Joseph receives revelation about his gift to translate; he should not claim any other spiritual gift at the time.

Date
Mar 1829
Type
Manuscript
Source
Joseph Smith, Jr.
LDS
Hearsay
Scribed Verbatim
Reference

Revelation, ca. March 1829, 1, 2-3, The Joseph Smith Papers website, accessed June 8, 2021

Scribe/Publisher
Oliver Cowdery
People
Joseph Smith, Jr., Oliver Cowdery
Audience
Latter-day Saints
Transcription

He [Joseph Smith] hath A gift to translate the Book & I have commanded him that he should shall pretend to no other gift for I will grant unto him no other gift . . . & if this be the case I command him that he shall do no more nor trouble me no more Concerning this matter & if this be the case Behold I say unto you Joseph when thou hast translated a few more pages & then shalt thou stop for a season even untill I command thee again. then thou mayest translate & excep thou do this Behold thou shalt have no more gift & I will take away the things which I have entrusted with thee.

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