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	<h1><b>John Taylor’s September 27, 1886 Revelation</b></h1>		<h1><b>John Taylor’s September 27, 1886 Revelation</b></h1>
	'''Summary:''' John Taylor, third President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, was in hiding from federal agents in 1886 over the Church's then-current practice of plural marriage. During that time, President Taylor received a revelation that some interpret to mean that the Church would never abandon the practice of polygamy. Many in the Fundamentalist branches who live the practice today believe that their leaders were present when John Taylor secretly commissioned them to continue it. This is problematic considering the Church's abandonment of plural marriage beginning in 1890.		'''Summary:''' John Taylor, third President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, was in hiding from federal agents in 1886 over the Church's then-current practice of plural marriage. During that time, President Taylor received a revelation that some interpret to mean that the Church would never abandon the practice of polygamy. Many in the Fundamentalist branches who live the practice today believe that their leaders were present when John Taylor secretly commissioned them to continue it. This is problematic considering the Church's abandonment of plural marriage beginning in 1890.

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	None of these covenants had anything necessarily to do with plural marriage; they certainly did not ''exclusively'' refer to plural marriage.		None of these covenants had anything necessarily to do with plural marriage; they certainly did not ''exclusively'' refer to plural marriage.

	The Doctrine and Covenants frequently refers to the '''covenant''', and it is clear that the reference is generally to the <font color="~~lightgreen~~">gospel covenant</font>, not to plural marriage (emphasis added in all cases):		The Doctrine and Covenants frequently refers to the '''covenant''', and it is clear that the reference is generally to the <font color="66CD00">gospel covenant</font>, not to plural marriage (emphasis added in all cases):

	;Doctrine and Covenants 45 (March 17, 1831): I came unto mine own, and mine own received me not; but unto as many as received me gave I power to do many miracles, and to become the sons of God; and even unto them that <font color="~~lightgreen~~">believed on my name gave I power to obtain eternal life</font>. And even so I have sent mine '''everlasting covenant''' into the world, to be a light to the world, and to be a standard for my people, and for the Gentiles to seek to it, and to be a messenger before my face to prepare the way before me ({{s\|\|Doctrine and Covenants\|45\|8-9}}).		;Doctrine and Covenants 45 (March 17, 1831): I came unto mine own, and mine own received me not; but unto as many as received me gave I power to do many miracles, and to become the sons of God; and even unto them that <font color="66CD00">believed on my name gave I power to obtain eternal life</font>. And even so I have sent mine '''everlasting covenant''' into the world, to be a light to the world, and to be a standard for my people, and for the Gentiles to seek to it, and to be a messenger before my face to prepare the way before me ({{s\|\|Doctrine and Covenants\|45\|8-9}}).

	;Doctrine and Covenants 49 (March–May 1831): Wherefore, I will that <font color="~~lightgreen~~">all men shall repent, for all are under sin</font>, except those which I have reserved unto myself, holy men that ye know not of. Wherefore, I say unto you that I have sent unto you '''mine everlasting covenant''', even that which was from the beginning ({{s\|\|Doctrine and Covenants\|49\|8-9}}).		;Doctrine and Covenants 49 (March–May 1831): Wherefore, I will that <font color="66CD00">all men shall repent, for all are under sin</font>, except those which I have reserved unto myself, holy men that ye know not of. Wherefore, I say unto you that I have sent unto you '''mine everlasting covenant''', even that which was from the beginning ({{s\|\|Doctrine and Covenants\|49\|8-9}}).

	;Doctrine and Covenants 66 (October 25, 1831): Verily I say unto you, blessed are you for receiving '''mine everlasting covenant''', even the <font color="~~lightgreen~~">fulness of my gospel</font>... ({{s\|\|Doctrine and Covenants\|66\|2}}).		;Doctrine and Covenants 66 (October 25, 1831): Verily I say unto you, blessed are you for receiving '''mine everlasting covenant''', even the <font color="66CD00">fulness of my gospel</font>... ({{s\|\|Doctrine and Covenants\|66\|2}}).

