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D&C 132
Verily,
thus
saith
the
Lord
unto
you
my
servant
Joseph,
that
inasmuch
as
you
have
inquired
of
my
hand
to
know
and
understand
wherein
I,
the
Lord,
justified
my
servants
Abraham,
Isaac,
and
Jacob,
as
also
Moses,
David
and
Solomon,
my
servants,
as
touching
the
principle
and
doctrine
of
their
having
many
a
wives
and
b
concubines—
2 Behold,
and
lo,
I
am
the
Lord
thy
God,
and
will
answer
thee
as
touching
this
matter.
3 Therefore,
a
prepare
thy
heart
to
receive
and
b
obey
the
instructions
which
I
am
about
to
give
unto
you;
for
all
those
who
have
this
law
revealed
unto
them
must
obey
the
same.
4 For
behold,
I
reveal
unto
you
a
new
and
an
everlasting
a
covenant;
and
if
ye
abide
not
that
covenant,
then
are
ye
b
damned;
for
no
one
can
c
reject
this
covenant
and
be
permitted
to
enter
into
my
glory.
5 For
all
who
will
have
a
a
blessing
at
my
hands
shall
abide
the
b
law
which
was
appointed
for
that
blessing,
and
the
conditions
thereof,
as
were
instituted
from
before
the
foundation
of
the
world.
6 And
as
pertaining
to
the
a
new
and
a
everlasting
covenant,
it
was
instituted
for
the
fulness
of
my
b
glory;
and
he
that
receiveth
a
fulness
thereof
must
and
shall
abide
the
law,
or
he
shall
be
damned,
saith
the
Lord
God.
7 And
verily
I
say
unto
you,
that
the
a
conditions
of
this
law
are
these:
All
covenants,
contracts,
bonds,
obligations,
b
oaths,
c
vows,
performances,
connections,
associations,
or
expectations,
that
are
not
made
and
entered
into
and
d
sealed
by
the
Holy
Spirit
of
promise,
of
him
who
is
e
anointed,
both
as
well
for
time
and
for
all
eternity,
and
that
too
most
holy,
by
f
revelation
and
commandment
through
the
medium
of
mine
anointed,
whom
I
have
appointed
on
the
earth
to
hold
this
g
power
(and
I
have
appointed
unto
my
servant
Joseph
to
hold
this
h
power
in
the
last
days,
and
there
is
never
but
one
on
the
earth
at
a
time
on
whom
this
power
and
the
i
keys
of
this
priesthood
are
conferred),
are
of
no
efficacy,
virtue,
or
force
in
and
after
the
resurrection
from
the
dead;
for
all
contracts
that
are
not
made
unto
this
end
have
an
end
when
men
are
dead.
8 Behold,
mine
house
is
a
house
of
a
order,
saith
the
Lord
God,
and
not
a
house
of
confusion.
9 Will
I
a
accept
of
an
offering,
saith
the
Lord,
that
is
not
made
in
my
name?
10 Or
will
I
receive
at
your
hands
that
which
I
have
not
a
appointed?
11 And
will
I
appoint
unto
you,
saith
the
Lord,
except
it
be
by
law,
even
as
I
and
my
Father
a
ordained
unto
you,
before
the
world
was?
12 I
am
the
Lord
thy
God;
and
I
give
unto
you
this
commandment—that
no
man
shall
a
come
unto
the
Father
but
by
me
or
by
my
word,
which
is
my
law,
saith
the
Lord.
13 And
everything
that
is
in
the
world,
whether
it
be
ordained
of
men,
by
a
thrones,
or
principalities,
or
powers,
or
things
of
name,
whatsoever
they
may
be,
that
are
not
by
me
or
by
my
word,
saith
the
Lord,
shall
be
thrown
down,
and
shall
b
not
remain
after
men
are
dead,
neither
in
nor
after
the
resurrection,
saith
the
Lord
your
God.
