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Whilst continuing the work of translation, during the month of April, Oliver Cowdery became exceedingly anxious to have the power to translate bestowed upon him, and in relation to this desire the following revelation was obtained:
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¶ Oliver: verily, verily I say unto you, that assuredly as the Lord liveth, which is your God and your Redeemer;
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Even so sure shall ye receive a knowledge of whatsoever things ye shall ask in faith, with an honest heart;
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Believing that ye shall receive a knowledge concerning the engravings of old, records which are ancient,
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Which contain those parts of my Scriptures of which have been spoken by the manifestation of my Spirit.
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Yea, behold I will tell you in your mind and in your heart by the Holy Ghost, which shall come upon you and which shall dwell in your heart.
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¶ Now, behold this is the Spirit of revelation:
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Behold this is the Spirit by which Moses brought the children of Israel through the Red Sea on dry ground;
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Therefore, this is thy gift.
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Apply unto it and blessed art thou, for it shall deliver you out of the hands of your enemies, when, if it were not so, they would slay thee and bring thy soul to destruction.
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¶ O remember these words and keep my commandments.
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Remember, this is thy gift.
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Now this is not all, for thou hast another gift, which is the gift of working with the sprout or divining rod;
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Behold it has told you things.
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Behold there is no other power save God, that can cause this thing of nature to work in your hands, for it is the work of God;
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And therefore, whatsoever ye shall ask me to tell you by that means, that will I grant unto you, that ye shall know.
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¶ Remember that without faith ye can do nothing.
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Trifle not with these things;
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Do not ask for that which ye ought not ask;
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But ask that you may know the mysteries of God, and that ye may translate all those ancient records, which have been hid up, which are sacred, and according to your faith shall it be done unto you.
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¶ Behold it is I that have spoken it, and I am the same which spake unto you from the beginning. Amen.