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THE
DOCTRINE AND COVENANTS
OF THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS

SECTION 1

1 ^aHearken, O ye people of my ^bchurch, saith the voice of him who dwells on high, and whose ^ceyes are upon all men; yea, verily I say: Hearken ye people from afar; and ye that are upon the islands of the sea, listen together.

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1a	Deut. 32: 1. 1 ^aGive ear, O ye heavens, and I will speak; and ^bhear, O earth, the ^cwords of my mouth. Isa. 1: 2. 2 ^aHear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth: for the Lord hath spoken, I have nourished and brought up children, and they have ^brebelled against me. Isa. 49: 1. 1 ^aListen, O isles, unto me; and ^bhearken, ye people, from far; The Lord hath ^ccalled me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name.
b	3 Ne. 27: 3 (1-8) 3 And they said unto him: Lord, we will that thou wouldst tell us the ^aname whereby we shall call this church; for there are disputations among the people concerning this matter. D&C 20: 1. 1 The ^arise of the ^bChurch of Christ in these last days, being one thousand eight hundred and thirty years since the ^ccoming of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ in the flesh, it being regularly ^dorganized and established agreeable to the ^elaws of our country, by the will and commandments of God, in the fourth month, and on the sixth day of the month which is called April— D&C 21: 3. 3 Which ^achurch was ^borganized and established in the year of your Lord eighteen hundred and thirty, in the fourth month, and on the sixth day of the month which is called April. TG Jesus Christ, Head of the Church.
c	Ps. 33: 18. 18 Behold, the ^aeye of the Lord is upon them that fear him, upon them that hope in his mercy; Amos 9: 8. 8 Behold, the ^aeyes of the Lord God are upon the sinful kingdom, and I will ^bdestroy it from off the face of the earth; saving that I will not utterly ^cdestroy the house of Jacob, saith the Lord. D&C 38: 7 (7-8) 7 But behold, verily, verily, I say unto you that mine ^aeyes are upon you. I am in your ^bmidst and ye cannot ^csee me; TG God, Omniscience of.