D&C 26

As the Prophet Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery are instructed in their duties, the Savior instructs them -

"...thou shalt take no purse nor scrip, neither staves, neither two coats, for the church shall give unto thee in the very hour what thou needest for food and for raiment, and for shoes and for money, and for scrip."  (Doctrine and Covenants 24:18)

Obviously, in their day, traveling amongst the saints took a great deal more time than today. I noted that the Lord is teaching the saints that it was the obligation of the Church, which means to me the saints or fellow members, to feed, cloth, and provide adequate funds for them to continue to carry out their duties.