TEACHINGS OF THE PROPHET JOSEPH

SMITH
Selected and Arranged by Joseph Feldng S!th
Taken from his sermons and writings as they are found in the
Documentary History and other publications of the Church and written or
published in the days of the Prophet's ministry
Selected and arranged by the Historian, Joseph ielding Smith, and his
!ssistants in the Historian's "ffice of the Church of
Jesus Christ of #atter$day Saints
%nde& and Concordance prepared by 'obert J( )atthews
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About this Book
The 1ord o/ the %ord& as re-ealed thro0gh the Prophet Joseph S!th n ths
dspensaton& s nterpreted 1th clarty n the 1rtngs and ser!ons o/ the Prophet. Fro
!
the -ol0!es o/ state!ents o/ the Prophet& 1hch 1ere all 1rtten or p0blshed n day
s o/
the Prophet7s !nstry& Joseph Feldng S!th has ta$en !any o/ the !ost s0ccnct and
!portant doctrnal state!ents and co!pled the! nto one -ol0!e /or ready re/erence
.
Teachngs o/ the Prophet Joseph S!th s a -al0able re/erence tool that belongs n t
he
lbrary o/ e-ery %atter8day Sant& to be re/erred to and read /or ts nsghts nto th
e
s0btletes o/ the gospel prncples.
The state!ents contaned heren are arranged by the perod n 1hch they 1ere
ta0ght& and the reader can readly see the de-elop!ent o/ the Ch0rch as ne1 tr0th
s 1ere
re-ealed. In a !nstry that spanned 90st /o0rteen years& the Prophet 1as the %ord
7s
nstr0!ent n the establsh!ent o/ a dyna!c organ:aton that today s one o/ the !a9o
r
relgons o/ the 1orld. It s ndeed the tr0e gospel as t 1as ta0ght by the Sa-or n
the
!erdan o/ t!e.
Ths ne1 edton /eat0res a co!prehens-e nde2 and concordance prepared by "r.
Robert J. Matthe1s& a !ost help/0l addton to ths !portant p0blcaton.
About the Author
Joseph Feldng S!th& co!pler o/ Teachngs o/ the Prophet Joseph S!th& 1as
0n;0ely ;0al/ed to co!ple ths !portant boo$. A grandson o/ the Prophet7s brother
Hyr0! and a son o/ the s2th Presdent o/ the Ch0rch& he ser-ed n the Ch0rch Hstor
an7s
O//ce /or s2ty8nne years& /ro! )*4) to )*+4. For /orty8nne o/ those years he 1as
Ch0rch Hstoran.
On Aprl ,& )*)4& at the age o/ thrty8three& he 1as called to the Co0ncl o/ the
T1el-e. He beca!e presdent o/ that ;0or0! on Aprl *& )*<).
At the death o/ Presdent "a-d O. Mc=ay on Jan0ary >3& )*+4& Joseph Feldng
S!th beca!e the tenth Presdent o/ the Ch0rch n ths dspensaton.
He ded J0ly >& )*+>& at the age o/ nnety8s2.

iAbbreviations:
MSS?Man0scrpt Hstory.
JH?Jo0rnal Hstory o/ the Ch0rch.
"HC?"oc0!entary Hstory o/ the Ch0rch.
E@MS?E-enng and Mornng Star.
TS?T!es and Seasons.
FAR?Far Aest Record.
M and A?Messenger and Ad-ocate.
Introduction
A ;0arter o/ a cent0ry ago& Elder Ed1n F. Parry co!pled and p0blshed a class/ed
arrange!ent o/ e2cerpts /ro! doctrnal ser!ons and 1rtngs o/ the Prophet Joseph
S!th. These sayngs 1ere ta$en /ro! the "oc0!entary Hstory o/ the Ch0rch. That lt
tle
1or$ /lled an !portant !sson& b0t le/t n the hearts and !nds o/ all 1ho 1ere
nterested n the sayngs o/ the great latter8day Prophet& a longng /or !ore o/ hs
sayngs&
1hch longng 1as not sats/ed. Many /ath/0l !e!bers o/ the Ch0rch ha-e e2pressed
the desre that a !ore e2tens-e 1or$ o/ ths $nd be p0blshed. The !e!bers o/ the
Ch0rch ;0te generally desre to $no1 1hat the Prophet Joseph S!th !ay ha-e sad on
!portant s0b9ects& /or they loo$ 0pon hs 0tterances as co!ng thro0gh d-ne
nspraton.
Many o/ these dsco0rses and 1rtngs appear n the "oc0!entary Hstory o/ the
Ch0rch& b0t others ha-e not been ncl0ded n these -ol0!es& b0t are scattered thro
0gh the
early p0blcatons o/ the Ch0rch. It has been d//c0lt e-en /or the st0dent to obta
n these
beca0se the old p0blcatons are not accessble /or general 0se.
In accordance 1th the !any calls that ha-e been !ade that there be a !ore e2tens
-e
co!platon o/ these dsco0rses and sayngs& the !atter 1as ta$en 0p n the Hstoran7s
O//ce and s0ch a co!platon has been prepared& s0b!tted to the Frst Presdency and
passed by the! /or p0blcaton.
It sho0ld be re!e!bered that ths co!platon contans so!e dsco0rses and
state!ents /ro! the !n0tes o/ co0ncl and presthood !eetngs& 1hch are not -erbat!
reports o/ the Prophet7s re!ar$s& b0t 1hch ha-e been appro-ed n those !n0tes. Th
ere
has been no atte!pt to co!ple these sayngs by s0b9ect& beca0se /re;0ently n the
sa!e
artcle or dsco0rse& se-eral s0b9ects are dsc0ssed. It has been tho0ght best to g
-e each
artcle& or porton o/ artcle& chronologcally& 1th an e2ha0st-e nde2 thro0gh 1hch
the
-aro0s s0b9ects !ay be /o0nd. Hstorcal !atters and ncdental or 0n!portant !atter
s
ha-e been el!nated. #y the 0se o/ asters$s these portons le/t o0t are ndcated n
the
body o/ the 1or$.
Artcles 1hch are accessble& s0ch as Joseph Smith Tells His "wn Story& 1hch as
been p0blshed n tract /or! and also n the Pearl o/ Great Prce& are not added to
ths
1or$. Re/erences ha-e been !ade to the re-elatons n the "octrne and Co-enants 1h
ere
necessary& b0t these re-elatons are not ncl0ded n ths 1or$.
It s /elt that ths -ol0!e 1ll !eet a need and pro!ote /ath a!ong the !e!bers o/

the Ch0rch. Ath ths ntent t s sent o0t on ts !sson as another test!ony o/ the dne
callng o/ the Prophet Joseph S!th.
JOSEPH FIE%"ING SMITH&
Ch0rch Hstoran.
Section One
1830-1834
Title Pae o! the Book o! "or#on
Meant!e o0r translaton dra1ng to a close& 1e 1ent to Pal!yra& Aayne Co0nty&
Ne1 Bor$& sec0red the copyrght& and agreed 1th Mr. Egbert #. Grandn to prnt /-e
tho0sand copes /or the s0! o/ three tho0sand dollars.
I 1sh to !enton here& that the ttle8page o/ the #oo$ o/ Mor!on s a lteral
translaton& ta$en /ro! the -ery last lea/& on the le/t hand sde o/ the collecton
or boo$ o/
plates& 1hch contaned the record 1hch has been translated& the lang0age o/ the 1
hole
r0nnng the sa!e as all Hebre1 1rtng n generalC and that sad ttle8page s not by a
ny
!eans a !odern co!poston& ether o/ !ne or o/ any other !an 1ho has l-ed or does
l-e n ths generaton. There/ore& n order to correct an error 1hch generally e2sts
concernng t& I g-e belo1/n that part o/ the ttle8page o/ the Englsh -erson o/ th
e #oo$
o/ Mor!on& 1hch s a gen0ne and lteral translaton o/ the ttle8page o/ the orgnal
#oo$ o/ Mor!on& as recorded on the plates.
?"HC )D+). E)534.F
$alue o! the %evelations and &o##and#ents
My t!e 1as occ0ped closely n re-e1ng the co!!and!ents and sttng n
con/erence& /or nearly t1o 1ee$s& /or /ro! the /rst to the t1el/th o/ No-e!ber G
)53)H 1e
held /o0r specal con/erences. In the last 1hch 1as held at #rother Johnson7s& n
Hra!&
a/ter delberate consderaton& n conse;0ence o/ the #oo$ o/ re-elatons& no1 to be
prnted&/n beng the /o0ndaton o/ the Ch0rch n these last days& and a bene/t to th
e
1orld& sho1ng that the $eys o/ the !ysteres o/ the $ngdo! o/ o0r Sa-or are agan
entr0sted to !anC and the rches o/ eternty 1thn the co!pass o/ those 1ho are 1ll
ng
to l-e by e-ery 1ord that proceedeth o0t o/ the !o0th o/ God?there/ore the con/e
rence
-oted that they pr:e the re-elatons to be 1orth to the Ch0rch the rches o/ the 1
hole
earth& spea$ng te!porally. The great bene/ts to the 1orld 1hch res0lt /ro! the #
oo$ o/
Mor!on and the re-elatons& 1hch the %ord has seen /t n Hs n/nte 1sdo! to grant
0nto 0s /or o0r sal-aton& and /or the sal-aton o/ all that 1ll bele-e& 1ere d0ly
apprecatedC and n ans1er to an
?"HC )D>3<8>3,.
Partin the $eil Throuh Per!ect
#rother Joseph S!th& Jr.& sadD
he
%ord and t s thro0gh the great
together& !any o/ 0s ha-e gone

n;0ry& I rece-ed the /ollo1ng./n ENo-.& )53)F

'aith
Ae ha-e asse!bled together to do the b0sness o/ t
!ercy o/ o0r God that 1e are spared to asse!ble
at the co!!and o/ the %ord n de/ance o/ e-erythng

e-l& and obtaned blessngs 0nspea$able& n conse;0ence o/ 1hch o0r na!es are seale
d
n the %a!b7s boo$ o/ l/e& /or the %ord has spo$en t. It s the pr-lege o/ e-ery E

lder to
spea$ o/ the thngs o/ GodC and co0ld 1e all co!e together 1th one heart and one
!nd
n per/ect /ath the -el !ght as 1ell be rent today as ne2t 1ee$& or any other t!e
& and /
1e 1ll b0t cleanse o0rsel-es and co-enant be/ore God& to ser-e H!& t s o0r pr-le
ge
to ha-e an ass0rance that God 1ll protect 0s at all t!es./n
?FAR& pp. )38)6. EOct. ><& )53).F
Per!ect (ove a Sa!euard Aainst 'allin !ro# )race
#rother Joseph S!th& Jr.& sadD That he ntended to do hs d0ty be/ore the %ord and
hoped that the brethren 1o0ld be patent as they had a consderable dstance Eto go
F. Also
sad that the pro!se o/ God 1as that the greatest blessngs 1hch God had to besto1
sho0ld be g-en to those 1ho contrb0ted to the s0pport o/ hs /a!ly 1hle he 1as
translatng the /0lness o/ the scrpt0res. 'ntl 1e ha-e per/ect lo-e 1e are lable
to /all
and 1hen 1e ha-e a test!ony that o0r na!es are sealed n the %a!b7s boo$ o/ l/e 1
e
ha-e per/ect lo-e and then t s !possble /or /alse Chrsts to dece-e 0sC also sad&
that
the %ord held the Ch0rch bo0nd to pro-de /or /a!les o/ the absent Elders 1hle
procla!ng the GospelC /0rther& that God had o/ten sealed 0p the hea-ens beca0se
o/
co-eto0sness n the Ch0rch. The %ord 1o0ld c0t short hs 1or$ n rghteo0sness and
e2cept the Ch0rch rece-e the /0lness o/ the Scrpt0res that they 1o0ld yet /al./n
?FAR& p. ),. EOct. ><& )53).F
&o##ent on %evision o! the Scri*tures
'pon !y ret0rn /ro! A!herst Con/erence& I res0!ed the translaton o/ the
Scrpt0res. /n Fro! s0ndry re-elatons 1hch had been rece-ed& t 1as apparent that
!any !portant ponts to0chng the sal-aton o/ !en& had been ta$en /ro! the #ble& o
r
lost be/ore t 1as co!pled. It appeared /ro! 1hat tr0ths 1ere le/t& that / God re
1arded
e-ery one accordng to the deeds done n the body the ter! IHea-enI as ntended /or
the
Sants7 eternal ho!e& !0st ncl0de !ore $ngdo!s than one. Accordngly& on the ),th
o/
Febr0ary& )53>& 1hle translatng St. John7s Gospel& !ysel/ and Elder Rgdon sa1 th
e
/ollo1ng -son./n
?"HC )D>6<. EFeb. ),& )53>.F
The Pro*het+s $ie,s on the $ision
Nothng co0ld be !ore pleasng to the Sants 0pon the order o/ the =ngdo! o/ the %o
rd&
than the lght 1hch b0rst 0pon the 1orld thro0gh the /oregong -son. E-ery la1& eery
co!!and!ent& e-ery pro!se& e-ery tr0th& and e-ery pont to0chng the destny o/ !an
&
/ro! Geness to Re-elaton& 1here the p0rty o/ the Scrpt0res re!an 0ns0lled by the
/olly o/ !en& go to sho1 the per/ecton o/ the theory Eo/ d//erent degrees o/ glo
ry n the
/0t0re l/eF and 1tness the /act that the doc0!ent s a transcrpt /ro! the records
o/ the
eternal 1orld. The s0bl!ty o/ the deasC the p0rty o/ the lang0ageC the scope /or
actonC

the contn0ed d0raton /or co!pleton& n order that the hers o/ sal-aton !ay con/es
s the
%ord and bo1 the $neeC the re1ards /or /ath/0lness& and the p0nsh!ents /or sns&
are so
!0ch beyond the narro18!ndedness o/ !en& that e-ery !an s constraned to e2cla!D
IIt ca!e /ro! God.I EFeb.& )53>.F
?"HC )D><>8><3.
Search the %evelations o! )od
The following e&cerpts are taken from the second number of the E-enng and
Mornng Star& published in !ugust, *+,-( The article from which these thoughts ar
e taken
was prepared by the Prophet and published in this issue of the Star.
Search the scrpt0res?search the re-elatons 1hch 1e p0blsh& and as$ yo0r
Hea-enly Father& n the na!e o/ Hs Son Jes0s Chrst& to !an/est the tr0th 0nto yo0
& and
/ yo0 do t 1th an eye sngle to Hs glory nothng do0btng& He 1ll ans1er yo0 by the
po1er o/ Hs Holy Sprt. Bo0 1ll then $no1 /or yo0rsel-es and not /or another. Bo0
1ll
not then be dependent on !an /or the $no1ledge o/ GodC nor 1ll there be any roo!
/or
spec0laton. NoC /or 1hen !en rece-e ther nstr0cton /ro! H! that !ade the!& they
$no1 ho1 He 1ll sa-e the!. Then agan 1e sayD Search the Scrpt0res& search the
Prophets and learn 1hat porton o/ the! belongs to yo0 and the people o/ the nnet
eenth
cent0ry.
Bo0& no do0bt& 1ll agree 1th 0s& and say& that yo0 ha-e no rght to cla! the
pro!ses o/ the nhabtants be/ore the /loodC that yo0 cannot /o0nd yo0r hopes o/
sal-aton 0pon the obedence o/ the chldren o/ Israel 1hen 9o0rneyng n the 1lderne
ss&
nor can yo0 e2pect that the blessngs 1hch the apostles prono0nced 0pon the ch0rc
hes o/
Chrst eghteen h0ndred years ago& 1ere ntended /or yo0. Agan& / others7 blessngs
are
not yo0r blessngs& others7 c0rses are not yo0r c0rsesC yo0 stand then n these la
st days& as
all ha-e stood be/ore yo0& agents 0nto yo0rsel-es& to be 90dged accordng to yo0r
1or$s.
-ver. "an an Aent !or /i#sel!
E-ery !an l-es /or h!sel/. Ada! 1as !ade to open the 1ay o/ the 1orld& and /or
dressng the garden. Noah 1as born to sa-e seed o/ e-erythng& 1hen the earth 1as
1ashed o/ ts 1c$edness by the /loodC and the Son o/ God ca!e nto the 1orld to re
dee!
t /ro! the /all. #0t e2cept a !an be born agan& he cannot see the $ngdo! o/ God.
Ths
eternal tr0th settles the ;0eston o/ all !en7s relgon. A !an !ay be sa-ed& a/ter
the
90dg!ent& n the terrestral $ngdo!& or n the telestal $ngdo!& b0t he can ne-er se
e the
celestal $ngdo! o/ God& 1tho0t beng born o/ 1ater and the Sprt. He !ay rece-e a
glory l$e 0nto the !oon& G.e. o/ 1hch the lght o/ the !oon s typcalH& or a star&
G.e. o/
1hch the lght o/ the stars s typcalH& b0t he can ne-er co!e 0nto Mo0nt Jon& and
0nto
the cty o/ the l-ng God& the hea-enly Jer0sale!& and to an nn0!erable co!pany o/
angelsC to the general asse!bly and Ch0rch o/ the Frstborn& 1hch are 1rtten n he
a-en&
and to God the 90dge o/ all& and to the sprts o/ 90st !en !ade per/ect& and to J
es0s the

Medator o/ the ne1 co-enant& 0nless he beco!es as a lttle chld& and s ta0ght by
the
Sprt o/ God. Ahere/ore& 1e agan say& search the re-elatons o/ GodC st0dy the
propheces& and re9oce that God grants 0nto the 1orld Seers and Prophets. They ar
e they
1ho sa1 the !ysteres o/ godlnessC they sa1 the /lood be/ore t ca!eC they sa1 ang
els
ascendng and descendng 0pon a ladder that reached /ro! earth to hea-enC they sa1
the
stone c0t o0t o/ the !o0ntan& 1hch /lled the 1hole earthC they sa1 the Son o/ Go
d
co!e /ro! the regons o/ blss and d1ell 1th !en on earthC they sa1 the del-erer c
o!e
o0t o/ Jon& and t0rn a1ay 0ngodlness /ro! JacobC they sa1 the glory o/ the %ord
1hen
he sho1ed the trans/g0raton o/ the earth on the !o0ntC they sa1 e-ery !o0ntan la
d
lo1 and e-ery -alley e2alted 1hen the %ord 1as ta$ng -engeance 0pon the 1c$edC t
hey
sa1 tr0th sprng o0t o/ the earth& and rghteo0sness loo$ do1n /ro! hea-en n the l
ast
days& be/ore the %ord ca!e the second t!e to gather hs electC they sa1 the end o
/
1c$edness on earth& and the Sabbath o/ creaton cro1ned 1th peaceC they sa1 the e
nd
o/ the gloro0s tho0sand years& 1hen Satan 1as loosed /or a lttle seasonC they sa
1 the
day o/ 90dg!ent 1hen all !en rece-ed accordng to ther 1or$s& and they sa1 the
hea-en and the earth /lee a1ay to !a$e roo! /or the cty o/ God& 1hen the rghteo0
s
rece-e an nhertance n eternty. And& /ello1 so9o0rners 0pon earth& t s yo0r pr-le
ge
to p0r/y yo0rsel-es and co!e 0p to the sa!e glory& and see /or yo0rsel-es& and $
no1 /or
yo0rsel-es. As$& and t shall be g-en yo0C see$ and ye shall /ndC $noc$& and t sh
all be
opened 0nto yo0.
?E@MS A0g0st& )53>. "HC )D>5>8>56.
(etter to -ditor Seaton
January ., *+,,, the Prophet wrote to )r( /( 0( Seaton, an editor of a newspaper
, the
following words of counsel and warning concerning the state of the world and the
purpose of the #ord in the restoration spoken of by the ancient prophets(
Mr. EdtorD?Sr& Consderng the lberal prncples 0pon 1hch yo0r nterestng and
-al0able paper s p0blshed& !ysel/ beng a s0bscrber& and /eelng a deep nterest n
the
ca0se o/ Jon& and n the happness o/ !y brethren o/ !an$nd& I cheer/0lly ta$e 0p
!y
pen to contrb0te !y !te at ths -ery nterestng and !portant perod.
For so!e length o/ t!e I ha-e been care/0lly -e1ng the state o/ thngs& as t no1
appears& thro0gho0t o0r Chrstan landC and ha-e loo$ed at t 1th /eelngs o/ the !o
st
pan/0l an2ety. Ahle 0pon one hand I behold the !an/est 1thdra1al o/ God7s Holy
Sprt& and the -el o/ st0pdty 1hch see!s to be dra1n o-er the hearts o/ the peopl
eC
0pon the other hand& I behold the 90dg!ents o/ God that ha-e s1ept& and are stll
s1eepng h0ndreds and tho0sands o/ o0r race& and I /ear 0nprepared& do1n to the s

hades
o/ death. Ath ths sole!n and alar!ng /act be/ore !e& I a! led to e2cla!& IO that
!y
head 1ere 1aters& and !ne eyes a /o0ntan o/ tears& that I !ght 1eep day and nght
.I
A Slee*in &hristianit.
I thn$ that t s hgh t!e /or a Chrstan 1orld to a1a$e o0t o/ sleep& and cry
!ghtly to that God& day and nght& 1hose anger 1e ha-e 90stly nc0rred. Are not th
ese
thngs a s0//cent st!0lant to aro0se the /ac0ltes& and call /orth the energes o/
e-ery
!an& 1o!an or chld& that possesses /eelngs o/ sy!pathy /or ther /ello1s& or that
s n
any degree endeared to the b0ddng ca0se o/ o0r gloro0s %ordK I lea-e an ntellgen
t
co!!0nty to ans1er ths !portant ;0eston& 1th a con/esson& that ths s 1hat has
ca0sed !e to o-erloo$ !y o1n nablty& and e2pose !y 1ea$ness to a learned 1orldC
b0t& tr0stng n that God 1ho has sad that these thngs are hd /ro! the 1se and pr0
dent
and re-ealed 0nto babes& I step /orth nto the /eld to tell yo0 1hat the %ord s d
ong& and
1hat yo0 !0st do& to en9oy the s!les o/ yo0r Sa-or n these last days.
The &ovenant ,ith Israel
The t!e has at last arr-ed 1hen the God o/ Abraha!& o/ Isaac& and o/ Jacob& has
set
hs hand agan the second t!e to reco-er the re!nants o/ hs people& 1hch ha-e been
le/t /ro! Assyra& and /ro! Egypt& and /ro! Pathros& and /ro! C0sh& and /ro! Ela!
& and
/ro! Shnar& and /ro! Ha!ath& and /ro! the slands o/ the sea& and 1th the! to brn
g n
the /0lness o/ the Gentles& and establsh that co-enant 1th the!& 1hch 1as pro!se
d
1hen ther sns sho0ld be ta$en a1ay. See Isaah ))C Ro!ans ))D><& >, and >+& and a
lso
Jere!ah 3)D3)& 3> and 33. Ths co-enant has ne-er been establshed 1th the ho0se o
/
Israel& nor 1th the ho0se o/ J0dah& /or t re;0res t1o partes to !a$e a co-enant&
and
those t1o partes !0st be agreed& or no co-enant can be !ade.
s
Chrst& n the days o/ Hs /lesh& proposed to !a$e a co-enant 1th the!& b0t they
re9ected H! and Hs proposals& and n conse;0ence thereo/& they 1ere bro$en o//& a
nd
no co-enant 1as !ade 1th the! at that t!e. #0t ther 0nbele/ has not rendered the
pro!se o/ God o/ none e//ectD no& /or there 1as another day l!ted n "a-d& 1hch 1
as
the day o/ Hs po1erC and then Hs people& Israel& sho0ld be a 1llng peopleC?and H
e
1o0ld 1rte Hs la1 n ther hearts& and prnt t n ther tho0ghtsC ther sns and ther
n;0tes He 1o0ld re!e!ber no !ore.
The &ovenant to the )entiles
Th0s a/ter ths chosen /a!ly had re9ected Chrst and Hs proposals& the heralds o/
sal-aton sad to the!& I%o 1e t0rn 0nto the GentlesIC and the Gentles rece-ed the
co-enant& and 1ere gra/ted n /ro! 1hence the chosen /a!ly 1ere bro$en o//C b0t t
he
Gentles ha-e not contn0ed n the goodness o/ God& b0t ha-e departed /ro! the /ath
that

1as once del-ered to the Sants& and ha-e bro$en the co-enant n 1hch ther /athers
1ere establshed Esee Isaah >6D<FC and ha-e beco!e hgh8!nded& and ha-e not /eared
C
there/ore& b0t /e1 o/ the! 1ll be gathered 1th the chosen /a!ly. Ha-e not the pr
de&
hgh8!ndedness& and 0nbele/ o/ the Gentles& pro-o$ed the Holy One o/ Israel to
1thdra1 Hs Holy Sprt /ro! the!& and send /orth Hs 90dg!ents to sco0rge the! /or
ther 1c$ednessK Ths s certanly the case.
The -arth 0e!iled
Chrst sad to Hs dscples EMar$ ),D)+ and )5F& that these sgns sho0ld /ollo1 the!
that bele-eD?IIn !y na!e shall they cast o0t de-lsC they shall spea$ 1th ne1 ton
g0esC
they shall ta$e 0p serpentsC and / they drn$ any deadly thng& t shall not h0rt t
he!C they
shall lay hands on the sc$& and they shall reco-erIC and also& n connecton 1th t
hs& read
)st Cornthans& )>th chapter. #y the /oregong test!ones 1e !ay loo$ at the Chrsta
n
1orld and see the apostasy there has been /ro! the apostolc plat/or!C and 1ho ca
n loo$
at ths and not e2cla!& n the lang0age o/ Isaah& IThe earth also s de/led 0nder t
he
nhabtants thereo/C beca0se they ha-e transgressed the la1s& changed the ordnance
s& and
bro$en the e-erlastng co-enantKI
The plan /act s ths& the po1er o/ God begns to /all 0pon the natons& and the lgh
t
o/ the latter8day glory begns to brea$ /orth thro0gh the dar$ at!osphere o/ sect
aran
1c$edness& and ther n;0ty rolls 0p nto -e1& and the natons o/ the Gentles are l$
e
the 1a-es o/ the sea& castng 0p !re and drt& or all n co!!oton& and they are has
tly
preparng to act the part allotted the!& 1hen the %ord reb0$es the natons& 1hen H
e shall
r0le the! 1th a rod o/ ron& and brea$ the! n peces l$e a potter7s -essel. The %o
rd
declared to Hs ser-ants& so!e eghteen !onths snce& that He 1as then 1thdra1ng Hs
Sprt /ro! the earthC and 1e can see that s0ch s the /act& /or not only the ch0rc
hes are
d1ndlng a1ay& b0t there are no con-ersons& or b0t -ery /e1D and ths s not all& t
he
go-ern!ents o/ the earth are thro1n nto con/0son and d-sonC and Destruction& to
the
eye o/ the sprt0al beholder& see!s to be 1rtten by the /nger o/ an n-sble hand&
n
large captals& 0pon al!ost e-ery thng 1e behold.
/o, to -sca*e 1ud#ents
And no1 1hat re!ans to be done& 0nder crc0!stances l$e theseK I 1ll proceed to
tell yo0 1hat the %ord re;0res o/ all people& hgh and lo1& rch and poor& !ale an
d
/e!ale& !nsters and people& pro/essors o/ relgon and non8pro/essors& n order tha
t they
!ay en9oy the Holy Sprt o/ God to a /0llness& and escape the 90dg!ents o/ God& 1
hch
are al!ost ready to b0rst 0pon the natons o/ the earth. Repent o/ all yo0r sns&
and be
bapt:ed n 1ater /or the re!sson o/ the!& n the na!e o/ the Father& and o/ the So

n& and
o/ the Holy Ghost& and rece-e the ordnance o/ the layng on o/ the hands o/ h! 1h
o s
ordaned and sealed 0nto ths po1er& that ye !ay rece-e the Holy Sprt o/ GodC and
ths
s accordng to the Holy Scrpt0res& and the #oo$ o/ Mor!onC and the only 1ay that
!an
can enter nto the celestal $ngdo!. These are the re;0re!ents o/ the ne1 co-enant
& or
/rst prncples o/ the Gospel o/ ChrstD then IAdd to yo0r /ath& -rt0eC and to -rt0
e&
$no1ledgeC and to $no1ledge& te!peranceC and to te!perance& patenceC and to pate
nce&
godlnessC and to godlness& brotherly $ndnessC and to brotherly $ndness& charty G
or
lo-eHC /or / these thngs be n yo0& and abo0nd& they !a$e yo0 that ye shall nethe
r be
barren nor 0n/r0t/0l& n the $no1ledge o/ o0r %ord Jes0s Chrst.I
2ion and 1erusale#
The #oo$ o/ Mor!on s a record o/ the /ore/athers o/ o0r 1estern trbes o/ IndansC
ha-ng been /o0nd thro0gh the !nstraton o/ an holy angel& and translated nto o0r
o1n
lang0age by the g/t and po1er o/ God& a/ter ha-ng been hd 0p n the earth /or the
last
/o0rteen h0ndred years& contanng the 1ord o/ God 1hch 1as del-ered 0nto the!. #y
t
1e learn that o0r 1estern trbes o/ Indans are descendants /ro! that Joseph 1ho 1
as
sold nto Egypt& and that the land o/ A!erca s a pro!sed land 0nto the!& and 0nto
t all
the trbes o/ Israel 1ll co!e& 1th as !any o/ the Gentles as shall co!ply 1th the
re;0stons o/ the ne1 co-enant. #0t the trbe o/ J0dah 1ll ret0rn to old Jer0sale!
. The
cty o/ Jon spo$en o/ by "a-d& n the one h0ndred and second Psal!& 1ll be b0lt 0p
on
the land o/ A!erca& IAnd the ranso!ed o/ the %ord shall ret0rn& and co!e to Jon
1th
songs and e-erlastng 9oy 0pon ther heads.I EIsaah 3<D)4FC and then they 1ll be
del-ered /ro! the o-er/lo1ng sco0rge that shall pass thro0gh the land. #0t J0dah
shall
obtan del-erance at Jer0sale!. See Joel >D3>C Isaah >,D>4 and >)C Jere!ah 3)D)>C
Psal!s )D<C E:e$el 36D))& )> and )3. These are test!ones that the Good Shepherd
1ll
p0t /orth Hs o1n sheep& and lead the! o0t /ro! all natons 1here they ha-e been
scattered n a clo0dy and dar$ day& to Jon& and to Jer0sale!C besdes !any !ore
test!ones 1hch !ght be bro0ght.
And no1 I a! prepared to say by the a0thorty o/ Jes0s Chrst& that not !any year
s
shall pass a1ay be/ore the 'nted States shall present s0ch a scene o/ bloodshed
as has
not a parallel n the hstory o/ o0r natonC pestlence& hal& /a!ne& and earth;0a$e
1ll
s1eep the 1c$ed o/ ths generaton /ro! o// the /ace o/ the land& to open and prep
are the
1ay /or the ret0rn o/ the lost trbes o/ Israel /ro! the north co0ntry. The peopl
e o/ the
%ord& those 1ho ha-e co!pled 1th the re;0re!ents o/ the ne1 co-enant& ha-e alrea

dy
co!!enced gatherng together to Jon& 1hch s n the state o/ Msso0rC there/ore I
declare 0nto yo0 the 1arnng 1hch the %ord has co!!anded !e to declare 0nto ths
generaton& re!e!berng that the eyes o/ !y Ma$er are 0pon !e& and that to H! I a!
acco0ntable /or e-ery 1ord I say& 1shng nothng 1orse to !y /ello18!en than ther
eternal sal-atonC there/ore& IFear God& and g-e glory to H!& /or the ho0r o/ Hs
90dg!ent s co!e.I Repent ye& repent ye& and e!brace the e-erlastng co-enant& and
/lee
to Jon& be/ore the o-er/lo1ng sco0rge o-erta$e yo0& /or there are those no1 l-ng
0pon
the earth 1hose eyes shall not be closed n death 0ntl they see all these thngs&
1hch I
ha-e spo$en& /0l/lled. Re!e!ber these thngsC call 0pon the %ord 1hle He s near&
and
see$ H! 1hle He !ay be /o0nd& s the e2hortaton o/ yo0r 0n1orthy ser-ant
ESgnedF JOSEPH SMITH& J'N.
?"HC )D3)>83),.
I#*ortant &orres*ondence 3ith the Brethren in 2ion
The 1"li2e #eaf1 is the name gi2en by the Prophet to the wonderful re2elation kn
own
as Sec( ++, in the Doctrine and Co2enants( There are few, if any, re2elations gi
2en to the
Church3and to the world if the world will recei2e them3greater than this 1"li2e
#eaf,
plucked from the Tree of Paradise(1 %n this letter to 4( 4( Phelps, one of the p
residing
brethren in )issouri, the Prophet raises a warning 2oice based upon the word of
the
#ord as re2ealed in the re2elation and correspondence from )issouri(
=rtland& Jan0ary )6& )533.
#rother Alla! A. PhelpsD
I send yo0 the Iol-e lea/I 1hch 1e ha-e pl0c$ed /ro! the tree o/ Paradse& the
%ord7s !essage o/ peace to 0sC /or tho0gh o0r brethren n Jon nd0lge n /eelngs
to1ards 0s& 1hch are not accordng to the re;0re!ents o/ the ne1 co-enant& yet& 1
e
ha-e the sats/acton o/ $no1ng that the %ord appro-es o/ 0s& and has accepted 0s&
and
establshed Hs na!e n =rtland /or the sal-aton o/ the natonsC /or the %ord 1ll ha
-e a
place 1hence Hs 1ord 1ll go /orth& n these last days& n p0rtyC /or / Jon 1ll not
p0r/y hersel/& so as to be appro-ed o/ n all thngs& n Hs sght& He 1ll see$ anoth
er
peopleC /or Hs 1or$ 1ll go on 0ntl Israel s gathered& and they 1ho 1ll not hear
Hs
-oce& !0st e2pect to /eel Hs 1rath. %et !e say 0nto yo0& see$ to p0r/y yo0rsel-e
s& and
also the nhabtants o/ Jon& lest the %ord7s anger be $ndled to /erceness.
A 3arnin to 2ion
Repent& repent& s the -oce o/ God to JonC and strange as t !ay appear& yet t s t
r0e&
!an$nd 1ll persst n sel/890st/caton 0ntl all ther n;0ty s e2posed& and ther
character past beng redee!ed& and that 1hch s treas0red 0p n ther hearts be e2po
sed
to the ga:e o/ !an$nd. I say to yo0 Eand 1hat I say to yo0 I say to allF& hear t
he 1arnng
-oce o/ God& lest Jon /all& and the %ord s1ear n Hs 1rath the nhabtants o/ Jon s
hall
not enter nto Hs rest.

The brethren n =rtland pray /or yo0 0nceasngly& /or& $no1ng the terrors o/ the
%ord& they greatly /ear /or yo0. Bo0 1ll see that the %ord co!!anded 0s& n =rtla
nd& to
b0ld a ho0se o/ God& and establsh a school /or the Prophets& ths s the 1ord o/ t
he %ord
to 0s& and 1e !0st& yea& the %ord helpng 0s& 1e 1ll obeyD as on condtons o/ o0r
obedence He has pro!sed 0s great thngsC yea& e-en a -st /ro! the hea-ens to hono
r 0s
1th Hs o1n presence. Ae greatly /ear be/ore the %ord lest 1e sho0ld /al o/ ths g
reat
honor& 1hch o0r Master proposes to con/er on 0sC 1e are see$ng /or h0!lty and gr
eat
/ath lest 1e be asha!ed n Hs presence. O0r hearts are greatly gre-ed at the sprt
1hch s breathed both n yo0r letter and that o/ #rother Glbert7s& the -ery sprt 1
hch s
1astng the strength o/ Jon l$e a pestlenceC and / t s not detected and dr-en /ro
!
yo0& t 1ll rpen Jon /or the threatened 90dg!ents o/ God. Re!e!ber God sees the
secret sprngs o/ h0!an acton& and $no1s the hearts o/ all l-ng.
#rother& s0//er 0s to spea$ planly& /or God has respect to the /eelngs o/ Hs San
ts&
and He 1ll not s0//er the! to be tantal:ed 1th !p0nty. L L L All 1e can say by 1
ay
o/ concl0son s& / the /o0ntan o/ o0r tears be not dred 0p& 1e 1ll stll 1eep /or
Jon.
Ths /ro! yo0r brother 1ho tre!bles /or Jon& and /or the 1rath o/ hea-en& 1hch a1
ats
her / she repents not.
ESgnedF JOSEPH SMITH& J'N.
?"HC )D3),.
An -*istle
O/ the Frst Presdency& to the Ch0rch o/ Chrst n Tho!pson& Gea0ga Co0nty& Oho.
=rtland& Febr0ary ,th& )533.
"ear #rethrenD
Ae sal0te yo0& by ths o0r epstle& n the bonds o/ lo-e& re9ocng n yo0r stead/astn
ess
n the /ath 1hch s n Chrst Jes0s o0r %ordC and 1e desre yo0r prosperty n the 1ays
o/ tr0th and rghteo0sness& prayng /or yo0 contn0ally& that yo0r /ath /al not& an
d that
yo0 !ay o-erco!e all the e-ls 1th 1hch yo0 are s0rro0nded& and beco!e p0re and
holy be/ore God& e-en o0r Father& to 1ho! be glory /or e-er and e-er. A!en.
It has see!ed good 0nto the Holy Sprt and 0nto 0s& to send ths o0r epstle to yo0
by
the hand o/ o0r belo-ed #rother Sal!on Gee& yo0r !essenger& 1ho has been ordaned
by
0s& n obedence to the co!!and!ents o/ God& to the o//ce o/ Elder to presde o-er
the
Ch0rch n Tho!pson& ta$ng the o-ersght thereo/& to lead yo0 and to teach the thng
s
1hch are accordng to godlnessC n 1ho! 1e ha-e great con/dence& as 1e pres0!e als
o
yo0 ha-e& 1e there/ore say to yo0& yea& not 0s only& b0t the %ord also& rece-e h
! as
s0ch& $no1ng that the %ord has apponted h! to ths o//ce /or yo0r good& holdng h!
0p by yo0r prayers& prayng /or h! contn0ally that he !ay be endo1ed 1th 1sdo!
and 0nderstandng n the $no1ledge o/ the %ord& that thro0gh h! yo0 !ay be $ept /r
o!

e-l sprts& and all str/es and dssensons& and gro1 n grace and n the $no1ledge o/
o0r
%ord and Sa-or Jes0s Chrst.
#rethren belo-ed& contn0e n brotherly lo-e& 1al$ n !ee$ness& 1atchng 0nto
prayer& that yo0 be not o-erco!e. Follo1 a/ter peace& as sad o0r belo-ed brother
Pa0l&
that yo0 !ay be the chldren o/ o0r Hea-enly Father& and not g-e occason /or
st0!blng& to Sant or snner. Fnally& brethren& pray /or 0s& that 1e !ay be enable
d to do
the 1or$ 1here0nto 1e are called& that yo0 !ay en9oy the !ysteres o/ God& e-en a
/0llnessC and !ay the grace o/ o0r %ord Jes0s Chrst be 1th yo0 all. A!en.
JOSEPH SMITH& J'N.
SI"NEB RIG"ON
FRE"ERIC= G. AI%%IAMS.
?"HC )D3>6& 3><.
Order !or Instruction in the &hurch
=rtland& Aprl )3& )533
"ear #rother CarterD?Bo0r letter to #rother Jared s 90st p0t nto !y hand& and I
ha-e care/0lly per0sed ts contents& and e!brace ths opport0nty to ans1er t. Ae
proceed to ans1er yo0r ;0estonsD /rst concernng yo0r labor n the regon 1here yo0
l-eC 1e ac;0esce n yo0r /eelngs on ths s0b9ect 0ntl the !o0th o/ the %ord shall
na!e.
Respectng the -son yo0 spea$ o/ 1e do not consder o0rsel-es bo0nd to rece-e any
re-elaton /ro! any one !an or 1o!an 1tho0t hs beng legally constt0ted and
ordaned to that a0thorty& and g-ng s0//cent proo/ o/ t.
Order b. 3hich %evelation &o#es
I 1ll n/or! yo0 that t s contrary to the econo!y o/ God /or any !e!ber o/ the
Ch0rch& or any one& to rece-e nstr0cton /or those n a0thorty& hgher than the!sel
-esC
there/ore yo0 1ll see the !proprety o/ g-ng heed to the!C b0t / any person ha-e
a
-son or a -staton /ro! a hea-enly !essenger& t !0st be /or hs o1n bene/t and
nstr0ctonC /or the /0nda!ental prncples& go-ern!ent& and doctrne o/ the Ch0rch a
re
-ested n the $eys o/ the $ngdo!. Respectng an apostate& or one 1ho has been c0t
o//
/ro! the Ch0rch& and 1ho 1shes to co!e n agan& the la1 o/ o0r Ch0rch e2pressly s
ays
that s0ch shall repent& and be bapt:ed& and be ad!tted as at the /rst.
The d0ty o/ a Hgh Prest s to ad!nster n sprt0al and holy thngs& and to hold
co!!0non 1th GodC b0t not to e2ercse !onarchal go-ern!ent& or to appont !eetngs
/or the Elders 1tho0t ther consent. And agan& t s the Hgh Prests7 d0ty to be bet
ter
;0al/ed to teach prncples and doctrnes& than the EldersC /or the o//ce o/ Elder
s an
appendage to the Hgh Presthood& and t concentrates and centers n one. And agan&
the
process o/ laborng 1th !e!bersD Ae are to deal 1th the! precsely as the Scrpt0re
s
drect. I/ thy brother trespass aganst thee& ta$e h! bet1een h! and thee aloneC a
nd& /
he !a$e thee sats/acton& tho0 hast sa-ed thy brotherC and / not& proceed to ta$e
another
1th thee& etc.& and 1hen there s no #shop& they are to be tred by the -oce o/ th
e
Ch0rchC and / an Elder& or a Hgh Prest be present& he s to ta$e the lead n !anag
ng the
b0snessC b0t / not& s0ch as ha-e the hghest a0thorty sho0ld presde.

Ath respect to preparng to go to JonD?Frst t 1o0ld be pleasng to the %ord that

the ch0rch or ch0rches gong to Jon sho0ld be organ:ed& and a s0table person
apponted 1ho s 1ell ac;0anted 1th the condton o/ the ch0rch& and he be sent to
=rtland to n/or! the #shop& and proc0re a lcense /ro! h! agreeable to the re-ela
tonD
by so dong yo0 1ll pre-ent con/0son and dsorder& and escape !any d//c0ltes that
attend an 0norgan:ed band n 9o0rneyng n the last days.
And agan& those n debt& sho0ld n all cases pay ther debtsC and the rch are n no
1se to cast o0t the poor& or lea-e the! behnd& /or t s sad that the poor shall n
hert the
earth.
Bo0 ;0oted a passage n Jere!ah& 1th regard to 9o0rneyng to JonC the 1ord o/ the
%ord stands s0re& so let t be done.
There are t1o paragraphs n yo0r letter 1hch I do not co!!end& as they are 1rtten
blndly. Spea$ng o/ the Elders beng sent l$e lghtnng /ro! the bo1 o/ J0dahC the
second& no secret n the co0ncls o/ Jon. Bo0 !enton these as / /ear rested 0pon y
o0r
!nd& other1se 1e cannot 0nderstand t. And agan 1e ne-er n;0re at the hand o/ God
/or specal re-elaton only n case o/ there beng no pre-o0s re-elaton to s0t the c
aseC
and that n a co0ncl o/ Hgh Prests. L L L
It s a great thng to n;0re at the hands o/ God& or to co!e nto Hs presenceC and
1e
/eel /ear/0l to approach H! on s0b9ects that are o/ lttle or no conse;0ence& to
sats/y the
;0eres o/ nd-d0als& especally abo0t thngs the $no1ledge o/ 1hch !en o0ght to
obtan n all sncerty& be/ore God& /or the!sel-es& n h0!lty by the prayer o/ /athC
and
!ore especally a teacher or a Hgh Prest n the Ch0rch. I spea$ these thngs not by
1ay
o/ reproach& b0t by 1ay o/ nstr0ctonC and I spea$ as / ac;0anted 1th yo0& 1herea
s 1e
are strangers to each other n the /lesh.
I lo-e yo0r so0l& and the so0ls o/ the chldren o/ !en& and pray and do all I can
/or the
sal-aton o/ all.
I no1 close by sendng yo0 a sal0taton o/ peace n the na!e o/ the %ord Jes0s Chrs
t.
A!en.
The blessng o/ o0r %ord Jes0s Chrst be and abde 1th yo0 all. A!en.
JOSEPH SMITH& J'N.
?"HC )D335& 33*.
Ite#s o! Instruction &oncernin the &onsecration o! Pro*ert.
#rother Ed1ard PartrdgeD
SrD?I proceed to ans1er yo0r ;0estons& concernng the consecraton o/ propertyD?
Frst& t s not rght to condescend to -ery great partc0lars n ta$ng n-entores. The
/act
s ths& a !an s bo0nd by the la1 o/ the Ch0rch& to consecrate to the #shop& be/or
e he
can be consdered a legal her to the $ngdo! o/ JonC and ths& too& 1tho0t constran
tC
and 0nless he does ths& he cannot be ac$no1ledged be/ore the %ord on the Ch0rch
#oo$C
there/ore& to condescend to partc0lars& I 1ll tell yo0 that e-ery !an !0st be hs
o1n
90dge ho1 !0ch he sho0ld rece-e& and ho1 !0ch he sho0ld s0//er to re!an n the
hands o/ the #shop. I spea$ o/ those 1ho consecrate !ore than they need /or the
s0pport

o/ the!sel-es and ther /a!les.

B. "utual &onsent
The !atter o/ consecraton !0st be done by the !0t0al consent o/ both partesC /or
to
g-e the #shop po1er to say ho1 !0ch e-ery !an shall ha-e& and he be oblged to
co!ply 1th the #shop7s 90dg!ent& s g-ng to the #shop !ore po1er than a $ng hasC
and& 0pon the other hand& to let e-ery !an say ho1 !0ch he needs& and the #shop
be
oblged to co!ply 1th hs 90dg!ent& s to thro1 Jon nto con/0son& and !a$e a sla-e
o/ the #shop. The /act s& there !0st be a balance or e;0lbr0! o/ po1er& bet1een
the
#shop and the peopleC and th0s har!ony and good81ll !ay be preser-ed a!ong yo0.
There/ore& those persons consecratng property to the #shop n Jon& and then
rece-ng an nhertance bac$& !0st reasonably sho1 to the #shop that they need as
!0ch as they cla!. #0t n case the t1o partes cannot co!e to a !0t0al agree!ent&
the
#shop s to ha-e nothng to do abo0t rece-ng s0ch consecratonsC and the case !0st
be
lad be/ore a co0ncl o/ t1el-e Hgh Prests& the #shop not beng one o/ the co0ncl&
b0t
he s to lay the case be/ore the!. L L L
Ae 1ere not a lttle s0rprsed to hear that so!e o/ o0r letters o/ a p0blc nat0re&
1hch
1e sent /or the good o/ Jon& ha-e been $ept bac$ /ro! the #shop. Ths s cond0ct
1hch 1e hghly dsapprobate.
Ans,ers to 4ueries to Brother Phel*s+ (etter o! 1une 4th
Frst& n relaton to the poorD Ahen the #shops are apponted accordng to o0r
reco!!endaton& t 1ll de-ol-e 0pon the! to see to the poor& accordng to the la1s
o/
the Ch0rch. L L L
Say to the brothers H0let and to all others& that the %ord ne-er a0thor:ed the!
to say
that the de-l& hs angels& or the sons o/ perdton& sho0ld e-er be restoredC /or t
her state
o/ destny 1as not re-ealed to !an& s not re-ealed& nor e-er shall be re-ealed& s
a-e to
those 1ho are !ade parta$ers thereo/D conse;0ently those 1ho teach ths doctrne h
a-e
not rece-ed t o/ the Sprt o/ the %ord. Tr0ly #rother Ol-er declared t to be the
doctrne
o/ de-ls. Ae& there/ore& co!!and that ths doctrne be ta0ght no !ore n Jon. Ae
sancton the decson o/ the #shop and hs co0ncl& n relaton to ths doctrne beng a b
ar
to co!!0non. L L L
Ae concl0de o0r letter by the 0s0al sal0taton& n to$en o/ the ne1 and e-erlastng
co-enant. Ae hasten to close& beca0se the !al s 90st gong.
JOSEPH SMITH& J'N.&
SI"NEB RIG"ON&
F. G. AI%%IAMS.
P.S.?Ae /eel grat/ed 1th the 1ay n 1hch #rother Alla! A. Phelps s
cond0ctng the Star at present& 1e hope he 1ll see$ to render t !ore and !ore
nterestng. In relaton to the s:e o/ #shoprcsD Ahen Jon s once properly reg0lated
there 1ll be a #shop to each s;0are o/ the s:e o/ the one 1e send yo0 1th thsC b
0t at
present t !0st be done accordng to 1sdo!. It s need/0l& brethren& that yo0 sho0l
d be
all o/ one heart& and o/ one !nd& n dong the 1ll o/ the %ord.
There sho0ld e2st the greatest /reedo! and /a!larty a!ong the r0lers n Jon.

Ae 1ere e2ceedngly sorry to hear the co!plant that 1as !ade n #rother Ed1ard
Partrdge7s letter& that the letters attendng the Ol-e %ea/ had been $ept /ro! h!
& as t s
!eet that he sho0ld $no1 all thngs n relaton to Jon& as the %ord has apponted h!
to
be a 90dge n Jon. Ae hope& dear brethren& that the l$e occ0rrence 1ll not ta$e p
lace
agan. Ahen 1e drect letters to Jon to any o/ the Hgh Prests& 1hch pertan to the
reg0laton o/ her a//ars& 1e al1ays desgn that they sho0ld be lad be/ore the #sho
p& so
as to enable h! to per/or! hs d0ty. Ae say so !0ch hopng t 1ll be rece-ed n
$ndnessC and o0r brethren 1ll be care/0l o/ one another7s /eelngs& and 1al$ n lo
-e&
honorng one another !ore than the!sel-es& as s re;0red by the %ord.
Bo0rs as e-er&
J. S.&
S. R.&
F. G. A
?"HC )D3,683,5.
-5cer*ts !ro# the Second &o##unication to the Brethren in 2ion
=rtland& J0ly >nd& )533.
To the #rethren n JonD L L L
The )i!t o! Tonues
Ae are engaged n 1rtng a letter to E0gene GbranchH respectng the t1o S!ths& as
1e ha-e rece-ed t1o letters /ro! the!C one /ro! John S!th& the other /ro! the El
der o/
the Ch0rch GEden S!thH. As to the g/t o/ tong0es& all 1e can say s& that n ths p
lace 1e
ha-e rece-ed t as the ancents ddD 1e 1sh yo0& ho1e-er& to be care/0l& lest n ths
yo0
be dece-ed. G0ard aganst e-ls 1hch !ay arse /ro! any acco0nts g-en by 1o!en& or
other1seC be care/0l n all thngs lest any root o/ btterness sprng 0p a!ong yo0&
and
thereby !any be de/led. Satan 1ll no do0bt tro0ble yo0 abo0t the g/t o/ tong0es&
0nless
yo0 are care/0lC yo0 cannot 1atch h! too closely& nor pray too !0ch. May the %or
d g-e
yo0 1sdo! n all thngs. In a letter !aled last 1ee$& yo0 1ll do0btless& be/ore yo
0
rece-e ths& ha-e obtaned n/or!aton abo0t the Ne1 Translaton. Consgn the bo2 o/
the #oo$ o/ Co!!and!ents to N. =. Ahtney @ Co.& =rtland& Gea0ga co0nty& Oho&
care o/ =elly and Aal1orth& Cle-eland& C0yahoga co0nty& Oho. L L L
Ae concl0de by g-ng o0r heartest approbaton to e-ery !eas0re calc0lated /or the
spread o/ the tr0th& n these last daysC and o0r strongest desres& and sncerest p
rayers /or
the prosperty o/ Jon. Say to all the brethren and ssters n Jon& that they ha-e o
0r
hearts& o0r best 1shes& and the strongest desres o/ o0r sprts /or ther 1el/are&
te!poral&
sprt0al& and eternal. As e-er& 1e sal0te yo0 n the na!e o/ the %ord Jes0s. A!en.
JOSEPH SMITH& J'N.&
>,SI"NEB RIG"ON&
>,F. G. AI%%IAMS.
?"HC )D3,583+4.
"inor -vents in 2ion and 6irtland7an A**eal to the )overnor o!
"issouri
L L L
(etter to $ienna 1a8ues
Septe!ber 6.?I 1rote as /ollo1s to Sster Menna Ja;0es& at Independence& Msso0rD
"ear SsterD?Ha-ng a /e1 les0re !o!ents& I st do1n to co!!0ncate to yo0 a /e1

1ords& 1hch I $no1 I a! 0nder oblgaton to !pro-e /or yo0r sats/acton& / t sho0ld
be a sats/acton /or yo0 to rece-e a /e1 1ords /ro! yo0r 0n1orthy brother n Chrst
. I
rece-ed yo0r letter so!e t!e snce& contanng a hstory o/ yo0r 9o0rney and yo0r sa
/e
arr-al& /or 1hch I bless the %ordC I ha-e o/ten /elt a 1hsperng snce I rece-ed y
o0r
letter& l$e thsD IJoseph& tho0 art ndebted to thy God /or the o//erng o/ thy Sst
er Menna&
1hch pro-ed a sa-or o/ l/e as pertanng to thy pec0nary concerns. There/ore she
sho0ld not be /orgotten o/ thee& /or the %ord hath done ths& and tho0 sho0ldst r
e!e!ber
her n all thy prayers and also by letter& /or she o/tent!es calleth on the %ord&
sayng& O
%ord& nspre thy ser-ant Joseph to co!!0ncate by letter so!e 1ord to thne 0n1orth
y
hand!aden& and say all !y sns are /org-en& and art tho0 not content 1th the
chastse!ent 1here81th tho0 hast chastsed thy hand!adenKI Bes& sster& ths see!s t
o
be the 1hsperng o/ a sprt& and 90dge ye 1hat sprt t s. I 1as a1are 1hen yo0 le/t
=rtland that the %ord 1o0ld chasten yo0& b0t I prayed /er-ently n the na!e o/ Je
s0s that
yo0 !ght l-e to rece-e yo0r nhertance& agreeable to the co!!and!ent 1hch 1as
g-en concernng yo0. I a! not at all astonshed at 1hat has happened to yo0& nethe
r to
1hat has happened to Jon& and I co0ld tell all the 1hys and 1here/ores o/ all th
ese
cala!tes. #0t alas& t s n -an to 1arn and g-e precepts& /or all !en are nat0rall
y
dsposed to 1al$ n ther o1n paths as they are ponted o0t by ther o1n /ngers& and
are
not 1llng to consder and 1al$ n the path 1hch s ponted o0t by another& sayng& Th
s
s the 1ay& 1al$ ye n t& altho0gh he sho0ld be an 0nerrng drector& and the %ord h
s God
sent h!. Ne-ertheless I do not /eel dsposed to cast any re/lectons& b0t I /eel t
o cry
!ghtly 0nto the %ord that all thngs 1hch ha-e happened !ay 1or$ together /or goo
dC
yea& I /eel to say& O %ord& let Jon be co!/orted& let her 1aste places be b0lt 0
p and
establshed an h0ndred /oldC let Thy Sants co!e 0nto Jon o0t o/ e-ery natonC let
her be
e2alted to the thrd hea-ens& and let Thy 90dg!ent be sent /orth 0nto -ctoryC and
a/ter
ths great trb0laton& let Thy blessng /all 0pon Thy people& and let Thy hand!ad l
-e tll
her so0l shall be sats/ed n beholdng the glory o/ JonC /or not1thstandng her pre
sent
a//lcton& she shall yet arse and p0t on her bea0t/0l gar!ents& and be the 9oy an
d glory
o/ the 1hole earth. There/ore let yo0r heart be co!/ortedC l-e n strct obedence
to the
co!!and!ents o/ God& and 1al$ h0!bly be/ore H!& and He 1ll e2alt thee n Hs o1n
d0e t!e. I 1ll ass0re yo0 that the %ord has respect 0nto the o//erng yo0 !ade. #
rother
"a-d A. Patten has 90st ret0rned /ro! hs to0r to the east& and g-es 0s great sat
s/acton

as to hs !nstry. He has rased 0p a ch0rch o/ abo0t eghty8three !e!bers n that pa

rt o/
the co0ntry 1here hs /rends l-e?n the state o/ Ne1 Bor$. Many 1ere healed thro0g
h
hs nstr0!entalty& se-eral crpples 1ere restored. As !any as t1el-e that 1ere a//
lcted
ca!e at a t!e /ro! a dstance to be healedC he and others ad!nstered n the na!e o
/
Jes0s& and they 1ere !ade 1hole. Th0s yo0 see that the laborers n the %ord7s -ne
yard
are laborng 1th ther !ght& 1hle the day lasts& $no1ng Ithe nght soon co!eth 1hen
no !an can 1or$.I
ESgnedF JOSEPH SMITH.
?"HC )D64+864*
%e#e#brance o! &anada Saints7&orres*ondence and Petition
%elative to "issouri A!!airs
No-e!ber )*.?I 1rote as /ollo1s& /ro! =rtland& to Moses C. Nc$erson& Mo0nt
Pleasant& 'pper CanadaD
An5iet. !or A!!licted Saints
#rother MosesD?Ae arr-ed at ths place on the /o0rth 0lt!o& a/ter a /atg0ng
9o0rney& d0rng 1hch 1e 1ere blessed 1th 0s0al health. Ae parted 1th Father and
Mother Nc$erson at #0//alo& n good health& and they e2pressed a degree o/ sats/a
cton
/or the prosperty and blessngs o/ ther 9o0rney.
Snce o0r arr-al here& #rother Sdney has been a//lcted 1th sore eyes& 1hch s
probably the reason 1hy yo0 ha-e not pre-o0sly heard /ro! 0s& as he 1as calc0lat
ng to
1rte yo0 !!edately. #0t tho0gh I e2pect he 1ll 0ndo0btedly 1rte yo0 soon& as hs
eyes are e-dently better& yet& lest yo0 sho0ld be !patent to learn so!ethng conc
ernng
0s& I ha-e tho0ght that perhaps a /e1 lnes /ro! !e& tho0gh there !ay be a lac$ o
/
/l0ency accordng to the literati o/ the age& !ght be rece-ed 1th a degree o/
sats/acton on yo0r part& at least& 1hen yo0 call to !nd the near relaton 1th 1hc
h 1e
are 0nted by the e-erlastng tes o/ the Gospel o/ o0r %ord Jes0s Chrst.
Ae /o0nd o0r /a!les and the Ch0rch n ths place 1ell& generally. Nothng o/
conse;0ence happened 1hle 1e 1ere absent& e2cept the death o/ one o/ o0r brethre
n?
"a-d Johnson?a yo0ng !an o/ great 1orth as a pr-ate ct:en a!ong 0s& the loss o/
1ho! 1e 90stly !o0rn.
Ae are /a-ored 1th /re;0ent ntellgence /ro! d//erent sectons o/ o0r co0ntry&
respectng the progress o/ the Gospel& and o0r prayers are daly to o0r Father& th
at t !ay
greatly spread& e-en tll all natons shall hear the gloro0s ne1s and co!e to a $n
o1ledge
o/ the tr0th.
Ae ha-e rece-ed letters /ro! o0r brethren n Msso0r o/ late& b0t 1e cannot tell&
/ro! ther contents& the probable e2tent to 1hch those persons 1ho are desro0s to
e2pel
the! /ro! that co0ntry 1ll carry ther 0nla1/0l and 0nrghteo0s p0rposes. O0r bret
hren
ha-e appled to the e2ec0t-e o/ the state& 1ho has pro!sed the! all the assstance
that
the c-l la1 can g-eC and n all probablty a s0t has been co!!enced ere ths.
Ae are n/or!ed& ho1e-er& that those persons are -ery -olent& and threaten
!!edate e2ter!naton 0pon all those 1ho pro/ess o0r doctrne. Ho1 /ar they 1ll be
s0//ered to e2ec0te ther threats& 1e $no1 not& b0t 1e tr0st n the %ord& and leae the

e-ent 1th H! to go-ern n Hs o1n 1se pro-dence.

I shall e2pect a co!!0ncaton /ro! yo0 on recept o/ ths& and hope yo0 1ll g-e
!e n/or!aton concernng the brethren& ther health& /ath& etc.& also n/or! !e
concernng o0r /rends 1th 1ho! 1e /or!ed ac;0antance.
Bo0 are a1are& no do0bt& dear brother& that an2etes ne2pressble cro1d the!sel-es
contn0ally 0pon !y !nd /or the Sants& 1hen I consder the !any te!ptatons to 1hch
1e are s0b9ect& /ro! the c0nnng and /lattery o/ the great ad-ersary o/ o0r so0ls
D and I
can tr0ly say& 1th !0ch /er-ency ha-e I called 0pon the %ord /or o0r brethren n
Canada.
And 1hen I call to !nd 1th 1hat readness they rece-ed the 1ord o/ tr0th by the
!nstry o/ #rother Sdney and !ysel/& I a! tr0ly 0nder great oblgatons to h0!ble
!ysel/ be/ore H!.
&o#in o! the Son o! "an
Ahen I conte!plate the rapdty 1th 1hch the great and gloro0s day o/ the co!ng
o/ the Son o/ Man ad-ances& 1hen He shall co!e to rece-e Hs Sants 0nto H!sel/&
1here they shall d1ell n Hs presence& and be cro1ned 1th glory and !!ortaltyD
1hen I consder that soon the hea-ens are to be sha$en& and the earth tre!ble and
reel to
and /roC and that the hea-ens are to be 0n/olded as a scroll 1hen t s rolled 0pC
and that
e-ery !o0ntan and sland are to /lee a1ay& I cry o0t n !y heart& Ahat !anner o/
persons o0ght 1e to be n all holy con-ersaton and godlnessN
Bo0 re!e!ber the test!ony 1hch I bore n the na!e o/ the %ord Jes0s& concernng
the great 1or$ 1hch He has bro0ght /orth n the last days. Bo0 $no1 !y !anner o/
co!!0ncaton& ho1 that n 1ea$ness and s!plcty& I declared to yo0 1hat the %ord ha
d
bro0ght /orth by the !nsterng o/ Hs holy angels to !e /or ths generaton. I pray
that
the %ord !ay enable yo0 to treas0re these thngs n yo0r !nd& /or I $no1 that Hs S
prt
1ll bear test!ony to all 1ho see$ dlgently a/ter $no1ledge /ro! H!. I hope yo0 1
ll
search the Scrpt0res to see 1hether these thngs are not also consstent 1th those
thngs
1hch the ancent Prophets and Apostles ha-e 1rtten.
I re!e!ber #rother Free!an and 1/e& Ranso! also& and Sster %yda& and lttle
Charles& 1th all the brethren and ssters. I entreat /or an nterest n all yo0r pr
ayers
be/ore the throne o/ !ercy& n the na!e o/ Jes0s. I hope the %ord 1ll grant that
I !ay see
yo0 all agan& and abo-e all that 1e !ay o-erco!e& and st do1n together n the $ng
do!
o/ o0r Father.
Bo0r brother& etc.
JOSEPH SMITH
?"HC )D66)8663.
The Pro*het+s %e!lections &oncernin Sidne. %idon
The character of Sidney 'igdon is here 2i2idly portrayed, followed by an earnest
prayer for his sal2ation and a prophecy concerning his posterity( %t is true tha
t his
generations ha2e been hunted for, and some of them found( His son, John 4(, 5oin
ed the
Church many years ago after wandering in the wilderness of darkness( )ore recent
ly one
of his grandsons, now an old man, 5oined the Church and another grandson has
e&pressed himself fa2orably towards the Church( %n this way, in part at least, w

e see the
fulfilment of this earnest plea by the Prophet Joseph Smith(
Nothng o/ note occ0rred /ro! the /allng o/ the stars on the )3th& to ths date&
No-e!ber )*th& 1hen !y heart s so!e1hat sorro1/0l& b0t I /eel to tr0st n the %or
d& the
God o/ Jacob. I ha-e learned n !y tra-els that !an s treachero0s and sel/sh& b0t
/e1
e2cepted.
Sidne. %idon
#rother Sdney s a !an 1ho! I lo-e& b0t he s not capable o/ that p0re and stead/a
st
lo-e /or those 1ho are hs bene/actors that sho0ld character:e a Presdent o/ the
Ch0rch
o/ Chrst. Ths& 1th so!e other lttle thngs& s0ch as a sel/shness and ndependence
o/
!nd& 1hch too o/ten !an/ested destroy the con/dence o/ those 1ho 1o0ld lay do1n
ther l-es /or h!?these are hs /a0lts. #0t not1thstandng these thngs& he s a -ery
great and good !anC a !an o/ great po1er o/ 1ords& and can gan the /rendshp o/ h
s
hearers -ery ;0c$ly. He s a !an 1ho! God 1ll 0phold& / he 1ll contn0e /ath/0l to
hs callng. O God& grant that he !ay& /or the %ord7s sa$e. A!en.
And agan& blessed be #rother SdneyD not1thstandng he shall be hgh and l/ted 0p&
yet he shall bo1 do1n 0nder the yo$e l$e 0nto an ass that cro0cheth beneath hs b
0rden&
that learneth hs !aster7s 1ll by the stro$e o/ the rodC th0s sath the %ordD yet&
the %ord
1ll ha-e !ercy on h!& and he shall brng /orth !0ch /r0t& e-en as the -ne o/ the
choce grape& 1hen her cl0sters are rpe& be/ore the t!e o/ the gleanng o/ the -nt
ageC
and the %ord shall !a$e hs heart !erry as 1th s1eet 1ne& beca0se o/ H! 1ho p0tte
th
/orth Hs hand& and l/teth h! 0p o0t o/ deep !re& and ponteth h! o0t the 1ay& and
g0deth hs /eet 1hen he st0!bles& and h0!bleth h! n hs prde. #lessed are hs
generatonsD ne-ertheless one shall h0nt a/ter the! as a !an h0nteth a/ter an ass
that has
strayed n the 1lderness& and straght1ay /ndeth h! and brngeth h! nto the /old.
Th0s shall the %ord 1atch o-er hs generaton& that they !ay be sa-ed. E-en so& A!
en.
The Pro*het+s "a5i#s
The !an 1ho 1lleth to do 1ell& 1e sho0ld e2tol hs -rt0es& and spea$ not o/ hs
/a0lts behnd hs bac$. A !an 1ho 1l/0lly t0rneth a1ay /ro! hs /rend 1tho0t a ca0s
e&
s not easly /org-en. The $ndness o/ a !an sho0ld ne-er be /orgotten. That person
1ho
ne-er /orsa$eth hs tr0st& sho0ld e-er ha-e the hghest place o/ regard n o0r hear
ts& and
o0r lo-e sho0ld ne-er /al& b0t ncrease !ore and !ore& and ths s !y dsposton and
these !y sent!ents.
?"HC )D6638666.
Instructions on Sale o! (and in 2ion
The following is an e&cerpt taken from a communication to the Saints in 6ion, wh
o
had been dri2en from their homes and basely persecuted by a mob in Jackson Count
y,
)issouri(
L L L
I 1sh& 1hen yo0 rece-e ths letter& that yo0 1o0ld collect e-ery partc0lar& conce

rnng
the !ob& /ro! the begnnng& and send 0s a correct state!ent o/ /acts& as they occ
0rred
/ro! t!e to t!e& that 1e !ay be enabled to g-e the p0blc correct n/or!aton on th
e
s0b9ectC and n/or! 0s also o/ the st0aton o/ the brethren& 1th respect to ther !
eans o/
s0stenance.
I 1o0ld n/or! yo0 that t s not the 1ll o/ the %ord /or yo0 to sell yo0r lands n
Jon& / !eans can possbly be proc0red /or yo0r s0stenance 1tho0t. E-ery e2erton
sho0ld be !ade to !antan the ca0se yo0 ha-e espo0sed& and to contrb0te to the
necesstes o/ one another& as !0ch as possble& n ths yo0r great cala!ty& and re!e
!ber
not to !0r!0r at the dealngs o/ God 1th hs creat0res. Bo0 are not as yet bro0ght
nto
as tryng crc0!stances as 1ere the ancent Prophets and Apostles. Call to !nd "ane
l&
the three Hebre1 chldren& Jere!ah& Pa0l& Stephen& and !any others& too n0!ero0s
to
!enton& 1ho 1ere stoned& sa1n as0nder& te!pted& slan 1th the s1ord& and 1andered
abo0t n sheep s$ns and goat s$ns& beng destt0te& a//lcted& tor!ented& o/ 1ho! th
e
1orld 1as not 1orthy. They 1andered n deserts and n !o0ntans& and hd n dens& and
ca-es o/ the earthC yet they all obtaned a good report thro0gh /athC and a!dst a
ll ther
a//lctons they re9oced that they 1ere co0nted 1orthy to rece-e persec0ton /or Ch
rst7s
sa$e.
Ae $no1 not 1hat 1e shall be called to pass thro0gh be/ore Jon s del-ered and
establshedC there/ore& 1e ha-e great need to l-e near to God& and al1ays be n st
rct
obedence to all Hs co!!and!ents& that 1e !ay ha-e a conscence -od o/ o//ense
to1ard God and !an. It s yo0r pr-lege to 0se e-ery la1/0l !eans n yo0r po1er to
see$
redress /or yo0r gre-ances /ro! yo0r ene!es& and prosec0te the! to the e2tent o/
the
la1C b0t t 1ll be !possble /or 0s to render yo0 any te!poral assstance& as o0r !
eans
are already e2ha0sted& and 1e are deeply n debt& and $no1 o/ no !eans 1hereby 1e
shall be able to e2trcate o0rsel-es.
The nhabtants o/ ths co0nty threaten o0r destr0cton& and 1e $no1 not ho1 soon
they !ay be per!tted to /ollo1 the e2a!ple o/ the Msso0ransC b0t o0r tr0st s n G
od&
and 1e are deter!ned& Hs grace assstng 0s& to !antan the ca0se and hold o0t /ath
/0l
0nto the end& that 1e !ay be cro1ned 1th cro1ns o/ celestal glory& and enter nto
the
rest that s prepared /or the chldren o/ God.
Ae are no1 dstrb0tng the type& and ntend to co!!ence settng today& and ss0e a
paper the last o/ ths 1ee$& or begnnng o/ ne2t. Ae 1rote to Elder Phelps so!e t!
e
snce& and also sent by Elder Hyde& /or the lst o/ na!es o/ s0bscrbers to the Sta
r, 1hch
1e ha-e not yet rece-edC and& 0ntl 1e rece-e t& the !ost o/ the s0bscrbers 1ll b
e
depr-ed o/ the paperC and 1hen yo0 rece-e ths& / yo0 ha-e not sent the lst& I 1s
h yo0

to attend to t !!edately& as !0ch ncon-enence 1ll /ollo1 a delay.

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Ae learn by Elder Phelps& that the brethren ha-e s0rrendered ther ar!s to the
Msso0rans& and are /leeng across the r-er. I/ that s the case& t s not !eet that
they
sho0ld reco!!ence hostltes 1th the!C b0t& / not& yo0 sho0ld !antan the gro0nd as
long as there s a !an le/t& as the spot o/ gro0nd 0pon 1hch yo0 1ere located& s
the
place apponted o/ the %ord /or yo0r nhertance& and t s rght n the sght o/ God th
at
yo0 contend /or t to the last.
Bo0 1ll recollect that the %ord has sad& that Jon sho0ld not be re!o-ed o0t o/ h
er
placeC there/ore the land sho0ld not be sold& b0t be held by the Sants& 0ntl the
%ord n
Hs 1sdo! shall open a 1ay /or yo0r ret0rnC and 0ntl that t!e& / yo0 can p0rchase
a
tract o/ land n Clay co0nty& /or present e!ergences& t s rght yo0 sho0ld do so&
/ yo0
can do t& and not sell yo0r land n Jac$son co0nty. It s not sa/e /or 0s to send
yo0 a
1rtten re-elaton on the s0b9ect& b0t 1hat s stated abo-e s accordng to 1sdo!. I
haste
to a close to g-e roo! /or #rother Ol-er& and re!an yo0rs n the bonds o/ the
e-erlastng co-enant&
Joseph S!th& J0n.
?"HC )D66586<)
A (etter !ro# the Pro*het 1ose*h S#ith to the -5iled Saints in "issouri
This letter depicts the tenderness and sympathy of the Prophet towards the Saint
s in
)issouri, and his desire to encourage and strengthen them by faith and hope in t
his great
hour of their deep affliction(
=rtland Mlls& Oho&
33"ece!ber )4& )533.
Ed1ard Partrdge& A. A. Phelps& John Aht!er& A. S. Glbert& John Corrll& Isaac
Morley& and all the Sants 1ho! t !ay concernD
#elo-ed #rethrenD?Ths !ornng7s !al bro0ght letters /ro! #shop Partrdge& and
Elders Corrll and Phelps& all !aled at %berty& No-e!ber )*th& 1hch ga-e 0s the
!elancholy ntellgence o/ yo0r /lght /ro! the land o/ yo0r nhertance& ha-ng been
dr-en be/ore the /ace o/ yo0r ene!es n that place.
Fro! pre-o0s letters 1e learned that a n0!ber o/ o0r brethren had been slan& b0t
1e
co0ld not learn /ro! the letters re/erred to abo-e& that there had been !ore tha
n one
$lled& and that one #rother #arberC and that #rother "bble 1as 1o0nded n the bo1
els.
Ae 1ere than$/0l to learn that no !ore had been slan& and o0r daly prayers are t
hat the
%ord 1ll not s0//er hs Sants& 1ho ha-e gone 0p to Hs land to $eep Hs
co!!and!ents& to stan Hs holy !o0ntan 1th ther blood.
2ion to Su!!er A!!liction
I cannot learn /ro! any co!!0ncaton by the Sprt to !e& that Jon has /or/eted her
cla! to a celestal cro1n& not1thstandng the %ord has ca0sed her to be th0s a//lc
ted&
e2cept t !ay be so!e nd-d0als& 1ho ha-e 1al$ed n dsobedence& and /orsa$en the
ne1 co-enantC all s0ch 1ll be !ade !an/est by ther 1or$s n d0e t!e. I ha-e al1ay
s

e2pected that Jon 1o0ld s0//er so!e a//lcton& /ro! 1hat I co0ld learn /ro! the
co!!and!ents 1hch ha-e been g-en. #0t I 1o0ld re!nd yo0 o/ a certan cla0se n
one 1hch says& that a/ter !0ch trb0laton co!eth the blessng. #y ths& and also ot
hers&
and also one rece-ed o/ late& I $no1 that Jon& n the d0e t!e o/ the %ord& 1ll be
redee!edC b0t ho1 !any 1ll be the days o/ p0r/caton& trb0laton& and a//lcton& th
e
%ord has $ept hd /ro! !y eyesC and 1hen I n;0re concernng ths s0b9ect& the -oce
o/
the %ord sD #e stll& and $no1 that I a! GodC all those 1ho s0//er /or !y na!e sh
all
regn 1th !e& and he that layeth do1n hs l/e /or !y sa$e shall /nd t agan.
No1& there are t1o thngs o/ 1hch I a! gnorantC and the %ord 1ll not sho1 the!
0nto !e& perhaps /or a 1se p0rpose n H!sel/?I !ean n so!e respects?and they are
theseD Ahy God has s0//ered so great a cala!ty to co!e 0pon Jon& and 1hat the gr
eat
!o-ng ca0se o/ ths great a//lcton sC and agan& by 1hat !eans he 1ll ret0rn her b
ac$
to her nhertance& 1th songs o/ e-erlastng 9oy 0pon her head. These t1o thngs&
brethren& are n part $ept bac$ that they are not planly sho1n 0nto !eC b0t there
are so!e
thngs that are planly !an/est 1hch ha-e nc0rred the dspleas0re o/ the Al!ghty.
The %ihteous Su!!er ,ith the )uilt.
Ahen I conte!plate 0pon all thngs that ha-e been !an/ested& I a! a1are that I
o0ght not to !0r!0r& and do not !0r!0r& only n ths& that those 1ho are nnocent a
re
co!pelled to s0//er /or the n;0tes o/ the g0ltyC and I cannot acco0nt /or ths& o
nly on
ths 1se& that the sayng o/ the Sa-or has not been strctly obser-edD II/ thy rght
eye
o//end thee& pl0c$ t o0t& and cast t /ro! theeC or / thy rght ar! o//end thee& c
0t t o//&
and cast t /ro! thee.I No1 the /act s& / any o/ the !e!bers o/ o0r body s dsorde
red&
the rest o/ o0r body 1ll be a//ected 1th t& and then all are bro0ght nto bondage
togetherC and yet& not1thstandng all ths& t s 1th d//c0lty that I can restran !y
/eelngs 1hen I $no1 that yo0& !y brethren& 1th 1ho! I ha-e had so !any happy ho0
rs
?sttng& as t 1ere& n hea-enly places n Chrst Jes0sC and also& ha-ng the 1tness
1hch I /eel& and e-er ha-e /elt& o/ the p0rty o/ yo0r !ot-es?are cast o0t& and a
re as
strangers and plgr!s on the earth& e2posed to h0nger& cold& na$edness& perl& s1o
rd?I
say 1hen I conte!plate ths& t s 1th d//c0lty that I can $eep /ro! co!planng and
!0r!0rng aganst ths dspensatonC b0t I a! sensble that ths s not rght& and !ay Go
d
grant that not1thstandng yo0r great a//lctons and s0//erngs& there !ay not anyth
ng
separate 0s /ro! the lo-e o/ Chrst.
#rethren& 1hen 1e learn yo0r s0//erngs& t a1a$ens e-ery sy!pathy o/ o0r heartsC
t
1eghs 0s do1nC 1e cannot re/ran /ro! tears& yet& 1e are not able to real:e& only
n part&
yo0r s0//erngsD and I o/ten hear the brethren sayng& they 1sh they 1ere 1th yo0&
that
they !ght bear a part o/ yo0r s0//erngsC and I !ysel/ sho0ld ha-e been 1th yo0&
had

not God pre-ented t n the order o/ Hs pro-dence& that the yo$e o/ a//lcton !ght
be
less gre-o0s 0pon yo0& God ha-ng /ore1arned !e& concernng these thngs& /or yo0r
sa$eC and also& Elder Co1dery co0ld not lghten yo0r a//lctons by tarryng longer
1th
yo0& /or hs presence 1o0ld ha-e so !0ch the !ore enraged yo0r ene!esC there/ore
God
hath dealt !erc/0lly 1th 0s. O brethren& let 0s be than$/0l that t s as 1ell 1th
0s as t
s& and 1e are yet al-e and perad-ent0re& God hath lad 0p n store great good /or
0s n
ths generaton& and !ay grant that 1e !ay yet glor/y Hs na!e.
The $alue o! an Inheritance
I /eel than$/0l that there ha-e no !ore dened the /athC I pray God n the na!e o/
Jes0s that yo0 all !ay be $ept n the /ath 0nto the endD let yo0r s0//erngs be 1h
at they
!ay& t s better n the eyes o/ God that yo0 sho0ld de& than that yo0 sho0ld g-e 0
p the
land o/ Jon& the nhertances 1hch yo0 ha-e p0rchased 1th yo0r !oneysC /or e-ery
!an that g-eth not 0p hs nhertance& tho0gh he sho0ld de& yet& 1hen the %ord shal
l
co!e& he shall stand 0pon t& and 1th Job& n hs /lesh he shall see God. There/ore
& ths s
!y co0nsel& that yo0 retan yo0r lands& e-en 0nto the 0tter!ost& and e!ploy e-ery
la1/0l
!eans to see$ redress o/ yo0r ene!esC and pray to God& day and nght& to ret0rn y
o0 n
peace and n sa/ety to the lands o/ yo0r nhertanceD and 1hen the 90dge /al yo0& a
ppeal
0nto the e2ec0t-eC and 1hen the e2ec0t-e /al yo0& appeal 0nto the presdentC and
1hen
the presdent /al yo0& and all la1s /al yo0& and the h0!anty o/ the people /al yo
0& and
all thngs else /al yo0 b0t God alone& and yo0 contn0e to 1eary H! 1th yo0r
!port0nngs& as the poor 1o!an dd the 0n90st 90dge& He 1ll not /al to e2ec0te
90dg!ent 0pon yo0r ene!es& and to a-enge Hs o1n elect that cry 0nto H! day and
nght.
#ehold& He 1ll not /al yo0N He 1ll co!e 1th ten tho0sand o/ Hs Sants& and all
Hs ad-ersares shall be destroyed 1th the breath o/ Hs lpsN All those 1ho $eep th
er
nhertances& not1thstandng they sho0ld be beaten and dr-en& shall be l$ened 0nto
the
1se -rgns 1ho too$ ol n ther la!ps. #0t all those 1ho are 0nbele-ng and /ear/0l&
1ll be l$ened 0nto the /oolsh -rgns& 1ho too$ no ol n ther la!psD and 1hen they
shall ret0rn and say 0nto the Sants& G-e 0s o/ yo0r lands?behold& there 1ll be n
o roo!
/o0nd /or the!. As respects g-ng deeds& I 1o0ld ad-se yo0 to g-e deeds as /ar as
the
brethren ha-e legal and 90st cla!s /or the!& and then let e-ery !an ans1er to Go
d /or
the dsposal o/ the!.
I 1o0ld s0ggest so!e deas to Elder Phelps& not $no1ng that they 1ll be o/ any re
al
bene/t b0t s0ggest the! /or consderaton. I 1o0ld be glad / he 1ere here& 1ere t
possble /or h! to co!e& b0t dare not ad-se& not $no1ng 1hat shall be/all 0s& as
1e are
0nder -ery hea-y and sero0s threatenngs /ro! a great !any people n ths place.
#0t& perhaps& the people n %berty !ay /eel 1llng& God ha-ng po1er to so/ten the

hearts o/ all !en& to ha-e a press establshed thereC and / not& n so!e other pla
ceC any
place 1here t can be the !ost con-enent& and t s possble to get to tC God 1ll be
1llng to ha-e t n any place 1here t can be establshed n sa/ety. Ae !0st be 1se a
s
serpents and har!less as do-es. Agan& I desre that Elder Phelps sho0ld collect a
ll the
n/or!aton& and g-e 0s a tr0e hstory o/ the begnnng and rse o/ Jon& and her
cala!tes.
A Pra.er !or the A!!licted Saints
No1 hear the prayer o/ yo0r 0n1orthy brother n the ne1 and e-erlastng co-enantD?
O !y GodN Tho0 1ho hast called and chosen a /e1& thro0gh Thy 1ea$ nstr0!ent by
co!!and!ent& and sent the! to Msso0r& a place 1hch Tho0 ddst call Jon& and
co!!anded Thy ser-ants to consecrate t 0nto Thysel/ /or a place o/ re/0ge and sa
/ety /or
the gatherng o/ Thy Sants& to be b0lt 0p a holy cty 0nto Thysel/C and as Tho0 ha
st sad
that no other place sho0ld be apponted l$e 0nto ths& there/ore& I as$ Thee n the
na!e o/
Jes0s Chrst& to ret0rn Thy people 0nto ther ho0ses and ther nhertances& to en9oy
the
/r0t o/ ther laborsC that all the 1aste places !ay be b0lt 0pC that all the ene!
es o/ Thy
people& 1ho 1ll not repent and t0rn 0nto Thee& !ay be destroyed /ro! o// the /ac
e o/ the
landC and let a ho0se be b0lt and establshed 0nto Thy na!eC and let all the loss
es that
Thy people ha-e s0staned& be re1arded 0nto the!& e-en !ore than /o0r8/old& that
the
borders o/ Jon !ay be enlarged /ore-erC and let her be establshed no !ore to be
thro1n
do1nC and let all Thy Sants& 1hen they are scattered as sheep& and are persec0te
d& /lee
0nto Jon& and be establshed n the !dst o/ herC and let her be organ:ed accordng
to
Thy la1C and let ths prayer e-er be recorded be/ore Thy /ace. G-e Thy Holy Sprt
0nto
!y brethren& 0nto 1ho! I 1rteC send Thne angels to g0ard the!& and del-er the! /
ro!
all e-lC and 1hen they t0rn ther /aces to1ard Jon& and bo1 do1n be/ore Thee and
pray&
!ay ther sns ne-er co!e 0p be/ore Thy /aceC nether ha-e place n the boo$ o/ Thy
re!e!branceC and !ay they depart /ro! all ther n;0tes. Pro-de /ood /or the! as
Tho0 doest /or the ra-ensC pro-de clothng to co-er ther na$edness& and ho0ses th
at they
!ay d1ell therenC g-e 0nto the! /rends n ab0ndance& and let ther na!es be record
ed
n the %a!b7s boo$ o/ l/e& eternally be/ore Thy /ace. A!en.
Fnally& brethren& the grace o/ o0r %ord Jes0s Chrst be 1th yo0 all 0ntl Hs co!ng
n Hs $ngdo!. A!en.
JOSEPH SMITH& J'N.
?"HC )D6<386<,
Blessins )iven to Oliver &o,der. and the Pro*het+s 'a#il.
"n the eighteenth day of December, *+,,, the Prophet and a number of the leading
0lders of the Church assembled in the printing office which had 5ust been built
and that
office was dedicated by the Prophet Joseph Smith( ollowing this ceremony the Pro

phet
proceeded to bless "li2er Cowdery and se2eral members of the Smith family, after
ha2ing
conferred upon Joseph Smith, Sen(, the office and Priesthood of Patriarch of the
Church(
The blessings follow(
Blessin o! Oliver &o,der.
#lessed o/ the %ord s #rother Co1dery& ne-ertheless there are t1o e-ls n h! that
he !0st needs /orsa$e& or he cannot altogether escape the b0//etngs o/ the ad-er
sary. I/
he /orsa$e these e-ls he shall be /org-en& and shall be !ade l$e 0nto the bo1 1h
ch the
%ord hath set n the hea-ensC and shall be a sgn and an ensgn 0nto the natons. #e
hold&
he s blessed o/ the %ord /or hs constancy and stead/astness n the 1or$ o/ the %o
rdC
1here/ore& he shall be blessed n hs generaton& and they shall ne-er be c0t o//&
and he
shall be helped o0t o/ !any tro0blesC and / he $eep the co!!and!ents& and hear$e
n
0nto the co0nsel o/ the %ord& hs rest shall be gloro0s.
The Pro*het+s Blessin to /is 'ather and "other
Th0s spo$e the Seer& and these are the 1ords 1hch /ell /ro! hs lps 1hle the
-sons o/ the Al!ghty 1ere open to hs -e1& sayngD
#lessed o/ the %ord s !y /ather& /or he shall stand n the !dst o/ hs posterty an
d
shall be co!/orted by ther blessngs 1hen he s old and bo1ed do1n 1th years& and
shall be called a prnce o-er the!& and shall be n0!bered a!ong those 1ho hold th
e rght
o/ Patrarchal Presthood& e-en the $eys o/ that !nstryD /or he shall asse!ble tog
ether
hs posterty l$e 0nto Ada!C and the asse!bly 1hch he called shall be an e2a!ple /
or
!y /ather& /or th0s t s 1rtten o/ h!D
Three years pre-o0s to the death o/ Ada!& he called Seth& Enos& Canan& Mahalalee
l&
Jared& Enoch and Meth0selah& 1ho 1ere Hgh Prests& 1th the resd0e o/ hs posterty&
1ho 1ere rghteo0s& nto the -alley o/ Ada!8ond8Ah!an& and there besto1ed 0pon the
!
hs last blessng. And the %ord appeared 0nto the!& and they rose 0p and blessed A
da!&
and called h! Mchael& the Prnce& the Archangel. And the %ord ad!nstered co!/ort
0nto Ada!& and sad 0nto h!& I ha-e set thee to be at the headD a !0ltt0de o/ nat
ons
shall co!e o/ thee& and tho0 art a Prnce o-er the! /ore-er.
So shall t be 1th !y /atherD he shall be called a prnce o-er hs posterty& holdng
the
$eys o/ the patrarchal Presthood o-er the $ngdo! o/ God on earth& e-en the Ch0rc
h o/
the %atter8day Sants& and he shall st n the general asse!bly o/ Patrarchs& e-en
n
co0ncl 1th the Ancent o/ "ays 1hen he shall st and all the Patrarchs 1th h! and
shall en9oy hs rght and a0thorty 0nder the drecton o/ the Ancent o/ "ays.
And blessed also& s !y !other& /or she s a !other n Israel& and shall be a parta
$er
1th !y /ather n all hs patrarchal blessngs.
And blessed& also& are !y brothers and !y ssters& /or they shall yet /nd rede!pt
on

n the ho0se o/ the %ord& and ther o//sprngs shall be a blessng& a 9oy and a co!/
ort 0nto
the!.
#lessed s !y !other& /or her so0l s e-er /lled 1th bene-olence and phlanthropyC
and not1thstandng her age& she shall yet rece-e strength and be co!/orted n the
!dst
o/ her ho0seD and th0s sath the %ord. She shall ha-e eternal l/e.
And agan& blessed s !y /ather& /or the hand o/ the %ord shall be o-er h!& and he
shall be /0ll o/ the Holy GhostC /or he shall predct 1hatsoe-er shall be/all hs
posterty
0nto the latest generaton& and shall see the a//lcton o/ hs chldren pass a1ay& a
nd ther
ene!es 0nder ther /eetD and 1hen hs head s /0lly rpe he shall behold h!sel/ as a
n
ol-e tree 1hose branches are bo1ed do1n 1th !0ch /r0t. #ehold& the blessngs o/
Joseph by the hand o/ hs progentor& shall co!e 0pon the head o/ !y /ather and hs
seed
a/ter h!& to the 0tter!ost& e-en he shall be a /r0t/0l bo0ghC he shall be as a /
r0t/0l
bo0gh& e-en a /r0t/0l bo0gh by a 1ell 1hose branches r0n o-er the 1all& and hs s
eed
shall abde n strength& and the ar!s o/ ther hands shall be !ade strong by the ha
nds o/
the !ghty God o/ Jacob& and the God o/ hs /athersD e-en the God o/ Abraha!& Isaa
c and
Jacob& shall help h! and hs seed a/ter h!D e-en the Al!ghty shall bless h! 1th
blessngs o/ hea-en abo-e and hs seed a/ter h!& and the blessngs o/ the deep that
leth
0nderD and hs seed shall rse 0p and call h! blessed. He shall be as the -ne o/ t
he
choce grape 1hen her cl0sters are /0lly rpeD and he shall also possess a !anson
on
hgh& e-en n the Celestal =ngdo!. Hs co0nsel shall be so0ght /or by tho0sands& an
d he
shall ha-e place n the ho0se o/ the %ordC /or he shall be !ghty n the co0ncl o/
the
elders& and hs days shall yet be lengthened o0tD and 1hen he shall go hence he s
hall go n
peace& and hs rest shall be gloro0sC and hs na!e shall be had n re!e!brance to t
he
end. A!en.
Ol-er Co1dery& Cler$ and Recorder
?MSS& "ec. )5& )533.
The Pro*het+s Blessin to /is Brother /.ru#
#lessed o/ the %ord s !y brother Hyr0! /or the ntegrty o/ hs heartC he shall be
grt
abo0t 1th strength& tr0th and /ath/0lness shall be the strength o/ hs lons. Fro!
generaton to generaton he shall be a sha/t n the hand o/ hs God to e2ec0te 90dg!
ent
0pon hs ene!esD and he shall be hd by the hand o/ the %ord that none o/ hs secre
t parts
shall be dsco-ered 0nto hs ene!es& 0nto hs h0rt. Hs na!e shall be called a bless
ng
a!ong !en. Hs ac;0antance shall be a!ong $ngs& and he shall be so0ght /or that h
e
!ay st n co0ncl& by natons and $ngs that are a/ar o//C and tho0sands o/ so0ls sh
all he
be an nstr0!ent n the hand o/ hs God n brngng 0nto sal-aton. And 1hen he s n

tro0ble& and great trb0laton has co!e 0pon h!& he shall re!e!ber the God o/ Jaco
b&
and he shall sheld h! /ro! the po1er o/ Satan. He shall rece-e co0nsel n the ho0
se o/
the Most Hgh that he !ay be strengthened n hope. He shall be as a coolng sprng t
hat
brea$eth /orth at the /oot o/ the !o0ntan& o-ershado1ed 1th choce trees bo1ed do
1n
1th rpe /r0t& that yeldeth both no0rsh!ent to the appette and ;0encheth the thrs
t&
thereby yeldng re/resh!ent to the 1eary tra-ellerD and the gongs o/ hs /eet shal
l e-er
be by strea!s o/ l-ng 1ater. He shall not /al nor 1ant /or $no1ledge& /or the %o
rd hs
God shall p0t /orth hs hand and l/t h! 0p and shall call 0pon h! 1th hs -oce n t
he
1ay 1heren he s tra-ellng& that he !ay be establshed /ore-er. He shall stand n t
he
trac$s o/ hs /ather and be n0!bered a!ong those 1ho hold the rght o/ Patrarchal
Presthood& e-en the E-angelcal Presthood and po1er shall be 0pon h!& that n hs o
ld
age hs na!e !ay be !agn/ed on the earth. #ehold he shall be blessed 1th an
ab0ndance o/ rches o/ the earth?gold& sl-er& and treas0res o/ preco0s stones& o/
da!onds and platna. Hs charots shall be n0!ero0s& and hs cattle shall !0ltply
ab0ndantlyD horses& !0les& asses& ca!els& dro!edares& and s1/t beasts& that he !
ay
!agn/y the na!e o/ the %ord and bene/t the poor. Bea& ths shall be the desre o/
hs
so0l& to co!/ort the needy and bnd 0p the bro$en n heart. Hs chldren shall be !a
ny
and hs posterty n0!ero0s& and they shall rse 0p and call h! blessed. And he shal
l ha-e
eternal l/e. A!en.
Ol-er Co1dery& Cler$ and Recorder.
G-en n =rtland& "ece!ber )5& )533.
Blessin to Sa#uel and 3illia# S#ith
#lessed o/ the %ord s !y brother Sa!0el& beca0se the %ord shall say 0nto h!&
Sa!0el& Sa!0elC there/ore he shall be !ade a teacher n the ho0se o/ the %ord& an
d the
%ord shall !at0re hs !nd n 90dg!ent& and thereby he shall obtan the estee! and
/ello1shp o/ hs brethren& and hs so0l shall be establshed and he shall bene/t th
e ho0se
o/ the %ord& beca0se he shall obtan ans1er to prayer n hs /ath/0lness.
#rother Alla! s as the /erce lon& 1hch d-deth not the spol beca0se o/ hs
strengthC and n the prde o/ hs heart he 1ll neglect the !ore 1eghty !atters 0ntl
hs
so0l s bo1ed do1n n sorro1C and then he shall ret0rn and call on the na!e o/ hs
God&
and shall /nd /org-eness& and shall 1a2 -alant& there/ore& he shall be sa-ed 0nt
o the
0tter!ostC and as the roarng lon o/ the /orest n the !dst o/ hs prey& so shall t
he hand
o/ hs generaton be l/ted 0p aganst those 1ho are set on hgh& that /ght aganst th
e God
o/ IsraelC /earless and 0nda0nted shall they be n battle& n a-engng the 1rongs o
/ the
nnocent& and rele-ng the oppressedC there/ore& the blessngs o/ the God o/ Jacob
shall
be n the !dst o/ hs ho0se& not1thstandng hs rebello0s heart.

And no1& O God& let the resd0e o/ !y /ather7s ho0se e-er co!e 0p n re!e!brance
be/ore Thee& that Tho0 !ayest sa-e the! /ro! the hand o/ the oppressor& and esta
blsh
ther /eet 0pon the Roc$ o/ Ages& that they !ay ha-e place n Thy ho0se& and be sa
-ed n
Thy $ngdo!C and let all thngs be e-en as I ha-e sad& /or Chrst7s sa$e. A!en.
?"HC )D6,,86,+.
&ounsel and Ad#onition
"ear #rethren n Chrst& and Co!panons n Trb0latonD?It see!eth good 0nto 0s to
drop a /e1 lnes to yo0 g-ng yo0 so!e nstr0cton relat-e to cond0ctng the a//ars o
/
the $ngdo! o/ God& 1hch has been co!!tted 0nto 0s n these latter t!es& by the 1l
l
and testa!ent o/ o0r Medator& 1hose ntercessons n o0r behal/ are lodged n the bo
so!
o/ the Eternal Father& and ere long 1ll b0rst 1th blessngs 0pon the heads o/ all
the
/ath/0l.
Ae ha-e all been chldren& and are too !0ch so at the present t!eC b0t 1e hope n
the
%ord that 1e !ay gro1 n grace and be prepared /or all thngs 1hch the boso! o/
/0t0rty !ay dsclose 0nto 0s. T!e s rapdly rollng on& and the propheces !0st be
/0l/lled. The days o/ trb0laton are /ast approachng& and the t!e to test the /de
lty o/
the Sants has co!e. R0!or 1th her ten tho0sand tong0es s d//0sng her 0ncertan
so0nds n al!ost e-ery earC b0t n these t!es o/ sore tral& let the Sants be paten
t and
see the sal-aton o/ God. Those 1ho cannot end0re persec0ton& and stand n the day
o/
a//lcton& cannot stand n the day 1hen the Son o/ God shall b0rst the -el& and ap
pear n
all the glory o/ Hs Father& 1th all the holy angels.
The -vils o! /ast. Ordinations
On the s0b9ect o/ ordnaton& a /e1 1ords are necessary. In !any nstances there ha
s
been too !0ch haste n ths thng& and the ad!onton o/ Pa0l has been too slghtngly
passed o-er& 1hch says& I%ay hands s0ddenly 0pon no !an.I So!e ha-e been ordaned
to the !nstry& and ha-e ne-er acted n that capacty& or !agn/ed ther callng at al
l.
S0ch !ay e2pect to lose ther appont!ent& e2cept they a1a$e and !agn/y ther o//ce
.
%et the Elders abroad be e2ceedngly care/0l 0pon ths s0b9ect& and 1hen they orda
n a
!an to the holy !nstry& let h! be a /ath/0l !an& 1ho s able to teach others also
C that
the ca0se o/ Chrst s0//er not. It s not the !0ltt0de o/ preachers that s to brng
abo0t the
gloro0s !llenn0!N b0t t s those 1ho are Icalled& and chosen& and /ath/0l.I
Avoidin 0is*utes
%et the Elders be e2ceedngly care/0l abo0t 0nnecessarly dst0rbng and harro1ng
0p the /eelngs o/ the people. Re!e!ber that yo0r b0sness s to preach the Gospel
n all
h0!lty and !ee$ness& and 1arn snners to repent and co!e to Chrst.
A-od contentons and -an dsp0tes 1th !en o/ corr0pt !nds& 1ho do not desre to
$no1 the tr0th. Re!e!ber that It s a day o/ 1arnng& and not a day o/ !any 1ords.
I I/
they rece-e not yo0r test!ony n one place& /lee to another& re!e!berng to cast n
o
re/lectons& nor thro1 o0t any btter sayngs. I/ yo0 do yo0r d0ty& t 1ll be 90st a

s 1ell
1th yo0& as tho0gh all !en e!braced the Gospel.
#e care/0l abo0t sendng boys to preach the Gospel to the 1orldC / they go let th
e!
be acco!paned by so!e one 1ho s able to g0de the! n the proper channel& lest the
y
beco!e p0//ed 0p& and /all 0nder conde!naton& and nto the snare o/ the de-l. Fna
lly&
n these crtcal t!es& be care/0lC call on the %ord day and nghtC be1are o/ prdeC
be1are
o/ /alse brethren& 1ho 1ll creep n a!ong yo0 to spy o0t yo0r lbertes. A1a$e to
rghteo0sness& and sn notC let yo0r lght shne& and sho1 yo0rsel-es 1or$!en that n
eed
not be asha!ed& rghtly d-dng the 1ord o/ tr0th. Apply yo0rsel-es dlgently to st0
dy&
that yo0r !nds !ay be stored 1th all necessary n/or!aton.
Ae re!an yo0r brethren n Chrst& an2o0sly prayng /or the day o/ rede!pton to
co!e& 1hen n;0ty shall be s1ept /ro! the earth& and e-erlastng rghteo0sness bro0
ght
n. Fare1ell. E"ec.& )533.F
?"HC )D6,+86,*.
S-&TIO9 O9- !ootnote :: Shortly a/ter the organ:aton o/ the Ch0rch the %ord
co!!anded Joseph S!th to !a$e a translaton o/ the #ble by re-elaton. It had been
!ade $no1n n the translaton o/ the #oo$ o/ Mor!on that beca0se o/ n;0ty I!any
plan and preco0s thngsI 1ere Ita$en a1ay /ro! the boo$& 1hch s the boo$ o/ the
%a!b o/ God.I E) Neph )3D>5.F Moreo-er& beca0se o/ the I!any plan and preco0s
thngs 1hch ha-e been ta$en o0t o/ the boo$& 1hch 1ere plan 0nto the 0nderstandng
o/ the chldren o/ !en& accordng to the planness 1hch s n the %a!b o/ God?beca0se
o/ these thngs 1hch are ta$en a1ay o0t o/ the gospel o/ the %a!b& an e2ceedng gr
eat
!any do st0!ble& yea& nso!0ch that Satan hath great po1er o-er the!.I E) Neph
)3D>*.F
As early as Aprl& )5>*& the %ord declared that !any o/ these plan and preco0s
sayngs 1ere to be restored& not only thro0gh the #oo$ o/ Mor!on& b0t thro0gh a
re-son o/ the #ble. Ahen Ol-er Co1dery ca!e to the Prophet Joseph S!th and
co!!enced to 1rte at the Prophet7s dctaton n the translaton o/ the #oo$ o/ Mor!o
n&
the %ord sad 0nto h!D IMerly -erly& I say 0nto yo0& that there are records 1hch
contan
!0ch o/ !y gospel& 1hch ha-e been $ept bac$ beca0se o/ the 1c$edness o/ the peop
le.
And no1 I co!!and yo0& that / yo0 ha-e good desres?a desre to lay 0p treas0res /
or
yo0rsel/ n hea-en?then shall yo0 assst n brngng to lght& 1th yo0r g/t& those par
ts
o/ !y scrpt0res 1hch ha-e been hdden beca0se o/ n;0ty.I E"@C ,D>,8>+.F A /e1
days later& n the sa!e !onth o/ Aprl& )5>*& the %ord agan re/erred to the co!ng
/orth
o/ these scrpt0res n the /ollo1ng 1ordsD II 1o0ld that ye sho0ld contn0e 0ntl yo
0
ha-e /nshed ths record G.e. the #oo$ o/ Mor!onH& 1hch I ha-e entr0sted 0nto h!
GJoseph S!thH. And then& behold& other records ha-e I& that I 1ll g-e 0nto yo0 p
o1er
that yo0 !ay assst to translate.I E"@C *D)8>.F The earlest !an0scrpts o/ the #bl
e
translaton are n the hand1rtng o/ Ol-er Co1dery. These bear the begnnng date o/
J0ne& )534& and contn0e 0ntl October >)& the sa!e year. Ths 1as done n Har!ony&

Pennsyl-ana& and Fayette& Ne1 Bor$. #rother Co1dery then departed /or Oho and
Msso0r n response to a call /ro! the %ord /or !ssonary ser-ce a!ong the %a!antes
.
E"@C 3>D)8>.F At ths 90nct0re& John Aht!er ser-ed as scrbe to the Prophet as the
translaton contn0ed. In "ece!ber& )534& ha-ng recently 9oned the Ch0rch& Sdney
Rgdon ca!e to Fayette to see the Prophet Joseph and 1as called by re-elaton to d
o ths
1rtng n the /ollo1ng 1ordsD IAnd a co!!and!ent I g-e 0nto thee?that tho0 shalt
1rte /or h!C and the scrpt0res shall be g-en& e-en as they are n !ne o1n boso!&
to
the sal-aton o/ !ne o1n elect.I E"@C 3<D>4.F In Febr0ary& )53)& the %ord spo$e a
gan&
sayngD ITho0 shalt as$& and !y scrpt0res shall be g-en as I ha-e apponted& and t
hey
shall be preser-ed n sa/etyC and t s e2pedent that tho0 sho0ldst hold thy peace
concernng the!& and not teach the! 0ntl ye ha-e rece-ed the! n /0ll. And I g-e 0
nto
yo0 a co!!and!ent that then ye shall teach the! 0nto all !enC /or they shall be
ta0ght
0nto all natons& $ndreds& tong0es and people.I E"@C 6>D<,8<5.F
Fro! J0ne& )534& 0ntl March +& )53)& the #rethren labored 1th the re-son o/ the
early chapters o/ Geness. Ho1e-er& on the latter date they 1ere nstr0cted to beg
n a
translaton o/ the Ne1 Testa!ent also. E"@C 6<D,48,).F Ths they began the ne2t da
y&
March 5. The 1or$ contn0ed thro0gh both the Old and Ne1 Testa!ents 0ntl J0ly >&
)533& 1hen the Prophet /nshed the 1or$ as /ar as the %ord re;0red o/ h! at that
t!e.
In the re!anng ele-en years o/ hs l/e the Prophet /0rther re-sed so!e passages a
nd
atte!pted to prepare the !an0scrpt /or p0blcaton. Ho1e-er& beca0se o/ persec0ton
and
a lac$ o/ /nancal !eans& ths 1as not acco!plshed be/ore hs death. The orgnal
!an0scrpts ca!e nto the hands o/ hs 1do1& E!!a S!th& 1ho re/0sed to g-e the! to
the Ch0rch& altho0gh a re;0est 1as !ade to her /or the!. The !an0scrpts s0bse;0e
ntly
ca!e nto the possesson o/ the Reorgan:ed Ch0rch and 1ere 0sed /or the p0blcaton
o/
the IInspred MersonI o/ the #ble n )5,+.
A partal copy o/ the !an0scrpts 1as !ade n the sprng o/ )56< by "r. John M.
#ernhsel and s no1 n the arch-es o/ the Ch0rch n Salt %a$e Cty. Altho0gh t s an
nco!plete copy& t ser-ed to corroborate the acc0racy o/ the prnted edtons nso/ar
as
ts l!ted scope per!ts. The Prophet Joseph S!th7s translaton o/ the #ble s one o/
the
greatest tangble e-dences o/ hs sprt0al nsght and d-ne callng.
Section T,o
1834-183;
-5cer*ts !ro# an -*istle o! the -lders o! the &hurch in 6irtland to
Their Brethren Abroad
"ear #rethren n Chrst& and Co!panons n Trb0latonD
L L L
S*iritual 0arkness
Consder /or a !o!ent& brethren& the /0l/ll!ent o/ the 1ords o/ the prophetC /or
1e
behold that dar$ness co-ers the earth& and gross dar$ness the !nds o/ the nhabta
nts
thereo/?that cr!es o/ e-ery descrpton are ncreasng a!ong !en?-ces o/ great

enor!ty are practced?the rsng generaton gro1ng 0p n the /0llness o/ prde and
arrogance?the aged losng e-ery sense o/ con-cton& and see!ngly banshng e-ery
tho0ght o/ a day o/ retrb0ton?nte!perance& !!oralty& e2tra-agance& prde& blndnes
s
o/ heart& dolatry& the loss o/ nat0ral a//ectonC the lo-e o/ ths 1orld& and nd//
erence
to1ard the thngs o/ eternty ncreasng a!ong those 1ho pro/ess a bele/ n the relgo
n
o/ hea-en& and n/delty spreadng tsel/ n conse;0ence o/ the sa!e?!en g-ng
the!sel-es 0p to co!!t acts o/ the /o0lest $nd& and deeds o/ the blac$est dye&
blasphe!ng& de/ra0dng& blastng the rep0taton o/ neghbors& stealng& robbng&
!0rderngC ad-ocatng error and opposng the tr0th& /orsa$ng the co-enant o/ hea-en
&
and denyng the /ath o/ Jes0s?and n the !dst o/ all ths& the day o/ the %ord /ast
approachng 1hen none e2cept those 1ho ha-e 1on the 1eddng gar!ent 1ll be
per!tted to eat and drn$ n the presence o/ the #rdegroo!& the Prnce o/ PeaceN
The 3orld+s 0e*lorable &ondition
I!pressed 1th the tr0th o/ these /acts 1hat can be the /eelngs o/ those 1ho ha-e
been parta$ers o/ the hea-enly g/t and ha-e tasted the good 1ord o/ God& and the
po1ers
o/ the 1orld to co!eK Aho b0t those that can see the a1/0l precpce 0pon 1hch the
1orld o/ !an$nd stands n ths generaton& can labor n the -neyard o/ the %ord 1tho
0t
/eelng a sense o/ the 1orld7s deplorable st0atonK Aho b0t those 1ho ha-e d0ly
consdered the condescenson o/ the Father o/ o0r sprts& n pro-dng a sacr/ce /or H
s
creat0res& a plan o/ rede!pton& a po1er o/ atone!ent& a sche!e o/ sal-aton& ha-n
g as
ts great ob9ects& the brngng o/ !en bac$ nto the presence o/ the =ng o/ hea-en&
cro1nng the! n the celestal glory& and !a$ng the! hers 1th the Son to that
nhertance 1hch s ncorr0ptble& 0nde/led& and 1hch /adeth not a1ay?1ho b0t s0ch
can real:e the !portance o/ a per/ect 1al$ be/ore all !en& and a dlgence n calln
g
0pon all !en to parta$e o/ these blessngsK Ho1 ndescrbably gloro0s are these thn
gs
to !an$ndN O/ a tr0th they !ay be consdered tdngs o/ great 9oy to all peopleC an
d
tdngs& too& that o0ght to /ll the earth and cheer the heart o/ e-ery one 1hen so
0nded n
hs ears. The re/lecton that e-eryone s to rece-e accordng to hs o1n dlgence and
perse-erance 1hle n the -neyard& o0ght to nspre e-eryone 1ho s called to be a
!nster o/ these glad tdngs& to so !pro-e hs talent that he !ay gan other talents
& that
1hen the Master sts do1n to ta$e an acco0nt o/ the cond0ct o/ Hs ser-ants& t !ay
be
sad& Aell done& good and /ath/0l ser-antD tho0 hast been /ath/0l o-er a /e1 thng
sC I
1ll no1 !a$e thee r0ler o-er !any thngsD enter tho0 nto the 9oy o/ thy %ord.
So!e !ay pretend to say that the 1orld n ths age s /ast ncreasng n rghteo0snessC
that the dar$ ages o/ s0perstton and blndness ha-e passed& 1hen the /ath o/ Chrs
t 1as
$no1n and held only by a /e1& 1hen ecclesastcal po1er had an al!ost 0n-ersal con
trol
o-er Chrstendo!& and the conscences o/ !en 1ere bo0nd by the strong chans o/
prestly po1erD b0t no1& the gloo!y clo0d s b0rst& and the Gospel s shnng 1th all
the

resplendent glory o/ an apostolc dayC and that the $ngdo! o/ the Messah s greatl
y
spreadng& that the Gospel o/ o0r %ord s carred to d-ers natons o/ the earth& the
Scrpt0res translatng nto d//erent tong0esC the !nsters o/ tr0th crossng the -ast
deep
to procla! to !en n dar$ness a rsen Sa-or& and to erect the standard o/ E!!an0el
1here lght has ne-er shoneC and that the dol s destroyed& the te!ple o/ !ages
/orsa$enC and those 1ho b0t a short t!e pre-o0s /ollo1ed the tradtons o/ ther /a
thers
and sacr/ced ther o1n /lesh to appease the 1rath o/ so!e !agnary god& are no1
rasng ther -oces n the 1orshp o/ the Most Hgh& and are l/tng ther tho0ghts 0p to
H! 1th the /0ll e2pectaton that one day they 1ll !eet 1th a 9oy/0l recepton n Hs
e-erlastng $ngdo!N
The (a, o! 'ree Aenc.
#0t a !o!ent7s candd re/lecton 0pon the prncples o/ these syste!s& the !anner n
1hch they are cond0cted& the nd-d0als e!ployed& the apparent ob9ect held o0t as
an
nd0ce!ent to ca0se the! to act& 1e thn$& s s0//cent /or e-ery candd !an to dra1
a
concl0son n hs o1n !nd 1hether ths s the order o/ hea-en or not. Ae dee! t a 90s
t
prncple& and t s one the /orce o/ 1hch 1e bele-e o0ght to be d0ly consdered by
e-ery nd-d0al& that all !en are created e;0al& and that all ha-e the pr-lege o/
thn$ng
/or the!sel-es 0pon all !atters relat-e to conscence. Conse;0ently& then& 1e are
not
dsposed& had 1e the po1er& to depr-e any one o/ e2ercsng that /ree ndependence o
/
!nd 1hch hea-en has so graco0sly besto1ed 0pon the h0!an /a!ly as one o/ ts
chocest g/tsC b0t 1e ta$e the lberty Eand ths 1e ha-e a rght to doF o/ loo$ng at
ths
order o/ thngs a /e1 !o!ents& and contrastng t 1th the order o/ God as 1e /nd t
n
the sacred Scrpt0res. In ths re-e1& ho1e-er& 1e shall present the ponts as 1e co
nsder
they 1ere really desgned by the great G-er to be 0nderstood& and the happy res0l
ts
arsng /ro! a per/or!ance o/ the re;0re!ents o/ hea-en as re-ealed to e-ery one 1
ho
obeys the!C and the conse;0ence attendng a /alse constr0cton& a !srepresentaton&
or a
/orced !eanng that 1as ne-er desgned n the !nd o/ the %ord 1hen He condescended
to spea$ /ro! the hea-ens to !en /or ther sal-aton.
L L L
Obedience to )overn#ents 9ecessar.
All reg0larly organ:ed and 1ell establshed go-ern!ents ha-e certan la1s by 1hch&
!ore or less& the nnocent are protected and the g0lty p0nshed. The /act ad!tted
that
certan la1s are good& e;0table and 90st& o0ght to be bndng 0pon the nd-d0al 1ho
ad!ts ths& and lead h! to obser-e n the strctest !anner an obedence to those la1
s.
These la1s 1hen -olated& or bro$en by the nd-d0al& !0st& n 90stce& con-ct hs !nd
1th a do0ble /orce& / possble& o/ the e2tent and !agnt0de o/ hs cr!eC beca0se he

co0ld ha-e no plea o/ gnorance to prod0ceC and hs act o/ transgresson 1as openly
co!!tted aganst lght and $no1ledge. #0t the nd-d0al 1ho !ay be gnorant and
!perceptbly transgresses or -olates la1s& tho0gh the -oce o/ the co0ntry re;0res
that
he sho0ld s0//er& yet he 1ll ne-er /eel that re!orse o/ conscence that the other
1ll& and
that $een& c0ttng re/lecton 1ll ne-er rse n hs breast that other1se 1o0ld& had h
e
done the deed& or co!!tted the o//ense n /0ll con-cton that he 1as brea$ng the l
a1 o/
hs co0ntry& and ha-ng pre-o0sly ac$no1ledged the sa!e to be 90st. It s not o0r
ntenton by these re!ar$s& to atte!pt to place the la1 o/ !an on a parallel 1th t
he la1
o/ hea-enC beca0se 1e do not consder that t s /or!ed n the sa!e 1sdo! and
propretyC nether do 1e consder that t s s0//cent n tsel/ to besto1 anythng on !a
n
n co!parson 1th the la1 o/ hea-en& e-en sho0ld t pro!se t. The la1s o/ !en !ay
g0arantee to a people protecton n the honorable p0rs0ts o/ ths l/e& and the te!p
oral
happness arsng /ro! a protecton aganst 0n90st ns0lts and n90resC and 1hen ths s
sad& all s sad& that can be n tr0th& o/ the po1er& e2tent& and n/l0ence o/ the l
a1s o/
!en& e2cl0s-e o/ the la1 o/ God. The la1 o/ hea-en s presented to !an& and as s0
ch
g0arantees to all 1ho obey t a re1ard /ar beyond any earthly consderatonC tho0gh
t
does not pro!se that the bele-er n e-ery age sho0ld be e2e!pt /ro! the a//lctons
and
tro0bles arsng /ro! d//erent so0rces n conse;0ence o/ the acts o/ 1c$ed !en on e
arth.
Stll n the !dst o/ all ths there s a pro!se predcated 0pon the /act that t s the
la1 o/
hea-en& 1hch transcends the la1 o/ !an& as /ar as eternal l/e the te!poralC and
as the
blessngs 1hch God s able to g-e& are greater than those 1hch can be g-en by !an.
Then& certanly& / the la1 o/ !an s bndng 0pon !an 1hen ac$no1ledged& ho1 !0ch
!ore !0st the la1 o/ hea-en beN And as !0ch as the la1 o/ hea-en s !ore per/ect
than
the la1 o/ !an& so !0ch greater !0st be the re1ard / obeyed. The la1 o/ !an pro!
ses
sa/ety n te!poral l/eC b0t the la1 o/ God pro!ses that l/e 1hch s eternal& e-en
an
nhertance at God7s o1n rght hand& sec0re /ro! all the po1ers o/ the 1c$ed one.
As "an A**roaches )od /e Is -nlihtened
Ae consder that God has created !an 1th a !nd capable o/ nstr0cton& and a
/ac0lty 1hch !ay be enlarged n proporton to the heed and dlgence g-en to the lgh
t
co!!0ncated /ro! hea-en to the ntellectC and that the nearer !an approaches
per/ecton& the clearer are hs -e1s& and the greater hs en9oy!ents& tll he has oerco!e
the e-ls o/ hs l/e and lost e-ery desre /or snC and l$e the ancents& arr-es at t
hat pont
o/ /ath 1here he s 1rapped n the po1er and glory o/ hs Ma$er and s ca0ght 0p to
d1ell 1th H!. #0t 1e consder that ths s a staton to 1hch no !an e-er arr-ed n a
!o!entD he !0st ha-e been nstr0cted n the go-ern!ent and la1s o/ that $ngdo! by
proper degrees& 0ntl hs !nd s capable n so!e !eas0re o/ co!prehendng the
proprety& 90stce& e;0alty& and consstency o/ the sa!e. For /0rther nstr0cton 1e
re/er

yo0 to "e0t. 3>& 1here the %ord says& that Jacob s the lot o/ Hs nhertance. He /
o0nd
h! n a desert land& and n the 1aste& ho1lng 1ldernessC He led h! abo0t& He
nstr0cted h!& He $ept h! as the apple o/ Hs eye& etc.C 1hch 1ll sho1 the /orce o
/ the
last te! ad-anced& that t s necessary /or !en to rece-e an 0nderstandng concernn
g
the la1s o/ the hea-enly $ngdo!& be/ore they are per!tted to enter tD 1e !ean th
e
celestal glory. So dss!lar are the go-ern!ents o/ !en& and so d-ers are ther la1
s&
/ro! the go-ern!ent and la1s o/ hea-en& that a !an& /or nstance& hearng that the
re 1as
a co0ntry on ths globe called the 'nted States o/ North A!erca& co0ld ta$e hs 9o
0rney
to ths place 1tho0t /rst learnng the la1s o/ go-ern!entsC b0t the condtons o/ Go
d7s
$ngdo! are s0ch& that all 1ho are !ade parta$ers o/ that glory& are 0nder the ne
cessty o/
learnng so!ethng respectng t pre-o0s to ther enterng nto t. #0t the /oregner can
co!e to ths co0ntry 1tho0t $no1ng a syllable o/ ts la1s& or e-en s0bscrbng to ob
ey
the! a/ter he arr-es. AhyK #eca0se the go-ern!ent o/ the 'nted States does not
re;0re tD t only re;0res an obedence to ts la1s a/ter the nd-d0al has arr-ed 1th
n
ts 90rsdcton.
(a,s o! "an 9ot on Parallel ,ith (a,s o! /eaven
As 1e pre-o0sly re!ar$ed& 1e do not atte!pt to place the la1 o/ !an on a paralle
l
1th the la1 o/ hea-enC b0t 1e 1ll brng /or1ard another te!& to /0rther 0rge the
proprety o/ yeldng obedence to the la1 o/ hea-en& a/ter the /act s ad!tted& that
the
la1s o/ !an are bndng 0pon !an. Aere a $ng to e2tend hs do!non o-er the
habtable earth& and send /orth hs la1s 1hch 1ere the !ost per/ect $nd& and co!!a
nd
hs s0b9ects one and all to yeld obedence to the sa!e& and add as a re1ard to tho
se 1ho
obeyed the!& that at a certan perod they sho0ld be called to attend the !arrage
o/ hs
son& 1ho n d0e t!e 1as to rece-e the $ngdo!& and they sho0ld be !ade e;0al 1th
h! n the sa!eC and /2 as a penalty /or dsobedence that e-ery nd-d0al g0lty o/ t
sho0ld be cast o0t at the !arrage /east& and ha-e no part nor porton 1th hs
go-ern!ent& 1hat ratonal !nd co0ld /or a !o!ent acc0se the $ng 1th n90stce /or
p0nshng s0ch rebello0s s0b9ectsK In the /rst place hs la1s 1ere 90st& easy to be
co!pled 1th& and per/ectD nothng o/ a tyranncal nat0re 1as re;0red o/ the!C b0t
the
-ery constr0cton o/ the la1s 1as e;0ty and bea0tyC and 1hen obeyed 1o0ld prod0ce
the
happest condton possble to all 1ho adhered to the!& besde the last great bene/t
o/
sttng do1n 1th a royal robe n the presence o/ the $ng at the great& grand !arrag
e
s0pper o/ hs son& and be !ade e;0al 1th h! n all the a//ars o/ the $ngdo!.
<Thus Saith the 6in<
Ahen these royal la1s 1ere ss0ed& and pro!0lgated thro0gho0t the -ast do!non&
e-ery s0b9ect& 1hen nterrogated 1hether he bele-ed the! to be /ro! hs so-eregn o
r
not& ans1ered& BesC I $no1 they are& I a! ac;0anted 1th the sgnat0re& /or t s as

