Doctrine and Covenants 9: 2

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

SECTION 9

2 And then, behold, ^aother ^brecords have I, that I will give unto you power that you may assist to ^ctranslate.

Footnotes

2a	An allusion to additional translation activity, i.e. , the Joseph Smith translation of the Bible and the Book of Abraham, in which Oliver Cowdery assisted as a scribe. See also BD Joseph Smith Translation.
b	D&C 6: 26. 26 Verily, verily, I say unto you, that there are ^arecords which contain much of my gospel, which have been kept back because of the ^bwickedness of the people; D&C 8: 1. 1 ^aOliver Cowdery, verily, verily, I say unto you, that assuredly as the Lord liveth, who is your God and your Redeemer, even so surely shall you receive a ^bknowledge of whatsoever things you shall ^cask in faith, with an ^dhonest heart, believing that you shall receive a ^eknowledge concerning the engravings of old ^frecords, which are ancient, which contain those parts of my scripture of which has been spoken by the ^gmanifestation of my Spirit. TG Scriptures to Come Forth.
c	D&C 6: 25 (25, 28). 25 And, behold, I grant unto you a gift, if you desire of me, to ^atranslate, even as my servant Joseph. D&C 10: 3 (3, 18, 41, 45). 3 Nevertheless, it is now ^arestored unto you again; therefore see that you are faithful and continue on unto the finishing of the remainder of the work of ^btranslation as you have begun.