons have authority to baptize, administer the ^asacrament , or lay on ^bhands ;
 59 They are, however, to warn, expound, exhort, and teach, and invite all to come unto Christ.
 60 Every ^aelder , ^bpriest , teacher, or deacon is to be ^cordained ^daccording to the gifts and callings of God unto him; and he is to be ^eordained by the power of the Holy Ghost, which is in the one who ordains him.
 61 The several elders composing this church of Christ are to ^ameet in conference once in three months, or from time to time as said conferences shall direct or appoint;
 62 And said conferences are to do whatever church business is necessary to be done at the time.
 63 The elders are to receive their licenses from other elders, by ^avote of the church to which they belong, or from the conferences.
 64 Each priest, teacher, or deacon, who is ordained by a priest, may take a certificate from him at the time, which ^acertificate , when presented to an elder, shall entitle him to a license, which shall authorize him to perform the duties of his calling, or he may receive it from a conference.
 65 No person is to be ^aordained to any office in this church, where there is a regularly organized branch of the same, without the ^bvote of that church;
 66 But the presiding elders, traveling bishops, high councilors, high priests, and elders, may have the privilege of ordaining, where there is no branch of the church that a vote may be called.
 67 Every president of the high priesthood (or presiding elder), ^abishop , high councilor, and ^bhigh priest, is to be ordained by the direction of a ^chigh council or general conference.
 68 The ^aduty of the members after they are received by ^bbaptism.—The elders or priests are to have a sufficient time to expound all things concerning the church of Christ to their ^cunderstanding , previous to their partaking of the ^dsacrament and being confirmed by the laying on of the ^ehands of the elders, so that all things may be done in ^forder .
 69 And the members shall manifest before the church, and also before the elders, by a ^agodly walk and conversation, that they are worthy of it, that there may be works and ^bfaith agreeable to the holy scriptures—walking in ^choliness before the Lord.
 70 Every member of the church of Christ having ^achildren is to bring them unto the elders before the church, who are to lay their ^bhands upon them in the name of Jesus Christ, and bless them in his name.
 71 No one can be received into the church of Christ unless he has arrived unto the years of ^aaccountability before God, and is capable of ^brepentance .
 72 ^aBaptism is to be administered in the following manner unto all those who repent—
 73 The person who is called of God and has authority from Jesus Christ to baptize, shall go down into the water with the person who has presented himself or herself for baptism, and shall say, calling him or her by name: Having been commissioned of Jesus Christ, I baptize you in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen.
 74 Then shall he ^aimmerse him or her in the water, and come forth again out of the water.
 75 It is expedient that the church ^ameet together often to ^bpartake of ^cbread and wine in the ^dremembrance of the Lord Jesus;
 76 And the elder or priest shall administer it; and after this ^amanner shall he administer it—he shall kneel with the church and call upon the Father in solemn prayer, saying:
 77 O God, the Eternal Father, we ask thee in the name of thy Son, Jesus Christ, to bless and sanctify this ^abread to the souls of all those who partake of it, that they may eat in remembrance of the body of thy Son, and ^bwitness unto thee, O God, the Eternal Father, that they are willing to take upon them the name of thy Son, and always remember him and keep his ^ccommandments which he has given them; that they may always have his ^dSpirit to be with them. Amen.
 78 The ^amanner of administering the wine—he shall take the ^bcup also, and say:
 79 O God, the Eternal Father, we ask thee in the name of thy Son, Jesus Christ, to bless and sanctify this ^awine to the souls of all those who drink of it, that they may do it in remembrance of the blood of thy Son, which was shed for them; that they may witness unto thee, O God, the Eternal Father, that they do always remember him, that they may have his Spirit to be with them. Amen.
 80 Any member of the church of Christ ^atransgressing , or being ^bovertaken in a fault, shall be dealt with as the scriptures direct.
 81 It shall be the duty of the several churches, composing the church of Christ, to send one or more of their teachers to attend the several conferences held by the elders of the church,
 82 With a list of the ^anames of the several members uniting themselves with the church since the last conference; or send by the hand of some priest; so that a regular list of all the names of the whole church may be kept in a book by one of the elders, whomsoever the other elders shall appoint from time to time;
 83 And also, if any have been ^aexpelled from the church, so that their names may be blotted out of the general church ^brecord of names.
 84 All members removing from the church where they reside, if going to a church where they are not known, may take a letter ^acertifying that they are regular members and in good standing, which certificate may be signed by any elder or priest if the member receiving the letter is personally acquainted with the elder or priest, or it may be signed by the teachers or deacons of the church.

1—3, Joseph Smith is called to be a seer, translator, prophet, apostle, and elder; 4—8, His word shall guide the cause of Zion; 9—12, The saints shall believe his words as he speaks by the Comforter.