0s0al.
Thus saith the 7ing8 Ths ad!tted& the s0b9ect s bo0nd by e-ery consderaton o/ ho
nor
to hs co0ntry& hs $ng& and hs o1n personal character& to obser-e n the strctest
sense
e-ery re;0ston n the royal edct. Sho0ld any escape the search o/ the a!bassadors
o/
the $ng& and ne-er hear these last la1s& g-ng hs s0b9ects s0ch e2alted pr-leges&
an
e2c0se !ght be 0rged n ther behal/& and they escape the cens0re o/ the $ng. #0t
/or
those 1ho had heard& 1ho had ad!tted& and 1ho had pro!sed obedence to these 90st
la1s no e2c0se co0ld be 0rged& and 1hen bro0ght nto the presence o/ the $ng cert
anly&
90stce 1o0ld re;0re that they sho0ld s0//er a penalty. Co0ld that $ng be 90st n
ad!ttng these rebello0s nd-d0als nto the /0ll en9oy!ent and pr-leges 1th hs son&
and those 1ho had been obedent to hs co!!and!entsK Certanly not. #eca0se they
dsregarded the -oce o/ ther la1/0l $ngC they had no regard /or hs -rt0o0s la1s&
/or
hs dgnty& nor /or the honor o/ hs na!eC nether /or the honor o/ ther co0ntry& no
r ther
pr-ate -rt0e. They regarded not hs a0thorty eno0gh to obey h!& nether dd they
regard the !!edate ad-antages and blessngs arsng /ro! these la1s / $ept& so
destt0te 1ere they o/ -rt0e and goodnessC and abo-e all& they regarded so lttle
the 9oy
and sats/acton o/ a legal seat n the presence o/ the $ng7s only son& and to be !
ade
e;0al 1th h! n all the blessngs& honors& co!/orts& and /elctes o/ hs $ngdo!& tha
t
they t0rned a1ay /ro! a partcpaton n the!& and consdered that they 1ere beneath
ther present notce& tho0gh they had no do0bt as to the real a0thentcty o/ the ro
yal edct.
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Ho1 co0ld a go-ern!ent be cond0cted 1th har!ony / ts ad!nstrators 1ere
possessed 1th s0ch d//erent dspostons and d//erent prncplesK Co0ld t prosperK
Co0ld t /lo0rshK Ao0ld har!ony pre-alK Ao0ld order be establshed& and co0ld 90st
ce
be e2ec0ted n rghteo0sness n all branches o/ ts depart!entsK NoN In t 1ere t1o
classes o/ !en as dss!lar as lght and dar$ness& -rt0e and -ce& 90stce and n90stc
e&
tr0th and /alsehood& holness and sn. One class 1ere per/ectly har!less and -rt0o
0sD
they $ne1 1hat -rt0e 1as /or they had l-ed n the /0llest en9oy!ent o/ t& and the
r
/delty to tr0th had been /arly tested by a seres o/ years o/ /ath/0l obedence to
all ts
hea-enly precepts. They $ne1 1hat good order 1as& /or they had been orderly and
obedent to the la1s !posed on the! by ther 1se so-eregn& and had e2perenced the
bene/ts arsng /ro! a l/e spent n hs go-ern!ent tll he has no1 seen proper to !a$
e
the! e;0al 1th hs son. S0ch nd-d0als 1o0ld ndeed adorn any co0rt 1here per/ecton
1as one o/ ts !an sprngs o/ acton& and shne /ar !ore /ar then the rches ge! n th
e
dade! o/ the prnce.
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)od S*eaks !ro# /eaven
Ae ta$e the sacred 1rtngs nto o0r hands& and ad!t that they 1ere g-en by drect

nspraton /or the good o/ !an. Ae bele-e that God condescended to spea$ /ro! the
hea-ens and declare Hs 1ll concernng the h0!an /a!ly& to g-e the! 90st and holy
la1s& to reg0late ther cond0ct& and g0de the! n a drect 1ay& that n d0e t!e He !
ght
ta$e the! to H!sel/& and !a$e the! 9ont hers 1th Hs Son. #0t 1hen ths /act s
ad!tted& that the !!edate 1ll o/ hea-en s contaned n the Scrpt0res& are 1e not
bo0nd as ratonal creat0res to l-e n accordance to all ts preceptsK All the !ere
ad!sson& that ths s the 1ll o/ hea-en e-er bene/t 0s / 1e do not co!ply 1th all
ts
teachngsK "o 1e not o//er -olence to the S0pre!e Intellgence o/ hea-en& 1hen 1e
ad!t the tr0th o/ ts teachngs& and do not obey the!K "o 1e not descend belo1 o0r
o1n
$no1ledge& and the better 1sdo! 1hch hea-en has endo1ed 0s 1th& by s0ch a co0rse
o/ cond0ctK For these reasons& / 1e ha-e drect re-elatons g-en 0s /ro! hea-en& s
0rely
those re-elatons 1ere ne-er g-en to be tr/led 1th& 1tho0t the tr/ler7s nc0rrng
dspleas0re and -engeance 0pon hs o1n head& / there s any 90stce n hea-enC and th
at
there s !0st be ad!tted by e-ery nd-d0al 1ho ad!ts the tr0th and /orce o/ God7s
teachngs& Hs blessngs and c0rsngs& as contaned n the sacred -ol0!e.
The 'aith!ul to %eceive &elestial %est
Here& then& 1e ha-e ths part o/ o0r s0b9ect !!edately be/ore 0s /or consderatonD
God has n reser-e a t!e& or perod apponted n Hs o1n boso!& 1hen He 1ll brng all
Hs s0b9ects& 1ho ha-e obeyed Hs -oce and $ept Hs co!!and!ents& nto Hs celestal
rest. Ths rest s o/ s0ch per/ecton and glory& that !an has need o/ a preparaton
be/ore
he can& accordng to the la1s o/ that $ngdo!& enter t and en9oy ts blessngs. Ths
beng
the /act& God has g-en certan la1s to the h0!an /a!ly& 1hch& / obser-ed& are
s0//cent to prepare the! to nhert ths rest. Ths& then& 1e concl0de& 1as the p0rp
ose o/
God n g-ng Hs la1s to 0sD I/ not& 1hy& or /or 1hat 1ere they g-enK I/ the 1hole
/a!ly o/ !an 1ere as 1ell o// 1tho0t the! as they !ght be 1th the!& /or 1hat
p0rpose or ntent 1ere they e-er g-enK Aas t that God 1anted to !erely sho1 that
He
co0ld tal$K It 1o0ld be nonsense to s0ppose that He 1o0ld condescend to tal$ n anD /or
t 1o0ld be n -an& and to no p0rpose 1hate-er E/ the la1 o/ God 1ere o/ no bene/t
to
!anFD beca0se& all the co!!and!ents contaned n the la1 o/ the %ord& ha-e the s0r
e
pro!se anne2ed o/ a re1ard to all 1ho obey& predcated 0pon the /act that they ar
e really
the pro!ses o/ a #eng 1ho cannot le& One 1ho s ab0ndantly able to /0l/ll e-ery t
ttle
o/ Hs 1ordD and / !an 1ere as 1ell prepared& or co0ld be as 1ell prepared& to !e
et God
1tho0t ther e-er ha-ng been g-en n the /rst nstance& 1hy 1ere they e-er g-enK /o
r
certanly& n that case they can no1 do h! no good.
All )overn#ents /ave (a,s
As 1e pre-o0sly re!ar$ed& all 1ell establshed and properly organ:ed go-ern!ents
ha-e certan /2ed and pro!nent la1s /or the reg0laton and !anage!ent o/ the sa!e.
I/
!an has gro1n to 1sdo! and s capable o/ dscernng the proprety o/ la1s to go-ern
natons& 1hat less can be e2pected /ro! the R0ler and 'pholder o/ the 0n-erseK Ca
n 1e
s0ppose that He has a $ngdo! 1tho0t la1sK Or do 1e bele-e that t s co!posed o/ a

n
nn0!erable co!pany o/ bengs 1ho are entrely beyond all la1K Conse;0ently ha-e
need o/ nothng to go-ern or reg0late the!K Ao0ld not s0ch deas be a reproach to
o0r
Great Parent& and at -arance 1th hs gloro0s ntellgenceK Ao0ld t not be assertng
that
!an had /o0nd o0t a secret beyond "etyK That he had learned that t 1as good to h
a-e
la1s& 1hle God a/ter e2stng /ro! eternty and ha-ng po1er to create !an& had not
/o0nd o0t that t 1as proper to ha-e la1s /or Hs go-ern!entK Ae ad!t that God s t
he
great so0rce and /o0ntan /ro! 1hence proceeds all goodC that He s per/ect ntellg
ence&
and that Hs 1sdo! s alone s0//cent to go-ern and reg0late the !ghty creatons and
1orlds 1hch shne and bla:e 1th s0ch !agn/cence and splendor o-er o0r heads& as
tho0gh to0ched 1th Hs /nger and !o-ed by Hs Al!ghty 1ord. And / so& t s done
and reg0lated by la1C /or 1tho0t la1 all !0st certanly /all nto chaos. I/& then&
1e ad!t
that God s the so0rce o/ all 1sdo! and 0nderstandng& 1e !0st ad!t that by Hs dre
ct
nspraton He has ta0ght !an that la1 s necessary n order to go-ern and reg0late H
s
o1n !!edate nterest and 1el/areC /or ths reason& that la1 s bene/cal to pro!ote
peace and happness a!ong !en. And as be/ore re!ar$ed& God s the so0rce /ro!
1hence proceeds all goodC and / !an s bene/ted by la1& then certanly& la1 s good
C and
/ la1 s good& then la1& or the prncple o/ t e!anated /ro! GodC /or God s the so0
rce
o/ all goodC conse;0ently& then& he 1as the /rst A0thor o/ la1& or the prncple o
/ t& to
!an$nd.
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3hat Is the Pur*ose o! -5istence=
Thn$ /or a !o!ent& o/ the greatness o/ the #eng 1ho created the 'n-erseC and as$
&
co0ld He be so nconsstent 1th Hs o1n character& as to lea-e !an 1tho0t a la1 or
r0le
by 1hch to reg0late hs cond0ct& a/ter placng h! here& 1here& accordng to the
/or!aton o/ hs nat0re he !0st n a short perod sn$ nto the d0stK Is there nothng
/0rtherC s there no e2stence beyond ths -el o/ death 1hch s so s0ddenly to be ca
st
o-er all o/ 0sK I/ there s& 1hy not that #eng 1ho had po1er to place 0s here& n/
or! 0s
so!ethng o/ the herea/terK I/ 1e had po1er to place o0rsel-es n ths present e2st
ence&
1hy not ha-e po1er to $no1 1hat shall /ollo1 1hen that dar$ -el s cast o-er o0r
bodesK I/ n ths l/e 1e rece-e o0r allC / 1hen 1e cr0!ble bac$ to d0st 1e are no
!ore&
/ro! 1hat so0rce dd 1e e!anate& and 1hat 1as the p0rpose o/ o0r e2stenceK I/ ths
l/e
1ere all& 1e sho0ld be led to ;0ery& 1hether or not there 1as really any s0bstan
ce n
e2stence& and 1e !ght 1th proprety say& I%et 0s eat& drn$& and be !erry& /or to8
!orro1 1e deNI #0t / ths l/e s all& then 1hy ths constant tolng& 1hy ths contn0a
l
1ar/are& and 1hy ths 0nceasng tro0bleK #0t ths l/e s not allC the -oce o/ reason
, the
lang0age o/ inspiration& and the Sprt o/ the l-ng God& o0r Creator& teaches 0s&
as 1e

hold the record o/ tr0th n o0r hands& that ths s not the case& that ths s not so
C /or& the
hea-ens declare the glory o/ a God& and the /r!a!ent sho1eth Hs hand1or$C and a
!o!ent7s re/lecton s s0//cent to teach e-ery !an o/ co!!on ntellgence& that all
these
are not the !ere prod0ctons o/ chance& nor co0ld they be s0pported by any po1er
less
than an Al!ghty handC and He that can !ar$ the po1er o/ O!npotence& nscrbed 0pon
the hea-ens& can also see God7s o1n hand1rtng n the sacred -ol0!eD and he 1ho re
ads
t o/tenest 1ll l$e t best& and he 1ho s ac;0anted 1th t& 1ll $no1 the hand 1here
-er
he can see tC and 1hen once dsco-ered& t 1ll not only rece-e an ac$no1ledg!ent&
b0t
an obedence to all ts hea-enly precepts. For a !o!ent re/lectD 1hat co0ld ha-e b
een the
p0rpose o/ o0r Father n g-ng to 0s a la1K Aas t that t !ght be obeyed& or dsobey
edK
And thn$ /0rther& too& not only o/ the proprety& b0t o/ the !portance o/ attendn
g to Hs
la1s n e-ery partc0lar. I/& then& there s an !portance n ths respect& s there no
t a
responsblty o/ great 1eght restng 0pon those 1ho are called to declare these tr0
ths to
!enK Aere 1e capable o/ layng any thng be/ore yo0 as a 90st co!parson& 1e 1o0ld
cheer/0lly do tC b0t n ths o0r ablty /als& and 1e are nclned to thn$ that !an s
0nable& 1tho0t assstance beyond 1hat has been g-en to those be/ore& o/ e2pressng
n
1ords the greatness o/ ths !portant s0b9ect. Ae can only say& that / an antcpato
n o/
the 9oys o/ the celestal glory& as 1tnessed to the hearts o/ the h0!ble s not s0
//cent&
1e 1ll lea-e to yo0rsel-es the res0lt o/ yo0r o1n dlgenceC /or God ere long& 1ll
call
all Hs ser-ants be/ore H!& and there /ro! Hs o1n hand they 1ll rece-e a 90st
reco!pense and a rghteo0s re1ard /or all ther labors.
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"an 0e*arted !ro# the (ord+s )overn#ent
It s reasonable to s0ppose that !an departed /ro! the /rst teachngs& or nstr0cto
ns
1hch he rece-ed /ro! hea-en n the /rst age& and re/0sed by hs dsobedence to be
go-erned by the!. Conse;0ently& he /or!ed s0ch la1s as best s0ted hs o1n !nd& or
as
he s0pposed& 1ere best adapted to hs st0aton. #0t that God has n/l0enced !an !or
e or
less snce that t!e n the /or!aton o/ la1 /or hs bene/t 1e ha-e no hestancy n
bele-ngC /or& as be/ore re!ar$ed& beng the so0rce o/ all good& e-ery 90st and e;
0table
la1 1as n a greater or less degree n/l0enced by H!. And tho0gh !an n hs o1n
s0pposed 1sdo! 1o0ld not ad!t the n/l0ence o/ a po1er s0peror to hs o1n& yet /or
1se and great p0rposes& /or the good and happness o/ Hs creat0res& God has nstr0
cted
!an to /or! 1se and 1holeso!e la1s& snce he had departed /ro! H! and re/0sed to
be go-erned by those la1s 1hch God had g-en by Hs o1n -oce /ro! on hgh n the
begnnng. #0t not1thstandng the transgresson& by 1hch !an had c0t h!sel/ o// /ro!
an !!edate nterco0rse 1th hs Ma$er 1tho0t a Medator& t appears that the great an
d

gloro0s plan o/ Hs rede!pton 1as pre-o0sly pro-dedC the sacr/ce preparedC the
atone!ent 1ro0ght o0t n the !nd and p0rpose o/ God& e-en n the person o/ the Son
&
thro0gh 1ho! !an 1as no1 to loo$ /or acceptance and thro0gh 1hose !erts he 1as
no1 ta0ght that he alone co0ld /nd rede!pton& snce the 1ord had been prono0nced&
'nto d0st tho0 shalt ret0rn.
The (a, o! Sacri!ice
#0t that !an 1as not able h!sel/ to erect a syste!& or plan 1th po1er s0//cent t
o
/ree h! /ro! a destr0cton 1hch a1ated h! s e-dent /ro! the /act that God& as
be/ore re!ar$ed& prepared a sacr/ce n the g/t o/ Hs o1n Son 1ho sho0ld be sent n
d0e t!e& to prepare a 1ay& or open a door thro0gh 1hch !an !ght enter nto the %o
rd7s
presence& 1hence he had been cast o0t /or dsobedence. Fro! t!e to t!e these glad
tdngs 1ere so0nded n the ears o/ !en n d//erent ages o/ the 1orld do1n to the t!
e o/
Messah7s co!ng. #y /ath n ths atone!ent or plan o/ rede!pton& Abel o//ered to Go
d
a sacr/ce that 1as accepted& 1hch 1as the /rstlngs o/ the /loc$. Can o//ered o/
the
/r0t o/ the gro0nd& and 1as not accepted& beca0se he co0ld not do t n /ath& he c
o0ld
ha-e no /ath& or co0ld not e2ercse /ath contrary to the plan o/ hea-en. It !0st
be
sheddng the blood o/ the Only #egotten to atone /or !anC /or ths 1as the plan o/
rede!ptonC and 1tho0t the sheddng o/ blood 1as no re!ssonC and as the sacr/ce 1a
s
nstt0ted /or a type& by 1hch !an 1as to dscern the great Sacr/ce 1hch God had
preparedC to o//er a sacr/ce contrary to that& no /ath co0ld be e2ercsed& beca0s
e
rede!pton 1as not p0rchased n that 1ay& nor the po1er o/ atone!ent nstt0ted a/te
r
that orderC conse;0ently Can co0ld ha-e no /athC and 1hatsoe-er s not o/ /ath& s
sn.
#0t Abel o//ered an acceptable sacr/ce& by 1hch he obtaned 1tness that he 1as
rghteo0s& God H!sel/ test/yng o/ hs g/ts. Certanly& the sheddng o/ the blood o/
a
beast co0ld be bene/cal to no !an& e2cept t 1as done n !taton& or as a type& or
e2planaton o/ 1hat 1as to be o//ered thro0gh the g/t o/ God H!sel/C and ths
per/or!ance done 1th an eye loo$ng /or1ard n /ath on the po1er o/ that great
Sacr/ce /or a re!sson o/ sns. #0t ho1e-er -aro0s !ay ha-e been& and !ay be at th
e
present t!e& the opnons o/ !en respectng the cond0ct o/ Abel& and the $no1ledge
1hch he had on the s0b9ect o/ atone!ent& t s e-dent n o0r !nds& that he 1as
nstr0cted !ore /0lly n the plan than 1hat the #ble spea$s o/& /or ho1 co0ld he o
//er a
sacr/ce n /ath& loo$ng to God /or a re!sson o/ hs sns n the po1er o/ the great
atone!ent& 1tho0t ha-ng been pre-o0sly nstr0cted n that planK And /0rther& / he
1as
accepted o/ God& 1hat 1ere the ordnances per/or!ed /0rther than the o//erng o/ t
he
/rstlngs o/ the /loc$K
The (ord S*ake to Abel
It s sad by Pa0l n hs letter to the Hebre1 brethren& that Abel obtaned 1tness th
at
he 1as rghteo0s& God test/yng o/ hs g/ts. To 1ho! dd God test/y o/ the g/ts o/

Abel& 1as t to Pa0lK Ae ha-e -ery lttle on ths !portant s0b9ect n the /orepart o
/ the
#ble. #0t t s sad that Abel h!sel/ obtaned 1tness that he 1as rghteo0s. Then
certanly God spo$e to h!D ndeed& t s sad that God tal$ed 1th h!C and / He dd&
1o0ld He not& seeng that Abel 1as rghteo0s del-er to h! the 1hole plan o/ the
GospelK And s not the Gospel the ne1s o/ the rede!ptonK Ho1 co0ld Abel o//er a
sacr/ce and loo$ /or1ard 1th /ath on the Son o/ God /or a re!sson o/ hs sns& and
not 0nderstand the GospelK The !ere sheddng o/ the blood o/ beasts or o//erng an
ythng
else n sacr/ce& co0ld not proc0re a re!sson o/ sns& e2cept t 1ere per/or!ed n /a
th
o/ so!ethng to co!eC / t co0ld& Can7s o//erng !0st ha-e been as good as Abel7s.
And
/ Abel 1as ta0ght o/ the co!ng o/ the Son o/ God& 1as he not ta0ght also o/ Hs
ordnancesK Ae all ad!t that the Gospel has ordnances& and / so& had t not al1ays
ordnances& and 1ere not ts ordnances al1ays the sa!eK
)os*el Ordinances !ro# the Beinnin
Perhaps o0r /rends 1ll say that the Gospel and ts ordnances 1ere not $no1n tll t
he
days o/ John& the son o/ Jacharas& n the days o/ Herod& the $ng o/ J0dea. #0t 1e
1ll
here loo$ at ths pontD For o0r o1n part 1e cannot bele-e that the ancents n all
ages
1ere so gnorant o/ the syste! o/ hea-en as !any s0ppose& snce all that 1ere e-er
sa-ed&
1ere sa-ed thro0gh the po1er o/ ths great plan o/ rede!pton& as !0ch be/ore the
co!ng o/ Chrst as snceC / not& God has had d//erent plans n operaton E/ 1e !ay s
o
e2press tF& to brng !en bac$ to d1ell 1th H!sel/C and ths 1e cannot bele-e& snce
there has been no change n the constt0ton o/ !an snce he /ellC and the ordnance
or
nstt0ton o/ o//erng blood n sacr/ce& 1as only desgned to be per/or!ed tll Chrst
1as o//ered 0p and shed Hs blood?as sad be/ore?that !an !ght loo$ /or1ard n /ath
to that t!e. It 1ll be notced that& accordng to Pa0l& Esee Gal. 3D5F the Gospel
1as
preached to Abraha!. Ae 1o0ld l$e to be n/or!ed n 1hat na!e the Gospel 1as then
preached& 1hether t 1as n the na!e o/ Chrst or so!e other na!e. I/ n any other n
a!e&
1as t the GospelK And / t 1as the Gospel& and that preached n the na!e o/ Chrst&
had
t any ordnancesK I/ not& 1as t the GospelK And / t had ordnances 1hat 1ere theyK
O0r /rends !ay say& perhaps& that there 1ere ne-er any ordnances e2cept those o/
o//erng sacr/ces be/ore the co!ng o/ Chrst& and that t co0ld not be possble be/o
re
the Gospel to ha-e been ad!nstered 1hle the la1 o/ sacr/ces o/ blood 1as n /orce
.
#0t 1e 1ll recollect that Abraha! o//ered sacr/ce& and not1thstandng ths& had th
e
Gospel preached to h!. That the o//erng o/ sacr/ce 1as only to pont the !nd /or1
ard
to Chrst& 1e n/er /ro! these re!ar$able 1ords o/ Jes0s to the Je1sD IBo0r Father
Abraha! re9oced to see !y dayD and he sa1 t& and 1as gladI EJohn 5D<,F. So& then
&

beca0se the ancents o//ered sacr/ce t dd not hnder ther hearng the GospelC b0t
ser-ed& as 1e sad be/ore& to open ther eyes& and enable the! to loo$ /or1ard to
the t!e
o/ the co!ng o/ the Sa-or& and re9oce n Hs rede!pton. Ae /nd also& that 1hen the
Israeltes ca!e o0t o/ Egypt they had the Gospel preached to the!& accordng to Pa
0l n
hs letter to the Hebre1s& 1hch saysD IFor 0nto 0s 1as the Gospel preached& as 1e
ll as
0nto the!D b0t the 1ord preached dd not pro/t the!& not beng !2ed 1th /ath n the
!
that heard tI Esee Heb. 6D>F. It s sad agan& n Gal. 3D)*& that the la1 Eo/ Moses
& or the
%e-tcal la1F 1as IaddedI beca0se o/ transgresson. Ahat& 1e as$& 1as ths la1 adde
d
to& / t 1as not added to the GospelK It !0st be plan that t 1as added to the Gos
pel&
snce 1e learn that they had the Gospel preached to the!. Fro! these /e1 /acts& 1
e
concl0de that 1hene-er the %ord re-ealed H!sel/ to !en n ancent days& and
co!!anded the! to o//er sacr/ce to H!& that t 1as done that they !ght loo$ /or1a
rd
n /ath to the t!e o/ Hs co!ng& and rely 0pon the po1er o/ that atone!ent /or a
re!sson o/ ther sns. And ths they ha-e done& tho0sands 1ho ha-e gone be/ore 0s&
1hose gar!ents are spotless& and 1ho are& l$e Job& 1atng 1th an ass0rance l$e hs
&
that they 1ll see H! n the latter day 0pon the earth& e-en n ther /lesh.
Ae !ay concl0de& that tho0gh there 1ere d//erent dspensatons& yet all thngs 1hch
God co!!0ncated to Hs people 1ere calc0lated to dra1 ther !nds to the great ob9e
ct&
and to teach the! to rely 0pon God alone as the a0thor o/ ther sal-aton& as cont
aned n
Hs la1.
9ot All %evelation Is in the Bible
Fro! 1hat 1e can dra1 /ro! the Scrpt0res relat-e to the teachng o/ hea-en& 1e ar
e
nd0ced to thn$ that !0ch nstr0cton has been g-en to !an snce the begnnng 1hch
1e do not possess no1. Ths !ay not agree 1th the opnons o/ so!e o/ o0r /rends 1h
o
are bold to say that 1e ha-e e-erythng 1rtten n the #ble 1hch God e-er spo$e to
!an
snce the 1orld began& and that / He had e-er sad anythng !ore 1e sho0ld certanly
ha-e rece-ed t. #0t 1e as$& does t re!an /or a people 1ho ne-er had /ath eno0gh
to
call do1n one scrap o/ re-elaton /ro! hea-en& and /or all they ha-e no1 are ndeb
ted to
the /ath o/ another people 1ho l-ed h0ndreds and tho0sands o/ years be/ore the!&
does
t re!an /or the! to say ho1 !0ch God has spo$en and ho1 !0ch He has not spo$enK
Ae ha-e 1hat 1e ha-e& and the #ble contans 1hat t does contanD b0t to say that G
od
ne-er sad anythng !ore to !an than s there recorded& 1o0ld be sayng at once that
1e
ha-e at last rece-ed a re-elatonD /or t !0st re;0re one to ad-ance th0s /ar& bec
a0se t s
no1here sad n that -ol0!e by the !o0th o/ God& that He 1o0ld not& a/ter g-ng 1ha
t s
there contaned& spea$ aganC and / any !an has /o0nd o0t /or a /act that the #ble

contans all that God e-er re-ealed to !an he has ascertaned t by an !!edate
re-elaton& other than has been pre-o0sly 1rtten by the prophets and apostles. #0
t
thro0gh the $nd pro-dence o/ o0r Father a porton o/ Hs 1ord 1hch he del-ered to
Hs ancent sants& has /allen nto o0r hands& s presented to 0s 1th a pro!se o/ a r
e1ard
/ obeyed& and 1th a penalty / dsobeyed. That all are deeply nterested n these la
1s or
teachngs& !0st be ad!tted by all 1ho ac$no1ledge ther d-ne a0thentcty.
Blessins !or the 'aith!ul7The %esurrection
It !ay be proper /or 0s to notce n ths place a /e1 o/ the !any blessngs held o0t
n
ths la1 o/ hea-en as a re1ard to those 1ho obey ts teachngs. God has apponted a
day
n 1hch He 1ll 90dge the 1orld& and ths He has g-en an ass0rance o/ n that He ras
ed
0p Hs Son Jes0s Chrst /ro! the dead?the pont on 1hch the hope o/ all 1ho bele-e
the nspred record s /o0nd /or ther /0t0re happness and en9oy!entC beca0se& II/ C
hrst
be not rased&I sad Pa0l to the Cornthans& Iyo0r /ath s -anC ye are yet n yo0r sn
s.
Then they also 1hch are /allen asleep n Chrst are pershedI Esee ) Cor. )<F. I/ t
he
res0rrecton /ro! the dead be not an !portant pont& or te! n o0r /ath& 1e !0st
con/ess that 1e $no1 nothng abo0t tC /or / there be no res0rrecton /ro! the dead
& then
Chrst has not rsenC and / Chrst has not rsen He 1as not the Son o/ GodC and / He
1as
not the Son o/ God& there s not nor cannot be a Son o/ God& / the present boo$ c
alled the
Scrpt0res s tr0eC beca0se the t!e has gone by 1hen& accordng to that boo$& He 1a
s to
!a$e Hs appearance. On ths s0b9ect& ho1e-er& 1e are re!nded o/ the 1ords o/ Pete
r to
the Je1sh Sanhedrn& 1hen spea$ng o/ Chrst& he says that God rased H! /ro! the
dead& and 1e Ethe apostlesF are Hs 1tnesses o/ these thngs& and so s the Holy Gh
ost&
1ho! God had g-en to the! that obey H! Esee Acts <F. So that a/ter the test!ony
o/
the Scrpt0res on ths pont& the ass0rance s g-en by the Holy Ghost& bearng 1tness
to
those 1ho obey H!& that Chrst H!sel/ has ass0redly rsen /ro! the deadC and / He
has
rsen /ro! the dead& He 1ll by Hs po1er& brng all !en to stand be/ore H!C /or / H
e
has rsen /ro! the dead the bands o/ the te!poral death are bro$en that the gra-e
has no
-ctory. I/ then& the gra-e has no -ctory& those 1ho $eep the sayngs o/ Jes0s and
obey
Hs teachngs ha-e not only a pro!se o/ a res0rrecton /ro! the dead& b0t an ass0ra
nce
o/ beng ad!tted nto Hs gloro0s $ngdo!C /or& He H!sel/ says& IAhere I a!& there
shall also !y ser-ant beI Esee John )>F.
The "arriae Su**er
In the >>nd chapter o/ Matthe17s acco0nt o/ the Messah& 1e /nd the $ngdo! o/
hea-en l$ened 0nto a $ng 1ho !ade a !arrage /or hs son. That ths son 1as the
Messah 1ll not be dsp0ted& snce t 1as the $ngdo! o/ hea-en that 1as represented
n
the parableC and that the Sants& or those 1ho are /o0nd /ath/0l to the %ord& are

the
nd-d0als 1ho 1ll be /o0nd 1orthy to nhert a seat at the !arrage s0pper& s e-dent
/ro! the sayngs o/ John n the Re-elaton 1here he represents the so0nd 1hch he he
ard
n hea-en to be l$e a great !0ltt0de& or l$e the -oce o/ !ghty th0nderngs& sayng&
the
%ord God O!npotent regneth. %et 0s be glad and re9oce& and g-e honor to H!C /or
the
!arrage o/ the %a!b s co!e& and Hs 1/e hath !ade hersel/ ready. And to her 1as
granted that she sho0ld be arrayed n /ne lnen& clean and 1hteD For the /ne lnen
s the
rghteo0sness o/ Sants ERe-. )*F.
The. 3ho -ndure to the -nd
That those 1ho $eep the co!!and!ents o/ the %ord and 1al$ n Hs stat0tes to the
end& are the only nd-d0als per!tted to st at ths gloro0s /east& s e-dent /ro! th
e
/ollo1ng te!s n Pa0l7s last letter to T!othy& 1hch 1as 1rtten 90st pre-o0s to hs
death&?he saysD II ha-e /o0ght a good /ght& I ha-e /nshed !y co0rse& I ha-e $ept
the
/athD hence/orth there s lad 0p /or !e a cro1n o/ rghteo0sness& 1hch the %ord& t
he
rghteo0s J0dge& shall g-e !e at that dayD and not to !e only& b0t 0nto all the!
also that
lo-e Hs appearng.I No one 1ho bele-es the acco0nt& 1ll do0bt /or a !o!ent ths
asserton o/ Pa0l 1hch 1as !ade& as he $ne1& 90st be/ore he 1as to ta$e hs lea-e
o/ ths
1orld. Tho0gh he once& accordng to hs o1n 1ord& persec0ted the Ch0rch o/ God and
1asted t& yet a/ter e!bracng the /ath& hs labors 1ere 0nceasng to spread the glo
ro0s
ne1sD and l$e a /ath/0l solder& 1hen called to g-e hs l/e n the ca0se 1hch he ha
d
espo0sed& he lad t do1n& as he says& 1th an ass0rance o/ an eternal cro1n. Follo
1 the
labors o/ ths Apostle /ro! the t!e o/ hs con-erson to the t!e o/ hs death& and y
o0
1ll ha-e a /ar sa!ple o/ nd0stry and patence n pro!0lgatng the Gospel o/ Chrst.
"erded& 1hpped& and stoned& the !o!ent he escaped the hands o/ hs persec0tors he
as
:ealo0sly as e-er procla!ed the doctrne o/ the Sa-or. And all !ay $no1 that he d
d not
e!brace the /ath /or honor n ths l/e& nor /or the gan o/ earthly goods. Ahat& th
en&
co0ld ha-e nd0ced h! to 0ndergo all ths tolK It 1as& as he sad& that he !ght obt
an
the cro1n o/ rghteo0sness /ro! the hand o/ God. No one& 1e pres0!e& 1ll do0bt th
e
/ath/0lness o/ Pa0l to the end. None 1ll say that he dd not $eep the /ath& that
he dd not
/ght the good /ght& that he dd not preach and pers0ade to the last. And 1hat 1as
he to
rece-eK A cro1n o/ rghteo0sness. And 1hat shall others rece-e 1ho do not labor
/ath/0lly& and contn0e to the endK Ae lea-e s0ch to search o0t ther o1n pro!ses
/ any
they ha-eC and / they ha-e any they are 1elco!e to the!& on o0r part& /or the %o
rd says
that e-ery !an s to rece-e accordng to hs 1or$s. Re/lect /or a !o!ent& brethren&
and

en;0re& 1hether yo0 1o0ld consder yo0rsel-es 1orthy a seat at the !arrage /east
1th
Pa0l and others l$e h!& / yo0 had been 0n/ath/0lK Had yo0 not /o0ght the good /g
ht&
and $ept the /ath& co0ld yo0 e2pect to rece-eK Ha-e yo0 a pro!se o/ rece-ng a cr
o1n
o/ rghteo0sness /ro! the hand o/ the %ord& 1th the Ch0rch o/ the FrstbornK Here
then&
1e 0nderstand& that Pa0l rested hs hope n Chrst& beca0se he had $ept the /ath& a
nd
lo-ed Hs appearng and /ro! Hs hand he had a pro!se o/ rece-ng a cro1n o/
rghteo0sness.
A &ro,n !or the %ihteous
I/ the Sants are not to regn& /or 1hat p0rpose are they cro1nedK In an e2hortato
n o/
the %ord to a certan Ch0rch n Asa& 1hch 1as b0lt 0p n the days o/ the Apostles&
0nto
1ho! He co!!0ncated Hs 1ord on that occason by Hs ser-ant John& He says&
I#ehold& I co!e ;0c$lyD hold that /ast 1hch tho0 hast& that no !an ta$e thy cro1
n.I
And agan& ITo h! that o-erco!eth 1ll I grant to st 1th Me n My throne& e-en as I
also o-erca!e& and a! set do1n 1th My Father n Hs ThroneI Esee Re-. 3F. And agan
&
t s 1rtten& I#elo-ed& no1 are 1e the sons o/ God& and t doth not yet appear 1hat
1e
shall beD b0t 1e $no1 that& 1hen He shall appear& 1e shall be l$e H!C /or 1e sha
ll see
H! as He s. And e-ery !an that hath ths hope n h! p0r/eth h!sel/& e-en as He s
p0reI E) John 3D>& 3F. Ho1 s t that these old Apostles sho0ld say so !0ch on the
s0b9ect
o/ the co!ng o/ ChrstK He certanly had once co!eC b0t Pa0l says& To all 1ho lo-e
Hs
appearng& shall be g-en the cro1nD and John says& Ahen He shall appear& 1e shall
be
l$e H!C /or 1e shall see H! as He s. Can 1e !sta$e s0ch lang0age as thsK "o 1e
not o//er -olence to o0r o1n good 90dg!ent 1hen 1e deny the second co!ng o/ the
MessahK Ahen has He parta$en o/ the /r0t o/ the -ne ne1 1th Hs ancent Apostles n
Hs Father7s $ngdo!& as He pro!sed He 1o0ld 90st be/ore he 1as cr0c/edK In Pa0l7s
epstle to the Phlppans E3D>4& >)F he saysD IFor o0r con-ersaton s n hea-enC /ro!
1hence also 1e loo$ /or the Sa-or& the %ord Jes0s ChrstD 1ho shall change o0r -l
e
body& that t !ay be /ashoned l$e 0nto Hs gloro0s body& accordng to the 1or$ng
1hereby He s able e-en to s0bd0e all thngs 0nto H!sel/.I Ae /nd another pro!se t
o
nd-d0als l-ng n the ch0rch at Sards 1ho had not de/led ther gar!entsD IAnd they
shall 1al$ 1th !e n 1hteD /or they are 1orthy. He that o-erco!eth& the sa!e shal
l be
clothed n 1hte ra!entC and I 1ll not blot o0t hs na!e o0t o/ the boo$ o/ l/e& b0
t I 1ll
con/ess hs na!e be/ore !y Father& and be/ore Hs angels.I John represents the so0
nd
1hch he heard /ro! hea-en& as g-ng than$s and glory to God& sayng that the %a!b
1as 1orthy to ta$e the boo$ and to open ts sealsC beca0se he 1as slan& and had !
ade
the! $ngs and prests 0nto GodD and they sho0ld regn on the earth Esee Re-. <F. I
n the

>4th chapter 1e /nd a length o/ t!e spec/ed& d0rng 1hch Satan s to be con/ned n
hs o1n place& and the Sants regn n peace& all these pro!ses and blessngs 1e /nd
contaned n the la1 o/ the %ord& 1hch the rghteo0s are to en9oyD and 1e !ght
en0!erate !any !ore places 1here the sa!e or s!lar pro!ses are !ade to the /ath/
0l&
b0t 1e do not dee! t o/ !portance to rehearse the! here& as ths epstle s no1 len
gthyC
and o0r brethren& no do0bt& are /a!lar 1th the! all.
The Ancient Saints Obtained Pro#ises
Most ass0redly t s& ho1e-er& that the ancents& tho0gh persec0ted and a//lcted by
!en& obtaned /ro! God pro!ses o/ s0ch 1eght and glory& that o0r hearts are o/ten
/lled 1th gratt0de that 1e are e-en per!tted to loo$ 0pon the! 1hle 1e conte!pla
te
that there s no respect o/ persons n Hs sght& and that n e-ery naton& he that /e
areth
God and 1or$eth rghteo0sness& s acceptable 1th H!. #0t /ro! the /e1 te!s
pre-o0sly ;0oted 1e can dra1 the concl0son that there s to be a day 1hen all 1ll
be
90dged o/ ther 1or$s& and re1arded accordng to the sa!eC that those 1ho ha-e $ep
t the
/ath 1ll be cro1ned 1th a cro1n o/ rghteo0snessC be clothed n 1hte ra!entC be
ad!tted to the !arrage /eastC be /ree /ro! e-ery a//lcton& and regn 1th Chrst on
the
earth& 1here& accordng to the ancent pro!se& they 1ll parta$e o/ the /r0t o/ the
-ne
ne1 n the gloro0s $ngdo! 1th H!C at least 1e /nd that s0ch pro!ses 1ere !ade to
the ancent Sants. And tho0gh 1e cannot cla! these pro!ses 1hch 1ere !ade to the
ancents /or they are not o0r property& !erely beca0se they 1ere !ade to the ance
nt
Sants& yet / 1e are the chldren o/ the Most Hgh& and are called 1th the sa!e cal
lng
1th 1hch they 1ere called& and e!brace the sa!e co-enant that they e!braced& and
are
/ath/0l to the test!ony o/ o0r %ord as they 1ere& 1e can approach the Father n t
he
na!e o/ Chrst as they approached H!& and /or o0rsel-es obtan the sa!e pro!ses.
These pro!ses& 1hen obtaned& / e-er by 0s& 1ll not be beca0se Peter& John& and t
he
other Apostles& 1th the ch0rches at Sards& Perga!os& Phladelpha& and else1here&
1al$ed n the /ear o/ God& and had po1er and /ath to pre-al and obtan the!C b0t t
1ll
be beca0se 1e& o0rsel-es& ha-e /ath and approach God n the na!e o/ Hs Son Jes0s
Chrst& e-en as they ddC and 1hen these pro!ses are obtaned& they 1ll be pro!ses
drectly to 0s& or they 1ll do 0s no good. They 1ll be co!!0ncated /or o0r bene/t
&
beng o0r o1n property Ethro0gh the g/t o/ GodF& earned by o0r o1n dlgence n $eep
ng
Hs co!!and!ents and 1al$ng 0prghtly be/ore H!. I/ not& to 1hat end ser-es the
Gospel o/ o0r %ord Jes0s Chrst& and 1hy 1as t e-er co!!0ncated to 0sK
L L L
A*ostates -5cluded !ro# 'ello,shi*
The Messah7s $ngdo! on earth s o/ that $nd o/ go-ern!ent& that there has al1ays
been n0!ero0s apostates& /or the reason that t ad!ts o/ no sns 0nrepented o/ 1th
o0t
e2cl0dng the nd-d0al /ro! ts /ello1shp. O0r %ord sad& IStr-e to enter n at the s
trat
gateD /or !any& I say 0nto yo0& 1ll see$ to enter n& and shall not be able.I And
agan&

!any are called& b0t /e1 are chosen. Pa0l sad to the elders o/ the Ch0rch at Eph
es0s&
a/ter he had labored three years 1th the!& that he $ne1 that so!e o/ ther o1n n0
!ber
1o0ld t0rn a1ay /ro! the /ath& and see$ to lead a1ay dscples a/ter the!. None& 1
e
pres0!e& n ths generaton 1ll pretend that he has the e2perence o/ Pa0l n b0ldng
0p
the Ch0rch o/ Chrst and yet& a/ter hs depart0re /ro! the Ch0rch at Ephes0s& !any
& e-en
o/ the elders t0rned a1ay /ro! the tr0thC and 1hat s al!ost al1ays the case& so0
ght to
lead a1ay dscples a/ter the!. Strange as t !ay appear at /rst tho0ght& yet t s n
o less
strange than tr0e& that not1thstandng all the pro/essed deter!naton to l-e godly
&
apostates a/ter t0rnng /ro! the /ath o/ Chrst& 0nless they ha-e speedly repented
& ha-e
sooner or later /allen nto the snares o/ the 1c$ed one& and ha-e been le/t destt
0te o/ the
Sprt o/ God& to !an/est ther 1c$edness n the eyes o/ !0ltt0des. Fro! apostates t
he
/ath/0l ha-e rece-ed the se-erest persec0tons. J0das 1as reb0$ed and !!edately
betrayed hs %ord nto the hands o/ Hs ene!es& beca0se Satan entered nto h!. There
s
a s0peror ntellgence besto1ed 0pon s0ch as obey the Gospel 1th /0ll p0rpose o/ h
eart&
1hch& / snned aganst& the apostate s le/t na$ed and destt0te o/ the Sprt o/ God&
and
he s& n tr0th& ngh 0nto c0rsng& and hs end s to be b0rned. Ahen once that lght 1
hch
1as n the! s ta$en /ro! the!& they beco!e as !0ch dar$ened as they 1ere pre-o0sl
y
enlghtened& and then& no !ar-el& / all ther po1er sho0ld be enlsted aganst the t
r0th&
and they& J0das l$e& see$ the destr0cton o/ those 1ho 1ere ther greatest bene/ac
tors.
Ahat nearer /rend on earth& or n hea-en& had J0das than the Sa-orK And hs /rst o
b9ect
1as to destroy H!. Aho& a!ong all the Sants n these last days can consder h!sel/
as
good as o0r %ordK Aho s as per/ectK Aho s as p0reK Aho s as holy as He 1asK Are
they to be /o0ndK He ne-er transgressed or bro$e a co!!and!ent or la1 o/ hea-en?
no
decet 1as n Hs !o0th& nether 1as g0le /o0nd n Hs heart. And yet one that ate 1th
H! 1ho had o/ten dr0n$ o/ the sa!e c0p& 1as the /rst to l/t 0p hs heel aganst H!
.
Ahere s one l$e ChrstK He cannot be /o0nd on earth. Then 1hy sho0ld Hs /ollo1ers
co!plan& / /ro! those 1ho! they once called brethren& and consdered as standng n
the nearest relaton n the e-erlastng co-enant they sho0ld rece-e persec0tonK Fro
!
1hat so0rce e!anated the prncple 1hch has e-er been !an/ested by apostates /ro!
the tr0e Ch0rch to persec0te 1th do0ble dlgence& and see$ 1th do0ble perse-eranc
e& to
destroy those 1ho! they once pro/essed to lo-e& 1th 1ho! they once co!!0ned& and
1th 1ho! they once co-enanted to str-e 1th e-ery po1er n rghteo0sness to obtan

the rest o/ GodK Perhaps o0r brethren 1ll say the sa!e that ca0sed Satan to see$
to
o-erthro1 the $ngdo! o/ God& beca0se he h!sel/ 1as e-l& and God7s $ngdo! s holy.
L L L
)i!t o! Salvation
The great plan o/ sal-aton s a the!e 1hch o0ght to occ0py o0r strct attenton& an
d
be regarded as one o/ hea-en7s best g/ts to !an$nd. No consderaton 1hate-er o0gh
t to
deter 0s /ro! sho1ng o0rsel-es appro-ed n the sght o/ God& accordng to Hs d-ne
re;0re!ent. Men not 0n/re;0ently /orget that they are dependent 0pon hea-en /or
e-ery
blessng 1hch they are per!tted to en9oy& and that /or e-ery opport0nty granted t
he!
they are to g-e an acco0nt. Bo0 $no1& brethren& that 1hen the Master n the Sa-or
7s
parable o/ the ste1ards called hs ser-ants be/ore h! he ga-e the! se-eral talent
s to
!pro-e on 1hle he sho0ld tarry abroad /or a lttle season& and 1hen he ret0rned h
e
called /or an acco0ntng. So t s no1. O0r Master s absent only /or a lttle season
& and at
the end o/ t He 1ll call each to render an acco0ntC and 1here the /-e talents 1e
re
besto1ed& ten 1ll be re;0redC and he that has !ade no !pro-e!ent 1ll be cast o0t
as
an 0npro/table ser-ant& 1hle the /ath/0l 1ll en9oy e-erlastng honors. There/ore
1e
earnestly !plore the grace o/ o0r Father to rest 0pon yo0& thro0gh Jes0s Chrst H
s Son&
that yo0 !ay not /ant n the ho0r o/ te!ptaton& nor be o-erco!e n the t!e o/
persec0ton. EJan0ary >>& )536F
?"HC >D68>6.
0uties o! Seventies
The Se-entes are to constt0te tra-elng ;0or0!s& to go nto all the earth&
1hthersoe-er the T1el-e Apostles shall call the!. EFeb. 5& )536.F
?"HC >D>4>.
Orders in &ouncils
At a co0ncl o/ the Hgh Prests and Elders& EOrson Hyde& cler$F& at !y ho0se n
=rtland& on the e-enng o/ the )>th o/ Febr0ary E)536F& I re!ar$ed that I sho0ld
endea-or to set be/ore the co0ncl the dgnty o/ the o//ce 1hch had been con/erred
on
!e by the !nsterng o/ the angel o/ God& by Hs o1n -oce& and by the -oce o/ ths
Ch0rchC that I had ne-er set be/ore any co0ncl n all the order n 1hch t o0ght to
be
cond0cted& 1hch& perhaps& has depr-ed the co0ncls o/ so!e or !any blessngs.
And I contn0ed and sad& no !an s capable o/ 90dgng a !atter& n co0ncl& 0nless hs
o1n heart s p0reC and that 1e /re;0ently are so /lled 1th pre90dce& or ha-e a be
a! n
o0r o1n eye& that 1e are not capable o/ passng rght decsons.
#0t to ret0rn to the s0b9ect o/ orderC n ancent days co0ncls 1ere cond0cted 1th
s0ch strct proprety& that no one 1as allo1ed to 1hsper& be 1eary& lea-e the roo!
& or get
0neasy n the least& 0ntl the -oce o/ the %ord& by re-elaton& or the -oce o/ the
co0ncl
by the Sprt& 1as obtaned& 1hch has not been obser-ed n ths Ch0rch to the present
t!e. It 1as 0nderstood n ancent days& that / one !an co0ld stay n co0ncl& anothe
r

co0ldC and / the presdent co0ld spend hs t!e& the !e!bers co0ld alsoC b0t n o0r
co0ncls& generally& one 1ll be 0neasy& another asleepC one prayng& another notC
one7s
!nd on the b0sness o/ the co0ncl& and another thn$ng on so!ethng else.
Our Acts Are %ecorded
O0r acts are recorded& and at a /0t0re day they 1ll be lad be/ore 0s& and / 1e s
ho0ld
/al to 90dge rght and n90re o0r /ello18bengs& they !ay there& perhaps& conde!n 0
sC
there they are o/ great conse;0ence& and to !e the conse;0ence appears to be o/
/orce&
beyond anythng 1hch I a! able to e2press. As$ yo0rsel-es& brethren& ho1 !0ch yo0
ha-e e2ercsed yo0rsel-es n prayer snce yo0 heard o/ ths co0nclC and / yo0 are no
1
prepared to st n co0ncl 0pon the so0l o/ yo0r brother.
I then ga-e a relaton o/ !y st0aton at the t!e I obtaned the record G#oo$ o/
Mor!onH& the persec0tons I !et 1th& and prophesed that I 1o0ld stand and shne l$
e
the s0n n the /r!a!ent& 1hen !y ene!es and the gansayers o/ !y test!ony shall be
p0t do1n and c0t o//& and ther na!es blotted o0t /ro! a!ong !en.
?"HC >D><8>,.
&ovenant o! Tithin
On the e-enng o/ the >*th o/ No-e!ber& I 0nted n prayer 1th #rother Ol-er /or
the contn0ance o/ blessngs. A/ter g-ng than$s /or the rele/ 1hch the %ord had la
tely
sent 0s by openng the hearts o/ the brethren /ro! the east& to loan 0s O634C a/t
er
co!!encng and re9ocng be/ore the %ord on ths occason& 1e agreed to enter nto the
/ollo1ng co-enant 1th the %ord& -:D
That / the %ord 1ll prosper 0s n o0r b0sness and open the 1ay be/ore 0s that 1e
!ay obtan !eans to pay o0r debts& that 1e be not tro0bled nor bro0ght nto dsrep0
te
be/ore the 1orld& nor Hs peopleC a/ter that& o/ all that He shall g-e 0nto 0s& 1
e 1ll g-e
a tenth to be besto1ed 0pon the poor n Hs Ch0rch& or as He shall co!!andC and th
at 1e
1ll be /ath/0l o-er that 1hch he has entr0sted to o0r care& that 1e !ay obtan !0
chC
and that o0r chldren a/ter 0s shall re!e!ber to obser-e ths sacred and holy co-e
nantC
and that o0r chldren& and o0r chldren7s chldren& !ay $no1 o/ the sa!e& 1e ha-e
s0bscrbed o0r na!es 1th o0r o1n hands. EMarch >*& )536.F
ESgnedF JOSEPH SMITH& J'N.&
O%IMER COA"ERB.
?"HC >D)+68)+<.
I#*ortance o! %evelation
!t a conference of the 0lders of the Church held at the home of Jared Carter, !p
ril
-*, *+,., the Prophet read the second chapter of Joel and then made the followin
g
remarks9
It s -ery d//c0lt /or 0s to co!!0ncate to the ch0rches all that God has re-ealed
to
0s& n conse;0ence o/ tradtonC /or 1e are d//erently st0ated /ro! any other peopl
e that
e-er e2sted 0pon ths earthC conse;0ently those /or!er re-elatons cannot be s0ted
to

o0r condtonsC they 1ere g-en to other people& 1ho 1ere be/ore 0sC b0t n the last
days&
God 1as to call a re!nant& n 1hch 1as to be del-erance& as 1ell as n Jer0sale! a
nd
Jon. No1 / God sho0ld g-e no !ore re-elatons& 1here 1ll 1e /nd Jon and ths
re!nantK The t!e s near 1hen desolaton s to co-er the earth& and then God 1ll ha
-e a
place o/ del-erance n hs re!nant& and n Jon& L L L
Ta$e a1ay the #oo$ o/ Mor!on and the re-elatons& and 1here s o0r relgonK Ae
ha-e noneC /or 1tho0t Jon& and a place o/ del-erance& 1e !0st /allC beca0se the
t!e s
near 1hen the s0n 1ll be dar$ened& and the !oon t0rn to blood& and the stars /al
l /ro!
the hea-en& and the earth reel to and /ro. Then& / ths s the case& and / 1e are
not
sanct/ed and gathered to the places God has apponted& 1th all o0r /or!er pro/ess
ons
and o0r great lo-e /or the #ble& 1e !0st /allC 1e cannot standC 1e cannot be saedC /or
God 1ll gather o0t hs Sants /ro! the Gentles& and then co!es desolaton and
destr0cton& and none can escape e2cept the p0re n heart 1ho are gathered.
?"HC >D<>.
6indness to Ani#als %e8uired o! "an
The following incidents occurred while 6ion's Camp was on the march from 7irtlan
d
to )issouri(
In ptchng !y tent 1e /o0nd three !assasa0gas or prare rattlesna$es& 1hch the
brethren 1ere abo0t to $ll& b0t I sad& I%et the! alone?don7t h0rt the!N Ho1 1ll
the
serpent e-er lose ts -eno!& 1hle the ser-ants o/ God possess the sa!e dsposton&
and
contn0e to !a$e 1ar 0pon tK Men !0st beco!e har!less be/ore the br0te creaton& a
nd
1hen !en lose ther -co0s dspostons and cease to destroy the an!al race& the lon
and the la!b can d1ell together& and the s0c$ng chld can play 1th the serpent n
sa/ety.I The brethren too$ the serpents care/0lly on stc$s and carred the! acros
s the
cree$. I e2horted the brethren not to $ll a serpent& brd& or an an!al o/ any $nd
d0rng
o0r 9o0rney 0nless t beca!e necessary n order to preser-e o0rsel-es /ro! h0nger.
EMay
>,& )536.F
?"HC >D+).
9ever Tri!le ,ith Pro#ises o! )od
Martn Harrs ha-ng boasted to the brethren that he co0ld handle sna$es 1th per/ec
t
sa/ety& 1hle /oolng 1th a blac$ sna$e 1th hs bare /eet& he rece-ed a bte on hs l
e/t
/oot. The /act 1as co!!0ncated to !e& and I too$ occason to repro-e h!& and e2ho
rt
the brethren ne-er to tr/le 1th the pro!ses o/ God. I told the! t 1as pres0!pton
/or
any one to pro-o$e a serpent to bte h!& b0t / a !an o/ God 1as accdentally btten
by a
posono0s serpent& he !ght ha-e /ath& or hs brethren !ght ha-e /ath /or h!& so th
at
the %ord 1o0ld hear hs prayer and he !ght be healedC b0t 1hen a !an desgnedly
pro-o$es a serpent to bte h!& the prncple s the sa!e as 1hen a !an drn$s deadly
poson $no1ng t to be s0ch. In that case no !an has any cla! on the pro!ses o/ Go
d

to be healed. EJ0ne ),& )536.F

?"HC >D*<8*,.
I#*ortant Ite#s o! Instruction to the T,elve
=rtland& Febr0ary >+& )53<.
Ths e-enng& nne o/ the T1el-e& -:.& %y!an Johnson& #rgha! Bo0ng& Heber C.
=!ball& Orson Hyde& "a-d A. Patten& %0$e Johnson& Alla! E. M7%elln& John F.
#oynton& and Alla! S!th& asse!bled at the ho0se o/ Presdent Joseph S!th& J0n.&
1ho 1as present& 1th Frederc$ G. Alla!s& Sdney Rgdon& #shop Ahtney& and three
Elders. Parley P. Pratt had gone to Ne1 Portage& and Orson Pratt and Tho!as #. M
arsh
had not yet arr-ed to rece-e ther ordnaton.
I#*ortance o! %ecords
A/ter prayer by Presdent Joseph S!th& J0n.& he sad& / 1e heard patently& he co0l
d
lay be/ore the co0ncl an te! 1hch 1o0ld be o/ !portance. He had /or h!sel/& lear
ned
a /act by e2perence& 1hch& on recollecton& al1ays ga-e h! deep sorro1. It s a /a
ct& / I
no1 had n !y possesson& e-ery decson 1hch had been had 0pon !portant te!s o/
doctrne and d0tes snce the co!!ence!ent o/ ths 1or$& I 1o0ld not part 1th the! /
or
any s0! o/ !oneyC b0t 1e ha-e neglected to ta$e !n0tes o/ s0ch thngs& thn$ng&
perhaps& that they 1o0ld ne-er bene/t 0s a/ter1ardsC 1hch& / 1e had the! no1& 1o
0ld
decde al!ost e-ery pont o/ doctrne 1hch !ght be agtated. #0t ths has been
neglected& and no1 1e cannot bear record to the Ch0rch and to the 1orld& o/ the
great
and gloro0s !an/estatons 1hch ha-e been !ade to 0s 1th that degree o/ po1er and
a0thorty 1e other1se co0ld& / 1e no1 had these thngs to p0blsh abroad.
Snce the T1el-e are no1 chosen& I 1sh to tell the! a co0rse 1hch they !ay p0rs0e
&
and be bene/ted therea/ter& n a pont o/ lght o/ 1hch they are not no1 a1are. I/
they
1ll& e-ery t!e they asse!ble& appont a person to presde o-er the! d0rng the !eet
ng&
and one or !ore to $eep a record o/ ther proceedngs& and on the decson o/ e-ery
;0eston or te!& be t 1hat t !ay& let s0ch decson be 1rtten& and s0ch decson 1ll
/ore-er re!an 0pon record& and appear an te! o/ co-enant or doctrne. An te! th0s
decded !ay appear& at the t!e& o/ lttle or no 1orth& b0t sho0ld t be p0blshed& a
nd one
o/ yo0 lay hands on t a/ter& yo0 1ll /nd t o/ n/nte 1orth& not only to yo0r bret
hren&
b0t t 1ll be a /east to yo0r o1n so0ls.
%ecords a Protection Aainst -vil
Here s another !portant te!. I/ yo0 asse!ble /ro! t!e to t!e& and proceed to
dsc0ss !portant ;0estons& and pass decsons 0pon the sa!e& and /al to note the!
do1n& by and by yo0 1ll be dr-en to strats /ro! 1hch yo0 1ll not be able to e2tr
cate
yo0rsel-es& beca0se yo0 !ay be n a st0aton not to brng yo0r /ath to bear 1th
s0//cent per/ecton or po1er to obtan the desred n/or!atonC or& perhaps& /or
neglectng to 1rte these thngs 1hen God had re-ealed the!& not estee!ng the! o/
s0//cent 1orth& the Sprt !ay 1thdra1& and God !ay be angryC and there s& or 1as&
a
-ast $no1ledge& o/ n/nte !portance& 1hch s no1 lost. Ahat 1as the ca0se o/ thsK
It
ca!e n conse;0ence o/ sloth/0lness& or a neglect to appont a !an to occ0py a /e1
!o!ents n 1rtng all these decsons.
Here let !e prophesy. The t!e 1ll co!e& 1hen& / yo0 neglect to do ths thng& yo0

1ll /all by the hands o/ 0nrghteo0s !en. Aere yo0 to be bro0ght be/ore the a0tho
rtes&
and be acc0sed o/ any cr!e or !sde!eanor& and be as nnocent as the angels o/ God
&
0nless yo0 can pro-e yo0rsel-es to ha-e been so!e1here else& yo0r ene!es 1ll pre
-al
aganst yo0C b0t / yo0 can brng t1el-e !en to test/y that yo0 1ere n a certan pla
ce& at
that t!e& yo0 1ll escape ther hands. No1& / yo0 1ll be care/0l to $eep !n0tes o/
these thngs& as I ha-e sad& t 1ll be one o/ the !ost !portant records e-er seenD
/or all
s0ch decsons 1ll e-er a/ter re!an as te!s o/ doctrne and co-enants. EFro! !n0tes
o/ Instr0cton to the Co0ncl o/ the T1el-e& Feb. >+& )53<.F
?"HC >D)*58)**.
&allin o! the A*ostles
Presdent S!th proposed the /ollo1ng ;0estonD Ahat !portance s there attached
to the callng o/ the T1el-e Apostles& d//erent /ro! the other callngs or o//cers
o/ the
Ch0rchK
A/ter the ;0eston 1as dsc0ssed by Co0nclors Patten& Bo0ng& S!th& and M7%elln&
Presdent Joseph S!th& J0n.& ga-e the /ollo1ng decsonD
They are the T1el-e Apostles& 1ho are called to the o//ce o/ the Tra-elng Hgh
Co0ncl& 1ho are to presde o-er the ch0rches o/ the Sants& a!ong the Gentles& 1he
re
there s no presdency establshedC and they are to tra-el and preach a!ong the Gen
tles&
0ntl the %ord shall co!!and the! to go to the Je1s. They are to hold the $eys o/
ths
!nstry& to 0nloc$ the door o/ the =ngdo! o/ hea-en 0nto all natons& and to preac
h the
Gospel to e-ery creat0re. Ths s the po1er& a0thorty& and -rt0e o/ ther apostlesh
p.
O%IMER COA"ERB& Cler$
Feb. >+& )53<.
?"HC >D>44.
Ite#s o! Instruction to the T,elve and the Sevent.
Order o! &ouncils
Presdent Joseph S!th stated that the T1el-e 1ll ha-e no rght to go nto Jon& or
any o/ the sta$es& and there 0nderta$e to reg0late the a//ars thereo/& 1here the
re s a
standng hgh co0nclC b0t t s ther d0ty to go abroad and reg0late all !atters rela
t-e to
the d//erent branches o/ the Ch0rch. Ahen the T1el-e are together& or a ;0or0! o
/ the!&
n any ch0rch& they 1ll ha-e a0thorty to act ndependently& and !a$e decsons& and
those decsons 1ll be -ald. #0t 1here there s not a ;0or0!& they 1ll ha-e to do
b0sness by the -oce o/ the Ch0rch. No standng Hgh Co0ncl has a0thorty to go nto
the ch0rches abroad& and reg0late the !atters thereo/& /or ths belongs to the T1
el-e. No
standng Hgh Co0ncl 1ll e-er be establshed only n Jon& or one o/ her sta$es. Ahen
the T1el-e pass a decson& t s n the na!e o/ the Ch0rch& there/ore t s -ald.
No o//cal !e!ber o/ the Ch0rch has a0thorty to go nto any branch thereo/& and
ordan any !nster /or that ch0rch& 0nless t s by the -oce o/ that branch. No Elde
r has
a0thorty to go nto any branch o/ the Ch0rch& and appont !eetngs& or atte!pt to
reg0late the a//ars o/ the Ch0rch& 1tho0t the ad-ce and consent o/ the presdng E
lder

o/ that branch.
&allin o! Seventies
I/ the /rst Se-enty are all e!ployed& and there s a call /or !ore laborers& t 1l
l be
the d0ty o/ the se-en presdents o/ the /rst Se-enty to call and ordan other Se-e
nty and
send the! /orth to labor n the -neyard& 0ntl& / needs be& they set apart se-en t
!es
se-enty& and e-en 0ntl there are one h0ndred and /orty8/o0r tho0sand th0s set ap
art /or
the !nstry.
The Se-enty are not to attend the con/erences o/ the T1el-e& 0nless they are cal
led
0pon or re;0ested so to do by the T1el-e. The T1el-e and the Se-enty ha-e partc0
larly
to depend 0pon ther !nstry /or ther s0pport& and that o/ ther /a!lesC and they h
a-e a
rght& by -rt0e o/ ther o//ces& to call 0pon the ch0rches to assst the!.
L L L
The crc0!stances o/ the presdents o/ the Se-enty 1ere se-erally consdered& relat
-e
to ther tra-elng n the -neyardD and t 1as 0nan!o0sly agreed that they sho0ld hol
d
the!sel-es n readness to go& at the call o/ the T1el-e 1hen the %ord opens the 1
ay.
T1enty8se-en o/ the Se-enty 1ere also consdered& and t 1as decded they sho0ld ho
ld
the!sel-es n readness to tra-el n the !nstry& at the call o/ the presdent o/ the
Se-enty& as the %ord opens the 1ay.
L L L
Moted& that all the Elders o/ the Ch0rch are bo0nd to tra-el n the 1orld to prea
ch the
Gospel& 1th all ther !ght& !nd& and strength& 1hen ther crc0!stances 1ll ad!t o/
tC and that the door s no1 opened.
Moted& that Elders #rgha! Bo0ng& John P. Greene& and A!os Orton be apponted to
go and preach the Gospel to the re!nants o/ Joseph& the door to be opened by Eld
er
#rgha! Bo0ngC and ths 1ll open the door to the 1hole ho0se o/ Joseph. Moted& tha
t
1hen another Se-enty s re;0red& the presdency o/ the /rst Se-enty shall choose&
ordan& and set the! apart /ro! a!ong the !ost e2perenced o/ the Elders o/ the Ch
0rch.
EFro! the Mn0tes o/ a General Presthood Meetng held May >& )53<.F
?"HC >D>>48>>>.
-*istle to the Saints Scattered Abroad
(ove !or One Another
"ear #rethrenD?It s a d0ty 1hch e-ery Sant o0ght to render to hs brethren /reely
?to al1ays lo-e the!& and e-er s0ccor the!. To be 90st/ed be/ore God 1e !0st loe
one anotherD 1e !0st o-erco!e e-lC 1e !0st -st the /atherless and the 1do1 n the
r
a//lcton& and 1e !0st $eep o0rsel-es 0nspotted /ro! the 1orldD /or s0ch -rt0es /
lo1
/ro! the great /o0ntan o/ p0re relgon& strengthenng o0r /ath by addng e-ery good
;0alty that adorns the chldren o/ the blessed Jes0s& 1e can pray n the season o/
prayerC
1e can lo-e o0r neghbor as o0rsel-es& and be /ath/0l n trb0laton& $no1ng that th

e
re1ard o/ s0ch s greater n the $ngdo! o/ hea-en. Ahat a consolatonN Ahat a 9oyN
%et
!e l-e the l/e o/ the rghteo0s& and let !y re1ard be l$e hsN
0ut. o! the /ih &ouncil and -lders
Accordng to the order o/ the $ngdo! beg0n n the last days& to prepare !en /or th
e
rest o/ the %ord& the Elders n Jon& or n her !!edate regon& ha-e no a0thorty or
rght
to !eddle 1th her sprt0al a//ars& to reg0late her concerns& or hold co0ncls /or
the
e2p0lson o/ !e!bers n her 0norgan:ed condton. The Hgh Co0ncl has been
e2pressly organ:ed to ad!nster n all her sprt0al a//arsC and the #shop and hs
co0ncl& are set o-er her te!poral !attersD so that the Elders7 acts are n0ll and
-od. No1
the %ord 1ants the tares and 1heat to gro1 togetherD /or Jon !0st be redee!ed 1t
h
90dg!ent& and her con-erts 1th rghteo0sness. E-ery Elder that can& a/ter pro-dng
/or
hs /a!ly E/ he has anyF and payng hs debts& !0st go /orth and clear hs s$rts /ro
! the
blood o/ ths generaton. Ahle they are n that regon nstead o/ tryng !e!bers /or
transgressons& or o//enses& let e-ery one labor to prepare h!sel/ /or the -neyar
d&
sparng a lttle t!e to co!/ort the !o0rnersC to bnd 0p the bro$en8heartedC to rec
la!
the bac$slderC to brng bac$ the 1andererC to re8n-te nto the $ngdo! s0ch as ha-e
been c0t o//& by enco0ragng the! to lay to 1hle the day lasts& and to 1or$
rghteo0sness& and& 1th one heart and one !nd& prepare to help redee! Jon& that
goodly land o/ pro!se& 1here the 1llng and the obedent shall be blessed. So0ls a
re as
preco0s n the sght o/ God as they e-er 1ereC and the Elders 1ere ne-er called to
dr-e
any do1n to hell& b0t to pers0ade and n-te all !en e-ery1here to repent& that th
ey !ay
beco!e the hers o/ sal-aton. It s the acceptable year o/ the %ordD lberate the c
apt-es
that they !ay sng hosanna. The Prests& too& sho0ld not be dleD ther d0tes are pl
an& and
0nless they do the! dlgently& they cannot e2pect to be appro-ed. Rghteo0sness !0
st be
the a! o/ the Sants n all thngs& and 1hen the co-enants are p0blshed& they 1ll l
earn
that great thngs !0st be e2pected /ro! the!. "o good and 1or$ rghteo0sness 1th a
n
eye sngle to the glory o/ God& and yo0 shall reap yo0r re1ard 1hen the %ord
reco!penses e-ery one accordng to hs 1or$. The Teachers and "eacons are the
standng !nsters o/ the Ch0rch& and n the absence o/ other o//cers& great thngs a
nd
holy 1al$ are re;0red o/ the!. They !0st strengthen the !e!bers7 /athC pers0ade
s0ch
as are o0t o/ the 1ay to repent& and t0rn to God and l-eC !ee$ly pers0ade and 0r
ge e-ery
one to /org-e one another all ther trespasses& o//enses and sns& that they !ay 1
or$ o0t
ther o1n sal-aton 1th /ear and tre!blng.
Seek to Save Souls
#rethren& bear and /orbear one 1th another& /or so the %ord does 1th 0s. Pray /o
r

yo0r ene!es n the Ch0rch and c0rse not yo0r /oes 1tho0tD /or -engeance s !ne& sa
th
the %ord& and I 1ll repay. To e-ery ordaned !e!ber& and to all& 1e say& be !erc/
0l and
yo0 shall /nd !ercy. See$ to help sa-e so0ls& not to destroy the!D /or -erly yo0
$no1&
that Ithere s !ore 9oy n hea-en& o-er one snner that repents& than there s o-er
nnety
and nne 90st persons that need no repentance.I Str-e not abo0t the !ysteres o/ t
he
$ngdo!C cast not yo0r pearls be/ore s1ne& g-e not the bread o/ the chldren to do
gs&
lest yo0 and the chldren sho0ld s0//er& and yo0 thereby o//end yo0r rghteo0s J0d
ge.
Bo0r brethren 1ho lea-e ther /a!les& 1th 1ho! they ha-e en9oyed an earthly !eas0
re
o/ peace and 9oy& to carry glad tdngs aro0nd the 1orld& e2pect great thngs o/ yo
0& 1hle
yo0 are pr-leged to en9oy the blessngs o/ the Sants7 socety. They pray o0r hea-e
nly
Father that yo0 !ay be -ery prayer/0l& -ery h0!ble& and -ery chartableC 1or$ng
dlgently& sprt0ally and te!porally /or the rede!pton o/ Jon& that the p0re n hea
rt
!ay ret0rn 1th songs o/ e-erlastng 9oy to b0ld 0p her 1aste places& and !eet the
%ord
1hen He co!es n Hs glory. #rethren& n the na!e o/ Jes0s Chrst& 1e entreat yo0 to
l-e
1orthy o/ the blessngs that shall /ollo1& a/ter !0ch trb0laton& to satate the so
0ls o/
the! that hold o0t /ath/0l to the end.
?M@A )D)3+8)35.
The substance of the foregoing article from the Messenger and Ad-ocate is also
contained, according to John 4hitmer's history :manuscript, page ;-< in a letter
to
He=ekiah Peck, signed by Joseph Smith, Jun(, "li2er Cowdery, Sidney 'igdon, rede
rick
>( 4illiams, 4( 4( Phelps and John 4hitmer? the opening paragraph of which is as
follows9
O!!icers in Transression
IThe Presdency o/ =rtland and Jon say that the %ord has !an/ested by re-elaton
o/ Hs Sprt& that the Hgh Prests& Teachers& Prests& and "eacons& or n other 1ords
& all
the o//cers n the land o/ Clay Co0nty& Msso0r& belongng to the Ch0rch& are !ore
or
less n transgresson& beca0se they ha-e not en9oyed the Sprt o/ God s0//cently to
be
able to co!prehend ther d0tes respectng the!sel-es and the 1el/are o/ JonC there
by
ha-ng been le/t to act n a !anner that s detr!ental to the nterest& and also a h
ndrance
to the rede!pton o/ Jon. No1 / they 1ll be 1se& they 1ll h0!ble the!sel-es n a
pec0lar !anner that God !ay open the eyes o/ ther 0nderstandng. It 1ll be clearl
y
!an/ested 1hat the desgn and p0rposes o/ the Al!ghty are 1th regard to the!& and
the
chldren o/ Jon& that they sho0ld let the Hgh Co0ncl& 1hch s apponted o/ God and
ordaned /or that p0rpose& !a$e and reg0late all the a//ars o/ Jon& and that t s
the 1ll
o/ God that her chldren sho0ld stand stll and see the sal-aton o/ rede!pton.I

Then follows the substance of the Messenger and Ad-ocate article( This letter ha
s the
following postscript written personally by the Prophet, to @rother Peck, and is
a gem
which manifests the profound sympathy of the Prophet for the faithful in %srael9
P.S.?#rother He:e$ah Pec$D Ae re!e!ber yo0r /a!ly 1th all the /rst /a!les o/
the Ch0rch 1ho /rst e!braced the tr0th. Ae re!e!ber yo0r losses and sorro1sC o0r
/rst
tes are not bro$enC 1e partcpate 1th yo0 n the e-l as 1ell as the good& n the so
rro1s
as 1ell as the 9oysC o0r 0non& 1e tr0st& s stronger than death& and shall ne-er
be se-ered.
Re!e!ber 0s 0nto all 1ho bele-e n the /0lness o/ the Gospel o/ o0r %ord and Sa-o
r
Jes0s Chrst. Ae hereby a0thor:e yo0& He:e$ah Pec$& o0r belo-ed brother& to read
ths
epstle and co!!0ncate t 0nto all the brotherhood n that regon o/ co0ntry.
"ctated by !e& yo0r 0n1orthy brother& and /ello1 laborer n the test!ony o/ the
#oo$ o/ Mor!on& Sgned by !y o1n hand n the to$en o/ the e-erlastng co-enant.
JOSEPH SMITH& J'N.
?M and A& J0ne& )53<& also "HC >D>>*8>3).
-5cer*ts !ro# an -*istle to the -lders o! the &hurch o! (atter-da.
Saints
A/ter so long a t!e& and a/ter so !any thngs ha-e been sad& I /eel t !y d0ty to
drop a /e1 hnts& that perhaps the Elders tra-elng thro0gh the 1orld& to 1arn the
nhabtants o/ the earth to /lee the 1rath to co!e& and sa-e the!sel-es /ro! ths 0
nto1ard
generaton?!ay be aded n a !eas0re& n doctrne& and n the 1ay o/ ther d0ty. I ha-e
been laborng n ths ca0se /or eght years& d0rng 1hch t!e I ha-e tra-eled !0ch& an
d
ha-e had !0ch e2perence. I re!o-ed /ro! Seneca Co0nty& Ne1 Bor$& to Gea0ga
Co0nty& Oho& n Febr0ary& )53).
The Pro*het+s &o##and#ent to )o to "issouri
I rece-ed& by a hea-enly -son& a co!!and!ent n J0ne /ollo1ng& to ta$e !y
9o0rney to the 1estern bo0ndares o/ the State o/ Msso0r& and there desgnate the
-ery
spot 1hch 1as to be the central place /or the co!!ence!ent o/ the gatherng toget
her o/
those 1ho e!brace the /0llness o/ the e-erlastng Gospel. Accordngly I 0ndertoo$
the
9o0rney& 1th certan ones o/ !y brethren& and a/ter a long and tedo0s 9o0rney& s0
//erng
!any pr-atons and hardshps& arr-ed n Jac$son Co0nty& Msso0r& and a/ter -e1ng
the co0ntry& see$ng dlgently at the hand o/ God& He !an/ested H!sel/ 0nto 0s& an
d
desgnated& to !e and others& the -ery spot 0pon 1hch he desgned to co!!ence the
1or$ o/ the gatherng& and the 0pb0ldng o/ an Iholy cty&I 1hch sho0ld be called J
on
?Jon& beca0se t s a place o/ rghteo0sness& and all 1ho b0ld thereon are to 1orsh
p
the tr0e and l-ng God& and all bele-e n one doctrne& e-en the doctrne o/ o0r %or
d and
Sa-or Jes0s Chrst. IThy 1atch!en shall l/t 0p the -oceC 1th the -oce together sh
all
they sngD /or they shall see eye to eye& 1hen the %ord shall brng agan JonI EIsa
ah
<>D5F.

(ocation o! 2ion
A/ter ha-ng ascertaned the -ery spot& and ha-ng the happness o/ seeng ;0te a
n0!ber o/ the /a!les o/ !y brethren co!/ortably st0ated 0pon the land& I too$ le
a-e o/
the! and 9o0rneyed bac$ to Oho& and 0sed e-ery n/l0ence and arg0!ent that lay n
!y
po1er to get those 1ho bele-ed n the e-erlastng co-enant& 1hose crc0!stances 1o0
ld
ad!t& and 1hose /a!les 1ere 1llng to re!o-e to the place 1hch I had desgnated to
be the land o/ JonC and th0s the so0nd o/ the gatherng& and o/ the doctrne& 1ent
abroad
nto the 1orldC and !any& ha-ng a :eal not accordng to $no1ledge& and not
0nderstandng the p0re prncples o/ the doctrne o/ the Ch0rch& ha-e& no do0bt& n t
he
heat o/ enth0sas!& ta0ght and sad !any thngs 1hch are derogatory to the gen0ne
character and prncples o/ the Ch0rchC and /or these thngs 1e are heartly sorry&
and
1o0ld apolog:e& / apology 1o0ld do any good.
Princi*les o! the )os*el
#0t 1e pa0se here& and o//er a re!ar$ 0pon the sayng 1hch 1e learn has gone
abroad& and has been handled n a !anner detr!ental to the ca0se o/ tr0th& by say
ng&
Ithat n preachng the doctrne o/ gatherng& 1e brea$ 0p /a!les& and g-e lcense /or
!en to lea-e ther /a!les& 1o!en ther h0sbands& chldren ther parents and sla-es t
her
!asters& thereby derangng the order and brea$ng 0p the har!ony and peace o/ soce
ty.I
Ae shall here sho1 o0r /ath& and thereby& as 1e h0!bly tr0st& p0t an end to thes
e /alse
and 1c$ed !srepresentatons& 1hch ha-e ca0sed& 1e ha-e e-ery reason to bele-e&
tho0sands to thn$ they 1ere dong God7s ser-ce& 1hen they 1ere persec0tng the
chldren o/ GodC 1hereas& / they co0ld ha-e en9oyed the tr0e lght& and had a 90st
0nderstandng o/ o0r prncples& they 1o0ld ha-e e!braced the! 1th all ther hearts&
and
been re9ocng n the lo-e o/ the tr0th. And no1 to sho1 o0r doctrne on ths s0b9ect
& 1e
shall co!!ence 1th the /rst prncples o/ the Gospel& 1hch are /ath& repentance& a
nd
bapts! /or the re!sson o/ sns& and the g/t o/ the Holy Ghost by the layng on o/
the
hands. Ths 1e bele-e to be o0r d0ty?to teach to all !an$nd the doctrne o/
repentance& 1hch 1e shall endea-or to sho1 /ro! the /ollo1ng ;0otatonsD
IThen opened He ther 0nderstandng& that they !ght 0nderstand the scrpt0res& and
sad 0nto the!& Th0s t s 1rtten& and th0s t behoo-ed Chrst to s0//er& and to rse
/ro!
the dead the thrd dayD and that repentance and re!sson o/ sns sho0ld be preached
n
Hs na!e a!ong all natons& begnnng at Jer0sale!I E%0$e >6D6<& 6,& 6+F.
#y ths 1e learn that t behoo-ed Chrst to s0//er& and to be cr0c/ed& and rse agan
on the thrd day /or the e2press p0rpose that repentance and re!sson o/ sns sho0l
d be
preached to all natons.
%e*entance
IThen Peter sad 0nto the!& Repent& and be bapt:ed e-ery one o/ yo0 n the na!e o/
Jes0s Chrst /or the re!sson o/ sns& and ye shall rece-e the g/t o/ the Holy Ghos

t. For
the pro!se s 0nto yo0& and to yo0r chldren& and to all that are a/ar o//& e-en a
s !any as
the %ord o0r God shall callI EActs >D35& 3*F.
#y ths 1e learn that the pro!se o/ the Holy Ghost s !ade 0nto as !any as those t
o
1ho! the doctrne o/ repentance 1as to be preached& 1hch 1as 0nto all natons. And
1e
dsco-er also& that the pro!se 1as to e2tend by lneageC /or Peter says& not only
0nto
yo0& b0t Ito yo0r chldren& and to all that are a/ar o//.I Fro! ths 1e n/er& that
the
pro!se 1as to contn0e 0nto ther chldren7s chldren& and e-en 0nto as !any as the
%ord
ther God sho0ld call. Ae dsco-er here that 1e are blendng t1o prncples together
n
these ;0otatons. The /rst s the prncple o/ repentance& and the second s the prnc
ple o/
the re!sson o/ snsC and 1e learn /ro! Peter that re!sson o/ sns s to be obtaned
by
bapts! n the na!e o/ the %ord Jes0s ChrstC and the g/t o/ the Holy Ghost /ollo1s
ne-tably& /or& says Peter& Iyo0 shall rece-e the Holy Ghost.I
There/ore 1e bele-e n preachng the doctrne o/ repentance n all the 1orld& both t
o
old and yo0ng& rch and poor& bond and /ree& as 1e shall endea-or to sho1 herea/t
er ho1&
and n 1hat !anner& and ho1 /ar& t s bndng on the conscences o/ !an$nd& !a$ng
proper dstnctons bet1een old and yo0ng& !en& 1o!en& chldren and ser-ants. #0t 1e
dsco-er& n order to be bene/ted by the doctrne o/ repentance& 1e !0st bele-e n
obtanng the re!sson o/ sns. And n order to obtan the re!sson o/ sns& 1e !0st
bele-e n the doctrne o/ bapts! n the na!e o/ the %ord Jes0s Chrst. And / 1e bele
-e
n bapts! /or the re!sson o/ sns& 1e !ay e2pect a /0l/ll!ent o/ the pro!se o/ the
Holy Ghost& /or the pro!se e2tends to all 1ho! the %ord o0r God shall callC and
hath He
not s0rely sad& as yo0 1ll /nd n the last chapter o/ Re-elaton?IAnd the Sprt and
the
brde say& Co!e. And let h! that heareth say& Co!e. And let h! that s athrst co!e
.
And 1hosoe-er 1ll let h! ta$e the 1ater o/ l/e /reelyI ERe-. >>D)+F.
Agan& the Sa-or says& ICo!e 0nto !e& all ye that labor& and are hea-y laden& and
I
1ll g-e yo0 rest. Ta$e !y yo$e 0pon yo0& and learn o/ !eC /or I a! !ee$ and lo1l
y n
heartD and ye shall /nd rest 0nto yo0r so0ls. For !y yo$e s easy& and !y b0rden
s lghtI
EMatt. ))D>5& >*& 34F.
Agan& Isaah says& I%oo$ 0nto !e& and be ye sa-ed& all the ends o/ the earthD /or
I a!
God& and there s none else. I ha-e s1orn by !ysel/& the 1ord s gone o0t o/ !y !o
0th n
rghteo0sness& and shall not ret0rn. That 0nto !e e-ery $nee shall bo1& e-ery ton
g0e shall
s1ear. S0rely shall one say& n the %ord ha-e I rghteo0sness and strengthD e-en t
o H!
shall !en co!eC and all that are ncensed aganst H! shall be asha!edI EIsaah 6<D>
>8

>6F.
L L L
9ot (eavin the 'irst Princi*les
IThere/ore& lea-ng the prncples o/ the doctrne o/ Chrst& let 0s go on 0nto
per/ectonC not layng agan the /o0ndaton o/ repentance /ro! dead 1or$s& and o/ /a
th
to1ard God& o/ the doctrne o/ bapts!s& and o/ layng on o/ hands& and o/ res0rrec
ton o/
the dead& and o/ eternal 90dg!ent. And ths 1ll 1e do& / God per!t. For t s !poss
ble
/or those 1ho 1ere once enlghtened& and ha-e tasted o/ the hea-enly g/t& and 1er
e
!ade parta$ers o/ the Holy Ghost& and ha-e tasted the good 1ord o/ God& and the
po1ers
o/ the 1orld to co!e& / they shall /all a1ay& to rene1 the! agan 0nto repentance
& seeng
they cr0c/y to the!sel-es the Son o/ God a/resh& and p0t H! to an open sha!e.I E
Heb.
,D)8,F.
L L L
JOSEPH SMITH& J'N.
?M and A& Sept. )& )53<& also "HC >D><38><*.
To the -lders o! the &hurch o! the (atter-da. Saints
At the close o/ !y letter n the Septe!ber n0!ber o/ the )essenger and !d2ocate I
pro!sed to contn0e the s0b9ect there co!!enced. I do so 1th a hope that t !ay be
a
bene/t and a !eans o/ assstance n the labors o/ the Elders& 1hle they are co!bat
ng the
pre90dces o/ a croo$ed and per-erse generaton& by ha-ng n ther possesson the /ac
ts o/
!y relgo0s prncples& 1hch are !srepresented by al!ost all those 1hose cra/ts are
n
danger by the sa!eC and also& to ad those 1ho are an2o0sly n;0rng& and ha-e been
e2cted to do so /ro! r0!or& to ascertan correctly 1hat !y prncples are. I ha-e b
een
dra1n nto ths co0rse o/ proceedng by persec0ton& that s bro0ght 0pon 0s /ro! /al
se
r0!ors and !srepresentatons concernng !y sent!ents.
%ihteousness to S,ee* the -arth
#0t to proceed. In the letter all0ded to& the prncples o/ repentance and bapts!
/or
the re!sson o/ sns 1ere not only set /orth& b0t !any passages o/ scrpt0re 1ere ;
0oted&
clearly el0cdatng the s0b9ectC let !e add& I do post-ely rely 0pon the tr0th o/
those
prncples nc0lcated n the Ne1 Testa!ent& and then pass on /ro! the abo-e8na!ed
te!s& to the te! or s0b9ect o/ the gatherng& and sho1 !y -e1s 0pon ths pont. It
s a
prncple I estee! to be o/ the greatest !portance to those 1ho are loo$ng /or sal
-aton
n ths generaton& or n these& that !ay be called& Ithe latter t!es.I All that the
prophets
ha-e 1rtten& /ro! the days o/ rghteo0s Abel& do1n to the last !an that has le/t
any
test!ony on record /or o0r consderaton& n spea$ng o/ the sal-aton o/ Israel n th
e last
days& goes drectly to sho1 that t conssts n the 1or$ o/ the gatherng.
Frst& I shall begn by ;0otng /ro! the prophecy o/ Enoch& spea$ng o/ the last day

sD
IRghteo0sness 1ll I send do1n o0t o/ hea-en& and tr0th 1ll I send /orth o0t o/ t
he
earth& to bear test!ony o/ !ne Only #egotten& Hs res0rrecton /ro! the dead Eths
res0rrecton I 0nderstand to be the corporeal bodyFC yea& and also the res0rrecto
n o/ all
!enC rghteo0sness and tr0th 1ll I ca0se to s1eep the earth as 1th a /lood& to ga
ther o0t
!ne o1n elect /ro! the /o0r ;0arters o/ the earth& 0nto a place 1hch I shall pre
pare& a
holy cty& that !y people !ay grd 0p ther lons& and be loo$ng /orth /or the t!e o
/ !y
co!ng& /or there shall be !y tabernacle& and t shall be called Jon a ne1 Jer0sal
e!.I
EMoses +D,>& )*4> edton.F
The )lorious %esurrection
No1 I 0nderstand by ths ;0otaton& that God clearly !an/ested to Enoch the
rede!pton 1hch He prepared& by o//erng the Messah as a %a!b slan /ro! be/ore the
/o0ndaton o/ the 1orldC and by -rt0e o/ the sa!e& the gloro0s res0rrecton o/ the
Sa-or& and the res0rrecton o/ all the h0!an /a!ly& e-en a res0rrecton o/ ther co
rporeal
bodes& s bro0ght to passC and also rghteo0sness and tr0th are to s1eep the earth
as 1th
a /lood. And no1& I as$& ho1 rghteo0sness and tr0th are gong to s1eep the earth
as 1th
a /loodK I 1ll ans1er. Men and angels are to be co81or$ers n brngng to pass ths
great
1or$& and Jon s to be prepared& e-en a ne1 Jer0sale!& /or the elect that are to
be
gathered /ro! the /o0r ;0arters o/ the earth& and to be establshed an holy cty&
/or the
tabernacle o/ the %ord shall be 1th the!.
The -lect "ust Be )athered
No1 Enoch 1as n good co!pany n hs -e1s 0pon ths s0b9ectD IAnd I heard a great
-oce o0t o/ hea-en& sayng& #ehold& the tabernacle o/ God s 1th !en& and He 1ll
d1ell 1th the!& and they shall be Hs people and God H!sel/ shall be 1th the!& an
d
be ther GodI ERe-elaton >)D3F.
I dsco-er by ths ;0otaton& that John 0pon the sle o/ Pat!os& sa1 the sa!e thngs
concernng the last days& 1hch Enoch sa1. #0t be/ore the tabernacle can be 1th !e
n&
the elect !0st be gathered /ro! the /o0r ;0arters o/ the earth. And to sho1 /0rt
her 0pon
ths s0b9ect o/ the gatherng& Moses& a/ter ha-ng prono0nced the blessng and c0rsn
g
0pon the chldren o/ Israel& /or ther obedence or dsobedence& says th0sD
IAnd t shall co!e to pass& 1hen all these thngs are co!e 0pon thee& the blessng
and
the c0rse 1hch I ha-e set be/ore thee& and tho0 shalt call the! to !nd& a!ong al
l the
natons 1hther the %ord thy God hath dr-en thee& and shalt ret0rn 0nto the %ord t
hy
God& and shalt obey Hs -oce& accordng to all that I co!!and thee& ths day& tho0
and
thy chldren& 1th all thne heart& and 1th all thy so0l& that then the %ord thy Go
d 1ll
t0rn thy capt-ty& and ha-e co!passon 0pon thee& and 1ll ret0rn and gather thee /
ro!

all the natons 1hther the %ord thy God hath scattered thee. I/ any o/ thne be dr
-en o0t
0nto the o0t!ost parts o/ hea-en& /ro! thence 1ll the %ord thy God gather thee&
and
/ro! thence 1ll He /etch thee E"e0t. 34D)86F.
The 9e, 1erusale#
It has been sad by !any o/ the learned and 1se !en& or hstorans& that the Indans
or aborgnes o/ ths contnent& are o/ the scattered trbes o/ Israel. It has been c
on9ect0red
by !any others& that the aborgnes o/ ths contnent are not o/ the trbes o/ Israel
& b0t the
ten trbes ha-e been led a1ay nto so!e 0n$no1n regons o/ the north. %et ths be as
t
!ay& the prophecy I ha-e 90st ;0oted I1ll /etch the!&I n the last days& and plac
e the! n
the land 1hch ther /athers possessed. And yo0 1ll /nd n the +th -erse o/ the 34t
h
chapter& ;0oted& IAnd the %ord thy God 1ll p0t all these c0rses 0pon thne ene!es
& and
on the! that hate thee& 1hch persec0ted thee.I
Many !ay say that ths scrpt0re s /0l/lled& b0t let the! !ar$ care/0lly 1hat the
prophet saysD II/ any are dr-en o0t 0nto the o0t!ost parts o/ hea-en&I EAhch !0s
t !ean
the breadth o/ the earthF. No1 ths pro!se s good to any& / there sho0ld be s0ch&
that
are dr-en o0t& e-en n the last days& there/ore& the chldren o/ the /athers ha-e
cla! 0nto
ths day. And / these c0rses are to be lad o-er on the heads o/ ther ene!es& 1o b
e 0nto
the Gentles. ESee #oo$ o/ Mor!on& 3 Neph& Ch. ),& c0rrent edtonF. IAo 0nto the
0nbele-ng o/ the Gentles& sath the Father.I And agan Esee #oo$ o/ Mor!on& 3 Neph
>4D>>& c0rrent edton& 1hch saysF& I#ehold ths people 1ll I establsh n ths land&
0nto
the /0l/llng o/ the co-enant 1hch I !ade 1th yo0r /ather Jacob& and t shall be a
Ne1
Jer0sale!.I No1 1e learn /ro! the #oo$ o/ Mor!on the -ery dentcal contnent and
spot o/ land 0pon 1hch the Ne1 Jer0sale! s to stand& and t !0st be ca0ght 0p
accordng to the -son o/ John 0pon the sle o/ Pat!os.
No1 !any 1ll /eel dsposed to say& that ths Ne1 Jer0sale! spo$en o/& s the
Jer0sale! that 1as b0lt by the Je1s on the eastern contnent. #0t yo0 1ll see& /r
o!
Re-elaton >)D>& there 1as a Ne1 Jer0sale! co!ng do1n /ro! God o0t o/ hea-en&
adorned as a brde /or her h0sbandC that a/ter ths& the Re-elator 1as ca0ght a1ay
n the
Sprt& to a great and hgh !o0ntan& and sa1 the great and holy cty descendng o0t o
/
hea-en /ro! God. No1 there are t1o ctes spo$en o/ here. As e-erythng cannot be h
ad
n so narro1 a co!pass as a letter& I shall say 1th bre-ty& that there s a Ne1 Je
r0sale!
to be establshed on ths contnent& and also Jer0sale! shall be reb0lt on the east
ern
contnent Esee #oo$ o/ Mor!on& Ether )3D)8)>F. I#ehold& Ether sa1 the days o/ Chr
st&
and he spa$e also concernng the ho0se o/ Israel& and the Jer0sale! /ro! 1hence %
eh
sho0ld co!eC a/ter t sho0ld be destroyed& t sho0ld be b0lt 0p agan& a holy cty 0
nto the

%ord& 1here/ore t co0ld not be a Ne1 Jer0sale!& /or t had been n a t!e o/ old.I
Ths
!ay s0//ce& 0pon the s0b9ect o/ gatherng& 0ntl !y ne2t.
0uties o! -lders
I no1 proceed& at the close o/ !y letter& to !a$e a /e1 re!ar$s on the d0ty o/ e
lders
1th regard to ther teachng parents and chldren& h0sbands and 1-es& !asters and
sla-es& or ser-ants& as I sad I 1o0ld n !y /or!er letter.
And /rst& t beco!es an Elder 1hen he s tra-elng thro0gh the 1orld& 1arnng the
nhabtants o/ the earth to gather together& that they !ay be b0lt 0p an holy cty
0nto the
%ord& nstead o/ co!!encng 1th chldren& or those 1ho loo$ 0p to parents or g0arda
ns
to n/l0ence ther !nds& thereby dra1ng the! /ro! ther d0tes& 1hch they rght/0lly
o1e these legal g0ardans& they sho0ld co!!ence ther labors 1th parents& or g0ard
ansC
and ther teachngs sho0ld be s0ch as are calc0lated to t0rn the hearts o/ the /at
hers to the
chldren& and the hearts o/ chldren to the /athersC and no n/l0ence sho0ld be 0se
d 1th
chldren contrary to the consent o/ ther parents or g0ardansC b0t all s0ch as can
be
pers0aded n a la1/0l and rghteo0s !anner& and 1th co!!on consent& 1e sho0ld /eel
t
o0r d0ty to n/l0ence the! to gather 1th the people o/ God. #0t other1se let the
responsblty rest 0pon the heads o/ parents or g0ardans& and all conde!naton or
conse;0ences be 0pon ther heads& accordng to the dspensaton 1hch he hath
co!!tted 0nto 0sC /or God hath so ordaned& that Hs 1or$ shall be c0t short n
rghteo0sness& n the last daysC there/ore& /rst teach the parents& and then& 1th
ther
consent& pers0ade the chldren to e!brace the Gospel also. And / chldren e!brace
the
Gospel& and ther parents or g0ardans are 0nbele-ers& teach the! to stay at ho!e
and be
obedent to ther parents or g0ardans& / they re;0re tC b0t / they consent to let
the!
gather 1th the people o/ God& let the! do so& and there shall be no 1rongC and l
et all
thngs be done care/0lly and rghteo0sly and God 1ll e2tend to all s0ch Hs g0ardan
care.
And secondly& t s the d0ty o/ Elders& 1hen they enter nto any ho0se& to let ther
labors and 1arnng -oce be 0nto the !aster o/ that ho0seC and / he rece-e the Gos
pel&
then he !ay e2tend hs n/l0ence to hs 1/e also& 1th consent& that perad-ent0re sh
e
!ay rece-e the GospelD b0t / a !an rece-e not the Gospel& b0t g-es hs consent th
at hs
1/e !ay rece-e t& and she bele-es& then let her rece-e t. #0t / a !an /orbd hs 1
/e&
or hs chldren& be/ore they are o/ age& to rece-e the Gospel& then t sho0ld be th
e d0ty o/
the Elder to go hs 1ay& and 0se no n/l0ence aganst h!& and let the responsblty b
e
0pon hs headC sha$e o// the d0st o/ thy /eet as a test!ony aganst h!& and thy s$
rts
shall then be clear o/ ther so0ls. Ther sns are not to be ans1ered 0pon s0ch as
God hath
sent to 1arn the! to /lee the 1rath to co!e& and sa-e the!sel-es /ro! ths 0nto1a

rd
generaton. The ser-ants o/ God 1ll not ha-e gone o-er the natons o/ the Gentles&
1th
a 1arnng -oce& 0ntl the destroyng angel 1ll co!!ence to 1aste the nhabtants o/ t
he
earth& and as the prophet hath sad& IIt shall be a -e2aton to hear the report.I
I spea$ th0s
beca0se I /eel /or !y /ello1 !enC I do t n the na!e o/ the %ord& beng !o-ed 0pon
by
the Holy Sprt. Oh& that I co0ld snatch the! /ro! the -orte2 o/ !sery& nto 1hch I
behold the! pl0ngng the!sel-es& by ther snsC that I !ght be enabled by the 1arnn
g
-oce& to be an nstr0!ent o/ brngng the! to 0n/egned repentance& that they !ght h
a-e
/ath to stand n the e-l dayN
Thrdly& t sho0ld be the d0ty o/ an Elder& 1hen he enters nto a ho0se& to sal0te
the
!aster o/ that ho0se& and / he gan hs consent& then he !ay preach to all that ar
e n that
ho0seC b0t / he gan not hs consent& let h! not go 0nto hs sla-es or ser-ants& b0
t let the
responsblty be 0pon the head o/ the !aster o/ that ho0se& and the conse;0ences t
hereo/&
and the g0lt o/ that ho0se s no longer 0pon hs s$rts& he s /reeC there/ore& let
h! sha$e
o// the d0st o/ hs /eet& and go hs 1ay. #0t / the !aster o/ that ho0se g-e conse
nt& the
Elder !ay preach to hs /a!ly& hs 1/e& hs chldren and hs ser-ants& hs !an8ser-ant
s&
or hs !ad8ser-ants& or hs sla-esC then t sho0ld be the d0ty o/ the elder to stan
d 0p
boldly /or the ca0se o/ Chrst& and 1arn that people 1th one accord to repent and
be
bapt:ed /or the re!sson o/ sns& and /or the Holy Ghost& al1ays co!!andng the! n
the na!e o/ the %ord& n the sprt o/ !ee$ness& to be $ndly a//ectonate one to1ard
another& that the /athers sho0ld be $nd to ther chldren& h0sbands to ther 1-es&
!asters
to ther sla-es or ser-ants& chldren obedent to ther parents& 1-es to ther h0sban
ds& and
sla-es or ser-ants to ther !asters.
(ove o! /usbands and 3ives
IA-es& s0b!t yo0rsel-es 0nto yo0r o1n h0sbands& as 0nto the %ord& /or the h0sban
d
s the head o/ the 1/e& e-en as Chrst s the head o/ the Ch0rchC and He s the Sa-o
r o/
the body. There/ore& as the Ch0rch s s0b9ect 0nto Chrst& so let the 1-es be to t
her o1n
h0sbands& n e-erythng. H0sbands& lo-e yo0r 1-es& e-en as Chrst also lo-ed the
Ch0rch and ga-e H!sel/ /or t& that He !ght sanct/y and cleanse t 1th the 1ashng
o/
1ater by the Aord& that He !ght present t to H!sel/ a gloro0s Ch0rch& not ha-ng
spot
or 1rn$le& or any s0ch thng& b0t that t sho0ld be holy and 1tho0t ble!sh& so o0g
ht
!en to lo-e ther o1n 1-es as ther o1n bodes. He that lo-eth hs 1/e& lo-eth h!sel
/&
/or no !an e-ery yet hated hs o1n /lesh& b0t no0rsheth and chersheth t& e-en as
the

%ord the Ch0rch& /or 1e are !e!bers o/ Hs body& o/ Hs /lesh& and Hs bones. For t
hs
ca0se shall a !an lea-e hs /ather and !other& and shall be 9oned 0nto hs 1/e& an
d they
t1o shall be one /leshI EEphesans <D>>83)F.
IA-es& s0b!t yo0rsel-es 0nto yo0r o1n h0sbands& as t s /t n the %ord. H0sbands&
lo-e yo0r 1-es& and be not btter aganst the!. Chldren& obey yo0r parents n all t
hngs&
/or ths s 1ell pleasng 0nto the %ord. Fathers& pro-o$e not yo0r chldren to anger
& lest
they be dsco0raged. Ser-ants& obey n all thngs yo0r !asters& accordng to the /le
sh& not
1th eye8ser-ce& as !en8pleasers& b0t n sngleness o/ heart& /earng GodI EColossan
s
3D)58>>F.
#0t I !0st close ths letter& and res0!e the s0b9ect n another n0!ber.
In the bonds o/ the Ne1 and E-erlastng Co-enant&
JOSEPH SMITH& J'N.
?M and A& No-e!ber& )53<C also "HC >D><*8>,6.
%e!lections
Frday& No-e!ber ,.?At ho!e. Attended school d0rng school ho0rs& ret0rned and
spent the e-enng at ho!e. I 1as ths !ornng ntrod0ced to a !an /ro! the east. A/t
er
hearng !y na!e& he re!ar$ed that I 1as nothng b0t a !an& ndcatng by ths
e2presson& that he had s0pposed that a person to 1ho! the %ord sho0ld see /t to
re-eal
Hs 1ll& !0st be so!ethng !ore than a !an. He see!ed to ha-e /orgotten the sayng
that /ell /ro! the lps o/ St. Ja!es& that Elas 1as a !an s0b9ect to l$e passons
as 1e are&
yet he had s0ch po1er 1th God& that He& n ans1er to hs prayers& sh0t the hea-ens
that
they ga-e no ran /or the space o/ three years and s2 !onthsC and agan& n ans1er
to hs
prayer& the hea-ens ga-e /orth ran& and the earth ga-e /orth /r0t. Indeed& s0ch
s the
dar$ness and gnorance o/ ths generaton& that they loo$ 0pon t as ncredble that a
!an
sho0ld ha-e any nterco0rse 1th hs Ma$er. ENo-. ,& )53<F.
?"HC >D34>.
The Pro*het+s %e#arks to the T,elve
!t si& o'clock, /o2( *-, *+,;, the !postles met with the irst Presidency in coun
cil
and on this occasion the Prophet made the following remarks9
I a! happy n the en9oy!ent o/ ths opport0nty o/ !eetng 1th ths Co0ncl on ths
occason. I a! sats/ed that the Sprt o/ the %ord s here& and I a! sats/ed 1th all
the
brethren presentC and I need not say that yo0 ha-e !y 0t!ost con/dence& and that
I
ntend to 0phold yo0 to the 0tter!ost& /or I a! 1ell a1are that yo0 ha-e to s0sta
n !y
character aganst the -le cal0!nes and reproaches o/ ths 0ngodly generaton& and t
hat
yo0 delght n so dong.
"ar$ness pre-als at ths t!e as t dd at the t!e Jes0s Chrst 1as abo0t to be
cr0c/ed. The po1ers o/ dar$ness stro-e to obsc0re the gloro0s S0n o/ rghteo0snes
s&
that began to da1n 0pon the 1orld& and 1as soon to b0rst n great blessngs 0pon t
he
heads o/ the /ath/0lC and let !e tell yo0& brethren& that great blessngs a1at 0s
at ths

t!e& and 1ll soon be po0red o0t 0pon 0s& / 1e are /ath/0l n all thngs& /or 1e ar
e e-en
enttled to greater sprt0al blessngs than they 1ere& beca0se they had Chrst n per
son
1th the!& to nstr0ct the! n the great plan o/ sal-aton. Hs personal presence 1e
ha-e
not& there/ore 1e ha-e need o/ greater /ath& on acco0nt o/ o0r pec0lar crc0!stan
cesC
and I a! deter!ned to do all that I can to 0phold yo0& altho0gh I !ay do !any th
ngs
nad-ertently that are not rght n the sght o/ God.
S*ecial Ordinances
Bo0 1ant to $no1 !any thngs that are be/ore yo0& that yo0 !ay $no1 ho1 to
prepare yo0rsel-es /or the great thngs that God s abo0t to brng to pass. #0t the
re s one
great de/cency or obstr0cton n the 1ay& that depr-es 0s o/ the greater blessngsC
and n
order to !a$e the /o0ndaton o/ ths Ch0rch co!plete and per!anent& 1e !0st re!o-e
ths obstr0cton& 1hch s& to attend to certan d0tes that 1e ha-e not as yet attend
ed to. I
s0pposed I had establshed ths Ch0rch on a per!anent /o0ndaton 1hen I 1ent to
Msso0r& and ndeed I dd so& /or / I had been ta$en a1ay& t 1o0ld ha-e been eno0gh
&
b0t I yet l-e& and there/ore God re;0res !ore at !y hands. The te! to 1hch I 1sh
the
!ore partc0larly to call yo0r attenton tonght& s the ordnance o/ 1ashng o/ /eet.
Ths
1e ha-e not done as yet& b0t t s necessary no1& as !0ch as t 1as n the days o/ t
he
Sa-orC and 1e !0st ha-e a place prepared& that 1e !ay attend to ths ordnance asd
e
/ro! the 1orld.
Ae ha-e not desred as !0ch /ro! the hand o/ the %ord thro0gh /ath and obedence&
as 1e o0ght to ha-e done& yet 1e ha-e en9oyed great blessngs& and 1e are not so
sensble
o/ ths as 1e sho0ld be. Ahen or 1here has God s0//ered one o/ the 1tnesses or /r
st
Elders o/ ths Ch0rch to /allK Ne-er& and no1here. A!dst all the cala!tes and
90dg!ents that ha-e be/allen the nhabtants o/ the earth& Hs al!ghty ar! has s0st
aned
0s& !en and de-ls ha-e raged and spent ther !alce n -an. Ae !0st ha-e all thngs
prepared& and call o0r sole!n asse!bly as the %ord has co!!anded 0s& that 1e !ay
be
able to acco!plsh Hs great 1or$& and t !0st be done n God7s o1n 1ay. The ho0se o
/
the %ord !0st be prepared& and the sole!n asse!bly called and organ:ed n t& acco
rdng
to the order o/ the ho0se o/ GodC and n t 1e !0st attend to the ordnance o/ 1ash
ng o/
/eet. It 1as ne-er ntended /or any b0t o//cal !e!bers. It s calc0lated to 0nte o
0r
hearts& that 1e !ay be one n /eelng and sent!ent& and that o0r /ath !ay be stron
g& so
that Satan cannot o-erthro1 0s& nor ha-e any po1er o-er 0s here.
Order in /ouse o! )od Al,a.s the Sa#e
The endo1!ent yo0 are so an2o0s abo0t& yo0 cannot co!prehend no1& nor co0ld
Gabrel e2plan t to the 0nderstandng o/ yo0r dar$ !ndsC b0t str-e to be prepared
n
yo0r hearts& be /ath/0l n all thngs& that 1hen 1e !eet n the sole!n asse!bly& th

at s&
1hen s0ch as God shall na!e o0t o/ all the o//cal !e!bers shall !eet& 1e !0st be
clean
e-ery 1ht. %et 0s be /ath/0l and slent& brethren& and / God g-es yo0 a !an/estat
on&
$eep t to yo0rsel-esC be 1atch/0l and prayer/0l& and yo0 shall ha-e a prel0de o/
those
9oys that God 1ll po0r o0t on that day. "o not 1atch /or n;0ty n each other& / y
o0 do
yo0 1ll not get an endo1!ent& /or God 1ll not besto1 t on s0ch. #0t / 1e are /at
h/0l&
and l-e by e-ery 1ord that proceeds /orth /ro! the !o0th o/ God& I 1ll -ent0re t
o
prophesy that 1e shall get a blessng that 1ll be 1orth re!e!berng& / 1e sho0ld l
-e as
long as John the Re-elatorC o0r blessngs 1ll be s0ch as 1e ha-e not real:ed be/o
re& nor
rece-ed n ths generaton. The order o/ the ho0se o/ God as been& and e-er 1ll be&
the
sa!e& e-en a/ter Chrst co!esC and a/ter the ter!naton o/ the tho0sand years t 1l
l be
the sa!eC and 1e shall /nally enter nto the celestal $ngdo! o/ God& and en9oy t
/ore-er.
-ndo,#ent 9ecessar.
Bo0 need an endo1!ent& brethren& n order that yo0 !ay be prepared and able to
o-erco!e all thngsC and those that re9ect yo0r test!ony 1ll be da!ned. The sc$ 1
ll
be healed& the la!e !ade to 1al$& the dea/ to hear& and the blnd to see& thro0gh
yo0r
nstr0!entalty. #0t let !e tell yo0& that yo0 1ll not ha-e po1er& a/ter the endo1
!ent to
heal those that ha-e not /ath& nor to bene/t the!& /or yo0 !ght as 1ell e2pect t
o bene/t
a de-l n hell as s0ch as are possessed o/ hs sprt& and are 1llng to $eep tD /or
they are
habtatons /or de-ls& and only /t /or hs socety. #0t 1hen yo0 are endo1ed and
prepared to preach the Gospel to all natons& $ndreds& and tong0es& n ther o1n
lang0ages& yo0 !0st /ath/0lly 1arn all& and bnd 0p the test!ony& and seal 0p the
la1&
and the destroyng angel 1ll /ollo1 close at yo0r heels& and e2ercse hs tre!endo0
s
!sson 0pon the chldren o/ dsobedenceC and destroy the 1or$ers o/ n;0ty& 1hle the
Sants 1ll be gathered o0t /ro! a!ong the!& and stand n holy places ready to !eet
the
#rdegroo! 1hen he co!es.
I /eel dsposed to spea$ a /e1 1ords !ore to yo0& !y brethren& concernng the
endo1!entD All 1ho are prepared& and are s0//cently p0re to abde the presence o/
the
Sa-or 1ll see H! n the sole!n asse!bly.
The brethren e2pressed ther grat/caton /or the nstr0cton I had g-en the!. Ae
then closed by prayer& 1hen I ret0rned ho!e and retred to rest.
?"HC >D34583)4.
/ih &ouncils and the T,elve
I decded that the Hgh Co0ncl had nothng to do 1th the T1el-e& or the decsons o/
the T1el-e. #0t / the T1el-e erred they 1ere acco0ntable only to the General Co0
ncl o/
the a0thortes o/ the 1hole Ch0rch& accordng to the re-elatons. ESept. >,& )53<F.
?"HC >D>5<.

Indians o! Israel
'emarks by the Prophet at a meeting of the High Council at 7irtland(
)atherin o! Israel
M0ch has been sad and done o/ late by the general go-ern!ent n relaton to the
Indans E%a!antesF 1thn the terrtoral l!ts o/ the 'nted States. One o/ the !ost
!portant ponts n the /ath o/ the Ch0rch o/ the %atter8day Sants& thro0gh the /0l
lness
o/ the e-erlastng Gospel& s the gatherng o/ Israel Eo/ 1ho! the %a!antes constt0
te a
partF that happy t!e 1hen Jacob shall go 0p to the ho0se o/ the %ord& to 1orshp
H! n
sprt and n tr0th& to l-e n holnessC 1hen the %ord 1ll restore Hs 90dges as at th
e /rst&
and Hs co0nselors as at the begnnngC 1hen e-ery !an !ay st 0nder hs o1n -ne and
/g tree& and there 1ll be none to !olest or !a$e a/radC 1hen He 1ll t0rn to the!
a
p0re lang0age& and the earth 1ll be /lled 1th sacred $no1ledge& as the 1aters co
-er the
great deepC 1hen t shall no longer be sad& the %ord l-es that bro0ght 0p the chl
dren o/
Israel o0t o/ the land o/ Egypt& b0t the %ord l-es that bro0ght 0p the chldren o
/ Israel
/ro! the land o/ the north& and /ro! all the lands 1hther He has dr-en the!. Tha
t day s
one& all !portant to all !en.
In -e1 o/ ts !portance& together 1th all that the prophets ha-e sad abo0t t be/o
re
0s& 1e /eel l$e droppng a /e1 deas n connecton 1th the o//cal state!ents /ro! th
e
go-ern!ent concernng the Indans. In spea$ng o/ the gatherng& 1e !ean to be
0nderstood as spea$ng o/ t accordng to scrpt0re& the gatherng o/ the elect o/ th
e %ord
o0t o/ e-ery naton on earth& and brngng the! to the place o/ the %ord o/ Hosts&
1hen
the cty o/ rghteo0sness shall be b0lt& and 1here the people shall be o/ one hear
t and one
!nd& 1hen the Sa-or co!esD yea& 1here the people shall 1al$ 1th God l$e Enoch& a
nd
be /ree /ro! sn. The 1ord o/ the %ord s preco0sC and 1hen 1e read that the -el s
pread
o-er all natons 1ll be destroyed& and the p0re n heart see God& and regn 1th H!
a
tho0sand years on earth& 1e 1ant all honest !en to ha-e a chance to gather and b
0ld 0p
a cty o/ rghteo0sness& 1here e-en 0pon the bells o/ the horses shall be 1rtten 1
Holiness
to the #ord.I
The #oo$ o/ Mor!on has !ade $no1n 1ho Israel s& 0pon ths contnent. And 1hle
1e behold the go-ern!ent o/ the 'nted States gatherng the Indans& and locatng th
e!
0pon lands to be ther o1n& ho1 s1eet t s to thn$ that they !ay one day be gather
ed by
the GospelN EJan. ,& )53,F.
?"HC >D3<+.
Orders in &ouncils
rom the minutes of a Priesthood meeting in 7irtland Temple(
In the n-estgaton o/ the s0b9ect G.e.& The Go-ern!ent o/ the Ho0se o/ the %ordH&
t
1as /o0nd that !any 1ho had delberated 0pon t& 1ere dar$ened n ther !nds& 1hch
dre1 /orth so!e re!ar$s /ro! Presdent S!th respectng the pr-leges o/ the a0thort

es
o/ the Ch0rch& that each sho0ld spea$ n hs t0rn and n hs place& and n hs t!e and
season& that there !ay be per/ect order n all thngsC and that e-ery !an& be/ore
he !a$es
an ob9ecton to any te! that s bro0ght be/ore a co0ncl /or consderaton& sho0ld be
s0re
that he can thro1 lght 0pon the s0b9ect rather than spread dar$ness& and that hs
ob9ecton be /o0nded n rghteo0sness& 1hch !ay be done by !en applyng the!sel-es
closely to st0dy the !nd and 1ll o/ the %ord& 1hose sprt al1ays !a$es !an/est an
d
de!onstrates the tr0th to the 0nderstandng o/ all 1ho are n possesson o/ the Spr
t.
EJan. )<& )53,F.
?"HC >D3+4.
To the -lders o! the &hurch o! (atter-da. Saints
Parable o! the So,er
I ha-e sho1n 0nto yo0& n !y last& that there are t1o Jer0sale!s spo$en o/ n holy
1rt& n a !anner I thn$ sats/actory to yo0r !ndsC at any rate I ha-e g-en !y -e1s
0pon the s0b9ect& I shall no1 proceed to !a$e so!e re!ar$s /ro! the sayngs o/ th
e
Sa-or& recorded n the )3th chapter o/ Hs Gospel accordng to St. Matthe1& 1hch& n
!y !nd& a//orded 0s as clear an 0nderstandng 0pon the !portant s0b9ect o/ the
gatherng& as anythng recorded n the #ble. At the t!e the Sa-or spo$e these bea0t
/0l
sayngs and parables contaned n the chapter abo-e ;0oted& 1e /nd H! seated n a sh
p
on acco0nt o/ the !0ltt0de that pressed 0pon H! to hear Hs 1ordsC and He
co!!enced teachng the!& sayngD
I#ehold& a so1er 1ent /orth to so1& and 1hen he so1ed& so!e seeds /eel by the 1a
y
sde& and the /o1ls ca!e and de-o0red the! 0pD so!e /ell 0pon stony places& 1here
they
had not !0ch earthC and /orth1th they sprang 0p beca0se they had no deepness o/
earthD
and 1hen the s0n 1as 0p they 1ere scorchedD and beca0se they had no root they 1t
hered
a1ay. And so!e /ell a!ong thornsC and the thorns spr0ng 0p and cho$ed the!D b0t
other
/ell n good gro0nd& and bro0ght /orth /r0t& so!e an h0ndred /old& so!e s2ty /old
& so!e
thrty /old. Aho hath ears to hear& let h! hear.
/e 3ho 3ill 9ot %eceive (iht Shall (ose (iht
IAnd the dscples ca!e and sad 0nto H!& Ahy spea$est tho0 0nto the! n
parablesK GI 1o0ld here re!ar$& that the 7the!7 !ade 0se o/ n ths nterrogaton& s
a
personal prono0n& and re/ers to the !0ltt0de.H He ans1ered and sad 0nto the!& Gt
hat s&
0nto the dscplesH beca0se t s g-en 0nto yo0& to $no1 the !ysteres o/ the =ngdo!
o/
Hea-en& b0t to the!& Gthat s& 0nbele-ersH t s not g-enC /or 1hosoe-er hath& to h
! shall
be g-en& and he shall ha-e !ore ab0ndanceC b0t 1hosoe-er hath not& /ro! h! shall
be
ta$en a1ay e-en that he hath.I
Ae 0nderstand /ro! ths sayng& that those 1ho had been pre-o0sly loo$ng /or a

Messah to co!e& accordng to the test!ony o/ the prophets& and 1ere then& at that
t!e
loo$ng /or a Messah& b0t had not s0//cent lght& on acco0nt o/ ther 0nbele/& to d
scern
H! to be ther Sa-orC and He beng the tr0e Messah& conse;0ently they !0st be
dsapponted& and lose e-en all the $no1ledge& or ha-e ta$en a1ay /ro! the! all th
e
lght& 0nderstandng& and /ath 1hch they had 0pon ths s0b9ectC there/ore he that 1
ll not
rece-e the greater lght& !0st ha-e ta$en a1ay /ro! h! all the lght 1hch he hathC
and
/ the lght 1hch s n yo0 beco!e dar$ness& behold& ho1 great s that dar$nessN
IThere/ore&I says the Sa-or& Ispea$ I 0nto the! n parables beca0se they& seeng&
see not&
and hearng& they hear not& nether do they 0nderstandC and n the! s /0l/lled the
prophecy o/ Esaas& 1hch sath& #y hearng ye shall hear& and shall not 0nderstandC
and
seeng ye shall see& and not perce-e.I
No1 1e dsco-er that the -ery reason assgned by ths prophet& 1hy they 1o0ld not
rece-e the Messah& 1as& beca0se they dd not or 1o0ld not 0nderstandC and seeng&
they
dd not perce-eC I/or ths people7s heart s 1a2ed gross& and ther ears are d0ll o/
hearng&
and ther eyes they ha-e closed& lest at any t!e they sho0ld see 1th ther eyes& a
nd hear
1th ther ears& and 0nderstand 1th ther heart& and sho0ld be con-erted& and I sho
0ld
heal the!.I #0t 1hat sath He to Hs dscplesK I#lessed are yo0r eyes /or they see&
and
yo0r ears /or they hearC /or -erly I say 0nto yo0& that !any prophets and rghteo
0s !en
ha-e desred to see those thngs 1hch ye see& and ha-e not seen the!C and to hear
those
thngs 1hch ye hear& and ha-e not heard the!.I
0arkness the &onde#nation o! the 3orld
Ae agan !a$e re!ar$ here?/or 1e /nd that the -ery prncple 0pon 1hch the
dscples 1ere acco0nted blessed& 1as beca0se they 1ere per!tted to see 1th ther e
yes
and hear 1th ther ears?that the conde!naton 1hch rested 0pon the !0ltt0de that
rece-ed not Hs sayng& 1as beca0se they 1ere not 1llng to see 1th ther eyes& and
hear 1th ther earsC not beca0se they co0ld not& and 1ere not pr-leged to see and
hear&
b0t beca0se ther hearts 1ere /0ll o/ n;0ty and abo!natonsC Ias yo0r /athers dd&
so
do ye.I The prophet& /oreseeng that they 1o0ld th0s harden ther hearts& planly d
eclared
tC and heren s the conde!naton o/ the 1orldC that lght hath co!e nto the 1orld&
and
!en choose dar$ness rather than lght& beca0se ther deeds are e-l. Ths s so planl
y
ta0ght by the Sa-or& that a 1ay/arng !an need not !sta$e t.
And agan?hear ye the parable o/ the so1er. Men are n the habt& 1hen the tr0th s
e2hbted by the ser-ants o/ God& o/ sayng& All s !ysteryC they ha-e spo$en n para
bles&
and& there/ore& are not to be 0nderstood. It s tr0e they ha-e eyes to see& and s
ee not& b0t
none are so blnd as those 1ho 1ll not seeC and& altho0gh the Sa-or spo$e ths to
s0ch
characters& yet 0nto Hs dscples he e2po0nded t planlyC and 1e ha-e reason to be
tr0ly

h0!ble be/ore the God o/ o0r /athers& that He hath le/t these thngs on record /o
r 0s& so
plan& that not1thstandng the e2ertons and co!bned n/l0ence o/ the prests o/ #aal
&
they ha-e not po1er to blnd o0r eyes& and dar$en o0r 0nderstandng& / 1e 1ll b0t
open
o0r eyes& and read 1th candor& /or a !o!ent.
-5*lanation o! the Parable o! the So,er
#0t lsten to the e2planaton o/ the parable o/ the So1erD IAhen any one heareth t
he
1ord o/ the =ngdo!& and 0nderstandeth t not& then co!eth the 1c$ed one& and
catcheth a1ay that 1hch 1as so1n n hs heart.I No1 !ar$ the e2presson?that 1hch
1as so1n n hs heart. Ths s he 1hch rece-eth seed by the 1ay sde. Men 1ho ha-e no
prncple o/ rghteo0sness n the!sel-es& and 1hose hearts are /0ll o/ n;0ty& and ha
-e
no desre /or the prncples o/ tr0th& do not 0nderstand the 1ord o/ tr0th 1hen the
y hear
t. The de-l ta$eth a1ay the 1ord o/ tr0th o0t o/ ther hearts& beca0se there s no
desre
/or rghteo0sness n the!. I#0t he that rece-eth seed n stony places& the sa!e s h
e that
heareth the 1ord& and anon& 1th 9oy rece-eth tC yet hath he not root n h!sel/& b
0t
d0reth /or a 1hleC /or 1hen trb0laton or persec0ton arseth beca0se o/ the 1ord&
by and
by& he s o//ended. He also that rece-eth seed a!ong the thorns& s he that hearet
h the
1ordC and the care o/ ths 1orld& and the decet/0lness o/ rches cho$e the 1ord& a
nd he
beco!eth 0n/r0t/0l. #0t he that rece-ed seed nto the good gro0nd& s he that hear
eth the
1ord& and 0nderstandeth t& 1hch also beareth /r0t& and brngeth /orth& so!e an h0
ndred
/old& so!e s2ty& so!e thrty.I Th0s the Sa-or H!sel/ e2plans 0nto Hs dscples the
parable 1hch He p0t /orth& and le/t no !ystery or dar$ness 0pon the !nds o/ thos
e 1ho
/r!ly bele-e on Hs 1ords.
Ae dra1 the concl0son& then& that the -ery reason 1hy the !0ltt0de& or the 1orld
& as
they 1ere desgnated by the Sa-or& dd not rece-e an e2planaton 0pon Hs parables&
1as beca0se o/ 0nbele/. To yo0& He says Espea$ng to Hs dscplesF t s g-en to $no1
the !ysteres o/ the =ngdo! o/ God. And 1hyK #eca0se o/ the /ath and con/dence
they had n H!. Ths parable 1as spo$en to de!onstrate the e//ects that are prod0c
ed by
the preachng o/ the 1ordC and 1e bele-e that t has an all0son drectly& to the
co!!ence!ent& or the settng 0p o/ the =ngdo! n that ageC there/ore 1e shall cont
n0e
to trace Hs sayngs concernng ths =ngdo! /ro! that t!e /orth& e-en 0nto the end o
/
the 1orld.
Parable o! the Tares
IAnother parable p0t He /orth 0nto the!& sayng& G1hch parable has an all0son to
the settng 0p o/ the =ngdo!& n that age o/ the 1orld alsoH& The =ngdo! o/ Hea-en
s
l$ened 0nto a !an 1hch so1ed good seed n hs /eld& b0t 1hle !en slept& hs ene!y
ca!e and so1ed tares a!ong the 1heat& and 1ent hs 1ay. #0t 1hen the blade 1as
spr0ng 0p& and bro0ght /orth /r0t& then appeared the tares alsoC so the ser-ants
o/ the

ho0seholder ca!e and sad 0nto h!& Sr& ddst not tho0 so1 good seed n thy /eldK Fr
o!
1hence& then& hath t taresK He sad 0nto the!& An ene!y hath done ths. The ser-an
ts
sad 0nto h!& Alt tho0 then that 1e go and gather the! 0pK #0t he sad& NayC lest
1hle
ye gather 0p the tares& ye root 0p also the 1heat 1th the!. %et both gro1 togeth
er 0ntl
the har-estD and n the t!e o/ har-est I 1ll say to the reapers& Gather ye togeth
er /rst the
tares& and bnd the! n b0ndles to b0rn the!& b0t gather the 1heat nto !y barn.I
No1 1e learn by ths parable& not only the settng 0p o/ the =ngdo! n the days o/
the Sa-or& 1hch s represented by the good seed& 1hch prod0ced /r0t& b0t also the
corr0ptons o/ the Ch0rch& 1hch are represented by the tares& 1hch 1ere so1n by t
he
ene!y& 1hch Hs dscples 1o0ld /an ha-e pl0c$ed 0p& or cleansed the Ch0rch o/& /
ther -e1s had been /a-ored by the Sa-or. #0t He& $no1ng all thngs& says& Not so.
As
!0ch as to say& yo0r -e1s are not correct& the Ch0rch s n ts n/ancy& and / yo0 t
a$e
ths rash step& yo0 1ll destroy the 1heat& or the Ch0rch& 1th the taresC there/or
e t s
better to let the! gro1 together 0ntl the har-est& or the end o/ the 1orld& 1hch
!eans
the destr0cton o/ the 1c$ed& 1hch s not yet /0l/lled& as 1e shall sho1 herea/ter
& n the
Sa-or7s e2planaton o/ the parable& 1hch s so plan that there s no roo! le/t /or
d0bety
0pon the !nd& not1thstandng the cry o/ the prests?Iparables& parablesN /g0res&
/g0resN !ystery& !ysteryN all s !ysteryNI #0t 1e /nd no roo! /or do0bt here& as
the
parables 1ere all planly el0cdated.
Parable o! the &hurch in (ast 0a.s
And agan& another parable p0t He /orth 0nto the!& ha-ng an all0son to the
=ngdo! that sho0ld be set 0p& 90st pre-o0s to or at the t!e o/ the har-est& 1hch
reads
as /ollo1s?IThe =ngdo! o/ Hea-en s l$e a gran o/ !0stard seed& 1hch a !an too$
and so1ed n hs /eldD 1hch ndeed s the least o/ all seedsD b0t& 1hen t s gro1n& t
s
the greatest a!ong herbs& and beco!eth a tree& so that the brds o/ the ar co!e a
nd lodge
n the branches thereo/.I No1 1e can dsco-er planly that ths /g0re s g-en to
represent the Ch0rch as t shall co!e /orth n the last days. #ehold& the =ngdo! o
/
Hea-en s l$ened 0nto t. No1& 1hat s l$e 0nto tK
%et 0s ta$e the #oo$ o/ Mor!on& 1hch a !an too$ and hd n hs /eld& sec0rng t
by hs /ath& to sprng 0p n the last days& or n d0e t!eC let 0s behold t co!ng /or
th o0t
o/ the gro0nd& 1hch s ndeed acco0nted the least o/ all seeds& b0t behold t branc
hng
/orth& yea& e-en to1erng& 1th lo/ty branches& and God8l$e !a9esty& 0ntl t& l$e t
he
!0stard seed& beco!es the greatest o/ all herbs. And t s tr0th& and t has spro0t
ed and
co!e /orth o0t o/ the earth& and rghteo0sness begns to loo$ do1n /ro! hea-en& an
d God
s sendng do1n Hs po1ers& g/ts and angels& to lodge n the branches thereo/.
The =ngdo! o/ Hea-en s l$e 0nto a !0stard seed. #ehold& then s not ths the
=ngdo! o/ Hea-en that s rasng ts head n the last days n the !a9esty o/ ts God& e

-en
the Ch0rch o/ the %atter8day Sants& l$e an !penetrable& !!o-able roc$ n the !dst
o/
the !ghty deep& e2posed to the stor!s and te!pests o/ Satan& b0t has& th0s /ar&
re!aned
stead/ast& and s stll bra-ng the !o0ntan 1a-es o/ opposton& 1hch are dr-en by th
e
te!pest0o0s 1nds o/ sn$ng cra/ts& 1hch ha-e GdashedH and are stll dashng 1th
tre!endo0s /oa! across ts tr0!phant bro1C 0rged on1ard 1th redo0bled /0ry by the
ene!y o/ rghteo0sness& 1th hs ptch/or$ o/ les& as yo0 1ll see /arly represented
n a
c0t contaned n Mr. Ho1e7s )ormonism An2eiledK And 1e hope that ths ad-ersary o/
tr0th 1ll contn0e to str 0p the sn$ o/ n;0ty& that the people !ay the !ore readl
y
dscern bet1een the rghteo0s and the 1c$ed.
"odern Sons o! Sceva
Ae also 1o0ld notce one o/ the !odern sons o/ Sce-a& 1ho 1o0ld /an ha-e !ade
people bele-e that he co0ld cast o0t de-ls& by a certan pa!phlet& the )illennial
Harbinger& that 1ent the ro0nds thro0gh o0r co0ntryC 1ho /elt so /0lly a0thor:ed
to
brand IJoI S!th 1th the appellaton o/ Ely!as the sorcerer& and to say 1th Pa0l&
IO
/0ll o/ all s0btlety& and all !sche/& tho0 chld o/ the de-l& tho0 ene!y o/ all
rghteo0sness& 1lt tho0 not cease to per-ert the rght 1ays o/ the %ordKI Ae 1o0ld
reply
to ths gentle!an& Pa0l 1e $no1& and Chrst 1e $no1& b0t 1ho are yeK And 1th the b
est
o/ /eelng 1o0ld say to h!& n the lang0age o/ Pa0l to those 1ho sad they 1ere Joh
n7s
dscples& b0t had not so !0ch as heard there 1as a Holy Ghost?to repent and be
bapt:ed /or the re!sson o/ sns& by those 1ho ha-e legal a0thorty& and 0nder ther
hands yo0 shall rece-e the Holy Ghost& accordng to the Scrpt0resD
IThen lad they ther hands 0pon the!& and they rece-ed the Holy GhostI EActs
5D)+F. IAnd 1hen Pa0l had lad hs hands 0pon the! the Holy Ghost ca!e on the! and
they spa$e 1th tong0es and prophesedI EActs )*D,F. IO/ the doctrne o/ bapts!& an
d o/
layng on o/ hands& and o/ res0rrecton o/ the dead and o/ eternal 90dg!entI EHebr
e1s
,D>F. IHo1& then& shall they call on h! n 1ho! they ha-e not bele-edK And ho1 sh
all
they bele-e n h! o/ 1ho! they ha-e not heardK And ho1 shall they hear 1tho0t a
preacherK And ho1 shall they preach& e2cept they be sentK As t s 1rtten& Ho1 bea
0t/0l
are the /eet o/ the! that preach the Gospel o/ peace& and brng glad tdngs o/ goo
d
thngsI ERo!ans )4D)6& )<F. #0t / ths !an 1ll not ta$e o0r ad!onton& b0t 1ll pers
st
n hs 1c$ed co0rse& 1e hope that he 1ll contn0e tryng to cast o0t de-ls& that 1e
!ay
ha-e the clearer proo/ that the $ngdo! o/ Satan s d-ded aganst tsel/& and
conse;0ently cannot standC /or a $ngdo! d-ded aganst tsel/& speedly hath an end.
L L L
Parable o! the (eaven
IAnd another parable spa$e He 0nto the!. The =ngdo! o/ Hea-en s l$e 0nto
lea-en 1hch a 1o!an too$ and hd n three !eas0res o/ !eal tll the 1hole 1as
lea-ened.I It !ay be 0nderstood that the Ch0rch o/ the %atter8day Sants has ta$e

n ts rse
/ro! a lttle lea-en that 1as p0t nto three 1tnesses. #ehold& ho1 !0ch ths s l$e
the
parableN It s /ast lea-enng the l0!p& and 1ll soon lea-en the 1hole. #0t let 0s
pass on.
IAll these thngs spa$e Jes0s 0nto the !0ltt0de n parablesC and 1tho0t a parable
spa$e He not 0nto the!D that t !ght be /0l/lled 1hch 1as spo$en by the prophet&
sayng& I 1ll open !y !o0th n parablesC I 1ll 0tter thngs 1hch ha-e been $ept sec
ret
/ro! the /o0ndaton o/ the 1orld. Then Jes0s sent the !0ltt0de a1ay& and 1ent nto
the
ho0seD and Hs dscples ca!e 0nto H!& sayng& "eclare 0nto 0s the parable o/ the ta
res
o/ the /eld. He ans1ered and sad 0nto the!& He that so1eth the good seed s the S
on o/
ManC the /eld s the 1orldC the good seed are the chldren o/ the =ngdo!C b0t the
tares
are the chldren o/ the 1c$ed one.I No1 let o0r readers !ar$ the e2presson?Ithe /
eld
s the 1orld& the tares are the chldren o/ the 1c$ed one& the ene!y that so1ed th
e! s
the de-l& the har-est s the end o/ the 1orld& Glet the! care/0lly !ar$ ths e2pre
sson?
the end o/ the 1orldH and the reapers are the angels.I
0estruction o! the 3icked the -nd o! the 3orld
No1 !en cannot ha-e any possble gro0nds to say that ths s /g0rat-e& or that t
does not !ean 1hat t saysD /or He s no1 e2planng 1hat He had pre-o0sly spo$en n
parablesC and accordng to ths lang0age& the end o/ the 1orld s the destr0cton o/
the
1c$ed& the har-est and the end o/ the 1orld ha-e an all0son drectly to the h0!an
/a!ly n the last days& nstead o/ the earth& as !any ha-e !agnedC and that 1hch s
hall
precede the co!ng o/ the Son o/ Man& and the restt0ton o/ all thngs spo$en o/ by
the
!o0th o/ all the holy prophets snce the 1orld beganC and the angels are to ha-e
so!ethng to do n ths great 1or$& /or they are the reapers. As& there/ore& the ta
res are
gathered and b0rned n the /re& so shall t be n the end o/ the 1orldC that s& as
the
ser-ants o/ God go /orth 1arnng the natons& both prests and people& and as they
harden
ther hearts and re9ect the lght o/ tr0th& these /rst beng del-ered o-er to the b
0//etngs
o/ Satan& and the la1 and the test!ony beng closed 0p& as t 1as n the case o/ th
e Je1s&
they are le/t n dar$ness& and del-ered o-er 0nto the day o/ b0rnngC th0s beng bo
0nd 0p
by ther creeds& and ther bands beng !ade strong by ther prests& are prepared /or
the
/0l/l!ent o/ the sayng o/ the Sa-or?IThe Son o/ Man shall send /orth Hs angels&
and
gather o0t o/ Hs =ngdo! all thngs that o//end& and the! 1hch do n;0ty& and shall
cast the! nto a /0rnace o/ /re& there shall be 1alng and gnashng o/ teeth.I Ae
0nderstand that the 1or$ o/ gatherng together o/ the 1heat nto barns& or garners
& s to
ta$e place 1hle the tares are beng bo0nd o-er& and preparng /or the day o/ b0rnn
gC that

a/ter the day o/ b0rnngs& the rghteo0s shall shne /orth l$e the s0n& n the =ngdo
! o/
ther Father. Aho hath ears to hear& let h! hear.
The Treasure /id in a 'ield
#0t to ll0strate !ore clearly ths gatherngD Ae ha-e another parable?IAgan& the
=ngdo! o/ Hea-en s l$e a treas0re hd n a /eld& the 1hch& 1hen a !an hath /o0nd&
he hdeth& and /or 9oy thereo/& goeth and selleth all that he hath& and b0yeth th
at /eldNI
The Sants 1or$ a/ter ths pattern. See the Ch0rch o/ the %atter8day Sants& sellng
all that
they ha-e& and gatherng the!sel-es together 0nto a place that they !ay p0rchase
/or an
nhertance& that they !ay be together and bear each other7s a//lctons n the day o
/
cala!ty.
IAgan& the =ngdo! o/ Hea-en s l$e 0nto a !erchant!an see$ng goodly pearls&
1ho& 1hen he had /o0nd one pearl o/ great prce& 1ent and sold all that he had& a
nd
bo0ght t.I The Sants agan 1or$ a/ter ths e2a!ple. See !en tra-elng to /nd places
/or
Jon and her sta$es or re!nants& 1ho& 1hen they /nd the place /or Jon& or the pea
rl o/
great prce& straght1ay sell that they ha-e& and b0y t.
The 9et &ast in the Sea
IAgan& the =ngdo! o/ Hea-en s l$e 0nto a net that 1as cast nto the sea& and
gathered o/ e-ery $nd& 1hch 1hen t 1as /0ll they dre1 to shore& and sat do1n& an
d
gathered the good nto -essels& b0t cast the bad a1ay.I For the 1or$ o/ ths patte
rn&
behold the seed o/ Joseph& spreadng /orth the Gospel net 0pon the /ace o/ the ea
rth&
gatherng o/ e-ery $nd& that the good !ay be sa-ed n -essels prepared /or that p0
rpose&
and the angels 1ll ta$e care o/ the bad. So shall t be at the end o/ the 1orld?t
he angels
shall co!e /orth and se-er the 1c$ed /ro! a!ong the 90st& and cast the! nto the
/0rnace o/ /re& and there shall be 1alng and gnashng o/ teeth.
IJes0s sath 0nto the!& Ha-e ye 0nderstood all these thngsK They say 0nto H!&
Bea& %ord.I And 1e say& yea& %ordC and 1ell !ght they say& yea& %ordC /or these
thngs
are so plan and so gloro0s& that e-ery Sant n the last days !0st respond 1th a h
earty
A!en to the!.
IThen sad He 0nto the!& there/ore e-ery scrbe 1hch s nstr0cted n the $ngdo!
o/ hea-en& s l$e 0nto a !an that s an ho0seholder& 1hch brngeth /orth o0t o/ hs
treas0re thngs that are ne1 and old.I
For the 1or$s o/ ths e2a!ple& see the #oo$ o/ Mor!on co!ng /orth o0t o/ the
treas0re o/ the heart. Also the co-enants g-en to the %atter8day Sants& also the
translaton o/ the #ble?th0s brngng /orth o0t o/ the heart thngs ne1 and old& th0
s
ans1erng to three !eas0res o/ !eal 0ndergong the p0r/yng to0ch by a re-elaton o/
Jes0s Chrst& and the !nsterng o/ angels& 1ho ha-e already co!!enced ths 1or$ n
the last days& 1hch 1ll ans1er to the lea-en 1hch lea-ened the 1hole l0!p. A!en.
So I close& b0t shall contn0e the s0b9ect n another n0!ber.
In the bonds o/ the Ne1 and E-erlastng Co-enant&
JOSEPH SMITH& J'N.
?M and A& "ec. )53<& also "HC >D>,68>+>.
'alse 0octrines o! 1oshua the 1e,ish "inister

