Section 84: Selected Verses
- The word of the Lord concerning his church, established in the last days ... for the gathering of his saints to stand upon Mount Zion,
which shall be the city of New Jerusalem. Which city shall be built, beginning at the temple lot, which is appointed by the finger of the Lord,
in the western boundaries of the State of Missouri, and dedicated by the hand of Joseph Smith, Jun. 2-3
- The city New Jerusalem shall be built by the gathering of the saints, beginning at this place, even the place of the temple,
which temple shall be reared in this generation. 4
- This generation shall not all pass away until an house shall be built unto the Lord, and a cloud shall rest upon it.
5
- Esaias also lived in the days of Abraham. 13
- Without this [priesthood] no man can see the face of God, even the Father, and live. 22
- John ... being filled with the Holy Ghost from his mother's womb ... was baptized while he was yet in his childhood, and was ordained by the angel of God at
the time he was eight days old. 27-28
- They shall remain under this condemnation until they repent and remember the new covenant, even the Book of Mormon.
57
- These signs shall follow them that believe ... they shall cast out devils ... heal the sick ... open the eyes of the blind,
and unstop the ears of the deaf ... the tongue of the dumb shall speak ... poison ... shall not hurt them ... And ...
the poison of a serpent shall not have power to harm them. 65-72
- They who believe not on your words, and are not baptized in water in my name ... shall be damned. 74
- They are to be upbraided for their evil hearts of unbelief. 76
- Any man that shall go and preach ... shall not go hungry, neither thirst. 80
- take ye no thought for the morrow, for what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink, or wherewithal ye shall be clothed.
81
- Let the morrow take thought for the things of itself. 84
- Whoso receiveth you ... will feed you, and clothe you, and give you money. 89
- He that receiveth you not, go away from him alone by yourselves, and cleanse your feet even with water, pure water, whether in heat or in cold.
92
- Wo ... unto that house, or that village or city that rejecteth you ... plagues shall go forth. 95-97
- Those who have not families, who receive money, send it up unto the bishop in Zion, or unto the bishop in Ohio.
104
- Let not the head say unto the feet it hath no need of the feet. 109
- Bishop, Newel K. Whitney ... should travel round about .. searching after the poor to administer to their wants by humbling the rich.
112
- ,llet the bishop go unto ... New York, ... Albany, and ... Boston, and warn the people ... of the desolation and utter abolishment
which await them if they do reject these things. 114
- The rest of my servants, go ye forth ... setting forth clearly and understandingly the desolation of abomination in the last days..
117
- I will rend their kingdoms; I will not only shake the earth, but the starry heavens shall tremble. 118
- Ye cannot see it now, yet a little while and ye shall see it ... Amen. 119-120