Tag: United Order
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Upon which there is no curse
I hold forth and deign to give unto you greater riches, even a land of promise, a land flowing with milk and honey, upon which there shall be no curse when the Lord cometh. Doctrine & Covenants 38:18 “A land of promise…flowing with milk and honey, upon which there shall be no curse when the…
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United Order
Generally this refers to a Zion community where all things are had in common for the building up of the kingdom. Specifically it can refer to those men named in Section 82, Section 92, and Section 96 of the Doctrine and Covenants who were told to form such an order, namely: Edward Partridge Newel K.…
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11 June 2008
D&C 104The United Order is changed from common ownership to central ownership managed through individual stewardship. I seem to be failing in my stewardship.
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2 June 2008
D&C 96In some ways this seems to answer my question form section 94 – the saints may have expressed some curiosity on why they should focus on Kirtland if Zion was in Missouri. The Lord tells them that they need to make Kirtland strong (even if they don’t know the full plan). John Johnson is…
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29 May 2008
D&C 92The United Order that the Lord is referencing here is the group of men who were listed in Section 82 who were to bind themselves together with an unbreakable covenant. To that list we can now add Frederick G. Williams.
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18 May 2008
D&C 82The covenant that is required of Edward Partridge, Newel K. Whitney (both bishops), A. Sidney Gilbert, Sidney Rigdon, Joseph Smith, John Whitmer, Oliver Cowdery, W. W. Phelps, and Martin Harris is a covenant of consecration. With such an unbreakable covenant they would trust each other to work in all diligence to advance the work…