Ahle sttng n !y ho0se& bet1een ten and ele-en ths !ornng& a !an ca!e n and
ntrod0ced h!sel/ to !e by the na!e o/ IJosh0a& the Je1sh Mnster.I Hs appearance
1as so!ethng sng0lar& ha-ng a beard abo0t three nches n length& ;0te greyC also
hs
har 1as long and consderably sl-ered 1th ageC I tho0ght h! abo0t //ty or //ty8/e
years oldC tall& straght& slender b0lt& o/ thn -sage& bl0e eyes& and /ar co!ple2
onC 1ore
a sea8green /roc$ coat and pantaloons& blac$ /0r hat 1th narro1 br!C and& 1hle
spea$ng& /re;0ently sh0t hs eyes& 1th a sco1l on hs co0ntenance. I !ade so!e n;0
ry
a/ter hs na!e& b0t rece-ed no de/nte ans1er. Ae soon co!!enced tal$ng on the
s0b9ect o/ relgon& and& a/ter I had !ade so!e re!ar$s concernng the #ble& I
co!!enced g-ng h! a relaton o/ the crc0!stances connected 1th the co!ng /orth
o/ the #oo$ o/ Mor!on& as recorded n the /or!er part o/ ths hstory.
Ahle I 1as relatng a bre/ hstory o/ the establsh!ent o/ the Ch0rch o/ Chrst n
the last days& Josh0a see!ed to be hghly entertaned. Ahen I had closed !y narrat
on& I
obser-ed that the ho0r o/ 1orshp and dnner had arr-ed& and n-ted h! to tarry& to
1hch he consented. A/ter dnner& the con-ersaton 1as res0!ed& and Josh0a proceede
d
to !a$e so!e re!ar$s on the propheces& as /ollo1s?he obser-ed that he 1as a1are
that
I co0ld bear stronger !eat than !any others& there/ore he sho0ld open hs !nd the
!ore
/reelyD
"anel has told 0s that he s to stand n hs proper lot& n the latter daysC accord
ng to
hs -son he had a rght to sh0t t 0p& and also to open t agan a/ter !any days& or
n
latter t!es. "anel7s !age& 1hose head 1as gold& and body& ar!s& legs and /eet& 1
ere
co!posed o/ the d//erent !aterals descrbed n hs -son& represents d//erent
go-ern!ents. The golden head 1as to represent Neb0chadne::ar& =ng o/ #abylonC th
e
other parts& other $ngs and /or!s o/ go-ern!ents 1hch I shall not no1 !enton n
detal& b0t con/ne !y re!ar$s !ore partc0larly to the /eet o/ the !age. The polcy
o/
the 1c$ed sprt s to separate 1hat God has 9oned together& and 0nte 1hat He has
separated& 1hch the de-l has s0cceeded n dong to ad!raton n the present state o/
socety& 1hch s l$e 0nto ron and clay.
There s con/0son n all thngs& both poltcal and relgo0sC and not1thstandng all
the e//orts that are !ade to brng abo0t a 0non& socety re!ans ds0nted& and all
atte!pts to 0nte t are as /r0tless as to atte!pt to 0nte ron and clay. The /eet
o/ the
!age are the go-ern!ent o/ these 'nted States. Other natons and $ngdo!s are loo$
ng
0p to her /or an e2a!ple o/ 0non& /reedo!& and e;0al rghts& and there/ore 1orshp
her
as "anel sa1 n the -sonC altho0gh they are begnnng to lose con/dence n her& seen
g
the brols and dscord that rse on her poltcal and relgo0s hor:on. The !age s
characterstc o/ all go-ern!ents.
Ae sho0ld lea-e #abylon. T1enty8/o0r ho0rs o/ !pro-e!ent no1& are 1orth as
!0ch as a year a h0ndred years ago. The sprts o/ the /athers that 1ere c0t do1n&
or
those that 1ere 0nder the altar& are no1 rsngC ths s the /rst res0rrecton. The E
lder that

/alls /rst 1ll rse last. Ae sho0ld not /or! any opnon only /or the present& and
lea-e the
res0lt o/ /0t0rty 1th God. I ha-e rsen 0p o0t o/ obsc0rty& b0t 1as loo$ed 0p to
n
te!poral thngs 1hen b0t a yo0th. It s not necessary that God sho0ld g-e 0s all t
hngs n
Hs /rst co!!sson to 0s& b0t n Hs second. John sa1 the angel del-er the Gospel n
the last days. The s!all lghts that God has g-en are s0//cent to lead 0s o0t o/
#abylonC
1hen 1e get o0t& 1e shall ha-e the greater lght.
Trans#iration a 0octrine o! the 0evil
I told Josh0a I dd not 0nderstand hs re!ar$s on the res0rrecton& and 1shed h! t
o
e2plan. He repled that he dd not /eel !pressed by the Sprt to 0n/old t /0rther a
t
present& b0t perhaps he !ght at so!e /0t0re t!e.
I then 1thdre1 to transact so!e b0sness 1th a gentle!an 1ho had called to see
!e& 1hen Josh0a n/or!ed !y scrbe that he 1as born n Ca!brdge& Aashngton
Co0nty& Ne1 Bor$. He says that all the ralroads& canals& and other !pro-e!ents a
re
pro9ected by the sprts o/ the res0rrecton. The slence spo$en o/ by John the Re-e
lator&
1hch s to be n hea-en /or the space o/ hal/ an ho0r& s bet1een )534 and )5<)& d0
rng
1hch t!e the 90dg!ents o/ God 1ll be po0red o0t& a/ter that t!e there 1ll be pea
ce. L
L L
S0spcons 1ere entertaned that the sad Josh0a 1as the noted Matthas o/ Ne1 Bor$&
spo$en so !0ch o/ n the p0blc prnts& on acco0nt o/ the trals he end0red n that p
lace&
be/ore a co0rt o/ 90stce& /or !0rder& !an8sla0ghter& conte!pt o/ co0rt& 1hppng h
s
da0ghter& etc.C /or the last t1o cr!es he 1as !prsoned and ca!e o0t abo0t /o0r !
onths
snce. A/ter so!e e;0-ocatng& he con/essed that he really 1as Matthas.
A/ter s0pper I proposed that he sho0ld del-er a lect0re to 0s. He dd so& sttng
n hs
char.
He co!!enced by sayng& God sad& let there be lght& and there 1as lght& 1hch he
d1elt 0pon thro0gho0t hs dsco0rse. He !ade so!e -ery e2cellent re!ar$s& b0t hs !
nd
1as e-dently /lled 1th dar$ness. L L L
I res0!ed con-ersaton 1th Matthas& and desred h! to enlghten !y !nd !ore on
hs -e1s respectng the res0rrecton.
He sad that he possessed the sprt o/ hs /athers& that he 1as a lteral descendan
t o/
Matthas& the Apostle& 1ho 1as chosen n the place o/ J0das that /ellC that hs spr
t 1as
res0rrected n h!C and that ths 1as the 1ay or sche!e o/ eternal l/e?ths
trans!graton o/ so0l or sprt /ro! /ather to son.
I told h! that hs doctrne 1as o/ the de-l& that he 1as n realty n possesson o/
a
1c$ed and depra-ed sprt& altho0gh he pro/essed to be the Sprt o/ tr0th tsel/C an
d he
sad also that he possessed the so0l o/ Chrst.
He tarred 0ntl Aednesday& ))th& 1hen& a/ter brea$/ast& I told h!& that !y God t
old
!e& that hs god 1as the de-l& and I co0ld not $eep h! any longer& and he !0st de
part.
And so I& /or once& cast o0t the de-l n bodly shape& and I bele-e a !0rderer. EN

o-. *&
)53<.F "HC >D346834+.
Authorit. o! the T,elve
rom the minutes of a special meeting with the Twel2e !postles(
Presdent S!th ne2t proceeded to e2plan the d0ty o/ the T1el-e& and ther a0thorty
&
1hch s ne2t to the present Presdency& and that the arrange!ent o/ the asse!bly n
ths
place& on the )<th nstant& n placng the Hgh Co0ncls o/ =rtland ne2t the Presdenc
y&
1as beca0se the b0sness to be transacted& 1as b0sness relatng to that body n par
tc0lar&
1hch 1as to /ll the se-eral ;0or0!s n =rtland& not beca0se they 1ere /rst n o//c
e&
and that the arrange!ents 1ere the !ost 90dco0s that co0ld be !ade on the occaso
nC
also the T1el-e are not s0b9ect to any other than the Frst Presdency& -:.& I!yse
l/&I sad
the Prophet& ISdney Rgdon& and Frederc$ G. Alla!s& 1ho are no1 !y Co0nselors&
and 1here I a! not& there s no Frst Presdency o-er the T1el-e.I
The Prophet also stated to the T1el-e that he dd not co0ntenance the harsh lang0
age
o/ Presdent Co1dery to the!& nether 1o0ld he co0ntenance t n h!sel/ nor n any
other !an& Ialtho0gh&I sad he& II ha-e so!et!es spo$en too harshly /ro! the !p0l
se
o/ the !o!ent& and nas!0ch as I ha-e 1o0nded yo0r /eelngs& brethren& I as$ yo0r
/org-eness& /or I lo-e yo0 and 1ll hold yo0 0p 1th all !y heart n all rghteo0sne
ss&
be/ore the %ord& and be/ore all !enC /or be ass0red& brethren& I a! 1llng to ste
! the
torrent o/ all opposton& n stor!s and n te!pests& n th0nders and n lghtnngs& by
sea
and by land& n the 1lderness or a!ong /alse brethren& or !obs& or 1here-er God n
Hs
pro-dence !ay call 0s. And I a! deter!ned that nether heghts nor depths&
prncpaltes nor po1ers& thngs present or thngs to co!e& or any other creat0re& sh
all
separate !e /ro! yo0. And I 1ll no1 co-enant 1th yo0 be/ore God& that I 1ll not
lsten
to or credt any derogatory report aganst any o/ yo0& nor conde!n yo0 0pon any
test!ony beneath the hea-ens& short o/ that test!ony 1hch s n/allble& 0ntl I can
see
yo0 /ace to /ace& and $no1 o/ a s0retyC and I do place 0nre!tted con/dence n yo0
r
1ord& /or I bele-e yo0 to be !en o/ tr0th. And I as$ the sa!e o/ yo0& 1hen I tel
l yo0
anythng& that yo0 place e;0al con/dence n !y 1ord& /or I 1ll not tell yo0 I $no1
anythng that I do not $no1. #0t I ha-e already cons0!ed !ore t!e than I ntended
1hen I co!!enced& and I 1ll no1 g-e 1ay to !y colleag0es.I EJan0ary ),& )53,.F
?"HC >D3+383+6.
$ision o! the &elestial 6indo#
"n the twenty$first day of January, *+,B, the irst Presidency, and a number of
the
presiding brethren in the Church, assembled in the 7irtland Temple where they en
gaged
in the ordinances of the endowment, as far as it had at that time been re2ealed(
!fter this
was done the Prophet states that 1!ll of the Presidency laid their hands upon me
, and

pronounced upon my head many prophecies and blessings, many of which % shall not
notice at this time(1 1!ll of the Presidency1 included "li2er Cowdery and ather
Joseph
Smith as well as the two counselors, Sidney 'igdon and rederick >( 4illiams(
ollowing this ordinance the following 2ision and re2elation were gi2en to the Pr
ophet,
making known to him and through him to the Church one of the most important
principles pertaining to the sal2ation of men(
The hea-ens 1ere opened 0pon 0s& and I beheld the celestal $ngdo! o/ God& and
the glory thereo/& 1hether n the body or o0t I cannot tell. I sa1 the transcende
nt bea0ty
o/ the gate thro0gh 1hch the hers o/ that $ngdo! 1ll enter& 1hch 1as l$e 0nto
crclng /la!es o/ /reC also the bla:ng throne o/ God& 1hereon 1as seated the Fath
er and
the Son. I sa1 the bea0t/0l streets o/ that $ngdo!& 1hch had the appearance o/ b
eng
pa-ed 1th gold. I sa1 Father Ada! and Abraha!& and !y /ather and !y !other& !y
brother& Al-n& that has long snce slept& and !ar-elled ho1 t 1as that he had obt
aned an
nhertance n that $ngdo!& seeng that he had departed ths l/e be/ore the %ord had
set
hs hand to gather Israel the second t!e& and had not been bapt:ed /or the re!sso
n o/
sns.
Th0s ca!e the -oce o/ the %ord 0nto !e& sayng?
%evelation
All 1ho ha-e ded 1tho0t a $no1ledge o/ ths Gospel& 1ho 1o0ld ha-e rece-ed t /
they had been per!tted to tarry& shall be hers o/ the celestal $ngdo! o/ GodC al
so all
that shall de hence/orth 1tho0t a $no1ledge o/ t& 1ho 1o0ld ha-e rece-ed t 1th a
ll
ther hearts& shall be hers o/ that $ngdo!& /or I& the %ord& 1ll 90dge all !en ac
cordng
to ther 1or$s& accordng to the desre o/ ther hearts. And I also behold that all
chldren
1ho de be/ore they arr-e at the years o/ acco0ntablty are sa-ed n the celestal
$ngdo! o/ hea-en.
?"HC >D354835).
$ision o! the A*ostles
I sa1 the T1el-e Apostles o/ the %a!b& 1ho are no1 0pon the earth& 1ho hold the
$eys o/ ths last !nstry& n /oregn lands& standng together n a crcle& !0ch /atg0e
d&
1th ther clothes tattered and /eet s1ollen& 1th ther eyes cast do1n1ard& and Jes
0s
standng n ther !dst& and they dd not behold H!. The Sa-or loo$ed 0pon the! and
1ept. EJan0ary >)& )53,.F
?"HC >D35).
The Pro*het+s $ision o! the T,elve
I also behold Elder M7%elln n the so0th& standng 0pon a hll& s0rro0nded by a -a
st
!0ltt0de& preachng to the!& and a la!e !an standng be/ore h! s0pported by hs
cr0tchesC he thre1 the! do1n at hs 1ord and leaped as a hart& by the !ghty po1er
o/
God. Also& I sa1 Elder #rgha! Bo0ng standng n a strange land& n the /ar so0th an
d
1est& n a desert place& 0pon a roc$ n the !dst o/ abo0t a do:en !en o/ color& 1h
o
appeared hostle. He 1as preachng to the! n ther o1n tong0e& and the angel o/ God

standng abo-e hs head& 1th a dra1n s1ord n hs hand& protectng h!& b0t he dd not
see t. And I /nally sa1 the T1el-e n the celestal $ngdo! o/ God. I also beheld t
he
rede!pton o/ Jon& and !any thngs 1hch the tong0e o/ !en cannot descrbe n /0ll.
EJan. >)& )53,.F
?"HC >D35).
The Pro*het+s 0ra!t o! %esolutions
Frst. Resol-ed?That no one be ordaned to any o//ce n the Ch0rch n ths sta$e o/
Jon& at =rtland& 1tho0t the 0nan!o0s -oce o/ the se-eral bodes that constt0te th
s
;0or0!& 1ho are apponted to do Ch0rch b0sness n the na!e o/ sad Ch0rch& -:.& the
Presdency o/ the Ch0rchC the T1el-e Apostles o/ the %a!bC the t1el-e Hgh Co0nclo
rs
o/ =rtlandC the t1el-e Hgh Co0nclors o/ JonC the #shop o/ =rtland and hs
co0nselorsC the #shop o/ Jon and hs co0nselorsC and the se-en presdents o/ Se-en
tesC
0ntl other1se ordered by sad ;0or0!s.
Second. And /0rther Resol-ed?That no one be ordaned n the branches o/ sad
Ch0rch abroad& 0nless they are reco!!ended by the -oce o/ the respect-e branches
o/
the Ch0rch to 1hch they belong& to a general con/erence apponted by the heads o/
the
Ch0rch& and /ro! that con/erence rece-e ther ordnaton. The /oregong resol0tons
1ere conc0rred n by the presdents o/ the Se-entes. EFeb. )>& )53,.F
?"HC >D3*6.
-vils o! Inte#*erance
I 1as n/or!ed today that a !an by the na!e o/ Clar$& 1ho 1as 0nder the n/l0ence
o/ ardent sprts /ro:e to death last nght& near ths place. Ho1 long& O %ord& 1ll
ths
!onster nte!perance /nd ts -ct!s on the earthN I /ear 0ntl the earth s s1ept 1th
the
1rath and ndgnaton o/ God& and Chrst7s $ngdo! beco!es 0n-ersal. O& co!e& %ord
Jes0s& and c0t short Thy 1or$ n rghteo0sness. EMarch )>& )53,.F
?"HC >D64,.
The T,elve as %evelators
I then called 0pon the ;0or0!s and congregaton o/ Sants to ac$no1ledge the
T1el-e Apostles& 1ho 1ere present& as Prophets& Seers& Re-elators& and specal 1t
nesses
to all the natons o/ the earth& holdng the $eys o/ the $ngdo!& to 0nloc$ t& or c
a0se t to
be done& a!ong the!& and 0phold the! by ther prayers& 1hch they assented to by r
sng.
EMarch >+& )53,.F
?"HC >D6)+.
Priesthood and &hurch Orani>ation
Ahle 1atng& G.e.& /or preparatons /or the obser-ance o/ the Sacra!entH I !ade t
he
/ollo1ng re!ar$sD that the t!e that 1e 1ere re;0red to tarry n =rtland to be end
o1ed&
1o0ld be /0l/lled n a /e1 days& and then the Elders 1o0ld go /orth& and each !0s
t stand
/or h!sel/& as t 1as not necessary /or the! to be sent o0t& t1o by t1o& as n /or
!er
t!es& b0t to go n all !ee$ness& n sobrety& and preach Jes0s Chrst and H! cr0c/ed
C
not to contend 1th others on acco0nt o/ ther /ath& or syste!s o/ relgon& b0t p0r
s0e a

steady co0rse. Ths I del-ered by 1ay o/ co!!and!entC and all 1ho obser-e t not&
1ll
p0ll do1n persec0ton 0pon ther heads& 1hle those 1ho do& shall al1ays be /lled 1
th
the Holy GhostC ths I prono0nced as a prophecy& and sealed 1th hosanna and a!en.
Also that the Se-entes are not called to ser-e tables& or presde o-er ch0rches&
to settle
d//c0ltes& b0t are to preach the Gospel and b0ld the! 0p& and set others& 1ho do
not
belong to these ;0or0!s& to presde o-er the!& 1ho are Hgh Prests. The T1el-e als
o are
not to ser-e tables& b0t to bear the $eys o/ the =ngdo! to all natons& and 0nloc
$ the
door o/ the Gospel to the!& and call 0pon the Se-entes to /ollo1 a/ter the!& and
assst
the!. The T1el-e are at lberty to go 1heresoe-er they 1ll& and / any one 1ll say
& I
1sh to go to s0ch a place& let all the rest say a!en.
%evelation o! 9ecessar. &ere#onies
The Se-entes are at lberty to go to Jon / they please& or go 1heresoe-er they 1
ll&
and preach the GospelC and let the rede!pton o/ Jon be o0r ob9ect& and str-e to
e//ect t
by sendng 0p all the strength o/ the %ord7s ho0se& 1here-er 1e /nd the!C and I 1
ant to
enter nto the /ollo1ng co-enant& that / any !ore o/ o0r brethren are slan or dren
/ro! ther lands n Msso0r& by the !ob& 1e 1ll g-e o0rsel-es no rest& 0ntl 1e are
a-enged o/ o0r ene!es to the 0tter !ost. Ths co-enant 1as sealed 0nan!o0sly& 1th
hosanna and an a!en.
I then obser-ed to the ;0or0!s& that I had no1 co!pleted the organ:aton o/ the
Ch0rch& and 1e had passed thro0gh all the necessary cere!ones&/n that I had g-en
the!
all the nstr0cton they needed& and that they no1 1ere at lberty& a/ter obtanng t
her
lcenses& to go /orth and b0ld 0p the =ngdo! o/ God& and that t 1as e2pedent /or
!e
and the Presdency to retre& ha-ng spent the nght pre-o0sly n 1atng 0pon the %ord
n
Hs Te!ple& and ha-ng to attend another dedcaton on the !orro1& or concl0de the o
ne
co!!enced on the last Sabbath& /or the bene/t o/ these o/ !y brethren and ssters
1ho
co0ld not get nto the ho0se on the /or!er occason& b0t that t 1as e2pedent /or t
he
brethren to tarry all nght and 1orshp be/ore the %ord n Hs ho0se. EMarch >*& )53
,.F
"HC >D63)863>.
/ih Priests 9ot to Be Seventies
At an early ho0r on Th0rsday& the ,th o/ Aprl& the o//cal !e!bers asse!bled n t
he
Ho0se o/ the %ord& 1hen the t!e /or the /rst t1o or three ho0rs 1as spent by the
d//erent ;0or0!s n 1ashng o/ /eet& sngng& prayng& and preparng to rece-e
nstr0ctons /ro! the Presdency. The Presdents& together 1th the Se-entes and ther
presdents& repared to the 1est roo! n the attc story& 1here& /or 1ant o/ t!e the

precedng e-enng& t beca!e necessary to seal the anontng o/ those 1ho had recentl
y
been anonted and not sealed.
Another s0b9ect o/ -tal !portance to the Ch0rch& 1as the establshng o/ the grad
es
o/ the d//erent ;0or0!s. It 1as ascertaned that all b0t one or t1o o/ the presde
nts o/ the
Se-entes 1ere Hgh Prests& and 1hen they had ordaned and set apart any /ro! the
;0or0! o/ Elders& nto the ;0or0! o/ Se-entes& they had con/erred 0pon the! the H
gh
Presthood also. Ths 1as declared to be 1rong& and not accordng to the order o/ h
ea-en.
Ne1 presdents o/ the Se-entes 1ere accordngly ordaned to /ll the places o/ s0ch
o/
the! as 1ere Hgh Prests& and the e28o//co presdents& and s0ch o/ the Se-entes as
had
been legally ordaned to be Hgh Prests& 1ere drected to 0nte 1th the Hgh Prests7
;0or0!. EAprl ,& )53+.F "HC >D6+<86+,.
Instruction on Priesthood
! solemn assembly of the official members of the Church was held in the 7irtland
Temple commencing )onday, !pril ,rd, and continuing each day until Thursday the
Bth(
"n the latter day, after these official members had recei2ed their endowment as
far as it
was re2ealed in the 7irtland Temple, the Prophet addressed them on many sub5ects
, a
synopsis of which in relation to the Priesthood he recorded in his 5ournal as fo
llows3
/o, and B. 3ho# %evelation &o#es
Presdent Joseph S!th& J0n.& addressed the asse!bly and sad& the Melch:ede$
Hgh Presthood 1as no other than the Presthood o/ the Son o/ GodC that there are
certan
ordnances 1hch belong to the Presthood& /ro! 1hch /lo1 certan res0ltsC and the
Presdents or Presdency are o-er the Ch0rchC and re-elatons o/ the !nd and 1ll o/
God to the Ch0rch& are to co!e thro0gh the Presdency. Ths s the order o/ hea-en&
and
the po1er and pr-lege o/ ths Presthood. It s also the pr-lege o/ any o//cer n th
s
Ch0rch to obtan re-elatons& so /ar as relates to hs partc0lar callng and d0ty n
the
Ch0rch.
All are bo0nd by the prncples o/ -rt0e and happness& b0t one great pr-lege o/ t
he
Presthood s to obtan re-elatons o/ the !nd and 1ll o/ God. It s also the pr-lege
o/
the Melch:ede$ Presthood& to repro-e& reb0$e& and ad!onsh& as 1ell as to rece-e
re-elaton. I/ the Ch0rch $ne1 all the co!!and!ents& one8hal/ they 1o0ld conde!n
thro0gh pre90dce and gnorance.
O!!ices in the Priesthood
A Hgh Prest s a !e!ber o/ the sa!e Melch:ede$ Presthood 1th the Presdency&
b0t not o/ the sa!e po1er or a0thorty n the Ch0rch. The Se-entes are also !e!ber
s o/
the sa!e presthood& G.e.& the Hgh PresthoodH& are a sort o/ tra-elng co0ncl or
Presthood& and !ay presde o-er a ch0rch or ch0rches& 0ntl a Hgh Prest can be had
.
The Se-entes are to be ta$en /ro! the ;0or0! o/ Elders& and are not to be Hgh Pr
ests.
They are s0b9ect to the drecton and dctaton o/ the T1el-e& 1ho ha-e the $eys o/

the
!nstry. All are to preach the Gospel& by the po1er and n/l0ence o/ the Holy Ghos
tC and
no !an can preach the Gospel 1tho0t the Holy Ghost.
The #shop s a Hgh Prest& and necessarly so& beca0se he s to presde o-er that
partc0lar branch o/ Ch0rch a//ars& that s deno!nated the %esser Presthood& and
beca0se 1e ha-e no drect lneal descendant o/ Aaron& to 1ho! t 1o0ld o/ rght belo
ng.
Ths s the sa!e& or a branch o/ the sa!e& Presthood& 1hch !ay be ll0strated by th
e
/g0re o/ the h0!an body& 1hch has d//erent !e!bers& 1hch ha-e d//erent o//ces to
per/or!C all are necessary n ther place& and the body s not co!plete 1tho0t all
the
!e!bers.
Fro! a retrospect o/ the re;0re!ents o/ the ser-ants o/ God to preach the Gospe
l&
1e /nd /e1 ;0al/ed e-en to be Prests& and / a Prest 0nderstands hs d0ty& hs call
ng&
and !nstry& and preaches by the Holy Ghost& hs en9oy!ent s as great as / he 1ere
one
o/ the PresdencyC and hs ser-ces are necessary n the body& as are also those o/
Teachers
and "eacons. There/ore& n -e1ng the Ch0rch as a 1hole& 1e !ay strctly deno!nate
t
one Presthood. Presdent S!th also sadD
$alue o! a %ihteous %ebuke
II /re;0ently reb0$e and ad!onsh !y brethren& and that beca0se I lo-e the!& not
beca0se I 1sh to nc0r ther dspleas0re& or !ar ther happness. S0ch a co0rse o/
cond0ct s not calc0lated to gan the good 1ll o/ all& b0t rather the ll 1ll o/ !a
nyC
there/ore& the st0aton n 1hch I stand s an !portant oneC so& yo0 see& brethren&
the
hgher the a0thorty& the greater the d//c0lty o/ the statonC b0t these reb0$es an
d
ad!ontons beco!e necessary& /ro! the per-erseness o/ the brethren& /or ther te!p
oral
as 1ell as sprt0al 1el/are. They act0ally constt0te a part o/ the d0tes o/ !y st
aton and
callng. Others ha-e other d0tes to per/or!& that are !portant& and /ar !ore en-a
ble&
and !ay be 90st as good& l$e the /eet and hands& n ther relaton to the h0!an bod
y?
nether can cla! prorty& or say to the other& I ha-e no need o/ yo0. A/ter all th
at has
been sad& the greatest and !ost !portant d0ty s to preach the Gospel.
IThere are !any ca0ses o/ e!barrass!ent& o/ a pec0nary nat0re& no1 pressng 0pon
the heads o/ the Ch0rch. They began poorC 1ere needy& destt0te& and 1ere tr0ly a
//lcted
by ther ene!esC yet the %ord co!!anded the! to go /orth and preach the Gospel& t
o
sacr/ce ther t!e& ther talents& ther good na!e& and 9eopard:e ther l-esC and n
addton to ths& they 1ere to b0ld a ho0se /or the %ord& and prepare /or the gathe
rng o/
the Sants. Th0s t s easy to see ths !0st Gha-eH n-ol-ed the! Gn /nancal d//c0lte
sH.
They had no te!poral !eans n the begnnng co!!ens0rate 1th s0ch an 0nderta$ngC
b0t ths 1or$ !0st be doneC ths place G=rtlandH had to be b0lt 0p. %arge contract

s ha-e
been entered nto /or lands on all sdes& 1here o0r ene!es ha-e sgned a1ay ther rg
hts.
Ae are ndebted to the! b0t o0r brethren /ro! abroad ha-e only to co!e 1th ther
!oney& ta$e these contracts& rele-e ther brethren /ro! the pec0nary e!barrass!en
ts
0nder 1hch they no1 labor& and proc0re /or the!sel-es a peaceable place o/ rest
a!ong
0s. Ths place !0st and 1ll be b0lt 0p& and e-ery brother that 1ll ta$e hold and
help
sec0re and dscharge those contracts that ha-e been !ade& shall be rch.I EAprl ,&
)53+.F
?"HC >D6++86+*.
Section Three
1838-183?
The Political "otto o! the &hurch o! (atter-da. Saints
The Constt0ton o/ o0r co0ntry /or!ed by the Fathers o/ lberty. Peace and good
order n socety. %o-e to God& and good 1ll to !an. All good and 1holeso!e la1s&
-rt0e and tr0th abo-e all thngs& and arstarchy& l-e /ore-erN #0t 1oe to tyrants&
!obs&
arstocracy& anarchy& and torys!& and all those 1ho n-ent or see$ o0r 0nrghteo0s
and
-e2ato0s la1 s0ts& 0nder the prete2t and color o/ la1& or o//ce& ether relgo0s o
r
poltcal. E2alt the standard o/ "e!ocracyN "o1n 1th that o/ prestcra/t& and let a
ll the
people say A!enN that the blood o/ o0r /athers !ay not cry /ro! the gro0nd agans
t 0s.
Sacred s the !e!ory o/ that blood 1hch bo0ght /or 0s o0r lberty.
JOSEPH SMITH& J'N.&
THOMAS #. MARSH&
"AMI" A. PATTEN&
#RIGHAM BO'NG&
SAM'E% H. SMITH&
GEORGE M. HIN=%E&
JOHN CORRI%%&
GEORGE A. RO#INSON
EMarch& )535F.
?"HC 3D*.
The 3ord o! 3isdo#
Presdent Joseph S!th& Jr.& ne2t !ade a /e1 re!ar$s on the Aord o/ Asdo!& g-ng
the reason o/ ts co!ng /orth& sayng t sho0ld be obser-ed./n EAprl +& )535.F
?FAR& p. ))).
%evelation )iven to Briha# @oun at 'ar 3est
Merly& th0s sath the %ord& let !y ser-ant #rgha! Bo0ng go 0nto the place 1hch h
e
has bo0ght& on Mll Cree$& and there pro-de /or hs /a!ly 0ntl an e//ect0al door s
opened /or the s0pport o/ hs /a!ly& 0ntl I shall co!!and h! to go hence& and not
to
lea-e hs /a!ly 0ntl they are a!ply pro-ded /or. A!en. EAprl )+& )535.F
?"HC 3D>3.
-vils o! /ast. 1ud#ent
S0nday& May ,& )535?I preached to the Sants& settng /orth the e-ls that e2sted&
and that 1o0ld e2st& by reason o/ hasty 90dg!ent& or decsons 0pon any s0b9ect gen by
any people& or n 90dgng be/ore they had heard both sdes o/ a ;0eston. I also ca0
toned

the Sants aganst !en 1ho ca!e a!ongst the! 1hnng and gro1lng abo0t ther !oney&
beca0se they had $ept the Sants& and borne so!e o/ the b0rden 1th others& and th
0s
thn$ng that others& 1ho are stll poorer& and ha-e borne greater b0rdens than the
y
the!sel-es& o0ght to !a$e 0p ther losses. I ca0toned the Sants to be1are o/ s0ch
& /or
they 1ere thro1ng o0t nsn0atons here and there& to le-el a dart at the best nter
ests o/
the Ch0rch& and / possble destroy the character o/ ts Presdency. I also ga-e so!
e
nstr0ctons n the !ysteres o/ the $ngdo! o/ GodC s0ch as the hstory o/ the planet
s&
Abraha!7s 1rtngs 0pon the planetary syste!s& etc./n
In the a/ternoon I spo$e agan on d//erent s0b9ectsD the prncple o/ 1sdo!& and th
e
Aord o/ Asdo!. EMay ,& )535.F
?"HC 3D>+.
The Pro*het+s Ans,er to Sundr. 4uestions
I ans1ered the ;0estons 1hch 1ere /re;0ently as$ed !e& 1hle on !y last 9o0rney
b0t one /ro! =rtland to Msso0r& as prnted n the Elders7 Jo0rnal& Mol. )& N0!ber
>&
pages >5 and >*& as /ollo1sD
Frst?I"o yo0 bele-e the #bleKI
I/ 1e do& 1e are the only people 0nder hea-en that does& /or there are none o/
the
relgo0s sects o/ the day that do.
Second?IAheren do yo0 d//er /ro! other sectsKI
In that 1e bele-e the #ble& and all other sects pro/ess to bele-e ther nterpret
atons
o/ the #ble& and ther creeds.
Thrd?IAll e-erybody be da!ned& b0t Mor!onsKI
Bes& and a great porton o/ the!& 0nless they repent& and 1or$ rghteo0sness.
Fo0rth?IHo1 and 1here dd yo0 obtan the #oo$ o/ Mor!onKI
Moron& 1ho deposted the plates n a hll n Manchester& Ontaro Co0nty& Ne1 Bor$&
beng dead and rased agan there/ro!& appeared 0nto !e& and told !e 1here they 1er
e&
and ga-e !e drectons ho1 to obtan the!. I obtaned the!& and the 'r! and Th0!!!
1th the!& by the !eans o/ 1hch I translated the platesC and th0s ca!e the #oo$ o
/
Mor!on.
F/th?I"o yo0 bele-e Joseph S!th& J0n.& to be a ProphetKI
Bes& and e-ery other !an 1ho has the test!ony o/ Jes0s. For the test!ony o/ Jes
0s
s the sprt o/ prophecy.?Re-elaton& )*D)4th -erse.
S2th?I"o the Mor!ons bele-e n ha-ng all thngs n co!!onKI
No.
Se-enth?I"o the Mor!ons bele-e n ha-ng !ore 1-es than oneKI
No& not at the sa!e t!e. #0t they bele-e that / ther co!panon des& they ha-e a
rght to !arry agan. #0t 1e do dsappro-e o/ the c0sto!& 1hch as ganed n the 1orld
&
and has been practced a!ong 0s& to o0r great !ort/caton& n !arryng n /-e or s2
1ee$s& or e-en n t1o or three !onths& a/ter the death o/ ther co!panon. Ae belee
that d0e respect o0ght to be had to the !e!ory o/ the dead& and the /eelngs o/ b
oth
/rends and chldren./n
Eght?ICan they Gthe Mor!onsH rase the deadKI
No& nor can any other people that no1 l-es& or e-er dd l-e. #0t God can rase th
e

dead& thro0gh !an as an nstr0!ent.

Nnth?IAhat sgns does Joseph S!th g-e o/ hs d-ne !ssonKI
The sgns 1hch God s pleased to let h! g-e& accordng as Hs 1sdo! thn$s best&
n order that He !ay 90dge the 1orld agreeably to Hs o1n plan.
Tenth?IAas not Joseph S!th a !oney dggerKI
Bes& b0t t 1as ne-er a -ery pro/table 9ob /or h!& as he only got /o0rteen dolla
rs a
!onth /or t.
Ele-enth?I"d not Joseph S!th steal hs 1/eKI
As$ her& she 1as o/ age& she can ans1er /or hersel/.I
T1el/th?I"o the people ha-e to g-e 0p ther !oney 1hen they 9on hs Ch0rchKI
No other re;0re!ent than to bear ther proporton o/ the e2penses o/ the Ch0rch&
and
s0pport the poor.
Thrteenth?IAre the Mor!ons aboltonstsKI
No& 0nless del-erng the people /ro! prestcra/t& and the prests /ro! the po1er o
/
Satan& sho0ld be consdered abolton. #0t 1e do not bele-e n settng the negroes /r
ee.
Fo0rteenth?I"o they not str 0p the Indans to 1ar& and to co!!t depredatonsKI
No& and they 1ho reported the story $ne1 t 1as /alse 1hen they p0t t n crc0lato
n.
These and s!lar reports are pal!ed 0pon the people by the prests& and ths s the
only
reason 1hy 1e e-er tho0ght o/ ans1erng the!.
F/teenth?I"o the Mor!ons bapt:e n the na!e o/ 7Joe7 S!thKI
No& b0t / they dd& t 1o0ld be as -ald as the bapts! ad!nstered by the sectaran
prests.
S2teenth?II/ the Mor!on doctrne s tr0e& 1hat has beco!e o/ all those 1ho ded
snce the days o/ the ApostlesKI
All those 1ho ha-e not had an opport0nty o/ hearng the Gospel& and beng
ad!nstered 0nto by an nspred !an n the /lesh& !0st ha-e t herea/ter& be/ore they
can
be /nally 90dged.
Se-enteenth?I"oes not 7Joe7 S!th pro/ess to be Jes0s ChrstKI
No& b0t he pro/esses to be Hs brother& as all other Sants ha-e done and no1 doD
Matt. )>D6*& <4& IAnd He stretched /orth Hs hand to1ard Hs dscples and sad& #eho
ld
!y !other and !y brethrenC /or 1hosoe-er shall do the 1ll o/ !y Father& 1hch s n
hea-en& the sa!e s !y brother& and sster& and !other.I
Eghteenth?IIs there anythng n the #ble 1hch lcenses yo0 to bele-e n
re-elaton no18a8daysKI
Is there anythng that does not a0thor:e 0s to bele-e soK I/ there s& 1e ha-e& a
s yet&
not been able to /nd t.
Nneteenth?IIs not the canon o/ the Scrpt0res /0llKI
I/ t s& there s a great de/ect n the boo$& or else t 1o0ld ha-e sad so.
T1enteth?IAhat are the /0nda!ental prncples o/ yo0r relgonKI
The /0nda!ental prncples o/ o0r relgon are the test!ony o/ the Apostles and
Prophets& concernng Jes0s Chrst& that He ded& 1as b0red& and rose agan the thrd
day&
and ascended nto hea-enC and all other thngs 1hch pertan to o0r relgon are only
appendages to t. #0t n connecton 1th these& 1e bele-e n the g/t o/ the Holy Ghos
t&
the po1er o/ /ath& the en9oy!ent o/ the sprt0al g/ts accordng to the 1ll o/ God&
the
restoraton o/ the ho0se o/ Israel& and the /nal tr0!ph o/ tr0th.
I p0blshed the /oregong ans1ers to sa-e !ysel/ the tro0ble o/ repeatng the sa!e

a
tho0sand t!es o-er and o-er agan. EMay 5& )535.F
?"HC 3D>5834.
The Pro*het and Part. at To,er /ill or Ada#-ondi-Ah#an
Sat0rday& )*?Ths !ornng 1e str0c$ o0r tents and /or!ed a lne o/ !arch& crossng
Grand R-er at the !o0th o/ Honey Cree$ and Nelson7s Ferry. Grand R-er s a large&
bea0t/0l& deep and rapd strea!& d0rng the hgh 1aters o/ Sprng& and 1ll 0ndo0bted
ly
ad!t o/ na-gaton by stea!boat and other 1ater cra/t. At the !o0th o/ Honey Cree$
s a
good landng. Ae p0rs0ed o0r co0rse 0p the r-er& !ostly thro0gh t!ber& /or abo0t
eghteen !les& 1hen 1e arr-ed at Colonel %y!an Aght7s ho!e. He l-es at the /oot o
/
To1er Hll Ea na!e I ga-e the place n conse;0ence o/ the re!ans o/ an old Nephte
altar
or to1er that stood thereF& 1here 1e ca!ped /or the Sabbath.
In the a/ternoon I 1ent 0p the r-er abo0t hal/ a !le to Aght7s Ferry& acco!pane
d
by Presdent Rgdon& and !y cler$& George A. Robnson& /or the p0rpose o/ selectng
and
layng cla! to a cty plat near sad /erry n "a-ess Co0nty& to1nshp ,4& ranges >+ a
nd
>5& and sectons ><& 3,& 3)& and 34& 1hch the brethren called ISprng Hll&I b0t by
the
!o0th o/ the %ord t 1as na!ed Ada!8ond8Ah!an& beca0se& sad He& t s the place
1here Ada! shall co!e to -st hs people& or the Ancent o/ "ays shall st& as spo$e
n o/
by "anel the Prophet. EMay )*& )535.F
?"HC 3D3683<.
The Pro*het+s (etter to the &hurch 3ritten !ro# (ibert. 1ail
"ece!ber ),& )535.
To the Ch0rch o/ Jes0s Chrst o/ %atter8day Sants n Cald1ell co0nty& and all the
Sants 1ho are scattered abroad& 1ho are persec0ted& and !ade desolate& and 1ho a
re
a//lcted n d-ers !anners /or Chrst7s sa$e and the Gospel7s& by the hands o/ a cr
0el !ob
and the tyranncal dsposton o/ the a0thortes o/ ths stateC and 1hose perls are gr
eatly
a0g!ented by the 1c$edness and corr0pton o/ /alse brethren& greetngD
May grace& !ercy& and the peace o/ God be and abde 1th yo0C and not1thstandng
all yo0r s0//erngs& 1e ass0re yo0 that yo0 ha-e o0r prayers and /er-ent desres /
or yo0r
1el/are& day and nght. Ae bele-e that that God 1ho seeth 0s n ths soltary place&
1ll
hear o0r prayers& and re1ard yo0 openly.
In Bonds !or the Testi#on. o! 1esus
=no1 ass0redly& dear brethren& that t s /or the test!ony o/ Jes0s that 1e are n
bonds and n prson. #0t 1e say 0nto yo0& that 1e consder that o0r condton s bette
r
Enot1thstandng o0r s0//erngsF than that o/ those 1ho ha-e persec0ted 0s& and s!t
ten
0s& and borne /alse 1tness aganst 0sC and 1e !ost ass0redly bele-e that those 1h
o do
bear /alse 1tness aganst 0s& do see! to ha-e a great tr0!ph o-er 0s /or the pres
ent. #0t
1e 1ant yo0 to re!e!ber Ha!an and MordecaD yo0 $no1 that Ha!an co0ld not be
sats/ed so long as he sa1 Mordeca at the $ng7s gate& and he so0ght the l/e o/ Mo

rdeca
and the destr0cton o/ the people o/ the Je1s. #0t the %ord so ordered t& that Ha
!an 1as
hanged 0pon hs o1n gallo1s.
So shall t co!e to pass 1th poor Ha!an n the last days& and those 1ho ha-e so0g
ht
by 0nbele/ and 1c$edness and by the prncple o/ !obocracy to destroy 0s and the
people o/ God& by $llng and scatterng the! abroad& and 1l/0lly and !alco0sly
del-erng 0s nto the hands o/ !0rderers& desrng 0s to be p0t to death& thereby ha
-ng
0s dragged abo0t n chans and cast nto prson. And /or 1hat ca0seK It s beca0se 1e
1ere honest !en& and 1ere deter!ned to de/end the l-es o/ the Sants at the e2pen
se o/
o0r o1n. I say 0nto yo0& that those 1ho ha-e th0s -lely treated 0s& l$e Ha!an& s
hall be
hanged 0pon ther o1n gallo1sC or& n other 1ords& shall /all nto ther o1n gn& and
snare& and dtch and trap& 1hch they ha-e prepared /or 0s& and shall go bac$1ards
and
st0!ble and /all& and ther na!e shall be blotted o0t& and God shall re1ard the!
accordng to all ther abo!natons.
Thouh in PrisonA @et /earts 9ot 'aint
"ear brethren& do not thn$ that o0r hearts /ant& as tho0gh so!e strange thng ha
d
happened 0nto 0s& /or 1e ha-e seen and been ass0red o/ all these thngs be/orehan
d& and
ha-e an ass0rance o/ a better hope than that o/ o0r persec0tors. There/ore God h
ath !ade
broad o0r sho0lders /or the b0rden. Ae glory n o0r trb0laton& beca0se 1e $no1 th
at
God s 1th 0s& that He s o0r /rend& and that He 1ll sa-e o0r so0ls. Ae do not car
e /or
the! that can $ll the bodyC they cannot har! o0r so0ls. Ae as$ no /a-ors at the
hands o/
!obs& nor o/ the 1orld& nor o/ the de-l& nor o/ hs e!ssares the dssenters& and t
hose
1ho lo-e& and !a$e& and s1ear /alsehoods& to ta$e a1ay o0r l-es. Ae ha-e ne-er
dsse!bled& nor 1ll 1e /or the sa$e o/ o0r l-es.
Foras!0ch& then& as 1e $no1 that 1e ha-e been endea-orng 1th all o0r !nd&
!ght& and strength& to do the 1ll o/ God& and all thngs 1hatsoe-er He has co!!an
ded
0sC and as to o0r lght speeches& 1hch !ay ha-e escaped o0r lps /ro! t!e to t!e&
they
ha-e nothng to do 1th the /2ed p0rposes o/ o0r heartsC there/ore t s0//ceth 0s t
o say&
that o0r so0ls 1ere -e2ed /ro! day to day. Ae re/er yo0 to Isaah& 1ho consders t
hose
1ho !a$e a !an an o//ender /or a 1ord& and lay a snare /or h! that repro-eth n t
he
gate. Ae bele-e that the old Prophet -erly told the tr0thD and 1e ha-e no retrac
ton to
!a$e. Ae ha-e repro-ed n the gate& and !en ha-e lad snares /or 0s. Ae ha-e spo$e
n
1ords& and !en ha-e !ade 0s o//enders. And not1thstandng all ths& o0r !nds are n
ot
yet dar$ened& b0t /eel strong n the %ord. #0t behold the 1ords o/ the Sa-orD II/
the lght
1hch s n yo0 beco!e dar$ness& behold ho1 great s that dar$ness.I %oo$ at the
dssenters. Agan& II/ yo0 1ere o/ the 1orld the 1orld 1o0ld lo-e ts o1n.I

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Blessed Are the Persecuted
Perhaps o0r brethren 1ll say& beca0se 1e th0s 1rte& that 1e are o//ended at the
se
characters. I/ 1e are& t s not /or a 1ord& nether beca0se they repro-ed n the ga
te?b0t
beca0se they ha-e been the !eans o/ sheddng nnocent blood. Are they not !0rderer
s
then at heartK Are not ther conscences seared as 1th a hot ronK Ae con/ess that
1e are
o//endedC b0t the Sa-or sad& IIt !0st needs be that o//enses co!e& b0t 1oe 0nto
the! by
1ho! they co!e.I And agan& I#lessed are ye 1hen !en shall re-le yo0& and persec0
te
yo0& and shall say all !anner o/ e-l aganst yo0 /alsely /or !y sa$eC re9oce and
be
e2ceedng glad& /or great s yo0r re1ard n hea-en& /or so persec0ted they the Prop
hets
1hch 1ere be/ore yo0.I
No1& dear brethren& / any !en e-er had reason to cla! ths pro!se& 1e are the
!enC /or 1e $no1 that the 1orld not only hate 0s& b0t they spea$ all !anner o/ e
-l o/ 0s
/alsely& /or no other reason than that 1e ha-e been endea-orng to teach the /0ll
ness o/
the Gospel o/ Jes0s Chrst.
A/ter 1e 1ere bartered a1ay by Hn$le& and 1ere ta$en nto the !lta ca!p& 1e had
all the e-dence 1e co0ld ha-e as$ed /or that the 1orld hated 0s. I/ there 1ere p
rests
a!ong the! o/ all the d//erent sects& they hated 0s& and that !ost cordally too.
I/ there
1ere generals& they hated 0sC / there 1ere colonels& they hated 0sC and the sold
ers& and
o//cers o/ e-ery $nd& hated 0sC and the !ost pro/ane& blasphe!o0s& and dr0n$ards
C and
1hore!ongers& hated 0s?they all hated 0s& !ost cordally. And no1 1hat dd they ha
te
0s /orK P0rely beca0se o/ the test!ony o/ Jes0s Chrst. Aas t beca0se 1e 1ere lar
sK Ae
$no1 that t has been so reported by so!e& b0t t has been reported /alsely. Aas t
beca0se
1e ha-e co!!tted treason aganst the go-ern!ent n "a-ess co0nty& or b0rglary& or
larceny& or arson& or any other 0nla1/0l act n "a-ess co0ntyK Ae $no1 that 1e ha
-e
been so reported by prests& and certan la1yers& and certan 90dges& 1ho are the
nstgators& aders& and abettors o/ a certan gang o/ !0rderers and robbers& 1ho ha
-e
been carryng on a sche!e o/ !obocracy to 0phold ther prestcra/t& aganst the Sant
s o/
the last daysC and /or a n0!ber o/ years ha-e tred& by a 1ell conte!plated and
pre!edtated sche!e& to p0t do1n by physcal po1er a syste! o/ relgon that all the
1orld& by ther !0t0al attan!ents& and by any /ar !eans 1hate-er& 1ere not able t
o
resst.
Accused b. 'alse 3itnesses
Hence !obbers 1ere enco0raged by prests and %e-tes& by the Pharsees& by the
Sadd0cees& and Essenes& and Herodans& and the !ost 1orthless& abandoned& and
deba0ched& la1less& and nh0!an& and the !ost beastly set o/ !en that the earth c
an boast
o/?and ndeed a parallel cannot be /o0nd any1here else?to gather together to stea

l& to
pl0nder& to star-e& and to e2ter!nate& and b0rn the ho0ses o/ the IMor!ons.I
These are characters that& by ther treasonable and o-ert acts& ha-e desolated a
nd lad
1aste "a-ess co0nty. These are the characters that 1o0ld /an !a$e all the 1orld
bele-e
that 1e are g0lty o/ the abo-e na!ed acts. #0t they represent 0s /alselyC 1e sto
od n o0r
o1n de/ense& and 1e bele-e that no !an o/ 0s acted only n a 90st& a la1/0l& and
a
rghteo0s retalaton aganst s0ch !ara0ders.
Ae say 0nto yo0& that 1e ha-e not co!!tted treason& nor any other 0nla1/0l act
n
"a-ess co0nty. Aas t /or !0rder n Ray co0nty& aganst !ob8!ltaC 1ho 1as as a 1ol/
n the /rst nstance& hde and har& teeth& legs and tal& 1ho a/ter1ards p0t on a !l
ta
sheep s$n 1th the 1ool onC 1ho co0ld sally /orth& n the day t!e& nto the /loc$&
and
snarl and sho1 hs teeth& and scatter and de-o0r the /loc$& and satate h!sel/ 0po
n hs
prey& and then snea$ bac$ nto the bra!ble n order that he !ght conceal h!sel/ n
hs
1ell tred s$n 1th the 1ool onK
Ae are 1ell a1are that there s a certan set o/ prests and satelltes& and !obber
s that
1o0ld /an !a$e all the 1orld bele-e that 1e 1ere g0lty o/ the dongs o/ ths ho1ln
g
1ol/ that !ade s0ch ha-oc a!ong the sheep& 1ho& 1hen he retreated& ho1led and bl
eated
at s0ch a desperate rate& that / one co0ld ha-e been there& he 1o0ld ha-e tho0gh
t that all
the 1ol-es& 1hether 1rapped 0p n sheep s$ns or n goat s$ns& or n so!e other s$ns
&
and n /ne all the beasts o/ the /orest& 1ere a1/0lly alar!ed& and catchng the sc
ent o/
nnocent blood& they salled /orth 1th one tre!endo0s ho1l and cryng o/ all sortsC
and
s0ch a ho1lng& and s0ch a tre!endo0s ha-oc ne-er 1as $no1n be/oreC s0ch nh0!anty
&
and relentless cr0elty and barbarty as 1ere practced aganst the Sants n Msso0r c
an
scarcely be /o0nd n the annals o/ hstory.
No1 those characters / allo1ed to 1o0ld !a$e the 1orld bele-e that 1e had
co!!tted !0rder& by !a$ng an attac$ 0pon ths ho1lng 1ol/& 1hle the /act s 1e 1er
e
at ho!e and n o0r bed& and asleep& and $ne1 nothng o/ that transacton any !ore t
han
1e $no1 1hat s gong on n Chna 1hle 1e are 1thn these 1alls. There/ore 1e say
agan 0nto yo0& 1e are nnocent o/ these thngs& and they ha-e represented 0s /alse
ly.
Aas t /or co!!ttng ad0ltery that 1e 1ere assaledK Ae are a1are that that /alse
slander has gone abroad& /or t has been reterated n o0r ears. These are /alsehoo
ds also.
Renegade IMor!onI dssenters are r0nnng thro0gh the 1orld and spreadng -aro0s /o0
l
and lbelo0s reports aganst 0s& thn$ng thereby to gan the /rendshp o/ the 1orld&
beca0se they $no1 that 1e are not o/ the 1orld& and that the 1orld hates 0sC the
re/ore
they Gthe 1orldH !a$e a tool o/ these /ello1s Gthe dssentersHC and by the! try t

o do all
the n90ry they can& and a/ter that they hate the! 1orse than they do 0s& beca0se
they /nd
the! to be base trators and sycophants.
&onsecrated (ives
S0ch characters God hatesC 1e cannot lo-e the!. The 1orld hates the!& and 1e
so!et!es thn$ that the de-l o0ght to be asha!ed o/ the!.
Ae ha-e heard that t s reported by so!e& that so!e o/ 0s sho0ld ha-e sad& that
1e
not only dedcated o0r property& b0t o0r /a!les also to the %ordC and Satan& ta$n
g
ad-antage o/ ths& has per-erted t nto lcento0sness& s0ch as a co!!0nty o/ 1-es&
1hch s an abo!naton n the sght o/ God.
Ahen 1e consecrate o0r property to the %ord t s to ad!nster to the 1ants o/ the
poor and needy& /or ths s the la1 o/ GodC t s not /or the bene/t o/ the rch& tho
se 1ho
ha-e no needC and 1hen a !an consecrates or dedcates hs 1/e and chldren& he does
not
g-e the! to hs brother& or to hs neghbor& /or there s no s0ch la1D /or the la1 o
/ God s&
Tho0 shalt not co!!t ad0ltery. Tho0 shalt not co-et thy neghbor7s 1/e. He that l
oo$eth
0pon a 1o!an to l0st a/ter her& has co!!tted ad0ltery already n hs heart. No1 /o
r a
!an to consecrate hs property& 1/e and chldren& to the %ord& s nothng !ore nor l
ess
than to /eed the h0ngry& clothe the na$ed& -st the 1do1 and /atherless& the sc$
and
a//lcted& and do all he can to ad!nster to ther rele/ n ther a//lctons& and /or
h! and
hs ho0se to ser-e the %ord. In order to do ths& he and all hs ho0se !0st be -rt0
o0s& and
!0st sh0n the -ery appearance o/ e-l.
No1 / any person has represented anythng other1se than 1hat 1e no1 1rte& he or
she s a lar& and has represented 0s /alsely?and ths s another !anner o/ e-l 1hch
s
spo$en aganst 0s /alsely.
Ae ha-e learned also snce 1e ha-e been prsoners& that !any /alse and pernco0s
thngs& 1hch 1ere calc0lated to lead the Sants /ar astray and to do great n90ry&
ha-e
been ta0ght by "r. A-ard as co!ng /ro! the Presdency& and 1e ha-e reason to /ear
that
!any other desgnng and corr0pt characters l$e 0nto h!sel/& ha-e been teachng !an
y
thngs 1hch the Presdency ne-er $ne1 1ere beng ta0ght n the Ch0rch by anybody
0ntl a/ter they 1ere !ade prsoners. Had they $no1n o/ s0ch thngs they 1o0ld ha-e
sp0rned the! and ther a0thors as they 1o0ld the gates o/ hell. Th0s 1e /nd that
there
ha-e been /ra0ds and secret abo!natons and e-l 1or$s o/ dar$ness gong on& leadng
the !nds o/ the 1ea$ and 0n1ary nto con/0son and dstracton& and all the t!e
pal!ng t o// 0pon the Presdency& 1hle the Presdency 1ere gnorant as 1ell as
nnocent o/ those thngs 1hch those persons 1ere practcng n the Ch0rch n ther na!e
.
Meant!e the Presdency 1ere attendng to ther o1n sec0lar and /a!ly concerns&
1eghed do1n 1th sorro1& n debt& n po-erty& n h0nger& essayng to be /ed& yet /ndn
g
G.e.& s0pportngH the!sel-es. They occasonally rece-ed deeds o/ charty& t s tr0eC

b0t
these 1ere nade;0ate to ther s0bsstenceC and beca0se they rece-ed those deeds& t
hey
1ere en-ed and hated by those 1ho pro/essed to be ther /rends.
#0t not1thstandng 1e th0s spea$& 1e honor the Ch0rch& 1hen 1e spea$ o/ the
Ch0rch as a Ch0rch& /or ther lberalty& $ndness& patence& and long8s0//erng& and
ther
contn0al $ndness to1ards 0s.
L L L
3il!ul Sin Bn*ardonable
Agan& / !en sn 1l/0lly a/ter they ha-e rece-ed the $no1ledge o/ the tr0th& there
re!aneth no !ore sacr/ce /or sn& b0t a certan /ear/0l loo$ng /or o/ 90dg!ent and
/ery ndgnaton to co!e& 1hch shall de-o0r these ad-ersares. For he 1ho despsed
Moses7 la1 ded 1tho0t !ercy 0nder t1o or three 1tnesses. O/ ho1 !0ch !ore se-ere
p0nsh!ent s0ppose ye& shall he be tho0ght 1orthy& 1ho hath sold hs brother& and
dened
the ne1 and e-erlastng co-enant by 1hch he 1as sanct/ed& callng t an 0nholy thng
&
and dong despte to the Sprt o/ grace.
And agan 1e say 0nto yo0& that nas!0ch as there s -rt0e n 0s& and the Holy
Presthood has been con/erred 0pon 0s?and the $eys o/ the $ngdo! ha-e not been
ta$en /ro! 0s& /or -erly th0s sath the %ord& I#e o/ good cheer& /or the $eys tha
t I ga-e
0nto yo0 are yet 1th yo0I?there/ore 1e say 0nto yo0& dear brethren& n the na!e o
/ the
%ord Jes0s Chrst& 1e del-er these characters 0nto the b0//etngs o/ Satan 0ntl th
e day o/
rede!pton& that they !ay be dealt 1th accordng to ther 1or$sC and /ro! hence/ort
h
ther 1or$s shall be !ade !an/est.
A 3ord o! -5hortation
And no1 dear and 1ell belo-ed brethren?and 1hen 1e say brethren& 1e !ean those
1ho ha-e contn0ed /ath/0l n Chrst& !en& 1o!en and chldren?1e /eel to e2hort yo0
n the na!e o/ the %ord Jes0s& to be strong n the /ath n the ne1 and e-erlastng
co-enant& and nothng /rghtened at yo0r ene!es. For 1hat has happened 0nto 0s s a
n
e-dent to$en to the! o/ da!natonC b0t 0nto 0s& o/ sal-aton& and that o/ God. The
re/ore
hold on e-en 0nto deathC /or Ihe that see$s to sa-e hs l/e shall lose tC and he
that loses
hs l/e /or !y sa$e& and the Gospel7s& shall /nd t&I sath Jes0s Chrst.
#rethren& /ro! hence/orth& let tr0th and rghteo0sness pre-al and abo0nd n yo0C
and
n all thngs be te!perateC abstan /ro! dr0n$enness& and /ro! s1earng& and /ro! al
l
pro/ane lang0age& and /ro! e-erythng 1hch s 0nrghteo0s or 0nholyC also /ro! en!t
y&
and hatred& and co-eto0sness& and /ro! e-ery 0nholy desre. #e honest one 1th ano
ther&
/or t see!s that so!e ha-e co!e short o/ these thngs& and so!e ha-e been 0nchart
able&
and ha-e !an/ested greedness beca0se o/ ther debts to1ards those 1ho ha-e been
persec0ted and dragged abo0t 1th chans 1tho0t ca0se& and !prsoned. S0ch
characters God hates?and they shall ha-e ther t0rn o/ sorro1 n the rollng o/ the
great
1heel& /or t rolleth and none can hnder. Jon shall yet l-e& tho0gh she see! to b
e dead.

Re!e!ber that 1hatsoe-er !eas0re yo0 !ete o0t to others& t shall be !eas0red to
yo0 agan. Ae say 0nto yo0& brethren& be not a/rad o/ yo0r ad-ersaresC contend ea
rnestly
aganst !obs& and the 0nla1/0l 1or$s o/ dssenters and o/ dar$ness.
And the -ery God o/ peace shall be 1th yo0& and !a$e a 1ay /or yo0r escape /ro!
the ad-ersary o/ yo0r so0ls. Ae co!!end yo0 to God and the 1ord o/ Hs grace& 1hc
h
s able to !a$e 0s 1se 0nto sal-aton. A!en.
JOSEPH SMITH& J'N.
?"HC 3D>>,8>33.
The Pro*het+s -*istle to the &hurchA 3ritten in (ibert. PrisonA &la.
&ount.A "issouriA "arch CDA 183?
To the Ch0rch o/ %atter8day Sants at P0ncy& Illnos& and scattered abroad& and t
o
#shop Partrdge n partc0larC /n
Bo0r h0!ble ser-ant& Joseph S!th& J0n.& prsoner /or the %ord Jes0s Chrst7s sa$e
&
and /or the Sants& ta$en and held by the po1er o/ !obocracy& 0nder the e2ter!nat
ng
regn o/ hs e2cellency& the go-ernor& %lb0rn A. #oggs& n co!pany 1th hs /ello1
prsoners and belo-ed brethren& Caleb #ald1n& %y!an Aght& Hyr0! S!th& and
Ale2ander McRae& send 0nto yo0 all greetng. May the grace o/ God the Father& and
o/
o0r %ord and Sa-or Jes0s Chrst& rest 0pon yo0 all& and abde 1th yo0 /ore-er. May
$no1ledge be !0ltpled 0nto yo0 by the !ercy o/ God. And !ay /ath and -rt0e& and
$no1ledge and te!perance& and patence and godlness& and brotherly $ndness and
charty be n yo0 and abo0nd& that yo0 !ay not be barren n anythng& nor 0n/r0t/0l.
The Sustainin (ove o! )od
For nas!0ch as 1e $no1 that the !ost o/ yo0 are 1ell ac;0anted 1th the 1rongs
and the hgh8handed n90stce and cr0elty that are practced 0pon 0sC 1hereas 1e hae
been ta$en prsoners charged /alsely 1th e-ery $nd o/ e-l& and thro1n nto prson&
enclosed 1th strong 1alls& s0rro0nded 1th a strong g0ard& 1ho contn0ally 1atch d
ay
and nght as nde/atgable as the de-l does n te!ptng and layng snares /or the peop
le
o/ God.
There/ore& dearly belo-ed brethren& 1e are the !ore ready and 1llng to lay cla!
to
yo0r /ello1shp and lo-e. For o0r crc0!stances are calc0lated to a1a$en o0r sprts
to a
sacred re!e!brance o/ e-erythng& and 1e thn$ that yo0rs are also& and that nothn
g
there/ore can separate 0s /ro! the lo-e o/ God and /ello1shp one 1th anotherC an
d that
e-ery speces o/ 1c$edness and cr0elty practced 0pon 0s 1ll only tend to bnd o0r
hearts together and seal the! together n lo-e. Ae ha-e no need to say to yo0 tha
t 1e are
held n bonds 1tho0t ca0se& nether s t need/0l that yo0 say 0nto 0s& Ae are dr-en
/ro!
o0r ho!es and s!tten 1tho0t ca0se. Ae !0t0ally 0nderstand that / the nhabtants o
/
the state o/ Msso0r had let the Sants alone& and had been as desrable o/ peace a
s they
1ere& there 1o0ld ha-e been nothng b0t peace and ;0et0de n the state 0nto ths da
yC 1e
sho0ld not ha-e been n ths hell& s0rro0nded 1th de!ons E/ not those 1ho are da!n

ed&
they are those 1ho shall be da!nedF and 1here 1e are co!pelled to hear nothng b0
t
blasphe!o0s oaths& and 1tness a scene o/ blasphe!y& and dr0n$enness and hypocrsy
&
and deba0cheres o/ e-ery descrpton.
The Persecution o! the Saints
And agan the cres o/ orphans and 1do1s 1o0ld not ha-e ascended 0p to God
aganst the!. Nor 1o0ld nnocent blood ha-e staned the sol o/ Msso0r. #0t ohN the
0nrelentng handN The nh0!anty and !0rdero0s dsposton o/ ths peopleN It shoc$s al
l
nat0reC t beggars and de/es all descrptonC t s a tale o/ 1oeC a la!entable taleC
yea a
sorro1/0l taleC too !0ch to tellC too !0ch /or conte!platonC too !0ch /or h0!an
bengsC
t cannot be /o0nd a!ong the heathensC t cannot be /o0nd a!ong the natons 1here $
ngs
and tyrants are enthronedC t cannot be /o0nd a!ong the sa-ages o/ the 1ldernessC
yea&
and I thn$ t cannot be /o0nd a!ong the 1ld and /eroco0s beasts o/ the /orest?tha
t a
!an sho0ld be !angled /or sportN 1o!en be robbed o/ all that they ha-e?ther last
!orsel /or s0bsstence& and then be -olated to grat/y the hellsh desres o/ the !o
b& and
/nally le/t to persh 1th ther helpless o//sprng clngng aro0nd ther nec$s.
#0t ths s not all. A/ter a !an s dead& he !0st be d0g 0p /ro! hs gra-e and
!angled to peces& /or no other p0rpose than to grat/y ther spleen aganst the rel
gon o/
God.
They practce these thngs 0pon the Sants& 1ho ha-e done the! no 1rong& 1ho are
nnocent and -rt0o0sC 1ho lo-ed the %ord ther God& and 1ere 1llng to /orsa$e all
thngs /or Chrst7s sa$e. These thngs are a1/0l to relate& b0t they are -erly tr0e
. It !0st
needs be that o//enses co!e& b0t 1oe 0nto the! by 1ho! they co!e.
A %ihteous A**eal to /eaven
GOh GodN 1here art Tho0K And 1here s the pa-lon that co-ereth Thy hdng placeK
Ho1 long shall Thy hand be stayed& and Thne eye& yea Thy p0re eye& behold /ro! t
he
eternal hea-ens& the 1rongs o/ Thy people& and o/ Thy ser-ants& and Thy ear be
penetrated 1th ther cresK Bea& O %ord& ho1 long shall they s0//er these 1rongs a
nd
0nla1/0l oppressons& be/ore Thne heart shall be so/tened to1ards the!K
O %ord God Al!ghty& Ma$er o/ Hea-en& Earth and Seas& and o/ all thngs that n
the! are& and 1ho controllest and s0b9ectest the de-l& and the dar$ and benghted
do!non o/ SheolN Stretch /orth Thy hand& let Thne eye perceC let Thy pa-lon be t
a$en
0pC let Thy hdng place no longer be co-eredC let Thne ear be nclnedC let Thne he
art be
so/tened& and Thy bo1els !o-ed 1th co!passon to1ards 0sC let Thne anger be $ndle
d
aganst o0r ene!esC and n the /0ry o/ Thne heart& 1th Thy s1ord a-enge 0s o/ o0r
1rongsC re!e!ber Thy s0//erng Sants& O o0r GodN and Thy ser-ants 1ll re9oce n Th
y
na!e /ore-er.H
Perilous Ti#es
"early and belo-ed brethren& 1e see that perlo0s t!es ha-e co!e& as 1as test/ed
o/. Ae !ay loo$& then& 1th !ost per/ect ass0rance& /or the /0l/ll!ent o/ all tho

se thngs
that ha-e been 1rtten& and 1th !ore con/dence than e-er be/ore& l/t 0p o0r eyes
to the
l0!nary o/ day& and say n o0r hearts& Soon tho0 1lt -el thy bl0shng /ace. He tha
t sad
I%et there be %ght&I and there 1as lght& hath spo$en ths 1ord. And agan& Tho0 !o
on&
tho0 d!!er lght& tho0 l0!nary o/ nght& shalt t0rn to blood.
Ae see that e-erythng s beng /0l/lledC and that the t!e shall soon co!e 1hen th
e
Son o/ Man shall descend n the clo0ds o/ hea-en. O0r hearts do not shrn$& nether
are
o0r sprts altogether bro$en by the gre-o0s yo$e 1hch s p0t 0pon 0s. Ae $no1 that
God 1ll ha-e o0r oppressors n dersonC that He 1ll la0gh at ther cala!ty& and !oc
$
1hen ther /ear co!eth.
O that 1e co0ld be 1th yo0& brethren& and 0nboso! o0r /eelngs to yo0N Ae 1o0ld
tell& that 1e sho0ld ha-e been lberated at the t!e Elder Rgdon 1as& on the 1rt o
/
habeas corp0s& had not o0r o1n la1yers nterpreted the la1& contrary to 1hat t re
ads&
aganst 0sC 1hch pre-ented 0s /ro! ntrod0cng o0r e-dence be/ore the !oc$ co0rt.
They ha-e done 0s !0ch har! /ro! the begnnng. They ha-e o/ late ac$no1ledged
that the la1 1as !sconstr0ed& and tantal:ed o0r /eelngs 1th t& and ha-e entrely
/orsa$en 0s& and ha-e /or/eted ther oaths and ther bondsC and 1e ha-e a co!e8bac
$ on
the!& /or they are co81or$ers 1th the !ob.
&hane o! Public O*inion
As ngh as 1e can learn& the p0blc !nd has been /or a long t!e t0rnng n o0r
/a-or& and the !a9orty s no1 /rendlyC and the la1yers can no longer bro1beat 0s
by
sayng that ths or that s a !atter o/ p0blc opnon& /or p0blc opnon s not 1llng to
broo$ tC /or t s begnnng to loo$ 1th /eelngs o/ ndgnaton aganst o0r oppressors&
and to say that the IMor!onsI 1ere not n the /a0lt n the least. Ae thn$ that tr0
th&
honor& -rt0e and nnocence 1ll e-ent0ally co!e o0t tr0!phant. Ae sho0ld ha-e ta$e
n a
habeas corp0s be/ore the hgh 90dge and escaped the !ob n a s0!!ary 1ayC b0t
0n/ort0nately /or 0s& the t!ber o/ the 1all beng -ery hard& o0r a0ger handles ga
-e o0t&
and hndered 0s longer than 1e e2pectedC 1e appled to a /rend& and a -ery slght
nca0to0s act ga-e rse to so!e s0spcons& and be/ore 1e co0ld /0lly s0cceed& o0r p
lan
1as dsco-eredC 1e had e-erythng n readness& b0t the last stone& and 1e co0ld hae
!ade o0r escape n one !n0te& and sho0ld ha-e s0cceeded ad!rably& had t not been
/or
a lttle !pr0dence or o-er8an2ety on the part o/ o0r /rend.
The sher// and 9aler dd not bla!e 0s /or o0r atte!ptC t 1as a /ne breach& and c
ost
the co0nty a ro0nd s0!C b0t p0blc opnon says that 1e o0ght to ha-e been per!tted
to
ha-e !ade o0r escapeC that then the dsgrace 1o0ld ha-e been on 0s& b0t no1 t !0s
t
co!e on the stateC that there cannot be any charge s0staned aganst 0sC and that
the
cond0ct o/ the !ob& the !0rders co!!tted at Ha0n7s Mlls& and the e2ter!natng ord
er

o/ the go-ernor& and the one8sded& rascally proceedngs o/ the legslat0re& ha-e d
a!ned
the state o/ Msso0r to all eternty. I 1o0ld 90st na!e also that General Atchson
has
pro-ed h!sel/ as conte!ptble as any o/ the!.
Ae ha-e tred /or a long t!e to get o0r la1yers to dra1 0s so!e pettons to the
s0pre!e 90dges o/ ths state& b0t they 0tterly re/0sed. Ae ha-e e2a!ned the la1&
and
dra1n the pettons o0rsel-es& and ha-e obtaned ab0ndance o/ proo/ to co0nteract a
ll the
test!ony that 1as aganst 0s& so that / the s0pre!e 90dge does not grant 0s o0r l
berty&
he has to act 1tho0t ca0se& contrary to honor& e-dence& la1 or 90stce& sheerly t
o please
the de-l& b0t 1e hope better thngs and tr0st be/ore !any days God 1ll so order o
0r
case& that 1e shall be set at lberty and ta$e 0p o0r habtaton 1th the Sants.
The S.#*ath. o! 'riends
Ae rece-ed so!e letters last e-enng?one /ro! E!!a& one /ro! "on C. S!th&
and one /ro! #shop Partrdge?all breathng a $nd and consolng sprt. Ae 1ere !0ch
grat/ed 1th ther contents. Ae had been a long t!e 1tho0t n/or!atonC and 1hen 1e
read those letters they 1ere to o0r so0ls as the gentle ar s re/reshng& b0t o0r
9oy 1as
!ngled 1th gre/& beca0se o/ the s0//erngs o/ the poor and !0ch n90red Sants. And
1e need not say to yo0 that the /loodgates o/ o0r hearts 1ere l/ted and o0r eyes
1ere a
/o0ntan o/ tears& b0t those 1ho ha-e not been enclosed n the 1alls o/ prson 1tho
0t
ca0se or pro-ocaton& can ha-e b0t lttle dea ho1 s1eet the -oce o/ a /rend sC one
to$en o/ /rendshp /ro! any so0rce 1hate-er a1a$ens and calls nto acton e-ery
sy!pathetc /eelngC t brngs 0p n an nstant e-erythng that s passedC t se:es the
present 1th the a-dty o/ lghtnngC t grasps a/ter the /0t0re 1th the /erceness o/
a
tgerC t !o-es the !nd bac$1ard and /or1ard& /ro! one thng to another& 0ntl /nall
y all
en!ty& !alce and hatred& and past d//erences& !s0nderstandngs and !s!anage!ents
are slan -ctoro0s at the /eet o/ hopeC and 1hen the heart s s0//cently contrte&
then the
-oce o/ nspraton steals along and 1hspers?
The $alue o! Tribulation
GMy son& peace be 0nto thy so0lC thne ad-ersty and thne a//lctons shall be b0t
a
s!all !o!entC and then / tho0 end0re t 1ell& God shall e2alt thee on hghC tho0 s
halt
tr0!ph o-er all thy /oesC thy /rends do stand by thee& and they shall hal thee a
gan& 1th
1ar! hearts and /rendly handsC tho0 art not yet as JobC thy /rends do not conten
d
aganst thee& nether charge thee 1th transgresson& as they dd JobC and they 1ho d
o
charge thee 1th transgresson& ther hope shall be blasted and ther prospects shal
l !elt
a1ay as the hoar /rost !elteth be/ore the b0rnng rays o/ the rsng s0nC and also
that God
hath set Hs hand and seal to change the t!es and seasons& and to blnd ther !nds&
that
they !ay not 0nderstand Hs !ar-elo0s 1or$ngs& that He !ay pro-e the! also and ta
$e

the! n ther o1n cra/tnessC also beca0se ther hearts are corr0pted& and the thngs
1hch
they are 1llng to brng 0pon others& and lo-e to ha-e others s0//er& !ay co!e 0po
n
the!sel-es to the -ery 0tter!ostC that they !ay be dsapponted alsoC and ther hop
es !ay
be c0t o//C and not !any years hence& that they and ther posterty shall be s1ept
/ro!
0nder hea-en& sath God& that not one o/ the! s le/t to stand by the 1all. C0rsed
are all
those that shall l/t 0p the heel aganst !ne anonted& sath the %ord& and cry they
ha-e
snned 1hen they ha-e not snned be/ore !e& sath the %ord& b0t ha-e done that 1hch
1as !eet n !ne eyes& and 1hch I co!!anded the!C b0t those 1ho cry transgresson
do t beca0se they are the ser-ants o/ sn and are the chldren o/ dsobedence the!s
el-esC
and those 1ho s1ear /alsely aganst !y ser-ants& that they !ght brng the! nto
bondage and deathC 1o 0nto the!C beca0se they ha-e o//ended !y lttle onesC they
shall
be se-ered /ro! the ordnances o/ !ne ho0seC ther bas$et shall not be /0ll& and t
her
ho0ses and ther barns shall persh& and they the!sel-es shall be despsed by those
that
/lattered the!C they shall not ha-e rght to the Presthood& nor ther posterty a/t
er the!&
/ro! generaton to generatonC t had been better /or the! that a !llstone had been
hanged abo0t ther nec$s& and they dro1ned n the depth o/ the sea.
Ao 0nto all those that dsco!/ort !y people& and dr-e and !0rder& and test/y
aganst the!& sath the %ord o/ HostsC a generaton o/ -pers shall not escape the
da!naton o/ hell. #ehold !ne eyes see and $no1 all ther 1or$s& and I ha-e n rese
r-e a
s1/t 90dg!ent n the season thereo/& /or the! allC /or there s a t!e apponted /or
e-ery
!an accordng as hs 1or$ shall be.H
A Tried Peo*le
And no1& belo-ed brethren& 1e say 0nto yo0& that nas!0ch as God hath sad that H
e
1o0ld ha-e a tred people& that He 1o0ld p0rge the! as gold& no1 1e thn$ that ths
t!e
He has chosen Hs o1n cr0cble& 1heren 1e ha-e been tredC and 1e thn$ / 1e get
thro0gh 1th any degree o/ sa/ety& and shall ha-e $ept the /ath& that t 1ll be a
sgn to
ths generaton& altogether s0//cent to lea-e the! 1tho0t e2c0seC and 1e thn$ also
& t
1ll be a tral o/ o0r /ath e;0al to that o/ Abraha!& and that the ancents 1ll not
ha-e
1hereo/ to boast o-er 0s n the day o/ 90dg!ent& as beng called to pass thro0gh h
ea-er
a//lctonsC that 1e !ay hold an e-en 1eght n the balance 1th the!C b0t no1& a/ter
ha-ng s0//ered so great sacr/ce and ha-ng passed thro0gh so great a season o/ so
rro1&
1e tr0st that a ra! !ay be ca0ght n the thc$et speedly& to rele-e the sons and
da0ghters o/ Abraha! /ro! ther great an2ety& and to lght 0p the la!p o/ sal-aton
0pon
ther co0ntenances& that they !ay hold on no1& a/ter ha-ng gone so /ar 0nto e-erl
astng
l/e.

A (ocation !or the Saints

No1& brethren& concernng the places /or the locaton o/ the Sants& 1e cannot
co0nsel yo0 as 1e co0ld / 1e 1ere present 1th yo0C and as to the thngs that 1ere
1rtten hereto/ore& 1e dd not consder the! anythng -ery bndng& there/ore 1e no1 s
ay
once /or all& that 1e thn$ t !ost proper that the general a//ars o/ the Ch0rch&
1hch are
necessary to be consdered& 1hle yo0r h0!ble ser-ant re!ans n bondage& sho0ld be
transacted by a general con/erence o/ the !ost /ath/0l and the !ost respectable
o/ the
a0thortes o/ the Ch0rch& and a !n0te o/ those transactons !ay be $ept& and /or1a
rded
/ro! t!e to t!e& to yo0r h0!ble ser-antC and / there sho0ld be any correctons by
the
1ord o/ the %ord& they shall be /reely trans!tted& and yo0r h0!ble ser-ant 1ll a
ppro-e
all thngs 1hatsoe-er s acceptable 0nto God. I/ anythng sho0ld ha-e been s0ggeste
d by
0s& or any na!es !entoned& e2cept by co!!and!ent& or th0s sath the %ord& 1e do n
ot
consder t bndngC there/ore o0r hearts shall not be gre-ed / d//erent arrange!ent
s
sho0ld be entered nto. Ne-ertheless 1e 1o0ld s0ggest the proprety o/ beng a1are
o/ an
asprng sprt& 1hch sprt has o/tent!es 0rged !en /or1ard to !a$e /o0l speeches& an
d
n/l0ence the Ch0rch to re9ect !lder co0nsels& and has e-ent0ally been the !eans
o/
brngng !0ch death and sorro1 0pon the Ch0rch.
Be,are o! Pride
Ae 1o0ld say& be1are o/ prde alsoC /or 1ell and tr0ly hath the 1se !an sad& tha
t
prde goeth be/ore destr0cton& and a ha0ghty sprt be/ore a /all. And agan& o0t1ar
d
appearance s not al1ays a crteron by 1hch to 90dge o0r /ello1 !anC b0t the lps b
etray
the ha0ghty and o-erbearng !agnatons o/ the heartC by hs 1ords and hs deeds let
h!
be 90dged. Flattery s also a deadly poson. A /ran$ and open reb0$e pro-o$eth a g
ood
!an to e!0latonC and n the ho0r o/ tro0ble he 1ll be yo0r best /rendC b0t on the
other
hand& t 1ll dra1 o0t all the corr0ptons o/ corr0pt hearts& and lyng and the poso
n o/
asps s 0nder ther tong0esC and they do ca0se the p0re n heart to be cast nto prs
on&
beca0se they 1ant the! o0t o/ ther 1ay.
A /anc/0l and /lo1ery and heated !agnaton be1are o/C beca0se the thngs o/ God
are o/ deep !portC and t!e& and e2perence& and care/0l and pondero0s and sole!n
tho0ghts can only /nd the! o0t. Thy !nd& O !anN / tho0 1lt lead a so0l 0nto
sal-aton& !0st stretch as hgh as the 0t!ost hea-ens& and search nto and conte!pl
ate the
dar$est abyss& and the broad e2panse o/ eternty?tho0 !0st co!!0ne 1th God. Ho1
!0ch !ore dgn/ed and noble are the tho0ghts o/ God& than the -an !agnatons o/ th
e
h0!an heartN None b0t /ools 1ll tr/le 1th the so0ls o/ !en.
Ho1 -an and tr/lng ha-e been o0r sprts& o0r con/erences& o0r co0ncls& o0r
!eetngs& o0r pr-ate as 1ell as p0blc con-ersatons?too lo1& too !ean& too -0lgar&
too

condescendng /or the dgn/ed characters o/ the called and chosen o/ God& accordng
to
the p0rposes o/ Hs 1ll& /ro! be/ore the /o0ndaton o/ the 1orldN Ae are called to
hold
the $eys o/ the !ysteres o/ those thngs that ha-e been $ept hd /ro! the /o0ndato
n o/
the 1orld 0ntl no1. So!e ha-e tasted a lttle o/ these thngs& !any o/ 1hch are to
be
po0red do1n /ro! hea-en 0pon the heads o/ babesC yea& 0pon the 1ea$& obsc0re and
despsed ones o/ the earth. There/ore 1e beseech o/ yo0& brethren& that yo0 bear
1th
those 1ho do not /eel the!sel-es !ore 1orthy than yo0rsel-es& 1hle 1e e2hort one
another to a re/or!aton 1th one and all& both old and yo0ng& teachers and ta0ght
& both
hgh and lo1& rch and poor& bond and /ree& !ale and /e!aleC let honesty& and sobr
ety&
and candor& and sole!nty& and -rt0e& and p0reness& and !ee$ness& and s!plcty cro
1n
o0r heads n e-ery placeC and n /ne& beco!e as lttle chldren& 1tho0t !alce& g0le
or
hypocrsy.
%evelation o! -ternal Truth
And no1& brethren& a/ter yo0r trb0latons& / yo0 do these thngs& and e2ercse
/er-ent prayer and /ath n the sght o/ God al1ays& GHe shall g-e 0nto yo0 $no1led
ge by
Hs Holy Sprt& yea by the 0nspea$able g/t o/ the Holy Ghost& that has not been re
-ealed
snce the 1orld 1as 0ntl no1C 1hch o0r /ore/athers ha-e 1ated 1th an2o0s
e2pectaton to be re-ealed n the last t!es& 1hch ther !nds 1ere ponted to by the
angels& as held n reser-e /or the /0llness o/ ther gloryC a t!e to co!e n the 1h
ch
nothng shall be 1thheld& 1hether there be one God or !any Gods& they shall be
!an/estC all thrones and do!nons& prncpaltes and po1ers& shall be re-ealed and s
et
/orth 0pon all 1ho ha-e end0red -alantly /or the Gospel o/ Jes0s ChrstC and also
/ there
be bo0nds set to the hea-ens& or to the seasC or to the dry land& or to the s0n&
!oon or
starsC all the t!es o/ ther re-ol0tonsC all the apponted days& !onths and years&
and all
the days o/ ther days& !onths and years& and all ther glores& la1s& and set t!es
& shall be
re-ealed& n the days o/ the dspensaton o/ the /0llness o/ t!es& accordng to that
1hch
1as ordaned n the !dst o/ the Co0ncl o/ the Eternal God o/ all other Gods& be/or
e ths
1orld 1as& that sho0ld be reser-ed 0nto the /nshng and the end thereo/& 1hen e-e
ry
!an shall enter nto Hs eternal presence& and nto Hs !!ortal restH.
Inorance %etards the &hurch
#0t I beg lea-e to say 0nto yo0& brethren& that gnorance& s0perstton and bgotry
placng tsel/ 1here t o0ght not& s o/tent!es n the 1ay o/ the prosperty o/ ths Ch
0rchC
l$e the torrent o/ ran /ro! the !o0ntans& that /loods the !ost p0re and crystal
strea!
1th !re& and drt& and /lthness& and obsc0res e-erythng that 1as clear be/ore& an
d all

r0shes along n one general del0geC b0t t!e 1eathers tdeC and not1thstandng 1e ar
e
rolled n the !re o/ the /lood /or the t!e beng& the ne2t s0rge perad-ent0re& as
t!e
rolls on& !ay brng to 0s the /o0ntan as clear as crystal& and as p0re as sno1C 1
hle the
/lthness& /lood81ood and r0bbsh s le/t and p0rged o0t by the 1ay.
The /and o! the (ord &annot Be Sta.ed
GHo1 long can rollng 1ater re!an !p0reK Ahat po1er shall stay the hea-ensK As
1ell !ght !an stretch /orth hs p0ny ar! to stop the Msso0r r-er n ts decreed co0
rse&
or to t0rn t 0p strea!& as to hnder the Al!ghty /ro! po0rng do1n $no1ledge /ro!
hea-en& 0pon the heads o/ the %atter8day Sants.H
Ahat s #oggs or hs !0rdero0s party& b0t 1!blng 1llo1s 0pon the shore to catch
the /lood81oodK As 1ell !ght 1e arg0e that 1ater s not 1ater& beca0se the !o0nta
n
torrents send do1n !re and rol the crystal strea!& altho0gh a/ter1ards render t
!ore
p0re than be/oreC or that /re s not /re& beca0se t s o/ a ;0enchable nat0re& by
po0rng
on the /loodC as to say that o0r ca0se s do1n beca0se renegades& lars& prests& t
he-es
and !0rderers& 1ho are all al$e tenaco0s o/ ther cra/ts and creeds& ha-e po0red
do1n&
/ro! ther sprt0al 1c$edness n hgh places& and /ro! ther strongholds o/ the de-l&
a
/lood o/ drt and !re and /lthness and -o!t 0pon o0r heads.
NoN God /orbd. Hell !ay po0r /orth ts rage l$e the b0rnng la-a o/ Mo0nt
Mes0-0s& or o/ Etna& or o/ the !ost terrble o/ the b0rnng !o0ntansC and yet shal
l
IMor!ons!I stand. Aater& /re& tr0th and God are all realtes. Tr0th s IMor!ons!.I
God s the a0thor o/ t. He s o0r sheld. It s by H! 1e rece-ed o0r brth. It 1as by
Hs
-oce that 1e 1ere called to a dspensaton o/ Hs Gospel n the begnnng o/ the /0lln
ess
o/ t!es. It 1as by H! 1e rece-ed the #oo$ o/ Mor!onC and t s by H! that 1e
re!an 0nto ths dayC and by H! 1e shall re!an& / t shall be /or o0r gloryC and n
Hs
Al!ghty na!e 1e are deter!ned to end0re trb0laton as good solders 0nto the end.
#0t brethren& 1e shall contn0e to o//er /0rther re/lectons n o0r ne2t epstle. B
o0
1ll learn by the t!e yo0 ha-e read ths& and / yo0 do not learn t& yo0 !ay learn
t& that
1alls and rons& doors and crea$ng hnges& and hal/8scared8to8death g0ards and 9al
ers&
grnnng l$e so!e da!ned sprts& lest an nnocent !an sho0ld !a$e hs escape to brng
to lght the da!nable deeds o/ a !0rdero0s !ob& are calc0lated n ther -ery nat0re
to
!a$e the so0l o/ an honest !an /eel stronger than the po1ers o/ hell.
#0t 1e !0st brng o0r epstle to a close. Ae send o0r respects to /athers& !other
s&
1-es and chldren& brothers and sstersC 1e hold the! n the !ost sacred re!e!branc
e.
Ae /eel to n;0re a/ter Elder RgdonC / he has not /orgotten 0s& t has not been
sgn/ed to 0s by hs 1rtng. #rother George A. Robnson alsoC and Elder Cahoon& 1e
re!e!ber h!& b0t 1o0ld l$e to 9og hs !e!ory a lttle on the /able o/ the bear and
the
t1o /rends 1ho !0t0ally agreed to stand by each other. And perhaps t 1o0ld not b
e

a!ss to !enton 0ncle John GS!thH& and -aro0s others. A 1ord o/ consolaton and a
blessng 1o0ld not co!e a!ss /ro! anybody& 1hle 1e are beng so closely 1hspered
by the bear. #0t 1e /eel to e2c0se e-erybody and e-erythng& yea the !ore readly
1hen
1e conte!plate that 1e are n the hands o/ persons 1orse than a bear& /or the bea
r 1o0ld
not prey 0pon a dead carcass.
O0r respects and lo-e and /ello1shp to all the -rt0o0s Sants. Ae are yo0r breth
ren
and /ello18s0//erers& and prsoners o/ Jes0s Chrst /or the Gospel7s sa$e& and /or
the hope
o/ glory 1hch s n 0s. A!en.
&ontinued %e!lections
Ae contn0e to o//er /0rther re/lectons to #shop Partrdge& and to the Ch0rch o/
Jes0s Chrst o/ %atter8day Sants& 1ho! 1e lo-e 1th a /er-ent lo-e& and do al1ays
bear
the! n !nd n all o0r prayers to the throne o/ God.
It stll see!s to bear hea-ly on o0r !nds that the Ch0rch 1o0ld do 1ell to sec0r
e to
the!sel-es the contract o/ the land& 1hch s proposed to the! by Mr. Isaac Gallan
d& and
to c0lt-ate the /rendly /eelngs o/ that gentle!an& nas!0ch as he shall pro-e h!s
el/ to
be a !an o/ honor and a /rend to h0!antyC also Isaac Man Allen& Es;.& the attorn
ey8
general o/ Io1a Terrtory& and Go-ernor %0cas& that perad-ent0re s0ch !en !ay be
1ro0ght 0pon by the pro-dence o/ God& to do good 0nto Hs people. Ae really thn$
that
Mr. Galland7s letter breathes that $nd o/ a sprt& / 1e !ay 90dge correctly. Go-e
rnor
%0cas7 also. Ae s0ggest the dea o/ prayng /er-ently /or all !en 1ho !an/est any
degree o/ sy!pathy /or the s0//erng chldren o/ God.
Ae thn$ that the 'nted States S0r-eyor o/ the Io1a Terrtory !ay be o/ great
bene/t to the Ch0rch& / t be the 1ll o/ God to ths endC and rghteo0sness sho0ld
be
!an/ested as the grdle o/ o0r lons.
Pre*aration Aainst the 3rath o! )od
It see!s to be deeply !pressed 0pon o0r !nds that the Sants o0ght to lay hold o
/
e-ery door that shall see! to be opened 0nto the!& to obtan /oothold on the eart
h& and be
!a$ng all the preparaton that s 1thn ther po1er /or the terrble stor!s that are
no1
gatherng n the hea-ens& Ia day o/ clo0ds& 1th dar$ness and gloo!ness& and o/ thc
$
dar$ness&I as spo$en o/ by the Prophets 1hch cannot be no1 o/ a long t!e lngerng
&
/or there see!s to be a 1hsperng that the angels o/ hea-en 1ho ha-e been entr0st
ed
1th the co0nsel o/ these !atters /or the last days& ha-e ta$en co0nsel togetherC
and
a!ong the rest o/ the general a//ars that ha-e to be transacted n ther honorable
co0ncl&
they ha-e ta$en cogn:ance o/ the test!ony o/ those 1ho 1ere !0rdered at Ha0n7s
Mlls& and also those 1ho 1ere !artyred 1th "a-d A. Patten& and else1here& and ha
-e
passed so!e decsons perad-ent0re n /a-or o/ the Sants& and those 1ho 1ere called
to
s0//er 1tho0t ca0se.
These decsons 1ll be !ade $no1n n ther t!eC and the co0ncl 1ll ta$e nto

consderaton all those thngs that o//end.

Ae ha-e a /er-ent desre that n yo0r general con/erences e-erythng sho0ld be
dsc0ssed 1th a great deal o/ care and proprety& lest yo0 gre-e the Holy Sprt& 1h
ch
shall be po0red o0t at all t!es 0pon yo0r heads& 1hen yo0 are e2ercsed 1th those
prncples o/ rghteo0sness that are agreeable to the !nd o/ God& and are properly
a//ected one to1ard another& and are care/0l by all !eans to re!e!ber& those 1ho
are n
bondage& and n hea-ness& and n deep a//lcton /or yo0r sa$es. And / there are any
a!ong yo0 1ho aspre a/ter ther o1n aggrand:e!ent& and see$ ther o1n op0lence&
1hle ther brethren are groanng n po-erty& and are 0nder sore trals and te!ptaton
s&
they cannot be bene/ted by the ntercesson o/ the Holy Sprt& 1hch !a$eth ntercess
on
/or 0s day and nght 1th groanngs that cannot be 0ttered.
Ae o0ght at all t!es to be -ery care/0l that s0ch hgh!ndedness shall ne-er ha-e
place n o0r heartsC b0t condescend to !en o/ lo1 estate& and 1th all long8s0//er
ng bear
the n/r!tes o/ the 1ea$.
"an. &alled But 'e, &hosen
G#ehold& there are !any called& b0t /e1 are chosen. And 1hy are they not chosen
K
#eca0se ther hearts are set so !0ch 0pon the thngs o/ ths 1orld& and aspre to th
e
honors o/ !en& that they do not learn ths one lesson?that the rghts o/ the Prest
hood are
nseparably connected 1th the po1ers o/ hea-en& and that the po1ers o/ hea-en can
not
be controlled nor handled only 0pon the prncples o/ rghteo0sness. That they !ay
be
con/erred 0pon 0s& t s tr0eC b0t 1hen 1e 0nderta$e to 0nco-er o0r sns& or to gra
t/y o0r
prde& o0r -an a!bton& or to e2ercse control& or do!non& or co!p0lson& 0pon the
so0ls o/ the chldren o/ !en& n any degree o/ 0nrghteo0sness& behold& the hea-ens
1thdra1 the!sel-esC the Sprt o/ the %ord s gre-edC and 1hen t s 1thdra1n& !men
to the Priesthood& or the a0thorty o/ that !an. #eholdN ere he s a1are& he s le/
t 0nto
h!sel/& to $c$ aganst the prc$sC to persec0te the Sants& and to /ght aganst God.
Ae ha-e learned by sad e2perence that t s the nat0re and dsposton o/ al!ost all
!en& as soon as they get a lttle a0thorty& as they s0ppose& they 1ll !!edately b
egn to
e2ercse 0nrghteo0s do!non. Hence !any are called& b0t /e1 are chosen.
The Priesthood )entle and (on-su!!erin
No po1er or n/l0ence can or o0ght to be !antaned by -rt0e o/ the Presthood&
only by pers0ason& by long8s0//erng& by gentleness& and !ee$ness& and by lo-e
0n/egnedC by $ndness& and p0re $no1ledge& 1hch shall greatly enlarge the so0l 1t
ho0t
hypocrsy& and 1tho0t g0le& repro-ng bet!es 1th sharpness& 1hen !o-ed 0pon by the
Holy Ghost& and then sho1ng
tho0 hast repro-ed& lest he
y
/ath/0lness s stronger than
harty
to1ards all !en& and to the

/orth a/ter1ards an ncrease o/ lo-e to1ard h! 1ho!

estee! thee to be hs ene!yC that he !ay $no1 that th
the cords o/ deathC let thy bo1els also be /0ll o/ c
ho0sehold o/ /ath& and let -rt0e garnsh thy tho0ghts

0nceasngly& then shall thy con/dence 1a2 strong n the presence o/ God& and the
doctrne o/ the Presthood shall dstl 0pon thy so0l as the de1s /ro! hea-en. The H
oly
Ghost shall be thy constant co!panon& and thy sceptre an 0nchangng sceptre o/
rghteo0sness and tr0th& and thy do!non shall be an e-erlastng do!non& and 1tho0t
co!p0lsory !eans t shall /lo1 0nto thee /ore-er and e-er.H
GThe ends o/ the earth shall n;0re a/ter thy na!e& and /ools shall ha-e thee n
derson& and hell shall rage aganst thee& 1hle the p0re n heart& and the 1se& and
the
noble& and the -rt0o0s& shall see$ co0nsel& and a0thorty and blessngs constantly
/ro!
0nder thy hand& and thy people shall ne-er be t0rned aganst thee by the test!ony
o/
tratorsC and altho0gh ther n/l0ence shall cast thee nto tro0ble& and nto bars an
d 1alls&
tho0 shalt be had n honor& and b0t /or a s!all !o!ent and thy -oce shall be !ore
terrble n the !dst o/ thne ene!es& than the /erce lon& beca0se o/ thy rghteo0sne
ssC
and thy God shall stand by thee /ore-er and e-er.
-5*erience Throuh Su!!erin
I/ tho0 art called to pass thro0gh trb0latonsC / tho0 art n perls a!ong /alse
brethrenC / tho0 art n perls a!ong robbersC / tho0 art n perls by land or by sea
C / tho0
art acc0sed 1th all !anner o/ /alse acc0satonsC / thne ene!es /all 0pon theeC /
they
tear thee /ro! the socety o/ thy /ather and !other and brethren and sstersC and
/ 1th a
dra1n s1ord thne ene!es tear thee /ro! the boso! o/ thy 1/e& and o/ thne o//sprn
g&
and thne elder son& altho0gh b0t s2 years o/ age& shall clng to thy gar!ents& an
d shall
say& My /ather& !y /ather& 1hy can7t yo0 stay 1th 0sK O& !y /ather& 1hat are the
!en
gong to do 1th yo0K and / then he shall be thr0st /ro! thee by the s1ord& and th
o0 be
dragged to prson& and thne ene!es pro1l aro0nd thee l$e 1ol-es /or the blood o/
the
la!bC and / tho0 sho0ldest be cast nto the pt& or nto the hands o/ !0rderers& an
d the
sentence o/ death passed 0pon theeC / tho0 be cast nto the deep& / the bllo1ng s
0rge
conspre aganst theeC / /erce 1nds beco!e thne ene!yC / the hea-ens gather
blac$ness& and all the ele!ents co!bne to hedge 0p the 1ayC and abo-e all& / the
-ery
9a1s o/ hell shall gape open the !o0th 1de a/ter thee& $no1 tho0& !y son& that a
ll these
thngs shall g-e thee e2perence& and shall be /or thy good. The Son o/ Man hath
descended belo1 the! allC art tho0 greater than heK
)atherin o! the Saints
There/ore& hold on thy 1ay& and the Presthood shall re!an 1th thee& /or ther
bo0nds are set& they cannot pass. Thy days are $no1n& and thy years shall not be
n0!bered lessC there/ore& /ear not 1hat !an can do& /or God shall be 1th yo0 /or
e-er
and e-er.H
No1& brethren& I 1o0ld s0ggest /or the consderaton o/ the con/erence& ts beng
care/0lly and 1sely 0nderstood by the co0ncl or con/erences that o0r brethren sc

attered
abroad& 1ho 0nderstood the sprt o/ the gatherng& that they /all nto the places a
nd
re/0ge o/ sa/ety that God shall open 0nto the!& bet1een =rtland and Far Aest. Th
ose
/ro! the east and /ro! the 1est& and /ro! /ar co0ntres& let the! /all n so!e1her
e
bet1een those t1o bo0ndares& n the !ost sa/e and ;0et places they can /ndC and l
et ths
be the present 0nderstandng& 0ntl God shall open a !ore e//ect0al door /or 0s /o
r /0rther
consderatons.
And agan& 1e /0rther s0ggest /or the consderatons o/ the Co0ncl& that there be
no
organ:aton o/ large bodes 0pon co!!on stoc$ prncples& n property& or o/ large
co!panes o/ /r!s& 0ntl the %ord shall sgn/y t n a proper !anner& as t opens s0ch
a
dread/0l /eld /or the a-arco0s& the ndolent& and the corr0pt hearted to prey 0po
n the
nnocent and -rt0o0s& and honest.
Ae ha-e reason to bele-e that !any thngs 1ere ntrod0ced a!ong the Sants be/ore
God had sgn/ed the t!esC and not1thstandng the prncples and plans !ay ha-e been
good& yet asprng !en& or n other 1ords& !en 1ho had not the s0bstance o/ godlnes
s
abo0t the!& perhaps 0ndertoo$ to handle edged tools. Chldren& yo0 $no1& are /ond
o/
tools& 1hle they are not yet able to 0se the!.
T!e and e2perence& ho1e-er& are the only sa/e re!edes aganst s0ch e-ls. There
are !any teachers& b0t& perhaps& not !any /athers. There are t!es co!ng 1hen God
1ll
sgn/y !any thngs 1hch are e2pedent /or the 1ell8beng o/ the SantsC b0t the t!es
ha-e not yet co!e& b0t 1ll co!e& as /ast as there can be /o0nd place and recepto
n /or
the!.
The )atherin o! 'alse %e*orts
GAnd agan& 1e 1o0ld s0ggest /or yo0r consderaton the proprety o/ all the Sants
gatherng 0p a $no1ledge o/ all the /acts and s0//erngs and ab0ses p0t 0pon the!
by the
people o/ ths stateC and also o/ all the property and a!o0nt o/ da!ages 1hch the
y ha-e
s0staned& both o/ character and personal n90res& as 1ell as real propertyC and a
lso the
na!es o/ all persons that ha-e had a hand n ther oppressons& as /ar as they can
get hold
o/ the! and /nd the! o0tC and perhaps a co!!ttee can be apponted to /nd o0t thes
e
thngs& and to ta$e state!ents& and a//da-ts& and also to gather 0p the lbelo0s
p0blcatons that are a/loat& and all that are n the !aga:nes& and n the encyclopQ
das&
and all the lbelo0s hstores that are p0blshed& and are 1rtng& and by 1ho!& and
present the 1hole concatenaton o/ dabolcal rascalty& and ne/aro0s and !0rdero0s
!postons that ha-e been practced 0pon ths people& that 1e !ay not only p0blsh to
all
the 1orld& b0t present the! to the heads o/ go-ern!ent n all ther dar$ and hells
h h0e&
as the last e//ort 1hch s en9oned on 0s by o0r Hea-enly Father& be/ore 1e can /0
lly and
co!pletely cla! that pro!se 1hch shall call H! /orth /ro! Hs hdng place& and als
o
that the 1hole naton !ay be le/t 1tho0t e2c0se be/ore He can send /orth the po1e

r o/
Hs !ghty ar!.
A 0ut. to 3ives and &hildren
It s an !perat-e d0ty that 1e o1e to God& to angels& 1th 1ho! 1e shall be
bro0ght to stand& and also to o0rsel-es& to o0r 1-es and chldren& 1ho ha-e been
!ade to
bo1 do1n 1th gre/& sorro1& and care& 0nder the !ost da!nng hand o/ !0rder& tyran
ny&
and oppressons& s0pported and 0rged on and 0pheld by the n/l0ence o/ that sprt 1
hch
has so strongly r-eted the creeds o/ the /athers& 1ho ha-e nherted les& 0pon the
hearts
o/ the chldren& and /lled the 1orld 1th con/0son& and has been gro1ng stronger a
nd
stronger& and s no1 the -ery !an8sprng o/ all corr0pton& and the 1hole earth gro
ans
0nder the 1eght o/ ts n;0ty.
It s an ron yo$e& t s a strong bandC they are the -ery hand8c0//s& and chans& a
nd
shac$les& and /etters o/ hell.
There/ore t s an !perat-e d0ty that 1e o1e& not only to o0r o1n 1-es and
chldren& b0t to the 1do1s and /atherless& 1hose h0sbands and /athers ha-e been
!0rdered 0nder ts ron handC 1hch dar$ and blac$enng deeds are eno0gh to !a$e hel
l
tsel/ sh0dder& and to stand aghast and pale& and the hands o/ the -ery de-l to t
re!ble and
palsy. And also t s an !perat-e d0ty that 1e o1e to all the rsng generaton& and
to all
the p0re n heart& E/or there are !any yet on the earth a!ong all sects& partes&
deno!natons& 1ho are blnded by the s0btle cra/tness o/ !en& 1hereby they le n 1a
t
to dece-e& and 1ho are only $ept /ro! the tr0th beca0se they $no1 not 1here to /
nd tFC
there/ore& that 1e sho0ld 1aste and 1ear o0t o0r l-es n brngng to lght all the h
dden
thngs o/ dar$ness& 1heren 1e $no1 the!C and they are tr0ly !an/est /ro! hea-en.
These sho0ld then be attended to 1th great earnestness. %et no !an co0nt the! a
s
s!all thngsC /or there s !0ch 1hch leth n /0t0rty& pertanng to the Sants& 1hch
depends 0pon these thngs. Bo0 $no1& brethren& that a -ery large shp s bene/ted ery
!0ch by a -ery s!all hel! n the t!e o/ a stor!& by beng $ept 1or$1ays 1th the 1n
d
and the 1a-es.
There/ore& dearly belo-ed brethren& let 0s cheer/0lly do all thngs that le n o0
r
po1er& and then !ay 1e stand stll 1th the 0t!ost ass0rance& to see the sal-aton
o/ God&
and /or Hs ar! to be re-ealed.H
&ounsel Aainst Secrecies
And agan& I 1o0ld /0rther s0ggest the !proprety o/ the organ:aton o/ bands or
co!panes& by co-enant or oaths& by penaltes or secrecesC b0t let the t!e past o/
o0r
e2perence and s0//erngs by the 1c$edness o/ "octor A-ard s0//ce and let o0r co-e
nant
be that o/ the E-erlastng Co-enant& as s contaned n the Holy Art and the thngs t
hat
God hath re-ealed 0nto 0s. P0re /rendshp al1ays beco!es 1ea$ened the -ery !o!ent
yo0 0nderta$e to !a$e t stronger by penal oaths and secrecy.

Bo0r h0!ble ser-ant or ser-ants& ntend /ro! hence/orth to dsapprobate e-erythng

that s not n accordance 1th the /0llness o/ the Gospel o/ Jes0s Chrst& and s not
o/ a
bold& and /ran$& and 0prght nat0re. They 1ll not hold ther peace?as n t!es past
1hen
they see n;0ty begnnng to rear ts head?/or /ear o/ trators& or the conse;0ences
that
shall /ollo1 by repro-ng those 1ho creep n 0na1ares& that they !ay get so!ethng
1th
1hch to destroy the /loc$. Ae bele-e that the e2perence o/ the Sants n t!es past
has
been s0//cent& that they 1ll /ro! hence/orth be al1ays ready to obey the tr0th 1
tho0t
ha-ng !en7s persons n ad!raton beca0se o/ ad-antage. It s e2pedent that 1e sho0l
d
be a1are o/ s0ch thngsC and 1e o0ght al1ays to be a1are o/ those pre90dces 1hch
so!et!es so strangely present the!sel-es& and are so congenal to h0!an nat0re& a
ganst
o0r /rends& neghbors& and brethren o/ the 1orld& 1ho choose to d//er /ro! 0s n o
pnon
and n !atters o/ /ath. O0r relgon s bet1een 0s and o0r God. Ther relgon s bet1ee
n
the! and ther God.
There s a lo-e /ro! God that sho0ld be e2ercsed to1ard those o/ o0r /ath& 1ho
1al$ 0prghtly& 1hch s pec0lar to tsel/& b0t t s 1tho0t pre90dceC t also g-es sco
pe
to the !nd& 1hch enables 0s to cond0ct o0rsel-es 1th greater lberalty to1ards al
l that
are not o/ o0r /ath& than 1hat they e2ercse to1ards one another. These prncples
appro2!ate nearer to the !nd o/ God& beca0se t s l$e God& or Godl$e.
The Princi*le o! %eliious 'reedo#
Here s a prncple also& 1hch 1e are bo0nd to be e2ercsed 1th& that s& n co!!on
1th all !en& s0ch as go-ern!ents& and la1s& and reg0latons n the c-l concerns o/
l/e.
Ths prncple g0arantees to all partes& sects& and deno!natons& and classes o/ rel
gon&
e;0al& coherent& and nde/easble rghtsC they are thngs that pertan to ths l/eC th
ere/ore
all are al$e nterestedC they !a$e o0r responsbltes one to1ards another n !atters
o/
corr0ptble thngs& 1hle the /or!er prncples do not destroy the latter& b0t bnd 0s
stronger& and !a$e o0r responsbltes not only one to another& b0t 0nto God also.
Hence
1e say& that the Constt0ton o/ the 'nted States s a gloro0s standardC t s /o0nde
d n
the 1sdo! o/ God. It s a hea-enly bannerC t s to all those 1ho are pr-leged 1th
the
s1eets o/ lberty& l$e the coolng shades and re/reshng 1aters o/ a great roc$ n a
thrsty
and 1eary land. It s l$e a great tree 0nder 1hose branches !en /ro! e-ery cl!e c
an be
shelded /ro! the b0rnng rays o/ the s0n.
Ae& brethren& are depr-ed o/ the protecton o/ ts gloro0s prncples& by the cr0el
ty
o/ the cr0el& by those 1ho only loo$ /or the t!e beng& /or past0rage l$e the bea
sts o/
the /eld& only to /ll the!sel-esC and /orget that the IMor!ons&I as 1ell as the
Presbyterans& and those o/ e-ery other class and descrpton& ha-e e;0al rghts to

parta$e
o/ the /r0ts o/ the great tree o/ o0r natonal lberty. #0t not1thstandng 1e see 1
hat 1e
see& and /eel 1hat 1e /eel& and $no1 1hat 1e $no1& yet that /r0t s no less preco
0s and
delco0s to o0r tasteC 1e cannot be 1eaned /ro! the !l$& nether can 1e be dr-en /
ro!
the breastC nether 1ll 1e deny o0r relgon beca0se o/ the hand o/ oppressonC b0t
1e
1ll hold on 0ntl death.
Ae say that God s tr0eC that the Constt0ton o/ the 'nted States s tr0eC that th
e
#ble s tr0eC that the #oo$ o/ Mor!on s tr0eC that the #oo$ o/ Co-enants s tr0eC
that
Chrst s tr0eC that the !nsterng angels sent /orth /ro! God are tr0e& and that 1e
$no1
that 1e ha-e an ho0se not !ade 1th hands eternal n the hea-ens& 1hose b0lder and
!a$er s GodC a consolaton 1hch o0r oppressors cannot /eel& 1hen /ort0ne& or /ate
& shall
lay ts ron hand on the! as t has on 0s. No1& 1e as$& 1hat s !anK Re!e!ber& breth
ren&
that t!e and chance happen to all !en.
Ae shall contn0e o0r re/lectons n o0r ne2t.
Ae s0bscrbe o0rsel-es& yo0r sncere /rends and brethren n the bonds o/ the
e-erlastng Gospel& prsoners o/ Jes0s Chrst& /or the sa$e o/ the Gospel and the S
ants.
Ae prono0nce the blessngs o/ hea-en 0pon the heads o/ the Sants 1ho see$ to ser
-e
God 1th 0nd-ded hearts& n the na!e o/ Jes0s Chrst& A!en.
JOSEPH SMITH& J'N.&
HBR'M SMITH&
%BMAN AIGHT&
CA%E# #A%"AIN&
A%ERAN"ER McRAE.
?"HC 3D>5*834<.
The Pro*het+s Instruction on $arious 0octrines
Fath co!es by hearng the 1ord o/ God& thro0gh the test!ony o/ the ser-ants o/
GodC that test!ony s al1ays attended by the Sprt o/ prophecy and re-elaton.
Repentance s a thng that cannot be tr/led 1th e-ery day. "aly transgresson and
daly repentance s not that 1hch s pleasng n the sght o/ God.
#apts! s a holy ordnance preparatory to the recepton o/ the Holy GhostC t s the
channel and $ey by 1hch the Holy Ghost 1ll be ad!nstered.
The G/t o/ the Holy Ghost by the layng on o/ hands& cannot be rece-ed thro0gh t
he
!ed0! o/ any other prncple than the prncple o/ rghteo0sness& /or / the proposals
are
not co!pled 1th& t s o/ no 0se& b0t 1thdra1s.
Tong0es 1ere g-en /or the p0rpose o/ preachng a!ong those 1hose lang0age s not
0nderstoodC as on the day o/ Pentecost& etc.& and t s not necessary /or tong0es
to be
ta0ght to the Ch0rch partc0larly& /or any !an that has the Holy Ghost& can spea$
o/ the
thngs o/ God n hs o1n tong0e as 1ell as to spea$ n anotherC /or /ath co!es not b
y
sgns& b0t by hearng the 1ord o/ God.
0octrines o! %esurrection and -lection
The "octrnes o/ the Res0rrecton o/ the "ead and the Eternal J0dg!ent are
necessary to preach a!ong the /rst prncples o/ the Gospel o/ Jes0s Chrst.

The "octrne o/ Electon. Peter e2horts 0s to !a$e o0r callng and electon s0re. T
hs
s the sealng po1er spo$en o/ by Pa0l n other places.
I)3. In 1ho! ye also tr0sted& that a/ter ye heard the 1ord o/ tr0th& the Gospel
o/ yo0r
sal-atonD n 1ho! also a/ter that ye bele-ed& ye 1ere sealed 1th that Holy Sprt o
/
pro!se&
I)6. Ahch s the earnest o/ o0r nhertance 0ntl the rede!pton o/ the p0rchased
possesson& 0nto the prase o/ Hs glory& that 1e !ay be sealed 0p 0nto the day o/
rede!pton.I?Ephesans& )st chapter.
Ths prncple o0ght En ts proper placeF to be ta0ght& /or God hath not re-ealed
anythng to Joseph& b0t 1hat He 1ll !a$e $no1n 0nto the T1el-e& and e-en the leas
t
Sant !ay $no1 all thngs as /ast as he s able to bear the!& /or the day !0st co!e
1hen
no !an need say to hs neghbor& =no1 ye the %ordC /or all shall $no1 H! E1ho re!a
nF
/ro! the least to the greatest. Ho1 s ths to be doneK It s to be done by ths sea
lng
po1er& and the other Co!/orter spo$en o/& 1hch 1ll be !an/est by re-elaton.
The T,o &o#!orters
There are t1o Co!/orters spo$en o/. One s the Holy Ghost& the sa!e as g-en on t
he
day o/ Pentecost& and that all Sants rece-e a/ter /ath& repentance& and bapts!.
Ths /rst
Co!/orter or Holy Ghost has no other e//ect than p0re ntellgence. It s !ore po1e
r/0l n
e2pandng the !nd& enlghtenng the 0nderstandng& and storng the ntellect 1th prese
nt
$no1ledge& o/ a !an 1ho s o/ the lteral seed o/ Abraha!& than one that s a Gentl
e&
tho0gh t !ay not ha-e hal/ as !0ch -sble e//ect 0pon the bodyC /or as the Holy G
host
/alls 0pon one o/ the lteral seed o/ Abraha!& t s cal! and sereneC and hs 1hole
so0l
and body are only e2ercsed by the p0re sprt o/ ntellgenceC 1hle the e//ect o/ th
e Holy
Ghost 0pon a Gentle& s to p0rge o0t the old blood& and !a$e h! act0ally o/ the s
eed o/
Abraha!. That !an that has none o/ the blood o/ Abraha! Enat0rallyF !0st ha-e a
ne1
creaton by the Holy Ghost. In s0ch a case& there !ay be !ore o/ a po1er/0l e//ec
t 0pon
the body& and -sble to the eye& than 0pon an Israelte& 1hle the Israelte at /rst
!ght be
/ar be/ore the Gentle n p0re ntellgence.
The Second &o#!orter
The other Co!/orter spo$en o/ s a s0b9ect o/ great nterest& and perhaps 0nderst
ood
by /e1 o/ ths generaton. A/ter a person has /ath n Chrst& repents o/ hs sns& and
s
bapt:ed /or the re!sson o/ hs sns and rece-es the Holy Ghost& Eby the layng on o
/
handsF& 1hch s the /rst Co!/orter& then let h! contn0e to h0!ble h!sel/ be/ore G
od&
h0ngerng and thrstng a/ter rghteo0sness& and l-ng by e-ery 1ord o/ God& and the
%ord 1ll soon say 0nto h!& Son& tho0 shalt be e2alted.
Ahen the %ord has thoro0ghly pro-ed h!& and /nds that the !an s deter!ned to
ser-e H! at all ha:ards& then the !an 1ll /nd hs callng and hs electon !ade s0re

&
then t 1ll be hs pr-lege to rece-e the other Co!/orter& 1hch the %ord hath pro!s
ed
the Sants& as s recorded n the test!ony o/ St. John& n the )6th chapter& /ro! th
e )>th
to the >+th -erses.
Note the ),& )+& )5& >)& >3 -ersesD
I),. And I 1ll pray the Father& and He shall g-e yo0 another Co!/orter& that he
!ay
abde 1th yo0 /ore-erC
I)+. E-en the Sprt o/ Tr0thC 1ho! the 1orld cannot rece-e& beca0se t seeth h!
not& nether $no1eth h!C b0t ye $no1 h!C /or he d1elleth 1th yo0& and shall be n
yo0.
I)5. I 1ll not lea-e yo0 co!/ortlessD I 1ll co!e to yo0. L L L
I>). He that hath !y co!!and!ents& and $eepeth the! he t s that lo-eth !eD and
he that lo-eth !e shall be lo-ed o/ !y Father& and I 1ll lo-e h!& and 1ll !an/es
t
!ysel/ to h!.
I>3. I/ a !an lo-e !e& he 1ll $eep !y 1ordD and !y Father 1ll lo-e h!& and 1e
1ll co!e 0nto h!& and !a$e o0r abode 1th h!.I
No1 1hat s ths other Co!/orterK It s no !ore nor less than the %ord Jes0s Chrst
H!sel/C and ths s the s0! and s0bstance o/ the 1hole !atterC that 1hen any !an
obtans ths last Co!/orter& he 1ll ha-e the personage o/ Jes0s Chrst to attend h!
& or
appear 0nto h! /ro! t!e to t!e& and e-en He 1ll !an/est the Father 0nto h!& and
they 1ll ta$e 0p ther abode 1th h!& and the -sons o/ the hea-ens 1ll be opened 0
nto
h!& and the %ord 1ll teach h! /ace to /ace& and he !ay ha-e a per/ect $no1ledge
o/
the !ysteres o/ the =ngdo! o/ GodC and ths s the state and place the ancent Sant
s
arr-ed at 1hen they had s0ch gloro0s -sons?Isaah& E:e$el& John 0pon the Isle o/
Pat!os& St. Pa0l n the three hea-ens& and all the Sants 1ho held co!!0non 1th th
e
general asse!bly and Ch0rch o/ the Frstborn.
The S*irit o! %evelation
The Sprt o/ Re-elaton s n connecton 1th these blessngs. A person !ay pro/t by
notcng the /rst nt!aton o/ the sprt o/ re-elatonC /or nstance& 1hen yo0 /eel p0r
e
ntellgence /lo1ng nto yo0& t !ay g-e yo0 s0dden stro$es o/ deas& so that by notc
ng
t& yo0 !ay /nd t /0l/lled the sa!e day or soonC E.e.F those thngs that 1ere pres
ented
0nto yo0r !nds by the Sprt o/ God& 1ll co!e to passC and th0s by learnng the Spr
t o/
God and 0nderstandng t& yo0 !ay gro1 nto the prncple o/ re-elaton& 0ntl yo0
beco!e per/ect n Chrst Jes0s.
The -vanelist
An E-angelst s a Patrarch& e-en the oldest !an o/ the blood o/ Joseph or o/ the
seed o/ Abraha!. Ahere-er the Ch0rch o/ Chrst s establshed n the earth& there sh
o0ld
be a Patrarch /or the bene/t o/ the posterty o/ the Sants& as t 1as 1th Jacob n
g-ng
hs patrarchal blessng 0nto hs sons& etc. EJ0ne >+& )53*.F "HC 3D3+*835).
Section 'our
183?-184C
The Pro*het+s Address to the T,elve

%n the afternoon of )onday, July -, *+,C, the Prophet met with the !postles and
some
of the Se2enties who were about to depart on their mission to >reat @ritain in f
ulfilment
of the re2elation of the #ord, and instructed them( ! synopsis of his remarks he
placed in
his 5ournal and this is here reproduced in full as they are gi2en in the History
of the
Church(
Be,are o! Pride
E-er $eep n e2ercse the prncple o/ !ercy& and be ready to /org-e o0r brother on
the /rst nt!atons o/ repentance& and as$ng /org-enessC and sho0ld 1e e-en /org-e
o0r brother& or e-en o0r ene!y& be/ore he repent or as$ /org-eness& o0r hea-enly
Father
1o0ld be e;0ally as !erc/0l 0nto 0s.
Agan& let the T1el-e and all Sants be 1llng to con/ess all ther sns& and not $e
ep
bac$ a partC and let the T1el-e be h0!ble& and not be e2alted& and be1are o/ prd
e& and
not see$ to e2cel one abo-e another& b0t act /or each other7s good& and pray /or
one
another& and honor o0r brother or !a$e honorable !enton o/ hs na!e& and not bac$
bte
and de-o0r o0r brother. Ahy 1ll not !an learn 1sdo! by precept at ths late age o
/ the
1orld& 1hen 1e ha-e s0ch a clo0d o/ 1tnesses and e2a!ples be/ore 0s& and not be
oblged to learn by sad e2perence e-erythng 1e $no1. M0st the ne1 ones that are
chosen to /ll the places o/ those that are /allen& o/ the ;0or0! o/ the T1el-e&
begn to
e2alt the!sel-es& 0ntl they e2alt the!sel-es so hgh that they 1ll soon t0!ble oer and
ha-e a great /all& and go 1allo1ng thro0gh the !0d and !re and dar$ness& J0das8l
$e& to
the b0//etngs o/ Satan& as se-eral o/ the ;0or0! ha-e done& or 1ll they learn 1s
do!
and be 1seK O GodN g-e the! 1sdo!& and $eep the! h0!ble& I pray.
Ahen the T1el-e or any other 1tnesses stand be/ore the congregatons o/ the eart
h&
and they preach n the po1er and de!onstraton o/ the Sprt o/ God& and the people
are
astonshed and con/o0nded at the doctrne& and say& IThat !an has preached a po1er
/0l
dsco0rse& a great ser!on&I then let that !an or those !en ta$e care that they do
not
ascrbe the glory 0nto the!sel-es& b0t be care/0l that they are h0!ble& and ascrb
e the
prase and glory to God and the %a!bC /or t s by the po1er o/ the Holy Presthood
and
the Holy Ghost that they ha-e po1er th0s to spea$. Ahat art tho0& O !an& b0t d0s
tK And
/ro! 1ho! rece-est tho0 thy po1er and blessngs& b0t /ro! GodK
9ot Sent to Be Tauht
Then& O ye T1el-eN notce ths =ey& and be 1se /or Chrst7s sa$e& and yo0r o1n
so0l7s sa$e. Be are not sent o0t to be ta0ght& b0t to teach. %et e-ery 1ord be s
easoned
1th grace. #e -glantC be sober. It s a day o/ 1arnng& and not o/ !any 1ords. Act
honestly be/ore God and !an. #e1are o/ Gentle sophstryC s0ch as bo1ng and scrapn

g
0nto !en n 1ho! yo0 ha-e no con/dence. #e honest& open& and /ran$ n all yo0r
nterco0rse 1th !an$nd.
0o 9ot Betra. the Brethren
O ye T1el-eN and all SantsN pro/t by ths !portant =ey?that n all yo0r trals&
tro0bles& te!ptatons& a//lctons& bonds& !prson!ents and death& see to t& that yo
0 do
not betray hea-enC that yo0 do not betray Jes0s ChrstC that yo0 do not betray th
e
brethrenC that yo0 do not betray the re-elatons o/ God& 1hether n #ble& #oo$ o/
Mor!on& or "octrne and Co-enants& or any other that e-er 1as or e-er 1ll be g-en
and
re-ealed 0nto !an n ths 1orld or that 1hch s to co!e. Bea& n all yo0r $c$ng and
/lo0nderngs& see to t that yo0 do not ths thng& lest nnocent blood be /o0nd 0pon
yo0r
s$rts& and yo0 go do1n to hell. All other sns are not to be co!pared to snnng ag
anst
the Holy Ghost& and pro-ng a trator to the brethren.
A 6e. to ".steries
I 1ll g-e yo0 one o/ the =eys o/ the !ysteres o/ the =ngdo!. It s an eternal
prncple& that has e2sted 1th God /ro! all eterntyD That !an 1ho rses 0p to conde
!n
others& /ndng /a0lt 1th the Ch0rch& sayng that they are o0t o/ the 1ay& 1hle he
h!sel/ s rghteo0s& then $no1 ass0redly& that that !an s n the hgh road to aposta
syC
and / he does not repent& 1ll apostat:e& as God l-es. The prncple s as correct a
s the
one that Jes0s p0t /orth n sayng that he 1ho see$eth a sgn s an ad0ltero0s perso
nC and
that prncple s eternal& 0nde-atng& and /r! as the pllars o/ hea-enC /or 1hene-er
yo0
see a !an see$ng a/ter a sgn& yo0 !ay set t do1n that he s an ad0ltero0s !an.
The Pro*het on Priesthood
The Presthood 1as /rst g-en to Ada!C he obtaned the Frst Presdency& and held
the $eys o/ t /ro! generaton to generaton. He obtaned t n the Creaton& be/ore th
e
1orld 1as /or!ed& as n Geness )D>,& >+& >5. He had do!non g-en h! o-er e-ery
l-ng creat0re. He s Mchael the Archangel& spo$en o/ n the Scrpt0res. Then to Noa
h&
1ho s GabrelD he stands ne2t n a0thorty to Ada! n the PresthoodC he 1as called o
/
God to ths o//ce& and 1as the /ather o/ all l-ng n ths day& and to h! 1as g-en t
he
do!non. These !en held $eys /rst on earth& and then n hea-en.
Priesthood -verlastin
The Presthood s an e-erlastng prncple& and e2sted 1th God /ro! eternty& and
1ll to eternty& 1tho0t begnnng o/ days or end o/ years. The $eys ha-e to be bro0
ght
/ro! hea-en 1hene-er the Gospel s sent. Ahen they are re-ealed /ro! hea-en& t s
by
Ada!7s a0thorty.
Ada# the Oldest "an
"anel n hs se-enth chapter spea$s o/ the Ancent o/ "aysC he !eans the oldest
!an& o0r Father Ada!& Mchael& he 1ll call hs chldren together and hold a co0ncl
1th
the! to prepare the! /or the co!ng o/ the Son o/ Man. He EAda!F s the /ather o/
the
h0!an /a!ly& and presdes o-er the sprts o/ all !en& and all that ha-e had the $e
ys
!0st stand be/ore h! n ths grand co0ncl. Ths !ay ta$e place be/ore so!e o/ 0s le

a-e
ths stage o/ acton. The Son o/ Man stands be/ore h!& and there s g-en h! glory a
nd
do!non. Ada! del-ers 0p hs ste1ardshp to Chrst& that 1hch 1as del-ered to h! as
holdng the $eys o/ the 0n-erse& b0t retans hs standng as head o/ the h0!an /a!ly
.
The S*irit o! "an
The sprt o/ !an s not a created bengC/n t e2sted /ro! eternty& and 1ll e2st to
eternty. Anythng created cannot be eternalC and earth& 1ater& etc.& had ther e2s
tence n
an ele!entary state& /ro! eternty. O0r Sa-or spea$s o/ chldren and says& Ther an
gels
al1ays stand be/ore !y Father. The Father called all sprts be/ore H! at the crea
ton o/
!an& and organ:ed the!. He EAda!F s the head& and 1as told to !0ltply. The $eys
1ere /rst g-en to h!& and by h! to others. He 1ll ha-e to g-e an acco0nt o/ hs
ste1ardshp& and they to h!.
6e.s )iven to PeterA 1a#es and 1ohn
The Presthood s e-erlastng. The Sa-or& Moses& and Elas& ga-e the $eys to Peter&
Ja!es and John& on the !o0nt& 1hen they 1ere trans/g0red be/ore h!. The Presthoo
d
s e-erlastng?1tho0t begnnng o/ days or end o/ yearsC 1tho0t /ather& !other& etc.
I/
there s no change o/ ordnances there s no change o/ Presthood. Ahere-er the
ordnances o/ the Gospel are ad!nstered& there s the Presthood.
0escent o! Priesthood
Ho1 ha-e 1e co!e at the Presthood n the last daysK It ca!e do1n& do1n& n
reg0lar s0ccesson. Peter& Ja!es& and John had t g-en to the! and they ga-e t to
others.
Chrst s the Great Hgh PrestC Ada! ne2t. Pa0l spea$s o/ the Ch0rch co!ng to an
nn0!erable co!pany o/ angels?to God the J0dge o/ all?the sprts o/ 90st !en !ade
per/ectC to Jes0s the Medator o/ the ne1 co-enant. EHebre1s )>D>>8>6.F
I sa1 Ada! n the -alley o/ Ada!8ond8Ah!an. He called together hs chldren and
blessed the! 1th a patrarchal blessng. The %ord appeared n ther !dst& and he
EAda!F blessed the! all& and /oretold 1hat sho0ld be/all the! to the latest gene
raton.
Ths s 1hy Ada! blessed hs postertyC he 1anted to brng the! nto the presence o/
God. They loo$ed /or a cty& etc.& I1hose b0lder and !a$er s God.I EHebre1s ))D)4
.F
Moses so0ght to brng the chldren o/ Israel nto the presence o/ God& thro0gh the
po1er
o/ the Presthood& b0t he co0ld not. In the /rst ages o/ the 1orld they tred to e
stablsh the
sa!e thngC and there 1ere Elases rased 0p 1ho tred to restore these -ery glores&
b0t
dd not obtan the!C b0t they prophesed o/ a day 1hen ths glory 1o0ld be re-ealed.
Pa0l spo$e o/ the dspensaton o/ the /0llness o/ t!es& 1hen God 1o0ld gather toge
ther
all thngs n one& etc.C and those !en to 1ho! these $eys ha-e been g-en& 1ll ha-e
to be
thereC and they 1tho0t 0s cannot be !ade per/ect.
These !en are n hea-en& b0t ther chldren are on the earth. Ther bo1els yearn oer
0s. God sends do1n !en /or ths reason. IAnd the Son o/ Man shall send /orth Hs
angels& and they shall gather o0t o/ Hs $ngdo! all thngs that g-e o//ense and th
e! that
do n;0ty.I EMatthe1 )3D6).F All these a0thortat-e characters 1ll co!e do1n and 9
on

hand n hand n brngng abo0t ths 1or$.

