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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], 5 Jan. [1833]. Version copied [ca. Dec. 1840]; handwriting of
Howard Coray
6 May 1817–16 Jan. 1908. Bookkeeper, clerk, teacher, farmer. Born in Dansville, Steuben Co., New York. Son of Silas Coray and Mary Stephens. Moved to Providence, Luzerne Co., Pennsylvania, ca. 1827; to Williams, Northampton Co., Pennsylvania, by 1830; and...
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; insertions in unidentified handwriting; Revelations Collection, CHL.

Historical Introduction
See Historical Introduction to Revelation, 5 Jan. 1833.
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<Revelation given at
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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, Ohio, through Joseph, the
Seer
The Book of Mormon identified a seer as a “revelator, and a prophet also,” specifying, however, that a seer was “greater than a prophet.” A seer could “know of things which has past, and also of things which is to come.” The work of a seer included translation...
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January 5, 1834 [1833].

<1.— >Behold I say unto you my Servant
Frederick <G. Williams>
28 Oct. 1787–10 Oct. 1842. Ship’s pilot, teacher, physician, justice of the peace. Born at Suffield, Hartford Co., Connecticut. Son of William Wheeler Williams and Ruth Granger. Moved to Newburg, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio, 1799. Practiced Thomsonian botanical system...
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Listen to the word of the Lord Jesus Christ your Lord and your Redemer: <2.—> thou hast deseiyred <desired> of me to know which would to be <of> the most worth unto you: <3.—> Behold, blessed art thou for this thing.

<4.— > Now I say unto you, my, my servant Joseph <Smith, Jr.> is called to do a great worth and hath needs that he may do the work of
translation
To produce a text from one written in another language; in JS’s usage, most often through divine means. JS considered the ability to translate to be a gift of the spirit, like the gift of interpreting tongues. He recounted that he translated “reformed Egyptian...
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for the salvation of souls. <5.—> Verily, verily, I say unto you, thou art called to be a
councellor
An assistant appointed next to the presiding authority in an organization in the church. Assistants, or counselors, were first appointed to assist the bishop. They were expected to “understand the laws of the kingdom” in order to assist “in all things pertaining...
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and scribe unto my servant Joseph.

<6.—> Let thy farm be
consecrated
The dedicating of money, lands, goods, or one’s own life for sacred purposes. Both the New Testament and Book of Mormon referred to some groups having “all things common” economically; the Book of Mormon also referred to individuals who consecrated or dedicated...
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for <the> bringing forth of the revelations, and thou shalt be blessed, and lifted up at the last day: Even so. Amen. [p. [1]]
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