Revelation, 8 July 1838–E [D&C 117]

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A revelation given at July 8th A.D. 1838
verily thus saith the Lord unto my servants and , Let them settle up their businss speedily and journey from the land of , before I the Lord sendeth snow again upon the ground. Let them awake and arise and come forth and not tarry, for I the Lord commandeth it.— therefore if they tarry, it shall not be well with them.— Let them repent of all their sins, and all their covetous desires before me saith the Lord: And whatsoever remaineth, let it remain in your hands for what is property unto me saith the Lord. Let the properties at be turned out for debts saith the Lord. Let them go saith the Lord; and whatsoever remaineth, let it remain in your hands saith the Lord: for have I not the fowls of Heaven, and also the fish of the sea, and the beasts of the mountains. Have I not made the earth? Do I not hold the destinies of all the armies of the nations of the earth? Therefore will I not make the solitary places to bud and to blossom and to bring forth in abundance saith the Lord. Is there not room enough upon the mountains of , or upon the plains of , or the land where Adam dwelt, that you should not covet that which is but but the drop, and neglect the more w[e]ighty matters.— Therefore come up hither unto the land of my people even . Let my servant be faithful over a few things, and he shall be ruler over many things. Let him preside in the midst of my people in the city , and let him be blessed with the blessings of my people.— Let my servant be ashamed of the Nicolitans, and of all their secret abominations, and of all his littleness of soul before me saith the Lord, and come up unto the land of and be a man unto my people saith the Lord, not in name but in deed saith the Lord. And again verily I say unto you I remember my servant . Behold verily I say unto him, that his name shall be had in sacred rememberance from generation to generation forever and ever saith the Lord. Therefore let him contend earnestly for the redemption of the of my church saith the Lord; and when he falls he shall rise again; for his sacrifice shall be more sacred to me, than his increase saith [p. [1]]
A revelation given at July 8th A.D. 1838
verily thus saith the Lord unto my servants and , Let them settle up their businss speedily and journey from the land of , before I the Lord sendeth snow again upon the ground. Let them awake and arise and come forth and not tarry, for I the Lord commandeth it.— therefore if they tarry, it shall not be well with them.— Let them repent of all their sins, and all their covetous desires before me saith the Lord: for what is property unto me saith the Lord. Let the properties at be turned out for debts saith the Lord. Let them go saith the Lord; and whatsoever remaineth, let it remain in your hands saith the Lord: for have I not the fowls of Heaven, and also the fish of the sea, and the beasts of the mountains. Have I not made the earth? Do I not hold the destinies of all the armies of the nations of the earth? Therefore will I not make the solitary places to bud and to blossom and to bring forth in abundance saith the Lord. Is there not room enough upon the mountains of , or upon the plains of , or the land where Adam dwelt, that you should not covet that which is but the drop, and neglect the more weighty matters.— Therefore come up hither unto the land of my people even . Let my servant be faithful over a few things, and he shall be ruler over many things. Let him preside in the midst of my people in the city , and let him be blessed with the blessings of my people.— Let my servant be ashamed of the Nicolitans, and of all their secret abominations, and of all his littleness of soul before me saith the Lord, and come up unto the land of and be a unto my people saith the Lord, not in name but in deed saith the Lord. And again verily I say unto you I remember my servant . Behold verily I say unto him, that his name shall be had in sacred rememberance from generation to generation forever and ever saith the Lord. Therefore let him contend earnestly for the redemption of the of my church saith the Lord; and when he falls he shall rise again; for his sacrifice shall be more sacred to me, than his increase saith [p. [1]]
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