	;Doctrine and Covenants 76 (February 16, 1832): [Telestial kingdom is those who] received not <font color="~~lightgreen~~">the gospel, neither the testimony of Jesus</font>, neither the prophets, neither '''the everlasting covenant'''... ({{S\|\|Doctrine and Covenants\|76\|101}}).		;Doctrine and Covenants 76 (February 16, 1832): [Telestial kingdom is those who] received not <font color="66CD00">the gospel, neither the testimony of Jesus</font>, neither the prophets, neither '''the everlasting covenant'''... ({{S\|\|Doctrine and Covenants\|76\|101}}).

	;Doctrine and Covenants 84 (September 1832): And they shall remain under this condemnation until they repent and remember the '''new covenant''', <font color="~~lightgreen~~">even the Book of Mormon and the former commandments which I have given them</font>, not only to say, but to do according to that which I have written— ({{S\|\|Doctrine and Covenants\|84\|57}}).		;Doctrine and Covenants 84 (September 1832): And they shall remain under this condemnation until they repent and remember the '''new covenant''', <font color="66CD00">even the Book of Mormon and the former commandments which I have given them</font>, not only to say, but to do according to that which I have written— ({{S\|\|Doctrine and Covenants\|84\|57}}).

	;Doctrine and Covenants 88 (December 27, 1832): [In the school of the prophets] Let him offer himself in prayer upon his knees before God, in token or remembrance of the '''everlasting covenant'''....[and say] I salute you in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, in token or remembrance of the everlasting covenant, in which covenant I receive you to fellowship...through the grace of God in the bonds of love, <font color="~~lightgreen~~">to walk in all the commandments of God</font> blameless, in thanksgiving, forever and ever.({{s\|\|Doctrine and Covenants\|88\|131-133}}).		;Doctrine and Covenants 88 (December 27, 1832): [In the school of the prophets] Let him offer himself in prayer upon his knees before God, in token or remembrance of the '''everlasting covenant'''....[and say] I salute you in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, in token or remembrance of the everlasting covenant, in which covenant I receive you to fellowship...through the grace of God in the bonds of love, <font color="66CD00">to walk in all the commandments of God</font> blameless, in thanksgiving, forever and ever.({{s\|\|Doctrine and Covenants\|88\|131-133}}).

	;Doctrine and Covenants 101 (December 16, 1833): When men are called unto <font color="~~lightgreen~~">mine everlasting gospel</font>, and ''covenant with an everlasting covenant'', they are accounted as the salt of the earth and the savor of men....({{S\|\|Doctrine and Covenants\|101\|39}}).		;Doctrine and Covenants 101 (December 16, 1833): When men are called unto <font color="66CD00">mine everlasting gospel</font>, and ''covenant with an everlasting covenant'', they are accounted as the salt of the earth and the savor of men....({{S\|\|Doctrine and Covenants\|101\|39}}).

	Thus, the “everlasting covenant” or “new and everlasting covenant” may refer to the gospel message and its restoration. This phrase is also used, however, in the revelation on plural marriage—we will label this “the new and everlasting covenant of marriage” (compare {{s\|\|Doctrine and Covenants\|131\|}}).		Thus, the “everlasting covenant” or “new and everlasting covenant” may refer to the gospel message and its restoration. This phrase is also used, however, in the revelation on plural marriage—we will label this “the new and everlasting covenant of marriage” (compare {{s\|\|Doctrine and Covenants\|131\|}}).

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	~~\|L=John Taylor's 1886 revelation~~		'''Summary:''' John Taylor, third President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, was in hiding from federal agents in 1886 over the Church's then-current practice of plural marriage. During that time, President Taylor received a revelation that some interpret to mean that the Church would never abandon the practice of polygamy. Many in the Fundamentalist branches who live the practice today believe that their leaders were present when John Taylor secretly commissioned them to continue it. This is problematic considering the Church's abandonment of plural marriage beginning in 1890.
	~~\|H=~~John Taylor’s September 27, 1886 Revelation
	~~\|S=~~John Taylor, third President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, was in hiding from federal agents in 1886 over the Church's then-current practice of plural marriage. During that time, President Taylor received a revelation that some interpret to mean that the Church would never abandon the practice of polygamy. Many in the Fundamentalist branches who live the practice today believe that their leaders were present when John Taylor secretly commissioned them to continue it. This is problematic considering the Church's abandonment of plural marriage beginning in 1890.

