Revelation, 11 September 1831, as Recorded in Gilbert, Notebook [D&C 64]

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Revelation, 11 September 1831, as Recorded in Gilbert, Notebook [D&C 64]
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Revelation,
Kirtland Township
Located ten miles south of Lake Erie. Settled by 1811. Organized by 1818. Latter-day Saint missionaries visited township, early Nov. 1830; many residents joined Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Population in 1830 about 55 Latter-day Saints and...
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, Geauga Co., OH, [11] Sept. 1831. Version copied [ca. Oct. 1831] in Gilbert, Notebook, pp. [54]–[59]; handwriting of
Sidney Gilbert
28 Dec. 1789–29 June 1834. Merchant. Born at New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut. Son of Eli Gilbert and Lydia Hemingway. Moved to Huntington, Fairfield Co., Connecticut; to Monroe, Monroe Co., Michigan Territory, by Sept. 1818; to Painesville, Geauga Co...
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; Revelations Collection, CHL. For more complete source information, see the source note for Revelation, 27 Feb. 1833 [D&C 89].

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See Historical Introduction to Revelation, 11 Sept. 1831 [D&C 64].
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the blood of Ephraim wherefore they shall be plucked out behold I the Lord have made my
church
The Book of Mormon related that when Christ set up his church in the Americas, “they which were baptized in the name of Jesus, were called the church of Christ.” The first name used to denote the church JS organized on 6 April 1830 was “the Church of Christ...
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in these last days like unto a judge setting on an hill or in an high place to judge the Nations for it shall come to pass that the inhabitants of
Zion
JS revelation, dated 20 July 1831, designated Missouri as “land of Zion” for gathering of Saints and place where “City of Zion” was to be built, with Independence area as “center place” of Zion. Latter-day Saint settlements elsewhere, such as in Kirtland,...
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shall judge all things & <all> liars & hyprocrites shall be proved by them & they which are not
deciples
Generally, a follower of Jesus Christ, and in certain cases, one selected to lead the ministry. In the New Testament, Christ ordained twelve of his disciples as apostles. The Book of Mormon recounted that during his ministry to the Nephites, Christ similarly...
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Apostles
A title indicating one sent forth to preach; later designated as a specific ecclesiastical and priesthood office. By 1830, JS and Oliver Cowdery were designated as apostles. The “Articles and Covenants” of the church explained that an “apostle is an elder...
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& Prophets shall be known & even the judge & his councillors if they are not faithfull in their
stewardship
One who managed property and goods under the law of consecration; also someone given a specific ecclesiastical responsibility. According to the “Laws of the Church of Christ,” members of the church were to make donations to the bishop, who would record the...
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shall be condemned & others shall be planted in their stead for behold I say unto you that
Zion
JS revelation, dated 20 July 1831, designated Missouri as “land of Zion” for gathering of Saints and place where “City of Zion” was to be built, with Independence area as “center place” of Zion. Latter-day Saint settlements elsewhere, such as in Kirtland,...
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shall flourish & the glory of the Lord shall be upon her & she shall be an ensign unto the people & there shall come unto her out of every Nation under heaven & the days shall come when the Nations of the earth shall tremble because of her & shall fear because of her terable [terrible] ones the Lord hath spoken it amen

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Kirtland
Located ten miles south of Lake Erie. Settled by 1811. Organized by 1818. Latter-day Saint missionaries visited township, early Nov. 1830; many residents joined Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Population in 1830 about 55 Latter-day Saints and...
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Sept 12.th. [11th] 1831 [p. [59]]
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