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Prayer of Dedication, 27 March 1836 [D&C 109]
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And whatever city thy servants
shall enter, and the people of that city receive not the testimony of thy
ser vants, and thy servants warn them to save themselves from this untoward
generation, let
it be upon that city ac cording to that which thou hast spoken, by the
mouths of thy prophets; but deliver thou, O Jehovah, we beseech thee,
thy servants from their hands, and cleanse them from their blood. O Lord,
we delight not in the destruction of our fellow men: their souls are
precious before thee; but
thy word must be fulfilled:—help thy servants to say, with thy
grace assisting them, thy will be done, O Lord, and not ours.
We know that thou hast spoken by the mouth of thy prophets, terrible
things concerning the wicked, in the last days, that thou wilt pour
out thy judgments, without measure: therefore, O Lord, deliver thy people
from the ca lamity of the wicked; enable thy servants to seal up the
law and bind up the testimony, that
they may be prepar ed against the day of burning.
We ask thee, holy Father, to remember those who have been driven
by the inhabitants of Jackson county, Missouri, from the lands of their inheritance,
and break off, O Lord, this yoke of affliction, that has been put up on
them. Thou knowest, O Lord, that they have been greatly oppressed, and afflicted,
by wicked men, and our hearts flow out in sorrow because of their grievous
burdens. O Lord, how long wilt thou suffer this people to bear this
affliction, and the cries of their innocent ones to ascend up in thine ears,
and their blood to come up in testimony before thee, and not make a
display of thy power in
their behalf?
Settled at Fort Osage, 1808. County created, 16 Feb. 1825; organized 1826. Named after U.S. President Andrew Jackson. Featured fertile lands along Missouri River and was Santa Fe Trail departure point, which attracted immigrants to area. Area of county reduced...
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Have mercy, O Lord, upon that wicked mob, who have driven thy people,
that they may cease to spoil, that they may repent of their sins, if
repentance is to be found; but if they will not, make bear thine arm O Lord, and
redeem that which thou didst appoint a Zion unto thy people!
And if it can not be otherwise, that the cause of thy people may
not fail before thee, may thine anger be kindled and thine indignation
fall upon them, that they may be wasted away, both root and branch from under heaven;
but in as much as they will repent, thou art gracious and merciful, and will
turn away thy wrath, when thou lookest upon the face of thine annointed.
Have mercy, O Lord, upon all the nations of the earth: have mercy
upon the rulers of our land: may those principles which were so honorably
and nobly defended: viz, the constitution of our land, by our fathers, be
es tablished forever. Remember
the kings, the princes, the nobles, and the great ones of the earth, and all
peo ple; and the churches: all the poor, the needy and the afflicted
ones of the earth, that their hearts may be soften ed when thy servants
shall go out from thy house, O Jehovah, to bear testimony of thy name, that
their prejudi ces may give way before the truth, and thy people may
obtain favor in the sight of all, that all the ends of the earth may
know that we thy servants have heard thy voice, and that thou hast sent us,
that from among all these thy servants, the sons of Jacob, may gather
out the righteous to build a holy city to thy name, as thou hast commanded
them.
Generally, a divine mandate that church members were expected to obey; more specifically, a text dictated by JS in the first-person voice of deity that served to communicate knowledge and instruction to JS and his followers. Occasionally, other inspired texts...
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We ask thee to appoint unto Zion other stakes besides this one,
which thou hast appointed, that the gathering of thy people may roll
on in great power and majesty, that thy work may be cut short in righteousness.
The ecclesiastical organization of church members in a particular locale. Stakes were typically large local organizations of church members; stake leaders could include a presidency, a high council, and a bishopric. Some revelations referred to stakes “to...
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Now these words, O Lord, we have spoken before thee, concerning
the revelations and commandments which thou hast given unto us, who
are identified with the Gentiles;—But thou knowest that we have a great love for the
children of Jacob who have been scattered upon the mountains; for a long time
in a cloudy and dark day.
Those who were not members of the House of Israel. More specifically, members of the church identified gentiles as those whose lineage was not of the Jews or Lamanites (understood to be the American Indians in JS’s day). Certain prophecies indicated that ...