14 For
whatsoever
things
remain
are
by
me;
and
whatsoever
things
are
not
by
me
shall
be
shaken
and
destroyed.
15 Therefore,
if
a
a
man
marry
him
a
wife
in
the
world,
and
he
marry
her
not
by
me
nor
by
my
word,
and
he
covenant
with
her
so
long
as
he
is
in
the
world
and
she
with
him,
their
covenant
and
marriage
are
not
of
force
when
they
are
dead,
and
when
they
are
out
of
the
world;
therefore,
they
are
not
bound
by
any
law
when
they
are
out
of
the
world.
16 Therefore,
when
they
are
out
of
the
world
they
neither
marry
nor
are
given
in
a
marriage;
but
are
appointed
angels
in
b
heaven,
which
angels
are
ministering
c
servants,
to
minister
for
those
who
are
worthy
of
a
far
more,
and
an
exceeding,
and
an
eternal
weight
of
glory.
17 For
these
angels
did
not
abide
my
law;
therefore,
they
cannot
be
enlarged,
but
remain
separately
and
singly,
without
exaltation,
in
their
saved
condition,
to
all
eternity;
and
from
henceforth
are
not
gods,
but
are
a
angels
of
God
forever
and
ever.
18 And
again,
verily
I
say
unto
you,
if
a
man
marry
a
wife,
and
make
a
covenant
with
her
for
time
and
for
all
eternity,
if
that
a
covenant
is
not
by
me
or
by
my
word,
which
is
my
law,
and
is
not
sealed
by
the
Holy
Spirit
of
promise,
through
him
whom
I
have
anointed
and
appointed
unto
this
power,
then
it
is
not
valid
neither
of
force
when
they
are
out
of
the
world,
because
they
are
not
joined
by
me,
saith
the
Lord,
neither
by
my
word;
when
they
are
out
of
the
world
it
cannot
be
received
there,
because
the
angels
and
the
gods
are
appointed
there,
by
whom
they
cannot
pass;
they
cannot,
therefore,
inherit
my
glory;
for
my
house
is
a
house
of
order,
saith
the
Lord
God.
19 And
again,
verily
I
say
unto
you,
if
a
man
a
marry
a
wife
by
my
word,
which
is
my
law,
and
by
the
b
new
and
b
everlasting
covenant,
and
it
is
c
sealed
unto
them
by
the
Holy
Spirit
of
d
promise,
by
him
who
is
anointed,
unto
whom
I
have
appointed
this
power
and
the
e
keys
of
this
priesthood;
and
it
shall
be
said
unto
them—Ye
shall
come
forth
in
the
first
resurrection;
and
if
it
be
after
the
first
resurrection,
in
the
next
resurrection;
and
shall
inherit
f
thrones,
kingdoms,
principalities,
and
powers,
dominions,
all
heights
and
depths—then
shall
it
be
written
in
the
Lamb's
g
Book
of
Life,
that
he
shall
commit
no
h
murder
whereby
to
shed
innocent
i
blood,
and
if
ye
abide
in
my
covenant,
and
commit
no
murder
whereby
to
shed
innocent
blood,
it
shall
be
done
unto
them
in
all
things
whatsoever
my
servant
hath
put
upon
them,
in
time,
and
through
all
eternity;
and
shall
be
of
full
force
when
they
are
out
of
the
world;
and
they
shall
pass
by
the
angels,
and
the
gods,
which
are
set
there,
to
their
j
exaltation
and
glory
in
all
things,
as
hath
been
sealed
upon
their
heads,
which
glory
shall
be
a
fulness
and
a
continuation
of
the
k
seeds
forever
and
ever.
20 Then
shall
they
be
gods,
because
they
have
no
end;
therefore
shall
they
be
from
a
everlasting
to
everlasting,
because
they
continue;
then
shall
they
be
above
all,
because
all
things
are
subject
unto
them.
