Doctrine and Covenants 113: 8

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

SECTION 113

8 He had reference to those whom God should call in the last days, who should hold the ^apower of ^bpriesthood to bring again ^cZion, and the redemption of Israel; and to put on her ^dstrength is to put on the ^eauthority of the ^fpriesthood, which she, Zion, has a ^gright to by lineage; also to return to that power which she had lost.

Footnotes

8a	TG Priesthood, Power of.
b	D&C 86: 8. 8 Therefore, thus saith the Lord unto you, with whom the ^apriesthood hath continued through the lineage of your fathers— TG Priesthood, Keys of.
c	TG Zion.
d	Isa. 45: 24. 24 Surely, shall one say, in the Lord have I righteousness and ^astrength: even to him shall men come; and all that are incensed against him shall be ashamed. Isa. 52: 1. 1 ^aAwake, awake; put on thy ^bstrength, O ^cZion; put on thy ^dbeautiful ^egarments, O ^fJerusalem, the holy city: for henceforth there shall no more come into thee the uncircumcised and the unclean. 1 Ne. 17: 3. 3 And thus we see that the commandments of God must be fulfilled. And if it so be that the children of men keep the commandments of God he doth nourish them, and ^astrengthen them, and provide means whereby they can accomplish the thing which he has commanded them; wherefore, he did ^bprovide means for us while we did sojourn in the wilderness. D&C 82: 14. 14 For ^aZion must increase in ^bbeauty, and in ^choliness; her borders must be enlarged; her ^dstakes must be strengthened; yea, verily I say unto you, Zion must ^earise and put on her ^fbeautiful garments. TG Israel, Restoration of. TG Strength.
e	TG Authority. TG Mission of Latter-day Saints. TG Priesthood, Authority.
f	TG Priesthood, History of.
g	TG Birthright.