Ps. 24:l-"The earth is the Lord's, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein."

Luke 12:22, 23-"But God said unto him, Thou fool, This night thy soul shall be required of thee; then whose shall those things be which thou hast provided? So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God" (20, 2 1 ).

Mosiah 2:37-"How much more just will be your condemnation, for withholding your substance, which doth not belong to you, but to God, to whom also, your life belongeth."

CONSECRATION

See Offering and Sanctification.

Matt. 6:19 (Lay not treasures on earth).

Mark 10:23 (Hardly shall rich men enter heaven) (24).

Rom. 12:1-"I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service."

I Cor. 10:31-"Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God."

*Heb. 13:5-"Let your consecrations be without covetousness; and be content with giving such things as ye have; for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee."

D. and C. 42:8, 11-"And behold, thou wilt remember the poor, and consecrate of thy properties for their support, that which thou hast to impart unto them, with a covenant and a deed which can not be broken. . . . for I will consecrate of the riches of those who embrace my gospel, among the Gentiles, unto the poor of my people who are of the house of Israel."

D. and C. 102:4-"The lands which I have consecrated for the gathering together of my saints."

Ps. 51:7; *2 Cor. 8:5; Heb. 10:20; D. and C. 42:9, 19; 82:2; 107:13; 100:5, 6; 101:11; 102:8; 129:8.

THE CONSECRATION OF THE LAND

2 Nephi 7:30, 31-"Wherefore, I will consecrate this land unto thy seed, and they who shall be numbered among thy seed, for ever, for the land of their inheritance: for it is a choice land."

THE CONSECRATION OF SERVICE

2 Nephi 14:12-"Ye must pray always, and not faint: that ye must not perform anything unto the Lord, save in the first place ye shall pray unto the Father in the name of Christ, that he will consecrate thy performance unto thee, that thy performance may be for the welfare of thy soul."

THE CONSECRATION OF PRAYERS

2 Nephi 15:4-"I know that the Lord God will consecrate my prayers, for the gain of my people."

THE CONSECRATION OF PRIESTHOOD

Alma 10:103-"And Alma established a church in the land of Sidom, and consecrated priests and teachers in the land, to baptize unto the Lord whosoever were desirous to be baptized."

OBLATIONS

Isa. 19:20, 21-"He shall send them a saviour, and a great one, and the Egyptians shall know the Lord in that day, and shall do sacrifice and oblation."

Ezek. 20:40-"In mine holy mountain, in the mountain of the height of Israel, saith the Lord God, there shall all the house of Israel, all of them in the land, serve me: there will I accept them, and there will I require your offerings, and the firstfruits of your oblations."

Dan. 9:21-"While I was speaking in prayer, even the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision at the beginning, being caused to fly swiftly, touched me about the time of the evening oblation."

D. and C. 59:2-"On this, the Lord's day, thou shalt offer thine oblations, and thy sacraments, unto the Most High, confessing thy sins unto thy brethren, and before the Lord."

OBSERVED UNDER MOSAIC LAW

Lev. 2:2-13; 3:1; 7:14; 29:18; Num. 18:9; 31:50; 2 Chron. 31:14; Isa. 1:13; 40:20; 66:3; Jer. 14:12; Ezek. 44:30; 45:1-16; 48:9-21; Dan. 9:27.

OFFERING

D. and C. 107:15-(When the saints try with their might to do a work and are prevented the Lord accepts their offering).

D. and C. 102:5.

SPIRITUAL OFFERING

Ps. 51:17-"The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise."

Rom. 12:1-"I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service."

Jer. 33:11; Heb. 13:15.

SACRIFICE IN OFFERING A TYPE OF CHRIST

†Gen. 4:7-"And then the angel spake, saying, This thing is a similitude of the sacrifice of the Only Begotten of the Father, which is full of grace and truth."

Ps. 40:6-8-"Sacrifice and offering thou didst not desire; mine ears hast thou opened; burnt offering and sin offering hast thou not required. Then said I, Lo, I come; in the volume of the book it is written of me, I delight to do thy will, O my God."

