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Doctrine and Convenants: 84. Revelation through Joseph Smith, Kirtland, Ohio, September 22 and 23, 1832.

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This is Section 84 of the *Doctrine and Covenants*, a scriptural canon of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, presented as a direct revelation to Joseph Smith in 1832. The section opens with prophecy about the construction of a temple and the city of New Jerusalem in Missouri, to be accomplished within the then-current generation. Its central theological content is an extended treatise on the Melchizedek and Aaronic priesthoods — tracing an unbroken lineage of priestly authority from Adam through Moses, Aaron, and into the restored church — arguing that these priesthoods are essential for accessing "the power of godliness" and ultimately seeing God. The text makes the notably strong claim that receiving the higher priesthood constitutes an irrevocable oath and covenant with God, with no possibility of forgiveness for those who receive it and then fully abandon it. The latter portion shifts to missionary imperatives, commissioning the elders to preach globally without material provisions (echoing synoptic gospel passages), and closes with a sharp rebuke of the early church membership for spiritual negligence and neglect of the Book of Mormon. Distinctive among LDS revelatory texts, this section both establishes the theological architecture of priesthood authority and places the entire early church under formal "condemnation" — a declaration with lasting doctrinal weight in LDS tradition.

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