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Doctrine and Convenants: 70. Revelation through Joseph Smith, Kirtland, Ohio, November 12, 1831.

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This is a canonized revelation from the Doctrine and Covenants, a scriptural text of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, delivered in the voice of God to Joseph Smith and five named associates in the early 1830s. The passage appoints these six men as official "stewards" over the church's revelations and written commandments, charging them with managing and distributing these materials on behalf of the institution. A key economic principle runs through the text: stewards may retain what they personally need, but any surplus must flow into a communal storehouse to benefit the inhabitants of Zion and their descendants. The revelation notably insists that those who administer spiritual things deserve compensation equal to — or even exceeding — those who manage temporal (material) affairs, grounding clerical support in a principle of equity. All members without exception, regardless of role, are bound by this law of equal temporal provision, and withholding compliance risks cutting off spiritual blessings. The passage closes by framing these obligations not as burdens but as divine rewards for the named servants' prior faithfulness.

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