Doctrine and Covenants 72: 17

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

SECTION 72

17 A ^acertificate from the judge or bishop in this part of the vineyard, unto the bishop in Zion, rendereth every man acceptable, and answereth all things, for an inheritance, and to be received as a wise ^bsteward and as a faithful ^claborer;

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17a	D&C 20: 64 (64, 84). 64 Each priest, teacher, or deacon, who is ordained by a priest, may take a certificate from him at the time, which ^acertificate, when presented to an elder, shall entitle him to a license, which shall authorize him to perform the duties of his calling, or he may receive it from a conference. D&C 52: 41. 41 And again, let my servants Joseph Smith, Jun., and Sidney Rigdon and Edward Partridge take with them a ^arecommend from the church. And let there be one obtained for my servant Oliver Cowdery also. D&C 72: 19 (18-26). 19 And now, verily I say unto you, let every elder who shall give an account unto the bishop of the church in this part of the vineyard be ^arecommended by the church or churches, in which he labors, that he may render himself and his accounts approved in all things. D&C 112: 21. 21 And again, I say unto you, that whosoever ye shall send in my name, by the voice of your brethren, the ^aTwelve, duly recommended and ^bauthorized by you, shall have power to open the door of my kingdom unto any nation whithersoever ye shall send them—
b	D&C 42: 32. 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	TG Work, Value of.