Then
shall
they
be
b
gods,
because
they
have
c
all
power,
and
the
angels
are
subject
unto
them.
21 Verily,
verily,
I
say
unto
you,
except
ye
abide
my
a
law
ye
cannot
attain
to
this
glory.
22 For
a
strait
is
the
gate,
and
narrow
the
b
way
that
leadeth
unto
the
exaltation
and
continuation
of
the
c
lives,
and
few
there
be
that
find
it,
because
ye
receive
me
not
in
the
world
neither
do
ye
know
me.
23 But
if
ye
receive
me
in
the
world,
then
shall
ye
know
me,
and
shall
receive
your
exaltation;
that
a
where
I
am
ye
shall
be
also.
24 This
is
a
eternal
lives—to
b
know
the
only
wise
and
true
God,
and
Jesus
Christ,
whom
he
hath
c
sent.
I
am
he.
Receive
ye,
therefore,
my
law.
25
a
Broad
is
the
gate,
and
wide
the
way
that
leadeth
to
the
b
deaths;
and
many
there
are
that
go
in
thereat,
because
they
c
receive
me
not,
neither
do
they
abide
in
my
law.
26 Verily,
verily,
I
say
unto
you,
if
a
man
marry
a
wife
according
to
my
word,
and
they
are
sealed
by
the
a
Holy
Spirit
of
promise,
according
to
mine
appointment,
and
he
or
she
shall
commit
any
sin
or
transgression
of
the
new
and
everlasting
covenant
whatever,
and
all
manner
of
blasphemies,
and
if
they
b
commit
no
murder
wherein
they
shed
innocent
blood,
yet
they
shall
come
forth
in
the
first
resurrection,
and
enter
into
their
exaltation;
but
they
shall
be
destroyed
in
the
flesh,
and
shall
be
c
delivered
unto
the
buffetings
of
d
Satan
unto
the
day
of
e
redemption,
saith
the
Lord
God.
27 The
a
blasphemy
against
the
Holy
Ghost,
which
shall
b
not
be
c
forgiven
in
the
world
nor
out
of
the
world,
is
in
that
ye
commit
d
murder
wherein
ye
shed
innocent
blood,
and
assent
unto
my
death,
after
ye
have
received
my
new
and
everlasting
covenant,
saith
the
Lord
God;
and
he
that
abideth
not
this
law
can
in
nowise
enter
into
my
glory,
but
shall
be
e
damned,
saith
the
Lord.
28 I
am
the
Lord
thy
God,
and
will
give
unto
thee
the
a
law
of
my
Holy
Priesthood,
as
was
ordained
by
me
and
my
Father
before
the
world
was.
29
a
Abraham
received
all
things,
whatsoever
he
received,
by
revelation
and
commandment,
by
my
word,
saith
the
Lord,
and
hath
entered
into
his
exaltation
and
sitteth
upon
his
throne.
30
a
Abraham
received
promises
concerning
his
seed,
and
of
the
fruit
of
his
loins—from
whose
b
loins
ye
are,
namely,
my
servant
Joseph—which
were
to
continue
so
long
as
they
were
in
the
world;
and
as
touching
Abraham
and
his
seed,
out
of
the
world
they
should
continue;
both
in
the
world
and
out
of
the
world
should
they
continue
as
innumerable
as
the
c
stars;
or,
if
ye
were
to
count
the
sand
upon
the
seashore
ye
could
not
number
them.
31 This
promise
is
yours
also,
because
ye
are
of
a
Abraham,
and
the
promise
was
made
unto
Abraham;
and
by
this
law
is
the
continuation
of
the
works
of
my
Father,
wherein
he
glorifieth
himself.
32 Go
ye,
therefore,
and
do
the
a
works
of
Abraham;
enter
ye
into
my
law
and
ye
shall
be
saved.
33 But
if
ye
enter
not
into
my
law
ye
cannot
receive
the
promise
of
my
Father,
which
he
made
unto
Abraham.
