Doctrine and Covenants 93: 53

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

SECTION 93

53 And, verily I say unto you, that it is my will that you should ^ahasten to ^btranslate my scriptures, and to ^cobtain a ^dknowledge of history, and of countries, and of kingdoms, of ^elaws of God and man, and all this for the salvation of Zion. Amen.

Footnotes

53a	D&C 45: 60 (60-61) 60 And now, behold, I say unto you, it shall not be given unto you to know any further concerning this chapter, until the ^aNew ^bTestament be translated, and in it all these things shall be made known; D&C 73: 3. 3 Now, verily I say unto you my servants, Joseph Smith, Jun., and Sidney Rigdon, saith the Lord, it is ^aexpedient to ^btranslate again; D&C 76: 15. 15 For while we were doing the work of ^atranslation, which the Lord had appointed unto us, we came to the twenty-ninth verse of the fifth chapter of John, which was given unto us as follows— D&C 91: 3. 3 Verily, I say unto you, that it is not needful that the Apocrypha should be ^atranslated. D&C 94: 10. 10 And again, verily I say unto you, the second lot on the south shall be dedicated unto me for the building of a house unto me, for the work of the ^aprinting of the ^btranslation of my scriptures, and all things whatsoever I shall command you.
b	IE the translation of the Bible.
c	D&C 88: 78 (76-80), 118. 78 Teach ye diligently and my ^agrace shall attend you, that you may be ^binstructed more perfectly in theory, in principle, in doctrine, in the law of the gospel, in all things that pertain unto the kingdom of God, that are expedient for you to understand; D&C 90: 15. 15 And set in order the churches, and ^astudy and ^blearn, and become acquainted with all good books, and with ^clanguages, tongues, and people.
d	TG Education. TG Knowledge. TG Learning.
e	TG God, Law of.