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Phelps be in haste upon their errand and mission. 8Nevertheless, I would not suffer that ye should part until you were chastened for all your sins, that you might be one, that you might not perish in wickedness; 9But now, verily I say, it behooveth me that ye should part. Wherefore let my servants Sidney Gilbert and William W. Phelps take their former company, and let them take their journey in haste that they may fill their mission, and through faith they shall overcome; 10And inasmuch as they are faithful they shall be preserved, and I, the Lord, will be with them. 11And let the residue take that which is needful for clothing. 12Let my servant Sidney Gilbert take that which is not needful with him, as you shall agree. 13And now, behold, for your good I gave unto you a commandment concerning these things; and I, the Lord, will reason with you as with men in days of old. 14Behold, I, the Lord, in the beginning blessed the waters; but in the last days, by the mouth of my servant John, I cursed the waters. 15Wherefore, the days will come that no flesh shall be safe upon the waters. 16And it shall be said in days to come that none is able to go up to the land of Zion upon the waters, but he that is upright in heart. 17And, as I, the Lord, in the beginning cursed the land, even so in the last days have I blessed it, in its time, for the use of my saints, that they may partake the fatness thereof. 18And now I give unto you a commandment that what I say unto one I say unto all, that you shall forewarn your brethren concerning these waters, that they come not in journeying upon them, lest their faith fail and they are caught in snares; 19I, the Lord, have decreed, and the destroyer rideth upon the face thereof, and I revoke not the decree. 20I, the Lord, was angry with you yesterday, but today mine anger is turned away. 21Wherefore, let those concerning whom I have spoken, that should take their journey in haste--again I say unto you, let them take their journey in haste. 22And it mattereth not unto me, after a little, if it so be that they fill their mission, whether they go by water or by land; let this be as it is made known unto them according to their judgments hereafter. 23And now, concerning my servants, Sidney Rigdon, Joseph Smith, Jun., and Oliver Cowdery, let them come not again upon the waters, save it be upon the canal, while journeying unto their homes; or in other words they shall not come upon the waters to journey, save upon the canal. 24Behold, I, the Lord, have appointed a way for the journeying of my saints; and behold, this is the way--that after they leave the canal they shall journey by land, inasmuch as they are commanded to journey and go up unto the land of Zion; 25And they shall do like unto the children of Israel, pitching their tents by the way. 26And, behold, this commandment you shall give unto all your brethren. 27Nevertheless, unto whom is given power to command the waters, unto him it is given by the Spirit to know all his ways; 28Wherefore, let him do as the Spirit of the living God commandeth him, whether upon the land or upon the waters, as it remaineth with me to do hereafter. 29And unto you is given the course for the saints, or the way for the saints of the camp of the Lord, to journey. 30And again, verily I say unto you, my servants, Sidney Rigdon, Joseph Smith, Jun., and Oliver Cowdery, shall not open their mouths in the congregations of the wicked until they arrive at Cincinnati; 31And in that place they shall lift up their voices unto God against that people, yea, unto him whose anger is kindled against their wickedness, a people who are well-nigh ripened for destruction. 32And from thence let them journey for the congregations of their brethren, for their labors even now are wanted more abundantly among them than among the congregations of the wicked. 33And now, concerning the residue, let them journey and declare the word among the congregations of the wicked, inasmuch as it is given; 34And inasmuch as they do this they shall rid their garments, and they shall be spotless before me. 35And let them journey together, or two by two, as seemeth them good, only let my servant Reynolds Cahoon, and my servant Samuel H. Smith, with whom I am well pleased, be not separated until they return to their homes, and this for a wise purpose in me. 36And now, verily I say unto you, and what I say unto one I say unto all, be of good cheer, little children; for I am in your midst, and I have not forsaken you; 37And inasmuch as you have humbled yourselves before me, the blessings of the kingdom are yours. 38Gird up your loins and be watchful and be sober, looking forth for the coming of the Son of Man, for he cometh in an hour you think not. 39Pray always that you enter not into temptation, that you may abide the day of his coming, whether in life or in death. Even so. Amen. ‹Previous chapterDoctrine and Covenants 60Next chapterDoctrine and Covenants 62›Similar passagesBy tradition and source labelFind similarCompare selectedCompare with similarAsk Deep ThoughtSelect passages to search for parallels.Tap any verse to select it, then compare selected passages or ask Deep Thought. 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