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Instruction, 16 January 1836
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fill the several quorum’s
in Kirtland; not beca[u]se
they were first in office, and that the arangement was most Judicious
that could be made on the occassion also the 12, are not subject
to any other than the first presidency; viz. myself S[idney] Rigdon and F[rederick] G. Williams— I also stated
to the 12, that I do not continue countinance the
harsh language of President [Oliver] Cowdery to
them neither in myself nor any other man, although I have sometimes
spoken to[o] harsh from
the impulse of the moment and inasmuch as I have wounded your feelings
brethren I ask your forgivness, for I
love you and will hold you up with all my heart in all righteousness
before the Lord, and before all men, for be assured brethren
I am willing to stem the torrent of all opposition; in storms in tempests
in thunders and lightning by sea and by land in the wilderness or
among fals brethren, or mobs or wher ever God in his providence may call
us and I am determined that neither hi ghts nor depths principalities
nor pow ers things present or to come nor any other creature
shall separate me from you; and I will now covenant with you
before God that I will not listen too nor credit, any derogatory report
against any of you nor condemn you upon any testimony beneath
the heavens, short of that testimony which is infalible, untill I can see
you face to face and know of a surity [p. 123]
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JS, instruction, Kirtland, OH, 16 Jan. 1836; handwriting of unidentified scribe and Warren Parrish; in JS, Journal, Sept. 1835–Apr. 1836, pp. 122–124; JS Collection, CHL.
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