 1 BEHOLD, there shall be a ^arecord kept among you; and in it thou shalt be called a ^bseer , a translator, a prophet, an ^capostle of Jesus Christ, an elder of the church through the will of God the Father, and the grace of your Lord Jesus Christ,
 2 Being ^ainspired of the Holy Ghost to lay the foundation thereof, and to ^bbuild it up unto the most holy faith.
 3 Which ^achurch was ^borganized and established in the year of your Lord eighteen hundred and thirty, in the fourth month, and on the sixth day of the month which is called April.
 4 Wherefore, meaning the church, thou shalt give ^aheed unto all his words and ^bcommandments which he shall give unto you as he receiveth them, walking in all ^choliness before me;
 5 For his ^aword ye shall receive, as if from mine own mouth, in all patience and faith.
 6 For by doing these things the ^agates of hell shall not prevail against you; yea, and the Lord God will disperse the powers of ^bdarkness from before you, and cause the heavens to ^cshake for your ^dgood , and his name’s ^eglory .
 7 For thus saith the Lord God: Him have I inspired to move the cause of ^aZion in mighty power for good, and his diligence I know, and his prayers I have heard.
 8 Yea, his weeping for Zion I have seen, and I will cause that he shall mourn for her no longer; for his days of rejoicing are come unto the ^aremission of his sins, and the manifestations of my blessings upon his works.
 9 For, behold, I will ^abless all those who labor in my vineyard with a mighty blessing, and they shall believe on his words, which are given him through me by the ^bComforter , which ^cmanifesteth that Jesus was ^dcrucified by ^esinful men for the sins of the ^fworld , yea, for the remission of sins unto the ^gcontrite heart.
 10 Wherefore it behooveth me that he should be ^aordained by you, Oliver Cowdery mine apostle;
 11 This being an ordinance unto you, that you are an elder under his hand, he being the ^afirst unto you, that you might be an elder unto this church of Christ, bearing my name—
 12 And the first ^apreacher of this church unto the church, and before the world, yea, before the Gentiles; yea, and thus saith the Lord God, lo, lo! to the ^bJews also. Amen.

1, Baptism is a new and everlasting covenant; 2—4, Authoritative baptism is required.

 1 BEHOLD, I say unto you that all ^aold covenants have I caused to be done away in this thing; and this is a new and an ^beverlasting ^ccovenant , even that which was from the beginning.
 2 Wherefore, although a man should be baptized an hundred times it availeth him nothing, for you cannot enter in at the strait gate by the ^alaw of Moses, neither by your ^bdead works.
 3 For it is because of your dead works that I have caused this last covenant and this church to be built up unto me, even as in days of old.
 4 Wherefore, enter ye in at the ^agate , as I have commanded, and ^bseek not to counsel your God. Amen.

1—7, These early disciples are called to preach, exhort, and strengthen the Church.

 1 BEHOLD, I speak unto you, Oliver, a few words. Behold, thou art blessed, and art under no condemnation. But beware of ^apride , lest thou shouldst enter into ^btemptation .
 2 Make known thy calling unto the church, and also before the ^aworld , and thy heart shall be opened to preach the truth from henceforth and forever. Amen.
 3 Behold, I speak unto you, Hyrum, a few words; for thou also art under no condemnation, and thy heart is opened, and thy tongue ^aloosed ; and thy calling is to exhortation, and to ^bstrengthen the church continually. Wherefore thy duty is unto the church forever, and this because of thy family. Amen.
 4 Behold, I speak a few words unto you, ^aSamuel ; for thou also art under no condemnation, and thy calling is to exhortation, and to strengthen the church; and thou art not as yet called to preach before the world. Amen.
 5 Behold, I speak a few words unto you, Joseph; for thou also art under no ^acondemnation , and thy calling also is to exhortation, and to strengthen the church; and this is thy duty from henceforth and forever. Amen.
 6 Behold, I manifest unto you, Joseph Knight, by these words, that you must take up your ^across , in the which you must ^bpray ^cvocally before the world as well as in secret, and in your family, and among your friends, and in all places.
 7 And, behold, it is your duty to unite with the true ^achurch , and give your language to exhortation continually, that you may receive the reward of the ^blaborer . Amen.

1—9, Joseph Smith is called to translate, preach, and expound scriptures; 10—12, Oliver Cowdery is called to preach the gospel; 13—19, Law is revealed relative to miracles, cursings, casting off the dust of one’s feet, and going without purse or scrip.

