| Book of
Commandments Chapter VII |
Doctrine and
Covenants Section 8 |
| A Revelation given to
Oliver, in Harmony, Pennsylvania, April, 1829. |
Revelation given through
Joseph Smith the Prophet to Oliver Cowdery, at Harmony,
Pennsylvania, April 1829. HC 1:36-37. In the course of
the translation of the Book of Mormon, Oliver, who
continued to serve as scribe, writing at the Prophet's
dictation, desired to be endowed with the gift of
translation. The Lord responded to his supplication by
granting this revelation. |
| 7:1 Oliver, verily, verily I
say unto you, that assuredly as the Lord liveth, which is your God and your
Redeemer, even so sure shall you receive a knowledge of
whatsoever things you shall ask in faith, with and honest
heart, believing that you shall receive a knowledge
concerning the engravings of old records, which are
ancient, which contain those parts of my scripture of
which have been spoken, by
the manifestation of my Spirit; yea, behold I will tell
you in your mind and in your heart by the Holy Ghost,
which shall come upon you and which shall dwell in your
heart. |
8:1 Oliver Cowdery, verily, verily, I say
unto you, that assuredly as the Lord liveth, who is your God and your Redeemer,
even so surely shall you receive a knowledge of
whatsoever things you shall ask in faith, with an honest
heart, believing that you shall receive a knowledge
concerning the engravings of old records, which are
ancient, which contain those parts of my scripture of
which has been spoken by the
manifestation of my Spirit. 8:2 Yea, behold, I will tell
you in your mind and in your heart, by the Holy Ghost,
which shall come upon you and which shall dwell in your
heart. |
| 7:2 Now, behold this is the
Spirit of revelation:--behold this is the Spirit by which
Moses brought the children of Israel through the Red sea
on dry ground: therefore, this is thy gift; apply unto it
and blessed art thou, for it shall deliver you out of the
hands of your enemies, when, if it were not so, they
would slay you and bring your soul to destruction. |
8:3 Now, behold, this is the
spirit of revelation; behold, this is the spirit by which
Moses brought the children of Israel through the Red Sea
on dry ground. 8:4 Therefore this is thy gift; apply unto
it, and blessed art thou, for it shall deliver you out of
the hands of your enemies, when, if it were not so, they
would slay you and bring your soul to destruction. |
| 7:3 O remember, these words
and keep my commandments. Remember this is your gift. Now
this is not all, for you have another gift, which is the
gift of working with the rod:
behold it has told you things: behold there is no other
power save God, that can cause this rod
of nature, to work in your hands, for it is the work of God; and therefore
whatsoever you shall ask me to tell you by that means,
that will I grant unto you, that
you shall know. |
8:5 Oh, remember these
words, and keep my commandments. Remember, this is your
gift. 8:6 Now this is not all thy gift; for you have
another gift, which is the gift of Aaron;
behold, it has told you many
things; 8:7 Behold, there is no other power, save the power of God, that can cause
this gift of Aaron to be with you.
8:8 Therefore, doubt not, for it is
the gift of God; and you shall hold it in your hands, and
do marvelous works; and no power shall be able to take it
away out of your hands, for it is the work of God.
8:9 And, therefore, whatsoever you shall ask me to tell
you by that means, that will I grant unto you, and you shall have knowledge concerning
it. |
| 7:4 Remember that without
faith you can do nothing. Trifle not with these things.
Do not ask for that which you ought not. Ask that you may
know the mysteries of God, and that you may translate all
those ancient records, which have been hid up, which are sacred, and according to
your faith shall it be done unto you. |
8:10 Remember that without
faith you can do nothing; therefore
ask in faith. Trifle not with these things; do not
ask for that which you ought not. 8:11 Ask that you may
know the mysteries of God, and that you may translate and receive knowledge from all
those ancient records which have been hid up, that are sacred; and according to
your faith shall it be done
unto you. |
| 7:5 Behold it is I that have
spoken it, I am the same which spake unto you from the
beginning:--Amen. |
8:12 Behold, it is I that
have spoken it; and I am the same that spake unto you
from the beginning. Amen. |
