History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Volume 2Smith, Joseph, Jr.
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History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Volume 2
Smith, Joseph, Jr.
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; Smith, Joseph, Jr., 1805-1844
The organization of the Seventy by the Savior is alluded to in the
tenth chapter of Luke as follows: "After these things the Lord
appointed other seventy also, [from this it appears that quorums of
seventy had been appointed previous to this] and sent them two and two
before His face into every city and place, whither He Himself would
come. Therefore said He unto them, The harvest truly is great, but
the laborers are few: pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that
He would sent forth laborers into His harvest. Go your way: behold, I
send you forth as lambs among wolves. Carry neither purse nor scrip,
nor shoes: and salute no man by the way. And into whatsoever house ye
enter, first say, Peace be to this house. And if the Son of peace be
there, your peace shall rest upon it: if not, it shall turn to you
again. And in the same house remain, eating and drinking such things
as they give: for the laborer is worthy of his hire. Go not from house
to house." That is, while these men were sent forth without purse and
scrip it was evidently not the intention of the Lord that they should
beg from door to door. Continuing His instructions, the Master said:
"And into whatsoever city ye enter, and they receive you, eat such
things as are set before you: and heal the sick that are therein, and
say unto them, The kingdom of God is come nigh unto you. But into
whatsoever city ye enter, and they receive you not, go your ways out
into the streets of the same, and say, Even the very dust of your city,
which cleaveth on us, we do wipe off against you, notwithstanding be
ye sure of this, that the kingdom of God is come nigh unto you But I
say unto you, that it shall be more tolerable in that day for Sodom,
than for that city. * * He that heareth you heareth me; and he that
despiseth you despiseth me and he that despiseth me despiseth Him that
sent me." The Seventy, it appears went forth under these instructions
and were successful, for Luke continues: "And the seventy returned
again with joy, saying, Lord, even the devils are subject unto us
through Thy name." After this very plain allusion to this order
of the Priesthood called the Seventy, these instructions, and the
definitions given of their duties and callings, there can be no doubt
as to their constituting an important factor in the Christian Church
Organization. The absence of such quorums of Priesthood in modern
Church establishments is but one among many other evidences that the
Church of Christ had ceased from among men.
2. See page 182 (note).
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