Doctrine and Covenants 42: 31

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

SECTION 42

31 And inasmuch as ye ^aimpart of your ^bsubstance unto the ^cpoor, ye will do it unto me; and they shall be ^dlaid before the ^ebishop of my church and his ^fcounselors, two of the elders, or high priests, such as he shall appoint or has appointed and ^gset apart for that purpose.

Footnotes

31a	Dan. 4: 27. 27 Wherefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable unto thee, and break off thy sins by righteousness, and thine iniquities by shewing ^amercy to the poor; ^bif it may be a lengthening of thy tranquillity. Mosiah 2: 17. 17 And behold, I tell you these things that ye may learn ^awisdom; that ye may learn that when ye are in the ^bservice of your ^cfellow beings ye are only in the service of your God.
b	Lev. 19: 9. 9 ¶ And when ye reap the ^aharvest of your land, thou shalt not wholly ^breap the corners of thy field, neither shalt thou gather the ^cgleanings of thy harvest. TG Generosity.
c	Job 29: 12. 12 Because I delivered the ^apoor that cried, and the fatherless, and him that had none to help him. TG Almsgiving. TG Poor.
d	D&C 58: 35. 35 It is wisdom in me that my servant Martin Harris should be an example unto the church, in ^alaying his moneys before the bishop of the church.
e	TG Bishop.
f	TG Counselor.
g	TG Setting Apart.