34 God
a
commanded
Abraham,
and
Sarah
gave
b
Hagar
to
Abraham
to
wife.
And
why
did
she
do
it?
Because
this
was
the
law;
and
from
Hagar
sprang
many
people.
This,
therefore,
was
fulfilling,
among
other
things,
the
promises.
35 Was
Abraham,
therefore,
under
condemnation?
Verily
I
say
unto
you,
Nay;
for
I,
the
Lord,
a
commanded
it.
36 Abraham
was
a
commanded
to
offer
his
son
Isaac;
nevertheless,
it
was
written:
Thou
shalt
not
b
kill.
Abraham,
however,
did
not
refuse,
and
it
was
accounted
unto
him
for
c
righteousness.
37 Abraham
received
a
concubines,
and
they
bore
him
children;
and
it
was
accounted
unto
him
for
righteousness,
because
they
were
given
unto
him,
and
he
abode
in
my
law;
as
Isaac
also
and
b
Jacob
did
none
other
things
than
that
which
they
were
commanded;
and
because
they
did
none
other
things
than
that
which
they
were
commanded,
they
have
entered
into
their
c
exaltation,
according
to
the
promises,
and
sit
upon
thrones,
and
are
not
angels
but
are
gods.
38 David
also
received
a
many
wives
and
concubines,
and
also
Solomon
and
Moses
my
servants,
as
also
many
others
of
my
servants,
from
the
beginning
of
creation
until
this
time;
and
in
nothing
did
they
sin
save
in
those
things
which
they
received
not
of
me.
39
a
David's
wives
and
concubines
were
b
given
unto
him
of
me,
by
the
hand
of
Nathan,
my
servant,
and
others
of
the
prophets
who
had
the
c
keys
of
this
power;
and
in
none
of
these
things
did
he
d
sin
against
me
save
in
the
case
of
e
Uriah
and
his
wife;
and,
therefore
he
hath
f
fallen
from
his
exaltation,
and
received
his
portion;
and
he
shall
not
inherit
them
out
of
the
world,
for
I
g
gave
them
unto
another,
saith
the
Lord.
40 I
am
the
Lord
thy
God,
and
I
gave
unto
thee,
my
servant
Joseph,
an
a
appointment,
and
restore
all
things.
Ask
what
ye
will,
and
it
shall
be
given
unto
you
according
to
my
word.
41 And
as
ye
have
asked
concerning
adultery,
verily,
verily,
I
say
unto
you,
if
a
man
a
receiveth
a
wife
in
the
new
and
everlasting
covenant,
and
if
she
be
with
another
man,
and
I
have
not
appointed
unto
her
by
the
holy
b
anointing,
she
hath
committed
c
adultery
and
shall
be
destroyed.
42 If
she
be
not
in
the
new
and
everlasting
covenant,
and
she
be
with
another
man,
she
has
a
committed
adultery.
43 And
if
her
husband
be
with
another
woman,
and
he
was
under
a
a
vow,
he
hath
broken
his
vow
and
hath
committed
adultery.
44 And
if
she
hath
not
committed
adultery,
but
is
innocent
and
hath
not
broken
her
vow,
and
she
knoweth
it,
and
I
reveal
it
unto
you,
my
servant
Joseph,
then
shall
you
have
power,
by
the
power
of
my
Holy
Priesthood,
to
take
her
and
a
give
her
unto
him
that
hath
not
committed
b
adultery
but
hath
been
c
faithful;
for
he
shall
be
made
ruler
over
many.
45 For
I
have
conferred
upon
you
the
a
keys
and
power
of
the
priesthood,
wherein
I
b
restore
all
things,
and
make
known
unto
you
all
things
in
due
time.
