1 And now concerning my servant Parley P. Pratt, behold, I say unto him that as I live I will that he shall declare my gospel and learn of me, and be meek and lowly of heart.
David also received many wives and concubines, and also Solomon and Moses my servants,as also many others of my servants, from the beginning of creation until this time; and in nothing did they sin save in those things which they received not of me. 132:38
Trivia: What man in the Doctrine and Covenants is said to be a perfect man who looked just like his father - so much so, in fact, that they could only be distinguished by their age?
Revelation through Joseph Smith to Parley P. Pratt and Ziba Person, October 1830
32:1-51 And now concerning my servant Parley P. Pratt, behold, I say unto him that as I live I will that he shall declare my gospel and learn of me, and be meek and lowly of heart.
Parley P. Pratt [1]
2 And that which I have appointed unto him is that he shall ago with my servants, Oliver Cowdery and Peter Whitmer, Jun., into the wilderness among the Lamanites.
will join Oliver Cowdery and Peter Whitmer, Jun.
on their mission to the Lamanites.
3 And Ziba Peterson also shall go with them; and I myself will go with them and be in their midst; and I am their advocate with the Father, and nothing shall prevail against them.
Ziba Peterson will also go along,
as will I, Jesus.
4 And they shall give heed to that which is written, and pretend to no other revelation; and they shall pray always that I may unfold the same to their understanding.
But let none of them pretend to receive any revelations.
5 And they shall give heed unto these words and trifle not, and I will bless them. Amen.
Amen.
In previous revelations to Joseph Smith's early followers, Jesus called them by their first name only.
This is the first time he uses their full names. Did they do something wrong, or what?
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