*Heb. 10:1, 12-"For the law having a shadow of good things to come, and not the very image of the things, can never with those sacrifices, which they offered continually year by year make the comers thereunto perfect. . . . But this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of God."

*John 1:29; I Cor. 5:7; 2 Cor. 5:21; Eph. 5:2; *Heb. 7:1-13; 8; 9:19-28; 10:1-20; 13:11-13; 1 Pet. 1:18-20; Rev. 13:8.

OBLATIONS IN THE PRIMITIVE CHURCH

Of the first century, Mosheim states:

"The people supplied the funds necessary for the support of the teachers, the deacons and the poor, for the public exigencies and for unforeseen emergencies. These funds consisted of voluntary contributions in every species of goods, made by individuals according to their ability, at their public meetings; and hence they were called oblations."-Ecclesiastical History, Book 1, Century 1, Part II, chapter II, Section 6.

"For the churches had no revenues, except the voluntary contributions of the people, or the oblations;"-Ibid., Section 12.

"The prayers of Christians were followed by oblations of bread, wine, and other things, for the support of the ministers of the church and the poor."-Ibid., chapter IV, Section 7.

Concerning oblations in the first century, Ruter states:

"The scanty revenues of the ministers arose at first entirely from their share of the oblations, or voluntary gifts, which were presented according to the generosity or ability of the congregation."-History of the Church, page 26.

"The prayers formed a considerable part of public worship. To this succeeded the oblations, and the distribution of the Lord's Supper.-Ibid., page 27.

Of Century II, Moshiem informs us:

"The holy scriptures were read; short discourses on Christian duties were addressed to the people; hymns were sung; and at last, the Lord's supper and the love-feasts were celebrated, the oblations of the people affording them the materials."-Part II, chapter IV, Section 8.

Justin Martyr states of their practice after the Communion of bread and wine:

"But we, after these things, henceforward always remind one another of them; and those of us who have the means, assist all who are in want; and we are always together; and in all our oblations we bless the Maker of all things, through His Son Jesus Christ, and through the Holy Ghost"-"First Apology," Paragraph 67.

Irenaeus (born A.D. 130) shows that oblations were required of Christians:

"And the class of oblations in general has not been set aside; for there were both oblations there (among the Jews) and there are oblations here (among the Christians)."-Ante-Nicene, Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, Volume 1, page 484.

The Apostolic Constitutions (A.D. 300) state that though Christians are freed by the Lord from sacrificing animals:

"Yet He nowhere freed you from those oblations which you owe to the priests, nor from doing good to the poor."-Volume VII, page 413.

CARE OF THE POOR

See Consecration and Storehouse.

Matt. 19:21-"Sell what thou hast and give to the poor."

Mark 10:21-"Give to the poor and thou shalt have treasure."

Luke 4:18-"The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor."

*Luke 6:20-"Blessed are the poor, theirs is the kingdom."

Luke 14:13-"When thou makest feast, call the poor."

Luke 18:22-"Distribute unto the poor."

Rom. 15:26-"Contribute for the poor saints."

Gal. 2:10-"We should remember the poor."

I John 3:17-"But whoso hath this world's good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?"

D. and C. 56:5, 6-"Woe unto you rich men, that will not give your substance to the poor, for your riches will canker your souls; and this shall be your lamentation in the day of visitation, and of judgment, and of indignation: The harvest is past, the summer is ended, and my soul is not saved. Woe! unto you poor men, whose hearts are not broken, whose spirits are not contrite, and whose bellies are not satisfied, and whose hands are not stayed from laying hold upon other men's goods, whose eyes are full of greediness, who will not labor with their own hands! But blessed are the poor, who are pure in heart, whose hearts are broken, and whose spirits are contrite, for they shall see the kingdom of God coming in power and great glory unto their deliverance; for the fatness of the earth shall be theirs."

D. and C. 58:3-"Firstly, the rich and the learned, the wise and the noble; and after that cometh the day of my power; then shall the poor, the lame, and the blind, and the deaf, come in unto the marriage of the Lamb."

D. and C. 102:2-"They have not learned to be obedient to the things which I require at their hands, but are full of all manner of evil, and do not impart of their substance, as becometh saints, to the poor and afflicted among them, and are not united according to the union required by the law of the celestial kingdom; and Zion can not be built up unless it is by the principles of the law of the celestial kingdom."