3e &annot Be Per!ect 3ithout Our 0ead
The =ngdo! o/ Hea-en s l$e a gran o/ !0stard seed. The !0stard seed s s!all&
b0t brngs /orth a large tree& and the /o1ls lodge n the branches. The /o1ls are
the
angels. Th0s angels co!e do1n& co!bne together to gather ther chldren& and gathe
r
the!. Ae cannot be !ade per/ect 1tho0t the!& nor they 1tho0t 0sC 1hen these thng
s
are done& the Son o/ Man 1ll descend& the Ancent o/ "ays stC 1e !ay co!e to an
nn0!erable co!pany o/ angels& ha-e co!!0non 1th and rece-e nstr0cton /ro!
the!. Pa0l told abo0t Moses7 proceedngsC spo$e o/ the chldren o/ Israel beng bap
t:ed.
E) Cor. )4D)86.F He $ne1 ths& and that all the ordnances and blessngs 1ere n the
Ch0rch. Pa0l had these thngs& and 1e !ay ha-e the /o1ls o/ hea-en lodge n the
branches& etc.
The IHornI !ade 1ar 1th the Sants and o-erca!e the!& 0ntl the Ancent o/ "ays
ca!eC 90dg!ent 1as g-en to the Sants o/ the Most Hgh /ro! the Ancent o/ "aysC th
e
t!e ca!e that the Sants possessed the =ngdo!. Ths not only !a$es 0s !nsters here
&
b0t n eternty.
9o Salvation 3ithout %evelation
Sal-aton cannot co!e 1tho0t re-elatonC t s n -an /or anyone to !nster 1tho0t
t. No !an s a !nster o/ Jes0s Chrst 1tho0t beng a Prophet. No !an can be a
!nster o/ Jes0s Chrst e2cept he has the test!ony o/ Jes0sC and ths s the sprt o/
prophecy. Ahene-er sal-aton has been ad!nstered& t has been by test!ony. Men o/
the present t!e test/y o/ hea-en and hell& and ha-e ne-er seen etherC and I 1ll
say that
no !an $no1s these thngs 1tho0t ths.
Sins o! Second &o#in /ave &o##enced
Men pro/ess to prophesy. I 1ll prophesy that the sgns o/ the co!ng o/ the Son o/
Man are already co!!enced. One pestlence 1ll desolate a/ter another. Ae shall so
on
ha-e 1ar and bloodshed. The !oon 1ll be t0rned nto blood. I test/y o/ these thng
s&
and that the co!ng o/ the Son o/ Man s ngh& e-en at yo0r doors. I/ o0r so0ls and
o0r
bodes are not loo$ng /orth /or the co!ng o/ the Son o/ ManC and a/ter 1e are dea
d& /
1e are not loo$ng /orth& 1e shall be a!ong those 1ho are callng /or the roc$s to
/all
0pon the!.
/earts o! &hildren Turn to 'athers
The hearts o/ the chldren o/ !en 1ll ha-e to be t0rned to the /athers& and the
/athers
to the chldren& l-ng or dead& to prepare the! /or the co!ng o/ the Son o/ Man. I
/
El9ah dd not co!e& the 1hole earth 1o0ld be s!tten.
There 1ll be here and there a Sta$e Go/ JonH /or the gatherng o/ the Sants. So!
e
!ay ha-e cred peace& b0t the Sants and the 1orld 1ll ha-e lttle peace /ro! hence
/orth.
%et ths not hnder 0s /ro! gong to the Sta$esC /or God has told 0s to /lee& not d
allyng&
or 1e shall be scattered& one here& and another there. There yo0r chldren shall
be blessed&

and yo0 n the !dst o/ /rends 1here yo0 !ay be blessed. The Gospel net gathers o/
e-ery $nd.
I prophesy& that that !an 1ho tarres a/ter he has an opport0nty o/ gong& 1ll be
a//lcted by the de-l. Aars are at handC 1e !0st not delayC b0t are not re;0red t
o
sacr/ce. Ae o0ght to ha-e the b0ldng 0p o/ Jon as o0r greatest ob9ect. Ahen 1ars
co!e& 1e shall ha-e to /lee to Jon. The cry s to !a$e haste. The last re-elaton
says& Be
shall not ha-e t!e to ha-e gone o-er the earth& 0ntl these thngs co!e. It 1ll co
!e as
dd the cholera& 1ar& /res& and earth;0a$esC one pestlence a/ter another& 0ntl th
e Ancent
o/ "ays co!es& then 90dg!ent 1ll be g-en to the Sants.
9o Peace But in 2ion
Ahate-er yo0 !ay hear abo0t !e or =rtland& ta$e no notce o/ tC /or / t be a pla
ce
o/ re/0ge& the de-l 1ll 0se hs greatest e//orts to trap the Sants. Bo0 !0st !a$e
yo0rsel-es ac;0anted 1th those !en 1ho l$e "anel pray three t!es a day to1ard th
e
Ho0se o/ the %ord. %oo$ to the Presdency and rece-e nstr0cton. E-ery !an 1ho s
a/rad& co-eto0s& 1ll be ta$en n a snare. The t!e s soon co!ng& 1hen no !an 1ll
ha-e any peace b0t n Jon and her sta$es.
I sa1 !en h0ntng the l-es o/ ther o1n sons& and brother !0rderng brother& 1o!en
$llng ther o1n da0ghters& and da0ghters see$ng the l-es o/ ther !others. I sa1 a
r!es
arrayed aganst ar!es. I sa1 blood& desolaton& /res. The Son o/ Man has sad that
the
!other shall be aganst the da0ghter& and the da0ghter aganst the !other. These t
hngs
are at o0r doors. They 1ll /ollo1 the Sants o/ God /ro! cty to cty. Satan 1ll ra
ge& and
the sprt o/ the de-l s no1 enraged. I $no1 not ho1 soon these thngs 1ll ta$e pla
ceC
b0t 1th a -e1 o/ the!& shall I cry peaceK NoC I 1ll l/t 0p !y -oce and test/y o/
the!.
Ho1 long yo0 1ll ha-e good crops& and the /a!ne be $ept o//& I do not $no1C 1hen
the
/g tree lea-es& $no1 then that the s0!!er s ngh at hand.
Tr. the S*irits
Ae !ay loo$ /or angels and rece-e ther !nstratons& b0t 1e are to try the sprts
and pro-e the!& /or t s o/ten the case that !en !a$e a !sta$e n regard to these
thngs.
God has so ordaned that 1hen He has co!!0ncated& no -son s to be ta$en b0t 1hat
yo0 see by the seeng o/ the eye& or 1hat yo0 hear by the hearng o/ the ear. Ahen
yo0
see a -son& pray /or the nterpretatonC / yo0 get not ths& sh0t t 0pC there !0st
be
certanty n ths !atter. An open -son 1ll !an/est that 1hch s !ore !portant. %yng
sprts are gong /orth n the earth. There 1ll be great !an/estatons o/ sprts& both
/alse
and tr0e.
Anels 0o 9ot /ave 3ins
#eng born agan& co!es by the Sprt o/ God thro0gh ordnances. An angel o/ God
ne-er has 1ngs. So!e 1ll say that they ha-e seen a sprtC that he o//ered the! hs
hand&

b0t they dd not to0ch t. Ths s a le. Frst& t s contrary to the plan o/ GodC a sp
rt
cannot co!e b0t n gloryC an angel has /lesh and bonesC 1e see not ther glory. Th
e de-l
!ay appear as an angel o/ lght. As$ God to re-eal tC / t be o/ the de-l& he 1ll
/lee
/ro! yo0C / o/ God& He 1ll !an/est H!sel/& or !a$e t !an/est. Ae !ay co!e to
Jes0s and as$ H!C He 1ll $no1 all abo0t tC / He co!es to a lttle chld& he 1ll ad
apt
h!sel/ to the lang0age and capacty o/ a lttle chld.
Not e-ery sprt& or -son& or sngng& s o/ God. The de-l s an oratorC he s
po1er/0lC he too$ o0r Sa-or on to a pnnacle o/ the Te!ple& and $ept H! n the
1lderness /or /orty days. The g/t o/ dscernng sprts 1ll be g-en to the Presdng
Elder. Pray /or h! that he !ay ha-e ths g/t. Spea$ not n the g/t o/ tong0es 1tho
0t
0nderstandng t& or 1tho0t nterpretaton. The de-l can spea$ n tong0esC the ad-ers
ary
1ll co!e 1th hs 1or$C he can te!pt all classesC can spea$ n Englsh or "0tch. %et
no
one spea$ n tong0es 0nless he nterpret& e2cept by the consent o/ the one 1ho s p
laced
to presdeC then he !ay dscern or nterpret& or another !ay. %et 0s see$ /or the g
lory o/
Abraha!& Noah& Ada!& the Apostles& 1ho ha-e co!!0non 1th G$no1ledge o/H these
thngs& and then 1e shall be a!ong that n0!ber 1hen Chrst co!es. EJ0ly >& )53*.F
"HC
3D35383*>.
Saints 9ot to -sca*e 1ud#ents
I e2planed concernng the co!ng o/ the Son o/ ManC also that t s a /alse dea tha
t
the Sants 1ll escape all the 90dg!ents& 1hlst the 1c$ed s0//erC /or all /lesh s
s0b9ect
to s0//er& and Ithe rghteo0s shall hardly escapeCI stll !any o/ the Sants 1ll es
cape& /or
the 90st shall l-e by /athC yet !any o/ the rghteo0s shall /all a prey to dsease
& to
pestlence& etc.& by reason o/ the 1ea$ness o/ the /lesh& and yet be sa-ed n the
=ngdo!
o/ God. So that t s an 0nhallo1ed prncple to say that s0ch and s0ch ha-e transgr
essed
beca0se they ha-e been preyed 0pon by dsease or death& /or all /lesh s s0b9ect t
o deathC
and the Sa-or has sad& IJ0dge not& lest ye be 90dged.I ESepte!ber >*& )53*.F "HC
6D)).
(etter o! the Pro*het to -lders /.de and Pae7Palestine "ission
&onsidered
Na0-oo& Hancoc$ Co0nty& Illnos.
May )6th& )564
To Orson Hyde and John E. PageD
"ear #rethrenD I a! happy n beng n/or!ed by yo0r letter that yo0r !sson s1ells
Ilarger and larger.I It s a great and !portant !sson& and one that s 1orthy thos
e
ntellgences 1ho s0rro0nd the throne o/ Jeho-ah to be engaged n. Altho0gh t appea
rs
great at present& yet yo0 ha-e b0t 90st beg0n to real:e the greatness& the e2ten
t and glory
o/ the sa!e. I/ there s anythng calc0lated to nterest the !nd o/ the Sants& to a
1a$en n
the! the /nest sensbltes& and aro0se the! to enterprse and e2erton& s0rely t s t
he

great and preco0s pro!ses !ade by o0r hea-enly Father to the chldren o/ Abraha!C
and those engaged n see$ng the o0tcasts o/ Israel& and the dspersed o/ J0dah& ca
nnot
/al to en9oy the Sprt o/ the %ord and ha-e the chocest blessngs o/ hea-en rest 0
pon
the! n copo0s e//0sons.
A Blessin to the &ovenant Peo*le
#rethren& yo0 are n the path1ay to eternal /a!e& and !!ortal gloryC and nas!0ch
as yo0 /eel nterested /or the co-enant people o/ the %ord& the God o/ ther /athe
rs shall
bless yo0. "o not be dsco0raged on acco0nt o/ the greatness o/ the 1or$C only be
h0!ble and /ath/0l& and then yo0 can say& IAhat art tho0& O great !o0ntanN be/or
e
Jer0bbabel shalt tho0 be bro0ght do1n.I He 1ho scattered Israel has pro!sed to g
ather
the!C there/ore nas!0ch as yo0 are to be nstr0!ental n ths great 1or$& He 1ll en
do1
yo0 1th po1er& 1sdo!& !ght and ntellgence& and e-ery ;0al/caton necessaryC 1hle
yo0r !nds 1ll e2pand 1der and 1der& 0ntl yo0 can crc0!scrbe the earth and the
hea-ens& reach /orth nto eternty& and conte!plate the !ghty acts o/ Jeho-ah n al
l ther
-arety and glory.
The Publication o! Books
In ans1er to yo0r n;0res respectng the translaton and p0blcaton o/ the #oo$ o/
Mor!on& hy!n boo$& hstory o/ the Ch0rch& etc.& I 1o0ld say that I entrely approe o/
the sa!e& and g-e !y consent& 1th the e2cepton o/ the hy!n boo$& as a ne1 edton&
contanng a greater -arety o/ hy!ns& 1ll be shortly p0blshed or prnted n ths plac
e&
1hch I thn$ 1ll be a standard 1or$. As soon as t s prnted& yo0 shall ha-e so!e s
ent
to yo0& 1hch yo0 !ay get translated& and prnted nto any lang0age yo0 please.
Sho0ld 1e not be able to send so!e to yo0& and there sho0ld be a great call /or
hy!n
boo$s 1here yo0 !ay be& then I sho0ld ha-e no ob9ecton to yo0r p0blshng the pres
ent
one. Aere yo0 to p0blsh the #oo$ o/ Mor!on& "octrne and Co-enants& or hy!n boo$&
I
desre the copyrght o/ the sa!e to be sec0red n !y na!e.
Ath respect to p0blshng any other 1or$& ether orgnal& or those 1hch ha-e been
p0blshed be/ore& yo0 1ll be go-erned by crc0!stancesC / yo0 thn$ necessary to do
so&
I shall ha-e no ob9ecton 1hate-er. It 1ll be 1ell to st0dy planness and s!plcty
n
1hate-er yo0 p0blsh& I/or !y so0l delghteth n planness.I
The 0ut. o! Seventies
I /eel !0ch pleased 1th the sprt o/ yo0r letter?and be ass0red& dear brethren&
o/
!y hearty cooperaton& and !y prayers /or yo0r 1el/are and s0ccess. In ans1er to
yo0r
n;0ry n a /or!er letter& relat-e to the d0ty o/ the Se-entes n reg0latng ch0rche
s& etc.&
I say that the d0tes o/ the Se-entes are !ore partc0larly to preach the Gospel&
and b0ld
0p ch0rches& rather than reg0late the!& that a Hgh Prest !ay ta$e charge o/ the!
. I/ a

Hgh Prest sho0ld be re!ss n hs d0ty& and sho0ld lead& or s0//er the Ch0rch to be
led
astray& depart /ro! the ordnances o/ the %ord& then t s the d0ty o/ one o/ the S
e-entes&
actng 0nder the specal drecton o/ the T1el-e& beng d0ly co!!ssoned by the! 1th
ther delegated a0thorty& to go to the Ch0rch& and / agreeable to a !a9orty o/ th
e
!e!bers o/ sad Ch0rch& to proceed to reg0late and p0t n order the sa!eC other1se
& he
can ha-e no a0thorty to act.
JOSEPH SMITH& J'N.
?"HC 6D)>58)>*.
Trials Be!ore /ih &ouncil
Sat0rday& J0ly ))& )564.?The Hgh Co0ncl !et at !y o//ce& 1hen I ta0ght the!
prncples relatng to ther d0ty as a Co0ncl& and that they !ght be g0ded by the sa
!e
n /0t0re& I ordered t to be recorded as /ollo1sD IThat the Co0ncl sho0ld try no
case
1tho0t both partes beng present& or ha-ng had an opport0nty to be presentC nethe
r
sho0ld they hear one person7s co!plant be/ore hs case s bro0ght 0p /or tralC net
her
sho0ld they s0//er the character o/ any one to be e2posed be/ore the Hgh Co0ncl
1tho0t the person beng present and ready to de/end h! or hersel/C that the !nds
o/ the
co0nclors be not pre90dced /or or aganst any one 1hose case they !ay possbly hae to
act 0pon.I EJ0ly ))& )564.F
?"HC 6D)<6.
The Pro*het+s (etter to 3illia# 3E Phel*sA 3elco#in /i# Back into
the &hurch
Na0-oo& Hancoc$ Co0nty& Illnos&
J0ly >>& )564.
"ear #rother Phelps.?I !0st say that t s 1th no ordnary /eelngs I endea-or to
1rte a /e1 lnes to yo0 n ans1er to yo0rs o/ the >*th 0lt!oC at the sa!e t!e I a!
re9oced at the pr-lege granted !e.
Bo0 !ay n so!e !eas0re real:e 1hat !y /eelngs& as 1ell as Elder Rgdon7s and
#rother Hyr0!7s 1ere& 1hen 1e read yo0r letter?tr0ly o0r hearts 1ere !elted nto
tenderness and co!passon 1hen 1e ascertaned yo0r resol-es. I can ass0re yo0 I /e
el a
dsposton to act on yo0r case n a !anner that 1ll !eet the approbaton o/ Jeho-ah&
E1hose ser-ant I a!F& and agreeable to the prncples o/ tr0th and rghteo0sness 1h
ch
ha-e been re-ealedC and nas!0ch as long8s0//erng& patence& and !ercy ha-e e-er
character:ed the dealngs o/ o0r hea-enly Father to1ards the h0!ble and pentent&
I /eel
dsposed to copy the e2a!ple& chersh the sa!e prncples& and by so dong be a sa-or
o/
!y /ello1 !en.
It s tr0e& that 1e ha-e s0//ered !0ch n conse;0ence o/ yo0r beha-or?the c0p o/
gall& already /0ll eno0gh /or !ortals to drn$& 1as ndeed /lled to o-er/lo1ng 1he
n yo0
t0rned aganst 0s. One 1th 1ho! 1e had o/t ta$en s1eet co0nsel together& and en9o
yed
!any re/reshng seasons /ro! the %ord?Ihad t been an ene!y& 1e co0ld ha-e borne t
.
In the day that tho0 stoodest on the other sde& n the day 1hen strangers carred
a1ay

capt-e hs /orces& and /oregners entered nto hs gates& and cast lots 0pon Far Aes
t& e-en
tho0 1ast as one o/ the!C b0t tho0 sho0ldest not ha-e loo$ed on the day o/ thy b
rother& n
the day that he beca!e a stranger& nether sho0ldst tho0 ha-e spo$en pro0dly n th
e day
o/ dstress.I
Ho1e-er& the c0p has been dr0n$& the 1ll o/ o0r Father has been done& and 1e ar
e
yet al-e& /or 1hch 1e than$ the %ord. And ha-ng been del-ered /ro! the hands o/
1c$ed !en by the !ercy o/ o0r God& 1e say t s yo0r pr-lege to be del-ered /ro! t
he
po1ers o/ the ad-ersary& be bro0ght nto the lberty o/ God7s dear chldren& and ag
an ta$e
yo0r stand a!ong the Sants o/ the Most Hgh& and by dlgence& h0!lty& and lo-e
0n/egned& co!!end yo0rsel/ to o0r God& and yo0r God& and to the Ch0rch o/ Jes0s
Chrst.
#ele-ng yo0r con/esson to be real& and yo0r repentance gen0ne& I shall be happy
once agan to g-e yo0 the rght hand o/ /ello1shp& and re9oce o-er the ret0rnng
prodgal.
Bo0r letter 1as read to the Sants last S0nday& and an e2presson o/ ther /eelng
1as
ta$en& 1hen t 1as 0nan!o0sly Resol-ed& That A. A. Phelps sho0ld be rece-ed nto
/ello1shp.
ICo!e on& dear brother& snce the 1ar s past&
For /rends at /rst& are /rends agan at last.I
Bo0rs as e-er&
JOSEPH SMITH& J'N.&
?"HC 6D),>8),6.
%-"A%6S O9 P%I-ST/OO0
!t the Conference, "ctober, *+.D
The "elchi>edek Priesthood /olds All Authorit.
In order to n-estgate the s0b9ect o/ the Presthood& so !portant to ths& as 1ell
as
e-ery s0cceedng generaton& I shall proceed to trace the s0b9ect as /ar as I poss
bly can
/ro! the Old and Ne1 Testa!ents.
There are t1o Presthoods spo$en o/ n the Scrpt0res& -:.& the Melch:ede$ and the
Aaronc or %e-tcal. Altho0gh there are t1o Presthoods& yet the Melch:ede$ Prestho
od
co!prehends the Aaronc or %e-tcal Presthood& and s the grand head& and holds the
hghest a0thorty 1hch pertans to the presthood& and the $eys o/ the =ngdo! o/ God
n
all ages o/ the 1orld to the latest posterty on the earthC and s the channel thr
o0gh 1hch
all $no1ledge& doctrne& the plan o/ sal-aton and e-ery !portant !atter s re-eale
d /ro!
hea-en.
Its nstt0ton 1as pror to Ithe /o0ndaton o/ ths earth& or the !ornng stars sang
together& or the Sons o/ God sho0ted /or 9oy&I and s the hghest and holest Prest
hood&
and s a/ter the order o/ the Son o/ God& and all other Presthoods are only parts
&
ra!/catons& po1ers and blessngs belongng to the sa!e& and are held& controlled&
and
drected by t. It s the channel thro0gh 1hch the Al!ghty co!!enced re-ealng Hs
glory at the begnnng o/ the creaton o/ ths earth& and thro0gh 1hch He has contn0

ed
to re-eal H!sel/ to the chldren o/ !en to the present t!e& and thro0gh 1hch He 1
ll
!a$e $no1n Hs p0rposes to the end o/ t!e.
Ada# the 'irst "an
Co!!encng 1th Ada!& 1ho 1as the /rst !an&/n 1ho s spo$en o/ n "anel as
beng the IAncent o/ "ays&I or n other 1ords& the /rst and oldest o/ all& the gre
at& grand
progentor o/ 1ho! t s sad n another place he s Mchael& beca0se he 1as the /rst a
nd
/ather o/ all& not only by progeny& b0t the /rst to hold the sprt0al blessngs& t
o 1ho!
1as !ade $no1n the plan o/ ordnances /or the sal-aton o/ hs posterty 0nto the en
d&
and to 1ho! Chrst 1as /rst re-ealed& and thro0gh 1ho! Chrst has been re-ealed /r
o!
hea-en& and 1ll contn0e to be re-ealed /ro! hence/orth. Ada! holds the $eys o/ t
he
dspensaton o/ the /0llness o/ t!esC .e.& the dspensaton o/ all the t!es ha-e bee
n and
1ll be re-ealed thro0gh h! /ro! the begnnng to Chrst& and /ro! Chrst to the end
o/
the dspensatons that are to be re-ealed. IHa-ng !ade $no1n 0nto 0s the !ystery o
/
Hs 1ll& accordng to Hs good pleas0re 1hch He hath p0rposed n H!sel/C that n the
dspensaton o/ the /0llness o/ t!es He !ght gather together n one all thngs n Chr
st&
both 1hch are n hea-en& and 1hch are on earthC e-en n H!.I EEphesans )D*8)4.F
Ordinances Al,a.s the Sa#e
No1 the p0rpose n H!sel/ n the 1ndng 0p scene o/ the last dspensaton s that
all thngs pertanng to that dspensaton sho0ld be cond0cted precsely n accordance
1th the precedng dspensatons.
And agan& God p0rposed n H!sel/ that there sho0ld not be an eternal /0llness 0n
tl
e-ery dspensaton sho0ld be /0l/lled and gathered together n one& and that all th
ngs
1hatsoe-er& that sho0ld be gathered together n one n those dspensatons 0nto the
sa!e
/0llness and eternal glory& sho0ld be n Chrst Jes0sC there/ore He set the ordnan
ces to be
the sa!e /ore-er and e-er& and set Ada! to 1atch o-er the!& to re-eal the! /ro!
hea-en
to !an& or to send angels to re-eal the!. IAre they not all !nsterng sprts& sent
/orth to
!nster /or the! 1ho shall be hers o/ sal-atonKI EHebre1s )D)6.F
These angels are 0nder the drecton o/ Mchael or Ada!& 1ho acts 0nder the
drecton o/ the %ord. Fro! the abo-e ;0otaton 1e learn that Pa0l per/ectly 0nders
tood
the p0rposes o/ God n relaton to Hs connecton 1th !an& and that gloro0s and per/
ect
order 1hch He establshed n H!sel/& 1hereby he sent /orth po1er& re-elatons& and
glory.
Ada# %eceived &o##and#ents !ro# )od
God 1ll not ac$no1ledge that 1hch He has not called& ordaned& and chosen. In th
e
begnnng God called Ada! by Hs o1n -oce. IAnd the %ord called 0nto Ada! and sad
0nto h!& Ahere art tho0K And he sad& I heard thy -oce n the garden& and I 1as a/
rad
beca0se I 1as na$ed& and hd !ysel/.I ESee Geness 3D*8)4.F Ada! rece-ed
co!!and!ents and nstr0ctons /ro! GodD ths 1as the order /ro! the begnnng.

That he rece-ed re-elatons& co!!and!ents and ordnances at the begnnng s

beyond the po1er o/ contro-ersyC else ho1 dd they begn to o//er sacr/ces to God
n an
acceptable !annerK And / they o//ered sacr/ces they !0st be a0thor:ed by ordnato
n.
Ae read n Geness 6D6& that Abel bro0ght the /rstlngs o/ the /loc$ and the /at th
ereo/&
and the %ord had respect to Abel and to hs o//erng. And& agan& I#y /ath Abel o//
ered
0nto God a !ore e2cellent sacr/ce than Can& by 1hch he obtaned 1tness that he 1a
s
rghteo0s& God test/yng o/ hs g/tsC and by t he beng dead& yet spea$eth.I EHebre1
s
))D6.F Ho1 doth he yet spea$K Ahy he !agn/ed the Presthood 1hch 1as con/erred
0pon h!& and ded a rghteo0s !an& and there/ore has beco!e an angel o/ God by
rece-ng hs body /ro! the dead& holdng stll the $eys o/ hs dspensatonC and 1as se
nt
do1n /ro! hea-en 0nto Pa0l to !nster consolng 1ords& and to co!!t 0nto h! a
$no1ledge o/ the !ysteres o/ godlness.
And / ths 1as not the case& I 1o0ld as$& ho1 dd Pa0l $no1 so !0ch abo0t Abel&
and 1hy sho0ld he tal$ abo0t hs spea$ng a/ter he 1as deadK Hence& that he spo$e
a/ter
he 1as dead !0st be by beng sent do1n o0t o/ hea-en to ad!nster.
Ada# /olds the 6e.s o! Presidenc.
Ths& then& s the nat0re o/ the PresthoodC e-ery !an holdng the Presdency o/ hs
dspensaton& and one !an holdng the Presdency o/ the! all& e-en Ada!C and Ada!
rece-ng hs Presdency and a0thorty /ro! the %ord& b0t cannot rece-e a /0llness 0n
tl
Chrst shall present the =ngdo! to the Father& 1hch shall be at the end o/ the la
st
dspensaton.
&ain &ursed !or Bnrihteousness
The po1er& glory and blessngs o/ the Presthood co0ld not contn0e 1th those 1ho
rece-ed ordnaton only as ther rghteo0sness contn0edC /or Can also beng a0thor:ed
to o//er sacr/ce& b0t not o//erng t n rghteo0sness& 1as c0rsed. It sgn/es& then&
that
the ordnances !0st be $ept n the -ery 1ay God has appontedC other1se ther
Presthood 1ll pro-e a c0rsng nstead o/ a blessng.
The "ission o! -noch
I/ Can had /0l/lled the la1 o/ rghteo0sness as dd Enoch& he co0ld ha-e 1al$ed
1th God all the days o/ hs l/e& and ne-er /aled o/ a blessng. IAnd Enoch 1al$ed
1th
God a/ter he begat Meth0selah 344 years& and begat sons and da0ghters& and all t
he days
o/ Enoch 1ere 3,< yearsC and Enoch 1al$ed 1th God& and he 1as not& /or God too$
h!.I EGeness <D>>8>3.F No1 ths Enoch God reser-ed 0nto H!sel/& that he sho0ld no
t
de at that t!e& and apponted 0nto h! a !nstry 0nto terrestral bodes& o/ 1ho! the
re
has been b0t lttle re-ealed. He s reser-ed also 0nto the presdency o/ a dspensat
on& and
!ore shall be sad o/ h! and terrestral bodes n another treatse. He s a !nsterng
angel& to !nster to those 1ho shall be hers o/ sal-aton& and appeared 0nto J0de
as Abel
dd 0nto Pa0lC there/ore J0de spo$e o/ h! E)6& )< -ersesF. And Enoch& the se-enth
/ro!
Ada!& re-ealed these sayngsD I#ehold& the %ord co!eth 1th ten tho0sand o/ Hs
Sants.I
Pa0l 1as also ac;0anted 1th ths character& and rece-ed nstr0ctons /ro! h!. I#y

/ath Enoch 1as translated& that he sho0ld not see death& and 1as not /o0nd& beca
0se God
had translated h!C /or be/ore hs translaton he had ths test!ony& that he pleased
GodC
b0t 1tho0t /ath& t s !possble to please H!& /or he that co!eth to God !0st belee
that He s& and that He s a re-ealer to those 1ho dlgently see$ H!.I EHebre1s ))D
<8,.F
The 0octrine o! Translation
No1 the doctrne o/ translaton s a po1er 1hch belongs to ths Presthood. There
are !any thngs 1hch belong to the po1ers o/ the Presthood and the $eys thereo/&
that
ha-e been $ept hd /ro! be/ore the /o0ndaton o/ the 1orldC they are hd /ro! the 1
se
and pr0dent to be re-ealed n the last t!es.
Many ha-e s0pposed that the doctrne o/ translaton 1as a doctrne 1hereby !en
1ere ta$en !!edately nto the presence o/ God& and nto an eternal /0llness& b0t t
hs s
a !sta$en dea. Ther place o/ habtaton s that o/ the terrestral order& and a plac
e
prepared /or s0ch characters He held n reser-e to be !nsterng angels 0nto !any
planets& and 1ho as yet ha-e not entered nto so great a /0llness as those 1ho ar
e
res0rrected /ro! the dead. IOthers 1ere tort0red& not acceptng del-erance& that
they
!ght obtan a better res0rrecton.I ESee Hebre1s ))D3<.F
No1 t 1as e-dent that there 1as a better res0rrecton& or else God 1o0ld not hae
re-ealed t 0nto Pa0l. Aheren then& can t be sad a better res0rrecton. Ths dstnct
on s
!ade bet1een the doctrne o/ the act0al res0rrecton and translatonD translaton ob
tans
del-erance /ro! the tort0res and s0//erngs o/ the body& b0t ther e2stence 1ll pr
olong
as to the labors and tols o/ the !nstry& be/ore they can enter nto so great a re
st and
glory.
On the other hand& those 1ho 1ere tort0red& not acceptng del-erance& rece-ed an
!!edate rest /ro! ther labors. IAnd I heard a -oce /ro! hea-en& sayng& #lessed a
re
the dead 1ho de n the %ord& /or /ro! hence/orth they do rest /ro! ther labors an
d ther
1or$s do /ollo1 the!.I ESee Re-elaton )6D)3.F
They rest /ro! ther labors /or a long t!e& and yet ther 1or$ s held n reser-e /
or
the!& that they are per!tted to do the sa!e 1or$& a/ter they rece-e a res0rrecto
n /or
ther bodes. #0t 1e shall lea-e ths s0b9ect and the s0b9ect o/ the terrestral bod
es /or
another t!e& n order to treat 0pon the! !ore /0lly.
The 6e.s o! Priesthood
The ne2t great& grand Patrarch Ga/ter EnochH 1ho held the $eys o/ the Presthood
1as %a!ech. IAnd %a!ech l-ed one h0ndred and eghty8t1o years and begat a son& an
d
he called hs na!e Noah& sayng& ths sa!e shall co!/ort 0s concernng o0r 1or$ and
the
tol o/ o0r hands beca0se o/ the gro0nd 1hch the %ord has c0rsed.I ESee Geness <D
>58

>*.F The Presthood contn0ed /ro! %a!ech to NoahD IAnd God sad 0nto Noah& The end
o/ all /lesh s be/ore !e& /or the earth s /lled 1th -olence thro0gh the! and beh
old I
1ll destroy the! 1th the earth.I EGeness ,D)3.F
Th0s 1e behold the $eys o/ ths Presthood conssted n obtanng the -oce o/
Jeho-ah that He tal$ed 1th h! GNoahH n a /a!lar and /rendly !anner& that He
contn0ed to h! the $eys& the co-enants& the po1er and the glory& 1th 1hch He ble
ssed
Ada! at the begnnngC and the o//erng o/ sacr/ce& 1hch also shall be contn0ed at
the
last t!eC /or all the ordnances and d0tes that e-er ha-e been re;0red by the Pre
sthood&
0nder the drectons and co!!and!ents o/ the Al!ghty n any o/ the dspensatons&
shall all be had n the last dspensaton& there/ore all thngs had 0nder the a0thor
ty o/ the
Presthood at any /or!er perod& shall be had agan& brngng to pass the restoraton
spo$en o/ by the !o0th o/ all the Holy ProphetsC then shall the sons o/ %e- o//e
r an
acceptable o//erng to the %ord. IAnd he shall st as a re/ner and p0r/er o/ sl-er
C and he
shall p0r/y the sons o/ %e-& and p0rge the! as gold and sl-er& that they !ay o//
er 0nto
the %ord.I ESee Malach 3D3.F
Sacri!ice to Be Part o! %estoration
It 1ll be necessary here to !a$e a /e1 obser-atons on the doctrne set /orth n t
he
abo-e ;0otaton& and t s generally s0pposed that sacr/ce 1as entrely done a1ay 1h
en
the Great Sacr/ce G.e.&H the sacr/ce o/ the %ord Jes0s 1as o//ered 0p& and that
there
1ll be no necessty /or the ordnance o/ sacr/ce n /0t0reC b0t those 1ho assert th
s are
certanly not ac;0anted 1th the d0tes& pr-leges and a0thorty o/ the Presthood& or
1th the Prophets.
The o//erng o/ sacr/ce has e-er been connected and /or!s a part o/ the d0tes o/
the
Presthood. It began 1th the Presthood& and 1ll be contn0ed 0ntl a/ter the co!ng
o/
Chrst& /ro! generaton to generaton. Ae /re;0ently ha-e !enton !ade o/ the o//ern
g
o/ sacr/ce by the ser-ants o/ the Most Hgh n ancent days& pror to the la1 o/ Mos
esC
1hch ordnances 1ll be contn0ed 1hen the Presthood s restored 1th all ts a0thorty
&
po1er and blessngs.
The "ission o! -liFah
El9ah 1as the last Prophet that held the $eys o/ the Presthood& and 1ho 1ll& be
/ore
the last dspensaton& restore the a0thorty and del-er the $eys o/ the Presthood&
n order
that all the ordnances !ay be attended to n rghteo0sness. It s tr0e that the Saor had
a0thorty and po1er to besto1 ths blessngC b0t the sons o/ %e- 1ere too pre90dced
.
IAnd I 1ll send El9ah the Prophet be/ore the great and terrble day o/ the %ord&I
etc.&
etc. Ahy send El9ahK #eca0se he holds the $eys o/ the a0thorty to ad!nster n all
the

ordnances o/ the PresthoodC and 1tho0t the a0thorty s g-en& the ordnances co0ld
not
be ad!nstered n rghteo0sness.
It s a -ery pre-alent opnon that the sacr/ces 1hch 1ere o//ered 1ere entrely
cons0!ed. Ths 1as not the caseC / yo0 read %e-tc0s >D>83& yo0 1ll obser-e that t
he
prests too$ a part as a !e!oral and o//ered t 0p be/ore the %ord& 1hle the re!an
der
1as $ept /or the !antenance o/ the prestsC so that the o//erngs and sacr/ces are
not all
cons0!ed 0pon the altar?b0t the blood s sprn$led& and the /at and certan other
portons are cons0!ed.
All Ordinances %estored
These sacr/ces& as 1ell as e-ery ordnance belongng to the Presthood& 1ll& 1hen
the Te!ple o/ the %ord shall be b0lt& and the sons o/ %e- be p0r/ed& be /0lly re
stored
and attended to n all ther po1ers& ra!/catons& and blessngs. Ths e-er dd and e-e
r
1ll e2st 1hen the po1ers o/ the Melch:ede$ Presthood are s0//cently !an/estC els
e
ho1 can the restt0ton o/ all thngs spo$en o/ by the Holy Prophets be bro0ght to
pass. It
s not to be 0nderstood that the la1 o/ Moses 1ll be establshed agan 1th all ts r
tes
and -arety o/ cere!onesC ths has ne-er been spo$en o/ by the prophetsC b0t those
thngs
1hch e2sted pror to Moses7 day& na!ely& sacr/ce& 1ll be contn0ed.
It !ay be as$ed by so!e& 1hat necessty /or sacr/ce& snce the Great Sacr/ce 1as
o//eredK In ans1er to 1hch& / repentance& bapts!& and /ath e2sted pror to the da
ys o/
Chrst& 1hat necessty /or the! snce that t!eK The Presthood has descended n a
reg0lar lne /ro! /ather to son& thro0gh ther s0cceedng generatons. ESee #oo$ o/
"octrne and Co-enants.F EOctober <& )564.F
?"HC 6D>4+8>)>.
An -*istle o! the Pro*het to the T,elve
To the Tra-elng Hgh Co0ncl and Elders o/ the Ch0rch o/ Jes0s Chrst o/ %atter8da
y
Sants n Great #rtanD
#elo-ed #rethren.?May grace& !ercy& and peace rest 0pon yo0 /ro! God the Father
and the %ord Jes0s Chrst. Ha-ng se-eral co!!0ncatons lyng be/ore !e /ro! !y
brethren the T1el-e& so!e o/ 1hch ere ths ha-e !erted a reply& b0t /ro! the
!0ltplcty o/ b0sness 1hch necessarly engages !y attenton& I ha-e delayed
co!!0ncatng 1th yo0 to the present t!e.
#e ass0red& belo-ed brethren& that I a! no dsnterested obser-er o/ the thngs 1h
ch
are transprng on the /ace o/ the 1hole earthC and a!dst the general !o-e!ents 1h
ch
are n progress& none s o/ !ore !portance than the gloro0s 1or$ n 1hch yo0 are no
1
engagedC conse;0ently I /eel so!e an2ety on yo0r acco0nt& that yo0 !ay by yo0r rt0e&
/ath& dlgence and charty co!!end yo0rsel-es to one another& to the Ch0rch o/ Chr
st&
and to yo0r Father 1ho s n hea-enC by 1hose grace yo0 ha-e been called to so hol
y a
callngC and be enabled to per/or! the great and responsble d0tes 1hch rest 0pon
yo0.
And I can ass0re yo0& that /ro! the n/or!aton I ha-e rece-ed& I /eel sats/ed tha
t yo0

ha-e not been re!ss n yo0r d0tyC b0t that yo0r dlgence and /ath/0lness ha-e been
s0ch as !0st sec0re yo0 the s!les o/ that God 1hose ser-ant yo0 are& and also th
e good
1ll o/ the Sants thro0gho0t the 1orld.
The )os*el in -nland
The spread o/ the Gospel thro0gho0t England s certanly pleasngC the conte!plato
n
o/ 1hch cannot b0t a//ord /eelngs o/ no ordnary $nd& n the boso! o/ those 1ho ha
-e
borne the heat and b0rden o/ the dayC and 1ho 1ere ts /r! s0pporters and stren0o
0s
ad-ocates n n/ancy& 1hle s0rro0nded 1th crc0!stances the !ost 0npropto0s& and ts
destr0cton threatened on all handsC l$e the gallant bar$ that has bra-ed the sto
r! 0nh0rt&
spreads her can-as to the bree:e& and nobly c0ts her 1ay thro0gh the yeldng 1a-e
& !ore
consco0s than e-er o/ the strength o/ her t!bers& and the e2perence and capablty
o/
her captan& plot& and cre1.
It s l$e1se -ery sats/actory to !y !nd& that there has been s0ch a good
0nderstandng bet1een yo0& and that the Sants ha-e so cheer/0lly hear$ened to co0
nsel&
and -ed 1th each other n ths labor o/ lo-e& and n the pro!oton o/ tr0th and
rghteo0sness. Ths s as t sho0ld be n the Ch0rch o/ Jes0s ChrstC 0nty s strength.
IHo1 pleasng t s /or brethren to d1ell together n 0ntyNI %et the Sants o/ the Mo
st
Hgh e-er c0lt-ate ths prncple& and the !ost gloro0s blessngs !0st res0lt& not on
ly to
the! nd-d0ally& b0t to the 1hole Ch0rch?the order o/ the $ngdo! 1ll be
!antaned& ts o//cers respected& and ts re;0re!ents readly and cheer/0lly obeyed.
(ove a &haracteristic o! 0eit.
%o-e s one o/ the che/ characterstcs o/ "ety& and o0ght to be !an/ested by thos
e
1ho aspre to be the sons o/ God. A !an /lled 1th the lo-e o/ God& s not content
1th
blessng hs /a!ly alone& b0t ranges thro0gh the 1hole 1orld& an2o0s to bless the
1hole
h0!an race. Ths has been yo0r /eelng& and ca0sed yo0 to /orego the pleas0res o/
ho!e&
that yo0 !ght be a blessng to others& 1ho are canddates /or !!ortalty& b0t stran
gers
to tr0thC and /or so dong& I pray that hea-en7s chocest blessngs !ay rest 0pon y
o0.
#eng re;0ested to g-e !y ad-ce respectng the proprety o/ yo0r ret0rnng n the
sprng& I 1ll do so 1llngly. I ha-e re/lected on the s0b9ect so!e t!e& and a! o/
the
opnon that t 1o0ld be 1sdo! n yo0 to !a$e preparatons to lea-e the scene o/ yo0r
labors n the sprng. Ha-ng carred the test!ony to that land& and n0!bers ha-ng
rece-ed t& the lea-en can no1 spread 1tho0t yo0r beng oblged to stay.
Another thng?there ha-e been 1hsperngs o/ the Sprt that there 1ll be so!e
agtatons& e2cte!ents& and tro0ble n the land n 1hch yo0 are no1 laborng. I 1o0ld
there/ore say& n the !eant!e be dlgentD organ:e the ch0rches& and let e-eryone s
tand
n hs proper place& so that those 1ho cannot co!e 1th yo0 n the sprng& !ay not be
le/t

as sheep 1tho0t a shepherd.

A Place o! )atherin
I 1o0ld l$e1se obser-e& that nas!0ch as ths place has been apponted /or the
gatherng o/ the Sants& t s necessary that t sho0ld be attended to n the order th
at the
%ord ntends t sho0ld. To ths end I 1o0ld say& that as there are great n0!bers o/
the
Sants n England 1ho are e2tre!ely poor& and not acc0sto!ed to the /ar!ng b0sness
&
1ho !0st ha-e certan preparatons !ade /or the! be/ore they can s0pport the!sel-e
s n
ths co0ntry& there/ore to pre-ent con/0son and dsappont!ent 1hen they arr-e here
& let
those !en 1ho are acc0sto!ed to !a$e !achnery& and those 1ho can co!!and captal&
tho0gh t be s!all& co!e here as soon as con-enent& and p0t 0p !achnery& and !a$e
s0ch other preparatons as !ay be necessary& so that 1hen the poor co!e on& they
!ay
ha-e e!ploy!ent to co!e to. Ths place has ad-antages /or !an0/act0rng and
co!!ercal p0rposes& 1hch b0t -ery /e1 can boast o/C and the establshng o/ cotton
/actores& /o0ndres& potteres& etc.& 1o0ld be the !eans o/ brngng n
asng
t to a -ery !portant ele-aton.
I need not occ0py !ore space on ths s0b9ect& as ts reasonableness
s
to e-ery !nd.
Printin o! Books
In !y /or!er epstle I told yo0 !y !nd respectng the prntng o/ the
Mor!on& hy!n boo$& etc. I ha-e been /a-ored by rece-ng a hy!n boo$

1ealth& and r
!0st be ob-o0

#oo$ o/
/ro! yo0& and

as /ar as I ha-e e2a!ned t& I hghly appro-e o/ t& and thn$ t to be a -ery -al0ab
le
collecton. I a! n/or!ed that the #oo$ o/ Mor!on s l$e1se prnted& 1hch I a! glad
to hear& and sho0ld be pleased to hear that t 1as prnted n all the d//erent lang
0ages o/
the earth. Bo0 can 0se yo0r o1n pleas0re respectng the prntng o/ the "octrne and
Co-enants. I/ there s a great de!and /or t& I ha-e no ob9ectons& b0t 1o0ld rathe
r
enco0rage t.
I can say& that as /ar as I ha-e been !ade ac;0anted 1th yo0r !o-e!ents& I a!
per/ectly sats/ed that they ha-e been n 1sdo!C and I ha-e no do0bt b0t that the
Sprt
o/ the %ord has drected yo0& and ths pro-es to !y !nd that yo0 ha-e been h0!ble&
and
yo0r desres ha-e been /or the sal-aton o/ yo0r /ello1 !en& and not /or yo0r o1n
aggrand:e!ent& and sel/sh nterests. As long as the Sants !an/est s0ch a dsposton
&
ther co0nsels 1ll be appro-ed o/& and ther e2ertons cro1ned 1th s0ccess.
There are !any thngs o/ !0ch !portance& on 1hch yo0 as$ co0nsel& b0t 1hch I
thn$ yo0 1ll be per/ectly able to decde 0pon& as yo0 are !ore con-ersant 1th the
pec0lar crc0!stances than I a!C and I /eel great con/dence n yo0r 0nted 1sdo!C
there/ore yo0 1ll e2c0se !e /or not enterng nto detal. I/ I sho0ld see anythng t
hat s
1rong& I 1o0ld ta$e the pr-lege o/ !a$ng $no1n !y !nd to yo0& and pontng o0t the
e-l.

I/ Elder Parley P. Pratt sho0ld 1sh to re!an n England so!e t!e longer than the
rest o/ the T1el-e& he 1ll /eel h!sel/ at lberty to do so& as hs /a!ly are 1th h
!&
conse;0ently hs crc0!stances are so!e1hat d//erent /ro! the restC and l$e1se t s
necessary that so!eone sho0ld re!an 1ho s con-ersant 1th the r0les and reg0laton
s
o/ the Ch0rch& and contn0e the paper 1hch s p0blshed. Conse;0ently& ta$ng all th
ese
thngs nto consderaton& I 1o0ld not press t 0pon #rother Pratt to ret0rn n the sp
rng.
The Saints Pros*erin
I a! happy to n/or! yo0 that 1e are prosperng n ths place& and that the Sants a
re
!ore healthy than /or!erlyC and /ro! the decrease o/ sc$ness ths season& 1hen
co!pared 1th the last& I a! led to the concl0son that ths !0st e-ent0ally beco!e
a
healthy place. There are at present abo0t 3&444 nhabtants n Na0-oo& and n0!bers
are
/loc$ng n daly. Se-eral sta$es ha-e been set o// n d//erent parts o/ the co0ntry
& 1hch
are n prospero0s crc0!stances.
Pro-sons are !0ch lo1er than 1hen yo0 le/t. Flo0r s abo0t O6 per barrel. Corn a
nd
potatoes abo0t >< cents per b0shelC and other thngs n proporton. There has been
a -ery
plent/0l har-est thro0gho0t the 'non.
The Te#*le
Bo0 1ll obser-e& by the T!es and Seasons& that 1e are abo0t b0ldng a te!ple /or
the 1orshp o/ o0r God n ths place. Preparatons are no1 !a$ngC e-ery tenth day s
de-oted by the brethren /or ;0arryng roc$& etc. Ae ha-e sec0red one o/ the !ost
lo-ely
st0atons /or t n ths regon o/ co0ntry. It s e2pected to be consderably larger th
an the
one n =rtland& and on a !ore !agn/cent scale& and 1hch 1ll 0ndo0btedly attract t
he
attenton o/ the great !en o/ the earth.
Ae ha-e a bll be/ore the legslat0re /or the ncorporaton o/ the cty o/ Na0-oo& a
nd
/or the establsh!ent o/ a se!nary o/ learnng& and other p0rposes& 1hch I e2pect
1ll
pass n a short t!e.
0eath o! Patriarch 1ose*h S#ith
Bo0 1ll also rece-e ntellgence o/ the death o/ !y /atherC 1hch e-ent& altho0gh
pan/0l to the /a!ly and to the Ch0rch generally& yet the sealng test!ony o/ the
tr0th o/
the 1or$ o/ the %ord 1as ndeed sats/actory. #rother Hyr0! s0cceeds h! as Patrarc
h
o/ the Ch0rch& accordng to hs last drectons and benedctons.
Se-eral persons o/ e!nence and dstncton n socety ha-e 9oned the Ch0rch and
beco!e obedent to the /athC and I a! happy to n/or! yo0 that the 1or$ s spreadng
-ery /ast 0pon ths contnent. So!e o/ the brethren are no1 n Ne1 Orleans& and 1e
e2pect a large gatherng /ro! the so0th. I ha-e had the pleas0re o/ 1elco!ng abo0
t one
h0ndred brethren 1ho ca!e 1th #rother T0rleyC the re!ander I a! n/or!ed stayed n
=rtland& not ha-ng !eans to get any /0rther. I thn$ that those 1ho ca!e here ths

/all&
dd not ta$e the best possble ro0te& or the least e2pens-e. Most o/ the brethren
ha-e
obtaned e!ploy!ent o/ one $nd or another& and appear tolerably 1ell contented& a
nd
see! dsposed to hear$en to co0nsel.
S*read o! the )os*el
#rothers Robnson and S!th lately had a letter /ro! Elders =!ball& S!th and
Aoodr0//& 1hch ga-e 0s n/or!aton o/ the co!!ence!ent o/ the 1or$ o/ the %ord n
the cty o/ %ondon& 1hch I 1as glad to hear. I a! l$e1se n/or!ed that Elders ha-e
gone to A0strala and to the East Indes. I /eel desro0s that e-ery pro-dental ope
nng o/
the $nd sho0ld be /lled& and that yo0 sho0ld& pror to yo0r lea-ng England& send
the
Gospel nto as !any parts as yo0 possbly can.
#elo-ed brethren& yo0 !0st be a1are n so!e !eas0re o/ !y /eelngs& 1hen I
conte!plate the great 1or$ 1hch s no1 rollng on& and the relatonshp 1hch I s0sta
n
to t& 1hle t s e2tendng to dstant lands& and tho0sands are e!bracng t. I real:e
n
so!e !eas0re !y responsblty& and the need I ha-e o/ s0pport /ro! abo-e& and 1sdo
!
/ro! on hgh& that I !ay be able to teach ths people& 1hch ha-e no1 beco!e a grea
t
people& the prncples o/ rghteo0sness& and lead the! agreeably to the 1ll o/ HeaenC so
that they !ay be per/ected& and prepared to !eet the %ord Jes0s Chrst 1hen He sh
all
appear n great glory. Can I rely on yo0r prayers to o0r hea-enly Father on !y be
hal/&
and on all the prayers o/ all !y brethren and ssters n England& E1ho! ha-ng not
seen&
yet I lo-eF& that I !ay be enabled to escape e-ery stratage! o/ Satan& s0r!o0nt
e-ery
d//c0lty& and brng ths people to the en9oy!ent o/ those blessngs 1hch are resered
/or the rghteo0sK I as$ ths at yo0r hands n the na!e o/ the %ord Jes0s Chrst.
%et the Sants re!e!ber that great thngs depend on ther nd-d0al e2erton& and
that they are called to be co81or$ers 1th 0s and the Holy Sprt n acco!plshng the
great 1or$ o/ the last daysC and n consderaton o/ the e2tent& the blessngs and g
lores o/
the sa!e& let e-ery sel/sh /eelng be not only b0red& b0t annhlatedC and let lo-e
to God
and !an predo!nate& and regn tr0!phant n e-ery !nd& that ther hearts !ay beco!e
l$e 0nto Enoch7s o/ old& and co!prehend all thngs& present& past and /0t0re& and
co!e
behnd n no g/t& 1atng /or the co!ng o/ the %ord Jes0s Chrst.
Saints to (ive unto )od
The 1or$ n 1hch 1e are 0ntedly engaged s one o/ no ordnary $nd. The ene!es
1e ha-e to contend aganst are s0btle and 1ell s$lled n !ane0-erngC t behoo-es 0s
to
be on the alert to concentrate o0r energes& and that the best /eelngs sho0ld e2s
t n o0r
!dstC and then& by the help o/ the Al!ghty& 1e shall go on /ro! -ctory to -ctory
& and
/ro! con;0est to con;0estC o0r e-l passons 1ll be s0bd0ed& o0r pre90dces departC
1e
shall /nd no roo! n o0r boso!s /or hatredC -ce 1ll hde ts de/or!ed head& and 1e

shall stand appro-ed n the sght o/ Hea-en& and be ac$no1ledged the sons o/ God.
%et 0s real:e that 1e are not to l-e to o0rsel-es& b0t to GodC by so dong the g
reatest
blessngs 1ll rest 0pon 0s both n t!e and n eternty.
Ba*tis# !or the 0ead
I pres0!e the doctrne o/ Ibapts! /or the deadI has ere ths reached yo0r ears& a
nd
!ay ha-e rased so!e n;0res n yo0r !nds respectng the sa!e. I cannot n ths letter
g-e yo0 all the n/or!aton yo0 !ay desre on the s0b9ectC b0t asde /ro! $no1ledge
ndependent o/ the #ble& I 1o0ld say that t 1as certanly practced by the ancent
ch0rchesC and St. Pa0l endea-ors to pro-e the doctrne o/ the res0rrecton /ro! th
e sa!e&
and says& IElse 1hat shall they do 1hch are bapt:ed /or the dead& / the dead rse
not at
allK Ahy are they then bapt:ed /or the deadKI
I /rst !entoned the doctrne n p0blc 1hen preachng the /0neral ser!on o/ #rother
Sey!o0r #r0nsonD and ha-e snce then g-en general nstr0ctons n the Ch0rch on the
s0b9ect. The Sants ha-e the pr-lege o/ beng bapt:ed /or those o/ ther relat-es 1
ho
are dead& 1ho! they bele-e 1o0ld ha-e e!braced the Gospel& / they had been
pr-leged 1th hearng t& and 1ho ha-e rece-ed the Gospel n the sprt& thro0gh the
nstr0!entalty o/ those 1ho ha-e been co!!ssoned to preach to the! 1hle n prson.
Atho0t enlargng on the s0b9ect& yo0 1ll 0ndo0btedly see ts consstency and
reasonablenessC and t presents the Gospel o/ Chrst n probably a !ore enlarged sc
ale
than so!e ha-e !agned t. #0t as the per/or!ance o/ ths rte s !ore partc0larly
con/ned to ths place& t 1ll not be necessary to enter nto partc0larsC at the sa!
e t!e I
al1ays /eel glad to g-e all the n/or!aton n !y po1er& b0t !y space 1ll not allo1
!e
to do t.
Ae had a letter /ro! Elder Hyde& a /e1 days ago& 1ho s n Ne1 Jersey& and s
e2pectng to lea-e /or England as soon as Elder Page reaches h!. He re;0ested to
$no1
/ con-erted Je1s are to go to Jer0sale! or to co!e to Jon. I there/ore 1sh yo0 t
o
n/or! h! that con-erted Je1s !0st co!e here.
G-e !y $nd lo-e to all the brethren and ssters& and tell the! I sho0ld ha-e bee
n
pleased to co!e o-er to England to see the!& b0t I a! a/rad that I shall be 0nde
r the
necessty o/ re!anng here /or so!e t!eC there/ore I g-e the! a pressng n-taton to
co!e and see !e.
I re!an& dear brethren& yo0rs a//ectonately&
JOSEPH SMITH.
EOct. )*& )564.F
?"HC 6D>>,8>3>.
0escri*tion o! Paul
G-en by the Prophet Joseph& Jan0ary <& )56)& at the organ:aton o/ a school o/
nstr0ctonD IHe s abo0t /-e /eet hghC -ery dar$ harC dar$ co!ple2onC dar$ s$nC la
rge
Ro!an noseC sharp /aceC s!all blac$ eyes& penetratng as eterntyC ro0nd sho0lders
C a
1hnng -oce& e2cept 1hen ele-ated& and then t al!ost rese!bled the roarng o/ a lo
n.
He 1as a good orator& act-e and dlgent& al1ays e!ployng h!sel/ n dong good to hs

/ello1 !an.I
0i!!erent 0erees o! the Priesthood o! "elchi>edek
IAns1er to the ;0eston& Aas the Presthood o/ Melch:ede$ ta$en a1ay 1hen
Moses dedK All Presthood s Melch:ede$& b0t there are d//erent portons or degrees
o/
t. That porton 1hch bro0ght Moses to spea$ 1th God /ace to /ace 1as ta$en a1ayC
b0t
that 1hch bro0ght the !nstry o/ angels re!aned. All the prophets had the Melch:e
de$
Presthood and 1ere ordaned by God h!sel/.I
-le#ents Are -ternal
The ele!ents are eternal. That 1hch has a begnnng 1ll s0rely ha-e an endC ta$e
a
rng& t s 1tho0t begnnng or end?c0t t /or a begnnng place and at the sa!e t!e yo0
ha-e an endng place.
A $eyD E-ery prncple proceedng /ro! God s eternal and any prncple 1hch s not
eternal s o/ the de-l. The s0n has no begnnng or endC the rays 1hch proceed /ro!
h!sel/ ha-e no bo0nds& conse;0ently are eternal.
So t s 1th God. I/ the so0l o/ !an had a begnnng t 1ll s0rely ha-e an end. In t
he
translaton I1tho0t /or! and -odI t sho0ld be read& e!pty and desolate. The 1ord
created sho0ld be /or!ed& or organ:ed.
Observation on the Sectarian )od
IThat 1hch s 1tho0t body& parts and passons s nothng. There s no other God n
hea-en b0t that God 1ho has /lesh and bones. John <D>,. As the Father hath l/e n
h!sel/& e-en so hath he g-en to the Son to ha-e l/e n h!sel/. God the Father too
$ l/e
0nto h!sel/ precsely as Jes0s dd.I
IThe /rst step n sal-aton o/ !an s the la1s o/ eternal and sel/8e2stent prncple
s.
Sprts are eternal. At the /rst organ:aton n hea-en 1e 1ere all present& and sa1
the
Sa-or chosen and apponted and the plan o/ sal-aton !ade& and 1e sanctoned t.
IAe ca!e to ths earth that 1e !ght ha-e a body and present t p0re be/ore God n
the celestal $ngdo!. The great prncple o/ happness conssts n ha-ng a body. The
de-l has no body& and heren s hs p0nsh!ent. He s pleased 1hen he can obtan the
tabernacle o/ !an& and 1hen cast o0t by the Sa-or he as$ed to go nto the herd o/
s1ne&
sho1ng that he 1o0ld pre/er a s1ne7s body to ha-ng none.
IAll bengs 1ho ha-e bodes ha-e po1er o-er those 1ho ha-e not. The de-l has no
po1er o-er 0s only as 1e per!t h!. The !o!ent 1e re-olt at anythng 1hch co!es
/ro! God& the de-l ta$es po1er. Ths earth 1ll be rolled bac$ nto the presence o/
God&
and cro1ned 1th celestal glory.I
-G&-%PTS '%O" A P%O&(A"ATIO9 O' T/- 'I%ST
P%-SI0-9&@ TO T/- SAI9TS S&ATT-%-0 AB%OA0
LLL
9auvoo
The na!e o/ o0r Cty ENa0-ooF s o/ Hebre1 orgn& and sgn/es a bea0t/0l
st0aton& or place& carryng 1th t& also& the dea o/ restC and s tr0ly descrpt-e o
/ the
!ost delght/0l locaton. It s st0ated on the east ban$ o/ the Msssspp R-er& at th
e
head o/ the "es Mones Rapds& n Hancoc$ Co0nty& bo0nded on the east by an e2tense
prare o/ s0rpassng bea0ty& and on the north& 1est and so0th& by the Msssspp. Ths

place has been ob9ected to by so!e on acco0nt o/ the sc$ness 1hch has pre-aled n
the
s0!!er !onths& b0t L L L all the eastern and so0thern portons o/ the Cty o/ Na0oo& are
as health/0l as any other portons o/ the 1estern co0ntry& to accl!at:ed ct:ens.L
L L
The pop0laton o/ the cty s ncreasng 1th 0nparalleled rapdty& n0!berng !ore than
3&444 nhabtants. E-ery /aclty s a//orded& n the cty and ad9acent co0ntry& n Hanc
oc$
Co0nty& /or the s0ccess/0l prosec0ton o/ the !echancal arts and the pleasng p0rs
0ts o/
agrc0lt0re. The 1aters o/ the Msssspp can be s0ccess/0lly 0sed /or !an0/act0rng
p0rposes to al!ost an 0nl!ted e2tent.
?"HC 6D>,5.
The Te#*le
The Te!ple o/ the %ord s n process o/ erecton here& 1here the Sants 1ll co!e to
1orshp the God o/ ther /athers& accordng to the order o/ Hs ho0se and the po1ers
o/
the Holy Presthood& and 1ll be so constr0cted as to enable all the /0nctons o/ t
he
Presthood to be d0ly e2ercsed& and 1here nstr0ctons /ro! the Most Hgh 1ll be
rece-ed& and /ro! ths place go /orth to dstant lands. %et 0s then concentrate al
l o0r
po1ers& 0nder the pro-sons o/ o0r magna charta granted by the Illnos legslat0re&
at
the ICty o/ Na0-ooI and s0rro0ndng co0ntry& and str-e to e!0late the acton o/ th
e
ancent co-enant /athers and patrarchs& n those thngs 1hch are o/ s0ch -ast !port
ance
to ths and e-ery s0cceedng generaton.
?"HC 6D>,*.
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The )atherin o! Saints
The greatest te!poral and sprt0al blessngs 1hch al1ays co!e /ro! /ath/0lness
and concerted e//ort& ne-er attended nd-d0al e2erton or enterprse. The hstory o/
all
past ages ab0ndantly attests ths /act. In addton to all te!poral blessngs& there
s no
other 1ay /or the Sants to be sa-ed n these last days& Gthan by the gatherngH as
the
conc0rrent test!ony o/ all the holy prophets clearly pro-es& /or t s 1rtten?IThe
y shall
co!e /ro! the east& and be gathered /ro! the 1estC the north shall g-e 0p& and t
he so0th
shall $eep not bac$.I IThe sons o/ God shall be gathered /ro! a/ar& and hs da0gh
ters
/ro! the ends o/ the earth.I
It s also the conc0rrent test!ony o/ all the prophets& that ths gatherng togeth
er o/
all the Sants& !0st ta$e place be/ore the %ord co!es to Ita$e -engeance 0pon the
0ngodly&I and Ito be glor/ed and ad!red by all those 1ho obey the Gospel.I The
//teth Psal!& /ro! the /rst to the //th -erse ncl0s-e& descrbes the glory and !a
9esty
o/ that e-ent. EJan. 5& )56).F
?"HC 6D>+>.
Order o! the Priesthood in Te#*le Buildin
The following instruction was gi2en at the time of the laying of the corner ston
es of

the /au2oo Temple, !pril B, *+.*(

I/ the strct order o/ the Presthood 1ere carred o0t n the b0ldng o/ Te!ples& th
e
/rst stone 1o0ld be lad at the so0th8east corner& by the Frst Presdency o/ the C
h0rch.
The so0th81est corner sho0ld be lad ne2t. The thrd& or north81est corner ne2tC a
nd the
/o0rth& or north8east corner last. The Frst Presdency sho0ld lay the so0th8east
corner
stone and dctate 1ho are the proper persons to lay the other corner stones.
I/ a Te!ple s b0lt at a dstance& and the Frst Presdency are not present& then t
he
P0or0! o/ the T1el-e Apostles are the persons to dctate the order /or that Te!pl
eC and
n the absence o/ the T1el-e Apostles& then the Presdency o/ the Sta$e 1ll lay th
e so0th8
east corner stoneC the Melch:ede$ Presthood layng the corner stones on the east
sde o/
the Te!ple& and the %esser Presthood those on the 1est sde.
?"HC 6D33).
%e*ort o! the 'irst Presidenc. at the A*ril &on!erenceA 1841
The Presdency o/ the Ch0rch o/ Jes0s Chrst o/ %atter8day Sants& /eel great plea
s0re
n asse!blng 1th the Sants at another general con/erence& 0nder crc0!stances so
a0spco0s and cheerngC and 1th grate/0l hearts to Al!ghty God /or Hs pro-dental
regard& they cordally 0nte 1th the Sants& on ths occason& n ascrbng honor& glory
&
and blessng to Hs Holy na!e.
It s 1th 0n/egned pleas0re that they ha-e to !a$e $no1n the steady and rapd
ncrease o/ the Ch0rch n ths state& the 'nted States& and E0rope. The an2ety to b
eco!e
ac;0anted 1th the prncples o/ the Gospel& on e-ery hand s ntense& and the cry o/
Ico!e o-er and help 0s&I s reachng the Elders on the 1ngs o/ e-ery 1ndC 1hle
tho0sands 1ho ha-e heard the Gospel ha-e beco!e obedent thereto& and are re9ocng
n
ts g/ts and blessngs. Pre90dce& 1th ts attendant tran o/ e-l& s g-ng 1ay be/ore
the
/orce o/ tr0th& 1hose bengn rays are penetratng the natons a/ar o//.
"issionar. %e*orts Satis!actor.
The reports /ro! the T1el-e Apostles n E0rope are -ery sats/actory& and state t
hat
the 1or$ contn0es to progress 1th 0nparalleled rapdty& and that the har-est s tr
0ly
great. In the Eastern States the /ath/0l laborers are s0ccess/0l& and !any are /
loc$ng to
the standard o/ tr0th. Nor s the So0th $eepng bac$. Ch0rches ha-e been rased 0p
n the
So0thern and Aestern States& and a -ery pressng n-taton has been rece-ed /ro! Ne
1
Orleans& /or so!e o/ the Elders to -st that ctyC 1hch has been co!pled 1th. In o
0r
o1n state and !!edate neghborhood& !any are a-o1ng ther attach!ent to the
prncples o/ o0r holy relgon& and ha-e beco!e obedent to the /ath.
Peace and prosperty attend 0sC and 1e ha-e /a-or n the sght o/ God and -rt0o0s
!en. The t!e 1as& 1hen 1e 1ere loo$ed 0pon as dece-ers& and that IMor!ons!I
1o0ld soon pass a1ay& co!e to no0ght& and be /orgotten. #0t the t!e has gone by
1hen
t s loo$ed 0pon as a transent !atter& or a b0bble on the 1a-e& and t s no1 ta$ng
a

deep hold n the hearts and a//ectons o/ all those& 1ho are noble8!nded eno0gh to
lay
asde the pre90dce o/ ed0caton& and n-estgate the s0b9ect 1th candor and honesty.
The
tr0th& l$e the st0rdy oa$& has stood 0nh0rt a!d the contendng ele!ents& 1hch hae
beat 0pon t 1th tre!endo0s /orce. The /loods ha-e rolled& 1a-e a/ter 1a-e& n ;0c
$
s0ccesson& and ha-e not s1allo1ed t 0p. IThey ha-e l/ted 0p ther -oce& O %ordC t
he
/loods ha-e l/ted 0p ther -oceC b0t the %ord o/ Hosts s !ghter than the !ghty 1a
-es
o/ the seaIC nor ha-e the /la!es o/ persec0ton& 1th all the n/l0ence o/ !obs& be
en able
to destroy tC b0t l$e Moses7 b0sh& t has stood 0ncons0!ed& and no1 at ths !o!ent
presents an !portant spectacle both to !en and angels. Ahere can 1e t0rn o0r eye
s to
behold s0ch anotherK Ae conte!plate a people 1ho ha-e e!braced a syste! o/ relgo
n&
0npop0lar& and the adherence to 1hch has bro0ght 0pon the! repeated persec0tons.
A
people 1ho& /or ther lo-e /or God& and attach!ent to Hs ca0se& ha-e s0//ered h0n
ger&
na$edness& perls& and al!ost e-ery pr-aton. A people 1ho& /or the sa$e o/ ther r
elgon&
ha-e had to !o0rn the pre!at0re death o/ parents& h0sbands& 1-es& and chldren. A
people& 1ho ha-e pre/erred death to sla-ery and hypocrsy& and ha-e honorably
!antaned ther characters& and stood /r! and !!o-able& n t!es that ha-e tred !en7
s
so0ls. Stand /ast& ye Sants o/ God& hold on a lttle 1hle longer& and the stor! o
/ l/e 1ll
be past& and yo0 1ll be re1arded by that God 1hose ser-ants yo0 are& and 1ho 1ll
d0ly
apprecate all yo0r tols and a//lctons /or Chrst7s sa$e and the Gospel7s. Bo0r na
!es 1ll
be handed do1n to posterty as Sants o/ God and -rt0o0s !en.
A Pra.er !or &ontinued Peace
#0t 1e hope that those scenes o/ blood 1ll ne-er !ore occ0r& b0t that !any& -er
y
!any& s0ch scenes as the present 1ll be 1tnessed by the Sants& and that n the Te
!ple&
the /o0ndaton o/ 1hch has been so happly lad& 1ll the Sants o/ the Most Hgh
contn0e to congregate /ro! year to year n peace and sa/ety.
Fro! the $nd and genero0s /eelngs& !an/ested by the ct:ens o/ ths state& snce
o0r so9o0rn a!ong the!& 1e !ay contn0e to e2pect the en9oy!ent o/ all the blessn
gs o/
c-l and relgo0s lberty& g0aranteed by the Constt0ton. The ct:ens o/ Illnos ha-e
done the!sel-es honor& n thro1ng the !antle o/ the Constt0ton o-er a persec0ted
and
a//lcted peopleD and ha-e g-en e-dent proo/ that they are not only n the en9oy!e
nt o/
the pr-leges o/ /ree!en the!sel-es& b0t also that they 1llngly and cheer/0lly e2
tend
that n-al0able blessng to others& and that they /reely a1ard to /ath/0lness and
-rt0e
ther d0e.
The proceedngs o/ the legslat0re& n regard to the ct:ens o/ ths place& ha-e bee
n

!ar$ed 1th phlanthropy and bene-olenceC and they ha-e lad 0s 0nder great and las
tng
oblgatons& n grantng 0s the se-eral lberal charters 1e no1 en9oy& and by 1hch 1e
hope to prosper 0ntl o0r cty beco!es the !ost splendd& o0r 'n-ersty the !ost
learned& and o0r %egon the !ost e//ect-e o/ any n the 'non.
I#*overished Saints
In conse;0ence o/ the !po-ershed condton o/ the Sants& the b0ldngs 1hch are
n co0rse o/ erecton do not progress as /ast as co0ld be desredC b0t /ro! the nte
rest
1hch s generally !an/ested by the Sants at large& 1e hope to acco!plsh !0ch by a
co!bnaton o/ e//ort& and a concentraton o/ acton& and erect the Te!ple and other
p0blc b0ldngs& 1hch 1e so !0ch need /or o0r !0t0al nstr0cton and the ed0caton o/
o0r chldren.
Fro! the reports 1hch ha-e been rece-ed& 1e !ay e2pect a large e!graton ths
season. The procla!aton 1hch 1as sent& so!e t!e ago& to the ch0rches abroad& has
been responded to& and great n0!bers are !a$ng preparatons to co!e and locate
the!sel-es n ths cty and -cnty.
Fro! 1hat 1e no1 1tness& 1e are led to loo$ /or1ard 1th pleasng antcpaton to
the /0t0re& and soon e2pect to see the tho0sands o/ Israel /loc$ng to ths regon
n
obedence to the hea-enly co!!andC n0!ero0s nhabtants?Sants?thc$ly st0ddng
the /lo1ery and 1de8spread prares o/ IllnosC te!ples /or the 1orshp o/ o0r God
erectng n -aro0s parts& and great peace restng 0pon Israel.
Ae 1o0ld call the attenton o/ the Sants !ore partc0larly to the b0ldng o/ the
Te!ple& /or on ts speedy erecton great blessngs depend. The :eal 1hch s !an/este
d
by the Sants n ths cty s& ndeed& prase1orthy& and& 1e hope 1ll be !tated by the
Sants n the -aro0s sta$es and branches o/ the Ch0rch& and that those 1ho cannot
contrb0te labor 1ll brng ther gold and ther sl-er& ther brass and ther ron& 1th
the
pne tree& and bo2 tree& to bea0t/y the sa!e.
Ae are glad to hear o/ the organ:aton o/ the d//erent ;0or0!s n ths cty& and ho
pe
that ther organ:aton 1ll be attended to n e-ery sta$e and branch o/ the Ch0rch&
/or the
Al!ghty s a lo-er o/ order and good go-ern!ent.
Fro! the /ath and enterprse o/ the Sants generally& 1e /eel greatly enco0raged
and
cheer/0lly attend to the !portant d0tes de-ol-ng 0pon 0s& $no1ng that 1e not onl
y
ha-e the appro-al o/ hea-en& b0t also that o0r e//orts /or the establsh!ent o/ J
on and
the spread o/ tr0th& are cheer/0lly seconded by the tho0sands o/ Israel.
In concl0son 1e 1o0ld say& brethren& be /ath/0l& let yo0r lo-e and !oderaton be
$no1n 0nto all !enC be patent& be !nd/0l to obser-e all the co!!and!ents o/ yo0r
Hea-enly Father& and the God o/ all grace shall bless yo0. E-en so. A!en.
JOSEPH SMITH& Presdent&
)5+RO#ERT #. THOMPSON& Cler$.
?"HC 6D33,833*.
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The Pro*het+s 0iscourse on )os*el Princi*les
At )4 o7cloc$ A.M. GMay ),& )56)H& a large conco0rse o/ the Sants asse!bled on t
he

!eetng gro0nd& and 1ere addressed by Presdent Joseph S!th& 1ho spo$e at
consderable length.
The 0octrine o! Aenc.
He co!!enced hs obser-atons by re!ar$ng that the $ndness o/ o0r Hea-enly
Father called /or o0r heart/elt gratt0de. He then obser-ed that Satan 1as genera
lly
bla!ed /or the e-ls 1hch 1e dd& b0t / he 1as the ca0se o/ all o0r 1c$edness& !en
co0ld not be conde!ned. The de-l co0ld not co!pel !an$nd to do e-lC all 1as
-ol0ntary. Those 1ho ressted the Sprt o/ God& 1o0ld be lable to be led nto te!pt
aton&
and then the assocaton o/ hea-en 1o0ld be 1thdra1n /ro! those 1ho re/0sed to be
!ade parta$ers o/ s0ch great glory. God 1o0ld not e2ert any co!p0lsory !eans& an
d the
de-l co0ld notC and s0ch deas as 1ere entertaned Gon these s0b9ectsH by !any 1er
e
abs0rd. The creat0re 1as !ade s0b9ect to -anty& not 1llngly& b0t Chrst s0b9ected
the
sa!e n hope?all are s0b9ected to -anty 1hle they tra-el thro0gh the croo$ed path
s and
d//c0ltes 1hch s0rro0nd the!. Ahere s the !an that s /ree /ro! -antyK None e-er
1ere per/ect b0t Jes0sC and 1hy 1as He per/ectK #eca0se He 1as the Son o/ God& a
nd
had the /0llness o/ the Sprt& and greater po1er than any !an. #0t not1thstandng
ther
-anty& !en loo$ /or1ard 1th hope Ebeca0se they are Is0b9ected n hopeIF to the t!
e o/
ther del-erance.
The 'irst Princi*les
The spea$er then !ade so!e obser-atons on the /rst prncples o/ the Gospel&
obser-ng& that !any o/ the Sants 1ho had co!e /ro! d//erent states and natons ha
d
only a -ery s0per/cal $no1ledge o/ these prncples& not ha-ng heard the! /0lly
n-estgated.
He then bre/ly stated the prncples o/ /ath& repentance& and bapts! /or the
re!sson o/ sns& these 1ere bele-ed by so!e o/ the rghteo0s socetes o/ the day& b
0t
the doctrne o/ layng on o/ hands /or the g/t o/ the Holy Ghost 1as dscarded by t
he!.
The spea$er then re/erred to the ,th chapter o/ Hebre1s& )st and >nd -erses& INo
t
layng agan the /o0ndaton o/ repentance /ro! dead 1or$s&I @c.& b0t o/ the doctrne
o/
bapts!s& layng on o/ hands& the res0rrecton& and eternal 90dg!ent& @c. That the
doctrne o/ eternal 90dg!ent 1as per/ectly 0nderstood by the Apostles& s e-dent /
ro!
se-eral passages o/ Scrpt0re. Peter preached repentance and bapts! /or the re!ss
on o/
sns to the Je1s 1ho had been led to acts o/ -olence and blood by ther leadersC b
0t to
the r0lers he sad& II 1ot that thro0gh gnorance ye dd t& as dd also yo0r r0lers.
I
IRepent ye there/ore& and be con-erted& that yo0r sns !ay be blotted o0t& 1hen t
he t!es
o/ re/reshng Erede!ptonF shall co!e /ro! the presence o/ the %ord& and He shall
send
Jes0s Chrst& 1hch be/ore 1as preached 0nto yo0&I @c. The t!e o/ rede!pton here h
ad
re/erence to the t!e 1hen Chrst sho0ld co!eC then& and not tll then& 1o0ld ther
sns be

blotted o0t. AhyK #eca0se they 1ere !0rderers& and no !0rderer hath eternal l/e.
E-en
"a-d !0st 1at /or those t!es o/ re/reshng& be/ore he can co!e /orth and hs sns b
e
blotted o0t. For Peter& spea$ng o/ h! says& I"a-d hath not yet ascended nto heaen&
/or hs sep0lchre s 1th 0s to ths day.I Hs re!ans 1ere then n the to!b. No1& 1e r
ead
that !any bodes o/ the Sants arose at Chrst7s res0rrecton& probably all the Sant
s& b0t t
see!s that "a-d dd not. AhyK #eca0se he had been a !0rderer. I/ the !nsters o/
relgon had a proper 0nderstandng o/ the doctrne o/ eternal 90dg!ent& they 1o0ld
not
be /o0nd attendng the !an 1ho /or/eted hs l/e to the n90red la1s o/ hs co0ntry&
by
sheddng nnocent bloodC /or s0ch characters cannot be /org-en& 0ntl they ha-e pad
the
last /arthng. The prayers o/ all the !nsters n the 1orld can ne-er close the gat
es o/ hell
aganst a !0rderer.
The 0octrine o! -lection
He then spo$e on the s0b9ect o/ electon& and read the *th chapter o/ Ro!ans& /r
o!
1hch t 1as e-dent that the electon there spo$en o/ 1as pertanng to the /lesh& an
d had
re/erence to the seed o/ Abraha!& accordng to the pro!se God !ade to Abraha!&
sayng& IIn thee& and n thy seed& all the /a!les o/ the earth shall be blessed.I
To the!
belonged the adopton and the co-enants& @c. Pa0l sad& 1hen he sa1 ther 0nbele/&
II
1sh !ysel/ acc0rsedI?accordng to the /lesh?not accordng to the sprt. Ahy dd God
say to Pharaoh& IFor ths ca0se ha-e I rased thee 0pIK #eca0se Pharaoh 1as a /t
nstr0!ent?a 1c$ed !an& and had co!!tted acts o/ cr0elty o/ the !ost atroco0s
nat0re. The electon o/ the pro!sed seed stll contn0es& and n the last day& they
shall
ha-e the Presthood restored 0nto the!& and they shall be the Isa-ors on Mo0nt Jo
n&I
the !nsters o/ o0r GodC / t 1ere not /or the re!nant 1hch 1as le/t& then !ght !e
n
no1 be as Sodo! and Go!orrah. The 1hole o/ the chapter had re/erence to the
Presthood and the ho0se o/ IsraelC and 0ncondtonal electon o/ nd-d0als to eterna
l
l/e 1as not ta0ght by the Apostles. God dd elect or predestnate& that all those
1ho
1o0ld be sa-ed& sho0ld be sa-ed n Chrst Jes0s& and thro0gh obedence to the Gospe
lC
b0t He passes o-er no !an7s sns& b0t -sts the! 1th correcton& and / Hs chldren 1
ll
not repent o/ ther sns He 1ll dscard the!.
Ths s an !per/ect s$etch o/ a -ery nterestng dsco0rse& 1hch occ0ped !ore than
t1o ho0rs n del-ery& and 1as lstened to 1th !ar$ed attenton& by the -ast asse!bl
y
present. EMay ),& )56).F
?"HC 6D3<583,4.
Three Inde*endent Princi*les
May ),& )56). There are three ndependent prncplesC the Sprt o/ God& the sprt o/
!an& and the sprt o/ the de-l. All !en ha-e po1er to resst the de-l.
They 1ho ha-e tabernacles& ha-e po1er o-er those 1ho ha-e not. The doctrne o/
eternal 90dg!entC Acts >D6). Peter preached& Repent& and be bapt:ed n the na!e o

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Jes0s Chrst& /or the re!sson o/ sns& @c.C b0t n Acts 3D)* he says& Repent& and b
e
con-erted& that yo0r sns !ay be blotted o0t 1hen the t!es o/ rede!pton shall co!
e&
and he shall send Jes0s& @c.
The Three Personaes
E-erlastng co-enant 1as !ade bet1een three personages be/ore the organ:aton o/
ths earth& and relates to ther dspensaton o/ thngs to !en on the earthC these
personages& accordng to Abraha!7s record& are called God the /rst& the CreatorC
God the
second& the Redee!erC and God the thrd& the 1tness or Testator.
?MSS
The T,elve 9e5t to the 'irst Presidenc.
Presdent Joseph S!th no1 arr-ng& proceeded to state to the con/erence at
consderable length& the ob9ect o/ ther present !eetng& and& n addton to 1hat Pre
sdent
Bo0ng had stated n the !ornng& sad that the t!e had co!e 1hen the T1el-e sho0ld
be
called 0pon to stand n ther place ne2t to the Frst Presdency& and attend to the
settlng
o/ !!grants and the b0sness o/ the Ch0rch at the sta$es& and assst to bear o// t
he
$ngdo! -ctoro0sly to the natons& and as they had been /ath/0l& and had borne the
b0rden n the heat o/ the day& that t 1as rght that they sho0ld ha-e an opport0nt
y o/
pro-dng so!ethng /or the!sel-es and /a!les& and at the sa!e t!e rele-e h!& so
that he !ght attend to the b0sness o/ translatng.
Mo-ed& seconded and carred& that the con/erence appro-e o/ the nstr0ctons o/
Presdent S!th n relaton to the T1el-e& and that they proceed accordngly to atten
d to
the d0tes o/ ther o//ce. EA0g. ),& )56).F
?"HC 6D643.
Trust in )od 3hen Sick
S0nday& Sept. <& )56). I preached to a large congregaton at the stand& on the s
cence
and practce o/ !edcne& desrng to pers0ade the Sants to tr0st n God 1hen sc$& and
not n an ar! o/ /lesh& and l-e by /ath and not by !edcne& or posonC and 1hen the
y
1ere sc$& and had called /or the Elders to pray /or the!& and they 1ere not heal
ed& to 0se
herbs and !ld /ood.
?"HC 6D6)6.
IT-"S O' I9ST%B&TIO9
Ba*tis# !or the 0ead
Presdent Joseph S!th& by re;0est o/ the T1el-e Apostles& ga-e nstr0ctons on the
doctrne o/ bapts! /or the dead& 1hch 1ere lstened to 1th ntense nterest by the l
arge
asse!bly. He presented bapts! /or the dead as the only 1ay that !en can appear a
s
sa-ors on Mo0nt Jon.
The procla!aton o/ the /rst prncples o/ the Gospel 1as a !eans o/ sal-aton to
!en nd-d0allyC and t 1as the tr0th& not !en& that sa-ed the!C b0t !en& by act-el
y
engagng n rtes o/ sal-aton s0bstt0tonally beca!e nstr0!ental n brngng !0ltt0des
o/ ther $ndred nto the $ngdo! o/ God.
Anels and "inisterin S*irits

He e2planed the d//erence bet1een an angel and a !nsterng sprtC the one a
res0rrected or translated body& 1th ts sprt !nsterng to e!boded sprts?the other
a
dse!boded sprt& -stng and !nsterng to dse!boded sprts. Jes0s Chrst beca!e a
!nsterng sprt E1hle Hs body 1as lyng n the sep0lchreF to the sprts n prson& to
/0l/ll an !portant part o/ Hs !sson& 1tho0t 1hch He co0ld not ha-e per/ected Hs
1or$& or entered nto Hs rest. A/ter Hs res0rrecton He appeared as an angel to Hs
dscples.
Translated bodes cannot enter nto rest 0ntl they ha-e 0ndergone a change
e;0-alent to death. Translated bodes are desgned /or /0t0re !ssons.
The angel that appeared to John on the Isle o/ Pat!os 1as a translated or res0r
rected
body G.e. personageH. Jes0s Chrst 1ent n body a/ter Hs res0rrecton& to !nster to
res0rrected bodes. There has been a chan o/ a0thorty and po1er /ro! Ada! do1n to
the present t!e.
The best 1ay to obtan tr0th and 1sdo! s not to as$ t /ro! boo$s& b0t to go to G
od
n prayer& and obtan d-ne teachng. It s no !ore ncredble that God sho0ld sa2e the
dead& than that he sho0ld raise the dead.
Pardonin "erc. an -ternal Princi*le
There s ne-er a t!e 1hen the sprt s too old to approach God. All are 1thn the
reach o/ pardonng !ercy& 1ho ha-e not co!!tted the 0npardonable sn& 1hch hath no
/org-eness& nether n ths 1orld& nor n the 1orld to co!e. There s a 1ay to releas
e the
sprts o/ the deadC that s by the po1er and a0thorty o/ the Presthood?by bndng an
d
loosng on earth. Ths doctrne appears gloro0s& nas!0ch as t e2hbts the greatness
o/
d-ne co!passon and bene-olence n the e2tent o/ the plan o/ h0!an sal-aton.
Ths gloro0s tr0th s 1ell calc0lated to enlarge the 0nderstandng& and to s0stan
the
so0l 0nder tro0bles& d//c0ltes and dstresses. For ll0straton& s0ppose the case o
/ t1o
!en& brothers& e;0ally ntellgent& learned& -rt0o0s and lo-ely& 1al$ng n 0prghtne
ss
and n all good conscence& so /ar as they ha-e been able to dscern d0ty /ro! the
!0ddy
strea! o/ tradton& or /ro! the blotted page o/ the boo$ o/ nat0re.
One des and s b0red& ha-ng ne-er heard the Gospel o/ reconclatonC to the other
the !essage o/ sal-aton s sent& he hears and e!braces t& and s !ade the her o/ e
ternal
l/e. Shall the one beco!e the parta$er o/ glory and the other be consgned to hop
eless
perdtonK Is there no chance /or hs escapeK Sectarans! ans1ers Inone.I S0ch an de
a
s 1orse than athes!. The tr0th shall brea$ do1n and dash n peces all s0ch bgoted
Pharsas!C the sects shall be s/ted& the honest n heart bro0ght o0t& and ther pre
sts le/t
n the !dst o/ ther corr0pton.
Sectarian Ba*tis#
Many ob9ectons are 0rged aganst the %atter8day Sants /or not ad!ttng the -aldty
o/ sectaran bapts!& and /or 1thholdng /ello1shp /ro! sectaran ch0rches. Bet to d
o

other1se 1o0ld be l$e p0ttng ne1 1ne nto old bottles& and p0ttng old 1ne nto ne1
bottles. AhatN ne1 re-elatons n the old ch0rchesK Ne1 re-elatons 1o0ld $noc$ o0t
the
botto! o/ ther botto!less pt. Ne1 1ne nto old bottlesN The bottles b0rst and the
1ne
r0ns o0tN AhatN Sadd0cees n the ne1 ch0rchN Old 1ne n ne1 leathern bottles 1ll l
ea$
thro0gh the pores and escape. So the Sadd0cee sants !oc$ at a0thorty& $c$ o0t o/
the
traces& and r0n to the !o0ntans o/ perdton& lea-ng the long echo o/ ther brayng
behnd the!.
He then re/erred to the Glac$ o/H charty o/ the sects& n deno0ncng all 1ho dsag
ree
1th the! n opnon& and n 9onng n persec0tng the Sants& 1ho bele-e that e-en s0ch
!ay be sa-ed& n ths 1orld and n the 1orld to co!e E!0rderers and apostates e2cep
tedF.
Salvation !or the 0ead
Ths doctrne presents n a clear lght the 1sdo! and !ercy o/ God n preparng an
ordnance /or the sal-aton o/ the dead& beng bapt:ed by pro2y& ther na!es recorde
d n
hea-en and they 90dged accordng to the deeds done n the body. Ths doctrne 1as th
e
b0rden o/ the scrpt0res. Those Sants 1ho neglect t n behal/ o/ ther deceased rel
at-es&
do t at the perl o/ ther o1n sal-aton. The dspensaton o/ the /0llness o/ t!es 1l
l
brng to lght the thngs that ha-e been re-ealed n all /or!er dspensatonsC also ot
her
thngs that ha-e not been be/ore re-ealed. He shall send El9ah& the Prophet& @c.&
and
restore all thngs n Chrst.
Presdent Joseph S!th then anno0ncedD IThere shall be no !ore bapts!s /or the
dead& 0ntl the ordnance can be attended to n the %ord7s Ho0seC and the Ch0rch sh
all not
hold another General Con/erence& 0ntl they can !eet n sad ho0se. For th0s sath t
he
%ordNI/n EOct. 3& )56).F
?"HC 6D6>686>,.
0o 9ot Accuse the Brethren
I charged the Sants not to /ollo1 the e2a!ple o/ the ad-ersary n acc0sng the
brethren& and sad& II/ yo0 do not acc0se each other& God 1ll not acc0se yo0. I/
yo0 ha-e
no acc0ser yo0 1ll enter hea-en& and / yo0 1ll /ollo1 the re-elatons and nstr0ct
ons
1hch God g-es yo0 thro0gh !e& I 1ll ta$e yo0 nto hea-en as !y bac$ load. I/ yo0
1ll
not acc0se !e& I 1ll not acc0se yo0. I/ yo0 1ll thro1 a cloa$ o/ charty o-er !y
sns& I
1ll o-er yo0rs?/or charty co-ereth a !0ltt0de o/ sns. Ahat !any people call sn s
not snC I do !any thngs to brea$ do1n s0perstton& and I 1ll brea$ t do1nIC I re/
erred
to the c0rse o/ Ha! /or la0ghng at Noah& 1hle n hs 1ne& b0t dong no har!. Noah
1as a rghteo0s !an& and yet he dran$ 1ne and beca!e nto2catedC the %ord dd not
/orsa$e h! n conse;0ence thereo/& /or he retaned all the po1er o/ hs Presthood&
and
1hen he 1as acc0sed by Canaan& he c0rsed h! by the Presthood 1hch he held& and t
he
%ord had respect to hs 1ord& and the Presthood 1hch he held& not1thstandng he 1a

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dr0n$& and the c0rse re!ans 0pon the posterty o/ Canaan 0ntl the present day.
ENo-e!ber +& )56).F
?"HC 6D66<866,.
Per!ection o! the Book o! "or#on
S0nday& >5.?I spent the day n the co0ncl 1th the T1el-e Apostles at the ho0se o
/
Presdent Bo0ng& con-ersng 1th the! 0pon a -arety o/ s0b9ects. #rother Joseph
Feldng 1as present& ha-ng been absent /o0r years on a !sson to England. I told t
he
brethren that the #oo$ o/ Mor!on 1as the !ost correct o/ any boo$ on earth& and
the
$eystone o/ o0r relgon& and a !an 1o0ld get nearer to God by abdng by ts precept
s&
than by any other boo$. ENo-e!ber >5& )56).F
?"HC 6D6,).
I"PO%TA9T I9ST%B&TIO9S
$alue o! &hastise#ent
Presdent Joseph arose and sadD I#rother =!ball has g-en yo0 a tr0e e2planaton
o/ the parable&I and then read the parable o/ the -ne and ts branches& and e2pla
ned t&
and sad& II/ 1e $eep the co!!and!ents o/ God& 1e sho0ld brng /orth /r0t and be t
he
/rends o/ God& and $no1 1hat o0r %ord dd.
ISo!e people say I a! a /allen Prophet& beca0se I do not brng /orth !ore o/ the
1ord o/ the %ord& Ahy do I not do tK Are 1e able to rece-e tK NoN Not one n ths
roo!. He then chastened the congregaton /or ther 1c$edness and 0nbele/& 7/or 1ho
!
the %ord lo-eth he chasteneth& and sco0rgeth e-ery son and da0ghter 1ho! he rece
-eth&7
and / 1e do not rece-e chastse!ents then 1e are bastards and not sons.I
On the s0b9ect o/ re-elaton& he sad& a !an 1o0ld co!!and hs son to dg potatoes
and saddle hs horse& b0t be/ore he had done ether he 1o0ld tell h! to do so!ethn
g
else. Ths s all consdered rghtC b0t as soon as the %ord g-es a co!!and!ent and
re-o$es that decree and co!!ands so!ethng else& then the Prophet s consdered /al
len.
#eca0se 1e 1ll not rece-e chastse!ent at the hands o/ the Prophets and Apostles&
the
%ord chastseth 0s 1th sc$ness and death. %et not any !an p0blsh hs o1n
rghteo0sness& /or others can see that /or h!C sooner let h! con/ess hs sns& and
then he
1ll be /org-en& and he 1ll brng /orth !ore /r0t. Ahen a corr0pt !an s chastsed h
e
gets angry and 1ll not end0re t. The reason 1e do not ha-e the secrets o/ the %o
rd
re-ealed 0nto 0s& s beca0se 1e do not $eep the! b0t re-eal the!C 1e do not $eep
o0r
o1n secrets& b0t re-eal o0r d//c0ltes to the 1orld& e-en to o0r ene!es& then ho1
1o0ld
1e $eep the secrets o/ the %ordK I can $eep a secret tll "oo!sday. Ahat greater
lo-e
hath any !an than that he lay do1n hs l/e /or hs /rendC then 1hy not /ght /or o0
r
/rend 0ntl 1e deK E"ece!ber )*& )56).F
?"HC 6D6+586+*.
The )i!t o! Tonues
S0nday& "ece!ber >,& )56).?The p0blc !eetng o/ the Sants 1as at !y ho0se ths
e-enng& and a/ter Patrarch Hyr0! S!th and Elder #rgha! Bo0ng had spo$en on the

prncples o/ /ath& and the g/ts o/ the Sprt& I read the )3th chapter o/ Frst Corn
thans&
also a part o/ the )6th chapter& and re!ar$ed that the g/t o/ tong0es 1as necess
ary n the
Ch0rchC b0t that / Satan co0ld not spea$ n tong0es& he co0ld not te!pt a "0tch!a
n& or
any other naton& b0t the Englsh& /or he can te!pt the Englsh!an& /or he has te!p
ted
!e& and I a! an Englsh!anC b0t the g/t o/ tong0es by the po1er o/ the Holy Ghost
n
the Ch0rch& s /or the bene/t o/ the ser-ants o/ God to preach to 0nbele-ers& as
on the
day o/ Pentecost. Ahen de-o0t !en /ro! e-ery naton shall asse!ble to hear the th
ngs
o/ God& let the Elders preach to the! n ther o1n !other tong0e& 1hether t s Ger!
an&
French& Spansh or Irsh& or any other& and let those nterpret 1ho 0nderstand the
lang0age spo$en& n ther o1n !other tong0e& and ths s 1hat the Apostle !eant n Fr
st
Cornthans )6D>+. E"ece!ber >,& )56).F
?"HC 6D65<865,.
Announce#ent %es*ectin 3ork on the Te#*le
To the #rethren n Na0-oo CtyD Greetng.?It s hghly !portant /or the /or1ardng
o/ the Te!ple& that an e;0al dstrb0ton o/ labor sho0ld be !ade n relaton to t!eC
as a
s0perab0ndance o/ hands one 1ee$& and none the ne2t& tends to retard the progres
s o/ the
1or$C there/ore e-ery brother s re;0ested to be partc0lar to labor on the day se
t apart /or
the sa!e& n hs 1ardC and to re!e!ber that he that so1s sparngly& shall also reap
sparngly& so that / the brethren 1ant a plent/0l har-est& they 1ll do 1ell to be
at the
place o/ labor n good season n the !ornng& brngng all necessary tools& accordng
to
ther occ0paton& and those 1ho ha-e tea!s brng the! also& 0nless other1se ad-sed
by
the Te!ple Co!!ttee. Sho0ld any one be detaned /ro! hs labor by 0na-odable
crc0!stances on the day apponted& let h! labor the ne2t day& or the /rst day pos
sble.
N. #.?The captans o/ the respect-e 1ards are partc0larly re;0ested to be at the
place o/ labor on ther respect-e days& and $eep an acc0rate acco0nt o/ each !an7
s 1or$&
and be ready to e2hbt a lst o/ the sa!e 1hen called /or.
The heart o/ the Tr0stee s daly !ade to re9oce n the good /eelngs o/ the brethr
en&
!ade !an/est n ther e2erton to carry /or1ard the 1or$ o/ the %ord& and rear Hs
Te!pleC and t s hoped that nether plantng& so1ng& or reapng 1ll herea/ter be !ad
e to
nter/ere 1th the reg0latons hnted at abo-e.
JOSEPH SMITH&
Tr0stee n Tr0st.
)*,EFebr0ary >)& )56>.F
?"HC 6D<)+.
The Pro*het+s Ser#on on (i!e and 0eathH the %esurrection and the
Salvation o! &hildren
Presdent S!th read the )6th chapter o/ Re-elaton& and sad?Ae ha-e agan the
1arnng -oce so0nded n o0r !dst& 1hch sho1s the 0ncertanty o/ h0!an l/eC and n
!y les0re !o!ents I ha-e !edtated 0pon the s0b9ect& and as$ed the ;0eston& 1hy t

s
that n/ants& nnocent chldren& are ta$en a1ay /ro! 0s& especally those that see!
to be
the !ost ntellgent and nterestng. The strongest reasons that present the!sel-es
to !y
!nd are theseD Ths 1orld s a -ery 1c$ed 1orldC and t s a pro-erb that the I1orld
gro1s 1ea$er and 1serIC / that s the case& the 1orld gro1s !ore 1c$ed and corr0p
t. In
the earler ages o/ the 1orld a rghteo0s !an& and a !an o/ God and o/ ntellgence&
had a
better chance to do good& to be bele-ed and rece-ed than at the present dayC b0t
n these
days s0ch a !an s !0ch opposed and persec0ted by !ost o/ the nhabtants o/ the ea
rth&
and he has !0ch sorro1 to pass thro0gh here. The %ord ta$es !any a1ay e-en n
n/ancy& that they !ay escape the en-y o/ !an& and the sorro1s and e-ls o/ ths pr
esent
1orldC they 1ere too p0re& too lo-ely& to l-e on earthC there/ore& / rghtly cons
dered&
nstead o/ !o0rnng 1e ha-e reason to re9oce as they as del-ered /ro! e-l& and 1e
shall soon ha-e the! agan.
0o 9ot Procrastinate %e*entance
Ahat chance s there /or n/delty 1hen 1e are partng 1th o0r /rends al!ost
dalyK None at all. The n/del 1ll grasp at e-ery stra1 /or help 0ntl death stares
h! n
the /ace& and then hs n/delty ta$es ts /lght& /or the realtes o/ the eternal 1or
ld are
restng 0pon h! n !ghty po1erC and 1hen e-ery earthly s0pport and prop /als h!& h
e
then sensbly /eels the eternal tr0ths o/ the !!ortalty o/ the so0l. Ae sho0ld ta
$e
1arnng and not 1at /or the death8bed to repent& as 1e see the n/ant ta$en a1ay b
y
death& so !ay the yo0th and !ddle8aged& as 1ell as the n/ant be s0ddenly called
nto
eternty. %et ths& then& pro-e as a 1arnng to all not to procrastnate repentance&
or 1at
tll a death8bed& /or t s the 1ll o/ God that !an sho0ld repent and ser-e H! n he
alth&
and n the strength and po1er o/ hs !nd& n order to sec0re hs blessng& and not 1a
t
0ntl he s called to de.
%ede#*tion o! (ittle &hildren
The doctrne o/ bapt:ng chldren& or sprn$lng the!& or they !0st 1elter n hell& s
a doctrne not tr0e& not s0pported n Holy Art& and s not consstent 1th the charac
ter o/
God. All chldren are redee!ed by the blood o/ Jes0s Chrst& and the !o!ent that
chldren lea-e ths 1orld& they are ta$en to the boso! o/ Abraha!. The only d//ere
nce
bet1een the old and yo0ng dyng s& one l-es longer n hea-en and eternal lght and
glory than the other& and s /reed a lttle sooner /ro! ths !serable 1c$ed 1orld.
Not1thstandng all ths glory& 1e /or a !o!ent lose sght o/ t& and !o0rn the loss&
b0t
1e do not !o0rn as those 1tho0t hope.
0ecrees 'i5ed and I##ovable
My ntenton 1as to ha-e spo$en on the s0b9ect o/ bapts!& b0t ha-ng a case o/
death be/ore 0s& I tho0ght proper to re/er to that s0b9ect. I 1ll no1& ho1e-er&
say a /e1

1ords 0pon bapts!& as I ntended.

God has !ade certan decrees 1hch are /2ed and !!o-ableC /or nstance& God set
the s0n& the !oon& and the stars n the hea-ens& and ga-e the! ther la1s& condton
s and
bo0nds& 1hch they cannot pass& e2cept by Hs co!!and!entsC they all !o-e n per/ec
t
har!ony n ther sphere and order& and are as lghts& 1onders and sgns 0nto 0s. The
sea
also has ts bo0nds 1hch t cannot pass. God has set !any sgns on the earth& as 1e
ll as
n the hea-ensC /or nstance& the oa$ o/ the /orest& the /r0t o/ the tree& the her
b o/ the
/eld& all bear a sgn that seed hath been planted thereC /or t s a decree o/ the
%ord that
e-ery tree& plant& and herb bearng seed sho0ld brng /orth o/ ts $nd& and cannot
co!e
/orth a/ter any other la1 or prncple./n 'pon the sa!e prncple do I contend that
bapts! s a sgn ordaned o/ God& /or the bele-er n Chrst to ta$e 0pon h!sel/ n ord
er
to enter nto the $ngdo! o/ God& I/or e2cept ye are born o/ 1ater and o/ the Sprt
ye
cannot enter nto the =ngdo! o/ God&I sad the Sa-or. It s a sgn and a co!!and!ent
1hch God has set /or !an to enter nto Hs $ngdo!. Those 1ho see$ to enter n any
other 1ay 1ll see$ n -anC /or God 1ll not rece-e the!& nether 1ll the angels
ac$no1ledge ther 1or$s as accepted& /or they ha-e not obeyed the ordnances& nor
attended to the sgns 1hch God ordaned /or the sal-aton o/ !an& to prepare h! /or
&
and g-e h! a ttle to& a celestal gloryC and God had decreed that all 1ho 1ll not
obey
Hs -oce shall not escape the da!naton o/ hell. Ahat s the da!naton o/ hellK To g
o
1th that socety 1ho ha-e not obeyed Hs co!!ands.
Ba*tis# and the )i!t o! the /ol. )host
#apts! s a sgn to God& to angels& and to hea-en that 1e do the 1ll o/ God& and
there s no other 1ay beneath the hea-ens 1hereby God hath ordaned /or !an to co!
e to
H! to be sa-ed& and enter nto the =ngdo! o/ God& e2cept /ath n Jes0s Chrst&
repentance& and bapts! /or the re!sson o/ sns& and any other co0rse s n -anC the
n
yo0 ha-e the pro!se o/ the g/t o/ the Holy Ghost.
Ahat s the sgn o/ the healng o/ the sc$K The layng on o/ hands s the sgn or 1ay
!ar$ed o0t by Ja!es& and the c0sto! o/ the ancent Sants as ordered by the %ord&
and
1e cannot obtan the blessngs by p0rs0ng any other co0rse e2cept the 1ay !ar$ed o
0t
by the %ord. Ahat / 1e sho0ld atte!pt to get the g/t o/ the Holy Ghost thro0gh a
ny
other !eans e2cept the sgns or 1ay 1hch God hath apponted?1o0ld 1e obtan tK
Certanly notC all other !eans 1o0ld /al. The %ord says do so and so& and I 1ll b
less
yo0.
6e. 3ords o! the Priesthood
There are certan $ey 1ords and sgns belongng to the Presthood 1hch !0st be
obser-ed n order to obtan the blessng. The sgn o/ Peter 1as to repent and be bap
t:ed
/or the re!sson o/ sns& 1th the pro!se o/ the g/t o/ the Holy GhostC and n no ot
her
1ay s the g/t o/ the Holy Ghost obtaned.

0i!!erence Bet,een the /ol. )host and the )i!t o! the /ol. )host
There s a d//erence bet1een the Holy Ghost and the g/t o/ the Holy Ghost.
Cornel0s rece-ed the Holy Ghost be/ore he 1as bapt:ed& 1hch 1as the con-ncng
po1er o/ God 0nto h! o/ the tr0th o/ the Gospel& b0t he co0ld not rece-e the g/t
o/ the
Holy Ghost 0ntl a/ter he 1as bapt:ed. Had he not ta$en ths sgn or ordnance 0pon
h!&
the Holy Ghost 1hch con-nced h! o/ the tr0th o/ God& 1o0ld ha-e le/t h!. 'ntl he
obeyed these ordnances and rece-ed the g/t o/ the Holy Ghost& by the layng on o/
hands& accordng to the order o/ God& he co0ld not ha-e healed the sc$ or co!!and
ed an
e-l sprt to co!e o0t o/ a !an& and t obey h!C /or the sprts !ght say 0nto h!& as
they dd to the sons o/ Sce-aD IPa0l 1e $no1 and Jes0s 1e $no1& b0t 1ho are yeKI
It
!attereth not 1hether 1e l-e long or short on the earth a/ter 1e co!e to a $no1l
edge o/
these prncples and obey the! 0nto the end. I $no1 that all !en 1ll be da!ned / t
hey
do not co!e n the 1ay 1hch He hath opened& and ths s the 1ay !ar$ed o0t by the
1ord o/ the %ord.
The Bniversal %esurrection
As concernng the res0rrecton& I 1ll !erely say that all !en 1ll co!e /ro! the
gra-e as they le do1n& 1hether old or yo0ngC there 1ll not be Iadded 0nto ther s
tat0re
one c0bt&I nether ta$en /ro! tC all 1ll be rased by the po1er o/ God& ha-ng sprt
n
ther bodes& and not blood. Chldren 1ll be enthroned n the presence o/ God and th
e
%a!b 1th bodes o/ the sa!e stat0re/n that they had on earth& ha-ng been redee!ed
by
the blood o/ the %a!bC they 1ll there en9oy the /0llness o/ that lght& glory and
ntellgence& 1hch s prepared n the celestal $ngdo!. I#lessed are the dead 1ho de
n
the %ord& /or they rest /ro! ther labors and ther 1or$s do /ollo1 the!.I
The spea$er& be/ore closng& called 0pon the asse!bly be/ore h! to h0!ble
the!sel-es n /ath be/ore God& and n !ghty prayer and /astng to call 0pon the na!
e o/
the %ord& 0ntl the ele!ents 1ere p0r/ed o-er o0r heads& and the earth sanct/ed 0
nder
o0r /eet& that the nhabtants o/ ths cty !ay escape the po1er o/ dsease and pestl
ence&
and the destroyer that rdeth 0pon the /ace o/ the earth& and that the Holy Sprt
o/ God
!ay rest 0pon ths -ast !0ltt0de.
Ba*tis#s Per!or#ed
At the close o/ the !eetng& Presdent S!th sad he sho0ld attend to the ordnance
o/
bapts! n the r-er& near hs ho0se& at t1o o7cloc$& and at the apponted ho0r& the
ban$ o/
the Msssspp 1as lned 1th a !0ltt0de o/ people& and Presdent Joseph S!th 1ent
nto the r-er and bapt:ed eghty persons /or the re!sson o/ ther sns& and 1hat add
ed
9oy to the scene 1as& that the /rst person bapt:ed 1as M. %. ". Aasson& a nephe1
o/
Mrs. E!!a S!th?the /rst o/ her $ndred that has e!braced the /0llness o/ the Gosp
el.

