A Revelation to the church, given in Zion, August, 1831.
- Behold, blessed saith the Lord, are they who have come up unto this
land with an eye single to my glory, according to my commandments:
- For them that live shall inherit the earth, and them that die shall
rest from all their labors, and their works shall follow them, and they
shall receive a crown in the mansions of my Father, which I have prepared
for them;
- Yea, blessed are they whose feet stand upon the land of Zion, who
have obeyed my gospel, for they shall receive for their reward the good
things of the earth;
- And it shall bring forth in its strength:
- And they also shall be crowned with blessings from above;
- Yea and with commandments not a few;
- And with revelations in their time:
- They that are faithful and diligent before me:
- Wherefore I give unto them a commandment, saying thus:
- Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, with all thy
might, mind, and strength:
- And in the name of Jesus Christ thou shalt serve him.
- Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.
- Thou shalt not steal.
- Neither commit adultery, nor kill, nor do any thing like unto it.
- Thou shalt thank the Lord thy God in all things.
- Thou shalt offer a sacrifice unto the Lord thy God in righteousness:
- Even that of a broken heart and a contrite spirit.
- And that thou mayest more fully keep thyself unspotted from the world,
thou shalt go to the house of prayer and offer up thy sacraments upon
my holy day:
- For verily this is a day appointed unto you to rest from your labors,
and to pay thy devotions unto the Most High;
- Nevertheless thy vows shall be offered up in righteousness on all
days, and at all times;
- But remember that on this, the Lord's day, thou shalt offer thine
oblations, and thy sacraments, unto the Most High, confessing thy sins
unto thy brethren, and before the Lord.
- And on this day thou shalt do none other thing, only let thy food
be prepared with singleness of heart, that thy fasting may be perfect,
or in other words, that thy joy may be full.
- Verily this is fasting and prayer; or, in other words, rejoicing and
prayer.
- And inasmuch as ye do these things with thanksgiving, with cheerful
hearts, and countenances, not with much laughter, for this is sin, but
with a glad heart, and a cheerful countenance;
- Verily I say, that inasmuch as ye do this the fulness of the earth
is yours:
- The beasts of the fields, and the fowls of the air, and that which
climbeth upon the trees, and walketh upon the earth:
- Yea, and the herb, and the good things which cometh of the earth,
whether for food or for raiment, or for houses, or for barns, or for
orchards, or for gardens, or for vineyards:
- Yea, all things which cometh of the earth, in the season thereof,
is made for the benefit and the use of man, both to please the eye,
and to gladden the heart:
- Yea, for food and for raiment, for taste, and for smell, to strengthen
the body, and to enliven the soul.
- And it pleaseth God that he hath given all these things unto man:
- For unto this end were they made, to be used with judgment, not to
excess, neither by extortion:
- And in nothing doth man offend God, or against none is his wrath kindled,
save those who confess not his hand in all things, and obey not his
commandments.
- Behold this is according to the law and the prophets:
- Wherefore trouble me no more concerning this matter, but learn that
he who doeth the works of righteousness, shall receive his reward, even
peace in this world, and eternal life in the world to come.
- I the Lord have spoken it and the spirit beareth record. Amen.
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