Mosiah 2:28-30, 32, 34-"And also, ye yourselves will succor those that stand in need of your succor; ye will administer of your substance unto him that standeth in need; and ye will not suffer that the beggar putteth up his petition to you in vain, and turn him out to perish. Perhaps thou shalt say, The man has brought upon himself his misery; therefore I will stay my hand, and will not give unto him of my food, nor impart unto him of my substance, that he may not suffer, for his punishments are just. . . . For behold, are we not all beggars? Do we not all depend upon the same being, even God, for all the substance which we have; for both food, and raiment, and for gold, and for silver, and for all the riches which we have of every kind?"

Mosiah 2:40, 41-"And again, I say unto the poor, ye who have not and yet have sufficient, that ye remain from day to day; I mean all you who deny the beggar, because ye have not; I would that ye say in your hearts, that I give not because I have not; but if I had, I would give. And now, if ye say this in your hearts, ye remain guiltless, otherwise ye are condemned, and your condemnation is just; for ye covet that which ye have not received.

Mosiah 2:43, 44-"I would that ye should impart of your substance to the poor, every man according to that which he hath, such as feeding the hungry, clothing the naked, visiting the sick, and administering to their relief, both spiritually and temporally, according to their wants, and see that all these things are done in wisdom and order."

Alma 1:40-"And they did impart of their substance every man according to that which he had, to the poor, and the needy, and the sick, and the afflicted; and they did not wear costly apparel, yet they were neat and comely."

Matt. 5:44; *Luke 3:11; Acts 6:1, 3; Rom. 12:8, 13, 20; I Cor. 16:1, 2; 2 Cor. 9:7; Gal. 2:10; Jas. 1:27; 2:5, 6.

D. and C. 34:4; 36:2; 83:19, 23; 82:2; 85:4; 101:2.

Mosiah 2:28-49; 9:60-62; Alma I:45, 46; Jacob 2:22, 25.

RIGHTEOUS, RICH

Jacob 2:24-"And after ye have obtained a hope in Christ, ye shall obtain riches, if ye seek them; and ye will seek them, for the intent to do good; to clothe the naked, and to feed the hungry, and to liberate the captive, and administer relief to the sick, and the afflicted."

Alma 22:17-20-"And in these prosperous circumstances were the people of Nephi, in the commencement of the twenty and first year of the reign of the judges over the people of Nephi. And they did prosper exceedingly, and they became exceeding rich."

*Gen. 13:1-4; Ps. 112:1-3; Prov. 3:16; 8:18; 10:22; 24:4; *Mark 10:22-26; *Luke 18:24-27; I Tim. 6:17-19.

IN THE PRIMITIVE CHURCH

Concerning the poor of the church in the first century, Mosheim's History states:

"Among the virtues for which this primitive church of Christ was distinguished, the care of the poor and needy is most conspicuous. For the rich liberally supplied the wants of all the brotherhood, and with such promptitude and tenderness that, Luke says, They had all things common, Acts 2:44; 4:32."-Part I, chapter IV, Section 5.

Mosheim also informs us concerning this century, that:

"The people supplied the funds necessary for the support of the teachers, the deacon's and the poor, for the public exigencies and for unforeseen emergencies. These funds consisted of voluntary contributions in every species of goods, made by individuals according to their ability, at their public meetings. . . . Among all members of the church of whatever class or condition, there was the most perfect equality."-Part II, chapter II, Sections 6, 7.

In chapter IV, Mosheim further states:

"The prayers of Christians were followed by oblations of bread, wine, and other things, for the support of the ministers of the church and the poor. For every Christian who had any thing to spare, brought his gift and offered it in a sense to the Lord"-Ibid., Section 7.

Of Christians during the first three centuries, Neander informs us:

"The care of providing for the support and maintenance of the stranger, the poor, and the sick, of the old men, widows, and orphans, and of those who were imprisoned for the faith's sake, devolved on the whole community. This was one of the chief purposes for which voluntary contributions at the times for assembling for divine service were established, and the charity of individuals outstripped even this."-Church History, Section III, page 156.