46 And
verily,
verily,
I
say
unto
you,
that
whatsoever
you
a
seal
on
earth
shall
be
sealed
in
heaven;
and
whatsoever
you
b
bind
on
earth,
in
my
name
and
by
my
word,
saith
the
Lord,
it
shall
be
eternally
bound
in
the
heavens;
and
whosesoever
sins
you
c
remit
on
earth
shall
be
remitted
eternally
in
the
heavens;
and
whosesoever
sins
you
retain
on
earth
shall
be
retained
in
heaven.
47 And
again,
verily
I
say,
whomsoever
you
bless
I
will
bless,
and
whomsoever
you
curse
I
will
a
curse,
saith
the
Lord;
for
I,
the
Lord,
am
thy
God.
48 And
again,
verily
I
say
unto
you,
my
servant
Joseph,
that
whatsoever
you
give
on
earth,
and
to
whomsoever
you
a
give
any
one
on
earth,
by
my
word
and
according
to
my
law,
it
shall
be
visited
with
blessings
and
not
cursings,
and
with
my
power,
saith
the
Lord,
and
shall
be
without
condemnation
on
earth
and
in
heaven.
49 For
I
am
the
Lord
thy
God,
and
will
be
a
with
thee
even
unto
the
b
end
of
the
world,
and
through
all
eternity;
for
verily
I
c
seal
upon
you
your
d
exaltation,
and
prepare
a
throne
for
you
in
the
kingdom
of
my
Father,
with
Abraham
your
e
father.
50 Behold,
I
have
seen
your
a
sacrifices,
and
will
forgive
all
your
sins;
I
have
seen
your
b
sacrifices
in
obedience
to
that
which
I
have
told
you.
Go,
therefore,
and
I
make
a
way
for
your
escape,
as
I
c
accepted
the
offering
of
Abraham
of
his
son
Isaac.
51 Verily,
I
say
unto
you:
A
commandment
I
give
unto
mine
handmaid,
Emma
Smith,
your
wife,
whom
I
have
given
unto
you,
that
she
stay
herself
and
partake
not
of
that
which
I
commanded
you
to
offer
unto
her;
for
I
did
it,
saith
the
Lord,
to
a
prove
you
all,
as
I
did
Abraham,
and
that
I
might
require
an
offering
at
your
hand,
by
covenant
and
sacrifice.
52 And
let
mine
handmaid,
Emma
Smith,
a
receive
all
those
that
have
been
given
unto
my
servant
Joseph,
and
who
are
virtuous
and
pure
before
me;
and
those
who
are
not
pure,
and
have
said
they
were
pure,
shall
be
destroyed,
saith
the
Lord
God.
53 For
I
am
the
Lord
thy
God,
and
ye
shall
obey
my
voice;
and
I
give
unto
my
servant
Joseph
that
he
shall
be
made
ruler
over
many
things;
for
he
hath
been
a
faithful
over
a
few
things,
and
from
henceforth
I
will
strengthen
him.
54 And
I
command
mine
handmaid,
Emma
Smith,
to
abide
and
a
cleave
unto
my
servant
Joseph,
and
to
none
else.
But
if
she
will
not
abide
this
commandment
she
shall
be
b
destroyed,
saith
the
Lord;
for
I
am
the
Lord
thy
God,
and
will
destroy
her
if
she
abide
not
in
my
law.
55 But
if
she
will
not
abide
this
commandment,
then
shall
my
servant
Joseph
do
all
things
for
her,
even
as
he
hath
said;
and
I
will
bless
him
and
multiply
him
and
give
unto
him
an
a
hundred-fold
in
this
world,
of
fathers
and
mothers,
brothers
and
sisters,
houses
and
lands,
wives
and
children,
and
crowns
of
b
eternal
lives
in
the
eternal
worlds.
56 And
again,
verily
I
say,
let
mine
handmaid
a
forgive
my
servant
Joseph
his
trespasses;
and
then
shall
she
be
forgiven
her
trespasses,
wherein
she
has
trespassed
against
me;
and
I,
the
Lord
thy
God,
will
bless
her,
and
multiply
her,
and
make
her
heart
to
b
rejoice.
