History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Volume 1Smith, Joseph, Jr.
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History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Volume 1
Smith, Joseph, Jr.
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; Smith, Joseph, Jr., 1805-1844
15. Therefore I command you to repent--repent, lest I smite you by
the rod of my mouth, and by my wrath, and by my anger, and your
sufferings 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 suffered these things for all, that
they might not suffer if they would repent;
17. But if they would not repent, they must suffer even as I,
18. Which suffering 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 not drink the
bitter cup, and shrink--
19. Nevertheless glory be to the Father, and I partook and finished
my preparations unto the children of men;
20. Wherefore, I command you again to repent, lest I humble you
with my almighty power, and that you confess your sins, lest you
suffer these punishments of which I have spoken, of which in the
smallest, yea, even in the least degree you have tasted at the time
I withdrew my Spirit.
21. And I command you, that you preach naught but repentance, and
show not these things unto the world until it is wisdom in me.
22. For they cannot bear meat now, but milk they must receive;
wherefore, they must not know these things, lest they perish.
23. Learn of me and listen to my words; walk in the meekness of my
Spirit, and you shall have peace in me.
24. I am Jesus Christ; I came by the will of the Father, and I do
His will,
{74} 25. And again, I command thee that thou shalt not covet thy
neighbor's wife; nor seek thy neighbor's life.
26. And again, I command thee that thou shalt not covet thine own
property, but impart it freely to the printing of the Book of
Mormon, which contains the truth and the word of God.
27. Which is my word to the Gentiles, that soon it may go to the
Jew, of whom the Lamanites are a remnant, that they may believe the
Gospel, and look not for a Messiah to come who has already come.
28. And again, I command thee that thou shalt pray vocally 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 declare glad tidings, yea, publish 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, trusting in me,
reviling not against revilers.
31. And of tenets thou shalt not talk, but thou shalt declare
repentance and faith on the Savior and remission of sins by baptism
and by fire, yea, even the Holy Ghost.
32. Behold this is a great and the last commandment which I shall
give unto you concerning this matter; for this shall suffice for
thy daily walk, even unto the end of thy life.
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