TITHING

*Gen. 14:20-"And Abraham gave him tithes of all he had taken."

†Gen. 14:39-"Wherefore, Abram paid unto him tithes of all that he had, of all the riches which he possessed, which God had given him more than that which he had need."

Mal. 3:8, 10-"Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye say, Wherein have we robbed thee? in tithes and offerings. . . .Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the Lord of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it."

*Matt. 23:20-"For you pay tithe of mint, and anise, and cummin; and have omitted the weightier things of the law; judgment, mercy, and faith; these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone" (23).

Luke 18:11-14-"The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself; God, I thank thee that I am not as other men. . . . I fast twice in the week; I give tithes of all that I possess. But the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God, be merciful to me a sinner. I tell you, this man went down to his house justified, rather than the other."

Heb. 7:5, 6, 8-"They that are of the sons of Levi, who receive the office of the priesthood, have a commandment to take tithes of the people according to the law, . . . . But he whose descent is not counted from them received tithes of Abraham, . . . . And here men that die receive tithes; but there he receiveth them, of whom it is witnessed that he liveth."

Lev. 27:30-33; Num. 18:24-28; Deut. 12:6, 17; 14:22-28; 26:22; Mosaic Law.

I Cor. 16:1, 2-"Collection for the saints."

Alma 10:8; 3 Nephi 11:11, 13.

D. and C. 64:5-"Behold, now it is called today (until the coming of the Son of Man), and verily it is a day of sacrifice, and a day for the tithing of my people; for he that is I tithed shall not be burned" (at his coming).

D. and C. 106:1, 2-"After that, those who have thus been tithed, shall pay one tenth of all their interest annually and this shall be a standing law unto them for ever, for my holy priesthood, saith the Lord."

D. and C. 94:3; 114:1; 122:5; 129:8.

A LAW OF GOD

*Gen. 14:39-"Wherefore, Abram paid unto him tithes of all that he had, of all the riches which he possessed, which God had given him more than that which he had need" (20).

Gen. 28:22-"And of all that thou shalt give me I will surely give the tenth unto thee."

Lev. 27:30, 32-"And all the tithe of the land, whether of the seed of the land, or of the fruit of the tree, is the Lord's; it is holy unto the Lord. . . . And concerning the tithe of the herd, or of the flock, even of whatsoever passeth under the rod, the tenth shall be holy unto the Lord."

Deut. 14:22-"Thou shalt truly tithe all the increase of thy seed, that the field bringeth forth year by year."

Deut. 26:12-"When thou hast made an end of tithing all the tithes of thine increase the third year, which is the year of tithing, and hast given it unto the Levite, the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, that they may eat within thy gates, and be filled."

Prov. 3:9-"Honor the Lord with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase."

Mal. 3:8, 10-"Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye say, Wherin have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings. . . . . Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse. . . . . . and prove men now herewith, saith the Lord of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it."

*Luke 11:43-"But I say unto you, Woe be unto you, Pharisees! For ye tithe mint, and rue, and all manner of herbs, and pass over judgment, and the love of God; these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone" (42).

Heb. 7:2, 4, 9-"To whom also Abraham gave a tenth part of all; first being by interpretation King of righteousness, and after that also King of Salem, which is, King of peace; . . . . Unto whom even the patriarch Abraham gave the tenth of the spoils. . . . And as I may so say, Levi, also, who receiveth tithes, paid tithes in Abraham."

Num. 18:24, 26-32; 18:8-19; Neh. 10:34-39; Matt. 23:20; Luke 18:12; *I Cor. 16:1, 2; 2 Cor. 8:12.

Alma 10:8, 9-"And it was this same Melchizedek to whom Abraham paid tithes: . . of one tenth part of all that he possessed. Now these ordinances were given after this manner, that thereby the people might look forward on the Son of God, it being a type of his order, or it being his order."

Jacob 2:22-24; Mosiah 9:60-64; 3 Nephi 11:11-15, 28, 29.

D. and C. 64:5-"Behold, now it is called today, (until the coming of the Son of Man), and verily it is a day of sacrifice, and a day for the tithing of my people."

