Doctrine and Covenants 93: 39

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

SECTION 93

39 And that ^awicked one cometh and ^btaketh away light and truth, through ^cdisobedience, from the children of men, and because of the ^dtradition of their fathers.

Footnotes

39a	TG Devil.
b	Matt. 13: 19 (18-19). 19 When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and ^aunderstandeth it not, then cometh the wicked one, and ^bcatcheth away that which was sown in his heart. This is he which received seed by the way side. 2 Cor. 4: 4 (3-4). 4 In whom the ^agod of this ^bworld hath ^cblinded the ^dminds of them which ^ebelieve not, lest the ^flight of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the ^gimage of ^hGod, should shine unto them. Mosiah 27: 9 (8-9). 9 And he became a great hinderment to the prosperity of the church of God; ^astealing away the hearts of the people; causing much dissension among the people; giving a chance for the enemy of God to exercise his ^bpower over them. Alma 12: 10 (9-11). 10 And therefore, he that will ^aharden his heart, the same receiveth the ^blesser portion of the word; and he that will ^cnot harden his heart, to him is ^dgiven the greater portion of the word, until it is given unto him to know the mysteries of God until he know them in full. D&C 50: 7. 7 Behold, verily I say unto you, there are ^ahypocrites among you, who have deceived some, which has given the ^badversary ^cpower; but behold ^dsuch shall be reclaimed; D&C 84: 50 (49-53). 50 And by this you may know they are under the ^abondage of sin, because they come not unto me.
c	TG Disobedience.
d	Jer. 16: 19. 19 O Lord, my strength, and my fortress, and my refuge in the day of affliction, the ^aGentiles shall come unto thee from the ends of the earth, and shall say, Surely our fathers have ^binherited lies, vanity, and things wherein there is no profit. Ezek. 20: 18. 18 But I said unto their children in the wilderness, Walk ye not in the statutes of your ^afathers, neither observe their judgments, nor defile yourselves with their idols: Alma 3: 8. 8 And this was done that their seed might be distinguished from the seed of their brethren, that thereby the Lord God might preserve his people, that they might not ^amix and believe in incorrect ^btraditions which would prove their destruction. TG Traditions of Men.