The Doctrine and Covenants

 1 Behold, blessed, saith the Lord, are they who have come up unto this land with an ^aeye single to my glory, according to my commandments.

 2 For those that live shall ^ainherit the earth, and those that ^bdie shall rest from all their labors, and their works shall follow them; and they shall receive a ^ccrown in the ^dmansions of my Father, which I have prepared for them.

 3 Yea, blessed are they whose feet stand upon the land of Zion, who have obeyed my gospel; for they shall receive for their reward the good things of the earth, and it shall bring forth in its ^astrength.

 4 And they shall also be crowned with blessings from above, yea, and with ^acommandments not a few, and with ^brevelations in their time—they that are ^cfaithful and ^ddiligent before me.

 5 Wherefore, I give unto them a commandment, saying thus: Thou shalt ^alove the Lord thy God with all thy ^bheart, with all thy might, mind, and strength; and in the name of Jesus Christ thou shalt ^cserve him.

 6 Thou shalt ^alove thy ^bneighbor as thyself. Thou shalt not ^csteal; neither commit ^dadultery, nor ^ekill, nor do anything ^flike unto it.

 7 Thou shalt ^athank the Lord thy God in all things.

 8 Thou shalt offer a ^asacrifice unto the Lord thy God in ^brighteousness, even that of a broken heart and a ^ccontrite spirit.

 9 And that thou mayest more fully keep thyself ^aunspotted from the world, thou shalt go to the house of ^bprayer and offer up thy ^csacraments upon my ^dholy day;

 10 For verily this is a ^aday appointed unto you to rest from your labors, and to pay thy devotions unto the Most High;

 11 Nevertheless thy ^avows shall be offered up in righteousness on all days and at all times;

 12 But remember that on this, the ^aLord’s day, thou shalt offer thine ^boblations and thy sacraments unto the Most High, ^cconfessing thy sins unto thy brethren, and before the Lord.

 13 And on this day thou shalt do none other thing, only let thy food be prepared with singleness of heart that thy ^afasting may be perfect, or, in other words, that thy ^bjoy may be full.

 14 Verily, this is fasting and prayer, or in other words, rejoicing and prayer.

 15 And inasmuch as ye do these things with ^athanksgiving, with ^bcheerful ^chearts and countenances, not with ^dmuch ^elaughter, for this is sin, but with a glad heart and a cheerful countenance—

 16 Verily I say, that inasmuch as ye do this, the ^afulness of the earth is yours, the beasts of the field and the fowls of the air, and that which climbeth upon the trees and walketh upon the earth;

 17 Yea, and the herb, and the ^agood things which come of the earth, whether for food or for ^braiment, or for houses, or for barns, or for orchards, or for gardens, or for vineyards;

 18 Yea, all things which come of the earth, in the season thereof, are made for the ^abenefit and the ^buse of man, both to please the eye and to ^cgladden the heart;

 19 Yea, for ^afood and for raiment, for taste and for smell, to ^bstrengthen the body and to enliven the soul.

 20 And it pleaseth God that he hath given all these things unto man; for unto this end were they made to be used, with judgment, not to ^aexcess, neither by extortion.

 21 And in nothing doth man ^aoffend God, or against none is his ^bwrath ^ckindled, save those who ^dconfess not his hand in all things, and ^eobey not his commandments.

 22 Behold, this is according to the law and the prophets; wherefore, trouble me no more concerning this matter.

 23 But learn that he who doeth the works of ^arighteousness shall receive his ^breward, even ^cpeace in this world, and ^deternal life in the world to come.

 24 I, the Lord, have spoken it, and the Spirit beareth record. Amen.