Doctrine and Covenants 82: 18

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

SECTION 82

18 And all this for the benefit of the church of the living God, that every man may ^aimprove upon his ^btalent, that every man may ^cgain other ^dtalents, yea, even an hundred fold, to be cast into the Lord’s ^estorehouse, to become the common ^fproperty of the whole church—

Footnotes

18a	TG Industry.
b	Matt. 25: 25 (14-30) 25 And I was ^aafraid, and went and hid thy talent in the earth: lo, there thou hast that is thine. D&C 60: 13. 13 Behold, they have been sent to preach my gospel among the congregations of the wicked; wherefore, I give unto them a commandment, thus: Thou shalt not ^aidle away thy time, neither shalt thou bury thy ^btalent that it may not be known.
c	TG Work, Value of.
d	TG Talents.
e	D&C 42: 33 (33-34, 55) 33 And again, if there shall be properties in the hands of the church, or any individuals of it, more than is necessary for their support after this first consecration, which is a ^aresidue to be consecrated unto the bishop, it shall be kept to administer to those who have not, from time to time, that every man who has need may be amply supplied and receive according to his wants. D&C 51: 13. 13 And again, let the bishop appoint a ^astorehouse unto this church; and let all things both in money and in meat, which are more than is ^bneedful for the wants of this people, be kept in the hands of the bishop. D&C 119: 1 (1-3) 1 Verily, thus saith the Lord, I require all their ^asurplus property to be put into the hands of the bishop of my church in Zion,
f	D&C 42: 30. 30 And behold, thou wilt remember the ^apoor, and ^bconsecrate of thy properties for their ^csupport that which thou hast to impart unto them, with a covenant and a deed which cannot be broken.