Revelation given to Joseph Smith the Prophet and Sidney Rigdon, at Perrysburg, New York, October 12, 1833. HC 1: 416, 419—421. The two brethren, having been absent from their families for several days, felt some concern about them.

1—4, Joseph and Sidney to preach the gospel for the salvation of souls; 5—8, It shall be given them in the very hour what they shall say; 9—12, Sidney is to be a spokesman and Joseph is to be a revelator and mighty in testimony; 13—17, The Lord will raise up a pure people, and the obedient shall be saved.

 VERILY, thus saith the Lord unto you, my friends Sidney and Joseph, your families are well; they are in ^amine hands, and I will do with them as seemeth me good; for in me there is all power.

 Therefore, follow me, and listen to the counsel which I shall give unto you.

 Behold, and lo, I have much people in this place, in the regions round about; and an effectual door shall be opened in the regions round about in this eastern land.

 Therefore, I, the Lord, have suffered you to come unto this place; for thus it was expedient in me for the ^asalvation of souls.

 Therefore, verily I say unto you, lift up your voices unto this people; ^aspeak^• the thoughts that I shall put into your hearts, and you shall not be ^bconfounded^• before men;

 For it shall be ^agiven^• you in the very hour, yea, in the very moment, what ye shall say.

 But a commandment I give unto you, that ye shall declare whatsoever thing ye ^adeclare^• in my name, in solemnity of heart, in the spirit of meekness, in all things.

 And I give unto you this promise, that inasmuch as ye do this the ^aHoly^• Ghost shall be shed forth in bearing record unto all things whatsoever ye shall say.

 And it is expedient in me that you, my servant Sidney, should be a ^aspokesman^• unto this people; yea, verily, I will ordain you unto this calling, even to be a spokesman unto my servant Joseph.

 And I will give unto him power to be mighty in ^atestimony.

 And I will give unto thee power to be ^amighty^• in expounding all scriptures, that thou mayest be a spokesman unto him, and he shall be a ^brevelator unto thee, that thou mayest know the certainty of all things ^cpertaining^• to the things of my kingdom on the earth.

 Therefore, continue your journey and let your hearts rejoice; for behold, and lo, I am with you even unto the end.

 And now I give unto you a word concerning Zion. ^aZion shall be ^bredeemed^•, although she is chastened for a little season.

 Thy brethren, my servants Orson Hyde and John Gould, are in my hands; and inasmuch as they keep my commandments they shall be saved.

 Therefore, let your hearts be comforted; for ^aall^• things shall work together for good to them that walk uprightly, and to the sanctification of the church.

 For I will raise up unto myself a ^apure people, that will serve me in righteousness;

 And all that ^acall^• upon the name of the Lord, and keep his commandments, shall be saved. Even so. Amen.