 1 BEHOLD, thou wast called and chosen to ^awrite the Book of Mormon, and to my ministry; and I have ^blifted thee up out of thine afflictions, and have counseled thee, that thou hast been delivered from all thine enemies, and thou hast been ^cdelivered from the powers of Satan and from ^ddarkness !
 2 Nevertheless, thou art not excusable in thy ^atransgressions ; nevertheless, go thy way and sin no more.
 3 ^aMagnify thine office; and after thou hast ^bsowed thy fields and secured them, go speedily unto the church which is in ^cColesville , Fayette, and Manchester, and they shall ^dsupport thee; and I will bless them both spiritually and ^etemporally ;
 4 But if they receive thee not, I will send upon them a ^acursing instead of a blessing.
 5 And thou shalt continue in calling upon God in my name, and writing the things which shall be given thee by the ^aComforter , and expounding all scriptures unto the church.
 6 And it shall be given thee in the very moment what thou shalt ^aspeak and ^bwrite , and they shall hear it, or I will send unto them a cursing instead of a blessing.
 7 For thou shalt devote all thy ^aservice in Zion; and in this thou shalt have strength.
 8 Be ^apatient in ^bafflictions , for thou shalt have many; but ^cendure them, for, lo, I am with thee, even unto the ^dend of thy days.
 9 And in temporal labors thou shalt not have strength, for this is not thy calling. Attend to thy ^acalling and thou shalt have wherewith to magnify thine office, and to expound all scriptures, and continue in laying on of the hands and ^bconfirming the churches.
 10 And thy brother Oliver shall continue in bearing my name before the ^aworld , and also to the church. And he shall not suppose that he can say enough in my cause; and lo, I am with him to the end.
 11 In me he shall have glory, and not of himself, whether in weakness or in strength, whether in ^abonds or free;
 12 And at all times, and in all places, he shall open his mouth and ^adeclare my gospel as with the voice of a ^btrump , both day and night. And I will give unto him strength such as is not known among men.
 13 Require not ^amiracles , except I shall ^bcommand you, except ^ccasting out ^ddevils , ^ehealing the sick, and against ^fpoisonous serpents, and against deadly poisons;
 14 And these things ye shall not do, except it be required of you by them who ^adesire it, that the scriptures might be ^bfulfilled ; for ye shall do according to that which is written.
 15 And in whatsoever place ye shall ^aenter , and they receive you not in my name, ye shall leave a cursing instead of a blessing, by casting off the ^bdust of your feet against them as a testimony, and cleansing your feet by the wayside.
 16 And it shall come to pass that whosoever shall lay their hands upon you by violence, ye shall command to be smitten in my name; and, behold, I will ^asmite them according to your words, in mine own due time.
 17 And whosoever shall go to law with thee shall be cursed by the law.
 18 And thou shalt take no ^apurse nor scrip, neither staves, neither two coats, for the church shall give unto thee in the very hour what thou needest for food and for raiment, and for shoes and for money, and for scrip.
 19 For thou art called to ^aprune my vineyard with a mighty pruning, yea, even for the last time; yea, and also all those whom thou hast ^bordained , and they shall do even according to this pattern. Amen.

1—6, Emma Smith, an elect lady, is called to aid and comfort her husband; 7—11, She is also called to write, to expound scriptures, and to select hymns; 12—14, The song of the righteous is a prayer unto the Lord; 15—16, Principles of obedience in this revelation are applicable to all.

 1 HEARKEN unto the voice of the Lord your God, while I speak unto you, Emma Smith, my daughter; for verily I say unto you, all those who ^areceive my gospel are sons and daughters in my ^bkingdom .
 2 A revelation I give unto you concerning my will; and if thou art faithful and ^awalk in the paths of ^bvirtue before me, I will preserve thy life, and thou shalt receive an ^cinheritance in Zion.
 3 Behold, thy ^asins are forgiven thee, and thou art an ^belect ^clady , whom I have ^dcalled .
 4 ^aMurmur not because of the ^bthings which thou hast not seen, for they are ^cwithheld from thee and from the world, which is wisdom in me in a time to come.
 5 And the office of thy calling shall be for a ^acomfort unto my servant, Joseph Smith, Jun., thy ^bhusband , in his ^cafflictions , with consoling words, in the spirit of ^dmeekness .
 6 And thou shalt go with him at the time of his going, and be unto him for a scribe, while there is no one to be a scribe for him, that I may send my servant, Oliver Cowdery, whithersoever I will.
 7 And thou shalt be ^aordained under his hand to expound scriptures, and to exhort the church, according as it shall be given thee by my ^bSpirit .
 8 For he shall lay his ^ahands upon thee, and thou shalt receive the Holy Ghost, and thy time shall be given to writing, and to learning much.
 9 And thou needest not fear, for thy ^ahusband shall support thee in the church; for unto them is his ^bcalling , that all things might be ^crevealed unto them, whatsoever I will, according to their faith.
 10 And verily I say unto thee that thou shalt lay aside the ^athings of this ^bworld , and ^cseek for the things of a ^dbetter .
 11 And it shall be given thee, also, to make a selection of ^asacred ^bhymns , as it shall be given thee, which is pleasing unto me, to be had in my church.
 12 For my soul ^adelighteth in the ^bsong of the ^cheart ; yea, the ^dsong of the righteous is a prayer unto me, and it shall be answered with a blessing upon their heads.
 13 Wherefore, ^alift up thy heart and ^brejoice , and cleave unto the covenants which thou hast made.
 14 Continue in the spirit of meekness, and beware of ^apride . Let thy soul delight in thy ^bhusband , and the ^cglory which shall come upon him.
 15 Keep my commandments continually, and a ^acrown of ^brighteousness thou shalt receive. And except thou do this, where I am you ^ccannot come.
 16 And verily, verily, I say unto you, that this is my ^avoice unto all. Amen.

