I was reading the 71st section of the Doctrine and Covenants this afternoon, and in the first verse the Lord is speaking to Joseph Smith and Sidney Rigdon about missionary work. He instructs them that "the time has verily come that it is necessary and expedient in me that you should open your mouths in proclaiming my gospel." The section heading also tells us that they were directed by the Lord to temporarily lay aside the work of translating the Bible while they fulfilled the instruction to sha...
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