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D&C 49:15 · 1 Timothy 4:3

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Doctrine and Covenants D&C 49:15
"that whoso forbiddeth to marry is not ordained of God, for marriage is ordained of God unto man"
New Testament 1 Timothy 4:3
"Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving"

Shared words: to marry

The letter names both practices in one clause as marks of a departure it warns against; the revelation splits them across two verses and turns each into a test of ordination. The second half returns at D&C 49:18 with the polarity of the verb reversed — the letter warns against those commanding abstinence, the revelation against those forbidding it. A real difference in what is prohibited, reported rather than smoothed. Registered at the 2026-08-11 editorial review.