D&C 45:9 · Malachi 3:1
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'prepare the way before me' stands at four distinct frozen verses in the corpus: Malachi 3:1, 3 Nephi 24:1, D&C 35:4, and D&C 45:9. The identity of the messenger is where the two part company: in the prophecy the messenger is a person to be sent, and in the revelation the messenger is the everlasting covenant sent into the world. Reported as a textual difference and not resolved. Registered at the 2026-08-11 editorial review.