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Revelation, 3 November 1835

 
Thus came the word of  the Lord unto me saying concerning the, Twelve

Members of a governing body in the church, with special administrative and proselytizing responsibilities. A June 1829 revelation commanded Oliver Cowdery and David Whitmer to call twelve disciples, similar to the twelve apostles in the New Testament and ...

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behold they are under condemnation, because they  have not been sufficiently humble in my  sight, and in consequence of their covetous  desires, in that they have not dealt equally  with each other in the division of the moneys  which came into their hands, nevertheless some  of them, dealt equally therefore they shall be  rewarded, but Verily I say unto you they must  all humble themselves before Me, before they will  be accounted worthy to receive an endowment

The terms endow, endowed, and endowment—as well as endued and enduement—were used to describe the bestowal of spiritual blessings upon the Latter-day Saints. In common usage, these terms meant essentially the same thing: to clothe, to put on, to furnish, ...

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 to go forth in my name unto all nations,  as for my Servant William [Smith]

13 Mar. 1811–13 Nov. 1893. Farmer, newspaper editor. Born at Royalton, Windsor Co., Vermont. Son of Joseph Smith Sr. and Lucy Mack. Moved to Lebanon, Grafton Co., New Hampshire, 1811; to Norwich, Windsor Co., 1813; and to Palmyra, Ontario Co., New York, 1816...

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let the Eleven  humble themselves in prayer and in faith [p. 17]

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