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We therefore ask thee to have mercy upon the children of Jacob,
that Jerusalem, from this hour, may begin to be redeemed; and the yoke
of bondage may begin to be broken off from the house of David, and the children of
Judah may begin to return to the lands which thou didst give to Abraham, their father, and
cause that the rem nants of Jacob, who have been cursed and smitten,
because of their transgression, to be converted from their wild and
savage condition, to the fulness of the everlasting gospel, that they may lay down their weapons of bloodshed
and cease their rebellions. And may all the scattered remnants of Israel,
who have been driven to the ends of the earth, come to a knowledge of the truth, believe
in the Messiah, and be redeemed from oppression, and rejoice before
thee.
O Lord, remember thy servant Joseph Smith, jr. and all his afflictions and persecutions,
how he has covenan ted with Jehovah and vowed to thee, O mighty God
of Jacob, and the commandments which thou hast given unto him, and
that he hath sincerely strove to do thy will.—Have mercy, O Lord, upon
his wife and children, that they may be exalted in thy presence, and
preserved by thy fostering hand.—Have mercy upon all their imme diate
connexions, that their prejudices may be broken up, and swept away as with
a flood, that they may be con verted and redeemed with Israel and know
that thou art God. Remember, O, Lord, the presidents, even all the presidents
of thy church, that thy right hand may exalt them with all their families,
and their immediate connexions, that their names may be perpetuated
and had in everlasting remembrance from generation to gener ation.
10 July 1804–30 Apr. 1879. Scribe, editor, boardinghouse operator, clothier. Born at Willingborough Township (later in Harmony), Susquehanna Co., Pennsylvania. Daughter of Isaac Hale and Elizabeth Lewis. Member of Methodist church at Harmony (later in Oakland...
View Full BioThe presiding body of the church. From the day of the church’s organization on 6 April 1830, JS and Oliver Cowdery led the church in their capacity as elders. An 11 November 1831 revelation directed that “the duty of the president of the office of the high...
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Remember all thy church, O Lord, with all their families, and all
their immediate connexions, with all their sick and afflicted ones,
with all the poor and meek of the earth, that the kingdom which thou hast
set up without hands, may become a great mountain and fill the whole
earth, that
thy church may come forth out of the wilder ness of darkness, and shine
forth fair as the moon, clear as the sun, and terrible as an army with banners,
and be addorned as a bride for that day when thou shalt unveil the
heavens, and cause the mountains to flow down at thy presence, and the valleys
to be exalted, the rough places made smooth, that thy glory may fill the earth.
That when the trump shall sound for the dead, we shall be caught
up in the cloud to meet thee, that
we may ever be with the Lord, that our garments may be pure, that we
may be clothed upon with robes of righteousness, with palms in our
hands, and crowns of glory upon our heads, and reap eternal joy for all our
sufferings. O Lord, God Almighty. hear us in these our petitions, and
answer us from heaven, thy holy habitation, where thou sittest enthroned,
with glory, honor, power, majesty, might, dominion, truth, justice, judgement,
mercy and an infinity of fulness, from everlasting to everlasting.
O hear, O hear, O hear us, O Lord, and answer these petitions, and
accept the dedication of this house, unto thee, the work of our hands,
which we have built unto thy name; and also this church to put upon it thy
name. And help us by the power of thy Spirit, that we may mingle our
voices with those bright shining seraphs, around thy throne with acclamations
of praise, singing hosanna to God and the Lamb: and let these thine annointed ones
be clothed with salvation, and thy saints shout aloud for joy. Amen and Amen. [p. [2]]
JS revelation of Jan. 1831 directed Latter-day Saints to migrate to Ohio, where they would “be endowed with power from on high.” JS Revelation of Dec. 1832 directed Saints to “establish . . . an house of God.” JS Revelation of 1 June 1833 chastened Saints...
More InfoA Hebrew cry to God for help also used in the New Testament to give acclaim. An exultant, formulaic “Hosanna Shout,” uttered in unison by all present, occurred several times in the House of the Lord in Kirtland, Ohio, both in meetings leading up to and during...
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JS, prayer of dedication, Kirtland, OH, 27 Mar. 1836; two pages; CHL.
Located ten miles south of Lake Erie. Settled by 1811. Organized by 1818. Population in 1830 about 55 Latter-day Saints and 1,000 others; in 1838 about 2,000 Saints and 1,200 others; in 1839 about 100 Saints and 1,500 others. Mormon missionaries visited township...
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