	While previous generations have been uncertain of the revelation’s text and provenance, Church historians have confirmed the revelation’s authenticity and, in 2025, the original revelation was digitized and [https://catalog.churchofjesuschrist.org/record/3aec2ea6-fdeb-4866-9529-47e27f9cd3b9/0?view=browse&lang=eng uploaded] to the Church's online catalogue of historical documents hosted on its website.		While previous generations have been uncertain of the revelation’s text and provenance, Church historians have confirmed the revelation’s authenticity and, in 2025, the original revelation was digitized and [https://catalog.churchofjesuschrist.org/record/3aec2ea6-fdeb-4866-9529-47e27f9cd3b9/0?view=browse&lang=eng uploaded] to the Church's online catalogue of historical documents hosted on its website.
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	<blockquote>My Son John, You have asked me concerning the new and everlasting covenant, and how far it is binding upon my people; Thus saith the Lord, all commandments that I give must be obeyed by those calling themselves by my name, unless they are revoked by me or by my authority, and how can I revoke an everlasting covenant, or I the Lord am everlasting and my everlasting covenants cannot be abrogated nor done away with, but they stand forever. Have I not given my word in great plainness on this subject? Yet have not great numbers of my people been negligent in the observance of my law and the keeping of my commandments, and yet have I borne with them these many years, and this because of their weakness because of the perilous times, and furthermore; It is now pleasing to me that men should use their free agency in regard to these matters; nevertheless, I the Lord do not change and my word and my covenants and my law do not, and as I have heretofore said by my servant Joseph: All those who would enter into my glory must and shall obey my law. And I have not commanded men, that if they were Abraham’s seed and would enter into my glory, they must do the works of Abraham. I have not revoked this law nor will I, for it is everlasting, and those who will enter into my glory must obey the conditions thereof. Even so, Amen.</blockquote>		<blockquote>My Son John, You have asked me concerning the new and everlasting covenant, and how far it is binding upon my people; Thus saith the Lord, all commandments that I give must be obeyed by those calling themselves by my name, unless they are revoked by me or by my authority, and how can I revoke an everlasting covenant, or I the Lord am everlasting and my everlasting covenants cannot be abrogated nor done away with, but they stand forever. Have I not given my word in great plainness on this subject? Yet have not great numbers of my people been negligent in the observance of my law and the keeping of my commandments, and yet have I borne with them these many years, and this because of their weakness because of the perilous times, and furthermore; It is now pleasing to me that men should use their free agency in regard to these matters; nevertheless, I the Lord do not change and my word and my covenants and my law do not, and as I have heretofore said by my servant Joseph: All those who would enter into my glory must and shall obey my law. And I have not commanded men, that if they were Abraham’s seed and would enter into my glory, they must do the works of Abraham. I have not revoked this law nor will I, for it is everlasting, and those who will enter into my glory must obey the conditions thereof. Even so, Amen.</blockquote>
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	===Historical Context===		===Historical Context===

	The federal government of the United States had opposed Latter-day Saint plural marriage for decades, and that opposition continued to escalate. In March 1881, for example, during his inauguration address, President James A. Garfield condemned the Church because it “offends the moral sense of manhood” for allowing polygamy and not allowing those who practiced it to be punished under the law. After his assassination several months later, Garfield’s successor, Chester A. Arthur, also condemned polygamy as an “odious crime, so revolting to the moral and religious sense of Christendom.”<ref>Ken Driggs, “[https://www.dialoguejournal.com/articles/the-prosecutions-begin-defining-cohabitation-in-1885/ The Prosecutions Begin: Defining Cohabitation in 1885],” ''Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought'' 21, no. 1 (Spring 1988): 109–112.</ref>		The federal government of the United States had opposed Latter-day Saint plural marriage for decades, and that opposition continued to escalate. In March 1881, for example, during his inauguration address, President James A. Garfield condemned the Church because it “offends the moral sense of manhood” for allowing polygamy and not allowing those who practiced it to be punished under the law. After his assassination several months later, Garfield’s successor, Chester A. Arthur, also condemned polygamy as an “odious crime, so revolting to the moral and religious sense of Christendom.”<ref>Ken Driggs, “[https://www.dialoguejournal.com/articles/the-prosecutions-begin-defining-cohabitation-in-1885/ The Prosecutions Begin: Defining Cohabitation in 1885],” ''Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought'' 21, no. 1 (Spring 1988): 109–112.</ref>

