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D&C 63
63:2531. The land of Zion shall not be obtained but by purchase or by blood. 63:6064. Let all men beware how they take my name in their lips.
1. Vain = empty, useless, pointless. 2. Casual blasphemy. 3. Oath-breaking.
Authority
God has bestowed upon us a gift most precious and wonderful. It carries with it the authority to govern the Church, to administer in its affairs, to speak with authority in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, to act as His dedicated servants, to bless the sick, to bless our families and many others. It serves as a guide by which to live our lives. In its fulness, its authority reaches beyond the veil of death into the eternities that lie ahead. There is nothing else to compare with it in all this world. Safeguard it, cherish it, love it, live worthy of it. President Gordon B. Hinckley, April 2002
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D&C 63
63:2531. The land of Zion shall not be obtained but by purchase or by blood. 63:6064. Let all men beware how they take my name in their lips.
1. Vain = empty, useless, pointless. 2. Casual blasphemy. 3. Oath-breaking (Exodus 20:7; Matthew 5:33 37)
D&C 64
64:311. I, the Lord, will forgive whom I will forgive, but of you it is required to forgive all men.
Forgiveness
Ever keep in exercise the principle of mercy, and be ready to forgive our brother on the first intimations of repentance, and asking forgiveness; and should we even forgive our brother, or even our enemy, before he repent or ask forgiveness, our heavenly Father would be equally as merciful unto us. History of the Church 3:383
Forgiveness
You cannot erase what has been done, but you can forgive. Forgiveness heals terrible, tragic wounds, for it allows the love of God to purge your heart and mind of the poison of hate. It cleanses your consciousness of the desire for revenge. It makes place for the purifying, healing, restoring love of the Lord. The Master counseled, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them who despitefully use you and persecute you. Bitterness and hatred are harmful. They produce much that is destructive. They postpone the relief and healing you yearn for. Let God be the judgeyou cannot do it as well as he can. Elder Richard G. Scott, April 1992
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D&C 64
64:2223, 3335. I, the Lord, require the hearts of the children of men. And verily it is a day of sacrifice, and a day for the thing of my people. Behold, the Lord requireth the heart and a willing mind.
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D&C 65
65:2. From thence shall the gospel roll forth unto the ends of the earth, as the stone which is cut out of the mountain without hands shall roll forth, until it has filled the whole earth.
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D&C 66
William E. McLellan (18061883). Hiram, Ohio, 29 October 1831.
I had expected and believed that when I saw Brother Joseph, I should receive [a revelation]: and I went before the Lord in secret, and on my knees asked him to reveal the answer to five questions through his Prophet, and that too without his having any knowledge of my having made such request. I now testify in the fear of God, that every question which I had thus lodged in the ears of the Lord of Sabbath, were answered to my full and entire satisfaction. I desired it for a testimony of Joseph's inspiration. And I to this day consider it to me an evidence which I cannot refute. William McLellan, 1848
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D&C 67
Oliver Cowdery previously directed to collect revelations for publication (55:4; 57:13). Now ready to return to Independence to publish Book of Commandments. D&C 1 received first morning of conference. Joseph wished the elders at the conference to testify to the truth of the revelations, but some were hesitant.
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D&C 67
67:34. Elders promised they would receive a spiritual confirmation of the truth of the revelations. 67:58. Lord challenged them to select the most wise among them who could attempt to write a revelation beyond [Josephs] language.
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D&C 68
Received in response to a request from four elders to know the will of the Lord. This revelation edited by Joseph in 1835:
Verses 1521 added. Verses 2224 modified.
68:15. Whatsoever they shall speak when moved upon by the Holy Ghost shall be scripture.
Specifically to Orson Hyde. This priesthood (68:2) refers to office of high priest. They (68:3, 4) refers to leaders of the Church.
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D&C 68
68:15. Whatsoever they shall speak when moved upon by the Holy Ghost shall be scripture.
Canonized scripture vs. anything said/written under the influence of the Holy Ghost. Public/collective vs. private/individual. To all men, or just to the Church? No scripture inerrant or infallible.
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D&C 68
64:2528. Commandment to teach and baptize children.
Parents have primary responsibility. Children should be taught the first principles and ordinances, to pray, to walk uprightly before the Lord. Parents who do not do this have sinned.
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D&C 69
Received between 3 and 12 November 1831. John Whitmer to accompany Oliver Cowdery to Missouri. They left Ohio 20 November 1831; arrived in Independence 5 January 1832.
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