Luke 10:1-24 "The Lord Appointed Other Seventy Also"

From reading Luke 10:1-24 I learned the Savior taught the Seventy that they must go into the world without fear and that they should travel without gear of any kind, money, or any of the day to day to keep them, and instead rely on the tender mercies of heaven to supply for their needs. So they left without worldly hindrances, and very interestingly, they were to rejoice not in the power they had over the wicked or the adversary, but that the heavens watched over them. They were to also bear testimony regarding the wicked in the cities they entered into.

This part is interesting. Comparing the 6^th Article of Faith, I think that in the Savior's teachings we see the organization of the Church before and after and we find it is really the same. Once again, we send missionaries with barely more than their suits into the field, we send the Seventy forth to do the Lord's will for the church, and they bear testimony of the wickedness of the world.

After reading the Guide to the Scriptures on the Seventy, I feel that the office of the Seventy is one that is a kind of apostolic missionary. The Seventy serves by being a witness of Jesus Christ, not necessarily as an apostle per se, but as one who has a special testimony, and is called to support the affairs of the church.