1, They are instructed to study the scriptures and to preach; 2, The law of common consent is affirmed.

 1 BEHOLD, I say unto you that you shall let your ^atime be devoted to the ^bstudying of the scriptures, and to preaching, and to confirming the church at ^cColesville , and to performing your ^dlabors on the land, such as is required, until after you shall go to the west to hold the next conference; and then it shall be made ^eknown what you shall do.
 2 And all things shall be done by ^acommon consent in the ^bchurch , by much prayer and faith, for all things you shall receive by faith. Amen.

1—4, The emblems to be used in partaking of the sacrament are set forth; 5—14, Christ and his servants from all dispensations are to partake of the sacrament; 15—18, Put on the whole armor of God.

 1 LISTEN to the ^avoice of Jesus Christ, your Lord, your God, and your Redeemer, whose word is ^bquick and powerful.
 2 For, behold, I say unto you, that it mattereth not what ye shall ^aeat or what ye shall drink when ye partake of the sacrament, if it so be that ye do it with an eye single to my ^bglory —^cremembering unto the Father my ^dbody which was laid down for you, and my ^eblood which was shed for the ^fremission of your sins.
 3 Wherefore, a commandment I give unto you, that you shall not purchase ^awine neither strong drink of your enemies;
 4 Wherefore, you shall partake of none except it is made ^anew among you; yea, in this my Father’s kingdom which shall be built up on the earth.
 5 Behold, this is wisdom in me; wherefore, marvel not, for the hour cometh that I will ^adrink of the fruit of the ^bvine with you on the earth, and with ^cMoroni , whom I have sent unto you to reveal the Book of Mormon, containing the fulness of my everlasting gospel, to whom I have committed the keys of the ^drecord of the ^estick of ^fEphraim ;
 6 And also with ^aElias , to whom I have committed the keys of bringing to pass the restoration of all things spoken by the mouth of all the holy prophets since the world began, concerning the last days;
 7 And also John the son of Zacharias, which Zacharias he (^aElias ) visited and gave promise that he should have a son, and his name should be ^bJohn , and he should be filled with the spirit of Elias;
 8 Which John I have sent unto you, my servants, Joseph Smith, Jun., and Oliver Cowdery, to ordain you unto the first ^apriesthood which you have received, that you might be called and ^bordained even as ^cAaron ;
 9 And also ^aElijah , unto whom I have committed the keys of the power of turning the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the hearts of the children to the ^bfathers , that the whole earth may not be smitten with a ^ccurse ;
 10 And also with Joseph and ^aJacob , and ^bIsaac , and Abraham, your ^cfathers , by whom the ^dpromises remain;
 11 And also with Michael, or ^aAdam , the father of all, the prince of all, the ^bancient of days;
 12 And also with Peter, and James, and John, whom I have sent unto you, by whom I have ^aordained you and confirmed you to be ^bapostles , and especial ^cwitnesses of my ^dname , and bear the keys of your ministry and of the same things which I revealed unto them;
 13 Unto whom I have ^acommitted the ^bkeys of my kingdom, and a ^cdispensation of the ^dgospel for the ^elast times; and for the ^ffulness of times, in the which I will gather together in ^gone all things, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth;
 14 And also with all those whom my Father hath ^agiven me out of the world.
 15 Wherefore, ^alift up your hearts and ^brejoice , and ^cgird up your loins, and take upon you my whole ^darmor , that ye may be able to withstand the evil day, having done all, that ye may be able to ^estand .
 16 Stand, therefore, having your loins ^agirt about with ^btruth , having on the ^cbreastplate of ^drighteousness , and your feet shod with the preparation of the ^egospel of ^fpeace , which I have sent mine ^gangels to commit unto you;
 17 Taking the shield of faith wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the ^afiery darts of the wicked;
 18 And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of my ^aSpirit , which I will pour out upon you, and my word which I reveal unto you, and be agreed as touching all things whatsoever ye ask of me, and be faithful until I come, and ye shall be ^bcaught up, that where I am ye shall be ^calso . Amen.

1—7, Joseph Smith holds keys of the mysteries, and only he receives revelations for the Church; 8—10, Oliver Cowdery is to preach to the Lamanites; 11—16, Satan deceived Hiram Page and gave him false revelations.

