Doctrine and Covenants 55: 1

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

SECTION 55

1 Behold, thus saith the Lord unto you, my servant William, yea, even the Lord of the whole ^aearth, thou art called and chosen; and after thou hast been ^bbaptized by water, which if you do with an eye single to my glory, you shall have a remission of your sins and a reception of the Holy Spirit by the laying on of ^chands;

Footnotes

1a	Deut. 10: 14. 14 Behold, the heaven and the ^aheaven of heavens is the Lord’s thy God, the ^bearth also, with ^call that therein is. 1 Ne. 11: 6. 6 And when I had spoken these words, the Spirit cried with a loud voice, saying: Hosanna to the Lord, the most high God; for he is God over all the ^aearth, yea, even above all. And blessed art thou, Nephi, because thou ^bbelievest in the Son of the most high God; wherefore, thou shalt behold the things which thou hast desired. 2 Ne. 29: 7. 7 Know ye not that there are more ^anations than one? Know ye not that I, the Lord your God, have created all men, and that I remember those who are upon the ^bisles of the sea; and that I rule in the heavens above and in the ^cearth beneath; and I bring forth my ^dword unto the children of men, yea, even upon all the nations of the earth?
b	TG Baptism, Essential.
c	TG Hands, Laying on of.