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D&C 57
Hearken,
O
ye
elders
of
my
church,
saith
the
Lord
your
God,
who
have
assembled
yourselves
together,
according
to
my
commandments,
in
this
land,
which
is
the
land
of
a
Missouri,
which
is
the
b
land
which
I
have
appointed
and
c
consecrated
for
the
d
gathering
of
the
saints.
2 Wherefore,
this
is
the
a
land
of
promise,
and
the
b
place
for
the
city
of
c
Zion.
3 And
thus
saith
the
Lord
your
God,
if
you
will
receive
wisdom
here
is
wisdom.
Behold,
the
place
which
is
now
called
Independence
is
the
a
center
place;
and
a
spot
for
the
b
temple
is
lying
westward,
upon
a
lot
which
is
not
far
from
the
courthouse.
4 Wherefore,
it
is
wisdom
that
the
land
should
be
a
purchased
by
the
saints,
and
also
every
tract
lying
westward,
even
unto
the
line
running
directly
b
between
Jew
and
Gentile;
5 And
also
every
tract
bordering
by
the
prairies,
inasmuch
as
my
disciples
are
enabled
to
a
buy
lands.
Behold,
this
is
wisdom,
that
they
may
b
obtain
it
for
an
everlasting
inheritance.
6 And
let
my
servant
Sidney
Gilbert
stand
in
the
office
to
which
I
have
appointed
him,
to
receive
moneys,
to
be
an
a
agent
unto
the
church,
to
buy
land
in
all
the
regions
round
about,
inasmuch
as
can
be
done
in
righteousness,
and
as
wisdom
shall
direct.
7 And
let
my
servant
a
Edward
Partridge
stand
in
the
b
office
to
which
I
have
appointed
him,
and
c
divide
unto
the
saints
their
inheritance,
even
as
I
have
commanded;
and
also
those
whom
he
has
appointed
to
assist
him.
8 And
again,
verily
I
say
unto
you,
let
my
servant
Sidney
Gilbert
plant
himself
in
this
place,
and
establish
a
a
store,
that
he
may
sell
goods
b
without
fraud,
that
he
may
obtain
money
to
buy
c
lands
for
the
good
of
the
saints,
and
that
he
may
obtain
whatsoever
things
the
disciples
may
need
to
plant
them
in
their
inheritance.
9 And
also
let
my
servant
Sidney
Gilbert
obtain
a
license—behold
here
is
a
wisdom,
and
whoso
readeth
let
him
b
understand—that
he
may
send
goods
also
unto
the
people,
even
by
whom
he
will
as
clerks
employed
in
his
service;
10 And
thus
provide
for
my
saints,
that
my
gospel
may
be
preached
unto
those
who
sit
in
a
darkness
and
in
the
region
and
b
shadow
of
death.
11 And
again,
verily
I
say
unto
you,
let
my
servant
a
William
W.
Phelps
be
planted
in
this
place,
and
be
established
as
a
b
printer
unto
the
church.
12 And
lo,
if
the
world
receive
his
writings—behold
here
is
wisdom—let
him
obtain
whatsoever
he
can
obtain
in
righteousness,
for
the
good
of
the
saints.
13 And
let
my
servant
a
Oliver
Cowdery
assist
him,
even
as
I
have
commanded,
in
whatsoever
place
I
shall
appoint
unto
him,
to
copy,
and
to
correct,
and
select,
that
all
things
may
be
right
before
me,
as
it
shall
be
proved
by
the
Spirit
through
him.
14 And
thus
let
those
of
whom
I
have
spoken
be
planted
in
the
land
of
Zion,
as
speedily
as
can
be,
with
their
a
families,
to
do
those
things
even
as
I
have
spoken.
15 And
now
concerning
the
gathering—Let
the
bishop
and
the
agent
make
preparations
for
those
families
which
have
been
commanded
to
come
to
this
land,
as
soon
as
possible,
and
plant
them
in
their
inheritance.
16 And
unto
the
residue
of
both
elders
and
members
further
directions
shall
be
given
hereafter.
Even
so.
Amen.
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