 1 BEHOLD, I say unto thee, ^aOliver , that it shall be given unto thee that thou shalt be heard by the church in all things whatsoever thou shalt teach them by the ^bComforter , concerning the revelations and commandments which I have given.
 2 But, behold, verily, verily, I say unto thee, ^ano one shall be appointed to receive commandments and ^brevelations in this church excepting my servant ^cJoseph Smith, Jun., for he receiveth them even as ^dMoses .
 3 And thou shalt be obedient unto the things which I shall give unto him, even as ^aAaron , to ^bdeclare faithfully the commandments and the revelations, with power and ^cauthority unto the church.
 4 And if thou art ^aled at any time by the Comforter to ^bspeak or teach, or at all times by the way of commandment unto the church, thou mayest do it.
 5 But thou shalt not write by way of ^acommandment , but by wisdom;
 6 And thou shalt not command him who is at thy head, and at the head of the church;
 7 For I have given him the ^akeys of the ^bmysteries , and the revelations which are sealed, until I shall appoint unto them another in his stead.
 8 And now, behold, I say unto you that you shall go unto the ^aLamanites and preach my ^bgospel unto them; and inasmuch as they ^creceive thy teachings thou shalt cause my ^dchurch to be established among them; and thou shalt have revelations, but write them not by way of commandment.
 9 And now, behold, I say unto you that it is not revealed, and no man knoweth where the ^acity ^bZion shall be built, but it shall be given hereafter. Behold, I say unto you that it shall be on the borders by the Lamanites.
 10 Thou shalt not leave this place until after the conference; and my servant Joseph shall be appointed to preside over the conference by the voice of it, and what he saith to thee thou shalt tell.
 11 And again, thou shalt take thy brother, Hiram Page, ^abetween him and thee alone, and tell him that those things which he hath written from that ^bstone are not of me and that ^cSatan ^ddeceiveth him;
 12 For, behold, these things have not been appointed unto him, neither shall anything be appointed unto any of this church contrary to the church covenants.
 13 For all things must be done in ^aorder , and by common ^bconsent in the church, by the prayer of faith.
 14 And thou shalt assist to settle all these things, according to the covenants of the church, before thou shalt take thy journey among the Lamanites.
 15 And it shall be ^agiven thee from the time thou shalt go, until the time thou shalt return, what thou shalt do.
 16 And thou must open thy mouth at all times, declaring my gospel with the sound of rejoicing. Amen.

1—8, Christ gathers his elect; 9—11, His coming ushers in the Millennium; 12—13, The Twelve shall judge all Israel; 14—21, Signs, plagues, and desolations will precede the Second Coming; 22—28, The last resurrection and final judgment follow the Millennium; 29—35, All things are spiritual unto the Lord; 36—39, The devil and his hosts were cast out of heaven to tempt man; 40—45, Fall and atonement bring salvation; 46—50, Little children are redeemed through the atonement.

