Revelation, 8 June 1831, as Recorded in Gilbert, Notebook [D&C 53]
Source Note
Revelation, [, Geauga Co., OH], to , 8 June 1831. Version copied [ca. 8 June 1831] in Gilbert, Notebook, pp. [32]–[33]; handwriting of ; Revelations Collection, CHL. For more complete source information, see the source note for Revelation, 27 Feb. 1833 [D&C 89].
Behold I say unto you my Servant that I have heard your prayers and ye have called upon me that it should be made known unto you of the Lord your God concerning your calling and election in the which I the Lord doth hath raised up in these last days, Behold I the Lord who was crucified for the sins of the world, give unto you a commandment that you shall forsake the world and take upon you mine even that of an to preach faith and repentance and remission of Sins according to my word & the reception of the Holy Spirit by the and also to be an unto this Church in the place which shall be appointed by the according to Commandments which shall be given hereafter— and again verily I say unto you, you shall take your journey with my Servants Joseph & .
Behold these are the first ordinances which you shall receive and the residue shall be made known unto you in a time [p. [32]]