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DC 58:6h - DC 58:9c


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6h Who am I, saith the Lord, that have promised and have not fulfilled?

6i I command and a man obeys not, I revoke and they receive not the blessing; then they say in their hearts, This is not the work of the Lord, for his promises are not fulfilled. But woe unto such, for their reward lurketh beneath, and not from above.

7a And now I give unto you further directions concerning this land.

7b It is wisdom in me that my servant Martin Harris should be an example unto the church, in laying his moneys before the bishop of the church.

7c And also, this is a law unto every man that cometh unto this land, to receive an inheritance, and he shall do with his moneys according as the law directs.

7d And it is wisdom, also, that there should be lands purchased in Independence, for the place of the storehouse, and also for the house of the printing.

8a And other directions, concerning my servant Martin Harris, shall be given him of the Spirit, that he may receive his inheritance as seemeth him good.

8b And let him repent of his sins, for he seeketh the praise of the world.

9a And also let my servant William W. Phelps stand in the office which I have appointed him, and receive his inheritance in the land.

9b And, also, he hath need to repent, for I, the Lord, am not well pleased with him, for he seeketh to excel, and he is not sufficiently meek before me.

9c Behold, he who has repented of his sins, the same is forgiven, and I, the Lord, remembereth them no more.

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