 1 LISTEN to the voice of Jesus Christ, your Redeemer, the Great ^aI AM, whose arm of ^bmercy hath ^catoned for your sins;
 2 Who will ^agather his people even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, even as many as will hearken to my voice and ^bhumble themselves before me, and call upon me in mighty prayer.
 3 Behold, verily, verily, I say unto you, that at this time your ^asins are ^bforgiven you, therefore ye receive these things; but remember to sin no more, lest perils shall come upon you.
 4 Verily, I say unto you that ye are chosen out of the world to declare my gospel with the sound of rejoicing, as with the ^avoice of a trump.
 5 Lift up your hearts and be ^aglad , for I am in your ^bmidst , and am your ^cadvocate with the Father; and it is his good will to give you the ^dkingdom .
 6 And, as it is written—Whatsoever ye shall ^aask in ^bfaith , being ^cunited in prayer according to my command, ye shall receive.
 7 And ye are called to bring to pass the ^agathering of mine ^belect ; for mine elect ^chear my voice and ^dharden not their ^ehearts ;
 8 Wherefore the decree hath gone forth from the Father that they shall be ^agathered in unto one place upon the face of this land, to ^bprepare their hearts and be prepared in all things against the day when ^ctribulation and desolation are sent forth upon the wicked.
 9 For the hour is nigh and the ^aday soon at hand when the earth is ripe; and all the ^bproud and they that do wickedly shall be as ^cstubble ; and I will ^dburn them up, saith the Lord of Hosts, that wickedness shall not be upon the earth;
 10 For the hour is nigh, and that which was ^aspoken by mine ^bapostles must be fulfilled; for as they spoke so shall it come to pass;
 11 For I will reveal ^amyself from heaven with power and great glory, with all the ^bhosts thereof, and ^cdwell in ^drighteousness with men on earth a ^ethousand years, and the wicked shall not stand.
 12 And again, verily, verily, I say unto you, and it hath gone forth in a firm decree, by the will of the Father, that mine ^aapostles , the Twelve which were with me in my ministry at Jerusalem, shall stand at my right hand at the day of my coming in a pillar of ^bfire , being clothed with robes of righteousness, with crowns upon their heads, in ^cglory even as I am, to ^djudge the whole house of Israel, even as many as have loved me and kept my commandments, and none else.
 13 For a ^atrump shall sound both long and loud, even as upon Mount Sinai, and all the ^bearth shall quake, and they shall ^ccome forth—yea, even the ^ddead which died in me, to receive a ^ecrown of righteousness, and to be clothed upon, ^feven as I am, to be with me, that we may be one.
 14 But, behold, I say unto you that before this great ^aday shall come the ^bsun shall be ^cdarkened , and the moon shall be turned into blood, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and there shall be greater ^dsigns in heaven above and in the earth beneath;
 15 And there shall be weeping and ^awailing among the hosts of men;
 16 And there shall be a great ^ahailstorm sent forth to destroy the ^bcrops of the earth.
 17 And it shall come to pass, because of the wickedness of the world, that I will take ^avengeance upon the ^bwicked , for they will not repent; for the ^ccup of mine ^dindignation is full; for behold, my ^eblood shall not ^fcleanse them if they hear me not.
 18 Wherefore, I the Lord God will send forth ^aflies upon the face of the earth, which shall take hold of the inhabitants thereof, and shall eat their flesh, and shall cause maggots to come in upon them;
 19 And their tongues shall be stayed that they shall not ^autter against me; and their flesh shall fall from off their bones, and their eyes from their sockets;
 20 And it shall come to pass that the ^abeasts of the forest and the fowls of the air shall devour them up.
 21 And the great and ^aabominable church, which is the ^bwhore of all the earth, shall be cast down by ^cdevouring fire, according as it is spoken by the mouth of Ezekiel the prophet, who spoke of these things, which have not come to pass but surely ^dmust , as I live, for ^eabominations shall not reign.
 22 And again, verily, verily, I say unto you that when the ^athousand years are ended, and men again begin to deny their God, then will I spare the earth but for a ^blittle season;
 23 And the ^aend shall come, and the heaven and the earth shall be consumed and ^bpass away, and there shall be a new heaven and a ^cnew earth.
 24 For all ^aold things shall ^bpass away, and all things shall become new, even the heaven and the earth, and all the fulness thereof, both men and ^cbeasts , the fowls of the air, and the fishes of the sea;
 25 And not one ^ahair , neither mote, shall be lost, for it is the ^bworkmanship of mine hand.
 26 But, behold, verily I say unto you, before the earth shall pass away, ^aMichael , mine archangel, shall sound his ^btrump , and then shall all the dead ^cawake , for their graves shall be opened, and they shall ^dcome forth—yea, even all.
 27 And the ^arighteous shall be gathered on my ^bright hand unto eternal life; and the wicked on my left hand will I be ashamed to own before the Father;
 28 Wherefore I will say unto them—^aDepart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting ^bfire , prepared for the ^cdevil and his angels.
 29 And now, behold, I say unto you, never at any time have I declared from mine own mouth that they should return, for ^awhere I am they cannot come, for they have no power.
 30 But remember that all my judgments are not given unto men; and as the words have gone forth out of my mouth even so shall they be fulfilled, that the ^afirst shall be last, and that the last shall be first in all things whatsoever I have created by the word of my power, which is the power of my ^bSpirit .
 31 For by the power of my Spirit ^acreated I them; yea, all things both ^bspiritual and temporal—
 32 ^aFirst ^bspiritual , secondly temporal, which is the beginning of my work; and again, first temporal, and secondly spiritual, which is the last of my work—
 33 ^aSpeaking unto you that you may naturally understand; but unto myself my works have no ^bend , neither beginning; but it is given unto you that ye may understand, because ye have asked it of me and are agreed.
 34 Wherefore, verily I say unto you that all things unto me are spiritual, and not at any time have I given unto you a ^alaw which was ^btemporal ; neither any man, nor the children of men; neither Adam, your father, whom I created.
 35 Behold, I gave unto him that he should be an ^aagent unto himself; and I gave unto him commandment, but no temporal commandment gave I unto him, for my ^bcommandments are ^cspiritual ; they are not natural nor temporal, neither carnal nor sensual.
 36 And it came to pass that Adam, being tempted of the ^adevil —for, behold, the ^bdevil was before Adam, for he ^crebelled against me, saying, Give me thine ^dhonor , which is my ^epower ; and also a ^fthird part of the ^ghosts of heaven turned he away from me because of their ^hagency ;
 37 And they were thrust down, and thus came the ^adevil and his ^bangels ;
 38 And, behold, there is a place ^aprepared for them from the beginning, which place is ^bhell .
 39 And it must needs be that the ^adevil should ^btempt the children of men, or they could not be ^cagents unto themselves; for if they never should have ^dbitter they could not know the sweet—
 40 Wherefore, it came to pass that the devil tempted Adam, and he partook of the forbidden ^afruit and ^btransgressed the commandment, wherein he became ^csubject to the will of the devil, because he yielded unto temptation.
 41 Wherefore, I, the Lord God, caused that he should be ^acast out from the Garden of ^bEden , from my presence, because of his transgression, wherein he became ^cspiritually ^ddead , which is the first death, even that same death which is the last ^edeath , which is spiritual, which shall be pronounced upon the wicked when I shall say: Depart, ye ^fcursed .
 42 But, behold, I say unto you that I, the Lord God, gave unto Adam and unto his seed, that they should not ^adie as to the temporal death, until I, the Lord God, should send forth ^bangels to declare unto them ^crepentance and ^dredemption , through faith on the name of mine ^eOnly Begotten Son.
 43 And thus did I, the Lord God, appoint unto man the days of his ^aprobation —that by his ^bnatural death he might be ^craised in ^dimmortality unto eternal life, even as many as would believe;
 44 And they that believe not unto eternal ^adamnation ; for they cannot be redeemed from their spiritual ^bfall , because they repent not;
 45 For they love darkness rather than light, and their ^adeeds are evil, and they receive their ^bwages of ^cwhom they list to obey.
 46 But behold, I say unto you, that little ^achildren are ^bredeemed from the foundation of the world through mine Only Begotten;
 47 Wherefore, they cannot ^asin , for power is not given unto Satan to ^btempt little children, until they ^cbegin to become ^daccountable before me;
 48 For it is given unto them even as I will, according to mine own ^apleasure , that great things may be required at the hand of their ^bfathers .
 49 And, again, I say unto you, that whoso having knowledge, have I not commanded to ^arepent ?
 50 And he that hath no ^aunderstanding , it remaineth in me to do according as it is written. And now I declare no more unto you at this time. Amen.