D. and C. 106:l-"And after that, those who have thus been tithed, shall pay one tenth of all their interest annually; and this shall be for a standing law unto them forever."

D. and C. 94:3; 106:2; 114:1; 122:5; 126:10; 129:8.

TITHING IN EARLY CHURCH

McClintock and Strong's Cyclopaedia informs us concerning tithes:

"This obligation has been put forward in ecclesiastical legislation from the earliest period. The Apostolic Canons, the Apostolic Constitutions, St. Cyprian on the Unity of the Church, and the works of Ambrose, Chrysostom, Augustine, and the other fathers of both divisions of the church, abound with allusions to it. In the early Christian Church, the custom of consecrating to religious purposes a tenth of the income was voluntary, and it was not made obligatory until the Council of Tours in 567. The 2nd Council of Macon, in 585, enjoined the payment of tithes under pain of excommunication."-Volume 10, Article "Tithes."

Mosheim states concerning tithes in the second century:

"In the Greek and Oriental churches, tithes began to be claimed earlier than among the Latins; and probably in the second century, for the Greek writers of the third century, and the apostolic constitutions, (which seem to contain ecclesiastical laws of the Greek church), mention tithes as a thing then well known."-Part II, chapter II, Footnote to Section 3.

Cyprian (born A. D. 200) complains of those who did not pay tithes in his day:

"But now we do not even give the tenths from our patrimony; and while our Lord bids us sell we rather buy and increase our store. Thus has the vigor of faith dwindled away among us; thus has the strength of believers grown weak."-Ante-Nicene, Nicene and Post Nicene Fathers, Volume V, page 429.

The Apostolic Constitutions (A. D. 300) command concerning tithes:

"Of the first fruits and tithes, and after what manner the Bishop is himself to partake of them, or distribute them to others. Let him use those tenths and the firstfruits, which are given according to the command of God, as a man of God; as also let him dispense in a right manner the free will offerings, which are brought in on account of the poor, to the orphans, the widows, the afflicted, and strangers in distress, as having that God for the examiner of his accounts, who has committed the disposition to him."-Volume VII, page 408.

Ambrose (4th Cent.) states the tithing law as follows:

"God has reserved the tenth part to Himself, and therefore it is not lawful for a man to retain what God has reserved for Himself. To thee He has given nine parts, for Himself He has reserved the tenth part."-"Sermon 34" by Ambrose.

STEWARDSHIP

Gen. 39:4; 41:40; 43:19-"Joseph in Egypt."

*Luke 12:49-"And the Lord said, I speak unto those whom the Lord shall make rulers over his household, to give his children their portion of meat in due season" (42).

Rom. 14:12-"So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God."

I Cor. 4:2-"Moreover it is required of stewards, that a man be found faithful."

Titus 1:7-"For a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God; not self-willed, not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not given to filthy lucre."

Matt. 18:23-34; 21:36; 24:52; Luke 12:55-57; 19:15; seq.; Acts 20:28; I Cor. 4:1; I Thess. 2:4; I Tim. 1:11; I Pet. 4:10; 5: 2.

Mormon 3:22.

D. and C. 42:9, 19; 51:1-5; 64:8; 69:2; 70:1-3; 72:1-4; 77:1-4; 81:1-6; 101:1-13.

D. and C. 42:14-"Thou shalt stand in the place of thy stewardship; thou shalt not take thy brother's garment; thou shalt pay for that which thou shalt receive of thy brother."

D. and C. 77:1, 2-"It must needs be that there be an organization of my people, in regulating and establishing the affairs of the storehouse for the poor of my people. . . .wherefore a commandment I give unto you, to prepare and organize yourselves by a bond of everlasting covenant that can not be broken."

D. and C. 81:4-"And you are to be equal, or in other words, you are to have equal claims on the properties, for the benefit of managing the concerns of your stewardships, every man according to his wants and needs, inasmuch as his wants are just."

D. and C. 101:10-"And if the properties are mine then ye are stewards, otherwise ye are no stewards."

D. and C. 101:13-"Verily I say unto you, concerning your debts, Behold, it is my will that you should pay all your debts; and it is my will that you should humble yourselves before me, and obtain this blessing by your diligence and humility."

