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Mormon Doctrine & Covenants 1. Revelation through Joseph Smith, Hiram, Ohio, November 1, 1831.

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This is a Latter-day Saint (Mormon) scripture from the Doctrine and Covenants (Section 1), presented as a divine revelation dictated through Joseph Smith in 1831, functioning as the Lord's official preface to a compiled book of commandments. The text addresses all humanity with an urgent eschatological warning: judgment and the Second Coming are imminent, peace will be taken from the earth, and the rebellious will face divine wrath while the righteous are promised protection. A central claim is that God specifically called Joseph Smith to receive and translate the Book of Mormon and to found the restored church, described explicitly as "the only true and living church upon the face of the whole earth." The revelation frames the Mormon missionary enterprise in apocalyptic terms, asserting that God's chosen disciples have authority to "seal" the unbelieving unto damnation. Distinctively, the text treats the words of God's servants as fully equivalent to God's own voice, grounding LDS prophetic authority directly in divine mandate. Those deciding whether to read further should know this is canonical LDS scripture with a tone of absolute divine pronouncement, not theological argument or narrative — it commands, warns, and declares rather than explains or persuades.

Mormon Doctrine & Covenants 1. Revelation through Joseph Smith, Hiram, Ohio, November 1, 1831.

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