At the close o/ ths nterestng scene& the ad!nstrator l/ted 0p hs hands to1ards
hea-en& and !plored the blessng o/ God to rest 0pon the peopleC and tr0ly the Sp
rt o/
God dd rest 0pon the !0ltt0de& to the 9oy and consolaton o/ o0r hearts.
A/ter bapts!& the congregaton agan repared to the gro-e& near the Te!ple& to
attend to the ordnance o/ con/r!aton& and& not1thstandng Presdent S!th had spo$e
n
n the open ar to the people& and stood n the 1ater and bapt:ed abo0t eghty perso
ns&
abo0t //ty o/ those bapt:ed rece-ed ther con/r!aton 0nder hs hands n the a/ter p
art
o/ the day. Ahle ths 1as progressng& great n0!bers 1ere beng bapt:ed n the /ont
/or
the dead. EMarch >4& )56>.F
?"HC 6D<<38<<+.
S.no*sis o! the Pro*het+s Ser#on on Ba*tis# !or the 0ead
Ths 1as an nterestng day. A large asse!bly !et n the gro-e near the Te!ple.
#rother A!asa %y!an addressed the people n a -ery nterestng !anner. He 1as
/ollo1ed by Joseph& the Seer& 1ho !ade so!e hghly ed/yng and nstr0ct-e re!ar$s
concernng bapts! /or the dead. He sad the #ble s0pported the doctrne& ;0otng ) C
or.
)<D>*D IElse 1hat shall they do 1hch are bapt:ed /or the dead& / the dead rse no
t at all&
1hy are they then bapt:ed /or the deadKI I/ there s one 1ord o/ the %ord that s0
pports
the doctrne o/ bapts! /or the dead& t s eno0gh to establsh t as a tr0e doctrne.
AganC
/ 1e can& by the a0thorty o/ the Presthood o/ the Son o/ God& bapt:e a !an n the
na!e
o/ the Father& o/ the Son& and o/ the Holy Ghost& /or the re!sson o/ sns& t s 90
st as
!0ch o0r pr-lege to act as an agent& and be bapt:ed /or the re!sson o/ sns /or a
nd n
behal/ o/ o0r dead $ndred& 1ho ha-e not heard the Gospel& or the /0llness o/ t.
EMarch
>+& )56>.F
?"HC 6D<,58<,*.
S.no*sis o! the Pro*het+s %e#arks to the 'e#ale %elie! Societ.
Presdent Joseph S!th arose. Spo$e o/ the organ:aton o/ the Fe!ale Rele/
SocetyC sad he 1as deeply nterested& that t !ght be b0lt 0p to the Most Hgh n an
acceptable !annerC that ts r0les !0st be obser-edC that none sho0ld be rece-ed n
to t
b0t those 1ho 1ere 1orthyC proposed a close e2a!naton o/ e-ery canddateC that th
e
socety 1as gro1ng too /ast. It sho0ld gro1 0p by degrees& sho0ld co!!ence 1th a
/e1
nd-d0als& th0s ha-e a select socety o/ the -rt0o0s& and those 1ho 1o0ld 1al$
crc0!spectlyC co!!ended the! /or ther :eal& b0t sad so!et!es ther :eal 1as not
accordng to $no1ledge. One prncple ob9ect o/ the nstt0ton 1as to p0rge o0t n;0ty
C
sad they !0st be e2tre!ely care/0l n all ther e2a!natons& or the conse;0ences 1o
0ld
be sero0s.
All d//c0ltes 1hch !ght and 1o0ld cross o0r 1ay !0st be s0r!o0nted. Tho0gh
the so0l be tred& the heart /ant& and the hands hang do1n& 1e !0st not retrace o
0t stepsC
there !0st be decson o/ character& asde /ro! sy!pathy. Ahen nstr0cted& 1e !0st o
bey
that -oce& obser-e the la1s o/ the =ngdo! o/ God& that the blessngs o/ hea-en !a

y rest
do1n 0pon 0s. All !0st act n concert& or nothng can be done& and sho0ld !o-e
accordng to the ancent PresthoodC hence the Sants sho0ld be a select people& sep
arate
/ro! all the e-ls o/ the 1orld?choce& -rt0o0s& and holy. The %ord 1as gong to !a
$e
o/ the Ch0rch o/ Jes0s Chrst a $ngdo! o/ Prests& a holy people& a chosen generat
on& as
n Enoch7s day& ha-ng all the g/ts as ll0strated to the Ch0rch n Pa0l7s epstles a
nd
teachngs to the ch0rches n hs day?that t s the pr-lege o/ each !e!ber to l-e lon
g
and en9oy health. He then blessed the Sants. EMarch 34& )56>.F
?"HC 6D<+4.
<Tr. the S*irits<
The Prophet's 0ditorial in the T!es and Seasons
Recent occ0rrences that ha-e transpred a!ongst 0s render t an !perat-e d0ty
de-ol-ng 0pon !e to say so!ethng n relaton to the sprts by 1hch !en are act0ated
.
It s e-dent /ro! the Apostles7 1rtngs& that !any /alse sprts e2sted n ther day&
and had Igone /orth nto the 1orld&I and that t needed ntellgence 1hch God alone
co0ld !part to detect /alse sprts& and to pro-e 1hat sprts 1ere o/ God. The 1orl
d n
general ha-e been grossly gnorant n regard to ths one thng& and 1hy sho0ld they
be
other1se?/or Ithe thngs o/ God $no1eth no !an& b0t the Sprt o/ God.I
The Egyptans 1ere not able to dsco-er the d//erence bet1een the !racles o/
Moses and those o/ the !agcans 0ntl they ca!e to be tested togetherC and / Moses
had
not appeared n ther !dst& they 1o0ld 0n;0estonably ha-e tho0ght that the !racles
o/
the !agcans 1ere per/or!ed thro0gh the !ghty po1er o/ God& /or they 1ere great
!racles that 1ere per/or!ed by the!?a s0pernat0ral agency 1as de-eloped& and gre
at
po1er !an/ested.
L L L
It 1o0ld ha-e been e;0ally as d//c0lt /or 0s to tell by 1hat sprt the Apostles
prophesed& or by 1hat po1er the Apostles spo$e and 1or$ed !racles. Aho co0ld hae
told 1hether the po1er o/ S!on& the sorcerer& 1as o/ God or o/ the de-lK
There al1ays dd& n e-ery age& see! to be a lac$ o/ ntellgence pertanng to ths
s0b9ect. Sprts o/ all $nds ha-e been !an/ested& n e-ery age& and al!ost a!ong al
l
people.
I/ 1e go a!ong the pagans& they ha-e ther sprtsC the Moha!!edans& the Je1s& the
Chrstans& the Indans?all ha-e ther sprts& all ha-e a s0pernat0ral agency& and al
l
contend that ther sprts are o/ God. Aho shall sol-e the !ysteryK ITry the sprts&
I says
John& b0t 1ho s to do tK The learned& the elo;0ent& the phlosopher& the sage& th
e d-ne
?all are gnorant. The heathens 1ll boast o/ ther gods& and o/ the great thngs th
at ha-e
been 0n/olded by ther oracles. The M0ss0l!an 1ll boast o/ hs =oran& and o/ the d
-ne
co!!0ncatons that hs progentors ha-e rece-ed. The Je1s ha-e had n0!ero0s
nstances& both ancent and !odern& a!ong the! o/ !en 1ho ha-e pro/essed to be
nspred& and sent to brng abo0t great e-ents& and the Chrstan 1orld has not been

slo1
n !a$ng 0p the n0!ber.
Inorance o! the 9ature o! S*irits
ITry the sprts&I b0t 1hat byK Are 1e to try the! by the creeds o/ !enK Ahat
prepostero0s /olly?1hat sheer gnorance?1hat !adnessN Try the !otons and actons
o/ an eternal beng E/or I contend that all sprts are s0chF by a thng that 1as co
nce-ed n
gnorance& and bro0ght /orth n /olly?a cob1eb o/ yesterdayN Angels 1o0ld hde ther
/aces& and de-ls 1o0ld be asha!ed and ns0lted& and 1o0ld say& IPa0l 1e $no1& and
Jes0s 1e $no1& b0t 1ho are yeKI %et each !an o/ socety !a$e a creed and try e-l
sprts by t& and the de-l 1o0ld sha$e hs sdesC t s all that he 1o0ld as$?all that
he
1o0ld desre. Bet !any o/ the! do ths& and hence I!any sprts are abroad n the 1or
ld.I
One great e-l s& that !en are gnorant o/ the nat0re o/ sprtsC ther po1er& la1s&
go-ern!ent& ntellgence& etc.& and !agne that 1hen there s anythng l$e po1er&
re-elaton& or -son !an/ested& that t !0st be o/ God. Hence the Methodsts&
Presbyterans& and others /re;0ently possess a sprt that 1ll ca0se the! to le do1
n& and
d0rng ts operaton& an!aton s /re;0ently entrely s0spendedC they consder t to be
the
po1er o/ God& and a gloro0s !an/estaton /ro! God?a !an/estaton o/ 1hatK Is there
any ntellgence co!!0ncatedK Are the c0rtans o/ hea-en 1thdra1n& or the p0rposes
o/
God de-elopedK Ha-e they seen and con-ersed 1th an angel?or ha-e the glores o/
/0t0rty b0rst 0pon ther -e1K NoN b0t ther body has been nan!ate& the operaton o/
ther sprt s0spended& and all the ntellgence that can be obtaned /ro! the! 1hen t
hey
arse& s a sho0t o/ Iglory&I or Ihallel09ah&I or so!e ncoherent e2pressonC b0t th
ey ha-e
had Ithe po1er.I
The Sha$er 1ll 1hrl aro0nd on hs heel& !pelled by a s0pernat0ral agency or sprt
&
and thn$ that he s go-erned by the Sprt o/ GodC and the J0!per 1ll 90!p and ente
r
nto all $nds o/ e2tra-agances. A Pr!t-e Methodst 1ll sho0t 0nder the n/l0ence o/
that sprt& 0ntl he 1ll rend the hea-ens 1th hs cresC 1hle the P0a$ers Eor Frends
F
!o-ed as they thn$& by the Sprt o/ God& 1ll st stll and say nothng. Is God the a
0thor
o/ all thsK I/ not o/ all o/ t& 1hch does He recogn:eK S0rely& s0ch a heterogene
o0s
!ass o/ con/0son ne-er can enter nto the $ngdo! o/ hea-en.
0iscernin o! S*irits b. Po,er o! Priesthood
E-ery one o/ these pro/esses to be co!petent to try hs neghbor7s sprt& b0t no o
ne
can try hs o1n& and 1hat s the reasonK #eca0se they ha-e not a $ey to 0nloc$& no
r0le
1here1th to !eas0re& and no crteron 1hereby they can test t. Co0ld any one tell
the
length& breadth or heght o/ a b0ldng 1tho0t a r0leK Test the ;0alty o/ !etals 1t
ho0t a
crteron& or pont o0t the !o-e!ents o/ the planetary syste!s& 1tho0t a $no1ledge
o/

astrono!yK Certanly notC and / s0ch gnorance as ths s !an/ested abo0t a sprt o/
ths
$nd& 1ho can descrbe an angel o/ lghtK I/ Satan sho0ld appear as one n glory& 1h
o can
tell hs color& hs sgns& hs appearance& hs glory& or 1hat s the !anner o/ hs
!an/estatonK Aho can detect the sprt o/ the French prophets 1th ther re-elatons
and
ther -sons& and po1er o/ !an/estatonsK Or 1ho can pont o0t the sprt o/ the
Ir-ngtes& 1th ther apostles and prophets& and -sons and tong0es& and nterpretato
ns&
etc. Or 1ho can drag nto daylght and de-elop the hdden !ysteres o/ the /alse spr
ts
that so /re;0ently are !ade !an/est a!ong the %atter8day SantsK Ae ans1er that n
o
!an can do ths 1tho0t the Presthood& and ha-ng a $no1ledge o/ the la1s by 1hch
sprts are go-ernedC /or as no !an $no1s the thngs o/ God& b0t by the Sprt o/ God
& so
no !an $no1s the sprt o/ the de-l& and hs po1er and n/l0ence& b0t by possessng
ntellgence 1hch s !ore than h0!an& and ha-ng 0n/olded thro0gh the !ed0! o/ the
Presthood the !ystero0s operatons o/ hs de-cesC 1tho0t $no1ng the angelc /or!&
the sanct/ed loo$ and gest0re& and the :eal that s /re;0ently !an/ested by h! /o
r the
glory o/ God& together 1th the prophetc sprt& the graco0s n/l0ence& the godly
appearance& and the holy garb& 1hch are so characterstc o/ hs proceedngs and hs
!ystero0s 1ndngs.
A !an !0st ha-e the dscernng o/ sprts be/ore he can drag nto daylght ths hellsh
n/l0ence and 0n/old t 0nto the 1orld n all ts so0l8destroyng& dabolcal& and horr
d
colorsC /or nothng s a greater n90ry to the chldren o/ !en than to be 0nder the
n/l0ence
o/ a /alse sprt 1hen they thn$ they ha-e the Sprt o/ God. Tho0sands ha-e /elt th
e
n/l0ence o/ ts terrble po1er and bane/0l e//ects. %ong plgr!ages ha-e been
0nderta$en& penances end0red& and pan& !sery and r0n ha-e /ollo1ed n ther tranC
natons ha-e been con-0lsed& $ngdo!s o-erthro1n& pro-nces lad 1aste& and blood&
carnage and desolaton are habl!ents n 1hch t has been clothed.
L L L
The S*irit o! )od the S*irit o! 6no,lede
As 1e ha-e notced be/ore& the great d//c0lty les n the gnorance o/ the nat0re o/
sprts& o/ the la1s by 1hch they are go-erned& and the sgns by 1hch they !ay be
$no1nC / t re;0res the Sprt o/ God to $no1 the thngs o/ GodC and the sprt o/ the
de-l can only be 0n!as$ed thro0gh that !ed0!& then t /ollo1s as a nat0ral
conse;0ence that 0nless so!e person or persons ha-e a co!!0ncaton& or re-elaton
/ro! God& 0n/oldng to the! the operaton o/ the sprt& they !0st eternally re!an
gnorant o/ these prncplesC /or I contend that / one !an cannot 0nderstand these
thngs
b0t by the Sprt o/ God& ten tho0sand !en cannotC t s al$e o0t o/ the reach o/ th
e
1sdo! o/ the learned& the tong0e o/ the elo;0ent& the po1er o/ the !ghty. And 1e
shall
at last ha-e to co!e to ths concl0son& 1hate-er 1e !ay thn$ o/ re-elaton& that 1
tho0t
t 1e can nether $no1 nor 0nderstand anythng o/ God& or the de-lC and ho1e-er
0n1llng the 1orld !ay be to ac$no1ledge ths prncple& t s e-dent /ro! the
!0lt/aro0s creeds and notons concernng ths !atter that they 0nderstand nothng o/
ths prncple& and t s e;0ally as plan that 1tho0t a d-ne co!!0ncaton they !0st

re!an n gnorance. The 1orld al1ays !stoo$ /alse prophets /or tr0e ones& and thos
e
that 1ere sent o/ God& they consdered to be /alse prophets& and hence they $lled
& stoned&
p0nshed and !prsoned the tr0e prophets& and these had to hde the!sel-es In deser
ts
and dens& and ca-es o/ the earth&I and tho0gh the !ost honorable !en o/ the eart
h& they
banshed the! /ro! ther socety as -agabonds& 1hlst they chershed& honored and
s0pported $na-es& -agabonds& hypocrtes& !postors& and the basest o/ !en.
The )i!t o! 0iscern#ent o! S*irits
A !an !0st ha-e the dscernng o/ sprts& as 1e be/ore stated& to 0nderstand these
thngs& and ho1 s he to obtan ths g/t / there are no g/ts o/ the SprtK And ho1 ca
n
these g/ts be obtaned 1tho0t re-elatonK IChrst ascended nto hea-en& and ga-e g/t
s
to !enC and He ga-e so!e Apostles& and so!e Prophets& and so!e E-angelsts& and s
o!e
Pastors and Teachers.I And ho1 1ere Apostles& Prophets& Pastors& Teachers and
E-angelsts chosenK #y prophecy Ere-elatonF and by layng on o/ hands?by a d-ne
co!!0ncaton& and a d-nely apponted ordnance?thro0gh the !ed0! o/ the
Presthood& organ:ed accordng to the order o/ God& by d-ne appont!ent. The
Apostles n ancent t!es held the $eys o/ ths Presthood?o/ the !ysteres o/ the
=ngdo! o/ God& and conse;0ently 1ere enabled to 0nloc$ and 0nra-el all thngs
pertanng to the go-ern!ent o/ the Ch0rch& the 1el/are o/ socety& the /0t0re dest
ny o/
!en& and the agency& po1er and n/l0ence o/ sprtsC /or they co0ld control the! at
pleas0re& bd the! depart n the na!e o/ Jes0s& and detect ther !sche-o0s and
!ystero0s operatons 1hen tryng to pal! the!sel-es 0pon the Ch0rch n a relgo0s
garb& and !ltate aganst the nterest o/ the Ch0rch and spread o/ tr0th. Ae read t
hat they
Icast o0t de-ls n the na!e o/ Jes0s&I and 1hen a 1o!an possessng the sprt o/
d-naton& cred be/ore Pa0l and Slas& Ithese are the ser-ants o/ the Most Hgh God
that
sho1 0nto 0s the 1ay o/ sal-aton&I they detected the sprt. And altho0gh she spa$
e
/a-orably o/ the!& Pa0l co!!anded the sprt to co!e o0t o/ her& and sa-ed the!sel
-es
/ro! the opprobr0! that !ght ha-e been heaped 0pon ther heads& thro0gh an allanc
e
1th her& n the de-elop!ent o/ her 1c$ed prncples& 1hch they certanly 1o0ld ha-e
been charged 1th& / they had not reb0$ed the e-l sprt.
The )i!t /eld b. the Pro*hets
A po1er s!lar to ths e2sted thro0gh the !ed0! o/ the Presthood n d//erent
ages. Moses co0ld detect the !agcan7s po1er& and sho1 that he Gh!sel/H 1as God7s
ser-ant?he $ne1 1hen he 1as 0pon the !o0ntan Ethro0gh re-elatonF that Israel 1as
engaged n dolatryC he co0ld de-elop the sn o/ =orah& "athan and Abra!& detect
1tches and 1:ards n ther proceedngs& and pont o0t the tr0e prophets o/ the %ord.
Josh0a $ne1 ho1 to detect the !an 1ho had stolen the 1edge o/ gold and the #abyl
onsh
gar!ent. Mchaah co0ld pont o0t the /alse sprt by 1hch the /o0r h0ndred prophets
1ere go-ernedC and / hs ad-ce had been ta$en& !any l-es 1o0ld ha-e been spared E
>
Chroncles )5F. El9ah& Elsha& Isaah& Jere!ah& E:e$el& and !any other prophets
possessed ths po1er. O0r Sa-or& the Apostles& and e-en the !e!bers o/ the Ch0rch

1ere endo1ed 1th ths g/t& /or& says Pa0l E) Cornthans )>F& ITo one s g-en the g/
t o/
tong0es& to another the nterpretaton o/ tong0es& to another the 1or$ng o/ !racle
s& to
another prophecy& to another the dscernng o/ sprts.I All these proceeded /ro! th
e sa!e
Sprt o/ God& and 1ere the g/ts o/ God. The Ephesan ch0rch 1ere enabled by ths
prncple& Ito try those that sad they 1ere apostles& and 1ere not& and /o0nd the!
lars.I
ERe-elaton >D>.F
0i!!erence Bet,een Bod. and S*irit
In tracng the thng to the /o0ndaton& and loo$ng at t phlosophcally& 1e shall /n
d
a -ery !ateral d//erence bet1een the body and the sprtC the body s s0pposed to b
e
organ:ed !atter& and the sprt& by !any& s tho0ght to be !!ateral& 1tho0t s0bstan
ce.
Ath ths latter state!ent 1e sho0ld beg lea-e to d//er& and state the sprt s a s0
bstanceC
that t s !ateral& b0t that t s !ore p0re& elastc and re/ned !atter than the body
C that t
e2sted be/ore the body& can e2st n the bodyC and 1ll e2st separate /ro! the body
&
1hen the body 1ll be !o0lderng n the d0stC and 1ll n the res0rrecton& be agan
0nted 1th t.
S*irits -ternal
Atho0t atte!ptng to descrbe ths !ystero0s connecton& and the la1s that go-ern
the body and the sprt o/ !an& ther relatonshp to each other& and the desgn o/ Go
d n
relaton to the h0!an body and sprt& I 1o0ld 90st re!ar$& that the sprts o/ !en a
re
eternal& that they are go-erned by the sa!e Presthood that Abraha!& Melch:ede$&
and
the Apostles 1ereD that they are organ:ed accordng to that Presthood 1hch s
e-erlastng& I1tho0t begnnng o/ days or end o/ years&I?that they all !o-e n ther
respect-e spheres& and are go-erned by the la1 o/ GodC that 1hen they appear 0po
n the
earth they are n a probatonary state& and are preparng& / rghteo0s& /or a /0t0re
and
greater gloryC that the sprts o/ good !en cannot nter/ere 1th the 1c$ed beyond t
her
prescrbed bo0nds& /or Mchael& the Archangel& dared not brng a ralng acc0saton
aganst the de-l& b0t sad& IThe %ord reb0$e thee& Satan.I
3icked S*irits %estricted in Po,er
It 1o0ld see! also& that 1c$ed sprts ha-e ther bo0nds& l!ts& and la1s by 1hch
they are go-erned or controlled& and $no1 ther /0t0re destnyC hence& those that
1ere n
the !anac sad to o0r Sa-or& IArt tho0 co!e to tor!ent 0s be/ore the t!e&I and 1h
en
Satan presented h!sel/ be/ore the %ord& a!ong the sons o/ God& he sad that he ca
!e
I/ro! gong to and /ro n the earth& and /ro! 1anderng 0p and do1n n tCI and he s
e!phatcally called the prnce o/ the po1er o/ the arC and& t s -ery e-dent that t
hey
possess a po1er that none b0t those 1ho ha-e the Presthood can control& as 1e ha
-e
be/ore ad-erted to& n the case o/ the sons o/ Sce-a.
Ha-ng sad so !0ch 0pon the general prncples& 1tho0t re/errng to the pec0lar
st0aton& po1er& and n/l0ence o/ the !agcans o/ Egypt& the 1:ards and 1tches o/ t

he
Je1s& the oracles o/ the heathen& ther necro!ancers& soothsayers& and astrologer
s& the
!anacs or those possessed o/ de-ls n the Apostles7 days& 1e 1ll notce& and try t
o
detect Eso /ar as 1e ha-e the Scrpt0res /or o0r adF so!e /e1 nstances o/ the
de-elop!ent o/ /alse sprts n !ore !odern t!es& and n ths o0r day.
'alse Pro*hets
The IFrench ProphetsI 1ere possessed o/ a sprt that dece-edC they e2sted n
M-ars and "a0phany& n great n0!bers n the year ),55C there 1ere !any boys and gr
ls
/ro! se-en to t1enty8/-eC they had strange /ts& as n tre!blngs and /antngs& 1hch
!ade the! stretch o0t ther legs and ar!s& as n a s1oonC they re!aned a1hle n
trances& and co!ng o0t o/ the!& 0ttered all that ca!e n ther !o0ths. Gsee #0c$7s
Theologcal "ctonaryH
No1 God ne-er had any prophets that acted n ths 1ayC there 1as nothng
ndecoro0s n the proceedng o/ the %ord7s prophets n any ageC nether had the apost
les
nor prophets n the apostles7 day anythng o/ ths $nd. Pa0l says& IBe !ay all prop
hesy&
one by oneC and / anythng be re-ealed to another let the /rst hold hs peace& /or
the
sprt o/ the prophets s s0b9ect to the prophetsCI b0t here 1e /nd that the prophe
ts are
s0b9ect to the sprt& and /allng do1n& ha-e t1tchngs& t0!blngs& and /antngs thro0
gh
the n/l0ence o/ that sprt& beng entrely 0nder ts control. Pa0l says& I%et e-eryt
hng be
done decently and n order&I b0t here 1e /nd the greatest dsorder and ndecency n
the
cond0ct o/ both !en and 1o!en& as abo-e descrbed. The sa!e r0le 1o0ld apply to t
he
/allngs& t1tchngs& s1oonngs& sha$ng& and trances o/ !any o/ o0r !odern re--alsts
.
Johanna So0thcott pro/essed to be a prophetess& and 1rote a boo$ o/ propheces n
)546& she beca!e the /o0nder o/ a people that are stll e2tant. She 1as to brng /
orth& n a
place apponted& a son& that 1as to be the Messah& 1hch thng has /aled. Independe
nt o/
ths& ho1e-er& 1here do 1e read o/ a 1o!an that 1as the /o0nder o/ a ch0rch& n th
e
1ord o/ GodK Pa0l told the 1o!en n hs day& ITo $eep slence n the ch0rch& and tha
t /
they 1shed to $no1 anythng to as$ ther h0sbands at ho!eCI he 1o0ld not s0//er a
1o!an Ito r0le& or to 0s0rp a0thorty n the ch0rchCI b0t here 1e /nd a 1o!an the
/o0nder o/ a ch0rch& the re-elator and g0de& the Alpha and O!ega& contrary to al
l
ac$no1ledged r0le& prncple& and order.
Je!!ah Al$nson 1as another prophetess that /g0red largely n A!erca& n the
last cent0ry. She stated that she 1as ta$en sc$ and ded& and that her so0l 1ent
to hea-en&
1here t stll contn0es. Soon a/ter& her body 1as rean!ated 1th the sprt and po1er
o/
Chrst& 0pon 1hch she set 0p as a p0blc teacher& and declared that she had an !!e
date
re-elaton. No1 the Scrpt0res post-ely assert that IChrst s the /rst/r0t& a/ter1a
rds

those that are Chrst7s at Hs co!ng& then co!eth the end.I #0t Je!!ah& accordng t
o
her test!ony& ded& and rose agan be/ore the t!e !entoned n the Scrpt0res. The de
a
o/ her so0l beng n hea-en 1hle her body 1as Gl-ngH on earth& s also prepostero0s
.
Ahen God breathed nto !an7s nostrls& he beca!e a l-ng so0l& be/ore that he dd no
t
l-e& and 1hen that 1as ta$en a1ay hs body dedC and so dd o0r Sa-or 1hen the sprt
le/t the body& nor dd Hs body l-e 0ntl Hs sprt ret0rned n the po1er o/ Hs
res0rrecton. #0t Mrs. Al$nson7s so0l Gl/eH 1as n hea-en& and her body 1tho0t the
so0l Gor l/eH on earth& l-ng G1tho0t the so0l& orH 1tho0t l/eN
Irvinites
The Ir-ngtes are a people that ha-e co0nter/eted the tr0th& perhaps the nearest
o/
any o/ o0r !odern sectarans. They co!!enced abo0t ten years ago n the cty o/
%ondon& n EnglandC they ha-e ch0rches /or!ed n -aro0s parts o/ England and
Scotland& and so!e /e1 n 'pper Canada. Mr. Ir-ng& ther /o0nder& 1as a learned an
d
talented !nster o/ the Ch0rch o/ Scotland& he 1as a great logcan& and a po1er/0l
orator& b0t 1thal 1ld and enth0sastc n hs -e1s. Mo-ng n the hgher crcles& and
possessng talent and :eal& placed h! n a st0aton to beco!e a conspc0o0s characte
r&
and to rase 0p a socety s!lar to that 1hch s called a/ter hs na!e.
The Ir-ngtes ha-e apostles& prophets& pastors& teachers& e-angelsts& and angels
.
They pro/ess to ha-e the g/t o/ tong0es& and the nterpretaton o/ tong0es& and& n
so!e
/e1 nstances& to ha-e the g/t o/ healng.
The /rst prophetc sprt that 1as !an/ested 1as n so!e Msses Ca!pbell that Mr.
Ir-ng !et 1th& 1hle on a 9o0rney n ScotlandC they had G1hat s ter!ed a!ong ther
sectH I0tterances&I 1hch 1ere e-dently o/ a s0pernat0ral agency. Mr. Ir-ng& /all
ng nto
the co!!on error o/ consderng all s0pernat0ral !an/estatons to be o/ God& too$ t
he!
to %ondon 1th h!& and ntrod0ced the! nto hs ch0rch.
They 1ere there honored as the prophetesses o/ God& and 1hen they spo$e& Mr.
Ir-ng or any o/ hs !nsters had to $eep slence. They 1ere pec0larly 1ro0ght 0pon
be/ore the congregaton& and had strange 0tterances& 0ttered 1th an 0nnat0ral& sh
rll
-oce& and 1th thrllng ntonatons they /re;0ently !ade 0se o/ a /e1 bro$en&
0nconnected sentences& that 1ere a!bg0o0s& ncoherent& and nco!prehensbleC at oth
er
t!es they 1ere !ore clearly 0nderstood. They 1o0ld /re;0ently cry o0t& IThere s
n;0tyN There s n;0tyNI And Mr. Ir-ng has been led& 0nder the n/l0ence o/ ths
charge& to /all do1n 0pon hs $nees be/ore the p0blc congregaton& and to con/ess
hs sn&
not $no1ng 1hether he had snned& nor 1heren& nor 1hether the thng re/erred to h!
or
so!ebody else. "0rng these operatons& the bodes o/ the persons spea$ng 1ere
po1er/0lly 1ro0ght 0pon& ther co0ntenances 1ere dstorted& they had /re;0ent
t1tchngs n ther hands& and the 1hole syste! 1as po1er/0lly con-0lsed at nter-als
D
they so!et!es& ho1e-er& Et s s0pposedF spo$e n correct tong0es& and had tr0e
nterpretatons.
'nder the n/l0ence o/ ths sprt the ch0rch 1as organ:ed by these 1o!enC apostles
&

prophets& etc.& 1ere soon called& and a syste!atc order o/ thngs ntrod0ced& as a
bo-e
!entoned. A Mr. #a2ter Ea/ter1ards one o/ ther prncpal prophetsF 0pon gong nto o
ne
o/ ther !eetngs& says& II sa1 a po1er !an/ested& and tho0ght that 1as the po1er
o/
God& and as$ed that t !ght /all 0pon !e& and t dd so& and I began to prophesy.I
Eght
or nne years ago they had abo0t s2ty preachers gong thro0gh the streets o/ %ondo
n&
test/yng that %ondon 1as to be the place 1here the It1o 1tnessesI spo$en o/ by J
ohn&
1ere to prophesyC that EtheyF the ch0rch and the sprt 1ere the 1tnesses& and tha
t at the
end o/ three years and a hal/ there 1as to be an earth;0a$e and great destr0cton
& and o0r
Sa-or 1as to co!e. Ther apostles 1ere collected together at the apponted t!e
1atchng the e-ent& b0t Jes0s dd not co!e& and the prophecy 1as then a!bg0o0sly
e2planed a1ay. They /re;0ently had sgns g-en the! by the sprt to pro-e to the! t
hat
1hat 1as !an/ested to the! sho0ld ta$e place. Mr. #a2ter related an !presson tha
t he
had concernng a chld. It 1as !an/ested to h! that he sho0ld -st the chld& and la
y
hands 0pon t& and that t sho0ld be healedC and to pro-e to h! that ths 1as o/ Go
d& he
sho0ld !eet hs brother n a certan place& 1ho sho0ld spea$ 0nto h! certan 1ords.
Hs
brother addressed h! precsely n the 1ay and !anner that the !an/estaton desgnate
d.
The sgn too$ place& b0t 1hen he lad hs hands 0pon the chld t dd not reco-er. I c
annot
-o0ch /or the a0thorty o/ the last state!ent& as Mr. #a2ter at that t!e had le/t
the
Ir-ngtes& b0t t s n accordance 1th !any o/ ther proceedngs& and the thng ne-er h
as
been atte!pted to be dened.
L L L
All This Is 3ron
It !ay be as$ed& 1here s there anythng n all ths that s 1rongK
Frst. The ch0rch 1as organ:ed by 1o!en& and God placed n the Ch0rch E/rst
apostles& secondarly prophets&F and not /rst 1o!enC b0t Mr. Ir-ng placed n hs ch
0rch
/rst 1o!en Esecondarly apostles&F and the ch0rch 1as /o0nded and organ:ed by the
!. A
1o!an has no rght to /o0nd or organ:e a ch0rch?God ne-er sent the! to do t.
Second. Those 1o!en 1o0ld spea$ n the !dst o/ a !eetng& and reb0$e Mr. Ir-ng
or any o/ the ch0rch. No1 the Scrpt0re post-ely says& ITho0 shalt not reb0$e an
Elder&
b0t entreat h! as a /atherCI not only ths& b0t they /re;0ently acc0sed the breth
ren& th0s
placng the!sel-es n the seat o/ Satan& 1ho s e!phatcally called Ithe acc0ser o/
the
brethren.I
Thrd. Mr. #a2ter rece-ed the sprt on as$ng /or t& 1tho0t attendng to the
ordnances& and began to prophesy& 1hereas the scrpt0ral 1ay o/ attanng the g/t o
/ the
Holy Ghost s by bapts!& and by layng on o/ hands.
Fo0rth. As 1e ha-e stated n regard to others& the sprt o/ the prophets s s0b9ec
t to

the prophetsC b0t those prophets 1ere s0b9ect to the sprts& the sprts controllng
ther
bodes at pleas0re.
#0t t !ay be as$ed ho1 Mr. #a2ter co0ld get a sgn /ro! a second personK To ths
1e 1o0ld ans1er& that Mr. #a2ter7s brother 1as 0nder the n/l0ence o/ the sa!e sp
rt as
h!sel/& and beng s0b9ect to that sprt he co0ld be easly !ade to spea$ to Mr. #a2
ter
1hate-er the sprt sho0ld dctateC b0t there 1as not po1er n the sprt to heal the
chld.
Satan "a. )ive "ani!estations in Tonues
Agan t !ay be as$ed& ho1 t 1as that they co0ld spea$ n tong0es / they 1ere o/
the de-l. Ae 1o0ld ans1er that they co0ld be !ade to spea$ n another tong0e& as
1ell
as ther o1n& as they 1ere 0nder the control o/ that sprt& and the de-l can te!pt
the
Hottentot& the T0r$& the Je1& or any other natonC and / these !en 1ere 0nder the
n/l0ence o/ hs sprt& they o/ co0rse co0ld spea$ Hebre1& %atn& Gree$& Italan& "0t
ch& or
any other lang0age that the de-l $ne1.
So!e 1ll say& Itry the sprtsI by the 1ord. IE-ery sprt that con/esseth that Jes
0s
Chrst s co!e n the /lesh s o/ God& and e-ery sprt that con/esseth not that Jes0s
Chrst
s co!e n the /lesh s not o/ God.I ) John 6D>& 3. One o/ the Ir-ngtes once ;0oted
ths
passage 1hlst 0nder the n/l0ence o/ a sprt& and then sad& II con/ess that Jes0s
Chrst s
co!e n the /lesh.I And yet these propheces /aled& ther Messah dd not co!eC and t
he
great thngs spo$en o/ by the! ha-e /allen to the gro0nd. Ahat s the !atter hereK
"d
not the Apostle spea$ the tr0thK Certanly he dd?b0t he spo$e to a people 1ho 1er
e
0nder the penalty o/ death& the !o!ent they e!braced ChrstantyC and no one 1tho0
t a
$no1ledge o/ the /act 1o0ld con/ess t& and e2pose the!sel-es to death& and ths 1
as
conse;0ently g-en as a crteron to the ch0rch or ch0rches to 1hch John 1rote. #0t
the
de-l on a certan occason cred o0t& II $no1 thee& 1ho tho0 art& the Holy One o/ G
odNI
Here 1as a /ran$ ac$no1ledg!ent 0nder other crc0!stances that IJes0s had co!e n
the
/lesh.I On another occason the de-l sad& IPa0l 1e $no1& and Jes0s 1e $no1I?o/
co0rse& Ico!e n the /lesh.I No !an nor sect o/ !en 1tho0t the reg0lar constt0ted
a0thortes& the Presthood and dscernng o/ sprts& can tell tr0e /ro! /alse sprts.
Ths
po1er they possessed n the Apostles7 day& b0t t has departed /ro! the 1orld /or
ages.
'alse S*irits in the &hurch
The Ch0rch o/ Jes0s Chrst o/ %atter8day Sants has also had ts /alse sprtsC and
as t
s !ade 0p o/ all those d//erent sects pro/essng e-ery -arety o/ opnon& and ha-ng
been 0nder the n/l0ence o/ so !any $nds o/ sprts& t s not to be 1ondered at / th
ere
sho0ld be /o0nd a!ong 0s /alse sprts.

Soon a/ter the Gospel 1as establshed n =rtland& and d0rng the absence o/ the
a0thortes o/ the Ch0rch& !any /alse sprts 1ere ntrod0ced& !any strange -sons 1er
e
seen& and 1ld& enth0sastc notons 1ere entertanedC !en ran o0t o/ doors 0nder the
n/l0ence o/ ths sprt& and so!e o/ the! got 0pon the st0!ps o/ trees and sho0ted&
and
all $nds o/ e2tra-agances 1ere entered nto by the!C one !an p0rs0ed a ball that
he sad
he sa1 /lyng n the ar& 0ntl he ca!e to a precpce& 1hen he 90!ped nto the top o/
a
tree& 1hch sa-ed hs l/eC and !any rdc0lo0s thngs 1ere entered nto& calc0lated to
brng dsgrace 0pon the Ch0rch o/ God& to ca0se the Sprt o/ God to be 1thdra1n& an
d
to 0proot and destroy those gloro0s prncples 1hch had been de-eloped /or the
sal-aton o/ the h0!an /a!ly. #0t 1hen the a0thortes ret0rned& the sprt 1as !ade
!an/est& those !e!bers that 1ere e2ercsed 1th t 1ere tred /or ther /ello1shp& an
d
those that 1o0ld not repent and /orsa$e t 1ere c0t o//.
At a s0bse;0ent perod a Sha$er sprt 1as on the pont o/ beng ntrod0ced& and at
another t!e the Methodst and Presbyteran /allng do1n po1er& b0t the sprt 1as
reb0$ed and p0t do1n& and those 1ho 1o0ld not s0b!t to r0le and good order 1ere
ds/ello1shped. Ae ha-e also had brethren and ssters 1ho ha-e had the g/t o/ tong
0es
/alselyC they 1o0ld spea$ n a !0tterng& 0nnat0ral -oce& and ther bodes be dstort
ed
l$e the Ir-ngtes be/ore all0ded toC 1hereas& there s nothng 0nnat0ral n the Sprt
o/
God. A crc0!stance o/ ths $nd too$ place n 'pper Canada& b0t 1as reb0$ed by the
presdng ElderC another& a 1o!an near the sa!e place& pro/essed to ha-e the dscer
nng
o/ sprts& and began to acc0se another sster o/ thngs that she 1as not g0lty o/&
1hch
she sad she $ne1 1as so by the sprt& b0t 1as a/ter1ards pro-en to be /alseC she
placed
hersel/ n the capacty o/ the Iacc0ser o/ the brethren&I and no person thro0gh th
e
dscernng o/ sprts can brng a charge aganst another& they !0st be pro-en g0lty by
post-e e-dence& or they stand clear.
There ha-e also been !nsterng angels n the Ch0rch 1hch 1ere o/ Satan
appearng as an angel o/ lght. A sster n the state o/ Ne1 Bor$ had a -son& 1ho sa
d t
1as told her that / she 1o0ld go to a certan place n the 1oods& and angel 1o0ld
appear
to her. She 1ent at the apponted t!e& and sa1 a gloro0s personage descendng& arr
ayed
n 1hte& 1th sandy colored harC he co!!enced and told her to /ear God& and sad th
at
her h0sband 1as called to do great thngs& b0t that he !0st not go !ore than one
h0ndred
!les /ro! ho!e& or he 1o0ld not ret0rnC 1hereas God had called h! to go to the e
nds
o/ the earth& and he has snce been !ore than one tho0sand !les /ro! ho!e& and s
yet
al-e. Many tr0e thngs 1ere spo$en by ths personage& and !any thngs that 1ere /al
se.
Ho1& t !ay be as$ed& 1as ths $no1n to be a bad angelK #y the color o/ hs harC th
at s

one o/ the sgns that he can be $no1n by& and by hs contradctng a /or!er re-elato
n.
Ae ha-e also had brethren and ssters 1ho ha-e 1rtten re-elatons& and 1ho ha-e
started /or1ard to lead ths Ch0rch. S0ch 1as a yo0ng boy n =rtland& Isaac R0ssel
l& o/
Msso0r& and Gladden #shop& and Ol-er Olney o/ Na0-oo. The boy s no1 l-ng 1th
hs parents 1ho ha-e s0b!tted to the la1s o/ the Ch0rch. Mr. R0ssell stayed n Far
Aest&
/ro! 1hence he 1as to go to the Roc$y Mo0ntans& led by three NephtesC b0t the
Nephtes ne-er ca!e& and hs /rends /orsoo$ h!& all b0t so!e o/ the blood relatons
&
1ho ha-e snce been nearly destroyed by the !ob. Mr. #shop 1as tred by the Hgh
Co0ncl& hs papers e2a!ned& conde!ned and b0rned& and he c0t o// the Ch0rch. He
ac$no1ledged the 90stce o/ the decson& and sad Ithat he no1 sa1 hs error& /or /
he
had been go-erned by the re-elatons g-en be/ore& he !ght ha-e $no1n that no !an
1as to 1rte re-elatons /or the Ch0rch& b0t Joseph S!th&I and begged to be prayed
/or&
and /org-en by the brethren. Mr. Olney has also been tred by the Hgh Co0ncl and
ds/ello1shped& beca0se he 1o0ld not ha-e hs 1rtngs tested by the 1ord o/ GodC
e-dently pro-ng that he lo-es dar$ness rather than lght& beca0se hs deeds are el.
EAprl )& )56>.F
?"HC 6D<+)8<5).
%e#arks o! the Pro*het at the 'uneral o! -*hrai# "arks
The Sants n Na0-oo asse!bled at the ho0se o/ Presdent Mar$s& at an early ho0r n
the !ornng& to pay ther last respects to the body o/ Ephra! Mar$s& son o/ Presde
nt
Alla! Mar$s& 1ho ded on the e-enng o/ the +th. A large processon /or!ed and
1al$ed to the Gro-e& 1here a n0!ero0s congregaton had asse!bled. Presdent Joseph
S!th spo$e 0pon the occason 1th !0ch /eelng and nterest. A!ong hs re!ar$s he
sad& IIt s a -ery sole!n and a1/0l t!e. I ne-er /elt !ore sole!nC t calls to !nd
the
death o/ !y oldest brother& Al-n& 1ho ded n Ne1 Bor$& and !y yo0ngest brother& "
on
Carlos S!th& 1ho ded n Na0-oo. It has been hard /or !e to l-e on earth and see t
hese
yo0ng !en 0pon 1ho! 1e ha-e leaned /or s0pport and co!/ort ta$en /ro! 0s n the
!dst o/ ther yo0th. Bes& t has been hard to be reconcled to these thngs. I ha-e
so!et!es tho0ght that I sho0ld ha-e /elt !ore reconcled to ha-e been called a1ay
!ysel/ / t had been the 1ll o/ GodC yet I $no1 1e o0ght to be stll and $no1 t s
o/
God& and be reconcled to Hs 1llC all s rght. It 1ll be b0t a short t!e be/ore 1e
shall
all n l$e !anner be calledD t !ay be the case 1th !e as 1ell as yo0. So!e ha-e
s0pposed that #rother Joseph co0ld not deC b0t ths s a !sta$eD t s tr0e there ha
-e
been t!es 1hen I ha-e had the pro!se o/ !y l/e to acco!plsh s0ch and s0ch thngs&
b0t& ha-ng no1 acco!plshed those thngs& I ha-e not at present any lease o/ !y l/
e& I
a! as lable to de as other !en.
I can say n !y heart& that I ha-e not done anythng aganst Ephra! Mar$s that I a
!
sorry /or& and I 1o0ld as$ any o/ hs co!panons / they ha-e done anythng aganst h
!
that they are sorry /or& or that they 1o0ld not l$e to !eet and ans1er /or at th

e bar o/
God& / so& let t pro-e as a 1arnng to all to deal 90stly be/ore God& and 1th all
!an$nd&
then 1e shall be clear n the day o/ 90dg!ent.
Ahen 1e lose a near and dear /rend& 0pon 1ho! 1e ha-e set o0r hearts& t sho0ld
be
a ca0ton 0nto 0s not to set o0r a//ectons too /r!ly 0pon others& $no1ng that the
y !ay
n l$e !anner be ta$en /ro! 0s. O0r a//ectons sho0ld be placed 0pon God and Hs
1or$& !ore ntensely than 0pon o0r /ello1 bengs. EAprl *& )56>.F
?"HC 6D<5+.
S.no*sis o! %e#arks o! the Pro*het7%e*roo! o! All 3ickedness
Joseph the Seer arose n the po1er o/ GodC repro-ed and reb0$ed 1c$edness be/ore
the people& n the na!e o/ the %ord God. He 1shed to say a /e1 1ords to s0t the
condton o/ the general !ass& and then sadD I shall spea$ 1th a0thorty o/ the
Presthood n the na!e o/ the %ord God& 1hch shall pro-e a sa-or o/ l/e 0nto l/e&
or o/
death 0nto death. Not1thstandng ths congregaton pro/ess to be Sants& yet I stand
n
the !dst o/ all G$nds o/H characters and classes o/ !en. I/ yo0 1sh to go 1here
God s&
yo0 !0st be l$e God& or possess the prncples 1hch God possesses& /or / 1e are no
t
dra1ng to1ards God n prncple& 1e are gong /ro! H! and dra1ng to1ards the de-l.
Bes& I a! standng n the !dst o/ all $nds o/ people.
Search yo0r hearts& and see / yo0 are l$e God. I ha-e searched !ne& and /eel to
repent o/ all !y sns.
"en are Saved Throuh Obedience to 6no,lede
Ae ha-e the-es a!ong 0s& ad0lterers& lars& hypocrtes. I/ God sho0ld spea$ /ro!
hea-en& he 1o0ld co!!and yo0 not to steal& not to co!!t ad0ltery& not to co-et&
nor
dece-e& b0t be /ath/0l o-er a /e1 thngs. As /ar as 1e degenerate /ro! God& 1e de
scend
to the de-l and lose $no1ledge& and 1tho0t $no1ledge 1e cannot be sa-ed& and 1hl
e
o0r hearts are /lled 1th e-l& 1e are st0dyng e-l& there s no roo! n o0r hearts /
or
good& or st0dyng good. Is not God goodK Then yo0 be goodC / He s /ath/0l& then y
o0
be /ath/0l. Add to yo0r /ath -rt0e& to -rt0e $no1ledge& and see$ /or e-ery good
thng.
The Ch0rch !0st be cleansed& and I procla! aganst all n;0ty. A !an s sa-ed no
/aster than he gets $no1ledge& /or / he does not get $no1ledge& he 1ll be bro0gh
t nto
capt-ty by so!e e-l po1er n the other 1orld& as e-l sprts 1ll ha-e !ore $no1ledg
e&
and conse;0ently !ore po1er than !any !en 1ho are on the earth. Hence t needs
re-elaton to assst 0s& and g-e 0s $no1ledge o/ the thngs o/ God.
Ahat s the reason that the Prests o/ the day do not get re-elatonK They as$ onl
y to
cons0!e t 0pon ther l0sts. Ther hearts are corr0pt& and they cloa$ ther n;0ty by
sayng there are no !ore re-elatons. #0t / any re-elatons are g-en o/ God& they a
re
0n-ersally opposed by the prests and Chrstendo! at largeC /or they re-eal ther
1c$edness and abo!natons. EAprl )4& )56>.F
?"HC 6D<55.
Ba*tis# !or the 0ead

The great desgns o/ God n relaton to the sal-aton o/ the h0!an /a!ly& are -ery
lttle 0nderstood by the pro/essedly 1se and ntellgent generaton n 1hch 1e l-e.
Maro0s and con/lctng are the opnons o/ !en concernng the plan o/ sal-aton& the
re;0stons o/ the Al!ghty& the necessary preparatons /or hea-en& the state and
condton o/ departed sprts& and the happness or !sery that s conse;0ent 0pon the
practce o/ rghteo0sness and n;0ty accordng to ther se-eral notons o/ -rt0e and
-ce.
The M0ss0l!an conde!ns the heathen& the Je1& and the Chrstan& and the 1hole
1orld o/ !an$nd that re9ect hs =oran& as n/dels& and consgns the 1hole o/ the! t
o
perdton. The Je1 bele-es that the 1hole 1orld that re9ects hs /ath and are not
crc0!csed& are Gentle dogs& and 1ll be da!ned. The heathen s e;0ally as tenaco0s
abo0t hs prncples& and the Chrstan consgns all to perdton 1ho cannot bo1 to hs
creed& and s0b!t to hs ipse di&it(
1ustice o! the )reat (a,iver
#0t 1hle one porton o/ the h0!an race s 90dgng and conde!nng the other 1tho0t
!ercy& the Great Parent o/ the 0n-erse loo$s 0pon the 1hole o/ the h0!an /a!ly 1
th a
/atherly care and paternal regardC He -e1s the! as Hs o//sprng& and 1tho0t any o
/
those contracted /eelngs that n/l0ence the chldren o/ !en& ca0ses IHs s0n to rse
on the
e-l and on the good& and sendeth ran on the 90st and on the 0n90st.I He holds th
e rens o/
90dg!ent n Hs handsC He s a 1se %a1g-er& and 1ll 90dge all !en& not accordng to
the narro1& contracted notons o/ !en& b0t& Iaccordng to the deeds done n the bod
y
1hether they be good or e-l&I or 1hether these deeds 1ere done n England& A!erca
&
Span& T0r$ey& or Inda. He 1ll 90dge the!& Inot accordng to 1hat they ha-e not& b
0t
accordng to 1hat they ha-e&I those 1ho ha-e l-ed 1tho0t la1& 1ll be 90dged 1tho0
t
la1& and those 1ho ha-e a la1& 1ll be 90dged by that la1. Ae need not do0bt the
1sdo!
and ntellgence o/ the Great Jeho-ahC He 1ll a1ard 90dg!ent or !ercy to all naton
s
accordng to ther se-eral deserts& ther !eans o/ obtanng ntellgence& the la1s by
1hch they are go-erned& the /acltes a//orded the! o/ obtanng correct n/or!aton&
and Hs nscr0table desgns n relaton to the h0!an /a!lyC and 1hen the desgns o/ Go
d
shall be !ade !an/est& and the c0rtan o/ /0t0rty be 1thdra1n& 1e shall all o/ 0s
e-ent0ally ha-e to con/ess that the J0dge o/ all the earth has done rght.
&hrist Preached to S*irits in Prison
The st0aton o/ the Chrstan natons a/ter death& s a s0b9ect that has called /ort
h all
the 1sdo! and talent o/ the phlosopher and the d-ne& and t s an opnon 1hch s
generally rece-ed& that the destny o/ !an s rretre-ably /2ed at hs death& and th
at he
s !ade ether eternally happy& or eternally !serableC that / a !an des 1tho0t a
$no1ledge o/ God& he !0st be eternally da!ned& 1tho0t any !tgaton o/ hs
p0nsh!ent& alle-aton o/ hs pan& or the !ost latent hope o/ a del-erance 1hle end
less
ages shall roll along. Ho1e-er orthodo2 ths prncple !ay be& 1e shall /nd that t
s at
-arance 1th the test!ony o/ Holy Art& /or o0r Sa-or says& that all !anner o/ sn
and
blasphe!y shall be /org-en !en 1here1th they shall blasphe!eC b0t the blasphe!y

aganst the Holy Ghost shall not be /org-en& nether n ths 1orld& nor n the 1orld
to
co!e& e-dently sho1ng that there are sns 1hch !ay be /org-en n the 1orld to co!e
&
altho0gh the sn o/ blasphe!y Gaganst the Holy GhostH cannot be /org-en. Peter& a
lso& n
spea$ng concernng o0r Sa-or& says& that IHe 1ent and preached 0nto the sprts n
prson& 1hch so!et!es 1ere dsobedent& 1hen once the long8s0//erng o/ God 1ated
n the days o/ NoahI E) Peter 3D)*& >4F. Here then 1e ha-e an acco0nt o/ o0r Sa-o
r
preachng to the sprts n prson& to sprts that had been !prsoned /ro! the days o/
NoahC and 1hat dd He preach to the!K That they 1ere to stay thereK Certanly notN
%et
Hs o1n declaraton test/y. IHe hath sent !e to heal the bro$en8hearted& to preach
del-erance to the capt-es& and reco-erng o/ sght o/ the blnd& to set at lberty t
he! that
are br0sed.I E%0$e 6D)5.F Isaah has t?ITo brng o0t the prsoners /ro! the prson&
and
the! that st n dar$ness /ro! the prson ho0se.I EIsaah 6>D+.F It s -ery e-dent /r
o! ths
that he not only 1ent to preach to the!& b0t to del-er& or brng the! o0t o/ the
prson
ho0se. Isaah& n test/yng concernng the cala!tes that 1ll o-erta$e the nhabtants
o/
the earth& says& IThe earth shall reel to and /ro l$e a dr0n$ard& and shall be r
e!o-ed l$e
a cottageC and the transgresson thereo/ shall be hea-y 0pon tC and t shall /all
and not
rse agan. And t shall co!e to pass n that day& that the %ord shall p0nsh the hos
t o/ the
hgh ones that are on hgh& and the $ngs o/ the earth 0pon the earth. And they sha
ll be
gathered together& as prsoners are gathered n the pt& and shall be sh0t 0p n the
prson&
and a/ter !any days shall they be -sted.I Th0s 1e /nd that God 1ll deal 1th all
the
h0!an /a!ly e;0ally& and that as the antedl0-ans had ther day o/ -staton& so 1ll
those characters re/erred to by Isaah& ha-e ther t!e o/ -staton and del-eranceC
a/ter
ha-ng been !any days n prson.
Plan o! Salvation Be!ore the 3orld 3as
The great Jeho-ah conte!plated the 1hole o/ the e-ents connected 1th the earth&
pertanng to the plan o/ sal-aton& be/ore t rolled nto e2stence& or e-er Ithe !or
nng
stars sang togetherI /or 9oyC the past& the present& and the /0t0re 1ere and are
& 1th H!&
one eternal Ino1CI He $ne1 o/ the /all o/ Ada!& the n;0tes o/ the antedl0-ans& o
/ the
depth o/ n;0ty that 1o0ld be connected 1th the h0!an /a!ly& ther 1ea$ness and
strength& ther po1er and glory& apostases& ther cr!es& ther rghteo0sness and n;0
tyC
He co!prehended the /all o/ !an& and hs rede!ptonC He $ne1 the plan o/ sal-aton
and
ponted t o0tC He 1as ac;0anted 1th the st0aton o/ all natons and 1th ther destny
C
He ordered all thngs accordng to the co0ncl o/ Hs o1n 1llC He $no1s the st0aton
o/

both the l-ng and the dead& and has !ade a!ple pro-son /or ther rede!pton&
accordng to ther se-eral crc0!stances& and the la1s o/ the $ngdo! o/ God& 1hethe
r n
ths 1orld& or n the 1orld to co!e.
'alse 0octrines in the 3orld
The dea that so!e !en /or! o/ the 90stce& 90dg!ent& and !ercy o/ God& s too
/oolsh /or an ntellgent !an to thn$ o/D /or nstance& t s co!!on /or !any o/ o0r
orthodo2 preachers to s0ppose that / a !an s not 1hat they call con-erted& / he
des n
that state he !0st re!an eternally n hell 1tho0t any hope. In/nte years n tor!en
t
!0st he spend& and ne-er& ne-er& ne-er ha-e an endC and yet ths eternal !sery s
!ade
/re;0ently to rest 0pon the !erest cas0alty. The brea$ng o/ a shoe8strng& the te
arng o/ a
coat o/ those o//catng& or the pec0lar locaton n 1hch a person l-es& !ay be the
!eans& ndrectly o/ hs da!naton& or the ca0se o/ hs not beng sa-ed. I 1ll s0ppose
a
case 1hch s not e2traordnaryD T1o !en& 1ho ha-e been e;0ally 1c$ed& 1ho ha-e
neglected relgon& are both o/ the! ta$en sc$ at the sa!e t!eC one o/ the! has th
e good
/ort0ne to be -sted by a prayng !an& and he gets con-erted a /e1 !n0tes be/ore h
e
desC the other sends /or three d//erent prayng !en& a talor& a shoe!a$er& and a
tn!anC
the tn!an has a handle to solder to a pan& the talor has a b0ttonhole to 1or$ on
so!e
coat that he needed n a h0rry& and the shoe!a$er has a patch to p0t on so!ebody7
s bootC
they none o/ the! can go n t!e& the !an des& and goes to hellD one o/ these s e2
alted to
Abraha!7s boso!& he sts do1n n the presence o/ God and en9oys eternal& 0nnterr0p
ted
happness& 1hle the other& e;0ally as good as he& sn$s to eternal da!naton& rretr
e-able
!sery and hopeless despar& beca0se a !an had a boot to !end& the b0tton8hole o/
a coat
to 1or$& or a handle to solder on to a sa0cepan.
Plans o! 1ehovah 1ust
The plans o/ Jeho-ah are not so 0n90st& the state!ents o/ holy 1rt so -sonary&
nor
the plan o/ sal-aton /or the h0!an /a!ly so nco!patble 1th co!!on senseC at s0ch
proceedngs God 1o0ld /ro1n 1th ndgnance& angels 1o0ld hde ther heads n sha!e&
and e-ery -rt0o0s& ntellgent !an 1o0ld recol.
I/ h0!an la1s a1ard to each !an hs deserts& and p0nsh all deln;0ents accordng t
o
ther se-eral cr!es& s0rely the %ord 1ll not be !ore cr0el than !an& /or He s a 1
se
legslator& and Hs la1s are !ore e;0table& Hs enact!ents !ore 90st& and Hs decson
s
!ore per/ect than those o/ !anC and as !an 90dges hs /ello1 !an by la1& and p0ns
hes
h! accordng to the penalty o/ the la1& so does God o/ hea-en 90dge Iaccordng to
the
deeds done n the body.I To say that the heathens 1o0ld be da!ned beca0se they dd
not
bele-e the Gospel 1o0ld be prepostero0s& and to say that the Je1s 1o0ld all be d
a!ned
that do not bele-e n Jes0s 1o0ld be e;0ally abs0rdC /or Iho1 can they bele-e on

h! o/
1ho! they ha-e not heard& and ho1 can they hear 1tho0t a preacher& and ho1 can h
e
preach e2cept he be sentCI conse;0ently nether Je1 nor heathen can be c0lpable /
or
re9ectng the con/lctng opnons o/ sectarans!& nor /or re9ectng any test!ony b0t t
hat
1hch s sent o/ God& /or as the preacher cannot preach e2cept he be sent& so the
hearer
cannot bele-e 1tho0t he hear a IsentI preacher& and cannot be conde!ned /or 1hat
he
has not heard& and beng 1tho0t la1& 1ll ha-e to be 90dged 1tho0t la1.
3hat o! the 'athers=
Ahen spea$ng abo0t the blessngs pertanng to the Gospel& and the conse;0ences
connected 1th dsobedence to the re;0re!ents& 1e are /re;0ently as$ed the ;0eston
&
1hat has beco!e o/ o0r /athersK All they all be da!ned /or not obeyng the Gospel
&
1hen they ne-er heard tK Certanly not. #0t they 1ll possess the sa!e pr-lege tha
t 1e
here en9oy& thro0gh the !ed0! o/ the e-erlastng Presthood& 1hch not only ad!nste
rs
on earth& b0t also n hea-en& and the 1se dspensatons o/ the great Jeho-ahC hence
those
characters re/erred to by Isaah 1ll be -sted by the Presthood& and co!e o0t o/ t
her
prson 0pon the sa!e prncple as those 1ho 1ere dsobedent n the days o/ Noah 1ere
-sted by o0r Sa-or G1ho possessed the e-erlastng Melch:ede$ PresthoodH and had
the Gospel preached to the! by H! n prsonC and n order that they !ght /0l/ll all
the
re;0stons o/ God& l-ng /rends 1ere bapt:ed /or ther dead /rends& and th0s /0l/ll
ed
the re;0re!ent o/ God& 1hch says& IE2cept a !an be born o/ 1ater and o/ the Sprt
& he
cannot enter nto the $ngdo! o/ God&I they 1ere bapt:ed o/ co0rse& not /or the!se
l-es&
b0t /or ther dead.
Chrysost0! says that the Marchontes practced bapts! /or ther dead. IA/ter a
catech0!en 1as dead& they had a l-ng !an 0nder the bed o/ the deceasedC then co!
ng
to the dead !an& they as$ed h! 1hether he 1o0ld rece-e bapts!& and he !a$ng no
ans1er& the other ans1ered /or h!& and sad that he 1o0ld be bapt:ed n hs steadC
and
so they bapt:ed the l-ng /or the dead.I The ch0rch o/ co0rse at that t!e 1as
degenerate& and the partc0lar /or! !ght be ncorrect& b0t the thng s s0//cently p
lan
n the Scrpt0res& hence Pa0l& n spea$ng o/ the doctrne& says& IElse 1hat shall th
ey do
1hch are bapt:ed /or the dead& / the dead rse not at allK Ahy are they then bapt
:ed /or
the deadKI E) Cor. )<D>*.F
%es*onsibilit. o! the 1e,s
Hence t 1as that so great a responsblty rested 0pon the generaton n 1hch o0r
Sa-or l-ed& /or& says he& IThat 0pon yo0 !ay co!e all the rghteo0s blood shed 0p
on
the earth& /ro! the blood o/ rghteo0s Abel 0nto the blood o/ Jacharas& son o/ #a
rachas&
1ho! ye sle1 bet1een the te!ple and the altar. Merly I say 0nto yo0& all these t
hngs
shall co!e 0pon ths generaton.I EMatthe1 >3D3<& 3,.F Hence as they possessed gre

ater
pr-leges than any other generaton& not only pertanng to the!sel-es& b0t to ther
dead&
ther sn 1as greater& as they not only neglected ther o1n sal-aton b0t that o/ th
er
progentors& and hence ther blood 1as re;0red at ther handsD
Saviors on "ount 2ion
And no1 as the great p0rposes o/ God are hastenng to ther acco!plsh!ent& and th
e
thngs spo$en o/ n the Prophets are /0l/llng& as the $ngdo! o/ God s establshed o
n
the earth& and the ancent order o/ thngs restored& the %ord has !an/ested to 0s
ths day
and pr-lege& and 1e are co!!anded to be bapt:ed /or o0r dead& th0s /0l/llng the
1ords o/ Obadah& 1hen spea$ng o/ the glory o/ the latter8dayD IAnd sa-ors shall
co!e
0p on Mo0nt Jon to 90dge the re!nant o/ Esa0& and the $ngdo! shall be the %ord7s
.I A
-e1 o/ these thngs reconcles the Scrpt0res o/ tr0th& 90st/es the 1ays o/ God to
!an&
places the h0!an /a!ly 0pon an e;0al /ootng& and har!on:es 1th e-ery prncple o/
rghteo0sness& 90stce and tr0th. Ae 1ll concl0de 1th the 1ords o/ PeterD IFor the
t!e
past o/ o0r l/e !ay s0//ce 0s to ha-e 1ro0ght the 1ll o/ the Gentles.I IFor& /or
ths
ca0se 1as the Gospel preached also to the! that are dead& that they !ght be 90dg
ed
accordng to !en n the /lesh& b0t l-e accordng to God n the Sprt.I EAprl )<& )56>
.F
?"HC 6D<*<8<**.
%-"A%6S O' T/- P%OP/-T TO T/- %-(I-' SO&I-T@
All O!!ices in &hurch /onorable
Presdent S!th arose and called the attenton o/ the !eetng to the )>th chapter o
/
Cornthans?INo1 concernng sprt0al g/ts& I 1o0ld not ha-e yo0 gnorant.I Sad that
the passage n the thrd -erse& 1hch reads& INo !an can say that Jes0s s the %ord&
b0t by
the Holy Ghost&I sho0ld be translated Ino !an can $no1 that Jes0s s the %ord& b0
t by the
Holy Ghost.I
He contn0ed to read the chapter& and g-e nstr0ctons respectng the d//erent
o//ces& and the necessty o/ e-ery nd-d0al actng n the sphere allotted h! or her&
and
/llng the se-eral o//ces to 1hch they are apponted. He spo$e o/ the dsposton o/
!any !en to consder the lo1er o//ces n the Ch0rch dshonorable& and to loo$ 1th
9ealo0s eyes 0pon the standng o/ others 1ho are called to presde o-er the!C that
t 1as
the /olly and nonsense o/ the h0!an heart /or a person to be asprng to other sta
tons
than those to 1hch they are apponted o/ God /or the! to occ0pyC that t 1as bette
r /or
nd-d0als to !agn/y ther respect-e callng& and 1at patently tll God shall say to
the!& Ico!e 0p hgher.I
He sad the reason o/ these re!ar$s beng !ade 1as& that so!e lttle /oolsh thngs
1ere crc0latng n the socety& aganst so!e ssters not dong rght n layng hands on t
he
sc$. Sad that / the people had co!!on sy!pathes they 1o0ld re9oce that the sc$
co0ld be healedC that the t!e had not been be/ore that these thngs co0ld be n th
er
proper orderC that the Ch0rch s not /0lly organ:ed& n ts proper order& and canno

t be&
0ntl the Te!ple s co!pleted& 1here places 1ll be pro-ded /or the ad!nstraton o/
the
ordnances o/ the Presthood.
)i!ts o! the )os*el
Presdent S!th contn0ed the s0b9ect& by ;0otng the co!!sson g-en to the
ancent Apostles n Mar$& ),th chapter& )<th& ),th& )+th& )5th -erses& IGo ye nto
all the
1orld& and preach the Gospel to e-ery creat0re. He that bele-eth and s bapt:ed s
hall be
sa-edC b0t he that bele-eth not shall be da!ned. And these sgns shall /ollo1 the
! that
bele-eD In !y na!e shall they cast o0t de-lsC they shall spea$ 1th ne1 tong0esC
they
shall ta$e 0p serpentsC and / they drn$ any deadly thng& t shall not h0rt the!C
they shall
lay hands on the sc$& and they shall reco-er.I
No !atter 1ho bele-eth& these sgns& s0ch as healng the sc$& castng o0t de-ls&
etc.& sho0ld /ollo1 all that bele-e& 1hether !ale or /e!ale. He as$ed the Socety
/ they
co0ld not see by ths s1eepng pro!se& that 1heren they are ordaned& / t s the
pr-lege o/ those set apart to ad!nster n that a0thorty& 1hch s con/erred on the!
C
and / the ssters sho0ld ha-e /ath to heal the sc$& let all hold ther tong0es& an
d let
e-erythng roll on.
He sad& / God has apponted h!& and chosen h! as an nstr0!ent to lead the
Ch0rch& 1hy not let h! lead t thro0ghK Ahy stand n the 1ay 1hen he s apponted to
do a thngK Aho $no1s the !nd o/ GodK "oes He not re-eal thngs d//erently /ro!
1hat 1e e2pectK He re!ar$ed that he 1as contn0ally rsng& altho0gh he had e-eryth
ng
bearng h! do1n& standng n hs 1ay& and opposngC not1thstandng all ths opposton&
he al1ays co!es o0t rght n the end.
Respectng /e!ales ad!nsterng /or the healng o/ the sc$ he /0rther re!ar$ed&
there co0ld be no e-l n t& / God ga-e Hs sancton by healngC that there co0ld be
no
!ore sn n any /e!ale layng hands on and prayng /or the sc$& than n 1ettng the /a
ce
1th 1aterC t s no sn /or anybody to ad!nster that has /ath& or / the sc$ ha-e /a
th to
be healed by ther ad!nstraton.
He repro-ed those that 1ere dsposed to /nd /a0lt 1th the !anage!ent o/ the
concerns o/ the Ch0rch& sayng God had called h! to lead the Ch0rch& and he 1o0ld
lead
t rghtC those that 0nderta$e to nter/ere 1ll be asha!ed 1hen ther o1n /olly s !a
de
!an/estC that he calc0lates to organ:e the Ch0rch n ts proper order as soon as t
he
Te!ple s co!pleted.
As*irin "en
Presdent S!th contn0ed by spea$ng o/ the d//c0ltes he had to s0r!o0nt e-er
snce the co!!ence!ent o/ the 1or$& n conse;0ence o/ asprng !en. IGreat bg
Elders&I as he called the!& 1ho ca0sed h! !0ch tro0bleC to 1ho! he had ta0ght th
e
thngs o/ the $ngdo! n pr-ate co0ncls& they 1o0ld then go /orth nto the 1orld and
procla! the thngs he had ta0ght the!& as ther o1n re-elatonsC sad the sa!e asprn
g
dsposton 1ll be n ths Socety& and !0st be g0arded aganstC that e-ery person sho0

ld
stand& and act n the place apponted& and th0s sanct/y the Socety and get t p0re.
He
sad he had been tra!pled 0nder /oot by asprng Elders& /or all 1ere n/ected 1th t
hat
sprtC /or nstance& John E. Page and others had been asprngC they co0ld not be e2
alted&
b0t !0st r0n a1ay as tho0gh the care and a0thorty o/ the Ch0rch 1ere -ested 1th
the!.
He sad he had a s0btle de-l to deal 1th& and co0ld only c0rb h! by beng h0!ble.
The Pro*het+s Inti#ation o! /is 0eath
As he had ths opport0nty& he 1as gong to nstr0ct the lades o/ ths Socety& and
pont o0t the 1ay /or the! to cond0ct the!sel-es& that they !ght act accordng to
the
1ll o/ GodC that he dd not $no1 that he sho0ld ha-e !any opport0ntes o/ teachng
the!& as they 1ere gong to be le/t to the!sel-esC they 1o0ld not long ha-e h! to
nstr0ct the!C that the Ch0rch 1o0ld not ha-e hs nstr0ctons long& and the 1orld 1
o0ld
not be tro0bled 1th h! a great 1hle& and 1o0ld not ha-e hs teachngs Gn personH.
He spo$e o/ del-erng the $eys o/ the Presthood to the Ch0rch& and sad that the
/ath/0l !e!bers o/ the Rele/ Socety sho0ld rece-e the! 1th ther h0sbands& that t
he
Sants 1hose ntegrty has been tred and pro-ed /ath/0l& !ght $no1 ho1 to as$ the
%ord and rece-e an ans1erC /or accordng to hs prayers& God had apponted h!
else1here.
He e2horted the ssters al1ays to concentrate ther /ath and prayers /or& and pla
ce
con/dence n ther h0sbands& 1ho! God has apponted /or the! to honor& and n those
/ath/0l !en 1ho! God has placed at the head o/ the Ch0rch to lead Hs peopleC tha
t 1e
sho0ld ar! and s0stan the! 1th o0r prayersC /or the $eys o/ the $ngdo! are abo0t
to
be g-en to the!& that they !ay be able to detect e-erythng /alseC as 1ell as to
all the
Elders 1ho shall pro-e ther ntegrty n d0e season.
&orru*tion 9ot to Be &ondoned
He sad / one !e!ber beco!es corr0pt& and yo0 $no1 t& yo0 !0st !!edately p0t
t a1ay& or t 1ll ether n90re or destroy the 1hole body. The sy!pathes o/ the hea
ds o/
the Ch0rch ha-e nd0ced the! to bear a long t!e 1th those 1ho 1ere corr0pt 0ntl t
hey
are oblged to c0t the! o//& lest all beco!e conta!natedC yo0 !0st p0t do1n n;0ty
&
and by yo0r good e2a!ples& st!0late the Elders to good 1or$sC / yo0 do rght& the
re s
no danger o/ yo0r gong too /ast.
He sad he dd not care ho1 /ast 1e r0n n the path o/ -rt0eC resst e-l& and there
s
no dangerC God& !en& and angels 1ll not conde!n those that resst e-erythng that
s
e-l& and de-ls cannotC as 1ell !ght the de-l see$ to dethrone Jeho-ah& as o-erth
ro1 an
nnocent so0l that ressts e-erythng 1hch s e-l.
Ths s a chartable Socety& and accordng to yo0r nat0resC t s nat0ral /or /e!ales
to
ha-e /eelngs o/ charty and bene-olence. Bo0 are no1 placed n a st0aton n 1hch yo
0
can act accordng to those sy!pathes 1hch God has planted n yo0r boso!s.
To 0,ell ,ith )odA the Soul "ust Be Pure

I/ yo0 l-e 0p to these prncples& ho1 great and gloro0s 1ll be yo0r re1ard n the
celestal $ngdo!N I/ yo0 l-e 0p to yo0r pr-leges& the angels cannot be restraned
/ro!
beng yo0r assocates. Fe!ales& / they are p0re and nnocent& can co!e n the presen
ce o/
GodC /or 1hat s !ore pleasng to God than nnocenceC yo0 !0st be nnocent& or yo0
cannot co!e 0p be/ore GodC / 1e 1o0ld co!e be/ore God& 1e !0st $eep o0rsel-es p0
re&
as He s p0re.
The 0evil+s Po,er to 0eceive
The de-l has great po1er to dece-eC he 1ll so trans/or! thngs as to !a$e one
gape at those 1ho are dong the 1ll o/ God. Bo0 need not be teasng yo0r h0sbands
beca0se o/ ther deeds& b0t let the 1eght o/ yo0r nnocence& $ndness and a//ecton
be
/elt& 1hch s !ore !ghty than a !llstone h0ng abo0t the nec$C not 1ar& not 9angle
& not
contradcton& or dsp0te& b0t !ee$ness& lo-e& p0rty?these are the thngs that sho0l
d
!agn/y yo0 n the eyes o/ all good !en. Achan Gsee Josh0a +H !0st be bro0ght to l
ght&
n;0ty !0st be p0rged o0t /ro! the !dst o/ the SantsC then the -el 1ll be rent& a
nd
the blessngs o/ hea-en 1ll /lo1 do1n?they 1ll roll do1n l$e the Msssspp r-er.
I/ ths Socety lsten to the co0nsel o/ the Al!ghty& thro0gh the heads o/ the Ch0
rch&
they shall ha-e po1er to co!!and ;0eens n ther !dst.
I no1 del-er t as a prophecy& / the nhabtants o/ ths state& 1th the people o/ t
he
s0rro0ndng co0ntry& 1ll t0rn 0nto the %ord 1th all ther hearts& ten years 1ll no
t roll
aro0nd be/ore the $ngs and ;0eens o/ the earth 1ll co!e 0nto Jon& and pay ther
respects to the leaders o/ ths peopleC they shall co!e 1th ther !llons& and shal
l
contrb0te o/ ther ab0ndance /or the rele/ o/ the poor& and the b0ldng 0p and
bea0t/yng o/ Jon.
A/ter ths nstr0cton& yo0 1ll be responsble /or yo0r o1n snsC t s a desrable
honor that yo0 sho0ld so 1al$ be/ore o0r hea-enly Father as to sa-e yo0rsel-esC
1e are
all responsble to God /or the !anner 1e !pro-e the lght and 1sdo! g-en by o0r
%ord to enable 0s to sa-e o0rsel-es.
Be,are o! Sel!-%ihteousness
Presdent S!th contn0ed readng /ro! the abo-e8!entoned chapter& and to g-e
nstr0ctons respectng the order o/ God& as establshed n the Ch0rch& sayng e-eryon
e
sho0ld aspre only to !agn/y hs o1n o//ce and callng.
He then co!!enced readng the )3th chapter?ITho0gh I spea$ 1th the tong0es o/
!en and angels& and ha-e not charty& I a! beco!e as so0ndng brass& or a tn$lng
cy!balCI and sad& don7t be l!ted n yo0r -e1s 1th regard to yo0r neghbor7s -rt0e&
b0t be1are o/ sel/8rghteo0sness& and be l!ted n the est!ate o/ yo0r o1n -rt0es&
and
not thn$ yo0rsel-es !ore rghteo0s than othersC yo0 !0st enlarge yo0r so0ls to1ar
ds
each other& / yo0 1o0ld do l$e Jes0s& and carry yo0r /ello18creat0res to Abraha!
7s
boso!. He sad he had !an/ested long8s0//erng& /orbearance and patence to1ards th
e
Ch0rch& and also to hs ene!esC and 1e !0st bear 1th each other7s /alngs& as an
nd0lgent parent bears 1th the /obles o/ hs chldren.

Presdent S!th then read the >nd -erse?ITho0gh I ha-e the g/t o/ prophecy& and
0nderstand all !ysteres& and all $no1ledgeC and tho0gh I ha-e all /ath& so that
I co0ld
re!o-e !o0ntans& and ha-e not charty& I a! nothng.I He then sad& tho0gh a !an
sho0ld beco!e !ghty& do great thngs& o-ert0rn !o0ntans& per/or! !ghty 1or$s& and
sho0ld then t0rn /ro! hs hgh staton to do e-l& to eat and drn$ 1th the dr0n$en&
all hs
/or!er deeds 1o0ld not sa-e h!& b0t he 1o0ld go to destr0ctonN As yo0 ncrease n
nnocence and -rt0e& as yo0 ncrease n goodness& let yo0r hearts e2pand& let the!
be
enlarged to1ards othersC yo0 !0st be long8s0//erng& and bear 1th the /a0lts and
errors
o/ !an$nd.
Ho1 preco0s are the so0ls o/ !enN The /e!ale part o/ the co!!0nty are apt to be
contracted n ther -e1s. Bo0 !0st not be contracted& b0t yo0 !0st be lberal n yo0
r
/eelngs. %et ths Socety teach 1o!en ho1 to beha-e to1ards ther h0sbands& to trea
t
the! 1th !ldness and a//ecton. Ahen a !an s borne do1n 1th tro0ble& 1hen he s
perple2ed 1th care and d//c0lty& / he can !eet a s!le nstead o/ an arg0!ent or a
!0r!0r?/ he can !eet 1th !ldness& t 1ll cal! do1n hs so0l and soothe hs
/eelngsC 1hen the !nd s gong to despar& t needs a solace o/ a//ecton and $ndness
.
Instruction Throuh the Priesthood
Bo0 1ll rece-e nstr0ctons thro0gh the order o/ the Presthood 1hch God has
establshed& thro0gh the !ed0! o/ those apponted to lead& g0de and drect the a//a
rs o/
the Ch0rch n ths last dspensatonC and I no1 t0rn the $ey n yo0r behal/ n the na!
e o/
the %ord& and ths Socety shall re9oce& and $no1ledge and ntellgence shall /lo1 d
o1n
/ro! ths t!e hence/orthC ths s the begnnng o/ better days to the poor and needy&
1ho
shall be !ade to re9oce and po0r /orth blessngs on yo0r heads.
Ahen yo0 go ho!e& ne-er g-e a cross or 0n$nd 1ord to yo0r h0sbands& b0t let
$ndness& charty and lo-e cro1n yo0r 1or$s hence/or1ardC don7t en-y the /nery and
/leetng sho1 o/ snners& /or they are n a !serable st0atonC b0t as /ar as yo0 can
& ha-e
!ercy on the!& /or n a short t!e God 1ll destroy the!& / they 1ll not repent and
t0rn
0nto h!.
%et yo0r labors be !ostly con/ned to those aro0nd yo0& n the crcle o/ yo0r o1n
ac;0antance& as /ar as $no1ledge s concerned& t !ay e2tend to all the 1orldC b0t
yo0r
ad!nsterng sho0ld be con/ned to the crcle o/ yo0r !!edate ac;0antance& and !ore
especally to the !e!bers o/ the Rele/ Socety. Those ordaned to presde o-er and l
ead
yo0& are a0thor:ed to appont the d//erent o//cers& as the crc0!stances shall re;
0re.
The )i!t o! Tonues
I/ yo0 ha-e a !atter to re-eal& let t be n yo0r o1n tong0eC do not nd0lge too !
0ch
n the e2ercse o/ the g/t o/ tong0es& or the de-l 1ll ta$e ad-antage o/ the nnoce
nt and
0n1ary. Bo0 !ay spea$ n tong0es /or yo0r o1n co!/ort& b0t I lay ths do1n /or a r
0le&

that / anythng s ta0ght by the g/t o/ tong0es& t s not to be rece-ed /or doctrne
.
Presdent S!th then ga-e nstr0cton respectng the proprety o/ /e!ales
ad!nsterng to the sc$ by the prayer o/ /ath& the layng on o/ hands& or the anont
ng
1th olC and sad t 1as accordng to re-elaton that the sc$ sho0ld be n0rsed 1th he
rbs
and !ld /ood& and not by the hand o/ an ene!y. Aho are better ;0al/ed to ad!nste
r
than o0r /ath/0l and :ealo0s ssters& 1hose hearts are /0ll o/ /ath& tenderness&
sy!pathy
and co!passon. No one. Sad he 1as ne-er placed n s!lar crc0!stances be/ore& and
ne-er had g-en the sa!e nstr0ctonC and closed hs nstr0ctons by e2pressng hs
heart/elt sats/acton n !pro-ng ths opport0nty.
The Sprt o/ the %ord 1as po0red o0t n a -ery po1er/0l !anner& ne-er to be
/orgotten by those present on ths nterestng occason. EAprl >5& )56>.F
?"HC 6D,4>8,4+.
T/- T-"P(0ilience o! the Saints in Buildin the Te#*le
Ths noble ed/ce s progressng 1th great rapdtyC stren0o0s e2ertons are beng
!ade on e-ery hand to /acltate ts erecton& and !aterals o/ all $nds are n a grea
t state
o/ /or1ardness& and by ne2t /all 1e e2pect to see the b0ldng enclosedC / not the
top
stone rased 1th Isho0tng o/ grace?grace 0nto t.I There ha-e been /re;0ently& d0r
ng
the 1nter& as !any as one h0ndred hands ;0arryng roc$& 1hle at the sa!e t!e
!0ltt0des o/ others ha-e been engaged n ha0lng& and n other $nds o/ labor.
A co!pany 1as /or!ed last /all to go 0p to the pne co0ntry to p0rchase !lls& an
d
prepare and sa1 l0!ber /or the Te!ple and the Na0-oo Ho0se& and the reports /ro!
the!
are -ery /a-orableD another co!pany has started& ths last 1ee$& to ta$e ther pla
ce and to
rele-e those that are already thereD on ther ret0rn they are to brng a -ery larg
e ra/t o/
l0!ber& /or the 0se o/ the abo-e8na!ed ho0ses.
Ahle the b0sy !0ltt0des ha-e th0s been engaged n ther se-eral -ocatons
per/or!ng ther daly labor& and 1or$ng one8tenth o/ ther t!e& others ha-e not bee
n
less /or1ard n brngng n ther tthngs and consecratons /or the sa!e great ob9ect.
Ne-er snce the /o0ndaton o/ ths Ch0rch 1as lad& ha-e 1e seen !an/ested a greater
1llngness to co!ply 1th the re;0stons o/ Jeho-ah& a !ore ardent desre to do the
1ll o/ God& !ore stren0o0s e2ertons 0sed& or greater sacr/ces !ade than there ha
-e
been snce the %ord sad& I%et the Te!ple be b0lt by the tthng o/ !y people.I It s
ee!ed
as tho0gh the sprt o/ enterprse& phlanthropy and obedence rested s!0ltaneo0sly 0
pon
old and yo0ng& and brethren and ssters& boys and grls& and e-en strangers& 1ho 1
ere not
n the Ch0rch& 0nted 1th an 0nprecedented lberalty n the acco!plsh!ent o/ ths gre
at
1or$C nor co0ld the 1do1& n !any nstances& be pre-ented& o0t o/ her scanty pttan
ce
/ro! thro1ng n her t1o !tes.
Ae /eel at ths t!e to tender to all& old and yo0ng& both n the Ch0rch and o0t o
/ t&
o0r 0n/egned than$s /or ther 0nprecedented lberalty& $ndness& dlgence& and

obedence 1hch they ha-e so opport0nely !an/ested on the present occason. Not tha
t
1e are personally or nd-d0ally bene/tted n a pec0nary pont o/ -e1& b0t 1hen the
brethren& as n ths nstance& sho1 a 0nty o/ p0rpose and desgn& and all p0t ther
sho0lder to the 1heel& o0r care& labor& tol and an2ety s !aterally d!nshed& o0r
yo$e
s !ade easy and o0r b0rden s lght.
The &ause o! )od a &o##on &ause
The ca0se o/ God s one co!!on ca0se& n 1hch the Sants are al$e all nterestedC
1e are all !e!bers o/ the one co!!on body& and all parta$e o/ the sa!e sprt& and
are
bapt:ed nto one bapts! and possess al$e the sa!e gloro0s hope. The ad-ance!ent o
/
the ca0se o/ God and the b0ldng 0p o/ Jon s as !0ch one !an7s b0sness as another
7s.
The only d//erence s& that one s called to /0l/ll one d0ty& and another another
d0tyC Ib0t
/ one !e!ber s0//ers& all the !e!bers s0//er 1th t& and / one !e!ber s honored a
ll
the rest re9oce 1th t& and the eye cannot say to the ear& I ha-e no need o/ thee
& nor the
head to the /oot& I ha-e no need o/ theeCI party /eelngs& separate nterests& e2c
l0s-e
desgns sho0ld be lost sght o/ n the one co!!on ca0se& n the nterest o/ the 1hole
.
All Thins to Be )athered in One
The b0ldng 0p o/ Jon s a ca0se that has nterested the people o/ God n e-ery age
C
t s a the!e 0pon 1hch prophets& prests and $ngs ha-e d1elt 1th pec0lar delghtC
they ha-e loo$ed /or1ard 1th 9oy/0l antcpaton to the day n 1hch 1e l-eC and /red
1th hea-enly and 9oy/0l antcpatons they ha-e s0ng and 1rtten and prophesed o/ th
s
o0r dayC b0t they ded 1tho0t the sghtC 1e are the /a-ored people that God has !a
de
choce o/ to brng abo0t the %atter8day gloryC t s le/t /or 0s to see& partcpate n
and help
to roll /or1ard the %atter8day glory& Ithe dspensaton o/ the /0lness o/ t!es& 1h
en God
1ll gather together all thngs that are n hea-en& and all thngs that are 0pon the
earth&I
Ie-en n one&I 1hen the Sants o/ God 1ll be gathered n one /ro! e-ery naton& and
$ndred& and people& and tong0e& 1hen the Je1s 1ll be gathered together nto one&
the
1c$ed 1ll also be gathered together to be destroyed& as spo$en o/ by the prophet
sC the
Sprt o/ God 1ll also d1ell 1th Hs people& and be 1thdra1n /ro! the rest o/ the
natons& and all thngs 1hether n hea-en or on earth 1ll be n one& e-en n Chrst. T
he
hea-enly Presthood 1ll 0nte 1th the earthly& to brng abo0t those great p0rposesC
and
1hlst 1e are th0s 0nted n one co!!on ca0se& to roll /orth the $ngdo! o/ God& the
hea-enly Presthood are not dle spectators& the Sprt o/ God 1ll be sho1ered do1n
/ro! abo-e& and t 1ll d1ell n o0r !dst. The blessngs o/ the Most Hgh 1ll rest 0p
on
o0r tabernacles& and o0r na!e 1ll be handed do1n to /0t0re agesC o0r chldren 1ll
rse
0p and call 0s blessedC and generatons yet 0nborn 1ll d1ell 1th pec0lar delght 0
pon

the scenes that 1e ha-e passed thro0gh& the pr-atons that 1e ha-e end0redC the 0
ntrng
:eal that 1e ha-e !an/estedC the all b0t ns0r!o0ntable d//c0ltes that 1e ha-e
o-erco!e n layng the /o0ndaton o/ a 1or$ that bro0ght abo0t the glory and blessn
g
1hch they 1ll real:eC a 1or$ that God and angels ha-e conte!plated 1th delght /o
r
generatons pastC that /red the so0ls o/ the ancent patrarchs and prophetsC a 1or
$ that s
destned to brng abo0t the destr0cton o/ the po1ers o/ dar$ness& the reno-aton o/
the
earth& the glory o/ God& and the sal-aton o/ the h0!an /a!ly. EMay >& )56>.F
?"HC 6D,458,)4.
A &ataco#b o! "u##ies 'ound in 6entuck.
Had Mr. Ash n hs researches cons0lted the #oo$ o/ Mor!on hs proble! 1o0ld
ha-e been sol-ed& and he 1o0ld ha-e /o0nd no d//c0lty n acco0ntng /or the !0!!es
beng /o0nd n the abo-e !entoned case. The #oo$ o/ Mor!on g-es an acco0nt o/ a
n0!ber o/ the descendants o/ Israel co!ng to ths contnentC and t s 1ell $no1n th
at
the art o/ e!bal!ng 1as $no1n a!ong the Hebre1s& as 1ell as a!ong the Egyptans&
altho0gh& perhaps& not so generally a!ong the /or!er& as a!ong the latter people
C and
ther !ethod o/ e!bal!ng also !ght be d//erent /ro! that o/ the Egyptans. Jacob a
nd
Joseph 1ere no do0bt e!bal!ed n the !anner o/ the Egyptans& as they ded n that
co0ntry. EGen. <4D>& 3& >,.F Ahen o0r Sa-or 1as cr0c/ed hs hasty b0ral oblged th
e!
only to 1rap hs body n lnen 1th a h0ndred po0nds o/ !yrrh& aloes& and s!lar spce
s&
Epart o/ the ngredents o/ e!bal!ngF g-en by Ncode!0s /or that p0rposeC b0t Mary
and other holy 1o!en had prepared ont!ent and spces /or e!bal!ng t. EMatt. >+D<*
C
%0$e >3D<,C John )*D3*& 64.F
Ths art 1as no do0bt trans!tted /ro! Jer0sale! to ths contnent& by the be/ore
!entoned e!grants& 1hch acco0nts /or the /ndng o/ the !0!!es& and at the sa!e
t!e s another strong e-dence o/ the a0thentcty o/ the #oo$ o/ Mor!on. EMay >&
)56>.F
?T@S 3D+5)8+5>.
Section 'ive
184C-1843
/ihest Order o! Priesthood %evealed
Aednesday& 6.?I spent the day n the 0pper part o/ the store& that s n !y pr-ate
o//ce L L L n co0ncl 1th General Ja!es Ada!s& o/ Sprng/eld& Patrarch Hyr0!
S!th& #shops Ne1el =. Ahtney and George Mller& and Presdent #rgha! Bo0ng and
Elders Heber C. =!ball and Allard Rchards& nstr0ctng the! n the prncples and
order o/ the Presthood& attendng to 1ashngs& anontngs& endo1!ents and the
co!!0ncaton o/ $eys pertanng to the Aaronc Presthood& and so on to the hghest
order o/ the Melch:ede$ Presthood& settng /orth the order pertanng to the Ancent
o/
"ays& and all those plans and prncples by 1hch any one s enabled to sec0re the
/0llness o/ those blessngs 1hch ha-e been prepared /or the Ch0rch o/ the Frstbor
n& and
co!e 0p and abde n the presence o/ the Elohe! n the eternal 1orlds. In ths co0nc
l
1as nstt0ted the ancent order o/ thngs /or the /rst t!e n these last days. And t
he
co!!0ncatons I !ade to ths co0ncl 1ere o/ thngs sprt0al& and to be rece-ed only

by the sprt0al !ndedD and there 1as nothng !ade $no1n to these !en b0t 1hat 1ll
be
!ade $no1n to all the Sants o/ the last days& so soon as they are prepared to re
ce-e& and
a proper place s prepared to co!!0ncate the!& e-en to the 1ea$est o/ the SantsC
there/ore let the Sants be dlgent n b0ldng the Te!ple& and all ho0ses 1hch they
ha-e
been& or shall herea/ter be& co!!anded o/ God to b0ldC and 1at ther t!e 1th pate
nce
n all !ee$ness& /ath& perse-erance 0nto the end& $no1ng ass0redly that all these
thngs
re/erred to n ths co0ncl are al1ays go-erned by the prncple o/ re-elaton. EMay 6
&
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?"HC <D)8>.
A00%-SS O' T/- P%OP/-T TO T/- %-(I-' SO&I-T@
Be,are o! -5cessive 2eal
Presdent Joseph S!th read the )6th chapter o/ E:e$el?sad the %ord had declared
by the Prophet& that the people sho0ld each one stand /or h!sel/& and depend on
no !an
or !en n that state o/ corr0pton o/ the Je1sh ch0rch?that rghteo0s persons co0ld
only
del-er ther o1n so0ls?appled t to the present state o/ the Ch0rch o/ Jes0s Chrst
o/
%atter8day Sants?sad / the people departed /ro! the %ord& they !0st /all?that th
ey
1ere dependng on the Prophet& hence 1ere dar$ened n ther !nds& n conse;0ence o/
neglectng the d0tes de-ol-ng 0pon the!sel-es& en-o0s to1ards the nnocent& 1hle
they a//lct the -rt0o0s 1th ther sha/ts o/ en-y.
There s another error 1hch opens a door /or the ad-ersary to enter. As /e!ales
possess re/ned /eelngs and senst-eness& they are also s0b9ect to o-er!0ch :eal&
1hch
!0st e-er pro-e dangero0s& and ca0se the! to be rgd n a relgo0s capacty?GtheyH
sho0ld be ar!ed 1th !ercy& not1thstandng the n;0ty a!ong 0s.
The S*irit o! 'oriveness
Sad he had been nstr0!ental n brngng n;0ty to lght?t 1as a !elancholy
tho0ght and a1/0l that so !any sho0ld place the!sel-es 0nder the conde!naton o/
the
de-l& and gong to perdton. Ath deep /eelng he sad that they are /ello1 !ortals&
1e
lo-ed the! once& shall 1e not enco0rage the! to re/or!atonK Ae ha-e not yet /org
-en
the! se-enty t!es se-en& as o0r Sa-or drectedC perhaps 1e ha-e not /org-en the!
once. There s no1 a day o/ sal-aton to s0ch as repent and re/or!C?and they 1ho r
epent
not sho0ld be cast o0t /ro! ths socetyC yet 1e sho0ld 1oo the! to ret0rn to God&
lest
they escape not the da!naton o/ hellN Ahere there s a !o0ntan top& there s also
a
-alley?1e sho0ld act n all thngs on a proper !ed0! to e-ery !!ortal sprt.
Not1thstandng the 0n1orthy are a!ong 0s& the -rt0o0s sho0ld not& /ro! sel/8
!portance& gre-e and oppress needlessly& those 0n/ort0nate ones?e-en these sho0l
d be
enco0raged to herea/ter l-e to be honored by ths socety& 1ho are the best porton
s o/
the co!!0nty. Sad he had t1o thngs to reco!!end to the !e!bers o/ ths socety& to
p0t a do0ble 1atch o-er the tong0eC no organ:ed body can e2st 1tho0t ths at all.
All
organ:ed bodes ha-e ther pec0lar e-ls& 1ea$nesses and d//c0ltes& the ob9ect s to

!a$e those not so good re/or! and ret0rn to the path o/ -rt0e that they !ay be
n0!bered 1th the good& and e-en hold the $eys o/ po1er& 1hch 1ll n/l0ence to -rt
0e
and goodness?sho0ld chasten and repro-e& and $eep t all n slence& not e-en !ento
n
the! aganC then yo0 1ll be establshed n po1er& -rt0e& and holness& and the 1rath
o/
God 1ll be t0rned a1ay.
)uard the Tonue
I ha-e one re;0est to !a$e o/ the Presdent and !e!bers o/ the socety& that yo0
search yo0rsel-es?the tong0e s an 0nr0ly !e!ber?hold yo0r tong0es abo0t thngs o/
no !o!ent?a lttle tale 1ll set the 1orld on /re. At ths t!e& the tr0th on the g0
lty
sho0ld not be told openly& strange as ths !ay see!& yet ths s a polcy. Ae !0st 0
se
preca0ton n brngng snners to 90stce& lest n e2posng these heno0s sns 1e dra1 the
ndgnaton o/ a Gentle 1orld 0pon 0s Eand& to ther !agnaton& 90stly tooF. It s
necessary to hold an n/l0ence n the 1orld& and th0s spare o0rsel-es an e2ter!nat
onC
and also acco!plsh o0r end n spreadng the Gospel& or holness& n the earth. I/ 1e
1ere
bro0ght to desolaton& the dsobedent 1o0ld /nd no help. There are so!e 1ho are
obedent& yet !en cannot steady the ar$?!y ar! cannot do t?God !0st steady t. To
the n;0to0s sho1 yo0rsel-es !erc/0l.
I a! ad-sed by so!e o/ the heads o/ the Ch0rch to tell the Rele/ Socety to be
-rt0o0s& b0t to sa-e the Ch0rch /ro! desolaton and the s1ordC be1are& be stll& b
e
pr0dent& repent& re/or!& b0t do t n a 1ay not to destroy all aro0nd yo0. I do no
t 1ant to
cloa$ n;0ty?all thngs contrary to the 1ll o/ God& sho0ld be cast /ro! 0s& b0t do
n7t do
!ore h0rt than good& 1th yo0r tong0es?be p0re n heart. Jes0s desgns to sa-e the
people o0t o/ ther sns. Sad Jes0s& IBe shall do the 1or$& 1hch ye see !e do.I Th
ese
are the grand $ey81ords /or the socety to act 0pon. I/ I 1ere not n yo0r !dst to
ad and
co0nsel yo0& the de-l 1o0ld o-erco!e yo0. I 1ant the nnocent to go /ree?rather s
pare
ten n;0to0s a!ong yo0& than conde!n one nnocent one. IFret not thysel/ beca0se o
/
e-ldoers.I God 1ll see to t. EMay >,& )56>.F
?"HC <D)*8>).
"I9BT-S O' "--TI9) O' T/- '-"A(- %-(I-' SO&I-T@A AT
T/- )%O$-A 9AB$OOA 1B9- ?A 184C
I%e*orted b. "iss -E %E Sno,J
The Princi*le o! "erc.
Presdent Joseph S!th opened the !eetng by prayer& and then addressed the
congregaton on the desgn o/ the nstt0ton. Sad t s no !atter ho1 /ast the socety
ncreases& / all the !e!bers are -rt0o0sC that 1e !0st be as partc0lar 1th regard
to the
character o/ !e!bers no1& as 1hen the socety 1as /rst startedC that so!et!es per
sons
1sh to cro1d the!sel-es nto a socety o/ ths $nd 1hen they do not ntend to p0rs0e
the 1ays o/ p0rty and rghteo0sness& as / the socety 1o0ld be a shelter to the! n
ther
n;0ty.

He sad that hence/orth no person shall be ad!tted& b0t by presentng reg0lar

pettons& sgned by t1o or three !e!bers n good standng n the socety& and 1hoe-er
co!es n !0st be o/ good report.
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Sad he 1as gong to preach !ercy. S0ppose that Jes0s Chrst and holy angels sho0l
d
ob9ect to 0s on /r-olo0s thngs& 1hat 1o0ld beco!e o/ 0sK Ae !0st be !erc/0l to o
ne
another& and o-erloo$ s!all thngs.
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Chrst sad he ca!e to call snners to repentance& to sa-e the!. Chrst 1as
conde!ned by the sel/8rghteo0s Je1s beca0se He too$ snners nto Hs socetyC He too
$
the! 0pon the prncple that they repented o/ ther sns. It s the ob9ect o/ ths soc
ety to
re/or! persons& not to ta$e those that are corr0pt and /oster the! n ther 1c$edn
essC b0t
/ they repent& 1e are bo0nd to ta$e the!& and by $ndness sanct/y and cleanse the
!
/ro! all 0nrghteo0sness by o0r n/l0ence n 1atchng o-er the!. Nothng 1ll ha-e s0c
h
n/l0ence o-er people as the /ear o/ beng ds/ello1shped by so goodly a socety as
ths.
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Nothng s so !0ch calc0lated to lead people to /orsa$e sn as to ta$e the! by the
hand& and 1atch o-er the! 1th tenderness. Ahen persons !an/est the least $ndness
and lo-e to !e& O 1hat po1er t has o-er !y !nd& 1hle the opposte co0rse has a
tendency to harro1 0p all the harsh /eelngs and depress the h0!an !nd.
Satan %etards the /u#an "ind
It s one e-dence that !en are 0nac;0anted 1th the prncples o/ godlness to
behold the contracton o/ a//ectonate /eelngs and lac$ o/ charty n the 1orld. The
po1er
and glory o/ godlness s spread o0t on a broad prncple to thro1 o0t the !antle o/
charty. God does not loo$ on sn 1th allo1ance& b0t 1hen !en ha-e snned& there !0
st
be allo1ance !ade /or the!.
All the relgo0s 1orld s boastng o/ rghteo0snessC t s the doctrne o/ the de-l to
retard the h0!an !nd& and hnder o0r progress& by /llng 0s 1th sel/8rghteo0sness.
The
nearer 1e get to o0r hea-enly Father& the !ore 1e are dsposed to loo$ 1th co!pas
son
on pershng so0lsC 1e /eel that 1e 1ant to ta$e the! 0pon o0r sho0lders& and cast
ther
sns behnd o0r bac$s. My tal$ s ntended /or all ths socetyC / yo0 1o0ld ha-e God
ha-e !ercy on yo0& ha-e !ercy on one another.
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"en &annot Be &o#*elled into 6indo#
He then !ade a pro!se n the na!e o/ the %ord& sayng that that so0l 1ho has
rghteo0sness eno0gh to as$ God n the secret place /or l/e& e-ery day o/ ther l-e
s& shall
l-e to three score years and ten. Ae !0st 1al$ 0prghtly all the day long. Ho1 gl
oro0s
are the prncples o/ rghteo0snessN Ae are /0ll o/ sel/shnessC the de-l /latters 0
s that 1e
are -ery rghteo0s& 1hen 1e are /eedng on the /a0lts o/ others. Ae can only l-e b
y
1orshpng o0r GodC all !0st do t /or the!sel-esC none can do t /or another. Ho1 !

ld
the Sa-or dealt 1th Peter& sayng& IAhen tho0 art con-erted& strengthen thy breth
ren.I
At another t!e& He sad to h!& I%o-est tho0 !eKI and ha-ng rece-ed Peter7s reply&
He
sad& IFeed !y sheep.I I/ the ssters lo-ed the %ord& let the! /eed the sheep& and
not
destroy the!. Ho1 o/t ha-e 1se !en and 1o!en so0ght to dctate #rother Joseph by
sayng& IO& / I 1ere #rother Joseph I 1o0ld do ths and thatCI b0t / they 1ere n #
rother
Joseph7s shoes they 1o0ld /nd that !en or 1o!en co0ld not be co!pelled nto the
$ngdo! o/ God& b0t !0st be dealt 1th n long8s0//erng& and at last 1e shall sa-e
the!.
The 1ay to $eep all the Sants together& and $eep the 1or$ rollng& s to 1at 1th a
ll
long8s0//erng& tll God shall brng s0ch characters to 90stce. There sho0ld be no
lcense
/or sn& b0t !ercy sho0ld go hand n hand 1th reproo/.
Ssters o/ the socety& shall there be str/e a!ong yo0K I 1ll not ha-e t. Bo0 !0s
t
repent& and get the lo-e o/ God. A1ay 1th sel/8rghteo0snessN The best !eas0re or
prncple to brng the poor to repentance s to ad!nster to ther 1ants. The %ades7
Rele/ Socety s not only to rele-e the poor& b0t to sa-e so0ls.
Presdent S!th then sad that he 1o0ld g-e a lot o/ land to the socety by deedng
to
the treas0rer& that the socety !ay b0ld ho0ses /or the poor. He also sad he 1o0l
d g-e a
ho0se& /ra!e not /nshed& and that #rother Cahoon 1ll !o-e t on to the a/oresad l
ot&
and the socety can pay h! by g-ng orders on the storeC that t 1as a good plan to
set
those to 1or$ 1ho are o1ng 1do1s& and th0s !a$e an o//set& @c.
?"HC <D>38><.
The )i!t o! the /ol. )host
!n 0ditorial in the T!es and Seasons& by the Prophet
>6>!n 0ditorial in the T!es and Seasons& by the Prophet
Maro0s and con/lctng are the opnons o/ !en n regard to the g/t o/ the Holy Ghost
.
So!e people ha-e been n the habt o/ callng e-ery s0pernat0ral !an/estaton the e/
/ects
o/ the Sprt o/ God& 1hlst there are others that thn$ there s no !an/estaton conn
ected
1th t at allC and that t s nothng b0t a !ere !p0lse o/ the !nd& or an n1ard /eel
ng&
!presson& or secret test!ony or e-dence& 1hch !en possess& and that there s no s
0ch
a thng as an o0t1ard !an/estaton.
It s not to be 1ondered at that !en sho0ld be gnorant& n a great !eas0re& o/ th
e
prncples o/ sal-aton& and !ore especally o/ the nat0re& o//ce& po1er& n/l0ence&
g/ts&
and blessngs o/ the g/t o/ the Holy Ghost& 1hen 1e consder that the h0!an /a!ly
ha-e
been en-eloped n gross dar$ness and gnorance /or !any cent0res past& 1tho0t
re-elaton& or any 90st crteron Gby 1hchH to arr-e at a $no1ledge o/ the thngs o/
God&
1hch can only be $no1n by the Sprt o/ God. Hence t not n/re;0ently occ0rs& that
1hen the Elders o/ ths Ch0rch preach to the nhabtants o/ the 1orld& that / they
obey

the Gospel they shall rece-e the g/t o/ the Holy Ghost& that the people e2pect t
o see
so!e 1onder/0l !an/estaton& so!e great dsplay o/ po1er& or so!e e2traordnary
!racle per/or!edC and t s o/ten the case that yo0ng !e!bers o/ ths Ch0rch /or 1a
nt o/
better n/or!aton& carry along 1th the! ther old notons o/ thngs& and so!et!es /a
ll
nto egrego0s errors. Ae ha-e lately had so!e n/or!aton concernng a /e1 !e!bers
that are n ths dle!!a& and /or ther n/or!aton !a$e a /e1 re!ar$s 0pon the s0b9ec
t.
)i!ts o! the S*irit
Ae bele-e n the g/t o/ the Holy Ghost beng en9oyed no1& as !0ch as t 1as n the
Apostles7 daysC 1e bele-e that t Gthe g/t o/ the Holy GhostH s necessary to !a$e
and to
organ:e the Presthood& that no !an can be called to /ll any o//ce n the !nstry
1tho0t tC 1e also bele-e n prophecy& n tong0es& n -sons& and n re-elatons& n g/t
s&
and n healngsC and that these thngs cannot be en9oyed 1tho0t the g/t o/ the Holy
Ghost. Ae bele-e that the holy !en o/ old spa$e as they 1ere !o-ed by the Holy G
host&
and that holy !en n these days spea$ by the sa!e prncpleC 1e bele-e n ts beng a
co!/orter and a 1tness bearer& that t brngs thngs past to o0r re!e!brance& leads
0s
nto all tr0th& and sho1s 0s o/ thngs to co!eC 1e bele-e that Ino !an can $no1 th
at
Jes0s s the Chrst& b0t by the Holy Ghost.I Ae bele-e n t Gths g/t o/ the Holy Gh
ostH
n all ts /0llness& and po1er& and greatness& and gloryC b0t 1hlst 1e do ths& 1e
bele-e
n t ratonally& consstently& and scrpt0rally& and not accordng to the 1ld -agares
&
/oolsh notons and tradtons o/ !en.
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0iversit. o! )i!ts
Ae bele-e that the Holy Ghost s !parted by the layng on o/ hands o/ those n
a0thorty& and that the g/t o/ tong0es& and also the g/t o/ prophecy are g/ts o/
the Sprt&
and are obtaned thro0gh that !ed0!C b0t then to say that !en al1ays prophesed an
d
spo$e n tong0es 1hen they had the !poston o/ hands& 1o0ld be to state that 1hch
s
0ntr0e& contrary to the practce o/ the Apostles& and at -arance 1th holy 1rtC /o
r Pa0l
says& ITo one s g-en the g/t o/ tong0es& to another the g/t o/ prophecy& and to
another
the g/t o/ healngCI and aganD I"o all prophesyK do all spea$ 1th tong0esK do all
nterpretKI e-dently sho1ng that all dd not possess these se-eral g/tsC b0t that
one
rece-ed one g/t& and another rece-ed another g/t?all dd not prophesy& all dd not
spea$ n tong0es& all dd not 1or$ !raclesC b0t all dd rece-e the g/t o/ the Holy
GhostC
so!et!es they spa$e n tong0es and prophesed n the Apostles7 days& and so!et!es
they dd not. The sa!e s the case 1th 0s also n o0r ad!nstratons& 1hle !ore
/re;0ently there s no !an/estaton at all& that s -sble to the s0rro0ndng !0ltt0d
eC ths
1ll appear plan 1hen 1e cons0lt the 1rtngs o/ the Apostles& and notce ther
proceedngs n relaton to ths !atter. Pa0l& n )st Cor. )>& says& INo1 concernng

sprt0al g/ts& brethren& I 1o0ld not ha-e yo0 gnorantCI t s e-dent /ro! ths& that
so!e
o/ the! 1ere gnorant n relaton to these !atters& or they 1o0ld not need nstr0cto
n.
The )i!t o! Pro*hec.
Agan n chapter )6& he says& IFollo1 a/ter charty and desre sprt0al g/ts& b0t
rather that ye !ay prophesy.I It s -ery e-dent /ro! these Scrpt0res that !any o/
the!
had not sprt0al g/ts& /or / they had sprt0al g/ts 1here 1as the necessty o/ Pa0l
tellng the! to /ollo1 a/ter the!& and t s as e-dent that they dd not all rece-e
those
g/ts by the !poston o/ the handsC /or they as a Ch0rch had been bapt:ed and
con/r!ed by the layng on o/ hands?and yet to a Ch0rch o/ ths $nd& 0nder the
!!edate nspecton and s0perntendency o/ the Apostles& t 1as necessary /or Pa0l to
say& IFollo1 a/ter charty& and desre sprt0al g/ts& b0t rather that ye !ay prophe
sy&I
e-dently sho1ng that those g/ts 1ere n the Ch0rch& b0t not en9oyed by all n ther
o0t1ard !an/estatons.
#0t s0ppose the g/ts o/ the Sprt 1ere !!edately& 0pon the !poston o/ hands&
en9oyed by all& n all ther /0lness and po1er& the s$eptc 1o0ld stll be as /ar /r
o!
rece-ng any test!ony e2cept 0pon a !ere cas0alty as be/ore& /or all the g/ts o/
the
Sprt are not -sble to the nat0ral -son& or 0nderstandng o/ !anC ndeed -ery /e1 o
/
the! are. Ae read that IChrst ascended nto hea-en and ga-e g/ts 0nto !enC and He
ga-e so!e Apostles& and so!e Prophets& and so!e E-angelsts& and so!e Pastors and
Teachers.I EEph. 6.F
The &hurch a &o#*act Bod.
The Ch0rch s a co!pact body co!posed o/ d//erent !e!bers& and s strctly
analogo0s to the h0!an syste!& and Pa0l& a/ter spea$ng o/ the d//erent g/ts& say
s& INo1
ye are the body o/ Chrst and !e!bers n partc0larC and God hath set so!e n the
Ch0rch& /rst Apostles& secondarly Prophets& thrdly Teachers& a/ter that !racles&
then
g/ts o/ healng& helps& go-ern!ents& d-erstes o/ tong0es. Are all TeachersK Are a
ll
1or$ers o/ !raclesK "o all spea$ 1th tong0esK "o all nterpretKI It s e-dent that
they
do notC yet are they all !e!bers o/ one body. All !e!bers o/ the nat0ral body ar
e not the
eye& the ear& the head or the hand?yet the eye cannot say to the ear& I ha-e no
need o/
thee& nor the head to the /oot& I ha-e no need o/ theeC they are all so !any co!
ponent
parts n the per/ect !achne?the one bodyC and / one !e!ber s0//er& the 1hole o/ t
he
!e!bers s0//er 1th tC and / one !e!ber re9oce& all the rest are honored 1th t.
These& then& are all g/tsC they co!e /ro! GodC they are o/ GodC they are all th
e g/ts
o/ the Holy GhostC they are 1hat Chrst ascended nto hea-en to !partC and yet ho1
/e1
o/ the! co0ld be $no1n by the generalty o/ !en. Peter and John 1ere Apostles& ye
t the
Je1sh co0rt sco0rged the! as !postors. Pa0l 1as both an Apostle and prophet& yet

they
stoned h! and p0t h! nto prson. The people $ne1 nothng abo0t t& altho0gh he had
n
hs possesson the g/t o/ the Holy Ghost. O0r Sa-or 1as Ianonted 1th the ol o/
gladness abo-e hs /ello1s&I yet so /ar /ro! the people $no1ng H!& they sad He 1a
s
#eel:eb0b and cr0c/ed H! as an !postor. Aho co0ld pont o0t a Pastor& a Teacher&
or
an E-angelst by ther appearance& yet had they the g/t o/ the Holy GhostK
The 3orld &annot 6no, the )i!ts o! the S*irit
#0t to co!e to the other !e!bers o/ the Ch0rch& and e2a!ne the g/ts as spo$en o
/
by Pa0l& and 1e shall /nd that the 1orld can n general $no1 nothng abo0t the!& a
nd
that there s b0t one or t1o that co0ld be !!edately $no1n& / they 1ere all po0re
d o0t
!!edately 0pon the !poston o/ hands. In ) Cor. )>& Pa0l says& IThere are d-erste
s
o/ g/ts yet the sa!e sprt& and there are d//erences o/ ad!nstratons b0t the sa!e
%ordC and there are d-erstes o/ operatons& b0t t s the sa!e God 1hch 1or$eth all
n
all. #0t the !an/estatons o/ the Sprt s g-en 0nto e-ery !an to pro/t 1thal. For
to
one s g-en& by the Sprt& the Aord o/ Asdo!& to another& the 1ord o/ $no1ledge by
the sa!e SprtC to another /ath& by the sa!e SprtC to another the g/ts o/ healng&
by the
sa!e SprtC to another the 1or$ng o/ !raclesC to another prophecyC to another the
dscernng o/ sprtsC to another d-ers $nds o/ tong0esC to another the nterpretaton
o/
tong0es. #0t all these 1or$eth that one and the sel/sa!e sprt& d-dng to each !an
se-erally as he 1ll.I
The Thins o! )od 6no,n Onl. b. the S*irit o! )od
There are se-eral g/ts !entoned here& yet 1hch o/ the! all co0ld be $no1n by an
obser-er at the !poston o/ handsK The 1ord o/ 1sdo!& and the 1ord o/ $no1ledge&
are as !0ch g/ts as any other& yet / a person possessed both o/ these g/ts& or r
ece-ed
the! by the !poston o/ hands& 1ho 1o0ld $no1 tK Another !ght rece-e the g/t o/
/ath& and they 1o0ld be as gnorant o/ t. Or s0ppose a !an had the g/t o/ healng
or
po1er to 1or$ !racles& that 1o0ld not then be $no1nC t 1o0ld re;0re t!e and
crc0!stances to call these g/ts nto operaton. S0ppose a !an had the dscernng o/
sprts& 1ho 1o0ld be the 1ser o/ tK Or / he had the nterpretaton o/ tong0es& 0nle
ss
so!eone spo$e n an 0n$no1n tong0e& he o/ co0rse 1o0ld ha-e to be slentC there ar
e
only t1o g/ts that co0ld be !ade -sble?the g/t o/ tong0es and the g/t o/ prophec
y.
These are the thngs that are the !ost tal$ed abo0t& and yet / a person spo$e n a
n
0n$no1n tong0e& accordng to Pa0l7s test!ony& he 1o0ld be a barbaran to those pre
sent.
They 1o0ld say that t 1as gbbershC and / he prophesed they 1o0ld call t nonsense
.
The g/t o/ tong0es s the s!allest g/t perhaps o/ the 1hole& and yet t s one that
s the

!ost so0ght a/ter.

So that accordng to the test!ony o/ Scrpt0re and the !an/estatons o/ the Sprt n
ancent days& -ery lttle co0ld be $no1n abo0t t by the s0rro0ndng !0ltt0de& e2cep
t on
so!e e2traordnary occason& as on the day o/ Pentecost.
The greatest& the best& and the !ost 0se/0l g/ts 1o0ld be $no1n nothng abo0t by
an
obser-er. It s tr0e that a !an !ght prophesy& 1hch s a great g/t& and one that P
a0l told
the people?the Ch0rch?to see$ a/ter and to co-et& rather than to spea$ n tong0es
C b0t
1hat does the 1orld $no1 abo0t prophesyngK Pa0l says that t Iser-eth only to tho
se that
bele-e.I #0t does not the Scrpt0res say that they spa$e n tong0es and prophesedK
BesC
b0t 1ho s t that 1rtes these Scrpt0resK Not the !en o/ the 1orld or !ere cas0al
obser-ers& b0t the Apostles?!en 1ho $ne1 one g/t /ro! another& and o/ co0rse 1er
e
capable o/ 1rtng abo0t tC / 1e had the test!ony o/ the Scrbes and Pharsees
concernng the o0tpo0rng o/ the Sprt on the day o/ Pentecost& they 1o0ld ha-e tol
d 0s
that t 1as no g/t& b0t that the people 1ere Idr0n$en 1th ne1 1ne&I and 1e shall
/nally
ha-e to co!e to the sa!e concl0son that Pa0l dd?INo !an $no1s the thngs o/ God
b0t by the Sprt o/ GodCI /or 1th the great re-elatons o/ Pa0l 1hen he 1as ca0ght
0p
nto the thrd hea-en and sa1 thngs that 1ere not la1/0l to 0tter& no !an 1as appr
sed o/
t 0ntl he !entoned t h!sel/ /o0rteen years a/terC and 1hen John had the c0rtans
o/
hea-en 1thdra1n& and by -son loo$ed thro0gh the dar$ -sta o/ /0t0re ages& and
conte!plated e-ents that sho0ld transpre thro0gho0t e-ery s0bse;0ent perod o/ t!
e&
0ntl the /nal 1ndng 0p scene?1hle he ga:ed 0pon the glores o/ the eternal 1orld&
sa1 an nn0!erable co!pany o/ angels and heard the -oce o/ God?t 1as n the Sprt&
on the %ord7s day& 0nnotced and 0nobser-ed by the 1orld.
L L L
The 9ecessit. o! Pra.er
The %ord cannot al1ays be $no1n by the th0nder o/ Hs -oce& by the dsplay o/ Hs
glory or by the !an/estaton o/ Hs po1er& and those that are the !ost an2o0s to s
ee
these thngs& are the least prepared to !eet the!& and 1ere the %ord to !an/est H
s
po1ers as He dd to the chldren o/ Israel& s0ch characters 1o0ld be the /rst to s
ay& I%et
not the %ord spea$ any !ore& lest 1e Hs people de.I
Ae 1o0ld say to the brethren& see$ to $no1 God n yo0r closets& call 0pon h! n t
he
/elds. Follo1 the drectons o/ the #oo$ o/ Mor!on& and pray o-er& and /or yo0r
/a!les& yo0r cattle& yo0r /loc$s& yo0r herds& yo0r corn& and all thngs that yo0
possessC
as$ the blessng o/ God 0pon all yo0r labors& and e-erythng that yo0 engage n. #e
-rt0o0s and p0reC be !en o/ ntegrty and tr0thC $eep the co!!and!ents o/ GodC and
then yo0 1ll be able !ore per/ectly to 0nderstand the d//erence bet1een rght and
1rong?bet1een the thngs o/ God and the thngs o/ !enC and yo0r path 1ll be l$e th

at
o/ the 90st& 1hch shneth brghter and brghter 0nto the per/ect day.
The True Bse o! Tonues
#e not so c0ro0s abo0t tong0es& do not spea$ n tong0es e2cept there be an
nterpreter presentC the 0lt!ate desgn o/ tong0es s to spea$ to /oregners& and /
persons
are -ery an2o0s to dsplay ther ntellgence& let the! spea$ to s0ch n ther o1n ton
g0es.
The g/ts o/ God are all 0se/0l n ther place& b0t 1hen they are appled to that 1h
ch God
does not ntend& they pro-e an n90ry& a snare and a c0rse nstead o/ a blessng. Ae
!ay
so!e /0t0re t!e enter !ore /0lly nto ths s0b9ect& b0t shall let ths s0//ce /or t
he
present. EJ0ne )<& )56>.F
?"HC <D>,83>.
The )overn#ent o! )od
!n 0ditorial by the Prophet on the ailure of )an$made >o2ernments and the 'ight
of >od to 'ule
The go-ern!ent o/ the Al!ghty has al1ays been -ery dss!lar to the go-ern!ents o/
!en& 1hether 1e re/er to Hs relgo0s go-ern!ent& or to the go-ern!ent o/ natons.
The
go-ern!ent o/ God has al1ays tended to pro!ote peace& 0nty& har!ony& strength& a
nd
happnessC 1hle that o/ !an has been prod0ct-e o/ con/0son& dsorder& 1ea$ness& an
d
!sery.
"an+s )overn#ent Brins "iser. and 0estruction
The greatest acts o/ the !ghty !en ha-e been to depop0late natons and to
o-erthro1 $ngdo!sC and 1hlst they ha-e e2alted the!sel-es and beco!e gloro0s& t
has been at the e2pense o/ the l-es o/ the nnocent& the blood o/ the oppressed&
the !oans
o/ the 1do1& and the tears o/ the orphan.
Egypt& #abylon& Greece& Persa& Carthage& Ro!e?each 1as rased to dgnty a!dst
the clash o/ ar!s and the dn o/ 1arC and 1hlst ther tr0!phant leaders led /orth
ther
-ctoro0s ar!es to glory and -ctory& ther ears 1ere sal0ted 1th the groans o/ the
dyng
and the !sery and dstress o/ the h0!an /a!lyC be/ore the! the earth 1as a parads
e&
and behnd the! a desolate 1ldernessC ther $ngdo!s 1ere /o0nded n carnage and
bloodshed& and s0staned by oppresson& tyranny& and despots!. The desgns o/ God&
on
the other hand& ha-e been to pro!ote the 0n-ersal good o/ the 0n-ersal 1orldC to
establsh peace and good 1ll a!ong !enC to pro!ote the prncples o/ eternal tr0thC
to
brng abo0t a state o/ thngs that shall 0nte !an to hs /ello1 !anC ca0se the 1orl
d to
Ibeat ther s1ords nto plo1shares& and ther spears nto pr0nng hoo$s&I !a$e the
natons o/ the earth d1ell n peace& and to brng abo0t the !llennal glory& 1hen It
he
earth shall yeld ts ncrease& res0!e ts paradsean glory& and beco!e as the garden
o/ the
%ord.I
'ailure o! the )overn#ents o! "en
The great and 1se o/ ancent days ha-e /aled n all ther atte!pts to pro!ote eter
nal

po1er& peace and happness. Ther natons ha-e cr0!bled to pecesC ther thrones ha-e
been cast do1n n ther t0rn& and ther ctes& and ther !ghtest 1or$s o/ art ha-e be
en
annhlatedC or ther dlapdated to1ers& or t!e81orn !on0!ents ha-e le/t 0s b0t /eeb
le
traces o/ ther /or!er !agn/cence and ancent grande0r. They procla! as 1th a -oce
o/ th0nder& those !pershable tr0ths?that !an7s strength s 1ea$ness& hs 1sdo! s
/olly& hs glory s hs sha!e.
Monarchal& arstocratcal& and rep0blcan go-ern!ents o/ ther -aro0s $nds and
grades& ha-e& n ther t0rn& been rased to dgnty& and prostrated n the d0st. The p
lans o/
the greatest poltcans& the 1sest senators& and !ost pro/o0nd states!en ha-e been
e2plodedC and the proceedngs o/ the greatest che/tans& the bra-est generals& and
the
1sest $ngs ha-e /allen to the gro0nd. Naton has s0cceeded naton& and 1e ha-e
nherted nothng b0t ther /olly. Hstory records ther p0erle plans& ther short8l-ed
glory& ther /eeble ntellect and ther gnoble deeds.
/as "an Increased in Intellience=
Ha-e 1e ncreased n $no1ledge or ntellgenceK Ahere s there a !an that can step
/orth and alter the destny o/ natons and pro!ote the happness o/ the 1orldK Or 1
here s
there a $ngdo! or naton that can pro!ote the 0n-ersal happness o/ ts o1n s0b9ect
s& or
e-en ther general 1ell8bengK O0r naton& 1hch possesses greater reso0rces than an
y
other& s rent& /ro! center to crc0!/erence& 1th party str/e& poltcal ntrg0es& an
d
sectonal nterestC o0r co0nselors are panc strc$en& o0r legslators are astonshed&
and
o0r senators are con/o0nded& o0r !erchants are paraly:ed& o0r trades!en are
dsheartened& o0r !echancs o0t o/ e!ploy& o0r /ar!ers dstressed& and o0r poor cry
ng
/or bread& o0r ban$s are bro$en& o0r credt r0ned& and o0r states o-er1hel!ed n d
ebt&
yet 1e are& and ha-e been n peace.
"an 9ot Able to )overn /i#sel!
Ahat s the !atterK Are 1e alone n ths thngK Merly no. Ath all o0r e-ls 1e are
better st0ated than any other naton. %et Egypt& T0r$ey& Span& France& Italy& Por
t0gal&
Ger!any& England& Chna& or any other naton& spea$& and tell the tale o/ ther tro
0ble&
ther perple2ty& and dstress& and 1e sho0ld /nd that ther c0p 1as /0ll& and that
they
1ere preparng to drn$ the dregs o/ sorro1. England& that boasts o/ her lterat0re
& her
scence& co!!erce& @tc.& has her hands ree$ng 1th the blood o/ the nnocent abroad
&
and she s sal0ted 1th the cres o/ the oppressed at ho!e. Charts!& O7Connels!& an
d
radcals! are gna1ng her -tals at ho!eC and Ireland& Scotland& Canada& and the ea
st are
threatenng her destr0cton abroad. France s rent to the core& ntrg0e& treachery&
and
treason l0r$ n the dar$& and !0rder& and assassnaton stal$ /orth at noonday. T0r
$ey&
once the dread o/ E0ropean natons& has been shorn o/ her strength& has d1ndled n

to her
dotage& and has been oblged to as$ her alles to propose to her trb0tary ter!s o/
peaceC
and R0ssa and Egypt are each o/ the! openng ther 9a1s to de-o0r her. Span has be
en
the theater o/ bloodshed& o/ !sery and 1oe /or years past. Syra s no1 con-0lsed
1th
1ar and bloodshed. The great and po1er/0l e!pre o/ Chna& 1hch has /or cent0res
ressted the attac$s o/ barbarans& has beco!e trb0tary to a /oregn /oe& her batte
res
thro1n do1n& !any o/ her ctes destroyed& and her -llages deserted. Ae !ght !ento
n
the Eastern Ra9ahs& the !seres and oppressons o/ the IrshC the con-0lsed state o
/
Central A!ercaC the st0aton o/ Te2as and Me2coC the state o/ Greece& S1t:erland
and
PolandC nay& the 1orld tsel/ presents one great theater o/ !sery& 1oe& and Idstr
ess o/
natons 1th perple2ty.I All& all& spea$ 1th a -oce o/ th0nder& that !an s not abl
e to
go-ern h!sel/& to legslate /or h!sel/& to protect h!sel/& to pro!ote hs o1n good
& nor
the good o/ the 1orld.
The 0esin o! 1ehovah
It has been the desgn o/ Jeho-ah& /ro! the co!!ence!ent o/ the 1orld& and s Hs
p0rpose no1& to reg0late the a//ars o/ the 1orld n Hs o1n t!e& to stand as a hea
d o/ the
0n-erse& and ta$e the rens o/ go-ern!ent n Hs o1n hand. Ahen that s done& 90dg!e
nt
1ll be ad!nstered n rghteo0snessC anarchy and con/0son 1ll be destroyed& and
Inatons 1ll learn 1ar no !ore.I It s /or 1ant o/ ths great go-ernng prncple& tha
t all
ths con/0son has e2stedC I/or t s not n !an that 1al$eth& to drect hs stepsCI th
s 1e
ha-e /0lly sho1n.
I/ there 1as anythng great or good n the 1orld& t ca!e /ro! God. The constr0cto
n
o/ the /rst -essel 1as g-en to Noah& by re-elaton. The desgn o/ the ar$ 1as g-en
by
God& Ia pattern o/ hea-enly thngs.I The learnng o/ the Egyptans& and ther $no1le
dge
o/ astrono!y 1as no do0bt ta0ght the! by Abraha! and Joseph& as ther records tes
t/y&
1ho rece-ed t /ro! the %ord. The art o/ 1or$ng n brass& sl-er& gold& and preco0s
stones& 1as ta0ght by re-elaton& n the 1lderness. The archtect0ral desgns o/ the
Te!ple at Jer0sale!& together 1th ts orna!ents and bea0ty& 1ere g-en o/ God. Asd
o!
to go-ern the ho0se o/ Israel 1as g-en to Solo!on& and the J0dges o/ IsraelC and
/ he
had al1ays been ther $ng& and they s0b9ect to hs !andate& and obedent to hs la1s
&
they 1o0ld stll ha-e been a great and !ghty people?the r0lers o/ the 0n-erse& an
d the
1onder o/ the 1orld.
)overn#ent -stablished b. )od
I/ Neb0chadne::ar& or "ar0s& or Cyr0s& or any other $ng possessed $no1ledge or
po1er& t 1as /ro! the sa!e so0rce& as the Scrpt0res ab0ndantly test/y. I/& then&
God

p0ts 0p one& and sets do1n another at Hs pleas0re& and !ade nstr0!ents o/ $ngs&
0n$no1n to the!sel-es& to /0l/ll Hs propheces& ho1 !0ch !ore 1as He able& / !an
1o0ld ha-e been s0b9ect to Hs !andate& to reg0late the a//ars o/ ths 1orld& and
pro!ote peace and happness a!ong the h0!an /a!lyN
The %ord has at -aro0s t!es co!!enced ths $nd o/ go-ern!ent& and tendered Hs
ser-ces to the h0!an /a!ly. He selected Enoch& 1ho! He drected& and ga-e Hs la1
0nto& and to the people 1ho 1ere 1th h!C and 1hen the 1orld n general 1o0ld not
obey the co!!ands o/ God& a/ter 1al$ng 1th God& he translated Enoch and hs ch0rc
h&
and the Presthood or go-ern!ent o/ hea-en 1as ta$en a1ay.
Abraha! 1as g0ded n all hs /a!ly a//ars by the %ordC 1as con-ersed 1th by
angels& and by the %ordC 1as told 1here to go& and 1hen to stopC and prospered
e2ceedngly n all that he p0t hs hand 0ntoC t 1as beca0se he and hs /a!ly obeyed
the
co0nsel o/ the %ord.
Ahen Egypt 1as 0nder the s0perntendence o/ Joseph t prospered& beca0se he 1as
ta0ght o/ GodC 1hen they oppressed the Israeltes& destr0cton ca!e 0pon the!. Ahe
n the
chldren o/ Israel 1ere chosen 1th Moses at ther head& they 1ere to be a pec0lar
people& a!ong 1ho! God sho0ld place Hs na!eC ther !otto 1asD IThe %ord s o0r
la1g-erC the %ord s o0r J0dgeC the %ord s o0r =ngC and He shall regn o-er 0s.I A
hle
n ths state they !ght tr0ly say& IHappy s that people& 1hose God s the %ord.I Th
er
go-ern!ent 1as a theocracyC they had God to !a$e ther la1s& and !en chosen by H!
to ad!nster the!C He 1as ther God& and they 1ere Hs people. Moses rece-ed the
1ord o/ the %ord /ro! God H!sel/C he 1as the !o0th o/ God to Aaron& and Aaron
ta0ght the people& n both c-l and ecclesastcal a//arsC they 1ere both one& there
1as no
dstnctonC so 1ll t be 1hen the p0rposes o/ God shall be acco!plshedD 1hen Ithe
%ord shall be =ng o-er the 1hole earthI and IJer0sale! Hs throne.I IThe la1 shal
l go
/orth /ro! Jon& and the 1ord o/ the %ord /ro! Jer0sale!.I
Bniversal Peace to &o#e !ro# )od
Ths s the only thng that can brng abo0t the Irestt0ton o/ all thngs spo$en o/ b
y
all the holy Prophets snce the 1orld 1asI?Ithe dspensaton o/ the /0llness o/ t!e
s&
1hen God shall gather together all thngs n one.I Other atte!pts to pro!ote 0n-er
sal
peace and happness n the h0!an /a!ly ha-e pro-ed abort-eC e-ery e//ort has /aled
C
e-ery plan and desgn has /allen to the gro0ndC t needs the 1sdo! o/ God& the
ntellgence o/ God& and the po1er o/ God to acco!plsh ths. The 1orld has had a /a
r
tral /or s2 tho0sand yearsC the %ord 1ll try the se-enth tho0sand H!sel/C IHe 1h
ose
rght t s& 1ll possess the $ngdo!& and regn 0ntl He has p0t all thngs 0nder Hs /e
etCI
n;0ty 1ll hde ts hoary head& Satan 1ll be bo0nd& and the 1or$s o/ dar$ness
destroyedC rghteo0sness 1ll be p0t to the lne& and 90dg!ent to the pl0!!et& and
Ihe
that /ears the %ord 1ll alone be e2alted n that day.I To brng abo0t ths state o/
thngs&
there !0st o/ necessty be great con/0son a!ong the natons o/ the earthC Idstress
o/
natons 1th perple2ty.I A! I as$ed 1hat s the ca0se o/ the present dstressK I 1o0
ld
ans1er& IShall there be e-l n a cty and the %ord hath not done tKI