D. and C. 118:4-"Let no one deceive himself that he shall not account for his stewardship unto me."

THE GATHERING

Gen. 12-Abraham.

Gen. 19-Lot.

*Exod. 11-14 seq. Israel from Egypt.

Ezra and Neh.-Israel from Babylon.

Isa. 11; Ezek. 37-Israel to be gathered again.

IN LATTER DAYS

†Gen. 7:70-"Righteousness and truth will I cause to sweep the earth as with a flood, to gather out mine own elect from the four quarters of the earth, unto a place which I shall prepare; . . . and it shall be called Zion; a New Jerusalem."

Gen. 49:10-"The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be."

Ps. 50:4, 5-"He shall call to the heavens from above, and to the earth, that he may judge his people. Gather my saints together unto me; those that have made a covenant with me by sacrifice."

Isa. 66:18-"It shall come, that I will gather all nations and tongues; and they shall come, and see my glory."

Mica 4:1, 2-"In the last days it shall come to pass, that the mountain of the house of the Lord shall be established in the top of the mountains, and it shall be exalted above the hills; and people shall flow unto it. And many nations shall come, and say, Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, and to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways and we will walk in his paths; for the law shall go forth of Zion, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem."

Zech. 2:10, 11-"Sing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion: for, lo, I come, and I will dwell in the midst of thee, saith the Lord. And many nations shall be joined to the Lord in that day, and shall be my people."

*Matt. 24:28, 40-"Behold, wheresoever the carcass is, there will the eagles be gathered together; so likewise shall mine elect be gathered from the four quarters of the earth. . . and he shall send his angels before him with the great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together the remainder of his elect from the four winds; from one end of heaven to the other" (28, 31).

Matt. 25:32, 33-"When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory: and before him shall be gathered all nations" (31, 32).

*Luke 17:37, 38-"Wheresoever the body is gathered; or, in other words, withersoever the saints are gathered, thither will the eagles be gathered together; or, thither will the remainder be gathered together. This he spake, signifying the gathering of his saints; and of angels descending and gathering the remainder unto them" (37).

Eph. 1:9, 10-"Having made known unto us the mystery of his will, . . . . that in the dispensation of the fullness of times he might gather together in one all things in Christ."

2 Thess. 2:l-"Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him."

D. and C. 28:2-"Ye are called to bring to pass the gathering of mine elect, . . . . wherefore the decree hath gone forth from the Father that they shall be gathered in unto one place, upon the face of this land."

D. and C. 45:7-"And the Saints that have slept shall come forth to meet me in the cloud; . . . and your redemption shall be perfected, and the saints shall come forth from the four quarters of the earth."

D. and C. 45:14-"And it shall come to pass that the righteous shall be gathered out from among all nations, and shall come to Zion singing, with songs of everlasting joy."

D. and C. 58:12-"Let the work of the gathering be not in haste, nor by flight, but let it be done as it shall be counseled by the elders of the church at the conferences, according to the knowledge which they receive from time to time."

D. and C. 98:9-"Therefore, a commandment I give unto all the churches, that they shall continue to gather together unto the places which I have appointed; nevertheless, as I have said unto you in a former commandment, let not your gathering be in haste, nor by flight; but let all things be prepared before you."

D. and C. 100:5-"Let all the churches send up wise men, with their moneys, and purchase lands even as I have commanded them."

D. and C. 102:7-"Talk not judgment, neither boast of faith, nor of mighty works; but carefully gather together, as much in one region as can be consistently with the feelings of the people: and, behold, I will give unto you favor and grace in their eyes."

D. and C. 108:2-"Wherefore prepare ye, prepare ye, O my people; sanctify yourselves; gather ye together, O ye people of my church, upon the land of Zion, all you that have not been commanded to tarry."

D. and C. 127:7-"The gathering must not be in haste, nor without due preparation, and must be done in accordance with the revelation given to the church upon Fishing River and in accordance with the counsel and advice of the elders of the church whose duty it has been made to counsel and advise the saints."

