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DC 56:2d - DC 56:5b


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2d wherefore let my servant Newel Knight remain with them, and as many as will go, may go, that are contrite before me, and be led by him to the land which I have appointed.

3a And again, verily I say unto you, that my servant Ezra Thayre must repent of his pride, and of his selfishness, and obey the former commandment which I have given him concerning the place upon which he lives;

3b and if he will do this, as there shall be no divisions made upon the land, he shall be appointed still to go to the land of Missouri;

3c otherwise he shall receive the money which he has paid, and shall leave the place, and shall be cut off out of my church, saith the Lord of hosts;

3d and though the heaven and the earth pass away, these words shall not pass away, but shall be fulfilled.

4a And if my servant Joseph Smith, Jr., must needs pay the money, behold, I, the Lord, will pay it unto him again in the land of Missouri, that those of whom he shall receive may be rewarded again, according to that which they do.

4b For according to that which they do, they shall receive; even in lands for their inheritance.

4c Behold, thus saith the Lord unto my people, You have many things to do, and to repent of; for, behold, your sins have come up unto me, and are not pardoned, because you seek to counsel in your own ways.

4d And your hearts are not satisfied. And ye obey not the truth, but have pleasure in unrighteousness.

5a Woe unto you rich men, that will not give your substance to the poor, for your riches will canker your souls; and this shall be your lamentation in the days of visitation, and of judgment, and of indignation:

5b The harvest is past, the summer is ended, and my soul is not saved!

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