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	===Did the Church Lie About the Revelation?===		===Did the Church Lie About the Revelation?===

	Between the years of 1886 and 1933, the existence of the revelation was uncertain to many. At some point, Elder John W. Taylor, a then-member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles and President John Taylor’s son, located the physical copy of the revelation among his father’s things and copies of the revelation were passed around to certain individuals. A week before the first Manifesto was issued, Elder Heber J. Grant recorded in his journal that John W. Taylor had told the Quorum about the revelation. Elder Taylor then showed a copy of it to the Quorum of the Twelve during his excommunication hearing in 1911 (he was excommunicated for continuing to fight against the First and Second Manifestos). Some Church leaders believed in its authenticity, while others disputed it. It was rejected as being authoritative by the Quorum of the Twelve, and the Manifestos were upheld.<ref>Mormonr, “John Taylor’s 1886 Revelation.”</ref>		Between the years of 1886 and 1933, the existence of the revelation was uncertain to many. At some point, Elder John W. Taylor, a then-member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles and President John Taylor’s son, located the physical copy of the revelation among his father’s things and copies of the revelation were passed around to certain individuals. A week before the first Manifesto was issued, Elder Heber J. Grant recorded in his journal that John W. Taylor had told the Quorum about the revelation. Elder Taylor then showed a copy of it to the Quorum of the Twelve during his excommunication hearing in 1911 (he was excommunicated for continuing to fight against the First and Second Manifestos). Some Church leaders believed in its authenticity, while others disputed it. It was rejected as being authoritative by the Quorum of the Twelve, and the Manifestos were upheld.<ref>Mormonr, “John Taylor’s 1886 Revelation.”</ref>

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	===The New and Everlasting Covenant===		===The New and Everlasting Covenant===

	Does this revelation say that plural marriage can never be revoked? No. While some Fundamentalist branches that have broken off from the Church interpret the revelation that way, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints believes that the “new and everlasting covenant” refers to more than just plural marriage.		Does this revelation say that plural marriage can never be revoked? No. While some Fundamentalist branches that have broken off from the Church interpret the revelation that way, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints believes that the “new and everlasting covenant” refers to more than just plural marriage.

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	====The “New and Everlasting Covenant” in Latter-day Saint Scripture====		====The “New and Everlasting Covenant” in Latter-day Saint Scripture====


	It is common for critics to insist that '''“the new and everlasting covenant”''' can only refer to plural marriage. But, this is not consistent with Latter-day Saint scripture:		It is common for critics to insist that '''“the new and everlasting covenant”''' can only refer to plural marriage. But, this is not consistent with Latter-day Saint scripture:

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	===Was There an 8-Hour Meeting Followed by Ordinations After the Revelation was Received?===		===Was There an 8-Hour Meeting Followed by Ordinations After the Revelation was Received?===