-arth 9o, )roanin Bnder &orru*tion

The earth s groanng 0nder corr0pton& oppresson& tyranny and bloodshedC and God
s co!ng o0t o/ Hs hdng place& as He sad He 1o0ld do& to -e2 the natons o/ the ea
rth.
"anel& n hs -son& sa1 con-0lson 0pon con-0lsonC he Ibeheld tll the thrones 1ere
cast do1n& and the Ancent o/ "ays dd stCI and one 1as bro0ght be/ore h! l$e 0nto
the Son o/ ManC and all natons& $ndred& tong0es& and peoples& dd ser-e and obey
H!.
It s /or 0s to be rghteo0s& that 1e !ay be 1se and 0nderstandC /or none o/ the 1
c$ed
shall 0nderstandC b0t the 1se shall 0nderstand& and they that t0rn !any to rghte
o0sness
shall shne as the stars /or e-er and e-er.
It Behooves Bs to Be 3ise
As a Ch0rch and a people t behoo-es 0s to be 1se& and to see$ to $no1 the 1ll o
/
God& and then be 1llng to do tC /or Iblessed s he that heareth the 1ord o/ the %
ord& and
$eepeth t&I say the Scrpt0res. IAatch and pray al1ays&I says o0r Sa-or& Ithat ye
!ay be
acco0nted 1orthy to escape the thngs that are to co!e on the earth& and to stand
be/ore
the Son o/ Man.I I/ Enoch& Abraha!& Moses& and the chldren o/ Israel& and all Go
d7s
people 1ere sa-ed by $eepng the co!!and!ents o/ God& 1e& / sa-ed at all& shall b
e
sa-ed 0pon the sa!e prncple. As God go-erned Abraha!& Isaac and Jacob as /a!les&
and the chldren o/ Israel as a natonC so 1e& as a Ch0rch& !0st be 0nder Hs g0dan
ce /
1e are prospered& preser-ed and s0staned. O0r only con/dence can be n GodC o0r o
nly
1sdo! obtaned /ro! H!C and He alone !0st be o0r protector and sa/eg0ard&
sprt0ally and te!porally& or 1e /all.
Ae ha-e been chastened by the hand o/ God hereto/ore /or not obeyng Hs
co!!ands& altho0gh 1e ne-er -olated any h0!an la1& or transgressed any h0!an
preceptC yet 1e ha-e treated lghtly Hs co!!ands& and departed /ro! Hs ordnances&
and the %ord has chastened 0s sore& and 1e ha-e /elt Hs ar! and $ssed the rodC l
et 0s be
1se n t!e to co!e and e-er re!e!ber that Ito obey s better than sacr/ce& and to
hear$en than the /at o/ ra!s.I The %ord has told 0s to b0ld the Te!ple and the N
a0-oo
Ho0seC and that co!!and s as bndng 0pon 0s as any otherC and that !an 1ho engage
s
not n these thngs s as !0ch a transgressor as tho0gh he bro$e any other co!!and!
entC
he s not a doer o/ God7s 1ll& not a /0l/ller o/ Hs la1s.
The Saints SubFect to 0ivine &ounsel
In regard to the b0ldng 0p o/ Jon& t has to be done by the co0nsel o/ Jeho-ah&
by
the re-elatons o/ hea-enC and 1e sho0ld /eel to say& II/ the %ord go not 1th 0s&
carry 0s
not 0p hence.I Ae 1o0ld say to the Sants that co!e here& 1e ha-e lad the /o0ndat
on /or
the gatherng o/ God7s people to ths place& and they e2pect that 1hen the Sants d
o co!e&
they 1ll be 0nder the co0nsel that God has apponted. The T1el-e are set apart to

co0nsel the Sants pertanng to ths !atterC and 1e e2pect that those 1ho co!e here
1ll
send be/ore the! ther 1se !en accordng to re-elatonC or / not practcable& be s0b
9ect
to the co0nsel that God has g-en& or they cannot rece-e an nhertance a!ong the S
ants&
or be consdered as God7s people& and they 1ll be dealt 1th as transgressors o/ t
he la1s
o/ God. Ae are tryng here to grd 0p o0r lons& and p0rge /ro! o0r !dst the 1or$er
s o/
n;0tyC and 1e hope that 1hen o0r brethren arr-e /ro! abroad& they 1ll assst 0s t
o
roll /orth ths good 1or$& and to acco!plsh ths great desgn& that IJon !ay be b0l
t 0p
n rghteo0snessC and all natons /loc$ to her standardCI that as God7s people& 0nd
er Hs
drecton& and obedent to Hs la1& 1e !ay gro1 0p n rghteo0sness and tr0thC that 1h
en
Hs p0rposes shall be acco!plshed& 1e !ay rece-e an nhertance a!ong those that ar
e
sanct/ed. EJ0ly )<& )56>.F
?"HC <D,)8,,.
(etter o! the Pro*het to )overnor &arlin7Satis!ied ,ith the
)overnor+s Attitude
Estee!ed SrD?Bo0r /a-or o/ the >+th nstant per #re-et Ma9or8General Alson %a1
s be/ore !e. I cannot let ths opport0nty pass 1tho0t tenderng to yo0 !y 1ar!est
than$s /or the /rendly treat!ent !y lady as 1ell as those 1th her rece-ed at yo0
r hands
d0rng the late -st& and also /or the /rendly /eelngs breathed /orth n yo0r lette
r. Bo0r
E2cellency !ay be ass0red that they are d0ly apprecated by !e& and shall be
recprocated.
I a! per/ectly sats/ed 1th regard to the s0b9ect 0nder consderaton& and 1th yo0
r
re!ar$s. I shall consder !ysel/ and o0r ct:ens sec0re /ro! har! 0nder the broad
canopy o/ the la1 0nder yo0r ad!nstraton. Ae loo$ to yo0 /or protecton n the e-e
nt
o/ any -olence beng 0sed to1ards 0s& $no1ng that o0r nnocence 1th regard to all
the
acc0satons n crc0laton 1ll be d0ly e-denced be/ore an enlghtened p0blc.
Any ser-ce 1e can do the state at any t!e 1ll be cheer/0lly done& /or o0r a!bto
n
s to be ser-ceable to o0r co0ntry.
Ath sent!ents o/ respect and estee!& I re!an yo0r h0!ble ser-ant.
JOSEPH SMITH
?"HC <D53.
Pro*hec. That the Saints 3ould Be 0riven to %ock. "ountains
Sat0rday& A0g. ,& )56>.?Passed o-er the r-er to Montrose& Io1a& n co!pany 1th
General Ada!s& Colonel #re1er& and others& and 1tnessed the nstallaton o/ the o/
/cers
o/ the Rsng S0n %odge Ancent Bor$ Masons& at Montrose& by General Ja!es Ada!s&
"ep0ty Grand8Master o/ Illnos. Ahle the "ep0ty Grand8Master 1as engaged n g-ng
the re;0ste nstr0ctons to the Master8elect& I had a con-ersaton 1th a n0!ber o/
brethren n the shade o/ the b0ldng on the s0b9ect o/ o0r persec0tons n Msso0r an
d
the constant annoyance 1hch has /ollo1ed 0s snce 1e 1ere dr-en /ro! that state.
I
prophesed that the Sants 1o0ld contn0e to s0//er !0ch a//lcton and 1o0ld be dr-e
n
to the Roc$y Mo0ntans& !any 1o0ld apostat:e& others 1o0ld be p0t to death by o0r

persec0tors or lose ther l-es n conse;0ence o/ e2pos0re or dsease& and so!e o/ y

o0
1ll l-e to go and assst n !a$ng settle!ents and b0ld ctes and see the Sants beco
!e
a !ghty people n the !dst o/ the Roc$y Mo0ntans. EA0g. ,& )56>.F
?"HC <D5<.
/a**iness the 0esin o! -5istence
Happness s the ob9ect and desgn o/ o0r e2stenceC and 1ll be the end thereo/& /
1e
p0rs0e the path that leads to tC and ths path s -rt0e& 0prghtness& /ath/0lness&
holness&
and $eepng all the co!!and!ents o/ God. #0t 1e cannot $eep all the co!!and!ents
1tho0t /rst $no1ng the!& and 1e cannot e2pect to $no1 all& or !ore than 1e no1
$no1 0nless 1e co!ply 1th or $eep those 1e ha-e already rece-ed. That 1hch s
1rong 0nder one crc0!stance& !ay be& and o/ten s& rght 0nder another.
God sad& ITho0 shalt not $llCI at another t!e He sad& ITho0 shalt 0tterly destr
oy.I
Ths s the prncple on 1hch the go-ern!ent o/ hea-en s cond0cted?by re-elaton
adapted to the crc0!stances n 1hch the chldren o/ the $ngdo! are placed. Ahate-e
r
God re;0res s rght& no !atter 1hat t s& altho0gh 1e !ay not see the reason there
o/ tll
long a/ter the e-ents transpre. I/ 1e see$ /rst the $ngdo! o/ God& all good thng
s 1ll
be added. So 1th Solo!onD /rst he as$ed 1sdo!& and God ga-e t h!& and 1th t
e-ery desre o/ hs heart& e-en thngs 1hch !ght be consdered abo!nable to all 1ho
0nderstand the order o/ hea-en only n part& b0t 1hch n realty 1ere rght beca0se
God
ga-e and sanctoned by specal re-elaton.
A parent !ay 1hp a chld& and 90stly& too& beca0se he stole an appleC 1hereas /
the
chld had as$ed /or the apple& and the parent had g-en t& the chld 1o0ld ha-e eat
en t
1th a better appetteC there 1o0ld ha-e been no strpesC all the pleas0re o/ the a
pple
1o0ld ha-e been sec0red& all the !sery o/ stealng lost.
-ver. )i!t !ro# )od Is 1ust
Ths prncple 1ll 90stly apply to all o/ God7s dealngs 1th Hs chldren. E-erythng
that God g-es 0s s la1/0l and rghtC and t s proper that 1e sho0ld en9oy Hs g/ts
and
blessngs 1hene-er and 1here-er He s dsposed to besto1C b0t / 1e sho0ld se:e 0pon
those sa!e blessngs and en9oy!ents 1tho0t la1& 1tho0t re-elaton& 1tho0t
co!!and!ent& those blessngs and en9oy!ents 1o0ld pro-e c0rsngs and -e2atons n
the end& and 1e sho0ld ha-e to le do1n n sorro1 and 1alngs o/ e-erlastng regret.
#0t
n obedence there s 9oy and peace 0nspotted& 0nalloyedC and as God has desgned o0
r
happness?and the happness o/ all Hs creat0res& he ne-er has?He ne-er 1ll nstt0te
an ordnance or g-e a co!!and!ent to Hs people that s not calc0lated n ts nat0re
to
pro!ote that happness 1hch He has desgned& and 1hch 1ll not end n the greatest
a!o0nt o/ good and glory to those 1ho beco!e the recpents o/ hs la1 and ordnance
s.
#lessngs o//ered& b0t re9ected& are no longer blessngs& b0t beco!e l$e the talen
t hd n
the earth by the 1c$ed and sloth/0l ser-antC the pro//ered good ret0rns to the g
-erC the

blessng s besto1ed on those 1ho 1ll rece-e and occ0pyC /or 0nto h! that hath sha
ll
be g-en& and he shall ha-e ab0ndantly& b0t 0nto h! that hath not or 1ll not rece
-e&
shall be ta$en a1ay that 1hch he hath& or !ght ha-e had.
#e 1se todayC 7ts !adness to de/erC
Ne2t day the /atal precedent !ay plead.
Th0s on tll 1sdo! s p0shed o0t o/ t!e
Into eternty.
"en Are 1uded Accordin to Their 0eeds
O0r hea-enly Father s !ore lberal n Hs -e1s& and bo0ndless n Hs !erces and
blessngs& than 1e are ready to bele-e or rece-eC and& at the sa!e t!e& s !ore te
rrble
to the 1or$ers o/ n;0ty& !ore a1/0l n the e2ec0tons o/ Hs p0nsh!ents& and !ore
ready to detect e-ery /alse 1ay& than 1e are apt to s0ppose H! to be. He 1ll be
n;0red
o/ by Hs chldren. He says& IAs$ and ye shall rece-e& see$ and ye shall /ndCI b0t
& / yo0
1ll ta$e that 1hch s not yo0r o1n& or 1hch I ha-e not g-en yo0& yo0 shall be
re1arded accordng to yo0r deedsC b0t no good thng 1ll I 1thhold /ro! the! 1ho 1a
l$
0prghtly be/ore !e& and do !y 1ll n all thngs?1ho 1ll lsten to !y -oce and to th
e
-oce o/ !y ser-ant 1ho! I ha-e sentC /or I delght n those 1ho see$ dlgently to $
no1
!y precepts& and abde by the la1 o/ !y $ngdo!C /or all thngs shall be !ade $no1n
0nto the! n !ne o1n d0e t!e& and n the end they shall ha-e 9oy. EA0g. >+& )56>.F
?"HC <D)368)3,.
"I9BT-S O' T/- '-"A(- %-(I-' SO&I-T@+S "--TI9)7
%-"A%6S O' T/- P%OP/-T
The &hurch to Prevail Aainst All -vil Po,ers
Presdent Joseph S!th arose and sad& II a! happy and than$/0l /or the pr-lege o/
beng present on ths occason. Great e2ertons ha-e been !ade on the part o/ o0r
ene!es to carry !e to Msso0r and destroy !y l/eC b0t the %ord has hedged 0p ther
1ay& and they ha-e not& as yet& acco!plshed ther p0rpose. God has enabled !e to
$eep
o0t o/ ther hands. I ha-e 1arred a good 1ar/are& nso!0ch as I ha-e o0tgeneralled
or
1hpped o0t all #ennett7s corr0pt host.
My /eelngs at the present t!e are that& nas!0ch as the %ord Al!ghty has
preser-ed !e 0ntl today& He 1ll contn0e to preser-e !e& by the 0nted /ath and pr
ayers
o/ the Sants& 0ntl I ha-e /0lly acco!plshed !y !sson n ths l/e& and so /r!ly
establshed the dspensaton o/ the /0llness o/ the presthood n the last days& that
all the
po1ers o/ earth and hell can ne-er pre-al aganst t.
Ths constant persec0ton re!nds !e o/ the 1ords o/ the Sa-or& 1hen He sad to the
Pharsees& IGo ye& and tell that /o2& #ehold& I cast o0t de-ls& and I do c0res to
day and
to!orro1& and the thrd day I shall be per/ected.I I s0spect that !y Hea-enly Fat
her has
decreed that the Msso0rans shall not get !e nto ther po1erC / they do& t 1ll be
beca0se I do not $eep o0t o/ ther 1ay.
I shall tr0!ph o-er !y ene!esD I ha-e beg0n to tr0!ph o-er the! at ho!e& and I
shall do t abroad. All those that rse 0p aganst !e 1ll s0rely /eel the 1eght o/

ther
n;0ty 0pon ther o1n heads. Those that spea$ e-l o/ !e and the Sants are gnorant
or
abo!nable characters& and /0ll o/ n;0ty. All the /0ss& and all the str& and all
the
charges got 0p aganst !e are l$e the 9ac$8a8lantern& 1hch cannot be /o0nd.
9o "an 3ithout 'ault
Altho0gh I do 1rong& I do not the 1rongs that I a! charged 1th dongC the 1rong
that I do s thro0gh the /ralty o/ h0!an nat0re& l$e other !en. No !an l-es 1tho0
t
/a0lt. "o yo0 thn$ that e-en Jes0s& / He 1ere here& 1o0ld be 1tho0t /a0lt n yo0r
eyesK
Hs ene!es sad all !anner o/ e-l aganst H!?they all 1atched /or n;0ty n H!.
Ho1 easy t 1as /or Jes0s to call o0t all the n;0ty o/ the hearts o/ those 1ho! H
e 1as
a!ongN
"ost InFur. &o#es !ro# (ittle -vils
The ser-ants o/ the %ord are re;0red to g0ard aganst those thngs that are calc0
lated
to do the !ost e-l. The lttle /o2es spol the -nes?lttle e-ls do the !ost n90ry t
o the
Ch0rch. I/ yo0 ha-e e-l /eelngs& and spea$ o/ the! to one another& t has a tende
ncy to
do !sche/. These thngs res0lt n those e-ls 1hch are calc0lated to c0t the throat
s o/
the heads o/ the Ch0rch.
Ahen I do the best I can?1hen I a! acco!plshng the greatest good& then the !ost
e-ls and 1c$ed s0r!sngs are got 0p aganst !e. I 1o0ld to God that yo0 1o0ld be
1se. I no1 co0nsel yo0& that / yo0 $no1 anythng calc0lated to dst0rb the peace o
r
n90re the /eelngs o/ yo0r brother or sster& hold yo0r tong0es and the least har!
1ll be
done.
The Fe!ale Rele/ Socety ha-e ta$en a !ost act-e part n !y 1el/are aganst !y
ene!es& n pettonng to the go-ernor n !y behal/. These !eas0res 1ere all necessar
y.
"o yo0 not see that I /oresa1 1hat 1as co!ng& be/orehand& by the sprt o/ prophec
yK
All these !o-e!ents had an n/l0ence n !y rede!pton /ro! the hand o/ !y ene!es. I
/
these !eas0res had not been ta$en& !ore sero0s conse;0ences 1o0ld ha-e res0lted.
I
ha-e co!e here to bless yo0. The Socety ha-e done 1ellD ther prncples are to pra
ctce
holness. God lo-es yo0& and yo0r prayers n !y behal/ shall a-al !0chD let the! n
ot
cease to ascend to God contn0ally n !y behal/.
Persistence o! 3icked "en
The ene!es o/ ths people 1ll ne-er get 1eary o/ ther persec0ton aganst the
Ch0rch& 0ntl they are o-erco!e. I e2pect they 1ll array e-erythng aganst !e that
s n
ther po1er to control& and that 1e shall ha-e a long and tre!endo0s 1ar/are. He
that 1ll
1ar the tr0e Chrstan 1ar/are aganst the corr0ptons o/ these last days 1ll ha-e 1
c$ed
!en and angels o/ de-ls& and all the n/ernal po1ers o/ dar$ness contn0ally array
ed
aganst h!. Ahen 1c$ed and corr0pt !en oppose& t s a crteron to 90dge / a !an s
1arrng the Chrstan 1ar/are. Ahen all !en spea$ e-l o/ yo0 /alsely& blessed are y

e.
Shall a !an be consdered bad& 1hen !en spea$ e-l o/ h!K No. I/ a !an stands and
opposes the 1orld o/ sn& he !ay e2pect to ha-e all 1c$ed and corr0pt sprts array
ed
aganst h!. #0t t 1ll be b0t a lttle season& and all these a//lctons 1ll be t0rne
d a1ay
/ro! 0s& nas!0ch as 1e are /ath/0l& and are not o-erco!e by these e-ls. #y seeng
the
blessngs o/ the endo1!ent rollng on& and the $ngdo! ncreasng and spreadng /ro!
sea to sea& 1e shall re9oce that 1e 1ere not o-erco!e by these /oolsh thngs.
Ba*tis# !or the 0ead
A /e1 -ery !portant thngs ha-e been !an/ested to !e n !y absence respectng
the doctrne o/ bapts! /or the dead& 1hch I shall co!!0ncate to the Sants ne2t
Sabbath& / nothng sho0ld occ0r to pre-ent !e.
L L L
Presdent S!th sad& II ha-e one re!ar$ to !a$e respectng the bapts! /or the dead
to s0//ce /or the t!e beng& 0ntl I ha-e opport0nty to dsc0ss the s0b9ect at grea
ter
length?all persons bapt:ed /or the dead !0st ha-e a recorder present& that he !a
y be an
eye1tness to record and test/y o/ the tr0th and -aldty o/ hs record. It 1ll be
necessary& n the Grand Co0ncl& that these thngs be test/ed to by co!petent 1tnes
ses.
There/ore let the recordng and 1tnessng o/ bapts!s /or the dead be care/0lly att
ended
to /ro! ths t!e /orth. I/ there s any lac$& t !ay be at the e2pense o/ o0r /rend
sC they
!ay not co!e /orth.I/n EA0g. 3)& )56>.F
?"HC <D)3*8)6).
Persecution the /eritae o! the %ihteous
rom an 0ditorial in the T!es and Seasons& by the Prophet
L L L
Abel 1as slan /or hs rghteo0sness& and ho1 !any !ore 0p to the /lood s not o/
!0ch conse;0ence to 0s no1. #0t / 1e bele-e n present re-elaton& as p0blshed n t
he
IT!es and SeasonsI last sprng& Abraha!& the prophet o/ the %ord& 1as lad 0pon th
e
ron bedstead /or sla0ghterC and the boo$ o/ Jasher& 1hch has not been dspro-ed a
s a
bad a0thor& says he 1as cast nto the /re o/ the Chaldees. Moses& the !an o/ God&
1ho
$lled an Egyptan persec0tor o/ the chldren o/ Israel& 1as dr-en /ro! hs co0ntry
and
$ndred. El9ah had to /lee hs co0ntry& /or they so0ght hs l/e&?and he 1as /ed by
ra-ens. "anel 1as cast nto a den o/ lonsD Mcaah 1as /ed on the bread o/ a//lcton
C
and Jere!ah 1as cast nto the /lthy hole 0nder the Te!pleC and dd these a//lctons
co!e 0pon these prophets o/ the %ord on acco0nt o/ transgressonK NoN It 1as the
ron
hand o/ persec0ton?l$e the chans o/ Msso0rN And !ar$?1hen these old prophets
s0//ered& the -engeance o/ God& n d0e t!e& /ollo1ed and le/t the 1c$ed opposers
o/ the
%ord7s anonted l$e Sodo! and Go!orrahC l$e the EgyptansC l$e Je:ebel& 1ho 1as
eaten by dogsC and l$e all Israel& 1hch 1ere led a1ay capt-e& tll the %ord had s
pent hs
/0ry 0pon the!?e-en to ths day.
%et 0s co!e nto Ne1 Testa!ent t!es?so !any are e-er prasng the %ord and Hs
apostles. Ae 1ll co!!ence 1th John the #aptst. Ahen Herod7s edct 1ent /orth to

destroy the yo0ng chldren& John 1as abo0t s2 !onths older than Jes0s& and ca!e 0
nder
ths hellsh edct& and Jacharas ca0sed hs !other to ta$e h! nto the !o0ntans& 1her
e
he 1as rased on loc0sts and 1ld honey. Ahen hs /ather re/0sed to dsclose hs hdng
place& and beng the o//catng hgh prest at the Te!ple that year& 1as slan by Hero
d7s
order& bet1een the porch and the altar& as Jes0s sad. John7s head 1as ta$en to H
erod& the
son o/ ths n/ant !0rderer& n a charger?not1thstandng there 1as ne-er a greater
prophet born o/ a 1o!an than h!N
Jes0s& the Son o/ God 1as cr0c/ed 1th hs hands and /eet naled to the 1oodN
L L L
Saints &o#e Throuh Tribulation
It s a sha!e to the Sants to tal$ o/ chastse!ents& and transgressons& 1hen all
the
Sants be/ore the!& prophets and apostles& ha-e had to co!e 0p thro0gh great trb0
latonC
1hether a Herod& a Nero& or a #oggs& ca0ses the a//lcton& or the blood to be she
d& s all
the sa!e?these !0rderers 1ll ha-e ther re1ardN and the sants thers. Ho1 !any hae
had to 1ander n sheep s$ns and goat s$ns& and l-e n ca-es and dens o/ the !o0nta
ns&
beca0se the 1orld 1as 0n1orthy o/ ther socetyN And 1as transgresson or chastse!e
nt
connected 1th ther secl0son /ro! the en9oy!ent o/ socetyK NoN #0t re!e!ber&
brethren& he that o//ends one o/ the least o/ the Sants& 1o0ld be better o// 1th
a
!llstone ted to hs nec$ and he and the stone pl0nged nto the depth o/ the seaN
Re!e!ber that he that g-es a c0p o/ cold 1ater n the na!e o/ a dscple& to one o/
the
sants n prson& or secl0ded /ro! /rends by reason o/ -e2ato0s la1 s0ts& ntended /
or
persec0ton& shall n no 1se lose hs re1ard.
Ne-er& 1hle the sprt o/ lberty& or the -rt0e o/ a sant& hold co!!0non n the
/lesh& let 0s hear o/ those 1ho pro/ess to be go-erned by the la1 o/ God& and !a
$e ther
gar!ents clean n the blood o/ the %a!b& shrn$ng /ro! the assstance o/ those 1ho
bear
the ar$ o/ the %ord?n the ho0r o/ dangerN
L L L
Ba*tis#
'pon loo$ng o-er the sacred pages o/ the #ble& searchng nto the prophets and
sayngs o/ the apostles& 1e /nd no s0b9ect so nearly connected 1th sal-aton& as t
hat o/
bapts!. In the /rst place& ho1e-er& let 0s 0nderstand that the 1ord bapt:e s der
-ed
/ro! the Gree$ -erb Ibaptso&I and !eans to !!erse or o-er1hel!& and that sprn$le
s
/ro! the Gree$ -erb Irantso&I and !eans to scatter on by partclesC then 1e can t
reat the
s0b9ect as one nseparably connected 1th o0r eternal 1el/areC and al1ays bear n !
nd
that t s one o/ the only !ethods by 1hch 1e can obtan a re!sson o/ sns n ths
1orld& and be prepared to enter nto the 9oys o/ o0r %ord n the 1orld to co!e.
As t s 1ell $no1n that -aro0s opnons go-ern a large porton o/ the sectaran
1orld as to ths !portant ordnance o/ the gospel& t !ay not be a!ss to ntrod0ce t
he

co!!ssons and co!!ands o/ Jes0s H!sel/ on the s0b9ect.?He sad to the T1el-e& or
rather ele-en at the t!eD Go ye there/ore& and teach all natons& bapt:ng the! n
the
na!e o/ the Father& and o/ the Son& and o/ the Holy GhostC teachng the! to obser
-e all
thngs 1hatsoe-er I ha-e co!!anded yo0D Th0s t s recorded by Matthe1. In Mar$ 1e
ha-e these !portant 1ordsD Go ye nto all the 1orld& and preach the gospel to e-e
ry
creat0re. He that bele-eth and s bapt:ed shall be sa-ed& and he that bele-eth no
t shall
be da!ned. And to sho1 ho1 the bele-ers are to be $no1n /ro! the 0nbele-ers& he
contn0es and saysD And these sgns shall /ollo1 the! that bele-eC n !y na!e shall
they
cast o0t de-lsD they shall spea$ 1th ne1 tong0esD they shall ta$e 0p serpentsD a
nd / they
drn$ any deadly thng t shall not h0rt the!D they shall lay hands on the sc$ and
they
shall reco-er. And n %0$e 1e /nd the /nshng cla0se l$e ths&?that t 1as necessary
that Chrst sho0ld de and rse the thrd day?that re!sson o/ sns sho0ld be preached
n
hs na!e a!ong all natons& begnnng at Jer0sale!. And ye are 1tnesses o/ these thn
gs.
3itnesses
Ae 1ll no1 e2a!ne the 1tnesses. As t 1ll be recollected& they 1ere to 1at at
Jer0sale! tll they 1ere endo1ed 1th po1er /ro! on hgh and then go and teach all
natons 1hatsoe-er the %ord had co!!anded the!. As Peter held the $eys o/ the
$ngdo!& 1e 1ll e2a!ne h! /rst.
No1 on the day o/ Pentecost& 1hen there 1as a !ar-elo0s dsplay o/ the g/ts&
accordng to the pro!se n Mar$& !any 1ere prc$ed n the heart& and sad 0nto Peter&
and to the rest o/ the Apostles& Men and brethren 1hat shall 1e doK Peter sad 0n
to the!D
Repent& and be bapt:ed e-ery one o/ yo0 n the na!e o/ Jes0s Chrst& /or the re!ss
on
o/ sns& and ye shall rece-e the g/t o/ the Holy Ghost& etc.?Here one o/ the 1tne
sses
says n so !any 1ords& repent and be bapt:ed. And 1e are o/ the opnon that Peter
ha-ng been ta0ght by the %ord& and co!!ssoned by the %ord& and endo1ed by the
%ord& 1o0ld be abo0t as correct a co0nselor& or a!bassador as 1e or they co0ld e
n;0re
o/ to $no1 the rght 1ay to enter nto the $ngdo!.
Agan& %0$e n hs record o/ the Acts o/ the Apostles& saysD And t ca!e to pass& t
hat
1hle Apollos 1as at Cornth& Pa0l ha-ng passed thro0gh the 0pper coasts& ca!e to
Ephes0sC and /ndng certan dscples& he sad 0nto the!& Ha-e ye rece-ed the Holy
Ghost snce ye bele-edK And they sad 0nto h!& Ae ha-e not so !0ch as heard 1hethe
r
there be any Holy Ghost. And he sad 0nto the!& 'nto 1hat then 1ere ye bapt:edK A
nd
they sadD 0nto John7s bapts!. Then sad Pa0l& John -erly bapt:ed 1th the bapts! o
/
repentance& sayng 0nto the people& that they sho0ld bele-e on h! 1hch sho0ld co!
e
a/ter h!& that s on Chrst Jes0s. Ahen they heard ths& they 1ere bapt:ed n the na
!e o/
the %ord Jes0s.?And 1hen Pa0l had lad hs hands 0pon the!& the Holy Ghost ca!e on
the!C and they spa$e 1th tong0es& and prophesed.
Fro! the abo-e 1tnesses 1e are n/or!ed that bapts! 1as the essental pont on

1hch they co0ld rece-e the g/t o/ the Holy Ghost. It see!s /ro! the reasonng abo
-e
that so!e sectaran Je1 had been bapt:ng l$e John& b0t had /orgotten to n/or! the
!
that there 1as one to /ollo1 by the na!e o/ Jes0s Chrst& to bapt:e 1th /re and t
he Holy
GhostD?1hch sho1ed these con-erts that ther /rst bapts! 1as llegal& and 1hen the
y
heard ths they 1ere gladly bapt:ed& and a/ter hands 1ere lad on the!& they receed the
g/ts& accordng to pro!se& and spa$e 1th tong0es and prophesed.L L L The Apostle
says the Gospel s the po1er o/ God 0nto sal-aton 0nto the! that bele-eC and also
n/or!s 0s that l/e and !!ortalty 1ere bro0ght to lght thro0gh the gospelC that t
he
scrpt0re& as Pa0l sad to the Galatans& /oreseeng that God 1o0ld 90st/y the heath
en
thro0gh /ath& preached be/ore the gospel 0nto Abraha!D sayng& In thee shall all
natons
be blessed.
)os*el Al,a.s the Sa#e
No1 ta$ng t /or granted that the scrpt0res say 1hat they !ean& and !ean 1hat th
ey
say& 1e ha-e s0//cent gro0nds to go on and pro-e /ro! the #ble that the gospel h
as
al1ays been the sa!e& and the o//cers to o//cate& the sa!eC the ordnances to /0l
/ll ts
re;0re!ents& the sa!e& and the sgns and /r0ts res0ltng /ro! the pro!ses& the sa!
eD
there/ore& as Noah 1as a preacher o/ rghteo0sness he !0st ha-e been bapt:ed and
ordaned to the presthood by the layng on o/ the hands& etc. For no !an ta$eth th
s
honor 0nto h!sel/ e2cept he be called o/ God as 1as Aaron& and Aaron 1as bapt:ed
n
the clo0d and n the sea& together 1th all Israel& as s related by the Apostle n
Cornthans. Ths poston or /act& s 1tnessed n ths !annerD the co-enant o/
crc0!cson !ade 1th Abraha!& and practced steadly 0p to the departng o/ Israel o0
t
o/ Egypt& 1as abandoned n the 1lderness& /orty years?and rene1ed by Josh0a a/ter
he
passed o-er Jordan& and enca!ped at Glgal& 1here he !ade sharp $n-es and
crc0!csed the 1hole !ale porton o/ the ch0rch.
L L L
"an "ust Be Born Aain
Ncode!0s ca!e to Jes0s by nght& and sad 0nto h!& Rabb& 1e $no1 that tho0 art
a teacher co!e /ro! GodD /or no !an can do these !racles that tho0 doest& e2cept
God
be 1th h!. Jes0s ans1ered and sad 0nto h!& Merly& -erly& I say 0nto thee& E2cept
a
!an be born agan he cannot see the $ngdo! o/ God. Ncode!0s sath 0nto h!& Ho1
can a !an be born 1hen he s oldK can he enter the second t!e nto hs !other7s 1o!
b&
and be bornK?Jes0s ans1ered& Merly& -erly& I say 0nto thee& E2cept a !an be born
o/
1ater& and o/ the Sprt& he cannot enter nto the $ngdo! o/ God. Ths strong and
post-e ans1er o/ Jes0s& as to 1ater bapts!& settles the ;0estonD I/ God s the sa
!e
yesterday& today& and /ore-erD t s no 1onder He s so post-e n the great declarat
onD
He that bele-es and s bapt:ed shall be sa-ed& and he that bele-es not shall be d

a!nedN
There 1as no other na!e g-en 0nder hea-en& nor no other ordnance ad!tted& 1hereb
y
!en co0ld be sa-edD No 1onder the Apostle sad& beng Ib0red 1th h! n bapts!&I ye
shall rse /ro! the deadN No 1onder Pa0l had to arse and be bapt:ed and 1ash a1ay
hs
snsD No 1onder the angel told good old Cornel0s that he !0st send /or Peter to l
earn
ho1 to be sa-edD Peter co0ld bapt:e& and angels co0ld not& so long as there 1ere
legal
o//cers n the /lesh holdng the $eys o/ the $ngdo!& or the a0thorty o/ the presth
ood.
There s one e-dence stll /0rther on ths pont& and that s that Jes0s h!sel/ 1hen
he
appeared to Pa0l on hs 1ay to "a!asc0s& dd not n/or! h! ho1 he co0ld be sa-ed. H
e
had set n the ch0rch /rst Apostles& and secondly prophets& /or the 1or$ o/ the !
nstry&
per/ectng o/ the sants& etc.C and as the grand r0le o/ hea-en 1as that nothng sh
o0ld e-er
be done on earth 1tho0t re-ealng the secret to hs ser-ants the prophets& agreeab
ly to
A!os 3D+& so Pa0l co0ld not learn so !0ch /ro! the %ord relat-e to hs d0ty n the
co!!on sal-aton o/ !an& as he co0ld /ro! one o/ Chrst7s a!bassadors called 1th t
he
sa!e hea-enly callng o/ the %ord& and endo1ed 1th the sa!e po1er /ro! on hgh?so
that 1hat they loosed on earth& sho0ld be loosed n hea-enC and 1hat they bo0nd o
n earth
sho0ld be bo0nd n hea-enD He& the %ord beng a prest /ore-er& a/ter the order o/
Melch:ede$& and the anonted Son o/ God& /ro! be/ore the /o0ndaton o/ the 1orld&
and
they the begotten sons o/ Jes0s tho0gh the gospel& to teach all natons?and lo I
a! 1th
yo0 al1ays to the end o/ the 1orld?that s?by the other co!/orter 1hch the 1orld
cannot rece-e?/or ye are the 1tnesses?ha-ng the test!ony o/ Jes0s 1hch s the
sprt o/ prophecy.
9ecessit. o! %e*entance
Fro! 1hat has already been ntrod0ced as test!ony to pro-e that no !an can be
sa-ed 1tho0t bapts!& t 1ll be seen and ac$no1ledged that / there 1as sn a!ong
!en& repentance 1as as necessary at one t!e or age o/ the 1orld as another?and t
hat
other /o0ndaton can no !an lay than that s lad& 1hch s Jes0s Chrst. I/& then& Ab
el 1as
a rghteo0s !an he had to beco!e so by $eepng the co!!and!entsC / Enoch 1as
rghteo0s eno0gh to co!e nto the presence o/ God& and 1al$ 1th h!& he !0st ha-e
beco!e so by $eepng hs co!!and!ents& and so o/ e-ery rghteo0s person& 1hether t
1as Noah& a preacher o/ rghteo0snessC Abraha!& the /ather o/ the /ath/0lC Jacob&
the
pre-aler 1th GodC Moses& the !an 1ho 1rote o/ Chrst& and bro0ght /orth the la1 b
y
co!!and!ent& as a school!aster to brng !en to Chrst& or 1hether t 1as Jes0s Chrs
t
h!sel/& 1ho had no need o/ repentance& ha-ng no sn& accordng to hs sole!n
declaraton to JohnD?no1 let !e be bapt:edD /or no !an can enter the $ngdo! 1tho0
t
obeyng ths ordnanceD /or th0s t beco!eth 0s to /0l/l A%% RIGHTEO'SNESS. S0rely&
then& / t beca!e John and Jes0s Chrst& the Sa-or& to /0l/l all rghteo0sness to b
e
bapt:ed?so s0rely& then& t 1ll beco!e e-ery other person that see$s the $ngdo! o

/
hea-en to go and do l$e1seC /or he s the door& and / any person cl!bs 0p any oth
er
1ay& the sa!e s a the/ and a robberN
Ba*tis# %e8uired in All Aes
In the /or!er ages o/ the 1orld& be/ore the Sa-or ca!e n the /lesh& Ithe santsI
1ere
bapt:ed n the na!e o/ Jes0s Chrst to co!e& beca0se there ne-er 1as any other na!
e
1hereby !en co0ld be sa-edC and a/ter he ca!e n the /lesh and 1as cr0c/ed& then
the
sants 1ere bapt:ed n the na!e o/ Jes0s Chrst& cr0c/ed& rsen /ro! the dead and
ascended nto hea-en& that they !ght be b0red n bapts! l$e h!& and be rased n
glory l$e h!& that as there 1as b0t one %ord& one /ath& one bapts!& and one God
and
/ather o/ 0s all& e-en so there 1as b0t one door to the !ansons o/ blss. A!en. E
Sept. )&
)56>.F
?T@S 3D*4>8*4<.
<'A&TS A%- STBBBO%9 T/I9)S<
)reatness o! the 1aredites and 9e*hites
Fro! an e2tract /ro! IStephen7s Incdents o/ Tra-el n Central A!erca&I t 1ll be
seen that the proo/ o/ the Nephtes and %a!antes d1ellng on ths contnent& accordn
g
to the acco0nt n the #oo$ o/ Mor!on& s de-elopng tsel/ n a !ore sats/actory 1ay
than the !ost sang0ne bele-er n that re-elaton co0ld ha-e antcpated. It certanly
a//ords 0s a grat/caton that the 1orld o/ !an$nd does not en9oy& to g-e p0blcty
to
s0ch !portant de-elop!ents o/ the re!ans and r0ns o/ those !ghty people.
Ahen 1e read n the #oo$ o/ Mor!on that Jared and hs brother ca!e on to ths
contnent /ro! the con/0son and scatterng at the To1er& and l-ed here !ore than a
tho0sand years& and co-ered the 1hole contnent /ro! sea to sea& 1th to1ns and ct
esC
and that %eh 1ent do1n by the Red Sea to the great So0thern Ocean& and crossed o
-er to
ths land& and landed a lttle so0th o/ the Isth!0s o/ "aren& and !pro-ed the co0n
try
accordng to the 1ord o/ the %ord& as a branch o/ the ho0se o/ Israel& and then r
ead s0ch a
goodly tradtonary acco0nt as the one belo1& 1e can not b0t thn$ the %ord has a h
and n
brngng to pass hs strange act& and pro-ng the #oo$ o/ Mor!on tr0e n the eyes o/
all
the people. The e2tract belo1& co!es as near the real /act& as the /o0r E-angels
ts do to
the cr0c/2on o/ Jes0s.?S0rely I/acts are st0bborn thngs.I It 1ll be as t e-er ha
s been&
the 1orld 1ll pro-e Joseph S!th a tr0e prophet by crc0!stantal e-dence& n
e2per!ents& as they dd Moses and El9ah. No1 read Stephen7s storyD
IAccordng to F0entes& the chroncler o/ the $ngdo! o/ G0ate!ala& the $ngs o/
P0che and Cach;0el 1ere descended /ro! the Toltecan Indans& 1ho& 1hen they ca!e
nto ths co0ntry& /o0nd t already nhabted by people o/ d//erent natons. Accordng
to
the !an0scrpts o/ "on J0an Torres& the grandson o/ the last $ng o/ the P0ches& 1
hch
1as n the possesson o/ the le0tenant general apponted by Pedro de Al-arado& and
1hch F0entes says he obtaned by !eans o/ Father Francs Mas;0es& the hstoran o/ t
he

order o/ San Francs& the Toltecas the!sel-es descended /ro! the ho0se o/ Israel&
1ho
1ere released by Moses /ro! the tyranny o/ Pharaoh& and a/ter crossng the Read S
ea&
/ell nto dolatry. To a-od the reproo/s o/ Moses& or /ro! /ear o/ hs n/lctng 0pon
the!
so!e chastse!ent& they separated /ro! h! and hs brethren& and 0nder the g0dance
o/
Tan0b& ther che/& passed /ro! one contnent to the other& to a place 1hch they ca
lled the
se-en ca-erns& a part o/ the $ngdo! o/ Me2co& 1here they /o0nded the celebrated
cty
o/ T0la.I ESept. )<& )56>.F
?T@S 3D*>)8*>>.
-!!ects o! 0isobe.in &ounsel
Abo0t ten n the /orenoon I rode 0p and -e1ed the Te!ple. I e2pressed !y
sats/acton at the arrange!ents& and 1as pleased 1th the progress !ade n the sacr
ed
ed/ce. A/ter con-ersng 1th se-eral o/ the brethren& and sha$ng hands 1th n0!bers
1ho 1ere -ery !0ch re9oced to see ther Prophet agan& I ret0rned ho!eC b0t soon
a/ter1ards 1ent o-er to the store& 1here a n0!ber o/ brethren and ssters 1ere
asse!bled& 1ho had arr-ed ths !ornng /ro! the neghborhood o/ Ne1 Bor$& %ong
Island& @tc. A/ter Elders Taylor& Aoodr0// and Sa!0el #ennett had addressed the
brethren and ssters& I spo$e to the! at consderable length& sho1ng the! the prop
er
co0rse to p0rs0e& and ho1 to act n regard to !a$ng p0rchases o/ land& @tc.
I sho1ed the! that t 1as generally n conse;0ence o/ the brethren dsregardng or
dsobeyng co0nsel that they beca!e dssats/ed and !0r!0redC and !any 1hen they
arr-ed here& 1ere dssats/ed 1th the cond0ct o/ so!e o/ the Sants& beca0se e-eryt
hng
1as not done per/ectly rght& and they get angry& and th0s the de-l gets ad-antag
e o-er
the! to destroy the!. I told the! I 1as b0t a !an& and they !0st not e2pect !e t
o be
per/ectC / they e2pected per/ecton /ro! !e& I sho0ld e2pect t /ro! the!C b0t / t
hey
1o0ld bear 1th !y n/r!tes and the n/r!tes o/ the brethren& I 1o0ld l$e1se bear
1th ther n/r!tes.
I told the! t 1as l$ely I 1o0ld ha-e agan to hde 0p n the 1oods& b0t they !0st
not be dsco0raged& b0t b0ld 0p the cty& the Te!ple& @tc. Ahen !y ene!es ta$e a1a
y
!y rghts& I 1ll bear t and $eep o0t o/ the 1ayC b0t / they ta$e a1ay yo0r rghts&
I 1ll
/ght /or yo0. I blessed the! and departed. EOct. >*& )56>.F
?"HC <D)5).
The %ule o! &hrist in the "illenniu#
Ahle n con-ersaton at J0dge Ada!s7 d0rng the e-enng& I sad& Chrst and the
res0rrected Sants 1ll regn o-er the earth d0rng the tho0sand years. They 1ll not
probably d1ell 0pon the earth& b0t 1ll -st t 1hen they please& or 1hen t s neces
sary
to go-ern t. There 1ll be 1c$ed/n !en on the earth d0rng the tho0sand years. The
heathen natons 1ho 1ll not co!e 0p to 1orshp 1ll be -sted 1th the 90dg!ents o/
God& and !0st e-ent0ally be destroyed /ro! the earth. E"ec. 34& )56>.F
?"HC <D>)>.
3hat &onstitutes a Pro*het=
I/ any person sho0ld as$ !e / I 1ere a prophet& I sho0ld not deny t& as that 1o
0ld

g-e !e the leC /or& accordng to John& the test!ony o/ Jes0s s the sprt o/ prophe
cyC
there/ore& / I pro/ess to be a 1tness or teacher& and ha-e not the sprt o/ proph
ecy&
1hch s the test!ony o/ Jes0s& I !0st be a /alse 1tnessC b0t / I be a tr0e teache
r and
1tness& I !0st possess the sprt o/ prophecy& and that constt0tes a prophetC and
any !an
1ho says he s a teacher or a preacher o/ rghteo0sness& and denes the sprt o/ pro
phecy&
s a lar& and the tr0th s not n h!C and by ths $ey /alse teachers and !postors !a
y be
detected. E"ec. 34& )56>.F
?"HC <D>)<8>),.
Status o! the 9ero
At /-e 1ent to Mr. Sollars7 1th Elders Hyde and Rchards. Elder Hyde n;0red the
st0aton o/ the negro. I repled& they ca!e nto the 1orld sla-es& !entally and phy
scally.
Change ther st0aton 1th the 1htes& and they 1o0ld be l$e the!. They ha-e so0ls&
and
are s0b9ects o/ sal-aton. Go nto Cncnnat or any cty& and /nd an ed0cated negro&
1ho
rdes n hs carrage& and yo0 1ll see a !an 1ho has rsen by the po1ers o/ hs o1n !n
d
to hs e2alted state o/ respectablty. The sla-es n Aashngton are !ore re/ned than
!any n hgh places& and the blac$ boys 1ll ta$e the shne o// !any o/ those they b
r0sh
and 1at on.
Elder Hyde re!ar$ed& IP0t the! on the le-el& and they 1ll rse abo-e !e.I I repl
ed&
/ I rased yo0 to be !y e;0al& and then atte!pted to oppress yo0& 1o0ld yo0 not b
e
ndgnant and try to rse abo-e !e& as dd Ol-er Co1dery& Peter Aht!er& and !any
others& 1ho sad I 1as a /allen Prophet& and they 1ere capable o/ leadng the peop
le&
altho0gh I ne-er atte!pted to oppress the!& b0t had al1ays been l/tng the! 0pK H
ad I
anythng to do 1th the negro& I 1o0ld con/ne the! by strct la1 to ther o1n speces
&
and p0t the! on a natonal e;0al:aton.
9ecessit. o! 'aith
#eca0se /ath s 1antng& the /r0ts are. No !an snce the 1orld 1as had /ath
1tho0t ha-ng so!ethng along 1th t. The ancents ;0enched the -olence o/ /re&
escaped the edge o/ the s1ord& 1o!en rece-ed ther dead& etc. #y /ath the 1orlds
1ere
!ade. A !an 1ho has none o/ the g/ts has no /athC and he dece-es h!sel/& / he
s0pposes he has. Fath has been 1antng& not only a!ong the heathen& b0t n pro/ess
ed
Chrstendo! also& so that tong0es& healngs& prophecy& and prophets and apostles&
and all
the g/ts and blessngs ha-e been 1antng.
So!e o/ the co!pany tho0ght I 1as not a -ery !ee$ ProphetC so I told the!D II a
!
!ee$ and lo1ly n heart&I and 1ll person/y Jes0s /or a !o!ent& to ll0strate the
prncple& and cred o0t 1th a lo0d -oce& IAoe 0nto yo0& ye doctorsC 1oe 0nto yo0&
ye
la1yersC 1oe 0nto yo0& ye scrbes& Pharsees& and hypocrtesNI #0t yo0 cannot /nd t
he
place 1here I e-er 1ent that I /o0nd /a0lt 1th ther /ood& ther drn$& ther ho0se&

ther
lodgngsC no& ne-erC and ths s 1hat s !eant by the !ee$ness and lo1lness o/ Jes0s
.
'alse %e*orts
Mr. Sollars stated that Ja!es M0llone& o/ Sprng/eld& told h! as /ollo1sD?II hae
been to Na0-oo& and seen Joe S!th& the ProphetD he had a gray horse& and I as$ed
h!
1here he got tC and Joe sad& IBo0 see that 1hte clo0d.I IBes.I IAell& as t ca!e
along& I
got the horse /ro! that clo0d.I Ths s a /ar spec!en o/ the ten tho0sand /oolsh l
es
crc0lated by ths generaton to brng the tr0th and ts ad-ocates nto dsrep0te.
Ahat s t that nspres pro/essors o/ Chrstanty generally 1th a hope o/ sal-atonK
It s that s!ooth& sophstcated n/l0ence o/ the de-l& by 1hch he dece-es the 1hole
1orld. #0t& sad Mr. Sollars& IMay I not repent and be bapt:ed& and not pay any a
ttenton
to drea!s& -sons& and other g/ts o/ the SprtKI I repledD IS0ppose I a! tra-elng
and
a! h0ngry& and !eet 1th a !an and tell h! I a! h0ngry& and he tells !e to go yon
der&
there s a ho0se o/ entertan!ent& go and $noc$& and yo0 !0st con/or! to all the r
0les o/
the ho0se& or yo0 cannot sats/y yo0r h0ngerC $noc$& call /or /ood& st do1n and e
atC?and
I go and $noc$& and as$ /or /ood& and st do1n to the table& b0t do not eat& shal
l I sats/y
!y h0ngerK No. I !0st eat. The g/ts are the /oodC and the graces o/ the Sprt are
the g/ts
o/ the Sprt. Ahen I /rst co!!enced ths 1or$ and had got t1o or three nd-d0als to
bele-e& I 1ent abo0t thrty !les 1th Ol-er Co1dery& to see the!. Ae had only one
horse bet1een 0s. Ahen 1e arr-ed& a !ob o/ abo0t one h0ndred !en ca!e 0pon 0s
be/ore 1e had t!e to eat& and chased 0s all nghtC and 1e arr-ed bac$ agan a lttl
e a/ter
daylght& ha-ng tra-eled abo0t s2ty !les n all& and 1tho0t /ood. I ha-e o/ten tra
-eled
all nght to see the brethrenC and& 1hen tra-elng to preach the Gospel a!ong stra
ngers&
ha-e /re;0ently been t0rned a1ay 1tho0t /ood.I EJan. >& )563.F
?"HC <D>)+8>)*.
The 6indo# o! )od
So!e say the $ngdo! o/ God 1as not set 0p on the earth 0ntl the day o/ Pentecos
t&
and that John dd not preach the bapts! o/ repentance /or the re!sson o/ sns. #0t
I
say& n the na!e o/ the %ord& that the $ngdo! o/ God 1as set 0p on the earth /ro!
the
days o/ Ada! to the present t!e& 1hene-er there has been a rghteo0s !an on earth
0nto
1ho! God re-ealed Hs 1ord and ga-e po1er and a0thorty to ad!nster n Hs na!e.
And 1here there s a prest o/ God?a !nster 1ho has po1er and a0thorty /ro! God to
ad!nster n the ordnances o/ the gospel and o//cate n the presthood o/ God?there
s
the $ngdo! o/ God. And& n conse;0ence o/ re9ectng the Gospel o/ Jes0s Chrst and
the
Prophets 1ho! God hath sent& the 90dg!ents o/ God ha-e rested 0pon people& ctes&
and

natons& n -aro0s ages o/ the 1orld& 1hch 1as the case 1th the ctes o/ Sodo! and
Go!orrah& that 1ere destroyed /or re9ectng the Prophets.
3here the 6indo# o! )od is 9otA There is 9o Salvation
No1 I 1ll g-e !y test!ony. I care not /or !an. I spea$ boldly and /ath/0lly and
1th a0thorty. Ho1 s t 1th the $ngdo! o/ GodK Ahere dd the $ngdo! o/ God
begnK Ahere there s no $ngdo! o/ God there s no sal-aton. Ahat constt0tes the
$ngdo! o/ GodK Ahere there s a prophet& a prest& or a rghteo0s !an 0nto 1ho! God
g-es Hs oracles& there s the $ngdo! o/ GodC and 1here the oracles o/ God are not
&
there the $ngdo! o/ God s not.
In these re!ar$s& I ha-e no all0son to the $ngdo!s o/ the earth. Ae 1ll $eep th
e
la1s o/ the landC 1e do not spea$ aganst the!C 1e ne-er ha-e& and 1e can hardly
!a$e
!enton o/ the state o/ Msso0r& o/ o0r persec0tons there& b0t 1hat the cry goes /
orth
that 1e are g0lty o/ larceny& b0rglary& arson& treason& !0rder& @c.& @c.& 1hch s
/alse.
Ae spea$ o/ the $ngdo! o/ God on the earth& not the $ngdo!s o/ !en.
9eed o! %evelation
The plea o/ !any n ths day s& that 1e ha-e no rght to rece-e re-elatonsC b0t /
1e
do not get re-elatons& 1e do not ha-e the oracles o/ GodC and / they ha-e not th
e oracles
o/ God& they are not the people o/ God. #0t say yo0& Ahat 1ll beco!e o/ the 1orl
d& or
the -aro0s pro/essors o/ relgon 1ho do not bele-e n re-elaton and the oracles o/
God
as contn0ed to Hs Ch0rch n all ages o/ the 1orld& 1hen He has a people on earthK
I tell
yo0& n the na!e o/ Jes0s Chrst& they 1ll be da!nedC and 1hen yo0 get nto the ete
rnal
1orld& yo0 1ll /nd t 1ll be so& they cannot escape the da!naton o/ hell.
1ohn /eld 6e.s o! Aaronic Priesthood
As to0chng the Gospel and bapts! that John preached& I 1o0ld say that John ca!e
preachng the Gospel /or the re!sson o/ snsC he had hs a0thorty /ro! God& and the
oracles o/ God 1ere 1th h!& and the $ngdo! o/ God /or a season see!ed to rest 1t
h
John alone. The %ord pro!sed Jacharas that he sho0ld ha-e a son 1ho 1as a
descendant o/ Aaron& the %ord ha-ng pro!sed that the presthood sho0ld contn0e 1t
h
Aaron and hs seed thro0gho0t ther generatons. %et no !an ta$e ths honor 0pon
h!sel/& e2cept he be called o/ God& as 1as AaronC and Aaron rece-ed hs call by
re-elaton. An angel o/ God also appeared 0nto Jacharas 1hle n the Te!ple& and to
ld
h! that he sho0ld ha-e a son& 1hose na!e sho0ld be John& and he sho0ld be /lled
1th
the Holy Ghost. Jacharas 1as a prest o/ God& and o//catng n the Te!ple& and John
1as a prest a/ter hs /ather& and held the $eys o/ the Aaronc Presthood& and 1as
called
o/ God to preach the Gospel o/ the $ngdo! o/ God. The Je1s& as a naton& ha-ng
departed /ro! the la1 o/ God and the Gospel o/ the %ord& prepared the 1ay /or
trans/errng t to the Gentles.
#0t& says one& the $ngdo! o/ God co0ld not be set 0p n the days o/ John& /or Jo
hn

sad the $ngdo! 1as at hand. #0t I 1o0ld as$ / t co0ld be any nearer to the! than
to be
n the hands o/ John. The people need not 1at /or the days o/ Pentecost to /nd th
e
$ngdo! o/ God& /or John had t 1th h!& and he ca!e /orth /ro! the 1lderness cryng
o0t& IRepent ye& /or the $ngdo! o/ hea-en s ngh at hand&I as !0ch as to say& IO0
t here
I ha-e got the $ngdo! o/ God& and yo0 can get t& and I a! co!ng a/ter yo0C and /
yo0
don7t rece-e t& yo0 1ll be da!nedCI and the scrpt0res represent that all Jer0sal
e! 1ent
o0t 0nto John7s bapts!. There 1as a legal ad!nstrator& and those that 1ere bapt:
ed
1ere s0b9ects /or a $ngC and also the la1s and oracles o/ God 1ere thereC there/
ore the
$ngdo! o/ God 1as thereC /or no !an co0ld ha-e better a0thorty to ad!nster than
JohnC and o0r Sa-or s0b!tted to that a0thorty H!sel/& by beng bapt:ed by JohnC
there/ore the $ngdo! o/ God 1as set 0p on the earth& e-en n the days o/ John.
The 6indo# and Its 'ruits
There s a d//erence bet1een the $ngdo! o/ God and the /r0ts and blessngs that
/lo1 /ro! the $ngdo!C beca0se there 1ere !ore !racles& g/ts& -sons& healngs&
tong0es& @c.& n the days o/ Jes0s Chrst and Hs apostles& and on the day o/ Pente
cost&
than 0nder John7s ad!nstraton& t does not pro-e by any !eans that John had not t
he
$ngdo! o/ God& any !ore than t 1o0ld that a 1o!an had not a !l$pan beca0se she
had not a pan o/ !l$& /or 1hle the pan !ght be co!pared to the $ngdo!& the !l$
!ght be co!pared to the blessngs o/ the $ngdo!.
John 1as a prest a/ter the order o/ Aaron& and had the $eys o/ that presthood&
and
ca!e /orth preachng repentance and bapts! /or the re!sson o/ sns& b0t at the sa!
e
t!e cres o0t& IThere co!eth one !ghter than I a/ter !e& the latchet o/ 1hose sho
es I
a! not 1orthy to stoop do1n and 0nloose&I and Chrst ca!e accordng to the 1ords o
/
John& and He 1as greater than John& beca0se He held the $eys o/ the Melch:ede$
Presthood and $ngdo! o/ God& and had be/ore re-ealed the presthood o/ Moses& yet
Chrst 1as bapt:ed by John to /0l/ll all rghteo0snessC and Jes0s n Hs teachngs sa
ys&
I'pon ths roc$ I 1ll b0ld !y Ch0rch& and the gates o/ hell shall not pre-al agan
st t.I
Ahat roc$K Re-elaton.
Agan he says& IE2cept a !an be born o/ 1ater and o/ the Sprt& he cannot enter n
to
the $ngdo! o/ GodCI and& Ihea-en and earth shall pass a1ay& b0t !y 1ords shall n
ot
pass a1ay.I I/ a !an s born o/ 1ater and o/ the Sprt& he can get nto the $ngdo!
o/
God. It s e-dent the $ngdo! o/ God 1as on the earth& and John prepared s0b9ects
/or
the $ngdo!& by preachng the Gospel to the! and bapt:ng the!& and he prepared the
1ay be/ore the Sa-or& or ca!e as a /orer0nner& and prepared s0b9ects /or the pre
achng o/
ChrstC and Chrst preached thro0gh Jer0sale! on the sa!e gro0nd 1here John had
preachedC and 1hen the apostles 1ere rased 0p& they 1or$ed n Jer0sale!& and Jes0
s

co!!anded the! to tarry there 0ntl they 1ere endo1ed 1th po1er /ro! on hgh. Had
they not 1or$ to do n Jer0sale!K They dd 1or$& and prepared a people /or the
Pentecost. The $ngdo! o/ God 1as 1th the! be/ore the day o/ Pentecost& as 1ell a
s
a/ter1ardsC and t 1as also 1th John& and he preached the sa!e Gospel and bapts!
that
Jes0s and the apostles preached a/ter h!. The endo1!ent 1as to prepare the dscpl
es
/or ther !ssons 0nto the 1orld.
0ivine Authorit. 9ecessar. to "ake Ordinances $alid
Ahene-er !en can /nd o0t the 1ll o/ God and /nd an ad!nstrator legally
a0thor:ed /ro! God& there s the $ngdo! o/ GodC b0t 1here these are not& the $ngd
o!
o/ God s not. All the ordnances& syste!s& and ad!nstratons on the earth are o/ n
o 0se
to the chldren o/ !en& 0nless they are ordaned and a0thor:ed o/ GodC /or nothng
1ll
sa-e a !an b0t a legal ad!nstratorC /or none others 1ll be ac$no1ledged ether by
God
or angels.
I $no1 1hat I sayC I 0nderstand !y !sson and b0sness. God Al!ghty s !y
sheldC and 1hat can !an do / God s !y /rendK I shall not be sacr/ced 0ntl !y t!e
co!esC then I shall be o//ered /reely. All /lesh s as grass& and a go-ernor s no
better than
other !enC 1hen he des he s b0t a bag o/ d0st. I than$ God /or preser-ng !e /ro!
!y
ene!esC I ha-e no ene!es b0t /or the tr0th7s sa$e. I ha-e no desre b0t to do all
!en
good. I /eel to pray /or all !en. Ae don7t as$ any people to thro1 a1ay any good
they
ha-e gotC 1e only as$ the! to co!e and get !ore. Ahat / all the 1orld sho0ld e!b
race
ths GospelK They 1o0ld then see eye to eye& and the blessngs o/ God 1o0ld be po0
red
o0t 0pon the people& 1hch s the desre o/ !y 1hole so0l. A!en. EJan. >>& )563.F
?"HC <D><,8><*.
Politics
To the Edtor o/ The AaspD?
"ear SrD I ha-e& o/ late& had repeated solctatons to ha-e so!ethng to do n rela
ton
to the poltcal /arce abo0t d-dng the co0ntyC b0t as !y /eelngs re-olt at the dea
o/
ha-ng anythng to do 1th poltcs& I ha-e declned n e-ery nstance n ha-ng anythng
to do on the s0b9ect. I thn$ t 1o0ld be 1ell /or poltcans to reg0late ther o1n a
//ars. I
1sh to be let alone& that I !ay attend strctly to the sprt0al 1el/are o/ the ch0
rch.
Please nsert the abo-e and oblge.
JOSEPH SMITH.
Na0-oo& Jan. >3& )563.
?The Aasp& Jan. >5& )563& page 3.
The )reatness and "ission o! 1ohn the Ba*tist
The ;0eston arose /ro! the sayng o/ Jes0s?IA!ong those that are born o/ 1o!en
there s not a greater prophet than John the #aptstC b0t he that s least n the $n
gdo! o/
God s greater than he.I Ho1 s t that John 1as consdered one o/ the greatest prop
hetsK
Hs !racles co0ld not ha-e constt0ted hs greatness.
Frst. He 1as entr0sted 1th a d-ne !sson o/ preparng the 1ay be/ore the /ace o/

the %ord. Ahoe-er had s0ch a tr0st co!!tted to h! be/ore or snceK No !an.
Secondly. He 1as entr0sted 1th the !portant !sson& and t 1as re;0red at hs
hands& to bapt:e the Son o/ Man. Ahoe-er had the honor o/ dong thatK Ahoe-er had
so
great a pr-lege and gloryK Ahoe-er led the Son o/ God nto the 1aters o/ bapts!&
and
had the pr-lege o/ beholdng the Holy Ghost descend n the /or! o/ a do-e& or rath
er n
the sign o/ the do-e& n 1tness o/ that ad!nstratonK The sgn o/ the do-e 1as nstt
0ted
be/ore the creaton o/ the 1orld& a 1tness /or the Holy Ghost& and the de-l canno
t co!e
n the sgn o/ a do-e. The Holy Ghost s a personage& and s n the /or! o/ a persona
ge. It
does not con/ne tsel/ to the form o/ the do-e& b0t n sign o/ the do-e. The Holy
Ghost
cannot be trans/or!ed nto a do-eC b0t the sgn o/ a do-e 1as g-en to John to sgn/
y the
tr0th o/ the deed& as the do-e s an e!ble! or to$en o/ tr0th and nnocence.
Thrdly. John& at that t!e& 1as the only legal ad!nstrator n the a//ars o/ the
$ngdo! there 1as then on the earth& and holdng the $eys o/ po1er. The Je1s had t
o
obey hs nstr0ctons or be da!ned& by ther o1n la1C and Chrst H!sel/ /0l/lled all
rghteo0sness n beco!ng obedent to the la1 1hch he had g-en to Moses on the
!o0nt& and thereby !agn/ed t and !ade t honorable& nstead o/ destroyng t. The so
n
o/ Jacharas 1rested the $eys& the $ngdo!& the po1er& the glory /ro! the Je1s& by
the
holy anontng and decree o/ hea-en& and these three reasons constt0te h! the grea
test
prophet born o/ a 1o!an.
&hrist &onsidered (east in the 6indo# b. 1e,s
Second ;0estonD?Ho1 1as the least n the $ngdo! o/ hea-en greater than heK
In reply I as$ed?Aho! dd Jes0s ha-e re/erence to as beng the leastK Jes0s 1as
loo$ed 0pon as ha-ng the least cla! n God7s $ngdo!& and Gsee!nglyH 1as least
enttled to ther cred0lty as a prophetC as tho0gh He had sad?IHe that s consdered
the
least a!ong yo0 s greater then John?that s I !ysel/.I
The Parables o! 1esus and the Inter*retation o! the Scri*tures
In re/erence to the prodgal son& I sad t 1as a s0b9ect I had ne-er d1elt 0ponC
that t
1as 0nderstood by !any to be one o/ the ntrcate s0b9ects o/ the scrpt0resC and e
-en the
Elders o/ ths Ch0rch ha-e preached largely 0pon t& 1tho0t ha-ng any r0le o/
nterpretaton. Ahat s the r0le o/ nterpretatonK J0st no nterpretaton at all. 'nde
rstand
t precsely as t reads. I ha-e a $ey by 1hch I 0nderstand the scrpt0res. I en;0re
& 1hat
1as the ;0eston 1hch dre1 o0t the ans1er& or ca0sed Jes0s to 0tter the parableK
It s not
natonalC t does not re/er to Abraha!& Israel or the Gentles& n a natonal capacty
& as
so!e s0ppose. To ascertan ts !eanng& 1e !0st dg 0p the root and ascertan 1hat t
1as that dre1 the sayng o0t o/ Jes0s.
Ahle Jes0s 1as teachng the people& all the p0blcans and snners dre1 near to hea
r
H!C Iand the Pharsees and scrbes !0r!0red& sayngD Ths !an rece-eth snners& and
eateth 1th the!.I Ths s the $ey1ord 1hch 0nloc$s the parable o/ the prodgal son.
It
1as g-en to ans1er the !0r!0rngs and ;0estons o/ the Sadd0cees and Pharsees& 1ho

1ere ;0eryng& /ndng /a0lt& and sayng& IHo1 s t that ths !an as great as He prete
nds
to be& eats 1th p0blcans and snnersKI Jes0s 1as not p0t to t so& b0t He co0ld ha
-e
/o0nd so!ethng to ll0strate Hs s0b9ect& / He had desgned t /or a naton or natons
C b0t
He dd not. It 1as /or !en n an nd-d0al capactyC and all stranng on ths pont s a
b0bble. IThs !an rece-eth snners and eateth 1th the!.I
And he spa$e ths parable 0nto the!?IAhat !an o/ yo0& ha-ng an h0ndred sheep&
/ he lose one o/ the! doth not lea-e the nnety8and8nne n the 1lderness& and go a
/ter
that 1hch s lost& 0ntl he /nd tK And 1hen he hath /o0nd t& he layeth t on hs
sho0lders& re9ocng. And 1hen he co!eth ho!e& he calleth together hs /rends and
neghbors& sayng 0nto the!& Re9oce 1th !eC /or I ha-e /o0nd !y sheep 1hch 1as los
t.
I say 0nto yo0& that l$e1se 9oy shall be n hea-en o-er one snner that repenteth&
!ore
than o-er nnety8and8nne 90st persons 1hch need no repentance.I The h0ndred sheep
represent one h0ndred Sadd0cees and Pharsees& as tho0gh Jes0s had sad& II/ yo0
Sadd0cees and Pharsees are n the sheep/old& I ha-e no !sson /or yo0C I a! sent t
o
loo$ 0p sheep that are lostC and 1hen I ha-e /o0nd the!& I 1ll bac$ the! 0p and
!a$e
9oy n hea-en.I Ths represents h0ntng a/ter a /e1 nd-d0als& or one poor p0blcan&
1hch the Pharsees and Sadd0cees despsed.
He also ga-e the! the parable o/ the 1o!an and her ten peces o/ sl-er& and ho1
she lost one& and searchng dlgently& /o0nd t agan& 1hch ga-e !ore 9oy a!ong the
/rends and neghbors than the nne 1hch 1ere not lostC l$e I say 0nto yo0& there s
9oy
n the presence o/ the angels o/ God o-er one snner that repenteth& !ore than o-e
r
nnety8and8nne 90st persons that are so rghteo0sC they 1ll be da!ned anyho1C yo0
cannot sa-e the!. EJan. >*& )563.F
?"HC <D>,48>,>.
Scri*tural &orrection
IThe Sprt !a$eth ntercesson /or 0s 1th groanngs 1hch cannot be 0ttered.I It
1o0ld be better th0sD IThe Sprt !a$eth ntercesson /or 0s 1th str-ng 1hch cannot
be e2pressed.I EFeb. >& )563.F
?"HC <D>,6.
The &allin o! a Pro*het
Aednesday& Feb. 5.?Ths !ornng I read Ger!an and -sted 1th a brother and
sster /ro! Mchgan& 1ho tho0ght that Ia prophet s al1ays a prophetCI b0t I told t
he!
that a prophet 1as a prophet only 1hen he 1as actng as s0ch.
?"HC <D>,<.
The Sin Seeker
Ahen I 1as preachng n Phladelpha& a P0a$er called o0t /or a sgn. I told h! to b
e
stll. A/ter the ser!on& he agan as$ed /or a sgn. I told the congregaton the !an
1as an
ad0ltererC that a 1c$ed and ad0ltero0s generaton see$eth a/ter a sgnC and that t
he %ord
had sad to !e n a re-elaton& that any !an 1ho 1anted a sgn 1as an ad0ltero0s per
son.
IIt s tr0e&I cred one& I/or I ca0ght h! n the -ery act&I 1hch the !an a/ter1ards
con/essed 1hen he 1as bapt:ed. EFeb. *& )563.F
?"HC <D>,5.

$ie,s o! the Pro*het on &onstitutional Po,ers

St0ated as 1e are& 1th a /lood o/ !!graton constantly po0rng n 0pon 0s& I
consder that t s not only pr0dental& b0t absol0tely necessary to protect the nha
btants
o/ ths cty /ro! beng !posed 0pon by a sp0ro0s c0rrency. Many o/ o0r eastern and
old
co0ntry /rends are altogether 0nac;0anted 1th the st0aton o/ the ban$s n ths reg
on
o/ co0ntryC and as they generally brng spece 1th the!& they are perpet0ally n da
nger
o/ beng g0lled by spec0lators. #esdes there s so !0ch 0ncertanty n the sol-ency
o/
the best o/ ban$s& that I thn$ t !0ch sa/er to go 0pon the hard !oney syste! alt
ogether.
I ha-e e2a!ned the Constt0ton 0pon ths s0b9ect and /nd !y do0bts re!o-ed. The
Constt0ton s not a la1& b0t t e!po1ers the people to !a$e la1s. For nstance& the
Constt0ton go-erns the land o/ Io1a& b0t t s not a la1 /or the people. The Const
t0ton
tells 0s 1hat shall not be a la1/0l tender. Art. I& Secton )4 declares that noth
ng else
e2cept gold and sl-er shall be la1/0l tender& ths not sayng that gold and sl-er
shall be
la1/0l tender. It only pro-des that the states !ay !a$e a la1 to !a$e gold and s
l-er
la1/0l tender. I $no1 o/ no state n the 'non that has passed s0ch a la1C and I a
! s0re
that Illnos has not. The legslat0re has ceded 0p to 0s the pr-lege o/ enactng s0
ch la1s
as are not nconsstent 1th the Constt0ton o/ the 'nted States and the state o/ Il
lnosC
and 1e stand n the sa!e relaton to the state as the state does to the 'non. The
cla0se
re/erred to n the Constt0ton s /or the legslat0re?t s not a la1 /or the people.
The
d//erent states& and e-en Congress tsel/& ha-e passed !any la1s da!etrcally cont
rary
to the Constt0ton o/ the 'nted States.
The state o/ Illnos has passed a stay la1 !a$ng property a la1/0l tender /or th
e
pay!ent o/ debtsC and / 1e ha-e no la1 on the s0b9ect 1e !0st be go-erned by t.
Shall
1e be s0ch /ools as to be go-erned by ts la1s& 1hch are 0nconstt0tonalK NoN Ae 1
ll
!a$e a la1 /or gold and sl-erC and then the state la1 ceases and 1e can collect
o0r
debts. Po1ers not delegated to the states or reser-ed /ro! the states are constt
0tonal.
The Constt0ton ac$no1ledges that the people ha-e all po1er not reser-ed to tsel/
. I a!
a la1yerC I a! a bg la1yer and co!prehend hea-en& earth and hell& to brng /orth
$no1ledge that shall co-er 0p all la1yers& doctors and other bg bodes. Ths s the
doctrne o/ the Constt0ton& so help !e God. The Constt0ton s not la1 to 0s& b0t t
!a$es pro-son /or 0s 1hereby 1e can !a$e la1s. Ahere t pro-des that no one shall
be hndered /ro! 1orshpng God accordng to hs o1n conscence& s a la1. No
legslat0re can enact a la1 to prohbt t. The Constt0ton pro-des to reg0late bodes
o/

!en and not nd-d0als. EFeb. ><& )563.F

?"HC <D>5*8>*4.
The <Sin< o! the Son o! "an
SrD?A!ong the !any sgns o/ the t!es and other strange thngs 1hch are
contn0ally agtatng the !nds o/ !en& I notce a s!all spec0laton n the Chicago
0&press& 0pon the cert/cate o/ one Hyr0! Reddng& o/ Ogle co0nty& Illnos& statng
that
he has seen the sgn o/ the Son o/ Man as /oretold n the >6th chapter o/ Matthe1.
The slandero0s all0son o/ a IseragloI l$e the Grand T0r$& 1hch the edtor apples
to !e& he !ay ta$e to h!sel/& /or& Io0t o/ the ab0ndance o/ the heart the !o0th
spea$eth.I E-ery honest !an 1ho has -sted the cty o/ Na0-oo snce t e2sted& can b
ear
record o/ better thngs& and place !e n the /ront ran$s o/ those 1ho are $no1n to
do
good /or the sa$e o/ goodness& and sho1 all lars& hypocrtes and abo!nable creat0
res
that& 1hle -ce sn$s the! do1n to dar$ness and 1oe& -rt0e e2alts !e and the Sants
to
lght and !!ortalty.
The edtor& as 1ell as so!e others& Ithn$s that Joe S!th has hs !atch at last&I
beca0se Mr. Reddng thn$s that he has seen the sgn o/ the Son o/ Man. #0t I shall
0se
!y rght& and declare that& not1thstandng Mr. Reddng !ay ha-e seen a 1onder/0l
appearance n the clo0ds one !ornng abo0t s0nrse E1hch s nothng -ery 0nco!!on n
the 1nter seasonF he has not seen the sgn o/ the Son o/ Man& as /oretold by Jes0
sC
nether has any !an& nor 1ll any !an& 0ntl a/ter the s0n shall ha-e been dar$ened
and
the !oon bathed n bloodC /or the %ord hath not sho1n !e any s0ch sgnC and as the
prophet sath& so t !0st be?IS0rely the %ord God 1ll do nothng& b0t He re-ealeth
Hs
secret 0nto Hs ser-ants the prophets.I ESee A!os 3D+.F There/ore& hear ths& O ea
rthD The
%ord 1ll not co!e to regn o-er the rghteo0s& n ths 1orld& n )563& nor 0ntl
e-erythng /or the #rdegroo! s ready.
Bo0rs respect/0lly&
JOSEPH SMITH.
EFeb. >5& )563.F
?"HC <D>*48>*5.
Battle o! )o and "ao
The battle o/ Gog and Magog 1ll be a/ter the !llenn0!. The re!nant o/ all the
natons that /ght aganst Jer0sale! 1ere co!!anded to go 0p to Jer0sale! to 1orshp
n
the !llenn0!. EMarch 6& )563.F
?"HC <D>*5.
)ivin Blessins a Ta5 on Strenth
Elder Jededah M. Grant en;0red o/ !e the ca0se o/ !y t0rnng pale and losng
strength last nght 1hle blessng chldren. I told h! that I sa1 that %0c/er 1o0ld
e2ert
hs n/l0ence to destroy the chldren that I 1as blessng& and I stro-e 1th all the
/ath and
sprt that I had to seal 0pon the! a blessng that 1o0ld sec0re ther l-es 0pon the
earthC
and so !0ch -rt0e 1ent o0t o/ !e nto the chldren& that I beca!e 1ea$& /ro! 1hch
I
ha-e not yet reco-eredC and I re/erred to the case o/ the 1o!an to0chng the he!
o/ the

gar!ent o/ Jes0s. E%0$e& 5th chapter.F The -rt0e here re/erred to s the sprt o/
l/eC and a
!an 1ho e2ercses great /ath n ad!nsterng to the sc$& blessng lttle chldren& or
con/r!ng& s lable to beco!e 1ea$ened. EMarch )6& )563.F
?"HC <D343.
Section Si5
1843-1844
A Pro*hec.
I prophesed& n the na!e o/ the %ord Jes0s Chrst& that Orrn Porter Roc$1ell 1o0l
d
get a1ay honorably /ro! the Msso0rans. EMarch )<& )563.F
?"HC <D34<.
Procla#ation
To the Ct:ens o/ Na0-ooD
Ahereas t appears& by the rep0blcaton o/ the /oregong proceedngs and
declaraton& that I ha-e not altered !y -e1s on the s0b9ect o/ stealngD And
Ahereas t s reported that there no1 e2sts a band o/ desperadoes& bo0nd by oaths
o/
secrecy& 0nder se-ere penaltes n case any !e!ber o/ the co!bnaton d-0lges ther
plans o/ stealng and con-eyng propertes /ro! staton to staton& 0p and do1n the
Msssspp and other ro0tesD And
Ahereas t s reported that the /ear o/ the e2ec0ton o/ the pans and penaltes o/
ther
secret oath on ther persons pre-ents so!e !e!bers o/ sad secret assocaton E1ho h
a-e&
thro0gh /alsehood and decet& been dra1n nto ther snaresF /ro! d-0lgng the sa!e t
o
the legally constt0ted a0thortes o/ the landD
=no1 ye& there/ore& that I& Joseph S!th& !ayor o/ the cty o/ Na0-oo& 1ll grant
and
ns0re protecton aganst all personal !ob -olence to each and e-ery ct:en o/ ths c
ty
1ho 1ll /reely and -ol0ntarly co!e be/ore !e and tr0ly !a$e $no1n the na!es o/ a
ll
s0ch abo!nable characters as are engaged n sad secret co!bnaton /or stealng& or
are
accessory thereto& n any !anner. And I 1o0ld respect/0lly solct the co8operaton
o/ all
!nsters o/ 90stce n ths and the neghborng states to /erret o0t a band o/ the-sh
o0tla1s /ro! o0r !dst. G-en 0nder !y hand at Na0-oo Cty& ths ><th day o/ March&
A.".& )563.
JOSEPH SMITH
Mayor o/ sad Cty.
?"HC <D3)4.
T/- P%OP/-T O9 T/- S-&O90 &O"I9) O' &/%IST
%e#arks at the &on!erence o! the &hurch
The ;0eston has been as$ed& can a person not belongng to the Ch0rch brng a
!e!ber be/ore the hgh co0ncl /or tralK I ans1er& No. I/ I had not act0ally got n
to ths
1or$ and been called o/ God& I 1o0ld bac$ o0t. #0t I cannot bac$ o0tD I ha-e no
do0bt o/
the tr0th. Aere I gong to prophesy& I 1o0ld say the end Go/ the 1orldH 1o0ld not
co!e n
)566& <& or ,& or n /orty years. There are those o/ the rsng generaton 1ho shall
not taste
death tll Chrst co!es.
I 1as once prayng earnestly 0pon ths s0b9ect& and a -oce sad 0nto !e& IMy son&
/
tho0 l-est 0ntl tho0 art eghty8/-e years o/ age& tho0 shalt see the /ace o/ the

Son o/
Man.I I 1as le/t to dra1 !y o1n concl0sons concernng thsC and I too$ the lberty
to
concl0de that / I dd l-e to that t!e& He 1o0ld !a$e Hs appearance. #0t I do not
say
1hether He 1ll !a$e Hs appearance or I shall go 1here He s. I prophesy n the na!
e
o/ the %ord God& and let t be 1rtten?the Son o/ Man 1ll not co!e n the clo0ds o/
hea-en tll I a! eghty8/-e years old. Then read the )6th chapter o/ Re-elaton& ,t
h and
+th -erses?IAnd I sa1 another angel /ly n the !dst o/ hea-en& ha-ng the e-erlast
ng
gospel to preach 0nto the! that d1ell on the earth& and to e-ery naton& and $ndr
ed& and
tong0e& and people& sayng 1th a lo0d -oce& Fear God and g-e glory to H!& /or the
ho0r o/ Hs 90dg!ent s co!e.I And Hosea& ,th chapter& A/ter t1o days& etc.&?>&<>4
yearsC 1hch brngs t to )5*4. The co!ng o/ the Son o/ Man ne-er 1ll be?ne-er can
be tll the 90dg!ents spo$en o/ /or ths ho0r are po0red o0tD 1hch 90dg!ents are
co!!enced. Pa0l says& IBe are the chldren o/ the lght& and not o/ the dar$ness&
that that
day sho0ld o-erta$e yo0 as a the/ n the nght.I It s not the desgn o/ the Al!ghty
to
co!e 0pon the earth and cr0sh t and grnd t to po1der& b0t he 1ll re-eal t to Hs
ser-ants the prophets.
J0dah !0st ret0rn& Jer0sale! !0st be reb0lt& and the te!ple& and 1ater co!e o0t
/ro! 0nder the te!ple& and the 1aters o/ the "ead Sea be healed. It 1ll ta$e so!
e t!e
to reb0ld the 1alls o/ the cty and the te!ple& @tc.C and all ths !0st be done be
/ore the
Son o/ Man 1ll !a$e Hs appearance. There 1ll be 1ars and r0!ors o/ 1ars& sgns n
the hea-ens abo-e and on the earth beneath& the s0n t0rned nto dar$ness and the
!oon to
blood& earth;0a$es n d-ers places& the seas hea-ng beyond ther bo0ndsC then 1ll
appear one grand sgn o/ the Son o/ Man n hea-en. #0t 1hat 1ll the 1orld doK They
1ll say t s a planet& a co!et& etc. #0t the Son o/ !an 1ll co!e as the sgn o/ th
e
co!ng o/ the Son o/ Man& 1hch 1ll be as the lght o/ the !ornng co!eth o0t o/ the
east. EAprl ,& )563.F
?"HC <D33,833+.
On (eavin "eetins 9ear the &lose
Presdent Joseph S!th stated that the b0sness o/ the con/erence had closed& and
the
re!ander 1o0ld be de-oted to nstr0cton. It s an ns0lt to a !eetng /or persons to
lea-e
90st be/ore ts close. I/ they !0st go o0t& let the! go hal/ an ho0r be/ore. No g
entle!en
1ll go o0t o/ a !eetng 90st at closng. EAprl +& )563.F
?"HC <D335833*.
T/- P%OP/-T -GPOB90S T/- S&%IPTB%-S
The Beasts o! 1ohn+s %evelation
The s0b9ect I ntend to spea$ 0pon ths !ornng s one that I ha-e seldo! to0ched
0pon snce I co!!enced !y !nstry n the Ch0rch. It s a s0b9ect o/ great spec0laton
&
as 1ell a!ongst the elders o/ ths Ch0rch& as a!ong the d-nes o/ the dayD t s n

relaton to the beasts spo$en o/ by John the Re-elator. I ha-e seldo! spo$en /ro!
the
re-elatonsC b0t as !y s0b9ect s a constant so0rce o/ spec0laton a!ongst the elde
rs&
ca0sng a d-son o/ sent!ent and opnon n relaton to t& I no1 do t n order that
d-son and d//erences o/ opnon !ay be done a1ay 1th& and not that correct
$no1ledge on the s0b9ect s so !0ch needed at the present t!e.
It s not -ery essental /or the elders to ha-e $no1ledge n relaton to the !eanng
o/
beasts& and heads and horns& and other /g0res !ade 0se o/ n the re-elatonsC stll
& t !ay
be necessary& to pre-ent contenton and d-son and do a1ay 1th s0spense. I/ 1e get
p0//ed 0p by thn$ng that 1e ha-e !0ch $no1ledge& 1e are apt to get a contento0s
sprt& and correct $no1ledge s necessary to cast o0t that sprt.
The Punish#ent o! Sus*ense
The e-l o/ beng p0//ed 0p 1th correct Etho0gh 0selessF $no1ledge s not so great
as the e-l o/ contenton. =no1ledge does a1ay 1th dar$ness& s0spense and do0btC /
or
these cannot e2st 1here $no1ledge s.
There s no pan so a1/0l as that o/ s0spense. Ths s the p0nsh!ent o/ the 1c$edC
ther do0bt& an2ety and s0spense ca0se 1eepng& 1alng and gnashng o/ teeth.
In $no1ledge there s po1er. God has !ore po1er than all other bengs& beca0se he
has greater $no1ledgeC and hence he $no1s ho1 to s0b9ect all other bengs to H!.
He
has po1er o-er all.
I 1ll endea-or to nstr0ct yo0 n relaton to the !eanng o/ the beasts and /g0res
spo$en o/. I sho0ld not ha-e called 0p the s0b9ect had t not been /or ths crc0!s
tance.
Elder Pelatah #ro1n& one o/ the 1sest old heads 1e ha-e a!ong 0s& and 1ho! I no1
see be/ore !e& has been preachng concernng the beast 1hch 1as /0ll o/ eyes be/or
e and
behndC and /or ths he 1as ha0led 0p /or tral be/ore the Hgh Co0ncl.
L L L
The Hgh Co0ncl 0ndertoo$ to cens0re and correct Elder #ro1n& beca0se o/ hs
teachngs n relaton to the beasts. Ahether they act0ally corrected h! or not& I a
! a
lttle do0bt/0l& b0t don7t care. Father #ro1n ca!e to !e to $no1 1hat he sho0ld d
o abo0t
t. The s0b9ect partc0larly re/erred to 1as the /o0r beasts and /o0r8and8t1enty e
lders
!entoned n Re-. <D5?IAnd 1hen he had ta$en the boo$& the /o0r beasts and /o0r8an
d8
t1enty elders /ell do1n be/ore the %a!b& ha-ng e-ery one o/ the! harps& and gold
en
-als /0ll o/ odors& 1hch are the prayers o/ sants.I
Father #ro1n has been to 1or$ and con/o0nded all Chrstendo! by !a$ng o0t that
the /o0r beasts represented the d//erent $ngdo!s o/ God on the earth. The 1se !e
n o/
the day co0ld not do anythng 1th h!& and 1hy sho0ld 1e /nd /a0ltK Anythng to 1hp
sectarans!& to p0t do1n prestcra/t& and brng the h0!an /a!ly to a $no1ledge o/ t
he
tr0th. A cl0b s better than no 1eapon /or a poor !an to /ght 1th.
Father #ro1n dd 1hp sectarans!& and so /ar so goodC b0t I co0ld not help
la0ghng at the dea o/ God !a$ng 0se o/ the /g0re o/ a beast to represent Hs $ngd
o!

on the earth& consstng o/ !en& 1hen He co0ld as 1ell ha-e 0sed a /ar !ore noble
and
consstent /g0re. AhatN the %ord !ade 0se o/ the /g0re o/ a creat0re o/ the br0te
creaton to represent that 1hch s !0ch !ore noble& gloro0s& and !portant?the glor
es
and !a9esty o/ Hs $ngdo!K #y ta$ng a lesser /g0re to represent a greater& yo0 !s
sed
t that t!e& old gentle!anC b0t the sectarans dd not $no1 eno0gh to detect yo0.
Ahen God !ade 0se o/ the /g0re o/ a beast n -sons to the prophets He dd t to
represent those $ngdo!s 1hch had degenerated and beco!e corr0pt& sa-age and beas
t8
l$e n ther dspostons& e-en the degenerate $ngdo!s o/ the 1c$ed 1orldC b0t He
ne-er !ade 0se o/ the /g0re o/ a beast nor any o/ the br0te $nd to represent Hs
$ngdo!.
0aniel+s $ision o! Beasts
"anel says Ech. +& -. ),F 1hen he sa1 the -son o/ the /o0r beasts& II ca!e near
0nto one o/ the! that stood by& and as$ed h! the tr0th o/ all ths& I the angel n
terpreted
the -son to "anelC b0t 1e /nd& by the nterpretaton that the /g0res o/ beasts had
no
all0son to the $ngdo! o/ God. Bo0 there see that the beasts are spo$en o/ to rep
resent
the $ngdo!s o/ the 1orld& the nhabtants 1hereo/ 1ere beastly and abo!nable
charactersC they 1ere !0rderers& corr0pt& carn-oro0s& and br0tal n ther dsposton
s.
The lon& the bear& the leopard& and the ten8horned beast represented the $ngdo!s
o/ the
1orld& says "anelC /or I re/er to the prophets to ;0al/y !y obser-atons 1hch I !
a$e&
so that the yo0ng elders 1ho $no1 so !0ch& !ay not rse 0p l$e a /loc$ o/ hornets
and
stng !e. I 1ant to $eep o0t o/ s0ch a 1asp8nest.
1ohn+s $ision o! 'uturit.
There s a grand d//erence and dstncton bet1een the -sons and /g0res spo$en o/
by the ancent prophets& and those spo$en o/ n the re-elatons o/ John. The thngs
1hch
John sa1 had no all0son to the scenes o/ the days o/ Ada!& Enoch& Abraha! or Jes
0s&
only so /ar as s planly represented by John& and clearly set /orth by h!. John s
a1 that
only 1hch 1as lyng n /0t0rty and 1hch 1as shortly to co!e to pass. See Re-. )D)8
3&
1hch s a $ey to the 1hole s0b9ectD IThe re-elaton o/ Jes0s Chrst& 1hch God ga-e
0nto
H!& to sho1 0nto hs ser-ants thngs 1hch !0st shortly co!e to passC and He sent a
nd
sgn/ed t by Hs angel 0nto Hs ser-ant JohnD 1ho bare record o/ the 1ord o/ God& a
nd
o/ the test!ony o/ Jes0s Chrst& and o/ all thngs that he sa1. #lessed s he that
readeth&
and they that hear the 1ords o/ hs prophecy and $eep those thngs that are 1rtten
therenD /or the t!e s at hand.I Also Re-. 6D). IA/ter ths I loo$ed& and& behold&
a door
1as opened n hea-enC and the /rst -oce 1hch I heard 1as as t 1ere o/ a tr0!pet
tal$ng 1th !eC 1hch sad& Co!e 0p hther& and I 1ll sho1 thee thngs 1hch !0st be
herea/ter.I
The /o0r beasts and t1enty8/o0r elders 1ere o0t o/ e-ery natonC /or they sang a

ne1
song& sayng& ITho0 art 1orthy to ta$e the boo$& and to open the seal thereo/D /o
r tho0
1ast slan& and hast redee!ed 0s to God by thy blood o0t o/ e-ery $ndred& and ton
g0e&
and people& and naton.I ESee Re-. <D*.F It 1o0ld be great st0//ng to cro1d all n
atons
nto /o0r beasts and t1enty8/o0r elders.
No1& I !a$e ths declaraton& that those thngs 1hch John sa1 n hea-en had no
all0son to anythng that had been on the earth pre-o0s to that t!e& beca0se they
1ere
the representaton o/ Ithngs 1hch !0st shortly co!e to pass&I and not o/ 1hat has
already transpred. John sa1 beasts that had to do 1th thngs on the earth& b0t no
t n past
ages. The beasts 1hch John sa1 had to de-o0r the nhabtants o/ the earth n days t
o
co!e. IAnd I sa1 1hen the %a!b opened one o/ the sealsC and I heard& as t 1ere t
he
nose o/ th0nder& one o/ the /o0r beasts sayng& Co!e and see. And I sa1& and behe
ld a
1hte horseD and he that sat on h! had a bo1C and a cro1n 1as g-en 0nto h!D and h
e
1ent /orth con;0erng& and to con;0er. And 1hen he had opened the second seal& I
heard
the second beast say& Co!e and see. And there 1ent o0t another horse that 1as re
dD and
po1er 1as g-en to h! that sat thereon to ta$e peace /ro! the earth& and that the
y sho0ld
$ll one anotherC and there 1as g-en 0nto h! a great s1ord.I ERe-. ,D)& >& 3& 6.F
The
boo$ o/ Re-elaton s one o/ the planest boo$s God e-er ca0sed to be 1rtten.
The re-elatons do not g-e 0s to 0nderstand anythng o/ the past n relaton to the
$ngdo! o/ God. Ahat John sa1 and spea$s o/ 1ere thngs 1hch he sa1 n hea-enC
those 1hch "anel sa1 1ere on and pertanng to the earth.
-5ce*tions to Bible Translations
I a! no1 gong to ta$e e2ceptons to the present translaton o/ the #ble n relaton
to
these !atters. O0r latt0de and longt0de can be deter!ned n the orgnal Hebre1 1th
/ar greater acc0racy than n the Englsh -erson. There s a grand dstncton bet1een
the
act0al !eanng o/ the prophets and the present translaton. The prophets do not de
clare
that they sa1 a beast or beasts& b0t that they sa1 the image or figure o/ a beas
t. "anel dd
not see an act0al bear or a lon& b0t the !ages or /g0res o/ those beasts. The tr
anslaton
sho0ld ha-e been rendered I!ageI nstead o/ Ibeast&I n e-ery nstance 1here beasts
are
!entoned by the prophets. #0t John sa1 the act0al beast n hea-en& sho1ng to John
that
beasts dd act0ally e2st there& and not to represent /g0res o/ thngs on the earth
. Ahen
the prophets spea$ o/ seeng beasts n ther -sons& they !ean that they sa1 the !ag
es&
they beng types to represent certan thngs. At the sa!e t!e they rece-ed the
nterpretaton as to 1hat those !ages or types 1ere desgned to represent.
I !a$e ths broad declaraton& that 1hene-er God g-es a -son o/ an !age& or

beast& or /g0re o/ any $nd& He al1ays holds H!sel/ responsble to g-e a re-elaton
or
nterpretaton o/ the !eanng thereo/& other1se 1e are not responsble or acco0ntabl
e /or
o0r bele/ n t. "on7t be a/rad o/ beng da!ned /or not $no1ng the !eanng o/ a -son
or /g0re& / God has not g-en a re-elaton or nterpretaton o/ the s0b9ect.
John sa1 c0ro0s loo$ng beasts n hea-enC he sa1 e-ery creat0re that 1as n hea-en
&
?all the beasts& /o1ls and /sh n hea-en&?act0ally there& g-ng glory to God. Ho1
do
yo0 pro-e tK ESee Re-. <D)3.F IAnd e-ery creat0re 1hch s n hea-en& and on the ea
rth&
and 0nder the earth& and s0ch as are n the sea& and all that are n the!& heard I
sayng&
#lessng& and honor& and glory& and po1er& be 0nto H! that stteth 0pon the throne
& and
0nto the %a!b /or e-er and e-er.I
$aried &reatures in /eaven
I s0ppose John sa1 bengs there o/ a tho0sand /or!s& that had been sa-ed /ro! te
n
tho0sand t!es ten tho0sand earths l$e ths&?strange beasts o/ 1hch 1e ha-e no
conceptonD all !ght be seen n hea-en. The grand secret 1as to sho1 John 1hat the
re
1as n hea-en. John learned that God glor/ed H!sel/ by sa-ng all that Hs hands ha
d
!ade& 1hether beasts& /o1ls& /shes or !enC and He 1ll glor/y H!sel/ 1th the!.
Says one& II cannot bele-e n the sal-aton o/ beasts.I Any !an 1ho 1o0ld tell yo
0
that ths co0ld not be& 1o0ld tell yo0 that the re-elatons are not tr0e. John hea
rd the
1ords o/ the beasts g-ng glory to God& and 0nderstood the!. God 1ho !ade the bea
sts
co0ld 0nderstand e-ery lang0age spo$en by the!. The /o0r beasts 1ere /o0r o/ the
!ost
noble an!als that had /lled the !eas0re o/ ther creaton& and had been sa-ed /ro!
other
1orlds& beca0se they 1ere per/ectD they 1ere l$e angels n ther sphere. Ae are no
t told
1here they ca!e /ro!& and I do not $no1C b0t they 1ere seen and heard by John pr
asng
and glor/yng God.
The pop0lar relgonsts o/ the day tell 0s& /orsooth& that the beasts spo$en o/ n
the
Re-elaton represent $ngdo!s. Mery 1ell& on the sa!e prncple 1e can say that the
t1enty8/o0r elders spo$en o/ represent beastsC /or they are all spo$en o/ at the
sa!e t!e&
and are represented as all 0ntng n the sa!e acts o/ prase and de-oton.
Ths learned nterpretaton s all as /lat as a panca$eN IAhat do yo0 0se s0ch -0lg
ar
e2pressons /or& beng a prophetKI #eca0se the old 1o!en 0nderstand t?they !a$e
panca$es. "eacon Ho!esp0n sad the earth 1as /lat as a panca$e& and rdc0led the
scence 1hch pro-ed to the contrary. The 1hole arg0!ent s /lat& and I don7t $no1
o/
anythng better to represent t. The 1orld s /0ll o/ techncaltes and !srepresentat
on&
1hch I calc0late to o-erthro1& and spea$ o/ thngs as they act0ally e2st.
Agan& there s no re-elaton to pro-e that thngs do not e2st n hea-en as I ha-e s
et
/orth& nor yet to sho1 that the beasts !eant anythng b0t beastsC and 1e ne-er ca

n
co!prehend the thngs o/ God and o/ hea-en& b0t by re-elaton. Ae !ay sprt0al:e an
d
e2press opnons to all eterntyC b0t that s no a0thorty.
-lders to Preach %e*entance and (et ".steries Alone
Oh& ye elders o/ Israel& hear$en to !y -oceC and 1hen yo0 are sent nto the 1orl
d to
preach& tell those thngs yo0 are sent to tellC preach and cry alo0d& IRepent ye&
/or the
$ngdo! o/ hea-en s at handC repent and bele-e the Gospel.I "eclare the /rst
prncples& and let !ysteres alone& lest ye be o-erthro1n. Ne-er !eddle 1th the -s
ons
o/ beasts and s0b9ects yo0 do not 0nderstand. Elder #ro1n& 1hen yo0 go to Pal!yr
a& say
nothng abo0t the /o0r beasts& b0t preach those thngs the %ord has told yo0 to pr
each
abo0t?repentance and bapts! /or the re!sson o/ sns.
He then read Re-. )3D)85. John says& IAnd I sa1 one o/ hs heads as t 1ere 1o0nd
ed
to deathC and hs deadly 1o0nd 1as healedC and all the 1orld 1ondered a/ter the b
east.I
So!e sprt0al:ers say the beast that rece-ed the 1o0nd 1as Neb0chadne::ar& so!e
Constantne& so!e Moha!!ed& and others the Ro!an Catholc Ch0rchC b0t 1e 1ll loo$
at 1hat John sa1 n relaton to ths beast. No1 /or the 1asp7s nest. The translator
s ha-e
0sed the ter! IdragonI /or de-l. No1 t 1as a beast that John sa1 n hea-en& and h
e 1as
then spea$ng o/ Ithngs 1hch !0st shortly co!e to passCI and conse;0ently the bea
st
that John sa1 co0ld not be Neb0chadne::ar. The beast John sa1 1as an act0al beas
t& and
an act0al ntellgent beng g-es h! hs po1er& and hs seat& and great a0thorty. It 1
as
not to represent a beast n hea-enD t 1as an angel n hea-en 1ho has po1er n the l
ast
days to do a 1or$.
IAll the 1orld 1ondered a/ter the beast&I Neb0chadne::ar and Constantne the Gre
at
not e2cepted. And / the beast 1as all the 1orld& ho1 co0ld the 1orld 1onder a/te
r the
beastK It !0st ha-e been a 1onder/0l beast to ca0se all h0!an bengs to 1onder a/
ter tC
and I 1ll -ent0re to say that 1hen God allo1s the old de-l to g-e po1er to the b
east to
destroy the nhabtants o/ the earth& all 1ll 1onder. Merse 6 reads& IAnd they 1or
shped
the dragon 1hch ga-e po1er 0nto the beastC and they 1orshped the beast& sayng& A
ho
s l$e 0nto the beastK Aho s able to !a$e 1ar 1th h!KI
So!e say t !eans the $ngdo! o/ the 1orld. One thng s s0re& t does not !ean the
$ngdo! o/ the Sants. S0ppose 1e ad!t that t !eans the $ngdo!s o/ the 1orld& 1hat
proprety 1o0ld there be n sayng& Aho s able to !a$e 1ar 1th !y great bg sel/K I/
these sprt0al:ed nterpretatons are tr0e& the boo$ contradcts tsel/ n al!ost e-er
y
-erse. #0t they are not tr0e.
There s a !stranslaton o/ the 1ord dragon n the second -erse. The orgnal 1ord
sgn/es the de-l& and not dragon& as translated. In chapter )>& -erse *& t reads&
IThat old

serpent& called the de-l&I and t o0ght to be translated de-l n ths case& and not
dragon.
It s so!et!es translated Apollyon. E-erythng that 1e ha-e not a $ey81ord to& 1e
1ll
ta$e t as t reads. The beasts 1hch John sa1 and spea$s o/ beng n hea-en& 1ere
act0ally l-ng n hea-en& and 1ere act0ally to ha-e po1er g-en to the! o-er the
nhabtants o/ the earth& precsely accordng to the plan readng o/ the re-elatons.
I g-e
ths as a $ey to the elders o/ Israel. The ndependent beast s a beast that d1ells
n hea-en&
abstract GapartH /ro! the h0!an /a!ly. The beast that rose 0p o0t o/ the sea sho
0ld be
translated the !age o/ a beast& as I ha-e re/erred to t n "anel7s -son.
I ha-e sad !ore than I e-er dd be/ore& e2cept once at Ra!0s& and then 0p starts
the
lttle /ello1 ECharles Tho!psonF and st0//ed !e l$e a coc$8t0r$ey 1th the prophec
es o/
"anel& and cra!!ed t do1n !y throat 1th hs /nger. EAprl 5& )563.F
?"HC <D33*836<.
%-"A%6S O' T/- P%OP/-T O9 T/- 0-AT/ O' (O%-92O 0E
BA%9-S
The %esurrection
Al!ost all 1ho ha-e /allen n these last days n the Ch0rch ha-e /allen n a stran
ge
land. Ths s a strange land to those 1ho ha-e co!e /ro! a dstance. Ae sho0ld c0lt
-ate
sy!pathy /or the a//lcted a!ong 0s. I/ there s a place on earth 1here !en sho0ld
c0lt-ate the sprt and po0r n the ol and 1ne n the boso!s o/ the a//lcted& t s n
ths
placeC and ths sprt s !an/est hereC and altho0gh a stranger and a//lcted 1hen he
arr-es& he /nds a brother and a /rend ready to ad!nster to hs necesstes.
I 1o0ld estee! t one o/ the greatest blessngs& / I a! to be a//lcted n ths 1orl
d& to
ha-e !y lot cast 1here I can /nd brothers and /rends all aro0nd !e. #0t ths s no
t the
thng I re/erred toD t s to ha-e the pr-lege o/ ha-ng o0r dead b0red on the land
1here
God has apponted to gather Hs Sants together& and 1here there 1ll be none b0t Sa
nts&
1here they !ay ha-e the pr-lege o/ layng ther bodes 1here the Son o/ Man 1ll !a$
e
Hs appearance& and 1here they !ay hear the so0nd o/ the tr0!p that shall call th
e!
/orth to behold H!& that n the !orn o/ the res0rrecton they !ay co!e /orth n a b
ody&
and co!e 0p o0t o/ ther gra-es and str$e hands !!edately n eternal glory and /el
cty&
rather than be scattered tho0sands o/ !les apart. There s so!ethng good and sacr
ed to
!e n ths thng. The place 1here a !an s b0red s sacred to !e. Ths s0b9ect s !ade
!enton o/ n the #oo$ o/ Mor!on and other scrpt0res. E-en to the aborgnes o/ ths
land& the b0ryng places o/ ther /athers are !ore sacred than anythng else.
Ahen I heard o/ the death o/ o0r belo-ed #rother #arnes& t 1o0ld not ha-e a//ec
ted
!e so !0ch& / I had the opport0nty o/ b0ryng h! n the land o/ Jon.
I bele-e those 1ho ha-e b0red ther /rends here& ther condton s en-able. %oo$
at Jacob and Joseph n Egypt& ho1 they re;0red ther /rends to b0ry the! n the to!
b o/

ther /athers. See the e2pense 1hch attended the e!bal!ng and the gong 0p o/ the
great
co!pany to the b0ral.
It has al1ays been consdered a great cala!ty not to obtan an honorable b0ralD a
nd
one o/ the greatest c0rses the ancent prophets co0ld p0t on any !an& 1as that he
sho0ld
go 1tho0t a b0ral.
I ha-e sad& Father& I desre to de here a!ong the Sants. #0t / ths s not Thy 1ll
&
and I go hence and de& 1lt Tho0 /nd so!e $nd /rend to brng !y body bac$& and
gather !y /rends 1ho ha-e /allen n /oregn lands& and brng the! 0p hther& that 1e
!ay
all le together.
I 1ll tell yo0 1hat I 1ant. I/ to!orro1 I shall be called to le n yonder to!b&
n the
!ornng o/ the res0rrecton let !e str$e hands 1th !y /ather& and cry& IMy /ather&
I and
he 1ll say& IMy son& !y son&I as soon as the roc$ rends and be/ore 1e co!e o0t o
/ o0r
gra-es.
And !ay 1e conte!plate these thngs soK Bes& / 1e learn ho1 to l-e and ho1 to
de. Ahen 1e le do1n 1e conte!plate ho1 1e !ay rse n the !ornngC and t s
pleasng /or /rends to le do1n together& loc$ed n the ar!s o/ lo-e& to sleep and
1a$e n
each other7s e!brace and rene1 ther con-ersaton.
The %ihteous to /ave 1o. in the %esurrection
Ao0ld yo0 thn$ t strange / I relate 1hat I ha-e seen n -son n relaton to ths
nterestng the!eK Those 1ho ha-e ded n Jes0s Chrst !ay e2pect to enter nto all th
at
/r0ton o/ 9oy 1hen they co!e /orth& 1hch they possessed or antcpated here.
So plan 1as the -son& that I act0ally sa1 !en& be/ore they had ascended /ro! th
e
to!b& as tho0gh they 1ere gettng 0p slo1ly. They too$ each other by the hand and
sad
to each other& IMy /ather& !y son& !y !other& !y da0ghter& !y brother& !y sster.
I And
1hen the -oce calls /or the dead to arse& s0ppose I a! lad by the sde o/ !y /ath
er&
1hat 1o0ld be the /rst 9oy o/ !y heartK To !eet !y /ather& !y !other& !y brother
& !y
ssterC and 1hen they are by !y sde& I e!brace the! and they !e.
It s !y !edtaton all the day& and !ore than !y !eat and drn$& to $no1 ho1 I
shall !a$e the Sants o/ God co!prehend the -sons that roll l$e an o-er/lo1ng s0r
ge
be/ore !y !nd.
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All yo0r losses 1ll be !ade 0p to yo0 n the res0rrecton& pro-ded yo0 contn0e
/ath/0l. #y the -son o/ the Al!ghty I ha-e seen t.
More pan/0l to !e are the tho0ghts o/ annhlaton than death. I/ I ha-e no
e2pectaton o/ seeng !y /ather& !other& brothers& ssters and /rends agan& !y hear
t
1o0ld b0rst n a !o!ent& and I sho0ld go do1n to !y gra-e.
The e2pectaton o/ seeng !y /rends n the !ornng o/ the res0rrecton cheers !y
so0l and !a$es !e bear 0p aganst the e-ls o/ l/e. It s l$e ther ta$ng a long 9o0
rney&
and on ther ret0rn 1e !eet the! 1th ncreased 9oy.
God has re-ealed Hs Son /ro! the hea-ens and the doctrne o/ the res0rrecton als
oC
and 1e ha-e a $no1ledge that those 1e b0ry here God 1ll brng 0p agan& clothed 0p

on
and ;0c$ened by the Sprt o/ the great GodC and 1hat !attereth t 1hether 1e lay t
he!
do1n& or 1e lay do1n 1th the! 1hen 1e can $eep the! no longerK %et these tr0ths
sn$
do1n n o0r hearts& that 1e !ay e-en here begn to en9oy that 1hch shall be n /0ll
herea/ter.
Hosanna& hosanna& hosanna to Al!ghty God& that rays o/ lght begn to b0rst /orth
0pon 0s e-en no1. I cannot /nd 1ords n 1hch to e2press !ysel/. I a! not learned&
b0t I
ha-e as good /eelngs as any !an.
O that I had the lang0age o/ the archangel to e2press !y /eelngs once to !y /re
ndsN
#0t I ne-er e2pect to n ths l/e. Ahen others re9oce& I re9oceC 1hen they !o0rn&
I
!o0rn.
To Marcell0s #ates let !e ad!nster co!/ort. Bo0 shall soon ha-e the co!pany o/
yo0r co!panon n a 1orld o/ glory& and the /rends o/ #rother #arnes and all the S
ants
1ho are !o0rnng. Ths has been a 1arnng -oce to 0s all to be sober and dlgent and
lay asde !rth& -anty and /olly& and to be prepared to de to!orro1.
L L L
Presdent Joseph S!th sadD IAs presdent o/ ths ho0se& I /orbd any !an lea-ng
90st as 1e are gong to close the !eetng. He s no gentle!an 1ho 1ll do t. I don7t
care
1ho does t& e-en / t 1ere the $ng o/ England. I /orbd t.I EAprl ),& )563.F
?"HC <D3,483,3.
Salvation Throuh 6no,lede
It s not 1sdo! that 1e sho0ld ha-e all $no1ledge at once presented be/ore 0sC b
0t
that 1e sho0ld ha-e a lttle at a t!eC then 1e can co!prehend t. Presdent S!th th
en
read the >nd Epstle o/ Peter& )st chapter& ),th to last -erses& and d1elt 0pon t
he )*th
-erse 1th so!e re!ar$s.
Add to yo0r /ath $no1ledge& etc. The prncple o/ $no1ledge s the prncple o/
sal-aton. Ths prncple can be co!prehended by the /ath/0l and dlgentC and e-ery o
ne
that does not obtan $no1ledge s0//cent to be sa-ed 1ll be conde!ned. The prncple
o/ sal-aton s g-en 0s thro0gh the $no1ledge o/ Jes0s Chrst.
Salvation Is to Triu#*h over -ne#ies
Sal-aton s nothng !ore nor less than to tr0!ph o-er all o0r ene!es and p0t the!
0nder o0r /eet. And 1hen 1e ha-e po1er to p0t all ene!es 0nder o0r /eet n ths 1o
rld&
and a $no1ledge to tr0!ph o-er all e-l sprts n the 1orld to co!e& then 1e are sa
-ed&
as n the case o/ Jes0s& 1ho 1as to regn 0ntl He had p0t all ene!es 0nder Hs /eet
& and
the last ene!y 1as death.
9o Salvation 3ithout a Tabernacle
Perhaps there are prncples here that /e1 !en ha-e tho0ght o/. No person can hae
ths sal-aton e2cept thro0gh a tabernacle.
No1& n ths 1orld& !an$nd are nat0rally sel/sh& a!bto0s and str-ng to e2cel one
abo-e anotherC yet so!e are 1llng to b0ld 0p others as 1ell as the!sel-es. So n

the
other 1orld there are a -arety o/ sprts. So!e see$ to e2cel. And ths 1as the cas
e 1th
%0c/er 1hen he /ell. He so0ght /or thngs 1hch 1ere 0nla1/0l. Hence he 1as sent
do1n& and t s sad he dre1 !any a1ay 1th h!C and the greatness o/ hs p0nsh!ent s
that he shall not ha-e a tabernacle. Ths s hs p0nsh!ent. So the de-l& thn$ng to
th1art
the decree o/ God& by gong 0p and do1n n the earth& see$ng 1ho! he !ay destroy?
any person that he can /nd that 1ll yeld to h!& he 1ll bnd h!& and ta$e possesso
n o/
the body and regn there& gloryng n t !ghtly& not carng that he had got !erely a
stolen bodyC and by and by so!e one ha-ng a0thorty 1ll co!e along and cast h! o0
t
and restore the tabernacle to ts rght/0l o1ner. The de-l steals a tabernacle bec
a0se he
has not one o/ hs o1nD b0t / he steals one& he s al1ays lable to be t0rned o0t o
/ doors.
&allin and -lection
No1& there s so!e grand secret here& and $eys to 0nloc$ the s0b9ect.
Not1thstandng the apostle e2horts the! to add to ther /ath& -rt0e& $no1ledge&
te!perance& etc.& yet he e2horts the! to !a$e ther callng and electon s0re. And
tho0gh
they had heard an a0dble -oce /ro! hea-en bearng test!ony that Jes0s 1as the Son
o/
God& yet he says 1e ha-e a !ore s0re 1ord o/ prophecy& 1here0nto ye do 1ell that
ye
ta$e heed as 0nto a lght shnng n a dar$ place. No1& 1heren co0ld they ha-e a !or
e
s0re 1ord o/ prophecy than to hear the -oce o/ God sayng& Ths s !y belo-ed Son.
No1 /or the secret and grand $ey. Tho0gh they !ght hear the -oce o/ God and
$no1 that Jes0s 1as the Son o/ God& ths 1o0ld be no e-dence that ther electon an
d
callng 1as !ade s0re& that they had part 1th Chrst& and 1ere 9ont hers 1th H!.
They then 1o0ld 1ant that !ore s0re 1ord o/ prophecy& that they 1ere sealed n th
e
hea-ens and had the pro!se o/ eternal l/e n the $ngdo! o/ God. Then& ha-ng ths
pro!se sealed 0nto the!& t 1as an anchor to the so0l& s0re and stead/ast. Tho0gh
the
th0nders !ght roll and lghtnngs /lash& and earth;0a$es bello1& and 1ar gather th
c$
aro0nd& yet ths hope and $no1ledge 1o0ld s0pport the so0l n e-ery ho0r o/ tral&
tro0ble
and trb0laton. Then $no1ledge thro0gh o0r %ord and Sa-or Jes0s Chrst s the grand
$ey that 0nloc$s the glores and !ysteres o/ the $ngdo! o/ hea-en.
Co!pare ths prncple once 1th Chrstendo! at the present day& and 1here are they&
1th all ther boasted relgon& pety and sacredness 1hle at the sa!e t!e they are c
ryng
o0t aganst prophets& apostles& angels& re-elatons& prophesyng and -sons& etc. Ah
y&
they are 90st rpenng /or the da!naton o/ hell. They 1ll be da!ned& /or they re9e
ct the
!ost gloro0s prncple o/ the Gospel o/ Jes0s Chrst and treat 1th dsdan and tra!pl
e
0nder /oot the $ey that 0nloc$s the hea-ens and p0ts n o0r possesson the glores
o/ the
celestal 1orld. Bes& I say& s0ch 1ll be da!ned& 1th all ther pro/essed godlness.
Then I
1o0ld e2hort yo0 to go on and contn0e to call 0pon God 0ntl yo0 !a$e yo0r callng

and
s0re /or yo0rsel-es& by obtanng ths !ore s0re 1ord o/ prophecy& and 1at patently
/or
the pro!se 0ntl yo0 obtan t& etc.
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The $alue o! Aed "en in &ounsel
The 1ay to get along n any !portant !atter s to gather 0nto yo0rsel-es 1se !en&
e2perenced and aged !en& to assst n co0ncl n all t!es o/ tro0ble. Handso!e !en a
re
not apt to be 1se and strong8!nded !enC b0t the strength o/ a strong8!nded !an 1
ll
generally create co0rse /eat0res& l$e the ro0gh& strong bo0gh o/ the oa$. Bo0 1l
l al1ays
dsco-er n the /rst glance o/ a !an& n the o0tlnes o/ hs /eat0res so!ethng o/ hs
!nd.
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A !an can bear a hea-y b0rthen by practce and contn0ng to ncrease t. The
nhabtants o/ ths contnent ancently 1ere so constt0ted& and 1ere so deter!ned and
perse-erng& ether n rghteo0sness or 1c$edness& that God -sted the! !!edately
ether 1th great 90dg!ents or blessngs. #0t the present generaton& / they 1ere go
ng to
battle& / they got any assstance /ro! God& they 1o0ld ha-e to obtan t by /ath. E
May
)6& )563.F
?"HC <D35+83*4.
"eanin o! 3ord "or#on
To the Edtor o/ the Times E SeasonsD
SrD?Thro0gh the !ed0! o/ yo0r paper& I 1sh to correct an error a!ong !en that
pro/ess to be learned& lberal and 1seC and I do t the !ore cheer/0lly& beca0se I
hope
sober8thn$ng and so0nd8reasonng people 1ll sooner lsten to the -oce o/ tr0th& th
an be
led astray by the -an pretensons o/ the sel/81se. The error I spea$ o/& s the de
/nton
o/ the 1ord IMor!on.I It has been stated that ths 1ord 1as der-ed /ro! the Gree$
1ord I!or!o.I Ths s not the case. There 1as no Gree$ o/ %atn 0pon the plates /ro
!
1hch I& thro0gh the grace o/ God& translated the #oo$ o/ Mor!on. %et the lang0ag
e o/
that boo$ spea$ /or tsel/. On the <>3rd page& o/ the /o0rth edton& t readsD IAnd
no1
behold 1e ha-e 1rtten ths record accordng to o0r $no1ledge n the characters& 1hc
h
are called a!ong 0s the IRe/or!ed Egyptan&I beng handed do1n and altered by 0s&
accordng to o0r !anner o/ speechC and / o0r plates had been s0//cently large& 1e
sho0ld ha-e 1rtten n Hebre1D b0t the Hebre1 hath been altered by 0s& alsoC and /
1e
co0ld ha-e 1rtten n Hebre1& behold ye 1o0ld ha-e had no !per/ecton n o0r record&
b0t the %ord $no1eth the thngs 1hch 1e ha-e 1rtten& and also& that none other pe
ople
$no1eth o0r lang0ageC there/ore he hath prepared !eans /or the nterpretaton ther
eo/.I
Here then the s0b9ect s p0t to slence& /or Inone other people $no1eth o0r
lang0age&I there/ore the %ord& and not !an& had to nterpret& a/ter the people 1e
re all
dead. And as Pa0l sad& Ithe 1orld by 1sdo! $no1 not God&I so the 1orld by

spec0laton are destt0te o/ re-elatonC and as God n hs s0peror 1sdo!& has al1ays
g-en hs Sants& 1here-er he had any on the earth& the sa!e sprt& and that sprt& a
s John
says& s the tr0e sprt o/ prophecy& 1hch s the test!ony o/ Jes0s& I !ay sa/ely sa
y that
the 1ord Mor!on stands ndependent o/ the learnng and 1sdo! o/ ths generaton.?
#e/ore I g-e a de/nton& ho1e-er& to the 1ord& let !e say that the #ble n ts 1des
t
sense& !eans goodC /or the Sa-or says accordng to the gospel o/ John& II a! the
good
shepherdCI and t 1ll not be beyond the co!!on 0se o/ ter!s& to say that good s a
!ong
the !ost !portant n 0se& and tho0gh $no1n by -aro0s na!es n d//erent lang0ages&
stll ts !eanng s the sa!e& and s e-er n opposton to Ibad.I Ae say /ro! the Sa2on
&
IgoodIC the "ane& IgodIC the Goth& IgodaIC the Ger!an& Ig0tIC the "0tch& IgoedIC
the
%atn& Ibon0sIC the Gree$& I$alosIC the Hebre1& ItobIC and the IEgyptan& I!on.I H
ence&
1th the addton o/ I!ore&I or the contracton& I!or&I 1e ha-e the 1ord I!or!onIC
1hch !eans& lterally& I!ore good.I
Bo0rs&
JOSEPH SMITH.
EMay )<& )563.F
?T@S 6D)*6.
%e#arks o! the Pro*het at %a#us7I#*ortance o! the -ternit. o! the
"arriae &ovenant
E2cept a !an and hs 1/e enter nto an e-erlastng co-enant and be !arred /or
eternty& 1hle n ths probaton& by the po1er and a0thorty o/ the Holy Presthood& t
hey
1ll cease to ncrease 1hen they deC that s& they 1ll not ha-e any chldren a/ter t
he
res0rrecton. #0t those 1ho are !arred by the po1er and a0thorty o/ the presthood
n
ths l/e& and contn0e 1tho0t co!!ttng the sn aganst the Holy Ghost& 1ll contn0e t
o
ncrease and ha-e chldren n the celestal glory. The 0npardonable sn s to shed nno
cent
blood& or be accessory thereto. All other sns 1ll be -sted 1th 90dg!ent n the /l
esh&
and the sprt beng del-ered to the b0//etngs o/ Satan 0ntl the day o/ the %ord Je
s0s.
The 1ay I $no1 n 1ho! to con/de?God tells !e n 1ho! I !ay place con/dence.
The &elestial )lor.
In the celestal glory there are three hea-ens or degreesC and n order to obtan
the
hghest& a !an !0st enter nto ths order o/ the presthood G!eanng the ne1 and
e-erlastng co-enant o/ !arrageHC and / he does not& he cannot obtan t. He !ay en
ter
nto the other& b0t that s the end o/ hs $ngdo!D he cannot ha-e an ncrease.I EMay
),&
)563.F
?"HC <D3*)83*>.
Salvation and Sure 3ord o! Pro*hec.
Sal-aton !eans a !an7s beng placed beyond the po1er o/ all hs ene!es.
The !ore s0re 1ord o/ prophecy !eans a !an7s $no1ng that he s sealed 0p 0nto
eternal l/e by re-elaton and the sprt o/ prophecy& thro0gh the po1er o/ the holy
presthood. It s !possble /or a !an to be sa-ed n gnorance.
Pa0l sa1 the thrd hea-ens& and I !ore. Peter penned the !ost s0bl!e lang0age o/

any o/ the apostles. EMay )+& )563.F

?"HC <D3*>.
)od Breathed into Ada# /is S*irit
The +th -erse o/ >nd chapter o/ Geness o0ght to read?God breathed nto Ada! hs
sprt G.e. Ada!7s sprtH or breath o/ l/eC b0t 1hen the 1ord Ira0chI apples to E-e
& t
sho0ld be translated l-es.
-ternal 0uration o! "atter
Spea$ng o/ eternal d0raton o/ !atter& I sadD
There s no s0ch thng as !!ateral !atter. All sprt s !atter& b0t s !ore /ne or
p0re& and can only be dscerned by p0rer eyes. Ae cannot see t& b0t 1hen o0r bode
s are
p0r/ed& 1e shall see that t s all !atter. EMay )+& )563.F
?"HC <D3*>83.
The Pro*hec. on the /ead o! Ste*hen AE 0oulas
The following brief account of the Prophet's 2isit with Judge Douglas while at
Carthage is from the 5ournal of 4illiam Clayton, who was present( or the fulfilm
ent of
this prophecy the reader is referred to the comments in the "oc0!entary Hstory o
/ the
Ch0rch& ;9,C;$,C+(
"ned 1th J0dge Stephen A. "o0glas& 1ho s presdng at co0rt. A/ter dnner J0dge
"o0glas re;0ested Presdent Joseph to g-e h! a hstory o/ the Msso0r persec0tons&
1hch he dd n a -ery !n0te !anner& /or abo0t three ho0rs. He also ga-e a relaton
o/
hs 9o0rney to Aashngton Cty& and hs applcaton n behal/ o/ the Sants to Mr. Man
#0ren& the Presdent o/ the 'nted States& /or redress and Mr. Man #0ren7s p0sllan
!o0s
reply& IGentle!en& yo0r ca0se s 90st& b0t I can do nothng /or yo0CI and the cold
&
0n/eelng !anner n 1hch he 1as treated by !ost o/ the senators and representat-es
n
relaton to the s0b9ect& Clay sayng& IBo0 had better go to Oregon&I and Calho0n s
ha$ng
hs head sole!nly& sayng& IIt7s a nce ;0eston?a crtcal ;0eston& b0t t 1ll not do
to
agtate t.I
The 90dge lstened 1th the greatest attenton and spo$e 1ar!ly n deprecaton o/ th
e
cond0ct o/ Go-ernor #oggs and the a0thortes o/ Msso0r& 1ho had ta$en part n the
e2ter!naton& and sad that any people that 1o0ld do as the !obs o/ Msso0r had don
e
o0ght to be bro0ght to 90dg!entD they o0ght to be p0nshed.
Presdent S!th& n concl0dng hs re!ar$s& sad that / the go-ern!ent& 1hch
rece-ed nto ts co//ers the !oney o/ ct:ens /or ts p0blc lands& 1hle ts o//cals a
re
rollng n l020ry at the e2pense o/ ts p0blc treas0ry& cannot protect s0ch ct:ens
n ther
l-es and property& t s an old granny anyho1C and I prophesy n the na!e o/ the %o
rd
God o/ Israel& 0nless the 'nted States redress the 1rongs co!!tted 0pon the Sant
s n
the state o/ Msso0r and p0nsh the cr!es co!!tted by her o//cers that n a /e1 yea
rs
the go-ern!ent 1ll be 0tterly o-erthro1n and 1asted& and there 1ll not be so !0c
h as a
potsherd le/t& /or ther 1c$edness n per!ttng the !0rder o/ !en& 1o!en and chldre
n&
and the 1holesale pl0nder and e2ter!naton o/ tho0sands o/ her ct:ens to go

0np0nshed& thereby perpetratng a /o0l and corrodng blot 0pon the /ar /a!e o/ ths
great rep0blc& the -ery tho0ght o/ 1hch 1o0ld ha-e ca0sed the hgh8!nded and
patrotc /ra!ers o/ the Constt0ton o/ the 'nted States to hde ther /aces 1th sha!
e.
J0dge& yo0 1ll aspre to the presdency o/ the 'nted StatesC and / e-er yo0 t0rn y
o0r
hand aganst !e or the %atter8day Sants& yo0 1ll /eel the 1eght o/ the hand o/ th
e
Al!ghty 0pon yo0C and yo0 1ll l-e to see and $no1 that I ha-e test/ed the tr0th
to
yo0C /or the con-ersaton o/ ths day 1ll stc$ to yo0 thro0gh l/e.
He GJ0dge "o0glasH appeared -ery /rendly& and ac$no1ledged the tr0th and
proprety o/ Presdent S!th7s re!ar$s. EMay )5& )563.F
?"HC <D3*383*6.
The Pro*het+s 0iscourse !ro# C PeterA 'irst &ha*ter7%e*roo! o! Sel!%ihteousness
I do not $no1 1hen I shall ha-e the pr-lege o/ spea$ng n a ho0se large eno0gh to
con-ene the people. I /nd !y l0ngs are /alng 1th contn0al preachng n the open ar
to
large asse!bles.
I do not thn$ there ha-e been !any good !en on the earth snce the days o/ Ada!C
b0t there 1as one good !an and hs na!e 1as Jes0s. Many persons thn$ a prophet !0
st
be a great deal better than anybody else. S0ppose I 1o0ld condescend?yes& I 1ll
call t
condescend& to be a great deal better than any o/ yo0& I 1o0ld be rased 0p to th
e hghest
hea-enC and 1ho sho0ld I ha-e to acco!pany !eK
I lo-e that !an better 1ho s1ears a strea! as long as !y ar! yet deals 90stce t
o hs
neghbors and !erc/0lly deals hs s0bstance to the poor& than the long& s!ooth8/ac
ed
hypocrte.
I do not 1ant yo0 to thn$ that I a! -ery rghteo0s& /or I a! not& God 90dges !en
accordng to the 0se they !a$e o/ the lght 1hch He g-es the!.
IAe ha-e a !ore s0re 1ord o/ prophecy& 1here0nto yo0 do 1ell to ta$e heed& as 0
nto
a lght that shneth n a dar$ place. Ae 1ere eye1tnesses o/ hs !a9esty and heard t
he
-oce o/ hs e2cellent glory.I And 1hat co0ld be !ore s0reK Ahen He 1as trans/g0re
d
on the !o0nt& 1hat co0ld be !ore s0re to the!K "-nes ha-e been ;0arrelng /or age
s
abo0t the !eanng o/ ths.
The Pro*het+s &haracteri>ation o! /i#sel!
I a! l$e a h0ge& ro0gh stone rollng do1n /ro! a hgh !o0ntanC and the only
polshng I get s 1hen so!e corner gets r0bbed o// by co!ng n contact 1th so!ethng
else& str$ng 1th accelerated /orce aganst relgo0s bgotry& prest8cra/t& la1yer8cr
a/t&
doctor8cra/t& lyng edtors& s0borned 90dges and 90rors& and the a0thorty o/ per90
red
e2ec0t-es& bac$ed by !obs& blasphe!ers& lcento0s and corr0pt !en and 1o!en?all
hell $noc$ng o// a corner here and a corner there. Th0s I 1ll beco!e a s!ooth an
d
polshed sha/t n the ;0-er o/ the Al!ghty& 1ho 1ll g-e !e do!non o-er all and

e-ery one o/ the!& 1hen ther re/0ge o/ les shall /al& and ther hdng place shall
be
destroyed& 1hle these s!ooth8polshed stones 1th 1hch I co!e n contact beco!e
!arred.
The Secrets o! Peter+s 3ritins
There are three grand secrets lyng n ths chapter& G> Peter )H 1hch no !an can d
g
o0t& 0nless by the lght o/ re-elaton& and 1hch 0nloc$ the 1hole chapter as the t
hngs
that are 1rtten are only hnts o/ thngs 1hch e2sted n the prophet7s !nd& 1hch are
not
1rtten concernng eternal glory.
I a! gong to ta$e 0p ths s0b9ect by -rt0e o/ the $no1ledge o/ God n !e& 1hch I
ha-e rece-ed /ro! hea-en. The opnons o/ !en& so /ar as I a! concerned& are to !e
as
the crac$lng o/ thorns 0nder the pot& or the 1hstlng o/ the 1nd. I brea$ the gro
0ndC I
lead the 1ay l$e Col0!b0s 1hen he 1as n-ted to a ban;0et 1here he 1as assgned th
e
!ost honorable place at the table& and ser-ed 1th the cere!onals 1hch 1ere obser
-ed
to1ards so-eregns. A shallo1 co0rter present& 1ho 1as !eanly 9ealo0s o/ h!& abr0
ptly
as$ed h! 1hether he tho0ght that n case he had not dsco-ered the Indes& there 1e
re
not other !en n Span 1ho 1o0ld ha-e been capable o/ the enterprseK Col0!b0s !ade
no reply& b0t too$ an egg and n-ted the co!pany to !a$e t stand on end. They all
atte!pted t& b0t n -anC 1here0pon he str0c$ t 0pon the table so as to brea$ one
end&
and le/t t standng on the bro$en part& ll0stratng that 1hen he had once sho1n th
e 1ay
to the ne1 1orld nothng 1as easer than to /ollo1 t.
Thins Bnla,!ul to Btter
Pa0l ascended nto the thrd hea-ens& and he co0ld 0nderstand the three prncpal
ro0nds o/ Jacob7s ladder?the telestal& the terrestral& and the celestal glores o
r
$ngdo!s& 1here Pa0l sa1 and heard thngs 1hch 1ere not la1/0l /or h! to 0tter. I
co0ld e2plan a h0ndred /old !ore than I e-er ha-e o/ the glores o/ the $ngdo!s
!an/ested to !e n the -son& 1ere I per!tted& and 1ere the people prepared to rec
e-e
the!.
The %ord deals 1th ths people as a tender parent 1th a chld& co!!0ncatng lght
and ntellgence and the $no1ledge o/ hs 1ays as they can bear t. The nhabtants o/
the
earth are asleepC they $no1 not the day o/ ther -staton. The %ord hath set the b
o1 n
the clo0d /or a sgn that 1hle t shall be seen& seed t!e and har-est& s0!!er and
1nter
shall not /alC b0t 1hen t shall dsappear& 1oe to that generaton& /or behold the
end
co!eth ;0c$ly.
&allin and -lection to Be "ade Sure
Contend earnestly /or the l$e preco0s /ath 1th the Apostle Peter& Iand add to y
o0r
/ath -rt0e&I $no1ledge& te!perance& patence& godlness& brotherly $ndness& charty
C
I/or / these thngs be n yo0& and abo0nd& they !a$e yo0 that ye shall nether be b
arren

nor 0n/r0t/0l n the $no1ledge o/ o0r %ord Jes0s Chrst.I Another pont& a/ter ha-n
g all
these ;0al/catons& he lays ths n90ncton 0pon the people Ito !a$e yo0r callng and
electon s0re.I Another pont& a/ter ha-ng all these ;0al/catons& he lays ths n90n
cton
0pon the people Ito !a$e yo0r callng and electon s0re.I He s e!phatc 0pon ths
s0b9ect?a/ter addng all ths -rt0e& $no1ledge& etc.& IMa$e yo0r callng and electo
n
s0re.I Ahat s the secret?the startng pontK IAccordng as Hs d-ne po1er hath g-en
0nto 0s all thngs that pertan 0nto l/e and godlness.I Ho1 dd he obtan all thngsK
Thro0gh the $no1ledge o/ H! 1ho hath called h!. There co0ld not anythng be g-en&
pertanng to l/e and godlness& 1tho0t $no1ledge. AoeN 1oeN 1oe to Chrstendo!N?
especally the d-nes and prests / ths be tr0e.
Sal-aton s /or a !an to be sa-ed /ro! all hs ene!esC /or 0ntl a !an can tr0!ph
o-er death& he s not sa-ed. A $no1ledge o/ the presthood alone 1ll do ths.
The 0evil+s Punish#ent
The sprts n the eternal 1orld are l$e the sprts n ths 1orld. Ahen those ha-e
co!e nto ths 1orld and rece-ed tabernacles& then ded and agan ha-e rsen and
rece-ed glor/ed bodes& they 1ll ha-e an ascendency o-er the sprts 1ho ha-e
rece-ed no bodes& or $ept not ther /rst estate& l$e the de-l. The p0nsh!ent o/ t
he
de-l 1as that he sho0ld not ha-e a habtaton l$e !en. The de-l7s retalaton s& he
co!es nto ths 1orld& bnds 0p !en7s bodes& and occ0pes the! h!sel/. Ahen the
a0thortes co!e along& they e9ect h! /ro! a stolen habtaton.
The desgn o/ the great God n sendng 0s nto ths 1orld& and organ:ng 0s to
prepare 0s /or the eternal 1orlds& I shall $eep n !y o1n boso! at present.
Ae ha-e no cla! n o0r eternal co!pact& n relaton to eternal thngs& 0nless o0r
actons and contracts and all thngs tend to ths. #0t a/ter all ths& yo0 ha-e got
to !a$e
yo0 callng and electon s0re. I/ ths n90ncton 1o0ld le largely on those to 1ho! t
1as
spo$en& ho1 !0ch !ore those o/ the present generatonN
)st $eyD =no1ledge s the po1er o/ sal-aton. >nd $eyD Ma$e yo0r callng and
electon s0re. 3rd $eyD It s one thng to be on the !o0nt and hear the e2cellent oce& etc.&
and another to hear the -oce declare to yo0& Bo0 ha-e a part and lot n that $ngd
o!.
EMay >)& )563.F
?"HC <D64)8643.
The Pro*het on 'or#in Te#*erance Societies
"ear #rotherD?In ans1er to yo0rs o/ May 6th& concernng the %atter8day Sants
/or!ng a te!perance socety& 1e 1o0ld say& as Pa0l sad?I#e not 0ne;0ally yo$ed 1t
h
0nbele-ers& b0t contend /or the /ath once del-ered to the SantsIC and as Peter a
d-ses&
so say 1e&
IAdd to yo0r $no1ledge& te!perance.I As Pa0l sad he had to beco!e all thngs to
all !en& that he !ght thereby sa-e so!e& so !0st the elders o/ the last days doC
and&
beng sent o0t to preach the Gospel and 1arn the 1orld o/ the 90dg!ents to co!e&
1e are
s0re& 1hen they teach as drected by the Sprt& accordng to the re-elatons o/ Jes0
s
Chrst& that they 1ll preach the tr0th and prosper 1tho0t co!plant. Th0s 1e ha-e
no
ne1 co!!and!ent to g-e& b0t ad!onsh elders and !e!bers to l-e by e-ery 1ord that

proceedeth /orth /ro! the !o0th o/ God& lest they co!e short o/ the glory that s
reser-ed
/or the /ath/0l. EMay >>& )563.F
?"HC <D646.
%ihteous 1ud#ents
#rother Joseph then addressed the T1el-e& and sad that n all o0r co0nsels&
especally 1hle on tral o/ any one& 1e sho0ld see and obser-e all thngs appertann
g to
the s0b9ect& and dscern the sprt by 1hch ether party 1as go-erned. Ae sho0ld be
n a
st0aton to 0nderstand e-ery sprt and 90dge rghteo0s 90dg!ent and not be asleep.
Ae
sho0ld $eep order and not let the co0ncl be !posed 0pon by 0nr0ly cond0ct. The S
ants
need not thn$ beca0se I a! /a!lar 1th the! and a! play/0l and cheer/0l& that I a
!
gnorant o/ 1hat s gong on. In;0ty o/ any $nd cannot be s0staned n the Ch0rch& an
d
t 1ll not /are 1ell 1here I a!C /or I a! deter!ned 1hle I do lead the Ch0rch& to
lead t
rght. EMay >+& )563.F
?"HC <D6)).
Testi#on. &oncernin Briha# @oun and /E &E 6i#ball
O/ the T1el-e Apostles chosen n =rtland& and ordaned 0nder the hands o/ Ol-er
Co1dery& "a-d Aht!er and !ysel/& there ha-e been b0t t1o b0t 1hat ha-e l/ted the
r
heel aganst !e?na!ely #rgha! Bo0ng and Heber C. =!ball. EMay >5& )563.F
?"HC <D6)>.
The Pur*ose o! the )atherin o! Israel
A large asse!bly o/ the Sants !et at the Te!ple stand. Hy!n by the chor. Prayer
by
Elder Parley P. Pratt& and sngng.
Presdent Joseph S!th re!ar$ed?II a! a ro0gh stone. The so0nd o/ the ha!!er
and chsel 1as ne-er heard on !e 0ntl the %ord too$ !e n hand. I desre the learnn
g
and 1sdo! o/ hea-en alone. I ha-e not the least dea& / Chrst sho0ld co!e to the
earth
and preach s0ch ro0gh thngs as He preached to the Je1s& b0t that ths generaton 1
o0ld
re9ect H! /or beng so ro0gh.I
He then too$ /or hs te2t the 3+th -erse o/ >3rd chapter o/ Matthe1?IO Jer0sale!
&
Jer0sale!& tho0 that $llest the prophets and stonest the! 1hch are sent 0nto the
eC ho1
o/ten 1o0ld I ha-e gathered thy chldren together& e-en as a hen gathereth her ch
c$ens
0nder her 1ngs& and ye 1o0ld not.I
Ths s0b9ect 1as presented to !e snce I ca!e to the stand. Ahat 1as the ob9ect o
/
gatherng the Je1s& or the people o/ God n any age o/ the 1orldK I can ne-er /nd
!0ch
to say n e2po0ndng a te2t. A !an ne-er has hal/ so !0ch /0ss to 0nloc$ a door& /
he has
a $ey& as tho0gh he had not& and had to c0t t open 1th hs 9ac$8$n/e.
The !an ob9ect 1as to b0ld 0nto the %ord a ho0se 1hereby He co0ld re-eal 0nto
Hs people the ordnances o/ Hs ho0se and the glores o/ Hs $ngdo!& and teach the
people the 1ay o/ sal-atonC /or there are certan ordnances and prncples that& 1h
en
they are ta0ght and practced& !0st be done n a place or ho0se b0lt /or that p0rp
ose.

