{"collection":"Sacred Texts: Mormons","full_text_available":false,"graph_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/api/page/sacred_texts_v1_mor_dc_dc095_htm/graph","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/page/sacred_texts_v1_mor_dc_dc095_htm","id":"sacred_texts_v1_mor_dc_dc095_htm","license":"unknown_pending_legal_review","rights_basis":"sacred_texts_v1_preview_gate_primary_text_only; acquisition-method/ToS and compilation-copyright questions still open, not resolved by this gate","source":"sacred_texts_v1","source_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/browse/mor/dc/dc095.htm","summary":"This is Section 95 of the Doctrine and Covenants, a collection of revelations foundational to the Latter-day Saint (Mormon) tradition, presented as direct divine speech addressed to early church members in the voice of the Lord. The passage rebukes the Saints for neglecting a commandment to build a temple (the Kirtland Temple, Ohio, 1833), framing this failure as a serious collective sin that has left many of the ordained \"walking in darkness at noon-day.\" The central argument is that construction of this house is not merely organizational but eschatologically urgent \u2014 it is the site where chosen apostles will receive a heavenly \"endowment\" of power necessary to carry out a final pruning of the Lord's vineyard before the end times. The text notably distinguishes between those who are \"called\" and those who are \"chosen,\" implying that ordination alone confers no guarantee of divine favor. Specific architectural instructions are given \u2014 55 by 65 feet, with a lower court for sacrament and worship and an upper court designated as a school for apostles \u2014 reflecting a theology that sacred space must be revealed rather than humanly designed. The closing verses attribute divine self-identification through unusual titles (Son Ahman, Alphus, Omegus), reinforcing the text's claim to direct Christological revelation.","tags":[],"text":null,"title":"Doctrine and Convenants: 95. Revelation through Joseph Smith, Kirtland, Ohio, June 1, 1833.","tradition":"Sacred Texts: Mormons","translated_text":null,"word_count":561}