	There are no records of John Taylor’s revelation or of any meetings or visions associated with it during the final year of his life. At some point after his passing on July 25, 1887, rumors of President Taylor being visited by Joseph Smith and the Savior began to spread. In 1912, those rumors began to be associated with the 1886 revelation, and from there, the story grew larger and larger over time. Eventually, the story developed that, after a night spent in visions, President Taylor called for thirteen individuals to come to where he was in hiding, where an eight-hour meeting commenced, during which Joseph Smith allegedly appeared. Directly following that meeting, another meeting was held in which five men—all from outside the leadership of the Church—were ordained and put under covenant to continue plural marriage outside of the mainstream of the Church.<ref>Richard Neitzel Holzapfel and Christopher C. Jones, “[https://rsc.byu.edu/champion-liberty-john-taylor/john-revelator-written-revelations-john-taylor ‘John the Revelator’: The Written Revelations of John Taylor],” in ''Champion of Liberty: John Taylor'', ed. Mary Jane Woodger (Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2009), 295–296. The thirteen individuals reported to have attended the eight-hour meeting were John Taylor, George Q. Cannon, L. John Nuttall, John W. Woolley, Lorin C. Woolley, Amy Woolley, Julia E. Woolley, Samuel Bateman, Daniel R. Bateman, Charles H. Wilkins, Charles Birrell, George Earl, and Samuel Sedden. The five men allegedly ordained to continue in plural marriage were Samuel Bateman, Charles H. Wilkins, George Q. Cannon, John W. Woolley, and Lorin C. Woolley.</ref>		There are no records of John Taylor’s revelation or of any meetings or visions associated with it during the final year of his life. At some point after his passing on July 25, 1887, rumors of President Taylor being visited by Joseph Smith and the Savior began to spread. In 1912, those rumors began to be associated with the 1886 revelation, and from there, the story grew larger and larger over time. Eventually, the story developed that, after a night spent in visions, President Taylor called for thirteen individuals to come to where he was in hiding, where an eight-hour meeting commenced, during which Joseph Smith allegedly appeared. Directly following that meeting, another meeting was held in which five men—all from outside the leadership of the Church—were ordained and put under covenant to continue plural marriage outside of the mainstream of the Church.<ref>Richard Neitzel Holzapfel and Christopher C. Jones, “[https://rsc.byu.edu/champion-liberty-john-taylor/john-revelator-written-revelations-john-taylor ‘John the Revelator’: The Written Revelations of John Taylor],” in ''Champion of Liberty: John Taylor'', ed. Mary Jane Woodger (Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2009), 295–296. The thirteen individuals reported to have attended the eight-hour meeting were John Taylor, George Q. Cannon, L. John Nuttall, John W. Woolley, Lorin C. Woolley, Amy Woolley, Julia E. Woolley, Samuel Bateman, Daniel R. Bateman, Charles H. Wilkins, Charles Birrell, George Earl, and Samuel Sedden. The five men allegedly ordained to continue in plural marriage were Samuel Bateman, Charles H. Wilkins, George Q. Cannon, John W. Woolley, and Lorin C. Woolley.</ref>

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	None of these covenants had anything necessarily to do with plural marriage; they certainly did not ''exclusively'' refer to plural marriage.		None of these covenants had anything necessarily to do with plural marriage; they certainly did not ''exclusively'' refer to plural marriage.

	The Doctrine and Covenants frequently refers to the '''covenant''', and it is clear that the reference is generally to the <font color="~~lightgreen~~">gospel covenant</font>, not to plural marriage (emphasis added in all cases):		The Doctrine and Covenants frequently refers to the '''covenant''', and it is clear that the reference is generally to the <font color="66CD00">gospel covenant</font>, not to plural marriage (emphasis added in all cases):

	;Doctrine and Covenants 45 (March 17, 1831): I came unto mine own, and mine own received me not; but unto as many as received me gave I power to do many miracles, and to become the sons of God; and even unto them that <font color="~~lightgreen~~">believed on my name gave I power to obtain eternal life</font>. And even so I have sent mine '''everlasting covenant''' into the world, to be a light to the world, and to be a standard for my people, and for the Gentiles to seek to it, and to be a messenger before my face to prepare the way before me ({{s\|\|Doctrine and Covenants\|45\|8-9}}).		;Doctrine and Covenants 45 (March 17, 1831): I came unto mine own, and mine own received me not; but unto as many as received me gave I power to do many miracles, and to become the sons of God; and even unto them that <font color="66CD00">believed on my name gave I power to obtain eternal life</font>. And even so I have sent mine '''everlasting covenant''' into the world, to be a light to the world, and to be a standard for my people, and for the Gentiles to seek to it, and to be a messenger before my face to prepare the way before me ({{s\|\|Doctrine and Covenants\|45\|8-9}}).

	;Doctrine and Covenants 49 (March–May 1831): Wherefore, I will that <font color="~~lightgreen~~">all men shall repent, for all are under sin</font>, except those which I have reserved unto myself, holy men that ye know not of. Wherefore, I say unto you that I have sent unto you '''mine everlasting covenant''', even that which was from the beginning ({{s\|\|Doctrine and Covenants\|49\|8-9}}).		;Doctrine and Covenants 49 (March–May 1831): Wherefore, I will that <font color="66CD00">all men shall repent, for all are under sin</font>, except those which I have reserved unto myself, holy men that ye know not of. Wherefore, I say unto you that I have sent unto you '''mine everlasting covenant''', even that which was from the beginning ({{s\|\|Doctrine and Covenants\|49\|8-9}}).

