SECTION 102 those to whom you are in debt, until I shall send means unto you for your deliverance. d. Therefore write speedily unto Cainhannoch, and write according to that which shall be dictated by my Spirit, and I will soften the hearts of those to whom you are in debt, that it shall be taken away out of their minds to bring affliction upon you. e. And inasmuch as ye are humble and faithful and call on my name, behold, I will give you the victory. f. I give unto you a promise, that you shall be delivered this once, out of your bondage; inasmuch as you obtain
a chance to loan [borrow] money by hundreds, or thousands, even until you shall loan [borrow] enough to deliver yourselves from bondage, it is your privilege, and pledge the properties which I have put into your hands, this once, by giving your names, by common consent, or otherwise, as it shall seem good unto you. g. I give unto you this privilege, this once, and, behold, if you proceed to do the things which I have laid before you, according to my commandments, all these things are mine, and ye are my stewards, and the master will not suffer his house to be broken up. Even so. Amen.
SECTION 102 Revelation given through Joseph Smith, Jr., June 22, 1834, at Fishing River, Missouri. The company of Saints known as “Zion’s Camp” left Kirtland, Ohio, for Missouri, May 8, 1834 (D. and C. 100:5–6). They reached an elevated piece of land between two branches of the Fishing River June 19 and were obliged to stay there because of a heavy rain and hailstorm. The following revelation was given through Joseph Smith on June 22, 1834. It was first published in 1844 without conference approval and its retention was specifically authorized by the 1970 World Conference. For “Baurak Ale” read Joseph Smith. “Baneemy” evidently referred to the other leading elders of the church. 1 Verily I say unto you, who have asc. and Zion cannot be built up unless sembled yourselves together that you it is by the principles of the law of the cemay learn my will concerning the re- lestial kingdom, otherwise I cannot redemption of mine afflicted people: ceive her unto myself; d. and my people must needs be chas2 a. Behold, I say unto you, Were it tened until they learn obedience, if it not for the transgressions of my people, must needs be, by the things which they speaking concerning the church and not suffer. individuals, they might have been redeemed even now; 3 a. I speak not concerning those b. but, behold, they have not learned who are appointed to lead my people, to be obedient to the things which I who are the first elders of my church, for require at their hands, but are full of they are not all under this condemnaall manner of evil, and do not impart tion; but I speak concerning my churchof their substance, as becometh Saints, es abroad; to the poor and afflicted among them, b. there are many who will say, Where and are not united according to the is their God? Behold, he will deliver in union required by the law of the celes- time of trouble; otherwise we will not go tial kingdom; up unto Zion, and will keep our moneys.
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