There are many laborers in Zion who are not leaders. Right now we have many laborers in Zion who are perishing or living in abject poverty and they are not being supported financially or being paid a stipend of any kind, yet they give their all to building up the kingdom of God.JohnnyL wrote: ↑April 13th, 2017, 12:25 pmIf you believe that revelation stopped after the Book of Mormon, I guess so.investigator wrote: ↑April 13th, 2017, 4:05 amJohnnyL wrote: ↑April 12th, 2017, 8:27 am DC 43:13 And again, I say unto you, that if ye desire the mysteries of the kingdom, provide for him [Joseph Smith] food and raiment, and whatsoever thing he needeth to accomplish the work wherewith I have commanded him;
I've come across a few other verses like that in my DC reading, too.Concerning this record the Prophet Joseph Smith said: “I told the brethren that the Book of Mormon was the most correct of any book on earth, and the keystone of our religion, and a man would get nearer to God by abiding by its precepts, than by any other book.”If our leaders want to get near to God and teach with power and authority from Him, they should abid by the precepts found in the Book of Mormon.Mosiah 18:26 And the priests were not to depend upon the people for their support; but for their labor they were to receive the grace of God, that they might wax strong in the Spirit, having the knowledge of God, that they might teach with power and authority from God.
By the way, here are a few more Book of Mormon verses:
2 Nephi 26:30 Behold, the Lord hath forbidden this thing; wherefore, the Lord God hath given a commandment that all men should have charity, which charity is love. And except they should have charity they were nothing. Wherefore, if they should have charity they would not suffer the laborer in Zion to perish.
Mosiah 18:27 And again Alma commanded that the people of the church should impart of their substance, every one according to that which he had; if he have more abundantly he should impart more abundantly; and of him that had but little, but little should be required; and to him that had not should be given.
28 And thus they should impart of their substance of their own free will and good desires towards God, and to those priests that stood in need, yea, and to every needy, naked soul.
The Book of Mormon scripture says "priest that stood in need" and then every needy naked soul. How many priests today are supported by the Church or receive pay? How about the rest of the needy naked souls?
Most of the Church leaders were doing quite well financially before becoming General Authorities. They wouldn't qualify as "Priests in need", yet they still receive pay and perks.
Those scriptures are not limited to just leaders. If those scriptures are to be applied, it should be applied as is written. They would apply to all that are needy and all laborers in Zion.
-Finrock