1—4, David Whitmer is chastened for failure to serve diligently; 5—8, Peter Whitmer, Jun., is to accompany Oliver Cowdery on a mission to the Lamanites; 9—11, John Whitmer is called to preach the gospel.

 1 BEHOLD, I say unto you, David, that you have ^afeared man and have not ^brelied on me for strength as you ought.
 2 But your mind has been on the things of the ^aearth more than on the things of me, your Maker, and the ministry whereunto you have been called; and you have not given heed unto my ^bSpirit , and to those who were set over you, but have been persuaded by those whom I have not commanded.
 3 Wherefore, you are left to inquire for yourself at my hand, and ^aponder upon the things which you have received.
 4 And your home shall be at your ^afather ’s house, until I give unto you further commandments. And you shall attend to the ^bministry in the church, and before the world, and in the regions round about. Amen.
 5 Behold, I say unto you, Peter, that you shall take your ^ajourney with your brother Oliver; for the ^btime has come that it is expedient in me that you shall open your mouth to declare my gospel; therefore, fear not, but give ^cheed unto the words and advice of your brother, which he shall give you.
 6 And be you afflicted in all his ^aafflictions , ever ^blifting up your heart unto me in prayer and faith, for his and your ^cdeliverance ; for I have given unto him power to ^dbuild up my ^echurch among the ^fLamanites ;
 7 And none have I appointed to be his counselor ^aover him in the church, concerning church matters, except it is his brother, Joseph Smith, Jun.
 8 Wherefore, give heed unto these things and be diligent in keeping my commandments, and you shall be blessed unto eternal life. Amen.
 9 Behold, I say unto you, my servant John, that thou shalt commence from this time forth to ^aproclaim my gospel, as with the ^bvoice of a trump.
 10 And your labor shall be at your brother Philip Burroughs’, and in that region round about, yea, wherever you can be heard, until I command you to go from hence.
 11 And your whole labor shall be in Zion, with all your soul, from henceforth; yea, you shall ever open your mouth in my cause, not ^afearing what ^bman can do, for I am ^cwith you. Amen.

1—6, Thomas B. Marsh is called to preach the gospel and is assured of his family’s well-being; 7—13, He is counseled to be patient, pray always, and follow the Comforter.

 1 ^aTHOMAS , my son, blessed are you because of your faith in my work.
 2 Behold, you have had many afflictions because of your family; nevertheless, I will bless you and your ^afamily , yea, your little ones; and the day cometh that they will believe and know the truth and be one with you in my church.
 3 Lift up your heart and rejoice, for the hour of your mission is come; and your tongue shall be loosed, and you shall declare ^aglad tidings of great joy unto this generation.
 4 You shall ^adeclare the things which have been revealed to my servant, Joseph Smith, Jun. You shall begin to preach from this time forth, yea, to reap in the field which is ^bwhite already to be burned.
 5 Therefore, ^athrust in your sickle with all your soul, and your sins are ^bforgiven you, and you shall be laden with ^csheaves upon your back, for the ^dlaborer is worthy of his hire. Wherefore, your family shall live.
 6 Behold, verily I say unto you, go from them only for a little ^atime , and declare my word, and I will prepare a place for them.
 7 Yea, I will ^aopen the hearts of the people, and they will receive you. And I will establish a church by your hand;
 8 And you shall ^astrengthen them and prepare them against the time when they shall be gathered.
 9 Be ^apatient in ^bafflictions , ^crevile not against those that revile. Govern your ^dhouse in meekness, and be ^esteadfast .
 10 Behold, I say unto you that you shall be a physician unto the church, but not unto the world, for they will not receive you.
 11 Go your way whithersoever I will, and it shall be given you by the ^aComforter what you shall do and whither you shall go.
 12 ^aPray always, lest you enter into ^btemptation and lose your ^creward .
 13 Be ^afaithful unto the ^bend , and lo, I am ^cwith you. These words are not of man nor of men, but of me, even Jesus Christ, your Redeemer, by the ^dwill of the Father. Amen.