D. and C. 3:15; 42:10; 43:6; 45:12; 48:2; 57:6; 83:1; 98:4. 5, 9; 106:2; 117:11; 122:6; 126:10; 128:1; 129:8.

IN THE BOOK OF MORMON

I Nephi 5:255-"All the people who are of the house of Israel, will I gather in, saith the Lord, according to the words of the prophet Zenos, from the four quarters of the earth."

3 Nephi 2:107-"As surely as the Lord liveth will he gather in from the four quarters of the earth, all the remnant of the seed of Jacob, who are scattered abroad upon the face of the earth."

3 Nephi 9:67-"I will remember the covenant which I have made with my people, and I have covenanted with them, that I would gather them together in mine own due time."

3 Nephi 9:71-"Then will the Father gather them together again, and give unto them Jerusalem for the land of their inheritance."

INHERITANCE

HEIRSHIP OF THE RIGHTEOUS

Ps. 25:12, 13-"What man is he that feareth the Lord? him shall he teach in the way that he shall choose. His soul shall dwell at ease; and his seed shall inherit the earth."

Ps. 37:11, 18, 29-"The meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace. . . . The Lord knoweth the days of the upright: and their inheritance shall be forever. . . . The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell therein for ever"

*Matt. 5:7-"Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth" (5).

*Matt. 19:29-"Every one that has forsaken houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name's sake, shall receive an hundredfold, and shall inherit everlasting life."

Matt. 25:35-"Then shall the king say unto them on his right hand, Come ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world" (34).

Acts 20:32-"I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among all them which are sanctified."

Rom. 8:16, 17-"The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God; and if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together."

*Gal. 3:29-"If ye are Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise."

Gal. 4:6, 7-"Because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father. Wherefore thou art no more a servant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ."

Eph. 1:13, 14-"After that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise, which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession."

Col. 1:12-"Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light."

Titus 3:7-"That being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life."

Heb. 6:12, 17-"Be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises. . . . Wherein God willing more abundantly to show unto the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel, confirmed it by an oath."

*Heb. 9:15-"He is the mediator of the new covenant, that by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first covenant, they which are called might receive the promise of eternal inheritance."

James 2:5-"Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him?"

I Pet. 1:4-"An inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you."

Rev. 21:7-"He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son."

Acts 26:18; Eph. 1:11; Col. 3:24; Heb. 1:14; 11:7, 9; I Pet. 3:7.

D. and C. 7:2-"I will make him as flaming fire, and a ministering angel; he shall minister for those who shall be heirs of salvation who dwell on the earth."

D. and C. 56:6-"The Lord shall come, and his recompense shall be with him, and he shall reward every man, and the poor shall rejoice; and their generations shall inherit the earth from generation to generation, for ever and ever."

D. and C. 72:1-"He who is faithful and wise in time is accounted worthy to inherit the mansions prepared for them of my Father."

D. and C. 76:7-"Also the telestial receive it of the administering of angels, who are appointed to minister for them, or who are appointed to be ministering spirits for them, for they shall be heirs of salvation."

D. and C. 77:4-"Ye are the church of the Firstborn, and he will take you up in the cloud, and appoint every man his portion. And he that is a faithful and wise steward shall inherit all things."

D. and C. 45:10; 48:2; 52:2, 9; 55:2; 56:4; 57:1, 3; 58:11; 63:6, 8; 70:4; 72:4; 82:1; 85:33; 90:8; 9:14; 98:1, 3, 4.

3 Nephi 10:1-"They shall come in unto the covenant, and be numbered among this the remnant of Jacob, unto whom I have given this land for their inheritance."

2 Nephi 6:42-"The righteous, the saints of the Holy One of Israel, they who have believed in the Holy One of Israel; they who have endured the crosses of the world, and despised the shame of it; they shall inherit the kingdom of God, which was prepared for them from the foundation of the world: and their joy shall be full forever."

Alma 8:91-"No unclean thing can inherit the kingdom of heaven."

I Nephi 3:151-"I beheld the Spirit of the Lord, that it was upon the Gentiles; that they did prosper, and obtain the land for their inheritance."

2 Nephi 1:6, 7-"We have obtained a land of promise, a land which is choice above all other lands; A land which the Lord God hath covenanted with me should be a land for the inheritance of my seed."

