Life of David W. Patten, the First Apostolic MartyrWilson, Lycurgus A. (Lycurgus Arnold)
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Life of David W. Patten, the First Apostolic Martyr
Wilson, Lycurgus A. (Lycurgus Arnold)
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints -- Apostles -- Biography; Patten, David W., 1799-1838
"65. And these signs shall follow them that believe.
"66. In my name they shall do many wonderful works;
"67. In my name they shall cast out devils;
"68. In my name they shall heal the sick;
"69. In my name they shall open the eyes of the blind, and unstop the
ears of the deaf;
"70. And the tongue of the dumb shall speak;
"71. And if any man shall administer poison unto them it shall not
hurt them;
"72. And the poison of a serpent shall not have power to harm them.
"73. But a commandment I give unto them, that they shall not boast
themselves of these things, neither speak them before the world, for
these things are given unto you for your profit and for salvation.
"74. Verily, verily, I say unto you they who believe not on your
words, and are not baptized in water, in my name, for the remission of
their sins, that they may receive the Holy Ghost, shall be damned, and
shall not come into my Father's kingdom, where my Father and I am.
"75. And this revelation unto you, and commandment, is in force from
this very hour upon all the world, and the gospel is unto all who have
not received it.
"76. But, verily, I say unto all those to whom the kingdom has been
given, from you it must be preached unto them, that they shall repent
of their former evil works, for they are to be upbraided for their
evil hearts of unbelief; and your brethren in Zion for their rebellion
against you at the time I sent you.
"77. And again I say unto you, my friends, (for from henceforth I
shall call you friends,) it is expedient that I give unto you this
commandment, that ye become even as my friends in days when I was with
them traveling to preach the gospel in my power,
"78. For I suffered them not to have purse or scrip, neither two coats;
"79. Behold I send you out to prove the world, and the laborer is
worthy of his hire.
"80. And any man that shall go and preach this gospel of the kingdom,
and fail not to continue faithful in all things shall not be weary in
mind, neither darkened, neither in body, limb, nor joint: and an hair
on his head shall not fall to the ground unnoticed. And they shall not
go hungry, neither athirst.
"81. Therefore, take no thought for the morrow, for what ye shall eat,
or what ye shall drink, or wherewithal ye shall be clothed;
"82. For consider the lilies of the field, how they grow, they toil
not, neither do they spin; and the kingdoms of the world, in all their
glory, are not arrayed like one of these;
"83. For your Father who art in heaven, knoweth that you have need of
all these things.
"84. Therefore, let the morrow take thought for the things of itself.
"85. Neither take ye thought beforehand what ye shall say, but
treasure up in your minds continually the words of life, and it shall
be given you in the very hour that portion that shall be meted unto
every man.
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