57 And
again,
I
say,
let
not
my
servant
Joseph
put
his
property
out
of
his
hands,
lest
an
enemy
come
and
destroy
him;
for
a
Satan
b
seeketh
to
destroy;
for
I
am
the
Lord
thy
God,
and
he
is
my
servant;
and
behold,
and
lo,
I
am
with
him,
as
I
was
with
Abraham,
thy
father,
even
unto
his
c
exaltation
and
glory.
58 Now,
as
touching
the
law
of
the
a
priesthood,
there
are
many
things
pertaining
thereunto.
59 Verily,
if
a
man
be
called
of
my
Father,
as
was
a
Aaron,
by
mine
own
voice,
and
by
the
voice
of
him
that
b
sent
me,
and
I
have
endowed
him
with
the
c
keys
of
the
power
of
this
priesthood,
if
he
do
anything
in
my
name,
and
according
to
my
law
and
by
my
word,
he
will
not
commit
d
sin,
and
I
will
justify
him.
60 Let
no
one,
therefore,
set
on
my
servant
Joseph;
for
I
will
justify
him;
for
he
shall
do
the
sacrifice
which
I
require
at
his
hands
for
his
transgressions,
saith
the
Lord
your
God.
61 And
again,
as
pertaining
to
the
law
of
the
priesthood—if
any
man
espouse
a
virgin,
and
desire
to
espouse
a
another,
and
the
first
give
her
consent,
and
if
he
espouse
the
second,
and
they
are
virgins,
and
have
vowed
to
no
other
man,
then
is
he
justified;
he
cannot
commit
adultery
for
they
are
given
unto
him;
for
he
cannot
commit
adultery
with
that
that
belongeth
unto
him
and
to
no
one
else.
62 And
if
he
have
a
ten
virgins
given
unto
him
by
this
law,
he
cannot
commit
adultery,
for
they
belong
to
him,
and
they
are
given
unto
him;
therefore
is
he
justified.
63 But
if
one
or
either
of
the
ten
virgins,
after
she
is
espoused,
shall
be
with
another
man,
she
has
committed
adultery,
and
shall
be
destroyed;
for
they
are
given
unto
him
to
a
multiply
and
replenish
the
earth,
according
to
my
commandment,
and
to
fulfil
the
promise
which
was
given
by
my
Father
before
the
foundation
of
the
world,
and
for
their
exaltation
in
the
eternal
worlds,
that
they
may
bear
the
souls
of
men;
for
herein
is
the
work
of
my
Father
continued,
that
he
may
be
b
glorified.
64 And
again,
verily,
verily,
I
say
unto
you,
if
any
man
have
a
wife,
who
holds
the
keys
of
this
power,
and
he
teaches
unto
her
the
law
of
my
priesthood,
as
pertaining
to
these
things,
then
shall
she
believe
and
administer
unto
him,
or
she
shall
be
destroyed,
saith
the
Lord
your
God;
for
I
will
destroy
her;
for
I
will
magnify
my
name
upon
all
those
who
receive
and
abide
in
my
law.
65 Therefore,
it
shall
be
lawful
in
me,
if
she
receive
not
this
law,
for
him
to
receive
all
things
whatsoever
I,
the
Lord
his
God,
will
give
unto
him,
because
she
did
not
believe
and
administer
unto
him
according
to
my
word;
and
she
then
becomes
the
transgressor;
and
he
is
exempt
from
the
law
of
Sarah,
who
administered
unto
Abraham
according
to
the
law
when
I
commanded
Abraham
to
take
a
Hagar
to
wife.
66 And
now,
as
pertaining
to
this
law,
verily,
verily,
I
say
unto
you,
I
will
reveal
more
unto
you,
hereafter;
therefore,
let
this
suffice
for
the
present.
Behold,
I
am
Alpha
and
Omega.
Amen.
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