Doctrine and Covenants 41

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1 Hearken and hear , O ye my people, saith the Lord and your God, ye whom I delight to bless with the greatest of all blessings , ye that hear me; and ye that hear me not will I curse , that have professed my name , with the heaviest of all cursings. 2 Hearken, O ye elders of my church whom I have called, behold I give unto you a commandment, that ye shall assemble yourselves together to agree upon my word; 3 And by the prayer of your faith ye shall receive my law , that ye may know how to govern my church and have all things right before me. 4 And I will be your ruler when I come ; and behold, I come quickly, and ye shall see that my law is kept. 5 He that receiveth my law and doeth it, the same is my disciple; and he that saith he receiveth it and doeth it not, the same is not my disciple, and shall be cast out from among you; 6 For it is not meet that the things which belong to the children of the kingdom should be given to them that are not worthy, or to dogs , or the pearls to be cast before swine. 7 And again, it is meet that my servant Joseph Smith, Jun., should have a house built, in which to live and translate . 8 And again, it is meet that my servant Sidney Rigdon should live as seemeth him good, inasmuch as he keepeth my commandments. 9 And again, I have called my servant Edward Partridge ; and I give a commandment, that he should be appointed by the voice of the church, and ordained a bishop unto the church, to leave his merchandise and to spend all his time in the labors of the church; 10 To see to all things as it shall be appointed unto him in my laws in the day that I shall give them. 11 And this because his heart is pure before me, for he is like unto Nathanael of old, in whom there is no guile . 12 These words are given unto you, and they are pure before me; wherefore, beware how you hold them, for they are to be answered upon your souls in the day of judgment. Even so. Amen. Deut. 32:1 . TG Blessing . Deut. 11:28 ; 1 Ne. 2:23 ; D&C 50:8 . TG Curse . D&C 50:4 ; 56:1 ; 112:26 . TG Jesus Christ, Taking the Name of . TG Unity . D&C 42:2 (1–93) . TG God, Law of . TG Jesus Christ, Head of the Church . Zech. 14:9 ; 1 Tim. 6:15 (14–15) ; D&C 45:59 . TG Governments . TG Jesus Christ, Second Coming . Matt. 7:24 . Josh. 1:8 ; Jer. 26:4 ; Mosiah 3:14 (14–15) ; 13:29 (29–32) ; Alma 25:15 (15–16) . Rom. 2:13 ; James 1:22 (22–25) ; D&C 42:60 . Matt. 21:30 . TG Hypocrisy . D&C 42:37 ; 50:8 (8–9) ; 64:35 . TG Excommunication . Matt. 15:26 ; Mark 7:27 (25–30) . Matt. 7:6 . TG Holiness . D&C 42:71 (70–73) . IE translate the Bible. D&C 37:1 ; 45:60–62 ; 73:3 ; 76:15 ; 93:53 . D&C 36:1 ; 42:10 . D&C 58:24 (14–24) ; 68:14 ; 72:6 (6, 9–12) ; 107:69 (69–75) . TG Bishop . D&C 51:1 (1–20) ; 57:7 ; 58:17 (14–18) . John 1:47 . TG Guile . TG Accountability ; Responsibility .