5 Therefore, if you will ask of me you shall receive; if you will knock it shall be opened unto you.
7 And, if you keep my commandments and endure to the end you shall have eternal life, which gift is the greatest of all the gifts of God.
9 Behold, I am Jesus Christ, the Son of the living God, who created the heavens and the earth, a light which cannot be hid in darkness;
These sections are given to the Whitmer family. They were desiring direction from the Lord about what would be of the most worth for them to do at that time. They were told to proclaim repentance to everyone they could. This is not do condemn the Whitmer's friends and neighbors, but to allow them the privilege of coming unto Christ and partaking of His Atonement. Likewise, we too are invited to repent and come unto Christ who enables us to pursue a life of purity and happiness.
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