3 Nephi 7:42-"Thus hath the Father commanded me, that I should give unto this people this land for their inheritance."

THE UNITED ORDER OF ENOCH

See Poor, Stewardship and Storehouse.

†Gen. 7:22, 23-"The Lord blessed the land, and they were blessed upon the mountains, and upon the high places, and did flourish. And the Lord called his people, Zion, because they were of one heart and one mind, and dwelt in righteousness; and there were no poor among them."

D. and C. 51:1-"Hearken unto me, saith the Lord your God, and I will speak unto my servant Edward Partridge, and give unto him directions; for it must needs be that he receive directions how to organize this people, for it must needs be that they are organized according to my laws, if otherwise, they will be cut off; . . . every man equal according to their families, according to their circumstances, and their wants and needs; and let my servant Edward Partridge, when he shall appoint a man his portion, give unto him a writing that shall secure unto him his portion, that he shall hold it, even this right and this inheritance in the church, until he transgresses and is not accounted worthy by the voice of the church, according to the laws and covenants of the church, to belong to the church; and if he shall transgress, and is not accounted worthy to belong in the church, he shall not have power to claim that portion which he has consecrated unto the bishop for the poor and the needy of my church; therefore he shall not retain the gift, but shall only have claim on that portion that is deeded unto him. And thus all things shall be made sure according to the laws of the land."

D. and C. 77:2-"Wherefore a commandment I give unto you, to prepare and organize yourselves by a bond or everlasting covenant that can not be broken."

D. and C. 101:9-"And now a commandment I give unto you concerning Zion, that you shall no longer be bound as an united order to your brethren of Zion . . . your brethren, after they are organized, shall be called the united order of the city of Zion; and they shall be organized in their own names, and in their own name; and they shall do their business in their own name, and their own names; and you shall do your business in your own name, and in your own names.

D. and C. 36; 45:12-14; 51; 77; 81; 89; 93; 101; 128.

THE STOREHOUSE

Gen. 41:56-"The famine was over all the face of the earth; and Joseph opened all the storehouses, and sold unto the Egyptians."

Deut. 28:8-"The Lord shall command the blessing upon thee in thy storehouses, and in all that thou settest thine hand unto."

I Chron. 27:25-"And over the storehouses in the fields, in the cities, and in the villages, and in the castles, was Jehonathan the son of Uzziah."

Mal. 3:10-"Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house."

3 Nephi 11:13-"Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in my house, and prove me now herewith, saith the Lord of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it."

D. and C. 42:14-"If thou obtainest more than that which would be for thy support, thou shalt give it unto my storehouse, that all things may be done according to that which I have said."

D. and C. 77:1-"It must needs be that there be an organization of my people, in regulating and establishing the affairs of the storehouse for the poor of my people, both in this place and in the land of Zion, or in other words, the city of Enoch."

D. and C. 81:4-"And all this for the benefit of the church of the living God, that every man may improve upon his talent, that every man may gain other talents; yea, even an hundredfold, to be cast into the Lord's storehouse, to become the common property of the whole church, every man seeking the interest of his neighbor, and doing all things with an eye single to the glory of God."

D. and C. 58:7; 70:2, 3; 82:2; 87:6; 122:6.

SURPLUS

See Poor, Storehouse.

D. and C. 42:10-"If there shall be properties in the hands of the church, or any individuals of it, more than is necessary for their support, after this first consecration, which is a residue, to be consecrated unto the bishop, it shall be kept to administer unto those who have not."

D. and C. 70:2-"They receive more than is needful for their necessities, and their wants, it shall be given into my storehouse, and the benefits shall be consecrated unto the inhabitants of Zion."

D. and C. 106:1-"In answer to the question, O Lord, show unto thy servants how much thou requirest of the properties of thy people for a tithing? Verily, thus saith the Lord, I require all their surplus property to put into the hands of the bishop of my church of Zion, for the building of mine house, and for the laying the foundation of Zion, and for the priesthood, and for the debts of the presidency of my church; and this shall be the beginning of the tithing of my people."

D. and C. 87:7; 129:8.