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

SECTION 42

30 And behold, thou wilt remember the ^apoor, and ^bconsecrate of thy properties for their ^csupport that which thou hast to impart unto them, with a covenant and a deed which cannot be broken.

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30a	Prov. 31: 20. 20 She stretcheth out her hand to the ^apoor; yea, she reacheth forth her hands to the needy. Mosiah 4: 26 (16-26). 26 And now, for the sake of these things which I have spoken unto you—that is, for the sake of retaining a remission of your sins from day to day, that ye may ^awalk guiltless before God—I would that ye should ^bimpart of your substance to the ^cpoor, every man according to that which he hath, such as ^dfeeding the hungry, clothing the naked, visiting the sick and administering to their relief, both spiritually and temporally, according to their wants. Alma 1: 27. 27 And they did ^aimpart of their substance, every man according to that which he had, to the ^bpoor, and the needy, and the sick, and the afflicted; and they did not wear costly ^capparel, yet they were neat and comely. Hel. 4: 12. 12 And it was because of the ^apride of their hearts, because of their exceeding ^briches, yea, it was because of their oppression to the ^cpoor, withholding their food from the hungry, withholding their clothing from the naked, and smiting their humble brethren upon the cheek, making a ^dmock of that which was sacred, denying the spirit of prophecy and of revelation, murdering, plundering, lying, stealing, committing adultery, rising up in great contentions, and deserting away into the land of Nephi, among the Lamanites— TG Poor.
b	Micah 4: 13. 13 Arise and thresh, O daughter of Zion: for I will make thine horn iron, and I will make thy hoofs brass: and thou shalt ^abeat in pieces many people: and I will ^bconsecrate their gain unto the Lord, and their substance unto the Lord of the whole earth. D&C 72: 15. 15 Thus it cometh out of the church, for according to the ^alaw every man that cometh up to Zion must lay all things before the bishop in Zion. D&C 85: 3. 3 It is contrary to the will and commandment of God that those who receive not their ^ainheritance by ^bconsecration, agreeable to his ^claw, which he has given, that he may ^dtithe his people, to prepare them against the day of ^evengeance and burning, should have their ^fnames enrolled with the people of God. TG Consecration.
c	TG Welfare.