Doctrine and Covenants 56: 18

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

SECTION 56

18 But blessed are the ^apoor who are pure in heart, whose hearts are broken, and whose spirits are ^bcontrite, for they shall see the ^ckingdom of God coming in power and great glory unto their deliverance; for the fatness of the ^dearth shall be theirs.

Footnotes

18a	Ps. 35: 10. 10 All my bones shall say, Lord, who is like unto thee, which ^adeliverest the ^bpoor from him that is too strong for him, yea, the poor and the needy from him that spoileth him? Ps. 86: 1. 1 ^aBow down thine ear, O Lord, hear me: for I am ^bpoor and needy. Ps. 109: 31. 31 For he shall stand at the ^aright hand of the ^bpoor, to save him from those that condemn his soul. Isa. 25: 4. 4 For thou hast been a strength to the ^apoor, a strength to the needy in his ^bdistress, a ^crefuge from the storm, a shadow from the heat, when the blast of the terrible ones is as a storm against the wall. Matt. 5: 3 (3, 8) 3 ^aBlessed are the ^bpoor in spirit: for theirs is the ^ckingdom of heaven. Luke 6: 20. 20 ¶ And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said, Blessed be ye ^apoor: for yours is the ^bkingdom of God. 3 Ne. 12: 3. 3 Yea, blessed are the ^apoor in spirit who ^bcome unto me, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. TG Poor.
b	TG Contrite Heart. TG Humility. TG Meekness.
c	TG Kingdom of God, on Earth.
d	TG Earth, Destiny of.