Doctrine and Covenants 51: 4

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

SECTION 51

4 And let my servant Edward Partridge, when he shall appoint a man his ^aportion, 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 ^blaws and ^ccovenants of the church, to belong to the church.

Footnotes

4a	D&C 83: 5. 5 And after that, they have ^aclaim upon the church, or in other words upon the Lord’s ^bstorehouse, if their parents have not wherewith to give them inheritances.
b	D&C 42: 32 (30-39) 32 And it shall come to pass, that after they are laid before the bishop of my church, and after that he has received these testimonies concerning the ^aconsecration of the properties of my church, that they cannot be taken from the church, agreeable to my commandments, every man shall be made ^baccountable unto me, a ^csteward over his own property, or that which he has received by consecration, as much as is sufficient for himself and ^dfamily.
c	D&C 1: 6 (6, 37) 6 Behold, this is mine ^aauthority, and the authority of my servants, and my preface unto the book of my ^bcommandments, which I have given them to ^cpublish unto you, O ^dinhabitants of the earth. D&C 33: 14. 14 And ye shall remember the church ^aarticles and covenants to keep them. D&C 42: 13. 13 And they shall ^aobserve the ^bcovenants and church articles to ^cdo them, and these shall be their teachings, as they shall be ^ddirected by the Spirit.