1—3, Parley P. Pratt and Ziba Peterson are called to preach to the Lamanites and to accompany Oliver Cowdery and Peter Whitmer, Jun.; 4—5, They are to pray for an understanding of the scriptures.

 1 AND now concerning my servant ^aParley P. Pratt, behold, I say unto him that as I live I will that he shall declare my gospel and ^blearn of me, and be meek and lowly of heart.
 2 And that which I have appointed unto him is that he shall ^ago with my servants, Oliver Cowdery and Peter Whitmer, Jun., into the wilderness among the ^bLamanites .
 3 And ^aZiba Peterson also shall go with them; and I myself will go with them and be in their ^bmidst ; and I am their ^cadvocate with the Father, and nothing shall ^dprevail against them.
 4 And they shall give ^aheed to that which is written, and pretend to no other ^brevelation ; and they shall pray always that I may ^cunfold the same to their ^dunderstanding .
 5 And they shall give heed unto these words and trifle not, and I will bless them. Amen.

1—4, Laborers are called to declare the gospel in the eleventh hour; 5—6, The Church is established and the elect are to be gathered; 7—10, Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand; 11—15, The Church is built upon the gospel rock; 16—18, Prepare for the coming of the Bridegroom.

 1 BEHOLD, I say unto you, my servants ^aEzra and Northrop, open ye your ears and hearken to the voice of the Lord your God, whose ^bword is quick and powerful, sharper than a two-edged sword, to the dividing asunder of the joints and marrow, soul and spirit; and is a discerner of the thoughts and ^cintents of the heart.
 2 For verily, verily, I say unto you that ye are called to lift up your voices as with the ^asound of a trump, to declare my gospel unto a crooked and ^bperverse generation.
 3 For behold, the ^afield is ^bwhite already to harvest; and it is the ^celeventh hour, and the last time that I shall call ^dlaborers into my vineyard.
 4 And my ^avineyard has become ^bcorrupted every whit; and there is none which doeth ^cgood save it be a few; and they ^derr in many instances because of ^epriestcrafts , all having corrupt minds.
 5 And verily, verily, I say unto you, that this ^achurch have I ^bestablished and called forth out of the ^cwilderness .
 6 And even so will I ^agather mine elect from the ^bfour quarters of the earth, even as many as will believe in me, and hearken unto my voice.
 7 Yea, verily, verily, I say unto you, that the field is ^awhite already to harvest; wherefore, thrust in your sickles, and reap with all your might, mind, and strength.
 8 ^aOpen your mouths and they shall be filled, and you shall become even as ^bNephi of old, who journeyed from Jerusalem in the wilderness.
 9 Yea, open your mouths and spare not, and you shall be laden with ^asheaves upon your backs, for lo, I am with you.
 10 Yea, open your mouths and they shall be filled, saying: Repent, ^arepent , and prepare ye the way of the Lord, and make his paths straight; for the ^bkingdom of heaven is at hand;
 11 Yea, ^arepent and be baptized, every one of you, for a ^bremission of your sins; yea, be baptized even by water, and then cometh the baptism of fire and of the Holy Ghost.
 12 Behold, verily, verily, I say unto you, this is my ^agospel ; and remember that they shall have faith in me or they can in nowise be saved;
 13 And upon this ^arock I will build my church; yea, upon this rock ye are built, and if ye continue, the ^bgates of hell shall not prevail against you.
 14 And ye shall remember the church ^aarticles and covenants to keep them.
 15 And whoso having faith you shall ^aconfirm in my church, by the laying on of the ^bhands , and I will bestow the ^cgift of the Holy Ghost upon them.
 16 And the Book of Mormon and the holy scriptures are given of me for your ^ainstruction ; and the power of my ^bSpirit ^cquickeneth all things.
 17 Wherefore, be faithful, praying always, having your ^alamps ^btrimmed and burning, and oil with you, that you may be ^cready at the coming of the ^dBridegroom —
 18 For behold, verily, verily, I say unto you, that I ^acome quickly. Even so. Amen.