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Doctrine and Covenants, sections 18 and 19. These are two loaded sections, both of them.

As far as a quick overview of section 18, you're going to have Oliver Cowdery, who comes to Joseph Smith, along with David Whitmer, with some questions as to how they can help build up the

church that hasn't been restored yet. And what is it that God wants us to do at this phase?

We're nearing completion of the translation process of the Book Mormon at the Whitmer Farm in Fayette,

New York. And Joseph receives the following revelation for them. And in here, you're going to notice

how the Savior speaks to this group. So, for instance, in verse 1 through 8, he's going to be

addressing Oliver, just Oliver. And then in verse 9 through 30, he's going to be addressing

Oliver as well as David. So it's as if he's now pulling David

into the conversation with some specific instructions. And the, the, a fascinating assignment

that Jesus is going to give to both David and Oliver is to select 12 men to be ordained as apostles and compose this

original quorum of the 12 apostles in our dispensation. Notice the significance that it's

been hundreds of years since Jesus called Peter, James, John, Andrew, Philip,

Bartholome, Thomas, Matthew, all on down the line to those original 12 apostles back in the

New Testament. Now, a Savior in the dispensation of the fullness of times is giving that same

commission, let's call a quorum

of 12 apostles again, and that assignment is given to David and Oliver here. Later on,

Martin is going to join them. The three witnesses become witnesses not just of the Book

of Mormon and the plates and the truthfulness of the Scripture,

but those three are going to be the ones whereby we call all 12 of our first apostles

in this dispensation. Then you'll notice in verse 31 through 36 of this section, he gives this instruction directly to the 12 apostles

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