"Church of the Firstborn"

1. Heb. 12: 23
   23 To the general assembly and church of the firstborn, which are written in heaven, and to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of just men made perfect,
2. D&C 76: 54, 71, 94, 102
   54 They are they who are the church of the Firstborn.
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   71 And again, we saw the terrestrial world, and behold and lo, these are they who are of the terrestrial, whose glory differs from that of the church of the Firstborn who have received the fulness of the Father, even as that of the moon differs from the sun in the firmament.
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   94 They who dwell in his presence are the church of the Firstborn; and they see as they are seen, and know as they are known, having received of his fulness and of his grace;
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   102 Last of all, these all are they who will not be gathered with the saints, to be caught up unto the church of the Firstborn, and received into the cloud.
3. D&C 77: 11
   11 Q. What are we to understand by sealing the one hundred and forty-four thousand, out of all the tribes of Israel—twelve thousand out of every tribe?
   A. We are to understand that those who are sealed are high priests, ordained unto the holy order of God, to administer the everlasting gospel; for they are they who are ordained out of every nation, kindred, tongue, and people, by the angels to whom is given power over the nations of the earth, to bring as many as will come to the church of the Firstborn.
4. D&C 78: 21
   21 For ye are the church of the Firstborn, and he will take you up in a cloud, and appoint every man his portion.
5. D&C 88: 5
   5 Which glory is that of the church of the Firstborn, even of God, the holiest of all, through Jesus Christ his Son—
6. D&C 93: 22
   22 And all those who are begotten through me are partakers of the glory of the same, and are the church of the Firstborn.
7. D&C 107: 19
   19 To have the privilege of receiving the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, to have the heavens opened unto them, to commune with the general assembly and church of the Firstborn, and to enjoy the communion and presence of God the Father, and Jesus the mediator of the new covenant.