The Bible

Doctrine and Covenants 34

1–4, The faithful become the sons of God through the Atonement; 5–9, The preaching of the gospel prepares the way for the Second Coming; 10–12, Prophecy comes by the power of the Holy Ghost.

1My son Orson, hearken and hear and behold what I, the Lord God, shall say unto you, even Jesus Christ your Redeemer;

2The light and the life of the world, a light which shineth in darkness and the darkness comprehendeth it not;

3Who so loved the world that he gave his own life, that as many as would believe might become the sons of God. Wherefore you are my son;

4And blessed are you because you have believed;

5And more blessed are you because you are called of me to preach my gospel—

6To lift up your voice as with the sound of a trump, both long and loud, and cry repentance unto a crooked and perverse generation, preparing the way of the Lord for his second coming.

7For behold, verily, verily, I say unto you, the time is soon at hand that I shall come in a cloud with power and great glory.

8And it shall be a great day at the time of my coming, for all nations shall tremble.

9But before that great day shall come, the sun shall be darkened, and the moon be turned into blood; and the stars shall refuse their shining, and some shall fall, and great destructions await the wicked.

10Wherefore, lift up your voice and spare not, for the Lord God hath spoken; therefore prophesy, and it shall be given by the power of the Holy Ghost.

11And if you are faithful, behold, I am with you until I come—

12And verily, verily, I say unto you, I come quickly. I am your Lord and your Redeemer. Even so. Amen.