Princi*les o! the )os*el 9ever &hane

It 1as the desgn o/ the co0ncls o/ hea-en be/ore the 1orld 1as& that the prncpl
es
and la1s o/ the presthood sho0ld be predcated 0pon the gatherng o/ the people n
e-ery
age o/ the 1orld. Jes0s dd e-erythng to gather the people& and they 1o0ld not be
gathered& and He there/ore po0red o0t c0rses 0pon the!. Ordnances nstt0ted n the
hea-ens be/ore the /o0ndaton o/ the 1orld& n the presthood& /or the sal-aton o/
!en&
are not to be altered or changed. All !0st be sa-ed on the sa!e prncples.
Salvation !or the 0ead
It s /or the sa!e p0rpose that God gathers together Hs people n the last days&
to
b0ld 0nto the %ord a ho0se to prepare the! /or the ordnances and endo1!ents&
1ashngs and anontngs& etc. One o/ the ordnances o/ the ho0se o/ the %ord s bapts
!
/or the dead. God decreed be/ore the /o0ndaton o/ the 1orld that the ordnance sh
o0ld be
ad!nstered n a /ont prepared /or that p0rpose n the ho0se o/ the %ord. IThs s on
ly
yo0r opnon& sr&I says the sectaran.L L L
I/ a !an gets a /0llness o/ the presthood o/ God he has to get t n the sa!e 1ay
that
Jes0s Chrst obtaned t& and that 1as by $eepng all the co!!and!ents and obeyng al
l
the ordnances o/ the ho0se o/ the %ord.
Ahere there s no change o/ presthood& there s no change o/ ordnances& says Pa0l
.
I/ God has not changed the ordnances and the presthood& ho1l& ye sectaransN I/ h
e has&
1hen and 1here has He re-ealed tK Ha-e ye t0rned re-elatorsK Then 1hy deny
re-elatonK
Many !en 1ll say& II 1ll ne-er /orsa$e yo0& b0t 1ll stand by yo0 at all t!es.I
#0t
the !o!ent yo0 teach the! so!e o/ the !ysteres o/ the $ngdo! o/ God that are
retaned n the hea-ens and are to be re-ealed to the chldren o/ !en 1hen they are
prepared /or the! they 1ll be the /rst to stone yo0 and p0t yo0 to death. It 1as
ths sa!e
prncple that cr0c/ed the %ord Jes0s Chrst& and 1ll ca0se the people to $ll the
prophets n ths generaton.
Many thngs are nsol0ble to the chldren o/ !en n the last daysD /or nstance& tha
t
God sho0ld rase the dead& and /orgettng that thngs ha-e been hd /ro! be/ore the
/o0ndaton o/ the 1orld& 1hch are to be re-ealed to babes n the last days.
So#e "en <Too 3ise to Be Tauht<
There are a great !any 1se !en and 1o!en too n o0r !dst 1ho are too 1se to be
ta0ghtC there/ore they !0st de n ther gnorance& and n the res0rrecton they 1ll /
nd
ther !sta$e. Many seal 0p the door o/ hea-en by sayng& So /ar God !ay re-eal and
I
1ll bele-e.
All !en 1ho beco!e hers o/ God and 9ont hers 1th Jes0s Chrst 1ll ha-e to
rece-e the /0lness o/ the ordnances o/ hs $ngdo!C and those 1ho 1ll not rece-e a
ll
the ordnances 1ll co!e short o/ the /0llness o/ that glory& / they do not lose t
he 1hole.
Paradise

I 1ll say so!ethng abo0t the sprts n prson. There has been !0ch sad by !odern
d-nes abo0t the 1ords o/ Jes0s E1hen on the crossF to the the/& sayng& IThs day
shalt
tho0 be 1th !e n paradse.I =ng Ja!es7 translators !a$e t o0t to say paradse. #0t
1hat s paradseK It s a !odern 1ordD t does not ans1er at all to the orgnal 1ord
that
Jes0s !ade 0se o/. Fnd the orgnal o/ the 1ord paradse. Bo0 !ay as easly /nd a ne
edle
n a hay!o1. Here s a chance /or battle& ye learned !en. There s nothng n the org
nal
1ord n Gree$ /ro! 1hch ths 1as ta$en that sgn/es paradseC b0t t 1as?Ths day
tho0 shalt be 1th !e n the 1orld o/ sprtsD then I 1ll teach yo0 all abo0t t and
ans1er
yo0r n;0res. And Peter says he 1ent and preached to the 1orld o/ sprts Esprts n
prson& ) Peter& 3rd chap. )*th -erseF& so that they 1ho 1o0ld rece-e t co0ld hae t
ans1ered by pro2y by those 1ho l-e on the earth& etc.
Ba*tis# !or the 0ead Tauht in 9e, Testa#ent
The doctrne o/ bapts! /or the dead s clearly sho1n n the Ne1 Testa!entC and /
the doctrne s not good& then thro1 the Ne1 Testa!ent a1ayC b0t / t s the 1ord o/
God& then let the doctrne be ac$no1ledgedC and t 1as the reason 1hy Jes0s sad 0n
to
the Je1s& IHo1 o/t 1o0ld I ha-e gathered thy chldren together& e-en as a hen gat
hereth
her chc$ens 0nder her 1ngs& and ye 1o0ld notNI?that they !ght attend to the
ordnances o/ bapts! /or the dead as 1ell as other ordnances o/ the presthood& an
d
rece-e re-elatons /ro! hea-en& and be per/ected n the thngs o/ the $ngdo! o/ God
?
b0t they 1o0ld not. Ths 1as the case on the day o/ PentecostD those blessngs 1er
e
po0red o0t on the dscples on that occason. God ordaned that He 1o0ld sa-e the de
ad&
and 1o0ld do t by gatherng Hs people together.
The 3orld o! S*irits
It al1ays has been 1hen a !an 1as sent o/ God 1th the presthood and he began to
preach the /0llness o/ the gospel& that he 1as thr0st o0t by hs /rends& 1ho are
already to
b0tcher h! / he teach thngs 1hch they !agne to be 1rongC and Jes0s 1as cr0c/ed
0pon ths prncple.
I 1ll no1 t0rn lng0st. There are !any thngs n the #ble 1hch do not& as they
no1 stand& accord 1th the re-elatons o/ the Holy Ghost to !e.
I 1ll crtcse a lttle /0rther. There has been !0ch sad abo0t the 1ord hell& and
the
sectaran 1orld ha-e preached !0ch abo0t t& descrbng t to be a b0rnng la$e o/ /re
and
br!stone. #0t 1hat s hellK It s another !odern ter!& and s ta$en /ro! hades. I7l
l h0nt
a/ter hades as Pat dd /or the 1oodch0c$.
Hades& the Gree$& or Sheol& the Hebre1& these t1o sgn/catons !ean a 1orld o/
sprts. Hades& Sheol& paradse& sprts n prson& are all oneD t s a 1orld o/ sprts.
The rghteo0s and the 1c$ed all go to the sa!e 1orld o/ sprts 0ntl the
res0rrecton. II do not thn$ so&I says one. I/ yo0 1ll go to !y ho0se any t!e& I
1ll ta$e
!y le2con and pro-e t to yo0.
The great !sery o/ departed sprts n the 1orld o/ sprts& 1here they go a/ter dea
th&

s to $no1 that they co!e short o/ the glory that others en9oy and that they !ght
ha-e
en9oyed the!sel-es& and they are ther o1n acc0sers. I#0t&I says one& II bele-e n
one
0n-ersal hea-en and hell& 1here all go& and are all al$e& and e;0ally !serable o
r
e;0ally happy.I
AhatN 1here all are h0ddled together?the honorable& -rt0o0s& and !0rderers& and
1hore!ongers& 1hen t s 1rtten that they shall be 90dged accordng to the deeds do
ne n
the bodyK #0t St. Pa0l n/or!s 0s o/ three glores and three hea-ens. He $ne1 a !a
n that
1as ca0ght 0p to the thrd hea-ens. No1& / the doctrne o/ the sectaran 1orld& tha
t there
s b0t one hea-en& s tr0e& Pa0l& 1hat do yo0 tell that le /or& and say there are
threeK Jes0s
sad 0nto Hs dscples& IIn !y Father7s ho0se are !any !ansons& / t 1ere not so& I
1o0ld ha-e told yo0. I go to prepare a place /or yo0& and I 1ll co!e and rece-e
yo0 to
!ysel/& that 1here I a! ye !ay be also.I
"en o! )od -ndo,ed ,ith 3isdo#
Any !any !ay bele-e that Jes0s Chrst s the Son o/ God& and be happy n that
bele/& and yet not obey hs co!!and!ents& and at last be c0t do1n /or dsobedence
to
the %ord7s rghteo0s re;0re!ents.
A !an o/ God sho0ld be endo1ed 1th 1sdo!& $no1ledge& and 0nderstandng& n
order to teach and lead the people o/ God. The sectaran prests are blnd& and the
y lead
the blnd& and they 1ll all /all nto the dtch together. They b0ld 1th hay& 1ood&
and
st0bble& on the old re-elatons& 1tho0t the tr0e presthood or sprt o/ re-elaton.
I/ I had
t!e& I 1o0ld dg nto hell& hades& sheol& and tell 1hat e2sts there.
The 0octrine o! the )odhead
There s !0ch sad abo0t God and the Godhead. The scrpt0res say there are Gods
!any and %ords !any& b0t to 0s there s b0t one l-ng and tr0e God& and the hea-en
o/
hea-ens co0ld not contan h!C /or he too$ the lberty to go nto other hea-ens. The
teachers o/ the day say that the Father s God& the Son s God& and the Holy Ghost
s God&
and they are all n one body and one God. Jes0s prayed that those that the Father
had
g-en h! o0t o/ the 1orld !ght be !ade one n the!& as they 1ere one Gone n sprt&
n
!nd& n p0rposeH. I/ I 1ere to test/y that the Chrstan 1orld 1ere 1rong on ths po
nt&
!y test!ony 1o0ld be tr0e.
Peter and Stephen test/y that they sa1 the Son o/ Man standng on the rght hand
o/
God. Any person that had seen the hea-ens opened $no1s that there are three pers
onages
n the hea-ens 1ho hold the $eys o/ po1er& and one presdes o-er all.
I/ any !an atte!pts to re/0te 1hat I a! abo0t to say& a/ter I ha-e !ade t plan&
let
h! be1are.
The Son 0oes 3hat the 'ather 0id
As the Father hath po1er n H!sel/& so hath the Son po1er n H!sel/& to lay do1n
Hs l/e and ta$e t agan& so He has a body o/ Hs o1n. The Son doeth 1hat He hath s

een
the Father doD then the Father hath so!e day lad do1n Hs l/e and ta$en t aganC s
o He
has a body o/ Hs o1nC each one 1ll be n Hs o1n bodyC and yet the sectaran 1orld
bele-e the body o/ the Son s dentcal 1th the Father7s.
Gods ha-e an ascendency o-er the angels& 1ho are !nsterng ser-ants. In the
res0rrecton& so!e are rased to be angels& others are rased to beco!e Gods.
These thngs are re-ealed n the !ost holy places n a Te!ple prepared /or that
p0rpose. Many o/ the sects cry o0t& IOh& I ha-e the test!ony o/ Jes0sC I ha-e th
e sprt o/
GodC b0t a1ay 1th Joe S!thC he says he s a prophetC b0t there are to be no proph
ets or
re-elators n the last days.I Stop& srN The Re-elator says that the test!ony o/ J
es0s s the
sprt o/ prophecyC so by yo0r o1n !o0th yo0 are conde!ned. #0t to the te2t. Ahy
gather the people together n ths placeK For the sa!e p0rpose that Jes0s 1anted t
o gather
the Je1s?to rece-e the ordnances& the blessngs& and glores that God has n store
/or
Hs Sants.
I 1ll no1 as$ ths asse!bly and all the Sants / yo0 1ll no1 b0ld ths ho0se and
rece-e the ordnances and blessngs 1hch God has n store /or yo0C or 1ll yo0 not b
0ld
0nto the %ord ths ho0se& and let H! pass by and besto1 these blessngs 0pon anoth
er
peopleK I pa0se /or a reply. EJ0ne ))& )563.F
?"HC <D6>386>+.
The &ause o! the Pro*het+s Success7(ove !or /is 'ello,-"an
Joseph re!ar$ed that all 1as 1ell bet1een h! and the hea-ensC that he had no
en!ty aganst any oneC and as the prayer o/ Jes0s& or hs pattern& so prayed Josep
h?
Father& /org-e !e !y trespasses as I /org-e those 1ho trespass aganst !e& /or I
/reely
/org-e all !en. I/ 1e 1o0ld sec0re and c0lt-ate the lo-e o/ others& 1e !0st lo-e
others&
e-en o0r ene!es as 1ell as /rends.
Sectaran prests cry o0t concernng !e& and as$& IAhy s t ths babbler gans so
!any /ollo1ers& and retans the!KI I ans1er& It s beca0se I possess the prncple o
/ lo-e.
All I can o//er the 1orld s a good heart and a good hand.
The Sants can test/y 1hether I a! 1llng to lay do1n !y l/e /or !y brethren. I/
t
has been de!onstrated that I ha-e been 1llng to de /or a IMor!on&I I a! bold to
declare be/ore Hea-en that I a! 90st as ready to de n de/endng the rghts o/ a
Presbyteran& a #aptst& or a good !an o/ any other deno!natonC /or the sa!e prncp
le
1hch 1o0ld tra!ple 0pon the rghts o/ the %atter8day Sants 1o0ld tra!ple 0pon the
rghts o/ the Ro!an Catholcs& or o/ any other deno!naton 1ho !ay be 0npop0lar and
too 1ea$ to de/end the!sel-es.
(ove o! (ibert.
It s a lo-e o/ lberty 1hch nspres !y so0l?c-l and relgo0s lberty to the 1hole
o/ the h0!an race. %o-e o/ lberty 1as d//0sed nto !y so0l by !y grand/athers 1hl
e
they dandled !e on ther $neesC and shall I 1ant /rendsK No.
The n;0ry s /re;0ently !ade o/ !e& IAheren do yo0 d//er /ro! others n yo0r
relgo0s -e1sKI In realty and essence 1e do not d//er so /ar n o0r relgo0s -e1s&
b0t
that 1e co0ld all drn$ nto one prncple o/ lo-e. One o/ the grand /0nda!ental

prncples o/ IMor!ons!I s to rece-e tr0th& let t co!e /ro! 1hence t !ay.

Ae bele-e n the Great Eloh! 1ho sts enthroned n yonder hea-ens. So do the
Presbyterans. I/ a s$l/0l !echanc& n ta$ng a 1eldng heat& 0ses bora2& al0!& etc.
& and
s0cceeds n 1eldng together ron or steel !ore per/ectly than any other !echanc& s
he
not deser-ng o/ praseK And / by the prncples o/ tr0th I s0cceed n 0ntng !en o/ a
ll
deno!natons n the bonds o/ lo-e& shall I not ha-e attaned a good ob9ectK
I/ I estee! !an$nd to be n error& shall I bear the! do1nK No. I 1ll l/t the! 0p
&
and n ther o1n 1ay too& / I cannot pers0ade the! !y 1ay s betterC and I 1ll not
see$
to co!pel any !an to bele-e as I do& only by the /orce o/ reasonng& /or tr0th 1l
l c0t ts
o1n 1ay. "o yo0 bele-e n Jes0s Chrst and the Gospel o/ sal-aton 1hch he re-ealed
K
So do I. Chrstans sho0ld cease 1ranglng and contendng 1th each other& and c0lt-a
te
the prncples o/ 0non and /rendshp n ther !dstC and they 1ll do t be/ore the
!llenn0! can be 0shered n and Chrst ta$es possesson o/ Hs $ngdo!.
I"o yo0 bele-e n the bapts! o/ n/antsKI as$s the Presbyteran. No. IAhyKI
#eca0se t s no1here 1rtten n the #ble. Crc0!cson s not bapts!& nether 1as
bapts! nstt0ted n the place o/ crc0!cson. #apts! s /or re!sson o/ sns. Chldren
ha-e no sns. Jes0s blessed the! and sad& I"o 1hat yo0 ha-e seen !e do.I Chldren
are
all !ade al-e n Chrst& and those o/ rper years thro0gh /ath and repentance.
So /ar 1e are agreed 1th other Chrstan deno!natons. They all preach /ath and
repentance. The gospel re;0res bapts! by !!erson /or the re!sson o/ sns& 1hch s
the !eanng o/ the 1ord n the orgnal lang0age?na!ely& to b0ry or !!erse.
9ecessit. o! Ordinances
Ae as$ the sects& "o yo0 bele-e thsK They ans1er& No. I bele-e n beng con-erted
.
I bele-e n ths tenaco0sly. So dd the Apostle Peter and the dscples o/ Jes0s. #0t
I
/0rther bele-e n the g/t o/ the Holy Ghost by the layng on o/ hands. E-dence by
Peter7s preachng on the day o/ Pentecost& Acts >D35. Bo0 !ght as 1ell bapt:e a b
ag o/
sand as a !an& / not done n -e1 o/ the re!sson o/ sns and gettng o/ the Holy Gho
st.
#apts! by 1ater s b0t hal/ a bapts!& and s good /or nothng 1tho0t the other hal/
?
that s& the bapts! o/ the Holy Ghost.
The Sa-or says& IE2cept a !an be born o/ 1ater and o/ the Sprt& he cannot enter
nto the $ngdo! o/ God.I ITho0gh 1e or an angel /ro! hea-en& preach any other gos
pel
0nto yo0 than that 1hch 1e ha-e preached 0nto yo0& let h! be acc0rsed&I accordng
to
Galatans )D5. EJ0ly *& )563.F
?"HC <D6*58<44.
0iscourse7Burden o! the Pro*het+s "inistr.7'riendshi*
I co!!ence !y re!ar$s by readng ths te2t?%0$e ),D),D IThe la1 and the
prophets 1ere 0ntl JohnD snce that t!e the $ngdo! o/ God s preached& and e-ery !
an
presseth nto t.I
I do not $no1 that I shall be able to preach !0chC b0t& 1th the /ath o/ the San
ts&
!ay say so!ethng nstr0ct-e. It has gone abroad that I procla!ed !ysel/ no longer
a

prophet. I sad t last Sabbath roncallyD I s0pposed yo0 1o0ld all 0nderstand. It
1as not
that I 1o0ld reno0nce the dea o/ beng a prophet& b0t that I had no dsposton to
procla! !ysel/ s0ch. #0t I do say that I bear the test!ony o/ Jes0s& 1hch s the
sprt
o/ prophecy.
There s no greater lo-e than ths& that a !an lay do1n hs l/e /or hs /rends. I
dsco-er h0ndreds and tho0sands o/ !y brethren ready to sacr/ce ther l-es /or !e.
The b0rdens 1hch roll 0pon !e are -ery great. My persec0tors allo1 !e no rest&
and I /nd that n the !dst o/ b0sness and care the sprt s 1llng& b0t the /lesh s
1ea$.
Altho0gh I 1as called o/ !y Hea-enly Father to lay the /o0ndaton o/ ths great 1o
r$ and
$ngdo! n ths dspensaton& and test/y o/ Hs re-ealed 1ll to scattered Israel& I a!
s0b9ect to l$e passons as other !en& l$e the prophets o/ olden t!es.
Not1thstandng !y 1ea$nesses& I a! 0nder the necessty o/ bearng the n/r!tes
o/ others& 1ho& 1hen they get nto d//c0lty& hang on to !e tenaco0sly to get the!
o0t&
and 1sh !e to co-er ther /a0lts. On the other hand& the sa!e characters& 1hen th
ey
dsco-er a 1ea$ness n #rother Joseph& endea-or to blast hs rep0taton& and p0blsh
t to
all the 1orld& and thereby ad !y ene!es n destroyng the Sants. Altho0gh the la1
s
g-en thro0gh !e to the Ch0rch& I cannot be borne 1th a !o!ent by s0ch !en. They
are
ready to destroy !e /or the least /oble& and p0blsh !y !agnary /alngs /ro! "an t
o
#eersheba& tho0gh they are too gnorant o/ the thngs o/ God& 1hch ha-e been re-ea
led
to !e& to 90dge o/ !y actons& !ot-es or cond0ct& n any correct !anner 1hate-er.
The only prncple 0pon 1hch they 90dge !e s by co!parng !y acts 1th the
/oolsh tradtons o/ ther /athers and nonsenscal teachngs o/ hrelng prests& 1hose
ob9ect and a! 1ere to $eep the people n gnorance /or the sa$e o/ /lthy l0creC or
as the
prophet says& to /eed the!sel-es& not the /loc$. Men o/ten co!e to !e 1th ther t
ro0bles&
and see$ !y 1ll& cryng& Oh& #rother Joseph& help !eN help !eN #0t 1hen I a! n
tro0ble /e1 o/ the! sy!path:e 1th !e or e2tend to !e rele/. I bele-e n a prncple
o/
recprocty& / 1e do l-e n a de-lsh and 1c$ed 1orld 1here !en b0sy the!sel-es n
1atchng /or n;0ty& and lay snares /or those 1ho repro-e n the gate.
(o.alt. to 'riends
I see no /a0lts n the Ch0rch& and there/ore let !e be res0rrected 1th the Sants
&
1hether I ascend to hea-en or descend to hell& or go to any other place. And / 1
e go to
hell& 1e 1ll t0rn the de-ls o0t o/ doors and !a$e a hea-en o/ t. Ahere ths peopl
e are&
there s good socety. Ahat do 1e care 1here 1e are& / the socety be goodK I don7t
care
1hat a !an7s character sC / he7s !y /rend?a tr0e /rend& I 1ll be a /rend to h!&
and
preach the Gospel o/ sal-aton to h!& and g-e h! good co0nsel& helpng h! o0t o/ h
s
d//c0ltes.
Frendshp s one o/ the grand /0nda!ental prncples o/ IMor!ons!IC Gt s
desgnedH to re-ol0ton:e and c-l:e the 1orld& and ca0se 1ars and contentons to ce
ase

and !en to beco!e /rends and brothers. E-en the 1ol/ and the la!b shall d1ell to
getherC
the leopard shall le do1n 1th the $d& the cal/& the yo0ng lon and the /atlngC an
d a lttle
chld shall lead the!C the bear and the co1 shall le do1n together& and the s0c$n
g chld
shall play on the hole o/ the asp& and the 1eaned chld shall play on the coc$atr
ce7s denC
and they shall not h0rt or destroy n all !y holy !o0ntan& sath the %ord o/ hosts
.
EIsaah.F
(ove Beets (ove
It s a t!e8honored adage that lo-e begets lo-e. %et 0s po0r /orth lo-e?sho1 /or
th
o0r $ndness 0nto all !an$nd& and the %ord 1ll re1ard 0s 1th e-erlastng ncreaseC
cast
o0r bread 0pon the 1aters and 1e shall rece-e t a/ter !any days& ncreased to a
h0ndred/old. Frendshp s l$e #rother T0rley n hs blac$s!th shop 1eldng ron to
ronC t 0ntes the h0!an /a!ly 1th ts happy n/l0ence.
I do not d1ell 0pon yo0r /a0lts& and yo0 shall not 0pon !ne. Charty& 1hch s loe&
co-ereth a !0ltt0de o/ sns& and I ha-e o/ten co-ered 0p all the /a0lts a!ong yo0
C b0t the
prettest thng s to ha-e no /a0lts at all. Ae sho0ld c0lt-ate a !ee$& ;0et and pe
aceable
sprt.
Ha-e the Presbyterans any tr0thK Bes. Ha-e the #aptsts& Methodsts& etc.& any tr
0thK
Bes. They all ha-e a lttle tr0th !2ed 1th error. Ae sho0ld gather all the good a
nd tr0e
prncples n the 1orld and treas0re the! 0p& or 1e shall not co!e o0t tr0e IMor!on
s.I
%ast Monday !ornng certan brethren ca!e to !e and sad they co0ld hardly
consent to rece-e Hyr0! as a prophet& and /or !e to resgn. #0t I told the!& II o
nly sad
t to try yo0r /athC and t s strange& brethren& that yo0 ha-e been n the Ch0rch s
o long&
and not yet 0nderstand the Melch:ede$ Presthood.I
L L L
It s contrary to Go-ernor Ford7s oath o/ o//ce& to send a !an to Msso0r& 1here
he
s proscrbed n hs relgo0s opnonsC /or he s s1orn to s0pport the Constt0ton o/ the
'nted States and also o/ ths State& and these constt0tons g0arantee relgo0s as 1
ell as
c-l lberty to all relgo0s socetes 1hate-er. EJ0ly >3& )563.F
?"HC <D<),8<)5.
Proverbs o! the Pro*het 1ose*h S#ith71843
)st. Ne-er e2act o/ a /rend n ad-ersty 1hat yo0 1o0ld re;0re n prosperty.
>nd. I/ a !an pro-e h!sel/ to be honest n hs deal& and an ene!y co!e 0pon h!
1c$edly& thro0gh /ra0d or /alse pretences and beca0se he s stronger than he& !a$
eth h!
hs prsoner and spol h! 1th hs goods& ne-er say 0nto that !an n the day o/ hs
ad-ersty& pay !e 1hat tho0 o1est& /or / tho0 doest t& tho0 addest a deeper 1o0nd
& and
conde!naton shall co!e 0pon thee and thy rches shall be 90st/ed n the days o/ th
ne
ad-ersty / they !oc$ at thee.
3rd. Ne-er a//lct thy so0l /or 1hat an ene!y hath p0t t o0t o/ thy po1er to do&
/ thy

desres are e-er so 90st.

6th. %et thy hand ne-er /al to hand o0t that that tho0 o1est 1hle t s yet 1thn
thy
grasp to do so& b0t 1hen thy stoc$ /als& say to thy heart& be strong& and to thn
e an2etes
cease& /or !an& 1hat s heC he s b0t d0ng 0pon the earth and altho0gh he de!and o
/ thee
the cattle o/ a tho0sand hlls& he cannot possess h!sel/ o/ hs o1n l/e. God !ade
h!
and thee and ga-e all thngs n co!!on.
<th. There s one thng 0nder the s0n 1hch I ha-e learned and that s that the
rghteo0sness o/ !an s sn beca0se t e2acteth o-er !0chC ne-ertheless& the
rghteo0sness o/ God s 90st& beca0se t e2acteth nothng at all& b0t sendeth the ra
n on the
90st and the 0n90st& seed t!e and har-est& /or all o/ 1hch !an s 0ngrate/0l. E)5
63.F
?MSS Hstoran7s O//ce.
-5cer*ts !ro# a Ser#on b. President 1ose*h S#ith
J0ly >3rd& )563.
%ast Monday !ornng certan !en ca!e to !e and sadD I#rother Joseph& Hyr0! s
no prophet?he can7t lead the ch0rchC yo0 !0st lead the ch0rch. I/ yo0 resgn& all
thngs
1ll go 1rongC yo0 !0st not resgnC / yo0 do the ch0rch 1ll be scattered.I I /elt
c0ro0s
and sadD IHa-e 1e not learned the Presthood a/ter the order o/ Melch:ede$& 1hch
ncl0des both Prophets& Prests and =ngsD see Re-. ) Chap.& ,th -.& and I 1ll ad-a
nce
yo0r Prophet to a Prest& and then to a =ng?not to the =ngdo!s o/ ths earth& b0t
o/ the
Most Hgh God. See Re-. < Chap.& )4th -.?7Tho0 hast !ade 0s 0nto o0r God& =ngs an
d
Prests& and 1e shall regn on the earth.7I
I/ I sho0ld be e2alted 1o0ld there not be a great !any o/ !y ene!es dsapponted
n
Msso0r& 1hen they 1a$e 0p and /nd the!sel-es n hell& see 1hat they !ght ha-e
obtaned& and real:e 1hat they ha-e lost by not lstenng to !y -oce& and obeyng !y
nstr0ctonsK
Matth. < Chap.& )+ and )5 -.?IThn$ not that I a! co!e to destroy the la1& or th
e
prophetsC I a! not co!e to destroy b0t to /0l/l. For -erly I say 0nto yo0& tll h
ea-en and
earth pass& one 9ot or one tttle shall n no 1se pass /ro! the la1 tll all be /0l
/lled.I
And agan& Matth. )) Chap.& )> and )3 -.?IAnd /ro! the days o/ John the #aptst&
0ntl no1& the =ngdo! o/ Hea-en s0//ereth -olence& and the -olent ta$e t by /orce
. For
all the prophets and the la1 prophesed 0ntl John.I John held the Aaronc Presthoo
d&
and 1as a legal ad!nstrator& and the /orer0nner o/ Chrst& and ca!e to prepare th
e 1ay
be/ore h!.
Chrst 1as the head o/ the Ch0rch& the che/ corner stone& the sprt0al roc$ 0pon
1hch the ch0rch 1as b0lt& and the gates o/ hell shall not pre-al aganst t. He b0
lt 0p
the =ngdo!& chose Apostles& and ordaned the! to the Melch:ede$ Presthood& g-ng
the! po1er to ad!nster n the ordnances o/ the Gospel. John 1as a prest a/ter the
order o/ Aaron be/ore Chrst.
See E2od0s 34 Chap. 34 and 3) -.?IAnd tho0 shalt anont Aaron and hs sons& and

consecrate the!& that they !ay !nster 0nto !e n the prest7s o//ce. And tho0 shal
t
spea$ 0nto the chldren o/ Israel& sayng& Ths shall be an holy anontng ol 0nto !e
thro0gho0t yo0r generatons.I Also E2od0s 64 Chap.& )< -.?IAnd tho0 shalt anont t
he!
as tho0 ddst anont ther /ather EAaronF that they !ay !nster 0nto !e n the prest7
s
o//ceC /or ther anontng shall s0rely be an e-erlastng Presthood thro0gho0t ther
generatons.I
Here s a lttle o/ la1 1hch !0st be /0l/lled. The %e-tcal Presthood s /ore-er
heredtary?/2ed on the head o/ Aaron and hs sons /ore-er& and 1as n act-e operato
n
do1n to Jacharas the /ather o/ John. Jacharas 1o0ld ha-e had no chld had not God
g-en h! a son. He sent hs angel to declare 0nto Jacharas that hs 1/e El:abeth
sho0ld bear h! a son& 1hose na!e 1as to be called John.
The $eys o/ the Aaronc Presthood 1ere co!!tted 0nto h!& and he 1as as the
-oce o/ one cryng n the 1lderness sayngD IPrepare ye the 1ay o/ the %ord and !a$
e
hs paths straght.I
The =ngdo! o/ hea-en s0//ereth -olence& etc.
The $ngdo! o/ hea-en contn0eth n a0thorty 0ntl John.
The a0thorty ta$eth t by absol0te po1er.
John ha-ng the po1er too$ the =ngdo! by a0thorty.
Ho1 ha-e yo0 obtaned all ths great $no1ledgeK #y the g/t o/ the Holy Ghost.
Arested the =ngdo! /ro! the Je1s.
O/ these stony Gentles?these dogs?to rase 0p chldren 0nto Abraha!.
The Sa-or sad 0nto John& I !0st be bapt:ed by yo0. Ahy soK To /0l/l all
rghteo0sness. John re/0ses at /rst& b0t a/ter1ards obeyed by ad!nsterng the ordn
ance
o/ bapts! 0nto h!& Jes0s ha-ng no other legal ad!nstrator to apply to.
There s no sal-aton bet1een the t1o lds o/ the #ble 1tho0t a legal ad!nstrator.
Jes0s 1as then the legal ad!nstrator& and ordaned Hs Apostles.
?MSS Hstoran7s O//ce.
The Pro*het+s %e#arks at the 'uneral o! 1ude /ibee
#rethren and Ssters& yo0 1ll /nd these 1ords n > Peter 3D)4& ))D?I#0t the day o
/
the %ord 1ll co!e as a the/ n the nghtC n the 1hch the hea-ens shall pass a1ay 1
th a
great nose& and the ele!ents shall !elt 1th /er-ent heat& the earth also and the
1or$s
that are theren shall be b0rned 0p. Seeng then that all these thngs shall be dss
ol-ed&
1hat !anner o/ persons o0ght ye to be n all holy con-ersaton and godlness.I
I a! not l$e other !en. My !nd s contn0ally occ0ped 1th the b0sness o/ the
day& and I ha-e to depend entrely 0pon the l-ng God /or e-ery thng I say on s0ch
occasons as these.
The great thng /or 0s to $no1 s to co!prehend 1hat God dd nstt0te be/ore the
/o0ndaton o/ the 1orld. Aho $no1s tK It s the constt0tonal dsposton o/ !an$nd to
set 0p sta$es and set bo0nds to the 1or$s and 1ays o/ the Al!ghty.
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#0t I 1ll g-e yo0 a !ore pan/0l tho0ght. S0ppose yo0 ha-e an dea o/ a
res0rrecton& etc.& and yet $no1 nothng at all o/ the Gospel& nor co!prehend one
prncple o/ the order o/ hea-en& b0t /nd yo0rsel-es dsapponted?yes& at last /nd
yo0rsel-es dsapponted n e-ery hope or antcpaton& 1hen the decson goes /orth /ro!

the lps o/ the Al!ghty. Ao0ld not ths be a greater dsappont!ent?a !ore pan/0l
tho0ght than annhlatonK
Had I nspraton& re-elaton& and l0ngs to co!!0ncate 1hat !y so0l has
conte!plated n t!es past& there s not a so0l n ths congregaton b0t 1o0ld go to t
her
ho!es and sh0t ther !o0ths n e-erlastng slence on relgon tll they had learned
so!ethng.
Ahy be so certan that yo0 co!prehend the thngs o/ God& 1hen all thngs 1th yo0
are so 0ncertan. Bo0 are 1elco!e to all the $no1ledge and ntellgence I can !part
to
yo0. I do not gr0dge the 1orld all the relgon they ha-e gotD they are 1elco!e to
all the
$no1ledge they possess.
The so0nd sal0ted !y ears?IBe are co!e 0nto Mo0nt Jon& and 0nto the cty o/ the
l-ng God& the hea-enly Jer0sale!& and to an nn0!erable co!pany o/ angels& to the
general asse!bly and ch0rch o/ the /rstborn& 1hch are 1rtten n hea-en& and to Go
d the
J0dge o/ all& and to the sprts o/ 90st !en !ade per/ect& and to Jes0s the Medato
r o/ the
ne1 co-enantI EHebre1s )>D>>& >3& >6F. Ahat 1o0ld t pro/t 0s to co!e 0nto the sp
rts
o/ the 90st !en& b0t to learn and co!e 0p to the standard o/ ther $no1ledgeK
Ahere has J0dge Hgbee goneK
&ovenants o! the 'athers %evealed
Aho s there that 1o0ld not g-e all hs goods to /eed the poor& and po0r o0t hs g
old
and sl-er to the /o0r 1nds& to go 1here J0dge Hgbee has goneK
That 1hch hath been hd /ro! be/ore the /o0ndaton o/ the 1orld s re-ealed to
babes and s0c$lngs n the last days.
The 1orld s reser-ed 0nto b0rnng n the last days. He shall send El9ah the proph
et&
and he shall re-eal the co-enants o/ the /athers n relaton to the chldren& and t
he
co-enants o/ the chldren n relaton to the /athers.
Fo0r destroyng angels holdng po1er o-er the /o0r ;0arters o/ the earth 0ntl the
ser-ants o/ God are sealed n ther /oreheads& 1hch sgn/es sealng the blessng 0pon
ther heads& !eanng the e-erlastng co-enant& thereby !a$ng ther callng and electo
n
s0re. Ahen a seal s p0t 0pon the /ather and !other& t sec0res ther posterty& so
that they
cannot be lost& b0t 1ll be sa-ed by -rt0e o/ the co-enant o/ ther /ather and !ot
her.
To the !o0rners I 1o0ld say?"o as the h0sband and the /ather 1o0ld nstr0ct yo0&
and yo0 shall be re0nted.
The spea$er contn0ed to teach the doctrne o/ electon and the sealng po1ers and
prncples& and spo$e o/ the doctrne o/ electon 1th the seed o/ Abraha!& and the
sealng o/ blessngs 0pon hs posterty& and the sealng o/ the /athers and chldren&
accordng to the declaratons o/ the prophets. He then spo$e o/ J0dge Hgbee n the
1orld
o/ sprts& and the blessngs 1hch he 1o0ld obtan& and o/ the $nd sprt and dsposton
o/ J0dge Hgbee 1hle l-ngC none o/ 1hch 1as reported. EA0g. )3& )563.F
?"HC <D<>*8<3).
The Priesthood
Presdent S!th read the +th Chap. Hebre1s and sadD Sale! s desgned /or a
Hebre1 ter!. It sho0ld be Shloa!& 1hch sgn/es rghteo0sness and peaceC as t s& t

s
nothng?nether Hebre1& Gree$& %atn& French& nor any other lang0age.
I say to all those 1ho are dsposed to set 0p sta$es /or the Al!ghty& Bo0 1ll co
!e
short o/ the glory o/ God.
To beco!e a 9ont her o/ the hershp o/ the Son& one !0st p0t a1ay all hs /alse
tradtons.
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I/ I ha-e snned& I ha-e snned o0t1ardlyC b0t s0rely I ha-e conte!plated the thn
gs
o/ God.
Respectng the Melch:ede$ Presthood& the sectarans ne-er pro/essed to ha-e tC
conse;0ently they ne-er co0ld sa-e any one& and 1o0ld all be da!ned together. Th
ere
1as an Epscopal prest 1ho sad he had the presthood o/ Aaron& b0t had not the
presthood o/ Melch:ede$D and I bear test!ony that I ne-er ha-e /o0nd the !an 1ho
cla!ed the Presthood o/ Melch:ede$. The po1er o/ the Melch:ede$ Presthood s to
ha-e the po1er o/ Iendless l-esIC /or the e-erlastng co-enant cannot be bro$en.
The la1 1as g-en 0nder Aaron /or the p0rpose o/ po0rng o0t 90dg!ents and
destr0ctons.
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Three )rand Orders
There are three grand orders o/ presthood re/erred to here.
)st. The =ng o/ Shloa! ESale!F had po1er and a0thorty o-er that o/ Abraha!&
holdng the $ey and the po1er o/ endless l/e. Angels desre to loo$ nto t& b0t the
y ha-e
set 0p too !any sta$es. God c0rsed the chldren o/ Israel beca0se they 1o0ld not
rece-e
the last la1 /ro! Moses.
The sacr/ce re;0red o/ Abraha! n the o//erng 0p o/ Isaac& sho1s that / a !an
1o0ld attan to the $eys o/ the $ngdo! o/ an endless l/eC he !0st sacr/ce all thn
gs.
Ahen God o//ers a blessng or $no1ledge to a !an& and he re/0ses to rece-e t& he
1ll
be da!ned. The Israeltes prayed that God 1o0ld spea$ to Moses and not to the!C n
conse;0ence o/ 1hch he c0rsed the! 1th a carnal la1.
Ahat 1as the po1er o/ Melch:ede$K 7T1as not the Presthood o/ Aaron 1hch
ad!nsters n o0t1ard ordnances& and the o//erng o/ sacr/ces. Those holdng the
/0lness o/ the Melch:ede$ Presthood are $ngs and prests o/ the Most Hgh God&
holdng the $eys o/ po1er and blessngs. In /act& that Presthood s a per/ect la1 o
/
theocracy& and stands as God to g-e la1s to the people& ad!nsterng endless l-es
to the
sons and da0ghters o/ Ada!.
Abraha! says to Melch:ede$& I bele-e all that tho0 hast ta0ght !e concernng the
presthood and the co!ng o/ the Son o/ ManC so Melch:ede$ ordaned Abraha! and
sent h! a1ay. Abraha! re9oced& sayng& No1 I ha-e a presthood.
The "ission o! -liFah
Sal-aton co0ld not co!e to the 1orld 1tho0t the !edaton o/ Jes0s Chrst.
Ho1 shall God co!e to the resc0e o/ ths generatonK He 1ll send El9ah the
prophet. The la1 re-ealed to Moses n Horeb ne-er 1as re-ealed to the chldren o/
Israel
as a naton. El9ah shall re-eal the co-enants to seal the hearts o/ the /athers t
o the
chldren& and the chldren to the /athers.
The anontng and sealng s to be called& elected and !ade s0re.
IAtho0t /ather& 1tho0t !other& 1tho0t descent& ha-ng nether begnnng o/ days

nor end o/ l/e& b0t !ade l$e 0nto the Son o/ God& abdeth a prest contn0ally.I Th
e
Melch:ede$ Presthood holds the rght /ro! the eternal God& and not by descent /ro
!
/ather and !otherC and that presthood s as eternal as God H!sel/& ha-ng nether
begnnng o/ days nor end o/ l/e.
The >nd Presthood s Patrarchal a0thorty. Go to and /nsh the te!ple& and God 1ll
/ll t 1th po1er& and yo0 1ll then rece-e !ore $no1ledge concernng ths presthood.
The 3rd s 1hat s called the %e-tcal Presthood& consstng o/ prests to ad!nster
n o0t1ard ordnances& !ade 1tho0t an oathC b0t the Presthood o/ Melch:ede$ s by a
n
oath and co-enant.
The Holy Ghost s God7s !essenger to ad!nster n all those presthoods.
Jes0s Chrst s the her o/ ths =ngdo!?the Only #egotten o/ the Father accordng
to the /lesh& and holds the $eys o-er all ths 1orld.
Men ha-e to s0//er that they !ay co!e 0pon Mo0nt Jon and be e2alted abo-e the
hea-ens.
I $no1 a !an that has been ca0ght 0p to the thrd hea-ens& and can say& 1th Pa0l
&
that 1e ha-e seen and heard thngs that are not la1/0l to 0tter. EA0g. >+& )563.F
?"HC <D<<68<<,.
Instructions %es*ectin Pluralit. o! 3ives
In the a/ternoon& rode to the prare to sho1 so!e o/ the brethren so!e land.
E-enng& at ho!e& and 1al$ed 0p and do1n the streets 1th !y scrbe. Ga-e nstr0cton
s
to try those persons 1ho 1ere preachng& teachng& or practcng the doctrne o/ pl0r
alty
o/ 1-esC /or& accordng to the la1& I hold the $eys o/ ths po1er n the last daysC
/or there
s ne-er b0t one on earth at a t!e on 1ho! the po1er and ts $eys are con/erredC a
nd %
ha2e constantly said no man shall ha2e but one wife at a time, unless the #ord d
irects
otherwise. EOct. <& )563.F
?"HC ,D6,.
T/- P%OP/-T+S %-"A%6S O9 T/- 0-"IS- O' 1A"-S A0A"S
/o, Salvation Is Ac8uired
All !en $no1 that they !0st de. And t s !portant that 1e sho0ld 0nderstand the
reasons and ca0ses o/ o0r e2pos0re to the -csst0des o/ l/e and o/ death& and the
desgns and p0rposes o/ God n o0r co!ng nto the 1orld& o0r s0//erngs here& and o0
r
depart0re hence. Ahat s the ob9ect o/ o0r co!ng nto e2stence& then dyng and /all
ng
a1ay& to be here no !oreK It s b0t reasonable to s0ppose that God 1o0ld re-eal
so!ethng n re/erence to the !atter& and t s a s0b9ect 1e o0ght to st0dy !ore tha
n any
other. Ae o0ght to st0dy t day and nght& /or the 1orld s gnorant n re/erence to
ther
tr0e condton and relaton. I/ 1e ha-e any cla! on o0r Hea-enly Father /or anythng
& t
s /or $no1ledge on ths !portant s0b9ect. Co0ld 1e read and co!prehend all that h
as
been 1rtten /ro! the days o/ Ada!& on the relaton o/ !an to God and angels n a /
0t0re
state& 1e sho0ld $no1 -ery lttle abo0t t. Readng the e2perence o/ others& or the
re-elaton g-en to them& can ne-er g-e us a co!prehens-e -e1 o/ o0r condton and

tr0e relaton to God. =no1ledge o/ these thngs can only be obtaned by e2perence
thro0gh the ordnances o/ God set /orth /or that p0rpose. Co0ld yo0 ga:e nto heaen /-e
!n0tes& yo0 1o0ld $no1 !ore than yo0 1o0ld by readng all that e-er 1as 1rtten on
the s0b9ect.
Ae are only capable o/ co!prehendng that certan thngs e2st& 1hch 1e !ay
ac;0re by certan /2ed prncples. I/ !en 1o0ld ac;0re sal-aton& they ha-e got to b
e
s0b9ect& be/ore they lea-e ths 1orld& to certan r0les and prncples& 1hch 1ere /2
ed by
an 0nalterable decree be/ore the 1orld 1as.
The dsappont!ent o/ hopes and e2pectatons at the res0rrecton 1o0ld be
ndescrbably dread/0l.
Anels and S*irits
The organ:aton o/ the sprt0al and hea-enly 1orlds& and o/ sprt0al and hea-enly
bengs& 1as agreeable to the !ost per/ect order and har!onyD ther l!ts and bo0nds
1ere /2ed rre-ocably& and -ol0ntarly s0bscrbed to n ther hea-enly estate by
the!sel-es& and 1ere by o0r /rst parents s0bscrbed to 0pon the earth. Hence the
!portance o/ e!bracng and s0bscrbng to prncples o/ eternal tr0th by all !en 0pon
the earth that e2pect eternal l/e.
I ass0re the Sants that tr0th& n re/erence to these !atters& can and !ay be $no
1n
thro0gh the re-elatons o/ God n the 1ay o/ Hs ordnances& and n ans1er to prayer.
The
Hebre1 Ch0rch Ica!e 0nto the sprts o/ 90st !en !ade per/ect& and 0nto an nn0!era
ble
co!pany o/ angels& 0nto God the Father o/ all& and to Jes0s Chrst the Medator o/
the
ne1 co-enant.I Ahat dd they learn by co!ng to the sprts o/ 90st !en !ade per/ect
K Is
t 1rttenK No. Ahat they learned has not been and co0ld not ha-e been 1rtten. Aha
t
ob9ect 1as ganed by ths co!!0ncaton 1th the sprts o/ the 90stK It 1as the
establshed order o/ the $ngdo! o/ GodD The $eys o/ po1er and $no1ledge 1ere 1th
the! to co!!0ncate to the Sants. Hence the !portance o/ 0nderstandng the
dstncton bet1een the sprts o/ the 90st and angels.
Sprts can only be re-ealed n /la!ng /re and glory. Angels ha-e ad-anced /0rther
&
ther lght and glory beng tabernacledC and hence they appear n bodly shape. The s
prts
o/ 90st !en are !ade !nsterng ser-ants to those 1ho are sealed 0nto l/e eternal&
and t
s thro0gh the! that the sealng po1er co!es do1n.
Patrarch Ada!s s no1 one o/ the sprts o/ the 90st !en !ade per/ectC and& /
re-ealed no1& !0st be re-ealed n /reC and the glory co0ld not be end0red. Jes0s
sho1ed
H!sel/ to Hs dscples& and they tho0ght t 1as Hs sprt& and they 1ere a/rad to
approach Hs sprt. Angels ha-e ad-anced hgher n $no1ledge and po1er than sprts.
Concernng #rother Ja!es Ada!s& t sho0ld appear strange that so good and so grea
t
a !an 1as hated. The deceased o0ght ne-er to ha-e had an ene!y. #0t so t 1as.
Ahere-er lght shone& t strred 0p dar$ness. Tr0th and error& good and e-l cannot
be
reconcled. J0dge Ada!s had so!e ene!es& b0t s0ch a !an o0ght not to ha-e had one
. I
sa1 h! /rst at Sprng/eld& 1hen on !y 1ay /ro! Msso0r to Aashngton. He so0ght
!e o0t 1hen a stranger& too$ !e to hs ho!e& enco0raged and cheered !e& and ga-e

!e
!oney. He has been a !ost nt!ate /rend. I anonted h! to the patrarchal po1er?to
rece-e the $eys o/ $no1ledge and po1er& by re-elaton to h!sel/. He has had
re-elatons concernng hs depart0re& and has gone to a !ore !portant 1or$. Ahen !e
n
are prepared& they are better o// to go hence. #rother Ada!s has gone to open 0p
a !ore
e//ect0al door /or the dead. The sprts o/ the 90st are e2alted to a greater and
!ore
gloro0s 1or$C hence they are blessed n ther depart0re to the 1orld o/ sprts. Eneloped
n /la!ng /re& they are not /ar /ro! 0s& and $no1 and 0nderstand o0r tho0ghts& /e
elngs&
and !otons& and are o/ten paned there1th.
Flesh and blood cannot go thereC b0t /lesh and bones& ;0c$ened by the Sprt o/ G
od&
can.
I/ 1e 1o0ld be sober and 1atch n /astng and prayer& God 1o0ld t0rn a1ay sc$ness
/ro! o0r !dst.
Hasten the 1or$ n the Te!ple& rene1 yo0r e2ertons to /or1ard all the 1or$ o/ th
e
last days& and 1al$ be/ore the %ord n soberness and rghteo0sness. %et the Elders
and
Sants do a1ay 1th lght!ndedness& and be sober. EOct. *& )563.F
?"HC ,D<48<>.
The Pro*het on the &onstitution o! the Bnited States and the Bible7
Te#*oral -cono#ics
It s one o/ the /rst prncples o/ !y l/e& and one that I ha-e c0lt-ated /ro! !y
chldhood& ha-ng been ta0ght t by !y /ather& to allo1 e-ery one the lberty o/
conscence. I a! the greatest ad-ocate o/ the Constt0ton o/ the 'nted States ther
e s on
the earth. In !y /eelngs I a! al1ays ready to de /or the protecton o/ the 1ea$ a
nd
oppressed n ther 90st rghts. The only /a0lt I /nd 1th the Constt0ton s& t s not
broad
eno0gh to co-er the 1hole gro0nd.
Altho0gh t pro-des that all !en shall en9oy relgo0s /reedo!& yet t does not
pro-de the !anner by 1hch that /reedo! can be preser-ed& nor /or the p0nsh!ent o
/
Go-ern!ent o//cers 1ho re/0se to protect the people n ther relgo0s rghts& or p0n
sh
those !obs& states& or co!!0ntes 1ho nter/ere 1th the rghts o/ the people on acc
o0nt
o/ ther relgon. Its sent!ents are good& b0t t pro-des no !eans o/ en/orcng the!.
It
has b0t ths one /a0lt. 'nder ts pro-son& a !an or a people 1ho are able to prote
ct
the!sel-es can get along 1ell eno0ghC b0t those 1ho ha-e the !s/ort0ne to be 1ea
$ or
0npop0lar are le/t to the !ercless rage o/ pop0lar /0ry.
The Constt0ton sho0ld contan a pro-son that e-ery o//cer o/ the Go-ern!ent
1ho sho0ld neglect or re/0se to e2tend the protecton g0aranteed n the Constt0ton
sho0ld be s0b9ect to captal p0nsh!entC and then the presdent o/ the 'nted States
1o0ld not say& IFour cause is 5ust, but % can do nothing for you&I a go-ernor ss
0e
e2ter!natng orders& or 90dges say& IThe !en o0ght to ha-e the protecton o/ la1&
b0t t

1on7t please the !obC the !en !0st de& anyho1& to sats/y the cla!or o/ the rabbl
eC they
!0st be h0ng& or Msso0r be da!ned to all eternty.I E2ec0t-e 1rts co0ld be ss0ed
1hen they o0ght to be& and not be !ade nstr0!ents o/ cr0elty to oppress the nnoc
ent&
and persec0te !en 1hose relgon s 0npop0lar.
The &reeds o! "en
I cannot bele-e n any o/ the creeds o/ the d//erent deno!natons& beca0se they a
ll
ha-e so!e thngs n the! I cannot s0bscrbe to& tho0gh all o/ the! ha-e so!e tr0th.
I
1ant to co!e 0p nto the presence o/ God& and learn all thngsC b0t the creeds set
0p
sta$es& and say& IHtherto shalt tho0 co!e& and no /0rtherIC 1hch I cannot s0bscr
be to.
-rrors in the Bible
I bele-e the #ble as t read 1hen t ca!e /ro! the pen o/ the orgnal 1rters.
Ignorant translators& careless transcrbers& or desgnng and corr0pt prests ha-e
co!!tted !any errors. As t read& Gen. ,D,& IIt repented the %ord that he had !ad
e !an
on the earthIC also& N0!. >3D)*& IGod s not a !an& that he sho0ld leC nether the
Son o/
!an& that he sho0ld repentIC 1hch I do not bele-e. #0t t o0ght to read& IIt repe
nted
/oah that God !ade !an.I Ths I bele-e& and then the other ;0otaton stands /ar. I
/ any
!an 1ll pro-e to !e& by one passage o/ Holy Art& one te! I bele-e to be /alse& I
1ll
reno0nce and dscla! t as /ar as I pro!0lgated t.
The /rst prncples o/ the Gospel& as I bele-e& are& /ath& repentance& bapts! /or
the
re!sson o/ sns& 1th the pro!se o/ the Holy Ghost.
%oo$ at Heb. ,D) contradctons?IThere/ore lea-ng the prncples o/ the doctrne o/
Chrst& let 0s go on 0nto per/ecton.I I/ a !an lea-es the prncples o/ the doctrne
o/
Chrst& ho1 can he be sa-ed n the prncplesK Ths s a contradcton. I don7t bele-e t
. I
1ll render t as t sho0ld be?IThere/ore not lea-ng the prncples o/ the doctrne o/
Chrst& let 0s go on 0nto per/ecton& not layng agan the /o0ndaton o/ repentance /
ro!
dead 1or$s& and o/ /ath to1ard God& o/ the doctrne o/ bapts!s& and o/ layng on o
/
hands& and o/ res0rrecton o/ the dead& and o/ eternal 90dg!ent.I
The 6indo# o! )od
It s one thng to see the $ngdo! o/ God& and another thng to enter nto t. Ae !0s
t
ha-e a change o/ heart to see the $ngdo! o/ God& and s0bscrbe the artcles o/ ado
pton
to enter theren.
No !an can rece-e the Holy Ghost 1tho0t rece-ng re-elatons. The Holy Ghost s
a re-elator.
Punish#ents A,ait this )eneration
I prophesy& n the na!e o/ the %ord God o/ Israel& ang0sh and 1rath and trb0lato
n
and the 1thdra1ng o/ the Sprt o/ God /ro! the earth a1at ths generaton& 0ntl the
y
are -sted 1th 0tter desolaton. Ths generaton s as corr0pt as the generaton o/ th
e
Je1s that cr0c/ed ChrstC and / He 1ere here to8day& and sho0ld preach the sa!e

doctrne He dd then& they 1o0ld p0t H! to death. I de/y all the 1orld to destroy
the
1or$ o/ GodC and I prophesy they ne-er 1ll ha-e po1er to $ll !e tll !y 1or$ s
acco!plshed& and I a! ready to de.
L L L
Te#*oral -cono#.7&are o! the Poor
The te!poral econo!y o/ ths people sho0ld be to establsh and enco0rage
!an0/act0res& and not to ta$e 0s0ry /or ther !oney. I do not 1ant to bnd the poo
r here
to star-e. Go o0t nto the co0ntry and nto the neghborng ctes& and get /ood& and
grd
0p yo0r lons& and be sober. Ahen yo0 get /ood& ret0rn& / yo0 ha-e a !nd to.
So!e say t s better to g-e to the poor than b0ld the Te!ple. The b0ldng o/ the
Te!ple has s0staned the poor 1ho 1ere dr-en /ro! Msso0r& and $ept the! /ro!
star-ngC and t has been the best !eans /or ths ob9ect 1hch co0ld be de-sed.
Oh& all ye rch !en o/ the %atter8day Sants /ro! abroad& I 1o0ld n-te yo0 to brn
g
0p so!e o/ yo0r !oney?yo0r gold& yo0r sl-er& and yo0r preco0s thngs& and g-e to
the
Te!ple. Ae 1ant ron& steel& spades& and ;0arryng and !echancal tools.
It 1o0ld be a good plan to get 0p a /orge to !an0/act0re ron& and brng n ra1
!aterals o/ e-ery -arety& and erect !an0/act0rng establsh!ents o/ all $nds& and
s0rro0nd the rapds 1th !lls and !achnery.
I ne-er stole the -al0e o/ a pn7s head& or a pcay0ne n !y l/eC and 1hen yo0 are
h0ngry don7t steal. Co!e to !e& and I 1ll /eed yo0.
The secret o/ Masonry s to $eep a secret. It s good econo!y to entertan strange
rs?
to entertan sectarans. Co!e 0p to Na0-oo& ye sectaran prests o/ the e-erlastng G
ospel&
as they call t& and yo0 shall ha-e !y p0lpt all day.
Aoe to ye rch !en& 1ho re/0se to g-e to the poor& and then co!e and as$ !e /or
bread. A1ay 1th all yo0r !eanness& and be lberal. Ae need p0rgng& p0r/yng and
cleansng. Bo0 that ha-e lttle /ath n yo0r Elders 1hen yo0 are sc$& get so!e lttl
e
s!ple re!edy n the /rst stages. I/ yo0 send /or a doctor at all& send n the /rst
stages.
All ye doctors 1ho are /ools& not 1ell read& and do not 0nderstand the h0!an
constt0ton& stop yo0r practce. And all ye la1yers 1ho ha-e no b0sness& only as y
o0
hatch t 0p& 1o0ld to God yo0 1o0ld go to 1or$ or r0n a1ayN EOct. )<& )563.F
?"HC ,D<,8<*.
0iscourse: The Sealin Po,er in the Priesthood
There are !any people asse!bled here to8day& and thro0gho0t the cty& and /ro!
-aro0s parts o/ the 1orld& 1ho say that they ha-e rece-ed to a certanty a porton
o/ the
$no1ledge /ro! God& by re-elaton& n the 1ay that He has ordaned and ponted o0t.
I shall ta$e the broad gro0nd& then& that 1e ha-e rece-ed a porton o/ $no1ledge
/ro! God by !!edate re-elaton& and /ro! the sa!e so0rce 1e can rece-e all
$no1ledge.
The Sendin o! -liFah
Ahat shall I tal$ abo0t to8dayK I $no1 1hat #rother Cahoon 1ants !e to spea$
abo0t. He 1ants !e to spea$ abo0t the co!ng o/ El9ah n the last days. I can see
t n hs
eye. I 1ll spea$ 0pon that s0b9ect then.
The #ble says& II 1ll send yo0 El9ah the Prophet be/ore the co!ng o/ the great
and dread/0l day o/ the %ordC and he shall t0rn the heart o/ the /athers to the
chldren& and
the heart o/ the chldren to the /athers& lest I co!e and s!te the earth 1th a c0

rse.I
No1& the 1ord turn here sho0ld be translated bind& or seal. #0t 1hat s the ob9e
ct o/
ths !portant !ssonK or ho1 s t to be /0l/lledK The $eys are to be del-ered& the
sprt
o/ El9ah s to co!e& the Gospel to be establshed& the Sants o/ God gathered& Jon
b0lt
0p& and the Sants to co!e 0p as sa-ors on Mo0nt Jon.
#0t ho1 are they to beco!e sa-ors on Mo0nt JonK #y b0ldng ther te!ples&
erectng ther bapts!al /onts& and gong /orth and rece-ng all the ordnances& bapts
!s&
con/r!atons& 1ashngs& anontngs& ordnatons and sealng po1ers 0pon ther heads& n
behal/ o/ all ther progentors 1ho are dead& and redee! the! that they !ay co!e /
orth
n the /rst res0rrecton and be e2alted to thrones o/ glory 1th the!C and heren s
the
chan that bnds the hearts o/ the /athers to the chldren& and the chldren to the
/athers&
1hch /0l/lls the !sson o/ El9ah. And I 1o0ld to God that ths te!ple 1as no1 done
&
that 1e !ght go nto t& and go to 1or$ and !pro-e o0r t!e& and !a$e 0se o/ the se
als
1hle they are on earth.
Saints /ave 9ot "uch Ti#e
The Sants ha-e not too !0ch t!e to sa-e and redee! ther dead& and gather
together ther l-ng relat-es& that they !ay be sa-ed also& be/ore the earth 1ll b
e
s!tten& and the cons0!pton decreed /alls 0pon the 1orld.
I 1o0ld ad-se all the Sants to go 1th ther !ght and gather together all ther lng
relat-es to ths place& that they !ay be sealed and sa-ed& that they !ay be prepa
red
aganst the day that the destroyng angel goes /orthC and / the 1hole Ch0rch sho0l
d go to
1th all ther !ght to sa-e ther dead& seal ther posterty& and gather ther l-ng /r
ends&
and spend none o/ ther t!e n behal/ o/ the 1orld& they 1o0ld hardly get thro0gh
be/ore
nght 1o0ld co!e& 1hen no !an can 1or$C and !y only tro0ble at the present t!e s
concernng o0rsel-es& that the Sants will be di2ided& broken up& and scattered& b
e/ore 1e
get o0r sal-aton sec0reC /or there are so !any /ools n the 1orld /or the de-l to
operate
0pon& t g-es h! the ad-antage o/tent!es.
All Ordinances 9ecessar.
The ;0eston s /re;0ently as$ed& ICan 1e not be sa-ed 1tho0t gong thro0gh 1th
all those ordnancesKI I 1o0ld ans1er& No& not the /0lness o/ sal-aton. Jes0s sad
& There
are !any !ansons n !y Father7s ho0se& and I 1ll go and prepare a place /or yo0.
House here na!ed sho0ld ha-e been translated $ngdo!C and any person 1ho s e2alte
d
to the hghest !anson has to abde a celestal la1& and the 1hole la1 too.
#0t there has been a great d//c0lty n gettng anythng nto the heads o/ ths
generaton. It has been l$e splttng he!loc$ $nots 1th a corn8dodger /or a 1edge&
and a
p0!p$n /or a beetle. E-en the Sants are slo1 to 0nderstand.
Bn,illinness o! Saints to (earn
I ha-e tred /or a n0!ber o/ years to get the !nds o/ the Sants prepared to rece
-e
the thngs o/ GodC b0t 1e /re;0ently see so!e o/ the!& a/ter s0//erng all they ha

-e /or
the 1or$ o/ God& 1ll /ly to peces l$e glass as soon as anythng co!es that s cont
rary to
ther tradtonsD they cannot stand the /re at all. Ho1 !any 1ll be able to abde a
celestal la1& and go thro0gh and rece-e ther e2altaton& I a! 0nable to say& as !
any are
called& b0t /e1 are chosen. EJan. >4& )566.F
?"HC ,D)538)5<.
$ie,s o! the Pro*het on /is &andidac. !or President o! the Bnited
States
I 1o0ld not ha-e s0//ered !y na!e to ha-e been 0sed by !y /rends on any1se as
Presdent o/ the 'nted States& or canddate /or that o//ce& / I and !y /rends co0l
d ha-e
had the pr-lege o/ en9oyng o0r relgo0s and c-l rghts as A!ercan ct:ens& e-en
those rghts 1hch the Constt0ton g0arantees 0nto all her ct:ens al$e. #0t ths as
a
people 1e ha-e been dened /ro! the begnnng. Persec0ton has rolled 0pon o0r heads
/ro! t!e to t!e& /ro! portons o/ the 'nted States& l$e peals o/ th0nder& beca0se
o/
o0r relgonC and no porton o/ the Go-ern!ent as yet has stepped /or1ard /or o0r r
ele/.
And n -e1 o/ these thngs& I /eel t to be !y rght and pr-lege to obtan 1hat n/l0e
nce
and po1er I can& la1/0lly& n the 'nted States& /or the protecton o/ n90red nnoce
nceC
and / I lose !y l/e n a good ca0se I a! 1llng to be sacr/ced on the altar o/ -rt
0e&
rghteo0sness and tr0th& n !antanng the la1s and Constt0ton o/ the 'nted States&
/
need be& /or the general good o/ !an$nd. EFeb. 5& )566.F
?"HC ,D>)48>)).
3estern "ove#ent !or the &hurch &onte#*lated
I nstr0cted the T1el-e Apostles to send o0t a delegaton and n-estgate the locat
ons
o/ Cal/orna and Oregon& and h0nt o0t a good locaton& 1here 1e can re!o-e to a/te
r the
te!ple s co!pleted& and 1here 1e can b0ld a cty n a day& and ha-e a go-ern!ent o
/
o0r o1n& get 0p nto the !o0ntans& 1here the de-l cannot dg 0s o0t& and l-e n a
health/0l cl!ate& 1here 1e can l-e as old as 1e ha-e a !nd to. EFeb. >4& )566.F
"HC
,D>>>.
To )ain Salvation the (a,s o! )od "ust Be Obe.ed
I L L L spo$e to the people& sho1ng the! that to get sal-aton 1e !0st not only
do
so!e thngs& b0t e-erythng 1hch God has co!!anded. Men !ay preach and practce
e-erythng e2cept those thngs 1hch God co!!ands 0s to do& and 1ll be da!ned at
last. Ae !ay tthe !nt and r0e& and all !anner o/ herbs& and stll not obey the
co!!and!ents o/ God. The ob9ect 1th !e s to obey and teach others to obey God n
90st 1hat He tells 0s to do. It !attereth not 1hether the prncple s pop0lar or 0
npop0lar&
I 1ll al1ays !antan a tr0e prncple& e-en / I stand alone n t. EFeb. >)& )566.F
?"HC ,D>>3.
The 3estern -5*lorin -8ui*#ent
Met 1th the T1el-e n the asse!bly roo! concernng the Oregon and Cal/orna
E2plorng E2pedtonC Hyr0! and Sdney present. I told the! I 1anted an e2ploraton o
/
all that !o0ntan co0ntry. Perhaps t 1o0ld be best to go drect to Santa Fe. ISend

t1enty8/-e !enD let the! preach the Gospel 1here-er they go. %et that !an go tha
t can
rase O<44& a good horse and !0le& a do0ble8barrel g0n& one8barrel r/le& and the
other
s!ooth bore& a saddle and brdle& a par o/ re-ol-ng pstols& bo1e8$n/e& and a good
sabre. Appont a leader& and let the! beat 0p /or -ol0nteers. I 1ant e-ery !an th
at goes to
be a $ng and a prest. Ahen he gets on the !o0ntans& he !ay 1ant to tal$ 1th hs G
odC
1hen 1th the sa-age natons ha-e po1er to go-ern& @c. I/ 1e don7t get -ol0nteers&
1at
tll a/ter the electon.I EFeb. >3& )566.F
?"HC ,D>>6.
A Pro*hec. o! 0eliverance o! the Saints
I ga-e so!e !portant nstr0ctons& and prophesed that 1thn /-e years 1e sho0ld
be o0t o/ the po1er o/ o0r old ene!es& 1hether they 1ere apostates or o/ the 1or
ldC and
told the brethren to record t& that 1hen t co!es to pass they need not say they
had
/orgotten the sayng. EFeb. ><& )566.F
?"HC ,D>><.
The 3orth. to %eceive -ndo,#ents
In relaton to those 1ho g-e n property /or the te!ple. Ae 1ant the! to brng t t
o
the proper so0rce& and to be care/0l nto 1hose hands t co!es& that t !ay be ente
red nto
the Ch0rch boo$s& so that those 1hose na!es are /o0nd n the Ch0rch boo$s shall h
a-e
the /rst cla! to rece-e ther endo1!ents n the te!ple. I ntend to $eep the door a
t the
dedcaton !ysel/& and not a !an shall pass 1ho has not pad hs bon0s.
%e#arks on Political "atters
As to poltcs& I care b0t lttle abo0t the presdental char. I 1o0ld not g-e hal/
as
!0ch /or the o//ce o/ Presdent o/ the 'nted States as I 1o0ld /or the one I no1
hold as
%e0tenant8General o/ the Na0-oo %egon.
Ae ha-e as good a rght to !a$e a poltcal party to gan po1er to de/end o0rsel-es
&
as /or de!agog0es to !a$e 0se o/ o0r relgon to get po1er to destroy 0s. In other
1ords&
as the 1orld has 0sed the po1er o/ go-ern!ent to oppress and persec0te 0s& t s r
ght /or
0s to 0se t /or the protecton o/ o0r rghts. Ae 1ll 1hp the !ob by gettng 0p a
canddate /or Presdent.
Ahen I get hold o/ the Eastern papers& and see ho1 pop0lar I a!. I a! a/rad !ys
el/
that I shall be electedC b0t / I sho0ld be& I 1o0ld not say& IFour cause is 5ust
, but % can do
nothing for you.I
Ahat I ha-e sad n !y -e1s n relaton to the anne2aton o/ Te2as s 1th so!e
0npop0larC the people are opposed to t. So!e o/ the Ant8Mor!ons are good /ello1s
. I
say t& ho1e-er& n antcpaton that they 1ll repent. They ob9ect to Te2as on acco0n
t o/
sla-ery. Ahy& t s the -ery reason she o0ght to be rece-ed& so that 1e !ay 1atch
o-er
the!C /or& o/ the t1o e-ls& 1e sho0ld re9ect the greatest.
Go-ernor Ho0ston o/ Te2as& says?II/ yo0 re/0se to rece-e 0s nto the 'nted

States& 1e !0st go to the #rtsh Go-ern!ent /or protecton.I

Ths 1o0ld certanly be bad polcy /or ths natonC the #rtsh are no1 thro0gho0t the
1hole co0ntry& tryng to brbe all they canC and the /rst thng they 1o0ld do& / th
ey got
possesson& 1o0ld be to set the negroes and the Indans to /ght& and they 1o0ld 0s
e 0s
0p. #rtsh o//cers are no1 r0nnng all o-er Te2as to establsh #rtsh n/l0ence n tha
t
co0ntry.
It 1ll be !ore honorable /or 0s to rece-e Te2as and set the negroes /ree& and 0
se the
negroes and Indans aganst o0r /oes. "on7t let Te2as go& lest o0r !others and the
da0ghters o/ the land sho0ld la0gh 0s n the teethC and / these thngs are not so&
God
ne-er spo$e by any Prophet snce the 1orld began.
Ho1 !0ch better t s /or the naton to bear a lttle e2pense than to ha-e the Inda
ns
and #rtsh 0pon 0s and destroy 0s all. Ae sho0ld grasp all the terrtory 1e can. I
$no1
!0ch that I do not tell. I ha-e had brbes o//ered !e& b0t I ha-e re9ected the!.
The go-ern!ent 1ll not rece-e any ad-ce or co0nsel /ro! !eD they are sel/8
s0//cent. #0t they !0st go to hell and 1or$ o0t ther o1n sal-aton 1th /ear and
tre!blng.
The So0th holds the balance o/ po1er. #y anne2ng Te2as& I can do a1ay 1th ths
e-l. As soon as Te2as 1as anne2ed& I 1o0ld lberate the sla-es n t1o or three Sta
tes&
nde!n/yng ther o1ners& and send the negroes to Te2as& and /ro! Te2as to Me2co&
1here all colors are al$e. And / that 1as not s0//cent& I 1o0ld call 0pon Canada
& and
anne2 t. EMarch +& )566.F
?"HC ,D>638>66.
0iscourses o! the Pro*het7-liasA -liFahA "essiah
There s a d//erence bet1een the sprt and o//ce o/ Elas and El9ah. It s the sprt
o/ Elas I 1sh /rst to spea$ o/C and n order to co!e at the s0b9ect& I 1ll brng s
o!e o/
the test!ony /ro! the Scrpt0re and g-e !y o1n.
In the /rst place& s0//ce t to say& I 1ent nto the 1oods to n;0re o/ the %ord&
by
prayer& Hs 1ll concernng !e& and I sa1 an angel& and he lad hs hands 0pon !y hea
d&
and ordaned !e to a Prest a/ter the order o/ Aaron& and to hold the $eys o/ ths
Presthood& 1hch o//ce 1as to preach repentance and bapts! /or the re!sson o/ sns
&
and also to bapt:e. #0t I 1as n/or!ed that ths o//ce dd not e2tend to the layng
on o/
hands /or the g-ng o/ the Holy GhostC that that o//ce 1as a greater 1or$& and 1a
s to be
g-en a/ter1ardC b0t that !y ordnaton 1as a preparatory 1or$& or a gong be/ore& 1
hch
1as the sprt o/ ElasC /or the sprt o/ Elas 1as a gong be/ore to prepare the 1ay
/or the
greater& 1hch 1as the case 1th John the #aptst. He ca!e cryng thro0gh the
1lderness& IPrepare ye the 1ay o/ the %ord& !a$e hs paths straght.I And they 1er
e
n/or!ed& / they co0ld rece-e t& t 1as the sprt o/ ElasC and John 1as -ery partc0
lar
to tell the people& he 1as not that %ght& b0t 1as sent to bear 1tness o/ that %g

ht.
He told the people that hs !sson 1as to preach repentance and bapt:e 1th 1aterC
b0t t 1as He that sho0ld co!e a/ter h! that sho0ld bapt:e 1th /re and the Holy
Ghost.
I/ he had been an !postor& he !ght ha-e gone to 1or$ beyond hs bo0nds& and
0ndertoo$ to ha-e per/or!ed ordnances 1hch dd not belong to that o//ce and calln
g&
0nder the sprt o/ Elas.
"ission o! -lias to Pre*are the 3a.
The sprt o/ Elas s to prepare the 1ay /or a greater re-elaton o/ God& 1hch s th
e
Presthood o/ Elas& or the Presthood that Aaron 1as ordaned 0nto. And 1hen God se
nds
a !an nto the 1orld to prepare /or a greater 1or$& holdng the $eys o/ the po1er
o/ Elas&
t 1as called the doctrne o/ Elas& e-en /ro! the early ages o/ the 1orld.
John7s !sson 1as l!ted to preachng and bapt:ngC b0t 1hat he dd 1as legalC
and 1hen Jes0s Chrst ca!e to any o/ John7s dscples& He bapt:ed the! 1th /re and
the
Holy Ghost.
Ae /nd the Apostles endo1ed 1th greater po1er than JohnD ther o//ce 1as !ore
0nder the sprt and po1er o/ El9ah than Elas.
In the case o/ Phllp 1hen he 1ent do1n to Sa!ara& 1hen he 1as 0nder the sprt o/
Elas& he bapt:ed both !en and 1o!en. Ahen Peter and John heard o/ t& they 1ent
do1n and lad hands 0pon the!& and they rece-ed the Holy Ghost. Ths sho1s the
dstncton bet1een the t1o po1ers.
Ahen Pa0l ca!e to certan dscples& he as$ed / they had rece-ed the Holy GhostK
They sad& No. Aho bapt:ed yo0& thenK Ae 1ere bapt:ed 0nto John7s bapts!. No& yo0
1ere not bapt:ed 0nto John7s bapts!& or yo0 1o0ld ha-e been bapt:ed by John. And
so
Pa0l 1ent and bapt:ed the!& /or he $ne1 1hat the tr0e doctrne 1as& and he $ne1 t
hat
John had not bapt:ed the!. And these prncples are strange to !e& that !en 1ho ha
-e
read the Scrpt0res o/ the Ne1 Testa!ent are so /ar /ro! t.
Ahat I 1ant to !press 0pon yo0r !nds s the d//erence o/ po1er n the d//erent
parts o/ the Presthood& so that 1hen any !an co!es a!ong yo0& sayng& II ha-e the
sprt o/ Elas&I yo0 can $no1 1hether he be tr0e or /alseC /or any !an that co!es&
ha-ng
the sprt and po1er o/ Elas& he 1ll not transcend hs bo0nds.
John dd not transcend hs bo0nds& b0t /ath/0lly per/or!ed that part belongng to
hs
o//ceC and e-ery porton o/ the great b0ldng sho0ld be prepared rght and assgned
to ts
proper placeC and t s necessary to $no1 1ho holds the $eys o/ po1er& and 1ho doe
s not&
or 1e !ay be l$ely to be dece-ed.
That person 1ho holds the $eys o/ Elas hath a preparatory 1or$. #0t / I spend
!0ch !ore t!e n con-ersng abo0t the sprt o/ Elas& I shall not ha-e t!e to do 90s
tce
to the sprt and po1er o/ El9ah.
Ths s the Elas spo$en o/ n the last days& and here s the roc$ 0pon 1hch !any
splt& thn$ng the t!e 1as past n the days o/ John and Chrst& and no !ore to be. #
0t
the sprt o/ Elas 1as re-ealed to !e& and I $no1 t s tr0eC there/ore I spea$ 1th
boldness& /or I $no1 -erly !y doctrne s tr0e.

"ission o! -liFah
No1 /or El9ah. The sprt& po1er& and callng o/ El9ah s& that ye ha-e po1er to ho
ld
the $ey o/ the re-elatons& ordnances& oracles& po1ers and endo1!ents o/ the /0ln
ess o/
the Melch:ede$ Presthood and o/ the $ngdo! o/ God on the earthC and to rece-e&
obtan& and per/or! all the ordnances belongng to the $ngdo! o/ God& e-en 0nto th
e
t0rnng o/ the hearts o/ the /athers 0nto the chldren& and the hearts o/ the chld
ren 0nto
the /athers& e-en those 1ho are n hea-en.
Malach says& II 1ll send yo0 El9ah the prophet be/ore the co!ng o/ the great an
d
dread/0l day o/ the %ordD and he shall t0rn the hearts o/ the /athers to the chl
dren& and
the heart o/ the chldren to ther /athers& lest I co!e and s!te the earth 1th a c
0rse.I
No1& 1hat I a! a/ter s the $no1ledge o/ God& and I ta$e !y o1n co0rse to obtan
t.
Ahat are 1e to 0nderstand by ths n the last daysK
In the days o/ Noah& God destroyed the 1orld by a /lood& and He has pro!sed to
destroy t by /re n the last daysD b0t be/ore t sho0ld ta$e place& El9ah sho0ld /
rst co!e
and t0rn the hearts o/ the /athers to the chldren& @c.
No1 co!es the pont. Ahat s ths o//ce and 1or$ o/ El9ahK It s one o/ the greates
t
and !ost !portant s0b9ects that God has re-ealed. He sho0ld send El9ah to seal t
he
chldren to the /athers& and the /athers to the chldren.
'or the (ivin and the 0ead
No1 1as ths !erely con/ned to the l-ng& to settle d//c0ltes 1th /a!les on
earthK #y no !eans. It 1as a /ar greater 1or$. El9ahN 1hat 1o0ld yo0 do / yo0 1e
re
hereK Ao0ld yo0 con/ne yo0r 1or$ to the l-ng aloneK NoD I 1o0ld re/er yo0 to the
Scrpt0res& 1here the s0b9ect s !an/estD that s& 1tho0t 0s& they co0ld not be !ad
e
per/ect& nor 1e 1tho0t the!C the /athers 1tho0t the chldren& nor the chldren 1th
o0t
the /athers.
I 1sh yo0 to 0nderstand ths s0b9ect& /or t s !portantC and / yo0 rece-e t& ths
s
the sprt o/ El9ah& that 1e redee! o0r dead& and connect o0rsel-es 1th o0r /ather
s
1hch are n hea-en& and seal 0p o0r dead to co!e /orth n the /rst res0rrectonC an
d here
1e 1ant the po1er o/ El9ah to seal those 1ho d1ell on earth to those 1ho d1ell n
hea-en. Ths s the po1er o/ El9ah and the $eys o/ the $ngdo! o/ Jeho-ah.
Sealin on -arth and in /eaven
%et 0s s0ppose a case. S0ppose the great God 1ho d1ells n hea-en sho0ld re-eal
h!sel/ to Father C0tler here& by the openng hea-ens& and tell h!& I o//er 0p a d
ecree
that 1hatsoe-er yo0 seal on earth 1th yo0r decree& I 1ll seal t n hea-enC yo0 ha
-e the
po1er thenC can t be ta$en o//K No. Then 1hat yo0 seal on earth& by the $eys o/
El9ah& s
sealed n hea-enC and ths s the po1er o/ El9ah& and ths s the d//erence bet1een t
he
sprt and po1er o/ Elas and El9ahC /or 1hle the sprt o/ Elas s a /orer0nner& the

po1er
o/ El9ah s s0//cent to !a$e o0r callng and electon s0reC and the sa!e doctrne& 1
here
1e are e2horted to go on to per/ecton& not layng agan the /o0ndaton o/ repentanc
e
/ro! dead 1or$s& and o/ layng on o/ hands& res0rrecton o/ the dead& @c.
Ae cannot be per/ect 1tho0t the /athers& @c. Ae !0st ha-e re-elaton /ro! the!&
and 1e can see that the doctrne o/ re-elaton /ar transcends the doctrne o/ no re
-elatonC
/or one tr0th re-ealed /ro! hea-en s 1orth all the sectaran notons n e2stence.
Ths sprt o/ El9ah 1as !an/est n the days o/ the Apostles& n del-erng certan
ones to the b0//etngs o/ Satan& that they !ght be sa-ed n the day o/ the %ord Je
s0s.
They 1ere sealed by the sprt o/ El9ah 0nto the da!naton o/ hell 0ntl the day o/
the
%ord& or re-elaton o/ Jes0s Chrst.
Here s the doctrne o/ electon that the 1orld has ;0arreled so !0ch abo0tC b0t t
hey
do not $no1 anythng abo0t t.
'allin !ro# )race
The doctrne that the Presbyterans and Methodsts ha-e ;0arreled so !0ch abo0t?
one n grace& al1ays n grace& or /allng a1ay /ro! grace& I 1ll say a 1ord abo0t.
They
are both 1rong. Tr0th ta$es a road bet1een the! both& /or 1hle the Presbyteran s
aysD
IOnce n grace& yo0 cannot /allIC the Methodst saysD IBo0 can ha-e grace today& /
all
/ro! t to!orro1& ne2t day ha-e grace aganC and so /ollo1 on& changng contn0ally.
I
#0t the doctrne o/ the Scrpt0res and the sprt o/ El9ah 1o0ld sho1 the! both /als
e& and
ta$e a road bet1een the! bothC /or& accordng to the Scrpt0re& / !en ha-e rece-ed
the
good 1ord o/ God& and tasted o/ the po1ers o/ the 1orld to co!e& / they shall /a
ll a1ay&
t s !possble to rene1 the! agan& seeng they ha-e cr0c/ed the Son o/ God a/resh&
and p0t H! to an open sha!eC so there s a possblty o/ /allng a1ayC yo0 co0ld not
be
rene1ed agan& and the po1er o/ El9ah cannot seal aganst ths sn& /or ths s a rese
r-e
!ade n the seals and po1er o/ the Presthood.
I 1ll !a$e e-ery doctrne plan that I present& and t shall stand 0pon a /r! bass
&
and I a! at the de/ance o/ the 1orld& /or I 1ll ta$e shelter 0nder the broad coer o/ the
1ngs o/ the 1or$ n 1hch I a! engaged. It !atters not to !e / all hell bols o-erC
I
regard t only as I 1o0ld the crac$lng o/ the thorns 0nder a pot.
"urderers /ave 9o 'oriveness
A !0rderer& /or nstance& one that sheds nnocent blood& cannot ha-e /org-eness.
"a-d so0ght repentance at the hand o/ God care/0lly 1th tears& /or the !0rder o/
'rahC
b0t he co0ld only get t thro0gh hellD he got a pro!se that hs so0l sho0ld not be
le/t n
hell.
Altho0gh "a-d 1as a $ng& he ne-er dd obtan the sprt and po1er o/ El9ah and the
/0llness o/ the PresthoodC and the Presthood that he rece-ed& and the throne and
$ngdo! o/ "a-d s to be ta$en /ro! h! and g-en to another by the na!e o/ "a-d n
the last days& rased 0p o0t o/ hs lneage.

Peter re/erred to the sa!e s0b9ect on the day o/ Pentecost& b0t the !0ltt0de dd
not
get the endo1!ent that Peter hadC b0t se-eral days a/ter& the people as$ed& IAha
t shall
1e doKI Peter says& II 1o0ld ye had done t gnorantly&I spea$ng o/ cr0c/yng the %
ord
@c. He dd not say to the!& IRepent and be bapt:ed /or the re!sson o/ yo0r snsIC
b0t
he sad& IRepent ye there/ore& and be con-erted& that yo0r sns !ay be blotted o0t
& 1hen
the t!es o/ re/reshng shall co!e /ro! the presence o/ the %ord.I EActs 3D)*.F
Ths s the case 1th !0rderers. They co0ld not be bapt:ed /or the re!sson o/ sns&
/or they had shed nnocent blood.
AganD The doctrne or sealng po1er o/ El9ah s as /ollo1sD?I/ yo0 ha-e po1er to
seal on earth and n hea-en& then 1e sho0ld be 1se. The /rst thng yo0 do& go and
seal
on earth yo0r sons and da0ghters 0nto yo0rsel/& and yo0rsel/ 0nto yo0r /athers n
eternal
glory& and go ahead& and not go bac$& b0t 0se a lttle 1sdo!& and seal all yo0 ca
n& and
1hen yo0 get to hea-en tell yo0r Father that 1hat yo0 seal on earth sho0ld be se
aled n
hea-en& accordng to hs pro!se. I 1ll 1al$ thro0gh the gate o/ hea-en and cla! 1h
at I
seal& and those that /ollo1 !e and !y co0nsel.
The %ord once told !e that 1hat I as$ed /or I sho0ld ha-e. I ha-e been a/rad to
as$
God to $ll !y ene!es& lest so!e o/ the! sho0ld& perad-ent0re& repent.
I as$ed a short t!e snce /or the %ord to del-er !e o0t o/ the hands o/ the Go-e
rnor
o/ Msso0r& and / t needs !0st be to acco!plsh t& to ta$e h! a1ayC and the ne2t n
e1s
that ca!e po0rng do1n /ro! there 1as& that >o2ernor 'eynolds had shot himself. A
nd I
1o0ld no1 say& #e1are& O earth& ho1 yo0 /ght aganst the Sants o/ God and shed
nnocent bloodC /or n the days o/ El9ah& hs ene!es ca!e 0pon h!& and /re 1as call
ed
do1n /ro! hea-en and destroyed the!.
"ission o! "essiah
The sprt o/ Elas s /rst& El9ah second& and Messah last. Elas s a /orer0nner to
prepare the 1ay& and the sprt and po1er o/ El9ah s to co!e a/ter& holdng the $ey
s o/
po1er& b0ldng the Te!ple to the capstone& placng the seals o/ the Melch:ede$
Presthood 0pon the ho0se o/ Israel& and !a$ng all thngs readyC then Messah co!es
to
Hs Te!ple& 1hch s last o/ all.
Messah s abo-e the sprt and po1er o/ El9ah& /or He !ade the 1orld& and 1as that
sprt0al roc$ 0nto Moses n the 1lderness. El9ah 1as to co!e and prepare the 1ay a
nd
b0ld 0p the $ngdo! be/ore the co!ng o/ the great day o/ the %ord& altho0gh the s
prt
o/ Elas !ght begn t.
I ha-e as$ed o/ the %ord concernng Hs co!ngC and 1hle as$ng the %ord& He ga-e
a sgn and sad& IIn the days o/ Noah I set a bo1 n the hea-ens as a sgn and to$en
that n
any year that the bo1 sho0ld be seen the %ord 1o0ld not co!eC b0t there sho0ld b
e seed
t!e and har-est d0rng that yearD b0t 1hene-er yo0 see the bo1 1thdra1n& t shall

be a
to$en that there shall be /a!ne& pestlence& and great dstress a!ong the natons&
and that
the co!ng o/ the Messah s not /ar dstant.
#0t I 1ll ta$e the responsblty 0pon !ysel/ to prophesy n the na!e o/ the %ord&
that Chrst 1ll not co!e ths year& as Father Mller has prophesed& /or 1e ha-e see
n the
bo1C and I also prophesy& n the na!e o/ the %ord& that Chrst 1ll not co!e n /ort
y
yearsC and / God e-er spo$e by !y !o0th& He 1ll not co!e n that length o/ t!e.
#rethren& 1hen yo0 go ho!e& 1rte t do1n& that t !ay be re!e!bered.
Jes0s Chrst ne-er dd re-eal to any !an the precse t!e that He 1o0ld co!e. Go
and read the Scrpt0res& and yo0 cannot /nd anythng that spec/es the e2act ho0r H
e
1o0ld co!eC and all that say so are /alse teachers.
There are so!e !portant thngs concernng the o//ce o/ the Messah n the
organ:aton o/ the 1orld& 1hch I 1ll spea$ o/ herea/ter. May God Al!ghty bless yo
0
and po0r o0t Hs Sprt 0pon yo0& s the prayer o/ yo0r 0n1orthy ser-ant. A!en. EMar
ch
)4& )566.F
?"HC ,D>6*8><6.
The Po,er o! Truth
Presdent Joseph S!th agan arose and sad?In relaton to the po1er o-er the !nds
o/ !an$nd 1hch I hold& I 1o0ld say& It s n conse;0ence o/ the po1er o/ tr0th n t
he
doctrnes 1hch I ha-e been an nstr0!ent n the hands o/ God o/ presentng 0nto the!
&
and not beca0se o/ any co!p0lson on !y part. I 1sh to as$ / e-er I got any o/ t
0n/arlyK / I ha-e not repro-ed yo0 n the gateK I as$& "d I e-er e2ercse any co!p
0lson
o-er any !anK "d I not g-e h! the lberty o/ dsbele-ng any doctrne I ha-e
preached& / he sa1 /tK Ahy do not !y ene!es str$e a blo1 at the doctrneK They
cannot do tD t s tr0th& and I de/y all !en to 0pset t. I a! the -oce o/ one cryn
g n the
1lderness& IRepent ye o/ yo0r sns and prepare the 1ay /or the co!ng o/ the Son o
/
ManC /or the $ngdo! o/ God has co!e 0nto yo0& and hence/orth the a2 s lad 0nto t
he
root o/ the treeC and e-ery tree that brngeth not /orth good /r0t& God Al!ghty s
hall he1
t do1n and cast t nto the /re.I EMarch >6& )566.F
?"HC ,D>+3.
<T/- 6I9) 'O((-TT 0IS&OB%S-<
The Bein and 6ind o! Bein )od IsH The I##ortalit. o! the
Intellience o! "an
B. 1ose*h S#ith the Pro*het
President Joseph Smith deli2ered the following discourse before about twenty
thousand Saints at the !pril conference of the Church, *+.., being the funeral s
ermon of
0lder 7ing ollett( 'eported by 4illard 'ichards, 4ilford 4oodruff, Thomas @ulloc
k and
4illiam Clayton( This discourse was first published in the T!es and Seasons of !
ugust
*;, *+..9
#elo-ed Sants& I 1ll call the attenton o/ ths congregaton 1hle I address yo0 on
the
s0b9ect o/ the dead. The decease o/ o0r belo-ed brother& Elder =ng Follett& 1ho
1as
cr0shed n a 1ell by the /allng o/ a t0b o/ roc$& has !ore !!edately led !e to th

at
s0b9ect. I ha-e been re;0ested to spea$ by hs /rends and relat-es& b0t nas!0ch a
s there
are a great !any n ths congregaton 1ho l-e n ths cty as 1ell as else1here& 1ho h
a-e
lost /rends& I /eel dsposed to spea$ on the s0b9ect n general& and o//er yo0 !y
deas& so
/ar as I ha-e ablty& and so /ar as I shall be nspred by the Holy Sprt to d1ell o
n ths
s0b9ect.
I 1ant yo0r prayers and /ath that I !ay ha-e the nstr0cton o/ Al!ghty God and
the g/t o/ the Holy Ghost& so that I !ay set /orth thngs that are tr0e and 1hch
can be
easly co!prehended by yo0& and that the test!ony !ay carry con-cton to yo0r hear
ts
and !nds o/ the tr0th o/ 1hat I shall say. Pray that the %ord !ay strengthen !y
l0ngs&
stay the 1nds& and let the prayers o/ the Sants to hea-en appear& that they !ay
enter nto
the ears o/ the %ord o/ Sabbaoth& /or the e//ect0al prayers o/ the rghteo0s a-al
!0ch.
There s strength here& and I -erly bele-e that yo0r prayers 1ll be heard.
#e/ore I enter /0lly nto the n-estgaton o/ the s0b9ect 1hch s lyng be/ore !e& I
1sh to pa-e the 1ay and brng 0p the s0b9ect /ro! the begnnng& that yo0 !ay
0nderstand t. I 1ll !a$e a /e1 prel!nares& n order that yo0 !ay 0nderstand the
s0b9ect 1hen I co!e to t. I do not ntend to please yo0r ears 1th s0per/l0ty o/ 1
ords or
oratory& or 1th !0ch learnngC b0t I ntend to ed/y yo0 1th the s!ple tr0ths /ro!
hea-en.
The &haracter o! )od
In the /rst place& I 1sh to go bac$ to the begnnng?to the !orn o/ creaton. Ther
e
s the startng pont /or 0s to loo$ to& n order to 0nderstand and be /0lly ac;0ant
ed 1th
the !nd& p0rposes and decrees o/ the Great Eloh!& 1ho sts n yonder hea-ens as he
dd
at the creaton o/ ths 1orld. It s necessary /or 0s to ha-e an 0nderstandng o/ Go
d
h!sel/ n the begnnng. I/ 1e start rght& t s easy to go rght all the t!eC b0t / 1
e start
1rong& 1e !ay go 1rong& and t be a hard !atter to get rght.
There are b0t a -ery /e1 bengs n the 1orld 1ho 0nderstand rghtly the character
o/
God. The great !a9orty o/ !an$nd do not co!prehend anythng& ether that 1hch s
past& or that 1hch s to co!e& as t respects ther relatonshp to God. They do not
$no1&
nether do they 0nderstand the nat0re o/ that relatonshpC and conse;0ently they $
no1
b0t lttle abo-e the br0te beast& or !ore than to eat& drn$ and sleep. Ths s all
!an $no1s
abo0t God or hs e2stence& 0nless t s g-en by the nspraton o/ the Al!ghty.
I/ a !an learns nothng !ore than to eat& drn$ and sleep& and does not co!prehen
d
any o/ the desgns o/ God& the beast co!prehends the sa!e thngs. It eats& drn$s&
sleeps&
and $no1s nothng !ore abo0t GodC yet t $no1s as !0ch as 1e& 0nless 1e are able t
o
co!prehend by the nspraton o/ Al!ghty God. I/ !en do not co!prehend the characte
r

o/ God& they do not co!prehend the!sel-es. I 1ant to go bac$ to the begnnng& and
so
l/t yo0r !nds nto a !ore lo/ty sphere and a !ore e2alted 0nderstandng than 1hat
the
h0!an !nd generally aspres to.
3hat 6ind o! Bein Is )od=
I 1ant to as$ ths congregaton& e-ery !an& 1o!an and chld& to ans1er the ;0eston
n ther o1n heart& 1hat $nd o/ a beng God sK As$ yo0rsel-esC t0rn yo0r tho0ght nt
o
yo0r hearts& and say / any o/ yo0 ha-e seen& heard& or co!!0ned 1th h!. Ths s a
;0eston that !ay occ0py yo0r attenton /or a long t!e. I agan repeat the ;0eston?
Ahat $nd o/ a beng s GodK "oes any !an or 1o!an $no1K Ha-e any o/ yo0 seen h!&
heard h!& or co!!0ned 1th h!K Here s the ;0eston that 1ll& perad-ent0re& /ro! th
s
t!e hence/orth occ0py yo0r attenton. The Scrpt0res n/or! 0s that IThs s l/e eter
nal
that they !ght $no1 thee& the only tr0e God& and Jes0s Chrst 1ho! tho0 hast sent
.I
I/ any !an does not $no1 God& and n;0res 1hat $nd o/ a beng he s&?/ he 1ll
search dlgently hs o1n heart?/ the declaraton o/ Jes0s and the apostles be tr0e&
he
1ll real:e that he has not eternal l/eC /or there can be eternal l/e on no other
prncple.
My /rst ob9ect s to /nd o0t the character o/ the only 1se and tr0e God& and 1ha
t
$nd o/ a beng he sC and / I a! so /ort0nate as to be the !an to co!prehend God&
and
e2plan or con-ey the prncples to yo0r hearts& so that the Sprt seals the! 0pon y
o0&
then let e-ery !an and 1o!an hence/orth st n slence& p0t ther hands on ther !o0t
hs&
and ne-er l/t ther hands or -oces& or say anythng aganst the !an o/ God or the
ser-ants o/ God agan. #0t / I /al to do t& t beco!es !y d0ty to reno0nce all /0r
ther
pretensons to re-elatons and nspratons& or to be a prophetC and I sho0ld be l$e
the rest
o/ the 1orld?a /alse teacher& be haled as a /rend& and no !an 1o0ld see$ !y l/e.
#0t /
all relgo0s teachers 1ere honest eno0gh to reno0nce ther pretensons to godlness
1hen
ther gnorance o/ the $no1ledge o/ God s !ade !an/est& they 1ll all be as badly o
// as
I a!& at any rateC and yo0 !ght as 1ell ta$e the l-es o/ other /alse teachers as
that o/
!ne& / I a! /alse. I/ any !an s a0thor:ed to ta$e a1ay !y l/e beca0se he thn$s a
nd
says I a! a /alse teacher& then& 0pon the sa!e prncple& 1e sho0ld be 90st/ed n t
a$ng
a1ay the l/e o/ e-ery /alse teacher& and 1here 1o0ld be the end o/ bloodK And 1h
o
1o0ld not be the s0//ererK/n
The Privilee o! %eliious 'reedo#
#0t !eddle not 1th any !an /or hs relgonD and all go-ern!ents o0ght to per!t
e-ery !an to en9oy hs relgon 0n!olested. No !an s a0thor:ed to ta$e a1ay l/e n
conse;0ence o/ d//erence o/ relgon& 1hch all la1s and go-ern!ents o0ght to toler
ate
and protect& rght or 1rong. E-ery !an has a nat0ral& and& n o0r co0ntry& a const
t0tonal
rght to be a /alse prophet& as 1ell as a tr0e prophet. I/ I sho1& -erly& that I

ha-e the tr0th

o/ God& and sho1 that nnety8nne o0t o/ e-ery h0ndred pro/essng relgo0s !nsters a
re
/alse teachers& ha-ng no a0thorty& 1hle they pretend to hold the $eys o/ God7s $
ngdo!
on earth& and 1as to $ll the! beca0se they are /alse teachers& t 1o0ld del0ge th
e 1hole
1orld 1th blood.
I 1ll pro-e that the 1orld s 1rong& by sho1ng 1hat God s. I a! gong to en;0re
a/ter GodC /or I 1ant yo0 all to $no1 h!& and to be /a!lar 1th h!C and / I a!
brngng yo0 to a $no1ledge o/ h!& all persec0tons aganst !e o0ght to cease. Bo0 1
ll
then $no1 that I a! hs ser-antC /or I spea$ as one ha-ng a0thorty.
)od an -5alted "an
I 1ll go bac$ to the begnnng be/ore the 1orld 1as& to sho1 1hat $nd o/ beng
God s. Ahat sort o/ a beng 1as God n the begnnngK Open yo0r ears and hear& all y
e
ends o/ the earth& /or I a! gong to pro-e t to yo0 by the #ble& and to tell yo0
the
desgns o/ God n relaton to the h0!an race& and 1hy He nter/eres 1th the a//ars o
/
!an.
>od himself was once as we are now, and is an e&alted man, and sits enthroned i
n
yonder hea2ens8 That is the great secret( %f the 2eil were rent today, and the g
reat >od
who holds this world in its orbit, and who upholds all worlds and all things by
his power,
was to make himself 2isible,3% say, if you were to see him today, you would see
him like
a man in form3like yoursel2es in all the person, image, and 2ery form as a man?
for
!dam was created in the 2ery fashion, image and likeness of >od, and recei2ed
instruction from, and walked, talked and con2ersed with him, as one man talks an
d
communes with another.
In order to 0nderstand the s0b9ect o/ the dead& /or consolaton o/ those 1ho !o0r
n /or
the loss o/ ther /rends& t s necessary 1e sho0ld 0nderstand the character and be
ng o/
God and ho1 he ca!e to be soC /or I a! gong to tell yo0 ho1 God ca!e to be God.
Ae
ha-e !agned and s0pposed that God 1as God /ro! all eternty. I 1ll re/0te that de
a&
and ta$e a1ay the -el& so that yo0 !ay see.
These are nco!prehensble deas to so!e& b0t they are s!ple. %t is the first
principle of the >ospel to know for a certainty the Character of >od, and to kno
w that
we may con2erse with him as one man con2erses with another, and that he was once
a
man like us? yea, that >od himself, the ather of us all, dwelt on an earth, the
same as
Jesus Christ himself did? and % will show it from the @ible.
Po,er o! the 'ather and the Son
I 1sh I 1as n a s0table place to tell t& and that I had the tr0!p o/ an archang
el& so
that I co0ld tell the story n s0ch a !anner that persec0ton 1o0ld cease /or e-er
. Ahat
dd Jes0s sayK EMar$ t& Elder RgdonNF The Scrpt0res n/or! 0s that Jes0s sad& As t
he

Father hath po1er n H!sel/& e-en so hath the Son po1er?to do 1hatK Ahy& 1hat the
Father dd. The ans1er s ob-o0s?n a !anner to lay do1n Hs body and ta$e t 0p
agan. Jes0s& 1hat are yo0 gong to doK To lay do1n !y l/e as !y Father dd& and ta
$e t
0p agan. "o 1e bele-e tK I/ yo0 do not bele-e t& yo0 do not bele-e the #ble./n T
he
Scrpt0res say t& and I de/y all the learnng and 1sdo! and all the co!bned po1ers
o/
earth and hell together to re/0te t.
Here& then& s eternal l/e?to $no1 the only 1se and tr0e GodC and yo0 ha-e got t
o
learn ho1 to be Gods yo0rsel-es& and to be $ngs and prests to God& the sa!e as a
ll Gods
ha-e done be/ore yo0&/n na!ely& by gong /ro! one s!all degree to another& and /r
o! a
s!all capacty to a great oneC /ro! grace to grace& /ro! e2altaton to e2altaton&
0ntl yo0
attan to the res0rrecton o/ the dead& and are able to d1ell n e-erlastng b0rnngs
& and to
st n glory& as do those 1ho st enthroned n e-erlastng po1er. And I 1ant yo0 to $
no1
that God& n the last days& 1hle certan nd-d0als are procla!ng hs na!e& s not
tr/lng 1th yo0 or !e.
The %ihteous to 0,ell in -verlastin Burnins
These are the /rst prncples o/ consolaton. Ho1 consolng to the !o0rners 1hen
they are called to part 1th a h0sband& 1/e& /ather& !other& chld& or dear relate& to
$no1 that& altho0gh the earthly tabernacle s lad do1n and dssol-ed& they shall r
se
agan to d1ell n e-erlastng b0rnngs n !!ortal glory& not to sorro1& s0//er& or de
any
!oreC b0t they shall be hers o/ God and 9ont hers 1th Jes0s Chrst. Ahat s tK To
nhert the sa!e po1er& the sa!e glory and the sa!e e2altaton& 0ntl yo0 arr-e at t
he
staton o/ a God& and ascend the throne o/ eternal po1er& the sa!e as those 1ho h
a-e
gone be/ore. Ahat dd Jes0s doK AhyC I do the thngs I sa1 !y Father do 1hen 1orld
s
ca!e rollng nto e2stence. My Father 1or$ed o0t hs $ngdo! 1th /ear and tre!blng&
and I !0st do the sa!eC and 1hen I get !y $ngdo!& I shall present t to !y Father
& so
that he !ay obtan $ngdo! 0pon $ngdo!& and t 1ll e2alt h! n glory. He 1ll then
ta$e a hgher e2altaton& and I 1ll ta$e hs place& and thereby beco!e e2alted !yse
l/. So
that Jes0s treads n the trac$s o/ hs Father& and nherts 1hat God dd be/oreC and
God s
th0s glor/ed and e2alted n the sal-aton and e2altaton o/ all hs chldren. It s pl
an
beyond dsp0taton& and yo0 th0s learn so!e o/ the /rst prncples o/ the Gospel& ab
o0t
1hch so !0ch hath been sad.
4hen you climb up a ladder, you must begin at the bottom, and ascend step by st
ep,
until you arri2e at the top? and so it is with the principles of the >ospel3you
must begin
with the first, and go on until you learn all the principles of e&altation( @ut
it will be a
great while after you ha2e passed through the 2eil before you will ha2e learned
them( %t is

not all to be co!prehended n ths 1orldC t 1ll be a great 1or$ to learn o0r sal-a
ton
and e&altation e2en beyond the gra2e. I s0ppose I a! not allo1ed to go nto an
n-estgaton o/ anythng that s not contaned n the #ble. I/ I do& I thn$ there are
so
!any o-er81se !en here& that they 1o0ld cry ItreasonI and p0t !e to death. So I
1ll go
to the old #ble and t0rn co!!entator today.
"eanin o! the /ebre, Scri*tures
I shall co!!ent on the -ery /rst Hebre1 1ord n the #bleC I 1ll !a$e a co!!ent
on the -ery /rst sentence o/ the hstory o/ the creaton n the #ble?@erosheit. I 1
ant to
analy:e the 1ord. @aith?n& by& thro0gh& and e-erythng else. 'osh?the head. Sheit
?
gra!!atcal ter!naton. Ahen the nspred !an 1rote t& he dd not p0t the baith there
.
An old Je1 1tho0t any a0thorty added the 1ordC he tho0ght t too bad to begn to t
al$
abo0t the headN It read /rst& IThe head one o/ the Gods bro0ght /orth the Gods.I
That s
the tr0e !eanng o/ the 1ords. @aurau sgn/es to brng /orth. I/ yo0 do not bele-e
t&
yo0 do not bele-e the learned !an o/ God. %earned !en can teach yo0 no !ore than
1hat I ha-e told yo0. Thus the head >od brought forth the >ods in the grand coun
cil.
I 1ll transpose and s!pl/y t n the Englsh lang0age. Oh& ye la1yers& ye doctors&
and ye prests& 1ho ha-e persec0ted !e& I 1ant to let yo0 $no1 that the Holy
t
$no1s so!ethng as 1ell as yo0 do. The head God called together the Gods and
n
grand co0ncl to brng /orth the 1orld. The grand co0nclors sat at the head n
er
hea-ens and conte!plated the creaton o/ the 1orlds 1hch 1ere created at the

Ghos
sat
yond
t!e.

Ahen I say doctors and la1yers& I !ean the doctors and la1yers o/ the Scrpt0res.
I ha-e
done so/n htherto 1tho0t e2planaton& to let the la1yers /l0tter and e-erybody la
0gh at
the!. So!e learned doctors !ght ta$e a noton to say the Scrpt0res say th0s and s
oC and
1e !ght bele-e the Scrpt0resC they are not to be altered. #0t I a! gong to sho1
yo0 an
error n the!.
I ha-e an old edton o/ the Ne1 Testa!ent n the %atn& Hebre1& Ger!an and Gree$
lang0ages. I ha-e been readng the Ger!an& and /nd t to be the !ost GnearlyH corr
ect
translaton& and to correspond nearest to the re-elatons 1hch God has g-en to !e
/or
the last /o0rteen years. It tells abo0t Jacob0s& the son o/ Jebedee. It !eans Ja
cob. In the
Englsh Ne1 Testa!ent t s translated Ja!es. No1& / Jacob had the $eys& yo0 !ght t
al$
abo0t Ja!es thro0gh all eternty and ne-er get the $eys. In the >)st o/ the /o0rt
h chapter
o/ Matthe1& !y old Ger!an edton g-es the 1ord Jacob nstead o/ Ja!es.
The doctors EI !ean doctors o/ la1& not physcF say& II/ yo0 preach anythng not
accordng to the #ble& 1e 1ll cry treason.I Ho1 can 1e escape the da!naton o/ hel
l&

e2cept God be 1th 0s and re-eal to 0sK Men bnd 0s 1th chans. The %atn says
Jacob0s& 1hch !eans JacobC the Hebre1 says Jacob& the Gree$ says Jacob and the
Ger!an says JacobC here 1e ha-e the test!ony o/ /o0r aganst one. I than$ God tha
t I
ha-e got ths old boo$C b0t I than$ h! !ore /or the g/t o/ the Holy Ghost. I ha-e
got the
oldest boo$ n the 1orldC b0t I GalsoH ha-e the oldest boo$ n !y heart& e-en the
g/t o/ the
Holy Ghost. I ha-e all the /o0r Testa!ents. Co!e here& ye learned !en& and read&
/ yo0
can. I sho0ld not ha-e ntrod0ced ths test!ony& 1ere t not to bac$ 0p the 1ord ro
sh?
the head& the Father o/ the Gods. I sho0ld not ha-e bro0ght t 0p& only to sho1 t
hat I a!
rght.
A &ouncil o! the )ods
In the begnnng& the head o/ the Gods called a co0ncl o/ the GodsC and they ca!e
together and concocted a plan to create the 1orld and people t. Ahen 1e begn to
learn
ths 1ay& 1e begn to learn the only tr0e God& and 1hat $nd o/ a beng 1e ha-e got
to
1orshp. Ha-ng a $no1ledge o/ God& 1e begn to $no1 ho1 to approach h!& and ho1
to as$ so as to rece-e an ans1er. Ahen 1e 0nderstand the character o/ God& and $
no1
ho1 to co!e to h!& he begns to 0n/old the hea-ens to 0s& and to tell 0s all abo0
t t.
Ahen 1e are ready to co!e to h!& he s ready to co!e to 0s.
No1& I as$ all 1ho hear !e& 1hy the learned !en 1ho are preachng sal-aton& say
that God created the hea-ens and the earth o0t o/ nothngK The reason s& that the
y are
0nlearned n the thngs o/ God& and ha-e not the g/t o/ the Holy GhostC they acco0
nt t
blasphe!y n any one to contradct ther dea. I/ yo0 tell the! that God !ade the 1o
rld
o0t o/ so!ethng& they 1ll call yo0 a /ool. #0t I a! learned& and $no1 !ore than
all the
1orld p0t together. The Holy Ghost does& anyho1& and He s 1thn !e& and
co!prehends !ore than all the 1orldD and I 1ll assocate !ysel/ 1th H!.
"eanin o! the 3ord &reate
Bo0 as$ the learned doctors 1hy they say the 1orld 1as !ade o0t o/ nothngC and
they 1ll ans1er& I"oesn7t the #ble say He created the 1orldKI And they n/er& /ro
! the
1ord create& that t !0st ha-e been !ade o0t o/ nothng. No1& the 1ord create ca!e
/ro!
the 1ord baurau 1hch does not !ean to create o0t o/ nothngC t !eans to organ:eC
the
sa!e as a !an 1o0ld organ:e !aterals and b0ld a shp. /n Hence& 1e n/er that God
had !aterals to organ:e the 1orld o0t o/ chaos?chaotc !atter& 1hch s ele!ent& an
d
n 1hch d1ells all the glory. Ele!ent had an e2stence /ro! the t!e he had. The p0
re
prncples o/ ele!ent are prncples 1hch can ne-er be destroyedC they !ay be organ:
ed
and re8organ:ed& b0t not destroyed. They had no begnnng& and can ha-e no end./n
The I##ortal S*irit
I ha-e another s0b9ect to d1ell 0pon& 1hch s calc0lated to e2alt !anC b0t t s
!possble /or !e to say !0ch on ths s0b9ect. I shall there/ore 90st to0ch 0pon t&
/or
t!e 1ll not per!t !e to say all. It s assocated 1th the s0b9ect o/ the res0rrect

on o/
the dead&?na!ely& the so0l?the !nd o/ !an?the !!ortal sprt./n . Ahere dd t
co!e /ro!K All learned !en and doctors o/ d-nty say that God created t n the
begnnngC b0t t s not soD the -ery dea lessens !an n !y est!aton. I do not bele-e
the doctrneC I $no1 better. Hear t& all ye ends o/ the 1orldC /or God has told !
e soC and
/ yo0 don7t bele-e !e& t 1ll not !a$e the tr0th 1tho0t e//ect. I 1ll !a$e a !an
appear a /ool be/ore I get thro0ghC / he does not bele-e t. I a! gong to tell o/
thngs
!ore noble.
Ae say that God h!sel/ s a sel/8e2stent beng. Aho told yo0 soK It s correct
eno0ghC b0t ho1 dd t get nto yo0r headsK Aho told yo0 that !an dd not e2st n l$e
!anner 0pon the sa!e prncplesK Man does e2st 0pon the sa!e prncples. God !ade a
tabernacle and p0t a sprt nto t& and t beca!e a l-ng so0l. ERe/ers to the old #b
le.F
Ho1 does t read n the Hebre1K It does not say n the Hebre1 that God created the
sprt
o/ !an. It says IGod !ade !an o0t o/ the earth and p0t nto h! Ada!7s sprt& and s
o
beca!e a l-ng body.I
The !nd or the ntellgence 1hch !an possesses s co8e;0al /n 1th God h!sel/. I
$no1 that !y test!ony s tr0eC hence& 1hen I tal$ to these !o0rners& 1hat ha-e th
ey
lostK Ther relat-es and /rends are only separated /ro! ther bodes /or a short se
asonD
ther sprts 1hch e2sted 1th God ha-e le/t the tabernacle o/ clay only /or a lttle
!o!ent& as t 1ereC and they no1 e2st n a place 1here they con-erse together the
sa!e
as 1e do on the earth.
I a! d1ellng on the !!ortalty o/ the sprt o/ !an. Is t logcal to say that the
ntellgence o/ sprts s !!ortal& and yet that t had a begnnngK The ntellgence o/
sprts had no begnnng& nether 1ll t ha-e an end. That s good logc. That 1hch has
a
begnnng !ay ha-e an end. There ne-er 1as a t!e 1hen there 1ere not sprtsC /or th
ey
are co8e;0al Gco8eternalH 1th o0r Father n hea-en.
I 1ant to reason !ore on the sprt o/ !anC /or I a! d1ellng on the body and sprt
o/ !an?on the s0b9ect o/ the dead. I ta$e !y rng /ro! !y /nger and l$en t 0nto t
he
!nd o/ !an?the !!ortal part& beca0se t has no begnnng. S0ppose yo0 c0t t n t1oC
then t has a begnnng and an endC b0t 9on t agan& and t contn0es one eternal ro0n
d.
So 1th the sprt o/ !an. As the %ord l-eth& / t had a begnnng& t 1ll ha-e an end.
All
the /ools and learned and 1se !en /ro! the begnnng o/ creaton& 1ho say that the
sprt
o/ !an had a begnnng& pro-e that t !0st ha-e an endC and / that doctrne s tr0e&
then
the doctrne o/ annhlaton 1o0ld be tr0e. #0t / I a! rght& I !ght 1th boldness
procla! /ro! the ho0se8tops that God ne-er had the po1er to create the sprt o/ !
an at
all. God h!sel/ co0ld not create h!sel/.
Intellgence s eternal and e2sts 0pon a sel/8e2stent prncple. It s a sprt/n /ro!
age to age& and there s no creaton abo0t t. All the !nds and sprts that God e-er
sent

nto the 1orld are s0sceptble o/ enlarge!ent.

The Po,er to Advance in 6no,lede
The /rst prncples o/ !an are sel/8e2stent 1th God. God h!sel/& /ndng he 1as n
the !dst o/ sprts and glory& beca0se he 1as !ore ntellgent& sa1 proper to nstt0t
e
la1s 1hereby the rest co0ld ha-e a pr-lege to ad-ance l$e h!sel/. The relatonshp
1e
ha-e 1th God places 0s n a st0aton to ad-ance n $no1ledge. He has po1er to nstt0
te
la1s to nstr0ct the 1ea$er ntellgences& that they !ay be e2alted 1th h!sel/& so
that
they !ght ha-e one glory 0pon another& and all that $no1ledge& po1er& glory& and
ntellgence& 1hch s re;0ste n order to sa-e the! n the 1orld o/ sprts./n
Ths s good doctrne. It tastes good. I can taste the prncples o/ eternal l/e& an
d so
can yo0. They are g-en to !y by the re-elatons o/ Jes0s ChrstC and I $no1 that 1
hen I
tell yo0 these 1ords o/ eternal l/e as they are g-en to !e& yo0 taste the!& and
I $no1
that yo0 bele-e the!. Bo0 say honey s s1eet& and so do I. I can also taste the s
prt o/
eternal l/e. I $no1 t s goodC and 1hen I tell yo0 o/ these thngs 1hch 1ere g-en
!e by
nspraton o/ the Holy Sprt& yo0 are bo0nd to rece-e the! as s1eet& and re9oce !or
e
and !ore.
The %elation o! "an to )od
I 1ant to tal$ !ore o/ the relaton o/ !an to God. I 1ll open yo0r eyes n relato
n to
yo0r dead. All thngs 1hatsoe-er God n hs n/nte 1sdo! has seen /t and proper to
re-eal to 0s& 1hle 1e are d1ellng n !ortalty& n regard to o0r !ortal bodes& are
re-ealed to 0s n the abstract& and ndependent o/ a//nty o/ ths !ortal tabernacle
& b0t are
re-ealed to o0r sprts precsely as tho0gh 1e had no bodes at allC and those re-el
atons
1hch 1ll sa-e o0r sprts 1ll sa-e o0r bodes. God re-eals the! to 0s n -e1 o/ no
eternal dssol0ton o/ the body& or tabernacle. Hence the responsblty& the a1/0l
responsblty& that rests 0pon 0s n relaton to o0r deadC /or all the sprts 1ho hae not
obeyed the Gospel n the /lesh !0st ether obey t n the sprt or be da!ned. Sole!n
tho0ghtN?dread/0l tho0ghtN Is there nothng to be doneK?no preparaton?no sal-aton
/or o0r /athers and /rends 1ho ha-e ded
the
decrees o/ the Son o/ ManK Ao0ld to God
o tell
yo0 allN I 1o0ld let yo0 $no1 that I a!
Our )reatest %es*onsibilit.
Ahat pro!ses are !ade n relaton to the

1tho0t ha-ng had the opport0nty to obey

that I had /orty days and nghts n 1hch t
not a I/allen prophet.I/n
s0b9ect o/ the sal-aton o/ the deadK and

1hat $nd o/ characters are those 1ho can be sa-ed& altho0gh ther bodes are !o0ld
erng
and decayng n the gra-eK Ahen hs co!!and!ents teach 0s& t s n -e1 o/ eterntyC
/or 1e are loo$ed 0pon by God as tho0gh 1e 1ere n eternty. God d1ells n eternty&
and
does not -e1 thngs as 1e do.
The greatest responsblty n ths 1orld that God has lad 0pon 0s s to see$ a/ter o
0r
dead. The Apostle says& IThey 1tho0t 0s cannot be !ade per/ectCI EHebre1s ))D64F

/or
t s necessary that the sealng po1er sho0ld be n o0r hands to seal o0r chldren an
d o0r
dead /or the /0lness o/ the dspensaton o/ t!es?a dspensaton to !eet the pro!ses
!ade by Jes0s Chrst be/ore the /o0ndaton o/ the 1orld /or the sal-aton o/ !an.
No1& I 1ll spea$ o/ the!. I 1ll !eet Pa0l hal/ 1ay. I say to yo0& Pa0l& yo0 can
not
be per/ect 1tho0t 0s. It s necessary that those 1ho are gong be/ore and those 1h
o co!e
a/ter 0s sho0ld ha-e sal-aton n co!!on 1th 0sC and th0s hath God !ade t oblgator
y
0pon !an. Hence& God sad& II 1ll send yo0 El9ah the prophet be/ore the co!ng o/
the
great and dread/0l day o/ the %ordC and he shall t0rn the heart o/ the /athers t
o the
chldren& and the heart o/ the chldren to ther /athers& lest I co!e and s!te the
earth 1th
a c0rse.I EMalach 6D<8,.F
A Salvation !or "en
I ha-e a declaraton to !a$e as to the pro-sons 1hch God hath !ade to s0t the
condtons o/ !an?!ade /ro! be/ore the /o0ndaton o/ the 1orld. Ahat has Jes0s sadK
All sn& and all blasphe!es& and e-ery transgresson& e2cept one& that !an can be
g0lty
o/& !ay be /org-enC and there s a sal-aton /or all !en& ether n ths 1orld or the
1orld
to co!e& 1ho ha-e not co!!tted the 0npardonable sn& there beng a pro-son ether n
ths 1orld or the 1orld o/ sprts. Hence God hath !ade a pro-son that e-ery sprt n
the eternal 1orld can be /erreted o0t and sa-ed 0nless he has co!!tted that
0npardonable sn 1hch cannot be re!tted to h! ether n ths 1orld or the 1orld o/
sprts. God has 1ro0ght o0t a sal-aton /or all !en& 0nless they ha-e co!!tted a c
ertan
snC and e-ery !an 1ho has a /rend n the eternal 1orld can sa-e h!& 0nless he has
co!!tted the 0npardonable sn. And so yo0 can see ho1 /ar yo0 can be a sa-or.
The Bn*ardonable Sin
A !an cannot co!!t the 0npardonable sn a/ter the dssol0ton o/ the body& and
there s a 1ay possble /or escape. =no1ledge sa-es a !anC and n the 1orld o/ sprt
s no
!an can be e2alted b0t by $no1ledge. So long as a !an 1ll not g-e heed to the
co!!and!ents& he !0st abde 1tho0t sal-aton. I/ a !an has $no1ledge& he can be
sa-edC altho0gh& / he has been g0lty o/ great sns& he 1ll be p0nshed /or the!. #
0t
1hen he consents to obey the Gospel& 1hether here or n the 1orld o/ sprts& he s
sa-ed.
A !an s hs o1n tor!enter and hs o1n conde!ner. Hence the sayng& They shall go
nto the la$e that b0rns 1th /re and br!stone. The tor!ent o/ dsappont!ent n the
!nd o/ !an s as e2;0ste as a la$e b0rnng 1th /re and br!stone. I say& so s the
tor!ent o/ !an.
I $no1 the Scrpt0res and 0nderstand the!. I sad& no !an can co!!t the
0npardonable sn a/ter the dssol0ton o/ the body& nor n ths l/e& 0ntl he rece-es
the
Holy GhostC b0t they !0st do t n ths 1orld. Hence the sal-aton o/ Jes0s Chrst 1a
s
1ro0ght o0t /or all !en& n order to tr0!ph o-er the de-lC /or / t dd not catch h
! n
one place& t 1o0ld n anotherC /or he stood 0p as a Sa-or. All 1ll s0//er 0ntl th
ey obey

Chrst h!sel/.
The contenton n hea-en 1as?Jes0s sad there 1o0ld be certan so0ls that 1o0ld
not be sa-edC and the de-l sad he co0ld sa-e the! all& and lad hs plans be/ore t
he
grand co0ncl& 1ho ga-e ther -ote n /a-or o/ Jes0s Chrst. So the de-l rose 0p n
rebellon aganst God& and 1as cast do1n& 1th all 1ho p0t 0p ther heads /or h!. E#
oo$
o/ Moses?Pearl o/ Great Prce& Chap. 6D)86C #oo$ o/ Abraha!& Chap. 3D>38>5.F
The 'oriveness o! Sins
All sns shall be /org-en& e2cept the sn aganst the Holy GhostC /or Jes0s 1ll sa
-e
all e2cept the sons o/ perdton. Ahat !0st a !an do to co!!t the 0npardonable snK
He
!0st rece-e the Holy Ghost& ha-e the hea-ens opened 0nto h!& and $no1 God& and
then sn aganst H!. A/ter a !an has snned aganst the Holy Ghost& there s no
repentance /or h!./n He has got to say that the s0n does not shne 1hle he sees t
C he
has got to deny Jes0s Chrst 1hen the hea-ens ha-e been opened 0nto h!& and to de
ny
the plan o/ sal-aton 1th hs eyes open to the tr0th o/ tC and /ro! that t!e he be
gns to
be an ene!y. Ths s the case 1th !any apostates o/ the Ch0rch o/ Jes0s Chrst o/ %
atter8
day Sants.
Ahen a !an begns to be an ene!y to ths 1or$& he h0nts !e& he see$s to $ll !e&
and ne-er ceases to thrst /or !y blood. He gets the sprt o/ the de-l?the sa!e sp
rt
that they had 1ho cr0c/ed the %ord o/ %/e?the sa!e sprt that sns aganst the Holy
Ghost. Bo0 cannot sa-e s0ch personsC yo0 cannot brng the! to repentanceC they !a
$e
open 1ar& l$e the de-l& and a1/0l s the conse;0ence.
I ad-se all o/ yo0 to be care/0l 1hat yo0 do& or yo0 !ay by8and8by /nd o0t that
yo0
ha-e been dece-ed. Stay yo0rsel-esC do not g-e 1ayC don7t !a$e any hasty !o-es&
yo0
!ay be sa-ed. I/ a sprt o/ btterness s n yo0& don7t be n haste. Bo0 !ay say& tha
t !an s
a snner. Aell& / he repents& he shall be /org-en. #e ca0to0sD a1at. Ahen yo0 /nd
a
sprt that 1ants bloodshed?!0rder& the sa!e s not o/ God& b0t s o/ the de-l. O0t
o/
the ab0ndance o/ the heart o/ !an the !o0th spea$eth.
<In ". 'ather+s /ouse<
The best !en brng /orth the best 1or$s. The !an 1ho tells yo0 1ords o/ l/e s th
e
!an 1ho can sa-e yo0. I 1arn yo0 aganst all e-l characters 1ho sn aganst the Hol
y
GhostC /or there s no rede!pton /or the! n ths 1orld nor n the 1orld to co!e.
I co0ld go bac$ and trace e-ery s0b9ect o/ nterest concernng the relatonshp o/
!an
to God& / I had t!e. I can enter nto the !ysteresC I can enter largely nto the e
ternal
1orldsC /or Jes0s sad& IIn !y Father7s ho0se are !any !ansonsC / t 1ere not so&
I
1o0ld ha-e told yo0. I go to prepare a place /or yo0I EJohn )6D>F. Pa0l says& IT
here s
one glory o/ the s0n& and another glory o/ the !oon& and another glory o/ the st
arsC /or
one star d//ereth /ro! another star n glory. So also s the res0rrecton o/ the de

adI E)
Cor. )<D6)F. Ahat ha-e 1e to console 0s n relaton to the deadK Ae ha-e reason to
ha-e
the greatest hope and consolatons /or o0r dead o/ any people on the earthC /or 1
e ha-e
seen the! 1al$ 1orthly n o0r !dst& and seen the! sn$ asleep n the ar!s o/ Jes0sC
and
those 1ho ha-e ded n the /ath are no1 n the celestal $ngdo! o/ God. And hence s
the glory o/ the s0n.
%ihteous "ourners %eFoice
Bo0 !o0rners ha-e occason to re9oce& spea$ng o/ the death o/ Elder =ng FollettC
/or yo0r h0sband and /ather s gone to 1at 0ntl the res0rrecton o/ the dead?0ntl
the
per/ecton o/ the re!anderC /or at the res0rrecton yo0r /rend 1ll rse n per/ect /
elcty
and go to celestal glory& 1hle !any !0st 1at !yrads o/ years be/ore they can rec
e-e
the l$e blessngsC and yo0r e2pectatons and hopes are /ar abo-e 1hat !an can conc
e-eC
/or 1hy has God re-ealed t to 0sK
I a! a0thor:ed to say& by the a0thorty o/ the Holy Ghost& that yo0 ha-e no occa
son
to /earC /or he s gone to the ho!e o/ the 90st. "on7t !o0rn& don7t 1eep. I $no1
t by the
test!ony o/ the Holy Ghost that s 1thn !eC and yo0 !ay 1at /or yo0r /rends to co
!e
/orth to !eet yo0 n the !orn o/ the celestal 1orld.
Re9oce& O IsraelN Bo0r /rends 1ho ha-e been !0rdered /or the tr0th7s sa$e n the
persec0tons shall tr0!ph gloro0sly n the celestal 1orld& 1hle ther !0rderers sha
ll
1elter /or ages n tor!ent& e-en 0ntl they shall ha-e pad the 0tter!ost /arthng.
I say
ths /or the bene/t o/ strangers.
I ha-e a /ather& brothers& chldren& and /rends 1ho ha-e gone to a 1orld o/ sprt
s.
They are only absent /or a !o!ent. They are n the sprt& and 1e shall soon !eet a
gan.
The t!e 1ll soon arr-e 1hen the tr0!pet shall so0nd. Ahen 1e depart& 1e shall ha
l
o0r !others& /athers& /rends& and all 1ho! 1e lo-e& 1ho ha-e /allen asleep n Jes
0s.
There 1ll be no /ear o/ !obs& persec0tons& or !alco0s la1s0ts and arrestsC b0t t
1ll
be an eternty o/ /elcty./n
L L L
Ba*tis#
I 1ll lea-e ths s0b9ect here& and !a$e a /e1 re!ar$s on the s0b9ect o/ bapts!.
The
bapts! o/ 1ater& 1tho0t the bapts! o/ /re and the Holy Ghost attendng t& s o/ no
0seC they are necessarly and nseparably connected. An nd-d0al !0st be born o/ 1a
ter
and the Sprt n order to get nto the $ngdo! o/ God. In the Ger!an& the te2t bears
!e
o0t the sa!e as the re-elatons 1hch I ha-e g-en and ta0ght /or the last /o0rteen
years
on that s0b9ect. I ha-e the test!ony to p0t n ther teeth. My test!ony has been t
r0e all

the t!e. Bo0 1ll /nd t n the declaraton o/ John the #aptst. EReads /ro! the Ger!
an.F
John says& II bapt:e yo0 1th 1ater& b0t 1hen Jes0s co!es& 1ho has the po1er Eor
$eysF&
he shall ad!nster the bapts! o/ /re and the Holy Ghost.I Ahere s no1 all the
sectaran 1orldK And / ths test!ony s tr0e& they are all da!ned as clearly as ana
the!a
can do t. I $no1 the te2t s tr0e. I call 0pon all yo0 Ger!ans 1ho $no1 that t s
tr0e to
say& Aye. E%o0d sho0ts o/ IAye.IF
Ale2ander Ca!pbell& ho1 are yo0 gong to sa-e people 1th 1ater aloneK For John
sad hs bapts! 1as good /or nothng 1tho0t the bapts! o/ Jes0s Chrst. IThere/ore&
not lea-ng the prncples o/ the doctrne o/ Chrst& let 0s go on 0nto per/ectonC no
t
layng agan the /o0ndaton o/ repentance /ro! dead 1or$s& and o/ /ath to1ard God&
o/
the doctrne o/ bapts!s& and o/ layng on o/ hands& and o/ res0rrecton o/ the dead
& and
o/ eternal 90dg!ent. And ths 1ll 1e do& / God per!t.I EHeb. ,D)83F.
There s one God& one Father& one Jes0s& one hope o/ o0r callng& one bapts!.L L
L
Many tal$ o/ bapts! not beng essental to sal-atonC b0t ths $nd o/ teachng 1o0ld
lay
the /o0ndaton o/ ther da!naton. I ha-e the tr0th& and a! at the de/ance o/ the 1
orld to
contradct !e& / they can.
I ha-e no1 preached a lttle %atn& a lttle Hebre1& Gree$& and Ger!anC and I ha-e
/0l/lled all. I a! not so bg a /ool as !any ha-e ta$en !e to be. The Ger!ans $no
1 that
I read the Ger!an correctly.
A &all to %e*entance
Hear t& all ye ends o/ the earth?all ye prests& all ye snners& and all !en. Rep
entN
repentN Obey the Gospel. T0rn to GodC /or yo0r relgon 1on7t sa-e yo0& and yo0 1l
l be
da!ned. I do not say ho1 long. There ha-e been re!ar$s !ade concernng all !en be
ng
redee!ed /ro! hellC b0t I say that those 1ho sn aganst the Holy Ghost cannot be
/org-en n ths 1orld or n the 1orld to co!eC they shall de the second death. Thos
e 1ho
co!!t the 0npardonable sn are doo!ed to >nolom?to d1ell n hell& 1orlds 1tho0t
end. As they concoct scenes o/ bloodshed n ths 1orld& so they shall rse to that
res0rrecton 1hch s as the la$e o/ /re and br!stone. So!e shall rse to the e-erla
stng
b0rnngs o/ GodC /or God d1ells n e-erlastng b0rnngs& and so!e shall rse to the
da!naton o/ ther o1n /lthness& 1hch s as e2;0ste a tor!ent as the la$e o/ /re an
d
br!stone.
I ha-e ntended !y re!ar$s /or all& both rch and poor& bond and /ree& great and
s!all. I ha-e no en!ty aganst any !an. I lo-e yo0 allC b0t I hate so!e o/ yo0r d
eeds. I
a! yo0r best /rend& and / persons !ss ther !ar$ t s ther o1n /a0lt. I/ I repro-e
a
!an& and he hates !e& he s a /oolC /or I lo-e all !en& especally these !y brethr
en and
ssters.
I re9oce n hearng the test!ony o/ !y aged /rends. Bo0 don7t $no1 !eC yo0 ne-er
$ne1 !y heart. No !an $no1s !y hstory. I cannot tell tD I shall ne-er 0nderta$e
t. I

don7t bla!e any one /or not bele-ng !y hstory. I/ I had not e2perenced 1hat I ha
-e& I
co0ld not ha-e bele-ed t !ysel/. I ne-er dd har! any !an snce I 1as born n the
1orld. My -oce s al1ays /or peace.
I cannot le do1n 0ntl all !y 1or$ s /nshed. I ne-er thn$ any e-l& nor do
anythng to the har! o/ !y /ello18!an. Ahen I a! called by the tr0!p o/ the archa
ngel
and 1eghed n the balance& yo0 1ll all $no1 !e then. I add no !ore. God bless yo0
all.
A!en. EAprl +& )566.F T@S A0g. )<& )566.
President 1ose*h S#ith+s %e#arks7The 3hole o! A#erica 2ion7
A*ril &on!erenceA 1844
Presdent Joseph S!th sadD?It s 90st as !possble /or !e to contn0e the s0b9ect
o/ yesterday as to rase the dead. My l0ngs are 1orn o0t. There s a t!e to all th
ngs& and
I !0st 1at. I 1ll g-e t 0p& and lea-e the t!e to those 1ho can !a$e yo0 hear& an
d I
1ll contn0e the s0b9ect o/ !y dsco0rse so!e other t!e. I 1ant to !a$e a procla!a
ton
to the Elders. I 1anted yo0 to stay& n order that I !ght !a$e ths procla!aton. B
o0
$no1 -ery 1ell that the %ord has led ths Ch0rch by re-elaton. I ha-e another reelaton
n relaton to econo!y n the Ch0rch?a great& grand& and gloro0s re-elaton. I shall
not
be able to d1ell as largely 0pon t no1 as at so!e other t!eC b0t I 1ll g-e yo0 t
he /rst
prncples. Bo0 $no1 there has been great dsc0sson n relaton to Jon?1here t s& and
1here the gatherng o/ the dspensaton s& and 1hch I a! no1 gong to tell yo0. The
prophets ha-e spo$en and 1rtten 0pon tC b0t I 1ll !a$e a procla!aton that 1ll co
-er
a broader gro0nd. The whole of !merica is 6ion itself from north to south, and i
s
described by the Prophets, who declare that it is the 6ion where the mountain of
the #ord
should be, and that it should be in the center of the land. Ahen Elders shall ta
$e 0p and
e2a!ne the old propheces n the #ble& they 1ll see t.
Ordinances in the Te#*le
The declaraton ths !ornng s& that as soon as the Te!ple and bapts!al /ont are
prepared& 1e calc0late to g-e the Elders o/ Israel ther 1ashngs and anontngs& an
d
attend to those last and !ore !press-e ordnances& 1tho0t 1hch 1e cannot obtan
celestal thrones. #0t there !0st be a holy place prepared /or that p0rpose. Ther
e 1as a
procla!aton !ade d0rng the t!e that the /o0ndaton o/ the Te!ple 1as lad to that
e//ect& and there are pro-sons !ade 0ntl the 1or$ s co!pleted& so that !en !ay
rece-e ther endo1!ents and be !ade $ngs and prests 0nto the Most Hgh God& ha-ng
nothng to do 1th te!poral thngs& b0t ther 1hole t!e 1ll be ta$en 0p 1th thngs
pertanng to the ho0se o/ God. These !0st& ho1e-er& be a place b0lt e2pressly /or
that
p0rpose& and /or !en to be bapt:ed /or ther dead. It !0st be b0lt n ths central
placeC
/or e-ery !an 1ho 1shes to sa-e hs /ather& !other& brothers& ssters and /rends&
!0st
go thro0gh all the ordnances /or each one o/ the! separately& the sa!e as /or h!
sel/&
/ro! bapts! to ordnaton& 1ashng and anontngs& and rece-e all the $eys and po1ers

o/ the Presthood& the sa!e as /or h!sel/.

