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Doctrine and Convenants: 94. Revelation through Joseph Smith, Kirtland, Ohio, May 6, 1833.

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This is a revelatory text from Section 94 of the Doctrine and Covenants, a canonical scripture of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, presented as a direct commandment from God to early church members in Kirtland, Ohio (circa 1833). The text directs the laying out of a city "stake of Zion" and specifies construction of two dedicated buildings: a house for the church presidency (for receiving revelations and ministerial work) and a house for printing scripture translations. Both structures are given precise dimensions (55 by 65 feet), a two-court design, and strict holiness requirements — God's presence is conditional on keeping the buildings free of "unclean things." The text also assigns land lots to named individuals (Hyrum Smith, Reynolds Cahoon, Jared Carter) as inheritances tied to their appointed committee work building these structures. Its most distinctive feature is its genre: administrative-divine instruction delivered in first-person divine voice, blending urban planning, sacred architecture, and ecclesiastical organization into a single commandment. Someone considering the full text should know it is narrow in scope — a brief, specific building directive — rather than doctrinal exposition or narrative.

Doctrine and Convenants: 94. Revelation through Joseph Smith, Kirtland, Ohio, May 6, 1833.

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