The Doctrine and Covenants

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Revelation to Joseph Smith, jun. and Sidney Migdon, given in Fayette, New York, January, 1831, explaining why James Covill obeyed not the revelation which wa given unto him.

English · The Doctrine and Covenants (1891)

Revelation to Joseph Smith, jun. and Sidney Migdon, given in Fayette, New York, January, 1831, explaining why James Covill obeyed not the revelation which wa given unto him.

Behold, verily I say unto you, that the heart of my servant James Covill was right before me, for he covenanted with me that he would obey my word.

English · The Doctrine and Covenants (1891)

And he received the word with gladness, but straightway Satan tempted him; and the fear of persecution, and the cares of the world, caused him to reject the word;

English · The Doctrine and Covenants (1891)

Wherefore he broke my covenant, and it remaineth with me to do with him as seemeth me good. Amen.

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The Doctrine and Covenants (1891)Original · English · 1891

The Salt Lake City edition of 1891 (sections 1–136, without the Lectures on Faith or footnotes), read from two scans of the printed book. Spellings such as “fullness” and “monies” are that edition's own. Current editions add later sections and differ in some words.

The Doctrine and Covenants of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Salt Lake City: Deseret News, 1891). Public domain. Read from two Internet Archive scans of that printing (doctrineandcove00saingoog, doctrinecovenantsmit), checked word by word against each other; the Lectures on Faith, index and footnotes are omitted. · Source ↗

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