Stakes o! 2ion
I ha-e rece-ed nstr0ctons /ro! the %ord that /ro! hence/orth 1here-er Elders o/
Israel shall b0ld 0p ch0rches and branches 0nto the %ord thro0gho0t the States&
there
shall be a sta$e o/ Jon. In the great ctes& as #oston& Ne1 Bor$& @c.& there shal
l be
sta$es. It s a gloro0s procla!aton& and I reser-ed t to the last& and desgned t
to be
0nderstood that ths 1or$ shall co!!ence a/ter the 1ashngs& anontngs& and
endo1!ents ha-e been per/or!ed here.
The %ord has an establshed la1 n relaton to the !atterD there !0st be a partc0l
ar
spot /or the sal-aton o/ o0r dead. I -erly bele-e there 1ll be a place& and henc
e !en
1ho 1ant to sa-e ther dead can co!e and brng ther /a!les& do ther 1or$ by beng
bapt:ed and attendng to the other ordnances /or ther dead& and then !ay go bac$
agan
to l-e and 1at tll they go to rece-e ther re1ard. I shall lea-e !y brethren to e
nlarge on
ths s0b9ectC t s !y d0ty to teach the doctrne. I 1o0ld teach t !ore /0lly?the sp
rt s
1llng b0t the /lesh s 1ea$. God s not 1llng to let !e grat/y yo0C b0t I !0st tea
ch the
Elders& and they sho0ld teach yo0. God !ade Aaron to be the !o0thpece /or the ch
ldren
o/ Israel& and He 1ll !a$e !e be god to yo0 n Hs stead& and the Elders to be !o0
th /or
!eC and / yo0 don7t l$e t& yo0 !0st l0!p t. I ha-e been g-ng Elder Ada!s nstr0ct
on
n so!e prncples to spea$ to yo0& and / he !a$es a !sta$e& I 1ll get 0p and corre
ct
h!. EAprl 5& )566.F
?"HC ,D3)583>4.
President 1ose*h S#ith+s Address70e!ense o! /is Pro*hetic &allin7
%esurrection o! the 0ead7'ulness o! Ordinances 9ecessar. Both !or
the (ivin and 0ead
The Sa-or has the 1ords o/ eternal l/e. Nothng else can pro/t 0s. There s no
sal-aton n bele-ng an e-l report aganst o0r neghbor. I ad-se all to go on to
per/ecton& and search deeper and deeper nto the !ysteres o/ Godlness. A !an can
do
nothng /or h!sel/ 0nless God drect h! n the rght 1ayC and the Presthood s /or th
at
p0rpose.
The last t!e I spo$e on ths stand t 1as on the res0rrecton o/ the dead& 1hen I
pro!sed to contn0e !y re!ar$s 0pon that s0b9ect. I stll /eel a desre to say so!e
thng
on ths s0b9ect. %et 0s ths -ery day begn ane1& and no1 say& 1th all o0r hearts&
1e 1ll
/orsa$e o0r sns and be rghteo0s. I shall read the >6th chapter o/ Matthe1& and g
-e t a
lteral renderng and readngC and 1hen t s rghtly 0nderstood& t 1ll be ed/yng.
I tho0ght the -ery oddty o/ ts renderng 1o0ld be ed/yng anyho1?IAnd t 1ll be
preached& the Gospel o/ the $ngdo!& n the 1hole 1orld& to a 1tness o-er all peop
leD
and then 1ll the end co!e.I I 1ll no1 read t n Ger!an G1hch he dd& and !any
Ger!ans 1ho 1ere present sad he translated t correctlyH.
Inter*retation o! Scri*ture
The Sa-or sad 1hen these trb0latons sho0ld ta$e place& t sho0ld be co!!tted to

a !an 1ho sho0ld be a 1tness o-er the 1hole 1orldD the $eys o/ $no1ledge& po1er
and
re-elatons sho0ld be re-ealed to a 1tness 1ho sho0ld hold the test!ony to the 1o
rld. It
has al1ays been !y pro-nce to dg 0p hdden !ysteres?ne1 thngs?/or !y hearers.
J0st at the t!e 1hen so!e !en thn$ that I ha-e no rght to the $eys o/ the Presth
ood?
90st at that t!e I ha-e the greatest rght. The Ger!ans are an e2alted people. Th
e old
Ger!an translators are the !ost nearly correct?!ost honest o/ any o/ the transla
torsC
and there/ore I get test!ony to bear !e o0t n the re-elatons that I ha-e preache
d /or the
last /o0rteen years. The old Ger!an& %atn& Gree$ and Hebre1 translatons all say
t s
tr0eD they cannot be !peached& and there/ore I a! n good co!pany.
All the test!ony s that the %ord n the last days 1o0ld co!!t the $eys o/ the
Presthood to a 1tness o-er all people.
Has the Gospel o/ the $ngdo! co!!enced n the last daysK And 1ll God ta$e t
/ro! the !an 0ntl He ta$es h! H!sel/K I ha-e read t precsely as the 1ords /lo1ed
/ro! the lps o/ Jes0s Chrst. John the Re-elator sa1 an angel /lyng thro0gh the !
dst o/
hea-en& ha-ng the e-erlastng Gospel to preach 0nto the! that d1ell on the earth.
The scrpt0re s ready to be /0l/lled 1hen great 1ars& /a!nes& pestlence& great
dstress& 90dg!ents& @c.& are ready to be po0red o0t on the nhabtants o/ the eart
h. John
sa1 the angel ha-ng the holy Presthood& 1ho sho0ld preach the e-erlastng Gospel
to all
natons. God had an angel?a specal !essenger?ordaned and prepared /or that p0rpos
e
n the last days. Aoe& 1oe be to that !an or set o/ !en 1ho l/t 0p ther hands aga
nst
God and Hs 1tness n these last daysD /or they shall dece-e al!ost the -ery chose
n
onesN
-ternal 1ud#ent
My ene!es say that I ha2e been a tr0e prophet. Ahy& I had rather be a /allen tr
0e
prophet than a /alse prophet. Ahen a !an goes abo0t prophesyng& and co!!ands !en
to
obey hs teachngs& he !0st ether be a tr0e or /alse prophet. False prophets al1ay
s arse
to oppose the tr0e prophets and they 1ll prophesy so -ery near the tr0th that th
ey 1ll
dece-e al!ost the -ery chosen ones.
The doctrne o/ eternal 90dg!ents belongs to the /rst prncples o/ the Gospel& n
the
last days. In relaton to the $ngdo! o/ God& the de-l al1ays sets 0p hs $ngdo! at
the
-ery sa!e t!e n opposton to God. E-ery !an 1ho has a callng to !nster to the
nhabtants o/ the 1orld 1as ordaned to that -ery p0rpose n the Grand Co0ncl o/
hea-en be/ore ths 1orld 1as. I s0ppose I 1as ordaned to ths -ery o//ce n that Gr
and
Co0ncl. It s the test!ony that I 1ant that I a! God7s ser-ant& and ths people Hs
people. The ancent prophets declared that n the last days the God o/ hea-en sho0
ld set
0p a $ngdo! 1hch sho0ld ne-er be destroyed& nor le/t to other peopleC and the -e
ry

t!e that 1as calc0lated on& ths people 1ere str0gglng to brng t o0t. He that ar!
s
h!sel/ 1th g0n& s1ord& or pstol& e2cept n the de/ense o/ tr0th& 1ll so!et!e be s
orry
/or t. I ne-er carry any 1eapon 1th !e bgger than !y pen$n/e. Ahen I 1as dragged
be/ore the cannon and !0s$ets n Msso0r& I 1as 0nar!ed. God 1ll al1ays protect !e
0ntl !y !sson s /0l/lled.
I calc0late to be one o/ the nstr0!ents o/ settng 0p the $ngdo! o/ "anel by the
1ord o/ the %ord& and I ntend to lay a /o0ndaton that 1ll re-ol0ton:e the 1hole
1orld.
I once o//ered !y l/e to the Msso0r !ob as a sacr/ce /or !y people& and here I a
!. It
1ll not be by s1ord or g0n that ths $ngdo! 1ll roll onD the po1er o/ tr0th s s0c
h that
all natons 1ll be 0nder the necessty o/ obeyng the Gospel. The predcton s that a
r!y
1ll be aganst ar!yD t !ay be that the Sants 1ll ha-e to beat ther plo0ghs nto s1
ords&
/or t 1ll not do /or !en to st do1n patently and see ther chldren destroyed.
The %esurrection
My te2t s on the res0rrecton o/ the dead& 1hch yo0 1ll /nd n the )6th chapter o
/
John?IIn !y Father7s ho0se are !any !ansons.I It sho0ld be?IIn !y Father7s
$ngdo! are !any $ngdo!s&I n order that ye !ay be hers o/ God and 9ont8hers 1th
!e. I do not bele-e the Methodst doctrne o/ sendng honest !en and noble8!nded
!en to hell& along 1th the !0rderer and the ad0lterer. They !ay h0rl all ther he
ll and
/ery bllo1s 0pon !e& /or they 1ll roll o// !e as /ast as they co!e on. #0t I hae an
order o/ thngs to sa-e the poor /ello1s at any rate& and get the! sa-edC /or I 1
ll send
!en to preach to the! n prson and sa-e the! / I can.
Salvation !or the 0ead
There are !ansons /or those 1ho obey a celestal la1& and there are other !anson
s
/or those 1ho co!e short o/ the la1 e-ery !an n hs o1n order. There s bapts! /or
those to e2ercse 1ho are al-e& and bapts! /or the dead 1ho de 1tho0t the $no1led
ge
o/ the Gospel.
I a! gong on n !y progress /or eternal l/e. It s not only necessary that yo0 sh
o0ld
be bapt:ed /or yo0r dead& b0t yo0 1ll ha-e to go thro0gh all the ordnances /or t
he!&
the sa!e as yo0 ha-e gone thro0gh to sa-e yo0rsel-es. There 1ll be )66&444 sa-or
s on
Mo0nt Jon& and 1th the! an nn0!erable host that no !an can n0!ber. OhN I beseech
yo0 to go /or1ard& go /or1ard and !a$e yo0r callng and yo0r electon s0reC and /
any
!an preach any other Gospel than that 1hch I ha-e preached& he shall be c0rsedC
and
so!e o/ yo0 1ho no1 hear !e shall see t& and $no1 that I test/y the tr0th concer
nng
the!.
The %esurrection Bniversal
In regard to the la1 o/ the Presthood& there sho0ld be a place 1here all natons

shall
co!e 0p /ro! t!e to t!e to rece-e ther endo1!entsC and the %ord has sad ths shal
l
be the place /or the bapts!s /or the dead. E-ery !an that has been bapt:ed and b
elongs
to the $ngdo! has a rght to be bapt:ed /or those 1ho ha-e gone be/oreC and as so
on as
the la1 o/ the Gospel s obeyed here by ther /rends 1ho act as pro2y /or the!& th
e %ord
has ad!nstrators there to set the! /ree. A !an !ay act as pro2y /or hs o1n relat
-esC
the ordnances o/ the Gospel 1hch 1ere lad o0t be/ore the /o0ndatons o/ the 1orld
ha-e th0s been /0l/lled by the!& and 1e !ay be bapt:ed /or those 1ho! 1e ha-e !0
ch
/rendshp /orC b0t t !0st /rst be re-ealed to the !an o/ God& lest 1e sho0ld r0n
too /ar.
IAs n Ada! all de& e-en so n Chrst shall all be !ade al-eCI all shall be rased /
ro! the
dead. The %a!b o/ God hath bro0ght to pass the res0rrecton& so that all shall rs
e /ro!
the dead.
God Al!ghty H!sel/ d1ells n eternal /reC /lesh and blood cannot go there& /or a
ll
corr0pton s de-o0red by the /re. IO0r God s a cons0!ng /re.I Ahen o0r /lesh s
;0c$ened by the Sprt& there 1ll be no blood n ths tabernacle. So!e d1ell n hgher
glory than others.
Those 1ho ha-e done 1rong al1ays ha-e that 1rong gna1ng the!. I!!ortalty
d1ells n e-erlastng b0rnngs. I 1ll /ro! t!e to t!e re-eal to yo0 the s0b9ects th
at are
re-ealed by the Holy Ghost to !e. All the les that are no1 hatched 0p aganst !e
are o/
the de-l& and the n/l0ence o/ the de-l and hs ser-ants 1ll be 0sed aganst the $n
gdo!
o/ God. The ser-ants o/ God teach nothng b0t prncples o/ eternal l/e& by ther 1o
r$s ye
shall $no1 the!. A good !an 1ll spea$ good thngs and holy prncples& and an e-l !
an
e-l thngs. I /eel& n the na!e o/ the %ord& to reb0$e all s0ch bad prncples& lars
& @c.&
and I 1arn all o/ yo0 to loo$ o0t 1ho! yo0 are gong a/ter. I e2hort yo0 to g-e h
eed to
all the -rt0e and the teachngs 1hch I ha-e g-en yo0. All !en 1ho are !!ortal d1e
ll
n e-erlastng b0rnngs. Bo0 cannot go any1here b0t 1here God can /nd yo0 o0t. All
!en are born to de& and all !en !0st rseC all !0st enter eternty.
In order /or yo0 to rece-e yo0r chldren to yo0rsel-es yo0 !0st ha-e a pro!se?
so!e ordnanceC so!e blessng& n order to ascend abo-e prncpaltes& or else t !ay b
e
an angel. They !0st rse 90st as they dedC 1e can there hal o0r lo-ely n/ants 1th
the
sa!e glory?the sa!e lo-elness n the celestal glory& 1here they all en9oy al$e. T
hey
d//er n stat0re& n s:e& the sa!e gloro0s sprt g-es the! the l$eness o/ glory and
bloo!C the old !an 1th hs sl-ery hars 1ll glory n bloo! and bea0ty. No !an can
descrbe t to yo0?no !an can 1rte t.
Ahen dd I e-er teach anythng 1rong /ro! ths standK Ahen 1as I e-er
con/o0ndedK I 1ant to tr0!ph n Israel be/ore I depart hence and a! no !ore seen.

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ne-er told yo0 I 1as per/ectC b0t there s no error n the re-elatons 1hch I ha-e
ta0ght.
M0st I& then& be thro1n a1ay as a thng o/ na0ghtK
I en9on /or yo0r consderaton?add to yo0r /ath& -rt0e& lo-e& @c. I say& n the na
!e
o/ the %ord& / these thngs are n yo0& yo0 shall be /r0t/0l. I test/y that no !an
has
po1er to re-eal t b0t !ysel/?thngs n hea-en& n earth& and hellC and all sh0t yo0
r
!o0ths /or the /0t0re. I co!!end yo0 all to God& that yo0 !ay nhert all thngsC a
nd !ay
God add Hs blessng. A!en. EMay >& )566.F
?"HC ,D3,383,+.
The Pro*het+s 0rea#s on &onditions o! A*ostates at 9auvoo
In the e-enng I attended !eetng n the Se-entes7 Hall. George J. Ada!s preached
and I !ade so!e obser-atons a/ter1ards& and related a drea! 1hch I had a short t
!e
snce. I tho0ght I 1as rdng o0t n !y carrage& and !y g0ardan angel 1as along 1th
!e. Ae 1ent past the Te!ple and had not gone !0ch /0rther be/ore 1e esped t1o la
rge
sna$es so /ast loc$ed together that nether o/ the! had any po1er. I n;0red o/ !y
g0de
1hat I 1as to 0nderstand by that. He ans1ered& IThose sna$es represent "r. Foste
r and
Cha0ncey %. Hgbee. They are yo0r ene!es and desre to destroy yo0C b0t yo0 see th
ey
are so /ast loc$ed together that they ha-e no po1er o/ the!sel-es to h0rt yo0.I
I then
tho0ght I 1as rdng 0p M0lholland street& b0t !y g0ardan angel 1as not along 1th
!e.
On arr-ng at the prare& I 1as o-erta$en and se:ed by Alla! and Alson %a1 and
others& sayng& IAh& ahN 1e ha-e got yo0 at lastN Ae 1ll sec0re yo0 and p0t yo0 n
a sa/e
placeNI and& 1tho0t any cere!ony dragged !e o0t o/ !y carrage& ted !y hands behn
d
!e& and thre1 !e nto a deep& dry pt& 1here I re!aned n a per/ectly helpless cond
ton&
and they 1ent a1ay. Ahle str0gglng to get o0t& I heard Alson %a1 screa!ng /or he
lp
hard by. I !anaged to 0nloose !ysel/ so as to !a$e a sprng& 1hen I ca0ght hold o
/ so!e
grass 1hch gre1 at the edge o/ the pt.
I loo$ed o0t o/ the pt and sa1 Alson %a1 at a lttle dstance attac$ed by /eroco0
s
1ld beasts& and heard h! cry o0t& IOh #rother Joseph& co!e and sa-e !eNI I reple
d& II
cannot& /or yo0 ha-e p0t !e nto ths deep pt.I On loo$ng o0t another 1ay& I sa1
Alla! %a1 1th o0tstretched tong0e& bl0e n the /ace& and the green poson /orced o
0t
o/ hs !o0th& ca0sed by the colng o/ a large sna$e aro0nd hs body. It had also gr
abbed
h! by the ar!& a lttle abo-e the elbo1& ready to de-o0r h!. He cred o0t n the
ntensty o/ hs agony& IOh& #rother Joseph& #rother Joseph& co!e and sa-e !e& or I
deNI
I also repled to h!& II cannot& Alla!C I 1o0ld 1llngly& b0t yo0 ha-e ted !e and
p0t
!e n ths pt& and I a! po1erless to help yo0 or lberate !ysel/.I In a short t!e a
/ter !y
g0de ca!e and sad alo0d& IJoseph& Joseph& 1hat are yo0 dong thereKI I repled& IM

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ene!es /ell 0pon !e& bo0nd !e and thre1 !e n.I He then too$ !e by the hand& and
dre1 !e o0t o/ the pt& set !e /ree& and 1e 1ent a1ay re9ocng. EJ0ne )3& )566.F
?"HC ,D6,)86,>.
Ser#on b. the Pro*het7The &hristian )odhead7Pluralit. o! )ods
)eeting in the >ro2e, east of the Temple, June *B, *+..
Presdent Joseph S!th read the 3rd chapter o/ Re-elaton& and too$ /or hs te2t )st
chapter& ,th -erse?IAnd hath !ade 0s $ngs and prests 0nto God and Hs FatherD to
H! be glory and do!non /ore-er and e-er. A!en.I
It s altogether correct n the translaton. No1& yo0 $no1 that o/ late so!e !alco0
s and
corr0pt !en ha-e spr0ng 0p and apostat:ed /ro! the Ch0rch o/ Jes0s Chrst o/ %att
er8
day Sants& and they declare that the Prophet bele-es n a pl0ralty o/ Gods& and&
lo and
beholdN 1e ha-e dsco-ered a -ery great secret& they cry?IThe Prophet says there
are
!any Gods& and ths pro-es that he has /allen.I
It has been !y ntenton /or a long t!e to ta$e 0p ths s0b9ect and lay t clearly
be/ore the people& and sho1 1hat !y /ath s n relaton to ths nterestng !atter. I
ha-e
conte!plated the sayng o/ Jes0s E%0$e )+th chapter& >,th -erseF?IAnd as t 1as n
the
days o/ Noah& so shall t be also n the days o/ the Son o/ Man.I And / t does ran
& I7ll
preach ths doctrne& /or the tr0th shall be preached.
Pluralit. o! )ods
I 1ll preach on the pl0ralty o/ Gods. I ha-e selected ths te2t /or that e2press
p0rpose. I 1sh to declare I ha-e al1ays and n all congregatons 1hen I ha-e preac
h on
the s0b9ect o/ the "ety& t has been the pl0ralty o/ Gods. It has been preached b
y the
Elders /or //teen years.
I ha-e al1ays declared God to be a dstnct personage& Jes0s Chrst a separate and
dstnct personage /ro! God the Father& and that the Holy Ghost 1as a dstnct perso
nage
and a SprtD and these three constt0te three dstnct personages and three Gods. I/
ths s
n accordance 1th the Ne1 Testa!ent& lo and beholdN 1e ha-e three Gods anyho1& an
d
they are pl0ralC and 1ho can contradct tK
O0r te2t says& IAnd hath !ade 0s $ngs and prests 0nto God and Hs Father.I The
Apostles ha-e dsco-ered that there 1ere Gods abo-e& /or John says God 1as the Fa
ther
o/ o0r %ord Jes0s Chrst. My ob9ect 1as to preach the scrpt0res& and preach the d
octrne
they contan& there beng a God abo-e& the Father o/ o0r %ord Jes0s Chrst. I a! bo
ld to
declare I ha-e ta0ght all the strongest doctrnes p0blcly& and al1ays teach stron
ger
doctrnes n p0blc than n pr-ate.
John 1as one o/ the !en& and apostles declare they 1ere !ade $ngs and prests 0n
to
God& the Father o/ o0r %ord Jes0s Chrst. It reads 90st so n the Re-elaton& Hence
the
doctrne o/ a pl0ralty o/ Gods s as pro!nent n the #ble as any other doctrne. It
s all

o-er the /ace o/ the #ble. It stands beyond the po1er o/ contro-ersy. A 1ay/arng
!an&
tho0gh a /ool& need not err theren.
Pa0l says there are Gods !any and %ords !any. I 1ant to set t /orth n a plan an
d
s!ple !annerC b0t to 0s there s b0t one God?that s pertaining to us? and he s n
all
and thro0gh all. #0t / Joseph S!th says there are Gods !any and %ords !any& they
cry&
IA1ay 1th h!N Cr0c/y h!N Cr0c/y h!NI
Man$nd -erly say that the Scrpt0res are 1th the!. Search the Scrpt0res& /or the
y
test/y o/ thngs that these apostates 1o0ld gra-ely prono0nce blasphe!y. Pa0l& /
Joseph
S!th s a blasphe!er& yo0 are. I say there are Gods !any and %ords !any& b0t to 0
s only
one& and 1e are to be n s0b9ecton to that one& and no !an can l!t the bo0nds or
the
eternal e2stence o/ eternal t!e. Hath he beheld the eternal 1orld& and s he a0th
or:ed to
say that there s only one GodK He !a$es h!sel/ a /ool / he thn$s or says so& and
there
s an end o/ hs career or progress n $no1ledge. He cannot obtan all $no1ledge& /o
r he
has sealed 0p the gate to t.
Scri*tural Inter*retation
So!e say I do not nterpret the Scrpt0re the sa!e as they do. They say t !eans t
he
heathen7s gods. Pa0l says there are Gods !any and %ords !anyC and that !a$es a
pl0ralty o/ Gods& n spte o/ the 1h!s o/ all !en. Atho0t a re-elaton& I a! not go
ng
to g-e the! the $no1ledge o/ the God o/ hea-en. Bo0 $no1 and I test/y that Pa0l
had
no all0son to the heathen gods. I ha-e t /ro! God& and get o-er t / yo0 can. I h
a-e a
1tness o/ the Holy Ghost& and a test!ony that Pa0l had no all0son to the heathen
gods
n the te2t. I 1ll sho1 /ro! the Hebre1 #ble that I a! correct& and the /rst 1ord
sho1s
a pl0ralty o/ GodsC and I 1ant the apostates and learned !en to co!e here and pr
o-e to
the contrary& / they can. An 0nlearned boy !0st g-e yo0 a lttle Hebre1. @eroshei
t
baurau 0loheim ait aushamayeen 2ehau auraits& rendered by =ng Ja!es7 translators
& IIn
the begnnng God created the hea-en and the earth.I I 1ant to analy:e the 1ord
@erosheit. 'osh& the headC Sheit& a gra!!atcal ter!natonC the @aith 1as not orgn
ally
p0t there 1hen the nspred !an 1rote t& b0t t has been snce added by an old Je1.
@aurau sgn/es to brng /orthC Elohe! s /ro! the 1ord 0loi& God& n the sng0lar
n0!berC and by addng the 1ord heim& t renders t Gods. It read /rst& IIn the begn
nng
the head o/ the Gods bro0ght /orth the Gods&I or& as others ha-e translated t& I
The head
o/ the Gods called the Gods together.I I 1ant to sho1 a lttle learnng as 1ell as
other
/ools.
L L L
The head God organ:ed the hea-ens and the earth. I de/y all the 1orld to re/0te
!e.

In the begnnng the heads o/ the Gods organ:ed the hea-ens and the earth. No1 the
learned prests and the people rage& and the heathen !agne a -an thng. I/ 1e p0rs
0e
the Hebre1 te2t /0rther& t reads, IThe head one o/ the Gods sad& %et 0s !a$e a !
an n
o0r o1n !age.I I once as$ed a learned Je1& II/ the Hebre1 lang0age co!pels 0s to
render all 1ords endng n heim n the pl0ral& 1hy not render the /rst 0loheim pl0r
alKI
He repled& IThat s the r0le 1th /e1 e2ceptonsC b0t n ths case t 1o0ld r0n the #b
le.I
He ac$no1ledged I 1as rght. I ca!e here to n-estgate these thngs precsely as I
bele-e the!. Hear and 90dge /or yo0rsel-esC and / yo0 go a1ay sats/ed& 1ell and
good.
In the -ery begnnng the #ble sho1s there s a pl0ralty o/ Gods beyond the po1er
o/ re/0taton. It s a great s0b9ect I a! d1ellng on. The 1ord 0loheim o0ght to be
n the
pl0ral all the 1ay thro0gh?Gods. The heads o/ the Gods apponted one God /or 0sC
and
1hen yo0 ta$e GthatH -e1 o/ the s0b9ect& ts sets one /ree to see all the bea0ty&
holness
and per/ecton o/ the Gods. All I 1ant s to get the s!ple& na$ed tr0th& and the 1
hole
tr0th.
Many !en say there s one GodC the Father& the Son and the Holy Ghost are only o
ne
God. I say that s a strange God anyho1?three n one& and one n threeN It s a c0ro
0s
organ:aton. IFather& I pray not /or the 1orld& b0t I pray /or the! 1hch tho0 has
t g-en
!e.I IHoly Father& $eep thro0gh Thne o1n na!e those 1ho! tho0 hast g-en !e& that
they !ay be one as 1e are.I All are to be cra!!ed nto one God& accordng to
sectarans!. It 1o0ld !a$e the bggest God n all the 1orld. He 1o0ld be a 1onder/0
lly
bg God?he 1o0ld be a gant or a !onster. I 1ant to read the te2t to yo0 !ysel/?II
a!
agreed 1th the Father and the Father s agreed 1th !e& and 1e are agreed as one.I
The
Gree$ sho1s that t sho0ld be agreed. IFather& I pray /or the! 1hch Tho0 hast g-e
n !e
o0t o/ the 1orld& and not /or those alone& b0t /or the! also 1hch shall bele-e o
n !e
thro0gh ther 1ord& that they all !ay be agreed& as Tho0& Father& are 1th !e& and
I 1th
Thee& that they also !ay be agreed 1th 0s&I and all co!e to d1ell n 0nty& and n
all the
glory and e-erlastng b0rnngs o/ the GodsC and then 1e shall see as 1e are seen&
and be
as o0r God and He as Hs Father. I 1ant to reason a lttle on ths s0b9ect. I learn
ed t by
translatng the papyr0s 1hch s no1 n !y ho0se.
Abraha#+s %easonin
I learned a test!ony concernng Abraha!& and he reasoned concernng the God o/
hea-en. IIn order to do that&I sad he& Is0ppose 1e ha-e t1o /actsD that s0pposes
another
/act !ay e2st?t1o !en on the earth& one 1ser than the other& 1o0ld logcally sho1
that
another 1ho s 1ser than the 1sest !ay e2st. Intellgences e2st one abo-e another&

so
that there s no end to the!.I
I/ Abraha! reasoned th0s?I/ Jes0s Chrst 1as the Son o/ God& and John dsco-ered
that God the Father o/ Jes0s Chrst had a Father& yo0 !ay s0ppose that He had a F
ather
also. Ahere 1as there e-er a son 1tho0t a /atherK And 1here 1as there e-er a /at
her
1tho0t /rst beng a sonK Ahene-er dd a tree or anythng sprng nto e2stence 1tho0t
a
progentorK And e-erythng co!es n ths 1ay. Pa0l says that 1hch s earthly s n the
l$eness o/ that 1hch s hea-enly& Hence / Jes0s had a Father& can 1e not bele-e t
hat
He had a Father alsoK I despse the dea o/ beng scared to death at s0ch a doctrne
& /or
the #ble s /0ll o/ t.
I 1ant yo0 to pay partc0lar attenton to 1hat I a! sayng. Jes0s sad that the Fat
her
1ro0ght precsely n the sa!e 1ay as Hs Father had done be/ore H!. As the Father h
ad
done be/oreK He lad do1n Hs l/e& and too$ t 0p the sa!e as Hs Father had done
be/ore. He dd as He 1as sent& to lay do1n Hs l/e and ta$e t 0p aganC and then 1a
s
co!!tted 0nto H! the $eys. I $no1 t s good reasonng.
The &hurch Bein Pured
I ha-e reason to thn$ that the Ch0rch s beng p0rged. I sa1 Satan /all /ro! heaen&
and the 1ay they ran 1as a ca0ton. All these are 1onders and !ar-els n o0r eyes
n
these last days. So long as !en are 0nder the la1 o/ God& they ha-e no /ears?the
y do not
scare the!sel-es.
I 1ant to stc$ to !y te2t& to sho1 that 1hen !en open ther lps aganst these tr0
ths
they do not n90re !e& b0t n90re the!sel-es. To the la1 and to the test!ony& /or
these
prncples are po0red o0t all o-er the Scrpt0res. Ahen thngs that are o/ the great
est
!portance are passed o-er by the 1ea$8!nded !en 1tho0t e-en a tho0ght& I 1ant to
see tr0th n all ts bearngs and h0g t to !y boso!. I bele-e all that God e-er reealed&
and I ne-er hear o/ a !an beng da!ned /or bele-ng too !0chC b0t they are da!ned
/or
0nbele/.
They /o0nd /a0lt 1th Jes0s Chrst beca0se He sad He 1as the Son o/ God& and
!ade H!sel/ e;0al 1th God. They say o/ !e& l$e they dd o/ the Apostles o/ old& t
hat I
!0st be p0t do1n. Ahat dd Jes0s sayK IIs t not 1rtten n yo0r la1& I sad& Be are
GodsK
I/ He called the! Gods 0nto 1ho! the 1ord o/ God ca!e& and the Scrpt0res cannot
be
bro$en& say ye o/ H! 1ho! the Father hath sanct/ed and sent nto the 1orld& Tho0
blasphe!estC beca0se I sad I a! the Son o/ GodKI It 1as thro0gh H! that they dra
n$ o/
the sprt0al roc$. O/ co0rse He 1o0ld ta$e the honor to H!sel/. Jes0s& / they 1er
e
called Gods 0nto 1ho! the 1ord o/ God ca!e& 1hy sho0ld t be tho0ght blasphe!y th
at
I sho0ld say I a! the Son o/ GodK
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Go and read the -son n the #oo$ o/ Co-enants. There s clearly ll0strated glory
0pon glory?one glory o/ the s0n& another glory o/ the !oon& and a glory o/ the s
tarsC and
as one star d//ereth /ro! another star n glory& e-en so do they o/ the telestal
1orld
d//er n glory& and e-ery !an 1ho regns n celestal glory s a God to hs do!nons. #
y
the apostates ad!ttng the test!ony o/ the "octrne and Co-enants they da!n
the!sel-es. Pa0l& 1hat do yo0 sayK They !peached Pa0l and all 1ent and le/t h!.
Pa0l
had se-en ch0rches& and they dro-e h! o// /ro! a!ong the!C and yet they cannot d
o t
by !e. I re9oce n that. My test!ony s good.
Pa0l says& IThere s one glory o/ the s0n& and another glory o/ the !oon& and an
other
glory o/ the starsC /or one star d//ereth /ro! another star n glory. So also s t
he
res0rrecton o/ the dead.I They 1ho obtan a gloro0s res0rrecton /ro! the dead& ar
e
e2alted /ar abo-e prncpaltes& po1ers& thrones& do!nons and angels& and are e2pre
ssly
declared to be hers o/ God and 9ont hers 1th Jes0s Chrst& all ha-ng eternal po1e
r.
These Scrpt0res are a !2t0re o/ -ery strange doctrnes to the Chrstan 1orld& 1ho
are blndly led by the blnd. I 1ll re/er to another Scrpt0re. INo1&I says God& 1h
en He
-sted Moses n the b0sh& EMoses 1as a sta!!erng sort o/ a boy l$e !eF God sad&
ITho0 shalt be a God 0nto the chldren o/ Israel.I God sad& ITho0 shalt be a God
0nto
Aaron& and he shall be thy spo$es!an.I I bele-e those Gods that God re-eals as G
ods to
be sons o/ God& and all can cry& IAbba& FatherNI Sons o/ God 1ho e2alt the!sel-e
s to be
Gods& e-en /ro! be/ore the /o0ndaton o/ the 1orld& and are the only Gods I ha-e
a
re-erence /or.
John sad he 1as a $ng. IAnd /ro! Jes0s Chrst& 1ho s the /ath/0l 1tness& and the
/rst begotten o/ the dead& and the Prnce o/ the $ngs o/ the earth. 'nto H! that
lo-ed
0s& and 1ashed 0s /ro! o0r sns n Hs o1n blood& and hath !ade 0s $ngs and prests
0nto God& and Hs FatherC to h! be glory and do!non /ore-er and e-er& A!en.I Oh&
Tho0 God 1ho art =ng o/ $ngs and %ord o/ lords& the sectaran 1orld& by ther acto
ns&
declare& IAe cannot bele-e Thee.I
The old Catholc ch0rch tradtons are 1orth !ore than all yo0 ha-e sad. Here s a
prncple o/ logc that !ost !en ha-e no !ore sense than to adopt. I 1ll ll0strate
t by
an old apple tree. Here 90!ps o// a branch and says& I a! the tr0e tree& and yo0
are
corr0pt. I/ the 1hole tree s corr0pt& are not ts branches corr0ptK I/ the Cathol
c relgon
s a /alse relgon& ho1 can any tr0e relgon co!e o0t o/ tK I/ the Catholc ch0rch s
bad&
ho1 can any good thng co!e o0t o/ tK The character o/ the old ch0rches ha-e al1a
ys
been slandered by all apostates snce the 1orld began.
The (ord 3ill 9ot Ackno,lede Traitors
I test/y agan& as the %ord l-es& God ne-er 1ll ac$no1ledge any trators or

apostates. Any !an 1ho 1ll betray the Catholcs 1ll betray yo0C and / he 1ll betr
ay
!e& he 1ll betray yo0. All !en are lars 1ho say they are o/ the tr0e Ch0rch 1tho
0t the
re-elatons o/ Jes0s Chrst and the Presthood o/ Melch:ede$& 1hch s a/ter the orde
r o/
the Son o/ God.
It s n the order o/ hea-enly thngs that God sho0ld al1ays send a ne1 dspensaton
nto the 1orld 1hen !en ha-e apostat:ed /ro! the tr0th and lost the presthood& b0
t
1hen !en co!e o0t and b0ld 0pon other !en7s /o0ndatons& they do t on ther o1n
responsblty& 1tho0t a0thorty /ro! GodC and 1hen the /loods co!e and the 1nds
blo1& ther /o0ndatons 1ll be /o0nd to be sand& and ther 1hole /abrc 1ll cr0!ble
to
d0st.
"d I b0ld on any other !an7s /o0ndatonK I ha-e got all the tr0th 1hch the
Chrstan 1orld possessed& and an ndependent re-elaton n the bargan& and God 1ll
bear !e o// tr0!phant. I 1ll drop ths s0b9ect. I 1sh I co0ld spea$ /or three or
/o0r
ho0rsC b0t t s not e2pedent on acco0nt o/ the ranC I 1o0ld stll go on& and sho1
yo0
proo/ 0pon proo/sC all the #ble s e;0al n s0pport o/ ths doctrne& one part as an
other.
EJ0ne ),& )566.F
?"HC ,D6+386+*.
The Pro*het Predicts /is 0eath
The following items of history in relation to the surrender of the Prophet and
Patriarch and their brutal martyrdom, are of such interest that they are include
d in this
record( These brethren with a number of the leading 0lders met at dusk, Saturday
, June
--, *+.., in the Prophet's upper room( 4hen they were assembled the Prophet pres
ented
to them a letter from >o2ernor ord which he read for the purpose of seeking the
counsel
of his brethren( !t this point the narrati2e begins(
Joseph re!ar$edD IThere s no !ercy here?no !ercy here.I Hyr0! sad& INoC 90st as
s0re as 1e /all nto ther hands 1e are dead !en.I Joseph repled& IBesC 1hat shall
1e do&
#rother Hyr0!KI He repled& II don7t $no1.I All at once Joseph7s co0ntenance brgh
tened
0p and he sad& IThe 1ay s open. It s clear to !y !nd 1hat to do. All they 1ant s
Hyr0! and !ysel/C then tell e-erybody to go abo0t ther b0sness& and not to colle
ct n
gro0ps& b0t to scatter abo0t. There s no do0bt they 1ll co!e here and search /or
0s. %et
the! searchC they 1ll not har! yo0 n person or property& and not e-en a har o/ y
o0r
head. Ae 1ll cross the r-er tonght& and go a1ay to the Aest.I He !ade a !o-e to
go
o0t o/ the ho0se to cross the r-er. Ahen o0t o/ doors he told #0tler and Hodge t
o ta$e
the )aid of %owa& En charge o/ RepsherF get t to the 0pper landng& and p0t hs an
d
Hyr0!7s /a!les and e//ects 0pon herC then go do1n the Msssspp and 0p the Oho
R-er to Ports!o0th& 1here they sho0ld hear /ro! the!. He then too$ Hodge by the
hand
and sad& INo1& #rother Hodge& let 1hat 1ll co!e& don7t deny the /ath& and all 1l

l be
1ell.I
II told Stephen Mar$ha! that / I and Hyr0! 1ere e-er ta$en agan 1e sho0ld be
!assacred& or I 1as not a prophet o/ God. I 1ant Hyr0! to l-e to a-enge !y blood
& b0t
he s deter!ned not to lea-e !e.I
L L L
Sat0rday& J0ne >>& )566& abo0t * P.M. Hyr0! ca!e o0t o/ the Manson and ga-e hs
hands to Reynolds Cahoon& at the sa!e t!e sayng& IA co!pany o/ !en are see$ng to
$ll !y brother Joseph& and the %ord has 1arned h! to /lee to the Roc$y Mo0ntans
to
sa-e hs l/e. Good8by& #rother Cahoon& 1e shall see yo0 agan.I In a /e1 !n0tes
a/ter1ards Joseph ca!e /ro! hs /a!ly. Hs tears 1ere /lo1ng /ast. He held a
hand$erche/ to hs /ace& and /ollo1ed a/ter #rother Hyr0! 1tho0t 0tterng a 1ord.
#ate that night the Prophet and Patriarch were taken across the ri2er by "rrin P
(
'ockwell preparatory to their start towards the 'ocky )ountains( 0arly the ne&t
morning
other brethren 5oined them( That same morning a posse arri2ed in /au2oo to arres
t
Joseph Smith, but they did not find him, but they did succeed in creating fear i
n the
hearts of some of the timid( !t one P()( that day "rrin P( 'ockwell, who had ret
urned to
/au2oo, arri2ed with a letter from 0mma Smith, reGuesting the Prophet to return
to
/au2oo( The Prophet and Patriarch with 4illard 'ichards were in a room where the
y
had assembled pro2isions preparatory for their 5ourney( 'eynolds Cahoon informed
the
Prophet what the troops intended to do and urged upon him to gi2e himself up, in
asmuch
as the >o2ernor had pledged his faith and the faith of the state to protect him
while he
underwent a legal trial( The Prophet, howe2er, knew that the word of the >o2erno
r was
not to be recei2ed in good faith( !t this point our narrati2e continues(
'alse Accusations
Reynolds Cahoon& %oren:o ". Aasson and Hra! =!ball acc0sed Joseph o/
co1ardce /or 1shng to lea-e the people& addng that ther property 1o0ld be destro
yed&
and they le/t 1tho0t ho0se or ho!e. %$e the /able& 1hen the 1ol-es ca!e the shep
herd
ran /ro! the /loc$& and le/t the sheep to be de-o0red. To 1hch Joseph repledD II
/ !y l/e
s o/ no -al0e to !y /rends t s o/ none to !ysel/.I
Joseph sad to Roc$1ell& IAhat shall I doKI Roc$1ell repled& IBo0 are the oldest
and o0ght to $no1 bestC and as yo0 !a$e yo0r bed& I 1ll le 1th yo0.I Joseph then
t0rned to Hyr0!& 1ho 1as tal$ng 1th Cahoon& and sad& I#rother Hyr0!& yo0 are the
oldest& 1hat shall 1e doKI Hyr0! sad& I%et 0s go bac$ and g-e o0rsel-es 0p& and
see
the thng o0t.I A/ter st0dyng a /e1 !o!ents& Joseph sad& II/ yo0 go bac$ I 1ll go
1th
yo0& b0t 1e shall be b0tchered.I Hyr0! sad& INo& noC let 0s go bac$ and p0t o0r
tr0st n
God& and 1e shall not be har!ed. The %ord s n t. I/ 1e l-e or ha-e to de& 1e 1ll

be
reconcled to o0r /ate.I A/ter a short pa0se Joseph told Cahoon to re;0est Captan
"anel
C. "a-s to ha-e hs boat ready at hal/8past /-e to cross the! o-er the r-er. EJ0n
e >3&
)566.F
?"HC ,D<6<8<<).
(etter: 1ose*h and /.ru# S#ith to )overnor 'ord7&onsentin to )o
to &arthae
#an$ o/ the R-er Msssspp&
S0nday& J0ne >3rd& )566& > P.M.
Hs E2cellency Go-ernor FordD
SrD I 1rote yo0 a long co!!0ncaton at )> last nght& e2press-e o/ !y -e1s o/
yo0r E2cellency7s co!!0ncaton o/ yesterday. I tho0ght yo0r letter rather se-ere&
b0t
one o/ !y /rends has 90st co!e to !e 1th an e2planaton /ro! the captan o/ yo0r p
osse
1hch so/tened the s0b9ect !atter o/ yo0r co!!0ncaton& and g-es 0s greater ass0ra
nce
o/ protecton& and that yo0r E2cellency has s0cceeded n brngng n s0b9ecton the sp
rts
1hch s0rro0nd yo0r E2cellency to so!e e2tent. And I declare agan the only ob9ect
on I
e-er had or e-er !ade on tral by !y co0ntry at any t!e& 1as 1hat I ha-e !ade n !
y
last letter?on acco0nt o/ assassns& and the reason I ha-e to /ear deathly conse;
0ences
/ro! ther hands.
#0t /ro! the e2planaton& I no1 o//er to co!e to yo0 at Carthage on the !orro1&
as
early as shall be con-enent /or yo0r posse to escort 0s nto head;0arters& pro-de
d 1e
can ha-e a /ar tral& not be ab0sed nor ha-e !y 1tnesses ab0sed& and ha-e all thn
gs
done n d0e /or! o/ la1& 1tho0t partalty& and yo0 !ay depend on !y honor 1tho0t t
he
sho1 o/ a great ar!ed /orce to prod0ce e2cte!ent n the !nds o/ the t!d.
Ae 1ll !eet yo0r posse& / ths letter s sats/actory& E/ not& n/or! !eF at or nea
r the
Mo0nd& at or abo0t t1o o7cloc$ to!orro1 a/ternoon& 1hch 1ll be as soon as 1e can
get
o0r 1tnesses and prepare /or tral. Ae shall e2pect to ta$e o0r 1tnesses 1th 0s&
and not
ha-e to 1at a s0bpoena or part at least& so as not to detan the proceedngs& alth
o0gh 1e
!ay 1ant t!e /or co0nsel.
Ae re!an !ost respect/0lly& yo0r E2cellency7s h0!ble ser-ants&
JOSEPH SMITH&
HBR'M SMITH.
EJ0ne >3& )566.F
?"HC ,D<<4.
The Start !or &arthae
Joseph pa0sed 1hen they got to the Te!ple& and loo$ed 1th ad!raton /rst on that
&
and then on the cty& and re!ar$ed& IThs s the lo-elest place and the best people
0nder
the hea-ensC lttle do they $no1 the trals that a1at the!.I As he passed o0t o/ t
he cty&
he called on "anel H. Aells& Es;.& 1ho 1as 0n1ell& and on partng he sad& IS;0re
Aells& I 1sh yo0 to chersh !y !e!ory& and not thn$ !e the 1orst !an n the 1orld

ether.I
At ten !n0tes to )4 A.M. they arr-ed at Albert G. Fello1s7 /ar!& /o0r !les 1est
o/
Carthage& 1here they !et Captan "0nn 1th a co!pany o/ abo0t s2ty !o0nted !lta&
on seeng 1hch Joseph sad& I"o not be alar!ed& brethren& /or they cannot do !ore
to
yo0 than the ene!es o/ tr0th dd to the ancent Sants?they can only $ll the body.I
The
co!pany !ade a halt& 1hen Joseph& Hyr0! and se-eral others 1ent nto Fello1s7 ho0
se
1th Captan "0nn& 1ho presented an order /ro! Go-ernor Ford /or all the state ar!
s n
possesson o/ the Na0-oo %egon& 1hch Joseph !!edately co0ntersgned.
(ike a (a#b to the Slauhter
Henry G. Sher1ood 1ent 0p to Joseph and sad& I#rother Joseph& shall I ret0rn to
Na0-oo and reg0late abo0t gettng the ar!s and get the recepts /or the!KI Joseph
n;0red / he 1as 0nder arrest& or e2pected to be arrested. Sher1ood ans1ered INo&
I
1hen Joseph drected h! to ret0rn ahead o/ the co!pany& gather the ar!s and do as
1ell
as he co0ld n all thngs. Joseph then sad to the co!pany 1ho 1ere 1th h!& II a!
gong l$e a la!b to the sla0ghter& b0t I a! cal! as a s0!!er7s !ornng. I ha-e a
conscence -od o/ o//ense to1ard God and to1ard all !en. I/ they ta$e !y l/e I sh
all de
an nnocent !an& and !y blood shall cry /ro! the gro0nd /or -engeance& and t shal
l be
sad o/ !e& 7He 1as !0rdered n cold bloodN7I He then sad to Father Sher1ood& IGo&
and
God bless yo0.I Sher1ood then rode as s1/tly as he co0ld to Na0-oo. EJ0ne >6& )5
66.F
?"HC ,D<<68<<<.
1ose*h S#ith to )overnor 'ord7-5*lainin /is %eturn to 9auvoo
Fo0r Mles Aest o/ Carthage Mo0nd&
Hancoc$ Co0nty& Illnos&
Monday& )4 o7cloc$.
Hs E2cellency Go-ernor FordD
"ear SrD?On !y 1ay to Carthage to ans1er yo0r re;0est ths !ornng& I here !et
Captan "0nn& 1ho has here !ade $no1n to !e yo0r orders to s0rrender the state ar
!s n
possesson o/ the Na0-oo %egon& 1hch co!!and I shall co!ply 1thC and that the sa!
e
!ay be done properly and 1tho0t tro0ble to the state& I shall ret0rn 1th Captan
"0nn to
Na0-oo& see that the ar!s are p0t nto hs possesson& and shall then ret0rn to
head;0arters n hs co!pany& 1hen I shall !ost cheer/0lly s0b!t to any re;0ston o/
the Go-ernor or o0r state.
Ath all d0e respect to yo0r E2cellency& I re!an yo0r obedent ser-ant.
JOSEPH SMITH
EJ0ne >6& )566.F
?"HC ,D<<,.
On the 3a. to &arthae
The co!pany Eabo0t //teenF then started agan /or Carthage& and 1hen opposte to
the Masonc Hall& Joseph sad& I#oys& / I don7t co!e bac$& ta$e care o/ yo0rsel-es
C I a!
gong l$e a la!b to the sla0ghter.I Ahen they passed hs /ar! he too$ a good loo$
at t&
and a/ter they had passed t& he t0rned ro0nd se-eral t!es to loo$ agan& at 1hch
so!e

o/ the co!pany !ade re!ar$s& 1hen Joseph sadD II/ so!e o/ yo0 had got s0ch a /ar
!
and $ne1 yo0 1o0ld not see t any !ore& yo0 1o0ld 1ant to ta$e a good loo$ at t /
or the
last t!e.I Ahen they got to the edge o/ the 1oods near Na0-oo& they !et A. C. Ho
dge
ret0rnng /ro! Carthage. He reported to Hyr0! 1hat he had heard n Carthage& told
h!
1hat hs /eelngs 1ere and sad& I#rother Hyr0!& yo0 are no1 clear& and / t 1as !y
d0ty to co0nsel yo0& I 1o0ld say& do not go another /oot& /or they say they 1ll
$ll yo0& /
yo0 go to Carthage&I b0t as other persons gathered aro0nd& nothng /0rther 1as sa
d.
EJ0ne >6& )566.F
?"HC ,D<<5.
The Pro*het+s Intervie, ,ith "ilitia O!!icers
Se-eral o/ the o//cers o/ the troops n Carthage& and other gentle!en& c0ro0s to
see
the Prophet& -sted Joseph n hs roo!. General S!th as$ed the! / there 1as anythng
n hs appearance that ndcated he 1as the desperate character hs ene!es represente
d
h! to beC and he as$ed the! to g-e h! ther honest opnon on the s0b9ect. The repl
y
1as& INo& sr& yo0r appearance 1o0ld ndcate the -ery contrary& General S!thC b0t
1e
cannot see 1hat s n yo0r heart& nether can 1e tell 1hat are yo0r ntentons.I To 1
hch
Joseph repled& IMery tr0e& gentle!en& yo0 cannot see 1hat s n !y heart& and yo0
are
there/ore 0nable to 90dge !e or !y ntentonsC b0t I can see 1hat s n yo0r hearts&
and
1ll tell yo0 1hat I see. I can see that yo0 thrst /or blood& and nothng b0t !y b
lood 1ll
sats/y yo0.
It s not /or cr!e o/ any descrpton that I and !y brethren are th0s contn0ally
persec0ted and harassed by o0r ene!es& b0t there are other !ot-es& and so!e o/ t
he! I
ha-e e2pressed& so /ar as relates to !ysel/C and nas!0ch as yo0 and the people t
hrst /or
blood& I prophesy& n the na!e o/ the %ord& that yo0 shall 1tness scenes o/ blood
and
sorro1 to yo0r entre sats/acton. Bo0r so0ls shall be per/ectly satated 1th blood
& and
!any o/ yo0 1ho are no1 present shall ha-e an opport0nty to /ace the cannon7s !o
0th
/ro! so0rces yo0 thn$ not o/C and those people that desre ths great e-l 0pon !e
and
!y brethren& shall be /lled 1th regret and sorro1 beca0se o/ the scenes o/ desol
aton
and dstress that a1at the!. They shall see$ /or peace& and shall not be able to
/nd t.
Gentle!en& yo0 1ll /nd 1hat I ha-e told yo0 to be tr0e.I EJ0ne ><& )566.F
?"HC ,D<,,.
(etter71ose*h S#ith to )overnor 'ord7Solicitin an Intervie,
Carthage Jal& J0ne >,& )566&
Ten !n0tes past 5 A.M.
Hs E2cellency Go-ernor FordD
Sr.?I 1o0ld agan solct yo0r E2cellency /or an nter-e1 ha-ng been !0ch
dsapponted the past e-enng. I hope yo0 1ll not deny !e ths pr-lege any longer th

an
yo0r p0blc d0tes shall absol0tely re;0re.
Ae ha-e been co!!tted 0nder a /alse !tt!0s& and conse;0ently the proceedngs
are llegal& and 1e desre the t!e !ay be hastened 1hen all thngs shall be !ade rg
ht&
and 1e rele-ed /ro! ths !prson!ent.
Bo0r ser-ant&
JOSEPH SMITH.
P.S.?Please send an ans1er per bearer.
EJ0ne >,& )566.F
?"HC ,D<+<.
The Pro*het+s Pre#onition
!t noon, June -B, *+.., 4illard 'ichards, the recorder, made copies of orders fr
om
the Prophet to brethren in /au2oo? while doing so 3
?Joseph re!ar$ed& II ha-e had a good deal o/ an2ety abo0t !y sa/ety snce I le/t
Na0-oo& 1hch I ne-er had be/ore 1hen I 1as 0nder arrest. I co0ld not help those
/eelngs& and they ha-e depressed !e. Most o/ the /orenoon 1as spent by "an Jones
and
Col. Stephen Mar$ha! n he1ng 1th a pen8$n/e a 1arped door to get t on the latch&
th0s preparng to /ort/y the place aganst any attac$.
The Prophet& Patrarch& and ther /rends too$ t0rns preachng to the g0ards& se-er
al
o/ 1ho! 1ere rele-ed be/ore ther t!e 1as o0t& beca0se they ad!tted they 1ere
con-nced o/ the nnocence o/ the prsoners. They /re;0ently ad!tted they had been
!posed 0pon& and !ore than once t 1as heard& I%et 0s go ho!e& boys& /or I 1ll no
t
/ght any longer aganst these !en.I
"0rng the day Hyr0! enco0raged Joseph to thn$ that the %ord& /or Hs Ch0rch7s
sa$e& 1o0ld release h! /ro! prson. Joseph repled& ICo0ld !y brother& Hyr0!& b0t
be
lberated& t 1o0ld not !atter so !0ch abo0t !e. Poor Rgdon& I a! glad he s gone t
o
Pttsb0rgh o0t o/ the 1ayC 1ere he to presde he 1o0ld lead the Ch0rch to destr0ct
on n
less than /-e years.I EJ0ne >,& )566.F
?"HC ,D<*>8<*3.
The Ill-Treat#ent o! 1ohn S#ith7D:30 PE"E
Patrarch John S!th ca!e /ro! Macedona to 9al to see hs nephe1s& Joseph and
Hyr0!. The road 1as thronged 1th !obbers. Three o/ the! snapped ther g0ns at h!&
and he 1as threatened by !any others 1ho recogn:ed h!. The g0ard at the 9al re/0
sed
h! ad!ttance.
Joseph sa1 h! thro0gh the prson 1ndo1& and sad to the g0ard& I%et the old
gentle!an co!e n& he s !y 0ncle.I The g0ard repled they dd not care 1ho the hell
he
1as 0ncle to& he sho0ld not go n.
Joseph repled& IBo0 1ll not hnder so old and n/r! a !an as he s /ro! co!ng
n&I and then sad& ICo!e n& 0ncleCI on 1hch& a/ter searchng h! closely the g0ard
let
h! pass nto the 9al& 1here he re!aned abo0t an ho0r. He as$ed Joseph / he tho0gh
t he
sho0ld agan get o0t o/ the hands o/ hs ene!es& 1hen he repled& IMy brother Hyr0!
thn$s I shall. I 1sh yo0 1o0ld tell the brethren n Macedona that they can see by
ths&
that t has not been sa/e /or !e to -st the!C and tell Al!on A. #abbtt I 1ant h!
to

co!e and assst !e as an attorney at !y e2pected tral to!orro1 be/ore Captan R. F

.
S!th. EJ0ne >,& )566.F
?"HC ,D<*+8<*5.
The (ast 9iht in 1ail
J0ne >,& )566& *D)< P.M.?Elder John Taylor prayed. Allard Rchards& John Taylor&
John S. F0ll!er& Stephen Mar$ha! and "an Jones stayed 1th Joseph and Hyr0! n the
/ront roo!.
"0rng the e-enng the Patrarch Hyr0! S!th read and co!!ented 0pon e2tracts
/ro! the #oo$ o/ Mor!on& on the !prson!ent and del-erance o/ the ser-ants o/ God
/or the Gospel7s sa$e. Joseph bore a po1er/0l test!ony to the g0ards o/ the d-ne
a0thentcty o/ the #oo$ o/ Mor!on& the restoraton o/ the Gospel& the ad!nstraton
o/
angels& and that the $ngdo! o/ God 1as agan establshed 0pon the earth& /or the s
a$e o/
1hch he 1as then ncarcerated n that prson& and not beca0se he had -olated any la
1 o/
God or !an.
They retred to rest late. Joseph and Hyr0! occ0ped the only bedstead n the roo!
&
1hle ther /rends lay sde by sde on the !attresses on the /loor. "r. Rchards sat
0p
1rtng 0ntl hs last candle le/t h! n the dar$. The report o/ a g0n /red close by
ca0sed
Joseph to rse& lea-e the bed& and lay h!sel/ on the /loor& ha-ng "an Jones on hs
le/t&
and John S. F0ll!er on hs rght. Joseph lad o0t hs rght ar!& and sad to John S.
F0ll!er& I%ay yo0r head on !y ar! /or a pllo1& #rother JohnCI and 1hen all 1ere
;0et
they con-ersed n a lo1 tone abo0t the prospects o/ ther del-erance. Joseph ga-e
e2presson to se-eral present!ents that he had to de& and sad& II 1o0ld l$e to se
e !y
/a!ly agan&I and II 1o0ld to God that I co0ld preach to the Sants n Na0-oo once
!ore.I F0ll!er tred to rally hs sprts& sayng he tho0ght he 1o0ld o/ten ha-e that
pr-lege& 1hen Joseph than$ed h! /or the re!ar$ and good /eelngs e2pressed to h!.
Soon a/ter "r. Rchards retred to the bed 1hch Joseph had le/t& and 1hen all 1er
e
apparently /ast asleep& Joseph 1hspered to "an Jones& IAre yo0 a/rad to deKI "an
sad&
IHas that t!e co!e& thn$ yo0K Engaged n s0ch a ca0se I do not thn$ that death 1o
0ld
ha-e !any terrors.I Joseph repled& IBo0 1ll yet see Aales& and /0l/ll the !sson
apponted to yo0 be/ore yo0 de.I EJ0ne >,& )566?!dnght.F
?"HC ,D,448,4).
-lder 1ohn Ta.lor+s Account o! )overnor 'ord+s and President S#ith+s
Intervie,
This account was written by John Taylor subseGuent to the e2ents here portrayed(
>o2ernor(?General S!th& I bele-e yo0 ha-e g-en !e a general o0tlne o/ the
d//c0ltes that ha-e e2sted n the co0ntry& n the doc0!ents /or1arded to !e by "r.
#ernhsel and Mr. TaylorC b0t& 0n/ort0nately& there see!s to be a dscrepancy bet1
een
yo0r state!ents and those o/ yo0r ene!es. It s tr0e that yo0 are s0bstantated by

e-dence and a//da-t& b0t /or s0ch an e2traordnary e2cte!ent as that 1hch s no1 n
the co0ntry& there !0st be so!e ca0se& and I attrb0te the last o0tbrea$ to the d
estr0cton
o/ the 0&positor, and to yo0r re/0sal to co!ply 1th the 1rt ss0ed by Es;. Morrso
n.
The press n the 'nted States s loo$ed 0pon as the great b0l1ar$ o/ A!ercan /reed
o!&
and ts destr0cton n Na0-oo 1as represented and loo$ed 0pon as a hgh8handed
!eas0re& and !an/ests to the people a dsposton on yo0r part to s0ppress the lber
ty o/
speech and o/ the pressC ths& 1th yo0r re/0sal to co!ply 1th the re;0ston o/ a 1
rt& I
conce-e to be the prncpal ca0se o/ ths d//c0lty& and yo0 are& !oreo-er& represen
ted to
!e as t0rb0lent and de/ant o/ the la1s and nstt0tons o/ yo0r co0ntry.
>en( Smith(3Go-ernor Ford& yo0& sr& as Go-ernor o/ ths State& are a1are o/ the
prosec0tons and persec0tons that I ha-e end0red. Bo0 $no1 1ell that o0r co0rse h
as
been peaceable and la18abdng& /or I ha-e /0rnshed ths State& e-er snce o0r settl
e!ent
here& 1th s0//cent e-dence o/ !y pac/c ntentons& and those o/ the people 1th
1ho! I a! assocated& by the end0rance o/ e-ery conce-able ndgnty and la1less
o0trage perpetrated 0pon !e and 0pon ths people snce o0r settle!ent here& and yo
0
yo0rsel/ $no1 that I ha-e $ept yo0 1ell posted n relaton to all !atters assocate
d 1th
the late d//c0ltes. I/ yo0 ha-e not got so!e o/ !y co!!0ncatons& t has not been
!y
/a0lt.
Agreeably to yo0r orders& I asse!bled the Na0-oo %egon /or the protecton o/
Na0-oo and the s0rro0ndng co0ntry aganst an ar!ed band o/ !ara0ders& and e-er sn
ce
they ha-e been !0stered I ha-e al!ost daly co!!0ncated 1th yo0 n regard to all t
he
leadng e-ents that ha-e transpredC and 1hether n the capacty o/ !ayor o/ the cty
& or
le0tenant8general o/ the Na0-oo %egon& I ha-e str-en to preser-e the peace and
ad!nster e-en8handed 90stce to allC b0t !y !ot-es are !p0gned& !y acts are
!sconstr0ed& and I a! grossly and 1c$edly !srepresented. I s0ppose I a! ndebted
/or
!y ncarceraton here to the oath o/ a 1orthless !an that 1as arragned be/ore !e a
nd
/ned /or ab0sng and !altreatng hs la!e& helpless brother.
That I sho0ld be charged by yo0& sr& 1ho $no1 better& o/ actng contrary to la1&
s to
!e a !atter o/ s0rprse. Aas t the Mor!ons or o0r ene!es 1ho /rst co!!enced these
d//c0ltesK Bo0 $no1 1ell t 1as not 0sC and 1hen ths t0rb0lent& o0trageo0s people
co!!enced ther ns0rrectonary !o-e!ents& I !ade yo0 ac;0anted 1th the!&
o//cally& as$ed yo0r ad-ce& and ha-e /ollo1ed strctly yo0r co0nsel n e-ery partc
0lar.
Aho ordered o0t the Na0-oo %egonK I dd& 0nder yo0r drecton. For 1hat p0rposeK
To s0ppress these ns0rrectonary !o-e!ents. It 1as at yo0r nstance& sr& that I ss
0ed a
procla!aton callng 0pon the Na0-oo %egon to be n readness& at a !o!ent7s 1arnng&
to g0ard aganst the nc0rsons o/ !obs& and ga-e an order to Jonathan "0nha!& actn
g

!a9or8general& to that e//ect. A! I then to be charged /or the acts o/ othersC a

nd beca0se
la1lessness and !obocracy abo0nd& a! I 1hen carryng o0t yo0r nstr0ctons& to be
charged 1th not abdng the la1K Ahy s t that I !0st be held acco0ntable /or other
!en7s actsK I/ there s tro0ble n the co0ntry& nether I nor !y people !ade t& and
all that
1e ha-e e-er done& a/ter !0ch end0rance on o0r part& s to !antan and 0phold the
Constt0ton and nstt0tons o/ o0r co0ntry& and to protect an n90red& nnocent& and
persec0ted people aganst !sr0le and !ob -olence.
Concernng the destr0cton o/ the press to 1hch yo0 re/er& !en !ay d//er so!e1hat
n ther opnons abo0t tC b0t can t be s0pposed that a/ter all the ndgntes to 1hch
1e
ha-e been s0b9ected o0tsde& that ths people co0ld s0//er a set o/ 1orthless -aga
bonds to
co!e nto o0r cty& and rght 0nder o0r o1n eyes and protecton& -l/y and cal0!nate
not
only o0rsel-es& b0t the character o/ o0r 1-es and da0ghters& as 1as !p0dently an
d
0nbl0shngly done n that n/a!o0s and /lthy sheetK There s not a cty n the 'nted
States that 1o0ld ha-e s0//ered s0ch an ndgnty /or t1enty8/o0r ho0rs.
O0r 1hole people 1ere ndgnant& and lo0dly called 0pon o0r cty a0thortes /or
redress o/ ther gre-ances& 1hch& / not attended to they the!sel-es 1o0ld ha-e ta
$en
the !atter nto ther o1n hands& and ha-e s0!!arly p0nshed the a0daco0s 1retches&
as
they deser-ed.
The prncples o/ e;0al rghts that ha-e been nstlled nto o0r boso!s /ro! o0r
cradles& as A!ercan ct:ens& /orbd 0s s0b!ttng to e-ery /o0l ndgnty& and
s0cc0!bng and panderng to 1retches so n/a!o0s as these. #0t& ndependent o/ ths&
the
co0rse that 1e p0rs0ed 1e consdered to be strctly legalC /or not1thstandng the n
s0lt
1e 1ere an2o0s to be go-erned strctly by la1& and there/ore con-ened the Cty Co0
nclC
and beng desro0s n o0r delberatons to abde la1& s0!!oned legal co0nsel to be
present on the occason.
'pon n-estgatng the !atter& 1e /o0nd that o0r Cty Charter ga-e 0s po1er to
re!o-e all n0sancesC and& /0rther!ore& 0pon cons0ltng #lac$stone 0pon 1hat !ght
be
consdered a n0sance& that dstng0shed la1yer& 1ho s consdered a0thorty& I bele-e&
n all o0r co0rts& states& a!ong other thngs& that a lbelo0s and /lthy press !ay
be
consdered a n0sance& and abated as s0ch.
Here& then& one o/ the !ost e!nent Englsh barrsters& 1hose 1or$s are consdered
standard 1th 0s& declares that a lbelo0s press !ay be consdered a n0sanceC and o
0r
o1n charter& g-en 0s by the legslat0re o/ ths State& g-es 0s the po1er to re!o-e
n0sancesC and by orderng that press abated as a n0sance& 1e conce-ed that 1e 1er
e
actng strctly n accordance 1th la1. Ae !ade that order n o0r corporate capacty&
and
the Cty Marshal carred t o0t. It s possble there !ay ha-e been so!e better 1ay&
b0t I
!0st con/ess that I co0ld not see t.
In relaton to the 1rt ser-ed 0pon 0s& 1e 1ere 1llng to abde the conse;0ences o/
o0r o1n acts& b0t 1ere 0n1llng& n ans1erng a 1rt o/ that $nd& to s0b!t to llegal

e2actons so0ght to be !posed 0pon 0s 0nder the pretense o/ la1& 1hen 1e $ne1 the
y
1ere n open -olaton o/ t.
Ahen that doc0!ent 1as presented to !e by Mr. #etts1orth& I o//ered& n the
presence o/ !ore than >4 persons& to go to any other !agstrate& ether n o0r cty
or
Appanoose& or any other place 1here 1e sho0ld be sa/e& b0t 1e all re/0sed to p0t
o0rsel-es nto the po1er o/ a !ob.
Ahat rght had that constable to re/0se o0r re;0estK He had none accordng to la1
C
/or yo0 $no1& Go-ernor Ford& that the stat0te la1 n Illnos s& that the partes se
r-ed
1th the 1rt shall go be/ore h! 1ho ss0ed t& or so!e other 90stce o/ the peace. A
hy&
then& sho0ld 1e be dragged to Carthage& 1here the la1 does not co!pel 0s to goK
"oes
not ths loo$ l$e !any others o/ o0r prosec0tons 1th 1hch yo0 are ac;0antedK And
had 1e not a rght to e2pect /o0l playK
Ths -ery act 1as a breach o/ la1 on hs part?an ass0!pton o/ po1er that dd not
belong to h!& and an atte!pt& at least& to depr-e 0s o/ o0r legal and constt0ton
al rghts
and pr-leges. Ahat co0ld 1e do 0nder the crc0!stances d//erent /ro! 1hat 1e dd
doK Ae s0ed /or& and obtaned a 1rt o/ habeas corpus /ro! the M0ncpal Co0rt& by
1hch 1e 1ere del-ered /ro! the hands o/ Constable #etts1orth& and bro0ght be/ore
and ac;0tted by the M0ncpal Co0rt.
A/ter o0r ac;0ttal& n a con-ersaton 1th J0dge Tho!as& altho0gh he consdered the
acts o/ the party llegal& he ad-sed& that to sats/y the people& 1e had better go
be/ore
another !agstrate 1ho 1as not n o0r Ch0rch.
In accordance 1th hs ad-ce 1e 1ent be/ore Es;. Aells& 1th 1ho! yo0 are 1ell
ac;0antedC both partes 1ere present& 1tnesses 1ere called on both sdes& the case
1as
/0lly n-estgated& and 1e 1ere agan ds!ssed.
And 1hat s ths ntended desre to en/orce the la1& and these lyng& base r0!ors p0t
nto crc0laton /or& b0t to see$& thro0gh !ob n/l0ence& 0nder pretense o/ la1& to
!a$e 0s
s0b!t to re;0stons that are contrary to la1& and s0b-ers-e o/ e-ery prncple o/
90stceK
And 1hen yo0& sr& re;0red 0s to co!e o0t here& 1e ca!e& not beca0se t 1as legal&
b0t beca0se yo0 re;0red t o/ 0s& and 1e 1ere desro0s o/ sho1ng to yo0 and to all
!en
that 1e shr0n$ not /ro! the !ost rgd n-estgaton o/ o0r acts.
Ae certanly dd e2pect other treat!ent than to be !!0red n a 9al at the nstance o
/
these !en& and I thn$& /ro! yo0r plghted /ath& 1e had a rght to& a/ter dsbandng
o0r
o1n /orces& and p0ttng o0rsel-es entrely n yo0r handsC and no1& a/ter ha-ng /0l/
lled
!y part& sr& as a !an and an A!ercan ct:en& I call 0pon yo0& Go-ernor Ford& and
thn$
I ha-e a rght to do so& to del-er 0s /ro! ths place& and resc0e 0s /ro! ths o0tr
age that
s so0ght to be practced 0pon 0s by a set o/ n/a!o0s sco0ndrels.
>o2( ord(3#0t yo0 ha-e placed !en 0nder arrest& detaned !en as prsoners& and

g-en passes to others& so!e o/ 1hch I ha-e seen.

John P( >reen, City )arshall(3Perhaps I can e2plan. Snce these d//c0ltes ha-e
co!!enced& yo0 are a1are that 1e ha-e been placed 0nder -ery pec0lar crc0!stance
s&
o0r cty has been placed 0nder a -ery rgd polce g0ardC n addton to ths& /re;0ent
g0ards ha-e been placed o0tsde the cty to pre-ent any s0dden s0rprse& and those
g0ards
ha-e ;0estoned s0spected or s0spco0s persons as to ther b0sness.
To strangers& n so!e nstances& passes ha-e been g-en& to pre-ent d//c0lty n
passng those g0ards. It s so!e o/ those passes that yo0 ha-e seen. No person& sr
& has
been !prsoned 1tho0t a legal ca0se n o0r cty.
>o2(3Ahy dd yo0 not g-e a !ore speedy ans1er to the posse that I sent o0tK
>en( Smith(3Ae had !atters o/ !portance to cons0lt 0pon. Bo0r letter sho1ed
anythng b0t an a!cable sprt. Ae ha-e s0//ered !!ensely n Msso0r /ro! !obs& n
loss o/ property& !prson!ent& and other1se.
It too$ so!e t!e /or 0s to 1egh d0ly these !atters. Ae co0ld not decde 0pon the
!atters o/ s0ch !portance !!edately& and yo0r posse 1ere too hasty n ret0rnng. A
e
1ere cons0ltng /or a large people& and -ast nterests 1ere at sta$e.
Ae had been o0trageo0sly !posed 0pon& and $ne1 not ho1 /ar 1e co0ld tr0st
anyoneC besdes& a ;0eston necessarly arose& ho1 shall 1e co!eK Bo0r re;0est 1as
that
1e sho0ld co!e 0nar!ed. It beca!e a !atter o/ sero0s !portance to decde ho1 /ar
pro!ses co0ld be tr0sted& and ho1 /ar 1e 1ere sa/e /ro! !ob -olence.
>eddes(3It certanly dd loo$ /ro! all I ha-e heard& /ro! the general sprt o/
-olence and !obocracy that here pre-als& that t 1as not sa/e /or yo0 to co!e
0nprotected.
>o2(3I thn$ that s0//cent t!e 1as not allo1ed by the posse /or yo0 to cons0lt a
nd
get ready. They 1ere too hastyC b0t I s0ppose they /o0nd the!sel-es bo0nd by the
r
orders. I thn$& too& there s a great deal o/ tr0th n 1hat yo0 say& and yo0r reas
onng s
pla0sbleC yet& I !0st beg lea-e to d//er /ro! yo0 n relaton to the acts o/ the C
ty
Co0ncl. That co0ncl& n !y opnon& had no rght to act n a legslat-e capacty& and n
that o/ the 90dcary.
They sho0ld ha-e passed a la1 n relaton to the !atter& and then the M0ncpal
Co0rt& 0pon co!plant& co0ld ha-e re!o-ed tC b0t /or the Cty Co0ncl to ta$e 0pon
the!sel-es the la18!a$ng and the e2ec0ton o/ the la1s& n !y opnon& 1as 1rongC
besdes& these !en o0ght to ha-e had a hearng be/ore ther property 1as destroyedC
to
destroy t 1tho0t 1as an n/rnge!ent o/ ther rghtsC besdes& t s so contrary to the
/eelngs o/ the A!ercan people to nter/ere 1th the press.
And /0rther!ore& I cannot b0t thn$ that t 1o0ld ha-e been !ore 90dco0s /or yo0
to ha-e gone 1th Mr. #etts1orth to Carthage& not1thstandng the la1 dd not re;0re
t.
Concernng yo0r beng n 9al& I a! sorry /or that& I 1sh t had been other1se. I hop
e
yo0 1ll soon be released& b0t I cannot nter/ere.
Joseph Smith(3Go-ernor Ford& allo1 !e& sr& to brng one thng to yo0r !nd& that
yo0 see! to ha-e o-erloo$ed. Bo0 state that yo0 thn$ t 1o0ld ha-e been better /o
r 0s to
ha-e s0b!tted to the re;0ston o/ Constable #etts1orth& and to ha-e gone to Carth
age.
"o yo0 not $no1& sr& that that 1rt 1as ser-ed at the nstance o/ an ant8Mor!on

!ob& 1ho had passed resol0tons and p0blshed the! to the e//ect that they 1o0ld
e2ter!nate the Mor!on leadersC and are yo0 not n/or!ed that Captan Anderson 1as
not only threatened 1hen co!ng to Na0-oo& b0t had a g0n /red at hs boat by ths s
ad
!ob at Aarsa1& 1hen co!ng 0p to Na0-oo& and that ths -ery thng 1as !ade 0se o/ a
s
a !eans to get 0s nto ther hands& and 1e co0ld not& 1tho0t ta$ng an ar!ed /orce
1th
0s& go there 1tho0t& accordng to ther p0blshed declaratons& gong nto the 9a1s o/
deathK
To ha-e ta$en a /orce 1o0ld only ha-e /anned the e2cte!ent& as they 1o0ld ha-e
stated that 1e 1anted to 0se nt!daton& there/ore 1e tho0ght t the !ost 90dco0s t
o
a-al o0rsel-es o/ the protecton o/ the la1.
>o2(3I see& I see.
Joseph Smith(3F0rther!ore& n relaton to the press& yo0 say that yo0 d//er 1th !
e
n opnonC be t so& the thng a/ter all s a legal d//c0lty& and the co0rts I sho0ld
90dge
co!petent to decde on the !atter.
I/ o0r act 1as llegal& 1e are 1llng to !eet tC and altho0gh I cannot see the
dstncton that yo0 dra1 abo0t the acts o/ the Cty Co0ncl& and 1hat d//erence t co
0ld
ha-e !ade n pont o/ /act& la1& or 90stce& bet1een the Cty Co0ncl7s actng togethe
r or
separate& or ho1 !0ch !ore legal t 1o0ld ha-e been /or the M0ncpal Co0rt& 1ho 1e
re
a part o/ the Cty Co0ncl& to act separate& nstead o/ 1th the co0nclors.
Bet& / t s dee!ed that 1e dd a 1rong n destroyng that press& 1e re/0se not to pa
y
/or t. Ae are desro0s to /0l/ll the la1 n e-ery partc0lar& and are responsble /o
r o0r
acts.
Bo0 say that the partes o0ght to ha-e had a hearng. Had t been a c-l s0t& ths o
/
co0rse 1o0ld ha-e been properC b0t there 1as a /lagrant -olaton o/ e-ery prncple
o/
rght& a n0sance& and t 1as abated on the sa!e prncple that any n0sance& stench&
or
p0tre/ed carcass 1o0ld ha-e been re!o-ed.
O0r /rst step& there/ore& 1as to stop the /o0l& noso!e& /lthy sheet& and then t
he ne2t&
n o0r opnon& 1o0ld ha-e been to ha-e prosec0ted the !en /or a breach o/ p0blc
decency.
And /0rther!ore& agan& let !e say& Go-ernor Ford& I shall loo$ to yo0 /or o0r
protecton. I bele-e yo0 are tal$ng o/ gong to Na0-ooC / yo0 go& sr& I 1sh to go
along.
I re/0se not to ans1er any la1& b0t I do not consder !ysel/ sa/e here.
>o2(3I a! n hopes that yo0 1ll be ac;0ttedC b0t / I go& I 1ll certanly ta$e yo0
along. I do not& ho1e-er& apprehend danger. I thn$ yo0 are per/ectly sa/e& ether
here or
any1here else. I cannot& ho1e-er& nter/ere 1th the la1. I a! placed n pec0lar
crc0!stances and see! to be bla!ed by all partes.
Joseph Smith(3Go-ernor Ford& I as$ nothng b0t 1hat s legal. I ha-e a rght to
e2pect protecton at least /ro! yo0C /or& ndependent o/ la1& yo0 ha-e pledged yo0
r /ath&
and that o/ the State& /or !y protecton& and I 1sh to go to Na0-oo.
>o2(3And yo0 shall ha-e protecton& General S!th. I dd not !a$e ths pro!se
1tho0t cons0ltng !y o//cers& 1ho all pledged ther honor to ts /0l/ll!ent. I do n

ot
$no1 that I shall go to!orro1 to Na0-oo& b0t / I do& I 1ll ta$e yo0 along. EJ0ne
>,&
)566.F
?"HC ,D<+*8<5<.
(etter: 1ose*h S#ith to -##a S#ith7Pro*het+s Instruction as to
%ece*tion o! the )overnor
Carthage Jal& J0ne >+th& )566.
>4 !n0tes past eght A.M.
"ear E!!a.?The Go-ernor contn0es hs co0rteses& and per!ts 0s to see o0r
/rends. Ae hear ths !ornng that the Go-ernor 1ll not go do1n 1th hs troops today
to
Na0-oo& as 1e antcpated last e-enngC b0t / he does co!e do1n 1th hs troops yo0
1ll be protectedC and I 1ant yo0 to tell #rother "0nha! to nstr0ct the people to
stay at
ho!e and attend to ther o1n b0sness& and let there be no gro0ps or gatherng toge
ther&
0nless by per!sson o/ the Go-ernor& they are called together to rece-e co!!0ncat
ons
/ro! the Go-ernor& 1hch 1o0ld please o0r people& b0t let the Go-ernor drect.
#rother "0nha! o/ co0rse 1ll obey the orders o/ the go-ern!ent o//cers& and
render the! the assstance they re;0re. There s no danger o/ any e2ter!naton orde
r.
Sho0ld there be a !0tny a!ong the troops E1hch 1e do not antcpate& e2cte!ent s
abatngF a part 1ll re!an loyal and stand /or the de/ense o/ the state and o0r rg
hts.
There s one prncple 1hch s eternalC t s the d0ty o/ all !en to protect ther l-e
s
and the l-es o/ the ho0sehold& 1hene-er necessty re;0res& and no po1er has a rgh
t to
/orbd t& sho0ld the last e2tre!e arr-e& b0t I antcpate no s0ch e2tre!e& b0t ca0t
on s
the parent o/ sa/ety.
JOSEPH SMITH
P.S.?"ear E!!a& I a! -ery !0ch resgned to !y lot& $no1ng I a! 90st/ed& and
ha-e done the best that co0ld be done. G-e !y lo-e to the chldren and all !y /re
nds.
Mr. #re1er& and all 1ho n;0re a/ter !eD and as /or treason& I $no1 that I ha-e n
ot
co!!tted any& and they cannot pro-e anythng o/ the $nd& so yo0 need not ha-e any
/ears that anythng can happen to 0s on that acco0nt. May God bless yo0 all. A!en
. EJ0ne
>+& )566.F
?"HC ,D,4<.
9ot Al,a.s 3ise to -5*ose -vil
Th0rsday& A.M.?J0ne >+& )566.?
Sad Joseph& IO0r l-es ha-e already beco!e 9eopard:ed by re-ealng the 1c$ed and
bloodthrsty p0rposes o/ o0r ene!esC and /or the /0t0re 1e !0st cease to do so. A
ll 1e
ha-e sad abo0t the! s tr0th& b0t t s not al1ays 1se to relate all the tr0th. E-e
n Jes0s&
the Son o/ God& had to re/ran /ro! dong so& and had to restran Hs /eelngs !any t
!es
/or the sa/ety o/ H!sel/ and Hs /ollo1ers& and had to conceal the rghteo0s p0rpo
ses o/
Hs heart n relaton to !any thngs pertanng to Hs Father7s $ngdo!. Ahen stll a boy
He had all the ntellgence necessary to enable H! to r0le and go-ern the $ngdo! o
/ the

Je1s& and co0ld reason 1th the 1sest and !ost pro/o0nd doctors o/ la1 and d-nty&
and !a$e ther theores and practce to appear l$e /olly co!pared 1th the 1sdo! He
possessedC b0t He 1as a boy only& and lac$ed physcal strength e-en to de/end Hs
o1n
personC and 1as s0b9ect to cold& to h0nger and to death. So t s 1th the Ch0rch o
/ Jes0s
Chrst o/ %atter8day SantsC 1e ha-e the re-elaton o/ Jes0s& and the $no1ledge 1th
n 0s
s s0//cent to organ:e a rghteo0s go-ern!ent 0pon the earth& and to g-e 0n-ersal
peace to all !an$nd& / they 1o0ld rece-e t& b0t 1e lac$ the physcal strength& as
dd
o0r Sa-or 1hen a chld& to de/end o0r prncples& and 1e ha-e o/ necessty to be
a//lcted& persec0ted and s!tten& and to bear t patently 0ntl Jacob s o/ age& the
n he 1ll
ta$e care o/ h!sel/.I
Aheeloc$ too$ a lst o/ 1tnesses7 na!es that 1ere 1anted /or the e2pected tral o
n
Sat0rday. Ahen the lst 1as read o-er& a n0!ber o/ na!es 1ere strc$en o0t& a!ong
1ho! 1ere Alphe0s C0tler and Reynolds Cahoon& t beng dee!ed by #rother Hyr0!
0nnecessary /or the! to attend. #rother Joseph as$ed 1hy they sho0ld not co!e. H
yr0!
ans1ered& IThey !ay be -ery good !en& b0t they don7t $no1 eno0gh to ans1er a
;0eston properly.I #rother Joseph re!ar$ed& IThat s s0//cent reason.I
The prsoners also sent !any -erbal !essages to ther /a!les. They 1ere so
n0!ero0s that "r. Rchards proposed 1rtng the! all do1n& /earng Aheeloc$ !ght
/orget& b0t #rother Hyr0! /astened hs eyes 0pon h!& and 1th a loo$ o/ penetraton
sad& I#rother Aheeloc$ 1ll re!e!ber all that 1e tell h!& and he 1ll ne-er /orget
the
occ0rrences o/ ths day.I
The Pro*het+s 0rea#
Joseph related the /ollo1ng drea! 1hch he had last nghtD
I 1as bac$ n =rtland& Oho& and tho0ght I 1o0ld ta$e a 1al$ o0t by !ysel/& and
-e1 !y old /ar!& 1hch I /o0nd gro1n 0p 1th 1eeds and bra!bles& and altogether
bearng e-dence o/ neglect and 1ant o/ c0lt0re. I 1ent nto the barn& 1hch I /o0nd
1tho0t /loor or doors& 1th the 1eather8boardng o//& and 1as altogether n $eepng
1th
the /ar!.
IAhle I -e1ed the desolaton aro0nd !e& and 1as conte!platng ho1 t !ght be
reco-ered /ro! the c0rse 0pon t& there ca!e r0shng nto the barn a co!pany o/ /0r
o0s
!en& 1ho co!!enced to pc$ a ;0arrel 1th !e.
IThe leader o/ the party ordered !e to lea-e the barn and /ar!& statng t 1as no
ne o/
!ne& and that I !0st g-e 0p all hope o/ e-er possessng t.
II told h! the /ar! 1as g-en !e by the Ch0rch& and altho0gh I had not had any 0
se
o/ t /or so!e t!e bac$& stll I had not sold t& and accordng to rghteo0s prncples
t
belonged to !e or the Ch0rch.
IHe then gre1 /0ro0s and began to ral 0pon !e& and threaten !e& and sad t ne-er
dd belong to !e nor to the Ch0rch.
II then told h! that I dd not thn$ t 1orth contendng abo0t& that I had no desre
to
l-e 0pon t n ts present state& and / he tho0ght he had a better rght I 1o0ld not
;0arrel
1th h! abo0t t b0t lea-eC b0t !y ass0rance that I 1o0ld not tro0ble h! at presen

t dd
not see! to sats/y h!& as he see!ed deter!ned to ;0arrel 1th !e& and threatened
!e
1th the destr0cton o/ !y body.
IAhle he 1as th0s engaged& po0rng o0t hs btter 1ords 0pon !e& a rabble r0shed
n and nearly /lled the barn& dre1 o0t ther $n-es& and began to ;0arrel a!ong
the!sel-es /or the pre!ses& and /or a !o!ent /orgot !e& at 1hch t!e I too$ the
opport0nty to 1al$ o0t o/ the barn abo0t 0p to !y an$les n !0d.
IAhen I 1as a lttle dstance /ro! the barn& I heard the! screechng and screa!ng
n a -ery dstressed !anner& as t appeared they had engaged n a general /ght 1th t
her
$n-es. Ahle they 1ere th0s engaged& the drea! or -son ended.I
#oth Joseph and Hyr0! bore a /ath/0l test!ony to the %atter8day 1or$& and the
co!ng /orth o/ the #oo$ o/ Mor!on& and prophesed o/ the tr0!ph o/ the Gospel o-e
r
all the earth& e2hortng the brethren present to /ath/0lness and perse-erng dlgen
ce n
procla!ng the Gospel& b0ldng 0p the Te!ple& and per/or!ng all the d0tes connecte
d
1th o0r holy relgon.
Joseph dctated the /ollo1ng postscrpt to E!!aD
%etterD Postscrpt
P.S.?>4 !n0tes to )4.?I 90st learn that the Go-ernor s abo0t to dsband hs troop
s&
all b0t a g0ard to protect 0s and the peace& and co!e h!sel/ to Na0-oo and del-e
r a
speech to the people. Ths s rght as I s0ppose.
He a/ter1ards 1rote a /e1 lnes 1th hs o1n hand& 1hch 1ere not coped. EJ0ne >+&
)566.F
?"HC ,D,458,)).
(etter: 1ose*h S#ith to OE /E Bro,nin7-nain Bro,nin as (eal
&ounsel
Carthage Jal& J0ne >+th& )566.
%a1yer #ro1nngD?
Sr.?Mysel/ and brother Hyr0! are n 9al on charge o/ treason& to co!e 0p /or
e2a!naton on Sat0rday !ornng& >*th nst.& and 1e re;0est yo0 pro/essonal ser-ces
at
that t!e& on o0r de/ense& 1tho0t /al.
Most respect/0lly yo0r ser-ant&
JOSEPH SMITH.
P.S.?There s no ca0se o/ acton& /or 1e ha-e not been g0lty o/ any cr!e& nether s
there any 90st ca0se o/ s0spcon aganst 0sC b0t certan crc0!stances !a$e yo0r
attendance -ery necessary.
J. S.
?"HC ,D,)3.
Ths acco0nt brngs 0s 0p to the a/ternoon o/ the day o/ the !artyrdo!. At )D34 P
.M.
on that day so!e o/ the -stors at the prson 1ere /orced to lea-e& and Joseph S!t
h&
Hyr0! S!th& John Taylor and Allard Rchards 1ere le/t to the!sel-es. At 3D)< a/te
r the
change o/ g0ards& they& the g0ards& beca!e !ore se-ere and threatenng. Abo0t ths
t!e
Elder Taylor sang?! Poor 4ayfaring )an of >rief( Ahen he /nshed the song the
Prophet re;0ested h! to sng t agan& 1hch he dd& rel0ctantly& as he dd not /eel l
$e
sngng. At 6 P.M. Hyr0! dd so!e readng to hs /ello1 prsoners. The g0ard 1as agan
changed& only eght !en beng statoned at the 9al& the !an body o/ the Carthage Gr
eys

1ere n ca!p a ;0arter o/ a !le dstant& on the p0blc s;0are. At < P.M. the 9alor&
Mr.
Stgall& s0ggested that the brethren ret0rn to the cell 1here they 1o0ld be sa/er
. The
Prophet t0rned to "r. Rchards and sad& II/ 1e go nto the cell& 1ll yo0 go n 1th
0sKI
The "octor repled& I#rother Joseph& yo0 dd not as$ !e to cross the r-er 1th yo0?
yo0
dd not as$ !e to co!e to 9al 1th yo0?and do yo0 thn$ I 1o0ld /orsa$e yo0 no1K #0
t
I 1ll tell yo0 1hat I 1ll doC / yo0 are conde!ned to be h0ng /or treason& I 1ll
be h0ng
n yo0r stead& and yo0 shall go /ree.I Joseph sad& IBo0 cannot.I The "octor sad&
II
1ll.I
It 1as b0t a short t!e /ollo1ng ths that there 1as a r0stlng at the door o/ the
prson& the !ob had arr-ed and 1as bent on ta$ng the l-es o/ the prsoners& 1hch&
as
1e all $no1& they 1c$edly dd. The acco0nt o/ ths tragedy s not to be related her
e. The
reader s re/erred to the /0ll acco0nt o/ the a1/0l and bloody deed as t s record
ed n the
"oc0!entary Hstory o/ the Ch0rch.
S-&TIO9 SIG !ootnote D: The -e1 o/ the Prophet on ths s0b9ect o/ creaton s
ab0ndantly s0staned by !en o/ learnng s0bse;0ent to hs t!e. The Re-. #aden Po1el
l&
o/ O2/ord 'n-ersty& /or nstance& 1rtng /or =tto7s Cyclopaedia of @iblical #itera
ture&
saysD IThe !eanng o/ ths 1ord EcreateF has been co!!only assocated 1th the dea o
/
7!a$ng o0t o/ nothng.7 #0t 1hen 1e co!e to n;0re !ore precsely nto the s0b9ect&
1e
can o/ co0rse sats/y o0rsel-es as to the !eanng only /ro! an e2a!naton o/ the
orgnal phrase.I The learned pro/essor then proceeds to say that three dstnct Heb
re1
-erbs are n d//erent places e!ployed 1th re/erence to the sa!e d-ne act& and !ay
be
translated& respect-ely& Icreate&I I!a$e&I I/or! or /ashon.I INo1&I contn0es the
Pro/essor& Itho0gh each o/ these has ts shade o/ dstncton& yet the best crtcs
0nderstand the! as so nearly synony!o0s that& at least n regard to the dea o/ !a
$ng
o0t o/ nothng& lttle or no /o0ndaton /or that doctrne can be obtaned /ro! the /r
st o/
these 1ords.I And& o/ co0rse& / no /o0ndaton /or the doctrne can be obtaned /ro!
the
/rst o/ these 1ords?-:.& the -erb translated Icreate&I then the chances are stll
less /or
there beng any /o0ndaton /or the doctrne o/ creaton /ro! nothng n the -erb
translated& I!ade&I I/or!ed&I or I/ashoned.I
Pro/essor Po1ell /0rther saysD IThe dea o/ 7creaton&7 as !eanng absol0tely 7!a$n
g
o0t o/ nothng&7 or callng nto e2stence that 1hch dd not e2st be/ore& n the strct
est
sense o/ the ter!& s not a doctrne o/ scrpt0reC b0t t has been held by !any on t
he
gro0nds o/ nat0ral theology& as enhancng the deas 1e /or! o/ the d-ne po1er& and
!ore especally snce the contrary !0st !ply the bele/ n the eternty and sel/8e2st

ence
o/ !atter.I "r. Alla! S!th7s great dctonary o/ the #ble EHac$ett edton& )5*6F ha
s
no artcle on the ter! IcreateI or Icreaton&I b0t n the artcle IearthI 1e ha-e re
/erence
to the s0b9ect& and really an !pled e2planaton as to 1hy ths 1or$ contans no tre
atse
on IcreateI or Icreaton.I IThe act o/ creaton tsel/& as recorded n the /rst chap
ter o/
Geness& s a s0b9ect beyond and abo-e the e2perence o/ !anC h0!an lang0age& der-e
d&
as t orgnally 1as& /ro! the sensble and !ateral 1orld& /als to /nd an ade;0ate t
er! to
descrbe the actC /or o0r 1ord 7create7 and the Hebre1 bara& tho0gh !ost appropra
te to
e2press the dea o/ an orgnal creaton& are yet applcable and !0st necessarly be
applcable to other !odes o/ creatonC nor does the addton o/ s0ch e2pressons as 7
o0t o/
thngs that 1ere not&7 or 7not /ro! thngs 1hch appear&7 contrb0te !0ch to the /or
ce o/
the declaraton. The absence o/ a ter! 1hch shall descrbe e2cl0s-ely an orgnal
creaton s a necessary n/r!ty o/ lang0ageC as the e-ents occ0rred b0t once& the
correspondng ter! !0st& n order to be ade;0ate& ha-e been coned /or the occason
and
reser-ed /or t alone& 1hch 1o0ld ha-e been !possble.I
The phlosophers 1th e;0al e!phass s0stan the contenton o/ the Prophet. Herbert
Spencer& n hs irst Principles& E)5,4F& sadD
IThere 1as once 0n-ersally c0rrent& a noton that thngs co0ld -ansh nto absol0te
nothng& or arse o0t o/ absol0te nothng. L L L The c0rrent theology& n ts teachng
s
respectng the begnnng and end o/ the 1orld& s clearly per-aded by t. L L L The g
rad0al
acc0!0laton o/ e2perences& has tended slo1ly to re-erse ths con-ctonC 0ntl no1&
the
doctrne that !atter s ndestr0ctble has beco!e a co!!onplace. All the apparent pr
oo/s
that so!ethng can co!e o/ nothng& a 1der $no1ledge has one by one cancelled. The
co!et that s s0ddenly dsco-ered n the hea-ens and nghtly 1a2es larger& s pro-ed
not
to be a ne1ly8created body& b0t a body that 1as 0ntl lately beyond the range o/
-son.
The clo0d 1hch n the co0rse o/ a /e1 !n0tes /or!s n the s$y& conssts not o/
s0bstance that has beg0n to be& b0t o/ s0bstance that pre-o0sly e2sted n a !ore
d//0sed
and transparent /or!. And s!larly 1th a crystal or precptate n relaton to the /l
0d
depostng t. Con-ersely& the see!ng annhlatons o/ !atter t0rn o0t& on closer
obser-aton& to be only changes o/ state. It s /o0nd that the e-aporated 1ater& t
ho0gh t
has beco!e n-sble& !ay be bro0ght by condensaton to ts orgnal shape. The
dscharged /o1lng8pece g-es e-dence that tho0gh the g0npo1der has dsappeared&
there ha-e appeared n place o/ t certan gases 1hch& n ass0!ng a larger -ol0!e& h
a-e
ca0sed the e2ploson.I
Fs$e /ollo1s Spencer& o/ co0rse& and n hs Cosmic Philosophy s0!s 0p the !atter n
these 1ords. IIt s no1 0nconce-able that a partcle o/ !atter sho0ld ether co!e n
to
e2stence& or lapse nto non8e2stence.I

Robert =ennedy "0ncan E)*4<F& n hs /ew 7nowledge saysD IGo-ernng !atter n

all ts -ared /or!s& there s one great /0nda!ental la1 1hch 0p to ths t!e has bee
n
ronclad n ts character. Ths la1& $no1n as the la1 o/ the conser-aton o/ !ass& st
ates
that no partcle o/ !atter& ho1e-er s!all& !ay be created or destroyed. All the $
ng7s
horses and all the $ng7s !en cannot destroy a pn7s head. Ae !ay s!ash that pn7s
head&
dssol-e t n acd& b0rn t n the electrc /0rnace& e!ploy& n a 1ord& e-ery annhlatng
agency& and yet that pn7s head perssts n beng. Agan& t s as 0ncreatable as t s
ndestr0ctble. In other 1ords& 1e cannot create so!ethng o0t o/ nothng. The !ater
al
!0st be /0rnshed /or e-ery e2stent artcle. The s0! o/ !atter n the 0n-erse s &
pounds&?and& 1hle t !ay be carred thro0gh a !yrad o/ /or!s& 1hen all s sad and
done& t s 90st?& pounds.?Note by Elder #. H. Roberts.
See the ttle8page o/ the #oo$ o/ Mor!on& the t1o paragraphs !entoned.
At a con/erence o/ the Ch0rch held n No-e!ber& )53)& the Prophet rece-ed the reelaton $no1n as Secton
One& or the Pre/ace to the @ook of Commandments. At ths con/erence the Elders co
nsdered the ;0eston o/
p0blshng the re-elatons 1hch had been g-en 0p to that t!e as the @ook of Command
ments. Ths acton
the %ord appro-ed by re-elaton. It 1as decded that )4&444 copes sho0ld be p0blsh
ed& b0t later ths 1as
changed to 3&444 copes. A n0!ber o/ the brethren& at ths con/erence& arose and s
tated that they 1ere
1llng to test/y to the 1orld that they $ne1 that the re-elatons rece-ed by the P
rophet 1ere o/ the %ord.
In d0e t!e the re-elatons 1ere co!pled by the Prophet& and at a con/erence held
No-e!ber )>& )53)& the
re-elatons 1ere rece-ed 1th than$sg-ng. Ol-er Co1dery& John Aht!er and Alla! A.
Phelps& 1ere
apponted to re-e1 the re-elatons /or prntng& and Ol-er Co1dery and John Aht!er 1
ere apponted to
carry the! to Msso0r 1here the prntng 1as to be done. These brethren 1ere Idedca
ted and consecrated
1th the sacred 1rtngs and all they ha-e entr0sted to ther care to the %ord.I The
p0blcaton 1as
co!!enced by Alla! A. Phelps and Co. n Jac$son Co0nty& Msso0r& b0t be/ore the 1o
r$ 1as
co!pleted the press and type 1ere destroyed by a !ob& J0ly >4& )533& and only a
/e1 o/ the prnted /or!s
1ere preser-edC these 1ere bo0nd and 0sed by those /ort0nate eno0gh to sec0re th
e! n the 0nco!pleted
condton as the @ook of Commandments. %ater& n the year )53<& the re-elatons& no1
greatly ncreased n
n0!ber& 1ere agan co!pled and ordered prnted as The Doctrine and Co2enants. Ths
/rst edton&
prepared 0nder the care o/ the Prophet Joseph S!th& contaned ><6 pages and 1as p
rnted by Frederc$ G.
Alla!s and Co. n =rtland& Oho. The re-elatons ranged o-er a perod /ro! )5>5 to )
536. Se-en
%ect0res on Fath& 1hch had been g-en be/ore the School o/ the Elders n =rtland 1
ere also added to the
-ol0!e& not as re-elatons& b0t as stated by the brethren at that t!e Ias pro/tab
le /or doctrne.I In ths
boo$ there also appeared t1o artcles 1rtten by Ol-er Co1dery& one on )arriage& a
nd the other on

>o2ernments and #aws in >eneral. These 1ere ordered prnted n the -ol0!e 1th the
re-elatons& b0t t
sho0ld be re!e!bered ths 1as done n the absence and 1tho0t the appro-al o/ the P
rophet Joseph S!th&
1ho 1th Presdent Frederc$ G. Alla!s 1as n Mchgan at the t!e ths acton 1as ta$en.
Hence these
artcles are not& as so!e ha-e s0pposed& re-elatons and 1ere not so consdered by
the Ch0rch. It 1as on
the occason o/ the acceptance o/ the re-elatons /or p0blcaton& No-e!ber )>& )53)
& 1hen the Prophet
1rote n hs 9o0rnal the co!!ent on the -al0e o/ the re-elatons.
"@C& Sec. +4.
Ths s not a -erbat! state!ent& b0t report n the !n0tes o/ the !eetng o/ the con/
erence held on that day.
Ths s also a state!ent /ro! the !n0tes o/ the Prophet7s re!ar$s as recorded by t
he scrbe& not a -erbat! report
b0t a synopss.
Secton +,& "@C
In spea$ng here o/ the co!pleton o/ the organ:aton o/ the Ch0rch& the Prophet ha
d re/erence to the
organ:atons o/ the Presthood ;0or0!sC and the re/erence to the besto1al o/ Iall
the necessary
cere!ones&I and that he had g-en the brethren Iall the nstr0cton they needed&I h
ad re/erence to ther
settng apart and the rece-ng o/ all the necessary blessngs to enable the! to go
/orth and preach the
Gospel n all the 1orld. They 1ere no1 prepared by nstr0cton and endo1!ent s0//ce
ntly to carry the
!essage acceptably to the 1orld. Ths re!ar$ by the Prophet dd not ha-e any re/er
ence to other
cere!ones 1hch 1ere re-ealed later& as set /orth n the "octrne and Co-enants& Se
cton )>6& )>+& )>5
and )3>.In )536 Esee D( and C( )4<D33F the Elders 1ho had been preachng the Gosp
el 1ere nstr0cted to
gather at =rtland and there they 1ere to be endo1ed. Ths s the co!!and!entD IMer
ly I say 0nto yo0& t
s e2pedent n !e that the /rst elders o/ !y ch0rch sho0ld rece-e ther endo1!ent /
ro! on hgh n !y
ho0se& 1hch I ha-e co!!anded to be b0lt 0nto !y na!e n the land o/ =rtland.I In
the !onth o/ March&
)53,& these endo1!ent cere!ones 1ere g-en. These cere!ones 1ere not as co!plete
as are the
endo1!ent cere!ones g-en n the Ch0rch today& b0t they 1ere s0//cent /or the need
s o/ that t!e and n
$eepng 1th the co!!and!ent o/ the %ord heren stated.
Ths state!ent by the Prophet s n accord 1th the acton o/ the Hgh Co0ncl o/ the C
h0rch shortly a/ter ts
organ:aton n Febr0ary& )536. At one o/ the earlest !eetngs o/ ths co0ncl o-er 1h
ch the Presdency o/
the Ch0rch presded& the /ollo1ng acton 1as ta$enD The ;0eston 1as as$edD IAhethe
r dsobedence to
the 1ord o/ 1sdo! 1as a transgresson s0//cent to depr-e an o//cal !e!ber /ro! ho
ldng o//ce n the
Ch0rch& a/ter ha-ng t s0//cently ta0ght h!KI A/ter a /ree and /0ll dsc0sson& Jos
eph S!th the Prophet
ga-e the /ollo1ng decson 1hch 1as 0nan!o0sly accepted by the co0nclD INo o//cal
!e!ber n ths
Ch0rch s 1orthy to hold an o//ce a/ter ha-ng the 1ord o/ 1sdo! properly ta0ght h
!C and he& the
o//cal !e!ber& neglectng to co!ply 1th and obey t.I

There s a pre-alent noton n the 1orld today that be/ore the t!e o/ Col0!b0s& Gal
leo& and Copernc0s& all
ancent people bele-ed that the earth 1as /lat and the center o/ the 0n-erse. Fro
! the 1rtngs o/ the
Scrpt0res& and !ore especally those 1hch ha-e co!e to 0s n ths dspensaton& 1e $n
o1 that the ancent
peoples& 1hen they 1ere g0ded by the Sprt o/ the %ord& had the tr0e concepton o/
the 0n-erse. The %ord
re-ealed to Abraha! great tr0ths abo0t the hea-enly bodes& ther re-ol0tons& t!es
and seasons& and these
1ere p0blshed by the Prophet Joseph S!th be/ore !odern astrono!ers 1ere /a!lar 1
th these /acts.
Fro! the 1rtngs o/ Abraha! 1e learn that the Egyptans 0nderstood the nat0re o/ t
he planets. Moses also
recorded !0ch abo0t ths and other 1orlds& b0t beca0se o/ the 0nbele/ and apostas
y /ro! tr0th& these
1rtngs 1ere el!nated /ro! hs 1rtngs. In the #oo$ o/ Abraha! 1e /nd the /ollo1ngD
I#0t the
records o/ the /athers& e-en the patrarchs concernng& the rght o/ Presthood the
%ord !y God preser-ed n
!ne o1n handsC there/ore a $no1ledge o/ the begnnng o/ the creaton& and also o/
the planets& and o/ the
stars& as they 1ere !ade $no1n 0nto the /athers& ha-e I $ept e-en 0nto ths day&
and I shall endea-or to
1rte so!e o/ these thngs 0pon ths record& /or the bene/t o/ !y posterty that sha
ll co!e a/ter !e.I Ae
learn /ro! the #oo$ o/ Mor!on EHela!an )>D)38)<F that the Nephtes 0nderstood the
nat0re o/ the planets.
It 1as not 0ntl apostasy and rebellon aganst the thngs o/ God that the tr0e $no1
ledge o/ the 0n-erse& as
1ell as the $no1ledge o/ other tr0ths& beca!e lost a!ong !en.
Noth1thstandng ths re!ar$ abo0t d0e respect /or both the l-ng and the dead& the
Prophet -ared /ro! ths
-e1 n co0nselng hs brother Hyr0!. Hyr0! S!th7s 1/e Jer0sha& ded n October& )53+&
lea-ng an
n/ant da0ghter and a large /a!ly o/ s!all chldren. The Prophet told hs brother H
yr0! that t 1as the 1ll
o/ the %ord that he sho0ld !arry 1tho0t delay and ta$e as a 1/e a yo0ng Englsh g
rl& na!ed Mary
Feldng& 1ho had 9oned the Ch0rch thro0gh the preachng o/ Elder Parley P. Pratt n
Toronto& Canada.
Hyr0! accepted ths co0nsel /ro! the Prophet and Mary Feldng beca!e hs 1/e and th
e !other o/
Presdent Joseph F. S!th& 1ho 1as born No-e!ber )3& )535.
The /ollo1ng !portant co!!0ncaton 1rtten by the Prophet and sgned by all o/ hs /
ello1 prsoners& to the
Ch0rch at large& and to #shop Ed1ard Partrdge n partc0lar& 1as 1rtten bet1een th
e >4th and ><th o/
March. In the Prophet7s hstory as p0blshed !any years ago n c0rrent ss0es o/ the
Deseret /ews and
)illennial Star the co!!0ncaton s d-ded near the !ddle o/ t by rectng the /e1 nc
dents happenng
bet1een the >4th and ><th o/ March?the /or!er beng the date on 1hch the letter 1
as beg0n& the latter
the date on 1hch t 1as co!pletedC b0t n ths p0blcaton t s tho0ght desrable that
the letter be g-en
1tho0t ths d-son& and hence t appears 0nder the date on 1hch t 1as co!pleted& -:
.& the ><th o/
March& )53*. The parts o/ the co!!0ncaton enclosed n brac$ets 1ere regarded o/ s
0ch specal -al0e that

they 1ere ta$en /ro! ths co!!0ncaton& and placed n the Doctrine and Co2enants an
d co!prse sectons
)>)& )>> and )>3 o/ that 1or$.
In sayng the sprt o/ !an s not created the Prophet 1tho0t any do0bt had n !nd th
e ntellgence as e2planed
n the Doctrine and Co2enants& Sec. *3D>*D IMan 1as also n the begnnng 1th God. I
ntellgence& or the
lght o/ tr0th& 1as not created or !ade& nether ndeed can be.I Fro! ths 1e gather
that the ntellgence n
!an 1as not created& b0t the Prophet ta0ght -ery clearly that !an s n -ery deed
the o//sprng o/ God& and
that the sprts o/ !en 1ere born n the sprt 1orld the chldren o/ God. See "octrne
and Co-enants +,D>6.
The doctrne here ta0ght by the Prophet that Ada! 1as the /rst !an& and beca0se o
/ that /act 1as na!ed the
IAncent o/ "ays&I the Ioldest o/ all&I beca0se he s the grand progentor o/ the e
arth& s con/r!ed n
se-eral passages o/ scrpt0re. In the "@C 56D),& the %ord says n spea$ng o/ the a
0thorty o/ PresthoodD
IAnd /ro! Enoch to Abel& 1ho 1as slan by the conspracy o/ hs brother& 1ho rece-e
d the presthood by
the co!!and!ents o/ God& by the hand o/ hs /ather Ada!& 1ho 1as the /rst !an.I A
gan n the #oo$ o/
Moses& )D36D IAnd the /rst !an o/ all !en& ha-e I called Ada!& 1hch s !any.I E.e
.& that s the na!e
!eans many& beca0se he s the /ather o/ all.F In the sa!e record EMoses 3D+F 1e a
lso readD IAnd I& the %ord
God& /or!ed !an /ro! the d0st o/ the gro0nd& and breathed nto hs nostrls the bre
ath o/ l/eC and !an
beca!e a l-ng so0l& the /rst /lesh 0pon the earth& the /rst !an also.I In the Pr
ophet Joseph S!th7s
re-son o/ the Scrpt0res 1here the genealogy o/ o0r %ord s g-en n %0$e E-. 6<F 1e
/nd the /ollo1ngD
IAnd o/ Enos& and o/ Seth& and o/ Ada!& 1ho 1as /or!ed o/ God& and the /rst !an
0pon the earth.I
The reason /or the co!!and!ent /ro! the %ord dscontn0ng bapts! /or the dead n th
e Msssspp R-er s
/o0nd n the /act that the /ont n the Na0-oo Te!ple had been prepared /or these o
rdnances. It 1as only n
the days o/ po-erty and 1hen there 1as no /ont n a Te!ple& that the %ord granted
bapts! /or the dead
o0tsde o/ hs holy ho0se. No-e!ber 5& )56)& the /ont n the Na0-oo Te!ple 1as dedc
ated and /ro! that
t!e /orth 0ntl the e2od0s bapts! /or the dead n the Te!ple n Na0-oo 1as per/or!e
d.
Ths -ery post-e state!ent by the Prophet& that e-ery tree& plant& and herb& and
e-dently e-ery other creat0re&
cannot prod0ce e2cept a/ter ts $nd& s n har!ony not only 1th the scrpt0res& b0t
also 1th all $no1n
/acts n the 1orld.
In the %mpro2ement 0ra /or J0ne& )*46& Presdent Joseph F. S!th n an edtoral on t
he Res0rrecton sadD IThe
body 1ll co!e /orth as t s lad to rest& /or there s no gro1th or de-elop!ent n t
he gra-e. As t s lad
do1n& so 1ll t arse& and changes to per/ecton 1ll co!e by the la1 o/ restt0ton.
#0t the sprt 1ll
contn0e to e2pand and de-elop& and the body& a/ter the res0rrecton 1ll de-elop t
o the /0ll stat0re o/ !an.I
Ths !ay be accepted as the doctrne o/ the Ch0rch n respect to the res0rrecton o/
chldren and ther /0t0re

de-elop!ent to the /0ll stat0re o/ !en and 1o!enC and t s al$e con/or!able to th
at 1hch 1ll be
regarded as both reasonable and desrable.
See "@C& Sectons )>+& )>5.
The Prophet7s state!ent that there 1ll be 1c$ed !en on the earth d0rng the Mllen
n0! has ca0sed
consderable con/0son n the !nds o/ !any 1ho ha-e read n the Scrpt0re n !any plac
es that 1hen
Chrst co!es the earth shall be cleansed /ro! ts 1c$edness& and that the 1c$ed sh
all not stand& b0t shall
be cons0!ed. See "@C <D)58)*& >*D58)4& )4)D>38><C Isaah >6D)83C Malach 6D). The
e-l8!nded
nhabtants& those I1ho lo-e and !a$e a leI and are g0lty o/ all !anner o/ corr0pt
on& 1ll be cons0!ed
and pass a1ay 1hen Chrst co!es. In 0sng the ter! I1c$ed !enI n ths nstr0cton at
the ho!e o/ J0dge
Ada!s& the Prophet dd so n the sa!e sense n 1hch the %ord 0ses t n the eghty8/o0
rth secton o/ the
"octrne and Co-enants& 6*8<3. The %ord n ths scrpt0re spea$s o/ those 1ho ha-e n
ot rece-ed the
Gospel as beng 0nder the bondage o/ sn& and hence I1c$ed.I Ho1e-er& !any o/ thes
e people are
honorable& clean l-ng !en& b0t they ha-e not e!braced the Gospel. The nhabtants
o/ the terrestral order
1ll re!an on the earth d0rng the Mllenn0!& and ths class are 1tho0t the Gospel o
rdnances. See "@C
+,D+38+,.
These re!ar$s 1ll be better 0nderstood& / t s re!e!bered that abo0t ths t!e the
stor!s o/ a rene1ed
persec0ton 1ere b0rstng 0pon the Prophet& and hs l/e 1as threatened 0pon e-ery s
de.
The arg0!ent here !ade by the Prophet s -ery !0ch strengthened by the /ollo1ng p
assageD IThe Son can do
nothng o/ h!sel/& b0t 1hat he seeth the Father doC /or 1hat thngs soe-er he Gthe
FatherH doeth& these also
doeth the Son l$e1se.I ESt. John <D)*F.
Perhaps no passage n the Prophet7s dsco0rse has g-en !ore o//ense than the one h
ere noted& and yet !en are
co!ng to thn$ and /eel the tr0th o/ 1hat he sad. Henry "r0!!ond& /or nstance E/o
llo1ng the Prophet
by hal/ a cent0ryF& n hs really great 1or$& /atural #aw in the Spiritual 4orld&
n the chapter on Gro1th&
1heren he ponts o0t the d//erence bet1een the !erely !oral !an and one 1hose l/e
has been to0ched by
the sprt0al po1er o/ God& and so rece-ed so!ethng that the !erely !oral !an has
not rece-ed& saysD
IThe end o/ sal-aton s per/ecton& the Chrst8l$e !nd& character and l/e. L L L Th
ere/ore the !an 1ho
has 1thn h!sel/ ths great /or!at-e agent& %/e Gsprt0al l/eH s nearer the end tha
n the !an 1ho has
!oralty alone. The latter can ne-er reach per/ecton& the /or!er must. For the l/
e !0st de-elop o0t
accordng to ts typeC and beng a ger! o/ the Chrst8l/e& it must unfold into a Chr
ist.I Joseph S!th7s
doctrne !eans no !ore than ths. Sr Ol-er %odge says !0ch to the sa!e e//ect n th
e /ollo1ng passage
on IChrstanty and ScenceI EHbbert7s Jo0rnal& Aprl& )*4,FD It s orthodo2& there/o
re& to !antan that
Chrst7s brth 1as !rac0lo0s and hs death portento0s& that he contn0ed n e2stence
other1se than as 1e

!en contn0e& that hs -ery body rose and ascended nto hea-en?1hate-er that collec
ton o/ 1ords !ay
!ean. #0t I s0ggest that s0ch an atte!pt at e2ceptonal glor/caton o/ hs body s a
po0s heresy?a heresy
1hch !sses the tr0th lyng open to o0r eyes. Hs h0!anty s to be recogn:ed as real
and ordnary and
thoro0gh and co!pleteC not n !ddle l/e aloneC b0t at brth& and at death and a/te
r death. Ahate-er
happened to h! !ay happen to any one o/ 0s& pro-ded 1e attan the approprate altt
0deC an altt0de
1hch& 1hether 1thn o0r nd-d0al reach or not& s ass0redly 1thn reach o/ h0!anty.
That s 1hat he
0rged agan and agan. I#e born agan.I I#e ye per/ect.I IBe are the sons o/ God.I
IMy Father and yo0r
Father& !y God and yo0r God.I The 0n;0eness o/ the ordnary h0!anty o/ Chrst s th
e /rst and patent
tr0th& !as$ed only by 1ell8!eanng and re-erent s0perstton. #0t the second tr0th
s greater than that?
1tho0t t the /rst 1o0ld be !eanngless and 0seless&?/ !an alone& 1hat gan ha-e 1e
K The 1orld s /0ll
o/ !en. Ahat the 1orld 1ants s a God. #ehold the GodN ?GThat s& the God& Jes0s C
hrst.H The d-nty o/
Jes0s s the tr0th 1hch no1 re;0res to be reperce-ed& to be ll0!ned a/resh by ne1
$no1ledge& to be
cleansed and re--/ed by the 1holeso!e /lood o/ sceptcs! 1hch has po0red o-er tD
t can be /reed no1
/ro! all trace o/ gro-ellng s0persttonC and can be recogn:ed /reely and enth0sas
tcallyD the d-nty o/
Jes0s& and Gthe d-ntyH o/ all other noble and santly so0ls& nso/ar as they& too&
ha-e been n/la!ed by a
spar$ o/ "ety?nso/ar as they& too& can be recogn:ed as !an/estatons o/ the "-ne.
?Notes by Elder #.
H. Roberts.
.e.& 'sed the ter! Ila1yerI 1tho0t e2planaton htherto.
IThe ele!ents are eternal& and sprt and ele!ent nseparably connected rece-e a /0
llness o/ 9oy. LLL The
ele!ents are the tabernacle o/ GodC yea& !an s the tabernacle o/ God& e-en te!pl
es.I E"@C Sec. *3D338
3<.F
It appears to be -ery clear that the Prophet had n !nd the intelligence& 1hen he
sad Ithe so0l?the !nd o/ !an
?the !!ortal sprt&I 1as not created or !ade& and he dd not ha-e re/erence to the
sprt as a begotten
chld o/ God. It 1as the doctrne o/ the Prophet& and s o/ the Ch0rch& that the sp
rts o/ !en are begotten
sons and da0ghters o/ God. See the o//cal state!ent o/ the Frst Presdency and th
e Co0ncl o/ the T1el-e
as p0blshed n the %mpro2ement 0ra& A0g0st& )*),& 0nder the capton& The ather and
The Son. The
passage n the "octrne and Co-enants on 1hch ths doctrne s based s /o0nd n Sec. *
3D>*834& and s as
/ollo1sD IMan 1as n the begnnng 1th God. Intellgence& or the lght o/ tr0th& 1as
not created or !ade&
nether ndeed can be.I See also the state!ents n /ollo1ng paragraphs.
'ndo0btedly the proper 1ord here 1o0ld be Ico8eternal&I not Ico8e;0al.I Ths ll0s
trates the !per/ecton o/ the
report !ade o/ the ser!on. For s0rely the !nd o/ !an s not co8e;0al 1th God e2ce
pt n the !atter o/ ts
eternty. It s the drect state!ent n the #oo$ o/ Abraha!?accepted by the Ch0rch a
s scrpt0re?that there

are d//erences n the ntellgences that e2st& that so!e are !ore ntellgent than ot
hersC and that God s
I!ore ntellgent than the! allI E#oo$ o/ Abraha!& chap. 3F. I bele-e that ths !ea
ns !ore than that God
s !ore ntellgent than any other one o/ the ntellgences. It !eans that he s !ore
ntellgent than all o/ the
other ntellgences co!bned. Hs ntellgence s greater than that o/ the !ass& and th
at has led !e to say n
the second Bear #oo$ o/ the Se-entesD?IIt s ths /act do0btless 1hch !a$es ths On
e& 7!ore ntellgent
than the! all7&I God. He s the All8Ase OneN The All8Po1er/0l OneN Ahat he tells
other Intellgences to do
!0st be precsely the 1sest& /ttest thng that they co0ld any1here or anyho1 learn
?the thng 1hch t
1ll al1ays behoo-e the!& 1th rght loyal than$/0lness& and nothng do0btng& to do.
There goes 1th ths&
too& the tho0ght that ths All8Ase One 1ll be the 'nsel/sh One& the All8%o-ng One
& the One 1ho desres
that 1hch s hghest& and bestC not /or h!sel/ alone& b0t /or allD and that 1ll be
best /or h! too. Hs glory&
hs po1er& hs 9oy 1ll be enhanced by the 0pl/tng o/ all& by enlargng the!C by ncr
easng ther 9oy&
po1er& and glory. And beca0se ths All Intellgent One s all ths& and does all ths
& the other Intellgences
1orshp h!& s0b!t ther 90dg!ents and ther 1ll to hs 90dg!ent and hs 1ll. He $no1s
& and can do that
1hch s bestC and ths s0b!sson o/ the !nd to the Most Intellgent& Asest?1ser than
all?s 1orshp.
Ths s the 1hole !eanng o/ the doctrne and the l/e o/ the Chrst e2pressed n?IFath
er& not !y 1ll b0t
Thy 1ll& be done.I?Note by Elder #. H. Roberts.
IA sprt /ro! age to ageI?not Isprt /ro! age to ageIC b0t Ia sprt&I that s& an en
tty& a person& an nd-d0al.
Ths paragraph n the Prophet7s re!ar$s !ay 1ell be ta$en as an nterpretaton o/ "@
C& Sec. *3D>*.?Note
by Elder #. H. Roberts.
I#ehold ths s !y 1or$ and !y glory?to brng to pass the !!ortalty and eternal l/e
o/ !an.I?EThe %ord to
Moses& #oo$ o/ Moses& chap. )D3*C Pearl o/ Great PrceF?that s& Ito brng to pass
the !!ortalty and
eternal l/e o/ !an&I as !an. The passage has re/erence do0btless to !an as co!po
sed o/ sprt and body?
a proper Iso0lI Esee "@C Sec. 55D)<8),F?IFor the sprt and the body s the so0l o/
!anC and the
res0rrecton o/ the dead s the rede!pton o/ the so0l.I In other 1ords& the I1or$I
and the IgloryI o/ God
are ache-ed n brngng to pass the I!!ortalty and eternal l/e o/ !an&I as !an& n t
he eternal 0non o/
the sprt and body o/ !an thro0gh the res0rrecton thro0gh the rede!pton o/ the so
0l. Ths brngs nto
eternal 0non Isprt and ele!entI declared by the 1ord o/ God to be essental to a
/0lness o/ 9oy?IThe
ele!ents are eternal& and sprt and ele!ent& nseparably connected& rece-e a /0lne
ss o/ 9oyC and 1hen
separated !an cannot rece-e a /0lness o/ 9oyI E"@C& Sec. *3F. Also& IAda! /ell t
hat !en !ght beD and
!en are that they !ght ha-e 9oyI E> Neph >D><F. Indeed& the 1hole p0rpose o/ God
n brngng to pass the
earth l/e o/ !an s to n0re to the 1el/are and enlarge!ent o/ !an as 0rged n the
teachng o/ the Prophet

n the paragraph abo-e. God a//ects !an only to hs ad-antage. See also Se-enty7s
Bear #oo$ No. >& %esson
>& note ,.?Note by Elder #. H. Roberts.
Acc0satons 1ere repeatedly beng !ade abo0t ths t!e that Presdent S!th 1as a /all
en prophet. #0t 1hen the
!ghty doctrnes that n ths dsco0rse he s settng /orth are ta$en nto acco0nt& and
the sprt0al po1er
1th 1hch he s del-erng the! s rec$oned 1th& no !ore co!plete re/0taton o/ hs ben
g a /allen
prophet co0ld be !ade. The Prophet l-ed hs l/e n crescendo. Fro! s!all begnnngs&
t rose n breadth
and po1er as he neared ts close. As a teacher he reached the cl!a2 o/ hs career
n ths dsco0rse. A/ter t
there 1as b0t one thng !ore he co0ld do?seal hs test!ony 1th hs blood. Ths he dd
less than three
!onths later. S0ch s not the !anner o/ l/e o/ /alse prophets.?Note by Elder #. H
. Roberts.
For t s !possble /or those 1ho 1ere once enlghtened& and ha-e tasted o/ the heaenly g/t& and 1ere !ade
parta$ers o/ the Holy Ghost& and ha-e tasted the good 1ord o/ God& and the po1er
s o/ the 1orld to co!e& /
they shall /all a1ay& to rene1 the! agan 0nto repentanceC seeng they cr0c/y to t
he!sel-es the Son o/ God
a/resh& and p0t h! to an open sha!eI EHeb. ,D68,F. Those 1ho sn aganst the lght
and $no1ledge o/ the
Holy Ghost !ay be sad to cr0c/y !ore than the body o/ o0r %ord& they cr0c/y the
Sprt.
The o!tted paragraph ndcated by the asters$s re/ers to the e2altaton and po1er t
hat 1ll be 1elded by
chldren n the res0rrecton be/ore attanng to the de-elop!ent o/ stat0re o/ !en an
d 1o!enC b0t 1hch
de-elop!ents 1ll s0rely co!e to those 1ho are rased /ro! the dead as n/ants. It
s ;0te e-dent that
there 1as so!e !per/ecton n the report o/ the Prophet7s re!ar$s at ths pont& and
hence the passage s
o!tted. Those 1ho desre to n-estgate the !atter !ore /0lly sho0ld cons0lt the Do
cumentary History&
Mol. 6& pp. <<,8+ and /ootnote. See also dsco0rse o/ J0ne ),& )566& ths -ol0!e.