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
4. Doctrine and Covenants, sec. 26.
5. Part of paragraph 37, sec. 20, Doctrine and Covenants.
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Chapter XI.
Further Light Respecting the Sacrament--The Prophet's Removal to
Fayette.
[Sidenote: Instructions on the Sacrament.]
Early in the month of August Newel Knight and his wife paid us a visit
at my place in Harmony, Pennsylvania; and as neither his wife nor mine
had been as yet confirmed, it was proposed that we should confirm them,
and partake together of the Sacrament, before he and his wife should
leave us. In order to prepare for this I set out to procure some wine
for the occasion, but had gone only a short distance when I was met by
a heavenly messenger, and received the following revelation, the first
four paragraphs of which were written at this time, and the remainder
in the September following:
_Revelation given at Harmony, Pennsylvania, August, 1830._ [1]
1. Listen to the voice of Jesus Christ, your Lord, your God, and
your Redeemer, whose word is quick and powerful.
2. For, behold, I say unto you, that it mattereth not what ye shall
eat, 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 glory; remembering
unto the Father my body which was laid down for you, and my blood
which was shed for the remission of your sins:
3. Wherefore, a commandment I give unto you, that you shall not
purchase wine, neither strong drink of your enemies:
4. Wherefore, you shall partake of none except it is made new among
you; yea, in this my Father's kingdom which shall be built up on
the earth.
{107} 5. Behold, this is wisdom in me: wherefore, marvel not, for
the hour cometh that I will drink of the fruit of the vine with
you on the earth, and with Moroni, 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 record of the
stick of Ephraim:
6. And also with Elias, 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 (Elias)
visited and gave promise that he should have a son, and his name
should be John, and he should be filled with the spirit of Elias;
8. Which John I have sent unto you, my servant Joseph Smith, Jun.,
and Oliver Cowdery, to ordain you unto the first Priesthood which
you have received, that you might be called and ordained even as
Aaron:
9. And also Elijah, 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 fathers, that the whole earth may not
be smitten with a curse:
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