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Section 57

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Absurdity

Section 57: Absurdity

  1. I, the Lord God, have gathered you elders of the church together in Missouri, a land which I have consecrated to you. 1
  2. This is where the city of Zion will be. 2
  3. Here is wisdom: Independence is the center place. Build the temple on the west side, near the courthouse. 3
  4. It is also wisdom that the all the land to the west should be purchased by the saints - to the line that divides the Jews from the Gentiles. 4
  5. And this also is wisdom: Buy all the land in the prairies for an everlasting inheritance. 5
  6. I've appointed Sidney Gilbert as the church's agent to buy land in all the regions round about. 6
  7. And I've appointed Edward Partridge to distribute the land. 7
  8. Sidney Gilbert will establish a store to get the money to buy land. 8
  9. And here is some more wisdom: Sidney Gilbert will get a license (let he who reads this understand) to sell things. 9
  10. William W. Phelps will be the church's printer. 11
  11. Here is even more wisdom: William W. Phelps will obtain righteousness (for the good of the saints). 12
  12. Oliver Cowdery will assist him with the help of the Spirit. 13
  13. Plant all of these people, along with their families, in Zion as soon as possible. 14
  14. I'll tell everyone else what to do later. Amen. 16