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Letter to Church Officers in Missouri, 31 August 1835

 
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participate with you in the evil as well  as the good, in the sorrows as well as the  Joys, our union we trust is stronger  than death, and shall never be severed.  Remember us unto all who believe in the  fulness of the gospel of our Lord and  Saviour Jesus Christ. We hereby authorize  you Hezekiah Peck

19 Jan. 1782–25 Aug. 1850. Millwright. Born at Guilford, Cumberland Co., New York (later in Windham Co., Vermont). Son of Joseph Peck and Elizabeth Read. Moved to Jericho (later Bainbridge), Chenango Co., New York, by 1812. Married Martha Long, by 1812. Baptized...

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, our beloved brother  to read this epistle and communication communicate it  unto all the brotherhood in all that region  of Country, Dictated by me your unworthy  brother, and fellow laborer in the testimony  of the book of Mormon. Signed by my  own hand in the token of the everlasting  covenant

Generally referred to the “fullness of [the] gospel”—the sum total of the church’s message, geared toward establishing God’s covenant people on the earth; also used to describe individual elements of the gospel, including marriage. According to JS, the everlasting...

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Joseph Smith Jr. [p. 81]

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Editorial Title
Letter to Church Officers in Missouri, 31 August 1835
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