Doctrine and Covenants 83: 6

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

SECTION 83

6 And the storehouse shall be kept by the consecrations of the church; and ^awidows and orphans shall be provided for, as also the ^bpoor. Amen.

Footnotes

Deut. 14: 29.

29 And the Levite, (because he hath no part nor inheritance with thee,) and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the ^awidow, which are within thy gates, shall come, and shall eat and be satisfied; that the Lord thy God may bless thee in all the work of thine hand which thou doest.

Mal. 3: 5.

5 And I will come near to you to ^ajudgment; and I will be a swift witness against the ^bsorcerers, and against the ^cadulterers, and against ^dfalse swearers, and against those that ^eoppress the hireling in his ^fwages, the ^gwidow, and the fatherless, and that turn aside the ^hstranger from his right, and fear not me, saith the Lord of hosts.

Acts 4: 35.

35 And laid them down at the apostles’ feet: and ^adistribution was made unto every man according as he had ^bneed.

TG Widows.

Zech. 7: 10.

10 And ^aoppress not the widow, nor the fatherless, the stranger, nor the ^bpoor; and let none of you imagine evil against his brother in your heart.

Mosiah 4: 26 (16-26)

26 And now, for the sake of these things which I have spoken unto you—that is, for the sake of retaining a remission of your sins from day to day, that ye may ^awalk guiltless before God—I would that ye should ^bimpart of your substance to the ^cpoor, every man according to that which he hath, such as ^dfeeding the hungry, clothing the naked, visiting the sick and administering to their relief, both spiritually and temporally, according to their wants.

Hel. 4: 12.

12 And it was because of the ^apride of their hearts, because of their exceeding ^briches, yea, it was because of their oppression to the ^cpoor, withholding their food from the hungry, withholding their clothing from the naked, and smiting their humble brethren upon the cheek, making a ^dmock of that which was sacred, denying the spirit of prophecy and of revelation, murdering, plundering, lying, stealing, committing adultery, rising up in great contentions, and deserting away into the land of Nephi, among the Lamanites—

D&C 42: 30 (30-39, 71)

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.