I revoke the commandment which was given unto my servants Selah J. Griffin and Newel Knight, in consequence of the stiffneckedness of my people which are in Thompson, and their rebellions. 56:6
Trivia: What river was especially cursed by God in Section 61 of the Doctrine and Covenants?
26:1-2 1 Behold, I say unto you that you shall let your time be devoted to the studying of the scriptures, and to preaching, and to confirming the church at Colesville, and to performing your labors on the land, such as is required, until after you shall go to the west to hold the next conference; and then it shall be made known what you shall do.
2 And all things shall be done by common consent in the church, by much prayer and faith, for all things you shall receive by faith. Amen.
Everything in the church will be done by common consent. [1]
Amen.
A democratic church. Seems like a good idea.
But it's more a matter of interpretation.
There's an interesting Mormon blog that was inspired by this verse: By Common Consent.
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