	;Doctrine and Covenants 66 (October 25, 1831): Verily I say unto you, blessed are you for receiving '''mine everlasting covenant''', even the <font color="~~lightgreen~~">fulness of my gospel</font>... ({{s\|\|Doctrine and Covenants\|66\|2}}).		;Doctrine and Covenants 66 (October 25, 1831): Verily I say unto you, blessed are you for receiving '''mine everlasting covenant''', even the <font color="66CD00">fulness of my gospel</font>... ({{s\|\|Doctrine and Covenants\|66\|2}}).

	;Doctrine and Covenants 76 (February 16, 1832): [Telestial kingdom is those who] received not <font color="~~lightgreen~~">the gospel, neither the testimony of Jesus</font>, neither the prophets, neither '''the everlasting covenant'''... ({{S\|\|Doctrine and Covenants\|76\|101}}).		;Doctrine and Covenants 76 (February 16, 1832): [Telestial kingdom is those who] received not <font color="66CD00">the gospel, neither the testimony of Jesus</font>, neither the prophets, neither '''the everlasting covenant'''... ({{S\|\|Doctrine and Covenants\|76\|101}}).

	;Doctrine and Covenants 84 (September 1832): And they shall remain under this condemnation until they repent and remember the '''new covenant''', <font color="~~lightgreen~~">even the Book of Mormon and the former commandments which I have given them</font>, not only to say, but to do according to that which I have written— ({{S\|\|Doctrine and Covenants\|84\|57}}).		;Doctrine and Covenants 84 (September 1832): And they shall remain under this condemnation until they repent and remember the '''new covenant''', <font color="66CD00">even the Book of Mormon and the former commandments which I have given them</font>, not only to say, but to do according to that which I have written— ({{S\|\|Doctrine and Covenants\|84\|57}}).

	;Doctrine and Covenants 88 (December 27, 1832): [In the school of the prophets] Let him offer himself in prayer upon his knees before God, in token or remembrance of the '''everlasting covenant'''....[and say] I salute you in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, in token or remembrance of the everlasting covenant, in which covenant I receive you to fellowship...through the grace of God in the bonds of love, <font color="~~lightgreen~~">to walk in all the commandments of God</font> blameless, in thanksgiving, forever and ever.({{s\|\|Doctrine and Covenants\|88\|131-133}}).		;Doctrine and Covenants 88 (December 27, 1832): [In the school of the prophets] Let him offer himself in prayer upon his knees before God, in token or remembrance of the '''everlasting covenant'''....[and say] I salute you in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, in token or remembrance of the everlasting covenant, in which covenant I receive you to fellowship...through the grace of God in the bonds of love, <font color="66CD00">to walk in all the commandments of God</font> blameless, in thanksgiving, forever and ever.({{s\|\|Doctrine and Covenants\|88\|131-133}}).

	;Doctrine and Covenants 101 (December 16, 1833): When men are called unto <font color="~~lightgreen~~">mine everlasting gospel</font>, and ''covenant with an everlasting covenant'', they are accounted as the salt of the earth and the savor of men....({{S\|\|Doctrine and Covenants\|101\|39}}).		;Doctrine and Covenants 101 (December 16, 1833): When men are called unto <font color="66CD00">mine everlasting gospel</font>, and ''covenant with an everlasting covenant'', they are accounted as the salt of the earth and the savor of men....({{S\|\|Doctrine and Covenants\|101\|39}}).

	Thus, the “everlasting covenant” or “new and everlasting covenant” may refer to the gospel message and its restoration. This phrase is also used, however, in the revelation on plural marriage—we will label this “the new and everlasting covenant of marriage” (compare {{s\|\|Doctrine and Covenants\|131\|}}).		Thus, the “everlasting covenant” or “new and everlasting covenant” may refer to the gospel message and its restoration. This phrase is also used, however, in the revelation on plural marriage—we will label this “the new and everlasting covenant of marriage” (compare {{s\|\|Doctrine and Covenants\|131\|}}).